# 2019 Toyota RAV4 - Loud transmission

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-toyota-rav4-loud-transmission/171513>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** rav4, toyota\
**Created:** [October 23, 2020, 7:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-toyota-rav4-loud-transmission/171513 "2020-10-23T19:41:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![forgot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/74df32/32.png) [@forgot](https://community.cartalk.com/u/forgot)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2020, 7:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-toyota-rav4-loud-transmission/171513/1 "2020-10-23T19:41:57Z")

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transmission .loud lack of insulation under hood .radio acts up

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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:** [October 23, 2020, 10:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-toyota-rav4-loud-transmission/171513/2 "2020-10-23T22:17:42Z")

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Did you notice the transmission noise when you test drove it or is this a new problem? If you bought it new it should still be under the bumper-to-bumper warranty. In any case a Toyota dealer is your best bet.

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2020, 10:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-toyota-rav4-loud-transmission/171513/3 "2020-10-25T22:50:20Z")

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New car with a warranty. See your dealer.

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2020, 11:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-toyota-rav4-loud-transmission/171513/4 "2020-10-25T23:09:39Z")

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> [@Mustangman](#):
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> New car with a warranty. See your dealer.

+1  
Additionally, how has the OP determined that the transmission is the source of the noise, rather than the engine? Or, is the problem simply the result of a lack of insulation under the hood?

> [@forgot](#):
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> radio acts up

This–as well as any engine or transmission problem–will be covered under the terms of the manufacturer’s warranties.

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**Author:** ![galant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/77aa72/32.png) [@galant](https://community.cartalk.com/u/galant)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2020, 1:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-toyota-rav4-loud-transmission/171513/5 "2020-10-26T01:13:52Z")

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The 2019 gets the new 8 speed transmission and it has not been the best. Quite a few have complained of its shifting. I had a rental and if this was my car, I would have driven right back to the dealership. Even my kids in the back seat complained of the jerkiness and they are used to being in my stick shift car.  
If you look on the RAV4 forums, people have found ways to add under the hood insulation. This helps with the engine noise, but not the transmission shifting. You can ask the dealer for the transmission as I think there is a TSB to reprogram the transmission.