Thermostat not working. Anyone else have issues?

So I bought the 2017 taco about 2 months ago. Only has 3k miles on it with only an AC 35W HIDs and led interior lights as MODS. Turned on the truck to a burnt smell and all of a sudden the thermostat is out. Tried looking at the fuses but can't tell which one it is exactly. (There's a lot of HTR fuses). Has anyone experience this to their truck? Looking to go to the dealer first thing tomorrow morning. Any ideas of what may have happened?

 

Do you mean the control unit inside the truck? The thermostat goes in the engine bay and is not an electronic piece it’s a heat sensitive part the expands or contracts with the coolant temp

 

still a mechanical thermostat, right? i know I've been under a rock but not sure how long....

 

Sorry, mispoke. Went to the dealership and they stated that the ac compressor went out. 2 months and already out? Going to take 10 days because they needed to order it from Japan. At least they gave me 4runner as a loaner.

 

Jeez welcome to the life of owning a turd gen they might be great in most aspects but Toyota really dropped the ball on the quality of thier latest gen Tacoma

 

Seriously ?

Maybe we should buy a Honda ? Wait. They forgot recently to put the piston c clips in 34,000 engines !
https://www.civicx.com/threads/2016...pin-snap-ring-issue-affecting-some-vins.1669/
All affected units will require use of a borescope to inspect the four cylinders to confirm correct piston pin snap ring placement.

 

well they're taking care of you, so can't complain i guess. good luck getting it completed.

 

Well shiiiiiit

 

Seems pretty unusual. It would be interesting to know exactly what failed and how. Even a seized compressor won't give a burnt smell unless the clutch is locked and the belt is screaming and burning. But that usually breaks after a few minutes of that torture.

Also curious about the part coming from Japan. I would have thought the compressor to be the same as 2nd gens, but apparently not.

I was thinking more of that electric booster heater 3rd gens have that creates some warmth before the coolant gets to temp. That would have a thermostat and it's in cab, so a failure could smell. And that part might be hard to come by too.

When you get your completed service order after the job is done, maybe you can post it for our reading pleasure. Weird guys around here like @Jimmyh and myself (and others) like learning about these one offs......................

Level lifts, tires, wheel offsets, HIDs, LEDs and plasti dip are getting stale.

 

Yah, definitely I will share. Hopefully they can get the part quicker.

 

I'm with you...
It's one thing for it to fail physically; the 'why' is more important. If it's not a manufacturing defect in the compressor itself, could happen again.
Be nice if there was a DTC to go with the diagnosis.

 

I was thinking the same thing too about the AC Compressor, I wanna say in both my 1st and 2nd Gens that they had a GM AC Delco Sticker on them but haven't had a chance to check on my 3rd Gen yet.

 

I’ve also have had tons and tons of issues so

very strange as a tech I’ve never seen a factory Toyota compressor be AC Delco always been Denso

 

Maybe I am wrong, its been a couple years since I been under the hood of a 2nd Gen but I thought it had an AC Delco Sticker or maybe a DELPHI Sticker.

 

So got the truck back the other day and technician claimed ac compressor went out. No rhyme no reason. Damn thing just shorted out.

 

Delphi, made in Korea.

 

I'm betting the compressor was still good and just the clutch failed. Compressors don't short out. They're mechanical, not electric. The dealer will just replace the entire unit since they don't get paid to think.

 

Damn. Im not a mechanic so I'm taking their word. Fortunately, it was under warranty.

 

2 months and its out,good grief.makes you wonder what will happen when the warranty runs out.