I'm new to the tacoma, beings that I have only had the truck for 5 days now, and i have a few questions. First, is it normal to have a little air coming from the vents even when the selector knob is on the off position? Also, the tires spin real easy when pulling out. I don;t even have to get hard on the gas when i pull out and the tires want to spin. This is really the case when making a left turn. Also when i make a right turn. It is almost as if the rear is locked or have a posi rear. Is that normal? My s-10 didnt want to spin every time i pulled out making a turn. Other than that the truck is awesome. Just can't wait until this damn pollen is gone. You can barely tell the truck is silver.

1) Yes, switch it to recirc mode to stop air from comming in with the fans off.
2) A tacoma is ALOT more powerful the an s-10 and has a lighter composite bed.

 

"My s-10 didnt want to spin every time i pulled out making a turn."
your s10 probably didn't want to do a lot of things.

 

1. Yes...it's normal for some air to come through the vents in these trucks even when the HVAC controls are turned off

2. I notice that my LSD will kick in when I make a turn on any sort of incline, regardless of my speed. I think the main culprit is the crappy Dunlop tires that the TRD Sport package comes with. These tires are useless in any type of situation other than driving in a straight line on dry pavement. They do not have a lot of 'grip' to them and this causes the wheels to slip a lot, which causes the LSD to kick in.

 

Tacoma > S10.

 

1) The slight air coming while the truck is moving is normal. You can even contol its temp with the temperature dial. Like SJlittlefoot mentioned, press the Recirculation button (the light will illuminate) to stop the outside air from coming in.

2) Be sure to check that your locking rear differential button is not depressed (button is on the dash to the left of the steering wheel). An idiot light should flash in the gauge cluster when the diff is locked, though.

Enjoy your new truck!

 

1) The slight air coming while the truck is moving is normal. You can even contol its temp with the temperature dial. Like SJlittlefoot mentioned, press the Recirculation button (the light will illuminate) to stop the outside air from coming in.

2) Be sure to check that your locking rear differential button is not depressed (button is on the dash to the left of the steering wheel). An idiot light should flash in the gauge cluster when the diff is locked, though.

Enjoy your new truck!

I've got a Sport and I'm fairly sure I don't have a button for the LSD on the dash. Those three switches to the left are blank.

 

Even with a non locking or non-posi differential, torque is applied to both wheels until the difference in resistance is greater than the friction and inertia of the differential gear set. If you start off with a sharp turn, have an unloaded bed, and/or low friction on the pavement (particularly asphault at an intersection where most traffic stops, then turns in the same direction - the asphault gets "polished"), you can have that happen.

You can try starting forward motion with wheels straight then begin your turn - particularly with a left turn in N. America, since you need to go past the right lane of the intersecting street anyway. (One of my pet peeves regards drivers "clipping" the corner of an intersection when making a left turn.)

 

These bridgestone duellers that come stock with the sport might be the culprit to the easy wheel spin while pulling out in a turn. They seem to be very soft of a tread and don't seem like they are going to last very long. If that is the case, the tires that i want (bfg a/t) will be on even sooner.

 

I never have a problem with my tires spinning. When i got my truck it came with Toyo Proxes S/T which grip the road pretty damn good. I know because they have helped me stick to the road when avoiding accidents.

 

Congrats on your new taco!!

 

These bridgestone duellers that come stock with the sport might be the culprit to the easy wheel spin while pulling out in a turn. They seem to be very soft of a tread and don't seem like they are going to last very long. If that is the case, the tires that i want (bfg a/t) will be on even sooner.

Go Goodyear Wrangler Silent Armors...you live up in the snow belt with some of us that have these tires. So far, I haven't heard anyone complain about them, and they have excellent wet/snow traction. Read here for more information.