I WILL ADMIT I DRIVE OFF ROAD QUITE A BIT BUT THATS WHY I GOT THE YOTA,THOUGHT IT COULD HANDLE IT. I BOUGHT IT USED WITH 18K 2 YEARS AGO LAST WEEK JUST TURNED 98K A FEW DAYS AGO.BUT LIKE I SAID IVE NEVER HAD THIS MUCH TROUBLE OUT OF ANY OTHER TRUCK IVE OWNED.THE WEIRD THING IS NO ONE ELSE I KNOW WITH A TACOMA HAS THIS KIND OF TROUBLE. ALL OF THE PARTS I PUT A PRICE BY HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITHIN THE LAST 2 MONTHS!!(BY ME)EVERYTHING ELSE WAS WARRANTY WORK.TO MAKE THINGS WORSE THE TRUCK IS NOT PAID FOR YET AND I DONT WANT TO SAY HOW MUCH BUT ITS A FEW $$$$ MORE THAN ITS WORTH SO IM PRETTY MUCH STUCK W/ IT FOR NOW. OH WELL YOU LIVE AND LEARN