7.6

pretty bad
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
6,254 miles

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problem #2

Apr 302003

Tacoma 4WD 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 7,500 miles
Front and rear shocks.

- Lakewood, WA, USA

problem #1

Dec 172002

Tacoma 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 5,009 miles
Brought truck to Toyota service for 5000 mile service reported auto trans jump in gear shift from 1st to second (mechanic said needed new transmission, after leaving service station noticed truck wasn't driving properly brought truck back mechanic said needs new front shock and rear shock. Now it did not need new transmission even though it still jumps from gear to gear.

- San Francisco, CA, USA