drive train problems

Hi I am a new member. I have a 2016 Tacoma sr5 I bought new on 3-1-16 it is a white double cab. I have had 3 issues with the drive train. It is at the Toyota Dealership today for a Toyota rep to drive it. Hope they can fix it . They are a lot of others with the same issues.

 

lemon law apply in your state?

 

what issues did you have?

 

from what Im seeing about the 16's its easier to list what isnt wrong

 

I have no issues with mine at +7K miles ... I lubed my drive line @ 5K it was bone dry.

 

I have no issues with mine at +4K miles ... I can't lube my drive line at it is 2wd and is likely still bone dry. SMH

 

Just curious. Did you notice any difference in how it drives?

 

7.5K miles. No issues.

G.

 

rear end noise 45-55 mph, vibration 25 & down, transmission bangs on down shift at times worst when cold & yes tranny was low on fluid when I bought it. Dealer had it 8 days, 6 days after purchase.

 

mine is 2 wheel drive & no grease fittings on the u joints

 

drive line vibration 25mph & down, ring & pinion whine 55mph coasting , hard banging on down shift in transmission at times ,was low on fluid when I bought from dealer added 1/2 qt . that fixed slipping problem. that's about all the problems now.

 

Yep, a ton of us have the vibration/shudder under 25 mph issue.

Thankfully you don't have the vibrating steering wheel and floorboard issue around 2100-2400 RPM though. That thing is the 2016 Chinese water torture.

 

Yes quieter smoother and better MPG. Smoother overall driving.. no more vibrations and shifting into 4wd-lo is immediate not like before.

Butt dyno says 5+ more HP up top when going >85

 

Nice. I asked the dealer to grease the U-joints before pickup. I have a form that says they did, but I suspect they didn't actually do it. Guess I'll do it myself.

 

You will know after the first pump if they did or not. No grease coming out = not lubed b-4.

 

Yummy

 

Just because grease doesn't purge on the first pump doesn't mean the joints are dry. Been said many times, nobody has dry u-joints from the dealer. I also greased mine and it took a few pumps to purge but I also know they weren't dry to start with. Just another myth built on hysteria brought to you by TW.

 

It's true that they are greased from the factory, but Spicer says that they need to be lubed even beyond the assembly grease. The myth is that they are bone dry.