2016 Toyota Tacoma Complaint Log

NOTICED MY TACOMA BEING SLOW TO DOWN SHIFT TO A LOWER GEAR WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE OR IT WOULD UP SHIFT TO A HIGHER GEAR WHILE ACCELERATING/MERGING RESULTING IN AN UNEXPECTED CHANGE IN ACCELERATION. ALSO IF RIDING BETWEEN 20-40 MPH THE VEHICLE RIDES AT A VERY LOW RPM (~1100) AND SHIMMIES THE VEHICLE LIKE IT WILL STALL. VEHICLE WILL ALSO "NOTICEABLY" DOWN SHIFT WHILE THE FOOT IS OFF THE ACCELERATOR RESULTING IN AN UNEXPECTED CHANGE IN DECELERATION. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE AND NOW THE SHIFTING IS STARTING TO JOLT THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING AT CONSTANT SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WILL RANDOMLY SURGE HIGH IN RPMS THEN COME RIGHT BACK DOWN. THE VEHICLE IS PRESENTING UNSAFE CONDITIONS. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES. 1ST TIME THEY TOPPED OFF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AS IT WAS LOW FROM THE FACTORY. 2ND TIME THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND OTHERS WERE HAVING IT AS WELL AND THE TRANSMISSION ECU WAS RE-FLASHED. THIS STILL DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. BROUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK A 3RD TIME AND THEY DIDN'T SEE A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. BROUGHT IT BACK A 4TH TIME TO BE SEEN BY A FIELD SPECIALIST AND THE ISSUE COULD BE DUPLICATED BUT THERE IS NO FIX AT THIS TIME BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS LESS THAN 2500 MILES ON IT. NOT SURE WHY YOU WOULD DESIGN A VEHICLE TO DO THIS.

ALL OF THE PROBLEMS LISTED BELOW HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, GULLO TOYOTA, CONROE, TEXAS. 1) ENGINE MISFIRES (5 ATTEMPTS AT REPAIR. STILL MISFIRES.). 2) VEHICLE STALLS DUE TO TRANSMISSION SEARCHING FOR THE CORRECT GEAR (DEVELOPED AFTER THE LAST ATTEMPT TO REPAIR MISFIRE IN SEPTEMBER 2016). 2) ENGINE HAS DEVELOPED A RATTLE AFTER 20,000 + MILES AND SOMETIMES SOUNDS LIKE A ROD IS KNOCKING. SOUNDS LIKE ENGINE IS NOT BEING LUBRICATED PROPERLY. THIS MAY LEAD TO EARLY FAILURE OF THE SMOG CONTROL SYSTEM AND EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION (TOYOTA CLAIMS THIS IS NORMAL FOR THIS TRUCK). 3) BUMP SOUND COMES FROM BENEATH TRUCK WHEN STOPPING AND MAY BE LOOSE OR BROKEN MOTOR OR TRANSMISSION MOUNT (TOYOTA STATED THAT THE TRUCK IS OPERATING AS DESIGNED). 4) GRINDING SOUND COMES FROM REAR END WHEN REAR WHEELS SLIP AND AUTOMATIC LIMITED SLIP IS SELECTED (TOYOTA HAS STATED THAT THE TRUCK IS OPERATING AS DESIGNED). 5) ENGINE REVS UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN BACKING OUT OF OR DRIVING INTO GARAGE (TOYOTA HAS STATED THAT THE TRUCK IS OPERATING AS DESIGNED). 6) LOUD BANG COMES FROM BENEATH TRUCK WHEN COMING TO A QUICK STOP. SOUNDS LIKE THE GUTS OF THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT FORWARD (DEALERSHIP HAS NOT ARRANGED TO PROVIDE A LOANER TRUCK SO THAT THIS PROBLEM AND ALL THE PERSISTENT PROBLEMS LISTED ABOVE CAN BE REPAIRED. TOYOTA INSIST THAT I BRING MY TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND DRIVE MY TRUCK AROUND AND DEMONSTRATE THE EXISTENCE OF THESE PROBLEMS TO THE TOYOTA'S FIELD SERVICE TECH. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE THAT THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR REAR DIFFERENTIAL PROBLEMS AND ENGINE MISFIRE AND STALLING. I NEED THE DEALERSHIP TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECTIVE TRUCK AND TAKE IT INTO THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND KEEP IT UNTIL IT IS REPAIRED. I NEED A LOANER TRUCK WHILE THE REPAIRS ARE MADE. I HAVE PUT MUCH NEEDED WORK ON-HOLD FOR A YEAR DUE TO THIS TRUCK.).

WHEN WE ARE DRIVING EITHER ON CITY ROADS OR ON HIGHWAY, EITHER IN SPORTS MODE AND AUTOMATIC THERE IS A LAG IN THE WAY THE ENGINE WILL SHIFT INTO GEARS. IN SPORTS MODE THE LAG IN GEAR SHIFT IS RIDICULOUSLY LONG WHEN IT SHOULD SHIFT QUICKER. AS FOR AUTOMATIC THERE IS ALSO A SLOW RESPONSE IN SHIFTING WHETHER GOING UP A HILL AS WELL AS GOING DOWN A HILL. WE HAVE 5000 MILES ON THIS TRUCK AND WOULD HAVE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE BROKEN IN BY NOW

AS TRUCK WAS COMING TO A SAFE STOP, THE TRUCK QUICKLY ACCELERATED INTO A SMALL TREE AND CAUSED DAMAGE. SAME SYMPTOM LATER ON HIGHWAY AND ALMOST HAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT SO I PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD AND CALLED FOR WRECKER SERVICE. TRUCK NOW AT PANAMA CITY TOYOTA STILL WAITING FOR CODE READING.

ABNORMAL CHIRP OR SQUEAK NOISE FROM HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. THIS HAPPENS WHILE AT IDLE AND IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR 2012-2013 TOYOTA SCIONS TOO (ATTACHING SCION TSB WITH THIS COMPLAINT). TOYOTA REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AT 2,017 MILES AND IN LESS THAN 400 MILES THE ISSUE RETURNED. THE TOYOTA FIELD TECHNICIAN SAID THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE BUT THERE IS NO FIX AND NO ETA FOR A FIX. TOYOTA IS REFUSING TO REPLACE THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP AGAIN. I OPENED A CASE WITH TOYOTA CORPORATE AND THEY SENT IT BACK TO THE DEALER FOR AUTHORIZATION FROM THE FIELD TECHNICIAN. AGAIN THE FIELD TECHNICIAN REFUSED TO AUTHORIZE A REPLACEMENT FUEL PUMP. THE DEALER IS LITHIA TOYOTA OF MEDFORD, OREGON.

VEHICLE LUNGES LIKE A BUCKING BRONC AT WOT FROM STOP OR ROLLING START. IF IT WAS A CARBURETED VEHICLE (PRE-COMPUTER DAYS) I WOULD CHECK TIMING, CARBURETOR JETS,FUEL FILTER,ETC. SEEMS TO BE A LITTLE BETTER IN SPORT MODE OR ECT IN DRIVE.

THE BREAKS ARE NOT EFFECTIVE. THE TRUCK SLIDES AND IT DOESN'T BREAK EFFECTIVENESS. FEELS LIKE THE TIRES ARE BLOCKED OUT AND THE CAR SLIDES ON THE ROAD WITHOUT STOPPING THE TRUCK. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME A QUICK BREAK IS NEEDED OR EMERGENCY HAPPENS. I HAVE BEING LUCKY OF KEEPING ENOUGH DISTANCE TO AVOID ACCIDENTS. A RECALL OF THE BREAK SYSTEM IS NEEDED ASAP. MORE THAN 5 TIMES I HAVE HAD EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE. IN THE BEGINNING I THOUGHT IT WAS ME ADJUSTING TO A NEW TRUCK, BUT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.

TRUCK ABRUPTLY LOST COMPLETE POWER AND STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON A RURAL TWO LANE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. REQUIRES A TOW TRUCK TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP REPORTED A FAILED CRANKSHAFT SENSOR AND REPLACED IT.

TRANSMISSION HAS HESITATION WHEN FIRST GOING IN FORWARD OR REVERSE, ONCE YOUR DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION IS CONSTANTLY SHIFTING SEARCHING FOR GEARS UNTIL YOU GET UP TO CRUISING SPEED OF 50-60 MPH. IN CITY DRIVING TRANSMISSION SHIFT TO QUICKLY AND BOGGS DOWN THE ENGINE AND THEN SHIFT RIGHT BACK DOWN AND GEAR AND DOES THIS CONSTANTLY AT LOWER SPEEDS, BEEN DOING THIS SINCE I PURCHASED THE TRUCK ON AUGUST 28 2016

THE BLOWER MOTOR ON MY TRUCK FITS THE ISSUED RECALL. HOWEVER ITS ONLY ELIDGABLE FOR CERTAIN VINS AND MINE IS NOT COVERED. HOW CAN I GET COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL. THE WINDOW IS JUNE 2016 TO 2017. I PURCHASED MY TRUCK IN MARCH OF 2016. THE BLOWER MOTOR HAS BEEN LOUD SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK AND DIED A MONTH AGO. I SAW THIS RECALL RELEASE AND DO NOT KNOW WHY MY TRUCK ISN'T COVERED. I BELIEVE THIS RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, THE RPMS WOULD INCREASE TO APPROXIMATELY 200-300. THE FAILURE WOULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO SURGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LOW ON TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE RE-FLASHED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING PROPERLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,863....UPDATED 12/12/16 *BF UPDATED 12/12/16.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE RANDOMLY UPSHIFTED AND/OR DOWNSHIFTED AND ACCELERATED OR DECELERATED ON ITS OWN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER AND A SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS PERFORMED. THE ISSUE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000.

WE LIVE IN A BORDER TOWN WITH MEXICO AND GOING AND COMING BACK SOMETIMES THERE ARE LONG LINES AT THE BRIDGES SO IN ONE OF THOSE TIMES TEMPERATURE STARTED TO GO UP IN THE TRUCK IT WAS OVERHEATING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE ON AN INCLINE, A CRANKING NOISE AND A TAPPING NOISE WERE HEARD FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (COLONIAL TOYOTA IN MILFORD, CT), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V356000 (ENGINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

CHIRPING NOISE COMES AND GOES. VERY LOUD. ALSO A CONSTANT CLICKING. ANYTHING THAT MAKES NOISE LIKE THAT WILL FAIL SOON. ALSO HAD A GRINDING NOISE WHILE IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ON BEACH AND TRUCK STARTED TO LOSE POWER.GRINDING WENT AWAY BUT HAPPENS OFTEN.

VEHICLE IS SPORADIC WHEN SHIFTING. EARLIER TODAY AT A LEFT TURN AT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS GIVING ME THE FEELING THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY GO AT 10-15MPH ON INCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS WAS AT A GREEN LIGHT WITH YIELD IF POSSIBLE. IF IT WEREN'T FOR OTHER DRIVER COMING AND BEING ABLE TO USE BREAKS THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. I ATTEMPTED TO STEP ON THE ACCELERATOR BUT IT SEEMED AS IT WOULD NOT SHIFT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE FURTHER AS I'VE NOTICED THE ISSUE BEFORE BUT WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT IT IS NOT A PROBLEM. THANK YOU. *TR

TRANSMISSION SEEMS NOT TO ENGAGE VERY QUICKLY. VERY SLUGGISH. MOSTLY IN THE MORNING WHEN PUT IN REVERSE IT DOES NOT SEEM TO ENGAGE. THERE'S ALSO A CLICKING NOISE UP BY THE ENGINE PASSENGER SIDE. DEALER SAYS IT'S NORMAL. NEVER HEARD ANYTHING LIKE THAT ON ANY VEHICLE I'VE OWNED

THE 2016 TACOMA WILL NOT ALLOW THE DRIVER WITH USB FLASH DRIVE PLUGGED IN WITH MUSIC. CONTROL THE BROWSING ALBUM OR SONG LIST WITH STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS. AS PER THE 2015 TACOMA DID. THIS IS IN ALL ASPECTS. OF OPERATION PARKED, MOVING, ETC. I SEE THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE. HAVING TO TAKE YOUR EYES OFF THE ROAD TO PRESS THE BROWSE BUTTON ON THE HEAD UNIT AND THEN USE SCROLL BUTTONS TO MOVE THROUGH THE LIST OF ALBUMS AND THEN SCROLL THROUGH A LIST OF SONGS TO SELECT ONE. THEN AT THAT POINT I AM ABLE TO USE THE UP AND DOWN ARROW ON THE LEFT STEERING WHEEL CONTROL TO JUST GO THROUGH THE PARTICULAR ALBUM IAM IN. I THINK IT IS A PROGRAM FEATURE THAT WAS OVER LOOKED IN THE HEAD UNIT AND COULD CAUSE WRECK OR DAMAGE WHEN NOT FULLY FOCUSED ON THE ROAD.

TRANSMISSION HAS A FLARE,SHUDDER, JERKY AND CLUNK. I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH IT SINCE 07-16-2016

WHILE DRIVING EASTBOUND ON THE 210 FREEWAY IN GLENDORA, CA AT APPROX 35MPH THE VEHICLE CAME TO A SUDDEN AND VIOLENT STOP AND VEERED SLIGHTLY INTO THE LANE TO MY RIGHT. I WAS NOT BRAKING AT THE TIME. REAR WHEELS HAD LOCKED AND VEHICLE HAD TO BE DRAGGED TO THE SHOULDER AS REAR WHEELS WOULD NOT TURN. THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS OF ANY PROBLEM AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE, AND SEEMED TO BE OPERATING NORMALLY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOYOTA OF GLENDORA IN GLENDORA, CA FOR SERVICE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL HAD LEAKED OUT, AND IT ALONG WITH THE REAR TIRES HAD BEEN REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS WAS A NEW VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 4500 MILES ON IT. IT HAD NOT HAD ITS FIRST OIL CHANGE NOR ANY OTHER SERVICE. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT CAUSED BY EXTERNAL DAMAGE, AND IT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME BY THE DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE ADVISOR THAT THE PART HAD NOT BEEN PROPERLY SEALED. VEHICLE HAS NO WARNING SYSTEM OR DASH LIGHT TO COMMUNICATE A LOSS OF DIFFERENTIAL FLUID AS IT WOULD WITH OIL, TIRE PRESSURE, TEMPERATURE, ETC.

TOYOTA IS REPORTEDLY USING A NEW WINDSHIELD FOR THE 2016 TACOMA LINE, ASSERTING BETTER ACOUSTICAL INSULATING QUALITIES. A LONG CRACK ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD QUICKLY DEVELOPED WITHIN HOURS AFTER PARKING THE TRUCK IN THE PARKING LOT OF MY EMPLOYER, AND HAS CONTINUED TO BRANCH OFF IN SEVERAL DIRECTIONS SINCE APPEARING, THUS COMPROMISING THE WINDSHIELD'S STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY AND SAFE VISIBILITY IN BRIGHT SUNLIGHT. THERE ARE NO CHIPS, WEB CRACKS OR EVIDENCE OF ANY IMPACTS SUCH AS THOSE OBTAINED FROM STRAY HIGHWAY ROCKS OR DEBRIS (CRACK BEGINS AT THE BASE OF THE GLASS, CLOSE THE CENTER). UPON RECEIVING A QUOTE FOR REPLACEMENT AT A NEARBY REPAIR SHOP, I NOTICED ANOTHER 2016 TACOMA THAT WAS REPORTEDLY IN QUEUE FOR THE SAME REPAIR. I HAVE SINCE DISCOVERED THAT AN ALARMING AMOUNT OF NEW OWNERS OF THE 2016 MODEL OF TACOMA HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE WITH CRACKS THAT SEEMINGLY DEVELOP "ON THEIR OWN", LEADING ME TO BELIEVE THAT THERE POSSIBLY MIGHT BE ISSUES RELATED TO THE QUALITY, DESIGN, OR MANUFACTURE/INSTALLATION OF THE WINDSHIELDS. I AM HESITANT TO REPLACE THE GLASS WITH A MATCHING OEM UNIT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE REQUIRED BEING DEPRESSED SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 600.

MANUAL TRANSMISSION IS HARD TO SHIFT OUT OF 4TH, 5TH, AND 6TH GEAR AFTER EXTENDED HIGHWAY DRIVING. ISSUE SEEMS TO MORE PRESENT WHEN DRIVING UP AN INCLINE AFTER DRIVING IN STOP AN GO TRAFFIC.

VEHICLE HAS A NOTICEABLE DELAY AND ABRUPT SHIFTING WHEN CHANGING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. THE DELAY IN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE FEELS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT OFTEN CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY. MY VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 4000 MILES ON IT. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER REGARDING THIS PROBLEM, THEY HAVE SAID THAT THIS BEHAVIOR IS NORMAL.

VEHICLE GETS STUCK IN GEAR WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY FOR EXTENDED AMOUNTS OF PERIODS ON THE HIGHWAY 90KM +, ONLY WHEN TRANSMISSION GETS TO OPERATING TEMP. IT ALSO GETS STUCK IN LOWER GEARS 1-3 WHEN DECELERATING AND THE TRUCK IS AT LOWER REVS. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN TRYING TO DOWNSHIFT FOR A HILL OR CORNER, YOUR FOOT IS OFF THE ACCELERATOR PETAL AND TRUCK GETS STUCK IN GEAR. TOYOTA HAS TAKEN A MONTH AND STILL HAS NOT COME UP WITH THE DECISION TO REPLACE, THEY DO NOT CARE IF IT'S DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. I NEED A TRUCK THOUGH....

SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE THERE IS A DELAY SO WHEN I GO TO TAKE OFF IT SLAMS INTO DRIVE.

THIS TOYOTA TACOMA IS ALWAYS TRYING TO SHIFT UP OR DOWN. I FOUND WHERE TOYOTA SAYS IT IS ALWAYS LOOKING FOR A NEW SHIFT POINT TO KEEP THE MILEAGE UP. THIS TRANSMISSION SHIFTS VERY HARD WITH POWER REDUCTION AND IS TRYING TO UP SHIFT. WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO COME TO A STOP TRANSMISSION TRYING TO SHIFT UP AND THEN IT WILL SHIFT HARD. YOU WILL FEEL A DRIVELINE CLUNK AS YOU STOP. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID TOYOTA KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID A CASE WAS OPENED. I WAS TOLD THEY DROVE SEVERAL ON THEIR LOT AND THEY WERE THE SAME. THE FINAL WORD WAS NOTHING WRONG . THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. HAS BEEN DOING SINCE I GOT THE TRUCK.

HI TO WHOM THIS MAY CONCERN, I HAVE TROUBLE SHIFTING MY VEHICLE ONCE I DRIVE IT AFTER 4-5 HOURS, THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT THE DEALER CAN'T REPLICATE BECAUSE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN TOO OFTEN. I HAVE CALLED CORPORATE TOYOTA AND THEY CLAIM THAT NO ONE ELSE HAS CALLED IN WITH THE ISSUE EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE MANY OTHERS THAT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE OPENED UP A CASE WITH THEM WITH REFERENCE #: 1607081673 NOTE: THIS IS ON A MANUAL TRANSMISSION LINK TO A TACOMAWORLD THREAD WITH OTHERS HAVING THE ISSUE: HTTPS://WWW.TACOMAWORLD.COM/THREADS/MANUAL-TRANSMISSION-GETTING-STUCK-IN-GEAR.415438/

ERRATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTING. LURCHES IN LOW GEARS, DELAY WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, STAYS IN 4TH GEAR AFTER CRESTING A HILL, UNABLE TO STAY IN 6TH GEAR WHILE CRUISING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON LEVEL GROUND WITHOUT LOAD IN VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MAKE AN ABNORMALLY LOUD NOISE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT BETWEEN GEARS INDEPENDENTLY AND THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE FEATURE WOULD NOT ENGAGE AFTER BEING ACTIVATED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE SOFTWARE FAILED FOR THE TRANSMISSION AND NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 325.

EVERY TIME THE SPEED IS GOING DOWNN ON 20 MPH...THE TRUCK SHAKES

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY I HAD A SMALL ROCK COME UP AND HIT MY WINDSHIELD, I DIDN'T NOTICE ANY ROCK CHIP BUT I WOKE UP THE NEXT MORNING AND THERE WAS A 10 INCH CRACK IN THE GLASS, THE SAME THING HAPPENED WITH MY MOM'S 2016 TACOMA.

-TRANSMISSION IS TOO QUICK TO UPSHIFT CAUSING THE ENGINE TO BOG DOWN. -TRANSMISSION CAUSES THE TUCK TO LURCH FORWARD AT LOW SPEEDS. -SHIFTING FROM R TO D ON A HILL CAN SOMETIMES CAUSE THE TRUCK TO ROLL BACKWARDS AS IF THE TRUCK WAS IN NEUTRAL -IN GENERAL, THE TRANSMISSION IS INCONSISTENT IN OPERATION. IN THE SAME SITUATION IT MAY REACT DIFFERENTLY -DURING HARD ACCELERATION AFTER YOU LET UP ON THE GAS, THE ENGINE RPM'S WILL STAY HIGH AND SLOWLY COME BACK DOWN. IF YOU PRESS THE GAS AGAIN DURING THIS TIME THE TRANSMISSION WILL EITHER CAUSE THE ENGINE TO REV BUT THE TRUCK WON'T ACCELERATE, OR WILL SLAM INTO A GEAR CAUSING THE TRUCK TO LURCH.

DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOWS RATTLE WHEN ROLLED DOWN .5" TO 3". IT'S VERY LOUD AND ANNOYING.

THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION CONSISTENTLY GETS STUCK IN GEAR ONCE THE TRANSMISSION IS HOT. THIS TYPICALLY OCCURS ON DRIVES OVER 2-3 HOURS OR HEAVY STOP-GO TRAFFIC. THE DRIVER CANNOT CHANGE GEARS WITHOUT EXCESSIVE FORCE ON THE SHIFTER, RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN DRIVING DYNAMICS WHILE THIS IS OCCURRING (E.G., LOSS OF VEHICLE SPEED, LOSS OF ENGINE REVS, LUGGING TRANSMISSION). EXAMPLES INCLUDE DOWNSHIFTS FROM 5-6, 5-4, 4-3, AND 3-2 AS WELL AS UPSHIFTS THROUGH THOSE SAME GEARS. THIS PRESENTS A CRITICAL SAFETY CONCERN WHEN THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONS AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT OPERATE AS INTENDED. IT PLACES THE DRIVER IN DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SITUATIONS, WHEREBY THE DRIVER IS TAKING ATTENTION AWAY FROM DRIVING IN ORDER TO APPLY SIGNIFICANT PRESSURE ON THE SHIFT LEVER IN ORDER TO GET THE TRANSMISSION UNSTUCK. MOREOVER, WHILE MANEUVERING THE VEHICLE THROUGH TRAFFIC OR INTERSECTIONS, THE DRIVER AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD BECOME VULNERABLE TO MAJOR ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY A MALFUNCTIONING TOYOTA TRANSMISSION AND THE INABILITY OF THE DRIVER TO SAFELY OPERATE THE VEHICLE. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. TOYOTA RELIED ON AN INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY DEALER TO PERFORM AN INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF A MALFUNCTIONING TRANSMISSION AND THEN PROCEEDED TO DENY ALL RESPONSIBILITY; EVEN GOING AS FAR AS TO MAKE THE ASSERTION THAT "THE CUSTOMER CAN DRIVE THE VEHICLE AS NECESSARY". TOYOTA HAS DONE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO REVIEW OR INSPECT THE MALFUNCTIONING TRANSMISSION ONLY TO CONCLUDE IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ESTIMATED MPG DISPLAYED ON THE MESSAGE BOARD WAS INACCURATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE COMPUTER WAS RESET. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO STATED THAT THE ESTIMATED MPG OF FUEL CONSUMPTION WAS NOT CALCULATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.

AUDIO SYSTEM RESETS ON ITS OWN AND DISPLAYS "CHECK CHARGING STATION". I HAD DEALER LOOK INTO IT AND THEY SAID THAT USB CABLES WERE DEFECTIVE. I THOUGHT THEY WERE LOOKING INTO ALL POSSIBILITIES AND PURCHASED NEW USB CABLES. NOT THE CASE, IT STILL HAPPENS FROM TIME TO TIME AND DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. AS WRITTEN BY MANY OTHER TACOMA OWNERS, THE SHIFTING DELAY FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE AND VICE VERSA. I HAVE 7000 MILES ON THE TRUCK AND TOYOTA SAID THERE WAS A BREAK IN PERIOD FOR THE TRANSMISSION. THEY TOLD ME I HAD THE MOST UP TO DATE SOFTWARE FOR THE TRANSMISSION. I SHOULD'VE NEVER TRADED IN MY 6SPD.

CLUTCH SYSTEM DEVELOPED LOUD SOUND AND VIBRATION A FEW MONTHS AFTER GETTING BRAND NEW FROM TOYOTA. DOESN'T MATTER IF CLUTCH WAS PRESSED FOR FIRST TIME TO TURN ON TO SHIFTING GEARS. MY PREVIOUS 2013 HAD SAME ISSUE AND SOME CLUTCH PARTS WERE REPLACED BY TOYOTA TO FIX THE ISSUE.

THE FRONT BRAKES LOCK WHEN BRAKING HARD, THE ANTI-LOCK SHOULD NOT ALLOW THE WHEEL TO SKID.

AFTER DRIVING 10 MILES FROM A COLD START THE VEHICLES BRAKES WILL START APPLYING BRAKING POWER. VEHICLE BECOMES NOTICEABLY LABORED AND CANNOT ENGAGE HIGHER GEARS. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED MULTIPLE TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE. DEALERSHIP REPORTED THAT FACTORY SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE FEELS THAT VEHICLE IS WORKING AS DESIGNED. ON 2016-03-18 THE BRAKES WHERE ENGAGING WHILE DRIVING. THE BRAKES BECAME OVERHEATED AND GLOWING RED TO THE POINT WHERE OTHER MOTORISTS TRIED TO WARN ME THAT MY TRUCK IS ON FIRE. I PULLED OVER AND FOUND BRAKE ROTORS TO BE HOT ENOUGH TO IGNITE PAPER AND PINE NEEDLES. AFTER TWO HOURS OF WAITING THE BRAKES COOLED AND I DROVE IT HOME. THE FOLLOWING MORNING I DROVE THE VEHICLE AGAIN. THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AFTER 15 MILES. UPON STOPPING THE FRONT ROTORS WERE FOUND TO BE EXTREMELY HOT. THE REAR DRUMS WERE ALSO OBSERVED TO BE HOT ENOUGH TO BUBBLE AND MELT THEIR PROTECTIVE PAINTED FINISH. THE SMELL OF OVERHEATED BRAKES AND RUBBER WAS ALSO OBSERVED. TIRE PRESSURE HAD ALSO RISEN SEVERAL DEGREES. VEHICLE IS BEING TOWED IN FOR THE FIFTH SERVICE INCIDENT SINCE ACQUISITION ON 2015-12-22. VEHICLE ODOMETER SHOWS MILEAGE IS UNDER 5,000. NOT CERTAIN THAT ODOMETER IS ACCURATE AND SUSPECT THAT VEHICLE WAS IN SERVICE PRIOR TO ACQUISITION.

MY TOYOTA TACOMA 2016 6 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS ONE QUART LOW OF ATF FROM THE FACTORY .THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF THE DEALER WOULD HAVE PERFORMED AN PDI LIKE THEY ARE REQUIRED TO DO.

CAR HESITATES WHEN NEEDING TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY. WHILE SLOWING DOWN THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT IS PUSHING ,NOT DOWN SHIFTING FAST ENOUGH. THE DIFFERENTIAL BANG AT TIME WHEN COMING TO A STOP, IT SEEMS LIKE IT IS NOT DISENGAGING. I THINK THERE IS A PROGRAMMING ISSUE THAT TOYOTA IS NOT ADMITTING TO. I ALSO HEARD THAT THERE IS A BLOWER ISSUE. THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS WHEN YOU GO TO ACCELERATE THEN DON'T AND THEN DO. CAR GOES INTO NEURTAL HUNTING FOR A GEAR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO REMAIN IN POSITION. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT HAD TO PUT EXTRA EFFORT INTO TURNING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE SHOCKS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9.

I HAVE A VIBRATION THAT COME THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL AND GAS PEDAL AT 2,000 - 2,500 RPM. IT IS VERY PRONOUNCED AND DISTRACTING WHEN DRIVING. TOYOTA HAS DRIVEN AND IDENTIFIED THE ISSUE BUT SAYS IT IS "INHERENT" TO THE VEHICLE AND IS "OPERATING AS DESIGNED". PLEASE CHECK THE FORUMS ON THIS ISSUE, MAINLY TACOMA WORLD. SEEMS TO HAPPEN, AS MINE DID, STARTING AT AROUND 500 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. SPOKE WITH TOYOTA CORPORATE AND SAID THERE IS NOTHING THEY WOULD DO SINCE A TSB HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AS IT LITERALLY NUMBS YOUR FINGERS DRIVING FOR LONGER PERIODS IN THAT RPM RANGE. *TR

WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE IN THE MORNING (30-40 DEG F) I LET THE TRUCK WARM UP UNTIL THE THE THERMOSTAT NEEDLE BEGINS TO MOVE. WHEN I PUT THE TRUCK INTO REVERSE THE ENGINE RPMS SURGE AND THEN A SECOND OR TWO LATER THE TRUCK WILL ENGAGE REVERSE AND THE TRUCK WILL OFTEN LURCH REARWARD UNEXPECTEDLY. WHEN PUT INTO DRIVE THE SAME THING HAPPENS. AFTER DRIVING A MILE I GET ON THE FREEWAY AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT INTO TOP GEAR NO MATTER WHAT I DO AND THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO HAVE REDUCED POWER AS IT DOES NOT WANT TO MAINTAIN A SPEED GREATER THAN 60 MPH WITHOUT GREAT PROVOCATION. THE SPEED LIMIT IS 70 MPH SO THIS CAUSES A SAFETY CONCERN AS MY VEHICLE IS TRAVELING AT A MUCH LOWER SPEED THAN THE SURROUNDING TRAFFIC. THIS BEHAVIOR PERSISTS FOR APPROXIMATELY 4-5 MILES BEFORE RETURNING TO NORMAL OPERATION. EVEN WHEN IT IS INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE HAS REACHED OPTIMAL TEMPERATURE THE REDUCED POWER MODE AND ERRATIC TRANSMISSION BEHAVIOR PERSISTS.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOCKING OF THE REAR WHEELS. TOYOTA AND THE DEALERSHIP HAVE STATED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE CAUSED THE WHEELS TO SEIZE. TOYOTA'S FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE INDICATED THAT THE PARKING BRAKES SHOULD NEVER BE USED IN COLD WEATHER AND THAT ANY FUTURE REPAIRS ARE NO LONGER COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY.

MY ABS LIGHT FAILURE CAME ON AND SAID CHECK WITH DEALER. THREE DAYS LATER TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND ELECTRICAL HARNESS HAD BEEN CHEWED BY RODENTS. IT IS REQUIRING $5000 TO REPLACE THIS COMPONENT. I HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK FOR ONE MONTH AND BRAND NEW. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONERY IN DRIVEWAY WHEN EATEN.

AFTER 10,000 MILES THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. THEN THE NEXT DAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AS THE TRACTION CONTROL. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY LOOKED AT IT SAYING I JUST NEED NEW SENSORS. DROVE IT A COUPLE MORE DAYS AND NOTICED THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NON EXISTENT. I DRIVE A LOT FOR WORK AND USE IT A TON AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WOULDN'T EVEN BRING THE LIGHT ON OR WORK AT ALL. THE NEXT DAY STARTED DRIVING AND THE REAL ISSUES STARTED. TURNED TRUCK ON; SAME PROBLEMS I HAVE BEEN HAVING; THEN THE TRUCK WOULD NOT SHIFT. KEPT GOING AND GOING TILL I WAS GETTING TO 5000RPM AND IT SHIFTED WITH A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF FORCE. ONCE IT SHIFTED THE WHOLE TRUCK DID A HUGE JERK THEN WENT A LITTLE MORE AN DID A DOUBLE SHIFT TOTALLY BYPASSING THE 3RD GEAR. I TURNED IT OFF AND STARTED IT AGAIN. KEPT HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM ALL DAY. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID GET IT TO THEM WHEN I COULD AND THEY WOULD TAKE A LOOK. ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS TRYING TO GET THE BRAND NEW $35,000 TRUCK THAT DIDN'T WORK TO THE DEALERSHIP ALMOST RUNNING INTO THE PEOPLE IN FRONT OF ME WHO CUT ME OFF BECAUSE I CAN'T GO OVER 40MPH ON THE FREEWAY AND I HAVE NO CONTROL OF THE VIOLENT SHIFTING MOVING THE WHOLE TRUCK. NEEDLESS TO SAY THE DEALERSHIP TRIED TO BLAME ME FOR ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS THAT I COULD NOT HAVE POSSIBLY CAUSE IF I TRIED AND THAT MY BRAND NEW TRUCK WITH 10,000MILES ON IT WAS FINE JUST NEEDED A COUPLE SENSORS. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS NOT WORKING AND I THINK SENSORS ARE THE LEAST OF THE WORRIES.

VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AND BOUNCES UP AND DOWN AT FREEWAY SPEEDS(65 MPH) INTERMITTENTLY.

WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE THERE IS A DELAY OF ABOUT 1 SECOND BEFORE IT IS FULLY ENGAGED IN FIRST GEAR. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION