Toyota puts the same engines in several models, so a problem on one usually turns up on the others. Floorjack Auto Repair works on all makes. Owner Javen Coughlin trained at UTI and is ASE Certified. GM, Ford and Ram get the deepest work here, and a Toyota gets the same process: test first, then a price. A few of the people who work here drive Toyotas themselves, and they love them. The shop is at 21242 N. Black Canyon Hwy, on the I-17 frontage road at Happy Valley Road.
Heat and dust on a Toyota in Phoenix
Toyota’s maintenance guides list driving on dirt or dusty roads as a special operating condition that calls for extra service. They also say driving in desert areas can shorten the life of the cabin air filter. Phoenix is both. A Tacoma or 4Runner that spends weekends on dirt roads, or any Toyota parked outside through monsoon season, needs its engine and cabin air filters checked more often than the standard schedule says.
Summer heat wears on 12-volt batteries and cooling systems in every make.
Known Toyota problems by engine
Each problem below has a Toyota recall or a Toyota program behind it, so you can check it yourself before you call anyone. Find your engine and model year.
3.4L twin-turbo V6 in the Tundra
Toyota recalled certain 2022 to 2024 Tundras with the non-hybrid 3.4L twin-turbo V6. Machining debris left inside the engine at the factory can damage the main bearings. The first recall, 24V-381, came in May 2024. Toyota expanded it in November 2025 and again in May 2026 (26V-320), and some Lexus LX and GX models are included. Warning signs are knocking, rough running, stalling and a no-start. The recall repair is free at a Toyota dealer, so put your VIN into NHTSA’s recall lookup first. If your truck isn’t covered and the engine is making noise, we’ll diagnose it.
5.7L V8 in the Tundra and Sequoia
On 2007 to 2010 Tundras and 2008 to 2010 Sequoias, the secondary air injection system can fail and turn on the check engine light. Toyota extended coverage on that system to 10 years or 150,000 miles, and on trucks this age the extension has run out, so it’s a paid repair now. A lit check engine light fails the emissions test in the Phoenix area. We test the system before quoting, because the code doesn’t say which part failed.
3.5L V6 in the Camry, Highlander, RAV4, Sienna and Avalon
Certain 2005 to 2010 Toyotas with the 3.5L V6 (2GR-FE) have an engine oil hose with a rubber section that can wear a pinhole and leak oil. Toyota replaced the hose free under a dealer program that ended on December 31, 2021. The warning signs are an oil pressure light or a new engine noise. If either one shows up, pull over and shut the engine off. If you don’t know whether your hose was ever replaced, we can check. Some 2007 to 2009 Lexus ES 350 and RX 350 models had a matching program.
2.4L four-cylinder in older Camry and RAV4 models
Some late-2000s Camry and RAV4 models with the 2.4L four-cylinder (2AZ-FE) burn oil. Toyota ran a warranty program for excessive oil use, and it ended in 2016. If you’re adding a quart between oil changes, we check for leaks first and then measure how much oil the engine uses over a set distance. A leak and an engine that burns oil are very different repairs, with very different prices.
Check engine lights on any Toyota
Plenty of Toyota check engine lights have nothing to do with the problems above. A loose gas cap sets one. So does a failing oxygen sensor. The code names a system, and testing finds the part. Our check engine light page explains how that works.
When a Toyota needs an engine or transmission
If a Toyota engine or transmission can’t be saved, we diagnose it, pull it and install the replacement here in the shop. Engines are usually replaced with a new unit. For a transmission there are two routes. If it’s worth rebuilding, it goes to a transmission builder in Phoenix. If it isn’t, we install a remanufactured or used unit. We go with whichever costs you less.
What should go to the Toyota dealer
Some Toyota work costs less at the dealer, because it costs nothing there. A new Toyota comes with ToyotaCare, which covers its factory-scheduled maintenance for a limited time. Recall repairs and anything under Toyota’s factory warranty are free at the dealer too. We’ll tell you when your car falls into one of those.
Everything you’d pay for either way can be done here. The federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act keeps Toyota from voiding your warranty because an independent shop did your maintenance. Keep the receipts and use oil and parts that meet Toyota’s spec.
The price comes before the work
Every Toyota gets tested first. Once we know what failed, we call with the price, and no work gets done until you say yes. Bigger repairs can be split into payments through American First Finance on our financing page.
Booking a Toyota
Tell us the year, the model, which engine it has (four-cylinder, V6 or V8) and what it’s doing. If you have the VIN, send that too.
More for Toyota owners
- Check engine light in Phoenix: how a code turns into a diagnosis, and why codes shouldn’t be cleared first
- Cooling system and AC service: radiators, water pumps and AC before the summer heat
- Battery and electrical systems: what a Phoenix summer does to a 12-volt battery
- Maintenance and oil changes: filters and fluids for a car that sees dust and heat