Transmission Gear Slipping Problems of Toyota Highlander

"takata recall" transmission slips in reverse surge in reverse after slip.

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I have a 2005 Toyota Highlander and the transmission has slipped from about 45,000 miles when it shift from 3rd to 4th. Taken it to dealer for upgrade on ecm and this did not fix problem and it is getting worse.

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I am financing a 2002 Toyota Highlander. On 6/25/09 while driving on a major service road, I heard a large thump sound. I tried to pull over to make sure that I did not hit anything or blow a tire. Once that I saw that everything seemed okay, I proceeded into my vehicle and put the car into drive when I stepped on the gas the car just revved and it stayed into position, I kept changing gears not knowing what was wrong and as I changed into drive and stepped on the gas, my car quickly shifted and almost hit the car in front of me then it stopped again. Fortunately there was a automechanic shop on the corner, someone from the shop came to where I was to look at my car. The mechanic did the same as I did, shift gears and the car would jerk spontaneously back then forth but would not drive. The mechanics pushed it into the garage and inspected to find that my transmission wa gone at 68,000 miles. I have my car checked often, fluids replaced when need be. I do not understand how a transmission can just die at 68,000 miles. I called Toyota because I have my car serviced at Toyota. And because my extended warranty was expired in 2008 , they said there was nothing they can do but put in a new transmission. I have had the car towed to 3 locations to make sure I had several opinions and they all said the same thing that my transmission was bad. My car has been at reliable transmission for 2 weeks now, they are currently replacing the transmission for 4,000. 00. The car will not be paid off until August 2010. I often heard that Toyota was one of the best cars that one can purchase that's why I went with a Toyota, however I find this to be quite disturbing to have to replace a major part of my vehicle in such a short time with low mileage. My complaint that I have done research and saw that there are a lot of problems with Toyota Highlander transmissions. This matter is serious and can cause an accident from the gears slipping. Toyota should be responsible for this repair!.

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I have a 2003 awd v6 limited Highlander (hl) with 115,000 miles. About 200 miles ago, the transmission started slipping during the third to fourth gear shift. Hl goes into neutral, the revs go way up, then it shifts with a clunk. I can minimize the clunk from a stop by accelerating to 25 mph, taking my foot off the gas, letting the revs drop down to 1200 rpm (at which point the trans will shift to fourth gear), and then stepping on the gas. There are no problems in first, second, third or fourth gear. The car runs fine in fourth gear. It is only a problem with the third gear to fourth gear shift. Tried not using overdrive, but problem persists. This is my first problem with the hl. I always get my hl serviced at Toyota dealer at 5000 miles intervals. Dealer says the trans needs to be replaced. In California, the price is over $4500 for the "new" trans. Dealer will give me a 10% discount on parts and labor. I asked the service manager if there was a way to reprogram the transmission computer module on my 2003 Highlander. He checked and said that there was no way to re-program the module and there were no technical service bulletins on this problem. I replaced the transmission. The transmission was replaced with a "rebuilt trans" from Toyota. The transmission case is a used case, but all of the internal parts are new. I sent an e-mail to the local Toyota dealer to thank the service manager for customer service. I also asked them to forward the note about the transmission problem to the regional Toyota service representative. Other Highlander owners have similar automatic transmission problems. . Read more...

Car jerks as moving into the wrong gear. Also stumbles as if the transmission is slipping and then jerks into a gear lurching forward. The car also surges at times without warning. Told repeatedly at dealer they can't find anything wrong.

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