Seeing that you live in Clinton, my first suggestion is DON'T buy your Toy from that Dodge/Toyota dealership in Bountiful.

It took 4 months, 5 letters to Toyota, and a threat of a lawsuit to finally get them to get things straightened out. (sort of)
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I believe there's now a technical bulletin addressing the sludge problem, but it seems the 3.4's are not affected.

Consumer affairs report

Autonews article

Also be prepared to experience a small but annoying problem called axle wrap. Here's some threads on the subject.

Axle wrap 1

Axle wrap 2

It's apparently very common in Toyotas, not serious, and the dealerships are no help in trying to fix it.

Other than lousy dealerships, it's a good truck. It does Moab better than my old Ford could ever do. (Though, I still kinda miss the old clunker)

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<small>[ March 01, 2003, 07:41 PM: Message edited by: Hounder ]</small>