2005 Toyota 4runner Other Problems

Your 4Runner's frame has developed significant rust damage, and the front driver side suspension mount (boot) is severely cracked—about 75% of the way through. An independent body shop has determined the vehicle is unsafe to drive in this condition. Addressing this will likely require professional frame repair or replacement of the damaged section.

Your 4Runner's frame is showing signs of rust and corrosion sooner than expected. This is a structural issue that could affect the vehicle's integrity and safety over time. A mechanic will need to inspect the frame closely and may recommend rust treatment, protective coatings, or frame repair depending on how severe the damage is.

Your 4Runner's frame and undercarriage have developed extensive rust much earlier than typical for a vehicle this age. This corrosion affects the structural components underneath your vehicle, which support the entire car. You may want to have this inspected by a mechanic to determine if the rust is affecting safety or structural integrity. Addressing this typically involves rust removal, sandblasting, and applying protective coatings to prevent further damage.

The entire frame is rusted to the point the vehicle is unsafe to operate on the road. Parts of the vehicle could potentially break off because they have rusted through causing the vehicle to be involved in an accident. The vehicle has been inspected by an independent service center and a authorized dealer who confirmed the vehicle is unsafe to drive on the road because of the rust on the frame, differential, and crossmember. There was not any warning lights a mechanic mentioned it to me a in February/March when they were changing the oil that the frame would not last much longer.

Frame is suffering From excessive rust inside of frame. The body and other components of vehicle have minimal/average surface rust. Interior of frame near front control arms, rear bumper crossmember, and rear-mid crossmember are rusting from the inside out.

MY 2005 4 RUNNER CHASSIS IS RUSTING AWAY AND MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS AND MECHANICS TOLD ME THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. I WENT TO GET NEW TIRES AND NO LOCATIONS WILL EVEN RAISE THE CAR IN THE AIR. I CALLED TOYOTA CORPORATE AND EVEN THOUGH THE SAME CHASSIS ON THE SAME VEHICLES OF TACOMA, TUNDRA, AND SEQUOIA ARE RECALLED, THEY SAID NOTHING IS COVERED UNDER THE 4 RUNNER. I CANNOT EVEN DRIVE MY CAR ANYMORE.

I JUST BOUGHT THIS 4 RUNNER USED AND I'VE ALL OF A SUDDEN HAD SUPER BAD RUSTING AROUND THE FRAME AND ALSO AROUND THE RADIATOR AND WHERE THE SKID PLATE IS ATTACHED WHERE MY MECHANIC SAYS HE'S WORRIED ABOUT MY SAFETY AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD, I PERSONALLY FEEL LIKE THE INTEGRITY OF THE FRAMING SYSTEM AND SUSPENSION IS BEING FLAWED AND I BELIEVE THAT I AND THE MILLIONS MORE THAT ARE BEING EFFECTED BY THIS SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF.

WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR ITS 103,000 MILE MAINTENANCE I WAS TOLD THAT THE FRAME WAS SO RUSTED THAT IF I SHOULD HAVE AN ACCIDENT IT COULD BREAK INTO. WAS TOLD I SHOULD JUST GET RID OF IT AND NOT SAY ANYTHING. I HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE IN EVERY SIX THOUSAND MILES TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT FOR SERVICE AND WAS NOT HAPPY TO THINK THAT THEY INFORMED ME ABOUT THIS PROBLEM NOW AND NOT SOONER.

THE FRAME IS ROTTED OUT AND IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THERE HAS BEEN PIECES OF IT FALLING OFF. THE WHOLE FRAME IS RUSTY AND CANNOT BE REPAIRED. I SENT TOYOTA A MESSAGE AND NEVER RECEIVED A REPLY. ANY HELP WOULD ? THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE REPAIRED AS THEY ARE VERY DANGEROUS. ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED.

CALIFORNIA OWNED VEHICLE WITH RUST ON THE FRAME.

1 RECALL PROBLEM NOT FIXED. *TR

2005 TOYOTA 4RUNNER BEEN PLAGUED WITH FRAME RUST ISSUES AND RECENTLY A STABILIZER BRACKET BROKE WHEN GOING OVER A SMALL BUMP. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE FRAME IS RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH IN THAT AREA AND NUMEROUS OTHER AREAS. THANKFULLY MY SON WAS NOT TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED BECAUSE IT WAS UNCONTROLLABLE. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, MY SON COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED! WHY IS TOYOTA HANDLING FRAME RUST ISSUES WITH OTHER MODELS LIKE TACOMA BUT NOT THE 4RUNNER?

EXTENSIVE RUSTING OF THE FRAME.

THIS VECH. HAS EXCESSIVE FRAME RUST TO THE POINT OF BEING UNSAFE TO DRIVE

I HAVE METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED MY 2005 TOYOTA 4RUNNER ONLY TO HAVE MY MECHANIC SHOW ME THAT MY FRAME IS COMPLETELY RUSTED. MY MECHANIC AND MY AUTO BODY GUY SAYS MY CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE ANYWHERE, ANYTIME AND AT ANY SPEED. THIS SEEMS LIKE A DESIGN DEFECT AND I THINK TOYOTA SHOULD DO THE RIGHT THINK AND ADMINISTER A FRAME RECALL FOR THIS VECHICLE

I LOVE MY 4RUNNER AND WOULD LIKE TO DRIVE IT FOR MANY MORE MILES AS IT RUNS AND DRIVES GREAT. BUT THE FRAME IS RUSTING OUT, JUST LIKE THE TACOMA AND TUNDRA FRAMES THAT WERE RECALLED BY TOYOTA. 4RUNNER FRAMES SHOULD ALSO BE RECALLED FOR PREMATURELY RUSTING OUT AND CAUSING SAFETY CONCERNS

THE FRAME OF THE CAR IS COMPLETELY RUSTED WITH HOLES IN IT PER MY MECHANIC. OTHER TOYOTA TRUCKS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE BUT NOT THE 4RUNNER.

OVERWHELMING AMOUNT OF RUST ON FRAME

DURING A STATE INSPECTION THE SHOP TOLD ME THAT OUR 2005 TOYOTA 4RUNNER HAD SOME FRAME RUST ISSUES. SINCE THE FRAME OF THE 4RUNNER IS THE SAME BASIC UNIT AS THE TUNDRA AND TACOMA THAT HAVE OPEN RECALLS FOR FRAME RUST, THE 4RUNNER SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE SAME RECALL. AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PICTURE OF THE AFT FRAME, THE CORROSION HAS FORMED LARGE HOLES IN THE FRAME.

FRAME RUSTING THROUGH ON FRONT CROSSMEMBER, UNDER RADIATOR. TOW HOOK COMPLETELY GONE.

FRAME RUST IS GETTING TO BE AN ISSUE. I HAVE ONE SMALL HOLE WHERE THE METAL HAS GIVEN AWAY BUT THE FRONT BUMPER MOUNT. THE VEHICLE IS A 2005 AND THE FRAME DOES NOT MATCH THE REST OF THE VEHICLE. I KNOW I AM NOT THE FIRST ONE TO TALK ABOUT THIS NOR THE LAST. OTHER MODELS OF TOYOTA VEHICLES AROUND THIS SAME YEAR HAVE ALREADY GOTTEN A FRAME RECALL. I WOULD LIKE MY VEHICLE THAT I HAVE PAID A LOT OF MONEY FOR TO LAST AND NOT HAVE TO BE CONDEMNED DUE TO A BAD FRAME. ITS OBVIOUS THAT FROM THE START THE FRAME WAS DESTINED TO END UP LIKE THIS.

REAR PASSENGER SIDE TRACTION ARM BROKE AWAY FROM THE FRAME WHILE DRIVING. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THE ENTIRE PASSENGER SIDE FRAME FROM THE FRONT CROSS MEMBER TO THE TOP OF THE REAR WHEEL IS COMPLETELY RUSTED AWAY. IF THIS OCCURRED AT HIGHWAY SPEED INSTEAD OF 15 MPH DEATH WOULD BE A HIGH POSSIBILITY FOR MY 17-YEAR-OLD SON.

I AM HAVING DEEP RUST ISSUES ON MY 4RUNNER V8 LIMITED FRAME MOSTLY NEAR THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE RUST IS SO BAD THERE IS A BIG HOLE ON BOTH SIZE OF THE FRAME 3INCH TALL 7 INCH WIDE. I HAVE FOUND SOME LOOSE NUTS INSIDE OF THE FRAME RAILS, NOT SURE WHERE THEY ARE FROM AND THERE ARE A LOT OF BROKEN FRAME PARTS ON THE FRAME RAILS. A 13YEAR OLD TRUCK SHOULDN'T HAVE THAT MUCH RUST

PURCHASED VEHICLE USED. FOUND HOLES ROTTED THROUGH THE FRAME OF VEHICLE NEAR DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL WELL AND WHERE LOWER CONTROL ARM ATTACHES TO THE FRAME. HEAVY RUST ON ENTIRE FRAME OF VEHICLE.

I LOVE MY 2005 TOYOTA 4-RUNNER SR5, IT HAS BEEN AN EXCELLENT VEHICLE AND I WOULD PLAN TO KEEP IT FOR ANOTHER 5 YEARS OR SO. THE BODY, PAINT AND DRIVE TRAIN ARE IN GREAT SHAPE AND THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE FRAME IS ROTTING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH MAKING IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA, CASE NUMBER 1804060267, TO SEE WHAT THEY COULD DO TO NO AVAIL.

MY PROBLEMS IS THE FRAME IS VERY RUSTY BODY STILL IN GOOD CONDITION I SAY 90 % BUT THE FRAME IS MORE AT 60 % RUSTY WHAT I CAN DO , I CARE FOR SAFETY TOYOTA COMPANY , THEY CAN TAKE CARE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ARE NOT COST ME ANYTHING.

FAULTY DENSO ALTERNATORS (RE-MANUFACTURED): 1/6/17 THE ORIGINAL ALTERNATOR FAILED IN MY VEHICLE (AFTER 11+ YRS) AND WAS REPLACED (UNBEKNOWNST TO ME) WITH A RE-MANUFACTURED DENSO ALTERNATOR. ON 1/19/18, THAT ALTERNATOR FAILED, AFTER ONLY 1 YEAR AND 2 WEEKS. ON 1/20/18 THE SERVICE DEPT AT THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THAT FAILED ALTERNATOR WITH WHAT TURNED OUT TO BE A DEFECTIVE ALTERNATOR THAT DID NOT WORK BECAUSE THE BEARINGS CEASED, WHICH THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED IMMEDIATELY UPON INSTALLATION. AFTER INQUIRING ABOUT THE MANUFACTURER AND LOOKING BACK AT MY 1/6/17 REPAIR RECORD, I LEARNED THAT BOTH ALTERNATORS INSTALLED ON 1/6/17 AND 1/20/18 WERE DENSO RE-MANUFACTURED ALTERNATORS. I HAD ASSUMED NEW ALTERNATORS WOULD BE INSTALLED. I THEN REQUESTED THAT A BRAND NEW ALTERNATOR BE INSTALLED INSTEAD, WHICH HAPPENED ON 2/1/18. BOTH TIMES, ON 1/6/17 AND 1/19/18 MY VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO BE SERVICED. FIRST TIME IT DIED ON A FWY OFF-RAMP, SECOND TIME IT DIED IN A PARKING LOT. DENSO'S WEBSITE CLAIMS "REMANUFACTURED DENSO ALTERNATORS GO THROUGH A GRUELING PROCESS . . .NEW OR REMANUFACTURED, A DENSO ALTERNATOR IS A QUALITY COMPONENT." SORRY, BUT NOT TRUE!

THE FRAME IS RUSTED AND ROTTED SO BAD THAT IT DOESN'T PASS INSPECTION

FRAME RUST

FRAME IS ROTTING

MY 2005 TOYOTA 4RUNNER HAS ONLY 61,500 MILES REGISTERED ON THE ODOMETER. THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENTS. THE CHASSIS/FRAME EXHIBITS SEVERE CORROSION. IT IS MY BELIEF THE INTEGRITY AND SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE, ITS PASSENGERS AND OTHER MOTORS ARE AT RISK AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE DETERIORATED CHASSIS CONDITION.

THE FRAME IS RUSTING THROUGH FROM THE INSIDE OUT. I HAVE OWNED THE TRUCK SINCE NEW AND IT ONLY HAS 108000 MILES ON IT. TOYOTA RECALLED THE TACOMA MODEL (WHICH SHARES THE SAME FRAME), BUT FOR SOME REASON THEY HAVE NOT RECALLED THE 4RUNNER. IF I DIDN'T CATCH THIS NOW IT COULD HAVE COLLAPSED AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.

MY DASHBOARD IS CRACKED FROM THE LENGTH OF THE DRIVERS SIDE TO THE PASSENGER SIDE. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TOYOTA IN 2015 ABOUT THIS CONDITION AND THEY WERE EXTENDING THE WARRANTY UNTIL MAY 2017. THE LOCAL DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT ORDER THE NEW DASHBOARD UNTIL JANUARY 2016. MINE WAS ORDERED, BUT I HAVE BEEN WAITING 11 MONTHS AND THEY CAN'T TELL ME WHEN THE DASHBOARD WILL BE IN. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHEN THE NEW DASHBOARD WILL ARRIVE. TOYOTA'S LETTER STATED IT WOULD TAKE SEVERAL MONTHS TO GET THE PARTS. THE LETTER ALSO STATED I WOULD GET ANOTHER LETTER ONCE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANOTHER LETTER.

THERE IS A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF RUST ON THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK. I WAS AT A TOYOTA DEALER WHERE THEY WERE REPLACING TACOMA FRAMES. THE PILE OF FRAMES THEY HAVE BEEN TAKING OUT LOOK SO MUCH BETTER THAN MINE THAT I AM AMAZED THAT 4RUNNER ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

BOUGHT VEHICLE AND 1ST SERVICE WAS NOTIFIED THAT I HAVE MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF FRAME RUST. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN SOUTH CAROLINA WHERE IT RARELY SNOWS.

I HAD MY ELECTRONIC SUN/MOON ROOF REPLACED A YEAR OR SO AFTER THE WARRANTY, BECAUSE IT JAMMED IN THE OPEN POSITION. TOYOTA REPLACEMENT CHARGE WAS $2000 +. IT JAMMED AGAIN THIS SPRING AND THE "BASIC REPAIR" HAS NOT WORKED AND TOYOTA WANTS TO AGAIN CHARGE $2000 +. THIS IS A CHRONIC COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS MAKE/MODEL AND FEATURE AND TOYOTA ONLY WILL WARRANT ANY REPAIR/REPLACEMENT WORK TO 1 YEAR.

TWO SERVICE CENTER REFUSED TO WORKED ON 4-RUNNER BECAUSE OF MAJOR RUST ISSUE. THIS IS A GARAGED 58,000 4-RUNNER WITH PARTS THAT ARE FALLING OFF FROM THE UNDERSIDE. TOYOTA CLAIMS THEY DO NOT HAVE RUST PROBLEMS WITH THERE 4RUNNER.

RUST! FRAME IS RUSTING SEVERELY. ITS LOOKS TO BE A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMETHING MAJOR FAILS ON THE FRAME. MOST RECENTLY, THE HEAT SHIELD ABOVE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTOR RUSTED OFF AND FELL FROM THE MOVING VEHICLE. THE MOUNTING BOLTS HAD RUSTED TO NOTHING ALLOWING THE HEAT SHIELD TO BECOME LOOSE AND EVENTUALLY FALL OFF.

MY TOYOTA 4RUNNER , 2005 WAS SPEEDING AND I COULDN'T CONTROL TO STOP IT. FINALLY I MANAGED TO STEER AND HIT THE MEDIAN OF THE HIGHWAY AND IT STOPPED. THERE WAS A DAMAGE TO MY CAR AND INJURY. I CONTACTED TOYOTA ABOUT THE ACCIDENT BUT THEY ARE NOT FULLY COOPERATING TO INSPECT AND FIX MY CAR. *TR

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP IT RANDOMLY LURCHES FORWARD AS IF A VEHICLE IS REAR-ENDING MINE. THE FREQUENCY IS 3-5 TIMES IN A 10 DAY PERIOD. *NM