Sounds like hogwash to me.

Call Toyota HQ and another dealer to see if this is covered under the 96-month, 80K-miles Federal Emissions warranty. And it involves software update. I see one TSB for Lexus but not for Camry, but anyway, have a look:

https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2019/MC-10154804-9999.pdf

here's a TSB for the 2019 Camry hesitation issue:

https://www.toyotanation.com/threads/2019-transmission-recall-or-tsb-modification.1667253/#replies

Also, get a 2nd opinion from a well-reviewed ATRA Automatic Transmission Rebuilders Assoc member shop:

ATRA - Automatic Transmission Rebuilders Association

www.atra.com

That said, early years of the Ua80e/Ub80e transmissions are problematic.

 

Thanks, but unfortunately my car is at 87000 miles so that wouldn't help. I will try the other options though

 

So my question is to you guys are they telling the truth or they are trying to get 7 grand out of me instead of fixing a $300 piece?

It's just my guess but I think you should add cost of removal front bumper, radiator, radiator fan, air filter housing to get access to the valve body cover. Then remove that cover and valve body assembly and after that you can replace the faulty solenoid (see steps #8,9,10).

 

 

Before I let Toyota charge that much, I would find a good local shop and ask for a quote. A friend of mine has a Nissan Pathfinder and dealers wanted I think around $5500, and a local shop ordered a trans from Nissan and installed it for (I think) $1200 cheaper, and gave a much longer warranty. Still. it is a lot to pay out for a car that is not that old.

 

Not only that, dealers typically are clueless about AC systems and transmissions. A well reviewed specialist is the best.

 

Scary times when service departments no longer want to do service, and instead only replace full assemblies

Why fix the tranny when we can charge you $7k for a new (reman) one, and it takes less time for us?

Dealer service of the future - oooh looks like your front brakes are worn, can I interest you in a new Camry?

 

I'm not taking any chances of being faced with a $7,000 8 speed transmission replacement bill. I draining 3 quarts every 20,000 miles or 2 years:

 

Please post a picture of your two-year-young ATF.

 

Please make a complaint on www.nhtsa.gov so they can do an investigation there are too many complaints about this transmission from Toyota/Aisin-Warner

 

This sucks. Just replaced the head gasket in my 2019 xse and spent almost 3k on that. Now at 85k miles my check engine light comes on and I my mechanic says that my transmission is pretty much done. I’m not even done paying the car off and I’m having all these problems. I took very good care of my car, kept up with regular maintenance and this stuff just seems like I’m getting robbed. I thought Toyotas were supposed to be reliable?

 

. I took very good care of my car, kept up with regular maintenance and this stuff just seems like I’m getting robbed. I thought Toyotas were supposed to be reliable?

What has been your car's oil change interval in both miles and months?

What's your car's ATF replacement interval?

What's coolant replacement interval?

 

Just replaced the head gasket in my 2019 xse

Now at 85k miles

I took very good care of my car, kept up with regular maintenance

Can you provide more details, why did you replace head gasket at 85 000 miles on the good maintained car.

 

After my water pump went out shorty after is when I started noticing that my car would run differently. My car would randomly say that it was over heating but when I would pull over and check the engine it wasn’t even hot. I would just restart it and it would run normally. But this time the check engine came and checked the codes out and the only thing that came back was that cylinder 1 and 2 were misfiring. But it was the transmission I guess

 

After my water pump went out shorty after is when I started noticing that my car would run differently.

Sounds typical, get overheating after a water pump change and then the head gasket blows--been there, done that, got the t-shirt