Tl* the contact owns a 1998 toyota 4runner. The contact was sitting at a traffic stop with the brakes depressed when the vehicle abnormally accelerated. She engaged the brakes abruptly to stop the unintended acceleration. The vehicle was taken immediately to an authorized dealer. The dealer replaced the sensor on the accelerator. The failure mileage was 152,000 and the current mileage was 155,000. Updated 11/08/10 * bf the consumer stated the vehicle would stall when attempting to accelerate at times. Updated 11/10/10.
1998 Toyota 4RUNNER: engine stalls while driving
7 of the 250 complaints about the 1998 Toyota 4RUNNER describe engine stalls while driving.
- owner complaints
- 7
- of this car's complaints
- 3%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 4 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Engine stalls while driving by model year
What owners say
Tl*the contact owns a 1998 toyota 4runner. During deceleration, the vehicle stalls and accelerates both at the same time. The dealer replaced the idle switch valve twice, which corrected the failure for a few months. On august 21, 2008 while driving 40 MPH, the vehicle shut down. The contact will take the vehicle to the dealer for a diagnosis. The failure mileage was 72,100 and current mileage was 90,000.
This truck (auto, 6 cyl, 2wd) sometimes stalls, but only when coming to a stop, always in motion, never at idle, just as if the key were turned off. Occurs very intermittently (7 times since sept 2003)... Mechanic informed me that nothing has registered on the computer. Interstate battery is 8 months old. Every other time, I've put it in park and it starts right up, but this morning it wouldn't start for almost two minutes in a busy intersection. A friend also has 1998 4runner; says it's been happening to her over two years, but less often. This is very dangerous. This can't be a coincidence, and it can't just be the two of us. I spoke with toyota today, but mine is the only complaint they have about this.
Consumer stated while traveling at any speed and without any indication vehicle would stall. Vehicle was serviced, technician noticed a mouse had crawled into the mass air flow .
The vehicle was going 15mph on wet pavement and suddenly broke into a 360 spin. The engine stalled causing the vehicle to lose all power, locking the brakes up. The dealer was notified. Nlm
Vehicle experiencing engine knocking and stalling. Yh
Engine stalls while driving ,loss of engine power. Dealer cannot determine defect.
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Questions about the 1998 Toyota 4RUNNER stalling
Is engine stalls while driving a common problem on the 1998 Toyota 4RUNNER?
7 of 250 owner complaints about the 1998 Toyota 4RUNNER (3%) mention engine stalls while driving. The model year with the most reports is 1999.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1998 Toyota 4RUNNER?
There are 0 recalls and 4 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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