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If you have any results after taking your track to the dealer, let us know.
"The website to see customer complaints regarding the 2000 4Runner at NHTSA is: http://www.nhtsa.org/cars/problems/complain/compmmy5.cfm
and for services bulletins, the web address is:
http://www.nhtsa.org/cars/problems/tsb/Servicemmy5.cfm
Below is the text for the latter, regarding the fuel gage:
Service Bulletin Number: EL01099
Bulletin Sequence Number: 100
Date of Bulletin: 9912
NHTSA Item Number: SB610059
Make: TOYOTA TRUCK
Model: 4 RUNNER
Year: 2000
Component: INTERIOR SYSTEMS:INSTRUMENT PANEL:GAUGE:INDICATOR:GAS
Summary: SUBJECT REGARDING FUEL GAUGE HORIZONTAL CALIBRATION PROCEDURE. *TT
As has been posted previously (by Cliffy1??) spending several minutes filling the tank to the brim may screw up the vapor recovery system. See my (dbabble's) previous posting (#114) for my experience in getting it fixed. Since the repair/replacement, if it gets down to "empty" and I fill it, it takes on over 16 gallons before the pump clicks off. I put the nozzle on the middle notch when I fill it, so the pump runs slightly slower, but otherwise do nothing special. Hope this helps."
1. The brake would shudder at highway speed. Specially driving downhill when the brake is pressed, the whole truck will vibrating.
When I brought the truck to the Dealer, Toyota service manager said I need some brake adjustment. After the dealer adjusted, it still the same. When I brought it back, they said I need rotate the tires. After rotating the tires, the problem still existing.
2. When the engine is cold in the morning, shifting from "R" to "D" after backing up the truck from garage to street, the transmission jerky and make "cliking" sound. Toyota service manager also said this is normal for the truck.
I used to drive camry and accord and ever have such exprience.
Can anyone tell me those two things are normal for the 4-runer or not?
It sounds like the dealer you took the 4runner to is either 1) incompetent or 2) lazy. Either option is bad and I would suggest you go to another dealer or to a mechanic that you trust.
By the way, I drove from FL to VA yesterday on a non stop (other than for gas) trip through the big ice and snow storm we just had. I never saw asphalt between Savannah, GA and Fredericksburg, VA (500+ mi). The stability control and trac control features were incredible. I saw a lot of Explorers and Chevrolets (Tahoes and Suburbans) stuck along the road, not one 4Runner.
Any help would be appreciated..
Thanks in advance.
The Detroit auto show is coming up soon and if there is no mention by then I'd say it's a lock that there won't be an update until next year.
http://www.performanceproducts.com/
mtbnate: nice pix's and also thanks for the links.
I ended buying an 02 SR5. Hope it runs 200K.
Do you know of any good sources car covers? Any preferences? I have some construction going on and I want to keep the stuff off the vehicle until the construction is over.
Thanks again for all the help.
http://autos.yahoo.com/newcars/details/toyota024runner/expreviews.html?review=cg
Bob
Of course anything is possible, but my sources indicate that if Toyota were going to release a model for 2003 there would already be more information out about it. They also say that Toyota has been very busy with other products: Corolla, Matrix, Camry, Prius, Sienna (bigger and moving to IN), Solara (moving to KY), RX300 (moving to Canada), new model of Tundra (full 4-door for '03), updated Tacoma, the Sequoia, and the new engine plant in Alabama, and Avalon update last year. (and these are just the North American models)
I suspect it will be much like the new Lexus GX 470 (due next January), but with the V8 as an option. Check out the link here at Edmunds under Detroit Auto Show coverage:
http://www.edmunds.com/news/autoshows/articles/48583/page014.html
Bob
Was your contact an employee of Toyota Motor Sales or from a dealership?
http://toyota.com/html/about/news/archive/press_release/product/docs/2002/20020106a_gx470.jsp
The manual E-brake is off from the inside, and there is no resistance that would lead me to believe that the E-brake is stuck. I don't know if this light is an indicator for pad replacement or brake service, but I haven’t gotten any other indication that the brakes may be bad. The truck brakes fine and there are no indicator screeches.
I'm a Jeep convert, so I'm not (yet) overly familiar with the Toyota braking system. Is this common with 4Runners, does anyone know why this light is on and how to fix it?
The current LC Prado/Colorado shares the 4Runner IFS and 3.4L engine, but has a boxier body, more like that of the Isuzu Trooper.
Bob
BTW I test drove a simular 4 Runner tonight and it seem to have plenty of power. No it wasn't a jet car but compared to my Rav-4, it might as well be. Thanks again Peter.
I have noticed this problem as well, the rear takes for ever to clear up. Mine actually times out, I have to turn on the defroster twice.
Ruby
Can anyone confirm those two numbers?
Does anyone know what KI or CL mean?
Can someone alert me to where I would find these specifications?
I have tried asking the DC Bureau of Motor Vehicles for some clarification on their abbreviations, but it seems that no one there has any idea what is on their form or what it means.
Bob
http://club.vmag.com/ubb/Forum2/HTML/000833.html
http://club.vmag.com/ubb/Forum2/HTML/000406.html
I bought a used 98 6 months ago and have loved every mile I put on it.
Toyota is not perfect either. If Toyota does not use the current V-6 in the new 4Runner I would consider going back. Just for the record I have never had an engine or transmission problem in a GM car or truck. I also had one bad transmission (5 speed) in a Toyota 4x4. It would pop out of first gear during acceleration, but never when the dealer was driving it! Talk about aggravation!