Toyota Camry transmission problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE ACCELERATOR INTERMITTENTLY HESITATES. THE FAILURE USUALLY OCCURS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, WHEN MAKING A TURN, AND ON MAJOR STREETS. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. SHE HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER A COUPLE OF TIMES AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO THE DEALER A COUPLE OF TIMES BECAUSE THE GEARS WOULD SHIFT AS IF THE TRANSMISSION WERE MANUAL, BUT IT IS AN AUTOMATIC. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE DEALER THAT THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN THAT DESCRIBED HER FAILURES EXACTLY. THE DEALER RECALIBRATED HER COMPUTER AND THERE WAS A SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT WITH BOTH THE VEHICLE HESITATING AND THE GEARS SHIFTING AS THOUGH THEY WERE MANUAL. BOTH FAILURES CONTINUE TO OCCUR. SHE WAS INFORMED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,100 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,550. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. THE TRANSMISSION FELT LIKE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. UPDATED 11/26/07. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE TRANSMISSION IN THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DOWNSHIFTING INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 1-30 MPH. THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 30 MPH. DURING DECELERATION, THE DOWNSHIFTING PULLS BACK AS IF THE VEHICLE HAD A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOYOTA ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING NORMALLY. THE SECOND TIME, THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE WAITING FOR A BULLETIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DECEMBER ISSUE OF CONSUMER REPORTS HAS A REPORT THAT OUTLINED EXACTLY WHAT HE IS EXPERIENCING WITH HIS VEHICLE. UPDATED 01/09/08. *LJ

MY HUSBAND & I PURCHASED A 07 CAMRY. A FEW WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE, HUSBAND NOTICED PROBLEMS. TRANSMISSION WAS NOT "ACTING" RIGHT. THE CAR WOULD HESITATE FOR A FEW SECONDS WHEN WE GIVEN GAS OR SOMETIMES ACCELERATE WHEN WE DID NOT; THE BRAKES WERE BAD; & STEERING COLUMN "SHOOK" WHEN WE DROVE OVER ROAD BUMPS OR SPEEDS > THAN 50. OVER NEXT FEW MONTHS WHEN WE TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE & VOICED OUR CONCERNS, THE SERVICE PERSON WOULD TELL US THAT HE COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR REGARDING OUR CONCERNS & DURING ONE VISIT, THEY DROVE THE CAR 18 MILES & STILL COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. ONE DAY I WAS GETTING ON FREEWAY & TRIED TO INCREASE MY SPEED, THE CAR STALLED FOR ABOUT 4 SECONDS, AS I LOOKED IN REAR VIEW MIRROR I SAW ANOTHER CAR COMING BEHIND ME AT A REALLY FAST SPEED. I WAS TRYING TO DETERMINING WHAT TO DO AS THE CAR APPEARED TO HAVE ACTUALLY SHUT OFF, WHEN IT JUST SURGED FORWARD & I WAS MOVING AGAIN. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THIS SCARED THE CRAP OUT OF ME & I CALLED MY HUSBAND & TOLD HIM WHAT HAPPENED. I FELT THAT IF WE DID NOT DO SOMETHING, WE COULD POTENTIALLY HAVE AN ACCIDENT, GET KILLED OR KILL SOMEONE ELSE. I FINALLY CALLED THE CORPORATE OFFICE & TOLD THEM OUR STORY. THEY INSTRUCTED US TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE SERVICE DEPT FOR AN ASSESSMENT. AFTER ASSESSMENT THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT MY STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; MY ROTORS WERE COMPLETELY WARPED; AND THEY MAY HAVE TO OVERHAUL MY TRANSMISSION BUT WERE GOING TO TRY & RESET IT TO SEE IF THAT WOULD HELP (APPARENTLY IT IS RUN BY A COMPT WHICH TELLS IT HOW FAST OR SLOW IT TO GO WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED) APPARENTLY THE COMPUTER WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY OR HAD A "GLITCH." THEY RESET THE TRANSMISSION & TOLD MY HUSBAND & I TO DRIVE AN ADDITIONAL 500MILES TO "BREAK-IN" THE TRANSMISSION & LET THEM KNOW OUR THOUGHTS. WELL, WE HAVE DRIVEN THE ADDITIONAL MILES & WE BOTH FEEL AS IF THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AGAIN. WE ARE AT WITS END W/THIS DANGEROUS $30,000+ CAR. *TR

COMPLAINT: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. VEHICLE DOES NOT RESPOND DURING ACCELERATION ESPECIALLY FROM A STOP AS WELL AS DURING NORMAL DRIVING. LACK OF RESPONSE RECURS REGULARLY SINCE PURCHASE IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR. PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO TOYOTA WITH NO RESPONSE AS WELL AS TO TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHO HAS ADMITTED THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED MANY COMPLAINTS BUT CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG AS WELL AS TOYOTA HAS TOLD THEM THERE IS NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED NUMEROUS CLOSE CALLS AND NEAR-MISSES WHEN DRIVING ESPECIALLY WHEN CROSSING INTERSECTIONS PUTTING MY FAMILIES LIVES IN JEOPARDY DUE TO TOYOTA'S REFUSAL TO ADMIT THEIR PROBLEM. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO BY THIS DEPARTMENT DUE TO THE LARGE NUMBER OF CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

THE PROBLEM I'VE ENCOUNTERED CENTERS AROUND THE TRANSMISSION. THERE IS A HESITATION WHEN THE CAR SHIFTS GEARS, EITHER WHEN GETTING UP TO SPEED OR SLOWING DOWN TO STOP. ONE TOYOTA DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION-RELATED SOFTWARE THAT COULD BE FIXED VIA AN UPGRADE. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. AS A RESULT, I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER TOYOTA DEALER AND THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THERE WAS NOT AN ISSUE AT ALL. THIS OCCURRED AFTER HE "TEST-DROVE" IT FOR 3 MILES. *TR

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. FIRST PROBLEM WITHIN 30 DAYS OF OWNING THE CAR WAS A LOUD CLUNKING UNDER THE HOOD WHEN DRIVING CAR AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. AFTER MECHANIC TEST DROVE WITH ME HE COULD NOT FEEL THE PROBLEM. HE DID NOT CHECK UNDER THE HOOD AND I DID NOT LEAVE MY CAR. HE TOLD ME TO COME BACK WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE SECOND TIME I TOOK THE CAR BACK I LEFT IT OVER NITE AND WAS TOLD THE NEXT DAY THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. I INSISTED THEY KEEP MY CAR UNTIL THEY FOUND WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. AFTER 2 DAYS I CALLED THEM AND THEY DETERMINED MY TRANSMISSION WAS BAD AND REPLACED IT. THEY HAD MY CAR ALMOST 2 WEEKS. A COUPLE DAYS AFTER THE NEW TRANNY WAS PUT IN I WENT ON A 120 MILE TRIP.I WAS EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED WITH MY CARS PERFORMANCE. IT WOULD ACCELERATE AT HIGH SPEEDS AFTER I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND WHEN I DISENGAGED THE CRUISE. IT WAS A VERY DANGEROUS AND FRIGHTNING SITUATION WHEN I CAME UPON A WRECK ON INTERSTATE AND MY CAR ACCELERATED INSTEAD OF DECREASING THE SPEED. I TOOK MY CAR BACK ONCE AGAIN FOR AND OIL CHANGE AND TO GET THE CAR CHECK OUT AND THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT WITH A COMPUTER CHIP ADJUSTMENT. I TOOK MY CAR BACK AGAIN TODAY BECAUSE I AM STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH AUTOMATICALLY ACCELERATING AT LOW SPEEDS.

IN SEPTEMBER 2006 I TRADED A PERFECTLY PERFORMING 4 CYL 2006 CAMRY FOR A 2007 4 CYL CAMRY BECAUSE I LIKED THE NEW DESIGN. I STILL LIKE THE NEW DESIGN BUT HAVE BEEN QUITE ANNOYED AND CONCERNED ABOUT THE CAR'S FAILURE TO ACCELERATE WHEN NEEDED. FROM A COMPLETE STOP OR NEAR STOP WHEN A QUICK TAKE-OFF IS NEEDED THE INITIAL RESPONSE IS AT TIMES ZILCH/ZERO/0. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER WHO HAD THE COMPUTER RECALIBRATED. THIS LASTED FOR A WHILE, BUT IT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT GONE BACK BECAUSE I BELIEVE THE ISSUE IS GREATER THAN "RECALIBRATING". I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. *JB UPDATED 06/23/08.