2018 Toyota Camry

DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION: 1: CAR HESITATES TO SPEED UP FROM A FULL STOP OR WHILE IN MOTION. 2: RPM'S GO OVER 3000 BEFORE CAR REACTS (2-3 SECONDS DELAY) , DANGEROUS SPECIALLY WHEN TAKING CURVES OR MERGING INTO TRAFFIC (HIGHWAYS, FAST TRAFFIC ROADS). 3: I FEEL A "HICCUP" LIKE MOVEMENT WHILE IN MOTION (SOMETIMES). 4: CAR HESITATES TO SHIFT OR SHIFTS WHIT EXCESSIVE POWER. 5: DOWNSHIFTS AND LOSS OF ACCELERATION (IT HAPPENS ERRATICALLY DEALER HAVE REPLACED THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSIST, NOW THEY ARE GOING TO REPLACE THE VEHICLE COMPUTER AND IF THE PROBLEM PERSIST THEY WILL REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN. IT SEEMS LIKE THEY DON"T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM REALLY IS. UNTIL NOW THIS ARE THE SYMPTOMS I'M EXPERIENCING WITH MY 2018 CAMRY 4-CYL, CERTAINLY SOMETHING I WASN'T EXPECTING FROM A TOYOTA PRODUCT. THE UNPREDICTABLE BEHAVIOR OF THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS, I NEVER KNOW WHEN IS GOING TO RESPONSE AS IT SHOULD DO OR WHEN I'LL HAVE TO FLOOR IT SO IT CAN REV UP AND FINALLY MOVE.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE DURING CLEAR CONDITIONS DURING A TURN ON A CITY STREET, THE STEERING BECAME HEAVIER. THE STEERING WHEEL NOW STICKS AT MULTIPLE POINTS AND DOES NOT TURN BACK TO CENTER WITHOUT HEAVY FORCE, IT ALSO RATTLES LOUDLY AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THE 2018 CAMRY HAD APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES WHEN THIS ISSUE STARTED TO HAPPEN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT RODENTS ENTERED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND ATE THE ELECTRICAL WIRING. THE WIRING ATTRACTED RODENTS AND OTHER ANIMALS. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED FOR THE SAME FAILURE, BUT RODENTS ATE THE WIRING AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOYOTA OF RIDGECREST (321 N CHINA LAKE BLVD, RIDGECREST, CA 93555, (760) 375-4401) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS RODENT DAMAGE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,700. *BF*JB

I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN CRUISE MODE AND SUDDENLY WARNING AND PRE-COLLISION SYSTEM DASHBOARD LIGHT CAME ON TOGETHER, AND A MESSAGE POPS-UP IN THE SCREEN SHOWING THE CRUISE CONTROL IS UNAVAILABLE. THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL GETS DISABLED AND THE CAR START DROPPING THE SPEED UNLESS CONTROLLED MANUALLY. AFTER DRIVING FOR A FEW MILES THE LIGHTS AUTOMATICALLY GO BACK TO NORMAL. HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THEY HAVE CALIBRATED SOME SENSORS BUT I AM STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.

THIS VEHICLE HAS A MAJOR DELAY/HESITATION WHEN HITTING THE GAS TO ACCELERATE. WHEN I AM ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE OR PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, IT TAKES 3-5 SECONDS BEFORE THE ENGINE REACTS. IT IS DANGEROUS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE IN MULTIPLE LANE TRAFFIC - THE CHANCES OF BEING REAR ENDED BECAUSE OF THE HESITATION ARE HIGH. I HAVE ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE WITH A DEALER AND THEY CONTINUE TO TELL ME THAT THE VEHICLE DOESN'T HAVE THE ISSUE THAT I AM EXPERIENCING - IT MOST CERTAINLY DOES! I AM FED UP WITH THE LACK OF ACTION TO REMEDY THIS DANGEROUS FLAW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE PARALLEL PARKING, THE RPMS INCREASED TO 6,000 AND THE ENGINE REVVED AS IF IT WANTED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT QUICKLY DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, SHIFTED INTO PARK, AND POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ED MORSE DELRAY TOYOTA (LOCATED AT 2800 S FEDERAL HWY, DELRAY BEACH, FL 33483, (888) 469-2898) WHERE NO FAILURE WAS FOUND. THE DEALER ACCUSED THE CONTACT OF DEPRESSING BOTH THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS AT THE SAME TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 1811150364. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.*BF *JB

1. EVERY TIME I BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY MY BRAKES SQUEAK VERY LOUDLY. 2. THE TRANSMISSION NEVER KNOWS WHAT GEAR TO BE IN WHILE DRIVING AND WILL CLUNK IN AND OUT OF GEAR WHILE IN MOTION. 3. HAS A TERRIBLE BURNING SMELL OF PLASTIC AND OIL LIKE WHEN THE CAR ENGINE IS HOT. 4. DRIVE SIDE CABIN HAS A CONSTANT ANTIFREEZE SMELL WHILE RUNNING THE A/C 5. THE ENGINE HAS A HORRIBLE LOAD KNOCKING NOISE WHILE RUNNING. IT SOUNDS LIKE A VERY OLD CAR. 6. I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE ACCELERATION OF THE CAR OR IF IT WAS DESIGNED THIS WAY BUT THE 3-5 SEC DELAY IS DANGEROUS I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT EACH ONE OF THESE ITEMS TO THE TOYOTA DEALER IN GASTONIA NC AT THE 5 MILE, 10MILE AND 15MILE SERVICE AND EACH TIME THE DEALER JUST TELLS ME ITS FINE AND THAT'S NORMAL.

CAR ENGINE KNOCKS AFTER WARMING UP. KNOCKS GOES AWAY AND COMES BACK. LOSS OF POWER AND NOISY DRIVING. OCCASIONALLY ENGINE SHAKES AT STARTUP. MY WIFE DRIVES THIS CAR ALL THE TIMES AND SHE COMPLAINT ME SEVERAL TIMES IN HER WORDS THAT CAR IS NOT SMOOTH AND I KEEP IGNORING. I HAVE STARTED DRIVING THIS CAR AFTER HER COMPLAINT TO MAKE SURE NOTHING IS WRONG OR CAR IS SAFE. I HAVE RECORDED SEVERAL VIDEOS OF ENGINE KNOCKING HAVING CAR PARKED IN MY GARAGE. SECONDLY GEAR SHIFTING IS VERY ABNORMAL. SOMETIMES SHIFTS DOWN FOR NO REASON AND SOMETIMES TAKES LONGER TO SHIFT DOWN WHILE PASSING AND STAYS IN LOWER GEAR FOR LONG TIME ABOUT 5-7 SECONDS EVEN UPSHIFTED USING LEVER ON STEERING WHEEL. I COULD NOT RECORD ABNORMAL SHIFTING OPERATION DUE TO SAFETY REASON DURING DRIVING. I AM JUST NOT SURE HOW LONG THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON BUT I NOTICED THIS WEEK AGO AFTER MY WIFE COMPLAINT.