Model year record
1998 Toyota 4 Runner
No recall campaigns on file for this model year. 135 owner complaints on file.
Recalls
No recall campaigns on file for this model year.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
| Component | Complaints | Median mileage |
|---|---|---|
| Tires | 17 | 116,400 mi |
| Tires: tread/belt | 13 | 23,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline | 8 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine | 5 | 57,000 mi |
| Suspension | 5 | 59,000 mi |
| Electrical system | 4 | — |
| Exterior lighting: tail lights | 4 | 1 mi |
| Power train: automatic transmission | 4 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip | 4 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: rotor | 4 | — |
| Suspension: rear | 4 | — |
| Suspension: front | 3 | — |
| Vehicle speed control | 3 | — |
| Air bags | 2 | 60,000 mi |
| Air bags: frontal | 2 | 60,000 mi |
| Electrical system: ignition: module | 2 | 85,989 mi |
| Equipment: electrical | 2 | — |
| Seat belts: front: buckle assembly | 2 | — |
| Seat belts: front: retractor | 2 | — |
| Seat belts: rear/other | 2 | 124,312 mi |
| Steering: column locking: anti-theft device | 2 | — |
| Steering: hydraulic power assist system | 2 | — |
| Structure | 2 | — |
| Suspension: rear: axle: non-powered axle assembly | 2 | 38,311 mi |
| Air bags: side/window | 1 | — |
| Child seat: harness: strap/webbing | 1 | — |
| Electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers | 1 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system | 1 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control | 1 | — |
| Equipment: mechanical: carrier/rack | 1 | — |
| Exterior lighting: brake lights | 1 | — |
| Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch | 1 | — |
| Latches/locks/linkages: tailgate: latch | 1 | — |
| Parking brake: conventional | 1 | — |
| Power train: automatic transmission: park/neutral start interlock switch | 1 | — |
| Power train: clutch assembly | 1 | — |
| Power train: driveline: differential unit | 1 | 70,000 mi |
| Seat belts: front | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: brake fluid low warning: lamp | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components | 1 | — |
| Steering: hydraulic power assist: power steering fluid | 1 | — |
| Steering: hydraulic power assist: pump | 1 | — |
| Structure: body: door | 1 | 70,000 mi |
| Structure: body: hatchback/liftgate | 1 | — |
| Structure: body: tailgate | 1 | — |
| Structure: frame and members | 1 | — |
| Suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint | 1 | 92,742 mi |
| Suspension: front: control arm: upper ball joint | 1 | — |
| Suspension: front: shock absorber | 1 | — |
| Suspension: rear: shock absorber | 1 | — |
| Suspension: rear: springs | 1 | — |
| Tires: sidewall | 1 | — |
| Unknown or other | 1 | — |
| Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal | 1 | — |
| Vehicle speed control: linkages | 1 | 84,129 mi |
| Visibility: defroster/defogger/hvac system | 1 | — |
| Wheels | 1 | — |
| Wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs | 1 | — |
| Wheels: rim | 1 | — |
The 1997 model has roughly the same number of complaints as this one. The 1999 model has roughly the same number of complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.
Other Toyota 4 Runner model years
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