2017 TOYOTA TACOMA Power Train Problems

There is a leak the rear differential. There is a recall on this issue

I was driving on the highway when my vehicle suddenly lost power. The engine light and traction control light came on, and I lost power, and the engine started sputtering. I had to pull off to the side and put on hazards. My Tacoma would only drive about 25 MPH after this happened. Based on a quick search, this is a very common problem in 3rd-generation Tacomas!

The Tacoma still has only 10,000 original miles. We yearly replace the oil when we have our annual vehicle inspection. The truck has been trouble since the beginning. Early on I noticed when going downhill, the automatic transmission seems to slip when applying the gas. I have taken the truck back to the dealer in Kona to be told that it is not part of the rear end differential recall some years ago. I asked them to make a notation of this should the transmission or rear end differential fail in the future. Recently, we received an informational letter from Toyota regarding something about a possible faulty high pressure fuel pump. I made an appointment at the dealer and since I was there asked them for tire rotation, oil change and annual vehicle inspection. I explained to the service writer that I still believe there is a rear end or transmission problem. At first, she said, the recall was never done and later said it was done. More importantly, I have been smelling gasoline when I exit the truck although I see no visible fuel on the ground. I believe that this is related to the fuel pump issue which I received the letter from you. I was told several hours after I dropped off the truck that the fuel smell was not related to the letter I received.

Transmission line was described by two auto mechanics (one from a Toyota dealership) as “rusted out” and “porous”, “low pressure/fluid” and “needs to be fixed”. I was totally unaware of the issue until I had to get my AC recharged. Note: this is a 2017 truck with 82,000 miles driven in Massachusetts. No warning lights went off.

The contact owns a 2017 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated that after shutting off the vehicle with the push-button keyless ignition, the vehicle was parked inside of the garage with the garage door remaining opened and the contact exited the vehicle. When the contact came back to the garage, he noticed that the vehicle was missing as it had reversed down the driveway inadvertently while the engine was off. However, the transmission gear shifter was on the drive position. The vehicle had crashed into two trees in the woods. No police report was filed. The vehicle was taken to a body shop and remained at the body shop, waiting for repairs to the front and rear passenger side doors, rear windshield, rear fender, and passenger side mirror. The dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 48,000.

Mileage: 48,000

as vehicle was being shifted from reverse to drive the shift lever locked up in neutral ! ! !

I have been having several intermittent issue with the automatic transmission on my 2017 Tacoma TRD off Road with 43000 miles. Among them are as follows: It fails to shift correctly (hunting for gears) on the highway and hesitates to accelerate when needed, Also the transmission sometimes has a delayed engagement when putting it into reverse or drive from a standstill. The engine will rev up like it was in neutral then abruptly catch the reverse gear causing a loud and disturbing “BANG” and even some tire spin on the pavement. I also intermittently experience a loud “CLUNK” when slowing down to a stop in traffic as if the transmission is not downshifting properly from the higher gears to the lower ones and is forced to come to an abrupt halt. The dealer has performed a software update but this has not helped. The dealer also cannot replicate these problems because the issues are intermittent. I understand that a lot of 3’rd generation Tacoma owners are experiencing the same exact issues but it seems that Toyota is not issuing a recall for some reason. I believe this is a potential safety hazard and should be addressed.

EVERY SO OFTEN I HEARD A BANG COMING FROM THE DRIVETRAIN WHILE I'M DRIVING AND ALSO WHEN I PUT THE TRUCK ON REVERSE THE SOUND IT'S LOUD. I DON'T KNOW IT'S A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM OR THE JOINTS WITH THE DIFFERENTIAL. BUT IT'S GETTING BAD. ALSO I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE CHARGING SYSTEM AND IT WAS BROUGHT IN AND THE DAY THERE IS NO PROBLEM BUT FOR SOME REASON SOME TIMES LIGHTS WILL COME UP OUT OF THE BUE.

Mileage: 35,865

IDLE SURGES . RPM SURGE WHILE AT PARK AND IT SURGES WHEN ABOUT TO DRIVE FROM THE PARKING

Mileage: 23,000

TRANSMISSION WHEN IN COLD WEATHER. HAS A VERY SLIGHT THUMP WHEN COMING TO A STOP AS IF THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT SHIFTING DOWN SMOOTHLY IN GEARS. YOU SOMETIMES HEAR AND FEEL THIS THUMB WHEN DRIVING AROUND CITY STREETS . NOT AS MUCH AS WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD OR AT STARTUP.

Mileage: 36,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE WITH GRAY SMOKE COMING FROM THE EXHAUST TIPS. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF THE ROADWAY AND THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AT THE RESIDENCE AND INFORMED HIM THAT A SECTION OF THE TRANSMISSION TRANSFER CASE WAS MISSING. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO ROCHESTER TOYOTA (48 FARMINGTON RD, ROCHESTER, NH 03867) WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

MY TRUCK STALLED WHILE DRIVING. I LOOKED UP WHAT COULD OF CAUSED THIS AND FIND OUT I MAY HAVE A CRANK POSITION SENSOR THAT'S MALFUNCTIONING CAUSING MY TRUCK TO STALL.

Mileage: 37,300

ON ONE OF MY SERVICES I MENTIONED THAT I FEEL THAT THE STANDARD TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHIFTING INTO 2ND GEAR VERY EASY. BECAUSE IT'S NEW TO ME AND IT ALSO HAS SOME KIND OF ANTI ROLL I THOUGHT MAYBE JUST WASN'T WORKING THE PEDAL FAR ENOUGH OR JUST MISSING IT BUT IT DIDN'T SEEM SMOOTH. MY OTHER CONCERN WAS ABOUT SHIFTING OR THY LACK OF ENGAGING IN FOUR WEEK DRIVE. TOYOTA AGREED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND SAID HERE YOU GO. UNFORTUNATELY THE SAME PROBLEMS ARE STILL OCCURRING. MY TRUCK HAS BEEN AT MAUI TOYOTA FOR MONTHS NOW. THEY ARE NOW SAYING THAT THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND THEY AGREE THAT IT'S NO BETTER BUT THA IT'S IN RUNNING CONDITION. I HAVE BEEN TOLD TO ALL SERVICE HONOLULU WHERE I HAVE BEEN BASICALLY LEFT BLIND. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS A CRITICAL SITUATION GOING ON SO I FIGURED THAT HAS PART TO DO WITH NOT GETTING ANY UPDATES. YESTERDAY MAUI TOYOTA CALLS AND INFORMED ME THAT THEY WILL HAVE MY TRUCK TOWED ON TUESDAY. VERY UNPROFESSIONAL AND HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE TO SAY THE LEAST. I DON'T WANT A NEW TRANSMISSION THAT ACTS LIKE ONE THEY SAID WAS NOT RIGHT. I WANT A PROPER FUNCTIONING VEHICLE THAT WILL LAST THAT'S WHY THIS IS MY FOURTH TOYOTA TRUCK.

Mileage: 16,000

I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE SHIFTING FROM 4TH OR 5TH GEAR WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REACH HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHICH IN THIS AREA IS 70 MPH. THE TRUCK WOULD STICK AND THE RPMS WOULD GO ABOVE 3000 RPM. I HAD TOYOTA OF MIDLAND LOOK AT THIS ON 03/07/19. IN APRIL I CONTACTED TOYOTA CORPORATE AND TOLD THEM OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY ASSIGNED CASE #1904152129 AND SENT A CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVE HERE ON 04/24/19. THE CORPORATE REP, ALONG WITH A LOCAL TECHNICIAN, HOOKED UP A COMPUTER AND RODE WITH ME AND WITNESSED THE SHIFTING PROBLEM. THE CORPORATE REP. SAID THAT THIS WASN'T ANY FAULT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE LOCAL TECHINICIAN SAID THAT HIS 2017 TACOMA WAS DOING THE SAME THING. ON 01/22/2020 I BROUGHT MY TACOMA IN FOR IT'S 30K MAINTANCE AND TOLD THE SEVICE WRITER ABOUT THIS ISSUE AGAIN. THE SERVICE WRITER SAID THAT HE HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING WHEN HE OWNED A 2017 & 2019 TACOMA, AND REMEDED THE PROBLEM WHEN HE TRADED FOR A 2020 TACOMA.. THIS IS MY FAMILIES 5TH TOYOTA VEHICLE; IT WILL BE MY LAST TOYOTA.

Mileage: 17,614

THE VEHICLE SURGES WHEN BACKING UP IN REVERSE AND WHEN TAKING FOOT OFF BRAKE PEDAL IN DRIVE.

Mileage: 21,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED AN UNKNOWN RECALL NOTIFICATION REGARDING THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOYOTA OF ORANGE (1400 N TUSTIN ST, ORANGE, CA 92867, (714) 639-6750) WHERE AN INSPECTION OF THE RECALL WAS COMPLETED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WAS LEAKING OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WAS LEAKING OIL AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE REPAIR FEES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED THE CONTACT FIFTY PERCENT OFF TOWARDS THE REPAIR FEE. A CASE NUMBER WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000. *DT *BF *TR THE CONSUMER STATED TOYOTA DIDNT FIX THE ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

REAR DIFFERENTIAL SEEPING AND LEAKING AFTER SECOND REPAIR AND STILL NOT FIXED. ALSO SEEPING FROM FILL BOLT REAR DIFFERENTIAL, CARRIER GASKET, AND BOTTOM STUD AND CARRIER BOLT. IT ALSO POPS WHEN STARTING SOMETIMES.

Mileage: 37,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, IT BEGAN TO JERK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TUSTIN TOYOTA (36 AUTO CENTER DR, TUSTIN, CA 92782, (714) 602-5311) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED A SOFTWARE UPDATE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER A THIRD TIME WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,110.

Mileage: 10,110

WHILE ENTERING THE FREEWAY, PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR TO MERGE, THE TRUCK STUMBLED AS IF LOST ALL POWER FOR A FULL 4 TO 5 SECONDS CAUSING ME TO MISS MY CHANCE TO MERGE AND PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND WAIT FOR A CLEARING. IT HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES BUT NOT THIS BAD AND THIS TIME I HAD MY KIDS IN THE TRUCK. THERE IS A TECHNICAL BULLETIN FOR THIS BUT MY DEALERSHIP WILL NOT PERFORM IT IF THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE IT.

Mileage: 15,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SIX SPEED AUTO TRANSMISSION FAILED TO DOWNSHIFT PROPERLY. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLOW TO CHANGE OVER, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE, AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD, WHICH PRESENTED THE RISK OF A POTENTIAL CRASH. THE FAILURES OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. RECENTLY, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, IT LUNGED FORWARD WHILE A PASSERBY WAS WALKING IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. CAPITOL TOYOTA (765 CAPITOL EXPRESSWAY AUTO MALL, SAN JOSE, CA 95136, (408) 705-4707) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE FOR MORE THAN TWO YEARS AND INDICATED THAT A SOFTWARE UPDATE MAY REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED SEVERAL TIMES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15.

Mileage: 15

TRANSMISSION CONSTANT HUNTING/ SHIFTING.

Mileage: 100

IT DOESN'T TRACK STRAIGHT AT 45+MPH , UNDER POWERED, CRUISE IS LOST SHIFTS ERRATIC AN. 16-18MPG RUNNING 91OCT....ETC

Mileage: 5,000

NOTICING THAT AS I COME TO A STOP AT THE LAST SECOND THE DRIVETRAIN SEEMS TO SNAP OUT OF GEAR CAUSING A VERY LOUD CLUNK AT THIS POINT THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO FREE WHEEL FORWARD UNSAFELY. . THE JOLT YOU GET CAN BE COMPARED TO PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO GEAR AT TOO HIGH OF AN IDOL, WHICH WILL CAUSE PREMATURE WEAR AND TEAR TO YOUR DRIVETRAIN. ALSO, THE ENGINE SEEMS TO SURGE AT IDOL WHILE IN GEAR AND IF YOU AREN'T READY FOR IT AND YOU ARE PARKING BEHIND SOMETHING, YOU RUN THE RISK OF HITTING IT.. I HAVE ADDRESSED THE DRIVETRAIN ISSUE WITH THE DEALER, BUT THEY SAY THEY CAN'T GET THIS TO HAPPEN FOR THEM. VERY INTERESTING CONSIDERING THERE SEEMS TO BE OTHERS WITH SIMILAR ISSUES.

Mileage: 3,717

TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE (SLIPS) IN FIRST GEAR FROM A COLD START UP. I AM CONCERNED THIS DEFECT MAY CAUSE AN UNSAFE SITUATION IN THE FUTURE.

Mileage: 15,000

MY TRUCK MAKES A LOUD THUD SOUND WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A DEAD STOP, SLOWING DOWN TO A DEAD STOP, AND SLOWING DOWN FAST FROM HIGHER SPEEDS FROM 70-25. THIS HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY. I'M FEARING FOR MY LIFE AND AM NOT IN FINANCIAL POSITION TO GET ANOTHER CAR. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS QUICKLY. THANK YOU

Mileage: 3,500

TRANSMISSION FAILS TO START OFF IN 1ST GEAR ESPECIALLY WHEN UNDER A LOAD SUCH AS A/C ON DURING A HOT DAY. ALSO CONSTANTLY SHIFTING FROM 6TH TO 4TH THEN HOLDING 4TH FOR A SHORT DURATION THEN SHIFTING TO 5TH AND IMMEDIATE BACK TO 6TH THEN STARTS THE PROCESS OVER AGAIN. I HAVE VERIFIED THIS IS THE CASE WITH EVEN NEW 2018 MODELS THE DEALER AND TOYOTA STATE THIS IS NORMAL OPERATION. THE ISSUE IS WE NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO OCCUR. WE CAN DRIVE FROM LIGHT TO LIGHT AND SOMETIMES IT LEAVES IN FIRST FROM A COMPLETE STOP AND OTHER TIMES IT DOES NOT. THIS IS DANGEROUS WHEN MAKING UNPROTECTED TURNS IN FRONT OF TRAFFIC. THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN IN FRONT OF TRAFFIC AND THE VEHICLE REFUSED TO ACCELERATE AT THE NORMAL RATE WITH THE THROTTLE NEAR THE FLOOR IT EVENTUALLY GRABBED FIRST GEAR AND BEGAN TO ACCELERATE NORMALLY JUST IN TIME TO AVOID A COLLISION. AS STATED THIS ISSUE IS MORE APPARENT IN THE SUMMER HEAT OF LAS VEGAS NV. FELLOW CONSUMERS SUGGEST THAT I INVEST IN A 3RD PARTY "TUNE" THAT RESOLVES THIS ERRATIC SHIFTING BEHAVIOR BUT THE COST IS NEARLY $800 AND I DON'T WANT TO VOID MY MANUFACTURER WARRANTY BY APPLYING A 3RD PARTY SOFTWARE REPAIR BUT THIS IS DESCRIBED BY FELLOW OWNERS AS "THE ONLY FIX". THE ISSUE IS WELL DOCUMENTED IN TOYOTA OWNERS FORUMS AS WELL AS OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS BUT TOYOTA HAS THEIR HEAD IN THE SAND AFTER RELEASE OF THEIR 2ND REVISION TO THE SHIFTING PROGRAM OVER A YEAR AGO. ALSO, IT SHOULD BE MENTIONED THAT DUE TO THIS CONSTANT ERRATIC SHIFTING (CRUISE CONTROL EMPHASIZES THE ISSUE) WE HAVE NEVER ACHIEVED ANYTHING CLOSE TO THE ADVERTISED MPG EITHER WE AVERAGE 14 CITY 20 HWY 16-17MPG COMBINED. 20 HWY MPG IS ACHIEVED WITHOUT CRUISE CONTROL, WHEN USING CRUISE CONTROL THAT HWY MPG DROPS TO 18.

Mileage: 19,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30-40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE GEARS TO FLUCTUATE BETWEEN THIRD AND FOURTH GEARS. WHEN ASCENDING UP A HILL, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD FAIL TO SWITCH TO THE PROPER GEAR, CAUSING THE RPMS TO INCREASE AND THE ENGINE TO CONTINUOUSLY REV. ALSO, WHILE IN FIRST AND SECOND GEARS, A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (JONES JUNCTION TOYOTA, 1504 BEL AIR RD, BEL AIR, MD) WHERE THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT WAS REPROGRAMMED (REFLASHED), BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO REMEDY. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

Mileage: 5,000

TACOMA REAR DIFFERENTIAL LEAK - MY 2017 TOYOTA TACOMA IS LEAKING FLUID FROM MY REAR DIFFERENTIAL. CURRENTLY THERE IS TOYOTA RECALL ON 2016 AND SOME 2017 TOYOTA TACOMA MODELS.

Mileage: 12,187

AT 1,200 MILES I AM NOTICING A HOWLING NOISE IN THE INTERIOR (ALTHOUGH SOUNDS LIKE TRANSMISSION) AS TRANSMISSION CHANGES GEARS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 55-65 MPH.

Mileage: 1,200

I WAS MAKING LEFT TURN CROSSING TRAFFIC ROLLING ALMOST TO A STOP ,PRESSED ON GAS AND TRUCK DID NOT MOVE AND PAUSED ABOUT 2 SECONDS AND TOOK OFF ACROSS INTERSECTION AND ONCOMING TRUCK HAD TO BRAKE HARD TO AVOID HITTING ME.I CONTACTED DEALER AND TEST DROVE WITH TECH. COULD NOT DUPLICATE INCIDENT AND TOLD OTHER LIKE PROBLEMS REPORTED TO DEALER ,RAN TESTS AND REPORTED NO PROBLEM FOUND. ALSO REPORTED TO THEM TURNING LEFT UP STEEP DRIVEWAY TRUCK TRANSMISSION SHIFTS AND LUNGES FORWARD AND ACCELERATES

Mileage: 950

MY TACOMA HAS 17000 MILES ON IT. HERE LATELY I'VE BEEN HEARING A CHIRPING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE BAY. IT DOESN'T START RIGHT AWAY SO I KNOW IT'S NOT A PULLEY OR A BELT. I DON'T DRIVE THE TRUCK HARD BECAUSE LET'S FACE IT, IT'S POWERTRAIN ISN'T THE GREATEST AND SHIFTS LIKE A KID LEARNING TO DRIVE A STICK. IM SURE THE CHIRPING NOISE IS THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP IN THE ENGINE BAY. FOR AWHILE THOUGHT IT WAS NORMAL UNTIL ANOTHER TACOMA PULLED UP AND IT WASN'T DOING THE SAME NOISE AT ALL EVEN ASKED THE GUY IF HIS A/C WAS ON TO MAKE SURE WE HAD THE SAME SETTING. HIS WAS ALSO A 2017 OFF ROAD TACOMA

Mileage: 17,000

THE TRUCK SHIFTS INTO TOO HIGH OF A GEAR WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE BETWEEN 20-30 MPH., CAUSING ENGINE TO REV UP TO AND BEYOND REDLINE (5500RPM TO 6000RPM), WHICH IS EXTREMELY DAMAGING TO A NEW ENGINE. THIS RESULTS IN A 3 OR MORE SECOND DELAY OR STALL WHILE THE TRANSMISSION FINDS AN APPROPRIATE GEAR FOR THE CURRENT SPEED. MOST OF THE TIME, WHEN IT FINALLY DOES FIND A GEAR, IT IS OFTEN TOO LOW, RESULTING IN EXTREME ENGINE REVVING FOLLOWED BY COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. THIS DELAY OR STALL ALMOST LEFT ME IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AS I PULLED OUT INTO THE INTERSECTION (UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES), THE CROSS TRAFFIC DID NOT YIELD TO THE RED LIGHT. I HAD TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY FROM ABOUT 20 MPH, MEANWHILE, THE TRUCK'S TRANSMISSION STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESPOND. I NARROWLY AVOIDED BEING HIT. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK IN NO LESS THAN FOUR TIMES IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS TO REPORT THE SAME COMPLAINT I HAVE DOCUMENTATION BUT CONTINUE TO BE TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS PERFORMING AT MANUFACTURED SPECIFICATIONS. NOT SURE WHAT THOSE SPECS ARE BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO ADDRESS THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE THE TRUCK IS UNSTABLE WHEN DRIVING WITH HEAVY LOAD IN THE BED (NEVER EXCEEDING 1000LBS.). WHEN LOADED WITH 10- 90LB. BAGS OF CONCRETE (900LBS.), THE TRUCK FEELS EXTREMELY UNSTABLE. I WON'T DRIVE IT ON THE FREEWAY UNDER SUCH WEIGHT. THE MANUFACTURER STATED WEIGHT LIMIT IS TON (1000LBS.) AND YET WHEN FILLED WITH ONLY 900LBS OF CONCRETE THE LEAF SPRINGS ARCH, FULLY INVERTED UPSIDE DOWN, LEAVING THE TRUCK HIGHLY UNSTABLE AND UNRESPONSIVE. OF ALL THREE OF THE TOYOTA TRUCKS THAT I HAVE OWNED, INCLUDING THE 4 RUNNER, I HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS OCCUR IN THE LEAF SPRINGS NOR HAD STABILITY PROBLEMS CARRYING THIS TYPE OF WEIGHT. I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE DUE TO TRANSMISSION AND WEIGHT CONCERNS, AND FEEL IT IS NOT ONLY A SAFETY HAZARD TO MYSELF AS WELL AS OTHERS.

Mileage: 2,000

THE TRANSMISSION IN THIS TRUCK SHIFTS ERRATICALLY. THE FIRST SECOND SHIFT ALTERNATES BETWEEN EXTREMELY SLOW AND HARSH ENOUGH TO MAKE THE TRUCK BUCK AND SHAKE. BECAUSE OF THIS SHIFT ISSUE POWER APPLIED AT LOW SPEEDS IS INCONSISTENT. THE TRANSMISSION SEARCHES FOR GEAR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND DOWNSHIFTS EXCESSIVELY. THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES STARTED AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AND ARE ONGOING. THE ISSUES OCCUR AT SPEEDS FROM 2MPH THROUGH 75MPH THESE ISSUES MAKE THE VEHICLE UNPREDICTABLE AND MORE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. ADDITONALY THE U BOLTS HOLDING THE AXLE ONTO THE VEHICLE WERE NOT TORQUED PROPERLY FROM THE FACTORY. THE BOLTS WERE TORQUED TO APPROXIMALTY 30 FTLBS, NOT THE 52 FTLBS TOYOTA SPECIFIES, WHICH CAUSED AXLE WRAP ISSUES AND MADE THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES LISTED ABOVE WORSE.

Mileage: 2,000

TRANSMISSION DOES THIS ON A RANDOM BASIS IT 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 BACK 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. IT ALSO DOES THIS RANDOMLY THE TRANSMISSION BEING SLOW TO DOWNSHIFT TO A LOWER GEAR WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE OR IT WOULD UPSHIFT TO A HIGHER GEAR WHILE ACCELERATING/MERGING RESULTING IN AN UNEXPECTED CHANGE IN ACCELERATION.THE 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. VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS LESS THAN 2500 MILES ON IT. NOT SURE WHY YOU WOULD DESIGN A VEHICLE TO DO THIS. I HAVE TAKEN MY TRUCK IN FOR THIS PROBLEM AND TOYOTA OF ORANGE SAYS THE TRANSMISSION IS WORKING THE WAY IT WAS DESIGNED TO DO...

Mileage: 1,000

VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A SLOW SPEED TO A HIGHER SPEED ENTERING A HIGH SPEED ROAD. THE TRUCK FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND WOULD NOT GO OVER 20 MILES AN HOUR. I HAD TO SWERVE OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO TOYOTA SINCE ITS UNDER WARRANTY. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND WAS TOLD I HAVE ONE OF SEVERAL TRUCKS OUT THERE THAT HAVE THIS COMPUTER ISSUE THE CAUSES THIS. I WAS TOLD THEY DO NOT HAVE A FIX FOR THIS BUT THEY COULD GET IT OPERATING CORRECTLY BUT ITS STILL NOT FIXED AND MAY HAPPEN AGAIN. I MENTIONED I ALMOST GOT INTO A CAR ACCIDENT AND I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT UNTIL IT IS FIXED. TOYOTA SAID THEY HAVE TO RELEASE THE CAR TO ME SINCE ITS OPERATING CORRECTLY NOW EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM ISN'T FIXED. I LEARNED FROM THEM THEY HAVE MORE TRUCKS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY ARE WORKING ON A SOLUTION BUT DON'T HAVE ONE YET. THEY OFFER NO OTHER SOLUTION OR RESOLUTION AT THIS TIME. I DON'T FEEL THIS IS RIGHT SINCE TO ME ITS MORE OF A LIFE SAFETY ISSUE. I FEEL THEY SHOULD KEEP THE TRUCK UNTIL ITS FIXED AND LOAN ME A REPLACEMENT, OR THEY SHOULD REPLACE MY TRUCK WITH ONE THAT DOESN'T HAVE THIS SOFTWARE PROBLEM. I AM SHOCKED THEY WILL RELEASE A VEHICLE BACK WHILE STATING THEY KNOW THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM MAY OCCUR AGAIN. I HAVE A CASE NUMBER OF 1711171145 WITH TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS AND I WAS WORKING WITH PAM. I WAS ALSO WORKING THE MATT AT DESERT TOYOTA WHO RECEIVED ALL OF THIS INFORMATION FROM TOYOTA.

Mileage: 10,000

THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE ON TAKE OFF INITIALLY, IT ALSO JUMPS AS YOU ARE SLOWING DOWN ,COMING TO A STOP AT A STOP LIGHT. IT HAS BEEN IN 4 TIMES FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. TOYOTA KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM, AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGE IT, BUT DOES NOT HAVE A FIX FOR IT. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN MY WARRANTY IS EXPIRED. IT IS DEFINITELY GETTING WORSE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *PM

Mileage: 1,000

THE VEHICLE DIFFERENTIAL STARTED TO HOWL AND WHINE AT 800 MILES AND HAS STEADILY INCREASED IN SEVERITY AS I PUT MORE MILES ON IT. THIS IS INDICATIVE OF A BEARING FAILING INSIDE THE DIFFERENTIAL. TOYOTA HAS BRUSHED THIS OFF. THEY HAVE NOT PHYSICALLY INSPECTED THE DIFFERENTIAL OR EVEN CHECKED THE FLUIDS AND PROVIDED NO ANSWER TO WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THIS VEHICLE. WHAT IS KEEPING MY VEHICLE FROM NOT SEIZING UP ON THE FREEWAY AND CAUSING AN ACCIDENT IF THE DIFFERENTIAL GRENADES WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS?

Mileage: 800

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND YOU COME TO AN ABRUPT SLOWDOWN TO ROLLING THE TRUCK WILL SHUDDER, CLUNK INTO GEAR AND THEN WHEN ABOUT TO STOP WILL LUNGE FORWARD AT TIMES. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES WHERE THE ABS ACTUATES DUE TO THE LUNGE FROM THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO REAR END THE VEHICLE INFRONT. IN THE TOYOTA TACOMA FORUMS THERE ARE MANY WHOM EXPERIENCE THE SAME ISSUE BUT TOYOTA SEEMS TO NOT RESOLVE IT.

Mileage: 1,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE DRIVE POSITION, THE VEHICLE DROVE IN REVERSE AND A TRACKING NOISE WAS HEARD UNDERNEATH THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MERCED TOYOTA (1400 AUTO CENTER DR, MERCED, CA 95340, PHONE NUMBER: (844) 553-4296) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT FIND A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.

Mileage: 13,000

6 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS ALWAYS ON A HIGHER GEAR. OFTEN LUGS THE TRUCK AROUND AND CAN BE HAZARDOUS WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT FROM ROLLING AS THE TRUCK OFTEN STAYS AT A HIGHER GEAR AND WILL EITHER LUG THE VEHICLE OR JERK/ROUGH DOWNSHIFT. WHEN SUDDEN ACCELERATION IS NEEDED, TRUCK WILL LAG OR JERK. HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE OR BE INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS DUE TO TRANSMISSION MAPPING.

Mileage: 3,600

BROUGHT CAR IN FOR A 15K MILE CHECK UP AND RECALL CHECK ON 08/04/2017. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS IN FACT A LEAK AND THEY WOULD NEED TO KEEP THE CAR FOR A FEW DAYS TO REPAIR. THE PARTS WERE ORDERED AND WILL BE THERE IN A COUPLE DAYS. 1 WEEK LATER I WAS ABLE TO GET A LOANER CAR. NOW IT HAS BEEN OVER 30 DAYS AND THEY HAVE NOT FIXED THE TRUCK. SUPERSTITION TOYOTA LOCATED ON E. AUTO LOOP AVE, MESA, AZ

Mileage: 15,000

REAR DIFFERENTIAL LEAK RECALL #: 17V-285 MY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP HAS HAD MY 2017 TACOMA TRUCK SINCE MID JULY. AFTER WEEKS OF CALLING THE DEALERSHIP THEY CANNOT GIVE ME A COMPLETED REPAIR DATE. TOYOTA HAS FAILED OR IS UNABLE TO REMEDY THE DEFECT WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME AND I WANT TOYOTA TO EXCHANGE MY CURRENT TRUCK FOR A NEW ONE: MY CURRENT TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 10,000 MILES. CALLS TO TOYOTA RESULTED IN NO ACTION TAKEN ON THEIR PART TO RESOLVE THIS MATTER. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB

Mileage: 10,000

WHEN VEHICLE COLD AND GOING COASTING DOWN HILL (15 MPH AT MOST) THE TRANSMISSION LAGS BEFORE IT ENGAGES. RPM'S REV UP. BUT VEHICLE DOES NOT RESPOND. PRESS BREAK AND THEN RESPONDS. NOT FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED...ALSO HAPPENED COASTING UP HILL TO STOP SIGN.

Mileage: 2,008

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOYOTA OF TAMPA BAY LOCATED AT 1101 E FLETCHER AVE, TAMPA, FL 33612 (813) 402-1307, FOR A RECALL INSPECTION SEEN ON THE NEWS IN MAY OF 2017. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE AT THE DEALER HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE BOLTS ON THE DIFFERENTIAL WERE FRACTURED AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO BE DRIVEN. THE CONTACT STATED THE DEALER PROVIDED HIM WITH A LOANER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V285000 (POWER TRAIN) SEVERAL DAYS AFTER LEAVING THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS INFORMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT PARTS WERE AVAILABLE AND THE LOCAL DEALER WOULD NEED TO ORDER THE PARTS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

REAR DIFFERENTIAL LEAK. RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL H0G FROM TOYOTA. MADE APPOINTMENT AND TOOK TRUCK TO TOYOTA OF EL CAJON, MILEAGE WAS 15,002. WAS ADVISED THERE WAS SEEPAGE AND IMPOUNDED TRUCK AND PROVIDED ME A LOANER VEHICLE. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO SECURE ANY FIRM ANSWERS ON WHEN THE TRUCK WILL BE REPAIRED OTHER THAN THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. THIS IS DAY 21 IN THE SHOP, REPORTS OF OTHERS OVER 60+ DAYS. I HAVE A LOAN ON THE VEHICLE THAT I HAVE CONTINUE TO PAY THOUGH I DO NOT HAVE A TRUCK TO DRIVE. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING AS I BELIEVE WAS SOLD ME A VEHICLE IN SEPTEMBER 2016 KNOWING THERE WAS ISSUES WITH THE MODEL YEAR. MY TRUCK IS NOT UNDER OP CODE H0G316, SO MY PARTS ARE UNDER THE NORMAL ORDERING PROCESS. TOYOTA CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE SIMPLY PROVIDES LIP SERVICE ONLY AND NO DETAILS ON THE POTENTIAL RELEASE OF REPAIR KITS.

Mileage: 15,002

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V285000 (POWER TRAIN). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH TOYOTA OF ESCONDIDO (231 E LINCOLN PKWY, ESCONDIDO, CA 92026) WHO STATED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND PROVIDED A LOANER VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

FRONT SEAT HEAD REST WILL NOT STAY IN POSITION - KEEP MOVING UP BY ITSELF.

ON UPHILL 1 OR 2% GRADE, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT AND HOLD ONTO LOWER GEAR WHEN CLIMBING UPHILL THEN WILL NOT UP SHIFT WHEN GAS PEDAL IS RELEASED. TRANSMISSION CAN'T DECIDE WHAT GEAR TO GO TO OR STAY IN.. CONSUMING UN NECESSARY FUEL AND POSSIBLE SPUN. AND ALSO AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGE ENGINE BRAKE WHEN TRAVELING STIFF DOWN HILL.

Mileage: 6,500

NOTICED A WEIRD ROTATIONAL NOISE FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT THE TRUCK. TOOK IT INTO PRESTIGE TOYOTA DEALER FOR IT'S FIRST OIL CHANGE AND ASKED IF THEY COULD CHECK OUT THE NOISE. DIAGNOSED AS THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL EVEN THOUGH IT WASNT LEAKING. TWO WEEKS LATER THEY ARE TELLING ME IT'S GOING TO TAKE A MONTH OR MORE TO GET THE PART. I AM IN A LOANER CAR AND CAN'T SEEM TO GET A SOLID ANSWER ON WHATS GOING ON WITH THESE REAR DIFFS. I DON'T EVEN WANT THE TRUCK AT THIS POINT SINCE THEY CAN'T EVEN FIX IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING ABRUPTLY AND CAME TO A ROLLING STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CHECK ENGINE, LOW OIL PRESSURE, AND HIGH TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT IT FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TOYOTA OF NASHUA, NEW HAMPSHIRE (LOCATED ON MARMON DR, 03060) BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS GIVEN A LOANER VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 1,500

RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL INVOLVING LEAKAGE FROM THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL, NHTSA RECALL NO. 17V-285. TOOK TO PETERSON TOYOTA, BOISE, ID, ON 6/28/2017, AND WAS TOLD THAT I SHOULD TURN THE VEHICLE IN. HOWEVER, THEY OFFERED TO PROVIDE ONLY A REPLACEMENT CAR, NOT A TRUCK, WHICH WOULD NOT BE OF ANY USE TO ME. THEY ALSO REFUSED TO TELL ME HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE TO GET PARTS, POSSIBLY MONTHS. I CALLED THE TOYOTA CORP CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER ON THAT DAY (1-888-270-9371), AND WAS TOLD A DEALER CUSTOMER SERVICE REP WOULD CONTACT ME NLT 6/30. NO ONE CALLED, AND I CALLED TOYOTA AGAIN ON 7/1, AND WAS TOLD THAT BOTH A PETERSON AND A REGIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE REP WOULD CONTACT ME NLT 7/3. NO ONE CALLED. I AGAIN CALLED TOYOTA ON 7/6, AND WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD RECEIVE A CALL FROM CUSTOMER SERVICE NLT 7/7. AGAIN, NO ONE CALLED. PETERSON TOYOTA OF BOISE AND TOYOTA CORP ARE REFUSING TO ANSWER MY QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS SAFETY RECALL. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP AT THE 888 NUMBER HAS APOLOGIZED NUMEROUS TIMES AND SAYS SHE CAN NOT UNDERSTAND WHY I HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED BY A PETERSON AND A REGIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER. *TR

Mileage: 6,500

H0G / 17V285 RECALL. REAR DIFFERENTIAL LEAK. 66 DAYS WAITING ON REMEDY WITH NO DEFINITE END IN SIGHT. NOT ONE PERSON IN THE WORLD OF TOYOTA CAN OR WILL GIVE AN ANSWER.

Mileage: 13,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V285000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTONATION TOYOTA MALL OF GEORGIA (3505 BUFORD DR NE, BUFORD, GA 30519, (770) 674-6083) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED A LOANER VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TOYOTA TACOMA. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WAS LEAKING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V285000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE LYNCH TOYOTA DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,800. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Mileage: 1,800

THE CURRENT RECALL AFFECTING 2016/2017 TOYOTA TACOMA REAR END DIFFERENTIALS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE OFF ROAD MODELS. MY DIFFERENTIAL IS LEAKING AS WELL AS MANY OTHERS AS EVIDENCED BY TOYOTA TACOMA FORUMS. WHY IS THIS? WE ARE AT THE SAME RISK OF POTENTIAL CATASTROPHIC FAILED AS THE NON OFFROADS MODELS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL WHINING SOUND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (FRED ANDERSON TOYOTA LOCATED AT 777 BREVARD RD ASHEVILLE, N.C 28806) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,200.

Mileage: 1,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE ODOR OF BURNING OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD AN OIL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V285000 (POWER TRAIN). LATER, WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND THREE UNSPECIFIED WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT AN UNKNOWN COMPONENT HAD DISCONNECTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED A LOANER VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.

Mileage: 7,000

TRANSMISSION HAS JERKY SHIFTING AND LOW AT FLUID. PURCHASED 4X2 AUTOMATIC ON FEB 2017 WITH 20 MILES ON IT. WITHIN 2 DAYS OF DRIVING IT I FELT THE HARD JERKS OF THE TRANSMISSION AT THE START OF THE DAY. ONCE IT RUNS FOR MORE THAN 7 MINUTES THE HARD SHIFTING OF GEARS STOPS. I CALLED SERVICE DEPT AT THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME IT IS THE ADAPTIVE TRANSMISSION LEARNING, NOT TO WORRY IT IS NORMAL AND IT WILL STOP AFTER 600 MILES. I ALSO NOTICED IT IS VERY STIFF SHIFTING FROM P TO R AND D IN MORNINGS ONLY. AT 650MILES THE HARD SHIFTING CONTINUED. I WENT TO DEALER AND AFTER A CURSORY INSPECTION AND 5 MINUTE DRIVE TECH TOLD ME NOTHING IS WRONG. I ASKED HIM TO CHECK THE ATF LEVEL BECAUSE MANY PEOPLE WROTE ONLINE ABOUT LOW ATF LEVELS CAUSING THE PROBLEMS. TECH SAID THEY DO NOT SEND OUT VEHICLES WITHOUT PROPER LEVELS OF FLUIDS AND IT COULD NOT BE. I ASKED MANAGER TO MAKE SOMEONE CHECK. THEY OF COURSE WOULD NOT LET ME WATCH THEM IN THE SERVICE BAY WHEN THEY TOOK IT BACK BUT LATER INSISTED THEY DID CHECK MY ATF AND IT WAS FULL. IT IS NOW AT 827 MILES AND I AM GOING TO A DIFFERENT DEALER TO HAVE THEM CHECK FOR ME BUT I AM WORRIED THE LONGER I DRIVE IT WITH LOW ATF IT WILL DAMAGE THE TRANSMISSION WORSE.

Mileage: 41

REAR DIFFERENTIAL NOISE EFFECTING ALL 2016 AND 2017 TACOMA TRUCKS. TOYOTA HAS ALREADY REPLACED DIFFERENTIAL, THIS MADE NO IMPROVEMENT ,THE NOISE IS THE SAME. TOYOTA FST SAD THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WORKING ON A CORRECTION. I JUST HOPE THIS IS FIXED BEFORE THE REAR END LOCKS UP ON SOMEONE TACOMA AND CAUSES AN ACCIDENT.

I PULLED UP TO PARK THE TRUCK. AFTER PUT IN PARK THE 2017 TOYOTA TACOMA LUNGED FORWARD. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HIT A BRICK WALL. THERE WAS ALMOST $5950.00 IN DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT GO OFF. I WATCHED MYSELF CRASH INTO THE WALL AND COULD NOT STOP THE TRUCK.

Mileage: 417

BUZZY VIBRATION IN ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS NOTICEABLE, FROM 25MPG TO 75MPH. IT SEEMS, AS VIBRATION IS RELATED TO THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I CURRENTLY, HAVE A 2017 TOYOTA TACOMA, OFF ROAD TRIM, 4X4 SHORT-BED, AUTOMATIC.

Mileage: 1,600

DRIVELINE VIBRATION UNDER DECELERATION AROUND 0-30 MPH

Mileage: 1,000

THE TRANSMISSION IS UNABLE ABLE TO LOCATE THE CORRECT GEAR.

Mileage: 1,000

DRIVING HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP, I NOTICED A HESITATION OR JERKING UPON ACCELERATION. I RETURNED THE NEXT WEEK AND WAS ADVISED THERE WAS A BULLETIN, T-SB-0077-16 AND THE SOFTWARE WAS RELOADED OR UPDATED AND THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. WHEN I LEFT, IT APPEARED TO BE FIXED FOR THE FIRST 5 MILES, THEN THE PROBLEM RETURNED AND IS GETTING WORSE. I CONTACTED TOYOTA, COMPLAINT 170206-000100. I RECEIVED A RETURN EMAIL THE SAME DAY AND SUBSEQUENT PHONE CALL SEVERAL DAYS LATER. I WAS ADVISED I WOULD BE CONTACTED WITHIN A WEEK FOR RESOLUTION OR PLAN OF ACTION. THAT WEEK HAS COME AND GONE. MEANWHILE, THE TRUCK CONTINUALLY GETS WORSE. TWICE, I HAVE ACCELERATED FROM STOP AND THE TRUCK SEEMS TO SHIFT IN NEUTRAL AND I HAD TO LET OFF THE PEDAL FOR IT TO ACCELERATE AGAIN. ONE OF THOSE TIMES, I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED. IT IS WORSE WHEN DRIVING IN THE CITY. THE TRUCK BEGINS JERKING AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO GET IT TO ACCELERATE. I FEEL IT IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE, BUT RIGHT NOW I DON'T HAVE MUCH CHOICE. I ALMOST FEEL LIKE I NEED A TOW TRUCK, AMBULANCE, AND ATTORNEY TO FOLLOW ME EVERYWHERE. I HOPE THIS WILL AT LEAST BRING AWARENESS TO AN UNSAFE ISSUE AND OTHERS WILL BE SPARED THE POTENTIAL RESULTS.

Mileage: 1,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE STOPPED, WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TCM AND ECM NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE ECM AND TCM WERE UPDATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER TSB NUMBER: 0077-16. PRIOR TO THE TSB REPAIR, THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,756.

Mileage: 3,756

3.5L V6, LIMITED EDITION, EXTENDED CAB, 4X4, AUTOMATIC, 1200 MILES ON ODOMETER. DRIVING ABOUT 35MPH ON SNOW COVERED ROAD IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. ENGINE NOT COMPLETELY WARMED UP AND OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE 9 DEGREES. SUDDENLY ENGINE REVVED UP WITHOUT ANY PRESSURE ON ACCELERATOR AND VEHICLE WENT INTO A SIDEWAYS SLIDE INTO THE ONCOMING LANE. REVVING LASTED ABOUT 2 SECONDS AND THEN CAME BACK TO NORMAL RPM'S. I GOT VEHICLE BACK IN CONTROL BUT THE UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION WAS AN EYE OPENER AND I WAS VERY FORTUNATE THERE WERE NO ONCOMING VEHICLES. VEHICLE WILL ALSO HESITATE WHEN COLD WHILE SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE AND VICE VERSA. IT TENDS TO LUNGE IN EITHER DIRECTION DEPENDING ON WHICH GEAR IT IS IN AND HAVING YOUR FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE IS THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT FROM TAKING OFF ON YOU ONCE IT DECIDES TO GO INTO GEAR. HAVE READ MULTIPLE RELATED ISSUES INVOLVING 2016 TACOMA WITH NO TOYOTA FIX YET

Mileage: 1,200

TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN COLD. DELAY IN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE WHEN COLD. TRANSMISSION UPSHIFTS TOO QUICKLY AT VERY LOW SPEEDS.

Mileage: 200