Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||||
| TSB-0049-11 | 05/31/2011 | 10039109 | Ready | 07/08/2011 | |
| TSB-0049-11 | 05/31/2011 | 10039109 | Toyota: information on installing manual transmission shift lever or park neutral position switch. *rm | 07/08/2011 | |
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||||
| TSB-0049-11 | 05/31/2011 | 10039109 | Ready | 07/08/2011 | |
| TSB-0049-11 | 05/31/2011 | 10039109 | Toyota: information on installing manual transmission shift lever or park neutral position switch. *rm | 07/08/2011 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 06/02/2012 | 56000 | ||
| Drive shaft is clanging, banging, causing slamming with the braking action surging forward several feet before stopping. | |||
| 02/01/2011 | 112000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2004 toyota 4-runner. while driving approximately 15 mph, the contact attempted to engage the 4-wheel drive but it would not engage. the vehicle was brought to a stop and she then attempted to engage the 4-wheel drive again but to no avail. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where she was advised that the transfer hose was fractured and both rear axles were leaking. the failure would only occur when attempting to engage the 4-wheel drive. the vehicle had not been repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 112,000 and the current mileage was 113,000. | |||
| 02/01/2011 | 112000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2004 toyota 4runner. while driving approximately 15 mph she attempted to engaged the 4 wheel drive and it would not engaged. she pulled over to check if the 4 wheel drive would engaged while the vehicle was parked but it still would not engage. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer . the dealer advised her that the transfer hose was cracked and both rear axles were leaking. the failure only occurs when attempts were made to engaged the 4 wheel drive. the vehicle had not been repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 112,000 and the current mileage was 113,000. vwb | |||
| 02/12/2010 | 83000 | 1 | |
| Four months ago i purchased a 2004 toyota 4runner limited with approx. 82,000 miles. a month or so later, i approached a stop sign and as i braked, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. i stepped as hard as i could on the brake and fortunately, the vehicle stopped. at the time, i was scared but thought that maybe by mistake, my foot was spanning both pedals (i didn't think so but couldn't be 100% positive). yesterday, i approached another intersection with my foot clearly on the brake pedal as i was coming to a controlled stop when, suddenly, the vehicle accelerated aggressively. again, i was able to slow the vehicle down by almost standing on the brake pedal, though not enough to stop me from going through the intersection without stopping. this time there was no doubt - the vehicle accelerated on its own. the pedal did not stick as my foot was on the brake as i was coasting to a stop. this vehicle definitely has a defect and it was very scary. my wife will not drive this car and i only will now if i absolutely have to. *tr | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 10/29/2010 | 83600 | ||
| I have a 2004 toyota 4runner sports edition. i always hear rattling noise when i am driving 40 mph. recently, i took my car to toyota to have this issue serviced. they said it was the transfer case. i was going drive it out of state with my wife for our anniversary, but they recommended i not to drive it. they replaced the transfer case. it was going to cost me over $1300, but luckily i had purchased an extended warranty.i have heard about power train problems with this model of toyota that led to it being recalled. another problem is when i come to a stop i hear a clunking noise. when i mentioned this issue, toyota said its the 4wheel drive, but i wasn't using the 4w drive when this issue occurred for me. even now its still a problem. please advise on what i should do before somthing goes wrong. | |||
| 05/29/2010 | 107000 | ||
| I was driving on the freeway at 60 mph and tapped on the gas pedal and it became stuck and rapidly accelerated the car. i had to shift the car to neutral and tap the brakes in order to get the gas pedal unstuck. the car had been on cruise control earlier but at the time that the gas pedal was stuck cruise control was off. hitting the brake did not immediately disengage the gas pedal as would be expected if it was on cruise control. | |||
| 02/16/2007 | 28000 | 1 | |
| When coming to a stop my 4runner will make a clunk noise as if i was rear ended. it has done this since i have owned the trunk. taking it to dealer, they said that it is normal, just the transmission is downshifting. *tr | |||
| 11/01/2009 | 45000 | 1 | |
| While driving in cruise control, and foot completely off of the gas pedal. the car will suddenly surge ahead in what feels like going into passing gear. it does this at various times. and without any warning. slamming on the brake seems to stop it. *tr | |||
| 09/10/2006 | 35000 | 1 | |
| I have a 2004 toy 4-runner, v-8 all wheel drive that i am generally satisfied with, but there is one issue that is frightening. when i come to an abrupt stop there is a forward lunge that feels like i have been hit from behind. the vehicle lunges forward the brakes do not always contain this forward motion. i have narrowly adverted hitting the car in front of me several times. this is obviously a safety issue that frankly scares the | |||
| 10/07/2006 | 13000 | 750 | 06/25/2004 |
| I have a 2004 limited 4runner toyota, all wheel drive, with v8. after about 20 thousand miles, my vehicle began making a very loud noise when coming to a stop, while simultaneously surging forward like i was rear ended. this noise also has a distinct metallic sound and jarring vibration each and every time. if the brake is not presses firmly, the car will lounge forward. this noise and clanking also occurs when lifting my foot off of the brake when the car was stopped and not in neutral. i first reported this problem to toyota about a year ago and they said that it was a lubrication and maintenance issue. the tried to charge me 500 dollars for a four-wheel drive service. when i protested that this was not in the manual, they admitted that they lubricated the propeller shaft and that they wouldn't charge this time. toyota invoice # w55722. well, that eliminated about 90 percent of the problem, but the clank came back in about a month. i have recently read that all limited edition 4runners from 03-06 have this clanking problem, in addition to the lexus gx-470, that shares the same driveshaft. however, lexus is fixing the problem while toyota is playing stupid and saying that it is normal. can you please force toyota to fix my vehicle in the same manner that lexus is? please see this internet link to understand that this is a serious problem: http://www.tundrasolutions.com/forums/4runner/53302-4runner-v8-clunk-in-drivetrain/. *jb | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| 02/11/2008 | 2000 | 100 | 11/28/2003 |
| 1. there is a serious clunk noise when taking my foot off the brake from a stop. 2. my vehicle makes a loud noise when stopped at an intersection combined with a surging forward as if being rear ended. 3. when applying the brakes, after it has been sitting for a number of hours, it shakes and bangs extremely violently. *tr | |||
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - DRIVESHAFT | |||
| 09/01/2007 | 55000 | 2 | 08/01/2007 |
| 1.) there is a serious clunk noise when braking and also the same noise when starting from a complete stop when you take foot off brake. 2.) there is sulfur smell in cabin from catalytic converter. *tr | |||
| 10/07/2006 | 13000 | 750 | 06/25/2004 |
| I have a 2004 limited 4runner toyota, all wheel drive, with v8. after about 20 thousand miles, my vehicle began making a very loud noise when coming to a stop, while simultaneously surging forward like i was rear ended. this noise also has a distinct metallic sound and jarring vibration each and every time. if the brake is not presses firmly, the car will lounge forward. this noise and clanking also occurs when lifting my foot off of the brake when the car was stopped and not in neutral. i first reported this problem to toyota about a year ago and they said that it was a lubrication and maintenance issue. the tried to charge me 500 dollars for a four-wheel drive service. when i protested that this was not in the manual, they admitted that they lubricated the propeller shaft and that they wouldn't charge this time. toyota invoice # w55722. well, that eliminated about 90 percent of the problem, but the clank came back in about a month. i have recently read that all limited edition 4runners from 03-06 have this clanking problem, in addition to the lexus gx-470, that shares the same driveshaft. however, lexus is fixing the problem while toyota is playing stupid and saying that it is normal. can you please force toyota to fix my vehicle in the same manner that lexus is? please see this internet link to understand that this is a serious problem: http://www.tundrasolutions.com/forums/4runner/53302-4runner-v8-clunk-in-drivetrain/. *jb | |||
| POWER TRAIN - TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | |||
| 10/07/2006 | 13000 | 750 | 06/25/2004 |
| I have a 2004 limited 4runner toyota, all wheel drive, with v8. after about 20 thousand miles, my vehicle began making a very loud noise when coming to a stop, while simultaneously surging forward like i was rear ended. this noise also has a distinct metallic sound and jarring vibration each and every time. if the brake is not presses firmly, the car will lounge forward. this noise and clanking also occurs when lifting my foot off of the brake when the car was stopped and not in neutral. i first reported this problem to toyota about a year ago and they said that it was a lubrication and maintenance issue. the tried to charge me 500 dollars for a four-wheel drive service. when i protested that this was not in the manual, they admitted that they lubricated the propeller shaft and that they wouldn't charge this time. toyota invoice # w55722. well, that eliminated about 90 percent of the problem, but the clank came back in about a month. i have recently read that all limited edition 4runners from 03-06 have this clanking problem, in addition to the lexus gx-470, that shares the same driveshaft. however, lexus is fixing the problem while toyota is playing stupid and saying that it is normal. can you please force toyota to fix my vehicle in the same manner that lexus is? please see this internet link to understand that this is a serious problem: http://www.tundrasolutions.com/forums/4runner/53302-4runner-v8-clunk-in-drivetrain/. *jb | |||
| 01/18/2007 | 80000 | 1 | |
| I experienced a significant oil leak at the transfer case. it was determined the o ring on the transfer case actuator motor assembly was defective and caused the leak. the new o ring cost $10, but labor was $900. *jb | |||