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About to buy, worried about the driveline vibration

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by Graph, Jan 16, 2013.

  1. Jan 16, 2013 at 10:18 PM
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    Local dealer is currently finding me a 2013 MGM DCLB Sport ($500 deposit). I'm scared to death of getting one of the vibrating trucks.
    I've heard some people say they got the vibe right off the lot, so I intend to test drive it before I get into any more paperwork. There really isn't a place in test drive range to get up to highway speeds, but the main concern is the takeoff vibe up to ~25 mph, right?
    Should I not accept the vehicle if I have an inkling of the vibration? Has anyone else gone through a similar situation of refusing a truck ordered for them?
     
  2. Jan 16, 2013 at 10:23 PM
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    I psyched myself out looking for a driveline vibe on my '12 that any little vibe got me nervous. I ended up buying it and haven't had any issues other then the damn clutch pedal squeak that showed up. I've only heard about the vibe when accelerating from a stop, not highway speeds. i could be wrong though. If it feels bad i just wouldn't buy it, and ask for a different one.
     
  3. Jan 16, 2013 at 10:25 PM
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  4. Jan 16, 2013 at 10:28 PM
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    I have slight intermittent vibe on mine around 20mph when slowing down and I've had my truck for 3 weeks only.

    Does it make me wanna return it? Nope.

    I'm gonna turn it in and have the TSB thing done on my first service check up.
     
  5. Jan 16, 2013 at 11:03 PM
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    My Get At Least One Response failsafe worked. Nothing cuts forum newbies like an unreplied thread.
    Nexus 6 is a reliable model.
     
  6. Jan 16, 2013 at 11:09 PM
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    Do you think your vibe has been there the whole time and you only began to notice once the new truck afterglow started to fade?
    How intermittent? Most of the time, half of the time, couple times in a day?
     
  7. Jan 16, 2013 at 11:13 PM
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    :)
     
  8. Jan 16, 2013 at 11:24 PM
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    I notice that there is a vibration when the RPMs are around 1,000 to 1,500 when accelerating. It's worse in 2nd gear, but a lil bit of clutch slip smooths it out. I also notice a vibration during deceleration at a higher RPM (I wanna say at around 2,100). Overall, the vibration is not that bad, at least for me. Must be some sort of resonance going on in the drive train?
     
  9. Jan 17, 2013 at 1:14 AM
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    It happened the first time a week after I got the truck. Then it happened I think 2 more times after that, about 4-5days later. It wasn't there when I got the truck. Hasn't happened again since the last time it occurred about a week ago. Doesn't happen too often, just once in a blue moon I'd say.
     

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