2002 rav4 sliping between 2nd and 3rd gear
The transmission is 12 years old, so unless it was replaced
once, I would say with ANY slipping, you bought someone else's
failed transmission
That is a normal occurrance
Why,well-- no one changes trans fluid every 3 years,so they fail
Just like you have power steering problems from not doing that
fluid every 3 years & brake problems from not changing that fluid every 2 years
Lack of knowledge & lack of preventative maintenance, that's
why things fail to last as long as they should
There is no solution or fix involving the changing of fluid on an
automatic trans
The fluids are changed only because they loose their ability to
remove heat,thus the trans fails. There are some other known
design features or flaws in all transmissions & some technical
issues, but the old fluid takes them out
Wrong fluid is common,one size fits all is what you get 50% of
the time I would say & thus shortened life as a result.
So you up against a rebuild or installing a reman to the tune
of approx $3,000 or more
BEFORE you pull any trans, you have a shop road test the car
with a scan tool & do some diagnostic work
Maybe a failed shift solenoid will be the fix, but if you have been
driving it with any slipping the internal clutch damage is done,
maybe before you got it
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