08 Camry Tranny Trouble

[Vito76]

My wife and I have been very loyal Toyota fans for many years. Two weeks ago, we bought an 08' Camry, and we have noticed that when we get it to approx. 1400 RPM's, the tranny makes a "rumple strip" sound and feel. We took it back to the dealership in Lancaster PA. , and they found the same problem with other 08' Camrys on the lot. The service manager, and the GM of the dealership said that it is a "Common thing" with the 08's, and there is nothing that they can do about it. I find it very hard to believe that Toyota would settle for a "sub par" tranny performance from any of their vehicles, especially their #1 selling vehicle. I was told that the 06's ,and 07's had the same trouble, and Toyota had to "reflash" the computer to resolve it. Lancaster Toyota states that there isn't a fix for this. If any of you can suggest what I should do to get this resolved, I would greatly appreciate your help.

Many thanks,
Vito

[scottkm]

Hi Vito,

Unfortunately, this is turning out to be a "known" issue.
As far as I know, SOME vehicles do not exhibit symptoms as bad.

See my original thread - I took two Toyota Corp Tech Managers for a drive two weeks ago.
2008 Transmission Problems Too!

Let's keep our fingers crossed.

Scott

[Vito76]

Scott,
Thank you for your kind reply, and for the link to your other post, to which I replied. I hope that we can work together, with everyone that is having this problem, to come to a resolution. Please see more info that I left on your previous thread, that you refferenced above.
Keep me aprised of your findings, and I will do the same for you.

Vito