New Diff on the way...

Got new Diff on the way,rear diff.went out at 3400 hundred miles,hope Toyota gets this figured out,wonder how long the new one will last...not a happy camper,had my truck in garage more than I care to....

 

What did the service order from your dealership state was the problem? What trim package was.the truck?

 

They really never said that there was a problem...tech was with me on road test,he said that was not normal...wtf....2016 access cab....

 

What trim package was your truck? Which differential did it have?

 

What were the symptoms? Howling? Grinding? Car not moving? No offense but you have 2 whole posts.

 

Details Doug, details!

 

another case of underfilled fluid? that's what has plagued the auto transmissions anyways.

 

He had truck in garage more than he liked with only 2 posts here ? Hope his ridgeline is holding up.

 

More details please. What were the symptoms? Any cause determined? Was this an TRD Offroad?

 

Auto, manual transmission?

 

I've heard from a good service writer at Toyota that he's seen a few taco's come in with locked up rear diff's. Didn't say exactly what caused it but did call me and tell me to have the rear diff level checked asap to be safe

 

here's the facts,truck is an SR Access cab,6 speed automatic,whining noise started at or around 500 miles,got worse at 3400,toyota dealer said the was normal,called corp.office,they said to take it to dealership,they drained and replaced fluild,noise still there,disconnected rear drive shaft,road tested,no noise heard.Hear's what they said,noise present under light acceleration,35-40 MPH..new differential on the way..case #162360055,dont put up with there crap,get back to dealer or call corp.office,get your case #

 

They really disconnected the rear drive shaft, put it in 4 wheel high and road tested it using only the front drive shaft? Does Toyota really allow them to do that?

that's fucking crazy

 

That's what they did....nuts...

 

I know there has been quite a few posts of howling rear ends I figured it was mostly in the Trd models.

 

The Sport and Off Road have different rear ends. Why would TRD make a difference?

 

Yep,thats what I thought,tech at Toyota said there's going to be more coming in as the miles rack up....like I said,call corp.and bitch about...only trying to get the word out...seen other posts on here about this problem...

 

What's the production date on this truck of yours?

 

Kinda was saying the higher end models, but if you want to be specific I thought the off road models were having more issues with the larger diff.

 

build sheet says july 2016....if I read that rite...