now that i have your attention
! this question pertains to a 2011 highlander v6 AWD. belongs to a friend. vehicle has about 112k miles. it was being driven, and they noticed it was having issues shifting. i wasn't there, so i don't know exactly what occurred. in the end, they had it towed to a body shop that had recently done some front end work to it. they thought it might be accident related (was not).
turns out at least one tranny line had sound a rust leak. a mechanic was called in, and the line (or lines) were replaced. fluid was replaced (not sure in all fluid was drained).
went for a drive with the owner. issues we noticed: seems to be gap/dead spot when shifting between 1st and second. may be grindy upon start up and shifting down the gear selection.
gonna put it through more paces, but does anyone have comments? may end up getting a full fluid change-out at the dealer.