Toyota Camry transmission problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ERRATICALLY SHIFTS. WHILE ACCELERATING UP AN INCLINE AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE DRIVES AS IF IT IS IN NEUTRAL. WHEN SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR, IT FEELS STUCK ON SECOND GEAR AND THEN POPS INTO THIRD. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED IN EITHER NOVEMBER OR DECEMBER OF 2007, BUT THE FAILURE HAS RECURRED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN WITH A MECHANIC FOR OVER A WEEK, BUT THEY STILL CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 132,000.

I PURCHASED A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY IN SEPT. 2006. AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR SEVERAL DAYS, WITH LESS THAN A 1000 MILES, I REALIZED THAT THERE WAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH ACCELERATION; DELAYED ACCELERATIONS WHEN TRYING TO ATTAIN SPEED, WHEN DRIVING AROUND 40 MILES THE CAR PERFORMS LIKE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION THAT REQUIRES SHIFTING DOWN TO A LOWER GEAR TO GAIN SPEED,AND WHEN DRIVING ON AN INCLINE THERE IS A NOTICEABLE DROP IN SPEED. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO DICK DYER TOYOTA, THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR. ON OR ABOUT THE THIRD VISIT I WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD RECEIVED A COMPUTER UPDATE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. AFTER THE UPDATE THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. I CONTINUED TO COMPLAIN. TO SUMMARIZE THE ORDEAL, I COMPLAINED TO TOYOTA'S NATIONAL CENTER FOR DISPUTE SETTLEMENT. THE MATTER WENT INTO ARBITRATION. IN THE HEARING I HAD ONE OTHER PERSON, AND THE NAME OF FIVE (5) OTHER PEOPLE WHO OWNED 2007TOYOTA CAMRY WHO WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE, REGINA WILLIAMS AGREED THAT SHE HAD HEARD THE SAME CONCERNS THAT I HAVE FROM OTHER CUSTOMERS. BEING AN OWNER OF TWO PREVIOUS TOYOTA CAMRYS I COMPARED THE PERFORMANCE. MS. WILLIAMS SAID THE CARS COULD NOT BE COMPARED, THAT THE CAR IS PERFORMING THE WAY IT S SUPPOSE TO, AND THAT IT IS JUST ENGINEERED DIFFERENT. THE OUTCOME FROM THE ARBITRATION SIDE WITH MS. WILLIAMS/ TOYOTA, SAYING THAT THE VEHICLE IS OPERATING ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS; THAT THERE IS NO DEFECT BUT IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE PARTICULAR MAKE AND MODEL. I AM VERY DISCOURAGED AND DON'T BELIEVE I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY PRICE FOR POOR ENGINEERING. ALL I WANTED WAS A NEW CAR. NO ONE HAS BEEN INJURED IN MY AUTOMOBILE SO FAR. BUT I FEEL AWFUL LY INSECURE WHEN DRIVING, PARTICULAR ON INTERSTATE. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND I DON'T WANT TO WAIT FOR SOMETHING TO HAPPEN FOR PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THE POOR ENGINEERING OF THIS PARTICULAR MODEL.THANK YOU FOR YOU ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. *TR

I HAVE NOTICED THESE SOMETIMES DANGEROUS BEHAVIORS BY MY CAR AND ITS TRANSMISSION: + WHEN I BRAKE, INSTEAD OF DOWN SHIFTING, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS UP AND CAUSES THE CAR TO ROLL FASTER ' ACCELERATING. + ON A DOWNHILL SLOPE, SOMETIMES THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS UNEXPECTEDLY AND CAUSES THE CAR TO SUDDENLY SLOW. + DOWNSHIFTING FROM 4TH GEAR TO 3RD IS A HARD SHIFT. + ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS IS WHEN I ACCELERATED (HIGHWAY MERGE LANE) AND THE TRANSMISSION UP-SHIFT HESITATES. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE TRANSMISSIONS UNPREDICTABLE SHIFTING PERFORMANCE. MOST RECENTLY WHEN I WAS MERGING ONTO AN INTERSTATE, AS I APPROACHED THE MERGING SPEED, THE TRANSMISSION HESITATED AS I ACCELERATED, AND I WAS UNABLE TO MERGE SAFELY ' I HAD TO PULL ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE TO AVOID A COLLISION. THE SUDDEN UP-SHIFTING WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES HAS CAUSED SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS OF A REAR END COLLISION. THE SUDDEN DOWNSHIFTING ON A SLOPE HAS CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL ON SNOW-COVERED ROADWAYS. *TR

WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PETAL THE CAR DOESN'T PICK UP SPEED FROM A STOP. IT IS DELAYED. ANOTHER INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN I WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE CAR WENT IT TO NEUTRAL. BUT THE FINAL STRAW WAS WHEN I HAD PARKED ON MY DRIVE WAY(4/25/08) WHICH IS SORT OF A INCLINE I HAD PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND AS A EXTRA SAFETY PRECAUTION I PRESSED MY EMERGENCY BRAKE UPON DOING SO THE CAR MALFUNCTIONED AND SWITCHED GEARS AND ROLLED DOWN MY DRIVEWAY PULLING ME UNDER AS I STEPPED OUT THE CAR AND RUNNING OVER MY FOOT CRUSHING IT. WHEN THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT SAID THERE MUST HAVE BEEN A COMPUTER ERROR WHICH THEY THEN RESET THE SYSTEM. *TR

I HAVE TOYOTA CAMRY LE 4-CYL FOR APPROX. 1 YR NOW AND IT CONSTANTLY HESITATES WHEN I AM DRIVING OR IF I AM AT A STOP AND TRY TO PULL OFF. MY CAR HAVE BEEN IN 3 ACCIDENTS BECAUSE MY CAR FAIL TO ACELERATE WHEN NEEDED FROM A STOP SIGN. I HAVE GOTTEN TO THE POINT I AM CONSTANTLY LOOKING IN MY REAR VIEW BECAUSE I AM SO AFRAID I AM GOING TO GET HIT FROM THE BACK OF MY CAR. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND WAS TOLD IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE RELAY SYSTEM OF SOME SORT, BUT NO PROBLEM THAT IS THE WAY THE '07'S OPERATE. THERE DEFINITELY SHOULD BE SOME TYPE OF RECALL BY NOW. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE FOR ME OR SOMEONE ELSE LIFE. *TR

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY, AND I AM HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. WHEN I GIVE MY CAR A LITTLE GAS IT HESITATE AND THEN OUT OF KNOW WHERE MY CAR TAKES OFF. OR WHEN I AM DRIVING IT SEEMS IF I AM DRIVING A 5 SPEED. I HAVE TO GIVE MY CAR MORE GAS IN ORDER FOR IT TO GO TO THE NEXT GEAR. I SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO FEEL MY CAR SHIFTING GEARS. *TR