1997 Toyota 4Runner

Summary:

Great Yoda

Faults:

Power Antenna and water pump (covered by ext warranty). I let the power antenna broken, but still receiving perfectly fine. Dealer wants to charge too much for it.. 60 just to remove the part.. : (

I have a SR5 auto. I am able to get roughly 26.5 on highway by driving solo (average 55 mpg). I have 95000 miles on it and running very strong.

General Comments:

Newer Toyota made from the US kinda sucks. I owned a newer Sienna and not quite happy with it. I would buy a Toyota, but imported model.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Don't Know

Review Date: 30th December, 2006

1st Jan 2007, 19:05

Are you sure that you have more than 50 mpg?

Is your engine hybrid?

2nd Sep 2007, 13:22

I think he means 26.5 MPG @ 55MPH.

1997 Toyota 4Runner Limited 6

Summary:

Worth every penny... and then some

Faults:

I have had to replace the tire after 30000 miles, maily because the dealer put cheap BF Goodwrich tires on the vehicle. Replaced them with Goodyear radials.

Leather seats are cracking, especially on drivers side seat.

Engine light comes on because of the gas cap sensor, which means you will have to bring it into someone to reset the computer and buy a new gas cap. I've had to have it replaced twice in the past five years at a cost of $200 each time.

Hood latch catches and will not allow you to close the hood. I managed to get it closed by following the hood cable and to the firewall and gave it a tug to make it taunt again.

The rear hatch handle gets difficult to open. Just spray some WD40 in the inside of the handle and it will work again. Had to do this twice over the years.

General Comments:

I love this vehicle and would buy one again in a heartbeat. The engine has never needed work even after 125000 miles. Although I don't have the acceleration I would like, this SUV handles like a dream; I love the turning radius and ride. Often I travel cross country over several hundred miles at a time and never had any worries from the vehicle. The Toyota dealers always seem to get me in to the shop the next day and then have my vehicle back to me that same day. I am a larger man and have plenty of room in this car. I plan on having this vehicle until it dies and then will buy a Toyota again.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 18th May, 2006

9th Oct 2010, 11:44

You can buy your own scanner for 89 bucks.

1997 Toyota 4Runner Base 2.4L 4 cylinder

Summary:

Best vehicle I've ever owned

Faults:

Suspension Recall - Dealer Replaced

Shocks - replaced under warranty

Power Antenna has broken twice.

General Comments:

Best vehicle I've ever owned.

Seats are uncomfortable, but it is the base model. SR5 had more comfortable seats, but I didn't pay the extra.

Power Antenna breaks every 3 years (irritating and bad design) Uses a monofeliment belt which gets brittle with age. $200 to replace. Must remove right fender to get to unit.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 14th April, 2004

1997 Toyota 4Runner SR5 2.7

Summary:

Great truck

Faults:

Not one complaint from me.The previous owner had to change a four wheel relay switch. The dealer did this just before I bought the SUV. It only cost $108.The rest is just regular maintenance.Mostly consisting of fluid changes.

General Comments:

Great tuck for a sports oriented person.lot`s of room for hockey bags.

In the snow it handles great.

Fuel economy could be better, but still acceptable.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No

Review Date: 26th March, 2004

27th Mar 2004, 06:28

So you rave about the truck, say its great for the sports guy, and it goes great in the snow. Obviously you love this truck. Why did you say "No" when you were asked if you'd buy another???

1997 Toyota 4Runner SR5 6 cylinder 2 wheel drive

Summary:

A great car!

Faults:

The man I bought the car from told me that he had, had the starter fixed at 55,000 miles. As far as I know that is the only thing that has gone wrong besides a few leaks that were fixed easily.

General Comments:

This car is such a great buy! It is very reliable and runs great. The only thing that annoys me about the car is how long it takes to "warm up." When you first start it after a long night in the garage the engine sounds as though its trying to make the poor thing go air born. I talked to the mechanic about it and he said this is perfectly normal and occurs in most of the later model 4-runners. The handling is nice and the power is sufficient. Over all I would say this is a very good car!

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 24th March, 2004

24th Dec 2012, 04:46

The high speed wind noise at start up is the engine fan spinning up and then slowing down as the viscous clutch comes up to temp. Normal for any engine with an engine powered fan with a viscous clutch. Nothing to worry about.