I purchased this vehicle new in 2018 was never made aware of any recalls on the transmission, took it to the toyota dealership for oil change and what I thought was a hub bearing from the sound. We were told the bearing in the transmission was faulty and the transmission needs to be replaced at the cost of 13,000. I have done research and found that there was a recall on the 2018 toyota chr but only certain vin numbers. My vin number was not one that was recalled. This has put a bitter taste in my mouth because there is oviously an issue with all chr transmissions. There was no warning message just the rubbing sound coming from the transmission. Toyota corporate needs to be made aware of this problem, im sure they already know.

- Columbia, SC, USA

Hello, The 2018 Toyota C-HR has approximately 44,000 miles on it from one owner bought new from a dealer in July, 2017. It has been maintained with all the regular interval services. It has low milage because the owner, my wife has a job that doesn't require her to drive a lot. Sometime within the last four months the car has slowly developed a whining noise where the pitch goes up and down with the speed of the tires rather than the RPMs. There aren't any warning lights or other indicators only the whining noise as you drive. We had an independent garage look at it, they drove it and said it was coming from the transmission and to take it to a Toyota dealer. We took it to a Toyota dealer and did a test drive with a service agent who heard the noise and wrote up a repair ticket that said the transmission needs to be replaced. The cost quoted to us is approximately $11,500 with tax. The car would have a trade in value of $13K-15K if it didn't have this defect. The warranty on the transmission is 50,000 miles or 5 years which because of my wife's low yearly mileage, the problem is coming to light at a significantly lower mileage than the warranty but unfortunatley outside of the timeframe. I opened a case with Toyota Corporate service line to see if they would at least help financially with the defect but they refused any out of warranty help or any other options. We are now stuck with a mostly worthless low mileage Toyota car and don't know what to do. I have read on various Web forums that this major problem is common in this year and model of this car and that Toyota has been aware of it for quite some time. They never issued a recall on our Lemon of a car and we feel that we have a car that is unsafe to drive a long distance and will soon become unsafe to drive any distance. The car is available for any inspection upon request. We feel that Toyota sold us a bad car with a short lifespan and would appreciate any advise or help. Thank you.

- Erie, CO, USA

The vehicle is making a very odd and distinct noise when accelerating, shifting, and/or idling. At a Toyota dealership, the diagnosis is that the transmission needs to be replaced. This issue first occurs around 72000 miles in conjunction with multiple malfunctioning lights turning on. There is a trend growing amongst the CHR community that vehicles manufactured in Turkey are developing transmission issues before or at the 100,000 mileage range.

- Tallahassee, FL, USA

I have less than 60,000 miles on my vehicle and the transmission is failing. I had my local dealer check the car out and they confirmed it needs the transmission replaced at a cost of over $10,000.

- Placerville, CA, USA

The contact owns a 2018 Toyota C-HR. The contact stated that while his daughter was at a stop sign, several unknown warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to shift out of low gear and the vehicle failed to respond as needed while depressing the accelerator pedal. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, and the contact was advised to take the vehicle to a local dealer for assistance. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified on the failure but offered no assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 102,000.

- Gilmer, TX, USA

The contact owns a 2018 Toyota C-HR. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle made an abnormal sound, and the transmission was slipping. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, and the transmission was replaced; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 76,000.

- Asbury Park, NJ, USA

What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request" CVT Transmission How was your safety or the safety of others put at risk? Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center? Dealership, second opinion scheduled with another Toyota on Oct 15th Has the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others? Yes Were there any warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure, and when did they first appear" Roughly 2-3 weeks ago began hearing a buzzing/ humming noise when accelerating CVT Transmission is blowing. This vehicle only has 140K miles on it and has been serviced at only Toyota dealers. I have records of every service performed and have stayed up to date on maintenance.

- Nashville, TN, USA

Failing transmission at 80k miles, multiple reports of similar incidences happening with same vehicle. Inspected by multiple mechanics, including Toyota Dealership, confirmed to be transmission, recommended to replace. No warning lamps, only indication was progressively worsening noise.

- Weeping Water, NE, USA

My car would not go forward nor backwards after the transmission making crazy sounds Now I'm a disabled woman who the dealer that I financed this car from has said I have no warranty whatsoever. Alot of customers are having to replace their transmission on this year and make Toyota with odometer reading as low as 33, xxxx miles to mine which has 94, xxxx and others with lower mileage than mine Toyota or you all should do what's right by us and recall these transmissions

- Jacksonville, FL, USA

I've had a second CVT transmission failure. The first one happened at 85906 miles, and now my second one is at 98995 six months later. Vehicle has been dealership serviced it whole life. These transmissions have some sort of fault that needs looking into and accountability needs to be taken. Toyota claims that there are no known issues with the part, but myself and many others with the Turkey built models are having these problems. Critical parts on vehicles should not be treated as disposable, and that's Toyotas attitude on it. $9,000 replacement cost on a 20,000 car is ridiculous.

- Sanford, ME, USA

Bought this vehicle brand new in 2018 from Toyota dealer and took it to all scheduled maintenance intervals at Toyota dealerships, including the 50,000 mile service at 48,000 miles in 2024. At 48,800 miles began hearing a whining noise from the engine. Took it to dealer at 48,882 miles and was informed I would need a new transmission with a quoted repair price of $8,900 USD. Search of C-HR forums and NHTSA reviews shows this to be a common and recurring problem. Dealer told me I was outside of my warranty based on the age of the vehicle. Dealer suggested I contact Toyota corporate for assistance as this is extremely low mileage for such an extensive repair. Toyota corporate only confirmed that the age of the vehicle was outside of warranty, offered zero assistance with repair costs, and indicated it would be an "out of pocket expense". This CVT is clearly an issue and could create an unsafe condition for drivers who are completely not expecting a Toyota powertrain to fail so early in its life. The fact that Toyota refuses to acknowledge, or provide assistance, is a travesty considering the reputation of the brand.

- Swanton, VT, USA

There is a whining and vibrating(knock) sound coming out of the transmission. it increases as the vehicle accelerate. There have been a lot of complaint about this toyota model transmission.

- Rosenberg, TX, USA

I started to hear the wining noise from the front of the vehicle. When I took the car for inspection to Toyota dealership they told me this is transmission that makes this noise and it started way before. Transmission needs to be replaced. There was no warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure, that makes it extremely dangerous in the situation of failure of transmission, because the car will stop suddenly during driving.

- Pompano Beach, FL, USA

The contact owns a 2018 Toyota C-HR. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact noticed a grinding sound when the accelerator pedal was depressed. The dealer was made aware of the failure. The contact was advised that the service manager would go to the residence and the vehicle would be driven to the dealer by the service manager. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed with a failed transmission and that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and agreed to assist with the cost of the repair. In addition, the contact was advised to report the failure to the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 55,000.

- Bowie, MD, USA

83,000 Miles. Buzzing sound coming from transmission. Diagnosed by Toyota garage and an independent garage. I was told the transmission must be replaced at a cost of $9,400. This seems to be a recurring problem, especially with the 2018 Toyota C-HR CVT transmission. Upon researching this problem, I have found many complaints about this problem in Toyota C-HR forums some consumers having the problem with their C-HR as low as 30,000 miles! This is unacceptable and I suggest all repair costs be refunded and a recall be processed. It is obvious that there is a manufacture fault with that particular transmission. Please note that the cost of this repair is a devastating financial set back to those involved. My C-HR book price is $16,000 and a rather low-milage vehicle. This repair cost is well over half the value of the vehicle and emotionally I am distraught over this imposed financial burden that is the fault of the manufacture producing faulty product. Thank you for your consideration, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

- Queen City, MO, USA

Power train failed on my 3 year old car. It could've been catastrophic if it failed on the road. The CVT transmission is a mess. It's also caused undue financial burden on every CHR owner since the power train had continued to fail uncontrollably. This car was traded in since the transmission had failed. There should be a recall on every CVT that was manufactured in 2018. Every owner and previous owner should be compensated for the loss. After market and rebuilt power trains weren't available since the car was 3 years old. Almost $10k to replace this transmission. This car was taken to a Toyota dealer who assured me that is was "cupped tires". I'm confident that they knew what the problem was. By the time the power train failure was detected, the car was out of warranty. Thanks

- N Olmsted, , OH, USA

Humming noise coming from the engine that gets louder the faster you go. Toyota needs to recall this transmission as the Toyota dealership quoted 11,000 USD to repair and they said it's a transmission issue. Car has 109k miles and this appears to be a common issue if researched online.

- Atlanta, GA, USA

Transmission failure at 50,000miles. Apparently thus is a very poorly designed Transmission and many many owners of this vehicle have had their Transmission go out. TOYOTA will not admit responsibility and a class action needs filed. Toyota will not do the right thing and fix their faulty Transmission.

- Columbus, OH, USA

My wife was driving the vehicle after taking it from its service around 58,000 miles and started hearing whirring noise coming from the front of the car and after returning from an overseas trip, I looked at it and thought that the wheel bearing was going. The mileage was only 59,003 miles. So, I scheduled a diagnostic service at the Green's Toyota of Lexington dealer, paid for it and Toyota and was told me that the transmission pump was failing, at 59,235 miles, but since the car was over 5 years old, which I purchased on 11/17/2017, warranty ended even though the car did not reach 60000, and that the cost estimate was $13,000+. I took it to a Power Transmission shop for a second option, paid for another diagnostics, and they stated that the transmission bearing is failing, and the transmission needs replacements, and that the cost estimate, for a remanufactured transmission, was $8,000+. I called Toyota, submitted report, C-HR Forum chats documentation that show other owners having issues even sooner, and they stated that since the car Power Train warranty was up, they could not do anything. And now I am seeing here over 112 complaints about the same issue when Toyota only recommends, on their maintenance manual, to change the transmission oil at 60,000 miles, not even an inspection before...., and the dealer that maintains my car looked at it around mileage 58,000, did not say nothing and scheduled the next service for 63,000 with no mentioning. So now, I have a $13,000 bill to pay to replace the transmission on a car that I paid $25,000+ for, but now only worths $19,000 and Toyota is taking no responsibility for this CVT transmission issue. Now, I have to fix and trade this car because I am afraid the transmission will go again, and I no longer have a warranty. I could have been in big trouble if I had continued to drive this vehicle as when the transmission would have gone it could have been anywhere. Plus, the cost of that transmission costs almost another c

- Lexington, KY, USA

Whining noise coming from transmission. Apparently, transmission bearing is not serviceable and new transmission is recommended.

- Covina, CA, USA