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THIS IS NOT AN ARGUMENT TO WARM UP THE CAR BEFORE DRIVING. That is a ludicrous suggestion. The engine and drivetrain warm faster by moderate driving, not by sitting in the driveway.
This strategy of holding lower gears longer when the engine is cold is common across many makes; both our Hondas and Mercedes are programmed to do the same thing.
The remainder included oil, filters and fluid flushes etc.
I'll see if I can get some attention to the ECU reprogramming. The last inquiry at the service department on the "initial Clunk" phenomena got me a reply of "They all do it ... even my 2000 Camry does it".
Later I got to thinking ... This is a new tranny and most likely not even the same design as the ones on the year 2000 models. Grrrr.
But I may try to find the Alldata reference to the TSB to see how it was worded.
Tnx for the info!
My wife just bought a new Highlander and I am jealous.....I want something new too!?!? HeHeHe!!!
Many times you can get aftermarket whees/tires for less than at the dealership.
1.I looked at inventory list at Longo Toyota, there are a lot of cars has this MSRP: 20809. It is a LE 2.4 engine alright, but what are other options on this car?
2. If VIN start with JTDBxxxxxx , is it made in Japan?
Thanks
After your posting, I decided to take a look at the order bank for November. Sure enough, only 2% of the Camrys will have the V6 engine next month. You could be right.
Pretty nice body kit for the Sportivo
and V6 and 5-speed combo!!!
Today I asked the service rep about the TSB for reprogramming the ECU to clear up the vibrating annoyance at 38-40 mph on my LE.
He was ordering a replacement remote mirror for me and said that he would pull up all the TSB's available for my LE VIN and get back with me on it. He didn't recall such a TSB off hand.
I didn't have the numbers with me for him to check but I'm wondering if this TSB is one they don't commonly have access to?
Can you tell me the date of the TSB if you were able to get any more info on it? Is it something that has to come out of TMMK or some other Toyota facility?
On an entirely different subject, the Edmund's website says the '02 Camry has an 18.5 gallon gas tank. If that's correct and I'm getting about 310 miles per tank, that means my gas mileage is about 16/17 miles per gallon? Yikes! I drive 50/50 and AC on all the time. Is that right? That's worse than my '94 Maxima V6! Someone please tell me that the gas tank is actually smaller!
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
2014 Mini Cooper (stick shift of course), 2016 Camry hybrid, 2009 Outback Sport 5-spd (keeping the stick alive)
Fickle, the other two numbers I posted were EG2006 which is the number that my dealership used to refer to the TSB internally. However the re-calibration code that they set and the TSB to justify it that they wrote in the label that they put in my car is EG017-02. The other TSB that I mentioned (EG013-01) is an older TSB that came out in September 2001 that DID NOT fix the hesitation problem.
Advice, if you ask your service department about the TSB and they argue that they don't know about it, ask them to call Toyota Technical Services and request the EG017-02 TSB!! They must do it! Don't take no for an answer, talk to the Master Service Manager if necessary. I hate when people try to dodge their duties!
I'm getting ready to trade a 7-year-old Buick Regal -- so it may have different characteristics from a 2003 Regal and other new cars. I can confirm that it won't go into the torque converter lockup mode until the engine is warm. However, it is a 4-speed transmission and it most certainly does not stop at 2nd gear when cold -- I would have noticed the higher revs as I get up to 50 or 60 early in my communte to work, before the engine is fully warmed up. I'm sure it's at least in 3rd gear, possibly 4th.
My only concern is if this Camry setup prevents the car from going above 2nd gear for a significant amount of time, since that would put me at 50 or 60 mph in 2nd gear. I just don't want to be barrelling down the parkway at 5000 revs, or whatever.
If either of your dealerships is in the North, maybe you have cold enough weather now that someone could start one up and drive it right away and tell me what happens. At any rate, thanks for your input so far.
My service manager is going to call me when my replacement remote mirror comes in ... they have to paint (or order) them for the color match.
Now I'll have the info to refer him to.
Basically they seem to want to do the right thing at my shop BUT sometimes they come back with
" ... they all do that ..."
" ... first time I've ever heard of that ..."
When the rear rotors started showing groves at 4K miles they replaced both rotors with no arguement. They simply could not explain what we were seeing. Replaced my front cup holder when the cup lockdown adapter slipped out of place.
Major and trivial items basically but I guess getting their attention is better when you can show them something.
So we'll see where this goes.
I don't think either one of us was or is saying that it won't go further than 2nd gear until the engine is warm. I will still do what is right to keep the engine and car running correctly. It very well may keep the car from going into overdrive (4th gear) until it warms up, but that is no different than turning the overdrive off when you're driving. This will in no way impinge in the ability to drive on the highway and these engines tend to warm up within a couple of minutes of getting going. Hope this clarifies.
In the meantime, I'm all ears about this new 3.3 V6 and the possibility of it being available sometime soon in the Camry. I'm impressed with the current V6, but that new one sounds like quite an advance. I trust you'll keep us updated.
If this hard shifting in the morning is what you're experiencing, I would check with the service department of your Toyota dealership and have them test drive it. If this only happens when it's cold, let them keep it overnight and drive it in the morning so that you're reproducing the situation where it happens.
Tell me what you find.
" ... they all do that ... even my 2000 LE V6 does it"
But later I got to thinking, didn't the 02's came out with a completly redesigned transmission?
This is another one I'll ask about to see if there has been any action on this very common complaint.
And, by the way, a new 5-speed transmission for the Camry is not necessarily a blessing. The new 5-speed transmission in the Lexus ES300 has been plagued with big problems since its introduction (see the Lexus board here) (including, lately, threatened law suits), and Consumer Reports said the Camry 4-speed was much superior to the Lexus 5-speed.