Hey! I have a 2005 3.0L V6 VVTi 24 valve 5 speed automatic XLE Camry creeping up on 139k miles. Occasionally and I mean 2 times noticeably a week when going into 3rd gear when the car is still cool I feel a jerk, its kinda hard to explain but typically the car shifts like a dream. Ive owned it since Oct 16th of 2020 and im the second owner. The records the previous owner gave me are extensive. I see he did a transmission flush at the Toyota/Lexus dealership in town at about 116k miles. However I see on the last inspection done by the dealership theres a "transmission fluid seep" when I contacted the dealership he told me it was negligible and not to worry about it.
As a side question when the car has been sitting over night and I first turn it on, the rpms go to about 1200 as the car warms up. Ive read online letting the car sit to long is detrimental however, if I dont wait for the rpms to drop enough and shift my car into reverse or drive. I can literally feel (not violently) the car jerk as it shifts.
I baby my car and want her to last me as long as possible 😭 please any feed back will be appreciated!!
has the fulid been changed
At 116k miles they did a tranny flush, I don't know if they drained and filled the deferential. Id assume the dealership would of done that during the transmission fluid job.
check with the dealership
Any idea on the jerking I feel if I don't let the rpms drop on cold start?
try it
Ive read online letting the car sit to long is detrimental however,
you mean idling, or shut off?
if I dont wait for the rpms to drop enough and shift my car into reverse or drive. I can literally feel (not violently) the car jerk as it shifts.
Idleing as in sitting in my driveway in park running. I figure itll sit for 5 minutes till the rpms drop.
that's BS. Idling it for a few minutes is fine. But I don't bother. I shift once into Drive and go on my way. The lurch doesn't bother me, and the vehicle warms up faster when you're driving anyway.
When they changed the fluid at 116k miles it might have caused the transmission to slip because transmission fluid should be changed every 50-70k miles after that the friction from the parts wearing overtime makes a thicker fluid and when new fluid is put in that is very thin it can cause the clutch to slip. that could be your problem but I'm not 100% sure it could be something else but I'm not exactly sure.
What would be the best way of going about fixing and or preventing anymore damage from occurring? Considering the motor only has 138k miles on it would looking for a new transmission at some point be un reasonable?
You could probably find a good one from a Camry in A junkyard for a good price because that car still has some good life left in it.
do not install a junkyard transmission