Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||||
| TC00198 | 02/13/1998 | 600349 | Some automatic transmissions may produce a chatter noise when shifted out ot reverse into either neutral or park. *yc | 05/11/1998 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - PARK/NEUTRAL START SWITCH | |||||
| 010199 | 01/01/1999 | 610975 | Subject regarding vehicles experiencing vacuum switching valve mount ticking noise. *tt | 05/23/2000 | |
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - DRIVESHAFT | |||||
| DL00199 | 08/27/1999 | 610052 | This bulletin provides the location of the grease fittings for the propeller shaft joints as well as the type of grease to use with each fitting location. *tt | 04/14/2000 | |
| DL00199 | 08/27/1999 | 6088659 | This service bulletin provides the location of the grease fittings for the propeller shaft joints. *tt | 12/29/1999 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 05/17/1999 | |||
| While driving vehicle intermittently jumps out of gear.dealer has been contacted. *ak | |||
| 1 | 03/29/1998 | ||
| Transmission failed caused grinding and sticking between shifts. yh | |||
| 20 | 01/17/1998 | ||
| When cruise control is on and going up a hill, transmission downshifts. | |||
| 09/15/1997 | 1 | ||
| The cruise control system malfunctioned, causing vehicle to kick into high gear, coming out of the overdrive and revs up to 3500 mph which almost caused an accident. cause unknown. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - PARK/NEUTRAL START SWITCH | |||
| 06/05/2000 | 50 | 11/01/1998 | |
| Gear shifter locks up when placed in park (p) position resulting in key not being able to be removed from ignition. this caused the push-button control handle to become completely detached from the gear shifter arm and servered the wire for the push-button overdrive control. the screws became stipped and the housing inside the rubber cover were cracked. i have not contacted the dealership were i purchased the vehicle due to past problems i've had when reporting defects to them.*ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | |||
| 1 | 11/01/1997 | ||
| Transmission clutch failed. yh | |||
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | |||
| 12/17/2004 | 70000 | 1 | 03/28/1998 |
| Driving on freeway 5 at san diego, california from the surface street at 35 mph, i heard a thump and the 4 runner slowed to a stop. the traffic was held to a screetching halt as the car will not move. i manage to push it to the emergency side parking. it was towed to frank toyota of national city san diego, ca. there it was diagnosed that the rear end axle gear has been stripped. i just arrived today survive a third tour of iraq and this happened. this nearly cost me my life and possibly a lot more people.*ak | |||