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OK then, the Rav4 is probably the best all around vehicle I've ever owned.
I love my 05 V-8 tundra....a lot more than my 2000 tundra, which is to be expected.
I loved my 1983 Celica GT, 1991 Camry, and 1985 Corolla.
Our 2005 Camry sucked in comparasion to any of the above.
If you want hear just good things about Toyotas rather then the truth from yota lovers, then go to toyota's web site forums and type "Kaizen" over and over again like the rest of the cool aid drinkers over there.
That's precisely the kind of attitude that got the Big 3 into trouble.....and keeps them there. It's probably best that you didn't bless us with your "diagnosis".
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Please, help us understand the peculiarities with our transmissions...
Our 99 Solara, 2002 Tundra and 2004 Camry had wonderful - normal acting transmissions. Sitting in the rear seat did not cause your teeth to rattle when the the vehicle rumbles violently at 40mph.
I keep hearing about it being a "Drive-by-Wire" vehicle and we have to get used to it. In fact, it is more like a "Drive-by-Chimp" system.
Please picture a chimpanzee under your hood while holding the accelerator cable in one hand and holding the throttle body cable in the other hand.
(I will get to work with Photoshop immediately)
I can control the chimp by moving my gated shifter just fine - however if I had known ahead of time, I would have purchased a manual with a clutch and saved some $$$ - or looked harder at other models/brands.
If the field techs can get engineering to admit their mistake, maybe we can expect some new software (bananas) by summer.
I have a 2007, 4 cyl. Camry that has the EXACT same problem. I have been dealing (patiently) with my Toyota service people and have heard every line from the "How to be a good little Toyota customer service employee without saying anything above your paygrade" handbook - "the car is still within the break-in period; these cars are smart, it's only getting used to how you drive; it's probably just low on transmission fluid, we'll take care of it because we're here for you......".
So, you can imagine my surprise when I received a call TODAY from my friendly Toyota service person telling me that he had an answer but it was not one that I was going to like (any answer is better than no answer, right?). He was informed by the Oracle that Toyota is aware that there is an issue and it may have something to do with the torque converter but he wasn't exactly sure. Unfortunately, there's nothing he can do for me right now, but if I want, I can call back in a "couple a months" to see if it's been fixed. I had hoped that if I was patient and let them do their jobs they would look out for me and do the right thing because I was the customer. STUPID. He was right, that was not the answer that I was looking for. Apparently I need to be a bit more proactive.
Here's the symptoms: I drive rural roads (40-50 mph) an hour a day and the shudder happens routinely at ~1200 rpm, as you accelerate off a coast. It is more prominent on an incline. During this type of commute it is relatively constant. The car received an ECM reprogram in October that seemed to reduce the hesitation but didn't really seem to affect the shudder.
Honestly, I have no problem waiting for a computer fix (assuming that's all it is). However, I'm I'm pretty sure that the shudder that occurs cannot be good for the mechanical parts of the transmission (it could literally shake the dentures out of a blue hair). I'm no service technician, but by the look on the face of the one who was riding with me I'm pretty sure that he agrees. They took a "snap-shot" of the car while it was occuring and sent that off to Toyota, so they are aware of it.
I will be trying to reach out to someone from Toyota and would greatly appreciate any contact information for a Toyota representaive who is actually interested in standing by their product, is professional, and can make a decision. Too much to ask for? I hope not. I would also be interested in how other dealerships are dealing with this and whether any resolutions have been reached.
It seems to make sense to me in a way...the transmission is simply trying to get the best fuel economy by having the lowest revolutions per given speed, so it quickly shifts to top gear if it thinks you aren't going to need the speed. But it's just alittle needless, as we've recognized, to pull into fifth at 40. The engine maybe doesn't have enough torque to pull smoothly in top gear at that speed and the computer is getting frusterated, and in the attempt to maintain good fuel economy, if you're not stomping the gas pedal, it'll remain in that gear. Some transmissions from other car makers are just they opposite-downshift-crazy, to create the illusion of speed that comes with the shift-shock. haha just tryin to put my two cents in...not sure if it brings much to the party, but hey, it's worth a try =]
It just sounds to me like the computer needs alittle reprogramming to move around the shift points alittle and add some logic to its thinking. btw hope I'm not really repeating stuff....I did the lazy thing and didn't read all the posts
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It seems to make sense to me in a way...the transmission is simply trying to get the best fuel economy by having the lowest revolutions per given speed, so it quickly shifts to top gear if it thinks you aren't going to need the speed. But it's just alittle needless, as we've recognized, to pull into fifth at 40. The engine maybe doesn't have enough torque to pull smoothly in top gear at that speed and the computer is getting frusterated, and in the attempt to maintain good fuel economy, if you're not stomping the gas pedal, it'll remain in that gear. Some transmissions from other car makers are just they opposite-downshift-crazy, to create the illusion of speed that comes with the shift-shock. haha just tryin to put my two cents in...not sure if it brings much to the party, but hey, it's worth a try =]
It just sounds to me like the computer needs alittle reprogramming to move around the shift points alittle and add some logic to its thinking. btw hope I'm not really repeating stuff....I did the lazy thing and didn't read all the posts
Mine doesn't shift into 5th gear until 49-50 mph.
If I slow down to 40, with a little gas it will start to lug.
Just a touch for pedal and the torque converter will unlock or shift into 4th without any problem and accelerate.
Hard to believe they have screwed up the programming in the later builds.
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I have the same 4 cylinder model and it does vibrate a little at 40 mph but i fix it by quickly accelerating to 60 or 70 mph just to make myself feel better. I love this car! Great gas mileage, great looks, and it makes me feel better about myself. Of course, if they come out with a new ECM reprogramming for the transmission shift points like they did with the 07, i will quickly take it back to the dealer for best results! Sometimes a few unfortunate folk out there who got a bad Camry make those hundreds of thousands of good Camrys look bad. Oh well...
While it may be very limited at this point, I've now had four others told me of a similar issue. I would not consider it a severe problem because moving the gated shifter to "4" completely resolves this.
The dealer told me they have has several other complaints in since the August ECM reprogram. Maybe the Japanese vehicles are unaffected?
We have just leased a 2009 Camry Le 4 cyl. and noticed a similar vibration while going about 35-40mph. I had to either speed up or slow down to stop the vibration, and yes the whole car was vibrating! Keep in mind this car at the time had less then 200 miles on it. My wife usually drives the Camry and as this was happening I looked at her and said asked her what the hell is that, ? she said it happens to here also and she has to give it more gas so it will shift and stop the vibration. I am going to take it in and have them look at it.
Well boys I live on the tundra forum because I have a 07 and love it to death. I just purchased a new 08 camry just to have a car that gets better mpg when I don't need my truck. I thought I noticed this same vibration in mine a couple of days ago and I decided to see if I was smoking something or someone else had the same prob. Mine does it just as everyone else on here explained. The car has under 1000 miles on it. I just move it over to 4 and it goes away. It sure doesn't seem wright to me to feel that every time I go 35-45 mph. I wonder how much damage is being done to the tranny while we wait for a fix. I will get it to my dealer tomorrow and boy am I glad I am not the only one feeling this sensation.
Well boys I live on the tundra forum because I have a 07 and love it to death. I just purchased a new 08 camry just to have a car that gets better mpg when I don't need my truck. I thought I noticed this same vibration in mine a couple of days ago and I decided to see if I was smoking something or someone else had the same prob. Mine does it just as everyone else on here explained. The car has under 1000 miles on it. I just move it over to 4 and it goes away. It sure doesn't seem wright to me to feel that every time I go 35-45 mph. I wonder how much damage is being done to the tranny while we wait for a fix. I will get it to my dealer tomorrow and boy am I glad I am not the only one feeling this sensation.
It's not everytime you go 35-45 mph!!!!!!!!!!!!
If you don't go above about 48 mph, it shouldn't shift into 5th unless they have changed the programming.
It's engine lugging due to low torque in 5th gear when the engine is 1,400 rpm or less.
Shift to 4th or give it a little gas so the converter will unlock and it will downshift.
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A little up date on my 08. The vibration thing seems to have pretty much gone now that it has 1200 miles on it. It also seems to have switched a gear on the break in. It is getting better and better as the miles add up. I will keep you all posted if anything else changes. I really love this thing. It is the only car we all drive. My new Tundra crewmax just sits in the garage.
A little up date on my 08. The vibration thing seems to have pretty much gone now that it has 1200 miles on it. It also seems to have switched a gear on the break in. It is getting better and better as the miles add up. I will keep you all posted if anything else changes. I really love this thing. It is the only car we all drive. My new Tundra crewmax just sits in the garage.
I will add my update also:
Dealer said we should drive it for a while (3000-4000 miles) so the transmission can learn my wifes driving habits and if it doesn't go away in that amount of time then they want to look at it. It does make sense, at least to me.
I've been following this tread because like everyone here I was thinking about getting a Camry for the milage .
One of my good friends wife works in the Info Serv dept of Toyota and we were working a local parade this weekend and had dinner afterwards .
I mentioned the problems as stated here about the tranny vibration ,she wrote it down andI got a call this evening her inquire was answered with a e-mail stating that the described problem was with the New Tundra and over 150 units were replaced . They were not aware of this problem with the Camry .
So I would say start calling Toyota in Torrance on their 800 # .
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Re: 2008 Transmission Problems Too!
Re: 2008 Transmission Problems Too!
haha just tryin to put my two cents in...not sure if it brings much to the party, but hey, it's worth a try =]
Don't take it personal.
If you've got info then please share it otherwise dont even bother to post.
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