2007 Toyota Camry: jerking or lurching

Filed May 4, 2020 · Acceleration, Engine · CA

Too much oil consumption also the car jerks when you press the gas pedal

Filed May 10, 2018 · Engine · 103,000 miles · MA

2007 toyota camry se 2.4l 4 cyl, consumes oil at a staggering rate. Due to this increased rate of oil consumption, increased maintenance costs inevitably occur. This oil consumption occurs any time the car's engine is running, occurring even more at high speeds of operation. The car will occasionally lurch when being driven, creating opportunity for an accident to occur in the wrong conditions. Before driving for prolonged high speeds, I check the oil level to ensure there is enough to prevent a seized engine. The results of such a problem would be catastrophic at high speeds. These increased maintenance costs as well as the potential dangers caused by the increased oil consumption of my car provide more than ample justification for an official complaint.

Filed Mar 16, 2016 · Acceleration, Engine · 100,000 miles · CO

While the vehicle is in motion it hesitates to switch gears from 2nd to 3rd gear. As you accelerate. At times there is a jerk as it is doing so. This causes me to either slow down or speed up until it goes into gear.

Filed Jan 20, 2016 · Brakes · 150,000 miles · TX

On two occasions, while traveling between 40-50 MPH, the brakes started applying repeatedly on their own after I had pushed on the pedal to slow the car. This continued for several minutes even after bringing the car to a stop. There was an intermittent hissing sound from the area of the pedals. The pavement was dry and smooth both times. The incidents occurred about 1 month apart. The first incident was on a highway while making a slight curve to an exit ramp. The second time was driving straight on a city street in moderate to heavy traffic. After pulling over, the car would move slowly forward after I took my foot off of the brake in a slow jerking motion while the brakes applied themselves and continued with the hissing noise. After shutting ignition off and restarting the car, the problem stopped. My mechanic was not able to find anything wrong. Seems to be a braking issue with these cars and toyota should step up and take responsibility before a tragedy occurs.

Filed Sep 7, 2015 · Acceleration · 150,000 miles · OR

When taking off from a standing start after a hard brake my car lurches as it speeds up.

Filed May 18, 2015 · Transmission · 65,750 miles · IL

The transmission was replaced by an authorized dealership 3 years ago and it only had 42,000 miles. The automatic transmission did not shift properly and would jerk suddenly as it shifted in lower gears. Recently I was hearing noise from the front driver's side where the transmission is located. Brought it to the toyota dealership that originally replaced the transmission. They said that it was the water pump and that nothing was wrong with the transmission. The diagnosis didn't seem right to me and suspected maybe the dealer didn't want to admit that the transmission they had replaced was having problems again. I took it to another toyota dealership for a second opinion. They told me the same thing. Keep in mind that the car has never leaked fluid and has never overheated which are symptoms of water pump problems. I decided to have them change the water pump since two separate toyota dealerships were telling me this was the problem and would take care of the noise. Drove the car home and the grinding noise was still there. I decided to give it some time and maybe the noise would go away eventually. Two days after getting the car worked on the noise got louder. I decided to take the car back to have the dealer check it again. On my way there, the transmission started to slip gears. It got a point where the car could barely drive 20 miles/hr. My transmission went completely out at a busy intersection. The transmission is broken. What really frustrates me is that I have only put 23,000 miles on the second transmission and now it is going to need a 3rd transmission. My safety has been at risk and the car never gave me a check engine warning. Keep in mind I took my camry to 2 separate toyota dealerships and they gave me the run around with a diagnosis of a part that was no where near where I was hearing the noise was coming from. Toyota needs to recall their 6 speed trans

Filed Apr 6, 2015 · Engine, Transmission · 140,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry. While driving at various speeds, the vehicle decelerated and lost power. In addition, the contact stated that the vehicle started to jerk. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The technician diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer multiple times. The technician was unable to diagnose or repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 140,000.

Filed Oct 17, 2014 · Brakes · 205,253 miles · PA

Braking is not smooth. When vehicle comes to a stop it jerks. Seems as though brakes jam.

Filed Sep 26, 2014 · Steering · 68,105 miles · KS

The car pulls to the left or right and there is alot of play in the steering wheel, and occasionally the wheel will jerk slightly. There is a popping/ knocking in the wheels and steering wheel. I have taken it to get an alignment twice and was told that it is not the alignment. Put new brakes and rotors on the front. Did some research and found that this was a recall on this model of vehicle, ran a VIN number check and my car did not show up with having a recall. Called toyota and asked about a recall for the steering. Toyota stated that because my VIN number did not show up as a recall for this problem that there was nothing they could help me with. Also see that there was a recall or complaint about the transmission. I really think that if there was a history of recalls for this make and model that toyota should still check this out for free and fix the problem. Just because the VIN number is not showing up as being recalled doesn't mean that this can not happen. I have only had the car 2 weeks and have not been happy with the way it drives.

Filed Sep 25, 2014 · Engine · 101,000 miles · GA

Unit jerks and stalls, burns oil .some times white smoke comes from the tail pipe . Oil has to be replaced constantly after oil change , recommended weight 5w20w is used. I have had to replace burned spark plugs. This is a problem and needs to be on a recall list.

Filed Aug 22, 2014 · Brakes · 115,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry. The contact stated that while driving 40 MPH, the ABS light illuminated and the brakes failed. The contact mentioned that during the failure the vehicle began to jerk violently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the diagnostic was unknown. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 115,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Filed May 11, 2014 · Acceleration, Brakes · 119,525 miles · MS

The car hesitates to stop at times, isles up and acts as it wants to take off, and jerks as I'm driving it. It shoes on the dash to check vsc system.