Gene --- I don't think the
Gene --- I don't think the 4Runner has been subject to the same problems, and 4Runners continue to get good reports for reliability. They have not been built on the same platform as the Tacoma for quite a few years, now being more closely related to the FJ Cruiser. I don't know how similar the transmissions are, but the 4Runner has a totally different engine than the Tacoma: The 4Runner uses a hopped-up version of the old, weak-but-reliable 4.0 liter, while the Tacoma since 2016 now has the 3.5 liter Atkinson-cycle, which is not as good. The main difference may be that now the Tacoma is built in Mexico, where quality control is non-existent, while the 4Runner is still made in Japan. I'd say buy that thing if you can get a good price.