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bcrdukes · 02-21-2022, 11:17 PM

Oh boy, do I have a (long) story short for you, but just months before my warranty expired, for whatever reason, Toyota decided my transmission was faulty and I got a new transmission. There was this rattling sound that would trigger under acceleration between 40km/h - 60km/h. Turned out to be the VVT solenoids and I figured that out on my own volition. Of course, I was shitting bricks the transmission was replaced under warranty, and if it were out of my own pocket, the repair would have been a $10K job. Thankfully it was all fixed literally 5 days before my warranty ran out.

I'm happy that I got a new transmission (new motor would have been nice haha) but they couldn't figure out the VVT solenoids so I'm a bit disappointed by that. For what it's worth, I had my car worked on elsewhere and I always stuck with factory parts. One dealership made a stink about my H&R springs but otherwise, the original dealer I got the car from didn't even bat an eye. I'd take it in and see where it takes you.

02-21-2022, 11:17 PM	#2
bcrdukes RS Veteran Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Your Location Posts: 34,005 Thanked 15,578 Times in 6,584 Posts Failed 552 Times in 372 Posts	Oh boy, do I have a (long) story short for you, but just months before my warranty expired, for whatever reason, Toyota decided my transmission was faulty and I got a new transmission. There was this rattling sound that would trigger under acceleration between 40km/h - 60km/h. Turned out to be the VVT solenoids and I figured that out on my own volition. Of course, I was shitting bricks the transmission was replaced under warranty, and if it were out of my own pocket, the repair would have been a $10K job. Thankfully it was all fixed literally 5 days before my warranty ran out. I'm happy that I got a new transmission (new motor would have been nice haha) but they couldn't figure out the VVT solenoids so I'm a bit disappointed by that. For what it's worth, I had my car worked on elsewhere and I always stuck with factory parts. One dealership made a stink about my H&R springs but otherwise, the original dealer I got the car from didn't even bat an eye. I'd take it in and see where it takes you.