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November 28th, 2014 04:26 PM #1My Rav4 2002 is having issues like the following
•Transmission slips any gear, but mostly from second to third gear.
•Starting in 3rd gear and shifting erratically or not shifting
•Rattling noise coming from the front area when parked or neutral, with the engine running
•The feeling of brakes applying by themselves in some occasions
They said that this is a known ECU issue (Rav4 2001-2003 A/T Harsh Shifting Issue) to rav4 and there a lot of repair offers from ebay abroad mostly in the US.
May I know if we have a repair shop here in the Philippines that is known to repair and solve these issues?
Any of the members here or owner had the same issue?
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November 28th, 2014 05:27 PM #2
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November 29th, 2014 05:38 PM #3
iirc i posted a tsb of toyota regarding that matter and there's also a list of new pcm part numbers with it. i think the best route is to consult your dealer or look for surplus with the same new part numbers. our local pcm repairmen would not know the problem of the old pcm, they're are looking for burn marks, leaking capacitors, busted diode, etc.
i hope your transmission is still okay.Last edited by t2erns; November 29th, 2014 at 05:44 PM.
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November 29th, 2014 05:42 PM #4
other known pcm problems regarding toyota transmissions (not meant to scare owners but for info purposes only):
2001-2003 RAV4s not the only ones with defective ECM design.
2004-2005 RAV4s having P0776 coming from control units and
2005-2007 Corolla has P2716 for the same reason.
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December 1st, 2014 05:24 PM #6Thanks sir t2erns, your reply makes a lot of sense.
Before I heard about the TSB and being as a known issue to my Rav4, I already had my transmission overhauled 3times, then that's the time I went on researching and found that it was an issue with my ECU.
Now, I'm torn in deciding whether I get this fixed from the repair offers abroad i.e. 2001 2002 2003 Toyota RAV4 Engine Computer Module Repair Kit ECU ECM 01 02 03 | eBay
Or locally at J6 Banawe, they are offering 13K to fix it.
...Or buy a brand new that costs around 60K.
However, I might now consider your suggestion to have it checked by Toyota so as I wont be ending up replacing good parts.
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December 1st, 2014 05:29 PM #7Thanks sir t2erns, your reply makes a lot of sense.
Before I heard about the TSB and being as a known issue to my Rav4, I already had my transmission overhauled 3times, then that's the time I went on researching and found that it was an issue with my ECU.
Now, I'm torn in deciding whether I get this fixed from the repair offers abroad i.e. 2001 2002 2003 Toyota RAV4 Engine Computer Module Repair Kit ECU ECM 01 02 03 | eBay
Or locally at J6 Banawe, they are offering 13K to fix it.
...Or buy a brand new that costs around 60K.
However, I might now consider your suggestion to have it checked by Toyota so as I wont be ending up replacing good parts.
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December 1st, 2014 06:17 PM #8
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December 1st, 2014 10:29 PM #9
Hi legriv, t2erns, isn't this problem specific to the US models ECMs only?
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December 2nd, 2014 12:25 AM #10Sir Autobeat, from the US repair sites and juctions it appears that the VIN of my ECU is listed from the affected ones, so I believe kasama sya.
But surprisingly, there are not much Rav4 owners are complaining about that here, as per my search...or perhaps they just dont have time to publish. This is why I started a thread, nagbabakasakali ako na yung ibang members naka experience na at they know someone that specializes to fix that kind of issue.
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