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2015 Toyota 4runner Transmission Problems

4 owner-reported transmission complaints from NHTSA data

4
Complaints
1
Crashes
Jan 2019May 2020
Date Range

Data sourced from NHTSA public database. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified mechanic.

Owner Complaints (4)

mediumPOWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Filed: May 2020

I CAME HOME FROM WORK AND REVERSED MY 4RUNNER INTO MY GARAGE AS I NORMALLY DO. THE NEXT MORNING, MY 4RUNNER STARTS AND THE ENGINE SOUNDS NORMAL BUT IT WON'T MOVE WHEN I SHIFT THE GEAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE. I STEPPED ON THE GAS WHILE LEAVING THE GEAR IN DRIVE, THE RPM MOVES BUT THE 4RUNNER STAYED IN THE SAME SPOT. *TR

NHTSA #: 11324494
mediumPOWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE
CrashFiled: Apr 2019

MY HUSBAND PARKED THE CAR ON A HILL IN FRONT OF A GAS STATION AND I STAYED IN THE CAR SITTING ON THE PASSENGER SEAT AND IT JUST ROLLED DOWN THE HILL, CAUSED AN ACCIDENT TO A PARKED CAR GETTING GAS, I JUMPED OUT OF THE CAR AS IT ROLLED TOWARDS A GAS PUMP , SLAMMED ON TO PUMP GUARD. THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS HURT BUT ME WHEN I JUMPED OUT OF THE CAR.POLICE REPORT FILED

NHTSA #: 11194428
mediumPOWER TRAIN
Filed: Jan 2019

FOUND WATER IN THE ADD ACTUATOR. 4RUNNER WAS 2K MILES OUT OF WARRANTY WHEN THE ISSUE CAME UP. 4WD INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD BLINK ENDLESSLY. COULD NOT MAKE IT UP THE MUDDY ROAD TO MY HOUSE BECAUSE THE 4WD WOULD NOT ENGAGE. I WAS UNABLE TO USE ANY OF THE 4WD FUNCTIONS. SOME DAYS IT WOULD TURN OFF TRACTION CONTROL AND THE ABS LIGHT WOULD COME ON. I TOOK IT TO 2 TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS BOTH WANTED 360$ JUST TO LOOK AT IT AND THERE WAS NO GUARANTEE THEY COULD GIVE IT BACK TO ME. I REFUSED BEING THAT THEY WANTED TO REMOVE THE MAIN COMPUTER AND MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER. IN THE END I DUG INTO IT MYSELF AND REPLACED THE ACTUATOR. WHEN I DISASSEMBLED THE OLD ACTUATOR I FOUND THAT A 32RA FINISH WAS NOT HELD ON THE HOUSING IN MY LINE OF WORK THAT'S BASIC STANDARDS FOR ORING SEATS. I TOOK THE PART BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE PART IS NOT MADE BY TOYOTA SO THEY COULDN'T WARRANTY IT. SEE PHOTO FOR HOW THE ACTUATOR LOOKED WHEN OPENED.

NHTSA #: 11164425
mediumPOWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
Filed: Jan 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. WHILE DRIVING IN THE LEFT LANE AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SEIZED AND WAS UNABLE TO BE MOVED. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. ALL THE INDICATORS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. MODERN TOYOTA (3178 PETERS CREEK PKWY, WINSTON-SALEM, NC 27127) DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000. *TT *TR

NHTSA #: 11058235

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