2010 Toyota Camry Powertrain & Transmission Problems

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS SLOW TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, WHILE IN FIRST GEAR, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED INTO SECOND AND THIRD GEARS AND MADE AN ABNORMAL VIBRATING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE GEARS INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TCM MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 157,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE ENGINE BURNS OIL EXCESSIVELY OVER 5 QTS PER OIL CHANGE EVERY 5000 MILES. I'M AFRAID THIS ENGINE MAY FAIL ON THE HIGHWAY AND CREATE UNSAFE SITUATION DURING REGULAR COMMUTES . I ALSO BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE, THIS OIL BURNING STARTED 4 YEARS AGO AT A SMALLER RATE 1 -2 QT PER OIL CHANGE NOW IT HAS DOUBLED. THERE HAS BEEN A TOYOTA EXTENDED WARRANTY ISSUED FROM TOYOTA FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM FOR 2009 CAMRYS,BUT TOYOTA REFUSES TO GIVE THIS WARRANTY TO 2010 CAMRY OWNERS.THEY SAY ANY ENGINE DAMAGES IS THE CUSTOMERS RESPONSIBILITY. TOYOTA NEEDS TO ISSUE ANOTHER RECALL OR WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR THIS 2010 YEAR AND ANY OTHERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE.

The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Camry. The contact stated while driving approximately 60 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The transmission was slipping. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who informed the contact that the transmission filter was faulty and clogged. The contact called the local dealer and was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure however, no further assistance was provided. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000.

TRANSMISSION IS AGGRESSIVE. RELUCTANT TO CHANGE GEARS RESULTING IN A DECELERATING AFFECT (DOWNHILL, UPHILL, COASTING AND IN TRAFFIC). DANGER TO PERSONAL SAFETY AND OTHER DRIVERS AS BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT APPLIED TO NOTIFY OTHERS OF VEHICLE SLOWING DOWN. AT A STANDSTILL, TRANSMISSION IS SLOW TO ACCELERATE AND MERGE ONTO HIGHWAY. DRIVING SIMILAR TO STEERING A CAR WITH A BRAKE CALIPER STUCK. *TR

CAR SHAKING ON SPEED BETWEEN 40-55 MPH THIS ISSUE APPEARED PROBABLY 3 YEARS AGO MEAN 2016 TOYOTA DEALER RECOMMENDED TO CHANGE TRANSMISSION CAR WASN'T HIT 100.000 MILES WHEN I CHECKED THAT NOT NORMAL ASKING FOR ANY RECALL ABOUT TRANSMISSION THEY SAID NO PLEASE TAKE IT SERIOUSLY I HAVE 2 KIDS NOT TOO CRAZY WITH DRIVING

WE HAVE OWNED THIS CAR SINCE NEW AND FOLLOWED THE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE RELIGIOUSLY. THE CAR IS AT 76,000 MILES AND YESTERDAY I DISCOVERED THAT THE CAR HAD BURNED THROUGH 2.5 QUARTS OF OIL LESS THAN 3000 MILES FROM THE LAST OIL CHANGE. ADDITIONALLY THE SLAVE CYLINDER IS LEAKING AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 23000 MILES. PRIOR TO THE LAST 3000 MILES, THE CAR HAD NEVER BURNED THROUGH OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. UPON RESEARCHING THE ISSUE I FOUND THAT THE PREVIOUS GENERATION OF THIS ENGINE HAD PISTON ISSUES THAT TOYOTA EVENTUALLY STARTED FIXING FOR FREE (AFTER MULTIPLE CLASS ACTION SUITS). I TOOK IT IN TO MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY RECOMMENDED AN ENTIRE ENGINE OVERHAUL TO FIX THE PISTONS ($5000) OF WHICH THEY COVER NOTHING. IN ADDITION THEY CONFIRMED THE SLAVE CYLINDER WAS LEAKING AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE OVERHAULED A 2ND TIME ($2,600). UNFORTUNATELY I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN MANUAL, AND TOYOTA BARELY SOLD ANY OF THESE TRANSMISSIONS WHICH HAS RESULTED IN NO ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF ANY MANUFACTURER DEFECTS. WHILE I UNDERSTAND THE TRANSMISSION IS POORLY DESIGNED BUT CONSIDERED A WEAR ITEM, I CAN NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THE PISTONS ON A CAR WITH REGULAR MAINTENANCE WOULD GIVE OUT AT 76,000 MILES.

OUR TOYOTA CAMRY HAS BEEN MAKING EXTREMELY LOUD NOISES AND KNOCKING NOISES FOR OVER A YEAR NOW. KEEP GETTING TOLD OUR CAMRY IS NOT A RECALL BUT ALL THE OTHER TOYOTAS THAT HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM HAVE BEEN SERVICED AND FIXED AND RECALLED OR A TSB BULLETIN HAS BEEN ISSUED.. JUST NOT OURS ? THIS IS RIDICULOUS. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER TOYOTA EVER NOW.

IN EXTREMELY COLD WEATHER (LESS THAN 20 DEGREES)THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN FIRST DRIVEN IN THE MORNING AFTER MINIMUM 4 MINUTES IDLING. ENGINE RPM 3000 VEHICLE SPEED 1-2 MPH. TRANSMISSION WILL SLOWLY ENGAGE AS ENGINE WARMS UP. ALSO ENGINE AND STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT COME ON WHILE TRANSMISSION SLIPS. TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SLIP ON EVERY COLD DAY IT HAPPENS WHENEVER. IN WARM WEATHER, ALSO WHEN THE ENGINE IS WARMED UP THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH A REBUILT FROM TOYOTA BUT IT STILL HAPPENS JUST A LITTLE LESS OFTEN. A YEAR LATER DECEMBER 2014 COLD WEATHER COMING , I'M AFRAID THE TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP AGAIN. THE LOCAL TOYOTA SHOP SHOULD BE CONSIDERING AN ELECTRICAL OR COMPUTER PROBLEM. *TR

AT LOW SPEEDS, VEHICLE IS CONSTANTLY SHIFTING GEARS, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO MAINTAIN CONSTANT SPEED UNDER 40 MPH WITHOUT COMPLETE CONCENTRATION ON THROTTLE OR BY UTILIZING CRUISE CONTROL. GAS PEDAL IS HIGHLY SENSITIVE AND ANY SMALL INCREASE IN DEPRESSION OF PEDAL AT LOW SPEEDS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO JERK FORWARD. VEHICLE FAILS TO GO INTO NEUTRAL AND DECELERATES RAPIDLY WHEN GAS PEDAL IS RELEASED. COMPUTER MEMORY HAS BEEN REFLASHED TWICE BY DEALER WITH NO RESOLUTION. IN MY 50 YEARS ON THE ROAD, THIS IS THE MOST DANGEROUS AND AGGRAVATING VEHICLE I HAVE EVER DRIVEN. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE/TRANSMISSION COMBINATION ON THIS MODEL IS NOT DESIGNED CORRECTLY AND THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATE. THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED TO 2500 AS THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS FINALLY ABLE TO BE STOPPED ONCE THE CONTACT CONTINUOUSLY APPLIED EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS THE CAUSE OF THE ACCELERATION, WHICH HE STATED WAS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,900.

MY CAR JERKS AT LOW SPEEDS DURING STOP AND GO TRAFFIC DURING MY DAILY COMMUTE FROM WORK. THE MOVEMENT IS VERY NOTICEABLE AND YOU CAN FEEL THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS A BRAND NEW CAR (2010) WITH 25, 584 MILES BUT IT DRIVES VERY ROUGH AS IF ITS AN OLDER CAR. TRANSITION FROM LOW SPEEDS IS NOT SMOOTH AT ALL. TYPICALLY, THIS SURGE OCCURS ONLY BETWEEN THE SPEED RANGE OF 0-45/50 MPH. RPM GAUGE DRASTICALLY JUMPS OR INCREASES, THEN FALLS BACK DOWN MOMENTARILY. AND IT ONLY OCCURS WHEN DRIVING IN CITY OR STOP AND GO TRAFFIC BEFORE COMING TO A STOP BUT WHILE DRIVING ON SPEED LIMIT ON HIGHWAY IT IS FINE. THE CAR SHIFT/JUMPS SPORADICALLY CAUSING VEHICLE TO JUMP FORWARD A LITTLE BIT AND CAUSING DELAY BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO AT THIS POINT, I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER TWICE ALREADY AND THEY KEEP INSISTING THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN ON TWO SEPARATE TEST DRIVES WITH DIFFERENT TECHNICIANS WHO HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO RECREATE THE EVENT. BUT OBVIOUSLY IT IS NOT SOMETHING I CAN RECREATE WHILE IN THE PASSENGERS SEAT. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE TECH HAS TO BE ABLE TO FEEL THE HARSH SHIFTING TRANSITION HIM/HER SELF. A SHIFTING RE-CALIBRATION HAS BEEN PERFORMED ONCE ON THE CAR BUT THE JERKING HAS CONTINUED TO OCCUR FOLLOWING THE TEST. THIS IS THE FIRST BRAND NEW CAR THAT I HAVE BOUGHT AND I COMPLETELY FRUSTRATED WITH THE DEALER AND TOYOTA. THE REASON I BOUGHT A TOYOTA IS BECAUSE I WANTED A RELIABLE AND SMOOTH CAR TO DRIVE TO WORK EVERYDAY AND I DID NOT EXPECT TO BE HAVING THESE KINDS OF ISSUES WITH A BRAND NEW CAR. I HAVE BEEN INSULTED BY THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT AND THEIR LIST OF CAUSE FACTORS RANGING FROM POSSIBLY BECAUSE I DRIVE IN HEELS, TO HAVING A/C TURNED ON, TO THE CAR ONLY PROVIDING MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE. IT IS ALL A BUNCH OF EXCUSES, I WISH THEY WOULD ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER, I WILL CONTINUE TO GO IN AND BE A NUISANCE UNTIL THIS ISSUE IS RESOLVED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED IN DRIVE, THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARD AND STALLED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED EVERYTIME THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING IN DRIVE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 12,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,000.

ON 07/09/2010, I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK, DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 60 TO 65 MPH, WHEN A CAM GEAR BROKE ON MY 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY (15878 MILES ON IT). I PUT MY CAR IN THE SHOP THE NEXT MORNING. BEFORE THE ENGINE WAS EVEN TAKEN APART, THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE A CAM GEAR HAD BROKE. AFTER TAKING THE ENGINE APART, SURE ENOUGH, A CAM GEAR HAD BROKE. MY HUSBAND WAS LATER SPEAKING TO A MECHANIC WHO WAS WORKING ON MY VEHICLE. MY HUSBAND ASK THE MECHANIC IF THIS WAS JUST A FLUKE DEAL OR IF THE DEALERSHIP HAD SEEN MANY BROKEN CAM GEARS ON TOYOTAS. THE MECHANIC THEN TOLD MY HUSBAND THAT HE PERSONALLY, HAD SEEN SEVERAL OF THESE BROKEN CAM GEARS. A FEW DAYS LATER THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD MY HUSBAND AND I THAT HE WAS NOT SURE WHEN THE CAR WOULD BE REPAIRED BECAUSE THERE IS A NATIONAL BACK ORDER ON THE CAM GEARS FOR THIS CAR. IS THIS GOING TO BE ANOTHER TOYOTA RECALL? HOW MANY PEOPLE WHO OWN TOYOTAS HAVE HAD TO REPORT A BROKEN CAM GEAR? IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE TOYOTA SHOULD KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS PART. IS THIS GOING TO BE ANOTHER BIT OF INFORMATION THAT GETS KEPT FROM CONSUMERS? TOYOTA SHOULD BE LOOKING INTO THIS TO SEE IF THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE CAM GEARS USED ON THEIR VEHICLES. *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

TUESDAY APRIL 27 I WAS DRIVING MY 2010 CAMRY IN THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS DESCENDING A MOUNTAIN ROAD. I TESTED DOWNSHIFTING AT SEVERAL SPEEDS INTO VARIOUS GEARS TO DETERMINE IF IT WAS POSSIBLE TO SLOW DOWN THE CAR UNDER RUNAWAY ACCELERATOR CONDITIONS. I HAD WRONGLY ASSUMED THAT BAD DRIVERS HAD FAILED TO USE THE CONTROLS OF THE CAR TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP SUCH VEHICLES. THE COMPUTER REFUSED TO ACCEPT MY COMMAND TO DOWNSHIFT INTO 1ST GEAR AT SPEEDS ABOVE 25 MPH. I DID NOT TRY HIGHER SPEEDS INTO 2ND. CLEARLY THE PRODUCT MANAGER AND PROGRAM ENGINEERS AT TOYOTA DO NOT UNDERSTAND THAT SAVING THE TRANSMISSION OR ENGINE FROM STRESS COULD LEAD TO DESTRUCTION OF THAT SAME CAR AND IT'S OCCUPANTS IN THEIR FOOLISH DECISION TO LIMIT DRIVER COMMAND AND CONTROL. A FAULT IN THE COMPUTER COULD LEAD TO ENTIRE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT COMMANDS AND ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEM ECU. THIS SAME FLAWED THINKING HAS LED TO MANY AIRBUS AIRCRAFT FATAL CRASHES. THE FLIGHT CONTROL COMPUTER FEELS IT IS MORE INTELLIGENT THAT THE STUPID CAPTAIN AT THE CONTROLS SO IT WILL NOT ALLOW A FLIGHT CONTROL INPUT IT DOES NOT AGREE WITH. WHEN THE SENSORS ARE DEFECTIVE, OR THE FLIGHT ENVELOPE REQUIRES EMERGENCY ACTIONS, ETC., TOUGH LUCK. NOW, I REALIZE THAT TOYOTA HAS FOLLOWED THE SAME FLAWED THINKING. I AM AN INSTRUMENT RATED PILOT AND I BELIEVE THE OPERATOR SHOULD HAVE TOTAL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. NO COMMAND INTERLOCKS TO PREVENT EMERGENCY OPERATIONS SHOULD BE TOLERATED. HOW CAN I TRUST THIS VEHICLE NOW THAT I KNOW IT WILL KILL DUE TO PROGRAMMING ERRORS EVEN IF I TRY TO REGAIN CONTROL IN A NORMAL MANNER? *TR

STOPPED CAR,SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO PARK. CAR ACCELERATED. HIT CEMENT BUFFER IN PARKING LOT. UPROOTED BUFFER, DEALERSHIP PICKED UP CAR TOLD ME TWO HOURS LATER THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR,EXPLAINED TO ME HOW THEY HAD CHECKED EVERYTHING AND TAKEN PEDAL APART. 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY I LEASE HAD BEEN INTO DEALERSHIP 03/05/10 FOR ALL RECALL REPAIRS. CALLED 911 BUT THEY DID NOT COME BECAUSE IT WAS PRIVATE PROPERTY AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY FROM A TOYOTA DEALER ON MARCH 27, 2010 IN COLUMBUS, OHIO. I NOTICED THAT THE BOTTOM LEFT-HAND CORNER OF THE GEAR SHIFT PANEL BECOMES HOT WHEN THE HEAD LIGHTS ARE TURNED ON. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER (THAT I PURCHASED IT FROM) TO GET IT LOOKED AT ON TUESDAY, APRIL 20 AND THEY CHECKED THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE FOR 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY'S AND THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO FIX THE ISSUE. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE THE CAUSE OF THIS DEFECT WAS NOT IDENTIFIED, THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO FIX IT, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THIS ISSUE IS AN INDICATION OF SOMETHING MORE SERIOUS THAT COULD DEVELOP INTO A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. PLUS, THIS IS A BRAND NEW 2010 VEHICLE. IT WAS NOT PRE-OWNED. I FIRST NOTICED THIS ISSUE WHEN THE MILEAGE ON MY VEHICLE WAS BETWEEN 500 AND 1000 MILES. I NOTICED THIS ISSUE WITHIN THE FIRST 30 DAYS OF PURCHASE BEFORE MY TEMPORARY TAGS EXPIRED. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR NEED ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, THE BEST WAY TO CONTACT ME IS BY THE PHONE NUMBER PROVIDED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. HE THEN NOTICED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR HAD MOVED TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE GEAR BACK INTO THE DRIVE POSITION AND PROCEEDED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE DEALER INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 7,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.