2016 TOYOTA TACOMA Complaints

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.

MANUAL TRANSMISSION IS HARD TO SHIFT OUT OF 4TH, 5TH, AND 6TH GEAR AFTER EXTENDED HIGHWAY DRIVING. ISSUE SEEMS TO MORE PRESENT WHEN DRIVING UP AN INCLINE AFTER DRIVING IN STOP AN GO TRAFFIC.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE REQUIRED BEING DEPRESSED SEVERAL TIMES IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 600.

HI TO WHOM THIS MAY CONCERN, I HAVE TROUBLE SHIFTING MY VEHICLE ONCE I DRIVE IT AFTER 4-5 HOURS, THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT THE DEALER CAN'T REPLICATE BECAUSE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN TOO OFTEN. I HAVE CALLED CORPORATE TOYOTA AND THEY CLAIM THAT NO ONE ELSE HAS CALLED IN WITH THE ISSUE EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE MANY OTHERS THAT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE OPENED UP A CASE WITH THEM WITH REFERENCE #: 1607081673 NOTE: THIS IS ON A MANUAL TRANSMISSION LINK TO A TACOMAWORLD THREAD WITH OTHERS HAVING THE ISSUE: HTTPS://WWW.TACOMAWORLD.COM/THREADS/MANUAL-TRANSMISSION-GETTING-STUCK-IN-GEAR.415438/

TRANSMISSION SEEMS NOT TO ENGAGE VERY QUICKLY. VERY SLUGGISH. MOSTLY IN THE MORNING WHEN PUT IN REVERSE IT DOES NOT SEEM TO ENGAGE. THERE'S ALSO A CLICKING NOISE UP BY THE ENGINE PASSENGER SIDE. DEALER SAYS IT'S NORMAL. NEVER HEARD ANYTHING LIKE THAT ON ANY VEHICLE I'VE OWNED

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. *TR

TOYOTA IS REPORTEDLY USING A NEW WINDSHIELD FOR THE 2016 TACOMA LINE, ASSERTING BETTER ACOUSTICAL INSULATING QUALITIES. A LONG CRACK ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD QUICKLY DEVELOPED WITHIN HOURS AFTER PARKING THE TRUCK IN THE PARKING LOT OF MY EMPLOYER, AND HAS CONTINUED TO BRANCH OFF IN SEVERAL DIRECTIONS SINCE APPEARING, THUS COMPROMISING THE WINDSHIELD'S STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY AND SAFE VISIBILITY IN BRIGHT SUNLIGHT. THERE ARE NO CHIPS, WEB CRACKS OR EVIDENCE OF ANY IMPACTS SUCH AS THOSE OBTAINED FROM STRAY HIGHWAY ROCKS OR DEBRIS (CRACK BEGINS AT THE BASE OF THE GLASS, CLOSE THE CENTER). UPON RECEIVING A QUOTE FOR REPLACEMENT AT A NEARBY REPAIR SHOP, I NOTICED ANOTHER 2016 TACOMA THAT WAS REPORTEDLY IN QUEUE FOR THE SAME REPAIR. I HAVE SINCE DISCOVERED THAT AN ALARMING AMOUNT OF NEW OWNERS OF THE 2016 MODEL OF TACOMA HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE WITH CRACKS THAT SEEMINGLY DEVELOP "ON THEIR OWN", LEADING ME TO BELIEVE THAT THERE POSSIBLY MIGHT BE ISSUES RELATED TO THE QUALITY, DESIGN, OR MANUFACTURE/INSTALLATION OF THE WINDSHIELDS. I AM HESITANT TO REPLACE THE GLASS WITH A MATCHING OEM UNIT.

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.

VEHICLE GETS STUCK IN GEAR WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY FOR EXTENDED AMOUNTS OF PERIODS ON THE HIGHWAY 90KM +, ONLY WHEN TRANSMISSION GETS TO OPERATING TEMP. IT ALSO GETS STUCK IN LOWER GEARS 1-3 WHEN DECELERATING AND THE TRUCK IS AT LOWER REVS. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN TRYING TO DOWNSHIFT FOR A HILL OR CORNER, YOUR FOOT IS OFF THE ACCELERATOR PETAL AND TRUCK GETS STUCK IN GEAR. TOYOTA HAS TAKEN A MONTH AND STILL HAS NOT COME UP WITH THE DECISION TO REPLACE, THEY DO NOT CARE IF IT'S DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. I NEED A TRUCK THOUGH....

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.