Yahoo Autos Toyota Is Replacing Some 2024 Tacoma Automatic Transmissions
Toyota is replacing failed eight-speed automatic transmissions in 2024 Tacoma pickups.
The move follows a series of reported failures earlier this year, with some owners saying their transmission broke within the first 1000 miles.
Car and Driver reached out to Toyota for comment and will update this story when we hear back.
Toyota's summer continues to be plagued by issues in its truck lineup, with the automaker now offering to replace failed 2024 Tacoma transmissions. Road & Track spoke with a Toyota spokesperson who confirmed the news, telling the outlet the number of affected trucks is "less than thousands." Going as far back as June 2024, some 2024 Tacoma owners began reporting transmission failures on online forums. Some owners reported failures within the first 1000 miles of the mid-size pickup's life.
The replacements won't be indiscriminate and will only cover certain VINs with the optional eight-speed automatic transmission. Thankfully, the Tacoma's six-speed manual transmission is free of the issue. We should note that Toyota isn't classifying the action as a safety recall and will only replace transmissions that have already broken (future failures will be included as well). Instead, the company is handling the action via a technical service bulletin issued to dealers.
Dealers were reportedly informed of the fix last week and were supplied with six diagnostic codes to determine the eligible population. At least one of the six codes must be present for Toyota to award a replacement transmission. According to a copy of the Toyota technical service bulletin posted to the Tacoma4G forum, the codes show that either a pressure control solenoid actuator or a torque converter clutch actuator is stuck in the off position.
Separately, in July of this year, Toyota agreed to replace 102,000 engines in 2022 and 2023 Tundra pickups and LX SUVs with a catastrophic issue. The replacements followed a May recall caused by machining debris left over in the engine during the manufacturing process.
Car and Driver reached out to Toyota for comment and will update this story when we hear back.
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