2010 Toyota 4RUNNER problems
The 2010 Toyota 4RUNNER has 177 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (52%) concerns air bags. Next are brakes (7%) and body & structure (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 177 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 52% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 11 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 7 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 54,000 miles 72 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 25 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 8 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 9 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 9 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 6 |
What the data shows
Of the 72 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 54,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 75,000 miles (13 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 11 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 7 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2010 ranks 20th most-complained-about out of 35 model years of the Toyota 4RUNNER with enough data (59 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 12 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 toyota 4runner. The heated driver's seat unintentionally activated. The contact stated they made several attempts to turn off the heated seat, however, the seat continued to heat up. The contact turned off the vehicle and after they waited, they attempted to start the vehicle, however, they needed to charge the battery. The contact stated that the vehicle's check engine light was illuminated. The contact stated the heated seats burned their skin however, no medical attention was needed.
My wife was at a red light waiting for the light to change when she was hit on the driver side front fender and tire area . No air bag deployed there is over 8,000 dollars in damages the other driver was moving 35+ MPH at impact so now along with the whiplash and shoulder bruises and seat belts cuts there mental damage she feel the vehicle is not safe and is afraid to drive it when repaired in closing I feel at the speed of travel on impact the air bag should have deployed.
This 2000 toyota 4runner was being driven less than 30MPH when a knock was heard coinciding with sloppy handling. Tail pipe was ripped from muffler. 4w drive had been in use for a few days due to snow, this happened when the truck was put back into 2wd. Brought the truck into my mechanic thinking steering/suspension problem, wrong! Was informed that the frame was rusted out and couldn't be fixed.
I brought my 4runner in to a reputable tire store for a routine tire rotation. The technician snapped a lug stud. I then had to take the truck to a separate automotive repair shop to have the stud replaced. I attributed the incident to a poorly trained technician. Recently, I brought the truck in for another tire rotation. Again, the technician broke a lug stud. The manager insisted that they always use a torque stick set to factory specifications and that there was no technician error.