Vehicle
Toyota Tacoma
The mid-size pickup, and the best-selling one in North America for two decades — so it is the Toyota most likely to arrive with high mileage and a working history. The second generation's frame corrosion is the fault that defines it: a recall-level rust problem that is a structural question rather than a code, and worth establishing before anything electrical. The 3.5 2GR-FKS in the third generation uses Toyota's D-4S dual injection, so it has both port and direct injectors and a fuel-trim fault can sit in either system.
Generations
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First generation 1995–2004
The 3RZ and 5VZ engines; frame corrosion on this generation is a recall matter in salted markets and worth checking before anything electronic.
- Body styles
- Pickup
- Platform
- Toyota Tacoma
- Engines
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- 2.4 four-cylinder — 2RZ-FE · petrol · 106 kW (142 hp) · 217 Nm (160 lb-ft)
- 2.7 four-cylinder — 3RZ-FE · petrol · 223–240 Nm (164–177 lb-ft)
- 3.4 V6 — 5VZ-FE · petrol · 132–142 kW (177–190 hp) · 294–299 Nm (217–221 lb-ft)
- Transmissions
- 5-speed manual · 4-speed A340 automatic
- Drivetrain
- Rear-wheel drive · Part-time four-wheel drive with low range
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Second generation 2004–2015
The generation with the recall-level frame corrosion — a structural check before an electrical one on any high-mileage example.
- Body styles
- Pickup
- Platform
- Toyota IMV
- Engines
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- 2.7 — 2TR-FE · petrol
- 4.0 V6 — 1GR-FE · petrol · 177–199 kW (237–267 hp) · 361–380 Nm (266–280 lb-ft)
- Transmissions
- 5-speed manual · 6-speed manual · 5-speed automatic · 4-speed A340 automatic
- Drivetrain
- Rear-wheel drive · Part-time four-wheel drive with low range
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Third generation 2015–2023
The 2GR-FKS brings D-4S dual injection — both port and direct injectors, so a trim fault can be in either system.
- Body styles
- Pickup
- Platform
- Toyota IMV
- Engines
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- 2.7 — 2TR-FE · petrol
- 3.5 V6 — 2GR-FKS · petrol · 221–224 kW (296–300 hp) · 357–362 Nm (263–267 lb-ft) · D-4S dual injection
- Transmissions
- 6-speed manual · 6-speed automatic · 5-speed manual
- Drivetrain
- Rear-wheel drive · Part-time four-wheel drive with low range
Service information
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