Faults:

Rear axle seals needed changing at 250,000km.

Replaced clutch at 390,000km.

Rack ends and tie rods at 390,000.

Fuel pump at 350,000.

General Comments:

It gets driven hard in the bush and still rides well on the highway, and it's never left me stranded.

Not the fastest truck on the road, but the motor is super strong still, and it drives strong at highway speeds.

Performs well off-road too.

Faults:

Maybe I just got an abused tacoma, but I've replaced a few things already in under a year. To begin, the seat belts don't recline back. The drivers side leaf spring broke and had to be replaced ($450). The power steering pump got replaced at 129K ($180). The spider gears in the rear differential broke and I ended up having to replace the spider gears and entire carrier. Also had to replace both front and rear pinion bearings ($350). After all that, it STILL wouldn't go together, and ended up stuffing it together (left out washers to fit). Drive shaft was bent and had to be replaced ($85). There are no drain holes in the bed, so it collects water because the front sits lower then the rear. There is a leak in the firewall which provides a great place for water to come in and submerge the carpet on the floorboard to where its sopping wet. A pheasant broke the grille. Seats are torn and have cigarette burns in them. And finally,

General Comments:

Its junk. Read everyones reviews on how good a toyota/tacoma is and finally fessed up and paid the insane amount of money for it. Just to buy a junk heap that needs everthing, but the motor fixed on it. Could have went and bought a ford ranger for half the price! My guess is that I got an abused truck. It had larger tires on it, which would cause the PS pump to go, and also would cause the broken rear end from them offroading. The truck is rough riding overall. The rear suspension set up is great for hauling a load, but when empty it makes the drive real rough. This also causes the pop can in the cup holder to loose its load quite often. You seem to feel every bump in the road. The dash is built of some crappy one piece of hard plastic. Instead of a softer insulate filled plastic covering. Causes things to slide off real easily. Also, the 4WD won't let you turn more than about 20 degrees either direction. Any more and it causes the tires to chirp.

General Comments:

The Tacoma is a very reliable truck overall. There have been minor repairs needed, but the engine is very sound compared to other brands of it's year.

My gas mileage has ranged from 15 mpg in a strong headwind to 26 mpg in the Rocky Mountains. The average mileage that I have gotten is right at 21 mpg.

The ride is a little rough and the cabin area is a bit small for larger folks.

The 2.7 liter 4 cylinder has enough power and low end torque to pull my 16 foot boat quite nicely. It runs smooth and efficiently.

Another nice point to the truck is the clearance that it has. I upgraded my tires to a 16 inch rim with a 265 tire. This adds a couple inches in height to the overall clearance of the truck. This was a nice addition for adventures in the rocky areas that I call home. The independent suspension in the front makes for smooth off road adventures.

I would highly recommend this vehicle to anyone that isn't too large of a person and/or doesn't have a huge load to pull.

This truck is a go getter and I don't think I could ever sell it. It just isn't worth not having it.

Faults:

70,000 mass air sensor

75,000 four new big o brand tires 31x10.50x15

132,000 front brakes.

General Comments:

The truck is very quick for only having a 2.7 liter 4 bagger. it pulls my 24ft camper like a dream. it's not a power stroke diesel, but very strong. drives just like new and handles great. much quicker than Ford or Chevy trucks of the same size.