Worst Problem with 5th gen??

Also, groupies. Hordes and hordes of groupies.

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I have a 2011 and the only problems so far have been the driver side front bearing that I replaced at 104 000KM and the tailgate lock assembly that I haven't replaced yet.

I can tell you it's a very solid vehicule, I drive multiple time a year over 280km of logging roads and trails to get to my fishing/hunting cabin, I'm always very carefull but these are not easy roads.
 
I find the rear window wiper to range from 'useless' to 'moderately okay'.

Specifically it just kind of makes you a tiny little half assed smile shaped window of visibility. Pretty anemic after coming from a VW Golf, which could basically clear about 8 football fields of water off the hatchback in one swipe of the wiper.
 
Neauxla said:
They changed the antenna? What's it look like now? Will it work on a 2013? MY stubby sucks for reception and my original scrapes my garage.
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The antenna is now located on the glass of each of the rear side windows. At first I thought it was defrosters for the side windows, but it looks like the antenna to me.
 
4Surfin said:
it wont get any bette.... by far the worst setup in any vehicle I have ever had
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This. Satellite reception is garbage. But hey, first world problems, right? I came from a BMW 3 series that would get satellite radio reception in an underground bunker. It's annoying to drive beneath a tree limb and have the radio chop in and out. If that's the worst thing though, I can live with it.
 
mnofpeace said:
High_Country & philsey...i'm not really looking for anything specific or looking for a problem to make me nervous. I had been in the market for a 4WD SUV for a yr or so, and with each one that i started to fall in love with, i would always find some mention somewhere that would say "google brand-X issue-X" and come up with some nice sized populace of ownership who have experienced some really crappy problem to cause them a full and complete surprise and disdain for their beloved vehicle. For example, I loved the Xtera, until i came across the Nissan Xterra/Pathfinder/Frontier transmission issue that renders these trucks useless once the issue is discovered-can you say full-tranny-replacement. Plus this is a 'will-happen-to-all' situation for those owners. Eventually I moved to toyo products, and loved the GX470 for a time, and then i started to get the foul wind of the dreaded failing air suspension issue. Again, a will happen issue that i wasnt willing to deal with for any new-to-me vehicle. I ended up on the 5th gen line once i learned that these vehicles were as dependable as an oak, made in a world class factory, and that my wife had a long lasting toyo when i met her. I find this forum, and for the life of me i couldnt find any nagging issue that any list of owners would complain about. a yr of building my credit from good to mr. wonderful, and ive got myself a 2014 which i love.
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I think you're in good hands. I did the same thing as you, patrolled many different boards, trying to figure out what to expect from ownership. The Cherokee forums are a blood bath of issues, Xterra's and VW's (Touareg) had a few scary items that I didn't want to worry about. This forum was the outlier. Where the other forums were riddled with horror stories, 99% of the threads on this one we're just about people modding their trucks, simple how-to's, or complaints of "why would Toyota not make a perfect vehicle for all my needs and wants for $20?." If this is what I could expect, then I would be more than happy to purchase a 4runner.... I did, and I am.

Relax op. You made a good choice. :usa2:
 
mnofpeace said:
I ended up on the 5th gen line once i learned that these vehicles were as dependable as an oak, made in a world class factory, and that my wife had a long lasting toyo when i met her. I find this forum, and for the life of me i couldnt find any nagging issue that any list of owners would complain about. a yr of building my credit from good to mr. wonderful, and ive got myself a 2014 which i love.
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And there wasn't a car review that didn't sneer at how outdated the body-on-frame was, how long they'd been making 4runners, and how long since the last major revision. Ok, except it was as if they couldn't even conceive of anyone wanting a vehicle with the bugs worked out of the line. Not "Some people may consider this either good or bad". No, clearly only someone who still owned 8-tracks, a 1200 baud modem and tube televisions would be attracted to a 4runner.

I still get a little riled thinking about it. Pretentious twat critics.

On the other hand, I do still use an old Motorola flip-phone as my cell and Windows Vista on my home computer.
 
mnofpeace said:
My search was light, so if it's already out there, then flame me...i understand the consequences.

OK, its a given that these things are tanks, are pretty much as reliable as the sun rising in the east. That the plant they are made in is one of the two best in the world, and you'll have to show me who would be #1.

however....

Has someone, anyone, bought or possessed a 5th gen where something really crappy, scary, and unforeseen gone wrong with it...where within days/weeks/months you were back at the dealership ready to curse/cry/spit about some issue that, though was not systemic to the species of vehicle, still was a major issue that needed some major repair work?

and no, my SR5 is simply wonderful. i have what my wife told me was a defrost-induced crack of my windshield that will be replaced in a few weeks, but other than that, no clunk, 4WD works as advertised, its way more smooth and comfy than any mag has reviewed it to be, and i am a fully satisfied customer to this point.

Beuller...anyone...anyone...Beuller???
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1. The driveshaft sometimes makes a clunk that apparently doesn't damage anything if I'm sitting at a stoplight and start to drive.

2. The lumbar support sometimes feels loose, which is resolved by either turning it back up, or turning it all the way down.

3. Easily the most egregious offense, would be that when using the windshield wiper fluid, the ridge along the vertical portion of the drivers side windshield isn't high enough and the fluid sprays on the driver side window. I demand a recall...

In other words, no... it's been great.
 
adoihcj said:
The antenna is now located on the glass of each of the rear side windows. At first I thought it was defrosters for the side windows, but it looks like the antenna to me.
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side windows do have defrosters

Notice that most complaints come from pre '14 owners.
 
Jayhawk5G said:
3. Easily the most egregious offense, would be that when using the windshield wiper fluid, the ridge along the vertical portion of the drivers side windshield isn't high enough and the fluid sprays on the driver side window. I demand a recall...

In other words, no... it's been great.
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This one made a chuckle as I can't tell you how many times I've been stopped at a light with my arm resting out the window and I spray myself with washer fluid. I'll never learn...
 
Range said:
C'mon, really? How the hell is that possible?
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Engineer said:
He is a really old guy
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I'm not that old. Regardless, we started in 1999 and have owned dozens and built most of them. I currently own 7, and in the last 5 years on this board I have had the following. (-) = still own
2003 T4R LMTD
2003 T4R SR5
1998 T4R SR5
-2013 T4R
-2010 T4R
-2001 Tundra
-1983 Hilux
-1987 T4R X 2
2005 Sequoia
-1968 FJ40L
1989 T4R
1999 RX300
2009 RX330
2010 RX400h
-2012 RX350
1980 SR5 Truck

If you look on our FB page you will see a bunch from before my time with T4R.ORG. We have pictures of nearly every one because they were all modded

Tacomas x 7
4Runners x 6
T-100 x 2
FJ80 x1
LS-400 x 1
Corolla x 1
Pre-Tacomas x 8
Camry x 1



If I were going to lie, I would have picked a more believable number, and if you need proof, check out my and Pathfinder Outdoors FB Page.
 
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