NHTSA Complaint #10330155 — 2006 TOYOTA TACOMA

A CHIRPING SOUND BEGAN BEING EMITTED FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE CHIRP WAS PRESENT AT ALL TIMES EXCEPT WHEN THE CLUTCH WAS DEPRESSED. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A THROW OUT BEARING WIGGLING ON THE PILOT SHAFT. THE THROW OUT BEARING SCORED THE PILOT SHAFT. A NEW THROW OUT BEARING WAS INSTALLED AND THE PILOT SHAFT SMOOTHED WITH EMORY CLOTH. THIS SOLUTION SOLVED THE PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY, BUT WITHIN A YEAR, THE SAME CHIRP RETURNED. THE THROW OUT BEARING IS AGAIN VIBRATING ON THE PILOT SHAFT. *TR