Tl the contact's daughter owns a 2000 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that the check engine indicator was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to auto zone where it was determined that the O2 sensor needed to be replaced. The contact's friend was repairing the vehicle and noticed rust on the bottom of the frame. As a result, the contact's friend was unable to tighten the sensor completely, which caused fumes to enter the cabin of the vehicle when driving. The contact called lou fusz Toyota (located at 10725 manchester rd, kirkwood, mo 63122, (314) 966-5404). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 136,000.
The contact stated while driving at 55 mph heard a loud exploding sound coming from the engine. The vehicle stalled, but he was able to pull off the road. The hood was opened to check the engine. And when the oil filter was removed, the contact discovered a hole in the side of the engine in the size of a quarter. The manufacturer was contacted, who advised the contact to have the vehicle towed to the dealer for inspection. The dealer would not inspect the vehicle without payment first because the vehicle was not under warranty. The vehicle has not been repaired due to the excessive cost. Before this incident there were no problems with the engine.
Engine seizure at 45mph without warning! I changed the oil every 3000 miles. I own a 2000 Toyota Tacoma 4x4 with the v-6 engine in question! the truck had 80,000 high way miles on it when the engine siezed without any warning! Toyota mortor corp. Said sorry we cant help you. It cost me $5000. 00 dollars to have the engine replaced, at least I am happy to say its back on the road again. I have been a loyal Toyota owner for over 20 years and my truck engines typicaly ran well over 200,000 miles without any problems. I am pissed about Toyota's responce. My next 4x4 truck will be a chevy!!!!!!!!!!.
The contact owns a 2014 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 45 - 50 mph, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and diagnosed with rod knock, valve train, and engine failure. The vehicle was not repaired and remained with the independent mechanic. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 133,000.
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Went to gas station wile filling I check the oil and nothing on the dip stick so when I got home top the oil and added 2 and 3/4 quarts and I still have 1555 to go before next oil change I am a certified v w mechanic and in my 67 years never seen this much oil burn off in any motor so I went on line and found Toyota has problems with the pistons they were not made right on the 4 cylinder motors and are fixing some and telling the rest of the owners that this is normal and ok not to worry but if I am burning that much the motor can no longer lube it and fail while driving it that is a very unsafe thing to happen.
2011 Toyota Tacoma experiences spark knock (detonation). Same symtoms as in t-sb-0044-14. Also, the 2011 engine is the same engine that is in the 2012 vehicle covered by t-sb-0044-14. So why is the 2011 model not covered by t-sb-0044-14? I purchased the vehicle through the certified used vehicle program at the local dealer in January 2014.
The contact owns a 2011 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that the vehicle would intermittently stall after accelerating from stops. After stalling, the vehicle would restart on its own and resume as normal. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, where they were unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the failure was a known issue. The approximate failure mileage was 900.
The head gasket has caused coolant to leak into the cylinder. According to many other owners this is a common problem with the 2005 and 2006 Toyota Tacoma 4. 0l v6 engines and the head gasket was finally revised in 2007.
brakes - grinding & shuddering, steering wheel, "ping" noise in engine.*ak