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.
2017 Toyota Tacoma transmission complaints
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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.
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.
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.
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.
The vehicle surges when backing up in reverse and when taking foot off brake pedal in drive.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Transmission constant hunting/ shifting.
It doesn't track straight at 45+MPH , under powered, cruise is lost shifts erratic an. 16-18mpg running 91oct....etc
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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...
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.
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).'
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?
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.
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.
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