I HAVE PURCHASED IT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE ARE NOT ANY RECALLS OR TBS'S ON THE 4RUNNER FOR THAT PROBLEM. TODAY(2/24/10) I FIND ONLINE A TBS FOR THE PROBLEM THAT I HAVE. I CALLED A DEALER AND HE SAID THAT SINCE I HAVE OVER 80K ON THE TRUCK, THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. THIS IS NOT FAIR AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. YOUR PEOPLE HAVE TOLD ME SEVERAL TIMES THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE ABOUT THE SMELL. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ONLINE THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHERS IN THE SAME SITUATION THAT I AM IN. TSB NO. EG00303. *TR
2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2009 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER, PURCHASED NEW IN NOVEMBER '09. THE CAR CURRENTLY HAS 1800 MILES ON IT, HOWEVER I NOTICED THE PROBLEM AT ABOUT 400 MILES. THE PROBLEM IS THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN SHIFTING UP AT ABOUT 10 MILES PER HOUR. IT DOES NOT DO THIS FROM A COMPLETE STOP, ONLY AFTER DE-ACCELERATING (EXAMPLE, SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN) AND ACCELERATING BACK UP, THEN IT WILL SLIP. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THIS DEFECT BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THE 4 RUNNER AND TOYOTA HAS NOT ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. *TR