Recent content by DHermit

My dealer ordered some window seals, but I'm not sure if it's coming from the window or the door itself. I plan to bring it in for an oil change soon and have them address this at the same time. It's only gotten louder over time. You have to have music really loud or it's just an annoying wind...

I sure hope they come up with some kind of a recall because the amount of noise that I have in my Platinum is insane. It sounds like the windows cracked in both back windows even though they're fully up. If you look at the seals you can see how poorly they are put on and they don't even seal all...

I'm shocked at how everyone seems to keep their pets in the far back. I keep mine on the back seat. Her current pet thing though that goes over the whole back seat area and attaches to the headrests, is too slippery. Think I got it at Costco. Need to find a non-slip pad or a different piece all...

I also have issues where I can't get the back hatch to open at ALL sometimes. Like I'm inside the car, pressing the button, nothing. I go outside, nothing, key fob in hand. Had to manually open and close it, which felt terrible.

Can I just purchase OEM LED Headlight assemblies off eBay and swap them in my 5th gen 2015 SR5 and they'll work? Or do you have to get specific ones, have to program them at the dealer, etc? If it's just a different wiring harness that's needed, does anyone know where I can purchase that and if...

I went on the Toyota DashCam website and put in 2025 Hybrid 4Runner and it says not available for this model??

I'd also note that perhaps the ECM or whatever it's called that learns how you drive, maybe that helped fix this for me over time. I have about 2k miles on it so far. Haven't had the downshift clunk in over 1k miles.

Regarding ONLY the clunky downshifts. Do you have DA(Deacceleration Assist) turned on or off? When I had it ON, I'd have this happen ALL THE TIME when braking / slowing down. After turning it off, never again FWIW. Also, I HATE HATE HATE the "normal" driving mode. It feels TERRIBLE. I always...

I notice the same thing when the 4Runner is cold. Leaving my neighborhood, it will shift HARD from 1st to 2nd.

Yes, agreed, you 100% want to only talk to the Service Dept Manager about getting this done.

Show them the video from this thread. I showed my dealer and they said ok no problem and did it for free and even sent me a video showing it complete. If that video wasn't too large to upload, I'd share it here.

Did you guys notice the manual says to only use gasoline that's considered "Top Tier"? You can see a list of stations here: https://www.toptiergas.com/ However, it's odd that I don't see 7-11 on there by my house, and I believe they use one of the brands listed.

Getting mine installed tomorrow, I hope this fixes everything kicking up on the side doors. Got my car detailed and for 3 days I've had to take a microfiber cloth and wipe down the sides from the tire shine kicking up across the entire front and back doors.

I hear a rattle in the engine bay when I get out to get my mail. Bringing it to the dealership tomorrow anyhow so going to have them listen. Anyone else notice this? Not sure if this was what you're talking about, as I don't hear it when driving, just when I'm outside the truck and it's running.

Does anyone know why can't I use the lock and close button on my tailgate most of the time when it's open? It will let me close it, but not use the lock and close button. When I push it, it beeps a few times at me and doesn't close. It only allows that locking feature about 10% of the time and I...