Thank you Blackworksinc for clarifying that.

Im not looking for a handout or trying to get something for free. The fact is this is the same defective system used in several vehicles over the course of a several years. If toyota had chose to do nothing for anyone, on any vehicle and not acknowledge a flawed design then so be it. And this would be nothing more then a discussion about how us forum members deal with this issue ourselves.
We all know about many other quirks with these vehicles ( stuck calipers, cracked manifolds, dashes, ect..) and thats why this forum is here, to help eachother out with 4runner specific issues.

However... once toyota went ahead with extending warranties and admitting their design flaw in the system that is used in these vehicles, Then reimburseing and repairing vehicles ( yes some of them are 4runners).. then it is only right to extend that to everyone affected by the same problem. Same way GM is getting called out for their ignitions that were used in many different cars for many years. They all need to be taken care of. Not just a select few.

Like blackworksinc said... same as the driveline TSB. They are only withholding assistance to people with 4runners because they can. because they know they can save money taking things on a case by case basis.


You on and I both know 9 years and 100k on these trucks when maintained is just barely breaking in. Im sure your method of doing the fix for this problem works. but not everyone is a toyota mechanic with access to tools or any other variety of factors that would limit someone from doing this job on their own.