Pretty sure my transmission is on its way out.

[Gfenza89]

Pretty much. I guess you’ve got that too and no hybrid on your truck

Yup no hybrid, and that was prob the first sign of my trans going out.

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[TacoFreak]

Pretty much. I guess you’ve got that too and no hybrid on your truck

Yep - definitely sounds like the transmission to me. All 4th gens use the same engine and transmission so we are all at risk here from what I can tell.

 

[tacorancher]

Yep - definitely sounds like the transmission to me.

Well that sucks.

 

[Gfenza89]

Well that sucks.

You almost wonder how many Toyota ass kissers won’t admit to issues there having because they don’t want to talk bad about the truck. I’m a huge Toyota fan and always will be and swear by their products but when they mess up I’m calling them out on it. They will make it right eventually but I’m not cutting them any breaks

 

[tacorancher]

You almost wonder how many Toyota ass kissers won’t admit to issues there having because they don’t want to talk bad about the truck. I’m a huge Toyota fan and always will be and swear by their products but when they mess up I’m calling them out on it. They will make it right eventually but I’m not cutting them any breaks

I’m not giving anyone any breaks. But so far nothing else has happened with my transmission. If it gets worse I’ll address it.

 

[Gfenza89]

I’m not giving anyone any breaks. But so far nothing else has happened with my transmission. If it gets worse I’ll address it.

Yeah just see how it goes maybe the vibration is a separate issue, we’re all in the dark until Toyota starts talking . Really curious what the dealer and Toyota are gonna do for me

 

[-Strike-]

The only thing I've really noticed on mine is it's sluggish to shift into 8th. You gotta be driving pretty quick for it to engage, definitely faster than our limits around here. I find anything cruising under 94kmh/58mph it doesn't always want to click down into 8th, you kinda gotta feather the throttle up and down a little. But if I speed up past that, then slowly let off it'll engage, no noises or anything strange. Shifts into 8th eventually like butter. Maybe it's by design to keep the engine from lugging?

Other than that. A few slightly more firm shifts into 1-2 when first cold, but other than that nothing really out of the ordinary that I've felt.

 

[TacoFreak]

@-Strike- I don't know if have ever driven a 3rd gen Taco but they often seemed to often be in too high of a gear, which made them sluggish, even with the V6. I am guessing that Toyota worked hard to find a balance between lugging and wasting gas in lower gears with this powertrain.

They have done an excellent job IMO, with smooth, quick shifts and always keeping the revs in a good place. My truck shifts like butter too, which is why I am sure that something is wrong with @Gfenza89's transmission.

 

[bking]

Just cleared 10k with mine and still no issues. Fingers crossed I got luck and got no casting debris. I am in the affected range. I messaged my Service Manager (a friend) and he said they're just learning about this and hadn't had any come in bad yet. First sign of trouble and mine's going in. If you are having shifting issues, you should as well. Don't wait to get stranded. Just because you don't have any codes showing on the dash doesn't mean none are recorded. They should pull them all in for inspection at the very least so you don't find out you have a problem until you're stuck on the side of the road.

 

[Slikka]

My journey to a new trans started around that same mileage. Similar symptoms, also repeatedly getting stuck in 6th gear. Unfortunately you are going to have to drive it until it codes, drives progressively worse or fails. Nature of the beast. New transmission shits as designed and operates like when I got the truck new. Around 3400 miles when replaced last week. 3/21 build.

Do you have a lift n tires on your truck?

 

[Plumbers 1st Taco]

Stock wheels and tires

 

[Gfenza89]

Stock wheels and tires

How’s yours been shifting? No more shudders?

 

[Plumbers 1st Taco]

Shifting normally so far, but i have not put many miles on it since it was replaced.

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