KNOWN FAULTS · Toyota
Known faults for the Toyota Hilux (VIII).
2016–2026 · Diesel
Sources are not verified in real time and no entry confirms that your car is affected.
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1 known fault with sources
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.
Sources from the original database
View full entryEngines for this model
- 2.4 / 2.8 D-4DDiesel