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.
Air BagsPower TrainVehicle Speed ControlCrashInjury
DIFFICULTY SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE, THEN UPON SHIFTING INTO DRIVE THE CAR ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY, WOULD NOT STOP, COLLIDED WITH A MOBILE HOME, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN THE DEATH OF ONE PASSENGER AND INJURY OF DRIVER *LA SEE ALSO VOQ 10171110. *DSY. UPDATED 03/05/10 *BF UPDATED IVOQ 08/23/10*JB UP…
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DIFFICULTY SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE, THEN UPON SHIFTING INTO DRIVE THE CAR ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY, WOULD NOT STOP, COLLIDED WITH A MOBILE HOME, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN THE DEATH OF ONE PASSENGER AND INJURY OF DRIVER *LA SEE ALSO VOQ 10171110. *DSY. UPDATED 03/05/10 *BF UPDATED IVOQ 08/23/10*JB UPDATED 9/21/2011*CW
I AM ATTORNEY FOR A VICTIM IN A COMA AND IN INTENSIVE CARE. HER VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY A TOYOTA CAMRY 2002 DRIVEN BY A 68 YEAR OLD LADY. CAMRY VEHICLE WAS PARKED, AND THEN CRASHED INTO A STOREFRONT AFTER GOING FORWARD. BACKED INTO TRAFFIC 40 FEET AWAY, STRUCK VEHICLES, AND WENT FORWARD AGAIN KILLING PEDESTRIAN AS WELL. CASE UNDER…
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I AM ATTORNEY FOR A VICTIM IN A COMA AND IN INTENSIVE CARE. HER VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY A TOYOTA CAMRY 2002 DRIVEN BY A 68 YEAR OLD LADY. CAMRY VEHICLE WAS PARKED, AND THEN CRASHED INTO A STOREFRONT AFTER GOING FORWARD. BACKED INTO TRAFFIC 40 FEET AWAY, STRUCK VEHICLES, AND WENT FORWARD AGAIN KILLING PEDESTRIAN AS WELL. CASE UNDER INVESTIGATION. RECENT ACCIDENT. PREVIOUS REPORTS OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION. ALL CAMRYS SHOULD BE RECALLED BEFORE MORE LOSS OF LIFE. POSSIBLE POWER TRAIN/AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. UPDATED 03/05/10 *BF UPDATE 9/21/2011*CW
WHILE SWITCHING FROM PARK TO DRIVE CONSUMER TOUCHED THE GAS PEDAL AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN, CONSUMER PRESSED BRAKES PEDAL TO STOP, BUT VEHICLE DID NOT STOP UNTIL HITTING A WALL. *AK MECHANIC TESTED VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT GEAR SELECTOR ON TRANSMISSION MOVED BY ITSELF FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL. *LA
CAR SHUDDERS, SOMETIMES QUITE VIOLENTLY, WHEN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ENGAGES SECOND GEAR. NOTICED ON SECOND DAY OF OWNERSHIP FEB 18, PROBLEM CONTINUES. MY DEALER HAS MORE COMPLAINTS OF THIS IDENTICAL PROBLEM. *AK
WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND WHILE IN SLOW TRAFFIC THE CAR HAS SURGED FORWARD. ALSO WHEN YOU ARE SITTING AT A LIGHT YOU CAN FEEL IT SURGE FORWARD.
WHENEVER VEHICLE TRAVELED UP AN INCLINE AND THE CONSUMER RELEASED THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE MOVED BACKWARDS. *PH THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM WHEN GOING UP A HILL AND THE SMALLEST HILL. AS SOON AS THE DRIVER'S FOOT RELEASED THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE MOVED BACKWARDS. THIS HAPPENED WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS PLACED IN DRIVE, …
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WHENEVER VEHICLE TRAVELED UP AN INCLINE AND THE CONSUMER RELEASED THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE MOVED BACKWARDS. *PH THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM WHEN GOING UP A HILL AND THE SMALLEST HILL. AS SOON AS THE DRIVER'S FOOT RELEASED THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE MOVED BACKWARDS. THIS HAPPENED WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS PLACED IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO REVERSE AND THE SECOND ONE'S FOOT WAS TAKEN OFF THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE WENT FORWARD. THIS WAS EXPERIENCED A FEW TIMES A WEEK. *SC *JB
WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR, AT A FASTER ENGINE SPEED OF ABOUT 2,800 TO 3,000 RPM, THERE IS A ROUGH SPOT OR ROUGH NOISE. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AT LOWER ENGINE SPEEDS A NOISE IS NOT NOTICEABLE. FOR A LONG TIME I THOUGHT THE NOISE WAS FROM ROUGH SPOTS IN THE ROADWAY, BUT THE NOISE…
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WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR, AT A FASTER ENGINE SPEED OF ABOUT 2,800 TO 3,000 RPM, THERE IS A ROUGH SPOT OR ROUGH NOISE. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AT LOWER ENGINE SPEEDS A NOISE IS NOT NOTICEABLE. FOR A LONG TIME I THOUGHT THE NOISE WAS FROM ROUGH SPOTS IN THE ROADWAY, BUT THE NOISE KEPT OCCURRING ON SMOOTH PAVEMENT. THERE IS A DEFINITE DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION.*AK
ON FOUR OCCASIONS WHEN THE GEAR SHIFT WAS IN DRIVE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. ON ONE OCCASION VEHICLE WAS PUT IN DRIVE AND IT SURGED FORWARD AND COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALER EXAMINED VEHICLE, BUT COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10062913
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