2001 Toyota Rav4 Please Help

[anis]

Hi Guys,
I Just Bought A 2001 Toyota Rav4 With 65000 Miles On It ,running Very Good,but When I Search In The Internet,i Found That Model Has Some Issues With Ecm And Transmision.
I Went To The Dealer, He Reprogramed The Ecm And Performed Ssc#60i With New Calibration.
The Car Seems Running Butter And More Smooth.
Can You Tell Me If I Will Have Any Problem In The Next Few Miles, I Mean This Update Will Avoid Problems In The Future ?
Did Any Of You Has The Same Problem ?
Thanks For Any Answer.

[dej73]

Originally Posted by anis

Hi Guys,
I Just Bought A 2001 Toyota Rav4 With 65000 Miles On It ,running Very Good,but When I Search In The Internet,i Found That Model Has Some Issues With Ecm And Transmision.
I Went To The Dealer, He Reprogramed The Ecm And Performed Ssc#60i With New Calibration.
The Car Seems Running Butter And More Smooth.
Can You Tell Me If I Will Have Any Problem In The Next Few Miles, I Mean This Update Will Avoid Problems In The Future ?
Did Any Of You Has The Same Problem ?
Thanks For Any Answer.

i have 01rav4 with 186,000km. the ecm was reprogrammed last 2 yrs. i noticed my transmission have problem(slipping,jerking) so i emmediately went to dealer they found out to replaced ecm that cost 850 canadian dollars including labor, then i said changed it,eventhought freaking expensive. Now my rav4 is ok, am still lucky coz didnt damaged my tranny. If you notice have problem on trans. make sure dont drive to far so that not making worst.
Thanks to all Rav4 members for posting!!!!

[anis]

Originally Posted by dej73

i have 01rav4 with 186,000km. the ecm was reprogrammed last 2 yrs. i noticed my transmission have problem(slipping,jerking) so i emmediately went to dealer they found out to replaced ecm that cost 850 canadian dollars including labor, then i said changed it,eventhought freaking expensive. Now my rav4 is ok, am still lucky coz didnt damaged my tranny. If you notice have problem on trans. make sure dont drive to far so that not making worst.
Thanks to all Rav4 members for posting!!!!

hello and thanks for replay, but i need to understand.
Did you reprogrammed the ecm and after that the transmission slipped ?
and how long between reprogramming the ecm and replacing it ?

[dej73]

Originally Posted by anis

hello and thanks for replay, but i need to understand.
Did you reprogrammed the ecm and after that the transmission slipped ?
and how long between reprogramming the ecm and replacing it ?

I did reprogrammed the ecm last 2007 that before trans. slipped. just last friday (june 19,2009)afternoon then my tranny start the problem (slipping and jerking ) next morning towed to the dealer (6kmj) just make sure would not damaged the tranny, then they replaced the ecm.
Now it sunday afternoon we came back from niagara falls with my family for about 250 km. so far so good and i dont see any problem at all!!!

[anis]

Originally Posted by dej73

I did reprogrammed the ecm last 2007 that before trans. slipped. just last friday (june 19,2009)afternoon then my tranny start the problem (slipping and jerking ) next morning towed to the dealer (6kmj) just make sure would not damaged the tranny, then they replaced the ecm.
Now it sunday afternoon we came back from niagara falls with my family for about 250 km. so far so good and i dont see any problem at all!!!

hi again,
i hope that your tranny is safe.
you know some people do not trust that update or new program for ecm,they buy a new computer before they have any problem with the transmission, and they can run more than 150 000 without problem.
toyota has made a big miss with this modele : 2001-2003 rav4.
i don't know if mine will run 180 000 km like yours or i will sale it for a honda cr-v ?
the problem is all toyota dealers do not know or do not want give good infirmation for customer.if you call toyota they alway say everthing will be fine. unless you have problems.