Engine repair for a 2001 Toyota 4Runner

Engine repair for the 2001 Toyota 4Runner: CarmaCars does not do this work itself. Request it and we arrange it with a trusted shop or connect you with one, and we can deliver a rental car to you while yours is in.

Combined
13.8 to 14.7 L/100 km
Body
Sport Utility Vehicle -

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Toyota 4Runner of the 1996 to 2002 generation
Photo: IFCAR, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons. Representative photo, not one of our cars

A rental while yours is in the shop

CarmaCars does not do this work; you keep driving while the shop has your car. We deliver a rental to you, by the day, at our usual rates.

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The 2001 Toyota 4Runner for engine repair

  • Body: sport utility vehicle - (EPA size class).

2001 Toyota 4Runner: every figure

2001 Toyota 4Runner figures by powertrain
FigurePowertrain 1Powertrain 2
Displacement3.4 L3.4 L
Cylinders66
MPG city (US)1615
MPG highway (US)1918
MPG combined (US)1716
MPG combined (Imperial) (converted from the US figure)2019
Fuel cost a year (EPA) (EPA: 15,000 miles at its fuel prices)US$3,950US$4,200
Fuel cost for 20,000 km (at $1.55 a litre)$4,278$4,558

Sources: fuel use, MPG, CO2, electric range, battery, charge time, luggage volume and the annual fuel cost are the US EPA's (fueleconomy.gov). Imperial MPG, litres, inches and pounds are converted from those figures. Figures no free source publishes for this car (power, torque, acceleration, top speed, fuel tank, towing) are left out.

What to check when buying the 2001 Toyota 4Runner

  • NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for this model year. Ask the seller for proof each one was fixed; a dealer can check it by the VIN.
  • Owners filed 185 complaints with NHTSA, most often about structure (81), power train (32) and suspension (26). Have those parts checked before you buy.
2001 Toyota 4Runner recall campaigns
CampaignDateComponentSummary
05V2250002005-05-17suspension:front:control arm:lower ball jointON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, DUE TO A MANUFACTURING ISSUE IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER BALL JOINT, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE SURFACE OF THE BALL OF THE JOINT MAY HAVE BEEN SCRATCHED. THE BALL JOINT MAY EVENTUALLY EXPERIENCE EXCESSIVE WEAR AND LOOSENESS, RESULTING IN INCREASED STEERING EFFORT.

Source: NHTSA (US) recall campaigns and owner complaints for this model year.

The 2001 Toyota 4Runner: Engine repair

CarmaCars does not do mechanical work. For engine work on the 2001 Toyota 4Runner, we connect you with a trusted shop. An engine that runs rough, smokes or overheats needs a look soon.

Your 4Runner and the shop

If you have the service history of your 4Runner, have it ready for the shop. Tell the shop about any warning light or sound you have noticed. Say whether the car is drivable; it changes how it gets to the shop. It runs the 3.4L 6-cylinder, with rear-wheel drive.

The steps

We follow up until the shop has the car booked in. Send the car's details and what it needs; we take it from there. We keep you posted until the car is booked in.

Keep moving meanwhile

Rent for as long as the job takes, by the day or the week. Rent by the day while the shop has your car. Delivery covers the Toronto area, priced by distance in your offer; pickup from us is free.

Before the shop starts

Ask for the work to be listed line by line on the invoice. Ask whether the parts are new, rebuilt or used. Ask what warranty the shop gives on its parts and labour.

Car care, briefly

Keep the spare, the jack and the wheel lock key where you can find them. Keep an emergency kit in the trunk in winter. Use the grade of fuel your owner's manual calls for.

Let us know

Send a request with the car and what it needs, and a person replies within one business day.

Request engine repair

Tell us when suits you. A person replies within one business day and arranges it with a trusted shop or recommends one; the shop sets its own price and time.

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