Hey All, long time no see!
Driving the same 2nd gen for 20+ years means there wasn’t much needed to learn or do. Now I upgraded to a 2020, we braved Hurricane Ophelia and drove to VA to pick it up. Max tow 4x4 DRW.
Bought truck with some issues, when we were on our way the first time, dealer called and said “don’t come, transmission is bad” After much back and forth - I was willing to bring trailer and tow it home and replace Aisin if necessary - we settled on new “bad trans” price. Truck was as described, a couple small dents, no spare tire, spotless interior, MIL on- presumably formTransmission issue. Also, Wheel studs, tailgate latch, and HPFP recalls all need done.
Transmission seemed fine on 300 mile trip home. The 2-3-4 shifts were clunky with rubbery WaWaWah reverberation. On the highway it seemed fine, ran at 163° the whole way. Check engine light went away too. I’ve ordered filters/gaskets/fluids so I’ll have a look inside and go from there.
Questions forthcoming…
Driving the same 2nd gen for 20+ years means there wasn’t much needed to learn or do. Now I upgraded to a 2020, we braved Hurricane Ophelia and drove to VA to pick it up. Max tow 4x4 DRW.
Bought truck with some issues, when we were on our way the first time, dealer called and said “don’t come, transmission is bad” After much back and forth - I was willing to bring trailer and tow it home and replace Aisin if necessary - we settled on new “bad trans” price. Truck was as described, a couple small dents, no spare tire, spotless interior, MIL on- presumably formTransmission issue. Also, Wheel studs, tailgate latch, and HPFP recalls all need done.
Transmission seemed fine on 300 mile trip home. The 2-3-4 shifts were clunky with rubbery WaWaWah reverberation. On the highway it seemed fine, ran at 163° the whole way. Check engine light went away too. I’ve ordered filters/gaskets/fluids so I’ll have a look inside and go from there.
Questions forthcoming…