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1993 Toyota 4Runner Brakes Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the brake system, filed with NHTSA

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Brakes reportsComplaints 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.
8
Latest Mar 27, 2000
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
16%
of 51 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1993 Toyota 4Runner submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.

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

Owner reports naming brake

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Brakes
Filed Mar 27, 2000

WE ARE STARTING A CAMPAIGN TO FIND A RESOLUTION TO THE TOYOTA POLICY CONCERNING BRAKES. *AK

NHTSA ID
720664
Incident
Mar 26, 2000
BrakesEngine
Filed Nov 5, 1999

RECALL ON HEAD GASKETS-2 REPAIRS&1YR.LATER ENGINE FAILED-DEALER SAID NOT THEIR PROBLEM

NHTSA ID
714368
Incident
Sep 8, 1999
Brakes
Filed Sep 17, 1997

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE BRAKES ARE WEARING. WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AND IT TAKES LONGER TO STOP. THE DEALER HAS REPAIRED TWO TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE IS A TSB OUT FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID
816430
Incident
Sep 11, 1997
BrakesOther / unspecified
Filed Feb 26, 1997

WHEELS WERE BENT WHEN VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, DEFECT IN ROUNDNESS OF RIM. THE CENTER OF THE RIM IS NOT IN THE TRUE CENTER, CAUSING TIRES TO JUMP/LOSE CONTACTWITH ROAD SURFACE, ALLOWING REAR WHEEL BRAKES TO LOCK UP. *AK

NHTSA ID
807991
Brakes
Filed Jul 11, 1996

REPLACED ROTORS DUE TO VIBRATION OF THE CAR AND THE STEERING WHEEL, TO THE POINT OF CONTROLABILITY PORBLEM. *AK ROTORS WERE NOT REPLACED THEY WERE RESURFACED, AND BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED.*JB

NHTSA ID
986780
Incident
Oct 6, 1995
Brakes
Filed Mar 1, 1996

THE ROTORS ARE WARPING, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE AND PULL THE VEHICLE TO ONE SIDE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID
979969
Brakes
Filed Mar 30, 1995

ABS, BRAKE FAILURE EVERY 4,000 MILES, CONTINUE WEAR OF DISC PADS IN FRONT, EXTENDED STOPPING STOPPING DISTANCE. TT

NHTSA ID
962823
Incident
Mar 30, 1995
Brakes
Filed Feb 15, 1995

BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON SPONTANEOUSLY. IT APPEARS BRAKES ARE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. TT

NHTSA ID
960057
Incident
Feb 15, 1993

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.

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