2017 TOYOTA TACOMA Complaints

REAR DIFFERENTIAL LEAK RECALL #: 17V-285 MY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP HAS HAD MY 2017 TACOMA TRUCK SINCE MID JULY. AFTER WEEKS OF CALLING THE DEALERSHIP THEY CANNOT GIVE ME A COMPLETED REPAIR DATE. TOYOTA HAS FAILED OR IS UNABLE TO REMEDY THE DEFECT WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME AND I WANT TOYOTA TO EXCHANGE MY CURRENT TRUCK FOR A NEW ONE: MY CURRENT TRUCK HAS LESS THAN 10,000 MILES. CALLS TO TOYOTA RESULTED IN NO ACTION TAKEN ON THEIR PART TO RESOLVE THIS MATTER. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB

WHEN VEHICLE COLD AND GOING COASTING DOWN HILL (15 MPH AT MOST) THE TRANSMISSION LAGS BEFORE IT ENGAGES. RPM'S REV UP. BUT VEHICLE DOES NOT RESPOND. PRESS BREAK AND THEN RESPONDS. NOT FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED...ALSO HAPPENED COASTING UP HILL TO STOP SIGN.

DRIVING AT 30 MPH WHEN VEHICLES ENGINE TRIED TO STALL , PUMPING THE ACCELERATOR I KEEP VEHICLE MOVING BUT RAN VERY POORLY GOT IT HOME AND CALLED DEALERSHIP TO GET APPOINTMENT. THIS A VERY DANGEROUS FOR IF WAS IN A INTERSECTION THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A ACCIDENT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOYOTA OF TAMPA BAY LOCATED AT 1101 E FLETCHER AVE, TAMPA, FL 33612 (813) 402-1307, FOR A RECALL INSPECTION SEEN ON THE NEWS IN MAY OF 2017. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE AT THE DEALER HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE BOLTS ON THE DIFFERENTIAL WERE FRACTURED AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO BE DRIVEN. THE CONTACT STATED THE DEALER PROVIDED HIM WITH A LOANER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V285000 (POWER TRAIN) SEVERAL DAYS AFTER LEAVING THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS INFORMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT PARTS WERE AVAILABLE AND THE LOCAL DEALER WOULD NEED TO ORDER THE PARTS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

WINDSHIELD IS PRONE TO CRACKING. WITHIN THE LAST 2 MONTHS I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE WINDSHIELD TWICE DUE TO SMALL OBJECT HITTING WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING. I'VE HAD THE VEHICLE FOR LESS THAN 8 MONTHS AND HAS 24K MILES ON IT. BOTH INCIDENTS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON I69 HIGHWAY.

REAR DIFFERENTIAL LEAK. RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL H0G FROM TOYOTA. MADE APPOINTMENT AND TOOK TRUCK TO TOYOTA OF EL CAJON, MILEAGE WAS 15,002. WAS ADVISED THERE WAS SEEPAGE AND IMPOUNDED TRUCK AND PROVIDED ME A LOANER VEHICLE. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO SECURE ANY FIRM ANSWERS ON WHEN THE TRUCK WILL BE REPAIRED OTHER THAN THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. THIS IS DAY 21 IN THE SHOP, REPORTS OF OTHERS OVER 60+ DAYS. I HAVE A LOAN ON THE VEHICLE THAT I HAVE CONTINUE TO PAY THOUGH I DO NOT HAVE A TRUCK TO DRIVE. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING AS I BELIEVE WAS SOLD ME A VEHICLE IN SEPTEMBER 2016 KNOWING THERE WAS ISSUES WITH THE MODEL YEAR. MY TRUCK IS NOT UNDER OP CODE H0G316, SO MY PARTS ARE UNDER THE NORMAL ORDERING PROCESS. TOYOTA CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE SIMPLY PROVIDES LIP SERVICE ONLY AND NO DETAILS ON THE POTENTIAL RELEASE OF REPAIR KITS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V285000 (POWER TRAIN). 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 CONTACT SPOKE WITH TOYOTA OF ESCONDIDO (231 E LINCOLN PKWY, ESCONDIDO, CA 92026) WHO STATED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND PROVIDED A LOANER VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

NOTICED A WEIRD ROTATIONAL NOISE FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT THE TRUCK. TOOK IT INTO PRESTIGE TOYOTA DEALER FOR IT'S FIRST OIL CHANGE AND ASKED IF THEY COULD CHECK OUT THE NOISE. DIAGNOSED AS THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL EVEN THOUGH IT WASNT LEAKING. TWO WEEKS LATER THEY ARE TELLING ME IT'S GOING TO TAKE A MONTH OR MORE TO GET THE PART. I AM IN A LOANER CAR AND CAN'T SEEM TO GET A SOLID ANSWER ON WHATS GOING ON WITH THESE REAR DIFFS. I DON'T EVEN WANT THE TRUCK AT THIS POINT SINCE THEY CAN'T EVEN FIX IT.

ON UPHILL 1 OR 2% GRADE, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT AND HOLD ONTO LOWER GEAR WHEN CLIMBING UPHILL THEN WILL NOT UP SHIFT WHEN GAS PEDAL IS RELEASED. TRANSMISSION CAN'T DECIDE WHAT GEAR TO GO TO OR STAY IN.. CONSUMING UN NECESSARY FUEL AND POSSIBLE SPUN. AND ALSO AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGE ENGINE BRAKE WHEN TRAVELING STIFF DOWN HILL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING ABRUPTLY AND CAME TO A ROLLING STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CHECK ENGINE, LOW OIL PRESSURE, AND HIGH TRANSMISSION TEMPERATURE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT IT FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TOYOTA OF NASHUA, NEW HAMPSHIRE (LOCATED ON MARMON DR, 03060) BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS GIVEN A LOANER VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.