My car is only 70,000 miles and from the past i am experiencing missed misfire of my transmission from 2nd to 3rd gear. the car is driven daily, but being fairly less number of miles this is a very unexpected behavior. i checked with a certified mechanic, who asked me to get it rebuilt for more than $3,000. but could not tell me the reason for this issue. he said likely to be toyota transmission issue.
Transmission hesitates 2 to 3 seconds before changing from park to drive or reverse to drive and jumps when it goes to drive if you don't leave your feet on the brake pedal until it gears.
My 2013 toyota rav4 is showing transmission issues. after starting, put in gear and it won't move, just revs like in neutral. when i shut off and restart it runs. this has happened to me 4 different times in the past 2 months, and one time i was in a line of cars and when it was my turn to go, it was just revving. i have brought it to my local dealer 3 times for this, one time they had it for 3 days and another time overnight so they could do a cold start again. they told me they could not find any problems. there is something definitely wrong with it. there are also times when going down the road it like shifts to a lower gear, like something holding it back.
Takata recall while driving, the vehicle tends to suddenly give off a "jerking" sound. when this happens, the vehicle tend to jiggle or shake then goes back to normal. this has become frightening, especially when driving on the highway. this usually happens while the vehicle is in motion. this event has happened on the highway, local road, city streets, in fact, anywhere. it just happens without warning. it is happening more often, hence i am very concerned now. the latest occurrence was sunday, june 10, 2018. before that, it was infrequent, and i thought it was normal over the years, but now it is happening too often.
This complaint involves sudden acceleration. it occurred twice, once when shifting from drive to reverse and again when you get shifting from reverse to drive. the car was at a standstill both times. the first time was april 2017. i was driving along a neighborhood street at 20 mph. when i stopped and put the car in reverse, it shot off like a rocket. i applied the brakes; the car started spinning around. i pulled the emergency brake and the car stopped. the second event occurred on january 4, 2018. i was backing out of a parking space; i stopped so i could renter the space. when i shifted from reverse to drive, the car roared off and became airborne. it flew over the median and hit the car parked in the space opposite. the time between when it accelerated and when it hit the other car was so fast i did not have time to apply the brakes. it felt like we were flying and the car was in total control. i feel there is some flaw in the electronic system controlling the gears. no police report was filed because it occurred on private property. my passenger was slightly injured - a bruised clavicle, probably from the seatbelts.
At first it happened only when turning corners or starting from a stop light. the car would just seem to stall for 3-4 seconds, then resume normal acceleration. this has happened several times over past year. yesterday it happened while on main highway at 65 mph. "scary!" i started losing speed, then it resumed normal speed after 3-4 seconds. i talked to toyota service manager today. he says there's no way to diagnose the problem unless they can duplicate it. that might take 100s of miles as it"s so intermitant. he claims their computer won't show a code for the problem. i am at a loss as to what to do. if it loses power on a crowed freeway it could be quite dangerous. the vehicle has 44000 miles.
Torque converter failed suddenly while crossing a highway bridge with no breakdown lane. no prior warning, just sudden rpm jump to redline and no ability to accelerate. was able to coast across the bridge to an exit ramp. dealer diagnosed the problem as a transmission failure. since car was out of warranty, we brought it to an independent shop who found it was actually the torque converter. the spline connection to the stator was broken, either the weld broke or the overrunning clutch gave out. this is the second torque converter in the car. the first was replaced due to a shuddering issue 2 years ago at 45,000 miles. this failure occurred at 78,000 miles. toyota denies any responsibility since the second failure occured outside the 1 year repair warranty. independent research shows this likely isn't isolated and is related to defects with the similar camry torque converter. transmission was torn down and rebuilt out of precaution and no damage was found, thus the failure was entirely due to a defective torque converter. i brought the part to the dealer so that they could witness the failed part. toyota also confirmed that there was no preventative maintenance required on the transmission.
Torque converter shudder: occurs between 35 mph - 40 mph, when engine still cold and accelerating lightly. occurs during shifting between low gears. never had this issue at higher speeds. shudder is temporary lasting just a few seconds but vibration is obvious during power transfer from front to back.
Vibration at low speeds .
Tourque converter is bad in rav 4 vehicle and it has to be replaced in every vehicle. i observed hesitation in lower speeds like 30 miles an hour when i had 20 to 30 thousand miles in my vehicle. i did a mistake and didn't cared much about this issue. at 78,000 miles, the toyota dealer diagnosed my vehicle with bad tourque converter and it needs to be replaced. costs me about 2,500 to do it. i just want the owners of the rav 4 to go to dealers to make sure they would check this issue before 60,000 miles and get it fixed. looks like rav 4 has this issue with transmission in every vehicle and its better as a consumer, we would fix it before the warranty expires at 60,000. this is a safety issue as well because the vehicle behind you may hit you due to loss in acceleration and cause injuries and accidents. thank you.
Potentially lethal transmission failure in toyota rav4 in march 2013 i bought a new toyota rav4 at acton toyota, in massachusetts. on february 21st 2014, i was driving the vehicle in sudbury, massachusetts on route 20 when suddenly it went completely haywire. the engine stalled out ? restarted ? stalled out again ? restarted. this was all while the vehicle was moving. i drove into the local citizens bank car park, where i parked head in to a very large snow drift. i then discovered that all the gears were gone except for 'd'! oi cycled several times through closing the car down and restarting it - no change. oi could not push the car backwards away from the snow drift on my own. oeventually i was towed to the dealership. oon arrival at acton toyota, the service director - randy irwin - tested the car and immediately encountered the issue - shifter in reverse - revving the engine - nothing. he tried this with all the different shifter positions other than 'd', always with the same result. he then engaged 'd' and moved the car forward slightly. he then slowly engaged reverse and there was a huge clunk from under the car. and now reverse was engaged! the dealership gave me a loaner vehicle and kept the rav4. on march 3rd 2014, i phoned irwin - he said a toyota representative drove it the previous week. there had been no recurrence of the problem - now they were doing a 'visual inspection' (whatever that is!) since nothing came up in diagnostic tests. on march 5th 2014 i phoned irwin again ? he said that toyota had taken the case over. toyota then called - they said they had not been able to get the issue to recur, and so they requested that i pick up the vehicle at the dealership. this i did. at no point did toyota ever acknowledge a problem ? they always stated simply that they had not been able to get the issue to recur. *tr
Vehicle hesitated when shifting into gear. no power and then a surge causing the car to jerk. happens when accelerating from stop into first and second gear. the ecm is defective and toyota was forced to address this after class action suit see rav4ecmsettlement.com, although this resulted in an extended warranty rather than a recall. my car is 4 months passed the 10 year warranty although it has low mileage. the faulty ecm can cause the transmission to fail. this is a dangerous and unfair situation for thousands of owners. toyota did not notify me of this issue. *tr
I have brand new 2013 toyota rav4. while i was driving the vehicle, vehicle suddenly stopped without any kind of indication or warning. the car behind me was about to hit my vehicle. some how, he could manage to divert the vehicle. after that engine starts, but it was unable to move any further. i had stand in the middle of road, blocking the traffic. finally i had to tow the vehicle from that place to service center. luckily it happened in the city limits. if the same thing happens on the highway, i am sure, i might not be living anymore. i checked with toyota service department, they said it is an axle failure. i am surprised to hear that, how come a brand new car (4 months old) could have mechanical failure without anykind of warning and in the middle of the road suddenly stops. i could not even pull out the car from the road. *tr
On local road, accelerating from stop. vehicle suddenly "shut-off" going into neutral and unable to put back into drive. steering went "limp". vehicle drifted right, power steering was effected, steering difficult. vehicle coasted into parking lot to the right, fortunately no vehicles happened to be passing on the right at that precise moment, therefore no accidents. but there could have easily been one. attempts at restarting vehicle resulted in "take ev to nearest dealership" message and several warning indicators on dash. vehicle was towed to originating dealership which it continues to be diagnosed and unresolved. vehicle was purchased on 9/3/2013 < 6 days prior. *tr
Since brand new at times when stopped then accelerate to turn left or right it will hesitate when i am half way turned causing the vehicle to lose power then it will catch causing a burst in acceleration. at times i have lost power when i need it most. it is very dangerous. i have called my dealers attention to it and was told they cannot duplicate in a test drive so nothing is wrong. it does not do it often 6 or 7 times a week but it seems to be getting worse. this is a huge safety issue. *tr
While accelerating from approximately 20 mph, a jerk was felt and a noise was heard as the vehicle was shifting gears. (this vehicle is an automatic.) this same incident occurred again later the same day. however, after the second incident, the "check engine" light and the "traction control" light came on. this occurred on the first day of ownership of the vehicle with only 15 miles on the odometer. this vehicle was brought back to the dealer for a replacement. *tr
While driving on highway at 55mph,my new 2013 toyota rav4 limited suddenly slowed down and would not shift into gear properly when i accelerated. i pulled off the road asap and had vehicle towed to dealership. they have diagnosed transmission failure. there is less than 600 miles on the odometer. *tr