2006 Toyota 4RUNNER Exterior lighting Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 1%of 381 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 1,200miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 2006 Toyota 4RUNNER, 1% of the 381 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 1,200 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I recently purchased a new 2006 Toyota 4 RUNNER. I have had nothing but motor transmission, electrical failures. I have only had my vehicle for 1 month and anything and every thing has gone wrong. I even had to give my daughter cpr on the side of the road due to carbon monoxide inhalation. She went into respiratory failure do to this she has severe asthma.”
NHTSA complaint #10154778, filed 2006-04, 1,200 miles“The vehicle headlights have failed on multiple occasions. The cause of the failures was ingress of water into the sealed headlamp assembly. The problem was reported to Toyota. Toyota took no action regarding the reports. The entire headlight assembly was replaced three (3) times at our expense. The problem persists. Attached is a photograph of the second (replaced) clearly showing water inside the headlight assembly. The current (most recent replacement) has also experienced water ingress and is available for inspection. …”
NHTSA complaint #11510430, filed 2023-03Exterior lighting: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 13% |
| 2025 | 1 | 2% |
| 2023 | 3 | 9% |
| 2021 | 3 | 8% |
| 2020 | 2 | 6% |
| 2018 | 1 | 2% |
| 2016 | 1 | 1% |
| 2015 | 1 | 1% |
| 2011 | 1 | 1% |
| 2010 | 2 | 1% |
| 2007 | 1 | 1% |
| 2006 | 2 | 1% |
| 2004 | 2 | 0% |
| 2002 | 1 | 0% |
| 2000 | 2 | 0% |
| 1999 | 3 | 1% |
| 1998 | 6 | 2% |
| 1997 | 3 | 1% |
| 1996 | 1 | 1% |
| 1995 | 2 | 1% |
| 1992 | 1 | 2% |
| 1989 | 1 | 17% |
| 1988 | 1 | 11% |
Other parts of the 2006 Toyota 4RUNNER
143 complaintsOther or unknown
78 complaintsSuspension
65 complaintsBrakes
34 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
30 complaintsAir bags
24 complaintsSteering
22 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
22 complaintsElectrical system
18 complaintsVehicle speed control
17 complaintsTires
13 complaintsEngine cooling
11 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2006 Toyota 4RUNNER
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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