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Transmission shudder from 3rd to 4th

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by 06tacodude, May 16, 2011.

  1. May 16, 2011 at 1:39 AM
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    06tacodude

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    I went hiking today into the BigBasin area, the drive up is windy both uphill and downhill, at most no more than 45MPH. I used a lot of Gear 4 & 3 during the downhill to control my speed. Then, later in the evening I drove another 35miles of Highway (65-70MPH) cruising and stopped for dinner.

    After getting back into my truck, I started noticing a hard shudder when the truck (in "D") shifts from 3rd to 4th during light acceleration, as if the engine was sputtering, feels like a torque converter issue. I could not duplicate the problem when the GearLever in "4".

    There are no CODEs thrown onto my ScanGaugeII.
    I haven't checked the Transmission Fluid level ... could this be the reason?

    66k miles, V6 5spd-Auto, 4x4
     
  2. May 16, 2011 at 3:37 AM
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    That's weird considering with the lever in 4, you're still shifting from 3 to 4. First thing to check would be fluid .. ever had it flushed? (you're @ 66k and the recommendation is 60k).

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  3. May 17, 2011 at 2:43 PM
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    [​IMG]Mine did that between 2nd and 3rd. I squirted some "Shudder stop" for Fords in the trans and it went away. I would not recomend any Ford sh*t in anyone's trans. but it did work for me. Use your own judgement.
     

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