After starting the truck and idling for any length of time, I place my foot on the brake and shift into Reverse or Drive. The truck almost leaps if I don't keep my foot on the brake. There is a noticeable pause many times, so it seems to be electronically controlled transmission. I have read that dealerships can Flash the ECU module and it will resolve it, but I do not have any "unresolved recalls" at this time.
2016 Toyota Tacoma transmission complaints
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Vehicle has been jerking itself while driving at both low speeds and high speeds. Had taken it to the dealership Sept.2020 in order to get the ECU/PCM reflashed/updated to resolve issue; issue persists. Now, at highway speeds, 80% of the time it will be jerking itself, as off being momentarily shut off and on. Caused my rear end to fish tail on highway.
Vehicle hesitates from park to drive and slowing to turn or going uphill even on speeds up to 50mph
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.
After driving at highway speeds for an extended period of time, the manual transmission gets stuck in gear and requires much more force than usual to put the gearbox into neutral.
Off-roading, restarted vehicle after a stop. Check engine light came on as well as trac off illuminated. Tried to drive forward and truck stalled and message said high transmission temp. Goggled issue to discover a recall for crank position sensor failure. Looked up my VIN and I don't have that recall although I have the stated year and model. Had this happened while driving on road it could have caused an accident.
Transmission slips when shifted from park to drive or reverse to drive. Has a 1-3 second delay. In addition this slip motion created a loud gear cranking noise as I tried to accelerate on a u-turn. The truck did not move or shift despite hearing the engine accelerate accompanied by the metallic gear-like grind sound. Sound very similar to a stick car when you try to engage a shift without the clutch (but my truck is 2016 automatic trd-sport). Lastly, when taking speed bumps or hard shifting motion (up-down) you can hear the suspensions make a loud clank noise as the truck shifts in the speed bump motion.
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
Bsm sensors stop working and after few back to work week latter stop work and dealers can not found the reasin to fail 3 times on dealers still not found the problem and say only toyota have the solution to aprobe a recall for these issue
Transmission shakes vehicle in lower gears when slowing down to a stop. Transmission hesitates and hard jerks when shifting from reverse to drive .
While driving in city my truck shakes and vibrating horribly when going into 2nd gear. And continues to shake lightly as I continue driving. Dealer says nothing is wrong with the truck could be a tire issue. So got my tires balanced and rotated. Problem still resumes. And still no answer as to what the issue is. I have only 69,276 miles on the truck but it's out of warranty apparently. On highway driving the problem is less noticeable but causes no power to climb hills or pass other motorist.
The rear differential is misaligned and the current solution doesn't resolve the noise. I'm afraid excessive wear is happening and issue will arise much sooner
On long trips where the vehicle is driven for several miles in one gear it is extremely difficult to pull it out of 4th, 5th or 6th gear in order to change gears. This resulted in dangerous speed control issues (both too fast and too slow for traffic) while driving on mountainous highways. The problem and its repair are exactly described on toyota service bulletin tsb-0088-16. In my opinion the bulletin should be escalated to a recall because of the safety concerns. The problem is repeatable but difficult to demonstrate to a technician because it requires a long drive time and under certain terrain and/or driving conditions.
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.
My car 2016 toyota tacoma has rebuilt title and voids the power train warranty. Toyota corp has tsb 0077-16 shift feeling enhancements for the transmission due to: delayed engagement park to drive or reverse to drive. Harsh 1st - 2nd upshift. Delayed upshift when using cruise control. I experience harsh up shift and downshift in the transmission while driving. It needs simple software update, but the toyota cop declined this update for my vehicle (case# 1808271028 on 08/28/2018) if the problem persists it may make transmission uncontrollable ore delayed and vehicle may get into the accident. We have one schooled boy and infant girl. I want to inform about the issue so that all vehicles with the same problem and branded titles are to be corrected by toyota corp at no expense to the owners. I will attach the tsb toyota document that explains what is the problem
Transfer case gets stuck in 4 lo. Seems that toyota is producing defective accuators that , once put in 4lo wont shift back to normal driving state. In this gear, truck runs 35 MPH at 4000 RPM making it unsafe for highway driving and leaving consumers stranded. Repair cost over $2300.
Toyota recall #17v‑356. The crankshaft position sensor needs to be replaced and toyota has done nothing to fix the problem. I have taken the vehicle to crown toyota in decatur illinois several times and they have not fixed the problem. The crankshaft is making noises.
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.
2016 toyota tacoma. Consumer writes in regards to transmission issues. *ld the consumer stated the vehicle shifting as erratic and unreliable. The rear differential leaked, when the vehicle stopped it made a loud clunk, and there was a loud whining noise. The consumer requested to be able to sale back the vehicle, be reimbursed for the rental and for hiring an outside mechanic.
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.
I was notified of safety recall 17v‑285 rear differential leak in july 2017. I took my vehicle in and they said part is on order. Now, five months later, it is sitll on order. This seems to be an unreasonable period of time for a safety issue.
I have received two recall notices on my 2016 toyota tacoma limited pickup truck. The second notice was in july, 2017. I have not yet been able to have the recalls done because the parts are not available from toyota yet. The recalls could effect the drivability of the truck which makes me hesitant to use if for long distance travel.
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.
2016 toyota tacoma. Consumer writes in regards to leaking differential. *ld the consumer stated the parts were unavailable to complete the repairs. The consumer believed that the repair exceeded a reasonable amount of time to be completed. The consumer was provided a rental, but it was not a truck. Updated 10/16/2017
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.
2016 toyota tacoma. Consumer writes in regards to poor handling and untimely repair of vehicle. *ld updated 10/04/2017
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 toyota tacoma. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 17v285000 (power train); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Maui toyota in kahului, hawaii was made aware of the recall and stated that the parts were unavailable. The contact was provided a loaner vehicle. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
I have been experiencing noise that sounds like it's coming from under my truck bed and reduced propulsion. Roseville toyota could not find anything wrong when I took it there for my first 3 services. So on 5/22/17 I took my truck to folsom lake toyota and they told me about the rear diff leak the federal safety agency recall#17v‑285 and inspected and found a leak. They told me I would receive a recall notice in the mail and when I do call them to order the parts. I called them when I got the notice in june and was told I'd be called when the parts are in and its 10/3/17 and they still do not have all the parts in and have not repaired my new 2016 tacoma in a timely manner.
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