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Comments: 1-15, 16-30, 31-45, 46-60, 61-72

16th Dec 2008, 20:58

I laughed when I read the Tacoma owner comparison brake pads. Try towing, carrying full loads with a heavier truck vs. stopping a lightweight truck likely empty and never towing. Try pulling a heavy trailer without trailer brakes and go 90,000 miles on pads. if anything, the Toyota nameplate is kind of useless on a wear item such as brake pads. How far are you willing to compliment it because it's an import over such generic parts on a vehicle. I buy my brake pads at places like Auto Zone, not car dealers anyway.

17th Dec 2008, 21:35

I routinely get 100,000 miles out of my brake pads on my domestics. My imports did good to get 50,000 miles out of a set. Our Honda needed brake pads before the puny 36,000 mile warranty was out (and brake pads ARE NOT covered by the warranty). I might add that NONE of my vehicles EVER haul or tow ANYTHING and are driven mostly on the freeway.

It IS possible to get 90,000 miles out of a set of Tacoma brake pads provided you 1) live on flat land with no hills, 2) Never drive over 45mph, and 3) Stop by throwing it in reverse. Otherwise, like most imports, they will be toast in 40,000 miles.

15th Jul 2010, 16:56

2000 Tundra, 225,000 miles, 50,000 in 4WD… second set of front pads, rotors turned twice and it's finally time for new rotors and a brake rebuild. been a good rig, hope for another 100,000 out of it.

16th Jul 2010, 11:51

"2000 Tundra, 225,000 miles, 50,000 in 4WD… second set of front pads, rotors turned twice and it's finally time for new rotors and a brake rebuild. been a good rig, hope for another 100,000 out of it."

This is very good for a Toyota, but I wouldn't expect much more out of it. Japanese makers use very flimsy frame components that generally start bending under their own weight after 100,000 miles. Ours did, and I just went with a friend to get an alignment on his Honda at 200,000 miles. he was told the frame had sagged so much it couldn't be aligned. he is trading for a Ford.

21st Jul 2010, 20:04

"This is very good for a Toyota, but I wouldn't expect much more out of it."

I'd expect another 225K based on my experiences with Toyota. As for your luck with domestics… wow… you're lucky.

22nd Jul 2010, 19:08

"This is very good for a Toyota, but I wouldn't expect much more out of it. Japanese makers use very flimsy frame components that generally start bending under their own weight after 100,000 miles. Ours did, and I just went with a friend to get an alignment on his Honda at 200,000 miles. he was told the frame had sagged so much it couldn't be aligned. he is trading for a Ford."

That Honda must have been in a heck of an accident for that to happen. weird that the accident my '96 Accord was involved in had absolutely no effect on the alignment at all. I had a Buick Roadmaster rear-end me at over 35 MPH and DROVE AWAY with nothing more than a cracked rear bumper. The Buick was completely totaled and could not be driven (it wouldn't even start) and was later written off by the insurance company. My Accord drove perfectly for the rest of the 5 years I owned it after that happened.

I have owned one vehicle that began to bend under it's own weight though, and that was a '95 Dodge Neon. it had never been in an accident however.

23rd Jul 2010, 14:16

I park my cars in garage and wash the undercarriage with road salt off in the winter. I do drive a 3/4 ton full size domestic truck, which does not fit in the garage, and its frame is solid.

23rd Jul 2010, 21:10

"That Honda must have been in a heck of an accident for that to happen"

It was never in ANY accidents. This is a very common issue with Japanese cars.

24th Jul 2010, 10:46

"it was never in ANY accidents. This is a very common issue with Japanese cars."

Considering you're the only person I've ever heard say this, and this is the only site I can find anything about this "Japanese flimsiness", I'd say it's not really common.

24th Jul 2010, 11:34

Go to Google, and then… type in just 3 words "weak toyota frames" and start reading.

24th Jul 2010, 16:19

"considering you're the only person I've ever heard say this, and this is the only site I can find anything about this "Japanese flimsiness", I'd say it's not really common."

We've owned three imports. one had the sagging frame issue. Our friends have had two, and one of theirs has had this issue. I'd say that's pretty good evidence that the problem is pretty common.

25th Jul 2010, 10:01

"We've owned three imports. one had the sagging frame issue. Our friends have had two, and one of theirs has had this issue. I'd say that's pretty good evidence that the problem is pretty common."

Really? You've cited 2 vehicles with sagging frames, and have come to the conclusion that it's a serious issue with all imports? find me some more convincing evidence of this "serious problem". Perhaps a website with multiple accounts of this happening because, alas, I can't find a single one!

2000 Toyota Tundra SR5 from North America – Comments