Toyota Camry transmission problems

CAR DOWNSHIFTS ON SMALL HILLS WHILE USING CRUISE CONTROL. CAR HESITATES AT TIMES AND HAS POOR ACCELERATION AS THE TRANSMISSION SEARCHES FOR A GEAR. THIS LASTS FOR SECONDS, CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD. THE PROBLEMS WERE RESOLVED WITH A TSB ISSUED 8/2/07 BUT THE PROBLEM CAME BACK AFTER A FEW DAYS. IT SEEMED TOYOTA'S "LEARNING" DRIVETRAIN RE-LEARNED ALL THE PROBLEMS. *JB

I PURCHASED THE TOYOTA CAMRY 2007 LE AUTOMATIC IN MAY 07 FROM LAKEFOREST TOYOTA IN GAITHERSBURG MD. IT HAS ONLY 2,980 MILES ON IT. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES LOSS OF POWER WHEN TURNING IN INTERSECTIONS. THIS OCCURS MAINLY ON RIGHT TURNS FOLLOWS STOPS AT STOP SIGNS AND TRAFFIC SIGNALS. WHEN STARTING INTO A TURN, THE CAR OCCASIONALLY FAILS TO RESPOND TO THE ACCELERATOR. YOU CAN PRESS THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR MAY NOT RESPOND OR ONLY BARELY RESPOND. THIS LEAVES THE VEHICLE STUCK IN THE INTERSECTION WITH APPROACHING TRAFFIC. PERFORMANCE IS INCONSISTENT WITH THIS PROBLEM OCCURRING SOMETIMES AND NOT OTHER. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME SEVERAL TIME. I CONSIDER THIS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM THAT IS LIKELY TO CAUSE ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES. FRANKLY, I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. I HAD ONE EXPERIENCE WHERE ANOTHER VEHICLE HAS TO SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES AND STOPPED WITHIN A FEW FEET OF MY CAR WHEN CAMRY FAILED TO RESPOND TO THE ACCELERATOR. I WON'T MAKE A TURN UNLESS I HAVE TWO TO THREE TIME AS MUCH OPEN ROAD AS I DID IN MY PRIOR VEHICLES. TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM REPORTED ON WCNC IN LINCOLN COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA ON SEPT 13, 2007. *JB

MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A 2007 CAMRY LE, 4-CYLINDER, 5-SPEED FROM TOYOTA OF ORANGE IN ORANGE CALIFORNIA. EVER SINCE OUR TEST DRIVE WE'VE EXPERIENCED LACK OF ACCELERATION (HESITATION) FROM A STOP OR AFTER SLOWING DOWN TO TURN OR PROCEED, SHIFTING PROBLEMS (CONSTANT UP AND DOWN SHIFTING AT CERTAIN SPEEDS; CAR NOT SURE WHICH GEAR TO BE IN AND FEELS LIKE THE CAR IS SURGING) AND UNABLE TO USE THE CRUISE CONTROL DUE ACCELERATING TOO QUICKLY DUE TO DOWNSHIFTING AND THEN OVERSHOOTING THE SET SPEED. SOME OF THESE SYMPTOMS ARE SPORADIC; YOU NEVER KNOW IF THE CAR IS GOING TO MOVE OR NOT WHEN STEPPING DOWN HARD AND QUICKLY ON THE GAS PEDAL. SOMETIMES IT "RED-LINES" BEFORE ACCELERATING, OTHER TIMES THERE IS BARELY ANY RESPONSE AT ALL. REPORTED IT TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES, HAD THE SOFTWARE UPDATED WITHOUT NOTICEABLE IMPROVEMENTS. EG036-07 IS THE LATEST ECM UPDATE,. WE WOULD NEVER HAVE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IF WE HAD ONLY RESEARCHED THE CAR BEFOREHAND ON THE INTERNET. ME AND MY WIFE COULD NEVER GET USED TO THE GAS PEDAL BECAUSE THE CAR RESPONDED DIFFERENTLY EVERY TIME. ONE DAY MY WIFE CAME FROM WORK AND ATTEMPTED TO PARK THE CAR INTO A SPOT ON THE PARKING STRUCTURE,SHE PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL AND THE CAR ACCELERATED REALLY FAST DRIVING THROUGH THE WALL ALMOST INTO THE COMMUNITY POOL. I HAVE STOPPED MAKING PAYMENTS ON THE CAR SINCE THE CAR IS SITTING IN THE GARAGE AND VERY UPSET WITH TOYOTA SINCE I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES AND CALLED TOYOTA CORP ON THE PHONE AND RECEIVED NO HELP. *JB

CAR HESITATES WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. TO TRY OVERCOMING THE SLUGGISH SITUATION, I WILL PUSH ON THE ACCELERATOR, THEN, WHEN IT CATCHES UP, THE CAR WILL SHIFT GEARS AND SURGE. THIS IS NOT A GOOD FEELING. I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER. THEY PUT A REVISED PROGRAM INTO THE COMPUTER. THAT MADE IT WORSE. THEY WENT BACK TO THE ORIGINAL COMPUTER PROGRAM AND THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN WITH THE CAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT, DECEMBER 2006. I HAVE GOTTEN MANY STORIES ABOUT HOW THE CAR WILL ADJUST ITSELF. THE INTENTIONS MAY BE GOOD BUT THE RESULTS HAVE BEEN TERRIBLE. I HAVE OWNED 7 TOYOTA'S AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT I HAVE HAD A COMPLAINT, AND IT'S A BIG ONE. IT HAPPENS EVERY DAY. THE ONLY DAY IT DOESN'T HAPPEN IS WHEN IT IS PARKED ALL DAY. *JB

I PURCHASED MY 4 CYL 2007 TOY. CAMRY LE IN 8/06. I FELT THIS WAS AN INVESTMENT MUCH LIKE MY OTHER 2. HOWEVER, BY THE 1ST OIL CHANGE I DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM OF HESITATION AND STALLING WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED POSITION. AFTER A COMPLAINT TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, I WAS TOLD THEY COULD "RECALIBRATE" THE TRANSMISSION AND FIX THE ISSUE. I ALLOWED THE ADJ. TO BE PERFORMED. THE ISSUE WAS IMPROVED FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS BUT MUCH TO MY DISMAY RETURNED WITHIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. ONCE AGAIN, I COMPLAINED TO MY DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT "IT WAS JUST THE WAY THE NEW CAMRY WAS MADE TO ACHIEVE BETTER GAS MILEAGE AND THAT IF I WANTED MORE POWER, I SHOULD HAVE BOUGHT A 6 CYL." THE SALESMAN THAT SOLD ME THE CAR, OFFERED THE SOLUTION OF ME PURCHASING A TURBO BOOSTER FOR THE CAR. THE COST ESTIMATED IN THE THOUSANDS. THIS WAS NOT AN OPTION. THE PROBLEM WORSENED IN THE WINTER MONTHS, CAUSING ME MANY INSTANCES OF CLOSE CALLS. ON ONE OCCASION I MADE A LEGAL RIGHT TURN ON RED WHEN IT APPEARED THE PATH WAS CLEAR, A DRIVER SUDDENLY CHANGED THEIR MIND TO COME STRAIGHT INTO MY LANE BEHIND ME. I LOOKED IN MY REARVIEW MIRROR, SAW THE ONCOMING CAR, PRESSED THE GAS AND THE CAR WENT NO WHERE, SIMPLY COASTED DOWN THE ON RAMP. I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE CAR KICKED INTO GEAR, REDLINED IN RPMS AND FINALLY TOOK OFF ALLOWING ME TO GET OUT OF THE OTHER DRIVER'S WAY. THERE HAVE BEEN TOO MANY OTHER INSTANCES TO DISCUSS IN THIS FORUM, HOWEVER, THIS WAS THE WORST AND MOST SCARY. I IMPLORE YOUR ORGANIZATION TO MAKE TOYOTA TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM AND FIX IT. THE CALIBRATION IS NOT A VIABLE SOLUTION B/C IT DOES NOT CURE THE PROBLEM, MERELY STOPS THE COMPLAINT FOR A FEW WEEKS. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR 1 YEAR NOW AND FELT THAT I HAD NO RECOURSE ON THE ISSUE ANY LONGER UNTIL THE NEWS REPORTS CAME OUT. I HAVE A RENEWED HOPE THAT YOUR CONCERNS WILL PROMPT FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND ACCEPTABLE SOLUTION TO THIS POTENTIALLY DEADLY ISSUE. *JB

WHEN STARTING OUT, IF IT IS NECESSARY TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY, MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY PRACTICALLY STALLS BEFORE FINALLY PICKING UP SPEED. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME, BUT WHEN IT DOES IT IS UNNERVING, TO SAY THE LEAST! IT IS QUITE DANGEROUS, AND I HAVE COME CLOSE TO BEING HIT SEVERAL TIMES. NOW I JUST MAKE SURE I HAVE AN EXCESS OF SPACE BEFORE I PULL OUT OF A SIDE STREET OR PARKING AREA.*JB

I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE WITH APPROXIMATELY 800 MILES. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE 2 WEEKS AGO, AND AM ALREADY GRAVELY CONCERNED WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THE VEHICLE. ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH I WAS MERGING INTO INTERSTATE TRAFFIC AND PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR FOR THE NECESSARY ACCELERATION I NEEDED TO STAY WITH THE FLOW, BUT THE CAR DID NOT RESPOND. THE ACCELERATOR WAS ALMOST TO THE FLOOR, YET THE CAR WAS ONLY COASTING. IT TOOK AT LEAST 2 FULL SECONDS FOR THE VEHICLE TO RESPOND AND IT FINALLY DID JERK TO LIFE, BUT ONLY AFTER 2 CARS HAD TO JUMP OUT OF MY WAY (HORNS HONKING). THIS DELAY IN RESPONSE TO ACCELERATION INPUT HAS HAPPENED CONSISTENTLY (DAILY), AND I'VE HAD TO MODIFY MY DRIVING HABITS TO REMAIN SAFE. EVEN WITH MY OWN MODIFICATIONS, I'M STILL VERY CONCERNED FOR MY OWN SAFETY AND FOR THE CARS AROUND ME AND OTHER CAMRY DRIVERS. SO FAR, NO RESOLUTION FROM THE DEALER, BUT I WILL NOT STOP HERE. *TR