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Hi will, I think the real problem is two fold, a factory generic scale on the dash keeping the customer guessing as to what the actual temperature is other than it looks really high. The other issue is frequent elevated transmission temp and shifting issues. Owning a new vehicle should not be...

Most older vehicles had an indirect thermostat. The transmission lines were part of the radiator and whatever controlled coolant temp of the engine indirectly correlated to the transmission temp. I think the loop went to an air to air transmission exchanger then back to the lower radiator tank...

I'm not sure it's completely an epa issue. I don't think the epa tests these vehicles in normal and power modes, it's likely only in the eco setting. And you could change shifting protocols when used in the eco mode to get the best fuel economy. Personally I think they did just enought to get...

I completely agree. 4low is supposed to be designed for out of the ordinary situations, not routine dirt trails etc. I have always looked at it as a last resort things have gone sideways situations. A truck should never spike its transmission fluid temps in 2wd. Even towing within its rating you...

What kind of issues were you experiencing when they decided to replace the transmission? Overheating, weird shifting, warning codes, leaking fluid, total failure?

My applicatIon required 2wd due to the paved surface. This road was paved from the bottom to the top of the mountain, just like Mt washington, Mt kearsarge, and Mt pacmadnock. There isn't an option to engage 2wd low by leaving the hubs unlocked. Which would have worked perfect...

I was under the impression after the from differential broke on TFL Sheldon Brown did an electronic patch to prevent this from happening o future models. This is why I didn't buy the first year model intentionally. I expected the first year model to work out the kinks in their r&d and...

Why make a truck that has difficulty doing truck things? Maybe this explains the drive train being taken from other platforms and modified for use. Fyi the 4 cylinder turbo engine only has external modifications to make it work in a truck application. The transmission was taken from a car and...

What I don't understand is the overheating will occur when in 2wd driving slowly up a paved mountain road. I don't see other Subaru, Honda, American suv's having trouble with elevated transmission temps at the top of the mountain idling engines or reving them to cool of high transmission temps...

I have to wonder if toyota is so focused on the cost of the tundra v6 replacements that they are ignoring the other platforms? We have had other toyota products in the past and they have been solid without any issues. Maybe it's due to the development team of the new tacoma being solely in North...

I honestly think the not only need to service these transmissions, but also update the shifting and torque converter lockup programing. Possibly add a larger liquid to liquid transmission cooler as well. These offroad models are supposed to cater to adventure mInded drivers doing exactly what we...

I have no idea what the transmission temperature was, but it was almost all the way to the red. And this was stopping several times with engine running in the ascent. We drove up a smaller mountain area called Miller state Park same scenario but smaller mt. Packmanadnock. Paved road switch...

I completely understand using the different selections on the transmission, but when driving on paved roads driving up mt. Washington 4 low will cause excessive binding and bucking when traveling on the paved switch backs. I haven't found an option to put the truck in 2 low like the old trucks...

You have to ask yourself why people buy toyota products. They do not have more horse power, not more luxurious inside, not as electronically/ tech advanced, doesn't have more space, and certainly not a bargain compared to the competition. The only things they have going for them is...

We have the same overheating issue driving in the white mountains in nh. We were on a paved road with many switch backs making using 4 low not feasable. Vehicle had one adult and one child and empty other than lunch for both of us, Not towing anything whatsoever. The transmission temps on the...

I noticed the arb cap overlaps the bed side moulding. We have bed scene lighting and do not see an option for this when ordering the cap. When will we see arb offer a bedscene lighting comparable cap. Spending north of 4k on a cap I certainly don't want to have to modify it...

I Noticed arb has the ascent cap model that appears to cover the bed side rails. Do they have a model or option that has cutouts and allows the trucks with bed scene lighting to still work? We really find the lighting useful, and would find omitting for the cap a deal breaker...