Driving on the interstate 70 mph, engine quits. 2 dash lights come on truck maxes out at 40mph out of nowhere. pulled over shut truck off and started it up no ran fine note: check eng light is now on. bad gas diagnosis. gas replaced happens 1 more time. diagnosed with bad fuel injectors not covered under extended warranty, cause was bad gas. the loss of power happened 2 other times.
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 to: 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
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 toyota tacoma. the contact stated the vehicle experienced hesitation and the engine de-powering. the failure occurred without warning. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that once the accelerator pedal was depressed before the vehicle recognized the speed the software caused the engine to de-power for intervals of one to two seconds before the vehicle would operate normally. a remedy was not disclosed. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 10,005.
When driving on the highway the acceleration is erratic. i will press on the accelerator to get to a cruising speed (this happens anywhere between 40-60 mph) and the vehicle suddenly accelerates and the tachometer jumps from between 2000 and 3000 to the upper 4000 ? 5000 range. additionally, when i have the car in cruise control, it does the same thing when going up hills. the engine revs loudly and the truck lurches erratically forward, so i have to quickly take it out of cruise control and get the peg on the tac down to a more reasonable level. mechanics at the scheduled did not make a note of any issues. i will press this with them at the next tune-up and safety check. the online form here asks for a specific date. this has been ongoing since i purchased the car 11-june-2016 to present (21-oct-16). *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 toyota tacoma. while driving approximately 40 to 65 mph, the vehicle randomly upshifted and/or downshifted and accelerated or decelerated on its own. there were no warning indicators illuminated. the vehicle was driven to the dealer and a software update was performed. the issue recurred numerous times. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified. the approximate failure mileage was 4,000.
First incident occured while vehicle was stuck in light snow and ice condition. 4-wheel drive system did not appear to be operating properly. engaged new "crawl-control" system per owner's manual instructions. during use of crawl-control the motor rpm's exceeded 5,500; immediately pressed engine-stop button and applied brakes. incident resulted in catastrophic damage of front drive-line. damage included front drive-shaft failure; dealer indicated "drive-line" replaced. significant damage to components adjacent to front drive-shaft. vehicle repaired under warranty. two days after service random brake lock-up occurs while driving; vehicle skids out of control. no malfunction indicators showing. abs also does not activate during panic stop brake application. brake lockup experienced in winter conditions at high elevation nearly causing potentially fatal accident (1,000ft drop from road to canyon bottom, no guard-rails). while driving at 30mph the rear end of the truck begins to slide sideways. upon coming to a stop it is discovered that the vehicle will not drive forward. engaged 4-wheel drive and vehicle struggled to move. engaged differential lock and drove backwards for 80ft. wheels appear to become un-locked. drive ...