Model year record
2001 Toyota 4 Runner
No recall campaigns on file for this model year. 34 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: tread/belt | 4 | 26,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling | 3 | 1,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline | 3 | — |
| Power train: automatic transmission | 3 | 14 mi |
| Electrical system: ignition | 2 | 36,889 mi |
| Air bags: frontal | 1 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine | 1 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control: catalytic convertor | 1 | — |
| Power train: automatic transmission: control module (TCM/PCM/TECM) | 1 | — |
| Seat belts | 1 | — |
| Seat belts: front: anchorage | 1 | — |
| Seats | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic | 1 | 50,000 mi |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: control unit/module | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages | 1 | — |
| Steering | 1 | 48,000 mi |
| Structure | 1 | — |
| Structure: body: bumpers | 1 | 67,000 mi |
| Suspension | 1 | 48,000 mi |
| Suspension: front: wheel bearing | 1 | — |
| Tires | 1 | 11,033 mi |
| Unknown or other | 1 | — |
| Vehicle speed control | 1 | — |
The 2000 model has about a third as many complaints as this one. The 2002 model has about half as many 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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