2002 Toyota RAV4 Problem

Tiny
MALRMJ07
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  • 2002 TOYOTA RAV4
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 153,000 MILES
My car is sluggish from first to second then it bucks, and now it sound like its going into neutral when it tries to switch gears like its not getting gas through. We thought it might be my transmission filter so we changed it and it didnt fix anything its still doing it. So could it be my fuel pump? Or what could it be?
Monday, May 25th, 2009 AT 10:33 AM

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Tiny
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Would suggest you get your ECM (electronic control module) checked. It's the engine computer. My 2002 Rav4 did the same thing (at 88,000 miles). It turned out that the ECM needed replacing. Toyota issued a recall to reprogram the ECM a year or two ago. I had mine reprogramed but the ECM still failed about six months after. They warrantee it up to 80,000 miles. Basically, the ECM is not sensing or sending the correct info. To the transmission so it doesn't shift properly. The factory part number for what I had replaced is 89661-42812. Hope this helps!
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Saturday, June 6th, 2009 AT 3:25 PM

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