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8.0

pretty bad
Typical Repair Cost:
$2,300
Average Mileage:
160,000 miles
Total Complaints:
1 complaints

Most Common Solutions:

  1. not sure (1 reports)
2001 Toyota Tacoma transmission problems

transmission problem

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2001 Toyota Tacoma Owner Comments

problem #1

Aug 072018

Tacoma 3.4

  • Automatic transmission
  • 160,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

To summarize, the truck is always in drive, even if the shifter is in other positions. Park will hold the vehicle without movement but I can tell the trans is still in gear. The moment I start the truck I can hear it go into drive, even when the shift lever is in park.

As I accelerate I can get up to about 25-30 and at that point it slams down to 1st gear, revving the engine up to 5,000 Rpm's then as I slow down to stop at a light there is a thud around 3-5Mph, and it sounds like its forcing itself back to 1st gear.

2 repair shops say they think the first gear clutch bands have welded/fused together requiring a full rebuild. AAMCO says 2200$ and another local shop says 2800$ to rebuild.

- John H., palm harbor, FL, US

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