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2011 Toyota 4Runner: engine and transmission complaints

NO ELEVATED SIGNAL
25%
13 of 51 relevant owner complaints are about the engine, transmission or fuel system

No elevated drivetrain complaint concentration in the available NHTSA records for the 2011 Toyota 4Runner. Engine, transmission and fuel system account for 25% of relevant complaints.

Better than 78% of the 1,230 model years we track (2010–2023).

Excludes 112 airbag, lighting and seat-belt recall complaints that would otherwise mask the signal (unadjusted: 8%).

NHTSA data checked September 13, 2026
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Drivetrain complaints
13
engine, transmission, fuel
Total complaints
163
this model year
Fires reported
1
owner-reported
Recall campaigns
10
4 crashes · 3 injuries

Complaints by component

AIR BAGS112 · 69%
STRUCTURE9 · 6%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER9 · 6%
SERVICE BRAKES8 · 5%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM6 · 4%
ENGINE6 · 4%

The years either side

2010
18%
9 of 145
2011
25%
13 of 163
2012
23%
6 of 96
2013
22%
6 of 36
2014
17%
12 of 77
2015
24%
16 of 85
2016
24%
16 of 79
2017
12%
4 of 36
2018
22%
11 of 58
2019
26%
15 of 64
2020
8%
2 of 33
2021
6%
2 of 36
2022
10%
3 of 39
2023
16%
4 of 32

Manufacturers fix things mid-generation. A bad year next to a clean one is common; the fix usually arrived in between.

What owners reported

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM06/10/2024
The conectors wire of the fuel pump was burn, inside the fuel pump the wire is melted. I thing is danger because the gas can involved.
AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE10/25/2020
AIR CLOCK SPRING PROBLEM.. HORN NOT WORKING .. WHEN I GAS UP AND FEEL LIKE LOUD VIBRATE
SUSPENSION,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),EN05/10/2019
CARLOS AND GEORGE OF KINGS OF CARS WORK (323) 213-3845 MOBILE +1 323-503-3983 HOME 5911 E. OLYMPIC BLVD LOS ANGELES , CA 90022 THEY SOLD ME THIS CAR WITH ODOMETER READING 84,000 MILES AROUND MARCH 2018...AFTER 2 WEEKS CAR WAS SHAKING AND NOT TURNING PROPERLY, AND STEERING WHEEL WAS BOUNCING WHEN DRIVING...TO…

Three of 13 drivetrain complaints. The full report shows more, with quotes about the engine in the car you are looking at first.

Recall campaigns on this model year (10)

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2014-2016 Toyota 4Runner, 2014-2015 Scion xB, Lexus IS350C, IS250C, 2014 Toyota Sienna, Lexus IS-F,…
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2010-2016 4Runner, 2003-2006 Tundra, 2003-2013 Corolla, 2009-2010 Corolla Matrix, 2004-2005 RAV4, 2…
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain 2011-2016 Toyota Tacoma and 4Runner vehicles equipped with accessory hood scoops installed by SET or SET dea…

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