'05 Motor Mounts Failed/Failing

That is great...
Speaks volumes of great proportions...no wonder the dealers are struggling....I just got off the phone with the dealership complaint person...She says they will make it right ( give me new rotors due to pulsation out of the box ) But I also said, I was at the dealer for an hour and a half, the car never left the ground, no one checked the rear brakes or wheel torque that I know of, just burned on down the road with it at who knows what RPM....But also I wanted a little help with the trailer harness I need due to not being able to load my lawn tractor on the back and I need to buy a trailer because of it. I'll buy the trailer, they are to discount me on the harness needed or eat it, hopefully the latter. ( after all, I traded my Disco II to them and they have it sitting on the lot and done nothing to it and marked from the 2500 they gave me to the 5999 they are selling it for...They can sure as s... eat a 96 dollar list price harness and the 1 hour labor.....Man, customer service is like a thing of the past sometimes...For 21K plus interest and taking it on the chin with the Rover, I do expect brakes not to pulsate and to be able to haul what I reiterated to the salesman 3 or 4 times during sale...So I gotta buy a trailer..I'm cool with that part..

 

yeah because most of their salesmans are dumbasses who dont know WTF they are taking about. My motor mounts are doing fine by the way, also have this added weight to it:

 

That's a cool lookin' truck. What's that on the back, the side rails ? I have a tonneau, but every now and then I will have to remove for cargo or dogs. I was thinkin' about a " Coors Courier type setup, but am uncertain as yet. ( wooden stake rails I custom build )

 

Just seeing if there were any more updates as far as this being a 2.7L issue or if its just the 4.0L issue. didnt read about any breaking issues with the mount for this motor unless i missed it.

 

no issues with the 2.4L. If you got one I wouldnt worry about it, unless you're jumping your truck then everyone who is doing that has to worry about their motor mounts, along with other problems. So if thats what you're looking into or got then dont worry about it, you'll be fine. Also its a 05 Tacoma Double Cab Short Bed issue. Dont know if any long beds have had it or not but seems to be only 05's. The 06's motor mounts arent much better but they are a little, the 07+ are all fixed

 

ah ok. i'm going to look at an 05 2.7 L reg cab 4x4 this week, i think i'll have them throw it up on a lift anyways just to see that the mounts do look ok. jusssssssst to play it safe

 

I'm no genoius here but I dont see how adding metal and welding helped much I would think gusseting and triangulating would be better I've welded on frames in the passed and its a time consuminig proccess since frames are heat treated. We had to heet the frame to 500*F then start any welding on pick up frames on rig frames the number is higher.

 

how you subscribe?

 

i have a 06 built in august. i do NOT have the reinforcements. BUT the weld beads are beefer than in the 05 photos. plus there is alot of factory install "check" marks along the beads.

 

i just visited the stealership about a front left hub/ wheel bearing failure.... is this a common problem? i have a 2005 double cab shortbed. thanks. new member... -Matt

 

Welcome to TW. Not to be a dick, but this thread in in regard to premature motor mount failure in the 2005 Tacomas. You may want to start a seperate thread on your issue or maybe try a search to see if anyone else already posted about a similar issue.

 

Interesting topic/thread. I have a 2005 as well and of course my motor mounts use the "weaker" design if you will. However, I can't see how this would actually be an issue with any normal use unless you are desert racing, off roading and/or jumping your vehicle on a regular basis. My pavement queen is likely never to see an issue and therefore I'm not much concern about it. Although, I'm glad someone made this a sticky so we can keep tabs on the progress/outcome of others.

 

You know I've heard about this a while back but I didn't think to much about it. Now after reading this I'm worried. My truck is 4 years old and I have no problems at all with my 05 Tacoma dc sb 6 speed. (knock wood). Good to know though, I'm gonna check my mounts tomorrow.

 

I wouldn't loose any sleep over it. I looked at my mounts as well and all is fine.

 

mhhh im about to buy an 05 access prerunner off road auto. Now im not to sure... it has 62000 miles. so is it covered under warranty

 

I have a 2005 Double Cab SR5 4x4 and my mounts are just fine. I have 60k on my truck. My personal opinion is that the mounts are failing on trucks that being driven overly aggressive (i.e. jumping without the proper frame reinforcement). Yes the Tacoma is a good truck, but it wasn't designed for jumping out of the box.

 

cool thanks.. ya no jumping or serious wheeling for me.just maybe a lil bit ..just get to and from work and school and haul my bike around to the track. So i guess i should be fine...

 

Are the power train designs identical on the 2005+ trucks with V6, 4x4, etc? Have the frame designs changed other than the engine mount? The reason for the gussets could be as some folks claim, or for other design reasons. The gusset could be to address a stiffness issue or a manufacturing process issue, and not a weld strength issue. How often are welding cracks being found?