# 2003 Toyota Tacoma - 4WD problem

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-toyota-tacoma-4wd-problem/167246>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** tacoma, toyota\
**Created:** [July 12, 2020, 11:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-toyota-tacoma-4wd-problem/167246 "2020-07-12T23:06:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![chippena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b5a626/32.png) [@chippena](https://community.cartalk.com/u/chippena)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2020, 11:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-toyota-tacoma-4wd-problem/167246/1 "2020-07-12T23:06:44Z")

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When 4WD button on shift stick is pressed, the fwd driveline rotates, but the front wheels don’t engage.

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**Author:** ![oldnotdeadyet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a6a055/32.png) [@oldnotdeadyet](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldnotdeadyet)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2020, 12:41am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2003-toyota-tacoma-4wd-problem/167246/2 "2020-07-14T00:41:19Z")

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The easy answer would be if you don’t know how to lock your manual hubs. If you have automatic hubs, that is where the problem is.