drjames said:
hey onsknht, I haven't noticed "new" owners of the 6A tranny complaining of the described flare, have you? When I mean new, I mean a build date of a few months old.
Yes, I've found some real recent buyers complaining of
"gear slip," the word "flare" is a sanitized term to help diagnose what the customer is saying. The word "slip" when used in the context of the word "transmission" is unnerving, but lets start calling it what it is.
Anyway, I suspect there's inventory sitting around that is problematic and may not be sold for months, this will confuse the issue.
What I am looking for is someone who had the transmission replacement under the new TSB (TC002-07) and what their experience is. It looks as if a couple Lexus ES350 guys have recently ordered transmissions under the new TSB, so it'll be a few more weeks before any solid impressions are made.
The VIN break on the TSB indicates a change sometime during the October 2006 build month... We need to consider a couple of things when looking at this.
1. TSBs are reviewed by the financial fells before being released, I think the VIN break is a best guess attempt and one that satisfied the bean counters by not blanketing the entire population of V6 Camrys and ES350s.
2. Cars with build dates of 11/06 and 12/06 are exhibiting "slipping transmission" issues between 3rd and 4th gear.
3. Cars built in September and possibly earlier are just being delivered in many cases.