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Camry 2011 transmission problem

303 messages,  Last post on Feb 28, 2013 at 12:27 PM

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#256 of 303 Re: 2011 camry base model with auto test drive [flbntz] by wwest

Nov 28, 2011 (10:00 am)

Replying to: flbntz (Nov 28, 2011 12:22 am)
Manual transmission vehicles have been on the decline for a number of reasons(***) but FWD even moreso due to the matter of safety. With a manual transmission in a FWD an unwary/inexperienced/unknowledgeable driver can induce loss of directional control far too easily.
 
Downshift to a level that engine compression braking levels are beyond the roadbed traction capability and....
 
VW recently introduced a technique to overcome this problem, automatically up-rev the engine if a downshift results in wheelslip/skid.
 
*** Not the least of these being better MPG ratings with automatics vs manuals resulting from increased lockup clutch use and FULL fuel cut during coastdown periods.

#257 of 303 Re: 2011 camry base model with auto test drive [wwest] by flbntz

Nov 28, 2011 (10:20 am)

Replying to: wwest (Nov 28, 2011 10:00 am)
Thanks for the reply.

#258 of 303 Re: Just wondering [flbntz] by mcdawgg

Nov 28, 2011 (10:38 am)

Replying to: flbntz (Nov 28, 2011 7:14 am)
Your welcome. I know I could get the EPA rating of 33 mpg on the highway IF I went slower on the highway, but to me, it is not worth it.
 
Yes, an automatic is way more $ to repair! And I have always been able to sell my old manuals myself - may have taken a week or two longer due to fewer people wanting one, but they always sold.
 
It will be very difficult to find a manual Camry, unless you are in certain parts of the country where they actually sold manuals, or if you are willing to travel a ways to get one. They did not sell manuals in my region, so I had to travel a bit to buy one.
 
All I can say is it makes a typical, mid-size boring car fun to drive, even if it is a mid-size Camry sedan. I really wish most other people (and especially my better half) would agree with me!
 
Good luck, let me know how it turns out or if you have any other questions.

#259 of 303 Re: 2011 Camry automatic LE Noises [sjbentree] by sjbentree

Nov 28, 2011 (12:57 pm)

Replying to: sjbentree (Nov 27, 2011 9:00 pm)
Followed up with Toyota Corp and got no where. They will forward my complaint to Quality Control, but there is nothing more I can do. Told person that if he would google "2011 Camry ABS noise" he would see other complaints. He said that he was not "allowed" to do that, to look at non Toyota info on his computer. Bottom line is that Toyota has really slipped. Only if government threathens them, will anything get their attention. They try to tell you that the Camry is really quiet, then say that the clunking noise from the ABS pump is "normal." And no one is able to say whether or not the same condition applies to the 2012 models. Looks like my next sedan will NOT be a Camry, the only model sedan I have owned since 1984.

#260 of 303 Re: Just wondering [mcdawgg] by flbntz

Nov 28, 2011 (3:39 pm)

Replying to: mcdawgg (Nov 28, 2011 10:38 am)
Yeah, I heard that if you drive at 60, or 65mph you get the best gas milage, but I feel the same, I'd rather have more fun, and give a little on the gas milage.
 
Yeah, I think I may have to stay with my AT, but it's still ok. I basically like the car. As long as the thing lasts, I'm ok with it. I'd like to drive it 200,000 without any major difficulties.
 
Is it a good manual trans? Nice shifting, how's the clutch? I had a 1996 Honda Civic DX coupe with manual, and it was nice except the clutch was ambiguous, I'd stall it after five years driving it, and reverse was hard to get sometimes. But it was a nice head on the shifter, and slipped right into the other gears. $12,080 new. Still had the original clutch when I traded it at 273,000 miles.
 
Do you share the Camry with your wife, or does she have something else?
 
Thanks! All the best.

#261 of 303 Re: 2011 Camry automatic LE Noises [sjbentree] by mcdawgg

Nov 28, 2011 (3:40 pm)

Replying to: sjbentree (Nov 28, 2011 12:57 pm)
The sound is only once after you start it and get to around 10 mph or so, then not again until after you start it again, right? That is what mine does, and it does not bother me one bit, because that is what it is supposed to do, and it only does it ONE time. Mine is a 2010.

#262 of 303 Re: 2011 Camry automatic LE Noises [mcdawgg] by flbntz

Nov 28, 2011 (3:52 pm)

Replying to: mcdawgg (Nov 28, 2011 3:40 pm)
Mine does the same thing. Now that I know what it is, I'm ok with it.

#263 of 303 Re: 2011 camry base model with auto test drive [flbntz] by 4lisak4

Nov 30, 2011 (6:32 pm)

Replying to: flbntz (Nov 28, 2011 12:22 am)
I bought my 11 Camry just about 11 months ago. I have not been happy with it since the day I drove off the lot. I agree - they've completely gone downhill. The dealership - KERRY TOYOTA in Florence, KY is horrible, and their "customer service manager" needs a lot of human interaction training. I want to get rid of this crappy car, but I'm not sure how I can do it with all the problems it has. Has anyone else gotten rid of their car? Does anyone else have a 2012 camry?

#264 of 303 Re: 2011 camry base model with auto test drive [4lisak4] by sjbentree

Nov 30, 2011 (9:07 pm)

Replying to: 4lisak4 (Nov 30, 2011 6:32 pm)
Interesting comment about a "customer service manager." After getting a case number from the corporate Toyota toll free number, I was told that the "customer service manager" from Cherokee County Toyota in Georgia would call me. I waited for over a week and never received a call from this person. So, I called "Al" back at Toyota Corp. This time I was "invited" to make a test drive with the Service Manager. This individual is the one who said the noisy CLUNKS I hear after start up at 10 MPH come from the ABS pump, and are ENTIRELY NORMAL. I will NOT trade for a 2012 Camry until someone from Toyota Corp or the local dealer tells me that this problem has been eliminated. So far, they are not willing to say one way or the other. I have purchased Camrays since 1984, but that string is about to end!

#265 of 303 Re: 2011 camry base model with auto test drive [sjbentree] by mcdawgg

Nov 30, 2011 (9:47 pm)

Replying to: sjbentree (Nov 30, 2011 9:07 pm)
I'm confused. You only hear a clunk the first time (ONE time) you get to 10mph after you start the engine, right? If so, your car is FINE. It is the ABS pump doing its test, and it does not cause any problem, nor is it a problem. Test drive another 2010, 2011. You will hear it if you listen closely, only one time after you start the engine and reach about 10 mph. I'm not seeing a problem here, unless you really can't stand that half- second small noise one time after each time you start the engine? That would be 2 or 3 times per day for most people, or less than 2 seconds per day. Just curious. My 2010 does it (if I concentrate on hearing it), but it is no problem, car is 20k + miles, zero problems. I recall wondering what it was when I first got the car, but a quick search told me it was normal - never thought about it again.

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