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Toyota: good with warranties

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ShawnD1

Lifer
A while ago I said my automatic transmission was slipping because it can't deal with the unbelievable raw torque that comes with every Toyota Corolla. Long story short, the dealership replaced the transmission for free and they let me use a courtesy car for 2 days, which was free as well. There was no bullshit, I didn't need to write nasty letters or threaten anyone. They were easy to work with and they fixed the problem as quick as possible.

The new transmission works great so far. Gas mileage is back up to where it should be and the whole car feels a lot better. Here is a pic of gas mileage after test driving it around town for an hour:
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7.3L/100km works out to roughly 32mpg US. Official US EPA rating is 26mpg. link
:thumbsup:
 
iirc, the part(s) was ~$240
toy clutch warranty 1yr/8000mi
(going from mem,have receipts somewhere)
friend whos mech did the labor
toy wanted to drop my trans and split cost @ 25k miles (that sounded "fair to them")
ive owned manuals since 1993 never had issues like i did with the tacoma
 
spaceman said:
iirc, the part(s) was ~$240
toy clutch warranty 1yr/8000mi
(going from mem,have receipts somewhere)
friend whos mech did the labor
toy wanted to drop my trans and split cost @ 25k miles (that sounded "fair to them")
ive owned manuals since 1993 never had issues like i did with the tacoma
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Yep, I'm definitely not buying an 05 Tacoma, like, ever. 🙁
 
maybe they beefed it up in later revs
if its got 4 wheels or boobs itll give ya problems
but, none of my friend with the narrow body 04-older ever has those issues
maybe like the 07 tundra, it was 1st rev of new model, so..lesson learned with that.
ill stick with domestics for p/u's until something changes.
 
spaceman said:
maybe they beefed it up in later revs
if its got 4 wheels or boobs itll give ya problems
but, none of my friend with the narrow body 04-older ever has those issues
maybe like the 07 tundra, it was 1st rev of new model, so..lesson learned with that.
ill stick with domestics for p/u's until something changes.
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My 98 was awesome...certainly not the amount of problems you had, anyway.
 
Yes, someone told you your auto trans was broken right when you described it's gear hunting and began bashing auto trannys in general.

Time and again you were told auto trannys don't normally gear hunt like that, yet you persisted...
 
LTC8K6 said:
Yes, someone told you your auto trans was broken right when you described it's gear hunting and began bashing auto trannys in general.

Time and again you were told auto trannys don't normally gear hunt like that, yet you persisted...
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It still gear hunts. It just doesn't slip anymore.
 
LTC8K6 said:
Bullshit. If it's changing gears every 3 seconds as you said before, then it's still broken, or it soon will be again, because it's not supposed to do that.
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Gear hunting is normal when you drive like ShawnD1! He thinks he should be able to hold full throttle in top gear at 35mph.
 
kornphlake said:
Gear hunting is normal when you drive like ShawnD1! He thinks he should be able to hold full throttle in top gear at 35mph.
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Well ask yourself which method works better. My last car was a manual, I drove it the way you describe, and the engine and transmission lasted 3 years with zero problems, no slipping, no banging, no rattling, no sludging, nothing. I drive this Toyota with the lightest foot possible because mashing the pedals causes it to drop gears (true with all automatics). After 1.5 years the transmission burned out.

summary:
shawns hammered gas method = no problem
everyone else's lift foot method = replace $4000 transmission every 1.5 years
 
ShawnD1 said:
Well ask yourself which method works better. My last car was a manual, I drove it the way you describe, and the engine and transmission lasted 3 years with zero problems, no slipping, no banging, no rattling, no sludging, nothing. I drive this Toyota with the lightest foot possible because mashing the pedals causes it to drop gears (true with all automatics). After 1.5 years the transmission burned out.

summary:
shawns hammered gas method = no problem
everyone else's lift foot method = replace $4000 transmission every 1.5 years
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You're the one with a broken transmission. The auto trans in my Tundra never gave me any trouble (oh, and I actually did tow with it).

You do understand there is a difference between automatics and manuals other than what controls the shifting, right?
 
jlee said:
You do understand there is a difference between automatics and manuals other than what controls the shifting, right?
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Minor differences. The whole "I don't know what gear to be in!!!" thing is 99% of the difference.

You're one of the lucky Tacoma owners. Those things have the same problems as every other automatic on the road.
http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/direct/view/.f0de869/0
2006 Tacoma 4 door, V6, auto trans
My problem happens when cruise control is engaged. Coming up the steep grade it shifts down as expected most the time, but some times will go down 2 gears, which is not nessary. On the moderate grade it will hunt between clutch locked OD (or 5th), clutch open OD, and 4th with the clutch locked or open. Eventually it will usually stay in 4th for most of the climb (which is my understanding of the "logic" of the programing for the transmission). Head winds have a noticeable effect but for the sake of this discussion let's assume they are constant and light. When I don't use the cruise control and man the throttle myself, there is only one short hill that the trans. shifts down to 4th, all the rest of the way I can keep it at 75mph + or - 3mph without it shifting down to 4th. (It does unlock the clutch a couple of times.)
So the question is:
Is it possible to re program the computer that controls/senses transmission and engine parameters so it will have: ....
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Hey that Tacoma sounds just like my car. Drops 2 gears when it should only drop 1, manually controlling it can get up the hill without dropping any gears. Doing something basic like using cruise control is enough to make it shift gears constantly.
 
ShawnD1 said:
Minor differences.
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Except, you know, how they're DESIGNED AND FUNCTION COMPLETELY DIFFERENTLY.

-an automatic uses planetary gear sets, a manual uses spur gear sets
-an automatic uses clutches to engage/disengage different gear sets, a manual uses a clutch to engage/disengage the transmission from the drive wheels and forks or dogs to engage different gear sets
-an automatic has a torque converter, a manual transmission does not

They are remarkably different systems, and saying they have "minor differences" just shows your blatant ignorance on the subject.
 
ShawnD1 said:
Well ask yourself which method works better. My last car was a manual, I drove it the way you describe, and the engine and transmission lasted 3 years with zero problems, no slipping, no banging, no rattling, no sludging, nothing. I drive this Toyota with the lightest foot possible because mashing the pedals causes it to drop gears (true with all automatics). After 1.5 years the transmission burned out.

summary:
shawns hammered gas method = no problem
everyone else's lift foot method = replace $4000 transmission every 1.5 years
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My Tundra is 11 years old and the automatic transmission is perfectly fine, and that's after quite a bit of towing.

summary:
The problem isn't the car.
 
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Puddle Jumper said:
My Tundrai s 11 years old and the automatic transmission is perfectly fine, and that's after quite a bit of towing.

summary:
You are doing something wrong if you kill a transmission that quickly.
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Obviously it has a good Honda transmission and not a shitty Toyota transmission.
 
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