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2024 Tacoma Engine failure

Discussion in '4th Gen. Tacomas (2024+)' started by ilegible, Jun 6, 2024.

  1. Jun 7, 2024 at 6:54 AM
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    Mad German

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    Do you have proof of that? You could be facing some serious legal issues....;)

    J/K with ya. Threads like this are priceless. Not just the initial claims, but the posts that follow. Many of them are pure internet gold! :D
     
  2. Jun 7, 2024 at 7:03 AM
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    I did, yes.
     
  3. Jun 7, 2024 at 8:09 AM
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    Stockton Toyota has pages and pages of used vehicles... but they don't have a loaner. Okay.
     
  4. Jun 7, 2024 at 8:15 AM
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    Radio Silence from OP
     
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  5. Jun 7, 2024 at 8:19 AM
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    OP has been around for a bit, does not post often, read all of his postings, seems ok. Do I believe him, definitely leaning that way, but time will tell….

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  6. Jun 7, 2024 at 8:22 AM
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  7. Jun 7, 2024 at 8:37 AM
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    Ok who’s going to call Stockton Toyota to set the story straight:D
     
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    LOL, was thinking the same thing: Hey, this is Gus, how’s my TRD ?
     
  9. Jun 7, 2024 at 8:51 AM
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    Satoshi, debadged, rear view mirror bracket, tail gate hose clamps, trimmed mud flaps.
    Something isn't adding up.

    OP's listed truck is a 2nd gen, has a pic of 3rd gen, and describing failure of a 4th gen.

    o_O
     
  10. Jun 7, 2024 at 8:54 AM
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    Happy Friday
     
  11. Jun 7, 2024 at 9:03 AM
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    There's a lot I love about this site, but good grief this place stirs up faster than a lawnmower over an ant hill.

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  12. Jun 7, 2024 at 9:06 AM
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    Yes because we have to have info and an avatar ONLY as what we drive...Its the LAW....
     
  13. Jun 7, 2024 at 9:20 AM
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    He was around just long enough to start this thread but when asked for some pics or proof he disappears but you still lean towards believing him?

    He's taking you for a ride.
     
  14. Jun 7, 2024 at 9:25 AM
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    There's a recall out for engines with metal machining debris not cleaned out before assembly and there are reports of issues with spun main bearings.
     
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  15. Jun 7, 2024 at 9:25 AM
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    says the 2024 owner :rolleyes:
     
  16. Jun 7, 2024 at 9:27 AM
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    lol and? You believe everything posted online because someone writes a nice story about towing a boat?
     
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    Someone did a few pages back.
     
  18. Jun 7, 2024 at 9:34 AM
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    only teasing haha
    Honestly I have no idea, and it won’t change my day in the slightest anyways!

    OPs original post is oddly specific with unnecessary details around the story (500lb aluminum boat, needing to fix up his Prius, trading in his 2nd gen) He would need be alarming detailed liar or sociopath to do something like this :D

    I’m still going to give him the benefit of the doubt, and honestly wouldn’t be super surprised if toyota sub-factories rushed out initial components and orders to meet their timelines, in this corporate day and age.
     
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  19. Jun 7, 2024 at 9:34 AM
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    Yes, but did they have a copy of Battletoads?
     
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  20. Jun 7, 2024 at 10:10 AM
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    I also called too.. They asked me what Gus's last name was so they can look it up.. i kind of got stuck there
     
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