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2017 Toyota Tacoma engine problems

The 2017 Toyota Tacoma has 36 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 11% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

36

Engine complaints

11%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

1

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Tacoma engine complaints by model year124 complaints1995: 8 complaints1996: 21 complaints1997: 2 complaints1998: 16 complaints1999: 11 complaints2000: 9 complaints2001: 6 complaints2002: 7 complaints2003: 19 complaints2004: 17 complaints2005: 32 complaints2006: 45 complaints2007: 20 complaints2008: 19 complaints2009: 16 complaints2010: 9 complaints2011: 5 complaints2012: 124 complaints2013: 7 complaints2014: 7 complaints2015: 12 complaints2016: 47 complaints2017: 36 complaints2018: 26 complaints2019: 27 complaints2020: 14 complaints2021: 12 complaints2022: 7 complaints2023: 9 complaints2024: 4 complaints2025: 5 complaints2026: 1 complaints
Tacoma engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

Related recalls

17V356000EngineJune 1, 2017 · 31,824 units

Defect

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2016-2017 Tacoma vehicles equipped with a six-cylinder engine. The affected vehicles have a crank position sensor that may malfunction, potentially resulting in an engine stall.

Consequence

An engine stall may increase the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the crank position sensor with an improved design, free of charge. The recall began July 26, 2017. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is H0H.

What owners report

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TOYOTA TACOMA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE ODOR OF BURNING OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD AN OIL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V285000 (POWER…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · August 3, 2016 · fire

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2017 Toyota Tacoma have?

NHTSA has 36 complaints about the 2017 Toyota Tacoma engine — 11% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Are there recalls for the 2017 Toyota Tacoma engine?

Yes — 1 NHTSA recall campaign for this model year is tied to the engine: 17V356000.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.