2014 Toyota 4RUNNER problems
The 2014 Toyota 4RUNNER has 91 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (26%) concerns electrical system. Next are fuel system (11%) and air bags (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 91 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 26% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 6 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 50,000 miles 51 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 | 10 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 13 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 9 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 7 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 51 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 50,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 50,000 miles (15 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 6 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 4 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2014 ranks 23rd most-complained-about out of 35 model years of the Toyota 4RUNNER with enough data (51 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 7 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.
Mold in brand new toyota 4runner HVAC making me and my family ill toyota appears to be aware of the problem, and ignoring it, at both the dealership and national headquarters, appears to be a problem in both new and older toyota's numerous online complaints of the issue. Florida attorney general has investigated similar issues. Numerous online complaints and numerous litigation on the problem.
Greatly reduced safety in frontal impact during an accident due to corroded frame components caused by factory installed foam pieces that retain rain water. This problem has been noticed, personally by me, on multiple toyota 4runners of model years 2014-2016 so far. The corrosion damage on my vehicle makes me feel unsafe while driving to work and not adequate to be towed from the front hooks incase of an emergency. I tried to bring this concern to a local toyota service department and that was of no help.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 toyota 4runner. After placing the shifter in the reverse position, the vehicle suddenly experienced unintended acceleration. While driving in reverse, the vehicle accelerated to 20 MPH before crashing into a second vehicle. During the incident, the brakes would not stop the vehicle. A police report was filed and there were no injuries. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer was notified of the failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 toyota 4runner. The contact stated that technical service bulletin number: 0278-17I was issued regarding the automatic running boards. The bulletin indicated that the running boards may fully deploy, but then retract when stepped on or retract on their own. The failure was identified on the running board's computer sensor. The contact stated that, due to the sensor, the running boards would retract before they were even accessed.
When applying the brakes, the vehicle / steering wheel shakes "violently". Almost to the point that it is hard to hold on to the steering wheel. And if I'm driving at highway speeds the vehicle is extremely hard to stop. I have had to swerve around the vehicle in front of me numerous times because my brakes could not stop my vehicle in time.