Automatic Transmission Park/neutral Start Switch Problems of Toyota Camry

Gear easily moves from drive to neutral without depressing the button on gear shift; car rolls backwards on hills; possibly into other vehicle behind.

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The driver was able to remove the key without the lever being in park but neutral, the driver did not realize the vehicle was in neutral and as a result the vehicle rolled down driveway and hit a parked truck damaging the back of the car and damaging the truck. Nlm.

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Engine running with transmission in park position, car rolled down a hill. Two small girls inside of car jumped out, one girl got ran over by front tire. Car continued to roll down the hill untill it hit a tree.

Key interlock solenoid failed.

Transmission left in drive, engine turned off and keys removed from ignition. Interlock system failed , causing vehicle to roll backwards in office parking lot, hitting another vehicle, causing extensive damage prior to recall (97v-213).

The vehicle was parked on a level street, came out of the house and the vehicle had rolled forward and hit the back of another parked vehicle. The gear shift lever has slipped into gear several times while the lever was in the park position.

Transmission interlock system failed resulting in vehicle collision, recall notice sent after accident occurred.

Interlock system failure after key is inserted. Dilemma: owner rocked steering to release mechanism.

Solenoid shift interlock connector failed, accident occurred due to failure.

Shifted to park, r emoved key from ignition, vehicle rolled back wards out of garage, down incline, almost ran into child and dog, rearend of vehicle hit two mail boxes, other objects, key can be removed in any gear, with dealership for inspection.

Consumer has only owned the vehicle for 35 days, put vehicle into park with vehicle still running. Consumer took foot off the brake, and several minutes later, vehicle jumped backwards, hitting a vehicle. Had noticed gear shifted to reverse by itself. Transmission was locked into reverse gear. Consumer put foot on brakes again tryingto shift gear into drive, but gear would not move. Vehicle suddenly accelerated foward with foot still on brakes. Consumer had to pump brakes in order to stop almost hitting two pedestrians. Dealer claimed there was no defect.

When the car is put in reverse and the break released, the car moves itself without touching the gas at all. It will continue to go at a fairly rapid speed, until the break is hit again. It will go at this speed for over 100 feet. It was reported to the dealer and they said "they all go that way". If a child was within 20 feet of the car the car would proced over the child.

On five different occurrences the interlock system has been replaced. Key can be removed from igniton while vehicle is in any gear. Vehicle was under recall for problem, but problem remains.

Recall work can not be done on the key interlock (transmission) due to lack of parts.

Vehicle can be placed into gear without applying the shift release button. The dealer has been cnotacted. Ak.

Shift solenoid failed two times.

See all problems of the 1996 Toyota Camry 🔎.

The shifting of gears is extremely easy, while driving on the freeway at high speeds an accidental movement would readily cause a change in gears, (from drive to neutral). This condition is explained as being normal for this vehicle.

Key interlock and solenoid safety.