Toyota Camry owners have reported 8 problems related to transmission solenoid (under the power train category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Toyota Camry based on all problems reported for the Camry.
75,000 miles on my 2010 Toyota Camry: for the past few years on cold mornings, the car will reverse and proceed 100 yards to the stop sign. Then when I step on gas, car revs up but doesn't move. Dealer said new transmission needed. Quoted me 7,000$. Another shop said it was the trans computer and or solenoid. They replaced. Was fine for a few months. . . Now does the same. Huge safety issue. Services regularly.
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Harsh/hard/delayed shifting between 2nd and 3rd or 2nd and 4th (overdrive) on 1mz-fe v6 engine due to faulty engine control module failing to regulate transmission solenoids properly. This issue occured on the ecm on rav4 (same year, 2002) and resulted in settlement in which Toyota agreed to repair all.
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I purchased a 2007 Camry 4 cylinder in sept 2006. This is the 6th Toyota I have owned and is by far the worst reforming. I have 8000 miles on the car and have had problems with the transmission since the initial purchase. The car is not safe to drive as it presently performs. It significantly hesitates when accelerating such as when entering a highway or changing lanes on the interstate. There is a noticeable 1-2 second delay from the time the accelerator is depressed and the car begins to accelerate. In addition, when in cruise control, the transmission seems to be searching for the correct gear with the engine revving up significantly as it downshifts while going up an incline. I have been back to the dealer 5 times and had the NY regional Toyota rep drive the car. The transmission solenoid has been replaced, and a corrective TSB has been performed twice. I have also called Toyota in California. The car still does not perform properly and is hazardous to drive. The response from the dealer and Toyota has been "the car is performing as designed".
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At about 105,000 miles on my 2002 Camry v6, the car experienced hesitating driving while driven at speeds above 40 mph when removing slightly the foot from the throttle pedal. The car is bucking backward and forward for indefinite time until the throttle pedal is fully depressed or fully pressed. This is an unsafe situation since on the highway the speed cannot be decreased or increased any time. Notified dealer and told that this cannot be identified since there is no error code generated (no check engine light on). Replaced all spark plugs at 108,000 miles on Aug 24, 2007. Problem not solved. Spouse noticed increased bucking while driving down hill. Went back to the dealer. Performed test drive with technician in the car and the diagnose system hooked to the car's computer. Detected some misfires on cylinders 5 and 6. Replaced solenoid ignition packs for cylinder 5 & 6 and test drove again. Problem not solved. Technician concluded that fuel injectors are clogged. Performed fuel injectors purge (cleaning). Problem not solved. Technician recommended to replace all fuel injectors and solenoid ignition packs. Car was maintained properly during the ownership. Oil & filter changed every 3000 miles, replaced air filter every 30,000 miles, replaced timing belt and belt tensioners at 87,000 miles, replaced water pump at 87,000 miles, flushed transmission fluid at 87,000 miles. From reading various customers complaints, it appears to be a transmission problem but dealer did not mention anything about it.
Just after the warranty expired (5 years, 4 months) the ?check engine? light came up with the generic p0770 code of what seems to be a frequent transmission/solenoid failure problem for few Toyota models. I contacted Toyota canada for support in this matter to only experience more disappointment. After being assured that a response to my request would not take longer than seven to ten business days, I had to follow up with customer service on few occasions, by e-mail and phone, until finally receiving a response after six weeks ? a negative one. My current disappointment is not so much due to the fact that Toyota took such a long time to reply, but to the inflexibility proven by those who analyzed and ?solved? my case. Also, they seem to send "canned messages". But, to be more specific, here are the quick facts about my car as also presented in my correspondence with the customer service: 1. The solenoid failure was first reported at 43,000 km (25,000 miles) when the car was 4 years old, well under warranty. At that time instead of dealing with the root of the problem, a transmission flush was performed and the code reset. But the code reappeared when the car was five years and four months old, and only 67,000 km (40,000 miles). Just 4 months out of the official warranty. 2. The problem my car has is common for Toyota cars. Although the p0770 code I got is a generic code, a google search returns only Toyota reported issues in the first 40 results. My Camry has transmission u140e which is shared with other Toyota cars. Lexus rx300 (using u140e) has a service bulletin (1999-2002): proper identification of the 5 solenoids used in the u140e/u140f transmissions (NHTSA item number: 10009396) there are also numerous TSB for solenoid problems with the following Toyota cars: tundra, highlander, matrix, Camry, Lexus rx300, sienna. They seemed to be plagued by this problem. Even sienna 2004 (5 years later after the first TSB in 1999) still has that problem.
I got check engine light with code p0773 (shift solenoid e electrical) when car had about 50,000 miles during Sep 2005. Since then. . The light stays on for about 1-3 days and then goes away and remains off for about 15 days. Now the car has about 60000 miles but the light still comes and goes.
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Since the first month I purchased my 2005 4-cylinder Camry the acceleration pedal does not immediately engage and the transmission occasionally slips then makes contact for acceleration. Especially troublesome in tight areas such as parking lots where I have had close calls with other vehicles close to hitting me due to this hesitation. My Toyota dealer after about 4 - 5 visits have stated that since other Camry's in parking lot do the same, it is o. K. This is not acceptable since there have been times on turning left or right that transmission has slipped making it hard to move along. The dealership did replace a solenoid valve after continually badgering them and that didn't help. They say problem could be in computer box to transmission (that cannot be accessed by technicians) is set at factory and cannot be adjusted. All this computerized has made it difficult to make any corrections that a customer complains about. The other issue is the thumping noise on driver and passenger windows make when going down. Again they said that other Camry's do it, so it is fine. That is not a way to build a car. Both of these issues have been going on since the first month I purchased vehicle.
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Consumer stated the check engine light illuminated, when accelerating from first gear the vehicle would not move and the engine rpms went high, the dealer diagnosed the problem as a malfunctioned solenoid.
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