PSA - 5th Gen Defects on Newer (20-22MY) 4Runners + Solutions

Описание: So there are 2 Defects I've been noticing on Brand New 4Runners.

First common one is the rear Garnish is damaging the lift gate paint. Enough to where all the paint strips away and start rusting. You either have the defect or you don't. I noticed the defect in just over 1000km's on my brand new 4runner. And again after 1000km's after it was repaired. If left unchecked, it will rust like the TRD PRO example.

Good news if you still have the 3 year bumper to bumper warranty. Toyota will most likely repair it for you, which is a full liftgate repaint and new parts. (Took 3 weeks to get approval, and another month 1/2 to get parts for it). Downside is the repair did not fix the issue, and most likely need to DIY preventative measures yourself.

Also in my case. The dealer damaged my 4runner in the process of exchanging hands with the repair dept. Scratched paint, a new dent, dust all over the interior, grease everywhere, you name it. With only 4000km's on the odo at the time. All issues denied by the Dealership of course.

2nd issue I've been noticing, although less common. Is the rear wiper is not functioning correctly, and skipping large sections of the rear window. I had 4 Toyota techs look at it for a solid hour, to come back to say to me there is nothing (Adjustments) they can do. (Have noticed this issues on some 2022 4Runners, along with my 2021 model)

I had a hunch, and found a solution on my own. And that is to bend the 2 Steel Bands / Metal Strips in the wiper blade, into a curve. So that the blade would contour with the rear window better, and it worked.

0:00 Rear Garnish Defect
1:00 How to Prevent
2:13 Examples
2:24 Rear Wiper Blade Defect
3:27 Example
3:58 How to fix