2006 Toyota Camry power train problems

“CAR HESITATES WHEN SHIFTING GEARS, HAS DONE IT SINCE NEW ONLY GOTTEN A BIT WORSE NOW THAT IT IS OLDER. APPARENTLY THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS SO WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL AND WHY HASNT TOYOTA FIXED IT?”

“"TAKATA RECALL" AT THE BEGINNING OF YOUR COMPLAINT DESCRIPTION BELOW, I PURCHASED THIS USED VEHICLE FROM A BUY HERE PAY HERE LOT BELIEVING IT WOULD BE A SAFE VEHICLE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THIS CAR FOR A FEW WEEKS NOW AND NOTICE JERKING/SHIFTING ISSUES WHILE DRIVING IN MOTION ACCELERATION BOTH CITY AND HIGHWAYS WHILE TURNING ETC., COMPONENT PARTS OR SYSTEM UNKNOWN, I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE/PROBLEM FOR ME AS THE OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE, THANK YOU!”

“TAKATA RECALL. THIS CAR WAS NEVER RECALLED BY THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER. AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN A ONE CAR ACCIDENT. CAMRY WENT AROUND A TRAFFIC CIRCLE AND UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED. THE CAR HIT A CURB AND HIT A MID SIZE TREE. THE TREE WAS DESTROYED AND THE CAR TOTALED. THE CAR WAS ON A CITY STREET WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE OWNER OF THE CAR HAD TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT.”

“WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND PLACED IN REVERSE THE ENGINE ACCELERATED. NOT BEING SURE WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH THE CAR, I KEPT SUBSTANTIAL PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE AND PUT TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL. WHEN I DID THE ENGINE SPEED PROCEEDED TO RUN AWAY. I QUICKLY JUST TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. I PLACED THE TRANSMISSION INTO PARK, AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE, AND IT RAN NORMALLY THEREAFTER. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR WHEN THE ENGINE SURGED MOMENTARILY WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED, BUT IT WAS MOMENTARY, AND NOT THOUGHT SIGNIFICANT. THESE EVENTS OCCURRED WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP OR PARKING. THIS MOST RECENT AND SIGNIFICANT EVENT OCCURRED AFTER A SHORT TRIP, APPROX. 10 MILES. THE CAR HAD BEEN PARKED FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES. WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND TEMPERATURE IN THE 70'S. IT IS A 4 CYLINDER CAMRY, 2006 WITH ABOUT 155K MILES. THE CAR HAS NOT HAD ANY MODIFICATIONS OR MAJOR REPAIRS. *TR”

“UNINTENDED ACCELERATION NOT CAUSED BY THE ACCELERATOR AT LEAST A DOZEN TIMES OVER THE 2 YEARS I OWNED THE CAR. THE FIRST TIME WAS ABOUT A MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR USED. AS I ENTERED MY GARAGE AT A CREEP, I FELT THE TRANSMISSION DROP INTO THE LOWEST GEAR THEN THE CAR LEAPED FORWARD. MY FOOT WAS OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND POISED OVER THE BRAKE PETAL AS I WAS ALMOST IN MY PARKING POSITION. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, I TOOK CAR TO THE T. DEALER WHO REPROGRAMMED THE TRANSMISSION. SIMILAR SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN SEVERAL SCENARIOS OCCURRED AT LEAST A DOZEN TIMES OVER THE NEXT 2 YEARS AT LOW SPEEDS. EACH TIME THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION OCCURRED INSTANTLY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION DROPPED FROM A HIGHER GEAR INTO A LOWER GEAR. I AM A BACK YARD MECHANIC AND HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR OVER 50 YEARS. I FEEL THAT ONE OF TWO THINGS COULD BE WRONG. 1. THE WRONG TRANSMISSION OIL WAS USED. OF THE 4 VEHICLES I HAVE HAD HERE, THE CAMRY WAS THE ONLY ONE WHICH WOULD CLIMB OVER A ONE INCH EDGE AT THE GARAGE ENTRANCE WITHOUT USING THE ACCELERATOR. THE CAMRY DID NOT HAVE MUCH TRANSMISSION SLIP WHICH COULD BE A DESIGN FAULT OR MORE PROBABLY AN OIL WITH THE WRONG SLIP CHARACTERISTICS. 2. THE TRANSMISSION…”

“I WAS EASING INTO A PARKING SPACE IN FRONT OF A BANK AND WAS NEARLY STOPPED WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD. WITH A FULL PLATE GLASS WINDOW IN FRONT OF ME, I WRENCHED THE STEERING WHEEL AS FAST AND AS FAR TO THE RIGHT AS POSSIBLE AND DON'T KNOW HOW I MISSED THE CONCRETE PILLAR I THEN SAW IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF ME. THE NEXT THING I KNEW I WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY I HAD JUST USED TO ENTER THE PARKING LOT IN FRONT OF THE BANK.I THEN PULLED BACK INTO THE PARKING SPACE I HAD JUST LEFT AND GOT OUT TO FIGURE OUT WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND TO SEE IF I HAD CAUSED ANY DAMAGE. THE ONLY REAL DAMAGE WAS A LIGHT ON THE LAWN I HAD EVIDENTLY KNOCKED LOOSE FROM ITS BASE AND TIRE TRACKS IN THE GRASS. THE ONLY DAMAGE TO MY CAR WAS UNDERNEATH WHERE A SCREW HOLDING SOME PLASTIC PARTS TOGETHER WAS LOST. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR BECAUSE IF THIS HAPPENS AGAIN, I MAY NOT BE SO LUCKY; PEOPLE MAY GET KILLED AND PROPERTY MAY BE BADLY DAMAGED. *TR”