Have a new/used 4Runner 2000 SR5, when I go over bumps or uneven surfaces the shifter moves. Is there an issue here I need to be worried about or is this just the flex in the transmission mounts? any comments would be appreciated.

 

if you do a search on it, you will see that its been covered....lol I have a 96 4runner and mine does the same thing, along with a lot of other people. I have 189k and still nothing wrong...knock on wood..

Matt

 

Your motor and tranny mounts are rubber. Good thing too or the vibration would drive you nuts. People with auto trans usually have the shifter mounted to the body with a linkage or cable to the trans, so they wouldn't see the movement guys with a manual trans see. It's normal.

 

Yeah! theres this one time i made a really hard turn following a dip on the street and than like i didnt recieve any power but the engine was reving so i was like WTH???? than i noticed the floor shifter went to N so I was wondering what happened... i was a bit worried i was wondering maybe my knee hit the shifter while the runner hopped or well something just happened.

 

kevin, could it be the bushing and seal on the shifter need to be replaced? I noticed a reduction in perceived shift moment when I replaced the bushing and seal in the shifter.