There are millions of 11th gen in the world, heck since I bought mine, four of my neighbors bough 11th gen corollas. My impression of what some have reported is that if you look at the big picture it's practically a non-issue or no more than anything else. There is a reason why a lot of high end sports cars like ferrari and some BMW Mpower will cap your rpms at 4k until engine and sub components have reached the right temperature. If I'm not mistaken Aisin's K313 unit in our Corollas has a cvt fluid heater which is supposed to help with getting that fluid to right operating temperatures since most wear to CVT or any mechanical devices requires to be warmed up on those cold days before you floor it. Long story short, I’m very satisfied of the CVT so far.Ĭlick to expand.I have to agree with Jolly. Rather the same schedule as other manuals or automatics trans : check at X interval and act appropriately (or change at X interval for severe usage). Actually, you won’t find it in Toyota’s manual. The never ending urban legend of “lifetime fluid” is also frightening for some. Or confusing it with the CVT in hybrids like Prius (totally different beast). The stigma is deep, though… On forums you’ll see people blaming absolutely not transmission related issues on the fact that the car has a CVT. They are simple devices but require meticulous execution. Actually, there have been CVTs in car for 60 years. But those don’t apply to all CVTs, not even all CVTs from those brands. There is also the stigma of poor engineering from some brands: GM-Fiat (metal debris in fluid), Ford-ZF (bad O-rings), Audi-Schaeffler (missing clutch…), Honda (wrong fluid…) and of course, Nissan (bad firmware for heat control). All in all the CVT is actually faster by the numbers (from a Corolla point of view…) than the old 4AT (not to mention better mpg). Toyota addresses it with electronic fake shift points. Other associates the lack of constant up and down in revs with poor performance (drone or rubber band effect). True, if you floor the car, you may feel a slight delay. You have haters mentioning the lack of performance. Which says something, since there are now 1.5 million of them on NA roads. Close to 8 years worldwide for the specific unit in Corolla (5 years for NA) and no particular surge or trend in complaints (Consumer Reports, True Delta, JD Power) beside inevitable odd units from a man-made product. Some investigations lead to recalls.Have one since October 2013. Some complaints may lead to an investigation. (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)ĪLL complaints are reviewed.
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