Issue ID | 1511678 |
Internal NHTSA # | 11149793 |
Manufacurer | Toyota Motor Corporation |
Brand | TOYOTA |
Model | CAMRY |
Model Year | 2018 |
File date | 06/11/18 |
Component | POWER TRAIN |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | This car has a very jerky transmission. On an intermittent basis when i'm slowing down to a stop, the transmission can't decide what gear to go in and a vibration occurs and lunges the car forward a bit. In these cases, i have to push the brake harder to avoid hitting the car in front of me, which has nearly happened a couple times now. In addition to this shaking that can be felt throughout the car and through the steering wheel, there have been a couple of occasions where the car has nearly stalled on me as well when coming to a stop on a round-about in which i needed to accelerate right after. This random unpredictable behavior makes it very difficult to safely operate this car and avoid hitting the car in front of me or getting rear-ended, especially when in stop-and-go traffic. I can tell it's a transmission issue, because when i shift the transmission into "neutral" and come to a stop, the issue never happens. I took it to the toyota dealership last week, since i purchased it brand new and it now has only 1500 miles on it. They spent a day on it and told me they don't know how to fix it, since it's intermittent and they were only able to reproduce it once or twice after a long test-drive. They've heard others complain about the transmission on the new 2018 camry's though as well, so it's possible toyota knows about this. After reading online, i can see that many others are running into the exact same issue i am. |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 1500 |
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Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | SANTA BARBARA, CA |
VIN pattern | JTNB11HKXJ3XXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
Was medical attention required? | N |
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Date of purchase | 29/06/24 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
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Vehicle speed | 5 |
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