2020 Toyota Camry: jerking or lurching

10 of the 276 complaints about the 2020 Toyota Camry describe jerking or lurching.

owner complaints: 10
of this car's complaints: 4%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 7 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Jerking or lurching by model year

2023
3
2022
2
2021
3
2020
10
2019
40
2018
82
2017
3
2016
5
2015
2
2014
9
2013
5
2012
13
2011
19
2010
14
2009
22
2008
14
2007
70
2006
14
2005
32
2004
16
2003
17
2002
29
2001
8
2000
9
1999
5
1998
6
1997
2
1996
2
1995
4
1992
1
1990
2

What owners say

Filed Aug 28, 2026 · Electrical, Engine · TX

The fuel pump has a malfunction. The car started jerking and started to accelerate by itself when I was driving it. Yes the problem reproduced. The vehicle is currently under inspection by the manufacturer. Yes there were multiple warning lights including the check engine light.

Filed Dec 8, 2025 · Acceleration, Transmission · IL

Have whining from transmission. When trying to accelerate the car does not shift into gears correctly and there is hesitance and delay. Have issues merging on highway and regular traffic due to hesitance and delay. Car can jerk when accelerating. Had dealership inspect twice at different dates. The dealership said nothing was wrong and that the hesitance and delay was just how the car operates. Discovered that other Toyota Camry's had same issue under T-SB-0008-21. Would like for our model year Toyota Camry be added for repairs.

Filed Oct 6, 2025 · Transmission · AL

2020 Toyota Camry 8 speed transmission hesitant and jerking This has led to me being unable to avoid accidents. It is unsafe to accelerate to avoid bad situations. Car has been back to Toyota and they can’t find the cause of the issue but have been able to reproduce it.

Filed Jul 3, 2024 · Driver assistance · AL · crash

My wife was pulling into a parking space, feathering the brake. About a foot from parking, the car suddenly lurched forward, with her foot Still on the brake, and smashed into a 2' high decorative wall. The car is no longer drivable.

Filed Dec 8, 2020 · Engine · IN

Smell of coolant and engine jerks and brakes go down far on brand new car

Filed Dec 8, 2020 · Engine · IN

Engine jerks. Brakes go down far. Engine smells of coolant. Brand new car

Filed Dec 8, 2020 · Engine · IN

Engine smells of coolant. Engine jerks brakes go down far. Brand new car

Filed Sep 22, 2020 · Engine · 12,269 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2020 toyota camry. The contact stated while driving 15 MPH, the jerked without warning. The contact then heard a loud popping sound and saw white smoke coming from the engine of the vehicle. The contact pulled over and exited the vehicle. The contact looked under the hood and saw antifreeze. The vehicle was towed to lipton toyota (1700 w. Oakland park blvd, fort lauderdale, fl 33311) where the contact was informed that there was a hole in the engine block. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 12,269.

Filed Sep 21, 2020 · 12,221 miles · FL

From I bought this car I've noticed a heavy jerk or shift within the engine / transmission I took the vehicle back to toyota 3 different times complaining about the problem they told me that they reset the transmission but had only documented one time , so on the 2nd of september I was down in ftlauderdale fl at the traffic light of 31st & mcnab the light was red then turned green I drove off then I heard a sound saw so much smoke I couldn't see nothing outside so I stopped turned off the ignition saw that the signs on the dash saying the engine is dead waited until I could safely exited the vehicle went outside saw a lot of antifreeze on the ground but no oil so I opened the hood saw antifreeze all over & a little old so I called toyota they told me to have the vehicle towed to the nearest dealer after being there for a few hours they told me I had a hole in the engine I replied that couldn't be possible I haven't driven over anything matt the service rep told me it could be 3 things one being my negligence by driving the vehicle without oil I said that can't be possible the oil was changed at 10,000 miles then he said it could be hydrolock meaning I've driven through 3-4 feet of water I replied impossible look at my car do you see how clean it is then he say it also could be factory defect but they would have to pull the engine down to see & they would have results in 2 day I contact them in 2 days they said that they're still diagnosing the problem so on monday september 7 they contacted me saying the vehicle is hydrolock and it's an insurance claim I said it's impossible he said that's the only way to go so I contact my insurance they went & look at my car & decided that it wasn't driven through water I was driving when the problem happened I thought that the vehicle was going to blow up due to the amount of smoke didn't know that a new car by toyota wo

Filed Jan 30, 2020 · Acceleration, Fuel system · 100 miles · DC

Slow acceleration during 1st 1 or 2 gears. Almost had multiple accidents in highway due to slow acceleration when changing lanes. The vehicle does not immediately respond to acceleration when accelerator pedal is used. The vehicle has a couple of seconds delay until it changing into next gear. Dealer non responsive. I brought it into my toyota dealer and the service technician drove my car with me in the passenger seat. I explained that my previous (3) v6 toyota camry's did not have any problems with acceleration, he totally understood. The new 8- speed transmission has different shift settings which explains the acceleration delay and sometimes causes a jerky motion from a dead stop, driving in stop & go traffic or while entering a highway. According to the tech, they have been provided with no fixes for this problem and that the car will "learn" my driving habits the more I drive it.