Bought a 1993 Toyota 4 Runner on June 1 from Car Depot LLC in Orlando, FL. SUV drove great! Paid for it outright ($3700) with an as is warranty unfortunately. The salesperson, Nelson, said that they had just done the timing belt and serviced the engine. Im pregnant so I repeatably told him along with my husband we needed a reliable vehicle and if this wasnt and he had something else we would do that instead. He said that this was a fine vehicle. Later that same day I took it on the highway and the check engine light came on and started to slow down a bit. I called the dealership and they said to bring it to AutoZone and have them check to see why the light was on because it shouldnt be. Drove 10mph, due to the fact it wouldnt drive any faster, to an AutoZone who said they couldnt do it since it was an older vehicle. So I drove it to the dealership. Nelson said their mechanic would look at it and not to worry about paying for it because they would take care of it. They cleaned out the Cadillac convertor and had ME pay a fuel filter. After being there for 3 hours I went home and had no problems for two days. The check engine light came back on, but car ran fine. Went to Goodyear and they said that we needed the exhaust cleaned ($500), o2 sensor ($200), stabilizer link ($100) and three new tires. Drove it right back to the dealership who said there was no way that the exhaust needed to be cleaned since they just cleaned the cati. So at my expense I paid for the o2 sensor and stabilizer link. No problems until Saturday when I was driving it out of town and the car just stopped running while I was driving it. The oil pressure was completely all the way down and when you tried to turn it back on it would turn on for a few seconds, but make a horrible clunking sound. Call the dealership again and they said there mechanic was off until Monday and the only reason they looked at the car to begin with was out of courteously. I understand I have no warranty but at least be nice to me. The owner told me I could call Monday and see what to do but until then they wouldnt help me out. I asked to trade it for something else even because all I need is a reliable vehicle. He laughed and said they don't do that. I paid 100 to have the thing towed back to my house. My husband put oil in it and drove it around the parking lot and it was fine. Today I went to bring him to work and after 10 minutes it did the exact same thing it did on Saturday. I was able to turn it back on and glide it to the gas station. I called Nelson to see if they could come and tow it, but he said the mechanic was way too busy today and probably tomorrow, but could give me a number for a tow truck driver they use. The funny thing is about that is the mechanic is their tow truck driver and they dont use anyone else. I know because after sitting there so many times they were talking about how they get their cars towed. Had a mechanic come and look at it and he said that the engine was blown and that what the dealership did was they put a high density oil in it to hide any problems and once you change or add oil to it thats when the problem comes out. Paid money once again to have it towed home. To repair the SUV it is going to cost over 1800.
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