Big Kahuna
New Member
My 2017 has 83k on it now. I have had it since 69k. It is driven about 4k a year and hauls nothing more than family, fishing rods and hunting rifles (I live on an island). I do not believe that the transmission has ever been serviced. It seems to be functioning perfectly. I loathe and detest automatic transmissions, but there is no alternative in this country. My question to the mechanics in the group is, Should I service this transmission? I have heard from many respected sources that it is a closed hydraulic system and tampering with it will cause more problems, than simply leaving it alone. In this forum and on other social media, one need not look far to find stories of folks that have serviced the transmission, only to have it fail a short while later. This is an automatic transmission, it will fail, but when it does, I don't want it to be my lack of care that can be blamed. Any advice or shared experiences are welcomed.