2006 Toyota Camry: hesitation when accelerating

Filed Apr 11, 2019 · Transmission · AZ

Car hesitates when shifting gears, has done it since new only gotten a bit worse now that it is older. Apparently this has been a problem with these cars so why has there not been a recall and why hasnt toyota fixed it?

Filed May 14, 2015 · Acceleration, Engine · 81,103 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota camry. While driving between 20 and 40 MPH, the vehicle hesitated, jerked, and surged forward when the accelerator pedal was depressed. The contact lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. Manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 81,103. The consumer stated the vehicle had to be driven with the over drive option off. During slow traffic, the vehicle was kept in drive 3. This reduced the hesitation/surge events. Updated 08/21/2017

Filed Jul 25, 2010 · Acceleration · 60,100 miles · NJ

Hesitation problem in 2006 toyota camry. Happens frequently. Failure to be able to accelerate in these situations can result in a rear or side collision from oncoming vehicles, especially during a merge. It happens when backing off on the gas pedal, such as when the car is about to make a turn onto another street, or when gaining on slower traffic on the highway. The RPM go way down as the car slows (by backing off the gas pedal - no brakes applied) to deal with the situation. Once the turn is completed, or the traffic in front starts to pull ahead again, the car does not respond to applying the accelerator. It can take from a half second to two full seconds before the car "recognizes" that it is being told to speed up - for it to give more RPM and to pick the right gear to do it in. It seems to be trying to make up its mind which gear to use before it adds enough RPM to accelerate. It's like the RPM went down so low when backing off the gas pedal that the car doesn't know what to do when it's told to get back to work. When it finally responds, the engine usually kicks down one or two gears and starts racing to catch up - like the driver has floored it, without having floored it. The dealership has said they couldn't recreate the problem. Toyota denies the problem exists. Yet it happens every day. I believe both are covering up a problem.

Filed Apr 1, 2010 · Acceleration, Brakes · 95,000 miles · WI

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota camry. She stated when depressing the brake pedal, the brakes would hesitate to engage and would feel spongy causing her to use extreme force when braking. This would occur frequently and the vehicle was taken to the dealer where they confirmed that the brakes were not engaging as designed. The master cylinder was replaced under the factory warranty but did not correct the failure. The manufacturer sent a representative to investigate the vehicle and stated that there were no failures within the brake system. On a separate occasion, while driving at speeds of approximately 70 MPH, the vehicle began to abnormally accelerate. She depressed the brakes and the vehicle immediately decreased in speed. The dealer was contacted and stated that her year, make and model were not associated with the recall. The failure persisted and no repairs were made to the vehicle. The failure mileage was unknown and the current was 95,000. Updated 6/21/10 *cn when the consumer went to the dealer, they found air in the brake system. The second time she went for the same problem, they found the master cylinder was bad and replaced it. Updated 06/24/10.

Filed Dec 16, 2009 · Acceleration · 5,000 miles · GA

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota camry. The vehicle would hesitate when applying pressure on the accelerator pedal, and then lurch forward. The vehicle has been taken to the dealer multiple times. The technicians stated that they could not provide a remedy because it was a computer failure between the accelerator pedal and the motor. The failure mileage was 4500 . The current mileage was 40,000.