Anybody has an answer to this? I have the same problem and was thinking that if the tranny on the 06-08 is improved, perhaps I can get that for my 05
Yes, I am doing the same. The gears work perfectly and the noise is only in neutral, 1, 2 gear, then it becomes unnoticeable. I do not know if it affects anything, for now I am leaving it as it is, but I was asking just in case, for future reference- if I have to fix it in the future. From the other posts, seems like all years are having the same issue...My 06 has the same auto transmission whine. Sadly to say, I've learned to live with it since it hasn't had any other negative effects on the car.