My 2003 toyota tacoma v6 sr5 double cab 4x4 has a condition where the throttle cuts out while accelerating. This is a very dangerous situation when pulling into traffic or while driving in traffic.
2003 Toyota Tacoma engine complaints
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I purchased my 2003 toyota tacoma 4x4 in may of 2003 in which as of this date of 12.29.06 my truck has 43k miles on it and is in excellant condition. Over the course of the past 6 months I have had to spend thousands of dollars on this truck and still can not drive it. I have had to put a brandnew crankshaft kit in my truck due to the keyway on the crankshaft shearing off resulting in my truck shutting down. After inspecting my truck by a certified mechanic the key was not there after it had sheared off in which parts had moved forward and ground into the metal. After the crankshaft replacement I continued to have more and more problems with the truck. I have replaced the crankshaft, harmonic balancer, new fan, oil pump because the truck will not hold oil pressure, mass air flow sensor, crank sensor, cam sensor's, re-setting of the computer and labor cost. I picked my truck up on a friday after it came back from huntersville, nc at lake norman toyota in which the truck was hooked up and was given a clean bill of health but, the truck left me stranded once again on sunday night at 7:00 pm in which I had to have a roll back pick it up for the fourth time. The oil light came on when the engine would idle less than 1k rpms in which it then finally had to be shut off as soon as I heard this due to the sounds of metal rubbing metal. The truck is now located at leatherman auto located in newton, nc (828.465.5269) in which the owner, scott has not made any repairs to this truck yet. The check engine light has came on in all four instances as well as the oil light and other lights and I then loose control of my truck due to it shutting down. I was on I-40 traveling at 65-70 MPH when my truck started jerking again and then I lost my power steering again and had to fight with the truck to get it off the road. The truck is stalling out in which I am in fear of either myself or one of my family members becoming injured or possibly killed because of this instance.
Intermittent check engine light and rough idle - 2003 toyota tacoma 2.7l auto, double cab, 55k miles check engine light came on. Took vehicle to local chain shop who diagnosed error code po511 - idle air control valve (iacv). Toyota parts department prices this part at $226 and service manager indicated $249 for labor (not including tax). Vehicle currently has 55k miles on it and "engine" should be covered by 6 yr/60k mile powertrain warranty. Took vehicle to dealer (to have other recalls corrected) who indicated a $90 fee was required just to diagnose check engine light. Toyota customer service indicated the iacv was only covered to 3yr/36k and that I should pay dealer fee and seek "factory assistance" for any costs to repair. I contend that this type of a part - not serviceable/maintainable by the customer, should be guaranteed against failure for more than ~50k miles and repair should be covered by manufacturer.
I brought this car and it was in a accident. The dealership lied to me because they told me that al the parts were going to be covered by the guarantee. How ever all the parts were not covered and I had to pay some of the. I went to the dealership and complained but they would not listen to me. The car also leaks oil but the dealership doesn't pay attention.
Dt: the contact states that after suddenly braking on level ground the vehicle stalled. On three other occasions it stalled while trying to increase speed on an incline. One of these occasions while driving between 40-45 MPH the vehicle would restart after being completely turned off. The dealership could not duplicate the problem. *ak updated 11/29/2005 -
After driving the vehicle for 40 minutes to one hour fumes become sickening to the point that it was unbearable. Dealer checked the vehicle, had even kept the vehicle in the shop, typed out a report, but fumes were still coming into the vehicle.
While exiting a 65 MPH tollway during the rain. The driver encountered a puddle approximately 18" - 24" deep and ~70' long going ~35mph. About halfway through the puddle the vehicle started to faulter. Upon exiting it totally stopped and would not turn over. The repair shop reports that the engine had ingested water, destroying the internal workings and it would require a long block replacement at a cost of ~$6,500.
Vehicle has a history of problems that the dealer cannot determine the causes. Vehicle does not properly shift into gear, has a rough idle, and a knocking noise in the engine. Dealer could not duplicate the problems because they were intermittent.
While starting up the vehicle idling is high for twelve minutes. The driver has to press down on the brakes to prevent the vehicle from accelerating. The driver drove the vehicle to dealer for analysis. The technician can not duplicated the problem.
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