Toyota Tacoma Owners Manual: If you think something is wrong
If you notice any of the following symptoms, your vehicle probably needs adjustment or repair. Contact your Toyota dealer as soon as possible.
■ Visible sympt
● Fluid leaks under the vehicle (Water dripping from the air conditioning after use is normal.)
● Flat-looking tires or uneven tire wear
● Engine coolant temperature gauge needle continually points higher than normal
■ Audible symptoms
● Changes in exhaust sound
● Excessive tire squeal when cornering
● Strange noises related to the suspension system
● Pinging or other noises related to the engine
■ Operational symptoms
● Engine misfire, stumbling or running rough
● Appreciable loss of power
● Vehicle pulls heavily to one side when braking
● Vehicle pulls heavily to one side when driving on a level road
● Loss of brake effectiveness, spongy feeling, pedal almost touches the floor
If your vehicle needs to be towed
If towing is necessary, we recommend having your vehicle towed by your Toyota
dealer or a commercial towing service, using a lift-type truck or a flat bed truck.
Use a safety chain system for all t ...
Fuel pump shut off system
To minimize the risk of fuel leakage when the engine stalls or an airbag inflates
upon collision, the fuel pump shut off system stops supplying fuel to the engine.
Follow the procedure below to res ...
Other materials:
Reassembly
REASSEMBLY
PROCEDURE
1. INSTALL REAR BUMPER SIDE STAY LH
(a) Install the rear bumper side stay LH with the 2 bolts.
Torque:
30 N·m {306 kgf·cm, 22 ft·lbf}
2. INSTALL REAR BUMPER SIDE STAY RH
HINT:
Use the same procedure as for ...
Event data recorder
This vehicle is equipped with an event data recorder (EDR). The main purpose
of an EDR is to record, in certain crash or near crash-like situations, such as
an air bag deployment or hitting a road obstacle, data that will assist in understanding
how a vehicle’s systems performed. The EDR is ...
Inspection
INSPECTION
PROCEDURE
1. INSPECT FUEL INJECTOR ASSEMBLY
NOTICE:
This inspection aims at inspecting the fuel injectors for opens or shorts, because
the fuel injectors of this vehicle are a high-pressure type and cannot be inspected
for fuel injection volume.
(a) Measure the resistance accordi ...