Toyota Tacoma / 2017
2017 Toyota Tacoma problems
Owners have filed 318 complaints about the 2017 Toyota Tacoma with NHTSA. Power train accounts for 21.1% of them — the clear leader, ahead of engine at 11.3%.
Complaints318
Crashes20
Fires10
Injuries13
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Power train 21.1% · 67
Engine 11.3% · 36
Unknown or other 11.0% · 35
Service brakes 9.4% · 30
Structure 8.2% · 26
Fuel/propulsion system 7.2% · 23
Electrical system 6.9% · 22
Air bags 4.1% · 13
Severity
Of those complaints, 20 describe a crash, 10 describe a fire and 13 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 29 model years of the Toyota Tacoma in this data, 2017 sits 15th by complaint volume. 2006 draws the most.
Filings are rising — 64 in the last three years against 51 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 15,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Brought car in for a 15k mile check up and recall check on 08/04/2017. The service manager told me that there was in fact a leak and they would need to keep the car for a few days to repair. The parts were ordered and will be there in a couple days. 1 Week later I was able to get a loaner car. Now it has been over 30 days and they have not fixed the truck. Superstition Toyota located on e. Auto loop ave, mesa, az Power train · reported at 15,000 miles
While entering the freeway, pressing the accelerator to merge, the truck stumbled as if lost all power for a full 4 to 5 seconds causing me to miss my chance to merge and pull over to the shoulder and wait for a clearing. It has done this several times but not this bad and this time I had my kids in the truck. There is a technical bulletin for this but my dealership will not perform it if they can't duplicate it. Power train · reported at 15,000 miles
6 Speed automatic transmission is always on a higher gear. Often lugs the truck around and can be hazardous when turning left or right from rolling as the truck often stays at a higher gear and will either lug the vehicle or jerk/rough downshift. When sudden acceleration is needed, truck will lag or jerk. Has the potential to cause or be involved in accidents due to transmission mapping. Power train · reported at 3,600 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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