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I've always used the metric that if I can't pay off a vehicle in 48 months, I'm aiming too high. I also tend to keep stuff longer - and continue making "payments" into savings once the loan is paid, using those funds for maintenance and eventually towards the next vehicle purchase.

Glad you got it back. I’d press your insurance company to pay for having the dealer clear all fobs from the ECU then reprogram your fobs. Might be overkill, but it’d be worthwhile peace of mind IMHO

Tight parking spots aren't immune to wheel dollies such as the GoJak, but they can be a bit pricey. Broken window and you being a long ways away suggests it was an OBD or CANbus attack. Hopefully Toyota can locate the truck - they'll of course have access even though you hadn't completed...

Unless they disable the DCM telematics module. :sadface: Sorry your truck was stolen, @Jayz.91 Any idea how they stole it? Fob repeater? Programmed new key to the ECU? Flatbed?

LOL. Nice unhinged rant. I can imagine all the spittle on your screen after that. :clap: Hope it made you feel better about paying $70 for a truck with a defective 12V charging system. Your upgraded battery is also a bandaid - it will fail prematurely from being kept at 50% SOC. Me? I was...

Are you suggesting Toyota intentionally only half charges the 12V sealed lead acid battery because it’s in the pax compartment, thereby guaranteeing early battery failure as well as creating issues for people who might leave their truck a couple weeks? That seems like a pretty stupid design...

yes, though the hybrids without 4th AUX switch don’t have alternators and the charging comes from the hybrid battery system. key though is the battery voltage a couple hours after you’ve last driven. Fully charged should be 12.8V or so. Yes, all vehicle in the past three+ decades have some...

good to hear, but I’d suggest checking resting voltage a couple hours after driving. Make sure it’s keeping the 12V properly charged - otherwise you’ll prematurely kill the new battery.

In many cases not a heck of a lot other than publicize the problems widely. Post here and TacomaWorld and wherever else including Toyota socials. Maybe if more potential buyers (like me) choose not to buy…. I for one was very interested in buying a hybrid OR to replace my 2017, but this...

Exactly. When the 12V SLA battery isn’t kept above ~50% SOC, even a normal/expected amount of parasitic draw will create problems. I’m just surprised that some people are happy to accept that as “normal” from Toyota.

Okay Mr Science and Engineering…. How many milliamps parasitic draw is needed to drain a fully charged LN3 battery to below 20% SOC in two weeks? What is considered a normal amount of parasitic draw, and what is considered excessive? I know these answers… if you do then post the answers...

No excuse. my 3rd gen with aftermarket LTE remote start from phone app is fine 2-3 weeks sitting despite the expected draw. My wife’s 2024 Ford with all the remote services also sits 2-3 weeks with no issues. Non-hybrid Tacomas seem to keep their batteries charged. Something’s fkd with a...

Thats a bullsht “answer” - any vehicle that can’t maintain a proper charge on the. 12V and can’t sit for 3-4 weeks is defective. It might be what current owners need to do in response to Toyota abandoning owners with this issue, but it sure as heck is not a proper “solution”

Yeah, that's where a proper load test is helpful. A failed battery might show a moderate open-circuit voltage, but suffer severe voltage drop when a load is applied. (I've experienced that once)

Sounds like you don't keep vehicles very long. Batteries are a consumable. They wear out and fail, sometimes without warning. Like drive to lunch, come back out and it's completely dead (internal short). I've had a couple other sudden failures like that over the years, though I can usually...

There was an "anytime backup camera" mod for 3rd gen that essentially was a switch to fool the headunit into thinking you were in reverse. I'd imagine similar could be done for 4th gen but don't know the wiring needed.

Shouldn’t need to reprogram, battery change should be seamless. Make sure new battery is good and inserted correctly. + on logo side granted, my experience is with the Lexus card programmed to my third gen, but I’ve done a couple battery changes across nine years. Never needed anything but a...

I think PHEV’s can solve the range anxiety concerns typical ICE drivers have. BEVs are fine, but have limitations- though PHEVs also have their trade offs. Much of it depends on usage pattern. During the week my driving is short range. We also go to our cabin 3-4 times a month, 100 miles...

In most places there's a lot of infrastructure that'd need to be established before a hydrogen powered vehicle would be viable. Broad availability is likely several years off. That said, in the long term there's a lot of benefits to hydrogen as fuel - combustion produces just water vapor...

As have I, but am concerned about the reported 12V battery charging issues on the hybrids and a variety of other nitpicks. My '17 with 105k is reliable, and while the 4th gen powertrain is a lot better and 4th gen remedies some things I wish were different, 4th gen also adds some likely...