Tonight, I was traveling up to Vermont to go skiing this weekend with my 7- and 4-year-old girls in the back seat of my 2013 LC (94k miles. No issues besides the standard radiator replacement). Just after I reached the crest of a hill on a remote portion of I-89, I let off the gas to go downhill and I noticed a drastic change in the sound of the engine. Immediately I knew something was wrong and reduced my speed. Being in a fairly remote section of I-89 20 miles south of Vermont on a 0degF night, I exited the highway as soon as possible and found an open gas station to think through next steps. No warning lights were showing on the dash. Given I was already in a fairly remote area, I decided my best bet was to restart the car and try to get to the nearest hotel.
I managed to drive 20 more miles to a Hanover, New Hampshire hotel. All along the way, I felt like the car's condition was getting worse and worse. As I pulled into the hotel, I could start to smell something strange. I rented a car to get me through the weekend and back home to Massachusetts, but I'm not sure what the best next steps are to repair my Landcruiser, which I intend to keep as long as possible. Most likely, I will leave the LC here in New Hampshire to be repaired at a seemingly well-rated Toyota dealer in White River Junction as opposed to rolling the dice at an independent shop.
I am curious what you guys think best next steps are. I just had this car go through Wellesley Toyota's 90k service a couple weeks ago where I assumed the transmission fluid was replaced. They said the car looks great. Before posting, I searched "transmission j200 site:ih8mud.com" on google and did the site search as well. No one else is reporting interesting stories about transmission failures.
I managed to drive 20 more miles to a Hanover, New Hampshire hotel. All along the way, I felt like the car's condition was getting worse and worse. As I pulled into the hotel, I could start to smell something strange. I rented a car to get me through the weekend and back home to Massachusetts, but I'm not sure what the best next steps are to repair my Landcruiser, which I intend to keep as long as possible. Most likely, I will leave the LC here in New Hampshire to be repaired at a seemingly well-rated Toyota dealer in White River Junction as opposed to rolling the dice at an independent shop.
I am curious what you guys think best next steps are. I just had this car go through Wellesley Toyota's 90k service a couple weeks ago where I assumed the transmission fluid was replaced. They said the car looks great. Before posting, I searched "transmission j200 site:ih8mud.com" on google and did the site search as well. No one else is reporting interesting stories about transmission failures.