If you came up thru NM, you haven't really been anywhere that needed runaways. There is mostly shoulders, and the downhills that I spoke off are long, but not steep.
Pardon my ignorance but if the brakes do fail of course go to emergency brake (not even sure where an extra brake comes from or how that works) and if that doesn't work, what happens if you put your car in park? Destroy the transmission? Would it even help?If you came up thru NM, you haven't really been anywhere that needed runaways. There is mostly shoulders, and the downhills that I spoke off are long, but not steep.
Your primary brakes through the pedal rely on hydraulics to work. The parking brake/emergency brake uses a cable to actuate the rear brakes only. It will take longer to stop the car that way, and from highway speeds can probably only do it once before overheating, so really is for that one-time “I gotta stop” emergency.
There are no significant hills between Denver and Colorado Springs, and yes it’s about an hour. But you should call around to shops first to see if they are even there before making the drive.
I believe it should have the electronic brake booster. They usually are expensive to fix. Might be best to find a whole unit from a junk yard.Also, if the brakes work at times, then go to the floor, then work again, etc it sounds like a vacuum leak to the brake booster, or the booster is going bad.
Ahh, I am not an expert on 4Runners. I do however know which trucks have 5 lug and which have 6.I believe it should have the electronic brake booster. They usually are expensive to fix. Might be best to find a whole unit from a junk yard.
Ahh, I am not an expert on 4Runners. I do however know which trucks have 5 lug and which have 6.
Yessir, a 4th gen (2003-2009) would have the electronic master with ABS and traction and stability control. They are a bit more of a pain to work on because the bleeding procedure is more involved. You have to do the pedal pumping or holding and key on and off sequences right.I believe it should have the electronic brake booster. They usually are expensive to fix. Might be best to find a whole unit from a junk yard.