There is a known factory defect on a robotic seal around the engine block, in which the robot misses a half inch piece of the engine block, causing oil seepage and leaking of engine oil. The problem is on dozens of Toyota forums and I have also consulted with two different dealerships that have verified this. The 4 cylinder engines in the Tacoma have already been recalled for this issue but they are offering no reimbursement or recall on the 6 cylinder engines. The engine begins leaking oil early in it its life as mine has been. An engine should not fail at 20k 30k or 80k miles due to a factory defect. Toyota should be offering a fix for this issue as it will significantly cut the life of rhe engine. This can cause engine fire and various other safety issues in these trucks if enough engine oil leaks down into a hot engine.
2016 Toyota Tacoma engine complaints
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I have three signifcant issues with my Tacoma: 1. A few months after purchasing my Tacoma in 2016 Toyota (no accidents to date & 95% highway driving) and one outside alignment shop had never been able to get the truck aligned properly so it would never keep its alignment more than 3-4 months; repeated visits to Toyota maintence for alignment over the years became as routine as an oil change, sometimes more frequently; the unaligned suspension constantly was causing unsafe handling and unintentional swerving. 2. Toyota missed, and maybe purposefully, identifying major engine, transfer case, and transmission leaks during regular and routine serivces (always serviced at Toyota dealerships) until my mileage exceeded 60,000 miles. Then when I asked the dealership to recheck a recent transfer case refresh because I saw leaks, I needed and got over $3,000 in repairs e.g. power steering pump, front and rear seals, differential gasket-- it was terrible. Toyota did give a good will reimbursment of $1,400. 3. Now ~6 months later and still under 80,000 miles, I just spent $4,100 for repairs on more engine leaks; Toyota will not tell me if my vehicle is safe to drive, tells me the truck is ourside its warranty period (as it was last year), and refuses any goodwill adjustment. Is this 2016 Toyota Tacoma TRD a lemon?
On 11-27-2021 I lost all power while on a highway. I would lose power even with my foot all the way down the rpm would not rise at all. The power would come back adruptly and throw me back into my seat. The trac off and check engine light came on. My truck seemed like it was gonna stall and had a really low and rough idle. It was only about 0-500 rpm at idle and truck was shaking bad because of the engine. After getting towed home I tested the battery and alternator and those were fine. I believe it is the crankshaft position sensor. I have read that this has happened to man other people with the same truck as mine. There was a recall for the cps but for some reason my truck was not included.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 toyota tacoma. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start-up immediately while attempting to start the vehicle. Several attempts were needed for the vehicle to start-up. The failure recurred five times within three days. The vehicle was not taken to an independent mechanic nor a dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.
Knocking noise from vacuum pump after engine is warm. Base on the federal safety agency id 10133645 - toyota technical service bulleting t-sb-0316-17. Because of the safety hazard involve in the probably defective part, and because of my medical condition at the time of the toyota service bulleting I could not take the vehicle for the technical service bulleting to de toyota dealer until 11/18/2019 ( after the applicable warranty of 36 months or 36,000 miles - customer number 192461 at adriel auto in rio grande puerto rico. There the vehicle was inspected by a technician # 443901. At the moment of the inspection the technician did not found the condition that I was concern about. I was told that that knocking sound from the vacuum pump was normal. That I should not to be worry about it. Because of my medical condition and treatment. I was not able to follow up my complaint at toyota de puerto rico. Now that I am feeling a little bit better I am reporting this to you with the hope that a solution be found. I have never own a vehicle from any manufacturer that had such a knocking sound from the vacuum pump. I am concern about my safety and the safety of others if my brake system fails and someone gets injure or kill. It is my perception that the knocking noise from the vacuum pump is a safety hazard and that toyota corporation must replace the defective part. My vehicle have only 10,000 miles because of my illness and also because I do not feel safe driving it. I know I am a bit late to report this condition on my vehicle and that the warranty period have expire. But the problem persist, as a remedy I am requesting that all of the toyota vehicles that present this knocking noise from vacuum pump should be recall an repair under an extended warranty. Thank you
While driving on the freeway, the vehicle started lurching and loosing power then abruptly shut off.
This car has shut off twice while driving. First time while towing a boat... While turning left on a high speed two lane road and second while going 45 towards a green light. Both times the car just shut off. We could have been killed...twice! Toyota says "fixed' the problem "twice". We asked them to buy the car back after the second time, as we no longer felt safe in it.......they refused. As a gesture of "good will" they offered us an extended warranty, which we had already gotten when we purchased the car so it was pointless. We created a case with them after it occurred the second time. The most recent recall that addresses this issue does not include this model year and it needs to. Someone is going to die..this is a very serious issue. We are now stuck with a car that we don't feel safe in but toyota would not do the right thing. Hopefully by us reporting our problem it will save someone else life.
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
Transmition sleep also push gas pedal and go down speed and jump aster acelerate and delay went I star 1rs gear not move after few seconds motor make wear noises like noking only have 67000 miles suspention is bad sep on curves and turn at 25 mikes pre hours so bad scarry back part is moving so bad and pull me out the road and I see the on other tacoma same 2016
Driving on the interstate 70 MPH, engine quits. 2 dash lights come on truck maxes out at 40mph out of nowhere. Pulled over shut truck off and started it up no ran fine note: check eng light is now on. Bad gas diagnosis. Gas replaced happens 1 more time. Diagnosed with bad fuel injectors not covered under extended warranty, cause was bad gas. The loss of power happened 2 other times.
'takita recall ' several times I have taken my pickup to the dealer for a cling, spring sound when you are apply brakes. And the engine has loud ticking sound .the first time they said it was how the vehicle was made. There is a noise coming from the front end especially when you are on a bad road disclose they cant hear anything. Took it back again they said they can't find nothing even to the brake noise that they said was a part of how the vehicle was made. They take your vehicle have it for two days then pretend to work on it then give it back to you and never find anything. Then you the customer have to experience these annoying unsafe experiences. You get so discouraged because they never can find anything and when they do is how the vehicle is made then by the time you keep going back and with the same respond the warranty is close to end. Last time I took the pickup in was january 28,2019 and they returned it on the 30th with no document to what they did.
My wife and I drove from austin texas to arkadelphi arkansas due to me getting out of the army'active' and my truck had been slowly studderjng, spitting etc.. Well it is stalled at a parking lot for a week now.. There is a recall for the 'crankshaft position sensor' for my exact mode and toyota will not honor my truck for it and that's the code it's reading etc..
Hesitation upon acceleration at times.
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.
As of now the AC fan makes a loud noise like something fell apart. There is no air blowing through the vents. It sounds like broken blower moter.
When my A/C stopped working during the warranty period, I had it checked at glens falls toyota where I was told the condensor needed replacement. They determined that the hole had been caused by a rock kicked up by the vehicle and that it would not be covered under warranty. I am concerned about this policy, as there are many other engine components that - like the A/C condensor - are not shielded on this off-road capable vehicle. My vehicle has never been driven off-road.
Just concerned about the recall that has not been resolve yet???? When will the issue be taken care of????
The problems described below have been reported to my dealer gullo toyota in conroe, tx. The dealer is aware that this model truck has been recalled for rear differential failure and misfiring and stalling. While driving east on fm1097 between lake conroe and willis, tx on 2/06/18, I was required to make a quick stop. A loud bump sound came from beneath the truck. Prior to this stop, the engine had been misfiring from-time-to-time. After the quick stop and the bump sound came from beneath the truck, the engine started misfiring at a constant and violent rate for a distance of about 1 mile. My truck has been making an unusual bump sound which occurs shortly after coming to a stop since I bought it in 2016. The truck has also been misfiring for as long as I have owned it. I am afraid that the bump may be due to loose or broken motor or transmission mounts, loose suspension bolts or the gas tank may be shifting. The misfire may indicate that a fuel line is being restricted when the gas tank shifts position. A pinched or deformed gas line may be starving the fuel pump and causing the engine to misfire. Since the bump sound is delayed and occurs after coming to a stop, it suggest to me that the gas tank may be the cause since the gasoline in the tank is in motion after the truck comes to a stop. I need toyota to take this defective truck in and repair it for this and all the other problems I have previously reported to toyota. Toyota needs to provide me with a loaner truck while my truck is being repaired. I have left my truck with toyota 5 times for the misfire and toyota has not every provided me with a loaner vehicle. I need a loaner truck while my truck is being repaired.
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.).
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 toyota tacoma. While driving 10 MPH and depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle failed to accelerate. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to moss bro toyota of moreno valley (12630 motor way, moreno valley, ca 92555) for a routine oil change and mentioned the failure to the technician. The contact was informed that the failure was normal. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 17v356000 (engine) and 17v285000 (power train); however, the part needed for the repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 30,000. Parts distribution disconnect.
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.
While driving straight on a busy three-lane city street, while the vehicle was in motion, I heard a "beep" sound, "brake override malfunction" appeared of my dashboard display, I lost the ability to accelerate, and the engine came to a slow idle. Since I did not have the ability to accelerate, I could only coast to the right hand side of the street. Since there was no shoulder lane on this street, my vehicle came to a stop in the right hand lane, blocking the lane of traffic for some time until two gentlemen came to assist me with pushing my vehicle out of danger. Repair took 10 business days since they did not know how to repair the vehicle initially (repair invoice will be provided upon request). Two days after I picked up my truck from the dealership, the battery died in a parking lot. I'm not sure if the battery defect is related to the "brake override malfunction".
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 toyota tacoma. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 17v356000 (engine) and 17v285000 (power train); however, the parts to do the repairs were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. The dealer was contacted (fred anderson toyota, ashville, nc, 828‑667‑8888) 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 contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 toyota tacoma. The contact stated that the federal safety agency campaign number: 17v356000 (engine) and the federal safety agency campaign number: 17v285000 (power train) exceeded a reasonable amount of time for repair. The vehicle was taken to an unknown dealer for over four months waiting for parts to become available. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that parts for the repair were in limited supply; therefore, the wait would be longer than expected. The failure mileage was 10,000. Vin tool confirms parts not available and parts distribution disconnect.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 toyota tacoma. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 17v356000 (engine); 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 contact called poe toyota (915‑775‑2000 located at 6330 montana ave, el paso, tx 79925) where it was confirmed that the parts were to be available in two weeks. The manufacturer was notified of the issue and was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 toyota tacoma. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 17v356000 (engine) and 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 the dealer lithia toyota of redding located at 250 e cypress ave, redding, ca 96002; (530) 605-2938 and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was not contacted and was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 toyota tacoma. The contact received a recall notification for the federal safety agency campaign number: 17v356000 (engine); 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 dealer sun coast toyota of sarasota, florida was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue and was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available.
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 the federal safety agency campaign number: 17v356000 (engine). The failure mileage was unknown. Parts distribution disconnect.
Brought vehicle in to dealership( northway toyota) for recall notice, and vehicle stalling. They supposedly repaired it, but vehicle is doing the exact same thing, stalling and malfunction indicators are on. Contacted the dealership but no one will return my call. I don't think they did anything to my vehicle the first time.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 toyota tacoma. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 17v356000 (engine) and 17v285000 (power train). The dealer (all star toyota, 9150 airline hwy, baton rouge, la 70815, (225) 490-7608) had been unable to determine when the remedy and parts may be supplied for the repairs. The dealer indicated that the federal safety agency campaign number: 17v356000 (engine) was completed but the contact had no record of the repair from the dealer. The manufacturer was contacted concerning the two recall repairs. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
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