1998 Toyota Tacoma Reviews - Page 4 of 4

O2 and Throttle position sensor at 160,000.

Fan Clutch at 180,000.

This truck is incredible! In the 3 years that I have owned this truck I have put a total of $300 worth of parts on it. Everything was easily installed myself. This is impressive considering the mileage. I did a compression test on the engine at 210,000 and it was still at factory specs! The engine does not leak or burn a drop of oil. The clutch is still original, but will need replacing soon. The transmission is smooth and quiet, but is starting to get a little hard to shift (needs new synchronizers). The rear end is quiet and leak free. The body is solid with NO rust anywhere (not even underneath)! I live in Ohio so it sees plenty of salt. Whatever Toyota did to the sheet metal to prevent rusting is working. The interior still looks new and the seats are wearing incredibly well. It does have a small rattle in the dash that seems to be pretty common in these trucks. I see no reason why this truck won't run well over 300,000.

Nothing has gone wrong yet. The drive-train seemed to have a "hard bump" when stopped and the brake let off, but in the last 10000 miles I have been using the "power" switch on the dashboard and all seems well now. It may also be helped by me switching to Mobile 1 trans fluid.

Great Truck! I love it overall, but the seats are a bit uncomfortable. The padding has been "flattened" over time and there is no thigh support left. Don't know what it was like when new, but you get used to anything and now it doesn't bother me that much.

The ride is fantastic. Haven't been off road much, but the 4X4 does great in snow on road (here in Chicago).

The combined gas mileage with the V6 and auto is around 17 MPG. I once maxed out at 23 MPG on the highway using cruise control with a tail wind!

I use this little truck to carry a 1200 pound slide-in camper (using air bags in the suspension) and pull a 1000 pound boat at the same time. It handled it very well for the 3200 mile trip to FLA and back. The V6 engine is rock solid!

My rotors needed replaced when I purchased the truck.

This truck handles very well for an extended cab truck. The power is sufficient for now, but I plan to purchase a TRD supercharger.

The truck is so powerful that it burns out at will. It eats gas when you drive hard.

The fastest naturally aspirated truck on the road. It's so quick, I beat rice burners. Very reliable and takes cares of its passengers.

No repairs at all.

Sticky shifting, cured that with Mobil 1 in the transmission and differential.

Not the best ride, but it is a small truck.

I know when I get in that it will start. Can't put a price on dependability.

At 26,000 miles one of the rear spring leaves cracked. I believe this had a lot to do with a bump I hit during a cold spell (-23f) one Chicago winter morning. Toyota replaced it under warranty with zeal and I was back cruising in no time.

Sturdy truck which I expect to run forever.