Typical.
All cars do this, unfortunately. Trim pieces are not very good in most vehicles, so the way to get around this is - get something without any.
Gheez. That can't be right.
You documenting all of this? You might have coverage under the lemon laws.
Definite lemon. Check local laws.
The 2003 4-Runner was a massive improvement. Currently, it is the best true SUV out there.