All the Japanese mfg's, along with other countries that turn out products that have known build quality that is either very high or outstanding, have a couple things in common.
A work ethic along with a very strong sense of social integrity attached to a heritage of discipline.
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A job market that is overwhelmed with undercutting massive unemployment!
Americans can get the job done, however, currently I would say we are to litigious and prone to self entitlement which is directly attached to our belief system being infused with rap music lol .... I had to make a funny! I believe an American could accomplish ANYTHING, however, we must have a leader to do it! At this time our leaders SUCK!!!!!!!
I believe you are mistaken. The only thing that will keep america alive are the smart immigrants coming in from foreign countries. Without their brains we're screwed. I'm a young adult and I see it. Our youth including my generation are pretty pathetic. We have our previous generations to thank for the wealth our nation currently has but a shift is happening and it's not looking good.
Sorry but back on topic. So this clunk some are talking of. I've felt a clunk when it goes into gear from park to drive or into reverse to drive. also sometimes from a stop it feels like the drivetrain is slipping and not completely grabbing initially. Too bad I'm not familiar with automatics. I have no idea what they are supposed to feel like All I've owned was manual transmissions before this truck.
Rockstate, IMO Toyota's are the best out there. I have a 90 SR5 4x4 extra cab with 257,000miles and runs like a top. I still have the original rear brakes, alt, starter, tranny, transfer case & of course Motor. I will never part with it because it looks new ($2,000 paint job 5 yrs ago) and has never failed me.
Gotta love those toys.
I believe you are mistaken. The only thing that will keep america alive are the smart immigrants coming in from foreign countries. Without their brains we're screwed. I'm a young adult and I see it. Our youth including my generation are pretty pathetic. We have our previous generations to thank for the wealth our nation currently has but a shift is happening and it's not looking good.
Sorry but back on topic. So this clunk some are talking of. I've felt a clunk when it goes into gear from park to drive or into reverse to drive. also sometimes from a stop it feels like the drivetrain is slipping and not completely grabbing initially. Too bad I'm not familiar with automatics. I have no idea what they are supposed to feel like All I've owned was manual transmissions before this truck.
Wow..... out of the mouth of babes. I don't think you are as pathetic as you would have us believe!
Just picked my truck up and I honestly can't tell any difference in the way it drives now with the new tranny vs. the old one. Every time I take off from a stop there is an initial clunk that you can feel plain as day which the dealer admitted they still feel but they say its normal. I test drove several 07 4x4 5.7L tundras and felt this on a couple including mine but didn't feel it on one. I'm almost at a loss, maybe it is normal but it sure is annoying. Now i don't even know why they replaced the tranny because it acts the same now as it did before. I did notice on the paper work it said REMAN ATM installed and almost had a cow but service and parts assured me thats how they tagged in the system and toyota uses reman cases but all new internals. I hope that isn't a bunch of BS.
And by the way, their only explanation for replacing the tranny was "due to a failed torque converter".
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I think the "clunk" at startup in normal for this truck. I'm surprised they replaced the tranny based on it. This was discussed in the following thread:
I'm safely away from this situation (04 4spd), but some of it sounds like the computer.
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Has anyone compiled all the reported failures so we can see numbers, mileage at failure, etc?
I don't think so, but many members on this site probably don't want to see numbers, cause their Tundras are perfect. I say this because of the previous posts. At any rate, I am sure the tranny issues will be ironed out in 2008 models.
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Actually it would be very interesting to see the actual #'s, dates of production, location of production and truck configuration. I can only think of like 3 valid tranny failures on this forum that I have read about. Though there have been a few that were replaced that didn't fix the actual problem.
I agree, I think some trannys were replaced when it was something else causing the problem.?? I have counted 5 replaced trannys on this site including mine, and I helped one guy deal with TMCA, which Toyota took good care of him. This is a good site.
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Actually it would be very interesting to see the actual #'s, dates of production, location of production and truck configuration. I can only think of like 3 valid tranny failures on this forum that I have read about. Though there have been a few that were replaced that didn't fix the actual problem.
Re: 2007 6 speed transmission failures
.... I had to make a funny! I believe an American could accomplish ANYTHING, however, we must have a leader to do it! At this time our leaders SUCK!!!!!!!
All I've owned was manual transmissions before this truck.
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