2000 Toyota 4RUNNER steering problems

Filed Oct 11, 2023 · Steering, Suspension · AL

The hole underneath frame is rusted into and there is a bunch of wielding done to it and it's very unsafe to drive and the car lot guy keeps saying he wants it back on the road

Filed Oct 9, 2023 · Body, Steering · AL

The frame is rusted almost in half a mechanic said it's not safe to drive it will kill someone. The car lot that is selling me the car said he can fix it but it's being held together by welds and c foam. He wants me to still pay for it. I've complained about not being able to drive over 45 without swaying badly and they keep doing stuff to it saying it's fixed and it's not. It's to dangerous to drive. I have a video of underneath but it won't let me upload it

Filed Apr 2, 2023 · Steering, Suspension · MI

We recently looked at this vehicle at Toyota of Ann Arbor car lot. After taking the vehicle to a private Professional Certified Car Inspector we were told that that the passenger side Frame had a catastrophic Crack that ran 7' from front to back and over the forward facing Rear Leaf Spring Shackle Support making the vehicle unsafe for any driving. They showed us the frame damage and showed us how wire mesh and foam spray had been used in an attempt to hide it. We were scared to drive it back to the dealer (we drove very slow). We informed them of the damage and they were very rude and asked us to leave. My only goal here is to insure that this vehicle is not put on the road were it could result in death or injury.

Filed May 1, 2019 · Body, Steering · 210,000 miles · PA

"rusted frame", my 2000 4runner suffered structural damage when the frame broke away from the rear control link support brackets while driving. The rear of the vehicle became unstable and hard to control. We could not drive vehicle and had to have it towed to a garage. We are trying to determine if the frame can be repaired not. I called a toyota representative and they would not help because there was only a recall on pickup trucks of these years and not 4runners. This is a vehicle that was garage kept for a good portion of its life. I religiously wash my undercarriage throughout the winter months in pa. I have owned 11 toyotas in my driving life, I am 55. Several of my vehicles went over 300,000 miles and I have never had a frame rusting problem up until this one. The body on this truck does not have a speck of rust anywhere but the frame is disintegrating. I find it sad that toyota will not acknowledge that there is a problem with these and fix them.

Filed May 1, 2019 · Body, Steering · 200,000 miles · PA

"rusted frame", my 2000 4runner suffered structural damage when the frame broke away from the rear control link support brackets while driving. The rear of the vehicle became unstable and hard to control. We could not drive vehicle and had to have it towed to a garage. We are trying to determine if the frame can be repaired not. I called a toyota representative and they would not help because there was only a recall on pickup trucks of these years and not 4runners. This is a vehicle that was garage kept for a good portion of its life. I religiously wash my undercarriage throughout the winter months in pa. I have owned 11 toyotas in my driving life, I am 55. Several of my vehicles went over 300,000 miles and I have never had a frame rusting problem up until this one. The body on this truck does not have a speck of rust anywhere but the frame is disintegrating. I find it sad that toyota will not acknowledge that there is a problem with these and fix them.

Filed May 1, 2019 · Body, Steering · 200,000 miles · PA

"rusted frame" my 2000 4runner suffered structural damage when the frame broke away from the rear control link support brackets while driving. The rear of the vehile became unstable and hard to control. We could not drive vehicle and had to have it towed to a garage. We are trying to determine if the frame can be repaired not. I called a toyota representative and they would not help because there was only a recall on pickup trucks of these years and not 4runners. This is a vehicle that was garage kept for a good portion of its life. I religiously wash my undercarriage throughout the winter months in pa. I have owned 11 toyotas in my driving life, I am 55. Several of my vehicles went over 300,000 miles and I have never had a frame rusting problem up untill this one. The body on this truck does not have a speck of rust anywhere but the frame is disintegrating. I find it sad that toyota will not acknowledge that there is a problem with these and fix them.

Filed Mar 24, 2019 · Steering, Suspension · 160,000 miles · NJ

Frame rust causing suspension arm to drop while driving. It dug into road surface which lifted entire rear into the air. Kind of a pole-vault effect. Very dangerous. Checking for frame rust is not something listed in toyotas maintenance schedule nor should it have to be by owners

Filed Oct 29, 2018 · Steering, Suspension · 350,000 miles · VA

Rust in all parts of the frame front/rear

Filed Jan 11, 2018 · Body, Steering · 63,000 miles · NM · crash

Driving in mild winter condition (light wet slush) on a maintained highway my 4runner began to fish tale. When an attempt was made to correct the fish tale no control input from the drive would correct the sliding motion. This caused the vehicle to slide toward the shoulder of the road. On the shoulder of the road the vehicle began to slow to almost a stop, however, the rear end was far enough off the shoulder that it began to be pulled by gravity down hill. While it slid down hill the rear wheel hit a rock causing the axle to snap near the contact point of the wheel. This caused the vehicle to roll one and a half times endangering four lives. The air bags failed to deploy however none were injured. The car was destroyed and not able to be driven.

Filed Jul 25, 2017 · Steering · 185,000 miles · PA

Frame has rotted through and caused the bar from axle to frame to break at the frame. This happened while I was driving causing the car to sway seriously. I was able to pull off the road preventing a possible accident.