So I took it to my guy and sure enough, the pump is going bad. He said it could run for months or it could break down at any time. Being that this is my wife's only mode of transportation, I did what any good husband would do. I took it to Carmax and traded it in on a 2009 Corolla. I still...
The $4200.00 figure was from my local Toyota dealer. The dude never even turned a bolt; he just listened to it and made the decision that a brand new transmission was needed. Like I said before, I'll know quite a bit more tomorrow and if it turns out the trans needs to be replaced, I've...
Thanks for the advice. I should know much more tomorrow. The ***** of it is, this truck is in great shape (other than the tranny). My wife loves it and was hoping to keep it running for at least three more years.
I'll report back once I know more. Thanks again.
Did a search and that does make sense. Thanks for the quick reply! When checking the fluid level, the fluid looks just like it's supposed to. Would it have the "milkshake" on the dip stick?
So for my very first post, I'll say that my wife's 2000 has a noise coming from the transmission. It's a sort of "whine" that occurs only in gear and only during acceleration. I took it to my local Toyota stealership yesterday only to have the guy call me and say it needs a new transmission...
