Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| TSB-0064-10 | 02/04/2010 | 10034284 | Toyota: techstream ecu flash reprogramming procedure. flash reprogramming allows the ecu software to be updated without replacing the ecu. flash calibration updates for specific vehicle models/ecus are released as field-fix procedures de | 11/01/2010 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 03/01/2008 | 20000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota 4runner. while the vehicle was idle, with the brakes engaged the contact noticed that the engine would roar and surge forward intermittently. he had to place the vehicle in neutral and shut it off and wait several minutes before restarting the vehicle. the dealer was unable to duplicate the failure nor provide an explanation of the failure. the manufacturer filed a complaint and provided the contact with a case number. the current mileages was 64,512. the failure mileage was 20,000. | |||
| 03/01/2008 | 20000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 toyota 4 runner. while the vehicle was idled, with the brakes pressed the contact noticed that the engine would roar and surge forward intermittently. he would place the vehicle into netural and shut the vehicle off and wait several minutes before restarting the vehicle. the dealer was unable to duplicate the failure nor provide an explanation of the failure. the manufacturer filed a complaint and provided the contact with a case number. the current mileages were 64,512 and the failure mileages were 20,000. bw | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM | |||
| 10/15/2010 | 150000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 1997 toyota 4 runner. while traveling 20 mph the contact noticed that the check engine light had appeared on the dashboard , moments later the contact noticed that white smoke was coming from the exhaust pipes. the vehicle was taken to the dealership where the contact was informed that the failure could not be reproduced. there were no prior warnings. the current mileages were 216000 and the failure mileage was 150000. bml | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||
| 12/14/2006 | 2200 | 1 | 11/16/2006 |
| 2007 toyota 4-runner fast idle when cold is 1500 rpm.. when the car is put in gear at that rpm the car launches. this is a serious hazard especially if you don't expect it. it is impossible to get out from between 2 parks card with the engine racing. dealer will not help - claims the computer has control.. *jb | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM | |||
| 01/01/2008 | 13000 | 1 | |
| Vehicle gives off horrible sulfur smell when accelerating quickly and sometimes even when slowly gaining speed after stop and go traffic on a highway. the dealership where i took it said that this is a known problem and there isn't anything they can do about it. why do other vehicle's i own not do the same thing with the same gas? *tr | |||
| 06/14/2007 | 1000 | ||
| Strong sulfur smell when under acceleration. *tr | |||
| 04/10/2007 | 750 | 1 | |
| Excessive sulfur/ammonia smell in the cabin during heavy acceleration. reported issue to toyota dealer (puente hills toyota) during service. dealer stated no tsb's issued for this problem yet, however, stated that this is a known problem with earlier models of toyota 4 runners. since toyota had yet to issue a tsb for this model year, they could not do anything about it. *tr | |||
| 10/11/2007 | 60 | 12 | 10/10/2007 |
| When accelerating anything over babying it the vehicle's exhaust emits a strong sulfur (rotten eggs) odor. whether the windows are up or down the vehicle is filled with the awful stench. with the windows down it is a much stronger unpleasant odor. p.s. the incident date that i first noticed this was 10 - 11 - 2008, but it will only let me go up to 2007 on the selection. i purchased the vehicle the day before. the vehicle is also a 2008 model, which is also not an option to select. *tr | |||