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Originally Posted by Ph1llies05
Just took my 04 4Runner (279,000)to the dealer because I was having issues with rough idling while stopped, issues accelerating from 1st to 2nd gear, and leaking oil. The mechanic told me that I would need to have my tranny replaced which will cost me about 5K for a remanufactured tranny. Has anyone had to replace their transmission and did you have any other issues that came after the replacement. I would love to holdon to my truck, but can't justify the 5K. Thanks
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Though it might seem like there's many people who post about transmission problems... many of those people are here on the forums because they have transmission problems.
Generally, the 4-speed transmission is used as the definition of reliable. The 5-speed is generally pretty good.
There's almost zero risk of getting a "bad" used transmission from a reputable auto wrecker compared to the decent chance that a rebuilder did a mediocre job of rebuilding a bad unit.
Certainly there are great/amazing transmission rebuilders out there... but as Mr_Dobalina pointed out, you get what you paid for. No one makes them like Toyota
[usually] does (or AISIN in this case...)