2015 Toyota 4RUNNER Electrical system Problems
- Complaints
- 13about this part
- Share
- 15%of 87 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 45,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 13 complaints about the electrical system of the 2015 Toyota 4RUNNER, 15% of the 87 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 45,000 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.
“Both the driver side door and passenger side door do not open when when remotely activated. They also cannot be locked remotely. I have no way of opening the passenger side door from the outside. Both doors have to be manually opened. The driver side can be opened by the key, but the passenger side needs to be opened inside the passenger door.. This is a safety issue especially when my wife takes the car. It is dangerous that she cannot enter the car in a timely manner or even lock the car.”
NHTSA complaint #11310669, filed 2020-02, 50,000 miles“When the vehicle is put in reverse the computer screen rear view camera image becomes blury, the image shakes rapidly and static with neon lines would appear distorting the camera footage. It made the rear camera screen view unusable and unreliable. This happened off and on for over 2 years and during each service I would ask Toyota of san luis obispo, ca to diagnose and fix the problem. They would tell me they were not able to duplicate the problem and that they updated the computer chip and it should be good . This did not resolve the problem. …”
NHTSA complaint #11355050, filed 2020-09, 20,000 miles“Door actuator locking out driver, to where key doesn't even work. Either the door will not lock, or unlock. The fob is fine and sends the signal as you can here the actuator trying to move. And when it doesn't unlock, you can't even unlock the door with the key. I would think this would be a safety issue. I've read a number of complaints on a variety of sites such as below, that it is a known issue? If it's a known issue, why isn't there some kind of safety recall? Suppose all of the actuators didn't work and there was a kid in the car. …”
NHTSA complaint #11112417, filed 2018-07, 36,000 miles“Multiple times now while driving under normal conditions we have experienced the instrument panel going rogue. Abs, vsc, gas, check engine, all lights will randomly come on. The scary part is this most recent time it jumped the speedometer way up as well. Any help would be greatly appreciated!”
NHTSA complaint #11323013, filed 2020-05, 68,000 miles“2015 Toyota 4RUNNER - door lock actuators. At around 36,000 miles the rear driver's side door actuator began to fail intermittently. Within a couple months it failed completely and the rear passenger door lock actuator began to display the same problems. At 40,000 mileages all of the door lock actuators have failed. This is a non-problem and a major safety issue. It is also very expensive to repair.”
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Electrical system: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 14% |
| 2025 | 8 | 13% |
| 2024 | 2 | 20% |
| 2022 | 2 | 5% |
| 2021 | 3 | 8% |
| 2020 | 1 | 3% |
| 2019 | 8 | 12% |
| 2018 | 4 | 7% |
| 2017 | 5 | 14% |
| 2016 | 18 | 22% |
| 2015 | 13 | 15% |
| 2014 | 24 | 31% |
| 2013 | 4 | 11% |
| 2012 | 6 | 6% |
| 2011 | 6 | 4% |
| 2010 | 4 | 3% |
| 2009 | 4 | 18% |
| 2008 | 5 | 5% |
| 2007 | 13 | 8% |
| 2006 | 18 | 5% |
| 2005 | 9 | 2% |
| 2004 | 22 | 3% |
| 2003 | 12 | 2% |
| 2002 | 3 | 1% |
| 2001 | 6 | 3% |
| 2000 | 4 | 1% |
| 1999 | 17 | 5% |
| 1998 | 11 | 4% |
| 1997 | 6 | 2% |
| 1996 | 3 | 2% |
| 1995 | 6 | 3% |
| 1993 | 5 | 10% |
| 1992 | 6 | 11% |
| 1990 | 1 | 1% |
Other parts of the 2015 Toyota 4RUNNER
17 complaintsOther or unknown
14 complaintsFuel system
10 complaintsSuspension
10 complaintsEngine
8 complaintsSteering
8 complaintsBody and structure
8 complaintsVehicle speed control
8 complaintsBrakes
4 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
4 complaintsElectronic stability control
3 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2015 Toyota 4RUNNER
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology