I'm normally a FORD guy, but I got tired of drive train problems. I went out and bought me a tacoma and now have the same problems. I own a 2003 6-cyclinder auto 4x4 tacoma with a manual transmission (4wd button on 4wd shifter).
On a real cold morning I went out to start my truck and the 4wd stopped working (it was late January). The light would go on sometimes but no 4wd. I brought it to a mechanic and he said it was the transfer case shift motor. Having had this problem before with my Ford, I thought no big deal. Then I saw the price...
$1000 later I ended up swaping the entire transfer case (w/ shift motor) out and still have no 4wd. Now the 4wd light dosen't even come on. No 4wd motion or noise at all. My mechanic told me when he plugs and unplugs actuator motor on front end (i never new there was one) the vehicle trys to shift into 4wd, but thats about it.
HELP...
On a real cold morning I went out to start my truck and the 4wd stopped working (it was late January). The light would go on sometimes but no 4wd. I brought it to a mechanic and he said it was the transfer case shift motor. Having had this problem before with my Ford, I thought no big deal. Then I saw the price...
$1000 later I ended up swaping the entire transfer case (w/ shift motor) out and still have no 4wd. Now the 4wd light dosen't even come on. No 4wd motion or noise at all. My mechanic told me when he plugs and unplugs actuator motor on front end (i never new there was one) the vehicle trys to shift into 4wd, but thats about it.
HELP...