2016 Toyota Tacoma Fuel/Propulsion System Problems
- 8
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 5 |
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
| 60–100k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Fuel/Propulsion System
I left my car running engine and star smelling gasoline.
ODI 11297840
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
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.
ODI 11230835
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
This car has shut off twice while driving. First time while towing a boat... While turning left on a high speed two lane road and second while going 45 towards a green light. Both times the car just shut off. We could have been killed...twice! Toyota says "fixed' the problem "twice". We asked them to buy the car back after the second time, as we no longer felt safe in it.......they refused. As a gesture of "good…
ODI 11308914
Fuel/Propulsion System
Toyota has impounded my car indefinitely for the rear differential recall. I'm left driving a loaner. They said prepare to not have my car for maybe months. This is unacceptable. My vehicle is located at toyota of escondido in california. I hold the title yet i can't have my car? Pretty sure that's illegal.
ODI 10994310
Fuel/Propulsion System
Driving about 60 mph on the freeway, when the vehicle started to lose power, started bucking and then stalled. I was able to pull over to the shoulder. Luckily the road was fairly empty and there was no collision so no one was injured. The vehicle would not start. The trac off and check engine came on; charging system error showed. Had to have it towed to the dealership. Only 10,000 miles on the vehicle. The…
ODI 10984606
Fuel/Propulsion System
Abnormal chirp or squeak noise from high pressure fuel pump. This happens while at idle and is a known issue for 2012-2013 toyota scions too (attaching scion tsb with this complaint). Toyota replaced the fuel pump at 2,017 miles and in less than 400 miles the issue returned. The toyota field technician said that toyota is aware that there is an issue but there is no fix and no eta for a fix. Toyota is refusing to…
ODI 10919157
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
Chirping noise comes and goes. Very loud. Also a constant clicking. Anything that makes noise like that will fail soon. Also had a grinding noise while in four wheel drive on beach and truck started to lose power.grinding went away but happens often.
ODI 10981550
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 toyota tacoma. While driving at various speeds, the estimated mpg displayed on the message board was inaccurate. The vehicle was taken to a dealer who was unable to diagnose or repair the vehicle; however, the computer was reset. The technician also stated that the estimated mpg of fuel consumption was not calculated when the vehicle was idling. The failure persisted and the manufacturer…
ODI 10865188