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I do find it funny that they are aware and have an explicit list of "potentially" affected VINs, but it is not a recall yet. Maybe I haven't owned (new) cars long enough, but that seems funky to me.

Guanajuato Meixco factory for me. I just called the dealer, bringing it back in Tuesday. They were extremely adamant that it MUST be currently presenting the problem before they can service it. I told them throw it in tow/haul so it hits every gear, sometimes feels like it's going to fall out...

Looks like my TRD Sport that I got in April falls in this range. I've already taken it to the dealer once about hard shifting and they said it's "normal behavior". At what point do I take it back? Do I have to wait until it fails completely and they have to come tow me?

I think you’re right here. Thanks for the info! Is this expected even with no load? E.g. just shifting into drive with no throttle? That’s how it was in the clip I shared.

Hearing a loud ratting sound when engaging park or reverse, and sometimes I hear it in park. It stays for 10 seconds or so then fades. Anyone hearing this too on your taco?

I wasn’t able to get a good video of the harsh down shifts, it’s a bit harder to capture it in video, but I did grab the loud rattling noise: This noise happens in park, reverse and drive. Park happens less frequently, but almost every time I put it in drive or reverse it’s VERY audible...

Sorry I guess my comment was incorrect. I can manually put it into 1 and 2, but when first putting it into manual mode it always reports 3. I don't feel any engagement when stopped, but it's bad when moving, even slowly. I'll see if I can find a safe place to grab a video after I pick it up from...

If you are in normal drive and you come to a stop, THEN put it into manual mode, what does it report?

It could be. Mine never reports itself in gears 1 or 2 even when fully stopped (which ironically seem to be the two gears giving me problems). The lowest it ever shows is gear 3 on the dash.

Dealer said they can't find anything wrong, the funky rattling, hard park to drive engagements and harsh downshifts in the lower gears are all normal characteristics of the truck. I'm not too sure I'm buying that claim but at least I do have it documented now...

I have this exactly right now, very badly too.

Interesting. I'm dropping it back off on Tuesday. Others are saying their torque converter is what failed. I'll share the details as I get them. Already missing my Taco and its not even gone yet!

Made it home. On the way back, I put it into tow/haul to feel it hit every gear (mostly on deceleration). Each time it downshifts into first and second it buckles and the whole truck jerks. The tech earlier today said he noticed the same but didn’t have a comparison to know if it’s “normal” for...

small update: took the truck in this morning. Service shop said I’ll have to come back during the week when a master tech is there as we wasn’t familiar enough with the 24 Tacomas. He did take it for a test drive and said second gear felt quite harsh. I took the truck home then proceeded to...

Happy to hear that! I’m still going to have it checked out after reading others’ experiences here, but hoping for the best.

TRD Sport 4x4 with 1800mi here. Hearing a strange rattle on cold start when I shift from park to drive. Park to drive and drive to reverse also has a pretty hard jolt. Also feeling some rough downshifts when slowing down. If I put it into S at a stop, it shows in 3rd gear. Unsure if this is a...