Faults:

I bought the car from an old man who used it as a vacation car. The truck ran fine for the summer and fall, then it all went down hill in the winter. It blew a cooling line through the block. I fixed that, but 3 months later it overheated, so I replaced your basic stuff. Nothing worked; took it to the mechanic, he tells me blown head gasket. Not covered by the recall. I won't buy another Toyota unless it has the 22re motor.

General Comments:

Fun to drive, except not much power.

Not reliable.

Faults:

The head gasket blew last night. My girlfriend was driving it and broke down. She called me to tell me the car had overheated, and billows of white smoke were coming out. I drove to pick her up and help, and thought it was not that big a deal, but when I tried to start it... what a nightmare. I bought a gallon of coolant and dumped that in. But it was too late. The damage was done. By the way, the coolant was spitting out of the radiator, I realized the head gasket was blown. I tried to drive it down the road to get as close to home as I could before calling AAA, but could only get a couple blocks.

Now I have to decide if the car is worth fixing or junking. Reading other stories, I don't know how difficult it would be to replace the gasket and how much other damage had been done. I guess I will flip a coin.

Faults:

EVERYTHING: head gasket at 220000km, transmission clutch, CV shafts, rear window, speedo cable, fuel pump.

General Comments:

JUNK, JUNK. I had very high marks for this SUV, but I'm done with it.

Faults:

I bought the SUV used at 171,000 miles on it. The only problem was the head gasket was blown at that time. I fixed it for the cost of $230 at a wayside shop. From that time till now, no fault.

Electricals are superb, transmission like new.

General Comments:

The truck runs smoothly. The only problem is that it runs high on gas mileage.

Faults:

At 142000, blown head gasket. The vehicle was running great, and new tires were just purchased, body work done, and now the vehicle is pretty much shot

I am not going to fix it, because I am afraid something else will happen.

120000; steering pump leaking needed replacing.

At 80000, starter, and again at 130000 at a cost of 450. You need to remove many things to get at the starter.

70000; replaced the timing chain, water pump and belts over 500, and at the same time the brakes and rotors went.

General Comments:

I will never buy a Toyota again. It has been the most expensive car to fix, with more things that went wrong than any other car I have ever owned.

Faults:

My head gasket blew at 155,000 - no compression in 6th cylinder, Fan stopped working - radiator blew.

General Comments:

This 4Runner has been a great vehicle.

Faults:

My own theory about overheating on the left bank of cylinders, is big dumb knobby tires that puts a drag on the engine. Sort of like dragging an anchor. Why the left bank weakens first is a higher issue I can't fathom easily.

General Comments:

Fun truck to own; sort of like being in a cult of folks that hate small cars..