Hood and tachometer problems (Dealership response)

Mt4cylclifton · Dec 26, 2017

The regional engineer who looked at my truck concluded that the cluster was sending a digital signal to an analog display and that was the reason for the problem? Apparently they reengineered a cluster to send an analog signal and that's what I now have.

sxe4533 · Dec 26, 2017

I wouldn' think the cluster will be sending any signals! It just receives them from the ecu! And if the gauge was wired to an analog channel that now is sending a digital signal then that channel is bad!
His explanation don' make much sence!

Cole man · Dec 26, 2017

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Hey yall,

This is my first time posting on this site. I just bought a new 2017 last month and have had several problems, some of which are being repaired by the dealership and I'd like to share the dealership response/resolution in case any of yall have similar problems.

Problems:
1) Hood vibrates at speeds over 30-35 mph.

2) Tachometer intermittently doesn't move smoothly. It "ticks" like the second hand of a clock.

Brought it to dealership:
I told the dealership that based on my research, many 2017 tacomas have issues with the hood vibrating and that it seems as if its an issue with the adhesives under the hood.

Based on my research on this site, some people with similar tach problems didn't receive any help from dealership because the problem was intermittent and the dealer was unable to replicate the problem. I took videos of the problem in case they couldn't replicate the problem. Luckily, as I was pulling into the dealership, the tachometer was acting up so I was able to show them immediately.

Dealership response:
After being at the dealer for about 2 hours, they told me that the hood problem was caused by adhesive issues. They said their body shop will be able to fix the problem.

As far as the tachometer, they verified the problem but did not have a resolution. They said they needed to "call their engineers in California to figure out what to do." The dealer estimated it will take about a week to repair the issues and gave me a loaner.

I will update this post when I have more information
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My tach does that..... like it has a catch in it

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