Two problems related to transmission not go into gear have been reported for the 2016 Toyota Tacoma. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2016 Toyota Tacoma based on all problems reported for the 2016 Tacoma.
Vehicle is sporadic when shifting. Earlier today at a left turn at the vehicle would not shift gears giving me the feeling that the vehicle would only go at 10-15mph on incoming traffic. This was at a green light with yield if possible. If it weren't for other driver coming and being able to use breaks the vehicle would have been in an accident. I attempted to step on the accelerator but it seemed as it would not shift. Please investigate further as I've noticed the issue before but when driving straight it is not a problem. Thank you.
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!.