KNOWN FAULTS · Toyota

Toyota Hilux (VIII) common problems.

2016–2026 · Diesel

Sources are not verified in real time and no entry confirms that your car is affected.

2 known faults with sources

Engines: 2.4 / 2.8 D-4D (Diesel)

Applies if: Toyota USA tech tip for all its models: it applies if the judder began after wheels, pads or discs were removed or changed.

Brake judder from wheel nuts over-tightened or tightened unevenly (Toyota tech tip)Brakes

Engine / equipment: Any Toyota: it depends on how the wheels are tightened
Period mentioned: 2016 tech tip for all its models
Symptoms: Vibration in the steering wheel and the pedal when braking, even gently and at any speed, often shortly after wheels, pads or discs were changed.
Possible cause described: Toyota points out in a tech tip that if the wheel nuts are over-tightened or tightened unevenly (a single one is enough), the brake disc is left with runout and brake judder appears. It happens above all when they are run fully home with an impact gun instead of a torque wrench in a star pattern.
Check for the garage: Ask the garage to loosen and re-tighten the nuts with a torque wrench, to the manual's torque and in a star pattern, and to measure whether the discs have been left warped; if so, they will need skimming or replacing.
Cost cited in the source: No verified estimate; ask the garage for a quote.A rough figure from the original database, not an up-to-date quote.

Engines: 2.4 / 2.8 D-4D (Diesel)

Applies if: Only the 2.8 D-4D (1GD-FTV).

Particulate filter on the 2.8 D-4D (1GD-FTV)Exhaust and emissions

Engine / equipment: 2.8 D-4D (1GD-FTV): Hilux, Land Cruiser and Fortuner
Period mentioned: 2015–2020
Symptoms: White smoke and smell from the exhaust, regenerations that never finish, particulate-filter warnings and loss of power, especially in town or at low load.
Possible cause described: The particulate-filter system did not regenerate properly in normal driving. In Australia a federal court decided a class action covering 264,170 vehicles sold between October 2015 and April 2020; Toyota offered a fix at its dealers.
Check for the garage: Ask Toyota by VIN whether the filter update was applied; read the codes and run a controlled regeneration at the garage.
Cost cited in the source: No verified estimate; ask the garage for a quote.A rough figure from the original database, not an up-to-date quote.