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I am all freaked out about it so I asked all kinds of freaked out questions like:What does this do to the value of my vehicle? and the answer was that only me,the service writer and Toyota know I had a new transmission put in.Now that's an honest service writer. I asked if the tranny problem had any negative impact on my engine? No answer.I don't know if I should be up in arms about this or just shut up and hope the new tranny makes for a smoother ride.They said my new, not rebuilt tranny was coming from Jacksonville and would be installed Thursday.Any input would be appreciated.Thanks.
My advice, be happy about it and hope the problems are fixed. If they aren't, then pursue a lemon law buy back case.
my check engine light has just come on and before taking it in the dealership wanted to find out if anyone could help me out please.
"VSC Trac Off" is what's showing!!
anyone have any clue here?
thanks, Jamie
I have never heard of GPS downloading time. It could co-ordinate within a mapping system to know if you moved over a time zone, which is what the Auot setting is supposed to do, change the time when you drive over a time zone. The only way the car would know that is from the NAV CD, right? When I bring up he map in the NAV system, it shows the time zones properly.
You are saying that no matter where you live that when you are on daylight savings time you cannot use the Auto function since the NAV always select standard time?
The only way the car would know that is from the NAV CD, right? When I bring up he map in the NAV system, it shows the time zones properly.
Please keep us informed as to what they find when you bring you HL into the shop. I too notice a slight vibration in the RPM range you mention. It's slight but it's there. I thought that in 2004, they went to computer controlled motor mounts to improve smoothness.
The Daylight savings switch is just a +/-1 hour switch that works independently of the Auto mode. For more on GPS clocks:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_clock#GPS_clocks.
Steve
Top heavy cups will tend to fall out. Solution is to buy one size smaller. You'll survive. Trust me. :P
In a sunny day, when road is dry, get your test drive, step your brake to slow down till full stop, listen if any "distant siren" noise comes out upon meter in the range
of 20 to 0 m range. Mine still have this annoying noise.
Engine Vibration transmitted through steering wheel, Most pronounced at 1800-2000 RPM, Run vehicle up to 1800-2000 rpm and feather the throttle and you will feel much vibration in wheel, floor and gas pedal
High RPM Cold Start, During cold start, engine idles at 1900 RPM, You get a nice jolt when putting car in gear
Brakes too sensitive, Feels like brakes are out of adjustment, Far too much front braking, Lot’s of play in pedal before harsh brake engagement
Transmission, Car is never in correct gear. Example: At 1000 RPM, 20 MPH, car is in 5th gear? Taking foot off gas does not slow down vehicle, Will maintain speed, Car surges forward as car is shifing up to 5th gear during slow city driving. Why won’t this thing stay in 4th? Feeling like getting pushed from behind. Car is still down shifting from 4th, 3rd, to 2nd to first at 3 mph as I pull in garage. Feel surges. Can you change the shifting characteristics of this transmission? Less shifting!
Also, I've really paid attention while doing my cold weather start ups (+1 degree this AM). I have no steering wheel vibration and no jerkiness. I guess I'm luck so far (10,800 miles).
I hope Toyota will be able to rsolve these problems for those who have them. Best of luck!
Are you sure that you are not a Toyota Salesman?
Highlander notes "SUV is quiet and refined" while for the 07 Lexus RX it notes "very quiet interior". Perhaps all the "quiet" for the Highlander is on the outside? (smile)
Some of the recent comments about lesser noise insulation etc. in the Toyota had gotten me a little concerned. Although I have test driven several Highlanders and they seemed quiet relative to other vehicles driven.
Besides I don't want to fall asleep while driving.....................
distant siren noise in previous posts. Mine 06 4wd purchased still have such noise. Anyone new 06 has such issue?
Did they hear/feel the vibration at ~1850 RPM? How about the resonance when idling? I still don't get why the engine should be so much louder than the previous generation Camry with the same engine.
BTW, when my car is fully warmed up, the temp guage needle is a little shy of the 3:00 position. It's just a hair above the next tick mark down. However, when warming up, it spends quite a long time below that tick mark, about half way between that tick mark and the next lower one. I don't know if this is normal but even on 60 degree days, it is like this. Seems awfully long to fully warm up. I wonder if the thermostat is opening too soon. I hesitate to mention this to them because I'd rather not have them tinkering around if there is no problem. Can you comment?
Thanks
I was thinking of going to the dealer and seeing if my sales person would let me start another HL just to see if the loudness and the humming resonance is there at idle but I bet they won't want any part of this. They will just refer me to service. Once they sell you the car, they more or less wash their hands of stuff like that. I'm sure they wouldn't let me test drive another one to see if the vibration is there at 1800 RPM.
Another great source of info for a car that has so few problems. I bought the extended warranty and the posts about this $900 heater problem was a contributing reason.
I also bought the "money back on extended warranty if not used" and hoping to cash in on that. Have about 63,000 miles so far with no problems whatsoever.
Phil