chickenman9102
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Hey everyone,
Looking for some advice. I have a 2004 4Runner, SR5 4WD. I’ve had both bank 1 and bank 2 catalytic converter efficiency codes for a while, but the truck has been driving fine. Mechanic said it's fine. Today I pulled someone out of a ditch and immediately after something felt very wrong.
Worth noting before moving on: I first put the truck into 4HI, then tried to switch to 4LO. The 4LO light was flashing, but I didn’t realize that meant it hadn’t actually engaged. I then put the transmission into Low and pulled the vehicle out (4LO still flashing... Whoops). When I was done, I shifted the transmission into Neutral, switched back to 4HI, and then into 2WD.
Now it will not go over about 25 mph. It feels like it is stuck in low gear, even though the dash shows I am in 2WD. In neutral, I can rev the engine normally with no weird noises, but under load it is high RPM at low speed.
I got home and I tried shifting into 4HI and I can hear the actuator working and it engages fine. When I try to go into 4LO the light just flashes and it never engages. This makes me think the transfer case actuator might be stuck halfway or the shift fork is not returning to high range. The 4LO light flashing is consistent every time I try. The transfer case actuator was replaced at 205K miles.
Has anyone had this happen after a heavy pull or high load situation? Could this be a transfer case actuator problem, or could something else in the driveline cause these symptoms? Any tricks to free it without tearing into the actuator right away?
At 205K, I had the transfer Case/Actuator seal repaired. My truck just turned 230K today.
Looking for some advice. I have a 2004 4Runner, SR5 4WD. I’ve had both bank 1 and bank 2 catalytic converter efficiency codes for a while, but the truck has been driving fine. Mechanic said it's fine. Today I pulled someone out of a ditch and immediately after something felt very wrong.
Worth noting before moving on: I first put the truck into 4HI, then tried to switch to 4LO. The 4LO light was flashing, but I didn’t realize that meant it hadn’t actually engaged. I then put the transmission into Low and pulled the vehicle out (4LO still flashing... Whoops). When I was done, I shifted the transmission into Neutral, switched back to 4HI, and then into 2WD.
Now it will not go over about 25 mph. It feels like it is stuck in low gear, even though the dash shows I am in 2WD. In neutral, I can rev the engine normally with no weird noises, but under load it is high RPM at low speed.
I got home and I tried shifting into 4HI and I can hear the actuator working and it engages fine. When I try to go into 4LO the light just flashes and it never engages. This makes me think the transfer case actuator might be stuck halfway or the shift fork is not returning to high range. The 4LO light flashing is consistent every time I try. The transfer case actuator was replaced at 205K miles.
Has anyone had this happen after a heavy pull or high load situation? Could this be a transfer case actuator problem, or could something else in the driveline cause these symptoms? Any tricks to free it without tearing into the actuator right away?
At 205K, I had the transfer Case/Actuator seal repaired. My truck just turned 230K today.
