The user manual on Page 406 says to drive at least 10 miles every month in 4HI to properly lubricate.
If you want to cover 10 miles and only drive in 4HI for one minute, you'd have to drive at 600 mph ;-)
For better or for worse, this seems to be the process they are following. I had a similar software problem with the Custom mode on my Limited. I first had to go to the dealer where they would diagnose the problem and create a service record. When I contacted Toyota Brand Management about a month...
I am happy to report that the problem has been fixed. Toyota issued T-SB-0083-24, which, when applied to the vehicle, fixes the problem.
I am actually very impressed how Toyota handled the problem. After taking it to the dealer to verify the problem (see above) I waited for about a month before...
Yours must be an early manufacture date. Mine does not have it either (VIN around 1,500). I recently checked a truck on a dealer's lot with VIN around 44,500, and it had it. It seems to be a software bug that Toyota apparently fixed in trucks that are being sold right now. My dealer contacted...
I am not blaming anybody, I am just stating the facts. Whatever the reason, Toyota's problems are there.
Now, this is an issue that is fixed in trucks that they are selling right now. It's a small issue that is only impacting maybe a couple hundred customers who already bought their trucks, so...
Engine and transmission failures. Shock top blowouts. Many trucks on QC hold to this day. Also, people are complaining that waiting for any parts can take weeks or even months. Not related to Tacoma, but likely keeping Toyota very busy - orchestrating the Tundra engine recall...
So I took it to the dealer, demonstrated the bug to the master technician, and he then called Toyota. They told him that they are aware of the problem and are working on a solution. There is, of course, no date for a resolution.
Toyota certainly fixed it in newer trucks (VIN # > mid-forty...
Mine is an earlier Limited (purchased in March 24), and it does not show the Custom Drive Mode option in the Vehicle customization menu. Also, it does not show Air Conditioning in the Custom mode when I access it from the top of the screen after selecting the "custom" mode.
Clearly, yours has...
I checked a brand new Limited on the dealer's lot today, and it does not have this problem. In addition, there is also a new setting for air conditioning. So there must be a new software version for the display, but when I check software updates, mine shows that none are available.
Does...
No, it's not. It works as it should. It was ok next day when I started the truck, and it never happened again. It happened around the same mileage as you have now, but with almost 3,000 miles on it now, it never happened again. It may be that sometimes it just takes a little longer for the...
I had the same dilemma for a non-hybrid Sport vs Limited, and went for the Limited. Both were similarly equipped, and similarly priced (the Sport had the most extensive Premium package, both had the 18 inch TRD wheels, and there were some additional accessories on both).
The reasons I went for...
I do. It was listed as the "Limited" option by the dealer, but the sticker says "Adaptive Suspension". Also, there is the "Comfort" mode, in which the ride is notably smoother than, for example, in the Sport or Sport+ modes.
Moreover, the Custom mode has options to set not only the suspension...
My Limited has it too. There is a button to turn it off.
But you can also control it with the brake pedal - a light push on the pedal will leave the engine running, a harder push will turn the engine off. This I find very helpful - if you know you'll be stopped for a longer time (for example...