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2011 Toyota 4runner Wipers & Visibility Problems

3 owner-reported wipers & visibility complaints from NHTSA data

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Complaints
Jul 2013Dec 2011
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Data sourced from NHTSA public database. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified mechanic.

Owner Complaints (3)

highVISIBILITY/WIPER
Filed: Oct 2020

Your sunroof glass spontaneously shattered and broke apart while you were entering the vehicle in your driveway. You heard a loud pop and watched glass pieces hit the sun shade inside. The glass appeared to have burst outward from the vehicle with no external cause like hail or falling objects. The sunroof glass may need to be replaced entirely.

NHTSA #: 11364654
mediumVISIBILITY
Filed: Jul 2013

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE GLASS IN THE SUN ROOF EXPLODED UPWARD AND OUT AWAY FROM THE ROOF OF THE CAR. THE SUN ROOF WAS NOT BEING OPERATED. IT WAS ONLY AROUND 80 TO 85 DEGREES. THE FORCE OF THE GLASS BEING BLOWN OUT REMINDED ME OF MOTORS EXPLODING IN IRAQ. WIFE SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE A SHOT GUN BEING FIRED. I HAVE PICTURES SHOWING HOW THE GLASS EXPLODED OUTWARD. AT FIRST I THOUGHT SOMEONE THREW A BRICK THROUGH A WINDOW. *TR

NHTSA #: 10525106
mediumVISIBILITY
Filed: Dec 2011

EASY TO CHIP WINDSHIELD GLASS. WEAK WINDSHIELD GLASS. *TR

NHTSA #: 10440420

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