FARFIELD TOYOTA WENT TO PUT MY 4-RUNNER ON THE LIFT FOR TIRE ROTATION, WHEEL BALANCE AND FRONT END ALIGNMENT. MECHANIC STARTED TO LIFT IT UP WHEN HE HEARD A CRUNCHING NOISE. HE SAID MY FRAME WAS GIVING AWAY SO HE LOWERED BACK DOWN. GUY SAID HIS BROTHER-IN-LAWS 99 4-RUNNER DID THE SAME THING IN THE SAME PLACE UP IN BY THE GAS TANK.TOOK IT TO GET IT REPAIRED AND FRAME WAS VERY BAD IN BY THE GAS TANK.GUY SAID HE HAS FIXED MANY WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.WHY ARE THEY NOT BEING RECALLED LIKE THE TRUCKS. SAME ISSUE.THE MORE RESEARCH I DID THE MORE I SEE HOW BIG THIS PROBLEM IS. IT'S A SHAME BECAUSE THE REST OF THE VEHICLE IS IN GOOD SHAPE. TOYOTA SHOULD LOOK INTO FIXING THIS ISSUE. DANGEROUS TO LET IT GO!!!! *TR
2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR FRONT BRAKE REPLACEMENT AT 121,679 MILES. FIRST SET OF FRONT BRAKES WERE REPLACED AT 70,452 MILES. TECH CALLED TO INFORM ME THAT FRONT CALIPERS WERE FROZEN AND WOULD REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. SEEMS TO BE A RELATIVELY COMMON OCCURRENCE FOR HIGH MILEAGE 4 RUNNERS. SAME TIME HAD RIGHT AXLE BOOT REPLACED AS WELL. $1,118.00 FOR THE WHOLE JOB! OF COURSE I ALMOST KEELED OVER BUT HAD TO HAVE THE WORK DONE, AND WANTED DEALER TO PERFORM THE WORK SO I WOULDN'T HAVE ISSUES LATER IF ANYTHING WENT WRONG. HAVE HAD ALL WORK DONE AT THIS DEALER AND THEY'VE STOOD BEHIND ALL THEIR WORK, BUT WAS STILL A BIT DISAPPOINTED THAT THE FRONT CALIPERS WERE SHOT. CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGE KEPT, AND KEPT CLEAN, INSIDE AND OUT. IN FACT, STILL LOOKS LIKE A NEW CAR. *TR
