Good luck, hope it's just the battery.@gti16vman Awesome! Thanks for the link, super helpful.
Edit:
I got the gauge programmed but haven't tested it yet actually going anywhere. Reads 15 in reverse, 1 in Drive, 0 in park/neutral.
Before getting it set up though, I snagged my dad's meter (and my dad) take some battery measurements. Started the vehicle from cold, sitting overnight, with 47F ambient temperature. Turned the truck on twice, with the voltage drop measured at 9.884V and 9.54V on the sequential starts. The cold battery hung out at 12.146V and the alternator kept it up at 14.266.
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I also took 3 short trips of 15, 1, and 14 miles, all with no issues. I mean, who doesn't like to chase intermittent problems?
2017 with 140k miles not shifting into overdrive gears!!
So I've had the tranny judder issue in the past which was "fixed" with 3x DF... and recently, in the last maybe 20k or so miles, have had some hard shifting, so did another 3x DF which seemed to "fix" the issue.
Well, today, after about 220 miles of freeway driving, I pulled over to fuel up and get some snacks. Getting back onto the freeway I quickly realized that the truck would not shift into overdrive as it just sat at ~3000rpm at ~60mph and did not shift. No error messages on the display. So took the next exit, stopped, and restarted truck. Problem went away.
Dog decided she needed a potty break just 10 minutes after getting back on the road, so exited and shut down the truck for about 5 minutes. When I went to merge back onto the freeway, same issue with not shifting into OD once up to speed and thus I took the next exit and restarted the truck. Went another 30 miles or so and reached my second to last destination of the evening with no issue.
Will be plugging in the scanguage for the last 50 miles of the trip... but any ideas what might be going on? Could this be one of the pressure switches I've been reading about on here?
Well, today, after about 220 miles of freeway driving, I pulled over to fuel up and get some snacks. Getting back onto the freeway I quickly realized that the truck would not shift into overdrive as it just sat at ~3000rpm at ~60mph and did not shift. No error messages on the display. So took the next exit, stopped, and restarted truck. Problem went away.
Dog decided she needed a potty break just 10 minutes after getting back on the road, so exited and shut down the truck for about 5 minutes. When I went to merge back onto the freeway, same issue with not shifting into OD once up to speed and thus I took the next exit and restarted the truck. Went another 30 miles or so and reached my second to last destination of the evening with no issue.
Will be plugging in the scanguage for the last 50 miles of the trip... but any ideas what might be going on? Could this be one of the pressure switches I've been reading about on here?
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Good luck, hope it's just the battery.
Any news yet on the battery/transmission question/issue?
I sure hope so!New battery installed and so far so good with some jaunts around town and freeway hauls of 72, 190, and 42 miles. Only thing I noticed was that when the alternator is taking it's breaks while we are rolling down the freeway, is that the battery hovers around 12.6 (measured via scanguage) instead of ~12.2 or so. (Scanguage reads ~0.2V lower than at the battery) I really don't remember exactly where it rested on alternator breaks when I had the old battery, but it for sure was not in the mid 12's, it was in the low 12s. I am cautiously optimistic that this may all have been a battery issue!! Literally, time will tell.
So sorry for your loss, and it is a loss (of the truck or a ton of cash to fix it). I was hoping against hope that it would be something minor.I am indeed not exactly a fan of the newer hood, but it's still not as bad as the full sized trucks or Tacoma. Buying a 2023 isn't totally off the radar. Unfortunately, me having two cars isn't really ideal in our situation. And now that I've experienced the joy of a bigger cushier ride, a smaller eco car just doesn't feel as safe or comfortable for the many miles I put on the road. At one point when we replaced my little 2 door coupe, a commuter and weekend truck was on the table as an option. However, the cost of licensing/insuring/maintaining two vehicles in the Seattle area, even if one was an economical daily, got close to being a wash compared to just owning and maintaining one vehicle. Plus, if the commute became an uncomfortable and unpleasant grind... I might quit working... which would solve the whole commute/high mileage issue. lol The HRV that I'm in at the moment gets you from point A to point B, fits in the work garage with ease, is size appropriate for my short stature, is cheap, easy to maneuver and makes total sense as a commuter... but brings me no joy.
Good luck, you have a lot of people pulling for you!
@silkiechicken how is the new transmission doing so far?
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