I was looking at a 2003 Toyota Sequoia SR5 4WD this morning (Sun 1/29/23) to buy as a second vehicle. Everything looked good except when I shifted the lever to Drive, the "D" green indicator would not light up. Everything else, i.e., the P, R, 2, 3 the green indicators would light up.
When I test drove the vehicle, when it reached about 50 mph the noise it make was like it was in a lower gear than should be. I checked the RPM gauge and it looked ok, somewhere around 2,500 rpm.
Are these two problems related or unrelated? Maybe the D green indicator is just a burnt out bulb and the whining noise could be transmission related? I was sure the vehicle wasn't in 4WD and the seller said the vehicle has made that sound ever since he owed it. What could it be? Would it be something that might be expensive? Should this be something that I walk away from?
Thanks so much, Al
When I test drove the vehicle, when it reached about 50 mph the noise it make was like it was in a lower gear than should be. I checked the RPM gauge and it looked ok, somewhere around 2,500 rpm.
Are these two problems related or unrelated? Maybe the D green indicator is just a burnt out bulb and the whining noise could be transmission related? I was sure the vehicle wasn't in 4WD and the seller said the vehicle has made that sound ever since he owed it. What could it be? Would it be something that might be expensive? Should this be something that I walk away from?
Thanks so much, Al