Recent content by poundkey

Okay - that's good to know! My searches seemed to suggest that this is fairly rare for these tires, so my best guess is that they got torn up on volcanic rock or something. I'm trying to remember which road(s) could have done this.... Thanks!

What do y'all think of this chunking that I'm seeing on the tire treads of all four of my tires? These are Michelin LTX A/T 2 tires on my 2016 4Runner (the tires were bought six years ago this week), and they currently have about 85,000 miles on them. The way I drive, I'm guessing that they...

Follow up: I took my 4Runner in to the dealership (Longo Toyota in Los Angeles), and they agreed that it was a faulty weld. The entire rear axle housing was replaced under warranty. Since a 4Runner rear axle housing isn't something that is kept in stock, they told me that it could take a few...

I did some more searching and found someone else who had this exact problem on a 2012 4Runner. He said that the housing was replaced under warranty. As much as I want to avoid taking my vehicle in to have work done on it, I think it's the best route. I'll plan to post an update when...

Hey y'all, The problem: The rear differential on my 2016 4Runner is leaking. The question: How do you recommend fixing this? The details: My 2016 4Runner SR5 4WD has about 48,000 miles on it. I just noticed this morning that the rear differential is leaking oil onto my garage floor at the...

Thanks for the replies! That gives me confidence that everything will hold together until I find a new home for it.

The scoop: So I've made the decision to go ahead and get a fancy new 4Runner. My 2002 (SR5, 4WD) has over 300,000 miles, so I was told by people at Carmax and even a salesman at a Toyota dealership that my best option (aside from trying to sell to an individual) is to sell it to Carmax. The...

I didn't realize it was that easy to access the dashboard lights; thanks for the suggestion! I don't think it could be anything else (besides a loose connection), so I'll check it out. One of the lights behind the speedometer was intermittent for a while, but I must have hit a bump in the road...

No, this isn't the usual problem where the door ajar light stays on; in my case, the light will NOT come on! It's a 2002 4Runner SR5 4WD. A few months ago, I noticed that sometimes my doors would be open (or latched part way) while I was driving, but the door open light was not illuminated on...

I hadn't heard of the milkshake problem until a few months ago. Fortunately, my original radiator was replaced since it failed at about 200,000 miles (I'm at 218,000 miles now). Now, if only I had a buddy in Southern California that could replace my transmission at a discounted cost....

Hey everyone, I'm having the exact same problem with my 2002 4Runner. It seems that everyone here is in agreement that the only resolution for this problem is replacing/rebuilding the transmission. Has anyone here actually done that yet, or are y'all still driving around with whining...

O.K. I've done all sorts of searching on this and come up with two forum threads that describe my 4Runner's symptoms exactly: one guy was told that his transmission pump was going bad, so he traded his 4Runner in to get a different car; the other guy was told that his transmission needed to be...