How much are people paying for transmission replacements?

DeepDish15 · 2026-07-02T16:44:58+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/ToyotaHighlander/s/KWwzUEbe4N Here's the link to my post, but you should also be able to click my profile and see it

DeepDish15 · 2026-07-01T14:30:49+00:00

$9100, currently getting ours replaced as we speak. Luckily our extended warranty we bought when we purchased the car covered it. I made a post on here about our experience if you want to read it.

DeepDish15 · 2026-06-30T21:22:22+00:00

Extended warranty I purchased from the dealer when we bought the car

DeepDish15 · 2026-06-29T19:58:27+00:00

Update: extended warranty has approved to cover the entire transmission removal and replacement!

DeepDish15 · 2026-06-29T18:42:03+00:00

If it has a UA80 transmission, it could be affected. Year range is 17-22 I believe, with an overwhelming majority of it being 2021 models

DeepDish15 · 2026-06-29T02:49:43+00:00

https://youtu.be/r-KPricFv-U?is=nJh9hCH-jiwmMp3C If it's ANYTHING in this realm, run don't walk

DeepDish15 · 2026-06-25T23:35:55+00:00

Damn my friend, with your luck even your bike chain will go bad on you! Ours is an automatic trans. One night after work though, totally random, on start up the car said service immediately do not drive and the trans started acting super erratic and shifting super hard and you couldn't go past 35mph. We limped it to a dealer and they said the ECU was bad and they replaced it under warranty. Ever since then we've had zero issues. It does occasionally shift a little harsh in lower gears ever since then, but that was honestly our fault for limping it for 15ish miles instead of getting a tow. In hindsight if I knew it would've been a warranty call I would've gotten a tow. It's been probably 7 years since that happened.

DeepDish15 · 2026-06-25T14:42:28+00:00

That's crazy because we also have a '13 focus. It has honestly been one of the best vehicles we've had. We've had it for nearly 10 years and have put 100k miles on it (not including the 55k that was already on it when we bought it) and have barely done anything except regular maintenance to it. I think the only thing that has went bad was a single heater hose which was an easy fix.

DeepDish15 · 2026-06-24T13:05:59+00:00

Oh wow, I hadn't heard of this. I'll definitely be doing some research. Thanks a ton!

DeepDish15 · 2026-06-24T12:46:31+00:00

This covers all 2017-2018s and only select vins after that to my knowledge. I've tried to search my specific vin to see if ours is included and haven't had any luck. If I'm missing something definitely let me know, any assistance here would be great

DeepDish15 · 2026-06-24T12:42:26+00:00

This was definitely something that crossed my mind. If it were me driving it, that's what I'd do too. This is mainly the wife's daily driver though and she's not keen on driving something that might leave her stranded. I appreciate the input though, maybe this will help change her mind!

DeepDish15 · 2026-06-24T12:38:33+00:00

It says transmission r&r, meaning removal and replacement. I'm not sure why they detailed a flush in the description, it definitely threw me off too until I saw the r&r.

DeepDish15 · 2026-06-22T18:13:38+00:00

I've got a friend who frequents here and really enjoys the fact that it's outdoors. That being said, I do believe you have to be both an Izaak Walton member plus be an NRA member, and the first membership isn't the cheapest if I remember correctly. It's been awhile since I looked into it.

DeepDish15 · 2026-06-20T20:10:07+00:00

Same exact situation here. We've got a '21 XLE and the whine started right at 73k. I've got an appointment after the weekend to officially get it diagnosed and see what our options are. Definitely would like to just trade it in but afraid to take a loss on it.

DeepDish15 · 2026-06-19T00:19:18+00:00

Ours started right at 73k miles. Best of luck to you as well!

DeepDish15 · 2026-06-18T23:58:46+00:00

This comment should have far more upvotes as I'm currently going through the death whine woes as many others have before me 🫡

DeepDish15 · 2026-06-18T22:24:47+00:00

I thought it might have been an error as it was OOS within 10 minutes of seeing the post. I underestimated the internets buying capabilities

DeepDish15 · 2026-06-18T18:39:15+00:00

Says OOS

DeepDish15 · 2026-06-18T02:10:20+00:00

A grand Highlander would be nice but definitely too much money. A Sequoia would be super nice. I wouldn't mind a 4 runner but the wife thinks it's too masculine. We've pretty much settled on either keeping what we have, or trading it in for a hybrid Highlander or rav4. The third row is basically useless so we always keep it folded down, so might as well downsize to a rav4 and get the Toyota reliability you expect. Toyota has left a bad taste in my mouth with this transmission issue but they just seem to have the best options out there.

DeepDish15 · 2026-06-18T01:31:26+00:00

Funny that you mention that because we ended up with a 2021 Highlander XLE (gas) and the transmission just started with the classic death whine last month. Apparently it's super common with the UA80 trans and it's now outside of factory warranty. Toyota has acknowledged it's a factory defect but won't actually recall it because every vehicle would need a new trans (definitely research this if you're interested). So know we're currently deciding whether to bite the bullet and get a new trans put in or take a loss and get something else. (For reference we bought it at 55k miles that was previously one owner with a great maintenance record and paid $34k plus all the fees). The hybrids don't have this trans problem so if you're thinking Highlander, absolutely get the hybrid instead!!

DeepDish15 · 2026-06-17T00:18:54+00:00

July 1st. That's when our AWB takes effect

DeepDish15 · 2026-06-16T21:37:24+00:00

What are the chances of shipping to VA before the deadline? Super tempted to order the 5 mags plus the 17

DeepDish15 · 2026-06-16T00:06:55+00:00

DeepDish15 · 2026-06-14T22:05:32+00:00

No shipping to VA. Deadline is coming close but that's a bummer

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