u/General-Recover-4830

Image 1 — Rear differential problems on my new truck and dealership thinks it’s normal.
Image 2 — Rear differential problems on my new truck and dealership thinks it’s normal.

Rear differential problems on my new truck and dealership thinks it’s normal.

Brought this 21 Tacoma Off-Road 4x4 33k miles on it 3 weeks ago and I been having some problems with it. When driving 45-65 i hear a howling sound when letting go of the gas petal. As well when I lightly press the gas howling sound continues I thought it was the transmission because I noticed the truck jerks slightly every now and then in low rpms but after reading a bunch of forums and articles about it apparently it’s a normal thing for the transmission (Toyota sluggish transmission). I did more research and found this on google and did more research about the rear differential issue specifically on 22s & 23s which is under warranty after telling and explaining this to the dealership they told me that the rear differential looked completely fine and that it “probably normal” because when letting go of the gas petal the torque is being echoed through the truck which sounds like BS after insisting that it is the rear diff he brings up a another reason that the tires are “ kinda worn out “ so yeah I’m honestly kinda stuck and don’t know what to do.

Help weird Noise coming from rear of my Tacoma.

I noticed this strange humming/grinding sound coming from the rear of my Tacoma specifically when I’m going 50+ and letting go of the Gas pedal at first I thought it was my rear differential but I wasn’t too convinced because the truck only has 33,000 miles check the rear brake drum and both drums looked in bad shape.

Could this be the cause of that ?

u/General-Recover-4830 — 5 days ago

Very first truck.

I just recently bought my very first truck at 22 years old. 2021 Toyota Tacoma Off-Road with 33k miles on it. I couldn’t be more happy i definitely do not regret it. I have plans to modify it in the future for example a 3 inch lift, new wheels and tires, new LED headlights, side steps, and more accessories but my biggest and main concern is maintenance. According to the dealership they fully serviced the vehicle but just yesterday I realized that the coolant and power steering was very low. Went and got coolant and power steering fluid to top it off but I’ll definitely be keeping an eye on those two things to make sure there’s no leaks. As far as maintenance or any upcoming repairs I should do please let me know Thank you in advance.

u/General-Recover-4830 — 11 days ago