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#248 of 599 Re: About to buy Tacoma...Whats up TOYOTA? [carolyn20] by befuddled2

Oct 22, 2009 (2:50 pm)

Replying to: carolyn20 (Oct 22, 2009 1:17 pm)
I too got tired of shifting and wanted to become shiftless. Prior to getting my 09 Tacoma automatic I had a Ranger (automatic). Which in all honesty I wanted to buy again. Ford apparently has decided not to make them anymore after 2010 and I had been hearing for years how good Toyota was, so because I couldn't get the 4-dr Ranger I bought a Toyota Tacoma. I now say what was everyone so excited about the Tacoma for? My Ranger was every bit as good as this Tacoma. I totally agree to do your research before buying Toyota.

#249 of 599 Re: About to buy Tacoma...Whats up TOYOTA? [befuddled2] by carolyn20

Oct 23, 2009 (1:46 pm)

Replying to: befuddled2 (Oct 22, 2009 2:50 pm)
Dear befuddled and shiftless...just kiddin'...but Tacoma owners are (were) all excited about their trucks because up until the last 4-5 years the little 'no name' Toyota pick-ups were so reliable and easy to maintain you could do just about anything to them. I had two of them and never had one single problem. Now I paid off my '04 in August and, wham, I had to replace something in the tranny within 2 months. I was stunned! I've been lucky so far compared to most folks in this forum, so I'll keep my fingers crossed. But things can't always stay the way they were so perhaps American vehicles will come to the forefront again. I know I won't be buying a Toyota pick-up again. I just wish Honda made one.

#250 of 599 Re: About to buy Tacoma...Whats up TOYOTA? [carolyn20] by befuddled2

Oct 23, 2009 (2:41 pm)

Replying to: carolyn20 (Oct 23, 2009 1:46 pm)
No offense taken. I'm glad you saw the humor. Invariably when you pay something off something goes wrong and it costs you money. Typical no matter who the manufacturer. I agree with your next statement about American vehicles coming to the forefront again. I sure hope so, as that's where they belong. When ever purchasing anything it's a gamble. It is only irritating when you believe all the hype and propaganda and get bit. Best of luck to you my friend.

#251 of 599 2009 tacoma transmission by rjsvette

Oct 24, 2009 (1:27 am)

Been reading complaints on tacoma trans problems and had my truck at a dealer in Cleveland ohio . Mechanic road tested it and said nothing was wrong but then the sevice manager tested it and saw what I was talking about and then called the field tech rep and said they know about it and will have the TSB to fix shiffting paterns by December or January . He said for me to call him 1st week of December that they were working on it presently.

#252 of 599 Re: 2009 tacoma transmission [rjsvette] by tacomashane

Oct 24, 2009 (8:28 am)

Replying to: rjsvette (Oct 24, 2009 1:27 am)
Toyota is actually going to issue a TSB and fix this problem? I can't believe it, but hope you are right and that they are not just blowing smoke on this. Let's hope they fix the issue, as I hate driving my truck. As an update for everyone, I have had approximately 14 phone calls since I put a sign on the tail gate of my 2009 Tacoma warning people that MY truck has transmission issues. Nearly every caller has been a prospective buyer of the Tacoma and were very appreciative to hear what I had to say. I tell every caller to check this website for more information. A few other people were current owners and have the same issues. Two callers I believe were employees of Toyota, as they were very defensive of the truck. Why else would you waste your time calling to berate me for posting a sign on my own truck? Hope you two are reading the comments on this website.

#253 of 599 tacoma transmission problems by gsprick

Oct 25, 2009 (4:32 am)

What is a TSB?

#254 of 599 Re: tacoma transmission problems [gsprick] by tacomashane

Oct 25, 2009 (7:45 am)

Replying to: gsprick (Oct 25, 2009 4:32 am)
Believe it is a Technical Service Bulletin? It has been mentioned in previous posts if you want to dig for it.

#255 of 599 Re: tacoma transmission problems [tacomashane] by befuddled2

Oct 25, 2009 (9:23 am)

Replying to: tacomashane (Oct 25, 2009 7:45 am)
I've heard of these TSB's as well but have yet to find one. Here is what I've found thus far. http://www.mycarstats.com/auto_TSBs/TOYOTA_TACOMA_TSBs.asp

#256 of 599 Re: tacoma 09 standard trans [markreg4] by 95runner

Oct 26, 2009 (3:09 pm)

Replying to: markreg4 (Oct 13, 2009 7:30 pm)
i have an 2006 tacoma and i have owned it three years and hate the damn thing. i have it going back to the shop as a lemon. i have had to replace a shifter fork, all the safety switches for the clutch pedal and my pedal sits up to high. this took them a month to do since they did not have any parts for it. not two weeks later i had third gear syncro go bad and when i had my mechanic do the work for the tuneup and oil change i had an oil leak somewhere. this fix took about close to three weeks to fix- the oil leak was the rear main seal. i told the service manager i would be back in two more weeks to have the tranny tore down and built again and changed the weeks to months and now i have fifth gear syncro going out. i have had over 7 rental cars since this car was new. toyota now to me has lost my business. i had a 94 and and 95 one truck and one 4runner and both of them have outlasted this crappy truck

#257 of 599 Re: Hard shifting on Mamual Transmission [cjenning] by 95runner

Oct 26, 2009 (3:12 pm)

Replying to: cjenning (Dec 20, 2006 11:44 am)
i have an 06 six speed and first on mine is sometimes hard to get it to go in. i usualy shift into second and back into first and sometimes it works and other times i repeat the process. hope this helps

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