2011 Toyota Camry: engine stalls while driving

Filed Mar 5, 2020 · Fuel system · KY

My engine stalls at different points whether I'm accelerating and specially when I am coming to a stop. I have owned the car since july 2018 and it has done it since I've had it.

Filed Jul 29, 2014 · Brakes, Lights · 1,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 toyota camry. The contact stated that while at a stop, the accelerator pedal was applied and the vehicle stalled while entering an intersection. The contact also stated that the ABS and the traction warning lights illuminated. In addition, the vehicle abruptly accelerated when the accelerator pedal was applied with force. After the accelerator pedal was applied to the floorboard, the vehicle resumed normally. The failure occurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the master cylinder and brake light switch needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 1,000. Updated 9/19/14*cn updated 02/12/2015

Filed Jul 23, 2012 · Fuel system, Transmission · 20,900 miles · OH

Transmission issues..... While doing mostly city driving and in the first ten minutes of driving, transmission will not know what gear it wants to be in, there is a whiny noise associated with it also (never heard this before in the toyota's I have owned). While at a complete stop the vehicle will almost die to conserve fuel. When you go to start back up the vehicle will do this gear "checking" process leading to the vehicle not moving as it should. Once it finds the correct gear the car will lunge very quickly and almost create rear end collisions. I have two intersections near my home that I am afraid to come to because I have to floor the gas and step on the brake pedal so the car does not stall and so that the car will make it across the intersection without getting t-boned. I almost got t-boned twice due to this the last happening on 6-30-12. This issue is a 6-15 MPH issue and when cold more than warmed up. I read that this issue is not an issue but a learning transmission and that it tries to learn operators. With 21,000 miles a car should not be learning and what if a different operator drives it? The car will jerk me around while on my 8 mile jaunt to the highway in the mornings. Once on the highway this is a non-issue. I called toyota and they have not issued a recall but I have read of many other terrified toyota 2011 and 2010 camry owners that have called them and several have contacted your organization. There is a tsb (technical service bulletin) 0287-10 out for the learning of this transmission but it has not help my situation or others from what I read. (updated transmission software) I will not allow my wife or children in this car. I even took the keys with me once while away on business so she would not forget and drive it.

Filed Nov 18, 2011 · Transmission · 1,000 miles · VA

Soon after I bought this brand new 2011 camry the car started acting weird. A constant problem that appear a lot of time when I am driving concerns the transmission. At low speeds, mostly city driving, the car jerks with abrupt shifting, and sometimes harsh shifting. Also it feels like the car pauses a little when shifting at low speeds. The thing that concerns me and my wife the most is that the car takes off like it rushes rather than a smooth acceleration, although we both press the gas pedal really gently. This mostly happens at low speeds when we are driving in the city where heavy traffic might be present. This is making both of us very concerned about our safety. We are concerned to the point that we both stopped driving the car unless we really have to, we rely on our second car which is a bmw. One other issue is that the car feels like it is going to stall when I release my foot from the acceleration. This happens at both slow speeds and high speeds.

Filed Nov 23, 2010 · Engine · 3,000 miles · AZ

2011 camry with 3000 miles. Going uphill, car seemed to stall-as if running out of gas. I let go of gas and car appeared to be ok. Half a second later, I pressed the gas pedal and car stalled. Dash lights came on, power steering no longer worked. I put car in neutral and tried to start it, would not start. Came to a stop, removed key from ignition and then tried to start care. Car started but sputtered at idle. Car had 3/4 tank and check engine light never came on-other than when dash was lit up from stalling. Took to dealer. Ran diagnostics on it and said everything was ok. They were not able to duplicate issue.

Filed Sep 2, 2010 · Engine · OH

During the period of august 17-27, I rented a 2011 toyota camry. I rented it from hertz at the denver international airport. On august 25, while traveling east on us 70, about 10 miles west of frisco, colorado, the car's engine stopped and the dash went blank, no warning or anything. This was very annoying for my passengers and me, going from 65-70 MPH to -0- in a matter of seconds. Fortunately I was able to pull on to the berm and out of the way of oncoming semis, most of whom were able to pull into the passing lane. I thought that maybe the car overheated as I had been driving for several hours with the AC on and the road is a mountainous road. I let the car cool for a few minutes, made sure the AC was off. I started the car and 'everything' came to life. I drove up the remainder of the hill, keeping the speed at approximately 55mph, down the next and started up when the same thing happened ' complete lack of power. Again very annoying!!! After this last episode we called your office and were told to wait on the side of the road for a replacement. As we had a scheduled engagement in frisco, and a friend who could drive out 10 miles to pick us up, the agent told us to leave the car on the side of the road. The agent said a car would be delivered to our hotel in frisco. The car was delivered two and a half hours later. And one more thing. I am not sure but I think the brakes did not work the first stall time. I think the car started to roll backward before I got it from drive to park I was caught by surprise the first time and a little slow to react to the stall. The second time as soon as it stalled I pulled over to the side and put it into park. Hertz vehicle info: vehicle [xxx] 2011 camry lic co [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).