Toyota Tacoma Glitch in Thin Air

March 17, 2023
Some 2016-2018 Toyota Tacoma vehicles equipped with a 2GR-FKS engine and automatic transmission may exhibit a stumble at WOT (wide open throttle) takeoff during operation in a high altitude area.

Some 2016-2018 Toyota Tacoma vehicles equipped with a 2GR-FKS engine and automatic transmission may exhibit a stumble at WOT (wide open throttle) takeoff during operation in a high altitude area.

The remedy: reprogram the PCM using software version 13,10.019 or later.

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