NHTSA Complaint #10280458 — 2006 TOYOTA 4RUNNER

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA 4-RUNNER AFTER ABOUT 40,000 MILES WE STARTED EXPERIENCING A CLUNKING SOUND AND THE VEHICLE WOULD LURCH FORWARD WHILE TAKING YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKE WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP. I ADDRESSED THIS WITH MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND AT THE TIME THEY DIDN?T KNOW WHAT IT WAS. THIS PROBLEM PERSISTED FROM A ONCE AND AWHILE ISSUE TO DOING IT EVERY TIME. I SPOKE WITH ANOTHER PERSON WHO HAD A V8 AND THE SAME PROBLEM, TOYOTA FIXED HIS VEHICLE BY INSTALLING A NEW LEXUS DRIVELINE. ONCE I TOLD THE SERVICE CENTER ABOUT THEM FIXING A VEHICLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THEY EXPLAINED THEY HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE DRIVELINE AND THE YOKE ON THESE VEHICLES. THEIR FIX WAS TO LUBE THE DRIVELINE ZERK FITTING. THIS WORKED FOR A FEW WEEKS, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. WE ARE WORRIED THAT THE CAR WILL EVENTUALLY LURCH FORWARD AND EITHER HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE OR PEDESTRIAN. SINCE MY VEHICLE IS A V6 THEY CAN?T SWAP THE DRIVELINE LIKE THEY DID WITH THE V8. I DON?T WANT TO BE LIABLE FOR A HITTING SOMEONE WITH A VEHICLE THAT IS NOT PERFORMING CORRECTLY. MY VEHICLE DRIVE TRAIN IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, BUT I CAN?T GET ANYONE TO SAY THEY WILL HONOR THIS ISSUE AFTER I PASS MY WARRANTY PERIOD. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT AND SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *TR