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frustratingly sluggish on highway
Jerry, 12/13/2016
updated 12/13/2018
2017 Toyota Tacoma TRD Off Road 4dr Double Cab 4WD 5.0 ft. SB (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
57 of 65 people found this review helpful
I wanted Toyota reliability and quality and the offroad capabilities. Tacoma seemed like everything I wanted. but my daily commute on the highway is very frustrating. it's severely underpowered and difficult to keep steady speed as transmission is shifting gears constantly. acceleration is poor and even other cheap low end cars pass this truck all the time. I have to floor it to climb even the slight uphill. it's really a bad driving experience. update 2 years later: that auto transmission is pathetic. the worst is when I drive around 60-70 mph and the transmission can't decide which gear to stay in. feels very under powered. my opinions are unchanged.
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Worst Truck I've ever purchased
WF, 11/21/2017
2017 Toyota Tacoma SR5 4dr Double Cab 5.0 ft. SB (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
25 of 28 people found this review helpful
I purchased this truck in October of 2016. At 500 miles I took it back in and told them the truck had no pull and was shifting terrible. After letting the dealership look at the truck the only answer I got was it's a "Toyota Problem". I called and got Toyota involved and got a case brought on the truck. At 1000 miles I was still complaining about the performance with no help from the dealer or Toyota. I kept taking it back and at 15,000 miles I had had enough of the run around and wanted to just get rid of it and try again. The dealer offered me $4000.00 less than what I owed. This is after the Service manager had told me that I was not the only one complaining about the truck. I've been driving the truck and now at 55k my son can run faster than the truck. I wanted to stay with a Tacoma because I've still got a 2004 double cab 6 cyl that has been one the best trucks I've ever owned. After all of the time and run around I'm getting away from the Tacoma because of no one wanting to own up to the problem I'm having with the 2017.
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Great Truck with transmission issues
A Bajada, 05/15/2017
updated 05/15/2018
2017 Toyota Tacoma SR5 4dr Access Cab 4WD 6.1 ft. SB (2.7L 4cyl 6A)
19 of 21 people found this review helpful
Love the looks, interior and exterior of the Tacoma as well as the comfort, bells, and whistles so-to speak! The only issue I have is with the transmission that is constantly shifting gears even at freeway speeds. Signed on to the Toyota Owners site and see that others have the same complaint although some owners have posted a specific computer fix for the transmission program which I will insist on at my first service appointment. Have had the truck for over a year now. The salesman who sold me the truck spent some time with me and explained the alternate transmission option (+S-). This has somewhat alleviated the downshifting problem as it acts, more or less, like a stick shift without the clutch. When driving around locally, keeping the transmission in gear 4 works fine. When doing freeway speeds, keeping the transmission in gear 6 seems to almost eliminate the downshifting issues I had when using the automatic "D" . Driving this truck is now a more pleasant experience!
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Beautiful Car, Terrible Engine
Dominic S, 05/25/2017
2017 Toyota Tacoma TRD Off Road 4dr Double Cab 4WD 5.0 ft. SB (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
18 of 20 people found this review helpful
I recently sold my 2002 Ford Sport Trac and purchased a 2017 Tacoma TRD Off Road. Boy oh, boy do I regret that. First off, this truck is not very cheap with a sticker price around $38,000 you expect a top quality truck. While the appearance of the truck looks sharp the engine and transmission are an absolute disaster. I live in an area with lots of hills and this truck struggles to conquer even the most minor of hills. I find myself having to mash down on the gas pedal to get to the top of any hill. Merging on the freeway is an ordeal as well and once you finally make it up to the highway speeds good luck maintaining that speed. The transmission is one of the worst if not thee worst transmission I've ever come across. (and I've owned Ford, Acura, Honda, Chevy, and Nissan vehicles). I cannot even begin to tell you how aggravating it is just driving around town. The transmission feels the need to downshift whenever it can and sometimes after accelerating from a stop the transmission struggles the find a gear and the RPM's shoot up to 3.5 and thats with an easy acceleration. The downshifting is by no means subtle either, you will rock forward and back and know when the truck is downshifting. I am completely disappointed and baffled. How, after all these years of making trucks has Toyota manged to ruin a perfectly good truck. If it was up to me I would've purchased a Chevy Colorado. Overall, I regret my decision to buy this truck.
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Awesome truck!
joebob, 11/16/2016
updated 11/17/2017
2017 Toyota Tacoma TRD Sport 4dr Double Cab 4WD 5.0 ft. SB (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
26 of 30 people found this review helpful
This is a truck, not a truck on a car platform like the Ridgeline. I like alot of what reviewers don't like about it. I like the high step in - 20 inches...which means it will get through the snow drifts at the end of my long driveway. Its a smooth ride as trucks go. The bed is deep, where the Ridgeline is shallow. The instrumentation display is much better than the Chevy/GMC IMO. Sure you sit with your legs a bit straight in the front seat, but once again, I know it will get through anything without bottoming out. The resale value, and reliability are a the top of the segment. Its a blast to drive. Sure it can be a bit sluggish if you are trying to maximize the MPGs merging on the freeway, but all you have to do is either press the ECT button, or push harder on the peddle to overcome it. My 16 year old did that and actually improved the MPG. Go figure.
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