general problems of the 2016 Toyota Tacoma - part 1

I purchased the vehicle new and noticed right away that the transmisson would clunk right away when I put it into gear[ it's an automatic]. I asked the dealership about it and they said it was normal and no issues. Now I'm [xxx] and have owned many cars so. . . . Anyway, over the years I've asked several times and they say no issue. Now, just this morning, my wife found an article about the issue and Toyota is finally admitting there is an issue. What can I do? information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

2016 Toyota Tacoma is known to have an issue with the timing cover leaking oil. This is a fire hazard: oil leaking onto hot engine components can vaporize and ignite, posing a fire risk to the vehicle and surrounding areas and can cause environmental pollution.

At shifter was stiff from purchase. I thought this was normal. Sometimes it shifted ok, most times not. Had independent repair shops lubricate the shifter multiple times to no avail. Then the shifter wouldn't move at all and I was in a traffic lane causing a dangerous situation. Had truck towed to an independent repair shop that found a second way to lubricate the shaft. Curious how many trucks left the factory without at shaft lubricated.

My 2016 Toyota Tacoma has had multiple oil leaks in the timing cover. The dealer has already fixed this issue twice and the timing cover is currently leaking oil. This leak is expensive to fix because it involves removing the engine and the transmission to properly seal the timing cover. This is a know defect that poses a serious safety concern as the oil leak may go from a small leak to a large leak quickly, causing the engine to fail. Additionally the air pressure from driving can cause the oil to end up everywhere which can lead other components to degrade and fail. Because the fix is so complex, the process to remove and reinstall the engine and transmission may result in other mistakes. During one of the attempts to fix the issue, the dealer forgot to replace an engine bolt and forgot to hook up a vent hose. The cost to fix this issue is so high that it makes it too expensive for many to fix.

Timing chain cover is leaving oil.

Vehicle made a loud bang from the rear of the vehicle , then started to slow down slightly without brakes applied. And then suddenly within a few more feet the rear wheels locked up without brakes applied. Traveling at between 35- 45mph the vehicle skidded causing vehicles behind me to also skid to avoid hitting me. Truck would not move from this position , I was stuck in the lane without a shoulder to move close to . I was shaken pretty bad, out of fear I popped the truck into reverse and the rear of the truck made a loud bang or loud pop noise. It wouldn’t move back so I put it back in drive and it made another bang noise and started to roll forward with a lot of resistance . There was no safe place to park, I was close to home so I continued home driving very slow with my hazard lights on . Please help. I towed the truck to servco kauai Toyota 9-23-2022, they did not look at the truck until 10-20-2022 almost a month it sat at the Toyota. I went home and checked online to see if anyone had the same problem and found tech. Bulletins and a recall for this problem, I did not receive a letter for this recall. I had no idea there was even a recall. Service advisor tim matteson and service manager aulani wersing told me my vehicle does not fall into the criteria of this recall. Service manager aulani said they are not part of servco and this dealership would not perform this recall because it is a maintenance issue ( what ?) please help . I towed my truck home , I m trying to sell my truck as is because the dealership gave me a quote of over $7000 to fix this problem. No one wants to buy my truck in this condition. Aloha eric inada.

Vehicle pulls or skips a gears when driving.

I brought my truck into miller Toyota of anaheim due to a violent shuddering and acceleration at about 40 to 50 mph. This could have caused driver to lose control and injure themselves, passengers, and other drivers on the road. Dealership diagnosed the problem as a bad torque converter in the transmission and said it would cost about $3200. 00 to repair. Couldn't afford that so I took vehicle to an independent repair shop and they notified me that there was a Toyota service bulletin that addressed this concern and that they would have to do a complete reprogramming update of transmission control module. I haven't had any issues since this was done but the dealership should have been aware of this problem which could be potentially fatal. There were no warning lamps, messages or other symptoms prior to this failure or during the failure.

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?.

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.

Vehicle hesitates from park to drive and slowing to turn or going uphill even on speeds up to 50mph.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

The contact owns a 2016 Toyota Tacoma. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 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 dealer was at santa margarita Toyota (22722 avenida empresa, rancho santa margarita, CA 92688 (949) 766-2000) for over 60 days with no recall repairs completed. The dealer stated that the parts were on backorder. 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.

The contact owns a 2016 Toyota Tacoma. The contact received notification of NHTSA 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. The dealer vann york auto mall (422 eastchester drive, high point, nc 27262 (336) 841-6200) was contacted and confirmed that the part was not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

The contact owns a 2016 Toyota Tacoma. The contact received notification of NHTSA 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.

The contact owns a 2016 Toyota Tacoma. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17v285000 (power train); however, the part for the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Dayton Toyota in south brunswick township, NJ diagnosed that the vehicle's gasket was leaking fuel and the vehicle was deemed unsafe to drive. The dealer decided to keep the vehicle at the dealer until the recall repair was completed. The dealer was unable to provide a timeframe for the repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and was unable to provide an estimated time frame for the repair. The approximate failure mileage was 14,000. Parts distribution disconnect.

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.

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.

The contact owns a 2016 Toyota Tacoma. The contact stated received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 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 contact stated that the vehicle has been at bob richards Toyota 5512 jefferson davis hwy, north augusta, SC 29841 (844) 362-2550 since may 12, 2017, awaiting recall remedy parts at the dealer. The contact stated the manufacturer was made aware of the issue and were not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

The Toyota dealer that will be doing the work required for the recall (17v-285) has had vehicle for seven weeks. Due to lack of parts they have not been able to do the required work or even give me an eta. I making payments on a vehicle that I can't drive and I am paying for a satellite radio I can't listen to and having to make multiple trips to the dealer to renew the loaner/rental which has required me to take time from work. This has gone on way too long.

The contact owns a 2016 Toyota Tacoma. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 17v356000 (engine) and 17v285000 (power train). The parts for the recall repairs were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. While driving approximately 55 mph, the vehicle suddenly stalled. The contact coasted to the side lane and was able to restart the vehicle in approximately three minutes. The check engine indicator also illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to the atlantic Toyota dealer who replaced a sensor for the failure regarding the stalling and replaced both catalytic converters. The dealer stated that the parts for the recall repairs were not available. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures and informed the contact that the parts were not available. The approximate failure mileage was 24,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available and parts distribution disconnect.

Toyota impounded my 2016 vehicle over 3 weeks ago on a recall and the dealer and corporate have told me on a few occasions that the parts would be in in a couple of days. Now they are telling me they really have no idea when they are going to receive the parts for the recall. This is completely unacceptable. They are telling the consumer that they have no choice in the matter. My truck is paid for and I want it back. It's now sitting in their back lot in the 110 degree heat of arizona. Is Toyota going to extend the warranty for me on the paint since the dust is just baking on in the summer sun? there seems to be a culture of deceit going on at Toyota to protect there bottom line and something needs to be done. Their nonchalant attitude towards their consumers needs to be addressed by someone who has the authority to hold them accountable for their actions.

The contact owns a 2016 Toyota Tacoma. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17v285000 (power train); however, the part for the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that the vehicle was leaking oil. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer (dublin Toyota) who has had the vehicle since June 24, 2017. The contact was informed that there was no remedy or estimated time frame for a remedy. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and opened case number: 1706300586. The approximate failure mileage was 14,338. Parts distribution disconnect.

The contact owns a 2016 Toyota Tacoma. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17v285000 (power train); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact took the vehicle to Toyota of scranton (located at 3400 n main Ave, scranton, PA 18508 PA) who stated that the recall remedy parts were on backorder. The manufacturer was called and stated that the parts were not available. The contact had not experienced a failure. The VIN was not available. Parts distribution disconnect.

I brought my truck in for a routine servicing on 6/16. I knew there was a recall in place so I wanted them to check for the leak. Later that they, they informed me there was a leak in place and that they would have to keep the truck. They have me a loaner car in the meantime. Now, they still have no eta on the part and someone was told beginning of 2018. I need the truck, as I am in the process of moving. I spoke with the dealership and Toyota corporate who both said, "we don't know".

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 NHTSA 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.

The contact owns a 2016 Toyota Tacoma. The contact received notification of NHTSA 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. Treasure coast Toyota of stuart, florida located at 5101 se federal highway, 34997, (772) 283-8300, was made aware of the recall and stated that the parts were being shipped and had not yet arrived. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Part distribution disconnect.

The contact owns a 2016 Toyota Tacoma. The contact received notification of NHTSA 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 NHTSA 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.