Transmission Failure & Replace - 5th Gen

Why do you take a 9 year-old vehicle with 159k miles to a dealer for diagnosis? Go see a couple of independent shops and get opinions. Transmission failures though rare can definitely happen. What are the symptoms? Do you have any transmission-related fault codes? When was the last time the fluid was replaced?

 

Some folks just don’t know, my SO’s cousin’s mother wanted to go to a Honda dealer for new tires since she thought it would be better, understandably reasoning that a Honda dealer would be superior on all counts in caring for her appliance CR-V but not knowing how standard installing tires is. Heck, the 4Runner messages state to schedule at X dealer for Y and Z service in the infotainment system so I can see folks just taking that at face value even as us enthusiasts know.

I guess the same way I wouldn’t be quite sure where to start if I had to deal with an HVAC malfunction with little time to spare.

 

I agree, we are not all the shit bags people make us out to be. Some of us have have spent years sharpening our craft to help our customers and provide A service to our community....well never mind, the forum has already decided our fate.
Would love to pick apart "other fields" based off of what I have heard on the forums of what other members chose to support their families with.

 

Most Toyota Service Master techs have their own side mechanic shop.
Only a few work with transmissions
Get friendly with tech or service reps.
Did that with my Nissan Murano back then.
The techs fixed it for me on their weekend days.

 

This person had shudder 30-40mph. I saw that from a their other posts. I have seen a couple instances the torque converters failed on these transmissions. This might be one of those cases. A new TC fixed the issue on the other instances-no need for new transmission.

 

You should see what they say about Lawyers……

 

yes the fluid transmission is 70-90K miles ...the Toyota is the fluid transmission and the take off that pan and the filter cleaning it ... and then fluid .... fluid the temp 115F of that port hole drain it is the level normal .....
3 ports ...top/ normal fluid/drain ...

 

This above poster joined, cited a failure the next day and then disappeared the following day. Too bad, since it is hard to get details on 5th gen Transmission failures.

 

the transmission fluids 70K-90K flushing it out .. take the pan transmission clean it out .
very good transmission ...
also the gear oil frt/rear diff , and the transfer case 30-40K miles ....

 

My 2017 SR5 @48,000 miles received a new tranny after new torque converter failed to cure a "shudder" at low rpm and about 30 mph.
Much online reading points to a faulty FlexLock solenoid and valve inside the tranny's valve body.
Dealer just replaced components. Probably, if out of warranty, a tranny valve body recondition would work too.