2013 Toyota 4RUNNER problems
The 2013 Toyota 4RUNNER has 48 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (23%) concerns air bags. Next are brakes (10%) and electrical system (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 48 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 23% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 74,000 miles 25 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 | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 6 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 6 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 25 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 74,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a crash; 3 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2013 ranks 31st most-complained-about out of 35 model years of the Toyota 4RUNNER with enough data (23 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 6 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.
During an accident, both side airbags deployed (front airbags did not deploy). Front right passenger injured by side airbag -- bleeding puncture wounds (approx 3) on upper right wrist, severe raised gouges (below the skin) from that point up the entire length of the arm (more severe on forearm). Passenger recalls something shooting out from "a" post. Passenger went via ambulance to er. Later, found broken jagged piece of white hard plastic in the right front passenger seat.
2013 toyota rav4. Consumer writes in regards to brake failure the consumer stated the vehicle experienced unintended acceleration causing a crash into an unoccupied parked vehicle and a light pole. The airbags did not deploy.
I have a 2013 4 runner sr5, that just turned 80k, driven by an older woman. While sitting in a fast food lane the brake, ABS and vsc track lights came on along with an beeping alarm that would not stop. I turned the truck off and waited a few minutes and turned back on and still had the problem. When I moved I had no brakes at all. I had to roll the truck into parking spot and have the truck towed. Truck was taken to toyota and they told me it was the hydroboost for the brakes and ABS.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 toyota 4runner. While driving 30 MPH, the check engine and track off 4 low indicators appeared. While driving approximately 30 MPH, the transmission erroneously switched into the neutral position and the vehicle would no longer accelerate. Also, while operating the vehicle, the instrument panel would not indicate that the transmission was in the neutral or drive positions.