Slipping clutch

Mountain girl
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Location: Duvall Washinton
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2012 toyota tacoma 4x4
I have an 2012 Toyota Tacoma reg cab. It sounds and feels like the tranny slips In 4th gear when I power up a hill Took it to the service dept. the guys like you have to run your RPMs higher! Is that true???? It slips in 5th also.
Last edited by Mountain girl; 01-17-2014 at 07:33 PM. Reason: Addi

 

Some of the trucks came with crappy brand clutches, maybe search for luk clutch tsb and see if it applies to you.

 

What year is yours? Mine only has 9200 miles on it!

 

Thanks guys!!

 

that's a shame it's slipping on such a new truck! shouldn't happen...

 

I know David I'm UPSET! I bought it a week ago!!'

 

A week ago ? take it back and scream at them !!!

 

Woah! How many miles on it then?? At any rate, there is no acceptable reason for the clutch to be slipping on a 2012. Hope you're able to get that sorted out!

 

Any other mods to the truck or is it stock? Did you buy it new? That's sounds like too low of miles for clutch issues. I have 80K on mine and no clutch issues. That's S/C too.

 

No mods and its certified.

 

Welcome to TW

 

So I took my Taco to another dealership the tech guy didn't see anything wrong so I went there and drove it for him...it slipped In 3,4 and 5 gear!!! Total clinch replacement!! I hope Toyota recognizes this as a problem and starts fixing all of them!!)

 

I wonder if the owner prior worked it over pretty good.

 

No. It's a known issue. Plenty of threads about slipping clutches on new trucks.

 

Is this for 4cyls? I have had zero issues on my '14 v6 6spd.

 

Mine went out at 21,000 miles. Started slipping and out of warranty. Don't let the dealer pretend like they don't know about it. It's a known issue. Call Toyota CUSTOMER CARE.

 

You need to avoid using the higher gears on inclines/long & or steep hills, don't lug your engine, 2nd gen clutches have issues (still) & if clutch is going out under revving/lugging is really going to put the final nail in it... As bad or worse than over revving...

 

The issue is the crappy pressure plate. The clutch doesn't actually wear out with low miles. This is mine at 21k. Still lots of meat and slipping quite a bit.

 

I should've taken a photo next to the new plate. They were nearly the same. The new clutch has a stiffer pressure plate and much better feel.

 

Interesting, we have a member here locally thats getting his truck replaced by way of Ca. lemon law 4 or 5 clutch assemblys, & proven in court it's a manu. issue not customers.. Plus the 6 speed is a pretty crappy trans actually, weak, crappy ratio split.. but thats just my opinion if you guys like them ,great..