2003 Toyota 4 Runner

2003 4 RUNNER. BOUGHT 8/1/03 WITH 63 ACTUAL MILES. 1ST OWNER. VEHICLE VIBRATES AT 75 MPH AND BECOMES SEVERE RUMBLE AT 80 TO 83 MPH. DEALERSHIP EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM AS THE TIRES. TIRES RE MOUNTED. RUMBLE STILL EXISTS. TIRES THEN REPLACED. RUMBLE STILL EXISTS. I CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE HOT LINE, RECEIVED CLAIM # 2003-1212 0940, WHICH HAPPENS TO BE THE ACTUAL DATE AND TIME OF CALL ALSO. I AM STILL IN WAIT FOR A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA ACKNOWLEDGED HAS BEEN HAPPENING WITH SEVERAL 4 RUNNERS. PLEASE HELP. WAYDE *CB

2003 TOYOTA 4RUNNER V8/AWD W/ UNDER 5,000 MILES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THERE IS A VIBRATION AND LOW FREQUENCY "ROARING" NOISE THAT APPEARS TO COME FROM THE FROM AXLE/DIFFERENTIAL. SOUND CEASES WHEN COASTING. NOISE AND VIBRATION WAS NOTICED WITHIN FIRST 500 MILES OF OWNERSHIP AND IS INCREASINGLY GETTING WORST. THOUGHT TO BE TIRES WHICH WERE ROTATED AND DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM. DEALER ANALYZED AND STATED THIS IS A NORMAL WORKING NOISE FROM THE DIFFERENTIAL WHICH HAS ALUMINUM PARTS. NOISE IS GETTING LOUDER. CONCERN THERE IS A DEFECT AND SAFETY ISSUE.*AK

HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE FOR A MONTH NOW. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER AFTER THE FIRST WEEK WITH NOTICEABLE VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE VEHICLE IN GENERAL FROM APPROX. 45 MPH AND ABOVE. DEALER BALANCED WHEELS. RETURNED AGAIN ANOTHER WEEK LATER WITH SAME SYMPTOMS. DEALER AGAIN ATTEMPED TO BALANCE TIRES AND ANALYZED RIMS, SPEED BALANCE, ETC. AND DETERMINED IT WAS THE TIRES. AFTER THE SONG AND DANCE ABOUT THE DEALER BEING UNABLE TO REPLACE THE TIRES WITHOUT A LONG DRAWN OUT PROCESS, I WAS DIRECTED TO THE LOCAL BRIDGESTONE DEALER FOR TIRE REPLACEMENT. HAD TIRES REPLACED THE FOLLOWING TUESDAY. SAME SYMPTOMS RE-OCCURRED AFTER A FEW DAYS. BACK TO THE DEALER A THIRD TIME THIS PAST FRIDAY. RE-BALANCED THE NEW TIRES AGAIN, SERVICE MANAGER DROVE IT AFTERWORDS AND SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE. LEFT THAT AFTERNOON ON A TRIP, AND THE SYMPTOMS RE-OCCURED AGAIN. HAVE HAD ENOUGH ! I AM FILING A LEMON LAW NOTICE TO TOYOTA THIS WEEK WITH ONE LAST CHANCE TO REPAIR. IF UNSUCCESFUL, WILL BE FILING FOR ARBITRATION TO RECEIVE A REFUND.*AK

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER 2003 TOYOTA 4RUNNER LIMITED,V8 WHEN THE TRANSMISSION POPPED OUT OF GEAR.SHE HAD IT IN 4D GEAR FOR NORMAL DRIVING.SHE PULLED OVER AND PUT IT IN 4D GEAR AGAIN AND IT POPPED OUT A SECOND TIME.THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO APPEARED. SHE PULLED OVER AGAIN AND TURNED OFF THE AIR CONDITIONER AND SHE PROCEEDED TO DRIVE TO HER DESTINATION WITHOUT THE GEAR POPPING OUT.SHE CALLED OUR SON TO PICK UP THE CAR TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE.THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THEY SAID IT HAD TO HAPPEN WHILE THEY WERE TESTING THE CAR TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT THEY COULDN'T REPEAT THE SAME THING THAT HAPPENED WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IT. THIS SITUATION COULD BE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS.WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE,WHO DO WE CONTACT? MY WIFE'S WORK NUMBER IS 412-875-1481

THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS ABLE TO GO FROM NEUTRAL TO REVERSE. PH WHILE DRIVING FROM 0-45 MPH, THE SHIFTER WAS IN THE FOURTH GEAR, AND HAD SHIFTED TO DRIVE. THE CONSUMER ACCIDENT'S PUSHED THE SHIFTER TO PARK WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE CONSUMER FELT THAT MOST VEHICLE'S HAVE A SHIFT LOCK BETWEEN NEUTRAL AND REVERSE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS MOTION. SCC