Hey guys even tho i'm a newbie i need some help. I have a 99 4runner that needs a little help or info what ever please. My 4runner would not engaged back to 2wd so basically it stays in 4wd the whole time i drive since i can't changed it back to regular driving. If i leave it as it is would it damage anything i dont mind driving it with 4wd drive on but i would like to turn it off. O yeah one more thing the light keeps blinking for some reason when i push the 4wd button if im in the wrong forum please let me know bt i need help.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Did you get an owners manual with your rig?

 

No i didnt get my owners manual its 99 limted 4runner i wanna know what i can do it drives great no problem i just want it to get back to 2wd all i see is the 4x4 light blinking but it feels like 4wd is engaged maybe im wrong maybe im not but i need help

 

feels? Hum, blinking.. could indicate a problem in the, im assuming ADD.. and its not? Not sure, own a 2nd gen. Test, take a sharp corner.. does your rig "hop" happens when 4x4 is engaged as the tires on either sides are traveling different distances, but turning at the same rate in the front. If theres no "hopping" and you will feel it.. then your in 2wd. Other than that, get it looked at quick. Not so good to always drive in 4wd, wears expensive parts out. wont blow anything up pursay..

 

By corner, I ment at the end of a culdasack or road, turn the wheel as hard as possible.. like your trying to turn around in one lane.. and see if it hops

 

so the shifter is in H2-H4 (really just 2wd mode till the 4wd button on shifter is pushed and lights stop blinking, then becomes AWD) and not H4L (4hi) or L4L (4low) right?

So make sure ur in the H2-H4 with the 4WD button off and try reversing, stopping and accelerating, turning... all of these seems to help....pretty much anything besides just keeping a constant speed.

If that don't work then probably should start looking at vac lines and electrical connections.

My 99 used to have problems going into AWD mode which is when you leave the shifter in the H2-H4 and just push the 4WD button on the shifter. The previous owner almost never went into AWD or H4L (4hi) and the owners manual says to use 4wd for at least 10 miles a month, I think this was one of the reasons why mine had trouble.

After using AWD more often it seems to engage much faster now as in 1 or 2 seconds of light flashing instead of 10 minutes of light flashing and then sometimes working. Also i changed ALL my fluids but pretty sure that did nothing to help my problem.

good luck!

 

terryjmatthew had this same problem. it ended up being a broken transfer case. expensive fix btw. even from a salvage yard.

 

Well i just test drove it again and it seems like it doesnt hop when i turn but the light keeps on blinking so should i bring it to a transmission shop or toyota let me know i would like to fix this problem

 

unplug your battery and let it sit for 10 minutes then plug it back in, see if that clears it up before you take it anywhere, and then i would take it to toyota....

85 bucks for the diagnostic fee and it goes towards any repairs that need to be made

 

if it just the diagnostic test i did one of those at kragen and no error shows up but ill check it out

 

no they will actually figure out whats wrong with it, not just hook it up to the machine...

 

yeah ill probably have to go get that done thanks guys but im still in need of help yeah ill take it to the dealers tomoorw

 

Most car parts shops will do a diagnostic for free and I just pulled my CEL and discovered it was the throttle position sensor problem.