Quote Originally Posted by gravitylover
I drive a '91 4Runner and the alternator cost me $120 and 40 minutes of my time. Funny thing, my back window hardly works anymore either and is probably rotting in the same places as yours. Rust is good though, nobody here in NY wants to steal it or break into it.

My limited knowledge tells me that the computer doo-hickey in your tailgate is busted. It's very tempermental - works sometimes, mostly it mocks you... It's bleedin' expensive to fix. I had an estimate for it a few years back, and opted just to put my skis in through my side doors.