Update on transmission shifting problem

I just came back from my local Toyota Dealer here in La Paz Baja and apparently the update to fix the Transmission shifting problem is not applicable to trucks built and purchased in Mexico, so I am screwed . They said they don’t have this problem with any onther trucks , I explained that is because there are no hills in La Paz . Not sure what the difference is between a Mexican Tacoma and a US Tacoma , if anyone know please post

 

This should get interesting...

 

Welcome to the forum! More info please, what is your shifting problem? How many miles have you driven the truck? Mine settled down right around 6 thousand miles and now I'm at 8,500 miles and I don't notice the tranny at all. Mine's a Texas built taco.

 

How can you tell where it's built?

 

Your vin will tell you

 

Vin start 5= SA plant
Vin start 3= Baja plant

IIRC

 

Plus all Access Cabs are Texican's

 

Is that sort of like an American made Stratocaster is more valuable than a Mexican one ?

 

I had a battery replacement under warranty last week and Toyota did a update on my ECU . They also checked my trans fluid and none was added. The truck drives much better.

 

Yeah i dont notice the transmission at all anymore either, it seemed shift happy when i first bought it, but it slowly just went away on its own.

 

Yup! Texas built tacos are worth more cause everything is bigger in Texas!

 

Actually MIM's still use the original tooling when Fender shifted over to Mexico. They never transported their original equipment back to the states. That's why the MIM's neck feels sooo much better than MIA.

 

The transmissions come from the same supplier regardless of whether the truck comes from Texas or Baja