Buyers warning for new Land Cruiser V8 TDi with 6sp automa..

Seems to be a structural defect in the programming (or even design) of both shifting and lockup system, leaving both 6th gear and lockup out until 120km/h, resulting in annoying high rev's & much higher fuel consumption..

Some discussed here:

http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/100scool/message/11215
(only after subscription, sorry....)
(there is a 130/140scool list in that hierarchy too, but without any listfeed)

But mostly here:

http://forum.buschtaxi.org/viewtopic.php?t=18424

http://forum.buschtaxi.org/viewtopic.php?t=18133

http://forum.buschtaxi.org/viewtopic.php?t=18436

(last 3 only in German, sorry....)


(synopsis: neither Toyota Australia/Austria/Europe/Japan have any clue, other than being a master in ignoring client complaints, and at least one vehicle is now back at the dealer, with a 2-month deadline being set for solving the problem, or taking the vehicle back)

(a transmission expert down under stated that only massive client pressure/complaints worldwide would force Toyota in changing anything....as usual)

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Bye,

Willem-Jan Markerink

The desire to understand
is sometimes far less intelligent than
the inability to understand

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[note: 'a-one' & 'en-el'!]

"Willem-Jan Markerink" <w.j.markerink.RemoveThis@a1.nl> wrote in
news:Xns9A51DA101E528wjmarkerinka1nl@130.133.1.18:

> Seems to be a structural defect in the programming (or even design) of
> both shifting and lockup system, leaving both 6th gear and lockup out
> until 120km/h, resulting in annoying high rev's & much higher fuel
> consumption..
>
> Some discussed here:
>
> http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/100scool/message/11215
> (only after subscription, sorry....)
> (there is a 130/140scool list in that hierarchy too, but without any
> listfeed)

That method sucks of course, this is better....)

http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/140_automatic-transmission-problems.txt


> But mostly here:
>
> http://forum.buschtaxi.org/viewtopic.php?t=18424
>
> http://forum.buschtaxi.org/viewtopic.php?t=18133
>
> http://forum.buschtaxi.org/viewtopic.php?t=18436
>
> (last 3 only in German, sorry....)
>
>
> (synopsis: neither Toyota Australia/Austria/Europe/Japan have any clue,
> other than being a master in ignoring client complaints, and at least
> one vehicle is now back at the dealer, with a 2-month deadline being set
> for solving the problem, or taking the vehicle back)
>
> (a transmission expert down under stated that only massive client
> pressure/complaints worldwide would force Toyota in changing
> anything....as usual)
>



--
Bye,

Willem-Jan Markerink

The desire to understand
is sometimes far less intelligent than
the inability to understand

<w.j.markerink.RemoveThis@a1.nl>
[note: 'a-one' & 'en-el'!]