The contact owns a 2012 Toyota Camry. The contact stated while attempting to accelerate at any speed, the vehicle shuddered and hesitated. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer who confirmed that there was a recall regarding the transmission however, the recall had since expired. The failure continued and the contact learned that the failure may be due to a defective torque converter. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed that the recall had expired. The approximate failure mileage was 110,000. The car continues to get worse, terrible vibration/shaking & hesitates while driving & accelerating. In fear of being hit from behind or being stranded on the road. Please assist. Thank you.
2012 Toyota Camry transmission complaints
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The contact owns a 2012 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that when the accelerator pedal was depressed the vehicle would shudder. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the dealer several times and the failure was not diagnosed correctly. The contact then took the vehicle to Putnam Toyota (50 California Dr. Burlingame, CA 94010) where the failure was diagnosed as the torque converter. The contact stated that he was informed by the dealer and the manufacturer that the vehicle was outside of the extended warranty coverage mileage of 150,000. The contact was upset that the vehicle was no longer covered under the torque converter extended warranty since he had taken the vehicle to One Toyota of Oakland several times for the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 91,000.
The car shrudder at 20 miles an hour. I was reading there was a recall for this problem. However I never recieve one. I brought my car brand new 2012 and took it to the dealership for service faithfully since I had it. The dearlship is aware of all recall. The torque converter and softwware problems should have taken care by the service dept. They want to change my transmossion the dealer should eat the cost. 2012 toyota camry they told me they are not going to change of fixed the torque converter. I also saw toyota extended the warranty on this issue to 150,000 miles and my car as 84,000.00 miles
I have a 2012 toyota camry that has a transmission shudder toyota has declined to repair the transmission. They are aware of the this issue in 2012-2014 toyota camrys. They deny knowing the issue and knowingly reject service to avoid repairing a manufacture mistake
2012 camry le purchased new. Now 67k miles. Recently started to have symptom of transmission shudder due to a defective torque converter. Called dealership and corporate and was only told my vehicle warranty enhancement just expired and no coverage for replacement. This should be a recall not no service bulletin. This might be my last toyota
Torque converter part and faulty software cause transmission shift and acceleration/deceleration delay, which may result in accidents.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 toyota camry. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the transmission torque converter started shaking and rattling. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer groove toyota located at 5460 s. Broadway, englewood, co 80113, who was unable to duplicate the failure. The contact stated that the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 76,000. Consumer stated vehicle was taken to a mechanic in sept 2019, transmission vibration was reported it was known issue for toyota camry. Service rep stated manufacter is no longer repairing the problem.
2012 camty shakes when accelerating around 20-50 MPH.
My 2012 camry se 4 cylinder has an issue with its torque converter. My car shudders and has a delay when shifting from 2nd to 3rd. This has been well documented and is known by toyota. I had my car diagnosed and quoted by toyota for this issue 17 months ago. I could not afford the $3000 quote at that time. I found out last week that there was an extended warranty for this issue! I call toyota only to find out that I was 2 months outside of my warranty. I told them I had the car diagnosed and quoted well before the warranty date, but was not informed of the warranty or prevalent issue with this years torque converter. If I had known this I would have had them replace this for free, but I was not informed at that time. I have since contacted toyota corporate and they have confirmed the issue, but they stated even though it was diagnosed within the warranty time frame and the dealership failed to let me know this was covered, they would do nothing for me. I am very upset this is happening, and very upset that this know issue you see over 50 complaints about on this site, is only remedied with an extended warranty and not a recall. I am being wronged by toyota and no one will help me, or all of us 2012 camry owners who where effected by this issue!
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 toyota camry. The contact stated while driving 25 MPH, the vehicle shuddered without warning. The vehicle was taken to an unknown dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the torque converter needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 167,000.
The transmission hesitates around 20mph when changing gears
I have my car at the toyota of manhattan dealership they tell me that the torque converter is locking up they charging me $3,000 I do not have the money
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 toyota camry the contact stated while driving at 45 MPH the vehicle started to flutter. The contact stated this persisted for quite some time. The contact stated she took the vehicle to the local dealer central florida toyota (11020 s orange blossom trail, orlando, fl 32837). The vehicle was diagnosed with a faulty torque converter. The contact stated that the manufacturer was notified of the failure, and informed the contact that the vehicle exceeded recall expiration and the vehicle did not qualify for a free repair. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 126,359.
Transmission shudders from 4th to 5th.
Internal torque converter failure shuddering in 2nd gear. This is a recall for my 2012 toyota camry se which a toyota repersentative told me that the recall expired on the 11th of january 2021... My vehicle stopped and vibrated and unable to move which would have caused an accident. After the light shows green
As I am pulling off, the car hesitates when I get to about 20 MPH. Toyota told me it is the torque converter but there isn't a recall for it. I was told that there was something in place to have it fixed but that it had expired in october 2020. I did not start having issue until the end of november 2020 and never received any type of letter or notice that this would be an issue I needed to get taken care of by october 2020. I don't have $1900.00+ just laying around. We are in the middle of a pandemic at that. I need this taken care especially since this is beyond my control and toyota knows about this issue.
2012 toyota u760e transmission shudder car: 2012 toyota camry le, 2.5-liter four-cylinder gasoline engine, u760e six-speed automatic transmission. Mileage: 95,850 age: 8.5 years (I bought it new in 2012) problem: 2012 toyota camry transmission shudder (diagnosed at principle toyota by the dealers service department)(they also ran a glycol test which was negative). Solutions: torque converter replacement at toyota service department $2310.25 includes tax (warranty 1yr 12k miles). Transmission replacement (remanufactured) at toyota service department $7116.09 includes tax (warranty 1yr 12k miles). Rebuild existing transmission at local transmission shop $3800 (only called on phone and got approximate estimate) includes tax (warranty 2yr 24k miles). How toyota is getting around replacing the torque converter: toyota admits there is a problem with the transmission by issuing in october 2014 limited service campaign e03 to only update the software. Then the next month in november 2014 start mailing letters to the customer saying we have just issued warranty enhancement notification - ze5 to do three things, put in a new torque converter, additional transmission pan magnets, and update the software. This puts both lsc e03 and wen ze5 in play at the same time for the same transmission issue. I received my letter for wen ze5 in the mail. I call and set up an appointment for wen ze5 and in good faith walk into my local toyota service department principal toyota memphis, tn in march of 2015 with my wen ze5 letter in my hand and say I am here to get wen ze5 taken care of. In good faith I pick up my car thinking that wen ze5 has been taken care of. However, it turns out that what was done was lsc e03 and not wen ze5(replace torque converter). Recent service report attached: car now needs new transmission.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 toyota camry. The contact stated that while driving 25 MPH, the vehicle failed to accelerate with the accelerator pedal depressed. There were several warning lights illuminated. The contact coasted the vehicle to shoulder of the road, turned off and restarted the vehicle and the vehicle resumed normal operations. The vehicle was taken to valley hi toyota (14612 valley center dr, victorville, ca 92395, (760) 241-6484) to be diagnosed however, the mechanic was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The contact was informed that the VIN was not under recall. The failure mileage was approximately 77,000.
I I tried to use my forever warranty about this problem but no help. At 165000 my car has begin to shudder at 35, 45, 55 MPH intervals , anywhere the car is driven.
20-40 MPH the vehicle started to vibrate/ hesitation/acceleration very risky. Went to dealership. Unfortunately no help. Sad vehicle in motion
Faulty torque converter, shudders at 20-40 MPH. Sluggish on gear changes from 3 to 4, toyota has a warrenty extension for 5/20 or 150000 miles whichever comes first. This car didn't fault until 9/20 and 87,000, well under mileage, but toyota is in willing to stand by and repair this faulty part
Torque converter is faulty. There was a recall for this on my 2012 toyota camry that I was unaware of. The recall was acknowledged by toyota and only covered 5 years 60,000 miles. I never received anything in writing about this recall and there are many consumers complaints regarding this online. I cannot afford a new vehicle and need this repaired by toyota.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 toyota camry. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle shook and while changing gears, the vehicle lunged forward. The contact replaced the tires several times attempting to correct the failure however, the failure was not corrected. The vehicle was taken to an unknow dealer to be diagnosed. The failure was with the torque converter. The manufacturer was contacted and the contact was informed that the torque converter warranty had expired. The warranty repair was good for 8 years or 160,000 miles. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 70,000.
2012 toyota camry has acceleration hesitation problems between 35 MPH -45 MPH. There is also a shudder associated with it. After a pause, the car then picks up to normal speed. It happens every time the car tries to accelerate from 25 MPH
2012 toyota camry has acceleration hesitation problems between 35 MPH -45 MPH. There is also a jitter associated with it. After a pause, the car then picks up to normal speed. It happens every time the car tries to accelerate from 25 MPH
While driving on any road between 20 and 40 MPH, 3rd and 4th speed, the transmission shudders and while pressing the gas, the vehicle hesitates. Sometimes it is somewhat clear to accelerate, other times it feels like you are fighting a wall that will not move. I believe from what I have read that it has to do with the ecu and a possible faulty torque converter. This should be looked into by the federal safety agency proactively, and not left to the individual consumer to see if the issue resolves itself. If the car fails in moving traffic, someone could hit me from behind. At this time, I am having to go from 2nd speed to 4th speed by 40 MPH to go around 3rd gear altogether. This is not the way the car should operate. Vehicle is in motion when this happens on any road at any time.
Car was taken for business and damage to the clip of my front bumper and passenger bottom front air deflector and been needing repair for passenger side window from the time I bought the car.
While accelerating the trans shutters between 30 and 45 MPH. And has been doin so for about 15,000 miles. Just recently now it hesitates the shift up between 2nd and 3rd gears. With only 99,600 miles on the vehicle there should not be problems like this, especially from toyota.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 toyota camry. While operating the vehicle, the transmission would suddenly downshift causing the vehicle to stall *ln *dt the cause of the failure was unknown the vehicle would start to shutter and vibrate, causing the contact to be concerned for his safety the contact stated that while driving at speeds above 50 MPH, the transmission would downshift causing the speed to abruptly reduce and the vehicle to shutter and vibrate. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer thompson toyota (122 west swamp rd, doylestown pa) and the manufacturer were notified of the failure but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 98,000. *jb consumer stated dealer failed to disclose extended warranty when vehicle was sold to consumer.
Car starts to shutter and acceleration decreased between 15-45 MPH, the shudder causes the car to lag at this time. We began taking the car to the dealership at 30,000 miles for the issue. We were told that they did not see a problem at the dealership. There was a service order to cars software but that still did not fix the issue. We later found out that problem was the torque converter but instead of recalling this toyota issued a service order, but no notice ever came and the dealer never mentioned when car was took in for regular maintenance. Toyota said that there was nothing they could do about the car and that it would cost about $4000 to replace the transmission. For this car, complaints from numerous customer show that half of the transmissions have needed replaced even after the torque converter was replaced. Toyota has had to recall other vehicles due to this exact same problem but still have not recalled the 2012-2014 camry. The lag and potential motor mount breaks are a danger while driving this vehicle. Toyota should be forced to make this right as I have almost been rear ended numerous times due to the lag on this car.
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