Toyota Camry transmission problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. THE VEHICLE HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE SHIFTER WAS REPROGRAMMED; HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. THE DEALER THEN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EXPENSES. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD CALL THE DEALERSHIP AND TRY TO ASSIST WITH A REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 116,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD STOPPED AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO MOVE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE COMPUTER WAS RESET. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR; THEREFORE, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE COMPUTER WAS RESET AGAIN. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,000.

TUESDAY APRIL 27 I WAS DRIVING MY 2010 CAMRY IN THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS DESCENDING A MOUNTAIN ROAD. I TESTED DOWNSHIFTING AT SEVERAL SPEEDS INTO VARIOUS GEARS TO DETERMINE IF IT WAS POSSIBLE TO SLOW DOWN THE CAR UNDER RUNAWAY ACCELERATOR CONDITIONS. I HAD WRONGLY ASSUMED THAT BAD DRIVERS HAD FAILED TO USE THE CONTROLS OF THE CAR TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP SUCH VEHICLES. THE COMPUTER REFUSED TO ACCEPT MY COMMAND TO DOWNSHIFT INTO 1ST GEAR AT SPEEDS ABOVE 25 MPH. I DID NOT TRY HIGHER SPEEDS INTO 2ND. CLEARLY THE PRODUCT MANAGER AND PROGRAM ENGINEERS AT TOYOTA DO NOT UNDERSTAND THAT SAVING THE TRANSMISSION OR ENGINE FROM STRESS COULD LEAD TO DESTRUCTION OF THAT SAME CAR AND IT'S OCCUPANTS IN THEIR FOOLISH DECISION TO LIMIT DRIVER COMMAND AND CONTROL. A FAULT IN THE COMPUTER COULD LEAD TO ENTIRE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT COMMANDS AND ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEM ECU. THIS SAME FLAWED THINKING HAS LED TO MANY AIRBUS AIRCRAFT FATAL CRASHES. THE FLIGHT CONTROL COMPUTER FEELS IT IS MORE INTELLIGENT THAT THE STUPID CAPTAIN AT THE CONTROLS SO IT WILL NOT ALLOW A FLIGHT CONTROL INPUT IT DOES NOT AGREE WITH. WHEN THE SENSORS ARE DEFECTIVE, OR THE FLIGHT ENVELOPE REQUIRES EMERGENCY ACTIONS, ETC., TOUGH LUCK. NOW, I REALIZE THAT TOYOTA HAS FOLLOWED THE SAME FLAWED THINKING. I AM AN INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT AND I BELIEVE THE OPERATOR SHOULD HAVE TOTAL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. NO COMMAND INTERLOCKS TO PREVENT EMERGENCY OPERATIONS SHOULD BE TOLERATED. HOW CAN I TRUST THIS VEHICLE NOW THAT I KNOW IT WILL KILL DUE TO PROGRAMMING ERRORS EVEN IF I TRY TO REGAIN CONTROL IN A NORMAL MANNER? *TR

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY CONCERN *GR THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A HIGH NOISE LEVEL WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE NOISE LEVEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE INCREASED OVER TIME AND THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER WITHOUT RAISING THE SOUND CONVERSATION. THE CONSUMER ALSO EXPERIENCED STALLING WHILE DRIVING. AT TIMES THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS APPLIED. ON OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK AND THEN HESITATE. THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, WHEN HE REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SHIFT TO NEUTRAL, HE WOULD HAVE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF, AND THE RE-START IT. IN NOVEMBER 2009 WHILE THE CONSUMERS WIFE WAS DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED ON THE FREEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND UPON INSPECTION, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION WAS EVENTUALLY REPLACED, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER STATED HE CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH RESPECT TO THE ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION. THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO JERK AND HESITATE UPON APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ACCELERATING AND ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO GEAR, THE TRANSMISSION HESITATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AND OFFERED A 10% DISCOUNT. THE CONTACT DECLINED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED SEVERAL TIMES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

I WAS DRIVING FOR WORK WITH MY TOYOTA CAMRY 2007. WHILE ACCELERATING TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY, AROUND THE END OF THE RAMP, MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITH NO CONTROLS WORKING FROM THE DRIVER'S SEAT EITHER FOR THE STEERING WHEEL OR THE BRAKE. IN A MATTER OF A FEW SECONDS, THE VEHICLE WENT A FEW TIMES IN A ZIG-ZAG MANNER AND SUBSEQUENTLY HIT A SEMI-TRAILER WHICH WAS SOUTHBOUND ON THE HIGHWAY. MY CAR WAS COMPLETELY SMASHED IN THE FRONT AND TOTALED LATER. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED AFTER MY CAR WENT THROUGH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL REPLACEMENT AS PER RECOMMENDATION OF THE TOYOTA RECALL PROCEDURE. I COULD HAVE BEEN EASILY KILLED IN THIS ACCIDENT. I GOT A TRAFFIC TICKET FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE AFTER HAVING A TICKET-FREE DRIVING RECORD FOR THE PAST 11+ YEARS. I AM PLEADING 'NOT GUILTY' FOR THIS TICKET BECAUSE THE DEFECTIVE TOYOTA CAR WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACCIDENT AND NOT MY ERROR. *TR

I HAVE TOYOTA CAMRY 2007. I HAD EXPERIENCED THE RPM SHOOTING UP IN LOW ACCELERATION. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIR IN EARLY FEB 2010, BUT THE DEALER DETECTED NO PROBLEM. HOWEVER, AS THE PROBLEM PERSISTED AND IT HAPPENED FREQUENTLY, SO I TOOK THE VIDEO OF SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER, AND WENT BACK TO DEALER WITH THE VIDEO. MECHANICS AT THE DEALER TRIED TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM WITH COMPUTER HOOKED TO MY CAR, AND I DROVE THE CAR WITH THEM. BUT AGAIN, THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. DEALER ADVISED ME THAT THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF TOYOTA VEHICLES, AND ASKED ME TO COME BACK IF THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. TOYOTA DID NOT PERFORM ANY REPAIR AT THAT TIME. HOWEVER, AFTER THIS VISIT TO THE DEALER, I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS FREQUENTLY. I MAY HAVE NOTICED IT FEW TIMES IN THE PAST MONTH ALTHOUGH I FEEL THAT ACCELERATION SEEM UNSTEADY. NO ACCIDENT HAS OCCURRED, AND I DO NOT HAVE SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM AS REPORTED ON THE NEWS. HOWEVER, I AM CONCERNED THAT THE PROBLEM I HAVE MIGHT BE RELATED TO THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE THE VIDEO IF IT CAN HELP NHTSA'S CURRENT INVESTIGATION FOR SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF TOYOTA VEHICLES. THE CONSUMER FELT THE TRANSMISSION TEMPORARILY DISENGAGED OR DOWN SHIFTED TEMPORARILY. THE RPM JUMPED ABOUT 200-500 RPMS MOMENTARILY. WHEN IT HAPPENED, THE CONSUMER FELT AN ABRUPT, BUT SLIGHT JERK, BUT IT DIDN'T ACCELERATE IN AN UNCONTROLLED MANNER. UPDATED 04/29/10 *JB

ON DECEMBER 31, 2008, I PURCHASED A NEW 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY SE FROM MARIETTA TOYOTA. THE CAR HAS A PERSISTENT HESITATION PROBLEM WHICH MAKES THE CAR UNSAFE IN MANY SITUATIONS. I HAD AN INCIDENT AROUND FEBRUARY 20, 2010 WHERE THE HESITATION PROBLEM ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I WAS PULLING INTO TRAFFIC ON SOUTH COBB DRIVE FROM A GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT. TRAFFIC FLOW DEMANDED THAT I MERGE INTO TRAFFIC BRISKLY WITHOUT DELAY - SOMETHING I EXPECT TO BE ABLE TO DO WITH A $30,000 V6 TOYOTA CAMRY. I GAVE THE CAR GAS AND IT HESITATED HORRIBLY. THE ENGINE DIED DOWN THEN FINALLY WENT WITH SUCH FORCE THAT THE CAR VIBRATED VIOLENTLY AS THE FRONT WHEELS SPUN OUT. THE CAR WOULD NOT GO. AS TRAFFIC APPROACHED I WAS SCARED AND REALLY APPRECIATIVE OF THE DRIVERS WHO SLOWED DOWN. I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM THREE TIMES. THE FIRST TIME I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS THE WAY THE CAR WORKS AND THAT I WOULD GET USED TO IT. AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR OVER A YEAR AND JUST OVER 20,000 MILES, I AM ABSOLUTELY NOT 'USED' TO IT. THE SECOND TIME I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT MARIETTA TOYOTA THEY DID SOMETHING TO THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE. THIS DID NOTHING TO IMPROVE THE CAR'S PERFORMANCE. ON MY THIRD VISIT I SPOKE WITH A REPRESENTATIVE IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. HE WAS VERY POLITE AND HONEST. REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THAT IN HIS OPINION (HE STATED MANY TIMES MAKING SURE THAT I UNDERSTOOD THAT THIS WAS HIS OPINION) TOYOTA MADE A MISTAKE IN HOW THEY DESIGNED THE TRANSMISSION AND COMPUTER SOFTWARE. REPRESENTATIVE EXPLAINED TO ME THAT TOYOTA TRIED TO MAKE THE TRANSMISSION STAY IN THE HIGHEST GEAR POSSIBLE AT ALL TIMES TO SAVE GAS AND THAT WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED THE COMPUTER TOOK A FEW MOMENTS TO DETERMINE WHICH GEAR IT SHOULD DOWNSHIFT TO. HE SAID THAT HE HAD MANY PEOPLE (40 TO 50 PER WEEK) COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SAME THING I WAS COMPLAINING ABOUT. HE SAID HE THOUGHT IT WAS A DEFINITE PROBLEM WITH THE CAR AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. HE THEN NOTICED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR HAD MOVED TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE GEAR BACK INTO THE DRIVE POSITION AND PROCEEDED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE DEALER INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 7,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

DRIVING ON SNOW PACKED ROADS TO SALT LAKE CITY. AT AROUND 65 MILES OF DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN MY TOYOTA CAMRY. WE HAD NO WARNING AT ALL, UNTIL THE CAR WOUD NO LONGER DRIVE AND THE INSIDE WAS FILLING UP WITH SMOKE. WE HAD TO HAVE THE CAMRY TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEN TOWED BACK TO VERNAL UT. WE TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION REPIAR SHOP AND THEY TOLD US, THAT A ROD HAD COME OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION AND THE ONLY WAY IT WOULD DO THAT, IS TO GO FROM A WET ROAD TO A DRY ROAD. WE WERE ON SNOWY ROADS THE WHOLE TIME. WE HAVE NOT REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, SINCE IT WILL COST US NEARLY $5,0000. WE DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY AND IT IS NOT OUR FAULT. WE FEEL THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTOR DEFECT ON THE TRANSMISSION. NOW I HAVE A 2005 CAMRY, THAT I CAN NOT DRIVE AND AM STILL PAYING FOR. IF WE WOULD HAVE HAD ANY INDICATIONS OF THE TRANSMISSION GOING, WE WOULD HAVE TAKEN CARE OF IT. BUT AS I SAID WE HAD NO WARNING. THE CAR JUST QUIT GOING.