2007 Camry Transmission Behavior

Test another new one at a dealer, there have been issues I have heard. Maybe try Google.

You had it easy. Some of the 2007 Camry's auto transmission are known to skip gears completely. That's why I recommended waiting to let the new car's bugs work out. If my friends and family want a Camry, I would steer them towards a proven 2006 with all the TSB fixes applied. 06s have lower prices but are getting harder to find. I know it's older but more reliable.

Many of the 02-06 generation transmissions will hunt for gears on downshift. I guess that problem was never fixed. Toyota offered 8 years unlimited miles warranty for engine sludge, wonder if you might get that for the 2007 transmission?

snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com wrote:

My 2007 Camry V6 XLE now has also 2000 miles. So far the transmission shifting is still smooth (knock on wood). I tried accelerating hard from

0-90 a couple of times and it's real smooth. I love the gradual slow-down when you take your foot off the gas. I don't have to press on the brakes too much. Even on downhills, the downshifting is excellent.

Did those symptoms show up after 2000 miles or ever since you got the car?

These tranny problems are well known. Toyota abandoned the old Aisin tranny for a new improved version, which a lot of purchasers hated immediately. It uses some

20% fewer parts, and is supposed to be an improvement. Time will tell.

There should be a TSB and perhaps even a recall on some of these.

Toyota gave out 8-year/unlimited-miles warranty for engine sludge. Who knows, 2007 owners might just get that for the "new and improved" transmission with 20% fewer parts. The rest of us will just watch from the sidelines. That tranny's got 20% fewer parts, no wonder it doesn't run well ;)

In 2005, about 10% of Toyotas were affected by recalls, compared to GM's 6% and Ford's 12% or so. That's too bad, "they don't build 'em like they used to."

snipped-for-privacy@nospam.nix wrote:

Mine now has 6K and the transmission goes into a shift transition when turning at very low speed (< 25mph). It's a slow shift that feels like I've gone into neutral and the engine begins to rev up for short period of time.

I just found this group. I'll be interested in other remarks. I'm disappointed with the car. It's not bad, but I'm unimpressed with wind and road noise as well as engine noise that reverberates inside the cabin area. At a stop, it can actually be quieter to OPEN the windows.

I'm beginning to think I acted too hastily in purchasing this car. I did check Edmunds and Consumer Reports. CR didn't make it sound like a bad car, but also did not list it as one of the "recommended" cars.

D>Hello,

04/28/2006 04:09 AM news regarding 2007 transmissions. 08/28/2006 09:48 AM Toyota Could Postpone Some Models Are the 2007 camry's still in the showrooms???

I have a 2007 Camry V6 with 6 speed automatic transmission. After driving standard shift cars for about 30 years I am not too familiar as to how automatic transmissions are supposed to be shifting.

I have read several comments on the internet regarding

2007 Camry's automatic transmissions and that some of them are skipping gears.

Since I haven't noticed anything peculiar in the way the automatic is shifting I wonder how one can/could determine if the automatic on the 2007 Camry is skipping gears.

Any information would be greatly appreciated.

Thanx

They don't actually slip gears, but the tranny may downshift unexpectedly, sometimes with even the slightest acceleration. My 98 tranny was like that until the dealer applied a microcode patch in the electronic shifting logic, but I don't know for sure if the 2007 problem is more mechanical in nature, or whether it can be fixed with a microcode update.

The problem can also be caused by having different drivers using the same car, if each has a different driving style. The electronics in the tranny attempts to figure out the correct shift point based on driving habits.

If you don't notice any problems with your tranny, don't worry about it..

"Mark A" wrote in news:3NSdnXJe1qtBwbzYnZ2dnUVZ snipped-for-privacy@comcast.com:

I have a 2007 camry and, believe me, the transmission slips. It happens mostly when the transmission is cold between 4 and 5th gears. There have been times that it felt like someone pushed in the clutch without releasing the accelerator.

I have had this car back to the dealer twice. The first time the mechanic admitted that he experienced the problem. They kept the car for a week so that he and toyota could diagnose the problem. They replaced the valve body assembly and told me it was fixed. The slipping still occurs. I took it back to the dealer a second time and they told me they didn't experience the problem. Intermittants suck, but isn't it convenient the problem doesn't show itself to them anymore???!!

I think they want me to go away.

If they don't resolve this soon, this will be my last toyota.

When did you get your 07 Camry? Is this the 6 speed V6 or 5 Speed 4 cyl. I just want to have an idea at what batch the car was manufactured. I already have 5,500 miles since May on 5 spd.

On my everyday driving the freeway is about 1.5 mile from where I live. I haven't experienced the same problem. I would pretty much say that my transmission is still cold at that time. The slipping that I experience is when I'm slowing down. For example, I'm approaching a red light, I slowdown to about 20mph and the light turns green, when I step on the accelerator the car is on neutral and my engine revs hard for a second before the gear is engaged. I get this also when I turn on corners and on speed bumps as well. Is this normal? It happens hot and cold and sometimes not at all? I also tried to put in "4" instead of "D" and the still happens but fewer occurence.

On Oct 21, 10:03 am, "G.Willakers" wrote: ..I have a 2007 camry and, believe me, the transmission slips. It happens

IMO a new properly working transmission should slip or skip gears either accelerating or decelerating. You should probably file your experience with the National Highway Traffic Safety Admin at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/ivoq/ or 1-888-327-4236.

EdV wrote:

Yeah, intermittant problems are hard to diagnose. But if you can duplicate it with some certainty, then ask a tech supervisor to ride with you so the problem gets documented each time in writing.

In some states there is the Lemon Law that if the dealer can't fix the problem for a limited number of times or after a number of days in the shop they'll have to buy the car back.

G.Willakers wrote:

That is true, however, there is no evidence whatsoever that transmission is actually "slipping." Slipping implies a mechanical problem, when the most likely culprit is the electronics that controls the shifting, or in some cases the electronics that controls the acceleration.

Gone are the days of mechanical linkages that control acceleration and transmission. These things are controlled electronically and sometimes the firmware is not very good at trying to figure out what to do. In addition, Toyota uses adaptive firmware which attempts to understand the individual driver habits for acceleration and take that into account as to when shift electronically.

It usually takes awhile for the firmware to work well, and I had problems early on with my 98 Camry V6 transmission. A firmware upgrade by the dealer fixed the problem. But the problem is definitely more prone to be noticed by those with lead foot on the accelerator.

But let's stop this ridiculous claim that the transmission is slipping. The transmission is doing exactly what the electronics tells it to do.

I got my car in June07 and have 3400 miles on it. The problem started occuring around 500 miles. It is the V6/6.

It sounds like you are experiencing a different problem than mine.

"EdV" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@h48g2000cwc.googlegroups.com:

Unfortunately, (or fortunately depending on perspective), the problem only happens once every few days. It has been about four days since it's happened. Maybe the electronics have learned my driving behaviors.

snipped-for-privacy@hotmail.com wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@i3g2000cwc.googlegroups.com:

"Mark A" wrote in news:obidndzlPqBjAKfYnZ2dnUVZ snipped-for-privacy@comcast.com:

Ok, I withdraw my 'ridiculous claim' that the transmission is slipping. I stand corrected.

My transmission intermittantly downshifts to neutral.

Are you sure that it is not an acceleration problem? The new cars are fly by wire, and there is usually no direct linkage between gas peddle and fuel injection so that it may seem like the lag in acceleration is a transmission problem. But I am not saying for sure that the transmission is not at fault (especially the electronics).

But my point about the electronics vs. the mechanical parts of the transmission is that you probably don't have a lemon if the transmission shifts unexpectedly if instructed to do so by the electronics. If the electronics are at fault and they cannot fix it, then it is doubtful that a replacement car would be any better if the problem is with the shift logic in the computer (at least until they come up with a firmware fix for the computer logic).

I have a 2007 Camry SE V6 with the 6 speed automatic. It was produced in 08/06 at the Kentucky factory and I bought it new in mid October. At about 1200 miles, it started doing the 3rd-4th shift flare (in the way described in TSB TC008-06), but it only does it one time after starting out cold, then works normally for the rest of the drive. When it malfunctions, it feels like the transmission "slips" going from

3rd to 4th gear. I've done extensive reading up on this in various forums, and the most common experience I find is that people have the valve body replacement done, and it either doesn't fix it, or the problem gets much worse. I now have just under 2000 miles on this car, and the problem hasn't gotten any worse.

I'm going to hold off on taking it in, because I don't feel like Toyota has the complete answer about this yet.