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I tried going to Jones Junction for my 2005 4Runner. Wow, they were incredible. They tried to pull every trick in the book. The salesman to this day sends me mail regarding things such as sales and servicing of my vehicle at Jones. He was creepy and did not want to hear what I had to say...

I checked out the Nautical Blue Metallic on-line. You can't trust anything on-line, you need pictures. However, I navigated the Japanese Toyota website and found the colors over there. The blue looks to me like a lighter stratosphere mica but it may be the same or not. You should get a friend...

Tell us how it goes, unfortunately they discontinued the Stratosphere Mica for 2006 and are going with Nautical Blue Metallic......

This is interesting, a Toyota Factory Rep took a look at my 4Runner today. After the service manager drove with me August, 8 and did notice that my problem of it pulling to the right still existed, the Factory Rep took all day to look at it extensively. His findings: The vehicle drifts to...

Doug, I would not bet on them replacing it. As of right now, I have had four failed repair attempts regarding my 2005 4Runner due to a steering/suspension problem (my car pulls to the right even after 2 wheel balances, alignments, and tire rotations) that 2 dealerships have not been able to...

The 2nd Dealership with the GSP 9700 and Straightrak LFM rotated all of the tires, even the spare. They rotated them until it was fine, supposedly. Since my second repair appointment with them, its been a week and 3 days and they're still waiting for an answer from Toyota on how to fix my...

You know gas prices would drop if we all drove like "grandma". I'll go into cruise-control at 65 mph (highway speed limit) and see tons of cars passing me. If I'm not mistaken, going at 70 mph reduces efficiency by 15%. Therefore, thats why highways were at 55 mph for so long. We drive gingerly...

:bash: :awais: So, of course, I took it back this morning. The Service Advisor had me drive with one of experienced mechanics, nice elderly guy. We drove on the highway and I showed him what I believe to be the pulling. So we pulled over and he drove. Well, I'm not crazy or exaggerating...

I took it to a dealership that has the Hunter GPS 9700 with StraightTrak LFM: Here's the diagnosis: Camber, Caster, and Toe in front were out and they performed the alignment. Interesting how it was out of alignment and I had taken it last Saturday to the previous dealership. They test drove...

Hey Guys, Thanks for the suggestions. I'm beginning to think its the dealership I took it to. The apprentice technician took care of the vehicle the first time and said it required a wheel balance instead of the wheel alignment. Then after that, when I took it back, they finally agreed that...

Hey, I have a 2005 Toyota 4Runner SR5 and I got it in march and hit 5,300 miles already (lots of driving in June because of moving into a new house). I began to notice the car would pull to the right at highway speeds and got it checked it with the first oil change. I suggested to the service...

Did switching the tires remove the problem?

I just went to the dealership today for my first oil change at 4,500 miles (yeah, I know, people say do it at 1,500 miles but whatever) Anyways, when I reach 50 mph on the highway, my 2005 4Runner pulled slighty to the right when I have the steering dead-center. No vibration occurs though. Of...