SonoranSurvivalist
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I've never heard of this but will look into it.Add a mechanical breakdown rider to it. Most insurance companies will offer it on a new vehicle.
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I've never heard of this but will look into it.Add a mechanical breakdown rider to it. Most insurance companies will offer it on a new vehicle.
I believe you're right that this transmission is only in the upcoming 4runner, unless you can find it in some Lexus.I'm glad they're taking care of you and your truck... It is definitely scary... Yours with 6k miles and one in it's first month... Mines at 2.5k now... Hopefully this is your only issues with your truck... Keep us posted....
Sidenote* Is this new 8 speed transmission in any other vehicles?... They will be using it in the new 4 runner too right?
Berge Toyota, I've purchased several new Toyota's through them and it's always been a pleasant experience.@SonoranSurvivalist I see you are from Arizona. Do you mind if I ask where you bought yours? Camelback Toyota?
I saw a blurb somewhere that the transmission was a Jatco-manufactured 8-speed, but dont have much more info beyond that in my own research that I was able to find. More on the T24A-FTS, and basically nil for the tranny.The 2.4L engine is used in a bunch of other Toyota/Lexus products, but I think this might be the first use of that transmission. The other vehicles are all front wheel/all wheel drive, so the transmission would have to be different AFAIK.
So the first time I even tried using the manual mode I was in 4L and I slapped it into manual to try and have better control on my downhill decent. It was in S3 like you said, but it wouldn't go into 2 or 1. This was while I was still in NC, about a week ago. Figured maybe at the time it was just a 4L thing and forgot about it. Maybe it was a precursor to the failure, not being able to get into gears 1 or 2.This thread made me curious, I put my OR into "manual" shift mode and noticed that when I put it into "manual" it will always say S 3 when engaged while stopped. I can down shift into 1 and then drive as usual. Oddly, starting in S3 drives like normal as well. I didn't spend much time messing with it. Wondering if others have the same experience.