2012 Toyota Camry: harsh or hard shifting

Filed Mar 21, 2025 · Transmission · 105,000 miles · CA

The contact owns a 2012 Toyota Camry. The contact stated while driving 20 MPH, the vehicle hesitated while accelerating before slamming into gear. The contact stated that the vehicle was shuddering abnormally. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to the Limited-Service Campaign: (LSC) LSCE03. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and provided contact with the diagnostic trouble code: P2109 that was retrieved when the vehicle was taken to the dealer. The failure mileage was approximately 105,000.

Filed Jun 9, 2023 · Steering · MA

Drivers side steering wheel has a clicking clunking sound and appears this is a well-known issue with this year car that Toyota has never addressed some type of silicone, bearing or washer war wears out, but the whole column must be removed to replace it from what I see it’s like $1000 I have Toyota do it for a $20-30 part

Filed Feb 21, 2023 · Body, Steering · FL

On 2/18/23 I took my car into the repair shop to investigate a clunking sound upon braking. The control arm was broken and the level of corrosion is extensive. I am the original and only owner and the car has never been out of Florida or on the beach or immersed in water. Toyota of North America in Plano, TX said they could not receive my pictures and that there was no one at Toyota that I could send documents to. They said if there was a recall I would be notified.

Filed Jan 30, 2018 · 80,000 miles · TX

My toyota camry 2012 se has 80,000 miles on it and it started to do a hard shift into second gear that resulted in me needing a new transmission. I see online that a lot of people are having transmission issues with their 2012 camry. I can't believe this hasn't been recalled already?!?! I take very good care of my car and have always enjoyed owning a toyota but now I have lost faith in the quality of the brand. If toyota doesn't fix this problem and I then I am done with toyota.

Filed Dec 26, 2012 · Body · 3,783 miles · TX

I have been experiencing a knock/tap/clunk sound coming from the roof in my 2012 toyota camry se, I have reported this issue to toyota and the car has been at the dealership over 4 times to try to resolve the issue, the noise gets louder as time passes, it seams this is a structural problem and are not informing the customers as thousands of cars are being sold, with no tsb issued, taking off the headliner multiple times has created additional noises.

Filed Nov 8, 2012 · Suspension, Wheels · 9,800 miles · MN

I have been experiencing a knock/tap/clunk sound coming from the roof in my 2012 toyota camry se v6 from the rear end of the car. Its got 11600 miles on it and I started noticing the sound around the time I took it in for the 10000 mile service. I hear the sound every time I drive up or down an incline at an angle.

Filed Dec 13, 2011 · Suspension · TN

When driving the car and slowing to a stop or accelerating from a stop there is a loud hollow clunk noise from the back of the car. We've taken it to two dealerships and they couldn't find anything wrong with it. We were told it was normal suspension rebound noises. We noticed the noise at 158 miles and we are well over 2000 miles on the car and we still are hearing the noise.

Filed Oct 28, 2011 · Suspension · 100 miles · OH

If the car sits for several hours and I go for a drive, the first dip in the road that I hit at approximately 20-30 MPH will make my front suspension make a loud solitary hollow metal clunk noise. If I drive around and hit the exact same dip again, there will be no unusual noise. If I continue to drive the car, I will occasionally hear the noise from the front end of the car, though not as loud, when I drive over dips at approximately 20-30 MPH. This happens the majority days that I drive the car. I have had the car looked at by two toyota dealerships and a toyota engineering team. They have all been unable to replicate the problem and they have visually inspected the front suspension of the car. They have said everything is normal. I have used my cell phone to video record the event happening and have showed this to them. They are unable to say what is causing the noise and no one has changed out any parts in the front suspension.