New 2007 Toyota Sienna needs transmission

56 messages, Last post on May 12, 2009 at 11:04 AM

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#54 of 56 New transmission on 2009 Sienna by nws_reader Jan 29, 2009 (8:07 am)
Since the early miles, we noticed hesitation when switching gears. There was evident delay when switching. This got worse and worse and by 600 miles, the car would not go in 'D'. Had to manually switch to 2 and 3 to get it going. Dealer got us a 'new remanufactured' transmission It's running very well now.
#55 of 56 Re: 2007 Sienna Engine Knocking Issue [nw_in_x] by ateixeira Feb 03, 2009 (12:00 pm)
Replying to: nw_in_x (Jan 21, 2009 8:21 pm) My engine doesn't sound like that at all. It is a chain-driven camshaft so there may be more noise than the old belt-driven cams on the 3.3l, but definitely no knocking. My trans hesitates a little bit, our 2009 Forester's 4EAT is much more responsive.
#56 of 56 Re: 2007 Sienna Engine Knocking Issue [nw_in_x] by byumikec May 12, 2009 (11:04 am)
Replying to: nw_in_x (Jan 21, 2009 8:21 pm) Mine does the exact same thing. However it only does it when it is cold outside and only for 5 minutes at the most. I had the Toyota dealer look at it and the mechanic said that they all did that and that there was nothing wrong with it. The van had about 30k miles on it when I took it in.