Stop sale on 2017 Tacoma's

I'm gonna show up at the dealership like this doode...with a big ass bag of popcorn for the stay

 

They are citing the diff noise as a reason for the recall. Toyota may finally be getting around to it.

 

Well it only took 6 hours for someone to break a diff bolt....

 

Lol at dealerships doing PDIs. They have a dealer monkey rip the plastic off, put dealer stickers on and screw the license plate holder in. Then they bill Toyota for a PDI and put the truck on the lot. Source: good friend is a Toyota tech and says this is standard. Messed up, but standard.

 

When i worked at BMW, the process actually took some time. It required hooking up to compute, filling tires to proper inflation and other odds and ends.

 

eha, mine is on the list. This is what you will see at:
Lookup Safety Recalls & Service Campaigns by VIN

 

USA today headline

 

Torque wrench set at 18 did this. I would recommend letting your dealer deal with it. Wondering if the recall could be related to substandard bolts. It does say in the recall the are replacing "fasteners".
I am probably the knucklehead NJtaco421 is referring too.
Stupid OCD. I just can't leave stuff be.

 

https://www.thestreet.com/story/14108212/1/toyota-recalls-250-000-tacoma-trucks-due-to-oil-leak.html
Toyota Recalls 250,000 Tacoma Trucks Due to Oil Leak That Could Cause Wheels to Lock

 

Don't kick your own ass too bad, it happens. I've screwed up perfectly good things by "checking" to make sure everything was correct too.

 

Shit happens man. Only people not breaking shit sometimes are those who aren't doing anything.

 

Nice headline. Nice drag on the brand, not just Tacoma.

 

Yay, now I can show my wife. She's thinks we all just have too much time on our hands and are looking for issues.

 

Mine not on recall list. TRD OR, Texas build, 5/16. Will be checking for leaks.

 

Make sure your pop-up blocker is enabled when you click on that link. Click Bait.

 

18 lbs right? That is like nothing. Aren't the spark plugs like 10 lbs?

 

I saw the pictures of where it can potentially leak. Apparently this is a 3 piece housing front half of the pumpkin, axle tube area, and the cover. So I could see how torque spec could be important. You would figure it is sealed using RTV. I guess it's a gasket however, so torquing it to spec plus sequence of tightening it is important also because of potential gasket spread during tighten.

 

I just got off the phone with my dealership. They were aware of the recall and told me replacement of the bolts is part of the recall. Appointment next Thursday morning. We will see what happens.

 

but the howling will still be normal lol.

 

My brand new '17 is on the list. Only had it two weeks today. Haven't noticed any issues with it but I'll take it in.