2016 Transmission T-SB-0077-16 Shift Feeling Enhancments (PDF)

My last road trip, before TSB, CAI and air dam delete, was 24 mpg for reference. And I do baby the throttle in town.

 

That's really good. Maybe the air dam delete doesn't affect mpg that much.

 

So if is not related to the TSB why post the same stuff in this and every other AT thread. You already started your own thread about it. It just side tracks the thread from the OPs intended discussion.

 

To reach out to others, in this thread, that may be having symptoms like mine after the TSB. To help them find help if they need it.

 

Well your problem isn't related to the TSB so you should stop spamming everyone's thread with the same post.

 

Just got the TSB done at the dealer... they acted like they didn't know about it until I gave them the actual TSB number. It feels like a completely new truck! The throttle response is so much quicker and lively... which was starting to bum me out once I got my lift and bigger wheels/tires. So far only 5 miles on it so I'll know more soon.

 

I am thinking not; if your complaint is legitimate. Just be nice to your Toyota Service people. I am going through a disaster with my new truck, but I have a great relationship with the service staff. Heck, the Service manager, and his master tech agree with me. It would be worth getting properly covered if your transmission is lurching like you say. Toyota knows there is a valve body problem with these transmissions. You will get taken care of.

 

Fair enough. I was just trying to help.

 

Variation is the mother of invention. Post on my friend.

 

Cheers

 

You guys averaging over 20mpg in the city, what's your average speed? I'm getting closer to 16mpg being very gentle but it shows my average speed at ~16mph.

 

The largest variable would be the frequency of stopping/accelerating. I personally get about 18 city; with an average speed of around 35mph. This is in a medium to dense town (not a true city). In a real city... I would expect ~16. Every time you stop, energy gets wasted to heat. Incidentally, that is why hybrids do well in the city... they regenerate some of the energy used to stop and put it back into the system when accelerating. I used to data log fuel consumption of 1987-1993 Mustang 5.0s. They one I worked with the most, consistently was showing instantaneous MPGs in the ~6 range while slightly accelerating to 40 mph. When holding a constant speed, the Mustang got 29-30 MPG.

 

Just dropped my truck off for my 10k. Got the who speech on how they have to do diagnostics and keep it all day. If i get the call they didn't do it I'm going to talk to the service manager, give them the lowest rating on their service, call Corporate, and take all my future business elsewhere...I've been going to this dealership for 4 years and the last visit was not that great either. It's like pulling teeth with them now...they just want to turn over the cars and get them outta there and don't give a damn.

 

Yeah half of my route is actual downtown city driving. Once I get up to speed I'm stopping again. I did manage 19mpg on the way to work today. Was nursing it and had decent traffic flow with less stopping. My guess is most of you guys getting over 20mpg city are not driving an actual city route like me.

 

Stay strong brother.

 

I am sure you are correct vondy. There is no way a 6 cylinder Tacoma will get 20mpg in an actual city.

 

Between 25 and 40 most of the time.Ease on throttle.

 

quick question, I did the TSB.

All good. but I noticed that down by D, I see ODO.. Which I know is Overdrive Off..

Shouldn't that be on, all the time? Unless I select it to be off.

I can't seem to find a button anywhere to toggle it on and off.

 

I think that is odometer, not overdrive off, lol