Failed transmission with only 25k miles on 2024 First Edition.

[Shorty]

Well, I have had to drop my truck off at the dealer to see what the God awful noise was that just recently started happening. Turns out the electric pump in the transmission failed and they evidently do not sell the part separately so I will be waiting for the arrival of a backordered transmission. Not sure how long this is going to take but I have to say I am not feeling confident in my purchase anymore. I was happy with the truck and now this. I am not sure if I am going to keep the LC. I wasn't sure about a hybrid for an off road vehicle to begin with but I took a gamble and lost. At least it's covered under warranty but failed transmission at only 25k miles is NOT in my book a good sign. Here is a video of what it started doing yesterday with no prior warning. No engine lights have been activated but the dealer says it is unsafe to drive and they don't have an ETA as to when I will be receiving a new transmission. Not acceptable in my opinion.

Did you get a loan car to cover you whilst waiting for repairs?

 

[Stage7]

Did you get a loan car to cover you whilst waiting for repairs?

I did. A hybrid Tacoma TRD Offroad.

 

[GBee]

Well, I have had to drop my truck off at the dealer to see what the God awful noise was that just recently started happening. Turns out the electric pump in the transmission failed and they evidently do not sell the part separately so I will be waiting for the arrival of a backordered transmission. Not sure how long this is going to take but I have to say I am not feeling confident in my purchase anymore. I was happy with the truck and now this. I am not sure if I am going to keep the LC. I wasn't sure about a hybrid for an off road vehicle to begin with but I took a gamble and lost. At least it's covered under warranty but failed transmission at only 25k miles is NOT in my book a good sign. Here is a video of what it started doing yesterday with no prior warning. No engine lights have been activated but the dealer says it is unsafe to drive and they don't have an ETA as to when I will be receiving a new transmission. Not acceptable in my opinion.

Hopefully your LC will run good even after the warranty expires. Fingers crossed.

 

[Stage7]

Drove my Land Cruiser home today after it being in the service department for about a month. Toyota paid for everything so nothing to complain about with that. The tech said it would be cheaper to just replace the pump but Toyota doesn't want dealers opening up the transmissions, for their own reasons, so I now have a brand new transmission. Hoping the pump doesn't take a crap on me at 50k or less but they took care of me and now time will tell.
Glad to have my rig back.

 

[Shorty]

Happy days - enjoy.

 

[rybob1]

Curious, for those who have had transmission failures, what is the manufacture date of your LC? Reading through this post, it seems someone posted that Toyota is claiming the issue is fixed in mid to late 2025 MFR vehicles. Curious if any recent built LC's are seeing this issue still? Of course it may be too soon to know.

 

[WookieBait]

Curious, for those who have had transmission failures, what is the manufacture date of your LC? Reading through this post, it seems someone posted that Toyota is claiming the issue is fixed in mid to late 2025 MFR vehicles. Curious if any recent built LC's are seeing this issue still? Of course it may be too soon to know.

That's pure speculation by people that have no idea. There's no updated part numbers, so unless it's a manufacturing issue unless someone has proof that something was addressed they are just talking out their ass.

I see this across all vehicles people will claim the "new one is fixed". It's just because it hasn't happened to the new one yet.

 

[b407driver]

That's pure speculation by people that have no idea. There's no updated part numbers, so unless it's a manufacturing issue unless someone has proof that something was addressed they are just talking out their ass.

I see this across all vehicles people will claim the "new one is fixed". It's just because it hasn't happened to the new one yet.

Exactly. Toyota has not acknowledged a single problem with the LC transmission, at this point we are all 'one-offs', from their perspective. Statistically, it may be so, but there are certainly some consistent factors to the anecdotal reports of transmission failure.

 

[BJane]

First time posting on this forum. Glad to be here, but I found this website after an internet search for the issue described here.

I have a 2024 Land Cruiser First Edition I purchased used with between 5,000-6 000 miles. After hitting 10,000 plus miles and 10 months of ownership, the car alarm screeching sound started sometimes while at a stop, foot on the brake, in drive. Taking my foot off the brake would stop the screeching sound. Also, when I would start up again, my vehicle would bump and lurch, similar to a poor shift change with a manual transmission.

The dealership could not replicate the intermittent problem the first time I took it to service, but when I took it back a few days later, they were able to replicate it. Like many here, I was told it was an electric pump that would take 2 weeks to arrive from Japan. On the slow boat?

Yesterday, after 3 weeks in the shop, I heard back from the service tech who said the transmission motor arrived, but they don't have the gaskets and seals necessary for the repair. Estimated date when I get my vehicle back is now mid-December, which would be about 6 weeks in the shop total.

At least it is in warranty until July, and I have a 26 year old rusting Mercedes E320 station wagon to drive in the meantime with over 178,000 miles. I recently sold my 2004 Mercedes S500 sedan because it was so often in the shop for expensive repairs and lack of availability for parts. I assumed a Toyota Land Cruiser would be reliable and have readily available parts. I am back where I started. Hope my old station wagon holds out in the meantime . . .
Disappointing! I was pleased with my Land Cruiser for 10 months until this happened. Does Toyota need to issue a recall?

 

[lar317]

I wonder if these forums amplify a problem that is isolated ? As far as the Highlander tranny issue, this is real, my son in law had 80k on his 22 Highlander, tranny went bad with no extended warranty, Toyota corporate paid half, still 4200 out of pocket. Everyone that buys a new car should get an extended warranty in my opinion if you plan on keeping it past the manufacturer’s warranty. All new cars have issues

 

[BJane]

I am wondering if the parts that will be replaced to fix the screeching and lurching problem in my Land Cruiser will be the same transmission pump that failed at 10K miles. Has anyone heard of a redesign? Until that happens, I can anticipate an ongoing issue with transmission failure. I keep my vehicles typically for a long time, and purchased my 2024 First Edition with longevity and reliability in mind. So far, not so good on that score . . .

 

[TakaraLC]

Has anyone heard of a redesign? Until that happens, I can anticipate an ongoing issue with transmission failure.

Based on what?

 

[Shorty]

How many transmissions have failed against how many are there out there on cars - probably a very small percentage.

 

[BJane]

Based on what?

Based on the experiences I see on this forum with the same transmission pump problems with the screeching and lurching. Not typical to have transmission issues at such low mileages, so I am wondering about a poorly designed piece of the hybrid system with the newly designed Land Cruisers with their comeback in 2024. My First Edition has only 10K+ miles, and is in the shop for repairs for at least 6 weeks.

 

[BJane]

How many transmissions have failed against how many are there out there on cars - probably a very small percentage.

I hope that is the case, but having a transmission failure at low mileage of 10K is not typical and worthy of investigation by Toyota for a possible recall. Thankfully, my vehicle is still within the 2 year warranty window.

 

[TakaraLC]

Based on the experiences I see on this forum with the same transmission pump problems with the screeching and lurching. Not typical to have transmission issues at such low mileages, so I am wondering about a poorly designed piece of the hybrid system with the newly designed Land Cruisers with their comeback in 2024. My First Edition has only 10K+ miles, and is in the shop for repairs for at least 6 weeks.

Considering this transmission is also in Tacoma, 4runner and Grand Highlander, the total sales volume is something lie 300-400k vehicles per year (plus Lexus versions). If there was a major design issue, we would have hundreds of failed transmissions.

 

[BJane]

Considering this transmission is also in Tacoma, 4runner and Grand Highlander, the total sales volume is something lie 300-400k vehicles per year (plus Lexus versions). If there was a major design issue, we would have hundreds of failed transmissions.

I hope this is a rare incidence for the sake of other fellow Toyota owners. For me, this is my first Toyota and my first vehicle with transmission problems, and at low mileage, after having driven for decades. Stuff happens . . .

 

[BJane]

How many transmissions have failed against how many are there out there on cars - probably a very small percentage.

I hope that is the case. It would be interesting to see the statistics on how many 2024 and beyond Land Cruisers, and the other Toyota models you mentioned, have had this problem vs the numbers manufactured.

 

[Yousef]

Considering this transmission is also in Tacoma, 4runner and Grand Highlander, the total sales volume is something lie 300-400k vehicles per year (plus Lexus versions). If there was a major design issue, we would have hundreds of failed transmissions.

Isn't the Grand Highlander front wheel drive based? Since it's cross over vs body on frame

 

[Defender-LC]

This thread, like the engine failure thread, is full of false equivalence and confirmation bias. Stuff happens. It sucks. It’s definitely amplified on the interwebz, move on.