2000 Toyota Tacoma Reviews - Page 2 of 3

Driver seat has started to wear badly.

Overall, this is an extremely well made truck and is one of the more reliable vehicles I have owned. There have been no major mechanical problems. The 5-speed manual transmission shifts great. The 2.7 liter 4-cylinder engine runs smooth, but is it not the most responsive when attempting to accelerate. Probably the only complaint I have is that the driver seat is a little uncomfortable. Over time the driver seat has lost some support especially in the lumbar area due to what appears to be premature wear of seat foam.

Freon is leaking out of the A/C compressor, but, I just roll the windows down if I need air. I have taken the truck to the mechanic and they can't find a leak in the compressor or the lines. The mechanic says it could be the evaporator coil in the dash.

The truck is extremely reliable. I am sure if I had the coil fixed it would be great. Other than that, the truck is awesome. Just like everything else Toyota builds, it lasts. The 2.4L 4 cylinder is very powerful for city driving, but if you have 2WD and going up a hill, it takes a little extra effort. If Toyota could put a little more equipment standard (which they are working on and I still commend them) would be a good thing. If Toyota seems expensive Nissan is a good truck to consider.

People I know who own Tacomas have less problems than those people I know who have Mazdas, Nissans, Dodges, Fords and Chevys.

Only one thing, a dash light burned out behind the heating control panel. $3 for the bulb, one hour to install.

My factory Firestone A/T began cupping at 55,000 miles, still had descent tread life, however cupping made for an uncomfortable ride. Replaced with Mich. LTX.

Incredible reliability. I change the oil and filter every 5,000 miles with Mobile One Synethic. Never left me stranded. Never let me down.

Performance - 2.7 liter, 4 cylinder. 20 miles per gallon. I would expect either better mileage or more power.

Comfort. - It is a truck, it rides like a truck.

High resale - good luck finding a bargain.

There is a "clunk" when I stop after driving 4or 5 miles. Also seems to clunk when I take my foot off the brake.

I took the truck to the dealer and they seem to think the "clunk" is normal for the transmission. Originally they said it was the design of the springs. concave vs. convex, or vise versa, for that year. I trust the dealer so I am taking his word, but am still leery.

Nothing is wrong with this truck.

It tears the dirt up!

4Runner was awesome, but I flipped it and lived, so I thought I would give the Tacoma a try. I am glad I did!

Great truck.

Plenty of power.

Some occasional rattling in the dash, but nothing major other than that.

2.7 liter engine is strong enough to handle anything you can throw at it.

Seats truly suck for long distance trips.

Has no problem getting up to speed quickly.

I gave my Bettle to my younger brother.

Never had a major problem on it though.

It wasn't the best car, but very dependable and cheap on maintenance.

My differential gasket started leaking at approx. 30,000.

Also too much fading has occurred in the headlight lens plastic, however hardly any to the rubber trim i.e. around windows.

Bumpers too week for "parking by touch" in a tight situation. The front bumper bends down to easy, the chrome rear bumper dents, with no damage to any other vehicle encountered. (I live in San Francisco).

The seats are a joke, new ones on order at 55,000 miles; not from Toyota this time!

After some after market seats this truck is awesome! Really, I've owned plenty of vehicles and the quality of the working parts is much better than expected; even for a Toyota!

I am very happy with my purchase, which was a dealer demo (highly recommended).

The engine, (2.7) is better than I even need. Acceleration is always there when I need it, and with an exahst its sublime.