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 - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 05/20/2010 | 63000 | ||
| Transmission had to be replaced on late 2007 toyotal 4runner with only 63,000 miles on it. additionally, oil pan system had to be replaced. toyota claimed it was aftermarket parts, yet toyota is has regularly changed the oil and performed all maintenance on the vehicles as records show. toyota covered the cost of the transmission but charged the customer labor despite being out of warranty, which makes the customer think this is a known issue with the year and model. | |||
| 06/16/2009 | 35000 | 1 | 03/21/2007 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota 4 runner. randomly once or twice a month. when the consumer would shift from reverse to drive, the transmission would fail to engage for approximately 5 seconds. when the engine rpm's were up, the transmission would violently engage and then leap forward. the dealer stated that if they cannot duplicate the failure, there's nothing they can do to fix the problem. the failure has occurred approximately 12 times in the past 6 to 8 months. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 35000 and the current mileage was 51340. updated 2/17/10 *cn updated 02/22/10 | |||
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE | |||
| 04/30/2010 | 8000 | ||
| My 2007 toyota 4-runner has a serious drive shaft jolt and clunk that occurs whenever coming to a complete stop causing the vehicle to lurch. the first occurrence was at approximately 8000 miles in my first year. toyota has been informed of this several times and refuses to take action. approximately 3 weeks ago, the vehicle did this on the freeway at highway speed of approximately 60 mph causing the vehicle to lunge in heavy traffic. toyota was again notified of this and refused to take action. in viewing discussion boards online for 4th generation toyota 4-runners (2003-2009), this is a widespread problem. | |||
| 03/03/2010 | 5000 | 1 | |
| I have a 2007 4runner, limited, v8 with the clunk in the driveshaft that appeared about 5k miles and hasn't let up now at 16k miles. i pull up to a stop sign and it feels like i've been rear ended. then, when i start out, it feels like the brake release is delayed with another clunk. this happens at every stop. if the brake is not pressed firmly when coming to a stop, the vehicle will lunge forward. i first reported this problem to toyota at about 8,000 miles and they said that it was a lubrication and maintenance issue, stating that the propeller shaft was supposed to be lubed at every oil change. when i asked them to show me the maintenance plan in the manual, they admitted that this task was not listed in the maintenance plan for this frequency. *tr | |||
| 09/28/2007 | 1000 | 1 | |
| When driving in stop and go type traffic the transmission or drive line make a horrible clunk and will lurch the vehicle. also the plastic around the gear shift area becomes very hot ~50c in an a/c cabin. *tr | |||
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - DRIVESHAFT | |||
| 11/13/2007 | 1 | 11/30/2006 | |
| After stopping and starting to go again, there is sometimes a loud clunking noise and it feels like something is falling out of the bottom of the car. *tr | |||