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2010 Toyota Tacoma power train problems

29 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2010 Toyota Tacoma10% of all complaints for this model year.

29
Power Train complaints
10%
share of all complaints
17,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • The transmission, while driving, has a jerky shifting motion. Additionally, when stopped at lets say a red light, the transmission prior to driving away, will seem like it engages with an extreme jerking motion, almost feeling like you've been rear ended.

    filed Sep 4, 2018

  • While driving at 40mph the front joint of the propeller shaft broked away and the proppeller falled away from the truck, hitting and damaging other truck's components until stoping

    filed Jan 14, 2016

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Related recalls

Power Train problems in other Tacoma years

YearReportsShare
2025 Tacoma1924%
2024 Tacoma5237%
2023 Tacoma612%
2022 Tacoma1018%
2021 Tacoma1317%
2020 Tacoma1517%
2019 Tacoma4019%
2018 Tacoma2914%
2017 Tacoma6728%
2016 Tacoma13642%
2015 Tacoma99%
2014 Tacoma1314%
Tacoma power train problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.