5.7

fairly significant
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
15,000 miles

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problem #2

Aug 102000

Tacoma

  • 30,000 miles
I have a 97 Tacoma extended cab. At about 30K miles, the truck's black paint started to crack under the clearcoat. I have been told by a Toyota approved bodyshop that is was called "crow's feet". the bodyshop said that it was nothing that I could have done, that it was a defect from the factory. I then took the truck to the dealer where I got it from, and they prolonged dealing with the issue until the truck ran out of warranty. I have about 134K now on the truck, and it also has a bad valve tick that from what I read on the internet seems not uncommon for this engine. I know that some time has past, but I just found this site. I think that something should be done about the way this company treats their customers. This truck was not cheap, even for the winter of 1998.

- Knightdale, NC, USA

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problem #1

Oct 172000

(reported on)

Tacoma 4WD

  • Manual transmission
  • miles
While driving bolts broke off the driveshaft separating rear axle and hitting the gas tank. One of the two bolts holding the drive shaft fell out causing the drive shaft to fall and resulting in rear axle separation and riping a hole in the gas tank.

- Wappingers Falls, NY, USA

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