Hard start during the day(after initial morning "cold" start that is fine).

Odd issue ....the first start in the morning is just fine but during the day, I will have several harder (boggy) starts. It always eventually turns over but several times during the day it's not as crisp and *normal* as the first start.
I thought the issue might be battery as it tested at 12.28 V so I got a new battery and the issue remains.
Any thoughts or suggestions are welcome!

 

2018 just replaced my starter.

 

So were you having the same issue i described or something different?

 

2022, just walked my dog

 

Intermittent starting issues. Some hard starts in cold or at temp. Some no starts at all, just clicks or continuous cranking. Battery was replaced

 

did changing the battery solve your issue? It hasn't made any diff for me.

 

LOL!!! Me too! It didn't help, but the dog was happy!

 

Mileage ?

 

no unfortunately not. $700 for the dealer to replace the starter.

 

85K

 

that fixed it? Ouch on the price

 

The starter is difficult to get to. The part is only $175. It’s actually still at the dealer to rule out anything else. Just got it done

 

so yeh starters can go at this mileage or even sooner. The labor cost is more than the part itself unless you do it yourself

 

UPDATE on this issue....it still remains. Toyota has enlisted 2 master techs, 17 tech hours of diagnostics, replaced fuel pump 3 times, purge valve replacement, starter replacement, MAF replacement. They have no clue. it's over the warrantee so i cannot do lemon law. It's come to a point i just want to unload it and get a new one since this one is not safe for me to travel alone into the wilderness as I often do. Any more suggestions? I am beyond frustrated after 3 months of dealing with Toyota on this

 

Are you paying for 17 hours of diagnosis? Three fuel pump replacements?

 

thankfully no on both.

 

Inquire with your dealer about trading the truck in on a new(er) Tacoma. If Toyota is truly stumped as to the issue on a fairly new truck, there is a chance they will buy it back from you for a decent value to get you into a more reliable vehicle.

Then hopefully Toyota engineers will tear it apart to figure out what went wrong.

 

unfortunately, that is my current thinking. I love my truck but it's not reliable for my adventures. I have a lot of mods to remove (suspension etc) but will do it to get a reliable truck

 

Do you happen to know if the truck was producing any error codes? Did you buy the truck with mods? Did you do them yourself or have a shop do them?

 

defintely no error codes. I put the mods on...long before the issues. we did the mods but had a local shop verify them