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2015 Toyota 4runner Cruise Control Problems

4 owner-reported cruise control complaints from NHTSA data

4
Complaints
1
Crashes
Feb 2015Oct 2017
Date Range

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

Owner Complaints (4)

mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE
Filed: Jun 2018

I HAVE A 2015 4RUNNER (VIN: [XXX]) I PURCHASED BRAND NEW. IT CURRENTLY HAS LESS THAN 50K MILES ON IT. A FEW WEEKS AGO IT STARTED PERIODICALLY GOING INTO ?LIMP? MODE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. MY TWO TODDLERS WERE IN THE VEHICLE THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED; I ALMOST LOST CONTROL SINCE THE ?TRACTIONAL CONTROL? DISABLED CONCURRENTLY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MULTIPLE MECHANICS WHO CONFIRMED THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE P2445 (SECONDARY AIR INJECTION PUMP). I WAS SHOCKED TO HEAR THIS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS RELATIVELY NEW AND EXCEPTIONALLY WELL MAINTAINED. I LOOKED ONLINE AND THE FAILURE OF THIS COMPONENT APPEARS TO BE A SYSTEMIC ISSUE WITH TOYOTA 4RUNNERS AND TACOMAS. THE FACT THAT THIS COMPONENT FAILED AFTER A SHORT DURATION IN SUCH A SUDDEN AND VIOLENT WAY IS VERY DANGEROUS. I SUBMITTED A FORMAL COMPLAINT TO TOYOTA AND THEY DENIED KNOWLEDGE OF THIS ISSUES DESPITE HUNDREDS OF FOLKS REPORTING IDENTICAL PROBLEMS ON THEIR 4RUNNERS & TACOMAS. FOR A NOMINAL FEE PER VEHICLE TOYOTA COULD FIX THIS ISSUE, WHICH ALSO HAS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS, BUT INSTEAD THEY ARE BEING DISINGENUOUS AND DENYING THIS MAJOR SYSTEMIC SAFETY HAZARD. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA #: 11102411
mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Filed: Oct 2017

WHEN ACCELERATING THROUGH A TURN FROM A STOP, IF FOR ANY REASON YOU LIFT OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THEN REAPPLY PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, NO ACCELERATION TAKES PLACE. IT IS IF YOU ARE NOT PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR AT ALL, NO MATTER HOW HARD YOU PRESS. THIS HAS ALMOST RESULTED IN SEVERAL COLLISIONS BECAUSE THE CAR IS NO LONGER ACCELERATING AND IS JUST COASTING. TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION, YOU HAVE TO COMPLETELY LEFT YOUR FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND REAPPLY PRESSURE. SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO DO THIS MORE THAN ONCE. VERY DANGEROUS. I REPORTED THIS TO MY TOYOTA SERVICE REP, AND HE SAID HIS DOES THE SAME THING. IT COULD BE THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR, OR FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SOFTWARE, OR ...

NHTSA #: 11034431
mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE
Filed: Apr 2015

APPROACHING STOP LITE (40MPH.) APPLYING BRAKES,ACCELERATOR WENT UP TO 3000 RPM,S WITH BRAKES APPLIED.PUMPED BRAKES FINALLY RPMS CAME DOWN.THERE IS NOTHING BLOCKING ACCELERATOR(FLOOR MAT). SEPARATE INCIDENT SAME DAY BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPOT WENT INTO TRACTION CONTROL MODE WITH BRAKES VIBRATING AND CLICKING ON DRY PAVEMENT. *TR

NHTSA #: 10713171
mediumVEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CrashFiled: Feb 2015

MY FIANCE WAS DRIVING OUR DAUGHTER TO PRESCHOOL. SHE WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE TO HER RIGHT. SHE STOPPED FOR SOME PEDESTRIANS RIGHT BEFORE PULLING IN. TOOK HER FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INTO THE FENCE IN FRONT OF THE PARKING SPACE. *TR

NHTSA #: 10689381

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