2008 Toyota 4runner Other Problems

Your trailer hitch bent while pulling a small ATV trailer, and inspection revealed the frame is rusted out at the rear crossmember. Toyota declined to cover this rust damage under warranty. The dealer confirmed the rust condition during your last service. If the rusted frame section breaks, it could potentially cause the hitch to separate from the vehicle.

Your 4Runner's frame is developing rust, which appears to happen prematurely on many Toyota vehicles from this era. You may notice that the frame rusts before other parts of the vehicle, and this is common enough that the owner believes it should be subject to a recall. Addressing frame rust typically involves inspection, cleaning, and application of rust-preventative coatings or sealants.

Your car's door lock actuator has failed, which means the power door locks may not work properly. You might find that your doors won't lock or unlock when you use the power lock buttons. The fix will likely involve replacing the faulty door lock actuator mechanism.

I WAS WAITING FOR ANOTHER CAR TO PULL OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT THE CARWASH. AS I INCHED FORWARD WITH MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR SUDDENLY STARTED ACCELERATING AND WHEN I BRAKED IT DIDN'T STOP. WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR ACCELERATING, I WAS ABLE TO STEER AWAY FROM THE CAR PULLING OUT. MY CAR STOPPED WHEN I HIT A ROCK ABOUT 18" HIGH ALONG THE DRIVEWAY. THE DAMAGE TO MY CAR IS $3,200.00. I'LL HAVE THE INVOICE WHEN I PICK THE CAR UP FROM THE REPAIR SHOP IN A DAY OR TWO. THE MILEAGE I'M SUBMITTING ISN'T EXACT SINCE I DON'T HAVE MY CAR TO LOOK AT THE ODOMETER.

REAR HATCH DOOR LATCH FAILURE. THE HATCH RELEASE HAS DETERIORATED TO THE POINT OF BEING UNABLE TO OPEN THE HATCH IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT TOYOTA IS WELL AWARE OF. INITIALLY I THOUGHT FOR SEVERAL YEARS THAT THIS WAS AN ISOLATED PROBLEM BUT QUICKLY FOUND THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS DEFECTIVE HATCH RELEASE. TOYOTA HAS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM ON NEW MODELS AND IN JAPAN BUT 2007-2008 MODELS IN THE U.S. STILL HAVE THE DEFECTIVE PART. IN THE CASE OF A FLAT TIRE & RETRIEVAL OF THE SPARE TIRE OR OTHER EMERGENCY, THERE IS NO WAY TO GET THE HATCH OPENED. SEARCHING YOUR OWN DATABASE WILL UNCOVER COUNTLESS COMPLAINTS FOR THE EXACT SAME ISSUE REGARDING THE DEFECTIVE HATCH RELEASE. PLEASE ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL FOR TOYOTA MODEL YEARS OF 2007-2008 WITH THIS DEFECTIVE LATCH RELEASE MECHANISM. THANK YOU.

SEVERAL SECONDS AFTER COMING TO A STOP I FEEL A BUMP AS THOUGH I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND. THIS STARTED FROM DAY ONE OF PURCHASE. IT WAS CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND PROBLEM COULD NOT BE FOUND. NOW IT HAPPENS WHEN CAR IS STARTING OUT FROM STOPPED POSITION AS WELL AND HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY.

UNACCEPTABLE, INTOLERABLE BAD SULFUR SMELL WHEN ACCELERATING UP HILLS. WELL KNOWN ISSUE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. IF IT'S THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS THEN THEY SHOULD BE RECALLED.

I AM TRYING TO GET RESOLUTION FOR RECALLS THAT NEED TO COMPLETED MY TRUCK. I HAVE CALLED THE TOYOTA RECALL CENTER ON 30 JANUARY, 13 MAY, AND ONE OTHER DATE THAT I CAN'T REMEMBER ABOUT THE STATUS OF GETTING MY TRUCK FIXED. MY TOYOTA RECALL CASE # IS [XXX]. I AM STATIONED IN GERMANY SERVING IN THE ARMY. BASED ON CONVERSATIONS WITH TOYOTA RECALL CENTER THAT THERE IS NO TIME FRAME TO GET A RESOLUTION FOR THE RECALL ON MY TRUCK FIXED BECAUSE I LIVE IN GERMANY. IT HAS BEEN OVER 100 DAYS WITH NO RESOLUTION. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT TOYOTA CAN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET THE PARTS AND LABOR COMPLETED BECAUSE I KNOW THERE ARE TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS ALL ACROSS GERMANY. ANY ASSISTANCE ON THIS MATTER WOULD BE HELPFUL BECAUSE I AM GETTING NO WHERE. THE PHONE NUMBER BELOW WILL NOT WORK. PLEASE DIAL [XXX]TO CALL ME IN GERMANY OR EMAIL ME. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR