A blemish on Toyota’s popularity for reliability appeared final month as experiences poured in from 2024 Tacoma house owners about the truck’s transmission failing. In response, Toyota issued a technical service bulletin final week stating the eight-speed automated transmission must be changed if it displays one among six diagnostic hassle codes. Whereas in a roundabout way stating the failure’s trigger like a recall, many of the hassle codes level in direction of a caught stress management solenoid actuator.
Whereas the difficulty and the following technical service bulletin doesn’t affect each 2024 Toyota Tacoma, verify the VIN when you personal the pickup. The Tacoma fitted with the handbook transmission weren’t issued the identical bulletin regardless of comparable issues reported by house owners. Nevertheless, each two- and four-wheel-drive automated variations must be inspected. Service middle technicians will change the transmission meeting and torque converter on impacted fashions.
This service bulletin comes on the again of a big recall for the Toyota Tundra and the Lexus LX. Over 100,000 twin-turbo 3.4-liter V6 engines have to get replaced as a result of quite a few failures. Toyota stated the difficulty was attributable to a producing course of the place the oil passages weren’t correctly cleaned out after machining. Metallic shaving particles would then clog up the lubrication system. I ponder if Toyota will positive up it’s popularity or if that is begin of a everlasting slide.