2006 LX470 with 160k miles.
Wanted to see what you all would do in my situation.
In early 2021 I had my transmission rebuilt as it was progressively getting worse at slipping and bucking. Took it to a local AAMCO with really good online reviews. Full transmission rebuild. A couple of months later I noticed that every once in a while between the speeds of 30 and 40 miles an hour, under very little load, it would feel like you are driving over a rumble strip. The minute you pressed or depressed the gas pedal it would immediately stop. It happens very randomly, sometimes not at all and sometimes several times on a short drive, but always between 30-40mph.
I took it back to the transmission shop. They guessed based off of my description that it was the torque converter (which was replaced under full rebuild). However, they told me their diagnostic computer, while driving, said it was a cylinder 4 misfire. So to take it to my normal mechanic.
Then gas prices went up, my office is still (permanently) closed so no daily commute, so I have just shared our electric car with my wife other than the occasional camping trip or taking the dogs for a hike, or take my CJ7.
Now a year later I needed to use it for the entire week shuttling kids to school/practice and all the other stuff. Finally annoyed me enough to take it to my mechanic. He did the same thing as the transmission shop says they did by driving with diagnostic computer. First test drive, of course they didn't get it at all. I asked them to drive it again and sure enough they got it four times. Absolutely no codes or misfires. He says he thinks it is the torque converter.
Of course the 18 month trans warranty just expired. Lesson learned, shouldn't have waited so long to take it to my mechanic. But also how could I argue with the transmission shop that it could be the transmission based on what they say they saw?
I still can't believe the transmission died on me at only 150k miles.
Would you just live with it at this point as it is only a minor irritant? Feel free to move to Chit-Chat if that is more appropriate.
Wanted to see what you all would do in my situation.
In early 2021 I had my transmission rebuilt as it was progressively getting worse at slipping and bucking. Took it to a local AAMCO with really good online reviews. Full transmission rebuild. A couple of months later I noticed that every once in a while between the speeds of 30 and 40 miles an hour, under very little load, it would feel like you are driving over a rumble strip. The minute you pressed or depressed the gas pedal it would immediately stop. It happens very randomly, sometimes not at all and sometimes several times on a short drive, but always between 30-40mph.
I took it back to the transmission shop. They guessed based off of my description that it was the torque converter (which was replaced under full rebuild). However, they told me their diagnostic computer, while driving, said it was a cylinder 4 misfire. So to take it to my normal mechanic.
Then gas prices went up, my office is still (permanently) closed so no daily commute, so I have just shared our electric car with my wife other than the occasional camping trip or taking the dogs for a hike, or take my CJ7.
Now a year later I needed to use it for the entire week shuttling kids to school/practice and all the other stuff. Finally annoyed me enough to take it to my mechanic. He did the same thing as the transmission shop says they did by driving with diagnostic computer. First test drive, of course they didn't get it at all. I asked them to drive it again and sure enough they got it four times. Absolutely no codes or misfires. He says he thinks it is the torque converter.
Of course the 18 month trans warranty just expired. Lesson learned, shouldn't have waited so long to take it to my mechanic. But also how could I argue with the transmission shop that it could be the transmission based on what they say they saw?
I still can't believe the transmission died on me at only 150k miles.
Would you just live with it at this point as it is only a minor irritant? Feel free to move to Chit-Chat if that is more appropriate.
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