COMPONENT SPOTLIGHT

Toyota Camry transmission problems

699 distinct owner reports with a transmission-specific component in this snapshot.

General power-train reports are not automatically counted as transmission problems. Related recalls and investigations must also name this component; they are not linked by narrative keyword alone.

54 crash reports4 fire reports21 injury reports

Reports by model year

Recall and investigation columns show each year’s full history. A report naming several years can appear in more than one row.

When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

411 reports with mileage · 288 unknown

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What owners actually said

699 reports
2007 model year · 500 miles · Jul 20, 2008
Power Train

CAR HESITATES DURING ACCELERATION. ALSO GETS STUCK IN CERTAIN GEAR AT TIMES, ESPECIALLY WHEN GOING DOWNHILL. CAR JERKS A COUPLE TIMES A WEEK WHEN ACCELERATING. HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE THE BEGINNING. DEALERS DID TBS AND NO CHANGE. SAY THAT IT IS NOT A PROBLEM AND NOTHING THEY CAN DO. SCARED TO LET KIDS DRIVE. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10235042

2007 model year · 5,000 miles · Jul 16, 2008
Power Train

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE, 4 CYL, 5-SPD AUTOMATIC TRANS=THESE CARS SHOULD BE RECALLED; MINE STUMBLES, HESITATES, SHIFTS TOO SOON OR NOT AT ALL, ACTS LIKE IT WILL STALL, CLUNKS/SNAPS/SHUTTERS WHEN SHIFTING FROM/TO PARK/REVERSE/DRIVE. THESE CARS(MINE INCLUDED) ARE PUTTING PEOPLE IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. MY DEALER (TWICE) TRIED TO "RE…

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2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE, 4 CYL, 5-SPD AUTOMATIC TRANS=THESE CARS SHOULD BE RECALLED; MINE STUMBLES, HESITATES, SHIFTS TOO SOON OR NOT AT ALL, ACTS LIKE IT WILL STALL, CLUNKS/SNAPS/SHUTTERS WHEN SHIFTING FROM/TO PARK/REVERSE/DRIVE. THESE CARS(MINE INCLUDED) ARE PUTTING PEOPLE IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. MY DEALER (TWICE) TRIED TO "REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE" BUT THE CAR STILL ACTS UP!!! MAKE TOYOTA DO SOMETHING BEFORE MYSELF & OTHERS GET KILLED !!!! *TR

NHTSA ODI #10234599

2007 model year · 23,000 miles · Jul 9, 2008
Power Train

MY 2007 CAMRY LE V6 ONLY HAS 23,000 MILES ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION HESITATED WHEN ACCELERATING. THE GEAR DOES NOT SHIFT AND THE CAR SLOWS DOWN. VERY SCARY. ALMOST GOT HIT ON FREEWAY WHEN IT DID THIS. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10233695

2000 model year · 68,000 miles · Jun 28, 2008
Power Train

AS I PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT WHERE I WORK, I STOPPED AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK TO LET ANOTHER CAR PASS ME AND THEN INTO REVERSE TO BACK UP AND STRAIGHTEN OUT IN THE PARKING SPOT. WHEN I DID I COULD FEEL THAT THE SHIFTER WAS NO LONGER CONNECTED TO THE TRANSMISSION, THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. I WAS LUCKY THAT I HAD PUT THE CAR IN P…

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AS I PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT WHERE I WORK, I STOPPED AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK TO LET ANOTHER CAR PASS ME AND THEN INTO REVERSE TO BACK UP AND STRAIGHTEN OUT IN THE PARKING SPOT. WHEN I DID I COULD FEEL THAT THE SHIFTER WAS NO LONGER CONNECTED TO THE TRANSMISSION, THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. I WAS LUCKY THAT I HAD PUT THE CAR IN PARK FIRST SO IT WOULDN'T ROLL. I HAD A FRIEND WHO IS A LICENSED MECHANIC LOOK AT THE CAR AND HE SHOWED ME THE BROKEN END OF THE SHIFTER CABLE. "THIS NEVER HAPPENS", HE SAID. THE CABLE IS MADE TO LAST FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. IT IS VERY STRONG. IT JUST DOESN'T BREAK. WHEN I ORDERED THE PART FROM THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD THE SAME THING AGAIN. HE ALSO SAID THE HE HAS NEVER EVEN HEARD OF ONE BREAKING! I CAN ONLY ASSUME THAT THERE MUST BE A DEFECT. I DON'T DRIVE ALOT OF MILES, AND I DO NOT DRIVE MY CAR HARD. I LIVE JUST OUTSIDE OF BOSTON, MA. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10232578

2007 model year · 3,000 miles · Jun 26, 2008
Power Train

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY CAR HAS A BAD HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING ONTO FREEWAY OR WHEN DOWNSHIFTING AND THEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. HAD TOYOTA DEALER CHECK CAR AND THEY SAID EVERYTHING OPERATED NORMALLY. THE SITUATION CAN BE DANGEROUS AND COULD EASILY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. THE LAG IS 1.5-2 SECONDS FROM THE TIME OF PUSHING THE THROT…

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2007 TOYOTA CAMRY CAR HAS A BAD HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING ONTO FREEWAY OR WHEN DOWNSHIFTING AND THEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. HAD TOYOTA DEALER CHECK CAR AND THEY SAID EVERYTHING OPERATED NORMALLY. THE SITUATION CAN BE DANGEROUS AND COULD EASILY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. THE LAG IS 1.5-2 SECONDS FROM THE TIME OF PUSHING THE THROTTLE HARD. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10232344

2007 model year · 1,000 miles · Jun 18, 2008
Power Train

MY 2007 CAMRY SE V6 HAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH HESITATION. IT HAS A 2 SECOND DELAY WHEN COMING INTO TRAFFIC. WHEN THE CAR IS DRIVING AND THEN COASTS AT ONE SPEED, AND YOU TRY TO MOVE INTO ANOTHER LANE BY PRESSING THE GAS, THE CAR WAITS AND THEN JOLTS FORWARD. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT CAN LEAD TO BEING REAR ENDED BY O…

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MY 2007 CAMRY SE V6 HAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH HESITATION. IT HAS A 2 SECOND DELAY WHEN COMING INTO TRAFFIC. WHEN THE CAR IS DRIVING AND THEN COASTS AT ONE SPEED, AND YOU TRY TO MOVE INTO ANOTHER LANE BY PRESSING THE GAS, THE CAR WAITS AND THEN JOLTS FORWARD. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT CAN LEAD TO BEING REAR ENDED BY OTHER TRAFFIC. YOU KNOW THERE IS PLENTY OF TIME TO GET IN, BUT THE CAR REDUCED MUCH OF THAT TIME, BY NOT GOING ANYWHERE. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10231527

2007 model year · 30,000 miles · Jun 17, 2008
Power Train

AFTER TAKING MY CAMRY XLE INTO THE DEALER FOR A "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" WARNING ON THE DASH, AND SOME UNUSUAL SHIFTING AND HESITATION, THEY SAID IT WAS TAKEN CARE OF. THE PROBLEM CAME BACK WITHIN A FEW DAYS AND WORSENED. WHILE ON THE FREEWAY THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY GAVE OUT AND THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY IMMOBILE, WITH ONLY 30,000 ON…

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AFTER TAKING MY CAMRY XLE INTO THE DEALER FOR A "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" WARNING ON THE DASH, AND SOME UNUSUAL SHIFTING AND HESITATION, THEY SAID IT WAS TAKEN CARE OF. THE PROBLEM CAME BACK WITHIN A FEW DAYS AND WORSENED. WHILE ON THE FREEWAY THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY GAVE OUT AND THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY IMMOBILE, WITH ONLY 30,000 ON THE CAR. DEALER SENT AWAY FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION AND REPLACED IT WITH A NOTE THAT IT HAD BEEN SOAKED IN AN UNKNOWN FLUID, AND THEIR COULD BE SOME RESIDUAL LIQUID IN THE NEW TRANSMISSION. THE "CHECK VSC LIGHT" STILL FLICKS ON OCCASIONALLY AT START UP. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10231251

2008 model year · 13,000 miles · Jun 15, 2008
Power Train

I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY AND THERE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM IN THE TRANSMISSION WHEN ACCELERATING AND DOWNSHIFTING IT SEEMS TO HESITATE. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10231038

2008 model year · 2,898 miles · Jun 10, 2008
Power Train

I BOUGHT MY WIFE A NEW 2008 CAMRY IN SEPT 07, IT WAS DOING GREAT, THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 7,100 MILES SINCE 2,898 MILES THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN HESITATING IT SEEMS IT DOESN"T WANT TO SWITCH GEARS WHEN IT SHOULD THIS IS AN AUTOMATIC, IT APPEARS TO HAPPEN BETWEEN 40-50 MPH, I HAVE REPORTED THE PROBLEM MORE THEN ONCE TO DIEHL TOYO…

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I BOUGHT MY WIFE A NEW 2008 CAMRY IN SEPT 07, IT WAS DOING GREAT, THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 7,100 MILES SINCE 2,898 MILES THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN HESITATING IT SEEMS IT DOESN"T WANT TO SWITCH GEARS WHEN IT SHOULD THIS IS AN AUTOMATIC, IT APPEARS TO HAPPEN BETWEEN 40-50 MPH, I HAVE REPORTED THE PROBLEM MORE THEN ONCE TO DIEHL TOYOTA IN YORK, PA WHERE I PURCHASED IT, BUT WAS TOLD PROBLEM COULD NOT BE FOUND OR ITS NOT DOING IT NOW. OR WE HAVE RECEIVED LITTLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. I FEEL TOYOTA IS GIVING THE CONSUMER A RUN AROUND ABOUT A PROBLEM THAT HAS EXITED FOR AT LEAST 07/08 CAMRY'S SOMEONE NEEDS TO MAKE THEM TAKE CARE OF THIS ISSUE. BY THE WAY ITS BAD ENOUGH TO HAVE THE PROBLEM WHEN YOUR FINANACING, BUT IN MY CASE I PAID CASH FOR THIS VEHICLE AND FEEL CHEAPENED. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10230452

2007 model year · Mileage unknown · Jun 6, 2008
Power Train

2007 CAMRY HAD HESITATION PROBLEM, DEALERSHIP RESET THE COMPUTER, IT WAS OK FOR A FEW MONTHS. AFTER THE FEW MONTHS THE CAR HAS THE HESITATION PROBLEM AGAIN. HARD TO ACCELERATE, DOES NOT LIKE TO GO WHEN YOU TRY TO PULL OUT OR WHEN YOU TRY TO CHANGE LANES. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10230188

Related Official recalls

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No component-matched recalls in this snapshot.

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Related NHTSA investigations

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No component-matched exact-year investigations in this snapshot.