2009 Toyota Tacoma Power Train

IN DECEMBER OF 2008, I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA FROM HARR TOYOTA FOR ABOUT $30,000. THIS TRUCK WAS A 4X4 OFF ROAD, AND CAME WITH ALL OF THE EXTRA OPTIONS THAT COULD BE OFFERED. THE TRUCK INCLUDED A 36,000 MILE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY AND A LIFETIME POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. SINCE I TRAVEL OFTEN FOR WORK, THE TRUCK WOULD REMAIN GARAGED FOR THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, AWAY FROM THE ELEMENTS OF THE WINTER. IN JULY, AFTER RETURNING FROM A BUSINESS TRIP, I STARTED TO NOTICE THAT ON THE HIGHWAY, THE TRUCK HAD AN UNUSUAL ODOR, AND WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS APPLIED, THE SMELL WOULD GET WORSE. I BROUGHT THE TRUCK IN TO BE LOOKED AT BY HARR TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT, WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS IMMEDIATELY REFUSED TO BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO 'CORROSION.' HISTORICALLY, TOYOTA HAS HAD MANY ISSUES WITH CORROSION AND THE IMMEDIATE REFUSAL FOR COVERAGE SHOCKED ME. THEY CLAIMED THAT THE TRUCK APPEARED TO 'HAVE BEEN DRIVEN THROUGH A BODY OF SALT WATER' ' COINCIDENTALLY ON THE TRANSMISSION ONLY. AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO GET TOYOTA CORPORATE TO REVIEW MY CASE, THEY CLAIMED THAT THEY CAME TO SEE THE TRUCK, AND DENIED COVERAGE. AS MY RESEARCH SHOWED, THEY HAD NOT ACTUALLY COME DOWN, AND HAD JUST SPOKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON THE PHONE. ON THE NEXT ATTEMPT AT A TOYOTA INSPECTION FOR COVERAGE, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT I HAD TO PAY $441.00 FOR THEM TO TAKE THE TRANSMISSION DOWN, AND THEN COVERAGE WAS ONCE AGAIN DENIED. . AFTER NUMEROUS CALLS, AND INSULTING CONVERSATIONS WITH DEMEANING AND SARCASTIC CUSTOMER CARE REPRESENTATIVES, I HAVE GIVEN UP AND FEEL THAT TOYOTA MAY HAVE GOTTEN THE BEST OF ME. *TR

2009 TOYOTA TACOMA W/AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AFTER DECELERATING BELOW 20 MPH TO ACCOMMODATE TRAFFIC OR TO MAKE A TURN THE TRANSMISSION FAILS TO ENGAGE WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE WITH TRAFFIC OR OUT OF THE TURN. THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO SEARCH FOR THE CORRECT GEAR FOR 2 - 3 SECONDS BEFORE RESPONDING TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. WILL SOMEONE NEED TO DIE AFTER BEING STRUCK BROADSIDE TRYING TO COME OUT OF A TURN BEFORE TOYOTA IS FORCED TO RESPOND TO THIS PROBLEM? *TR

I HAVE A NEW 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA TRUCK WHICH HAS EXHIBITED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SINCE I PURCHASED IT. THIS IS NOT A QUALITY ISSUE AS MUCH AS IT IS A DESIGN ISSUE SINCE THE PROBLEM I AM EXPERIENCING IS WELL DOCUMENTED AND OCCURS WITH ALL THE TACOMAS USING THEIR NEW 5 SPEED ECT-I AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. HERE ARE SOME WEB SITES REFERENCING THE PROBLEM HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2009/TOYOTA/TACOMA HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F0DE869 WHEN SLOWING DOWN AROUND TURNS OR DECELERATING FOR OTHER REASONS, THE CAR WILL DOWNSHIFT INTO A NON-RESPONSIVE MODE AND THERE IS AN EXTREME LAG FOLLOWED BY A LURCH FORWARD AS THE TRANSMISSION DESPERATELY SINKS WHICH GEAR TO GO INTO. I HAVE DISCUSSED IT WITH MY DEALER TO NO AVAIL. THEY RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM BUT CAN NOT DO ANYTHING TO RESOLVE IT. THIS SITUATION IS OF GREAT SAFETY IMPORTANCE SINCE THE TRUCK FAILS TO RESPOND FOR SAFETY AND AVOIDANCE MEASURES. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION IN 2009 TACOMA 4WD V6 DOES NOT SHIFT DOWN SMOOTHLY AS THE TRUCK SLOWS DOWN INTO A TURN AND BEGINS TO ACCELERATE OUT OF A TURN OR IN A STRAIGHT AWAY. THE ISSUE IS PRONOUNCED IN SPEEDS OF 35 MPH AND LESS . THERE SEEM TO BE A DELAY IN RESPONSE WHEN ACCELERATING,. UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION RESPONDS AND THE TRUCK LURKS FORWARD . I CHECKED WITH THE TOYOTA DEALER , AND THE DEALER DOES NOT THINK THERE IS A PROBLEM . I CHECKED TOYOTA FORUMS AND FOUND OUT NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE THAT I HAVE . THERE IS FOR SURE A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION OR THE SOFTWARE. MY TRUCK HAS ONLY 2700 MILES ON IT . ALL THE COMPLAINTS I READ REGARDING THIS ISSUE ARE LOW MILEAGE TRUCKS AND IT SEEMS TO BE AFFECTING THE 2009 MODEL. *TR

1. NEW VEHICLE--PROBLEM BEGAN AT APPROXIMATELY 3000 MILES. 2. TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 SECONDS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AFTER MAKING A TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH--TACHOMETER INDICATES ENGINE SPEED REACHES APPROXIMATELY 3000 RPM BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION REENGAGES WITH A JERK SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE REAR WHEEL SLIP ON WET ASPHALT PAVEMENT. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS AT ALMOST EVERY INSTANCE WHEN I SLOW TO APPROXIMATELY 10MPH FOR A TURN. THIS PROBLEM IS APPARENTLY VERY COMMON FOR MY VEHICLE MAKE /MODEL--THERE ARE NUMEROUS POSTS ON VARIOUS INTERNET SITES UNDER THE HEADING "2009 TOYOTA TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS". THIS PROBLEM, IF NOT RESOLVED, WILL LIKELY CAUSE MANY ACCIDENTS DURING THE APPROACHING WINTER MONTHS. 3. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AT 4018 MILES (08/12/09)--SERVICE MANAGER TEST DROVE VEHICLE, REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM AND STATED "IF CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR LIGHT IS NOT ON, THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE". *TR

WHEN RE-ACCELERATING AFTER A LOW SPEED TURN MY 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA REVS HIGH BUT DOES NOT GO ANYWHERE. AFTER A SECOND OR SO IT RETURNS TO A NORMAL RPM AND THEN IS IN GEAR TO DRIVE NORMALLY. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE IF CARS WERE APPROACHING IN A FAST MANNER, THE TRUCK WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE TRANSMISSION HESITATES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND A TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE FAILED. HE THEN ADDED THAT THERE WAS NOT AN UPDATED VERSION OF THE SOFTWARE. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER ON 10/16/09 AND WAS TOLD THAT HE WOULD RECEIVE A RESPONSE WITHIN ONE BUSINESS DAY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 4,100. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,000.

2009 TOYOTA TACOMA,5 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHEN SLOWING TO MAKE A TURN AND THEN RESUMING SPEED, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO BE IN NEUTRAL OR SEVERELY SLIPPING. TOYOTA SERVICE STATES THIS IS NORMAL ! MAKES TURNING WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC IS VERY HAZARDOUS AS YOU DON'T KNOW IF THE TRANSMISSION WILL BE PROPERLY ENGAGED IN GEAR. ALWAYS HAPPENS AT 20 MPH OR LESS WHEN IN DRIVE. I HAVE ALSO HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM WHEN IN LOCAL STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, NO TURNING INVOLVED. *TR

2009 TACOMA, 5 SPD. AUTO TRANSMISSION. SINCE THE FIRST DAY OF OWNING THIS CAR (NOW AT 2400 MILES) THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT RESPOND WHEN YOU ACCELERATE AFTER SLOWING PROBABLY BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR (10-15MPH). THE TACH WILL GO UP BUT THE TRANSMISSION FAILS TO ENGAGE AND YOU JUST END UP COASTING INTO A TURN OR MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. THIS HAS OCCURRED SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. THIS POSES A DANGEROUS CONDITION DUE TO THE HESITATION AND SHOULD NOT BE AN ACCEPTABLE CONDITION. *TR

2009 TOYOTA TACOMA; BE AFRAID, DO NOT BUY IT AS IT HAS TRANSMISSION TROUBLES THAT TOYOTA WILL NOT LIVE UP TO. TOYOTA IS IGNORING THE ISSUE!!!! I PULLED OUT FROM A STOP WHEN THE TRANSMISSION HESITATED THEN CAUGHT JUST IN TIME FOR ME TO GET THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. I THOUGHT FOR SURE I WAS GOING TO BE T-BONED. I TOOK IT TO MY DEALER AND HAVE YET TO HEAR ANYTHING BACK. I HAVE THIS TRUCK 6 MONTHS. I WAS SO EXCITED TO FINALLY OWN A HIGH END TOYOTA. SINCE TOYOTA "HAD" SUCH A GOOD NAME. I HAVE COME TO THE CONCLUSION THERE ARE NO GOOD VEHICLES OUT THERE TO BUY........ HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F0DE869 HERE ARE MORE COMPLAINTS FROM OTHERS THAT HAVE BEEN RIPPED OFF BY TOYOTA. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE BEFORE THERE IS A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR A DEATH DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2010 TOYOTA TACOMA WITH A 5-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHEN I SLOW DOWN FOR A RIGHT TURN (OR BRAKE FOR ANY OTHER REASON) AND THEN ACCELERATE, THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO SLIP INTO NEUTRAL AND FAILS TO RESPOND FOR A SECOND OR TWO. THIS PROBLEM MAKES MERGING INTO MOVING TRAFFIC VERY HAZARDOUS. WHEN I WENT TO MY TOYOTA DEALER TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED, I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS "NORMAL" FOR THE 2009 AND 2010 TACOMA AND NO REPAIR WAS AVAILABLE. *TR

TRANSMISSION SLIPS GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR, THIS PROBLEM OCCURS EVERYTIME I ACCELERATE. *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILS TO ENGAGE UPON ACCELERATING OUT OF A TURN OR AFTER COASTING DOWN A HILL. THE RPMS RACE BUT TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE UNLESS ACCELERATOR IS RELEASED AND VEHICLE SLOWS. IN A PULLOUT SITUATION, THIS COULD BE HAZARDOUS WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *TR

MY NEW 2009 TOYOTA PRERUNNER TRANSMISSION RANDOMLY SLIPS (DELAYS) WHEN GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. I FIRST NOTICED IT AT 150 MILES. I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO ESTABLISH A DEFINITE PATTERN, EXCEPT IT HAPPENS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM SPEEDS BELOW 10MPH. I NOW HAVE 1500 MILES ON THE ODOMETER AND IT STILL SLIPS RANDOMLY AND CONTINUOUSLY. I'M AFRAID THAT ONE DAY I'M GOING TO TRY TO ENTER TRAFFIC AND MY TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO SLIP AND I'M GOING TO HAVE SOMEONE RUN INTO ME OR CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. TOYOTA HAS TOLD ME THIS IS A "NORMAL" THING. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT. I WAS TOLD IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE COMPUTER/EMISSIONS/AND OTHER COMPONENTS, WORKING TOGETHER FOR BETTER GAS MILEAGE (WHICH BY THE WAY IS NOT ALL THAT GREAT) AND IT IS NORMAL. IN OTHER WORDS, NOTHING IS WRONG AND NOTHING NEEDS TO BE FIXED, IT'S SUPPOSED TO THAT. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANDOMLY SLIPPING IS NOT SOMETHING THAT IS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN. *TR

WHILE USUALLY MAKING LEFT TURN, COMING OUT OF THE TURN, PUTTING ON THE GAS, THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE BUT WILL REV UP TO APPROX. 2500 RPM'S AND THEN SUDDENLY ENGAGE AND LURCH FORWARD IN FIRST GEAR. THERE IS A DELAY IN POWER WHICH IS DANGEROUS IF CROSSTRAFFIC IS COMING. SAME SLOWING DOWN THROUGH INTERSECTION, THEN PUTTING GAS DOWN. *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILS TO ENGAGE 2ND GEAR WHEN ACCELERATING INTO A TURN OR COASTING DOWN A HILL. THE RPMS INCREASES BUT TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE. ISSUE OCCURS AROUND 10-12 MPG. DRIVELINE RUMBLES FROM 25-10MPH DECELERATING. DEALER SAYS TRUCK IS NORMAL. *TR

2009 TOYOTA TACOMA DOUBLECAB 4X4 TRD, UPON SLOWING DOWN AND ENTERING A TURN ENGINE RPM WILL INCREASE WHILE PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL WITHOUT VEHICLE ACCELERATING BEFORE TRANSMISSION ENGAGES ABRUPTLY..DESCRIBE AS "SLIPPING". *TR

AFTER SLOWING DOWN (NORMALLY TO ENTER A TURN) AND WHEN YOU DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS INTO FIRST GEAR, THE ENGINE WILL RACE UP TO A HIGHER RPM AS THE CAR SUDDENLY SLOWS DOWN. THIS LENDS TO THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ACCIDENT AS YOU VEHICLE NOW SLOWS DOWN QUICKLY. *TR

I BOUGHT AN '09 TACOMA 4X4 ON APRIL 4, 2009. SINCE THAT DAY MY TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING, ESPECIALLY WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE COMING OUT OF A TURN. RPMS BOUNCE AROUND AND SOMETIMES IT GET STUCK IN A GEAR OR REVS LIKE ITS IN NEUTRAL. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT TWICE FROM BEHIND BECAUSE THE TRUCK DOESN'T ACCELERATE. THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM AND A SAFETY ISSUE. WHEN I TALKED TO THE DEALER THEY ADMITTED IT WAS HAPPENING BUT THAT IT WAS "NORMAL" DUE TO NEW TECHNOLOGY WITH COMPUTERS. WHEN I DID SOME RESEARCH IT SEEMS THAT LOTS OF OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND TOYOTA ISN'T DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT-THERE WILL BE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS. *TR

HAVE 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA TRD SPORT PCKG. TRUCK THAT I BOUGHT IN FEBRUARY. WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO TURN ONTO ANOTHER STREET, ONCE I TURN AND PRESS THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE, THE ENGINE REVS AND THE TRANSMISSION TAKES ABOUT 2-3 SECONDS TO SHIFT GEARS. HAPPENS 5-6 TIMES A WEEK, WHETHER ENGINE IS COLD OR HOT. SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD, AS THIS HAS HAPPENED WHEN MAKING A U-TURN IN TRAFFIC WITH CARS APPROACHING. TWO DIFFERENT TOYOTA MECHANICS TOLD ME THE TRANNY IS COMPUTER OPERATED AND NEEDS TO LEARN MY DRIVING HABITS. TOLD ME IT WILL TAKE AT LEAST 5,000 MILES FOR THE COMPUTER TO LEARN MY DRIVING HABITS AND FOR TRANSMISSION TO ADJUST. I HAVE OVER 3700 MILES NOW AND TRANNY STILL SEEMS WEIRD. STILL SLIPPING WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND THEN ACCELERATING ONTO ANOTHER STREET. ALSO, TRUCK FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION TIGHTENS UP WHEN SLOWING DOWN FROM 30MPH TO 20MPH (IT DOES NOT SEEM TO COAST FREELY, ALMOST LIKE THE BREAKS ARE BEING SLIGHTLY APPLIED). CAN FEEL THE DOWNSHIFTING, EVEN THOUGH IT IS AN AUTOMATIC. MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE COMPUTER DRIVEN TRANNY SLOWS THE TRUCK DOWN UNDER 30 MPH AS THAT IS PART OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM. WHEN YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF OF THE GAS, THE COMPUTER PREPARES TO BRAKE AND THUS THE TRANNY PREPARES FOR A STOP HE SAID. MECHANIC ALSO TOLD ME THE CAMRY'S HAD AN ISSUE WITH THEIR TRANSMISSIONS AND TOYOTA HAD TO REPROGRAM THE COMPUTERS. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP RAN A COMPUTER "COLD START" TEST AND SAID EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NATIONAL TOYOTA HOTLINE. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA 4X4 AND THE TRANSMISSION INTERMITTENTLY SLIPS,MOSTLY WHEN YOU FIRST ACCELERATE(I HAVE ALMOST BEEN INVOLVED IN 2 CAR ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS)AFTER TALKING AND BRINGING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER THEY SAY ITS NORMAL,I HAVE FOUND THAT ON EDMUNDS.COM 108 OTHER TOYOTA TACOMA OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND GETTING THE SAME ANSWERS FROM THE DEALERS,YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN ITS GOING TO SLIP BUT I DON'T LET MY WIFE OR KIDS RIDE IN THE TRUCK. *TR

MY NEW 2009 DOUBLE CAB TRD 4X4 HAS DANGEROUS SHIFT PATTERNS. WHEN YOU SLOW DOWN TO GO THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AND BEGIN TO MAKE THE TURN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION JUMPS DOWN INTO 1ST GEAR AND RACES THE ENGINE MAKING IT HARD TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE PROPERLY. TOYOTA SENT ME TO THE DEALER THEY TESTED IT AND STATED, "NORMAL FOR THE MODEL" ON MY TICKET. THEY RESET THE "LEARN CODE" AND TOLD ME OFF THE RECORD THAT OTHER TOYOTA CARS HAD THIS PROBLEM IN THE PAST - TOYOTA FIXED IT WITH A NEW SOFTWARE/FIRMWARE RELEASE, BUT WE JUST DON'T HAVE A SOFTWARE FIX FOR THE 09 TACOMA". I SENT ANOTHER EMAIL TO TOYOTA LAST WEEK THEY OPENED A CASE - BUT HAVE NO SOLUTIONS. OTHER OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS AS WELL. *TR

PURCHASED 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA CREWCAB IN JULY 2009. I IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO NOTICE WHEN DRIVING THAT THE TRANSMISSION GEARING WAS NOT CORRECT. WHEN DECELERATING TO MAKE A TURN OR AFTER COMING TO COMPLETE STOP FOLLOWED BY ACCELERATION, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND STRUGGLES TO FIND THE CORRECT GEAR FOR THE SPEED THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING. *TR

CONTINUAL PROBLEM. VEHICLE TRANSMISSION SLIPS/DISENGAGES DURING OR PRIOR TO ACCELERATION, PRIMARILY AFTER TURNING A CORNER. AS A RESULT THE ENGINE REVS AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGES CAUSING VEHICLE TO LURCH/SURGE SOMETIMES UNCONTROLLABLY. "SHIFT LOGIC" CONTROL WAS RESET BY DEALER ON 03/23/09 BUT DID NOT CORRECT SITUATION. PROBLEM HAS EXISTED SINCE VEHICLE PURCHASE 03/02/09. VEHICLE HAS 470 MILES. *TR

THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION IS WHEN I SLOW DOWN TO GO AROUND A CURVE OR DECELERATE FOR ANY REASON IT DOES A HARD DOWN SHIFT AND THEN WHEN I PROCEED TO PRESS THE ACCELERATOR THE TRUCK ACTS LIKE IT IS SEARCHING FOR WHAT GEAR IT SHOULD BE IN, AT THE SAME TIME THE RPM IS INCREASING (ENGINE STARTS TO RACE) AND FINALLY THE TRANSMISSION LURCHES FORWARD AND GOES INTO GEAR. IF YOU ARE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC OR CROSSING A BUSY HIGHWAY THIS IS VERY UNNERVING AND IN MY OPINION A SAFETY ISSUE AND AN ACCIDENT JUST WAITING TO HAPPEN. I HAVE TAKEN MY TRUCK TO THE DEALER TWICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NEW TECHNOLOGY AND THAT I HAD TO GET USED TO IT. *TR