2005 Toyota Tacoma Engine Problems

“I have had the rear end on my vehicle replaced 2x. No hard driving. No signs of abuse or regular wear but has cost me over 2200 each time. The head gasket have now failed and in reading many online sites this is a common problem. My vehicle has been serviced and never over heated. This job is now going to cost me 2500. It started a gurgling noise in the dash and got warm one day. The engine then threw a misfire in cylinder 4 a pressure check confirmed the head gasket. The rear end is a concern along with the head gaskets.”

“For my information I would like to know if what I was reading in the internet about my truck is real. So this is my question, I owned a 2005 Toyota Tacoma with a 4.0 v6 engine that is making a knocking sound with 60,186 miles on the engine. What I found is that those engines is, that they have problems with the # 1and 2 cylinders and will create a hazardous situation on the road. I reed that is a non-public recall on those engines(vo-6) is the code for that. Please write (asap) because is difficult to enter with a conversation with any Toyota dealer about my concern. …”

“In june 2013 I was approaching an interstate entrance ramp. As I slowed down (foot on the brake) to make the right turn onto the ramp, the vehicle suddenly accelerated, causing the rear end to fish tail around, jumping the curb on the right side of the ramp and sending the vehicle down the embankment. I was able to get the vehicle to stop before hitting the fence at the bottom of the hill. Since this first incident in june 2013, the vehicle has had three more incidents in june, july and august of 2014. The last incident in august occurred as I was pulling into a parking spot. …”

“I was driving on the highway and the check engine light came on. I immediately took it to the Toyota dealer as I was right up the street from them. They scanned for the service code and it told them there was a mis-fire in the #6 cylinder. They checked the spark plug coil and said it was faulty and replaced it. When I picked up the truck from the dealer the check engine was still on. They took it back into the service bay and after 20 minutes called me over to tell me there was coolant leaking into the #6 cylinder and was determined that the engine block was cracked. …”

“My vehicle was parked in the driveway. I started the vehicle and put the gear in drive to move it forward. As soon as I dropped it into drive, the vehicle suddenly accelerated forward with the throttle appearing to be wide open. I had my feet firmly on the brake to keep the vehicle from moving, the back wheels started to slip and chirp since the rear end is light. With the accelerator still wide open, I put the gear in neutral and watched as the RPM's shot over 4000. After a few seconds, the accelerator showed no signs of disengaging, so I turned the vehicle off and put the gear in park. …”