2006 Toyota 4RUNNER Fuel system Problems

“I purchased this vehicle used from a dealer in 2014 with low miles on it and it appeared to be in great shape. The undercarriage was sprayed with what I thought was a coating to protect against rust. I realize now the dealer was probably trying to hide the rust problems. The coating flaked off a short time later and ever since, I too have been plagued by the frame and other component rust problems. Had to replace the exhaust, running boards, sway bar and several other things that all rusted off on the undercarriage. My skid plates are about to fall off next. …”

“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.”

“After noticing ongoing problems with my fuel gauge on a 2006 4RUNNER with less than 60k miles, we brought the car into the Toyota dealer. When the Toyota mechanic pulled the fuel pump assembly out of the gas tank, he discovered a burned and melted wiring harness that sits directly inside the tank. This is a significant safety concern that should be addressed as it deals with an unregulated amount of heat and electricity in close proximity to the gas tank. The mechanic wrote down on my statement that he, found fuel pump wiring has heat damage from [electrical] arcing. …”

“Vehicle is a polaris sportsman 800 that option is not available later in this form so I put Toyota. On august 4 2007 I began an atv ride/camping trip with two other individuals that was planned to go through 8/11. We stopped for lunch on day 1 and after several minutes I heard a strange hissing sound coming from my atv. I removed the gas cap at which time large volume of fuel was ejected (like a geyser) about 12-18 straight up. Thankfully I was still wearing eye protection because the fuel sprayed my face, hand, arms and torso. …”

“Frame is rusting apart Rear lower trailing arm section has already been patched by previous owner Upper trailing arm connection point to frame crossmember has perished due to rust If the other side breaks the rear axle can flex excessively causing control problems Toyota’s service campaign for other trucks should not have omitted the 4Runner which shares many identical design characteristics”