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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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JTEZU14R040••••••2004 Toyota 4RUNNER
That is about average for the 2004 Toyota 4RUNNER — 4 complaints per build across 136 builds.
6on this build
552on the model
136builds in total
Most reportedVehicle Speed Control 3Service Brakes 3Structure 3Electric 1
What owners of this build wrote
Vehicle Speed ControlMay 2014
While approaching a red stop light, the ABS, brake! Vsc off, vsc trac lights all came on along with a loud buzzer. I had no idea what was happening. 1 block later I pulled into a parking lot that was luckily empty, because when I went to brake to stop the truck, I had no…
StructureNov 2009
Around the end of 2010, I noticed a crack on the dashboard over the passenger side airbag and took the vehicle to my local dealer to see if the factory representative could look at it at his next visit. Instead of the rep looking at it at a later date the service manager had me…
Air BagsMar 2008
My dashboard has several cracks form one side to the other all across the airbag which concerns me a whole lot, I also have a 2002 4runner which does not have this problem, the material is pretty different to the 2004, the 2004 looks and feel very poor, not sure if toyota will…
Vehicle Speed ControlAug 2013
Driving to coral gables at around 20 mph, all of sudden four lights comes on and loud beeping noise. Vsc, trac off, ABS & brake lights on at the same time, brake peddle is hard and no brakes at all. I had to go into neutral try the emergency brake to try and stop and pull over,…
StructureApr 2009
Toyota 4runner 2004 dash cracked
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN JTEZU14R040039537 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.