1.0

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
176,667 miles

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problem #3

May 202020

4Runner 6-cyl

  • 350,000 miles
Valve cover gasket failed head gasket failed, 3rd cyl affected.

- Long Beach, CA, USA

problem #2

Apr 192016

4Runner

  • miles
Went to get and oil change, when my car was returned the car started to vibrate very time I was at a stop sign, then the check engine light came over 12-13 times all with different codes... my car keeps stalling and restarting... the brakes is making a grinding sound just got the brakes done... fuel injection cleaning... and the right rear light keeps malfunctioning even after I've change the bulbs on several times...

- Gardendale, AL, USA

problem #1

Jul 022011

4Runner

  • 180,000 miles
The vehicle stalls, incosistently, but, on a frequent basis, at any given time, then will be fine for a long period of time. It eats batteries. I've had to replace the battery every year. A local automotive electrical specialist replaced the B+ cable from the battery to the starter, and the problem went away for a year, but, has since returned. I recently upgraded to a battery with more cranking watts, and have een improvement. However. There's the issue of the hesitation, jerking, and loss of power, when taking off after 1st start of the day, replaced plugs, and battery and did a tune - up, but, it made no difference. Very dangerous and have almost been involved in accidents multiple times, as a result, including dying while towing a trailer, smack dab in the middle of a 4-way intersection of a traffic - choked coastal highway in the middle of a popular beach resort, featuring over 200 outlet shops and malls, mid-day, on the 4th of July weekend, and a Saturday at that, , and having to contact roadside assistance 5 times, to get it going again, to get to my destination, less than 6 miles away, and having to drive on the road's shoulder the whole way, in case of another break-down,

- Perry Hall, MD, USA