Official TSB for automatic trans failure from Toyota.

Its definitely affecting sales, my guy was fishing for the 3rd time on an allocation, when I said I was not ready to buy and sent him the TSB and said it has Tundra vibes he replied with this.

 

Im sure it is, as it should.

 

On a related note, once a TSB is issued for a problem, how long is that problem addressed for no charge? If you go past the 5 year/60,000 mile warranty, would they still fix the trans for free in the 2024's assuming that your VIN was within the problem range?

 

Nope, only honor it for 5 year 60k miles

 

whats your take on this vin per the list posted on page 1
potential effected unit???

VIN: 3TMKB5FN0RM41A248
from that list you posted about the trans vin effective change date

cuz this vin is lower in the list, does that mean potential trans issue?

this is a truck I have reserved that comes in end of october.
looking at another truck today at my original dealer, they did a dealer trade...
i dont have that vin yet

 

im actually reading it wrong....
change is at
3tmkb5fn#rm043849
option 1 here at dealer now:
3tmkb5fn#rm014477
truck reserved & arrive end of october:
3tmkb5fn#rm41a248
so if im interpreting the vin# part of tsb correctly reserved truck has updated trans while truck at dealer now could be faulty????

AM I INTERPRETING THIS CORRECTLY, ANYONE>?


this is just starting to suck....

 

Your reserved truck has a temporary VIN, meaning it hasn’t been built yet. Once it’s built it’ll have a permanent VIN. Any truck being built now should be unaffected by the TSB.

 

the truck that’s here now has paint defects too, and full of them, I’m not willing to let go and look past it at this point.
3tmkb5fn#rm014477
Plus how I am interpreting that list, it falls within the trans issue

 

Jeez what kinda paint defects? My white sr5 is completely flawless and I’m a collision repair tech know what I’m looking at, perfect finish on mine not 1 dirt nib

 

How can a new truck be a vin of a truck already made ?

 

You have no idea...
You look at yours in the garage under LED's or any source of artificial light, at an angle?
I had Toyota approve a lemon law buy back cuz of it & that truck is now gone.
100's of fish eyes, seeds, tons of nibs chunks of rice grain size dirt / debris chunks just being paint over...
Very hard to see in outdoor sunlight, but its there....
I just went & inspected another potential replacement, white 2wd sr5 shortbed jbl upgrade...
Also have nibs I was NOT willing to look past, getting very frustrating at this point...
This visit seems like every white truck on the lot had blems...
Dealer is bending-over trying to make things right, trying to give me a killer deal on an offroad...
Truly have zero interest in an offroad, will never see dirt, more parts, more maintenance as in front diff, transfercase, axle shaft / cv boots, etc...
I keep my stuff forever so I dont see resale value as an upside...
To me kinda feel the offroads are abit softer on city road bumps / cracks, abit more less bodyroll / stiffer on freeway, but not as peppy / torquey off the line as a 2wd,
atleast my observation trying to justify an offroad, also seems like offroad has more roar / drone on take-off from a stop & low-end accel.
Looks like Toyota cant spray white to save their lives....

Here some pics but keep in mind, I take crappy pics, wasnt the best picture quality, but you'll get the point...
At $40+k, I wasnt will to call it acceptable...

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/2024-tacoma-paint-defects-look-before-you-buy….832299/

 

Lmao. As I stated before and kept staying now... Junk.

 

Your story is why I checked mine so hard before purchase, no issues on my white one. Pretty sure the sales guy thought I was crazy walking around in the bed looking at the roof etc. But on a purchase this expensive, everyone should be critical of what they are buying.

 

The one I just inspected, my dealer did a dealer trade to get...
They had to give-up a corolla & a camry to get this truck, & im not accepting it...

 

Get over yourself dude don’t even pretend prior gens were perfect without flaws you really wanna go there….

 

I’ve looked at mine in all light settings not one blemish

 

Huh?

 

I agree 100%
at this point you couldn’t give me a 23 Tacoma or a 24 ranger & I was a ford engine tech for 30+ years..
Amazing fun little truck…

i’m hoping to find one….
I’ve got a truck reserve from a dealer that I really don’t want to deal with, but it is what it is at this point, comes in the end of October.
Hopefully, I’ll have some luck on my side and that’ll be the one…

 

Bro you don't gotta ask or even make me try to defend my gen because I won't. Matter of fact I'm the first one to slam my gen and Toyota in general for building plastic trucks, but at least we didn't have exploding transfer cases and defective tranny's right out of the gate.

If you are getting your panties in a twist because you are mad that I insulted your $70,000 Tacoma then you might want to take a look at what you bought and really ask yourself if it was a good vehicle to buy knowing what you know and have seen now. But I doubt you will because the moment someone bad mouths your gen truck it's going to be

 

There wasn’t social media back in 2005 bud….. or not nearly like it is today. Your gen did have a massive recall on frame rot. I think I’ll take a bad trans early on covered by warranty