1997 Toyota 4 Runner

A) WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATE SPEED OF 45-55 MPH THE ENGINE SHUT ITSELF OFF WITHOUT ME OR ANY PART OF MY BODY EVEN TOUCHING THE KEY OR DO ANYTHING TO PROVOKE SUCH EVENT. B) I WAS DRIVING ALONG WITH THE FLOW DURING RUSH OUR WHEN FAILURE OCCURRED. I WAS IN DRIVE THE WHOLE TIME AND WAS USING ONLY THE ACCELERATOR, AND OCCASIONALLY THE BRAKE PEDAL TO ADJUST MY SPEED TO TRAFFIC. I WAS NOT CHANGING GEARS OR TOUCHING THE GEAR SHIFTER. C) THIS WAS THE THIRD INCIDENT TO OCCUR IN A SPAN OF ABOUT ONE YEAR. ALL INCIDENTS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC WITH ENGINE IN NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE] AND AT ESTIMATED SPEED OF 40 TO 60 MPH. D) FIRST INCIDENT, I THOUGHT MAYBE I HAD DONE SOMETHING TO CAUSE THE FAILURE AND DIDN'T REPORT IT. SECOND INCIDENT, I TOOK THE CAR TO MY TOYOTA DEALER AND HE REFUSED TO REGISTER MY COMPLAINT. HE SAID THAT BECAUSE I DIDN'T BRING THE CAR IN QUICKLY ENOUGH THE INCIDENT WOULD BE GONE FROM THE ONBOARD COMPUTER MEMORY. THEREFORE, THERE WAS NO POINT OF DOING DIAGNOSTICS. THIS WAS THE THIRD INCIDENT, AND I INTEND TO VISIT THE SAME TOYOTA DEALER IN PALO ALTO ON JANUARY 30, 2006. *AK

WHENEVER VEHICLE HAS SAT A LONG TIME WOULD FAIL TO START UP. IGNITION WOULD LOCK UP. THE BATTERY IS FINE. BEEN IN TOUCH WITH THE DEALER AT LEAST 20 TIMES. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER & MECHANIC INFORMED OWNER NO PROBLEM WITH IGNITION OR STARTER. WAS INFORMED WHAT TO DO BUT SOLUTION DO NOT WORK . *AK THE CAUSE FOR THE VEHICLE FAILING TO START UP IS INDICATED TO BE DUE TO THE BURGLAR ALARM SYSTEM. *YH