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 to conclude it is safe to drive!
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.
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.
My toyota tacoma 2016 6 speed automatic transmission was one quart low of atf from the factory .this could have been avoided if the dealer would have performed an pdi like they are required to do.
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
When starting the vehicle in the morning (30-40 deg f) i let the truck warm up until the the thermostat needle begins to move. when i put the truck into reverse the engine rpms surge and then a second or two later the truck will engage reverse and the truck will often lurch rearward unexpectedly. when put into drive the same thing happens. after driving a mile i get on the freeway and the vehicle will not shift into top gear no matter what i do and the vehicle seems to have reduced power as it does not want to maintain a speed greater than 60 mph without great provocation. the speed limit is 70 mph so this causes a safety concern as my vehicle is traveling at a much lower speed than the surrounding traffic. this behavior persists for approximately 4-5 miles before returning to normal operation. even when it is indicated that the engine has reached optimal temperature the reduced power mode and erratic transmission behavior persists.
When shifting from reverse to drive there is a delay of about 1 second before it is fully engaged in first gear. automatic transmission
First incident occured while vehicle was stuck in light snow and ice condition. 4-wheel drive system did not appear to be operating properly. engaged new "crawl-control" system per owner's manual instructions. during use of crawl-control the motor rpm's exceeded 5,500; immediately pressed engine-stop button and applied brakes. incident resulted in catastrophic damage of front drive-line. damage included front drive-shaft failure; dealer indicated "drive-line" replaced. significant damage to components adjacent to front drive-shaft. vehicle repaired under warranty. two days after service random brake lock-up occurs while driving; vehicle skids out of control. no malfunction indicators showing. abs also does not activate during panic stop brake application. brake lockup experienced in winter conditions at high elevation nearly causing potentially fatal accident (1,000ft drop from road to canyon bottom, no guard-rails). while driving at 30mph the rear end of the truck begins to slide sideways. upon coming to a stop it is discovered that the vehicle will not drive forward. engaged 4-wheel drive and vehicle struggled to move. engaged differential lock and drove backwards for 80ft. wheels appear to become un-locked. drive forward for another 500 yards and same situation occurs.
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 wrong with the torque converter. i have filed a claim for repurchase but dealership is uncooperative and toyota reports that after reviewing my claim that they were unable to verify any of my concerns. there are many owners reporting to be experiencing the same problems and to date toyota has done nothing to resolve that i am aware of.
Transmission has a delayed engagement on a cold start. when shifting from park to either drive or reverse, the truck moves slightly then a hard lock up is felt. i believe this to be a safety issue. while backing up onto street, when shifting from reverse to drive, there was a significant delay with no movement. with oncoming traffic i was worried whether on not it would engage at all. could have caused a accident.
Safety issue - when starting cold and engaging reverse, the truck sometimes fails to engage the reverse gear causing a delay of 3-6 seconds, then engages suddenly causing truck to surge in reverse. this surge could cause a safety issue for any pedestrians behind the vehicle as well as possibility of backing into something. transmission seems to slip. took it to molle toyota in kansas city who reports this as normal.
Vehicle is hesitant and slow to shift and fully in gage to the next gear while accelerating. sometimes takes a few seconds to switch into drive from reverse while at medium temperature. slight vibrations while moving at speeds between 25 - 40 mph are felt in steering wheel and throttle pedal. hood vibration at speeds over 40 mph and in drive in car wash drier.
Windshield cracked 2 weeks after purchasing the truck. had to pay $500 deductible through my insurance, windshield from toyota cost $1,000. next issue is my transmission slipping when shifting from reverse to drive. took it into the dealership and they found the transmission to be low, they topped it off and it's still lagging when shifting. miss the engine in my 2012 2nd gen. come on toyota!!!!
Transmission slips when cold or after the truck sits for an hour or two. usually always occurs when starting the vehicle up, reversing and then going into drive. the transmission has a partial engagement but acceleration is not as intended. it will then "bang" into to gear and go. fear is that if you back out of your driveway and intend to accelerate, the truck may not move as intended thus creating a safety hazard. for a new vehicle, there should not be any slippage once shifted into drive. yesterday i had it where the slipping lasted three seconds before it finally went fully into gear. my truck has 1650 miles on it and it's done this since the day it was new. i would say i've experienced this at least 70+ times during cold starts at home or at work. also concerned about the wear on the transmission's internals due to this partial engagement of a forward gear.
The transmission fails to engage in a normal amount of time after going from reverse to drive. it is long enough where you select drive and begin to apply throttle and it just revs up then engages while the engine is revved and lunges forward. it also slips when going around corners at low speed and low throttle.
The differential needed replacement at <10,000 due to a loud howling noise when cruising at 55 mph. the noise was noted when i first picked up the vehicle from the dealership, but the volume got much louder over time. even my 4 year old child asked, "what's that sound?" the service records noted metal "silver shavings" were found in the differential. even after replacing the differential, there has been no change in the howling sound at 55 mph. i'm concerned the differential is defective. many other tacoma owners have reported the exact same symptom. [https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/3rd-gen-poll-rear-end-noise-howling-when-feathering-throttle.442341/] to my knowledge, no one has reported a successful fix.
On a cold start, after you put the vehicle in d (drive) there is up to a 7 second delay on engagement of the transmission. the accelerator can be pressed and the vehicle will not move for up to 7 seconds leaving me stranded for example if i have backed out of the driveway to the street. once i place the vehicle in drive on a cold start, i cannot move for up to 7 seconds. this happens every time on a cold start.
2016 toyota tacoma. consumer writes in regards to poor handling and untimely repair of vehicle. *ld updated 10/04/2017*js