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Well, I'm sorry that I didn't get back with an update. I was going to wait a week or so to make sure that the fixed remained fixed. And I forgot about it. So, to continue the story. After being told by the local Toyota dealer that the transmission was absolutely the problem, and it wasn't the...

OK, more to my story. I am too old to crawl around underneath this thing to change the fluid. and it just seems too complicated. So, I took it to the Toyota dealer. They had for about an hour. The service advisor comes back and tells me that they want to test the hydraulic fluid for engine...

This truck has about 115,000 miles on it. The torque converter was replaced by the dealer about 40,000 miles ago. Whenever it gears up into 2nd or 3rd and normal to slow speeds (I have a pretty light foot) I get a shudder for 2-3 seconds. I haven't really noticed it going into 4th. If I...

I have no idea how to work on an AC system, (hence my question here), nor do I have gauges and tool to work on it. My thinking was that $45 would probably be cheaper just getting it diagnosed in a shop. That would probably cost twice what a can of freon would cost.

A couple of weeks ago, I noticed that my AC system was not cooling as much as it used to. I would have to turn up the flow to keep comfortable. Yesterday, seemingly quite quickly, it just quit cooling at all. My question is this. Considering that the truck is approximately 12 years old, is it...

Oh, sh*t, daxm, hate, he77, Mutha fricker. I'm going to give you a clue. My horn doesn't work.

OK, this is really going to piss me off. I have done all kinds of snooping on the internet this morning, and done several things, including checking relays. I got on a random web page about starting issues, and it mentioned about halfway down that security system issues might be a culprit. I...

You were right about that positive terminal. It is built a little strange. The thing is actually hollow, and when I took it apart, (yes, you can take it apart) there was a massive amount of corrosion inside the terminal. But I cleaned it all out, including the top second wire. It is now...

Checked both grounds. They were perfect. I feel like I should move on to the starter, but the weird lights and clicking keep me thinking electrical. (I did climb under the car and beat on the starter solenoid to see if it might have been sticking.)

OK, took the battery to a batttery distrubuter. He load tested, said that it had a bad cell. Got a new battery, brought it home and installed. Wouldn't crank. starter doesn't turn over. clicking sound and dimming lights continue.

Yes, when I got it home, I took sandpaper to the terminals and to the posts. I cleaned the top of the battery and verified that all of the cells had water. This was all done before I took the battery to have it tested. I don't know what kind of tester. I was surprised when they told me that...

2011 Tacoma It wouldn't start about a week ago. I had left the key on (with lights on) for a couple of hours. I had a jumpstarter with me, but it would not jump off. I flagged a guy down in a new GMC truck to jump me off, but I couldn't even get the starter to turn over. On inspection, I...