2005 Toyota 4RUNNER: harsh or hard shifting

Filed Feb 14, 2021 · Body · 91,000 miles · NY

I purchased my 2005 toyota 4 runner from the original owner in august. 2018 with 74,000 miles on it. Garage kept and older couple owned it. Inside and outside are near mint condition. Now has 91,000 miles. The front cross member is completely rotted and barely being held together. I can wiggle the whole piece with my hand. The right side center of the frame has a 7 inch hole on he bottom and a 2 inch hole on the side in the same area. The right rear control arm bracket has rotted apart thus throwing the thrust angle off and the steering wheel is crooked when driving. The frame surrounding that area of the right rear bracket is completely rotted and splitting in 2. All got noticed when I hit a pot hole in the road and heard a clunk and the steering wheel went crooked. Vehicle would not drive straight anymore. Good thing I was not going fast and I immediately pulled to the shoulder of the road to investigate.

Filed Oct 14, 2010 · Transmission · 125,000 miles · MD

I have a 2005 toyota 4runner and it has a loud clunk in the drivetrain every time I stop.when it clunks it also lunges forward causing a few close calls I have addressed this issue with toyota and they say it is a normal operating characteristic. The problem occurs in the 03-06 4runners,tacomas and lexus gx470 toyota has a t.s.b on the lexus model only not the toyota 4runners or tacomas which means at least to me that it is a defect!!! I have contacted the dealership and they say their is no tsb so they cant do anything I contacted toyota and got no response. If they will fix the lexus version why not the toyota version???

Filed Apr 29, 2010 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 90,000 miles · OH

The vehicle rpms would go up but the car would barley move, or while driving going to accelerate the vehicle would not go faster to engage in traffic, corrosion of pins in the transmission wiring harness that connects to the engine wiring harness. This harness is also tied to the ABS, traction control. It causes the vehicle to become unsafe when driving as if it acts up you cannot accelerate and sort of chugs along. Dangerous in on ramp and traffic situations. This also caused the solenoid in the transmission to short out as it was hanging up on the shift which caused a clunking sound. The transmission wire harness was replaced which showed 3 corroded pins. The solenoid in the transmission was also replaced.

Filed Mar 11, 2010 · Transmission · 1 miles · NC

When bringing vehicle to a stop, there is a very loud clunk that can be physically felt shuddering through the entire vehicle. Many many trips to the dealer resulted in nothing. There is a tsb for the lexus equivalent of the 4runner with this problem. This means they admit there is a problem, but refuse to acknowledge it on non-lexus vehicles. Unacceptable. If the driveshaft is impacting that hard every time the vehicle stops, it is a matter of time before excessive wear will cause a safety issue.

Filed Nov 17, 2009 · Acceleration · 20,000 miles · LA

Details: vehicle 2005 4 runner limited 4wd. The following occurs when coming to a stop, loud clunk sound and vehicle jolts forward right after a full stop. Infrequently the cluck and jolt will occur once stopped. This problem has been noted to occur after about twenty thousand miles. At about 3600 miles the toyota was asked to diagnose the problem. Toyota stated they were unable to note any problems. It is ridiculous to assume that toyota is unaware of the cause given the number of units on the road.

Filed Oct 20, 2009 · Transmission · 15,000 miles · WA

1. Happened since about 15-20k miles on my 2005 4runner (I'm the first and only owner). 2. Occurs when coming to a stop, large clunk sound and vehicle jolts forward right after a full stop. 3. Nothing has been done to correct the failure. Each time the toyota dealer service tech takes it for a ride they cannot replicate it, I went once and was not able to replicate it at that time. However, there are numerous online forum discussions about the issue (see this one: http://www.tundrasolutions.com/forums/4runner/53302-4runner-v8-clunk-in-drivetrain/). Apparently a recall fix for the lexus 470 (same as a toyota 4runner like mine) has been provided for lexus owners but not for toyota owners. The parts to solve the issue are identical. Toyota dealer service department stated unless toyota motor corp. Actually issues a recall and provides details on a fix, they are not able to do anything since we cannot replicate it when they are servicing my 4runner.

Filed Apr 16, 2009 · Steering · 53,000 miles · CA

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 toyota 4 runner. While driving approximately 55 MPH, the driver noticed that the steering wheel always turned to the left. He then heard a clunking noise near the front end of the vehicle when the transmission was placed into drive. The vehicle was taken to a repair shop and the mechanic discovered that the rear passenger side stabilizer bar snapped and the metal appeared to be crystallized. The mechanic replaced the stabilizer bar and the rack and pinion. The manufacturer stated that they would not provide reimbursement since the vehicle was out of warranty and was not serviced at a dealer. The contact believes a recall should be issued. The VIN was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 53,000.

Filed Apr 15, 2009 · Transmission · AZ

Several times a day when I come to a stop in my 2005 4runner I hear a clunk and it feels like someone has just rear ended me. This has happened since I bought the vehicle and is getting worse. Lexus has a tsb for this exact same complaint yet toyota products do not. Why is that? Tsb#dl002-07.

Filed Nov 4, 2008 · Transmission · 30,000 miles · WI

Driveshaft clunks after coming to a stop also on acceleration from a stop.

Filed Oct 17, 2007 · Transmission · 34,090 miles · GA

In general, when I pull up to a stop I sometimes feel a clunk. Then, when I start again, it feels like the brake release is delayed with another clunk. There's a few lexus gx470 owners (same engine and drivetrain as 4runner) that are complaining at other sites. I've been told the two piece driveshaft gets air compressed inside, and when the compression leaks out, you get the clunk. Lexus is apparently fixing the problem.