Ownership Cost for 1997 Toyota 4Runner SR5 4WD
Estimated: $40584 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1598 | $767 | $671 | $607 | $543 | $4186 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $2229 | $2295 | $2376 | $2471 | $2582 | $11953 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2412 | $1150 | $945 | $2291 | $9561 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $437 | $437 | $437 | $437 | $437 | $647 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9454 | $8164 | $7112 | $7089 | $8765 | $40584 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2005 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | FRONT BRAKES PISTONS SEIZED TO ROTORS AND WILL NOT RELEASE. VEHICLE WOULD BARELY SLOW DOWN. CALLED TOYOTA HOTLINE AND THEY SAID THERE'S NOTHING THEY WILL DO TO HELP FIX THE PROBLEM. CALLED DEALER AND THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID THEY HAVE REPLACED MANY FRONT CALIPERS AND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR 2004 AND 2005 4RUNNERS. I ALMOST LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED CAR WHEN THE BRAKE WENT OUT AND TOYOTA CAN'T EVEN HELP FIX THERE FAULTY PRODUCTS. VEHICLE HAS 85K MILES. I COUNTED OVER A DOZEN SIMILAR COMPLAINT ON NHTSA WEBSITE REGARDING 04 AND 05 BRAKE CALIPERS SEIZING. CALIPERS SHOULD BE RECALLED, THIS IS JUST AS DANGEROUS AS THE STICKING GAS PEDALS THEY PUT IN THE NEW CARS. *TR |
| 1997 | STRUCTURE | NO CRASH OR INJURY,BUT 1997 TOYOTA 4RUNNER DIFFERENTIAL IS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH AND LEAKS OIL THROUGH NUMEROUS PINHOLES. IT CAN'T BE PATCHED AND REPLACEMENT IS IN THE $1500 RANGE. I CAN'T TAKE THE VEHICLE ON TRIPS. I HAVE FOUND MANY INSTANCES OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS ON THE WEB - IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR |
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