general problems of the 1999 Toyota 4Runner

I purchased a 1999 Toyota 4runner 2 years ago after driving it off the lot we notcied within a week that the fuel gauage was not working. They explained that had they knew it was broken, how wouldnt you, they would not have been able to sell it for that price. I paid for the fix and was reassured that this would solve the problem. Well, starting about 1 month ago I am now having the same problem. I contacted Toyota goodwill and they told me it was only covered under initial warranty. I have read several forums and columns on this issue and the problem does not occurr within the first 36 k miles so alot of good that does. I am still waiting to see if management reviews my case, but I doubt anything will get done unless I continue to call back. I would think that Toyota would want to extend some goodwill considering this is not the first time it has happened to me. The safety issue is relevant considering there is no real way to exactly track your miles and becoming stranded on the side of the highway or late at night is certainly not a good thing to have to experience.

I have a 1999 Toyota 4-runner and the fuel gauge has stopped working. It began by showing a quantity of fuel when it really did not have any fuel. This caused me to run out of fuel and almost have a major accident. It now may read full, zero, 1/2 etc. You cannot depend on the accuracy. I contacted dealer who told me they knew it was a Toyota defect but that the vehicle was out of warranty and they would do nothing about it but tell me to bring it in and they would fix it for between $500 - $1000!!! Toyota has even issued a service bulletin TSB # el 010-00 to address the problem but not offer repairing the problem. This is a dangerous situation for those unaware and could result in death or serious injury.

#1 starter stuck twice-even removed key and engine kept cranking. #2 fuel guage reaes full when empty and vise versa. #3 p0171 engine code keeps throwing #4 brakes fade when applied hard. Have replaced pads and rotors and still fade.

My gas gauge has failed like many others I have read about on the internet. Seems to be a serious problem which has caused many wrecks.

My daughter was driving home from school, approximately a 3 mile drive, her 1999 4 runner began jerking and then the engine died. She was able to restart it and drive for several hundred yards when it did the same thing. This time the car would not restart. My wife went to pick her up and she was able to restart the car again and drive approximately the same distance when it died again, this time the car would not restart. I had to have it towed and its currently at a repair station waiting to be diagnosed. I've heard there is a service bulletin regarding a fuel pickup tube/sensor problem but I haven't been able to find it. Why hasn't Toyota had a recall yet?.

1999 4 runner sr5. My complaint is that I have hard starting, intermittent (poor, rough) idle and some time not idle. At high elevation, I have extremely poor gas mileage. I have had several dealer services investigate the problem. Dealers were not able to isolate problem. How I dealt with it over the years. Never used the vehicle other than at sea level and pump throttle when idle was not able to be retained.

Erratic fuel gauge, danger of running out of fuel on a dangerous situation.

I don't know what the clunking is still. The gas smell is ellusive. Tail lights = frustrating!!!.