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Re: Have been following this review & would like to comment [bohica223]
by chuck28
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Aug 24, 2007 (8:46 pm)
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Replying to: bohica223 (Aug 24, 2007 7:11 pm)
Great Idea! count me in. Give me a couple of days to get copies for you. Talk to you soon, chuck
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- #474 of 851
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How to use the camry 2.4 auto shift correctly ?
by hoangson
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Aug 25, 2007 (1:04 am)
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Replying to: 1sttoyotaowned (Dec 27, 2006 7:48 am)
Does anyone help me in using the auto shift effectly and correctly?
Do I necessary stop the car, while driving at D position shift, before change the gear to lower as 3 or 2 or L ?
In my country so crowded with many kinds of transportation and jams happen all time . I often change shift to lower gear like that and so is it harmful to an auto CVT system on my 2.4 camry LE ?
Thanks in advance!
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- #475 of 851
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Re: How to use the camry 2.4 auto shift correctly ? [hoangson]
by user777
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Aug 25, 2007 (2:41 am)
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Replying to: hoangson (Aug 25, 2007 1:04 am)
almost in all situations, leaving the vehicle in "D" should work for you. If you step on the gas hard, most ATs will shift to a lower gear to provide more power.
However, shifting the AT manually to "3" when you need power should achieve the same result.
Your owner's manual (which you should read cover to cover) will explain the use / benefits of manually shifting the vehicle's transmission.
For example, if you are "stuck" in mud, or in ice, you might try starting out in "2".
Other than that, if you are manually shifting your AT alot, it's sign you should have purchased a MT. 
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- #476 of 851
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Re: Have been following this review & would like to comment [bohica223]
by camryowner1
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Aug 25, 2007 (5:55 am)
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Replying to: bohica223 (Aug 24, 2007 7:11 pm)
Count me in. Where do I send service reports? I own 07 Camry LE 4cyl/5spd automatic, and have an arbitration hearing date on 9/13, but get this: It is being held at the local Toyota dealer's location. How unbiased do you think the outcome might be? As you will see re service reports, Toyota dealer says nothing wrong, so hearing will be my word against his. Fat chance of favorable rulling I am thinking.
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- #477 of 851
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More O7 Camry Transmission Problems Posted "Toyota Camry Problems and R
by camryowner1
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Aug 25, 2007 (6:05 am)
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There are even more problems with the 07 Camry transmission posted under "Toyota Camry Problems and Repairs" this website.
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- #478 of 851
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Re: Have been following this review & would like to comment [camryowner1]
by bohica223
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Aug 25, 2007 (6:41 am)
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Replying to: camryowner1 (Aug 25, 2007 5:55 am)
Yup, thats where they hold their arbitration meetings..wherever you bought the car. I will say however that the arbitrator does not work for Toyota and is an independent party. If your meeting goes like mine there will be a lot of people at the meeting. You, the head of the dealers service dept. a head mechanic, and a representative from Toyota. At my meeting the rep from Toyota didnt have much to say..just observed, however she was the one who told me that any and all letters of complaint posted in hear were just hearsay and were not valid. The head of my dealers service dept tried to offer me a deal to stop arbitration..Toyotas deal?? To pay for my extended warranty - $1,200.00 - and to try and fix the tranny probs..with no guaranteee that what they try would fix the problem...they also ignored all of the other problems I'm having with the car and said it was operating normally. I brought video evidence of the problems to the meeting but they were not interested in viewing the evidence...I mentioned the video to them at least 3 times and no interest. I also brough a tape recorder to record the meeting and wasnt allowed to do so. If you try to tape it you have to get permission from them before the meeting begins....try to get them to allow you to tape it and see what happens. If you would like to send me copies of your service reports you can contact me at camryflare hotmail.com and I'll give you an address to send them to. If we all come together sooner or later Toyota will HAVE to address these problems.
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- #479 of 851
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Re: Have been following this review & would like to comment [bohica223]
by wwest
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Aug 25, 2007 (7:16 am)
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Replying to: bohica223 (Aug 25, 2007 6:41 am)
If you really do want to gather a substantial level of evidence of this type then you might want to post your request on the Avalon, ES300, Sienna, Highlander, RX300, etc, threads as at one time or another I have seen this type of complaint, 1-2 second engine/transaxle downshift delay/hesitation, on all of those too.
While you're at it you might as well solicit service records of this same type from VW, Ford, Honda, etc, or even all marques that have FWD vehicles with automatic transaxles in their fleet.
That way your arbitration meeting can adjourn, will be adjourned, almost before it starts since you will have proven that your car is NOT "unique" in "this" sense and therefore NOT a lemon! Your car cannot be proven to be uniquely a lemon if the problem you are experiencing is fleetwide, or in this case industry wide.
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- #480 of 851
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Re: Have been following this review & would like to comment [bohica223]
by camryowner1
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Aug 25, 2007 (7:42 am)
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Replying to: bohica223 (Aug 25, 2007 6:41 am)
Will contact you at: camryflarehotmail.com
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- #481 of 851
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Re: Have been following this review & would like to comment [wwest]
by user777
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Aug 25, 2007 (9:47 am)
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Replying to: wwest (Aug 25, 2007 7:16 am)
bohica,
wwest is right when he suggests you visit the other forums. other toyota models with DBW have had people complaining about them.
for a clearer picture, visit the NHTSA website. I don't think you'll find the complaint level consistent across makes. people owning toyota / lexus branded vehicles have been dealing with issues like this for some time.
arbitration... i think the arbiters are paid by toyota. i think you signed certain privs away when you bought the vehicle.
good luck.
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- #482 of 851
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Re: Have been following this review & would like to comment [wwest]
by bohica223
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Aug 25, 2007 (8:52 pm)
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Replying to: wwest (Aug 25, 2007 7:16 am)
Time will tell wwest. I dont know about you but I've never seen this many complaints about an issue with any of the other cars you mentioned. Sure each and every manufacturer has some bugs in their cars..but nowhere near as many as this car. And straight from Toyotas mouth "This transmission is so new and so unique, there is no other like it." "The flare is a characteristic of this transmission" If it IS a characteristic of the transmission..why then doesnt it do it on ALL 07 Camrys? Why doesnt it do it ALL of the time? Sounds like smoke is getting blown up somewhere. I am willing to take my chances with the NJ lemon law, news investigations and the publishing of these problems with the Camry. And from the responses I've gotten it appears that many more are as well. Time will tell wwest, time will tell. We've got nothing to lose except poorly running cars...Toyota on the other hand....
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