2004 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER Problems & Recalls

STRONG SULFUR SMELL (ROTTEN EGGS) WHEN ACCELERATING. CAN SMELL WITH ALL WINDOWS UP. EVEN WORSE IF REAR WINDOW IS DOWN. WHAT'S THE POINT OF HAVING A REAR WINDOW IF YOU CAN'T OPEN IT. I ALSO OWN A 2000 4RUNNER AND IT NEVER SMELLS THIS WAY. *NM

Mileage: 100

DASH LIGHTS ARE ON ALL THE TIME MAKING IT HARD TO KNOW IF YOU HEADLIGHTS ARE ON OR NOT. HAVE DRIVEN SEVERAL TIMES AT NIGHT IN LIGHTED AREAS THINKING MY HEADLIGHTS WERE ON WHEN INDEED THEY WERE NOT. *NM

Mileage: 100

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. ...

Mileage: 50

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. ...

Mileage: 6,000

WINDSHIELD CONTINUE TO CRACK STARTING EACH TIME MID WAY THE WIND SHIELD WIPER ON DRIVER SIDE. I AM MY THIRD WINDSHIELD AND IT IS CRACKED AGAIN ALSO LOTS OF TUNDRA TRUCKS ARE CRACKING THE SAME IDENTICAL PLACE. *NM

Mileage: 8,000

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 TH...

Mileage: 100

DT: ONTACT STATES THE DRIVER'S LUMBART SECTION OF THE SEAT IS LOOSE. WHEN YDRIVING AND STOPPING Y CAN FEEL THE FRONT SECTION OF THE SEAT MOVING. AND WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT CAN FEEL THE SEAT MOVING. THIS HAPPENS ALL OF THE TIME. HE HAS TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE AND BOTH TIMES THEY SAID ...

Mileage: 14,000

THE DRIVER'S SEAT MOVES (OR ROCKS) WHILE DRIVING. THE LOCAL DEALER ASSURES ME THAT THE DEFECT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, YET I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING THE CAR. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM.

Mileage: 16,000

UPON ACCELERATION THE EXHAUST EMITS A VERY STRONG ROTTEN EGG SMELL INTO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THIS ESPECIALLY HAPPENS WHEN THE REAR WINDOW IS LOWERED.

Mileage: 23,400

INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT,AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY,SEAT BELTS DID NOT HOLD RESULTING IN HITTING STEARING WHEEL AND FRACTURING MY STEARNUM. COLLISION REPAIR CENTER REPLACED COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS AIR BAG AND SEAT BELTS.

Mileage: 13,978

INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT,AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY,SEAT BELTS DID NOT HOLD RESULTING IN HITTING STEARING WHEEL AND FRACTURING MY STEARNUM. COLLISION REPAIR CENTER REPLACED COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS AIR BAG AND SEAT BELTS.

Mileage: 13,978

WHILE TURNING THE VEHICLE THE POWER STRERRING BECAME UNSTABLE (HARD TO TURN - THEN LOSE) CAUSING THE SUV TO HIT A POLE, DAMAGING THE CORNER RIGHT BUMBER.

Mileage: 14,450

WHILE TURNING THE VEHICLE THE POWER STRERRING BECAME UNSTABLE (HARD TO TURN - THEN LOSE) CAUSING THE SUV TO HIT A POLE, DAMAGING THE CORNER RIGHT BUMBER.

Mileage: 14,450

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2004 TOYOTA 4-RUNNER SE, THE DRIVER'S SEAT IS CONSTANTLY CLICKING AND SHIFTING UPON ACCELERATION, BRAKING AND TURNING. THE TECHNICIAN'S AT THE DEALER SAY IT IS OPERATING AS DESIGNED AND THEY ALL DO IT. THE CAR HAS 7500 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 2 TIMES FOR THE SAME A...

AFTER PICKING MY CAR UP FROM THE DEALERSHIP FROM AN OIL CHANGE LAST OCTOBER, MY VEHICLE STABILTY CONTROL (VSC) SYSTEM ZEROED THE CALIBRATIONS IN EFFECT SHUTTING THIS SYSTEM DOWN. AS A RESULT, THE CAR WENT INTO A SIDEWAYS SKID AND NEARLY ROLLED. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WH...

Mileage: 23,793

DRIVER'S DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. DOOR LOCKED IN LOCK POSITION, WILL NOT UNLOCK USING THE KEY OR MANUAL SWITCH INSIDE OF VEHICLE. UNABLE TO EXIT DRIVER'S DOOR. TOOK VEHICLE TO TOYOTA DEALER, AWAITING WORD ON REPAIR. *AK

Mileage: 29,000

2004 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING SYSTEM LIGHT BLINKS MEANING THE SYSTEM IS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER 5 TIMES AND ALL THEY SEEM TO DO IS CHECK THE SPARE TIRE AND RESET THE WARNING LIGHT AFTER THE DIAGNOSTIC. AFTER 1 DAY THE WARNING LIGHT COMES BACK ON. ON ANOT...

Mileage: 70

WHEN STEPPING ON BRAKES, PEDAL VIBRATES AND GETS VERY SOFT. VEHICLES STOPPING DISTANCE IS MARGINAL AT BEST. ROTORS HAVE BEEN "CUT" ALREADY WITH JUST 13K ON THE VEHICLES DUE TO RUST BUILD UP.BOCH TOYOTA IN NORWOOD MASS. TELLS ME THAT THE BRAKE ISSUE IS "NORMAL" !! THERE IS ALSO A LOUD WHINING NOISE W...

WHEN STEPPING ON BRAKES, PEDAL VIBRATES AND GETS VERY SOFT. VEHICLES STOPPING DISTANCE IS MARGINAL AT BEST. ROTORS HAVE BEEN "CUT" ALREADY WITH JUST 13K ON THE VEHICLES DUE TO RUST BUILD UP.BOCH TOYOTA IN NORWOOD MASS. TELLS ME THAT THE BRAKE ISSUE IS "NORMAL" !! THERE IS ALSO A LOUD WHINING NOISE W...

PURCHASED BRAND NEW 2003 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER 4X4..ON SNOW,ICE AN WET ROADS THE FRONT END VIBRATES AN BUCKS. ITS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER TWICE, AN TWICE WERE TOLD THE TRUCK CHECKS OUT FINE(OF COURSE THEY ARE GOING TO SAY THAT, BECAUSE THIS PROBLEM ONLY OCCURS IN WEATHER MENTIONED ABOVE) AN THEY HAVE NOT ...

Mileage: 100

THE DRIVER'S SEAT POPS AND MOVES WHEN BRAKING OR TURNING CURVES (ESPECIALLY WHEN MAKING RIGHT TURNS). IT APPEARS TO BE COMING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE SEAT AND AROUND THE FRONT "THIGH" PORTION OF THE SEAT.*AK

MY 2004 SPORT 4RUNNER HAS A PERIODIC STRONG SULFUR SMELL ONGOING SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN AUGUST. *JB

PROBLEMS WITH DRIVER SEAT MOVING AND MAKING NOISES DURING DRIVING ON 2004 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. IT IS A DESIGN FLAW, AND TOYOTA WILL NOT RECALL.*AK

2004 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER HAS HAD A HORRIBLE SULFUR SMELL SINCE WE BOUGHT IT. DEALER REPLACED CATALYTIC CONVERTE AND NOW THE SMELL IS WORSE. DEALER NOW SAYS THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO.*AK

Mileage: 100

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 ...

VIBRATION ABOVE 70 MPH, FELT THROUGH STEERING WHEEL, PEDAL AND FLOORBOARD. *JB

Mileage: 10,500

VIBRATION THROUGH STEERING WHEEL AT RPMS B/W 1600-2300, INCREASED WITH SPEED. *JB

RELATES TO A 2004 TOYOTA 4RUNNER. THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS AND THE LIGHT BLINKS INDICATING LOW PRESSURE IN THE TIRES (BLINKING OF THE LIGHT PER THE PROVIDED MANUAL IS INDICATIVE OF LOW PRESSURE IN TIRES). TOYOTA AND ITS DEALERS REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE AND UNABLE TO OF...

Mileage: 939

WHEN COMING TO A STOP & BRAKING, CAR ACCELERATED FORWARD. THIS CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT WITH MUCH DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF MY CAR. THIS CAUSED ME TO HIT THE BUILDING IN FRONT OF ME WITH EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE BUILDING. IT WAS AMAZING PART OF THE BUILDING DID NOT FALL DOWN ON THE TOP OF MY CAR W...

Mileage: 7,500

MY TOYOTA 4 RUNNER SMELLS LIKE ROTTEN EGGS. THE DEALER TRIED TO REPLACE THE CATALITIC CONNVERTER AND IT STILL SMELLS.*AK

RESONANCE THROUGH STEERING WHEEL DURING LIGHT TO HEAVY ACCELERATION WHEN TRANS WAS SHIFTING. DEALER, AT THIS TIME SAYS IT IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THIS VEHICLE. 1000'S RPMS AND UP SOMETIMES WORSE THEN OTHERS. *JB

Mileage: 200

THIS IS AN E-MAIL I SENT TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS: I HAVE HAD MY NEW 2004 4RUNNER LIMITED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP (RON CARTER, ALVIN, TX.) 4 TIMES BEFORE I EVEN HAD 500 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE REASON IS BECAUSE OF STEERING WHEEL OSCILLATION/VEHICLE VIBRATIONS BETWEEN 55 AND 70 MPH. THE DEALERSHIP RE-BAL...

Mileage: 50

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 PR...

I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2004 4 RUNNER SR5 V6 IN MAY OF 2004, I HAVE NOTICED SOME VIBRATION FROM THE FRONT END WHEN DRIVING ABOVE 60MPH. I HAVE HAD THE TIRES BALANCED ALREADY 3 TIME IN THE PAST 3 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP WITHOUT AN SUCCESS.*AK

Mileage: 20

I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2004 4 RUNNER SR5 V6 IN MAY OF 2004, I HAVE NOTICED SOME VIBRATION FROM THE FRONT END WHEN DRIVING ABOVE 60MPH. I HAVE HAD THE TIRES BALANCED ALREADY 3 TIME IN THE PAST 3 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP WITHOUT AN SUCCESS.*AK

Mileage: 20

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 NO...

Mileage: 1,200

I HAVE A 2004 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER WITH A VERY NOTICEABLE SHAKE IN THE STEERING WHEEL AT 59-65 MPH.*AK

Mileage: 1,700

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 WOR...

Mileage: 10

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 PROBL...

Mileage: 2,000

STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AROUND 45-60 MPH. IT IS A PRONOUNCED VIBRATION THAT IS UNCOMFORTABLE TO DRIVE WITH.

Mileage: 300

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 A...

Mileage: 4,100

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 ST...

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 ST...

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 ST...

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 MECH...

Mileage: 20

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 NOTH...

Mileage: 1,000

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 W...

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 W...

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 ...

Mileage: 700

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 H...

Mileage: 500

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 RICHARDSO...

Mileage: 3,500

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 ...

Mileage: 1,651

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 ...

Mileage: 1,651

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 ...

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 HEA...

Mileage: 100

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

Mileage: 400

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...

Mileage: 1,400

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...

Mileage: 1,400

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

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 STREE...

Mileage: 12,000

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

Mileage: 400

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 INCRE...

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. ...

Mileage: 3,950

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...

Mileage: 100

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 CAUS...

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 O...

Mileage: 700

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 O...

Mileage: 700

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 PASSEN...

Mileage: 1

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

Mileage: 8,000

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

Mileage: 200

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

Mileage: 80