2004 Safest Suv’s
2004 Safest Suv’s
Turning and steering a Toyota 4Runner?
I recently purchased a pre-driven 2004 Toyota 4Runner LTD 4×4 w/ 23k miles. Thankfully, it is still under warranty. I have noticed that in slow, tight turns (or when parallel parking or pulling out of a tight parking space), the front wheels lock up and can even lurch. It feels similar to a transmission problem, but it’s not the transmission. Last night, I nearly “lurched” into a parked vehicle as I attempted to parallel park behind it. The dealer told me (after I had driven it off the lot) that it’s a safety feature that keeps a large 4×4 vehice from tipping when going through turns. I may be safer in a turn, but lurching into a parked car isn’t the sacrifice for safety that I want. I’ve driven other 4×4 SUV’s (including 4Runners) and never noticed this before. Any thoughts on this?
if it has manual locking front hubs hten make sure both are either locked in or unlocked
could be a faulty hub assembly,
somehing sounds loose in the front end, make sure the ball joints and such are all not worn out, something has slop in it
it shouldnt be doing this, no, it is not normal,
good luck