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What 96 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Toyota 4RUNNER Hybrid

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (96)Crash / fire / injury (7)Airbags (70)Brakes (7)Electrical system (6)Engine (5)Fuel system (5)Steering (5)Body & structure (2)Speed control (2)Suspension (2)Electronic Stability Control (esc) (1)

2 of 96 complaints match · Suspension · clear filters

Feb 10, 2017SuspensionElectrical systemEngine

I WAS DRIVING IN THE FREEWAY BELTWAY 08 WHEN TEHRAN TRASMISION OF MY CAR RUN OUT LAST SATURDAY 02/04/2018

NHTSA ODI 10953790

Jul 30, 2012SuspensionBrakes

APPLIED BRAKES FIRMLY AT YELLOW LIGHT AND VEHICLE NOSE DIVED, BRAKES LOCKED AND VEHICLE STATED TO SKID. LET UP ON PEDAL AND APPLIED BRAKES AGAIN AND VEHICLE STOPPED WITHOUT FURTHER DRAMA. DID NOT FEEL THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM PULSE THE PEDAL OR HEAR THE SYSTEM GROWL. SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED UNDER SAME CIRCUMSTANCES. PLENTY OF ROOM TO STOP BEFORE THE LIGHT CHANGED FROM YELLOW TO RED. LIGHT BRAKE APPLICATION ALWAYS REQUIRED TO AVOID VEHICLE NOSE DIVING. LIGHT APPLICATION OF BRAKES DOESN'T SLOW IT VERY WELL. BRAKES SEEM TO BE VERY TOUCHY. LAST VEHICLE WAS A TOYOTA HIGHLANDER WHICH HAD NO BRAKE PROBLEMS. *TR

NHTSA ODI 10468291

Working with the data? Download all 96 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 21, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2012 Toyota 4RUNNER Hybrid verdict →