[hozouria]

Hey all,

This has happened twice now, and I'm a little concerned because I cannot replicate the issue and the car is only 2k miles old.

The car is still young so I'm not abusing it or shifting/driving harshly. But on spirited driving when shifting from second to third, I thought I wasn't putting it into gear all the way and when I release the clutch I get a nasty grind. I step back on the clutch and bring it in to neutral, but it still grinds for a brief moment before letting go. This only happens on third so far.

I've driven stick my whole life and I've driven my car enough to know where third is, so it's not like I'm not used to where third should be. It almost feels like there's a lockout in third but when I'm not shifting I'm not going to granny shift and wait to make sure that it's in before moving on. That's what I've been doing lately just out of fear for my tranny, but come on, that's not any way to drive.

I know that until I can replicate it Toyota won't look at it. I don't have a whole lot of experience with these transmissions, so based on your guys' experience, am I alright? And has anyone else experienced this issue?

Thanks guys.