Hes limping around in the Silverado with no 5th gear until he saves enough for another truck. Im done wasting $$$ on those pieces of junk. Meanwhile I'm still using the old Tacoma as a farm truck, it hauled the replacement 5.3L pretty well. I figured the only way to make that motor reliable was...
Yea my son gave me the tacoma back when he graduated because he wanted a full size truck. He bought a 2002 silverado and the motor blew at 220k. We replaced that motor and sold the truck, he bought a 2005 silverado and the transmission has lost 5th gear and is now going to need replacement...
I have a 2nd gen Tacoma with 400k miles on it, original engine/transmission and it only had regular scheduled maintenance when I drove it daily. My son drove it for 2yrs while he was in high school, wrecked it 3 times and maybe changed the oil once and it still cranks every time I turn the key...