Recent content by pdoel

Ha ha. Good luck with that. It's just like the seat rattle. They know, but just will not offer a fix.

Mine did the exact same thing yesterday. What pisses me off the most is that the 4Runner was at the dealership last week for 4 days while they fix a recurring brake issue. I had mentioned the problems with the sunroof. They said they couldn't reproduce it. The VERY first time I opened the...

Just an update. A couple weeks ago, I called Toyota. Told them the problem, gave them the history I've had with the dealership, and asked them what I should do. They got in touch with the service manager at the dealership. He called me, and had me bring it back in. Dropped it off Sunday...

Here's the deal. I have an '03 Sport Edition. 31,000 miles. Will have had it for 3 years next month. So far, I've had to replace the front pads at 17,000 miles, again at 24,000 miles, and now, for the third time, at 31,000 miles. Dealer says there's absolutely nothing wrong with the...

Any update?

That sucks. I know when I configured it, it didn't have a color like that. But why the hell have it at the auto show, and then not make it available? That color would be sweet!

I'm very excited about the upcoming FJ Cruiser. I'm on my second Toyota, and while both have had an issue or two that Toyota just won't address ('99 - Clutch Pedal Assembly, '03 - Brakes and Rattling driver's seat), all in all, I still love the vehicles. My biggest complaint with the new...

Well, here's an update since August when I had my front pads replaced. These pads lasted 2,000 miles before all the squeals came back. I had it in for inspection, so mentioned all the squeals and squeeks I'm hearing from the brakes. Basically, the main squeal occurs only at a certain level of...

Grrrr. My 4Runner is at the dealership right now. In December, at 17,000 miles, they had to replace the front brake pads. It's been squealing quite a bit lately (the last month or two), and for the last week, the brakes will squeal even when they aren't being used. If I tap the brakes, the...

I was really hoping they'd announce the availibility of the 6 speed manual transmission, like in the Tacoma. :dammit:

I've actually come to terms with my cladding. With the titanium silver, I think it actually looks too plain with the painted cladding. It's just not a very stand out color. So the plastic cladding helps give it something a bit different.

Like the question states. If the 4th Gen 4Runner were available in a manual transmission, would you buy that over an automatic? It annoys me how few SUVs are available in a manual these days. I'd love to get a Sport Edition with the 6 speed manual that's available in the Tacoma. In 2 years...

Add me to the list. I was sitting at a light, the light changed, was going maybe 10 miles an hour, and WAM, something hit me. There was a van in front of me, but we weren't even going fast enough for it to cause any problems. But sure enough, there was a crack, and within minutes, it was...

If you can go as new as 1999, that's when the Highlander Edition started, with the hood scoop. Shouldn't be that big of a difference in cost between a Limited '98 and a Highlander '99. If not, then you could probably just buy the whole hood from Toyota. No idea how much that would cost...

I went to a small Presbyterian college, Grove City College in PA. We had fraternities and sororities, but they are non-national. I was a member of the Adelphikos Fraternity, which stands for Brotherhood.