Brake line recall

Well, dealer no longer saying mid-May - straight up just says they have no idea and that you’ll probably be able to buy a 2025 sooner than a 2024 if it’s awaiting the fix and sounds like their 2025s are due in at the end of June - Like WTF Toyota, so fucking lame

 

Not surprising.

They had a recall on 3rd gens back in late 2016 on the rear differential gasket being torqued too tight at the factory. rear diffs were leaking some very bad some weeping. Dealers held trucks until the gaskets were in. Some waited a year. But the average was 7 months. Mine was only weeping and I purposely did not take my truck in for service so they wouldn't confiscate it. I ended up trading it in December of 2017 and hey still had not got the parts in for the recall yet.

Once they have your money, no need to hurry the recall process.

 

My dealership said the same thing. They sold me a 2025 trd or premium 2 weeks ago with 5k cad off msrp to compensate for the wait.

 

If I could I would, I’m 6’ 4” and don’t fit in any with a sunroof, and need a 6’ bed - pretty much narrows it down to SR5 - TRD Sport - or TRD OR. Wanted the locking diff but seriously considering a Sport at the moment.

 

Yeah, they don't have my money yet (well $1000 holding the truck for me but that's refundable) so I'd think they would have some incentive to get a fix quick. If only 10% of theme are unsold that's still 1/2 a billion dollars in trucks kicking around on lots.

 

I'm in the same boat. Bought but no money down until delivery. At this point feeling somewhat like a sucker for having bought in the early days of the recall, but at the time the dealer was very enthusiastic about dealing, so I got a great price and now I just have to wait. It will come. My current 2nd gen is doing fine. I'd hoped to have the new one for towing my camper for a couple weeks in early June but looks like that's out now.

 

I wish, my 2nd gen was totalled in early feb - there’s a “used” 2024 I found recently with 2500km (dealer demo I think) I’m considering it at the moment but they want $5k more than what I can get a new one for if I wait. Dealers being leaches cause they know you can’t buy one new at the moment.

 

Pretty sure this is never getting a fix and I’m never getting a truck

 

I scheduled an appointment online for 10000 mile service and the brake line recall was right there on the list of items to add to my appointment. We'll see Saturday if they have any fix yet.

 

I just went for my 5,000 mile yesterday, and my dealer in Miami stated they had no parts to complete the recall. They did do the blind spot update.

 

Start shopping around for a 2025 truck.
The dealership where I had a deposit on a 2024 truck was considerate enough to give me the same discount on a 2025 model without a recall.
(In Canada)

 

Yeah, I'm searching for that, all I can find is 2024s being sold as "dealer used" with like 3500km on them and they are asking full price for them. There is zero around that I can find in my area - and then the ones that they do have coming are all blue - Also just noticed that a bunch of places that had them listed as "arriving June" are now "arriving July.

 

Very few on the lots here on the east coast, mostly hybrids. Most anything incoming is spoken for..and it's a 4 month wait if you put you name on an allocation.

 

All the SR Xtracabs I could have bought are probably presold by now probably just wait till 26 at this point. Those SR5 Xtracabs are about impossible to get.

 

Is it a pain in the *** to buy in the U.S.?

 

I'd Wait if I could - my truck was totalled 4 months ago so definitely need one soon. Running out of cars to borrow from people and the used Tacoma market is ridiculous up here.

 

I believe so

 

Depends on how you measure pain, I guess.

Before the brake line issue, it took me ten months to get a TRD Offroad with a manual transmission.

I consider that period of time to have been a pain in my ass.
j.

 

Ya nothing for the brake lines but at least they did the BSM recalibration.

 

Could be why some have traded if they traded for another Tacoma. If you like the truck and don't want to wait for the fix. The fix sounds like it's going to be a while.