2005 Toyota Kluger CVX review from Australia and New Zealand
"Good, aside from the transmission and a few minor design related niggles"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Usual transmission hesitation issues listed previously. Can I advise DEFINITELY NOT to get the dealer ECU fix done, as the transmission on my vehicle is now worse, and the procedure cannot currently be reversed.
Vehicle is now kicking down to lower gears on relatively shallow inclines when at normal highway speeds; sometimes from 5th to 3rd, and it jerks back into 1st when slowing at the base of a steep driveway or hill, if stopping for traffic lights.
Dealer response poor, albeit sympathetic - they know about this issue. It does seems it's fundamentally a design issue with the adaptive type transmission that is mysteriously not a problem on some cars.
Guess what - I'll be test driving my next new car before accepting it.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Don't Know |
| Model year | 2005 |
| Year of manufacture | 2005 |
| First year of ownership | 2005 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2007 |
| Engine and transmission | Automatic |
| Performance marks | 5 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 10 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 8 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 5 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 5 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 0 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 50000 kilometres |
| Previous car | Holden Berlina |
| Date of Entry | 22nd June, 2007 |