Electrical complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2016 Toyota 4Runner has 17 NHTSA electrical complaints and 0 electrical-related recalls.
17
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | I drive for a living and yesterday I was driving while this happened 3 separate times. I was going 7... |
| Feb 24, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEATS | Picked up a Gal to go out on a date. Turned the vehicle on and got about 1 mile down the road when ... |
| Jun 30, 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,LANE DEPARTURE | Rear view camera cuts out and screen goes black. Similar to the RAV4 complaints. |
| Jun 4, 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR IS GOING OUT. THIS IS CLEARLY A COMMON PROBLEM WIT... |
| Aug 3, 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | DRIVER DOOR ACTUATOR DOES NOT WORK, PREVENTING THE REMOTE LOCKING AND UNLOCKING OF THE DOOR. |
| May 29, 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2016 Toyota 4Runner. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the... |
| May 14, 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | THE SUV DOES NOT LOCK WHEN I USE THE REMOTE OR WHEN I TRY TO LOCK IT MANUALLY. I REPLACED THE ACTUA... |
| Jul 20, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Toyota has a major safety issue (that they know about) relating to door lock actuators on their 4run... |
| Feb 13, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | RODENT CHEWED MAIN ENGINE WIRING HARNESS |
| Nov 3, 2018 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | THE WIRING INSIDE OF THE ENGINE WAS CHEWED THROUGH BY RODENTS. I DRIVE THE VEHICLE EVERY DAY AND IT... |
| Jan 1, 2018 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | DOOR LOCK/UNLOCK ACTUATORS ARE GOING OUT. DRIVER'S SIDE AND NOW FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE. THIS APPEA... |
| Dec 6, 2017 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | RODENTS CHEWED UP WIRING HARNESS FOR FUEL INJECTOR. VEHICLE PARKED IN ENCODED GARAGE. |
| Jul 1, 2017 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIRING WAS SOY BASED AND WAS... |
| Mar 7, 2017 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | I STARTED THE 4RUNNER AND NOTICED THAT A FEW OF THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON (ABS, BRAKE, & A FEW OTHE... |
| Jan 18, 2017 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | TOYOTA KNOWINGLY USES A SOY BASED WIRE COATING THAT ATTRACTS RODENTS. SOMETHING CHEWED THROUGH THE W... |
| Nov 29, 2016 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | BOUGHT A USED 2016 4RUNNER. HAD IT 3 WEEKS AND A RODENT CHEWED THE WIRES ON THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS.... |
| Jun 25, 2016 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TOYOTA USES ENGINE WIRING THAT HAS A SOY BASED COATING. THIS ENCOURAGES RODENTS TO CHEW ON THEM. WE ... |