2012 Toyota Camry: complete transmission failure

Filed Jul 16, 2024 · Transmission · 120,000 miles · GA

The contact owns a 2012 Toyota Camry. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle hesitated while accelerating and downshifted unexpectedly. The contact stated that the vehicle was shuddering abnormally. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The vehicle was diagnosed with transmission failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure with an unknown recall; however, the vehicle was not included. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.

Filed Oct 1, 2023 · Transmission · TN

The 2012 Camry has a known problem with its Torque Converter. At low throttle (less than 1500 RPM), the torque converter exhibits a shudder while changing gears, most often going from 4th to 5th gear. Toyota initially released a service advisory in 2017 and attempted to fix the problem with a software update. A few years later, Toyota released an extended warranty covering the defect for 8 years of first use or 150,000 miles; whichever came first. Toyota claims that this defect may eventually result in transmission failure. My car exhibited this problem in 2016. A local Toyota dealership confirmed the problem and performed the software update. This temporarily resolved the torque converter shudder. In early 2022, the shudder returned. By this time, the extended warranty period had expired and Toyota refused to repair the defect since more than 8 years had passed since first use. The issue persists, and this defect should be placed under a recall instead of a time-limited warranty.

Filed Jan 17, 2021 · Transmission · 23,457 miles · TN

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.

Filed Feb 28, 2020 · Transmission · 135,000 miles · MS

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.

Filed Feb 18, 2019 · Transmission · 110,000 miles · NY

Transmission failure. Transmission was experiencing torque converter shudder. Dealer replaced original torque converter at ~106,000 miles under warranty enhancement. After replacement the transmission developed a vibration between 30-40 MPH. Took car back to servicing dealer (hoselton toyota in east rochester, ny) and was told transmission had failed and that replacement was not covered by the warranty enhancement. Dealer has made the claim that the failure is not related to the torque converter replacement or torque converter shudder. They are claiming a faulty transmission cooler is to blame for the failure. Time elapsed between original warranty repair and diagnosis of out-of-warranty transmission failure was less than 3 months. At time or original repair the dealer did not diagnose any other faulty components and did not make recommendations for replacement of any transmission or related components.

Filed Dec 28, 2018 · Transmission · 98,585 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 toyota camry. While driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle began to shake and hesitate. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact stated that the failure occurred for at least three years. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and they determined that the transmission failed and needed replacement. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 98,585.

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 Jul 4, 2016 · Transmission · 74,000 miles · MS

When I am driving between the speeds of 35 to 55 there is a vibration as if the transmission is grinding, I took it to the car dealer ship and was told this has been a issue with this year model and that we can either change the transmission fluid in three separate visits or add a vibration stabilizing additive. The additive worked for about 2 months but it seems to be worse now then before. I believe if toyota knows there is a problem they should fix it at no cost to the customer I still owe 13,000.00 on my car and do not feel it should be my responsability to replace the transmission. It makes you feel as if it is going to break down at any moment not safe for a woman.

Filed Oct 18, 2012 · Transmission · 300 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 toyota camry. The contact stated that while driving approximately 25-40 MPH, the vehicle began jerking abnormally and would not shift into gear. The vehicle was taken to the dealer informed her that the transmission failed and needed to be replaced. The transmission was replaced. The manufacturer was contacted and covered the costs of the transmission replacement. The failure mileage was approximately 300. The current mileage was approximately 600. The VIN was unavailable.