Automatic transmission may overheat on Toyota 4Runner

Submitted by Vehicle Owner · May 29, 2025
Published by RepairPal

Problem overview

In some vehicles, the automatic transmissions over heat light may come with 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.

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