# 2004 Toyota 4Runner - Odd sound

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-toyota-4runner-odd-sound/125344>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** toyota\
**Created:** [September 20, 2018, 4:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-toyota-4runner-odd-sound/125344 "2018-09-20T16:35:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![PaulaGonzalezRosales](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@PaulaGonzalezRosales](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PaulaGonzalezRosales)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2018, 4:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-toyota-4runner-odd-sound/125344/1 "2018-09-20T16:35:01Z")

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As I turn on my car, a noise comes from the front panel of my 4-runner, even when air conditioning is turned off. It only lasts for about 1 minute but it sounds bad. Is it something I need to worry about?

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**Author:** ![GorehamJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/gorehamj/32/24103_2.png) [@GorehamJ](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GorehamJ)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2018, 5:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-toyota-4runner-odd-sound/125344/2 "2018-09-20T17:59:33Z")

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Hi Paula, Sounds worth letting a mechanic listen to. My 2007 Highlander also makes an odd buzzing type sounds for just the first minute fro the front panel, but it has for a while. Maybe it’s just old age, but I’d let a mechanic hear it.