2016 Toyota Tacoma

When using four-wheel drive, the vehicle was unable to make a left turn. I disengaged four-wheel drive, and the vehicle was stuck in four-wheel drive. This happened on two occasions. The first time was approximately August 2022 and the second time was last year. When I took it to the dealership, they said here was nothing wrong with it and they told me that I probably used the four-wheel drive incorrectly. Luckily, I was able to get the truck into a parking lot. The way that I was able to disengage it was to put the truck into reverse and back up a few yards then go forward a few yards and repeat until I hear a loud thump.

The control arm of the driver side fail during driving , I lost control of my Tacoma then the alarm stering activate. Then is was dificult to control the pickup and i almost hit a car that was next to me. When i take to the machanic shop he was alarm by the situation he told me that this was very dangerous , he found that the driver control arm was with a welding failure that i should make a request for the damages to the Toyota.

I have three signifcant issues with my Tacoma: 1. A few months after purchasing my Tacoma in 2016 Toyota (no accidents to date & 95% highway driving) and one outside alignment shop had never been able to get the truck aligned properly so it would never keep its alignment more than 3-4 months; repeated visits to Toyota maintence for alignment over the years became as routine as an oil change, sometimes more frequently; the unaligned suspension constantly was causing unsafe handling and unintentional swerving. 2. Toyota missed, and maybe purposefully, identifying major engine, transfer case, and transmission leaks during regular and routine serivces (always serviced at Toyota dealerships) until my mileage exceeded 60,000 miles. Then when I asked the dealership to recheck a recent transfer case refresh because I saw leaks, I needed and got over $3,000 in repairs e.g. power steering pump, front and rear seals, differential gasket-- it was terrible. Toyota did give a good will reimbursment of $1,400. 3. Now ~6 months later and still under 80,000 miles, I just spent $4,100 for repairs on more engine leaks; Toyota will not tell me if my vehicle is safe to drive, tells me the truck is ourside its warranty period (as it was last year), and refuses any goodwill adjustment. Is this 2016 Toyota Tacoma TRD a lemon?

TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR REVERSE TO DRIVE. HAS A 1-3 SECOND DELAY. IN ADDITION THIS SLIP MOTION CREATED A LOUD GEAR CRANKING NOISE AS I TRIED TO ACCELERATE ON A U-TURN. THE TRUCK DID NOT MOVE OR SHIFT DESPITE HEARING THE ENGINE ACCELERATE ACCOMPANIED BY THE METALLIC GEAR-LIKE GRIND SOUND. SOUND VERY SIMILAR TO A STICK CAR WHEN YOU TRY TO ENGAGE A SHIFT WITHOUT THE CLUTCH (BUT MY TRUCK IS 2016 AUTOMATIC TRD-SPORT). LASTLY, WHEN TAKING SPEED BUMPS OR HARD SHIFTING MOTION (UP-DOWN) YOU CAN HEAR THE SUSPENSIONS MAKE A LOUD CLANK NOISE AS THE TRUCK SHIFTS IN THE SPEED BUMP MOTION.

TRANSMITION SLEEP ALSO PUSH GAS PEDAL AND GO DOWN SPEED AND JUMP ASTER ACELERATE AND DELAY WENT I STAR 1RS GEAR NOT MOVE AFTER FEW SECONDS MOTOR MAKE WEAR NOISES LIKE NOKING ONLY HAVE 67000 MILES SUSPENTION IS BAD SEP ON CURVES AND TURN AT 25 MIKES PRE HOURS SO BAD SCARRY BACK PART IS MOVING SO BAD AND PULL ME OUT THE ROAD AND I SEE THE ON OTHER TACOMA SAME 2016

'TAKITA RECALL ' SEVERAL TIMES I HAVE TAKEN MY PICKUP TO THE DEALER FOR A CLING, SPRING SOUND WHEN YOU ARE APPLY BRAKES. AND THE ENGINE HAS LOUD TICKING SOUND .THE FIRST TIME THEY SAID IT WAS HOW THE VEHICLE WAS MADE. THERE IS A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU ARE ON A BAD ROAD DISCLOSE THEY CANT HEAR ANYTHING. TOOK IT BACK AGAIN THEY SAID THEY CAN'T FIND NOTHING EVEN TO THE BRAKE NOISE THAT THEY SAID WAS A PART OF HOW THE VEHICLE WAS MADE. THEY TAKE YOUR VEHICLE HAVE IT FOR TWO DAYS THEN PRETEND TO WORK ON IT THEN GIVE IT BACK TO YOU AND NEVER FIND ANYTHING. THEN YOU THE CUSTOMER HAVE TO EXPERIENCE THESE ANNOYING UNSAFE EXPERIENCES. YOU GET SO DISCOURAGED BECAUSE THEY NEVER CAN FIND ANYTHING AND WHEN THEY DO IS HOW THE VEHICLE IS MADE THEN BY THE TIME YOU KEEP GOING BACK AND WITH THE SAME RESPOND THE WARRANTY IS CLOSE TO END. LAST TIME I TOOK THE PICKUP IN WAS JANUARY 28,2019 AND THEY RETURNED IT ON THE 30TH WITH NO DOCUMENT TO WHAT THEY DID.

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 17V285000 FOR REAR DIFFERENTIAL LEAK. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH LESS THAN 9K MILES AND THE TRUCK HAD THE DREADED LEAK. DEALERSHIP GROUNDED THE VEHICLE. IT HAS BEEN OVER A MONTH AND 4 CHECK INS WITH THE DEALER AND NO ETA FOR FIX. CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY CANNOT GIVE A TIME FOR A FIX. THEY HAVE PROVIDED A RENTAL VEHICLE, FIRST A DODGE TRUCK SINCE I HAD OBLIGATIONS, THEY PROVIDED THAT FOR 2 WEEKS THEN REQUESTED I GET A CAR. I AGREED BUT NOW IT IS TIME FOR VACATION AND NEED A TRUCK AGAIN. CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE TO EXPLAIN FRUSTRATION WITH DELAY THE GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER 1707241363 AND STATED SINCE I WAS REQUESTING AN IMMEDIATE FIX OR FOR THEM TO PURCHASE A CASE MANAGER WOULD HAVE TO CALL ME WITHIN 24 HOURS. CASE MANAGER DID NOT CALL WITHIN 24 HOURS BUT DID RECEIVE A CALL FROM THE DEALERSHIP THAT ENTERPRISE HAD NO TRUCKS AT THIS TIME BUT AS SOON AS ONE WAS AVAILABLE THEY WOULD PROVIDE ME WITH A TRUCK. I CALLED BACK TO CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS CONNECTED TO CASE MANAGER [XXX] WHO SAID, "DID THE DEALERSHIP CALL YOU? " I EXPLAINED YES BUT THERE MUST BE SOME CONFUSION. I WANT MY TRUCK BACK FIXED OR FOR THEM TO PURCHASE TRUCK BACK. SHE GOT VERY LOUD AND UNPROFESSIONAL AND STATED. " IT IS A RECALL AND WE ARE ONLY PROVIDING LOANERS AND NO BUYBACKS". THIS HAS MADE THE SITUATION WORSE AND I EXPLAINED THAT THERE ARE OTHER ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALER AS WELL SUCH AS TRANSMISSION NOT GOING INTO GEAR AND SQUEAKY LEAF SPRINGS. I LET THEM KNOW THAT I THOUGHT TOYOTA WOULD HAVE HAD A BETTER PLAN IN PLACE TO HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE AND THE LENGTH OF WAIT TIME IS UNACCEPTABLE. PERHAPS A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT NEEDS TO START NOW. I HAD TO ASK 4 TIMES FOR HER MANAGERS NAME AND SHE FINALLY SAID SHE WOULD CALL ME WITHIN 1 BUSINESS DAY AND HER NAME IS [XXX]. THIS IS MY FIRST NEW VEHICLE FOR ME AND NOT A GOOD FEELING. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHILE BEING OPERATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SPRING HILL TOYOTA WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LEAF SPRINGS WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.