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Automatic transmission may overheat on Toyota RAV4

Problem overview

In some vehicles, the automatic transmission over heat light may come on after sustained highway driving or driving at a sustained speed. Our technicians tell us that flushing the transmission and changing from Dextron lll to Dextron ll can help remedy this problem

Toyota RAV4 vehicles with this problem

3 model years affected

Average mileage: 105,000 miles

(105,000 - 105,000)

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Automatic transmission may overheat on Toyota RAV4

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