Hi, I have a 2013 Toyota Rav4 with 57K miles, and lately, whenever it shifts to the third gear, it stutters for about a second before returning to normal. Whenever this happens, the car will be stuck in 2000RPM before going back down to 1000RPM. I already brought the car to the mechanic and they tried changing the transmission fluid, but nothing has changed. I'm bringing it back tomorrow and was wondering if this could be a big problem or if this could be a small problem?
I’m guessing you have the 6 speed automatic.
On those usually they break the baskets and wear out C1-C2 baskets, but that usually affects only 1st and 2nd gears.
The other usual failure point is the case bearing wearing out on a regular basis.
My guess, is that it being a Toyota made unit with their cheap metal inner parts, and more specifically the problematic U760 - the most common issue is the value body getting corroded.
Overall, that’s just “Toyota build quality” the last 10 years. Unlike 20 years ago, the new 6 speed is so weak and has so many common failure point I can’t even really pin point it.
I recommend you take it in for an inspection by a professional gearbox technician. Not a regular mechanic. These units are very complex and require quite a bit of experience knowledge to correctly perform repairs or rebuilds.
(Btw, check the recalls on your car.)
Sorry for not clearify, but yes, it is a 6 speed automatic. I brought the car to the dealership and turns out, it was the torque converter that was causing the stuttering. Luckily it's covered in the warranty, meaning I don't have to pay a dime.
I’m glad that they figured it out for you 🙂
A torque converter at 60k miles is pretty much unheard of, but on the bright side you won’t have to worry about it for the best 100k miles.
I mean that does happen to gearboxes a lot, I took apart my Volvo MPS6 gearbox and it too had an unheard of issue - a completely torn apart clutch damper at only 70k miles with all springs broken.
Modern overly complex engineering is the worst 😅
What amount of speeds does it have? Is it a CVT?
No, it's not a CVT and I'm not sure about the speed.