10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 2 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 1 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 9,558 miles
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The contact owns a 2018 Toyota Camry. While operating the vehicle, the transmission shifter would erratically downshift and up shift, and the engine rpms would rev very high. While pulling into a parking space, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into a second vehicle. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer (Toyota of grand rapids, 2555 28th St. SE, grand rapids mi) and the transmission was reprogrammed, but the failures continued. In addition, while operating the vehicle with the air conditioner activated, the windows inside the vehicle would fog up and create a visibility hazard. The cause of the failures was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The failure mileage was 1,000.
- Comstock Park, MI, USA
The 2018 Toyota Camry SE has a major issue with delayed acceleration that impacts the safety of the vehicle. The car's 8-speed transmission has trouble selecting the proper gear when the driver needs to accelerate after deceleration. For example, imagine driving steady at 40mph before decelerating to an intersection for a turn, making the turn, then pressing the gas again to accelerate. When pressing the gas again to accelerate in this scenario, the car struggles to select the proper gear after the downshift from 40 mph causing the vehicle to pause (no acceleration) for 3 seconds before very roughly cycling through two or three gears before the proper gear is selected. Both my wife and I experience this while driving the car and often feel vulnerable and stuck as traffic must brake unexpectedly because the Camry will not simply select a gear and move when the gas is pressed. Also, when the Camry finally does move, there is no predicting how much acceleration the driver will experience. This causes safety concern for both getting rear-ended while the Camry won't accelerate, and also safety concern for rear-ending someone else when the Camry unpredictably accelerates. The Toyota dealer has done nothing to fix this and states it is working as designed because no error codes are thrown. The Toyota dealer did acknowledge that 8-speed transmissions are new to Toyota and they have had major issues with the 8-speed transmission in the Toyota sienna.
- Tucson, AZ, USA
When the vehicle starts and is stationary, it idles too high or it studders while idling. When driving around 60 mph to 64 mph when shifting gears from high too low speeds it also jerks abruptly. It also does this when I am slowing down to lower speeds and when I put it in drive from reverse or park to reverse it jerks/jumps really badly. Since owning this car, I bought it brand new no miles, a whell barring has had to be replaced as well.
- Hazlehurst, GA, USA
The contact owns a 2018 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced unintended acceleration, even when the accelerator pedal was not depressed. There was also a lack of acceleration when attempting to merge, abnormal shifting, and the vehicle stalled. In addition, the odor of anti-freeze filled up the cabin. The failures occurred without warning. The vehicle was taken to Toyota grand rapids (located at 2555 28th St SE, grand rapids, mi) where the failures were confirmed, but could not be remedied. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The failure mileage was approximately 250.
- Comstock Park, MI, USA
1. while stationary with foot on break the vehicle starts to roll forward requiring more and more break pressure. Brake peddle will slowly fade to floor. 2. while at highway speed 65 mph attempting to change lanes after deceleration or breaking the engine will runaway over 5,000 RPM cause a long delay in spead increase which can be crucial for matching traffic flow. Result is potential for collision from rear. 3. the Toyota entune / scout gps system fails to provide reliability as a handsfree operation system, it constantaily crashes, requiring a vehicle stop with engine restart to clear falt condition.
- Jacksonville, FL, USA
The transmission does not shift properly, and hesitates. When needing to make a sudden acceleration, the vehicle rolls several seconds before accelerating. I almost got hit several times
- Mechanicville, NY, USA
I bought 2018 Camry le the problem is jerkey shifts from the transmission, and sometimes is dosen't accelerate from a slow down if you are merging on the highway. This can be a big risk because it doesn't go when it the gas after a few seconds its kicks and goes really fast and you dont even know how fast it will go also the transmission is super jurkey in city traffic. Sometime if you put the acceleration it doesn't move forward we and other times its acceleration is too fast and you can crash with the car in front of you. Also the gas pedal is really stiff and if you drive for a long time your feet and leg gets really sore from applying so much pressure to the gas pedal.
- Brooklyn, NY, USA
When driving the car on city streets and highways the car hesitates feels likes the transmission is slipping or the car is having trouble shifting at some points the car shifts really hard causing a whip lash effect, the car normals does this at about anywhere from 45 miles per hour up to 70 miles per hour. At higher speeds such as 92 miles per hour to be exact the car continues to just hesitate non stop as if is struggling to go that speed?
- Lehigh Acres, FL, USA
This happened to the vehicle repeatedly and under 1000 miles on the odometer. Upon acceleration the car hesitates and after a few seconds if will finally go with a jerking to the passengers. It also has a problem accelerating on the highway, it seems to lack the power to pass anyone when in traffic. At approximately 75 miles per hour the car began to shake also. When moving into different gears the car would also feel as if it were jerking into gears. Seems to be worse on cold starts but was definitely still a problem after driving and having time to warm up.
- Phenix City, AL, USA
After taking delivery of the vehicle I noticed that the vehicle accelerates very poor and when the vehicle was set on cruise control it would drop speed for no reason.
- Jacksonville, FL, USA
Vehicle has issues with transmission. There are times when the car can't seem to decide what gear to pick and when to engage it resulting in a second or two of dead acceleration. Once vehicle decides what to do, it sends an excessive amount of power to the wheels with unintended acceleration rates. This most commonly happens when slowing for a yield and then going, stop and go traffic, and passing on the highway. Fuel economy is all over the place as well, most likely due to poor transmission. This has been an issue since car was first bought in November 2017....has nearly 8000 miles as of July 18 and still an issue.
- Pewaukee, WI, USA
I bought a 2018 toyoya Camry SE in April and I have been having problems ever since. The etune radio system does not work properly with my phone. I have to reconnect my phone to the car while I'm driving to get my music to play after a phone call. The air conditioning doesn't cool properly, at times I have to set it on "low" in order to get it to cool. Other times, I can have it set on 80 and it cools. When I park my car and get out, I can smell radiator fluid. The acceleration doesn't' work properly. Some times I press the gas and the car takes off smooth, other times it doesn't. there is a gap in time between me pressing the gas and the car actually taking off.
- Little Rock, AR, USA
4-cylinder xse has significant acceleration delay after depressing the pedal; this is especially apparent when accelerating from a rolling stop at approximately 15-25 mph. Occasionally, the gear will also shift abruptly when accelerating from 15-25 mph, causing the car to lurch forward suddenly. This is dangerous; if there is a car in front of you, there is a high chance of causing a rear end accident.
- Mebane, NC, USA
The car has acceleration/speed problems. It takes too long to accelerate when changing lanes, passing other vehicle, or entering freeway. This issue is going on all and every time I drive it. I purchased the car one month ago. This is my 5th Camry and I never had this problem. Car is unsafe and im scared to drive. Toyota, do something before someone dies!!!!!!!!!!. I almost got rear-ended couple of times
- Montebello, CA, USA
2018 Camry 8 speed automatic transmission has downshifting problems. This involves a delay in downshifting that I have found on 3 occasions could have been dangerous. Upon completing a turn and reapplying gas pedal the car appeared to be in neutral or stuck between gears. I had a dead gas pedal for 3 or 4 seconds. On 1 occasion I could have been involved in a rear end collision if the other driver hadn't realized something was wrong and swerved to avoid my car. I currently have lemon law complaint filed with the state attorney generals office involving this car and it's transmission.
- Pinebluff, NC, USA
Toyota Camry xle V6 has transmission issues. First 5000 mi service has already been completed. Car currently has ~8K miles and has not improved. (1) first gear does not shift smoothly to second. Car jolts during this shift. Issue is worse when the car is cold, but can be reproduced even when it is warmed up. (2) transmission takes a long time to downshift after accelerator is pressed. Seems to be very confused in picking the right gear. (3) transmission is too eager to downshift when accelerator is not pressed and car is slowing down. This results in rough jolts as the car is slowing down or braking.
- Bellevue, WA, USA
New 2018 Camry SE with 458 miles, 4 cylinder/8 speed automatic transmission. Car hesitates when accelerating and cannot seem to find the correct gear. Most noticeable between 1st and 3rd gears. Also, dynamic braking support put me in a dead stop as I was trying to depart the lane to avoid a front and rear end collision. I had already applied enough manual brake but wanted to quickly accelerate out of the lane to create space. This automatic dead stop due to the dynamic braking system was a scary surprise that nearly caused a pile up. Toyota needs to recognize these issues.
- Chesapeake, VA, USA
The contact owns a 2018 Toyota Camry. While driving approximately 25 mph, the vehicle started to shift gears very roughly and then came to a complete stop. The accelerator pedal was depressed, but the vehicle failed to accelerate. The contact stated that the failure occurred everyday since the vehicle was purchased three months ago. The vehicle was taken to daytona Toyota (451 N nova road, daytona beach, Florida 32114) twice, but the failure was unable to be duplicated. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 2,000.
- Daytona Beach, FL, USA
This car only has 120 miles on it, but the problem has been present since I took delivery. Upon initial acceleration from a dead stop, there is a long dead zone in the accelerator leading to poor throttle response. It's hard to tell when the vehicle is going to begin moving. Once moving, the transmission jumps in and out of various gears, and the car can't decide which gear to use. It also slams in and out of some gears with no consistency. It seems like a program issue, but it needs to be handled very soon or this transmission may not last 10-20K miles.
- Diamond Bar, CA, USA
- Fresh Meadows, NY, USA