When I go to accelerate at low speed my vehicle shudders shakes and vibrates, no engine lights or codes have popped up, the issue is somewhere from transmission to the rear end. Im guessing transmission or torque converter. With my vehicle only having 136,000 miles and is well taken care of this is ridiculous, I have checked drive line and tires and everything seems to be working as it should so it has to be something internal

- Clendenin, WV, USA

2018 2WD Tacoma. Auto transmission. Ever since new and even today, when traveling 30-40 MPH and slowing to anywhere from 10-25 MPH, and then trying to accelerate, the engine and/or transmission stumbles/hesitates for at least a full second, and then the engine races higher and a hard transmission downshift occurs jerking your head and body back and sending the vehicle into a fast acceleration.

- Hasbrouck Heights, NJ, USA

My 2018 Tacoma is experiencing issues with the transmission jerking and shaking. It is not safe to drive. It is currently sitting parked because we can no longer drive it. We are out of a car due to this issue. Is there anything that can be done to get the problem resolved?

- Clover, SC, USA

2018 Tacoma automatic transmission shudders, hesitates and misses at speeds between 35-60 mph. This happens constantly. Slight pedal and low RPM's in 5th and 6th gear is when it's most noticeable. On occasion, there is a more serious miss, which feels as if you have turned the ignition off at 50mph and then right back on. This does not happen frequently, 4 or 5 times in the 20,000 miles I've driven it. The shudder has been looked at by Toyota on 3 occasions, and has bee shrugged off as a "typical characteristic of the vehicle". Toyota North America made an appointment for me to see the service manager who rode with me and felt the shudder and missing. He had me test drive a 2019 V6 automatic off road and it also had the shudder and missing in the same range. The final outcome was that it is a characteristic of the vehicle and there is nothing that can be done. The fuel pump recall was done. The power train was re-flashed. No change in the condition. It is very unnerving and disappointing that they consider this condition acceptable.

- Mobile, AL, USA

Driving vehicle on a side street going approx 20 miles per hour. Car started shaking and lost majority of power. Was able to get car back to residence (only got a couple of blocks away) when heading to destination. Had vehicle towed next day to same dealership who had recently replaced fuel pump under a recall (paperwork for this recall is what was experienced /stalling dangers). Dealership told us not fuel pump but wiring harness needed replacement because rodents ate the wiring ( soy bean covering on newer vehicles )and engine lost power because of this. Thank goodness not on a highway going 75 mph. When this happened as we very well could of been. Told we need to deter these rodents from continuing any more damage. Wonder why company would use a product. Thank you.

- Lynn, MA, USA

My 2018 Toyota Tacoma pick up truck while driving especially on the highway has a skip or hesitation that randomly happens it's like a misfire in the engine it's much more noticeable when I haul my camping trailer up hills took it to the dealer a number of times in the last time the senior tech took it for a drive and acknowledged that there was an issue as L had explained the report says he called Toyota and that is a defect on the 2018 V6 Toyota Tacoma's is a very dangerous it feels like it's going to stall at times especially if you're hauling a trailer that's over 5000 pounds uphill

- Chelmsford, MA, USA

In August 2018, I purchased new, a 2018 Toyota Tacoma SR5, 4 door, 2 wheel drive, automatic transmission. The transmission jerks/delays/staggers at speeds of mid-30's, mid-40's, and around 65 mph. This started around 8000 miles. Occurs with or without cruise control on. It has been to the dealer for 8 assessments or repairs for this issue. Recently, the transmission did not change gears until 4000 rpms while I was pulling a small utility trailer. We had to travel at less than safe highway speeds until pulling over. This almost resulted in an accident. The problem is constant and reproducible. The service manager at the local dealership claims this happens in some, but not all 2018 Tacoma. This is a safety issue.

- Panama City, FL, USA

My 6 speed manual V6 3.5L trd off road Tacoma has hesitations and bucks when you apply throttle in the lower RPM 1000 to 2000 range to accelerate and also has poor throttle response when down shifting to slow and make a turn onto a side street. You have to apply almost 3/4 throttle to get the RPM to come to where you can rev match to the appropriate gear. It makes for a jerky ride for passengers and seems hard on the drivetrain. No dealer fix is available. Clutch pedal also squeaks on warmer days.

- Cottage Grove, OR, USA

The contact owns a 2018 Toyota Tacoma. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 20V012000 (fuel system, gasoline) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that at start up, the RPM fluctuated with the brake pedal depressed. An unknown warning light was illuminated. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 12,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

- Riverside, CA, USA

The vehicle stalls intermittently. It is as if the traction control system is cutting throttle input for 1-2 seconds. This occurs in heavy stop and go traffic. Specifically, if accelerating to 10-15 miles per hour, then stopping, then attempting to accelerate again, the truck suffers an engine stall. The traction control dashboard indicator does not light up during this occurrence; however, the engine performs very similar to instances when the traction control does operate. The stall also occurs when slowing down to turn into driveways, etc. There is no required intervention to correct this issue; it simply lasts 1-2 seconds, then operates as normal. The vehicle was taken to two different dealerships (both Toyota). Neither was able to replicate the issue. I was told the vehicle did not have any error codes and there was nothing that required service. This event has happened approximately five times in the last 30 days (December 2019-January 2020).

- Versailles, KY, USA

My 2018 Tacoma had a check engine light come on, then the trac light came on. Cruise control quit working and engine runs rough. When driving, vehicle begins to lose acceleration and check engine light begins flashing. When idling, engine runs with with a miss, and when driving, at lower speeds the vehicle shudders as if its losing power.

- Chelsea, AL, USA

My transmission isn't working properly. It doesn't shift when it should or it downshifts when it shouldn't. when I am using cruise control it's stays in low gears way to long and reeves the engine very high. Once I take it off cruise control it gets better but still isn't right. This has happened since I purchased the vehicle in 2018.

- Baltimore, MD, USA

While driving under various speeds the truck will violently jolt forward. A stop control malfunction warning appears, the traction control, and the check engine light will illuminate. The truck will immediately enter limp mode which will not allow the truck to shift above 3/4th gear. This issue has occurred 8 times since the vehicle has been purchased and Toyota is refusing to cover the repairs under the power train warranty.

- Arnold, MD, USA

Vehicle exhibits a stumbling condition and loss of power when applying heavy throttle to accelerate from a stop or slow vehicle speeds. While driving under moderate throttle at approx. 45-60mph the vehicles engine feels as if it is misfiring and not running on all cylinders with a heavy delay in throttle response when the throttle is applied to increase vehicle speed. Issue has been brought up with multiple Toyota dealerships and also with Toyota Corp customer service. There is a software flash to correct this issue but Toyota refuses to offer it to customer with manual transmissions because their tsb's do not list that manual trans. There is a 145 page forum thread regarding this issue where customers are resorting to flashing their trucks on their own to avoid the dangerous driving condition these trucks are exhibiting. Here is a link to the thread: Https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/software-update-for-the-manual.562550/ tsb 1 listing condition: Https://toyotatalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Tacoma-T-sb-0062-18.pdf tsb 2 listing condition: Https://toyotatalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Tacoma-T-sb-0058-18.pdf

- Stanley, NC, USA

Feels very under powered for a V6 engine. The pick up seems deteriorating after few months of applying transmission programming upgrade. Doesnt feel confident to pass or merge to a busy highway.

- Mcdonald, PA, USA

2018 Toyota Tacoma I4, when cool or cold engine or transmission will stall & stumble while accelerating you can be smooth or aggressive & it will occur, it has also occurred when it has been very hot outside 85-95 degrees and occurs even at normal engine operating temperature. The transmission also will down shift to 4th gear for no apparent reason while cruising @ 55-65mph on flat and level roads, it also constantly hunts 4 gears. I have been to Toyota dealership several times and the cant duplicate the issue. I have been told by Toyota that because my truck is a (4 cylinder) that they are not as many on the road as the V6's models so Toyota engeneering wont even look into the problems that I have been experiencing. They just say that's normal Toyota performance.

- Freeport, FL, USA

When sitting on a hill, when you move from the brake to the gas the transmissin (automatic) appears to go in neutral and the truck will roll backwards a ways before the transmission engages again. I told a service tech at dealership about it and he said they all do it and there is no fix. He asked me if I had it in the mountains yet and I told him no and he smiled at me so now I am scared to go into the mountains. This could be a problem in heavy traffic or very dangerous in an off road situation. The tech said they have had 4 others in this week for the same problem. They give me an appt. For next week so they can put my truck on the list.

- Archdale, NC, USA

The clutch for the manual transmission stays at the floor when depressed in cold weather. Below 20 degrees F. it becomes very dangerous to drive. I have to wait for all traffic to clear before trying to pull out onto a large road as I don't know when or if the clutch will engage. The dealer won't touch it as they do not have a service bulletin from Toyota regarding the issue.

- Warren, MI, USA

When braking, starting to come to a stop and when the truck down shifts just before 1st, there is a vibration before it fully stops.

- Rancho Cucamonga, CA, USA

When driving the car when the engine is completely cold and shifting mainly from 2nd and up, the transmission hesitates when going into gear. Once the truck is warmed up to normal operating temps, it doesn't do it anymore

- Rancho Cucamonga, CA, USA