2016 Toyota Tacoma complaints

VEHICLE IS PRODUCING A HOWL DURING THROTTLE FEATHERING AT 50-60MPH. THE SOUND IS COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE BUT TOYOTA HAS CHARACTERIZED AS "NORMAL OPERATION". I HAVE TEST DRIVEN OTHER TACOMA VEHICLES OF THE SAME YEAR BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE SOUND.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED HESITATION AND THE ENGINE DE-POWERING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT ONCE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BEFORE THE VEHICLE RECOGNIZED THE SPEED THE SOFTWARE CAUSED THE ENGINE TO DE-POWER FOR INTERVALS OF ONE TO TWO SECONDS BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD OPERATE NORMALLY. A REMEDY WAS NOT DISCLOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,005.

REAR END DIFFERENTIAL GEAR HOWLING FROM 52-59MPH - ALL DRIVING CONDITIONS. TOYOTA SAYS IT IS 'NORMAL' HOWEVER IT ONLY DOES IT ON A FEW VEHICLES.

2016 TOYOTA TACOMA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO HEADLIGHTS FAILURE TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE NIGHT LIGHTING. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE LIGHTING WAS ESPECIALLY POOR DURING RAIN OR SNOW. THE DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE CONSUMER FEELS THE STANDARDS FOR THE HEADLIGHTS SHOULD BE REVIEWED. *JS

HAVE A SERIOUS VIBRATION IN THE TRANSMISSION. HAVE TOOK THE TRUCK IN 4 TIMES THEY DID THE UPGRADE ON THE COMPUTER IT DID HELP. NOW THE PROBLEM IS BACK THEY HAVE NO ANSWER'S FOR ME. GOT TOLD BY 50,000 MILES IT SHOULD WORK ITSELF OUT. CALLED TOYOTA TO COMPLAIN THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS. I GOT TOLD THEY HAVE NO ANSWER'S HOW HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. MY COMPLAINT IS THEY HAVE ISSUES WITH THE 2016 AND 2017.THEY ARE NOT FIXING THEM BUT YET STILL RIPPING PEOPLE OFF BUY SELLING TRUCKS WITH A MAJOR PROBLEM. I USE TO LOVE MY TOYOTA BUT NOW I'M DONE AND WILL NEVER BUY ONE AGAIN SINCE THEY DON'T BACK THEM UP ANYMORE AND RIP PEOPLE OFF.

IT COST ME $850.00 BECAUSE TOYOTA USED SOY BASED WIRING ON MY VEHICLE. A RAT CHEWED WIRES UNDER THE HOOD CAUSING THIS DAMAGE. THERE ARE CLASS ACTION SUITS AGAINST TOYOTA FOR THIS PROBLEM.

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

THIS VEHICLE HAS A PRONOUNCED VIBRATION IN THE GAS PEDAL, FLOOR AND STEERING WHEEL BETWEEN 2,000 AND 2,400 RPM WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN GEAR AND UNDER LOAD. IT ALSO VIBRATES WHEN IN GEAR AND AT IDLE.

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

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

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

MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DRIVING HOME ON A SNOWY NIGHT WHEN OUR CAR SLIPPED AND SLID DOWN AN EMBANKMENT ALMOST INTO A RIVER. LUCKILY, OUR CAR WAS STOPPED BY A LARGE BOULDER RIGHT AT THE WATERS EDGE. UNBEKNOWNST TO US AT THE TIME, WE HAD STOPPED COMPLETELY OUT OF THE WATER HOWEVER WE WERE NOT SURE BECAUSE EVERY AIRBAG IN OUR CAR DEPLOYED, COVERING ALL OF THE WINDOWS. IMMEDIATELY AFTER WE HIT THE BOULDER, WE TRIED RELENTLESSLY TO GET OUT OF BOTH FRONT DOORS AS WELL AS THE BACK DOOR, HOWEVER WE WERE UNABLE TO GET TO THE DOOR HANDLES BECAUSE THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEFLATE AS THEY SHOULD HAVE. AT THAT POINT, MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO RIP THROUGH HIS FRONT DOOR AIRBAG TO REACH THE HANDLE AND GET BOTH OF US OUT OF THE CAR SAFELY. MY BIGGEST FEAR IS THAT IF WE HAD ENDED UP IN THE RIVER WE WOULD HAVE DROWNED DUE TO MALFUNCTIONING AIRBAGS. *TR

I CURRENTLY HAVE A 2012 GMC PICK UP WITH LARGE CRACK OVER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL.

THE REAR WHEELS ON MY 2016 TOYOTA TACOMA LOCKED UP AS I WAS TRAVELLING STRAIGHT AT APPROX. 55 MPH ON THE 110 NORTH FREEWAY DURING RUSH HOUR. THE TRUCK WENT INTO A FISHTAIL WHICH I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL AND BRING TO A STOP THE DEALER TELLS ME THE BOLTS ON THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL CAME LOOSE AND THE OIL DRAINED OUT CAUSING THE REAR DIFF TO SEIZE AND STOP THE TIRES FROM ROTATING. TRUCK HAS 12,500 MILES ON IT AND JUST A YEAR OLD. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED SO NO REPORT WAS FILED. CHP WAS ON THE SCENE UNTIL A TOW TRUCK CAME TO TOW ME OFF THE HIGHWAY.

WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY A SMALL PEBBLE STUCK MY WINDSHIELD CAUSING A 10 INCH CRACK. WHILE RESEARCHING COST OF NEW WINDSHIELD I FOUND THAT LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE DEALING WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE. I LIVE IN THE MIDWEST AND DRIVE ON GRAVEL ROADS DAILY AND HAVE HAD HUNDREDS OF ROCKS HIT MY WINDOW CAUSING CHIPS THAT CAN BE REPAIRED BUT NEVER A CRACK LIKE THIS ESPECIALLY FROM SUCH A SMALL IMPACT. *TR

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.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY AT 5 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID WAS LOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,943.

THE REAR SEATS DO NOT LOCK. FOR EXAMPLE, THE REAR SEATS HAVE A LOCKING MECHANISM UNDER THE SEAT. WHEN SEAT IS PUT BACK INTO ITS NORMAL POSITION IT DOES NOT LOCK. I HAD A 2001 AND THE SEAT LOCKED ONCE PUT INTO ITS NORMAL SITTING POSITION.

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2106 TOYOTA TACOMA, THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN OWNED FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS AND HAS LESS THAN 4,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS ALERTED OF A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TOOK THIS TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. I WAS TOLD THAT THE WIRING HARNESS HAD BEEN CHEWED BY A RODENT AND THIS WAS VERY COMMON AT THIS DEALERSHIP. I DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT UNTIL I WENT ONLINE AND NOTICE THOUSANDS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS NOT JUST A ONE TIME THING OR A CHANCE OCCURRENCE. THERE ARE SEVERAL PENDING CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS AGAINST TOYOTA FOR DEFECTIVE WIRING AND ENGINE COMPONENTS THAT ARE MADE OF A SOY BASED PRODUCT THAT IS A PRINCIPAL SOURCE OF SOME RODENTS DIET. THIS MAKES THE ENGINE COMPONENTS IRRESISTIBLE TO RODENTS. HONDA, TOYOTA AND FORD HAVE ALL BEEN EXPERIENCING HIGHER THAN NORMAL ISSUES WITH THIS SINCE SWITCHING TO THIS PRODUCT. WHAT MAKES THIS WORSE IS THAT THERE IS NO SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. I CANNOT MOVE OR RELOCATE BECAUSE OF THE WILDLIFE, SQUIRRELS ARE EVERYWHERE. ADDITIONALLY, THE DEALERSHIP SNICKERED WITH PUT SOME MOTH BALLS OR MAKE SOME HOMEMADE RODENT REPELLENT. UNFORTUNATELY WHATEVER SPRAY OR TOXIC REPELLENT YOU USE AROUND THE ENGINE, WILL EVENTUALLY BE BREATHED INTO THE CABIN WHICH COULD BECOME DEADLY. THIS ALSO COULD AFFECT DRIVE THAT ARE IN MOTION OR COULD LEAVE THEM STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. LUCKILY FOR ME, MY CAR WAS PARKED AND I WAS ALERTED BY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. OF COURSE THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT COVER THIS

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.

THE ADHESIVE USED TO BOND THE SHEET METAL TO THE FRAME OF THE HOOD IS FAULTY. THIS CAUSES THE HOOD TO FLEX AND SHAKE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

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

-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.

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

MY WINDSHIELD "POPPED" AND CAUSED A CRACK. NOTHING HIT THE WINDSHIELD. WHEN I TRIED TO GET THE HALF INCH CRACK REPAIRED, THE CRACK SPREAD TO OVER 18 INCHES.

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.

WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE ACCELERATION IS ERRATIC. I WILL PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR TO GET TO A CRUISING SPEED (THIS HAPPENS ANYWHERE BETWEEN 40-60 MPH) AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATES AND THE TACHOMETER JUMPS FROM BETWEEN 2000 AND 3000 TO THE UPPER 4000 ? 5000 RANGE. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN I HAVE THE CAR IN CRUISE CONTROL, IT DOES THE SAME THING WHEN GOING UP HILLS. THE ENGINE REVS LOUDLY AND THE TRUCK LURCHES ERRATICALLY FORWARD, SO I HAVE TO QUICKLY TAKE IT OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL AND GET THE PEG ON THE TAC DOWN TO A MORE REASONABLE LEVEL. MECHANICS AT THE SCHEDULED DID NOT MAKE A NOTE OF ANY ISSUES. I WILL PRESS THIS WITH THEM AT THE NEXT TUNE-UP AND SAFETY CHECK. THE ONLINE FORM HERE ASKS FOR A SPECIFIC DATE. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR 11-JUNE-2016 TO PRESENT (21-OCT-16). *TR

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

BLIND SPOT MONITOR (BSM) - FROM THE FIRST DAY I DROVE THE TRUCK OFF THE LOT, THE BSM ERROR MESSAGE CAME ON. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE AND THE ERROR LIGHT COMES ON AT LEAST 3-4 TIMES PER WEEK WHILE DRIVING. DURING MY FIRST SERVICE, THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN SAID THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE A BAD SENSOR. ITS BEEN ALMOST 4 MONTHS AND I STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED A CALL BACK BY THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO BRING MY TRUCK IN FOR THE SENSOR REPLACEMENT.

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.

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

IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT I OWN TWO IDENTICAL 2016 TACOMA TRD OFF ROAD AUTOMATIC AND BOTH HAVE LESS THAN 10,000 MILES. ONE IS FINE AND THE OTHER HAS SERIOUS POWER TRAIN (ENGINE/TRANSMISSION) PROBLEMS RESULTING IN EXTREMELY SLOW ACCELERATION AND OVERALL SLUGGISH PERFORMANCE, TRANSMISSION CONSTANTLY SHIFTING TO COMPENSATE FOR LACK OF POWER, TRANSMISSION SLOW TO ENGAGE GEARS CAUSING DANGEROUS HESITATION AND SURGE, OCCASIONALLY SLAMMING INTO GEAR CAUSING SUDDEN JERK AND LUNGE, CRUISE CONTROL IN UNUSABLE DUE TO CONSTANT GEAR HUNTING EVEN ON FLAT HIGHWAY, VEHICLE IS VERY UNSAFE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC DUE TO HESITATION AND SURGING, AND MERGING INTO TRAFFIC AND BUSY HIGH SPEED HIGHWAY TRAVEL IS A NIGHTMARE. THE FOLLOWING BUSINESS DAY AFTER TAKING DELIVERY I BROUGHT TO DEALER WITH THE ABOVE COMPLAINTS AND WAS TOLD THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO LEAN MY DRIVING STYLE AND IT WOULD TAKE UP TO 5,000 MILES. AT ONE POINT DEALERSHIP SERVICE TECH, SERVICE ADVISER, AND SERVICE MANAGER ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEMS AND I WAS TOLD THAT TOYOTA WAS ALREADY AWARE AND WORKING ON A FLASH UPGRADE THAT THEY HOPED WOULD FIX. I WAS TOLD THAT I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND WAIT FOR THE FLASH. DEALERSHIP PERSONNEL NOW DENY ANY PROBLEMS. I FILED A CLAIM WITH TOYOTA AND DEALER NOW REFUSES TO TRY AND FIX THE PROBLEMS. THIS MODEL IS BEING SHIPPED WITH VERY LOW TRANSMISSION FLUID ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE TECH WHICH IS CERTAIN TO DIMINISH THE LIFE OF THE TRANSMISSION. HE ALSO SAID THAT SOMETHING IS WRON

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.

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/

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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....

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

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.