2015 Toyota 4Runner problems and complaints

Owners have filed 85 complaints with NHTSA about the 2015 Toyota 4Runner. The most-reported areas: Air Bags (17), Unknown Or Other (14), Electrical System (13).

Key takeaways

  • 85 owner complaints on file with NHTSA.
  • 10 involve a crash, 0 a fire, 9 reported injuries.
  • Complaints are unverified owner reports; recalls are confirmed defects.
Complaints by component
ComponentComplaintsShare
Air Bags1720%
Unknown Or Other1416%
Electrical System1315%
Suspension1012%
Fuel/Propulsion System89%
Steering89%
Structure89%
Vehicle Speed Control89%
Engine78%
Power Train45%
Service Brakes45%
Electronic Stability Control (esc)34%

One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.

NHTSA 5-Star crash ratings
VersionOverallFrontSideRollover
2015 Toyota 4Runner SUV 2WD4/54/55/53/5
2015 Toyota 4Runner SUV AWD4/54/55/53/5

Latest complaints, as filed

Owner-written and unverified by NHTSA.

Fuel/Propulsion System - filed 2025-09-20

Drove the car on empty tank and I had issues the following day after I refilled $60 gas.Car stalling/ hard to turn on, doesn’t stay on.

Suspension - filed 2025-06-12

Front Coil Spring Cracking (TRD Pro Models) I observed cracking of the front coil spring, a design defect in the spring's termination and how it sits on the top hat and bottom perch. This can lead to a sudden loss of control and a crash. Furthermore, pieces of the broken spring coil can fly out underneath the vehicle...

Engine - filed 2025-05-10

My transmission went off with no warnings and my vehicle has been serviced at the Toyota dealer since I bought it and they never mentioned to me there was an issue with my transmission which is very odd. So I was wondering is this is normal or if there others owners with the same problem. Now I don’t have a vehicle bec...

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Complaints are reports filed by owners with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. NHTSA publishes them without verifying them, and counts rise with how many cars were sold, so compare years of the same model rather than different models. Crash ratings are NHTSA's own 5-Star Safety Ratings results.