Five problems related to transfer case have been reported for the 2004 Toyota 4Runner. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2004 Toyota 4Runner based on all problems reported for the 2004 4Runner.
Oil leaking from transfer case actuator motor assembly powertrain transfer case. Vehicle is stationary.
I have a 2004 Toyota 4runner sports edition. I always hear rattling noise when I am driving 40 mph. Recently, I took my car to Toyota to have this issue serviced. They said it was the transfer case. I was going drive it out of state with my wife for our anniversary, but they recommended I not to drive it. They replaced the transfer case. It was going to cost me over $1300, but luckily I had purchased an extended warranty. I have heard about power train problems with this model of Toyota that led to it being recalled. Another problem is when I come to a stop I hear a clunking noise. When I mentioned this issue, Toyota said its the 4wheel drive, but I wasn't using the 4w drive when this issue occurred for me. Even now its still a problem. Please advise on what I should do before something goes wrong.
I experienced a significant oil leak at the transfer case. It was determined the "o" ring on the transfer case actuator motor assembly was defective and caused the leak. The new "o" ring cost $10, but labor was $900.
I have a 2004 limited 4runner Toyota, all wheel drive, with v8. After about 20 thousand miles, my vehicle began making a very loud noise when coming to a stop, while simultaneously surging forward like I was rear ended. This noise also has a distinct metallic sound and jarring vibration each and every time. If the brake is not presses firmly, the car will lounge forward. This noise and "clanking" also occurs when lifting my foot off of the brake when the car was stopped and not in neutral. I first reported this problem to Toyota about a year ago and they said that it was a lubrication and maintenance issue. The tried to charge me 500 dollars for a four-wheel drive service. When I protested that this was not in the manual, they admitted that they lubricated the propeller shaft and that they wouldn't charge this time. Toyota invoice # w55722. Well, that eliminated about 90 percent of the problem, but the "clank" came back in about a month. I have recently read that all limited edition 4runners from 03-06 have this clanking problem, in addition to the Lexus GX-470, that shares the same driveshaft. However, Lexus is fixing the problem while Toyota is playing stupid and saying that it is normal. . Read more...
Purchased brand new 2003 Toyota 4 runner 4x4. . On snow,ice an wet roads the front end vibrates an bucks. Its been back to the dealer twice, an twice were told the truck checks out fine(of course they are going to say that, because this problem only occurs in weather mentioned above) an they have not test driven it in such weather.