Automatic Transmission Torque Converter Problems of Toyota Camry - part 2

My 2012 Camry se 4 cylinder has an issue with its torque converter. My car shudders and has a delay when shifting from 2nd to 3rd. This has been well documented and is known by Toyota. I had my car diagnosed and quoted by Toyota for this issue 17 months ago. I could not afford the $3000 quote at that time. I found out last week that there was an extended warranty for this issue! I call Toyota only to find out that I was 2 months outside of my warranty. I told them I had the car diagnosed and quoted well before the warranty date, but was not informed of the warranty or prevalent issue with this years torque converter. If I had known this I would have had them replace this for free, but I was not informed at that time. I have since contacted Toyota corporate and they have confirmed the issue, but they stated even though it was diagnosed within the warranty time frame and the dealership failed to let me know this was covered, they would do nothing for me. I am very upset this is happening, and very upset that this know issue you see over 50 complaints about on this site, is only remedied with an extended warranty and not a recall. I am being wronged by Toyota and no one will help me, or all of us 2012 Camry owners who where effected by this issue!.

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My car started a having a vibration/shudder while being driven on the street and freeway from speeds of 25mph to 50mph. This happens every time while driving straight and on turns . I thought maybe it was the transmission but after I looked online to see if anyone else has had this issue I learned there are a lot of people with the same problem. I have the same exact symptoms as they do. Its seems to be the torque converter. I looked up the history of this torque problem and it goes back as far as 2011 for Toyota Camry. I need this fix by Toyota and Toyota should honor given that the issue was not fix from the previous year model.

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While driving on any road between 20 and 40 mph, 3rd and 4th speed, the transmission shudders and while pressing the gas, the vehicle hesitates. Sometimes it is somewhat clear to accelerate, other times it feels like you are fighting a wall that will not move. I believe from what I have read that it has to do with the ecu and a possible faulty torque converter. This should be looked into by the NHTSA proactively, and not left to the individual consumer to see if the issue resolves itself. If the car fails in moving traffic, someone could hit me from behind. At this time, I am having to go from 2nd speed to 4th speed by 40 mph to go around 3rd gear altogether. This is not the way the car should operate. Vehicle is in motion when this happens on any road at any time.

Torque converter is faulty. There was a recall for this on my 2012 Toyota Camry that I was unaware of. The recall was acknowledged by Toyota and only covered 5 years 60,000 miles. I never received anything in writing about this recall and there are many consumers complaints regarding this online. I cannot afford a new vehicle and need this repaired by Toyota.

I thought that buying a Toyota Camry was the right thing to do. Its supposed to be the highest quality. Well I just found out that my torque converter needs to be replaced. Good news/bad news - Toyota has extended the factory warranty on the torque converter, but, only for under 150,000 miles. I have 155,000 miles on my Camry xle. So I called Toyota and wanted to work something out with them. They were nice but in the end they were unwilling to work anything out. Long story short I need to spend $2500 if I want to fix the torque converter. As far as I'm concerned the car is now junk!.

Tl the contact owns a 2012 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that the transmission would shutter and sputter while driving. The contact took the vehicle to robinson Toyota (1453 vann dr, jackson, TN 38305, (731) 668-1234) and was informed that he missed the extended warranty by two days. On December 3, 2019, the contact paid $1,600 for the repairs to replace the torque converter. The contact was referred to the manufacturer. The manufacturer sent a letter stating that they would not cover the expenses since the warranty was expired. The failure mileage was 131,790.

At 95,000 miles a daily shudder started happening when you first pull out of somewhere and start accelerating usually between 15-45 mph, the shudder causes the car to lag at this time. After researching and taking the car to the dealership we learned that this is a very common problem within the transmission , it is actually software and torque converter failure. Instead of recalling this Toyota issued a service order, but no notice ever came and the dealer never mentioned when car was took in for regular maintenance. The extended warranty was up same month I received the car from my mother in law who is the original owner and took very good care of the car. I called Toyota who informed me there was nothing they could do to help me since the extended drive train warranty had just expired. I have read that half of the transmissions have needed replaced even after the torque converter was replaced. Toyota has had to recall other vehicles due to this exact same problem so why have they not recalled 2012-2014 Camry? the estimates to fix cost almost as much as the car is worth. The lag and potential motor mount breaks are a danger while driving this vehicle. Toyota should be forced to make this right to their many consumers as not many people have thousands of dollars laying around to fix the problem if they survive being rear ended due to the lag and other potential safety issues this may cause. How many complaints are needed to make Toyota fix this with us Camry owners? there is information on cars. Com about the service order that had been issued.

The contact owns a 2012 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the transmission torque converter started shaking and rattling. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer groove Toyota located at 5460 s. Broadway, englewood, CO 80113, who was unable to duplicate the failure. The contact stated that the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 76,000. Invalid VIN.

Tl the contact owns a 2014 Toyota Camry. While driving 40 mph, the vehicle began shuddering and would not accelerate when depressing the accelerator pedal. Eventually, the vehicle resumed normal operation. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired; however, the contact believed that the failure was due to a faulty torque converter. The manufacturer and dealer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 109,000.

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Vehicle exhibits extreme delay in acceleration, particularly at highway speeds. Gas can be to the floor and there is little to no response for at least one minute, not even a jump in rpm aaa a result of the increased throttle. Trying to merge on to the highway is dangerous when the vehicle remains stuck at 40mph for at least one minute, if not longer. Even once the vehicle has been brought up to speed, trying to change lanes or pass is near impossible as there is little to no response to engaging the throttle. This is dangerous and could easily result in an accident. . I have seen thousands of complaints regarding this issue. Transmission has a generally delayed response, vehicle rolls backwards when transitioning from brake to gas, even on flat ground. This is yet another hazard seemingly brought on by the automatic transmission. Vehicle was part of the torque converter recall. The recall repair was performed and it didn't make any difference for the vehicle. The transmission feels like it is on the verge of failing despite the vehicle still being �young� and well-cared for. It has always been serviced by a dealership that claims this is normal. The amount of hesitation in the transmission is not and can not be normal. The car drives like its half asleep. It has been getting worse recently and I fear the transmission is going to fail, or the vehicle malfunction is going to result in an accident.

Car shakes at low speeds, what's told by dealer that it is a torque converter which is not covered for my car. They wanted to charge me thirty nine hundred. I spent $1,000 for parts and got someone else to do it for $2,000. Now having the same problem reported online by many others and still no recall on these vehicles.

The vehicle was on the streets and highways at speeds of 30 to 50 mph. The 2014 Camry has an abrupt deacceleration and shudder causing other vehicles following behind me to apply sudden brakes that can cause accidents and injuries to drivers. Prior to purchasing, I contacted richardson TX dealership and provided VIN and mileage 164k to service adviser. Service adviser said no problem, Toyota will cover the torque converter replacement under warranty enhancement. I purchased the vehicle since I was advised it was covered. I brought the car to the dealership for the repair and the dealership said they would not repair the vehicle due to the mileage being over 150,000 miles. I contacted corporate office via phone. Candy, the Toyota representative views my profile on Toyota. Com and confirms VIN and mileage and states it is covered and calls dealership. Dealership tells candy it will not cover the repair cost and corporate will need to absorb the cost. Candy escalates problem to customer relations manager, jonathon. I contacted the Toyota corporate supervisor, monique via phone. Monique asks for cost of repairs from dealership �before approving anything. � jonathon, the customer relations manager provides the cost to corporate. Then Toyota corporate supervisor, monique denies cost to repair the vehicle. Several days and phone calls and misleading information from dealership and corporate and now I am stuck with a 2014 Camry xle requiring transmission replacement after corporate and dealership personnels provided wrong information. The previous owner was not aware of the warranty enhancement repair and did not submit the vehicle for repairs prior to my ownership. This torque converter malfunction is well documented. It is a safety concern and should be a recall instead of just a warranty enhancement.

The car stutters really bad at low speeds, I went to the dealership and they said I was outside of warranty by two weeks but it was the torque converter, I have been having this problem off and on for years but thought it was something small because it wouldn't last long, however for the past 3 months or so it has gotten progressively worse and does it every time, we thought we would have to pay for a diagnostics which is over $100 which is why we didn't take it sooner, however the day that we took it they said it was out of warranty by 2 weeks and when we called Toyota they would not take responsibility for it even though this is a known issue with my year make and model Toyota, just asking for help getting this hazardous and safety issue recalled.

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2015 Camry has experienced exactly the same torque converter shudder issues described in the 2012-2014 models that were covered under a recall. This year is not covered because Toyota has said they fixed the issue on this year. Started out with shudder around 25-30mph, now it's also happening around 35-45mph, vehicle will also rev out in gear giving no acceleration. Now this car is barely even drivable. The transmission is shifting up to the highest gears even when speed is very low, as though you were driving a manual transmission vehicle at 15mph in fifth gear. The only temporary solutions that helped and now no longer will, were punching the throttle during a shudder to downshift, or downshifting in the manual mode. Unhooking the battery to drain the system power to put the vehicle back into learning mode, which helped for several hours until the vehicle went right back to the same issues. Currently the vehicle limps around with any type of driving, shifts to gears that are too high for the appropriate speed with dangerously sluggish acceleration or none at all, and shudders in two speed ranges.

Tl the contact owns a 2014 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that the vehicle hesitated mainly when idling in traffic. The contact was concerned that a crash could occur. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to stone mountain Toyota (4400 stone mountain hwy, lilburn, GA 30047, (770) 736-0030) where it was diagnosed that the torque converter needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred later during the week. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not assist. The failure mileage was 111,000.

Tl the contact owns a 2013 Toyota Camry. While driving approximately 20 mph, the vehicle shuttered without warning. The vehicle was taken to waldorf Toyota (301-843-3700, located at 2600 crain hwy, waldorf, MD 20601) to be repaired per an unknown recall regarding the torque converter; however, the technician stated that the recall repair had already been performed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 138,000.

Torque converter not good in this car. Vehicle makes vibration between 40-50mph but if I let go off the accelerator it goes away instantly. Changed brakes changes cv axles. Transmission is the issue car is only 78k miles 2013 Camry le. I believe a recall might be needed? thanks.

Transmission failure. Transmission was experiencing torque converter shudder. Dealer replaced original torque converter at ~106,000 miles under warranty enhancement. After replacement the transmission developed a vibration between 30-40 mph. Took car back to servicing dealer (hoselton Toyota in east rochester, NY) and was told transmission had failed and that replacement was not covered by the warranty enhancement. Dealer has made the claim that the failure is not related to the torque converter replacement or torque converter shudder. They are claiming a faulty transmission cooler is to blame for the failure. Time elapsed between original warranty repair and diagnosis of out-of-warranty transmission failure was less than 3 months. At time or original repair the dealer did not diagnose any other faulty components and did not make recommendations for replacement of any transmission or related components.

As I begin accelerating the car shudders and does not respond. Seeing many complaints with the same exact problem. The hesitant acceleration has almost caused me to get t boned & rear ended multiple times. I took my car to be checked and the problem is with the transmission assembly needed to be replaced and recommended filing complaint with the manufacturer for a service campaign concerning sputtering and the torque converter the problem is definitely a safety issue!.

Torque converter problem causing the car to shudder at lower speeds. Feels like I've just run over road strips. It happens on all kinds of road surface, smooth and not so smooth.

When I accelerate to about 40 mph there is shudder and rough ride like running over rough road. The car has 79,500 miles on it. The Toyota dealer says the problem is the torque converter. I have seen other reports of the problem on the internet. One person indicated it might need a software update but that is the only report like that I have seen. The dealer, team Toyota of princeton says it will be a $2,880 repair. Based on additional internet reports this seems to be a common problem.

2012-2014 model year Camry vehicles software update for u760e torque converter shudder Toyota had updated software for torque converter shudder for year from 2012-2014 but I own 2015 Camry and I have same problem with my Camry year 2015 car is shakey and Toyota dealer refused to update software for year 2015 unless pay them $250. 00 and due to reason effected transmission on 2 to 3 gear shift it hesitate at speed below 20 mph takes brief 4 to 5 seconds to shift gear. Toyota should owner recall on Camrys after year 2014 as well.

Car shudders at 35 to 40 mph. If I speed up no problem. I heard it could be torque converter. I am not a mechanic but I told dealer and they never did anything. I also turn on ac an engine noise. They told me is wear an tear. Car is in good condition just those issues. I am original owner my car was also in accident but dealer fixed it and never told me about the issue. Dorschel group rochester NY. Is very upsetting that a car I paid over 25000$ is doing this and no recalls.

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Around 40-45 mph the vehicle starts to stutter/shake when changing gears. I look online and these cars have problem with the torque converter and Toyota would not fix it because they said its not a recall. I took it to the dealership but the technician said that he cannot feel in and neither does his supervisor. I feel the stutter/ shake everyday when I drive the car.

Tl-the contact owns a 2014 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that when driving at 25 to 40 mph the vehicle vibrated with force, however, when speed was increased to 45, 50, 60 mph the vibration ceased. The vehicle was taken to don jacobs Toyota 5727 south 27th street milwaukee, wisconsin 53221 phone (414)-281-3100; a diagnostic was performed that located the failure code at the transmission torque converter. The manufacturer advised that there was warranted program for the transmission failure. However, the program was ended in October of two thousand seven teen. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 125,000. Li.

When I accelerate 40 mph or higher, my car gives me a sudden shudder in the vehicle. It feels like running over a rough spot in the road or like a rumble before you reach a toll booth. As quickly as it appears, it is gone, until the next time it appears. My car has about 95,000 miles on it currently and I have taken to several shops and they all say that, torque converter is making that shudder which is related to transmission and might cost me around $2000 to fix. If anyone face the same issue, please make a report so that NHTSA can look into it.

Tl- the contact owns a 2016 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that he was driving at an unknown speed and the vehicle engine started to sputter. No warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealership green's Toyota of lexington 630 e new cir rd, lexington, ky 40505, where it was diagnosed that the torque converter needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and advised the contact that there was nothing that they could do. The failure mileage was 66,000. Nr.

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The torque converter went bad. The car shuddered when changing gears. Especially at low speeds. The car hesitates when accelerating. I had the torque converter replaced two months ago and now the problem is starting all over again. Toyota says that my VIN was not part of their recall and the problem and the expense is all mine.

I was just at a stoplight. I was the first car. When I went to accelerate the car did not pick up speed for at least a full minute. I was afraid someone driving behind me would run into my car or start honking because I was driving so slow. It happened at the stop light prior too, but it wasn't as noticeable because I ran into another stop light almost immediately. I called Toyota and was advised to take the car to a certified Toyota dealer after I read a report on cars. Com that said the problem might be due to a combination of an engine control module software glitch and a faulty torque converter. I later read that the brake pedal may need adjusting because the gas pedal thinks the brake pedal is on.

I been having problems with the transmission torque converter for about 2 years with a check engine light on while driving between 25 mi and 55 mi ph, the wheels shake and hesitate to get control , any recalls on that?.

Car shudders at 45 mph which becomes whooshing sound at 55 mph. Took to dealer, who says it is problem with torque converter. They changed some computer settings which made the problem better, but it reappeared 2 weeks later. Now dealer says there's nothing they can do till Toyota issues a recall for the transmission. Isuue is that the transmission will fail at some point, putting driver and passenger lives are risk.

My car shudders from 20-45 miles an hour have taken in to a car shop and they say it is the torque converter, or transmission in this car. My car is only 5 years old and should not be having these problems. After it gets up to 50 it starts to run smoothly. The vehicle is in motion. I see from complaints that a lot of people have had their torque converters replaced by the dealership.

2015 Toyota Camry se the vehicle shudders when l accelerate between 20-25 mph and 40-50mph. Lt appears quickly and go away when you accelerate over stated mph. My has about 95,000 miles on it. Have took the car to several shops, was told its the torque converter. There was software update and recall on 12-14 Camry on this same issue, thought Toyota would have fix this issue before the rolled out 2015s. Toyota needs a software update and recall on the 2015 Camry for anyone having this issues.

While driving on any road between 20 and 40 mph, 3rd and 4th speed, the transmission shudders and while pressing the gas, the vehicle hesitates. Sometimes it is somewhat clear to accelerate, other times it feels like you are fighting a wall that will not move. I believe from what I have read that it has to do with the ecu and a possible faulty torque converter. This should be looked into by the NHTSA proactively, and not left to the individual consumer to see if the issue resolves itself. If the car fails in moving traffic, someone could hit me from behind. At this time, I am having to go from 2nd speed to 4th speed by 40 mph to go around 3rd gear altogether. This is not the way the car should operate. Vehicle is in motion when this happens on any road at any time.

Tl- the contact owns a 2012 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that there had been an abnormal shuttering with a strong vibration coming from the vehicle while driving 20 to 50 mph. The dealer advantage Toyota valley stream (400 w sunrise highway, valley stream, new york 11581, 516-887-3200) determined that the intake valve needed to be changed, the part was replaced and within a month the vehicle was taken back for a second diagnostic test and they indicated that the transmission assembly needed to be replaced. An independent mechanic inspected the vehicle and recommended that the contact check with the manufacturer for a service campaign concerning shuttering and the torque converter. The manufacturer was contacted, established contact with a second dealer 139-65 queens blvd, jamaica, NY 11435, (718) 571-8211 who was to provide the manufacturer service campaign who scheduled an appointment. The contact was waiting for a response from the manufacturer to determine if they would approve the repair remedy concerning their service campaign with the second dealer. The vehicle was not repaired yet. The approximate failure mileage was not available. Dyd.