2001 RAV4 transmission problems...

I received great news today- Toyota is going to stand behind their car and replace the transmission under the warranty!

I can?t begin to express my relief, and although we have had enormous difficulty and distress over the break-downs, Toyota?s willingness to honor their warranty restores my faith in the make. I was feeling badly about the thought of avoiding all Toyotas in the future, up till this tranny problem, I?ve been a huge fan.

Let?s hope all goes well with the repair and that there are at least another 100K in that car for us!

Lisa :D

"LisaDP" wrote: > ..Subtitled, a very large piece of scrap metal. > > My 2001 Rav4, with just over 80K on it, just went belly-up. > TWO days before the extended warranty expired (bought it > Certified Used), the transmission started slipping, disabling > the car 2 hours from home (on New Year's Eve, no less, try > getting repair or a rental car on a holiday). The dealer it > was towed to said they couldn't find anything wrong with it, > put in 3/4 QT of tranny fluid, called it good. > > Now that it is out of warranty, it once again died on a trip, > again 2 hours away from home. The dealer I had it towed to > this time said it needs a new transmission, that'll be $3000, > please. I'm currently in what I'll call "negotiations" with > Toyota and the extended warranty company about who's going to > pay for this, since I originally reported the problem prior to > the warranty expiring. > > I'm wondering if anyone is aware of any other 2001 Rav4's with > a similar problem. If you've come across this, please let me > know- I may need more ammunition in my arsenal to effect a > warranty repair. > > Thanks so much- > > Lisa

Toyota is generally pretty good about covering repairs that are reported before the warranty expires.

Close call.