general problems of the 2001 Toyota 4Runner

I was driving my truck on a city street in brooklyn, new york ( flatbush Ave) when I suddenly smelled smoke followed by fire coming from the hood. I did not hit any bump and was not involved in any accident. By the time the fire department came, the entire front compartment of the truck was on fire.

Since I got the car, the ignition key does not get in properly and sometimes does not start the car. The movement of the wheel helps sometimes. There have also been leaking engine covers that needed to be replaced. The structure gets rusty and there is problem with transmission.

The contact owns a 2001 Toyota 4runner. While driving approximately 35 mph, the check engine indicator illuminated and the traction control became disabled. The dealer stated that the programming of the computer needed to be reconfigured. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.

After I my mechanic replaced the catalytic converter for $1500. 00, this problem began. The vehicle began to buck (jerk violently) as I was accelerating to 45 mph. It always happens at about 20 mph as I try to accelerate to 30, 35 or 40 mph. The engine revs up to 3 of 4k before the transmissions engages forcefully. This has been going on for now 3 months.

The contact owns a 2001 Toyota 4runner. While driving approximately 25 mph, she noticed a noise and the vehicle would not accelerate. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who stated that the motor was the root of the failure; however, they didnt provide an explanation why the failure occurred. The dealer offered a $5,000 rebuilt motor at the owners expense. The vehicle has not been repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The VIN was unavailable. The current and failure mileages were approximately 67,000.