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Own a 2003 Tacoma, around 36K miles. When I turn, the tires squeal pretty badly. They are not worn out...so wonder if it's just the tire. Any ideas? also, when braking going 45+, the truck starts to shake. This has just started happening. Any idea on the cause? Fluids need to be changed? Thanks.
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Replying to: janice96 (Mar 29, 2007 7:45 am) Go to http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/findacar.htm and look it up. There very close, if not rite on the $. I got rid of mine thought I miss it was a great little truck, the gas milage is just no good for me I travel 147 mile round trip each day. I rather drive a vette my 87 rag top gets 24 MPG on the Hiway ! |
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Replying to: nzcar8 (Feb 07, 2007 10:03 am) 1) change your shock absorbers, OEM shock is always under rated( std bilstein shock) with Tocoma pre-runner V-6 TRD. I can feel the car is wobbling and bouncing when it was brand new ( by the way dealer changed one shock for me during warranty period). After I changed all the shocks, the gas mileage improved from 17.5 gpm to 19.5 gpm. Still not as good as the print on the sticker (print 19 to 23 gpm), but, It improve 8.9%. 2) I also purchase MAF cleaner (CRC brand) clean the MAF sensor to smooth out the rough idling. |
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Replying to: jdm5 (Apr 12, 2007 1:58 pm) As for the shaking, brakes, almost always brakes. With that many miles on a truck, it could be simply the pads, but more likely your rotors need to be turned. There have been a couple of reports of tie rods and steering racks going off in (1999-2001) Tacos, which are not cheap to replace and tend to take rotors, pads and occasionally calipers with them. You need to get it looked at in case you are not just dealing with warped rotors IMHO. |
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Replying to: rstytacoframe (Mar 18, 2007 5:05 pm) |
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Replying to: jdm5 (Apr 12, 2007 1:58 pm) That said, it sounds like your tires may be scalloped, or alignment off. Scalloped tires are symptomatic of a number of potential issues...... find someone who is honest and "a good mechanic", and have them check it out. If it's still under warranty, take it to the dealer. If they try to sell you on an uncovered repair, get a second or third opinion. |
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Replying to: tmiller159 (Feb 14, 2007 6:33 pm) 4 cyl getting 13-14mpg..come on!!! Wound up getting a K&N air induction filter and put it on in less than 30 minutes. Now I get around 17mpg in town. Still not happy with the pickup and also still burning too much gas. The tail pipe is black. Heard about checking an oxygen sensor on it. This is 2nd tacoma... won't buy another one....
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Replying to: roncayenne (Aug 17, 2007 9:20 am) If it is a 4x4 with autotrans, that is probably typical in town mileage. You should also get 22+ mpg on the highway. If you had a 5speed, you would get significantly better mileage. You didn't say, so I'm just going to presume it's a 4x4, and also, a tuning issue. Your post provides virtually NO actionable information, in terms of a diagnostic. Check out www.toyotanation.com/forum/ and you will likely find some useful feedback.
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Replying to: roncayenne (Aug 17, 2007 9:20 am) |
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Replying to: dasman12 (Mar 11, 2007 8:37 am) tmiller159  ispmonsters.com
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