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Re: 2007 Tundra
Bob Bitch'n wrote:[color=blue]
> I feel like a kid on Christmas eve........
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If you're going to buy one and can't stand to wait until the second
year, give the supply chain a few months to work out the bugs.
Early '05 Tacomas had a few issues:
Cowl water leaks (wet carpets)
- fixed REALLY fast, maybe in the first month of production
Noisy rear springs (clinking / slapping sound over low to medium speed
bumps)
- about the first 5 months trucks had it
Bad cab mounts (rattle / knocking around base of cab)
- about the first 6 months production
My '05, made in month 4 of NUMMI production, was post-water leak, but
got nailed with the noisy springs and bad cab mounts. The dealer
replaced the rear springs and cab mounts without hassle, but both
repairs were major jobs. The cab mounts took several trips to get
resolved, as they tightened things, removed the Access Cab rear seats
and boxes, drove around with "chassis ears" installed, etc...
Understandably, everything more minor had to be eliminated before they
changed the cab mounts.
The spring issue was interesting to follow the changes, as you could
visibly see the differences on dealer lot stock. Once they identified
the issue, a rubber leaf pad was added (which would probably wear out)
and a few months later, the bottom leaf was reshaped to completely
eliminate the slapping noise.
Toyota is excellent at making running factory changes. All of the
Tacoma issues, changes, and fixes are right out there on
techinfo.toyota.com, complete with affected serial numbers, plants, and
dates. They supported me perfectly with the problems, but you might as
well let them find any problems with others. On the other hand, my 1999
Jeep Wrangler had the same rear brake cylinder fluid leak problem as my
'89! <G>
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