2015 Toyota 4runner Electrical Problems

When you put your 4Runner in reverse, the backup camera display becomes blurry, shakes rapidly, and shows static with neon-colored lines that make the image unusable. This problem occurred intermittently over 2 years, and despite multiple service visits where you asked for help, the dealership initially said they couldn't reproduce it and only updated the software. After you provided video evidence of the problem, Toyota corporate eventually acknowledged the issue was happening in other vehicles and approved replacement of the display computer at no charge. The fix involves replacing the vehicle's infotainment computer module that controls the camera display.

Your passenger side door won't lock or unlock. A Toyota dealer diagnosed this as a faulty door lock actuator that needs to be replaced. The issue happened around 50,000 miles. Fixing this will involve replacing the broken lock actuator mechanism in the passenger door.

MULTIPLE TIMES NOW WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS WE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GOING ROGUE. ABS, VSC, GAS, CHECK ENGINE, ALL LIGHTS WILL RANDOMLY COME ON. THE SCARY PART IS THIS MOST RECENT TIME IT JUMPED THE SPEEDOMETER WAY UP AS WELL. ANY HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED!

BOTH THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR DO NOT OPEN WHEN WHEN REMOTELY ACTIVATED. THEY ALSO CANNOT BE LOCKED REMOTELY. I HAVE NO WAY OF OPENING THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. BOTH DOORS HAVE TO BE MANUALLY OPENED. THE DRIVER SIDE CAN BE OPENED BY THE KEY, BUT THE PASSENGER SIDE NEEDS TO BE OPENED INSIDE THE PASSENGER DOOR.. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY WHEN MY WIFE TAKES THE CAR. IT IS DANGEROUS THAT SHE CANNOT ENTER THE CAR IN A TIMELY MANNER OR EVEN LOCK THE CAR.

THE LOCK ACTUATOR MOTORS ON 4 OUT OF 5 DOORS HAVE STOPPED WORKING. ONLY THE DRIVERS AND REAR DOOR HAVE EXTERIOR KEY ENTRY, THIS DRAMATICALLY INHIBITS THE ACCESS TO THE BACK AND FRONT PASSENGER SEATS IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY.

THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS FAIL AT AN ALARMING RATE. MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR FAILED AFTER ONLY 50,000 MILES. THIS PREVENTS THE CAR DOOR FROM LOCKING, WHICH IS A SAFETY CONCERN DURING A CRASH OR JUST TO PREVENT FORCED ENTRY.

THE 4RUNNER'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING; AS IF SOMEONE WAS SUDDENTLY TURNED THE CAR OFF WHILE DRIVING THEN TURNED IT BACK ON. ALL DASH LIGHTS, INSTRUMENTATION, HEADLIGHTS, RADIO, ETC... SHUT DOWN AND THEN IT RESTARTS AUTOMATICALLY SHORTLY THEREAFTER. THIS HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES DAILY. IT OCCURS BOTH WHILE THE CAR IS IN PARK OR REVERSE OR DRIVING USUALLY BELOW 555MPH SINCE MUCH OF MY COMMUTE IS CITY VS. HIGHWAY. IT STARTED WITH THE RADIO HEAD UNIT ONLY THEN THE ISSUE HAS PROGRESSED TO THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AS THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND COULD LEAD TO INJURY.

THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK. I AM SURE YOU CAN UNDERSTAND THE SAFETY HAZARDS WITH THIS ISSUE. THIS DOOR WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK WITH KEY FOB OR WITH THE LOCKING SYSTEM INSIDE THE CAR.

2015 TOYOTA 4RUNNER - DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS. AT AROUND 36,000 MILES THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR ACTUATOR BEGAN TO FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. WITHIN A COUPLE MONTHS IT FAILED COMPLETELY AND THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR BEGAN TO DISPLAY THE SAME PROBLEMS. AT 40,000 MILEAGES ALL OF THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS HAVE FAILED. THIS IS A NON-PROBLEM AND A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. IT IS ALSO VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR.

DOOR ACTUATOR LOCKING OUT DRIVER, TO WHERE KEY DOESN'T EVEN WORK. EITHER THE DOOR WILL NOT LOCK, OR UNLOCK. THE FOB IS FINE AND SENDS THE SIGNAL AS YOU CAN HERE THE ACTUATOR TRYING TO MOVE. AND WHEN IT DOESN'T UNLOCK, YOU CAN'T EVEN UNLOCK THE DOOR WITH THE KEY. I WOULD THINK THIS WOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. I'VE READ A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON A VARIETY OF SITES SUCH AS BELOW, THAT IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE? IF IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE, WHY ISN'T THERE SOME KIND OF SAFETY RECALL? SUPPOSE ALL OF THE ACTUATORS DIDN'T WORK AND THERE WAS A KID IN THE CAR. THIS WOULD BE THE THIRD OF 4 BAD ACTUATORS, SO THAT IS A POSSIBILITY. HTTPS://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/TOYOTA/4RUNNER/2014/ELECTRICAL/AUTO_DOOR_LOCKS_NOT_WORKING.SHTML

ENTUNE RADIO/NAVIGATION SYSTEM CONTINUALLY CRASHES AND STALLS WHILE DRIVING CAUSING SAFETY HAZARD IF DRIVER HAS TO CONTINUALLY RESET THE RADIO POWER WHILE DRIVING. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS MORE SO WHEN THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM IS ENGAGED. IT WILL CRASH OUT OF NO WHERE, USE TO JUST HAPPEN WITH INSTRUCTIONS WERE BEING GIVEN THROUGH THE SPEAKER NOW ITS RANDOM. HAPPENS ALSO WHEN WITH JUST MUSIC PLAYING, WILL BE UNABLE TO CHANGE STATIONS OR CONTROL VOLUME WITH BUTTONS OR NOBS. THIS SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING TO A LARGE AMOUNT OF CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE NO WAY OF SOLVING THE ISSUE. MIGHT BE NEED FOR SAFETY RECALL AS PEOPLE MAY NEED TO CONTINUALLY RESET OR TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHATS WRONG WHILE DRIVING. OTHER SITES FORUMS WITH CUSTOMERS COMPLAINING ABOUT ISSUE; HTTP://WWW.TOYOTA-4RUNNER.ORG/5TH-GEN-T4RS/177008-ENTUNE-TROUBLE-LETS-GET-FIXED-2.HTML HTTP://WWW.TOYOTANATION.COM/FORUM/333-3RD-GENERATION-2014/873962-ENTUNE-NAV-RADIO-REBOOTING-S-OWN.HTML HTTP://TOYOTA-ENTUNE.COM/FORUM/VIEWTOPIC.PHP?P=2965 HTTPS://WWW.TACOMAWORLD.COM/THREADS/UPDATED-AM-I-THE-ONLY-ONE-WITH-THIS-ISSUE-MEDIA-SYSTEM-RESTARTING-WITHOUT-REASON.397207/ *TR

RODENT CHEWED THROUGH INJECTOR 3 WIRE. 4 DAYS LATER, AFTER I PAID FOR THE FIRST REPAIR...SEVERAL OTHER WIRES WERE CHEWED THROUGH. THE PREVIOUS CONNECTOR REPAIRED WITH "RODENT DETERRENT TAPE" WAS NOT DAMAGED.