Are 3rd gen Tacoma’s just trash?

Learned from experience that Subarus, and boxer engines in general, are prone to leaking head gaskets. The BMW always had some mechanical part that needed to be replaced. Loved those cars but I needed something more reliable which lead me to buying a Tacoma.

 

No

 

this thread smells like a Fiat 500

 

i like my 2TR

 

Maybe Biden can get us all 'loan forgiveness' to pay off our 'junk' Tacomas!?!

 

over 1.5 million 3rd gens sold and all you see is blown engines? dude get real, forums are the worst spot to look at for quality and reliability. People dont post about how they've had to do nothing to their vehicle.

 

I'm personally not into trannys that blow but to each his own.

 

I heard if you change the oil every 7 miles it runs like a bat out of hell

 

I'm happy with mine . Original owner 169k miles going strong.

 

Is it Friday again?

 

Can't post shit like this on a tuesday..... wtf is wrong with you people.

 

this is the same guy that tops off his gas tank 10 times while his truck is running..

 

Things aren’t built the way they used to be no doubt about that but I think in a lot of these cases you don’t get the whole story. Of course there are going to be random failures but Toyota sales an image of this rugged off-road machine and it’s just a midsize passenger vehicle. I think the part of these failures you don’t here is so today I tried driving through a creek and climbing a 60° Bank with my 700 lbs of overland gear and armor which flooded my engine with oil and now I have knocking an other problems. You get I was just driving along at 19 mph just minding my own business and my engine started making this terrible sound and dumping smoke. Not all the problems are caused by the user obviously but I think there are a lot more then they let in for sure. So no. I personally do not think the third gen is trash at all. I do feel it’s significantly overpriced for what you get but that’s most things these days.

 

I call bullshit. The op is exaggerating claims of them all failing at 35k. Most are making it to near twice that before the big kerplunk

 

I just let rev shift bounce off the rev-limter a few times, dump the clutch, let er fucking rip. I got a chrome tip, she's badass..

 

yep thats what it is

 

obviously the OP has blown a tranny or two

 

The Toyota 3.5 V6 2GR-FKS is a good motor. Toyota first used it in the 2015 Lexus RX350.

The 3.5L V6 has been installed in such models:

Toyota Tacoma
Toyota Highlander
Toyota Sienna
Toyota Camry
Toyota Alphard
Toyota Avalon
Lexus GS
Lexus RX
Lexus LS
Lexus IS
Lexus ES
Lexus RC
Lexus LM