

Īgain, Toyota tells their customers, its “normal” behavior. Toyota corporate won’t send a regional tech out to look at it because they state that it’s “normal” for that truck. Toyota dealership has confirmed they feel it, but don’t have a solution. Sounds and feels like a cyclical or oscillating vibration. Sorry, that’s unacceptable as well as unprofessional.ĭriveline vibrations at 20 mph, 35 mph, and at 50 mph. That’s probably one of the worst responses you can get “within design limits” – makes you think you’ll have to live with that annoying problem.

I would not recommend anyone buy this truck. They will not admit to any problems with this engine, said I would have to live with it. (must have a way to turn off Atkinson-cycle during test drive.) Have brought to two Dealers, one said it was my trailer hitch (joke), the other said it was within design limits (so they designed a crappy vibrating engine). When I purchased vehicle there was no vibration. During extended acceleration periods, vibration can cause numbness in the foot. Gas pedal buzzes/vibrates on acceleration through most RPMS levels. Tacoma 3rd Gen Reliability (BUYERS GUIDE) Customer Complaints Owners have threatened with class-action lawsuits since this is an old problem on the Tacoma’s that still has not been addressed. When in 4H it disappears and returns once in 2H again. There are also reports of heavy drone sounds heard within the cabin. Owners complained about severe drivetrain vibrations as well as the gas pedal. We’ll look more into that a bit later too. Those are the two main issues reported the most, although there were a few complaints about engine check lights coming on, stalling while driving as well as rough engines. Owners have reported severe vibrations coming from the floor and steering wheel as well as excessive engine noise. I’ll dive deeper into the technicalities a bit later regarding the transmission issues. It is also very sluggish when shifting into gear on the highway from speeds 25 – 45 Mph. There are also numerous complaints about the vehicle transmission hesitating when shifting from reverse into drive. Even after reporting it to the dealerships and having an ECU upgrade, owners reported a slight improvement but the vehicle still wasn’t 100% Owners were very disappointed in the transmission performance saying transmissions were terrible with constant surges, jolts, and lags. When it comes to transmission problems, the owner mainly complained about hesitation to shift as well as being hard to shift into gear. 3rd Gen Tacoma Problems (TRANSMISSION FIXES)
