2015 Toyota Camry: shudder or vibration when accelerating

Filed Oct 15, 2024 · Transmission · 110,000 miles · IL

The contact owns a 2015 Toyota Camry. The contact stated while driving 20-30 MPH and depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle started shuddering and there was a 20-30 seconds lag in acceleration, which required the contact to release and to depress the accelerator pedal until the vehicle responded as needed. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the torque converter had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the federal safety agency Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 110,000.

Filed Jan 8, 2023 · Transmission · RI

My 2015 Toyota Camry has been experiencing a shudder between the speeds of 30-40 MPH. I am now experiencing it between 50-60 MPR and it's a heavier shudder. I am learning from research that is the torque converter which was covered under warranty for Camrys made in 2012 to 2014 but NOT 2015. My car was purchased in January of 2015 so I consider this made under that recall time frame. My vehicle is starting to get worse and I don't know what will happen when it gets even worse. I have had my vehicle looked at by two mechanics who have told me this is what it is and to call Toyota about it. I am in that process right now. No warning lights have come on for this issue. This is very concerning and I am super disappointed so far seeing that Toyota has not warrantied the 2015 model year. I love my Camry minus this HUGE problem.

Filed Nov 28, 2022 · Transmission · CA

The vehicle is exhibiting a torque converter shudder between 20-50 MPH, same symptoms as the 2012-2014 camry recall.

Filed Apr 3, 2021 · Transmission · 149,000 miles · IL

Car will not accelerate in the middle of the road as it should, transmission will shudder and can't apply full power between 20 /50 milers per hour to the wheels

Filed Nov 18, 2020 · Transmission · 78,000 miles · NY

When driving the car and accelerating, notice a slight shudder. When the torque converter is locked, the shutter goes away. It does this when accelerating frequently. When I fell the shudder, if I increase acceleration, the shudder stops. I suspect the problem is with the torque converter.

Filed Aug 4, 2020 · Transmission · 111,000 miles · CA

Purchased a used 2015 camry se shortly after purchasing the vehicle the drivability has been becoming a escalating concern. While accelerating when the car will shudder between 1000 & 2000 RPM mostly between 25-45 MPH. Have tried the relearn process 3x then when that has proven not to work (shudder starts to happen minutes after relearn). Took the vehicle in to the dealership for a diagnosis which cost $160. Diagnosed with a bad torque converter. Repair estimates $2450. 46. Major safety concerns because of the loss of power while driving and the erratic shifting of gears

Filed Jun 2, 2020 · Transmission · 113,000 miles · CA

Purchased a used 2015 camry se shortly after purchasing the vehicle the drivability has been becoming a escalating concern. While accelerating when the car will shudder between 1000 & 2000 RPM mostly between 25-45 MPH. Have tried the relearn process 3x then when that has proven not to work (shudder starts to happen minutes after relearn). Took the vehicle in to the dealership for a diagnosis which cost $160. Diagnosed with a bad torque converter. Repair estimates $2450.46. Major safety concerns because of the loss of power while driving and the erratic shifting of gears.

Filed Feb 27, 2020 · Transmission · 31,372 miles · OH

The car has 32k miles on it. When the speed reaches around 32 there's a shudder/vibration which is accompanied by RPM drop before shifting to next gear. When trying to maintain the speed around 42/43 (inner roads), 62/65 (freeways) torque convertor locks up accompanied by lower RPM and the shudder/vibration begins which is clearly felt on gas pedals, steering wheels and doors and feel like driving on bumpy road, the only way to get out of the vibration is to either give more power/acceleration so that it releases lock up and shifts gears (or) just release the gas pedal so that it slows down and comes out of lock-up. When vibration happens, giving power/pressing accelerator will increase the vibration with no increase in speed until it shifts to other gears, checked with a couple of dealers to get an opinion but the answer I am getting is there is no code in the health check and they cannot do anything without any code or check engine light. One technician admitted that its torque convertor lockup vibration. They will not diagnose or perform any other operations without any code or its completely broken. Torque converter replacement will cost around 3k based on dealer info. Based on toyota's internet forums and other complaints in this seems to be a common problem with torque convertor and toyota should come forward to replace it or fix it similar to their 2014/2014.5 models, which are supposed to be fixed with the 2015 models. Thanks

Filed Feb 5, 2020 · Acceleration, Transmission · 113,680 miles · CA

I previously made a complaint about my 2015 toyota camry. I attached a copy of my complaint to this complaint. I am now experiencing loss of power while I drive from the torque converter shudder issue I am having. Car is shaking rather than a vibration now between speed of 40mph to 50mph. This is unsafe

Filed Jan 29, 2020 · Transmission · CA

My car started a having a vibration/shudder while being driven on the street and freeway from speeds of 25mph to 50mph. This happens every time while driving straight and on turns . I thought maybe it was the transmission but after I looked online to see if anyone else has had this issue I learned there are a lot of people with the same problem. I have the same exact symptoms as they do. Its seems to be the torque converter. I looked up the history of this torque problem and it goes back as far as 2011 for toyota camry. I need this fix by toyota and toyota should honor given that the issue was not fix from the previous year model.

Filed May 23, 2019 · Transmission · 136,000 miles · UT

2015 camry has experienced exactly the same torque converter shudder issues described in the 2012-2014 models that were covered under a recall. This year is not covered because toyota has said they fixed the issue on this year. Started out with shudder around 25-30mph, now it's also happening around 35-45mph, vehicle will also rev out in gear giving no acceleration. Now this car is barely even drivable. The transmission is shifting up to the highest gears even when speed is very low, as though you were driving a manual transmission vehicle at 15mph in fifth gear. The only temporary solutions that helped and now no longer will, were punching the throttle during a shudder to downshift, or downshifting in the manual mode. Unhooking the battery to drain the system power to put the vehicle back into learning mode, which helped for several hours until the vehicle went right back to the same issues. Currently the vehicle limps around with any type of driving, shifts to gears that are too high for the appropriate speed with dangerously sluggish acceleration or none at all, and shudders in two speed ranges.

Filed Dec 28, 2018 · Transmission · 79,000 miles · NJ

When I accelerate to about 40 MPH there is shudder and rough ride like running over rough road. The car has 79,500 miles on it. The toyota dealer says the problem is the torque converter. I have seen other reports of the problem on the internet.one person indicated it might need a software update but that is the only report like that I have seen. The dealer, team toyota of princeton says it will be a $2,880 repair. Based on additional internet reports this seems to be a common problem.