Yeah thats what i had to do was to shift it down to L and then in to 2 and then into drive. But i took it to the transmission shop and the guy is suppose to take a good look at it tomorrow and i told my dad to tell him to check the throttle body. Im glad i saw this post before gettin a new...
Did yours start off doing it every now and then, and then it eventually got worse? Because thats what mine did. At first it started only doin it once and a while and now it does it all the time.
I didnt see this thread before postin mine but i am having the same problem. Mines is the same model as yours except mine is 4WD. I took it to the transmission shop this morning to let the guy look at it and tell me if it is the transmission. But from what you have said on here your suggesting...
When i put my 4runner into drive it doesnt accelerate, it just stalls out and then eventually it will catch on and take off. At first it only did this a couple times but now it happens everytime i put it in drive. Please tell me this aint the trasmission. Any ideas on what it might be?