MY VEHICLE HAS VERY LITTLE RUST EXCEPT FOR THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. LARGE FLAKES OF RUST HAVE FORMED. THE DIFFERENTIAL RECENTLY BEGAN LEAKING. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE I SEE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 4RUNNERS. *TR
2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON 10-5-10 IN MY 2007 TOYOTA 4RUNNER, 4WD. AS I WAS TURNING ONTO A BUSY STREET AT AN INTERSECTION WITH LIGHTS, I PUSHED ON THE BRAKE AT THE STOP SIGN AS THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC APPROACHED, BUT THE CAR CONTINUED ACCELERATING INTO THE LANE AT THE INTERSECTION, AND I PUSHED AS HARD AS POSSIBLE ON THE BRAKE. I PUSHED THE GEAR LEVER FORWARD AS THE ONCOMING CAR VEERED INTO THE NEXT LANE TO AVOID ME. CONTINUING TO PUSH ON THE BRAKE, I SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, BUT THE ACCELERATION WAS STILL ACTIVE AND MY TIRES SQUEALED IN REVERSE, SO I SHIFTED DOWN INTO NEUTRAL AND STOPPED, AND THE TRAFFIC HAD STOPPED ALSO. SINCE THE ACCELERATION STOPPED I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY, AND THERE WAS NO COLLISION, THANKFULLY. TOYOTA INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AS USUAL, FINDING NOTHING, AND SAID THEY ADJUSTED THE MAT AND THAT WAS THAT. I EMAILED THE GENERAL MANAGER ABOUT MY SITUATION AND HE SAID HE WOULD LOOK AT IT AGAIN. I SAID I AM AWARE OF THE INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL ACCELERATOR AND WOULD LIKE TO HAVE HIM BUY MY 2007 AND SELL A 2011 4RUNNER WITH THE "SMART PEDAL" TECHNOLOGY. HE AGREED AND NOW I OWN A NEW 2011 4RUNNER. *TR
