The New Tacoma - 2018?

I'm looking at purchasing a new Tacoma, and I'm wondering about the troubling reviews I've seen. It seems some buyers are/have had trouble with transmissions and differentials already. Anybody had this experience?

Thanks Deathray for the suggestion.

 

Test Drive one and see if you like it.

 

No idea what you are talking about OP. Great trucks. Go for a drive.

 

No vehicle is bullet proof, Tacoma's are strong and have one of the best residual values in the industry.

Don't buy anything if you're afraid of a small percentage of people with failures.

 

I just clocked 8k on mine, love every damn bit of my truck.

 

Just test drive it. Then do it again and again. They are great trucks. Look at the recent sales records every month. You don't get more people buying a junk product.

 

Drove GM for years won't trade my Taco for nada

 

Simplest way to fix this again...

Test drive and buy a manual transmission, my brother & I have identical Tacoma’s and both hated the auto tranny, it’s horrible. Manual FTW!

 

Bought mine in February (auto). No issues whatsoever

 

Keep in mind the massive number of units sold. People who don’t have issues don’t have a reason to search the interweb and don’t take the time to write positive reviews. Seems to me that forums are made up of two groups. People lookin to mod. People who had and issue. Some fall into both groups. Okay, three groups.

 

42k here, no issues. Built in Mexico circa December 2015.

 

Bought 12/16.
Had TSB done on Tranny.
Had leaky diff.
Have noisy diff.

No big deal. Runs great
Tightened bolts, no more leak.
Parts on order, expect satisfactory results.

I'd buy again 9 out of 10 times.
That 1 time... I occasionally stare lovingly at a full size rig...

 

wasnt he just asking about the 18?
If you were OP, Feb 2nd I just traded a 16 SR5 because I hated the access cab doors but loved the truck. Had no issues once I had TSB done on tranny. Traded it for a 18 TRD OR double cab long bed and I love this truck even more. not many miles yet but NO issues.

 

Picked up an 18 Friday, no issues yet and is a blast to drive

 

Beats me. You can still get a new 17 or 18 in 2018 right now. Title could be read a couple different ways.

 

Test drive the hell out of it. Some of the 3rd gens have sucked

 

thats why I was curious which he meant

 

I also had my concerns before pulling the trigger on a 2018 Tacoma. I've read about the issues people were having with the previous years and didn't want to drop $40K+ on a lemon. My family is loyal to the Toyota/Lexus brand and have had no major issues with any of our vehicles so I didn't see myself buying another truck that wasn't a Toyota (not to mention, I've always wanted a Tacoma). I've put just over 1300 miles on my truck so far and I think it's awesome. I'll be honest and say that some of those concerns still loom in the back of my mind but they're slowly starting to fade as the miles rack up.

 

My 3rd gen drives like sh*t compare to my 08 Tacoma.

 

I just put down a deposit on a blue 2018 TRD OR, no test drive. I haven't even seen a 2018 in person....come at me bros