Transmission Class Action??
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'Not even the reliable brands are reliable any more': Toyota is being sued for the Tacoma's transmission issues. Here's what you need to know
A Toyota Tacoma owner filed a class action lawsuit in a California court after reporting issues with his truck after less than 100 miles.
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So, the question would be, is the LC transmission manufactured at the same plant as the Taco? For sure, per the window sticker, the LC tranny is made in Japan.
I just wanna make sure my transmission is good and not faulty.
Not in my 14k miles so far. And I hammer that transmission pretty good.
I do not have a lot of experience in this but my LC transmissions occasionally shifted gears rough during very low speed, usually happens when I slowly coasting to the traffic stop. I now try to put my break slightly harder instead of coasting and it seems to stop the rough shift. Not quite sure what happened there in the transmission.
No problems with my transmission
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It is possible to discern between which gears(s) this occurs?
The only weird thing is, I notice from a stop, the trans sometimes starts out in second gear. Its pretty frequent
Toyota must be liable since this dude in a plaid flannel shirt and a beard said they were.
The transmission in my LC is very smooth. There is a learning curve like all new vehicles.
The transmission in my '22 4Runner has always been a tad rough and shifts whenever it feels it wants to.
Which is fine with me.
This is just another money grab and yet another big reason for the massive increase in not only vehicle prices, but every widget manufactured or service provided.
The transmission in my LC is very smooth. There is a learning curve like all new vehicles.
The transmission in my '22 4Runner has always been a tad rough and shifts whenever it feels it wants to.
Which is fine with me.
This is just another money grab and yet another big reason for the massive increase in not only vehicle prices, but every widget manufactured or service provided.
I do not like how my transmission shifts until it fully warms up. Low gears shifts are noticeable and not smooth.
Same here. The shifting easily noticeable when cold especially the lower gears.
As I put more miles on mine, I noticed it got smoother, even when cold. Particularly that first 1-2 shift, which is now butter smooth.
That said I'm not the best reference since I swapped out the Toyota fluid at 8k miles.
That said I'm not the best reference since I swapped out the Toyota fluid at 8k miles.
This is probably not relevant but I wonder how many people change their transmission fluid early? Most of the time people only focus on the engine oil since it is more important but a new transmission is likely also have similar machine debris condition during break-ins
Probably not a lot, some never at all. I changed it to get a more intimate understanding of the vehicle, as with my other vehicles. Plus the fact I'm not a fan of using an LV fluid meant for extreme below-freezing temps, when this truck will never see that kind of usage.
I commented on this dudes post, I could be wrong but:
1. Isn't the transmission in question for the 2024 Toyota Tacoma, the RC60F?
2. Isn't the RC60F the same transmission on the Toyota Hilux since 2015?
3. Don't they have roughly the same HP/torque, within +/- 40ish?
4. Isn't the Hilux essentially the global midsize pickup truck for the world (except the US), selling roughly ~2M units globally since 2015?
5. Wouldn't you agree that transmission is battle tested, having outsold almost any other model for the last decade?
1. Isn't the transmission in question for the 2024 Toyota Tacoma, the RC60F?
2. Isn't the RC60F the same transmission on the Toyota Hilux since 2015?
3. Don't they have roughly the same HP/torque, within +/- 40ish?
4. Isn't the Hilux essentially the global midsize pickup truck for the world (except the US), selling roughly ~2M units globally since 2015?
5. Wouldn't you agree that transmission is battle tested, having outsold almost any other model for the last decade?
My LC is fully garaged and it has been cold here in Santa Fe plus 16" snow last week. I always let the engine run 30-45 seconds prior to backing out and am really soft on the gas until I get out of the subdivision. I haven't noticed anything and that includes 2 long trips to CO plus going to Montrose last week in a snow storm. Had no issues with using the manual shifter in a number of areas with steep grades and switchbacks and it shifted seamlessly with ease. Are the 2025's coming with a 9 speed tranny or the same 8 speed?
Same 8-speed.
This is also a pretty active board, and so far no first-hand accounts of actual failures. You’d think if there was a systemic design or production failure with the 8-speed you’d see at least one account here.
This is also a pretty active board, and so far no first-hand accounts of actual failures. You’d think if there was a systemic design or production failure with the 8-speed you’d see at least one account here.
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