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Toyota Fortuner Diesel Problems

Are you having problems with your Toyota Fortuner Diesel? Let our team of motoring experts keep you up to date with all of the latest Toyota Fortuner Diesel issues & faults. We have answered all of the most frequently asked questions relating to problems with the Toyota Fortuner Diesel.

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Has Toyota rectified the diesel DPF issues for their 2021 vehicles?

When Toyota launched the facelifted HiLux late last year, much was made of the fact that consumer concerns had been noted and that the DPF problems experienced by many owners had been addressed. The problem is that until these new versions of the HiLux have done their share of kilometres, we won’t be in a position to know for sure whether Toyota has, indeed, cured the problem.

Meantime, it remains that unless your driving habits include a 30-minute drive at highway speeds every two or three weeks, a modern turbo-diesel with a DPF may not be the best choice. It is worth noting, though, that HiLuxes (and Prados and Fortuners) built after June 2018 have been fitted with a manual regeneration function for the DPF which means the driver can manually force a DPF burn-off without waiting for the car to do so itself. Toyota has also announced that the worst affected versions of the HiLux will now be covered by an extended, 10-year warranty on any DPF issues going forward. More information can be found here.

Diesel Particulate Filter clogging in HiLux, Prado and Fortuner?

There are quite a few reports of problems with the dpf clogging on the latest 2.8-litre diesel, but a Toyota spokesman told us there is currently no service campaign or recall related to the Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) on any of the three vehicles you reference.

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