2004 Toyota 4 Runner

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE MIRROR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED IT THREE TIMES. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THIS INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY MRS. ZAMANI'S HUSBAND MR. TOURADJ ZAMANI.*AK

I HAVE FRONT END PROBLEMS WHICH IS MAKING THE TIRES WEAR ( FEATHERING) ON THE OUTSIDE EDGE OF BOTH FRONT TIRES. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TIRES WITH A NEW SET OF TIRES, BUT THE NEW TIRES ARE WEARING THE SAME WAY. TOYOTA STATES THAT THERE IS NOT A PROBLEM, THAT THIS TIRE WEAR IS NORMAL. THIS WAS NOT NORMAL ON ANY OTHER VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED. THIS WILL BE MY LAST NEW TOYOTA VEHICLE PURCHASE, AFTER 5 NEW TOYOTA PURCHASES I AM DONE!!!!! *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

PURCHASED TOYOTA 4 RUNNER V8 SPORT EDITION IN MAY 2004. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 2,000 MILES, THE CAR BEGAN HAVE ALMOST CONSTANT SULFUR EMISSIONS (HEAVY SMELL) WITHIN THE CAR WITH WINDOWS EITHER UP OR DOWN, AND WITH EITHER FRESH AIR OR RECIRCULATED AIR. THE ODOR IS NOXIOUS AND EXACERBATING HEALTH PROBLEMS. DEALERSHIP (CONICELLI) TOLD ME THIS SMELL WAS NORMAL AND UNAVOIDABLE. TSB FROM TOYOTA ABOUT THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT INCLUDE THE V8, BUT THE PROBLEM IS EVIDENT. *AK

ON SUNDAY, JULY 25, 2004, I WAS PULLING FROM A DRIVEWAY TO A TAR ROAD AND WHEN APPLYING MY BRAKES THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN AND MADE A VERY LOUD TICKING NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE CAR. I ASSUMED IT WAS MY ABS SYSTEM MAKING THE NOISE. I WAS NOT GOING MORE THAN 2 MILES AN HOUR AND WAS ABLE TO JUST ACCELERATE AND GO ON MY WAY. I USED THE BRAKES IN MY VEHICLE AT LEAST 5-10 TIMES ON MY WAY HOME. I PULLED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND PARKED MY VEHICLE. APPROXIMATELY 6 HOURS LATER, MY HUSBAND GOT INTO THE VEHICLE TO MOVE IT IN THE DRIVEWAY ABOUT 10 YARDS FORWARD. I WAS IN THE HOUSE. IN THE HOUSE I HEARD THAT VERY SAME TICKING NOISE AND THEN A LOUD NOISE AND I KNEW THAT MY HUSBAND HAD CRASHED MY CAR. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR SMASHED THRU OUR GARAGE. I GOT INTO THE VEHICLE AND PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT AGAIN WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I CALLED MY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THE NEXT MORNING AND THEY AGREED TO COME PICK IT UP. BEFORE THE CAR LEFT THE YARD MY FATHER IN -LAW CAME OVER AND WATCHED THE BRAKE PEDAL GO TO THE FLOOR. TOYOTA CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE AND WANT ME TO TAKE IT BACK AND DRIVE IT. I WILL NOT DRIVE THAT VEHICLE UNLESS THEY CAN TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED. I HAVE 4 OTHER WITNESSES WHO HEARD THE TICKING NOISE IN THE CAR BEFORE IT HIT OUR GARAGE. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG AND I NEED SOME HELP. I HAVE ASKED TOYOTAA FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THEY REFUSE. MY CAR HAS 4000 MILES ON IT. I BELIEVE IT IS UNSAFE AND COULD POSE DANGER TO OTHER OWNERS.*AK

COMPLAINT INVOLVES TOYOTA , 2004 4RUNNER. NOTICED SLIGHT VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL AT 62-64 MPH. HAD WHEELS AND TIRES ROTATED AND BALANCED AT 6000 MILES. PROBLEM CONTINUED. HAD TIRES BALANCED AGAIN BUT NO SUCCESS. NEW SET OF MICHELIN TIRES ORDERED BUT HAVE NOT BEEN PUT ON. ALSO, AM RADIO STATIONS EXPERIENCING EXTREME STATIC WHEN DRIVING OVER BLACKTOP ROADS. DOES NOT OCCUR WHILE DRIVING ON CONCRETE ROADS. IS NOT AFFECTED ON FM STATIONS. SERVICE MANAGER WILL EXPLORE WHEN TIRES ARE REPLACED. *LA

CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT TRACKING SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. VEHICLE STALLED, AND SOMETIMES WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR VEHICLE GOT NO POWER AND STOPPED IN MID STREAM. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND CONTACTED MANUFACTURER. SINCE PROBLEM OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY DEALER CLAIMED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO UNLESS IT HAPPENED WHEN THEY WERE EVALUATING IT.*AK