Toyota Camry transmission problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEARS ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE CONTACT WOULD DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE REPAIR FACILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

SEVERAL WEEKS AGO, I HAD A COUPLE OF INCIDENCES, WHERE MY 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY GEAR LEVER WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS OF TURNING ON/OFF IGNITION, DEPRESSING BRAKES, AND TUGGING LEVER, THE GEAR WOULD THEN SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE. ON 08-01-2010, I WENT TO THE MALL AND SPENT SEVERAL HOURS THERE. WHEN I TURNED ON THE IGNITION, FEET ON THE BRAKES, THE SHIFT LEVER WOULD NOT BUDGE. AFTER 30-45 MINUTES OF TRYING TO SHIFT THE LEVER, I DECIDED TO CALL MALL SECURITY TO CALL FOR A TOW. THE SECURITY GUARD SUGGESTED THAT HE SHOULD GIVE IT A TRY, "THE LEVER SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE". I WAS VERY CONCERNED. IN THE PREVIOUS INCIDENCES, IT NEVER TOOK SO LONG FOR THE LEVER TO SHIFT. THE INCIDENCES HAVE OCCURRED FIRST THING IN THE MORNING; AFTER WORK OR AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING FOR A NUMBER OF HOURS. ON 08-02-2010, I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, FIRST THING IN THE MORNING; I WAS THERE AT 6:35AM. AFTER I EXPLAINED THE ABOVE, THEY INSPECTED AND TEST DROVE THE CAR. THE SERVICE PERSON CAME BACK TO ME AND INFORMED ME THAT SOMETHING MUST HAVE SPILLED ON/IN THE GEAR BOX. I ABSOLUTELY DENIED THAT ASSUMPTION. HE THEN STATED THAT THEY WOULD TAKE APART THE GEAR BOX. AGAIN, HE CAME BACK AND STATED THAT SOMETHING STICKY WAS FOUND "ON TOP" AND GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE FOR REPLACING GEAR SHAFT. AGAIN, I ABSOLUTELY DENIED THAT ANYTHING FELL ON OR IN THE GEAR BOX. AND, WHY WAS I NOT SUMMONED TO LOOK AND THIS STICKY RESIDUE. HE THEN CALLED THE SERVICE MANAGER, WHO ATTEMPTED TO EXPLAIN THAT HE COULD NOT JUSTIFY REPLACING GEAR SHAFT UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS NOT BEING DETECTED AT THE PRESENT TIME. AND, THERE IS ABOUT 7 OR 8 REASONS WHY THE GEAR LEVER WOULD NOT SHIFT. HOWEVER, THEY GAVE ME A QUOTE TO REPLACE GEAR SHAFT. I WAS ABLE TO SPEAK TO ONE OF THE TECHNICIANS, WITHOUT THE MANAGER BEING PRESENT, WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING DEFINITELY WRONG WITH THE GEAR SHAFT. *TR

MY 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE V6 CAR HAS SERIOUS TRANSMISSION ISSUES. IT HESITATES AND TAKES SEVERAL SECONDS AT SLOW SPEEDS TO FIND A GEAR TO SHIFT INTO. THE ENGINE REVS AND THE RPMS INCREASE BUT THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TROUBLESOME WHEN MAKING TURNS AND MAKES ME VULNERABLE TO BEING REAR ENDED IN RIGHT HAND TURNS, BUT EXPOSES ME TO BEING BROADSIDED IN LEFT HAND TURNS. JUST LAST WEEK DURING A LEFT TURN MY CAR WOULD NOT ENGAGE AND I WAS EXTREMELY CLOSE TO HAVING THE PASSENGER SIDE WHERE MY CHILD SITS HIT! THIS CAR ALSO BUCKS SEVERAL TIMES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 25-35 MPH. THIS CAR HAS TROUBLE CLIMBING SMALL HILLS AND ALSO JERKS AND DOWNSHIFTS WHEN GOING DOWN HILLS, EVEN AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN MY FOOT NEVER LETS PRESSURE OFF THE GAS PEDAL. AS I SAID THE MOST TROUBLESOME ISSUE IS WHEN IT HAS DIFFICULTY SELECTING A GEAR AT LOWER SPEEDS. MORE THAN JUST AN ANNOYANCE, IT IS INDEED A SAFETY ISSUE AND I AM NOW AFRAID THAT I MAY BE HIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DURING LEFT HAND TURNS. THIS HAPPENS EVERY DAY THAT I DRIVE MY CAMRY. WHEN TELLING THE DEALER THE FIRST TIME OF THESE ISSUES HE BASICALLY SAID GET USED TO IT. THE NEXT TIME I TOOK MY CAMRY IN FOR SERVICE AND COMPLAINED AGAIN ABOUT THE ISSUE THEY SAID THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN PUT OUT BY TOYOTA ABOUT RESETTING THE COMPUTER AND THEY THEN PERFORMED THIS MAINTENANCE. FORTUNATELY I DID NOT PAY FOR THIS SERVICE AS IT DID NOTHING TO HELP REMEDY THE SITUATION. I WILL BE TAKING IT IN FOR ANOTHER OIL CHANGE SOON AND COMPLAINING YET AGAIN ABOUT THIS ISSUE! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE START POSITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT MOVE FROM PARK TO DRIVE GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED. THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY NOTICED THAT THE GEAR SELECTOR WOULD HESITATE WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35000.

ON JUNE 12, 2010, MY TOYOTA CAMRY (YR 2000, 4 CYL, CE) MADE A STRANGE SOUND FROM THE ENGINE AT 60-70 MPH ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. AFTER ANOTHER 30 MIN OF STRANGE SOUND COMING OUT FROM THE ENGINE, THE ENGINE BELOW STARTED TO MAKE LOUD CRANKING SOUND. I PULLED IN TO THE SERVICE ROAD OF THE HIGHWAY AND AFTER A FEW MORE CRANKING SOUND, THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY DISABLED. I CALLED THE POLICE TO GET IT TOWED TO A NEARBY TOWN. ON JUNE 14, I ARRANGED TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED BACK TO MY HOMETOWN 120 MILES AWAY. THE TOYOTA DEALER INSPECTED THE CAR AND SAID THAT THE DIFFERENTIAL PART OF THE TRANSMISSION WAS TOTALLY DAMAGED. THE SERVICE PERSON SAID THAT IT IS OUT OF ORDINARY FOR A CAR OF THIS TYPE AND MILEAGE TO HAVE TRANSMISSION BREAKDOWN. I HAVE KEPT THE CAR UNDER REGULAR MAINTENANCE EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 1999. THIS TRANSMISSION BREAKDOWN OCCURRED AT 72,000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS SERVICED FOR A LEAK AT 66,000 MILE AT THE SAME TOYOTA DEALER. I SUSPECT MY TOYOTA CAMRY HAD PRE-EXISTING MANUFACTURING DEFECTS IN THE TRANSMISSION THAT CAUSED THIS CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION BREAKDOWN PROBLEM. IT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY. CALLED THE TOYOTA COMPANY AND FILED A COMPLAINT. TOYOTA SAID THAT MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON JUNE 1, 2010 WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PARKED POSITION, SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND SAW THE VEHICLE MOVING. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF A GARAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER WHO ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE INSPECTED AGAIN BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 10,000. UPDATED 07/26/10. *LJ UPDATED 08/03/10*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND UNOCCUPIED, THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR INDEPENDENTLY MOVED TO THE DRIVE POSITION BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT ROLL AWAY. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND UNOCCUPIED AND WHEN SHE RETURNED TO WHERE SHE HAD PARKED THE VEHICLE, IT HAD ROLLED INTO A DIFFERENT PARKING SPOT AND THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR HAD AGAIN MOVED TO THE DRIVE POSITION. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT UNIT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AND REPAIRS WERE MADE AT HER EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TRANSMISSION SOLENOID WAS LUBRICATED. THE FAILURE HAD NOT RECUR FOLLOWING REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 55,822. UPDATED 07/19/10.*LJ UPDATED 07/26/10*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH IN REVERSE ON A SLIGHT INCLINE IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE HYBRID SYSTEM OVERHEATED WARNING LIGHT AND MASTER WARNING LIGHT INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. WHILE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THERE WAS NO POWER RESPONSE. UNEXPECTEDLY, THE VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD WITH THE GEAR SHIFTER IN THE REVERSE POSITION. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER WAITING A PERIOD OF EIGHT TO TEN MINUTES AND RESUMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURES. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE PROBLEM WAS A NATURAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,717.

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY AL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR STOPPED WORKING AND WOULD TURN OFF. MY CAR IS UNDRIVABLE, THE DEALERSHIP STATES IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY THAT IS FAILING AND IS IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. THE APPROXIMATE COST OF REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY IS 1,000. I CALLED TOYOTA CORP. TO ASK FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE IN PAYMENT DUE TO THE FACT MY CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD. I AM OUTSIDE THE 60,000 WARRANTY TOYOTA REFUSED TO ASSIST IN THE PAYMENT FOR THE REPAIR OF MY 3 YEAR OLD CAR. *TR