TFL's 2024 Tacoma TRD Off-Road 4x4's 4WD Broke Down Deep in the Mountains

[Administrator]

Our friends at TFL asked us to share unfortunate news about their 2024 Tacoma TRD Off-Road and provided some details:

"So our Tacoma broke today. The guys were wheeling it in the snow up in the mountains and hit some ice. The front wheels started spinning and Roman heard a "clunk" and suddenly there was no power going to the front axle. The guys are reaching out to Toyota Corp. tomorrow and taking it to the dealership here to determine what happened (and if it's a warranty item)."

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[ForTheWin]

Poor decision not swapping the tires wheeling in the ice/snow.

 

[PNWblue]

Rut roh, I hope it's a one-off or a lot of us might cancel our deposits

 

[JBSwine]

"And if a warranty item".....LOL. I feel like Toyota is saving all their videos as evidence for a warranty claim denial!

 

[iResQ]

I've wheeled my wife's Outback harder. This does not look good.

 

[ckvoncan]

honestly hoped WD would make a cameo in the new Tacoma commercials.

 

[bking]

Looks like they blew a CV. I'm sure it will be covered unless they find evidence of serious abuse. It's possible there was damage from another part of the run or another that we haven't seen..

 

[PNWblue]

So when the 2022 tundra was released there were notable problems with the axles. Since the new Taco is using the same hardware I wonder if they made the same mistake all over again

 

[FUBRWI]

The silver lining here I'm hoping Toyota changes course on the tire choice for the OR. The bad publicity from a prominent YTuber might help push that way.

 

[JBSwine]

The silver lining here I'm hoping Toyota changes course on the tire choice for the OR. The bad publicity from a prominent YTuber might help push that way.

Then people would complain about the price increase for some KO2s

 

[calicoo]

I'd be more worried if it didn't seem like they almost intentionally tried to break it. No break in whatsoever, towed on the first day, max load towing a few days later , drag raced a 3G days after, then yea let's go wheeling up an icy mountain with shit tires.

No actual owner is going to treat it like this in the first 2 weeks. This was done for entertainment. The fact that they released a teaser of it shows that.

 

[PNWblue]

If the axles are this weak, going to a heavier tire would probably make more break - while the tire the truck comes with isn't the greatest off roader it is lighter than a K02. TFL does this to all of their trucks so why didn't this happen to the trail boss? This is really disappointing.

 

[PNWblue]

Hmmm, this was posted today too. Any idea what popped?

 

[PaulB]

Hopefully they release the full video soon. Guess my 2020 is looking better and better by the day.

 

[Independence Overland]

Edit:
Brain fart.

No, this was not caused by the wrong tire.
No this was not caused from "abuse". These guys are hardly wheeling this thing.
Yes, this will get attention and Toyota will correct whatever is going on.

Toyota will not risk having the weekend front end in the game, it will be fixed.

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