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1993 Toyota 4Runner engine problems

The 1993 Toyota 4Runner has 20 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 34% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

20

Engine complaints

34%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

4Runner engine complaints by model year124 complaints1986: 6 complaints1988: 2 complaints1989: 2 complaints1990: 43 complaints1991: 23 complaints1992: 19 complaints1993: 20 complaints1994: 30 complaints1995: 124 complaints1996: 27 complaints1997: 14 complaints1998: 16 complaints1999: 19 complaints2000: 17 complaints2001: 18 complaints2002: 17 complaints2003: 101 complaints2004: 45 complaints2005: 30 complaints2006: 18 complaints2007: 10 complaints2008: 9 complaints2009: 4 complaints2010: 3 complaints2011: 6 complaints2012: 5 complaints2013: 3 complaints2014: 5 complaints2015: 8 complaints2016: 6 complaints2017: 2 complaints2018: 5 complaints2019: 6 complaints2022: 2 complaints2023: 2 complaints2025: 2 complaints
4Runner engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“1993 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER ENGINE FAILURE. *MR THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR A HEAD GASKET RECALL, BUT WHEN IT WAS RETURNED, LOW OIL PRESSURE AND ENGINE FAILURE OCCURRED IMMEDIATELY. TOYOTA REFUSED TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FAILURE EVENTHOUGH MANY TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS REFER TO THE ENGINE DAMAGE DUE…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 1993 Toyota 4Runner have?

NHTSA has 20 complaints about the 1993 Toyota 4Runner engine — 34% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.