Automatic Transmission problems of the 2008 Toyota Camry

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Camry. The contact was driving 30 mph when the she noticed that her glasses were fogging abnormally. The contact moved off the roadway and as she shifted into park, she immediately noticed flames coming from under the shifter. The fire department was contacted and extinguished the fire. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to a garage lot. The dealer was contacted and informed of the fire. The manufacturer and dealer took opened an investigation to determine the cause of failure. The dealer also stated that there was no defect present and that the fire started from the cup holder. The failure and current mileage was 35000.

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Camry. When attempting to accelerate at 50 mph, the vehicle hesitated and then began to accelerate past the intended speed. After repeated brake application she was able to decelerate. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and all of the tires were replaced. After the repair the failure resurfaced. She took the vehicle back to the dealer, and the technician completed a software update. He then added that the rotors were out- of- round and thus needed to be turned. None of the repairs have remedied the failure. The technician then concluded that because they could not duplicate the failure, they could not provide a remedy. She inspected her vehicle and noticed that the clips did not properly secure the cover to the air filter housing. The failure mileage was 17000. The current mileage is 31,000. Updated 2/22/10 the consumer stated the vehicle lacked power. The dealer recalibrated the ecm and transmission. Updated 07/09/10.

I already have a complaint # 10239284 or 254. I put in the wrong date I put August when the concern happened on 14 July 2008.

I have a 2008 Toyota Camry and there seems to be a problem in the transmission when accelerating and downshifting it seems to hesitate.

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Camry. While driving 40 mph, the vehicle began to severely vibrate. The contact stated that it felt as if the transmission were about to freeze. The current mileage was 120 and failure mileage was 12.

Vehicle has an acceleration problem, vehicle hesitates before acceleration.

The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Camry. While driving down a hill between 30-40 mph the rpm increased rapidly, and then the vehicle down-shifted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection. The technician stated that the computer was adjusting to her style of driving. The failure mileage was 60. The current mileage was 25,000 .

2008 Toyota Camry, 4 cyl. Has a serious hesitation problem with the transmission. Almost rearended twice now when having to speed up while changing lanes.

I bought my wife a new 2008 Camry in sept 07, it was doing great, the current mileage is 7,100 miles since 2,898 miles the transmission has been hesitating it seems it doesn"t want to switch gears when it should this is an automatic, it appears to happen between 40-50 mph, I have reported the problem more then once to diehl Toyota in york, PA where I purchased it, but was told problem could not be found or its not doing it now. Or we have received little complaints about this type of problem. I feel Toyota is giving the consumer a run around about a problem that has exited for at least 07/08 Camry's someone needs to make them take care of this issue. By the way its bad enough to have the problem when your finanacing, but in my case I paid cash for this vehicle and feel cheapened.

The Camry has been hesitating on starting from a dead stop, since the day it was purchased. There are times when you really need to accelerate and it just doesn't move for two to four seconds. This is a dangerous flaw and can lead to an accident. I reported it to Toyota, had the car in the repair center twice and they tell me it's a software limitation, and it will be solved. However, I looked into auto performance reports on the internet ad it's been a problem with the 2007 Camry, which was never addressed for the 2008 model.

2008 Toyota solara: the vehicle fails to downshift/accelerate dangerously when the throttle is depressed at low rpm. Feels like the vehicle hesitates/lags severely.

My 2008 Toyota Camry had problems from the day that I purchased it. I took it back to the dealer and also contacted Toyota motor sales u. S. A. I have taken the car back to the dealer several times for the same problem. The national center for dispute settlement was called by the Toyota motor sales u. S. A. And they also did not resolve the problem. I feel unsafe driving the car. The car races unexpectedly and lurches forward in stop and go traffic. I am afraid that the car is going to crash into something or someone. I have been complaining about this to the above since I purchased the car. The dealer kept my car for 8 days on one of my visits to their repair shop and told me they couldn't find anything wrong with it. Now that the Toyota problem has been made public, I hope that my complaint will not be dismissed as before. I tried to ask Toyota to buy back my car, I noticed the problem when the car only had 16 miles on it. Can you please help? I kept all of the communications between the Toyota and the ncds since the time I first filed my complaints with this problem.

I have a 2008 Toyota Camry xle with approximately 800 miles. I purchased the vehicle 2 weeks ago, and am already gravely concerned with the performance of the vehicle. On Tuesday, September 4th I was merging into interstate traffic and pressed the accelerator for the necessary acceleration I needed to stay with the flow, but the car did not respond. The accelerator was almost to the floor, yet the car was only coasting. It took at least 2 full seconds for the vehicle to respond and it finally did jerk to life, but only after 2 cars had to jump out of my way (horns honking). This delay in response to acceleration input has happened consistently (daily), and I've had to modify my driving habits to remain safe. Even with my own modifications, I'm still very concerned for my own safety and for the cars around me and other Camry drivers. So far, no resolution from the dealer, but I will not stop here.