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2007 Toyota 4Runner Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 154 complaints with NHTSA about the 2007 Toyota 4Runner, most often about the body and structure (26% of complaints, typically around 85,000 miles). It is 9th of 27 4Runner model years by number of complaints and has 5 recalls.
Most common 2007 Toyota 4Runner problems
Body and structure
40 complaints · 26%Half of these problems showed up before 85,000 miles. Parts named most often: body, frame and members.
I have an insurmountable level of rust on the frame and surrounding components. There should not be this level of rust at this point on the vehicle's life.
Vehicle frame is extremely corroded to the point where replacing necessary items such as shocks/struts/steering components is not possible without irreparable damage. Factory welds at critical points of the frame structure are starting to fail and causing safety concerns. This vehicle is regularly garaged and only has…
Brakes
28 complaints · 18%Half of these problems showed up before 82,500 miles. Parts named most often: pedals and linkages.
Tl contact owns a 2007 Toyota 4Runner. The contact was driving approximately 15 MPH proceeding to make a right turn. When the brakes were engaged there was a loud screeching noise outside of the vehicle; and several warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. Suddenly, the engine stalled. The ignition was…
Vehicle frame is extremely corroded to the point where replacing necessary items such as shocks/struts/steering components is not possible without irreparable damage. Factory welds at critical points of the frame structure are starting to fail and causing safety concerns. This vehicle is regularly garaged and only has…
Speed control
21 complaints · 14%Half of these problems showed up before 33,000 miles. Parts named most often: accelerator pedal.
Tl contact owns a 2007 Toyota 4Runner. When the contact started the vehicle, the engine revved while the vehicle was in park. The accelerator pedal was depressed and the failure continued to occur. Suddenly, the ignition was turned off. The front driver side floor area was inspected regarding the floor mat entrapment…
The contact owns a 2007 Toyota 4Runner. The contact was driving 5 MPH into a parking space when the vehicle abnormally accelerated into the wall of a building. The contact sustained minor injuries. The vehicle sustained damages to the front bumper and headlights. The vehicle was towed by the contact's insurance…
Other or unspecified
21 complaints · 14%Half of these problems showed up before 100,000 miles.
The rubber on the inside the tailgate handle has melted and eroded. It is sticky to the touch and consists of a black tar-like substance. Year round the handle is difficult to latch. This is an obviously faulty part, and should be replaced as the manufacturer is well aware of this issue. I heard that Toyota shipped a…
The vehicle was in motion on a town 2 lane highway, speed limit 40, goog weather, when the car suddenly turned to the left and made a loud beeping noise. I turned it back to gain control and return to the correct line of travel. Brought it to the dealer where system tests were performed per Toyota and nothing was…
Suspension
14 complaints · 9%Half of these problems showed up before 104,500 miles.
Vehicle frame is extremely corroded to the point where replacing necessary items such as shocks/struts/steering components is not possible without irreparable damage. Factory welds at critical points of the frame structure are starting to fail and causing safety concerns. This vehicle is regularly garaged and only has…
Frame is very rusty. Replacing several steering and suspension components. The metal is very thin and rusty right under the radiator to the point where there is now a hole in it and may collapse in the event of a crash.
Electrical
13 complaints · 8%Half of these problems showed up before 98,000 miles. Parts named most often: wiring, instrument panel.
Vehicle was parked on shoulder of road, engine running, whilst adjusting the mobile GPS (hence the reason for stopping). At first smoke was coming up around/through center console (between driver's seat and passenger front seat) and then flames. The interior of passenger compartment was totally burned out in spite of…
The contact owns a 2007 Toyota 4Runner. After starting the vehicle, a high pitched audible alarm sounded and the ABS, traction control, and emergency brake sensors remained illuminated. Also, when depressing the brake pedal to stop the vehicle, the brakes malfunctioned and the pedal traveled to the floorboard. The…
Transmission
11 complaints · 7%Half of these problems showed up before 49,500 miles. Parts named most often: driveline, automatic transmission.
The contact owns a 2007 Toyota 4Runner. While driving at approximately 10 MPH, the four wheel drive failed to engage when prompted and the four wheel drive warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the front differential vacuum actuator and t-case actuator failed. The…
Transmission had to be replaced on late 2007 Toyota 4Runner with only 63,000 miles on it. Additionally, oil pan system had to be replaced. Toyota claimed it was aftermarket parts, yet Toyota is has regularly changed the oil and performed all maintenance on the vehicles as records show. Toyota covered the cost of the…
Engine
10 complaints · 7%Half of these problems showed up before 16,500 miles. Parts named most often: exhaust system, engine.
Vehicle gives off horrible sulfur smell when accelerating quickly and sometimes even when slowly gaining speed after stop and go traffic on a highway. The dealership where I took it said that this is a known problem and there isn't anything they can do about it. Why do other vehicle's I own not do the same thing with…
Tl contact owns a 2007 Toyota 4Runner. While the vehicle was idle, with the brakes engaged the contact noticed that the engine would roar and surge forward intermittently. He had to place the vehicle in neutral and shut it off and wait several minutes before restarting the vehicle. The dealer was unable to duplicate…
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2007 Toyota 4Runner recalls
Seats: seat heater/cooler
Risk: If damaged, the copper strand heating element may short circuit, increasing the risk of a fire.
Fix: Set will notify owners, and dealers will disconnect the seat heaters, free of charge, and refund the purchase price of the seat heater accessory. The recall began on july 14, 2016. Owners may contact set customer service at 1-866-405-4226. Set number for this recall is set16b.
Full defect summary
Southeast toyota distributors, llc (set) is recalling certain 2005-2011 4runner, highlander, sequoia, and sienna, 2005-2010 avalon and tundra, 2006-2008 camry solara, 2006-2010 highlander hybrid, 2006-2011 rav4 and tacoma, 2007-2010 fj cruiser, 2007-2011 camry hybrid, 2009-2010 venza, 2010-2012 prius, 1988-1990 and 2005-2010 camry, and 1989 and 2009-2010 corolla vehicles equipped with aftermarket accessory seat heaters with a copper strand heating element. The electrical wiring in the seat heaters may be damaged when the seat cushion is compressed.
Seats: seat heater/cooler
Risk: Damage to the seat heater wiring could cause the wires to short, increasing the risk of the seat burning and causing personal injury to the occupant.
Fix: Set will notify owners, and dealers will disconnect the heaters with copper strand heating elements and refund the purchase price of the seat heater accessory, free of charge. The recall is expected to began in january 2015. Owners may contact set customer service at 1-866-405-4226.
Full defect summary
Southeast toyota distributors, llc (set) is recalling certain model year 2010-2011 prius and corolla, 2009-2011 venza, 2006-2010 avalon, 2007-2010 fj cruiser, 2005-2011 sienna and sequoia, 2006-2011 tacoma 4x2 and 4x4, camry, highlander, tundra 4x2 and 4x4, and 2007-2011 rav4 and 4runner. The affected vehicles may experience compression of the seat cushion which may damage the seat heater wiring.
Speed control: accelerator pedal
Risk: A stuck open accelerator pedal may result in very high vehicle speeds and make it difficult to stop the vehicle, which could cause a crash, serious injury or death.
Fix: The remedy is now available. The safety recall began early april 2011. The remedy will involve modification or replacement of the accelerator pedal and replacement of any toyota all-weather floor mat. Owners may contact toyota at 1-800-331-4331 or lexus at 1-800-255-3987.
Full defect summary
Toyota is recalling certain model year 2008 through 2011 lexus lx570, 2003 through 2009 toyota 4runner, and 2006 through 2010 rav4 vehicles. The accelerator pedal can get stuck in the wide open position due to its being trapped by an unsecured or incompatible driver's floor mat.
Equipment: labels
Risk: This does not meet the standard requirements.
Fix: Dealers will mail to consumers the corrected label or the customer will have the option for dealers to install the label free of charge. Dealers will also correct the owner's manual. The safety recall began on may 27, 2010. Owners may contact gulf states toyota at 713-580-3300.
Full defect summary
Gulf states toyota is recalling certain model year 2005-2010 vehicles for failing to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 110, "tire selection and rims." these vehicles were sold between september 1, 2005 and june 2, 2008 without the requisite load carrying capacity modification labels.
Equipment: labels
Risk: A driver may overload a vehicle which may increase the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will mail to consumers the corrected label or the customer will have the option for dealers to install the label free of charge. The safety recall began on may 27, 2010. Owners may contact southeast toyota at 1-800-301-6859.
Full defect summary
Southeast toyota is recalling certain model year 2005-2011 passenger vehicles for failing to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 110, "tire selection and rims." these vehicles were sold without the requisite load carrying capacity modification labels.
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which recalls are still open on your car.
NHTSA defect investigations
Unintended and uncontrolled acceleration
Summary
On february 16, 2010, NHTSA's office of defects investigation (odi) opened rq10-003 to determine whether the scope of prior toyota recalls relating to potential unintended acceleration were sufficiently broad, including, among others, toyota recalls 07e-082, 09v-388, 10v-017, and 10v-023.NHTSA also requested information regarding potential electronic causes of unintended acceleration in toyota and lexus vehicles.I. Pedal interference from floor mats, carpet covers and plastic pads in carpets.during the rq10-003 investigation, odi reviewed a large volume of documents to assess whether additional vehicles should be recalled.following the agency's analysis, NHTSA requested that toyota recall ad
Questions about the 2007 Toyota 4Runner
- What are the most common problems with the 2007 Toyota 4Runner?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: body and structure (40 complaints, typically around 85,000 miles); brakes (28 complaints, typically around 82,500 miles); speed control (21 complaints, typically around 33,000 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2007 Toyota 4Runner have?
- 5 recalls listed by NHTSA, the latest from June 2, 2016 (seats). Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which ones are still open on your car.
- Is the 2007 a bad year for the Toyota 4Runner?
- It is 9th of 27 4Runner model years by number of complaints, with 154 complaints. Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular years collect more of them, and the newest years have had less time to.