Bah...died on the road

Sitting in a tow truck as my 06 Taco just up and died. First the radio went (aftermerket) then abs light came on and it started to sputter. Got off the highway and noticed the temp gauge was off, then speedo started going all over the place, AC light started blinking. Stopped at a light and it idled fine but couldnt get over 30km/h after that. Stopped at the side of the road and shut it off. That was it. No start.

 

Battery dead ?

 

Man yah got to put fuel in it! hopes and dreams don't keep yah going down the road.. all jokes aside sorry for your bad luck bud! maybe time for an LS swap...

 

Haha. Thanks. Full tank. Dreams and all. Battery light didnt come on. But when i crank the key even the hazards go out.
Guessing alternator? Then killed batt.

 

My money is on alternator

 

id put my sister on the alternator... but than again i don't have a sister.

 

If Alternator was dying you would get Batt light on the dash and still drive on Battery.
When Battery dies its the end, abruptly...

 

Hopefully thats all it is

 

Alternator goes bad doesn't charge battery correctly I bet.....get both tested before spending any $$$.....same thing happened in my 09 corolla at 70k miles....gotta love the extended warranty

 

Great pic. Not everyday you see that.

 

a definite rarity thats for sure.


Test the battery, if shes dead (but not old), grab an alternator and a battery n replace both....

 

Yeah, very dead. Its over three years old. Possible it just died due to the heat yesterday? Or more likely alternator since i was driving?
No indication of any trouble before this and no battery light at any time

 

I have yet to ever see a broken down tacoma in my travels.

 

Some ting wong. Strange symptoms that is for sure. Best of luck figuring it out.

Marked for outcome.

 

ho lee fook

 

yeah.... alternator city. Charged the battery to 100% yesterday and left it. Today it seems to have held the charge. Started it up and checked, battery is not being charged. I miss the days when the alternator was just sitting there all on it's own and it was 5 minutes to take out. This job looks like I need to break out my tetris skills...

 

Is there a trick to getting the bottom bolt off the alternator? The tensioner is in the way of the ratchet and if i use an extension i cant get enough bite on it. Keeps slipping off the bolt. Soon its going to get rounded.
Tried from the top and the bottom. Likely wont make it to the garage on time now to get the replacement.

 

$%@$#!!

 

I've never had to do one on a Taco(hopefully I didn't just jinx myself) but this post reminded me of my days as an auto tech at the Chevy dealer. On the Monte Carlo Z34 you had to drop the engine/trans cradle to change the alternator, 8-10hrs labor......WTF?

Hope your Taco gets better soon