Toyota Camry transmission problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH ITS COMPUTER. THE VEHICLE ONLY ACCELERATES WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS ALMOST DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3771 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. UPDATED 02/01/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE.

GETTING OFF ON THE OFF RAMP AND THE CAR LOST ALL POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CAR BEHIND ME TRIED TO MISS ME BUT ENDED UP HITTING ME IN THE SIDE REAR. WHY DOES THIS CAMRY LOSE ALL POWER AT ONCE AND ACCELERATES SPORADICALLY. IF THIS IS NOT RECALLED AND FIXED SOON I WILL HAVE TO TRADE IT IN AND IT WON'T BE FOR ANOTHER TOYOTA!!! MY FAMILY IS AT RISK AND IT IS NOT WORTH IT WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE TRUST IN YOUR VEHICLE. *JB

VEHICLE INFORMATION: 2007 CAMRY SE V6 PURCHASED IN TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA IN SEP 2007 ? VEHICLE MANUFACTURING DATE AUG 29, 2007. DEFICIENCIES: 1) HESITATION THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATION (EVEN WITH FULL THROTTLE) AFTER DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC (STOP AND GO) OR DRIVING VERY PASSIVELY. THIS SYMPTOM IS CONSISTENCE AND HESITATION IS LONG AND COMMON IS 80 KLM SPEED. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT DOWN SHIFT AT ALL. CHANGE MY DEALER AFTER REPORTING IT TWICE WITH NO ACTION. NEW DEALER HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM AND HAS REPROGRAMMED THE TRANSMISSION CHIP AS PER TSB. (WILL PICK UP THE VEHICLE TODAY) 2) CRACKLING NOISE FROM CONTROL ARE AND DASHBOARD NEXT TO WINDSHIELD DURING ENTIRE COLD SEASON. NOISES APPEAR EVERY FEW SECOND. OVER 90% OF THE PROBLEM DISAPPEARS DURING WARMER WEATHER. CHANGE MY DEALER AFTER REPORTING IT TWICE WITH NO ACTION. NEW DEALER HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM AND HAS ADDED ADDITIONAL INSULATION AS PER TSB TO CONTROL AREA ONLY. THE DASHBOARD NOISE NEXT TO WINDSHIELD COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. I HAVE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO DEALER DURING WINTER MONTH TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM BEFORE ANY ACTION IS TAKEN. 3) THUMPING NOISE FROM REAR END OF THE VEHICLE ON BUMPS (LIKE A LOSE WATERMELON IN YOUR TRUNK). AGAIN, FIRST DEALER DID NOTHING. NEW DEALER HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM AND HAS ADDED ADDITIONAL INSULATION TO STRUTS AS PER TSB, 4) HIGH REVVING AND TRANSMISSION NOT IN GEAR IN SUDDEN ACCELERATION. SIMILAR RESPONSE AS YOU ARE DRIVING A MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND YOU CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE WHILE CHANGING GEAR. NEW DEALER SUGGEST THAT THE REPROGRAMMING SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THIS. *TR

THE CAR HAS BEEN HAVING LOTS OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. AT LOW SPEEDS IT SHIFTED BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN GEARS EVEN WHEN MAINTAINING SAME SPEED AND ON FLAT SURFACE. AT ALL SPEEDS IT WILL SOMETIMES PAUSE UPTO 2 SECONDS WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY. IT WILL SOMETIMES SHIFT AND GO AND OTHERS WILL SQUEAL THE TIRES AND POP LIKE IT SHIFTED TWO GEARS AT ONCE. ALSO, IT WILL MAX OUT AT 8 RPMS WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY UNTIL IT FINALLY SHIFTED. *AK

BOUGHT 2007 CAMRY IN MAY 2007. CAR WAS MANUFACTURED IN OCTOBER 2006. CAR HAD SEVERE HESITATION UPON ACCELERATION IN LOWER GEARS, FIRST AND SECOND. IT WAS ESPECIALLY BAD WHEN RUNNING THE AIR CONDITIONING. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC, WHICH WAS DANGEROUS. DEALER WAS UNAWARE OF A SOLUTION FOR THE PROBLEM. THIS WAS OBVIOUSLY A COMMON PROBLEM REFLECTING CAMRY VEHICLES, AND NEEDED TO BE DEALT WITH IMMEDIATELY. *AK

WE PURCHASED AN 07 CAMRY NOV 06. AT 7,000 MILES IT STARTED SLIPPING, NOT ACCELERATING. WE TOOK TO DEALER. THEY RESET MEMORY. DIDN'T HELP. TOOK A SECOND TIME, RESET MEMORY, DIDN'T HELP. WENT THROUGH ARBITRATOR, DIDN'T HELP. THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. WHEN IT NEEDS TO ACCELERATE, IT DOESN'T. I WAS ALMOST HIT BY A SEMI. TOYOTA IS AWARE OF A DEFECT IN THE COMPUTER CHIP, BUT WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. PLEASE HELP ME AND THE OTHER 07 CAMRY OWNERS BEFORE AN ACCIDENT OCCURS WHICH COULD POSSIBLY BE FATAL. ITS NOT A MATTER OF IF AN ACCIDENT WILL OCCUR, BUT A MATTER OF WHEN. WE ARE ALSO GETTING BAD GAS MILEAGE DUE TO THE DEFECT. *TR

THE "DESIGN" OF HOW THE VEHICLE IS TO OPERATE AND DRIVING PERFORMANCE ISSUES. POOR ACCELERATION, HESITATION, AUTOMATIC SHIFTING OF THE TRANSMISSION WHEN DRIVING. GAS MILEAGE IS NOT AS MANUFACTURER STATED. FRONT TIRES WORE OUT AT 15K MILES. PER THE DEALERSHIP NO FRONT END PROBLEMS FOUND AND DO NOT KNOW WHY THE TIRES WORE OUT SO QUICK WHILE THE BACK TIRES ARE STILL GOOD. CONSTANT PULLING OF THE VEHICLE. IF I HIT A BUMP THE CAR AND STEERING WHEEL JERKS TO ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER. ACCELERATION AND HESITATION IS A SAFETY ISSUE. SPEED OVERSHOOT AFTER HESITATION. TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO STOP WORKING WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. THE DEALERSHIP STATES THIS IS HOW THE VEHICLE IS DESIGNED TO RUN. I WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE BULLETIN ISSUED IN SEPT 2006 REGARDING A DOWNLOAD OF NEW COMPUTER SOFTWARE OR OF THE FACT TOYOTA WAS AWARE OF ALL THE ISSUES MENTIONED. TO MY UNDERSTANDING IT DID NOT HELP ANY OF THE ISSUES. OVERALL THE VEHICLE IS HARD TO DRIVE FOR FEAR OF WRECKING. I AM CHECKING INTO LEMON LAW. THE DEALERSHIPS DO NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX THESE MANUFACTURING PROBLEMS. I HAVE HAD THESE PROBLEMS SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE AND STILL ARE ON GOING.