Taco NOT Recommended by Uhaul to Tow Car Trailer

So i have not done alot of towing but i was checking u haul site and put in my 07 Taco V6 double cab and u haul says it doesnt recommend letting me tow a car dolly or car trailer even if i pick a Geo metro to tow behind.
Not a towing expert but is this true? because its little difficult to believe I cannot tow a car on a trailer with my Taco.

 

*edit: OP edited the post to include V6

I'll bite...

4 banger?

 

how much does the car trailer weigh? and what is the towing capacity of your truck? I know the TRD sport model is rated at 6500 lbs towing capacity.

 

Their website is dumb. I told them I was picking up a UTV. I was definitely over the 4Runner's capacity here, but I didn't have a lot of good options.

Keep it out of overdrive, take your time, and don't go over 60 mph.

 

For a 6cy...

 

UHaul did you a favor by providing this information.

 

There's several factors:
4 cylinder doesn't have the towing capacity, neither does V6 without tow package
V6 with towing is 6500, which is trailer + trailer load + people + whatever is in the truck bed, if I'm not mistaken
UHaul may require a minimum of a half ton (aka "full size") truck for liability.

Keep in mind that towing power doesn't guarantee shipping power

 

OP has a V6 , but the different models will have different towing capacities . options like trailer hitch and engine oil cooler , tranny cooler make the difference , as well as vehicle weight. I'm sure U haul will err on the side of caution also as anyone can rent a trailer regardless of towing experience

 

The trailer is 2210#

A Geo Metro weighs under 2000#

He'd be well within the truck's towing capacity.

 

U-Haul is in the business of renting trailers, they want to rent trailers. They have guidelines, while their guidelines don’t recommend your truck with a car trailer it appears they didn’t tell you no.

Tacoma’s are poor for towing, too little payload, too little motor, too soft of suspension. I don’t recommend towing much anything with them either. My 3/4 Ton Suburban (8.1L!!!) was a much better tow vehicle.

If you proceed others gave good advice, keep it out of 5th gear, keep the speed down.

 

Mine is a double cab 07 V6 Prerunner

 

Was actually planning on towing a Honda CRV i just told it geo metro just if it would approve it because its a smaller car but it didnt seem to matter my Prerunner i have no idea what towing capacity is i know its not a TRD though.

 

Does keeping it in 5th gear (Overdrive) help not damage or over heat the tranny?

To my knowledge my Prerunner has no oil cooler nor does it have a transmission cooler either.

 

You want to keep it out of overdrive. In overdrive, it will downshift constantly. It's just easier on the transmission and the engine.

 

I would expect the prerunner to have similar towing capacity to the 4×4's. But, check the manual to be sure.

A CRV is basically the same thing as the Element I towed. I think they're around 4000#, give or take a few hundred. You'd definitely be maxed out. But, it's doable if you're careful.

I wouldn't want to tow it very far. And, I'd take backroads rather than the freeway if possible.

 

https://www.autoblog.com/buy/2007-T..._4x2_Double_Cab_5_ft._box_127.8_in._WB/specs/

3500lb max towing capacity

 

They don't want to rent you the trailer for liability reasons. If they rent you the trailer then you load a Suburban and wreck, they know you will say "but uhaul said it was ok" in the lawsuit.
With my 07 Prerunner DCSB V6, I towed my tandem car trailer with my car loaded up with all my stuff and a 2 bay tool box in the bed of the truck from AZ to OR with no issues.

 

Something’s wrong here. Uhaul approves me to tow a metro with my 4 cylinder regular cab. I just checked the website.

 

With a trailer? Or, tow dolly?