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Replying to: autohound1 (Jul 08, 2007 4:47 pm) The 2001 4Runner was one of the first moderately priced SUVs to make stability control standard. I would not buy a SUV without VSC unless safety is not a concern. |
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Thanks to the great info I received from my questions on this forum, I finally made a decision and ended up buying an '02 4Runner Sport Edition, 2wd. I think the color is Thundercloud (dark silver metallic looking). I was torn on the whole 2wd vs 4wd and the tc/vsc or not issues. What ended up swaying me the most was the deal I was able to get and knowing I won't ever take it 4-wheeling anyway. I was most concerned about handling in the rain. It does have fairly high mileage for the year, but for $9k w/ a good service history and in excellent condition, I couldn't walk away from the deal. Plus no sales tax in my state, since it was from a private party. This truck seems so well-built and absolutely rock solid and very tight driving/handling for a truck. I was surprised how nice the cloth is on the sport seats. Very durable and breathable. It uses two different types of cloth material. It's different than the cloth in all the internet pictures I saw while looking at various models. Maybe it was a new material for 2002 or maybe it comes on the sport? I don't know, but I do like it (even though I originally had wanted leather). Also, I found that insurance is very affordable on this vehicle, even with generous coverage -- cheapest I've ever been able to get on any vehicle I've ever owned. That was a pleasant surprise. Anyhow, time to enjoy her now. Thanks again to all on this forum for the great info provided. |
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| My throttle respnse isnt what it should be and i have a sneaky suspicion that it might be the fuel filter. Any recommendations on how easy to replace or where exactly the fuel filter is?!?('98 limited edition 4x4) | |
My '98 4runner is in desperate need of new differential fluid but the last idiot who had the the truck stripped the drain plug and now it is truly a pest to try and get the drain plug out. Im afraid of stripping it more or possibly cracking the transfer case. Yike$$! so any advice on my situation??
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Replying to: rzkibiz (Nov 05, 2007 7:51 am) |
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Hi there! I have just bought a 99 4runner, 2.7 liters, manual gear, at 50k miles. Great car! I have just made my first trip and took 110 miles of very cold weather. The engine runned "cold" all that mileage. Also "drunk" a lot of gas ... does s'o knows why? That happened? In time...there is another car been sold. It is 2.001 model, has a 3.4 liters engine and automatic transmition. Same mileage. In your opinion s it worthy to spend U$ 12k and trade in my 99? Thanks a lot. In time... I`m writing from Brazil, Sao Paulo.
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Replying to: avoidspam (Dec 03, 2007 5:51 pm) tidester, host SUVs and Smart Shopper
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I hit the button to engage the 4-wheel drive on my 99 4Runner Limited, but the dash indicator wouldn’t lock-in green. When I realized I had a problem I hit the button to turn it off, but dash indicator continued to flash and now it won’t stop with button in the ON or OFF position. The truck drives / feels like 4-wheel drive is engaged, but now I can’t turn it off. Fluid levels in the differential and transfer case are full. I’m afraid to drive it, don’t want to cause any damage. I’m equally afraid to take it to the shop without same idea of what the problem might be…….. Help…..Please.
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Replying to: cloyde (Dec 08, 2007 9:25 pm) tidester, host SUVs and Smart Shopper
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If anyone could give some advice with this situation, I would greatly appreciate it! I have a 1999 4Runner Limited 4 wheel drive with 147,xxx miles on it. My problem occurs either while accelerating to or while in park and revving engine to about the 4200 RPM mark. The best way that I can explain it is it just feels like the engine stutters or how it would feel if hitting rev limiter or some sort of misfire. I have had a lot of work done to it this year, but what I have tried in regards to this problem is swapping out the ignition coils (bought one and basically swapped out each one, one at a time to see if one was bad), replaced the mass air flow sensor, replaced pcv valve, replaced plug wires, and it does have newer (new in spring of 2007) spark plugs. There are only a couple other things that I can think of: one is a bad ECU, but I have heard these usually don't go bad and I don't know where it is exactly in this vehicle to be able to replace it. Another thought is bad oxygen sensor(s), but am not sure if it could cause my problem. Any advice, again, would be greatly appreciated. |
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