Learning to drive a vehicle is not always convenient, and often it may seem like a good solution to choose an automatic Scion tC, whether it’s for simple convenience or ease of use, this sort of transmission is becoming more and more known. However, although they may seem like an ideal solution, there may possibly also be complications with the automatic gearboxes of your Scion tC . This is precisely the subject of our article. First, we’ll briefly describe the different types of automatic gearboxes, then, in a second step, which complications you may possibly face with the gearbox of your Scion tC , and, at last, how to fix them.

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The different kind of automatic gearbox of a Scion tC

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Gearboxes have the benefit of being known to be trustworthy, as you don’t need to use your clutch pedal and everything is electronically and mechanically managed there will be no early wear of your clutch or other parts that could be put to the test by misuse on your part.
However, based on the sort of automatic transmission your Scion tC is equipped with you will have more or less reliability, we will expose them to you now:

  • Common automatic gearbox: It will use a torque converter, which will manage the gear changes, it’s the oldest technology, it has evolved quite a lot in the last decades (more gears and a better management of the gear changes).
  • Robotized automatic gearbox: This is a manual gearbox with a robotized mechanism that will change the driver’s action. This sort of gearbox is less and less common because they are considered very slow. We also quite often feel a coupling during deceleration.
  • Dual-clutch automatic transmission: This is the ultimate automatic transmission, it works on similar principle as the robotic transmission, but thanks to its dual clutch, you won’t have any more complications with slow speeds or increased fuel consumption. They are often equipped on luxury models.
  • Continuously variable automatic box: It is similar concept as on a scooter, a variator will come to control the differences between acceleration and motor speed, they are particularly slow and tend to be unresponsive during the acceleration phases of your Scion tC.

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I’m having complications with the automatic transmission on my Scion tC

We now start the part that surely attracts you the most in this post, what are the complications you may face with the automatic transmission of your Scion tC? As revealed earlier, generally they are more reliable than manual transmissions, nevertheless, here are the main complications you may face:

  • As described earlier, no matter what sort of automatic gearbox, they are quite often known to be slow and have inertia when accelerating. However, this phenomenon is supposed to occur just when the vehicle is started, not when it is launched. If it feels like it happens constantly, the clutch or converter is most certainly dead.
  • I have the impression that a gear in the automatic transmission of my Scion tC no longer shifts or jumps: If you have the impression that your gears no longer shift or tend to jump on your Scion tC, there is a part that is undoubtedly to blame for this failure. In actual fact, the solenoid that works as a “switch” to engage the gears must not be working effectively, second option, a speed or engine speed sensor may be faulty and send the wrong information to your gearbox.
  • If you experience drops coming from the automatic gearbox of your Scion tC: If you experience a clutch when you go up or when you slow down, it is either your oil which is too old and which does not lubricate any more adequately all the mechanisms of your gearbox, or else a sensor which gives bad info

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  • My Scion tC’s automatic transmission is leaking: At last, if your Scion tC’s automatic transmission is leaking, it’s most likely one of your spy seals is too worn.

How do I fix automatic transmission complications on a Scion tC?

And finally, we’re going to try to give you the strategies to resolve the automatic transmission complications on your Scion tC . Find them down below:

  • Oil leak on the automatic gearbox of a Scion tC: Discover the source of the leak, and change the concerned gasket, get it done by a specialist, opening a gearbox is not easy. It will cost you a few hundred euros, specifically for the labour. Do not think twice to read our article on gearbox oil leaks on Scion tC.
  • Sensor problem: No matter which sensor is involved, a replacement is the just remedy, sensors do not repair themselves, you should count from 100 to a few hundred euros according to the difficulty of access to the one that concerns you.
  • Couplings: If you have complications with the couplings on your Scion tC, you will only need to do a whole gearbox change to gain comfort and preserve your gears.
  • The automatic gearbox of my Scion tC slips: In this case, you most certainly have a dead clutch disc, you will have to change the clutch, and on some models you won’t be able to change it without doing a standard exchange of the gearbox, be prepared to spend more than a thousand euros.

There are other automatic transmission complications on Scion tC, such as electronic problems or pressure complications, but this list lists the main ones, whatever the case, for such difficult mechanisms. Once you feel a problem on this level, we suggest you to go quickly to your mechanic.

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