Five problems related to power train have been reported for the 1999 Toyota 4Runner. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Passenger frame showing signs of rust thru of frame in front of passenger rear wheel about a 3 inch long hole.
My 1999 Toyota 4 runner has a severe issue with a rotted out frame. I was simply backing out of my driveway and came to a halt when I heard a thump. As I preceded to drive the vehicle it became apparent the backend was not responding well. I could feel the back end swaying and it felt as if there was an issue with the suspension. I took it in for inspection and was told the frame had rotted out right where the springs attach to the frame on the left hand side of the frame. The right side is rotted as well but the frame is still attached.
The vehicle stalls, incosistently, but, on a frequent basis, at any given time, then will be fine for a long period of time. It eats batteries. I've had to replace the battery every year. A local automotive electrical specialist replaced the b+ cable from the battery to the starter, and the problem went away for a year, but, has since returned. I recently upgraded to a battery with more cranking watts, and have een improvement. However. There's the issue of the hesitation, jerking, and loss of power, when taking off after 1st start of the day, replaced plugs, and battery and did a tune - up, but, it made no difference. Very dangerous and have almost been involved in accidents multiple times, as a result, including dying while towing a trailer, smack dab in the middle of a 4-way intersection of a traffic - choked coastal highway in the middle of a popular beach resort, featuring over 200 outlet shops and malls, mid-day, on the 4th of July weekend, and a Saturday at that,, and having to contact roadside assistance 5 times, to get it going again, to get to my destination, less than 6 miles away, and having to drive on the road's shoulder the whole way, in case of another break-down,.
Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6) I have a 1999 Toyota 4runner. Back in September 2009 the gas pedal got stuck at full throttle while I was driving it. I applied the brakes - pulled over and turned off the key. It scared me to death. My dad looked at it and found that the throttle cable plastic coating was coming apart and got stuck in the cable shielding. I called Toyota and they said it would cost around $300 to replace the defective cable. Is this a common problem with 1999 Toyota 4runners? since this is definitely a safety issue, why won't Toyota fix it at their expense? I contacted turner Toyota in montrose colorado and talked to [xxx] in the service department. [xxx].
Tires on the vehicle at the time of purchase were of the incorrect size which caused speedodmeter to register incorrect speeds. Please give any further details.