# 2016 Toyota Tacoma - Sings in the rear

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-toyota-tacoma-sings-in-the-rear/176428>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** toyota\
**Created:** [April 28, 2021, 1:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-toyota-tacoma-sings-in-the-rear/176428 "2021-04-28T13:51:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![william53](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ba8739/32.png) [@william53](https://community.cartalk.com/u/william53)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2021, 1:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-toyota-tacoma-sings-in-the-rear/176428/1 "2021-04-28T13:51:55Z")

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low sounding singing noise in rear end

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**Author:** ![Renegade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Renegade](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Renegade)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2021, 2:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-toyota-tacoma-sings-in-the-rear/176428/2 "2021-04-28T14:49:16Z")

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Sounds like it might be low on oil.

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**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2021, 8:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-toyota-tacoma-sings-in-the-rear/176428/3 "2021-04-28T20:53:14Z")

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2WD or 4WD? Has it ever been in an accident? Does the volume or pitch change as the speed increases?

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**Author:** ![Renegade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Renegade](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Renegade)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2021, 9:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-toyota-tacoma-sings-in-the-rear/176428/4 "2021-04-28T21:11:04Z")

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Could it be possible tire whine? Does it do it all the time or only on certain road surfaces and not others?

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2021, 9:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-toyota-tacoma-sings-in-the-rear/176428/5 "2021-04-28T21:24:36Z")

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Yes, it could be tire whine, but I think it behooves the OP to check the level of lubricant in his rear differential before he even considers the tires.