The left door hit the consumer and knocked him down to the ground. Put the drain bolt back and tighten it. This was experienced a few times a week. The shifting between 2 and 3 will jerk your neck. Toyota brand products are among industry leaders for quality. Ha ha ha I agree with db4690.
Appears to happen after a quick rolling stop and when the air conditioner having to work. Use the iol syringe to add fluid in the diffrential. Again, the car is unsafe and should be taken off the road. Complaint Number: 10071444 Date Added to File: May 5, 2004 Description of the Complaint: Whenever vehicle traveled up an incline and the consumer released the brake, the vehicle moved backwards. Driver has to use harder acceleration to compensate when this happens. But then state that they are trying to come up with a resolution.
Drop the transmission oil pan Pick Your Car. If you have a standard shift transaxle, you must raise the car up on a level lift. I am glad nobody was walking in front of the car when I placed the vehicle into the reverse gear. You might also be prevented from averting a crash situation due to lack of acceleration. Be extremelly carefullt working around working engine. The vehicle has 45,000 miles on it, and stays indoors except for a 12-mile round-trip commute between my home and the local indoor public parking garage.
Again, the car is unsafe and should be taken off the road. Daniel j mulligan Complaint Number: 10173606 Incident Date: October 20, 2006 Date Added to File: November 15, 2006 Description of the Complaint: : the contact stated the gear was in reverse while the driver got out of the vehicle. This is a saftey issue that Toyota is aware of but declines to admit it is a problem. The transmission has a mind of its own. I have a 2004 Toyota Camry, 4 cyl. Now you have to remove transmission filter, you will see it right after you removed the pan, it is attached with 3 bolts. But it can lead to injury due to crashing.
Danger of getting hit because your car does not move quickly enough through a traffic situation that you would normally progress through faster. Upon impact, my knee slammed into the dashboard, and the steering wheel bruised up my thigh. Owners feel this to be a recall item and that Toyota should be responsible. I am told the Sienna does not have a filter but a screen, and they do not require it be changed. I am also unable to accelerate coming out of turns without feeling the car lurch forward making it unsafe to drive in inclement weather. And, whatever you do, please stay away from quick oil change places.
Would not attempt to pass anymore in this car!. The consumer expressed concern that vehicles should not be able to move with no one in the vehicle and should not be able to move with a door open. Dealer was notified and they informed her that was the normal characteristic of that vehicle. You have to find the bolt to check and diffential liquidl. Get the fluid from the dealer.
Then put the drain bolt back and tighten it. Vehicle accelerate fine after that. After that loose the drain bolt and then remove it comlitely, drain out all the fluid out of transmission body. There is a drain plug for the transmission fluid under the Sorento. Noticed on second day of ownership feb 18, problem continues.
Did not respond to braking, rear-ended stopped vehicle in front. Add known amount of fluid make sure that you are using a correct type. Transmission knocks and searches when creaping in traffic between first and second gear. A lot easier then dropping the pan. When the engine and transmission finally due kick in, the tachometer jumps to red line and the car rockets forward!. If he believes that why does he change oil in an engine? The faster oil runs out, the faster I can start driving a hydrogen powered vehicle I guess.
At this point, a do not fix it until it is broken mentality. Complaint Number: 10133209 Incident Date: May 10, 2005 Date Added to File: August 17, 2005 Description of the Complaint: Dt: 2004 toyota camry. On one occasion he tried to put the vehicle in neutral and it went into reverse. Complaint Number: 10147628 Incident Date: November 12, 2003 Date Added to File: January 12, 2006 Description of the Complaint: Since I purchased my 2004 toyota camry se v6 new in november 2003, there has been a problem with acceleration after coming to a yield. For a long time I thought the noise was from rough spots in the roadway, but the noise kept occurring on smooth pavement. Clean the bolt while fluid is draining has a magnetic end which attracts metal particulates. Connect the cable, wait 5-10 minutes to let the fluid spred within the transmission.