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Traded in my lemon after just 1 year
G OFF, 06/29/2008
2004 Toyota 4Runner Sport Edition 4WD 4dr SUV (4.0L 6cyl 4A)
3 of 5 people found this review helpful
I was in the market to buy my first new car and wanted something with an excellent track record. I got a lemon. In the 11 months I owned it, the dealership had it for nearly 6 weeks. Everything was covered under warranty except that so many problems is unacceptable. Major issues like the vehicle dynamic stability function kicking on and off making safe driving impossible and the exhaust leaking inside the cabin (never able to fix). And LOTS of little things broke from the sun roof staying open (big problem in Boston), to the rear roll up window, to the gas cap release lever severed (stuck out on a trip with no way to fill up and not nearly gas enough to get home), even the stereo broke.
Nice try, but disappointing
BrewsterX, 02/25/2004
2004 Toyota 4Runner Limited 4WD 4dr SUV (4.7L 8cyl 5A)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful
Fits in the short side of my garage, tows 7000 pounds, and is a true off roader. It's a lot more fun to drive on the road than my RX300 was. The X- REAS shocks help, and the torque (and the sound) of the V8 doesn't hurt, either. The fit and finish match the RX300, and the leather seems less fragile. The road noise isolation is extremely good, but there is too much wind noise. There is also a vibration in the steering wheel at around 1700 RPM, which becomes extremely annoying in 5th gear. Instead of fixing the problem, Toyota is calling it "characteristic of the vehicle." Also, so far I'm getting no better gas mileage than on my Suburban.
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needs larger seats,and mpg
wilm, 05/20/2004
2004 Toyota 4Runner Limited 4WD 4dr SUV (4.7L 8cyl 5A)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful
i found the limited to be full of conveniences and a few inconveniences. i have a 38" waist. the seat belt is hard to find and fasten when i get into the drivers seat.seats need to be a little wider. more options for the money spent would also be a plus. adjustable pedels should come standard with the limited. fuel milege is much worse than a jaguar xj8. which we thought was bad till the limited showed up in our garage.
Not very happy
no more toyotas, 05/08/2004
2004 Toyota 4Runner SR5 4WD 4dr SUV (4.0L 6cyl 4A)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful
Had a 1990 toyota 4Runner, was an outstanding vehicle. Just anouther one this past week. Very unhappy with the over all unit. Seems basic safety has taken a back seat. Also found problems with paint on vehicle with in first mile, and returned to dealership, and was turned away, vehicle had left the lot, they will no longer honnor any problems, you must inspect vehicle before leaving lot or they do not seem to care. Also have raddles in head liner, they seem to need several days to get it in to attempt to fix the problem.
Bargain at this price
ColoradoToy, 12/05/2004
2004 Toyota 4Runner SR5 4WD 4dr SUV (4.0L 6cyl 4A)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful
I just can't believe that for under $28k I drove off with a real 4x4 (ladder frame, coil springs, locking diff, 17" wheels, 4-Low, etc) third row seats for little kids, lots of power, convienience and safety features, and Toyota quality. I see people spending that much for Subarus and much more for Pilots and Volvo XCVs and RX-330s and quite frankly they don't really offer anything in comparison to this vehicle. They can't tow, the can't do real off-road, and they just aren't as strong of a vehicle. It gets better mileage than our RX-300 did and blows it away in acceleration. We live in Colorado and every now and then we go down some rutted, rocky road and this thing gobbles it up.