2013 Camry Altise. 98k kms on the odometer. Always serviced on time at the Toyota dealership. No leaks visible (ever) under the car and has been a pretty good ride.
Moved interstate and since the car mover delivered my car I have noticed the gear stick shifting feels not as smooth as it was - only when shifting from N to D. When moving from N to D with the usual force of habit/hand, the gear stick just sits in a vacuum (can easily shift it to its right for the manual speed mode though). When I apply some force, it feels as if the teeth on the gear go grrrr and are jittery/grinding/not smooth - almost as if something is stuck between the teeth. Does anyone know what's going on? It does shift to D and drives smooth.
If its simple enough and someone can point me to a video or give me the steps I can attempt to fix on my own. Its about 12k kms away from its next service and since its a stand by car it doesn't get driven around so much - so if this doesn't seem like a problem that will get worse over time, I'd rather save some money having this specific problem looked at and rather have this attended to at its next service. But I feel uncomfortable enough that am happy to fix this myself if its not too complex, but will need detailed instructions if someone can please do so.
Only 98k the shifter is probably still just breaking in