Most common problems with tacomas

Oz - you haven't done the "heat gun" mod yet?

 

For every problem, there is a fix. And that is dependent on time and money.
There has to be a formula for that.

 

The most common problem is the vendor section here and build threads. It'll empty your wallet beware.

 

A new V-8 does much better.

 

gas mileage

 

I heard the 3rd generation will have them, but only for the U.S.A

 

2012 + still? My half assed research on here prior to buying showed that post-2009 should be safe since Dana got dumped and Toyota had improved the specs.

 

Inspect very close if you buy used, some owners will make all kinds of mods, some of the mods get fuc#ed up.

 

and only for southern USA !!!!

 

hehehe...

 

012 highlander mirrors are heated and exact footprint of tacoma,$200 and a Saturday afternoon and you can have heated mirrors...I do and it's all oem

 

not canada? they need them more than we do.

 

Thanks for the fast replies guys! I have noticed the year and milage I am looking at it would only be a little more for a brand new truck. But so far all of these are very minor problems. Nothing that would make you rethink about getting one by any means. They do seem to get pretty poor milage for the size of the truck compared to some new full size trucks. But to me a lot of the newer full size trucks are not eve real trucks anymore and it seems the tacoma is still a real truck. Especially if you opt opt for the offroad package. You just don't see real trucks now days. All plastic and overly large bodies.

 

Most common problem is that you think they are dependable but really theyre just fucking crap

 

Are you talking about tacomas or full size trucks

 

it's rare to see a Tacoma broken down on the road.

 

Because diff leak.

 

I always carry a can of lighter fluid when traveling up north

(Which may explain why the rental car companies hate me)

 

I have had plenty of cars w/o heated mirrors. It would be a nice plus but not a big downfall for me. And I have not ready much at all about leaking differentials.

 

Yeah , I know , it's on my never ending to do list