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@MustardTiger Thanks for the feedback. I have my CTEK maintainer on it now. It labels a battery with that charge level as "bad" and is attempting to charge it. If it can't raise the charge level then the battery is already bad, and if it can then the truck is clearly not doing the job. That is...

Here is the reading this morning after about an hour of mixed city/freeway driving. I was stopped a light and the engine was off, but it read the same when the engine was on. I assume that is below what it should normally be, and my multimeter pegs it at 12.18 vdc. I have not put my maintainer...

@Cordoc You are not being a pest - this stuff is pretty complex and it can be confusing. Let me add what I know about it. There are three things going on here. The top Tacoma trims have acoustic glass, which prevents unwanted sounds from getting into the cabin. There is nothing that you can do...

@Texas Bob Even by modern service department standards your dealer is pathetic. Toyota has had features that could be customised by their techstream system for a very long time now. 14 years ago they used it to change some settings on my 2011 Tundra, and the system wasn't new then. They need...

Could that be a setting? I get head up navigation directions when I use Apple Maps over CarPlay.

I could see that happening if the drives are very short, because mine will not shut off the ICE until the engine warms up, but my truck gets to that point in less than a mile. That was actually my biggest surprise after getting my truck, because I only expected it to use the motor/generator to...

Yes - not at all acceptable. Lots of dealers suck, and yours seems to suck more than average. I don't think my dealer would jerk me around with that bs, but I guess I will find out.

Interesting and I guess my truck never read that brochure. lol I have had my truck for over 9 months now and it spends some time running with the ICE off on pretty much every drive. I don't ever use Eco mode, but you would think that would make it spend more time in EV mode, not lock it out...

Yep - it needs to fail a load test when it is fully charged. I'm not sure that my battery can be fully charged but I should test that by putting it on my maintainer on it for a while. If that gets it to an acceptable charge level and the truck does not keep it there, the problem is most likely...

Thanks, that is good to know. I will need to get my truck to my dealer and have them test the battery as soon as possible. I have been way busy lately and haven't taken the time to go to the dealer, but it sounds like I should make that a priority. Mine reads under 12v after it sits for a few...

Cool. On my wife's Lexus you had to remove part of the door handle because there is no external key hole. It was not obvious exactly where the removable piece was, which I guess is the price you pay for a sleek design.

That is how the charge level runs on my truck too. I don't plan to start using a charger, because if I need that on a new truck there is something wrong and Toyota needs to fix it. The first time it won't start I will get it to the dealer and expect them to do something. I do need to buy a jump...

I have use touch up pens for a long time and never liked the results. But it is always best to cover them up and the only alternative I have used is Dr Colorchip. Doing that takes some practice and the kits are pretty expensive, but once you get the hang of it you can make really good repairs. I...

I know we have been talking about this for what seems like forever, but here is an interesting take on the return of the Stout. I have seen rumors that it will be based on the new 2026 RAV4, which might or might not really be true...

Some chips can be repaired and a lot of insurance companies will cover that. You might want to check to see if it is, particularly if it has not cracked yet. As @Sagebrush said, definitely fix it ASAP it there is a crack.

Weird. If the 2024 and 2025 models are the same they should have the same specs. I wonder if they came up with better specs for the 2025 and never bothered to update the ones for 2024 Tacos. Yeah, I agree. That is dumb, for sure.

That makes sense, because according to the build sheets the Pro and Trailhunter are based on the Offroad, with the only differences being the options called out in the build sheet. But I also remember a chief engineer video where he said the CV joints were different on the TH/Pro because of the...

Yeah, that is how my truck works too. My truck will stay in electric for a good while on downhill sections of moderate speed roads. It will drive on electric at low speeds near my house unless I push the accelerator very hard. It shuts off well before it is stopped, which is how all the...

There was not enough room for me to leave the sill protector on when I installed my RCI sliders. Yes, you can see the pinch weld, but with the sliders there you really don't notice it much.

Now I'm glad the web site didn't work because I found what look like the same struts on Amazon for $42 with free shipping.