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Hi all. This is the first forum I’ve ever been a part of. I know there’s rules and maybe I’m already breaking some unintentionally. Please forgive me if so.
I picked up my 2025 4Runner TRD Pro in the middle of April in Oregon. Immediately loved it. I think it’s worth mentioning, this is the first 4Runner I’ve owned. I drove it back to Washington state with no issues, just enjoying the drive.
Fast forward to roughly 1,500 miles, I was driving up to a traffic light and my vehicle shifted HARD. To be honest I don’t remember if it was upshifting or downshifting, I just remember it happening two times back to back and saying to my wife “I hope that never happens again”. All seemed to be fine for a couple weeks, although I really only drive it on weekends as I have a work vehicle. Then one day when I was slowing down it downshifted extremely rough from 3rd to 2nd gear. After that it started happening fairly regularly. Every time I would drive it, it would happen at least once. I was parking it backwards in my driveway, which has a slight incline, meaning my front end was pointing downhill. After parking it in a level spot while out running errands, I noticed it shifted just fine on the drive home. I thought maybe that had something to do with it for some reason.
It seemed as though I had ever so slightly figured out a minuscule part of the problem. But then when out on a drive on a windy road, almost every single corner I’d slow down for, it would downshift violently, to the point my tires screeched on the road. It’s almost painful every time it happens, partly due to the fact I just spent $85k on this brand new vehicle, and I know this certainly can’t be good for my transmission.
It’s probably worth mentioning, when shifting from park to first gear, the whole vehicle would lurch forward, or backward, seemingly only when parked on a decline or incline. Not so much when parked level.
I noticed when I put it in sport mode, it ALMOST completely rids the problem, but still doesn’t completely eliminate it. This leads me to believe something is essentially “confused” about what the transmission should be doing at any given point in time.
I’ve taken it to the dealership and they were absolutely zero help and couldn’t even diagnose it. Scheduled an appointment at a different dealership, just praying they’ll actually be able to resolve the issue, although I’m not holding my breath.
All that to say/ask, if anyone else has experienced anything like this, and if so, any ideas or remedies for said problem? Thanks in advance, and sorry for the lengthy post.
I picked up my 2025 4Runner TRD Pro in the middle of April in Oregon. Immediately loved it. I think it’s worth mentioning, this is the first 4Runner I’ve owned. I drove it back to Washington state with no issues, just enjoying the drive.
Fast forward to roughly 1,500 miles, I was driving up to a traffic light and my vehicle shifted HARD. To be honest I don’t remember if it was upshifting or downshifting, I just remember it happening two times back to back and saying to my wife “I hope that never happens again”. All seemed to be fine for a couple weeks, although I really only drive it on weekends as I have a work vehicle. Then one day when I was slowing down it downshifted extremely rough from 3rd to 2nd gear. After that it started happening fairly regularly. Every time I would drive it, it would happen at least once. I was parking it backwards in my driveway, which has a slight incline, meaning my front end was pointing downhill. After parking it in a level spot while out running errands, I noticed it shifted just fine on the drive home. I thought maybe that had something to do with it for some reason.
It seemed as though I had ever so slightly figured out a minuscule part of the problem. But then when out on a drive on a windy road, almost every single corner I’d slow down for, it would downshift violently, to the point my tires screeched on the road. It’s almost painful every time it happens, partly due to the fact I just spent $85k on this brand new vehicle, and I know this certainly can’t be good for my transmission.
It’s probably worth mentioning, when shifting from park to first gear, the whole vehicle would lurch forward, or backward, seemingly only when parked on a decline or incline. Not so much when parked level.
I noticed when I put it in sport mode, it ALMOST completely rids the problem, but still doesn’t completely eliminate it. This leads me to believe something is essentially “confused” about what the transmission should be doing at any given point in time.
I’ve taken it to the dealership and they were absolutely zero help and couldn’t even diagnose it. Scheduled an appointment at a different dealership, just praying they’ll actually be able to resolve the issue, although I’m not holding my breath.
All that to say/ask, if anyone else has experienced anything like this, and if so, any ideas or remedies for said problem? Thanks in advance, and sorry for the lengthy post.
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