8 speed tranny lawsuit
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8 speed tranny lawsuit
Just read a post on Autoblog stating that Toyota is being sued for defective 8 speed transmission issues. According to the article ES cars from 2019 to present are included. Class action lawsuit filed late 2025.
https://www.autoblog.com/news/toyota...uit-new-jersey
https://www.autoblog.com/news/toyota...uit-new-jersey
Last edited by bc6152; Feb 18, 2026 at 04:59 PM.
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Article last paragraph:
"Lifetime" trans fluid? 
Considering the ten-year span between the first affected models and the most recent ones, it appears that Toyota has not pinned down the root cause of the issue.
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I've not seen one. In a very active facebook es350 group I just saw one failure recently reported, a 2021 at 76k miles, iirc. First and only one I've seen
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not trying to pile on but on FB market i saw a 2019-ish 7ES350 for 7k with a broken tranny. if i find it again ill post the ad. hopefully not too common but makes one miss the 6 speed auto from the 6ES. those things don't seem to have any shifting issues at all.
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Agreed. There's nothing remotely close to that hair-raising Highlander thread. Lots of people reporting high-mileage with no tranny issues. I have no clue why a transmission would be more prone to failure in one model vs another, but it seems the ESs are pretty safe.
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Perhaps the weight combined with awd? No idea.
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We own 4 vehicles with the 8spd.
2019 Camry - 175K miles
2020 Sienna Limited - 120K miles
2020 Sienna LE - 180K miles
2025 ES350 - 2500 miles.
All of these vehicles still run like new... Looks like the odds are in my favor.
2019 Camry - 175K miles
2020 Sienna Limited - 120K miles
2020 Sienna LE - 180K miles
2025 ES350 - 2500 miles.
All of these vehicles still run like new... Looks like the odds are in my favor.