2025 Toyota Tacoma — Known Issues & Recalls

Your transmission shifts roughly, especially when slowing down to a stop, and makes a loud clunking noise that feels like something heavy is falling inside. This problem has been present since the vehicle was new.

Your new truck's transmission overheating warning light came on while driving normally on a flat freeway at highway speeds with no extra weight or towing. The dealership says this is caused by normal driving, but you're concerned because you've never experienced this in other vehicles and had to pull over for safety. A transmission fluid cooler or flush may be needed to resolve the overheating issue.

Your 2025 Toyota Tacoma is subject to a recall (Campaign 25V656000) affecting the powertrain, but the dealer told you that replacement parts aren't available yet. You contacted Toyota about the delay, and they've opened a case to explore a potential buyback option since the repair hasn't been completed within a reasonable timeframe. The fix will likely involve replacing powertrain components once parts become available.

Your 2025 Tacoma is subject to a recall (Campaign 25V656000) affecting the powertrain, but the replacement part hasn't been made available yet. You've contacted your dealer, but they haven't been able to complete the repair due to part unavailability. You feel the manufacturer has taken longer than reasonable to provide the necessary component. The fix will likely involve replacing or servicing a powertrain component once the part becomes available.

Your 2025 Toyota Tacoma is subject to a recall (Campaign 25V656000) affecting the powertrain, but the necessary repair part isn't available yet. You've contacted your dealer, but they can't complete the repair without the part. You feel the manufacturer has taken longer than reasonable to make the part available, though you haven't experienced any actual failure yet. The manufacturer is aware of your concern, and you'll need to wait for the recall part to become available before the dealer can complete the repair.

Toyota issued a recall for your Tacoma's powertrain about six months ago, but the dealership has been slow to schedule and complete the repair. You were initially told the fix would happen in November, then later told early 2026, but neither timeline was met. The repair typically involves checking or replacing powertrain components as specified in the recall notice.

Your 2025 Toyota Tacoma is subject to a recall (Campaign 25V656000) for a powertrain issue, but the repair parts aren't yet available from your dealer. You've been waiting longer than what seems reasonable for the manufacturer to provide the necessary parts, and you've notified both the dealer and Toyota about the delay. You haven't experienced any actual failure yet, but the recall repair remains pending.

You own a 2025 Toyota Tacoma and received notice of a powertrain recall (NHTSA Campaign 25V656000), but the replacement part hasn't been available for an extended period. You haven't experienced any actual failure yet, but you're concerned about the delay in getting the recall completed.

Your 2025 Tacoma's lane departure warning and forward collision avoidance systems may have failed to alert your husband before he crossed into oncoming traffic, resulting in a serious collision. You reported the previous week that the lane assist wasn't working and the touchscreen wasn't responding when you tried to enable it. The vehicle's Safety Sense system did not prevent this accident.

Your 2025 Tacoma is part of a safety recall (25TA11) because the front axle shafts may break while driving. If an axle shaft fails, you could lose power to the wheels and lose control of your vehicle. Toyota has confirmed the problem but hasn't released a fix yet, so your truck is currently unable to be repaired at the dealership. The repair will likely involve replacing the front axle shafts once Toyota provides the replacement parts and repair procedure.

Your 2025 Tacoma was involved in a crash when a semi truck hit the passenger side while you were driving 75 MPH. During the collision, the airbags did not deploy and the forward collision avoidance system did not operate, even though multiple system errors appeared (brake, four-wheel drive, and ABS errors). You and all passengers sustained injuries including concussions, lacerations, and fractured ribs. A manufacturer representative inspected the vehicle after the crash and found no failure.

Your Tacoma pulls to one side, has difficulty staying straight, and feels unstable when steering—especially during quick left-right movements. The vehicle leans excessively on one side during turns, feels harsh over bumps, and has reduced traction in wet conditions, creating a risk of losing control or rolling over. You've taken it to four Toyota dealerships for wheel alignments and steering calibrations, but the problem persists despite multiple repair attempts. The fix may involve a comprehensive suspension and steering system inspection, including wheel alignment, suspension geometry checks, and potential replacement of suspension or steering components.

Your vehicle has unequal wheelbase measurements from side to side, and the front caster angles (the angle of your steering axis) are mismatched by 1 degree—both signs of a structural or suspension misalignment. You're experiencing the real-world consequences: the car drifts, won't stay centered, and feels unstable while driving. The dealer claims the problem is fixed but hasn't provided measurements or explained the issue, making it unsafe to drive. The repair will likely require a full suspension geometry inspection, frame straightening, and possibly replacement of misaligned suspension components.

Both the driver's side door handles on your rear and front doors have broken, leaving passengers unable to exit normally from the inside. You've had to rely on rolling down windows and opening doors from the outside, and the dealer's repair attempt in March failed. This creates a safety concern if passengers need to exit quickly during an emergency or if the power locks fail.

Your 2025 Tacoma's smart key and door lock system malfunctioned repeatedly from October 2025 through February 2026. Your doors would lock by themselves even when you were trying to exit, the truck would think your key fob was inside when it was in your pocket outside, the door handle touch-lock would fail, and the key card couldn't lock the vehicle—sometimes causing random beeps while parked. The dealership service advisor was even locked inside the vehicle by this malfunction during a service visit. The problem never showed any diagnostic trouble codes across three service attempts, and Toyota's corporate case was closed without fixing it. Resolving this would likely require Toyota to reprogram or replace the smart key control module and door lock actuators.

Your 2025 Tacoma is part of a Toyota recall involving the drive shaft. While using 4-wheel drive in a snow storm on December 3rd, 2025, the drive shaft broke, and the dealer deemed the truck unsafe to drive. As of February 2026, your Tacoma has been sitting at the dealership for nearly three months waiting for Toyota to release a fix, though Toyota has only committed to providing a remedy sometime in the first quarter. Your warranty and included benefits are expiring during this waiting period, but Toyota declined to extend them beyond providing a loaner vehicle.

Your right front passenger seat cushion appears to be collapsed or defective, which was noticeable even at just 29 miles on the odometer. You've noticed it's visibly lower than the driver's seat, and you're concerned it could fail structurally during an accident and injure a passenger. Both the dealer and Toyota North America have declined to address the issue. Fixing this will likely require the seat cushion to be replaced or the seat assembly to be inspected and repaired by a Toyota technician.

Your 2025 Tacoma has experienced two flat tires in less than six months (September and December 2025), even though the vehicle has fewer than 8,000 miles. Both flats occurred during normal driving at highway speeds. You may want to have the tires and wheels inspected for defects or damage that could explain the repeated failures.

After hitting a minor pothole, you heard a clunking sound from the front suspension. The top cap on your front coil-over shock (made of aluminum) broke, causing the shock shaft and bump stop to stick through the upper mounting plate. While the coil spring kept the vehicle suspended, the shock can no longer properly absorb bumps and impacts. The dealer denied warranty coverage citing the pothole as external damage, though you've driven over that same pothole many times before without incident and note this isn't the first case of this part failing. Fixing this will require replacement of the broken shock assembly's top cap or possibly the entire front shock unit.

Your gas tank's filler neck opening appears too narrow for standard fuel pump nozzles to fit fully, causing gasoline to overflow and spill every time you fill up. You have to stop the pump frequently and add fuel in smaller amounts to avoid spillage. This may involve inspecting or replacing the fuel filler neck assembly to ensure proper compatibility with standard pump nozzles.