1999 Toyota 4RUNNER: engine stalls while driving

16 of the 330 complaints about the 1999 Toyota 4RUNNER describe engine stalls while driving.

owner complaints: 16
of this car's complaints: 5%
typical mileage: 90,000
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 4 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Engine stalls while driving by model year

2020
1
2019
6
2018
4
2017
2
2016
2
2015
6
2014
5
2013
3
2012
1
2010
1
2008
1
2007
1
2006
2
2004
2
2003
2
2002
1
2001
6
2000
6
1999
16
1998
7
1997
4
1996
2
1995
3
1994
1
1990
3

What owners say

Filed Aug 30, 2016 · Brakes, Driver assistance · AL

Went to get and oil change, when my car was returned the car started to vibrate very time I was at a stop sign, then the check engine light came over 12-13 times all with different codes... My car keeps stalling and restarting... The brakes is making a grinding sound just got the brakes done... Fuel injection cleaning ... And the right rear light keeps malfunctioning even after I've change the bulbs on several times...

Filed Jan 14, 2016 · Electrical, Engine · 180,000 miles · MD

The vehicle stalls, incosistently, but, on a frequent basis, at any given time, then will be fine for a long period of time. It eats batteries. I've had to replace the battery every year. A local automotive electrical specialist replaced the b+ cable from the battery to the starter, and the problem went away for a year, but, has since returned. I recently upgraded to a battery with more cranking watts, and have een improvement. However. There's the issue of the hesitation, jerking, and loss of power, when taking off after 1st start of the day, replaced plugs, and battery and did a tune - up, but, it made no difference. Very dangerous and have almost been involved in accidents multiple times, as a result, including dying while towing a trailer, smack dab in the middle of a 4-way intersection of a traffic - choked coastal highway in the middle of a popular beach resort, featuring over 200 outlet shops and malls, mid-day, on the 4th of july weekend, and a saturday at that,, and having to contact roadside assistance 5 times, to get it going again, to get to my destination, less than 6 miles away, and having to drive on the road's shoulder the whole way, in case of another break-down,

Filed Feb 15, 2010 · Electrical, Fuel system · 90,000 miles · PA

Sudden loss of power when driving 1999 toyota 4runner sr5. Fuel gauge reads full and vehicle stalls due to no fuel in tank. I have been able to verify that this is a known issue to toyota and that they have refused to correct the problem under warranty even though they have acknowledged that a problem with the part as delivered in this vehicle and they issued tsb:el010-00 titled "fuel gauge inaccuracy" to fix the problem only under warranty. This is not a warranty issue, but a safety issue as vehicle can run out of fuel and stall without warning at high rates of speed on congested highways. This issue has not been resolved. I have had to use the odometer to guess how much fuel is remaining the fuel tank at any given time. Factors such as highway conditions, weather, necessary use of 4wd can impact the number of miles achieved in a single tank of gas. Also, fuel tank must be filled to top when refueling to most accurately guess number of miles that can be driven before the vehicle stalls.

Filed Dec 5, 2009 · Fuel system · 120,000 miles · OH

Filed Aug 2, 2006 · Engine · 111,000 miles · CA

Dt: the contact stated the vehicle stalls and the dealer has been unable to resolve. The contact is unsure if this is the engine and the transmission. The vehicle also has a continuous knocking sound, and a intermittent stalling problem. Also the vehicle has a vibration when it is accelerating over 50 miles per hour.

Filed May 19, 2005 · Fuel system · 72,505 miles · FL

Vehicle stalls and dies on highway almost causing wreck. Find out there is no fuel in tank even though fuel gauge reads 1/3. Toyota says tsb el010-00 addresses known defective 1999 and 2000 fuel gauges and also addresses some gauges inaccurately reading empty when 4 gallons remain, but my vehicle currently have 72545 miles and out of warranty so toyota will not pay for fix. No engine, no steering, no brakes, lots of traffic. I am in the navy and will be driving from florida to san diego next month enroute to japan in october. I called toyota corporate and they said they know about it but since it's only a tsb and not a recall, they can't do anything to fix it unless I pay for it myself. These are known defects since the truck got out of the tahara plant in japan for sale to the u.s.

Filed Aug 26, 2004 · Fuel system · CA

Vehicle stalls and dies on freeway almost causing wreck. Find out there is no fuel in tank even though fuel gauge reads 1/2. Toyota says tsb el010-00 addresses known defective 1999 and 2000 fuel gauges and also addresses some gauges inaccurately reading empty when 4 gallons remain, my vechicle is out of warranty so toy will not pay for fix. No engine, no steering, no brakes, lots of traffic...*ak.

Filed May 22, 2004 · Brakes · 39,000 miles · CA · crash

While pulling our 1999 4-runner with 39,000 miles into a parking stall, the brake peddle went all the way to the floor without stopping, resulting in a minor accident with no injuries. A service technician (not from toyota) examined the vehicle and nothing unusual was observed. However, during a road test, the peddle went all the way down again when he attempted to stop. He pumped the brakes and they "caught" and stopped the vehicle. A toyota dealer has not been able to duplicate the problem. A field service representative from toyota examined the vehicle today after which, we were called to pick up the vehicle. Other than a visual inspection and road test, toyota hasn't done anything. I don't believe that I should drive this vehicle on the road but that's exactly what toyota is telling me to do.

Filed Apr 1, 2004 · Fuel system · 74,120 miles · CA

While driving on the freeway at 65 MPH vehicle suddenly sputtered and stalled. Consumer's vehicle was almost rear ended by another vehicle in the oncoming traffic, but consumer was able to pull off the freeway. Dealership indicated the failure was due to a faulty sending unit in the fuel tank. It was reading full when the tank was empty. *ak the old style sending unit was obsolete and not available.

Filed Dec 18, 2002 · Engine · 48,000 miles · NM

Vehicle stalls and dies on freeway almost causing wreck. Find out there is no fuel in tank even though fuel gauge reads 1/2. Toyota says tsb el010-00 addresses known defective 1999 and 2000 fuel gauges and also addresses some gauges inaccurately reading empty when 4 gallons remain, but my vehicle is a few months and miles out of warranty so toy will not pay for fix. No engine, no steering, no brakes, lots of traffic....

Filed Jun 7, 2000 · Engine · AZ

Vehicle is experiencing intermittent stalling from 18,000 miles up to the present 22,000 miles at 25 MPH in rush hour traffic. Vehicle has been in dealer's shop for repairs. Dealer informed consumer that nothing could be found. *ak

Filed Mar 8, 2000 · Engine · GA

While driving vehicle stalled unexpectedly which could have caused a crash. Dealer could not determine the cause of the the problem. Please provide further information.