Obviously none of the car makers are perfect and many of us have had better luck with one compared to others. I tend to keep cars for at least 7 years - Toyota has been the most reliable so far compared to cars I have owned from VW, Ford, Honda and Nissan. The Ford and VW I owned did not make it past year 3 before running into major problems - I would have a hard time ever buying another car from either company again. The Ford needed a new engine at 37k miles...

If your 4R is stalling out every few hours, you have to take it back to dealer to see what the problem is -- if they will not take care it, escalate the issue within Toyota and if need be, leverage the Lemon laws the most states have in place. It could be an easy fix or you might end up with a replacement.