would be interested to hear what the dealer says when you take it to check it out. My wife's 4runner is doing something similiar but having never owned another 4runner or Toyota for that matter, I'm not sure if it's normal or not.
Getting this back on track...My wife and I drove this exact vehicle in Augusta last week before buying a black SR5. You all are right too, it was bare bones. Big difference between the SR5 we got and this one.