First the tech said they couldn’t hear it, once I made him ride with me he said, “oh, that’s just the synchros, that’s normal for this unit” he did go on to say that there has been no design change so a new trans probably wouldn’t help the situation, he was spot on with that observation. So no...
I would still take the manual. It shifts great despite the noise and like others have said, they’ll get it figured out eventually. I’m just going to keep driving until that point, which I hope is a redesigned transmission. I really don’t want my current trans to have to be cracked open.
My dealer talked with their transmission guy and confirmed they don’t have to open the trans just to order the parts. I did mention that nobody else is having to do this, but the service advisor was pretty adamant until he talked to his transition guy. Currently on the schedule for Feb 21...
I wonder if we went on Toyota forums if people are complaining about similar things. Toyotas, especially the trucks are famous for crappy interiors, irregular gaps, squeaking etc.
My dealer told me they would have to open the transmission and confirm the problem before they could even order the parts, seems backwards. Either leaving a transmission torn down to get all sorts of crap in it, or reassembling to then have to tear it down again once the parts arrive.
Come on guys and gals, lets get the spreadsheet filled out and most importantly get the transmission build date. There is a link to the instructions on how to find your transmission build date.