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
1989 model year · Mileage unknown · Jan 27, 1998
Power Train

BUTTON TO DISENGAGE GEAR SHIFT IS BROKEN INSIDE GEAR SHIFT.

NHTSA ODI #529043

1997 model year · Mileage unknown · Jan 6, 1998
Power TrainCrash

TRANSMISSION LEFT IN DRIVE, ENGINE TURNED OFF AND KEYS REMOVED FROM IGNITION. INTERLOCK SYSTEM FAILED , CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARDS IN OFFICE PARKING LOT, HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE, CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE PRIOR TO RECALL (97V-213). *AK

NHTSA ODI #819863

1997 model year · Mileage unknown · Dec 4, 1997
Power Train

SOLENOID SHIFT INTERLOCK CONNECTOR FAILED, ACCIDENT OCCURRED DUE TO FAILURE.

NHTSA ODI #525657

1997 model year · Mileage unknown · Nov 20, 1997
Power TrainCrash

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A LEVEL STREET, CAME OUT OF THE HOUSE AND THE VEHICLE HAD ROLLED FORWARD AND HIT THE BACK OF ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE. THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER HAS SLIPPED INTO GEAR SEVERAL TIMES WHILE THE LEVER WAS IN THE PARK POSITION. *AK *SLC

NHTSA ODI #819322

1991 model year · Mileage unknown · Nov 5, 1997
EquipmentPower TrainService Brakes, Hydraulic

ANTI LOCK BRAKE COMPUTER FAILED.

NHTSA ODI #605551

1997 model year · Mileage unknown · Oct 28, 1997
Power TrainSteering

INTERLOCK SYSTEM FAILURE AFTER KEY IS INSERTED. DILEMMA: OWNER ROCKED STEERING TO RELEASE MECHANISM. *AK

NHTSA ODI #817767

1996 model year · Mileage unknown · Oct 27, 1997
Power Train

SHIFT SOLENOID FAILED TWO TIMES.

NHTSA ODI #604454

1989 model year · Mileage unknown · Oct 9, 1997
Power Train

OVER-DRIVE CLUTCHES FAILED.

NHTSA ODI #604482

1992 model year · Mileage unknown · Oct 8, 1997
Power Train

TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING ENGINE TO STALL.

NHTSA ODI #604666

1988 model year · Mileage unknown · Oct 4, 1997
Power Train

DRIVER IS ABLE TO REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION WITHOUT BEING IN PARK GEAR, RESULTING IN INCIDENT WHEN LEFT IN NEUTRAL GEAR VEHICLE ROLLED.

NHTSA ODI #605433

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.