Transmission rolls in park more than when new. Normal??

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting' started by rrg, Aug 24, 2012.

  1. rrg

    rrg Active Member

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    I'm coming up on 20K miles and I started to notice a few months ago that when I park the car it rolls a little bit more than when it was new one year ago and rolls more than my 2004 Sienna in park with 89K miles.

    Is this normal wear for this type of trans? It has mostly highway miles.

    Wondering if there is some break in time.
     
    #1 rrg, Aug 24, 2012
  2. gmcneil05

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    It's normal. My 05 rocks more then normal cars and it has 120,000 miles on it without a problem.
     
    #2 gmcneil05, Aug 24, 2012
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    I have over 90,000 miles on my Gen III and rolls the same as when I got it.
     
    #3 Judgeless, Aug 24, 2012
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    Sounds like someone's sloppy engaging Park. I always ensure the car is totally stationary first and mine doesn't rock any more at 70,000 miles than it did new.
     
    #4 GrumpyCabbie, Aug 24, 2012
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    I always put the parking brake on before i take my foot off the brakes in order to prevent the rolling.
     
    #5 sLick415, Aug 25, 2012
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    I engage the parking brake, then hit the park button and don't have any rolling.
     
    #6 El Dobro, Aug 25, 2012
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