2004 Toyota 4RUNNER: harsh or hard shifting

Filed Oct 30, 2010 · Transmission · 83,600 miles · IN

I have a 2004 toyota 4runner sports edition. I always hear rattling noise when I am driving 40 MPH. Recently, I took my car to toyota to have this issue serviced. They said it was the transfer case. I was going drive it out of state with my wife for our anniversary, but they recommended I not to drive it. They replaced the transfer case. It was going to cost me over $1300, but luckily I had purchased an extended warranty.I have heard about power train problems with this model of toyota that LED to it being recalled. Another problem is when I come to a stop I hear a clunking noise. When I mentioned this issue, toyota said its the 4wheel drive, but I wasn't using the 4w drive when this issue occurred for me. Even now its still a problem. Please advise on what I should do before something goes wrong.

Filed Apr 20, 2010 · Seats · 5,000 miles · AZ

I have a 2004 toyota 4 runner and I took it in when it was new for the front driver seat. Where the seat connects to the back when you stop or start the hinge or track has considerable play in it and you feel a clunk every time. They replaced the seat but the problem came back. I repeatedly ask toyota if this presents and danger in the event of an accident since there is so much play in the seat. They told me there is no safety concern. In light of toyota's track record for lying I'm now more concerned and want to know if this is an issue. Many 4 runner owners experience the same thing. Should I be concerned?

Filed Feb 17, 2010 · Transmission · 28,000 miles · TX

When coming to a stop my 4runner will make a clunk noise as if I was rear ended. It has done this since I have owned the trunk. Taking it to dealer, they said that it is normal, just the transmission is downshifting.

Filed Feb 11, 2008 · Transmission · 2,000 miles · 00

1. There is a serious "clunk" noise when taking my foot off the brake from a stop. 2. My vehicle makes a loud noise when stopped at an intersection combined with a surging forward as if being rear ended. 3. When applying the brakes, after it has been sitting for a number of hours, it shakes and bangs extremely violently.

Filed Nov 26, 2007 · Engine, Transmission · 55,000 miles · OH

1.) there is a serious "clunk" noise when braking and also the same noise when starting from a complete stop when you take foot off brake. 2.) there is "sulfur smell " in cabin from catalytic converter.

Filed Oct 7, 2007 · Transmission · 13,000 miles · VA

I have a 2004 limited 4runner toyota, all wheel drive, with v8. After about 20 thousand miles, my vehicle began making a very loud noise when coming to a stop, while simultaneously surging forward like I was rear ended. This noise also has a distinct metallic sound and jarring vibration each and every time. If the brake is not presses firmly, the car will lounge forward. This noise and "clanking" also occurs when lifting my foot off of the brake when the car was stopped and not in neutral. I first reported this problem to toyota about a year ago and they said that it was a lubrication and maintenance issue. The tried to charge me 500 dollars for a four-wheel drive service. When I protested that this was not in the manual, they admitted that they lubricated the propeller shaft and that they wouldn't charge this time. Toyota invoice # w55722. Well, that eliminated about 90 percent of the problem, but the "clank" came back in about a month. I have recently read that all limited edition 4runners from 03-06 have this clanking problem, in addition to the lexus gx-470, that shares the same driveshaft. However, lexus is fixing the problem while toyota is playing stupid and saying that it is normal. Can you please force toyota to fix my vehicle in the same manner that lexus is? Please see this internet link to understand that this is a serious problem: http://www.tundrasolutions.com/forums/4runner/53302-4runner-v8-clunk-in-drivetrain/.