# 1998 Toyota RAV4 - Transmission Jerks

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-toyota-rav4-transmission-jerks/182053>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** toyota\
**Created:** [January 22, 2022, 10:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-toyota-rav4-transmission-jerks/182053 "2022-01-22T10:13:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![tjshore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b38774/32.png) [@tjshore](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tjshore)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2022, 10:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-toyota-rav4-transmission-jerks/182053/1 "2022-01-22T10:13:58Z")

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car jerks when changing gear and accelerating

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2022, 12:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-toyota-rav4-transmission-jerks/182053/2 "2022-01-22T12:50:21Z")

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Meh, you know the problem. Chances are you will not reply if we were to ask questions or made suggestions.

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**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2022, 9:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-toyota-rav4-transmission-jerks/182053/3 "2022-01-22T21:40:55Z")

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Is the check engine light on? Some owners have had similar symptoms from bad EGR vacuum lines. Might be worth investigating.

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**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2022, 11:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-toyota-rav4-transmission-jerks/182053/4 "2022-01-22T23:15:56Z")

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five-speed manual or four-speed automatic transmission?