I was at my dealership last week and they had a TRD out front that they tricked out with all the dealer add on stuff. One of the things they did in a custom way was to do rhino liner spray on the chromed grill. They also rhino liner painted all the chrome parts of the bumpers so it really tied...
My Ford did that the whole time I owned it. Even after an alignment. I really thought it might be a safety feature for when someone passes out it would keep you from going into oncoming traffic. At least it made me feel better...
I like EVERYTHING about my 4 banger SR5. I've had four other cars in my 32 years of driving, one of which I bought new back in 2001. It was a Ford Ranger and it totally fell apart at 147,000 miles after 15 years of gentle loving ownership.
However, my Taco is my favorite car purchase ever. I...
From my experience with my previous truck before my Tacoma, a clicking noise usually indicated a valve that is "stuck" and a squeeking/chirping noise was almost always the belt. The belt chirping happened most frequently during high humidity.
This may not be what the issue is here on this...
Did you go from a Ranger to your Toyota? That's what I did. I had my Ranger (2001 6 cylinder) for over 15 years. Got a lot of use out of it but then everything fell apart at once it got close to the 150,000 mile mark. I had a $4k truck with $5k of problems.