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1984 Toyota 4Runner Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Aug 7, 2000
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1984 Toyota 4Runner, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Suspension150.0%
  • Tires & wheels150.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Suspension

Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

ROLLOVER ON FLAT, DRY PAVEMENT, 50 MPH, "FISH HOOK" MANEUVER TO AVOID OTHER VEHICLE, AS PER 1986 POLICE REPORT. IS THERE SOMEONE I SHOULD CONTACT? PAID 4 YEARS ON BANK LOAN FOR A DESTROYED VEHICLE, BROKE NECK/HALO TRACTION/FUSION OF 3 VERTEBRAE.

NHTSA ID 709763 · filed Aug 9, 1999

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Tires & wheels

Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

AS I WAS DRIVING ON I-85 N. THE LEFT REAR TREAD OF THE TIRES CAME OFF, CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. THE TOYOTA 4 RUNNER WAS DESTROYED I WAS VERY FORTUNATE. I ROTATED AND BALANCED MY TIRES ON A REGULAR BASIS. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR, AND DRY. THESE TIRES NEED TO BE THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 195R15 )

NHTSA ID 726912 · filed Aug 7, 2000

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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