[PVTUSMC81]

I just had my transmission changed this week because of the "rumble strip" symptom and got her back last night. I originally just called in my problem to my Service Manager since I live 50 miles from the dealer. He called Toyota verifying the symptoms and ordered me a brand new tranny. Never even took it in for them to drive it. Truck is now perfect. It is a major difference than before. Also, it only took them 2 days to change the tranny. I was the first truck they have sold that required the tranny R & R. One thing that I have read on some of the TS transmission threads is some people saying to just drive it and maybe it would go away. I do not agree at all, and frankly I think that advice is ludicrous. It is not just the fact that my truck cost a great deal, but it negates the reason most of us own Toyotas to begin with, QUALITY! Toyota's historical success was fueled by quality, and if we ever subordinate quality for less than those expectations then Toyota will become second rate. Quality also creates customer loyalty. Loyalty = sales. It is classic Demming management theory. Additionally, Toyota has high expectations with this new Tundra, however they are well smart enough to know that to sell trucks to the folks who make a living with their trucks, the power train has got to be right. Not to mention, many of us like myself who bought the 07 may have came out of a prior model Toyota truck so we are part of that loyalty base that has made Toyota great. If they developed a truck that sold to us and the commercial use folks simultaneoulsy sales would rock! I will say looking at the used inventories on the Toyota dealer lots here in NC there are many used HD diesel big three trucks on the lots that were taken in on trade on new 07 Tundras. So if it was me and you have anything wrong, get your truck fixed like you expected it to run when you bought it.