2004 Toyota 4Runner complaints

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

MY 2004 TOYOTA V8 4WD SR5 4RUNNER WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW IN FEB/2004. AT SPEED 71-73 MPH, IT GENERATES ANNOYING HARMONIC HUMMING NOISE FROM TRANSMISSION AND/OR DRIVELINE. THE NOISE IS MORE NOTICEABLE IN COLD WEATHER THAN IN HOT ONE. IT BECOME LESS NOTICEABLE AT SPEED ABOVE 78 MPH. A TOYOTA DEALER MECHANIC TEST DROVE THE CAR AND CONFIRMED THE NOISE, BUT OFFERED NO HELP TO FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW TO. *AK

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

PROBLEMS WITH THE BOTTOM OF THE SEATS MOVING AROUND AS IF NOT IN THE LOCKED POSITION. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP TO 5 MPH ALTHOUGH THE CONSUMER'S FOOT WAS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. AT TIMES WHILE SHIFTING FORM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL AND THEN REVERSE, THE ENGINE COULD BE HEARD REVVING UP THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK BACKWARDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE. THE TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING AS DESIGNED AND REFUSED TO PROVIDE FURTHER ASSISTANCE. *NM

LOW TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON AND BLINKS AFTER VEHICLE HAS BEEN TRAVELLING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME. USUALLY OCCURS AFTER DRIVING FOR AN HOUR OR MORE. DEALER REPORTS THAT NO TIRE PROBLEMS FOUND AND RESETS INDICATOR. INDICATOR MUST BE RESET BY DEALER, OR IT WILL CONTINUE ITS ANNOYING BLINKING.*AK

I HAVE A NEW TOYOTA 4 RUNNER SR5 PURCHASED IN APRIL 2004. THE DRIVERS SEAT IS LOOSE AND MOVES BACK AND FORTH WHEN YOU STEP ON THE BREAK OR GAS PEDDLE. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT DAYTON TOYOTA HAS TOLD ME THAT IT IS A NORMAL CONDITION AND THERE IS NO REPAIR AVAILABLE. HE SHOWED ME OTHER 4 RUNNERS ON HIS LOT WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I FIND IT VERY HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THESE VEHICLES CAN BE SOLD IN THIS CONDITION. *AK

I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE FRONT END ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS WITH MY 2004 TOYOTA 4RUNNER SINCE DAY ONE. THE TIRES ARE WEARING ON THE FRONT END ON THE OUTSIDE EDGE EXTREMELY FAST. TOYOTA HAS REPLACED THE TIRES, BUT THE NEW TIRES ARE WEARING VERY QUICKLY ( IT IS BEING DESCRIBED AS FEATHERING). TOYOTA OF RICHARDSON HAS ADMITTED THAT THERE IS A FRONT END PROBLEM, BUT THEY ARE NOT SURE HOW TO REPAIR THE FRONT END. I ONLY HAVE 7500 MILES AND SO FAR AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE CUSTOMER SERVICE FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND TOYOTA DIRECTLY. THE FRONT END FEELS UNSAFE. *JB

1. 2004 TOYOTA 4RUNNER PURCHASED FROM FRED ANDERSON TOYOTA, 9101 GLENWOOD AVENUE, RALEIGH, NC,27622 ON 3/18/2004. ON 3/29, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INSTALLED AN ELECTROCHRMIC MIRROR THAT HAD BEEN ORDERED AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. 2. AFTER THAT I NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS, THE VSC TRAC AND VSC OFF LIGHT CAME ON IN THE DASH. ALSO NOTICED AN AMMONIA SMELL. 3. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN 4 TIMES FOR EACH PROBLEM, FOR A TOTAL OF 6 TIMES. THE FIRST TIME 4/15, THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE PURGE VALVE AND IT WAS REPLACED. THE SECOND TIME 4/29, THE CHARCOAL CANNISTER WAS DIGANOSED AS THE PROBLEM, BUT THE PART HAD TO BE ORDERED. THE THIRD TIME 5/6, , THE CHARCOAL CANNISTER WAS REPLACED. THE FOURTH TIME, 5/24, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE ELECTROCHROMIC MIRROR WAS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY. THE LIGHTS HAVE SINCE GONE OFF, BUT THE AMMONIA SMELL STILL OCCURS INTERMITTENLTY DURING ACCELERATION. I AM CURRENTLY IN ARBITRATION BECAUSE TOYOTA HAS BEEN LESS THAN WILLING TO COOPERATE WITH ME. I'M ALSO WONDERING WHAT PERMANENT DAMAGE HAS BEEN CAUSED TO THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY I HAVE ALSO NOTICED A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING AND NOTED IT AT THE LAST TWO VISITS TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. *MR

VIBRATION (FROM DRIVETRAIN) THAT IS FELT THROUGH THE GAS PEDAL ACCOMPANIED BY A LOW-PITCH HUMMING/DRONING NOISE. THIS PHENOMENON IS MOST OBVIOUS/NOTICEABLE BETWEEN 1500 TO 2000 RPM AT ALL SPEEDS AND LESS NOTICEABLE ABOVE 2000 RPMS.*AK

DRIVER SEAT WOULD SHIFT AROUND WHILE DRIVING AND ONCE IN GEAR VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE ON ITS WON WITHOUT ANY PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE GAS PEDAL. *PH MECHANIC TEST DROVE VEHICLE, BUT FAILED TO FIND OUT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *LA

PURCHASED A 2004 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER. NOTICED "WOBBLE" OR "VIBRATIONS" IN STEERING WHEEL WHEN ACCELERATING AND AT SPEEDS AROUND 70-75 MPH. TOOK IN FOR MAINTENANCE, TECHNICIAN BALANCED TIRES. STILL HAD PROBLEM SO TOOK IT BACK IN RESULTING IN A ROAD FORCE BALANCE AND NEW SET OF TIRES. STILL HAVE MILD VIBRATION. *JB

RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2004 TOYOTA 4RUNNER SR5. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THE DASH LIGHTS COME ON AUTOMATICALLY BUT THE HEADLIGHTS DO NOT. THE DASH LIGHTS MAKES IT APPEAR THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON. (I TRADED IN AN OLDSMOBILE WITH AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS). I HAVE ON SEVERAL OCCATIONS DRIVEN MANY MILES WITH THE HEADLIGHTS OFF. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. I BELIEVE THE AUTOMATIC DASH LIGHTS SHOULD BE DISABLED OR AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS REQUIRED IF DASH LIGHTS ARE AUTOMATIC.*AK

DURING THE DAY INSTRUMENT PANEL IS NOT WELL LIT, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY OF THE SPEEDOMETER AND WARNING INDICATORS. *AK *MR

2004 SR5 V6 4WD EXPERIENCES DRONING VIBRATION OR RUMBLING ON FLOOR, PEDALS, AND STEERING WHEEL WHEN CAR IS DRIVEN BETWEEN 1500-2000 RPM. VIBRATIONS ARE SIGNIFICANTLY WORSE FOR AMBIENT TEMPERATURES BELOW 35 DEGREES F. AND VERY BAD BELOW 15 DEGREES F. ALSO BECOMES MORE PREDOMINANT DURING ACCELERATION. VIBRATION DISSAPPEARS WHEN TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AT SAME SPEED. APPEARS PROBLEM IS IN DRIVE TRAIN/TRANSAXEL AND NOT TRANSMISSION. *AK

LEAKAGE OF SULFUR DIOXIDE (SO2) FUMES FROM EXHAUST INTO CABIN OF VEHICLE, SMELLS LIKE "ROTTEN EGGS." EXPOSURE TO SO2 HAS ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS, SOURCE EPA. I SUFFER FROM ASTHMA AND THE SULFUR FUMES CREATE SERIOUS SAFETY AND HEALTH HAZARD.

ROTTEN EGG SMELL WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS DEPRESSED QUICKLY FROM EITHER A STANDSTILL OR ALREADY MOVING. I'VE TRIED ALL DIFFERENT TYPES OF GAS BUT TO NO AVAIL.*AK

WHEN DRIVING MY 2004 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER EMITS A SULFUR LIKE ODOR. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT SWITCHING FUELS WILL HELP, BUT I HAVE TRIED ALL FUELS IN THE AREA OF ALL GRADES AND STILL HAVE THIS TERRIBLE SMELL. IT HAPPENS ON A REPEATABLE BASIS, MOST OF THE TIME AFTER EXITING THE FREEWAY ONTO A SURFACE STREET IS WHEN IT IS MOST NOTICEABLE.

DRIVELINE VIBRATION CENTERD AT APPROXIMATELY 1700 RPMS. IS WORST IN 5TH GEAR. PROBLEM BEGAN AT ABOUT 400 MILES AND HAS GOTTEN SLIGHTLY WORSE WITH ADDITONAL MILEAGE. DEALER RESPONSE TO COMPLAINT WAS "CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE - NO POBLEM FOUND AT THIS TIME."*AK

I JUST PERCHASED A 2004 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER SPORT EDITION V8 IN FEBRUARY. I HAVE JUST COMPLETED THE "BREAK-IN" PERIOD AND HAVE BEGUN TO INCREASE MY SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY. A CYCLICAL VIBRATION AND NOISE IS NOTICED FROM THE ENGINE AT 70 MILES PER HOUR THAT INCREASES IN FREQUENCY AS VEHICLE SPEED IS INCREASED. THE NOISE SUBSIDES ONCE YOU LET OFF THE GAS REGARDLESS OF SPEED. IN ADDITION, STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATES BETWEEN 1500 AND 2000 RPM RANGE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. *AK

SIDE BLOW OUT IN A BRIDGESTONE DUELER H/T 687 P225/70 R16 TIRE AT 9:50AM. UPON BACKTRACKING DOWN YORK ROAD, NO "CHUCK" HOLES WERE FOUND OR FOREIGN OBJECTS IN THE 4 LANE ROAD. SANDY WAS TRAVELING SOUTH DOWN YORK ROAD IN PARMA OHIO, ABOUT 1,000 FEET FROM PLEASANT VALLEY ROAD WHEN THE TIRE BLEW OUT. NOTE: YOUR WEB SITE DID NOT HAVE A HIGHLANDER AS THE TOYOTA (SO, I ENTER 4-RUNNER). MY CAR IS A TOYOTA. ALSO, THIS WEB SITE DIDN'T HAVE THE EXACT TIRE TO SELECT FROM, SO PLEASE READ THE DESCRIPTION HERE.*AK

TOYOTA'S NEW COMMERCIAL FOR THEIR HIGHLANDER IS ALL ABOUT FEATURING A WOMAN PUTTING MAKE-UP ON WHILE DRIVING TO WORK. IT IS UNBELIEVABLY IRRESPONSIBLE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VIBRATION CAME FROM THE DRIVETRAIN/FRONT DIFFERENTIAL AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. SEEMED TO BE RELATED TO RPM AND OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE. MOST PROMINENT AT @2000 RPMS, AND BELOW 50 DEGREES. VIBRATION FELT IN PEDALS, FLOOR AND STEERING. HEARD THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. DEALER TECH TRYING, BUT NO ANSWERS. *AK

I PURCHASED A 2004 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER JAN. 2004 AND DROVE IT FOR TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE WEATHER PERMITTED ME TO DRIVE IT WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN. I FIRST NOTICED A EXCESSIVE HARMONIC DRUMMING NOISE WHEN I OPENED THE SUN ROOF. I TRIED THE OTHER WINDOWS AND THE NOISE BECAME UNBEARABLE TO THE POINT OF CAUSING EXTREME PAIN TO THE EAR DRUMS. THE BACK WINDOWS BEING THE WORST. THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT DISCLOSED AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE . I FOUND OUT LATER THAT TOYOTA HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS FOR SOME TIME. *JB

ANNOYING ENGINE OR DRIVE TRAIN VIBRATION BETWEEN 1400 AND 2000 RPM. MORE NOTICEABLE ON UPGRADES. RELEASING ACCELERATOR PEDAL RESULTS IN ELIMINATING THE VIBRATION AS THE ENGINE SPEED DECREASES. THE VEHICLE IS A 2004 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER V8 LIMITED. THIS ISSUE WAS INITIALLY NOTICED AT ABOUT 700 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. *CB

I OWN AN 2004 TOYOTA 4RUNNER SPORT WITH THE V8/AWD. TOOK IT ON A LONG ROAD TRIP OVER X-MAS AND NOTICED AT EXACTLY 71MPH YOU START TO HEAR A CYCLICAL NOISE (ABOUT 2-3 PER SECOND) THAT INCREASES IN FREQUENCY AS VEHICLE SPEED CLIMBS. NO VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL OR PEDALS. BUT BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER FEEL IT IN FLOORBOARDS AND HEAR IT. DISAPPEARS AT 82 - 85 OR SO, AND AS SOON AS FOOT IS REMOVED FROM THE GAS PEDAL. DEALER CLAIMS NO KNOWN ISSUES AND OFFERS NO SOLUTION. *AK

THE DRIVER TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR MAINTENANCE. THE MECHANIC NOTICED THE BRAKES AND OTHER PARTS NEEDED REPLACING BECAUSE THEY WERE RUSTED AND CORRODED. *PH *CB *JB

STEERING WHEEL AND PEDALS VIBRATE IN 1600-2000 RPM RANGE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. *LA

BREAK PEDAL VIBRATES EVERY OTHER TIME IT IS PRESSED DOWN. IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE HOW HARD YOU PRESS. IT GOES AWAY AFTER FEW SECONDS. IT IS NOT AN ABS RELATED VIBRATION. *LA