1989 Toyota 4Runner Reviews

Minor electrical stuff; mostly due to deep water (1 - 1.5 metre) fording.

Seats wore out.

Totally indestructible. The door seals still seal and nothing rattles despite probably 800000 ks of hard river off roading. It has carried 1000s of pigs, deer etc, and never complained.

Goes wherever I want it to. Tows whatever is hooked on. Top family recreational vehicle.

-Timingchain snapped while I was driving at 210,000KM. Unfortunately this truck was never maintained properly going for many years at a time without any service at all which obviously contributed to the timing chain breaking.

- Fender and rear wheel wells rusting (have been replaced)

Car has been in the family since I was 4 and has never left anyone stranded. Most reliable car we have ever had. Much more reliable than the previous POS Audi we had and the hyundai which was the worst.

After having the timing chain replaced as well as the head gasket and waterpump (only replaced it because the engine was being worked on anyway not because any failure). Iv had the truck for a year now as my first car and I must admit I've done gotten myself into pretty stupid situation and it has taken a beating. I've put over 6 grand into this truck now and I don't regret any of it. I hopefully will keep it forever!

Aside from the rear axle seal going out while driving from Alaska to Florida after burying the truck in a muddy river in Alaska, the truck has only needed routine maintenance:

Timing belt, other belts, wires, ball joint seals etc. (If it's rubber it will deteriorate in 15 years).

The truck has never ever broken down or left me stranded on the road.

I unknowingly drove through ND on the busted axle seal well above the limit, and figured it out when I hit the brakes and they felt weak, because they were lubricated with axle grease.

This truck does it all. It performs great on and off road, can tow, and looks great doing it all.

The rear window motor failed.

Regular maintenance.

This SUV is awesome. I bought it for $50 off my friend, and haven't had any problems.

The transmission is smooth, and the motor starts every time.

I love his first gen. 4runner so much. I wish it was a 5-speed, but that's okay.

The only other thing wrong is that it rots, like all other ones LOL.

The one thing I love is going offroading with it. The manual locking hubs are awesome.

Nothing has gone wrong with my FJ60 Toyota Landcruiser. It was my fathers and he allowed me to drive it before buying me my 1989 4runner.

God how I love this vehicle. This, I believe was the pinnacle of the Land Cruiser. It can tackle anyhthing without a problem.