17 trd pro vibration

hi i just recently bought 17 tacoma trd pro has around 500miles couples days ago I noticed that i feel vibrations under the driver seat when im stop at the light in (D) i feel it when im at the lights or stops signs , if i put it on parking stops , but the soon i switch to (D) start the vibration any solutions ?

 

After being on this site for a while, I’ve learned that people are excessively over sensitive about vibrations, creaks, and ticks.

Drive your truck and enjoy it, it’s not a luxury car, it’s a truck. If it bothers you take it to the dealer.

Welcome to tacoma world.

 

Drive my YJ around for awhile and you will not notice any vibrations in your PRO.

 

Welcome to TW!

 

Where are you located? Look around your state on the forum and see if anybody else has a PRO to compare the trucks. You may not drive his but let him drive yours and compare the feeling.

 

Take it back to the dealer. It may be as simple as a exhaust mount adjustment.

 

I have a 17 pro and coming from a lexus sedan, I thought the truck vibrated alot too. The engine is louder and the mounts seem to let more vibrations in than in the sedan. I now consider it a characteristic of the truck after test driving other new ones at the lot.
A/C compressor cycling is also rough and can feel like a misfire at times. My front diff needle bearings started to vibrate around 700 miles and I have had a faint rear diff howl since new. All stock. Currently at 1100 miles.

Some people are more sensitive than others on these issues and coming from a lexus, this felt like a tractor at first lol. I like it now

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So its normal

 

Normal is relative. Toyota seems to think the whole truck shaking itself apart is normal as long as you'll believe it. I side with you and feel that its 2017, tolerances for machining are incredibly tight today, there is no reason a brand new 40,000 truck should vibrate. Toyota should have done a better job, because it only took me a couple weeks, hand tools, and ingenuity to fix what Toyota did wrong. It isn't hard to get a truck not to vibrate, but there is homework to be done, it won't just assemble itself in a way that allows it to operate without vibrating.

 

Could you quickly elaborate on what you have done? ECGS bushing by any chance? That one is driving me nuts.

 

That's what you are missing. Not all parts are machined. They are cast.

Outside of the ECGS bushing I'd also like to hear what Toyota supposedly did wrong that was fixed with basic hand tools...

 

Yeah. So first I did the ECGS bushing after testing the 4wd trick. So I knew that was one source of vibrations. Installed the ECGS bushing and it fixed most of the front end issues, so that was good.
Next I tried to eliminate issues with the driveshaft as I had some regular vibrations coming through the floor all the time. What ended up happening was I went to a driveshaft shop and paid to have my shaft lengthened for my lift kit, balanced for once (Toyota shipped it improperly balanced), reinstalled it and STILL had some vibes. Next, I installed a rear axle shim kit to rotate the diff snout up towards the transmission and put the driveshaft in more of a straight line during operation. After all of this, I am happy to report I am vibe free despite having heimed UCAs, and a traction bar in the rear.

 

Sorry to get you lost in the semantics sir, what I meant was that quality control today should be MUCH more effective than this, and its embarassing that a part could still be produced by a company as large as Toyota with as many quality controls as they can afford to put in. Seriously, I don't care if they have a guy hand whittle the driveshaft if you use a driveshaft balancer it can be balanced properly and the fact that it came out of balance is an EMBARASSMENT.

 

HAHA sounds like it took more than hand tools and ingenuity to fix problems that YOU created not Toyota.

Firstly the ECGS bushing does fix vibration issues, but those vibration issues are exaggerated by you lifting your truck, additionally this is caused by a cast carrier not the needle bearing.

Secondly, driveshaft vibes from lifting are common across all makes (again not Toyota fault you lifted your truck). I've NEVER had to have a driveshaft balanced. Having a two piece driveshaft is the main problem, the solution would be a one-piece CV driveshaft...Even Tom woods cant fully fix the issue

You can't blame Toyota for problems you created then say it only took hand tools when you paid others to fix the issues. Your posts are very misleading.

 

Bottom line, the truck shouldn't vibrate. The "its a truck" line isn't valid. I've been in many many trucks over the years and none of them have vibrated like he is describing. It is a QA/QC problem bottom line. OP, I would take it to the dealer, too many smart asses on here, ignore them and move on.

 

Ahh thanks!

The 4wd trick drives me nuts when it smooths out lol. I know that if I take it to toyota they will just install another needle bearing which will do the same thing all over again. The PRO being a bit lifted from the factory, I would think that they will all eventually get this vibration. Dont get me started on panel fitment either. Sadly, I chalked it up to being made in USA vs Japan lol. That 4runner is looking nicer every day. Now only if it came with a manual....

Going back the the OP's issue about the vibration when in D, being an automatic, the rpm drop might be enough to make the engine feel rougher? I have never driven the auto to know, but I do know mine gets rough when the a/c cycles, a little too rough for my liking.

J

 

With mine, if you put it into neutral the vibration goes away. I just deal with it these days since I am on the verge of getting something else that suits me better.

 

1) I am aware that needle bearing issues are exaggerated by a lift. I happened to have front end vibrations when I was lowered, at stock height, and after lift so the rest of your argument is entirely subjective. Next point

2) driveshaft vibes are common across all makes WHEN LIFTED because of what I said. Angles get messed up from factory when you lift it. I get that too. What I was saying is that mine had vibrations, from the driveshaft, from day one, again when it was lifted, stock, and lowered.

3) Finally, I had the driveshaft rebalanced at a shop which was the only non hand tool I used. I installed the axle shim, took measurements to correct driveshaft working angles, and did the research to fix the bushing in the front. I had to have mine rebalanced when it was stock and is now much better after having it rebalanced. You never HAD to have a driveshaft rebalanced, or you never KNEW it was a thing and never knew that it would result in vibrations? Be honest...

Side note: a one piece would not have fixed anything about the vibrations I would have. It actually would have exacerbated them significantly because the two piece shaft cuts the output angles in half since it spreads them over two output shafts rather than a single one.

 

Cool Story. Don't believe you. Next.