2004 Toyota 4 Runner

ALMOST CONSTANT SULPHER SMELL. DEALER STATES THAT THEY HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF PROBLEM, AND NO TSB'S. THEY TELL ME TO KEEP REAR WINDOW CLOSED. WHEN MY WIFE IS A PASSENGER SHE HAS HER EYES BURNING ALL THE TIME. IF YOU NEED TO STEP HARD ON THE GAS THE WHOLE CABIN FILLS AND IS ENOUGH TO MAKE YOU NOXIOUS. TOYOTA NEEDS TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM ASAP, OR A CLASS ACTION SUIT SHOULD BE FILED. THIS PROBLEM HAS SOURED ME ON TOYOTA PRODUCTS FOR GOOD. LIKE THE VEHICLE BUT HAVE A HARD TIME CINVICING MY WIFE TO GO ANYWHERE IN IT, SHE ALWAYS WANTS TO TAKE HER KIA SORENTO, MORE COMFORT AND NICER AMENITIES. 2004 TOYOTA 4-RUNNER V-6 LTD 4X4 NOT ACCEPTABLE UNLESS YOU LIKE SULPHUR SMELL WHILE DRIVING! *NM

BETWEEN JUNE 04, AND OCTOBER 05. THESE PROBLEMS STILL EXIST.. MY TRUCK IS IN THE SHOP NOW. LEFT SIDE MANIFOLD CATALYTIC CONVERTER ASSEMBLY, ONE MANIFOLD STUD BROKEN, TECHNICIAN DRILLED AND REMOVED STUD THEN RETAPPED HOLE. NEW STUD INSTALLED. C/S VSC LIGHT ON ENGINE LIGHT ON, CATALYTIC INEFFICIENCY. CONVERTERS CHANGED OUT. REPLACED CATALYTIC CONVERTERS. A C/S VSC LIGHT LIT, YAW SENSOR OUT OF TOLERANCE, RECALIBRATED YAW SENSOR. *JB

I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER. I NOTICED THE EXTREME SULFUR ODOR WITHIN THE FIRST 500 MILES OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD IT WAS JUST A COATING ON THE ENGINE. NAIVE AS I AM I BELIEVED THEM. I AM AT 20,000 MILES AND MANY COMPLAINTS TO TOYOTA ONLY TO BE TOLD IT WAS THE GAS. THEY HAVE DONE THE TSB BUT NO AVAIL. IT IS STILL THERE AND NOT HEALTHY. *NM

STEERING WHEEL AND GAS PEDAL HIGH FREQUENCY VIBRATION WHEN ACCELERATING AT 1500 RPM TO 1800RPM (IN VARIOUS SPEED). I HAD TAKEN THIS CONCERN TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER. THE DEALER SERVICE WAS GOOD, BUT NO SOLUTION PROVIDED. THE REASON WAS "ALL 4 RUNNER V8 4X4 DO THIS, AND THERE IS NO TSB SOLUTION FOR IT". I HAVE SEEN COMPLAINS ABOUT THIS ANNOYING VIBRATION IN '03 AND '04 4RUNNERS IN VARIOUS PLACE - EDMUNDS.COM, THIS SITE, AND ETC. SHOULD TOYOTA CONSIDER THIS A DEFECT OF THE VEHICLE AND PROVIDE A SOLUTION?*AK

IN MARCH OF 2004, I PURCHASED A 2004 LIMITED 4RUNNER (V6) FROM RODLAND TOYOTA IN EVERETT, WASHINGTON. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN 3 TIMES NOW FOR AN OBVIOUS EXHAUST PROBLEMS. THE PROBLEM IS THAT WHEN DRIVING THE CAR THE EXHAUST IS ENTERING THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE EVEN WITH THE WINDOW IS UP. IT IS WORSE WITH THEM DOWN. THE DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME EACH TIME THAT THEY DO NOT SMELL IT AND HAVE NOW IDEA WHAT IT COULD BE. THEY DID HOWEVER GIVE ME A NOTIFICATION FROM TOYOTA ON MY 3RD VISIT THAT TOYOTA SAYS IT IS THE GAS I AM PUTTING IN IT. I HAVE TRIED ALL DIFFERENT TYPES OF GAS FROM CHEVRON TO ARCO AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN AND THE SMELL DOES NOT GO AWAY. NOW THAT I HAVE READ ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE ON THEIR 2003 4RUNNERS I AM IRATE! ALL OF THE DEALERSHIPS OBVIOUSLY KNOW THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM ALREADY AND YET THEY CONTINUE SELLING THE NEW 4RUNNERS! I JUST SPENT $39,000.00 ON A SUV THAT OBVIOUSLY HAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM!!!! IT SOUNDS LIKE EVERYONE WITH A 2003-2004 WILL HAVE TO TAKE TOYOTA TO COURT TO GET THEIR MONEY BACK. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS NOW! I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT TOYOTA IS NOT OWNING UP TO AN OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW!! IF THE VEHICLE IS OMITTING HAZARDOUS CARBON MONOXIDE INTO THE CABIN IT SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY! PEOPLE ARE BREATHING POISONOUS AIR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND TOYOTA DOES NOT THINK THIS IS A PROBLEM. I NOTICED THE EXHAUST SMELL RIGHT AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP WHEN I BOUGHT IT AND NOW 6 MONTHS LATER IT IS AS STRONG AS EVER. I WOULD ADVISE ANYONE WHO WANTS TO BUY A 4RUNNER TO BUY A DIFFERENT CAR ALL TOGETHER. I TRADED IN A 1998 4RUNNER FOR THIS BAD SMELLING PIECE OF JUNK! I WANT A FULL REFUND AND TOYOTA CAN GIVE IT TO ME PLUS THE INTEREST I HAVE BEEN PAYING!!!!! DO NOT BUY ONE OF THESE CARS!!!! THEY ARE JUNK!!!!! *JB