Originally Posted by cwiert (Post 4936632)

nope. so far so good. i've driven it maybe 300 miles so far. no rattles at all. no squeaks at all, which i am very happy about. the only difference i notice is the sound i mentioned earlier. i hear a little more engine noise, and it appears to be coming from the area where the shifter is. i'm not talking a great deal of noise. if i put the radio on, i wouldn't notice it at all. i don't know why it's different, but it is. my wife drove the truck one day to work and I asked her about it, and she agreed, it did seem a little louder.
toyota asked that I bring it back for another quick inspection after a few hundred miles just to make sure everything still looks good. i need to make that appointment now... i'll be sure to pick their brains on the increased engine noise and see what they think about it. it's not a big deal at all...i'm just curious.

Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy (Post 4937116)

Could they have possibly forgotten a boot when re-installing the shifter? Most vehicles have some sort of boot where the shifter lever penetrates the transmission tunnel.