CVT judder or shudder after a fluid change
- Symptoms
- Judder or shake when pulling away or at low speed, soon after a CVT fluid change
- Likely cause
- Wrong fluid or a wrong level check. The CVT needs Toyota CVTF FE and the level is set with the dealer scan tool at a set fluid temperature.
- Fix
- Drain and refill with Toyota Genuine CVTF FE and have the level set by a Toyota dealer with Techstream.
- Applies to
- Altis / Grande CVT
- Confidence
- medium
Sources
Related problems on this car
- Vibration after drive shaft work (inner CV joints)
- Long cranking before the engine starts
- P0977 on the 1.3 automatic
- Ticking noise on a cold start (1.3)
Similar problems on other cars
- Missing and jerking at low speed, worse with A/C · Suzuki Mehran (EFI, Euro II)
- Jerks at low speed after a gear oil change · Honda Civic (10th gen, FC)
- Gear lever jerks in 1st and reverse · Suzuki Mehran (EFI, Euro II)
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