Brakes complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2003 Toyota 4Runner has 54 NHTSA brakes complaints and 0 brakes-related recalls.
54
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 11, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 2023 | SERVICE BRAKES | The VSC system in the vehicle becomes disabled due to a firmware 'glitch' identified by Toyota when ... |
| Aug 11, 2020 | SERVICE BRAKES | DRIVING ON A 3 LANE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, STOPPED TRAFFIC, AVS/ABS/BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON WITH A PIERCIN... |
| Dec 6, 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | MY DAUGHTER RETURNED FROM WORK TWO DAYS AGO AND PARKED THE VEHICLE, SHE DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING WRON... |
| Aug 17, 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. WHILE DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED... |
| Apr 30, 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | ONLY A FEW MONTHS AFTER COMPLETE FRONT BRAKE REPLACEMENT:ROTORS, CALIPERS, PADS,WHEN BRAKING AT HIGH... |
| Feb 1, 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | MOVING VEHICLE AT SCHOOL PARKING LOT - 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER DRIVING ABOUT 3 MONTHS AFTER GETTING HER... |
| Jan 2, 2019 | SERVICE BRAKES | WHEN IN MOTION OR STOPPING, ON CITY STREETS OR THE HIGHWAY, TURNING INCLUDED, THE ABS SYSTEM MAKES E... |
| Nov 17, 2018 | SERVICE BRAKES | TAKATA RECALL MY SON AND I BOTH HAVE A TOYOTA 4-RUNNER AND THE ABS HYDRO BUSTER / BRAKE MASTER CYLI... |
| Aug 17, 2018 | SERVICE BRAKES | CONTINUOUS BRAKE CALIPER ISSUES WITH THEN LOCKING UP CAUSING THEM TO PREMATURELY WEAR OUT ROTORS AND... |
| Jul 31, 2018 | SERVICE BRAKES | TAMARA RECALL : THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER HAS WENT OUT AND EVERYONE WHO I HAVE SPOKE WITH HAS TOLD M... |
| Jul 25, 2018 | SERVICE BRAKES | ABS PROBLEM DISABLES BRAKES FUNCTION. WHILE DRIVING THE DASH ALERTS LIGHTS (VSC TRACK, ABS AND BRAK... |
| Dec 6, 2017 | SERVICE BRAKES | CATASTROPHIC BRAKE LOSS WITHOUT WARNING. VSC, TAC AND E-BRAKE LIGHTS WITH LOUD AUDIBLE ALARM WITH LO... |
| Sep 12, 2017 | SERVICE BRAKES | WHILE PULLING INTO A GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT, ALOUD CABIN ALARM SOUND AND ABS, VSC AND TRAC AND BR... |
| May 6, 2017 | SERVICE BRAKES | I AM DEEPLY DISTURBED BY THE THOUGHT ITSELF THAT MY SON AND I COULD HAVE DIED OR SEVERELY INJURED WH... |
| Apr 17, 2017 | SERVICE BRAKES | FRONT BRAKE CALIPER PISTONS SEIZED UP CAUSING ME TO GO THROUGH A STOP LIGHT. SEE ENCLOSED VIDEO. PLE... |
| Mar 11, 2017 | SERVICE BRAKES | WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON A CITY STREET, WITH MY LITTLE GIRL IN THE VEHICLE, BREAKS F... |
| Feb 12, 2016 | SERVICE BRAKES | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE ABS, EMERGENCY BRAKE, ... |
| Nov 8, 2015 | SERVICE BRAKES | OWNER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE IN A CITY AT 10 MPH WHEN ABS, VSC, TRAC AND EBRAKE LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WIT... |
| May 18, 2015 | SERVICE BRAKES | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED A... |
| Apr 25, 2015 | SERVICE BRAKES | MY FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS CONTINUE TO FREEZE OR SEIZE AND CAUSES THE BRAKE PADS TO STICK TO THE ROTORS... |