[Trmx2]

Haven't posted in a while but I wanted to let some people know of a problem I was having that I've heard others have had.

For the past 5k miles or so, I noticed a very audible "CRUNCHING" noise from my transmission when shifting from 3rd-4th under heavy load (above 5.5k RPM)

For reference I do not AutoX, Track, Drag, or race the car. I drive about 85% highway mileage (I commute to work) and on the weekends I drive "spirited" but most would call my driving rather conservative. I've also owned only manual transmission since I started driving back in 1999 and have never had a single clutch or transmission problem.

Anyhow, I took the car to Andres Barriga from Kab Customs, he had recently installed my Greddy Evo3 exhaust and when I asked him about the transmission he took it for a spin and said it sounded like 3rd-4th syncrho was going bad. He told me to take it to the dealership.

I took it the next weekend to Toyota, and they confirmed that the synchros were bad. They said it happens from "missing shifts" but I don't buy that excuse. I've owned several MT cars and have "missed shifts" from time to time and have driven those cars to over 160k miles on the stock transmission and clutch. If our transmission is that delicate then this car is not meant for anything other than looks...lol

Toyota didn't give me any issues about the replacement and within a week I had a brand new transmission under warranty.

This is just to notify people that if you are having any type of "grinding, crunching" or difficulty when changing gears under load or hear any type of audible noises, please don't hesitate to take the car to the dealer. If the car is under warranty and have you have not abused the car, they should honor your replacement transmission.

Hope this helps!