Long-Term Test Update: 2005 Toyota Tacoma Pre-runner
Toyotas normally don't have repairs at such low mileage
By Neil G. Chirico
Photography by Brian Vance, Chris Walton, Cheyne Walls
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Total mileage 14,559
• Average fuel econ 17.8 mpg
• Unresolved problems None
• Maintenance cost $47.73 (5K service), 45.85 (10K)
• Normal-wear cost $0
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When we took the Tacoma in for a 5000-mile service, the dealer checked a noise from the brake-pedal area. A new pedal assembly was special ordered, but when we went back for the 10,000-mile service, they ended up fixing the noise without replacing the assembly. They further addressed a clunk noise from the driver front window, which required replacing the window regulator. A new HVAC control unit corrected an inoperative "recirc" button light. Toyotas normally don't have repairs at such low mileage; otherwise, the PreRunner is a dream drive.