I post the message below several months ago and got many responses from people experiencing the same behavior. Now, I have noticed my Tacoma is getting terrible gas mileage, especially when the weather is cold. On the highway, I am lucky to get 17. I have a friend who has the exact same truck and his gets 20-21.
Any ideas?
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Anyone out there experience starting problems with their V6 Tacoma's? I had mine in twice to the dealer while in warranty, but got the typical response from Toyota Customer Service: No problem found/Normal Operation.
Anyway, when I crank the truck it will acts like it is going to start, at the point were you normally release the key, then it dies. The only way to get it started is to "crank through" this behavior and hold down on the starter. The truck has never failed to start, but this is embarrassing and ridiculous for "Normal Operation" in a newer vehicle.
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