NHTSA Complaint #10547769 — 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY

HAVE A 2011 CAMRY 4CY WITH 6SP AT. THE CAR TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ROUGH AND CAR RPM SUDDENLY GOES AROUND 3K IN STOP A GO DRIVING. WHILE COMING TO STOP THE CAR RELEASE THE GEAR AT VERY LATE WHILE ALMOST STOPPED. FEELS LIKE IT WILL JERK AND HIT OTHER CAR. ON COLD START THE CAR TRANSMISSION DOES NOT LIKE TO MOVE(UNLESS YOU WARM UP THE ENGINE WHICH TAKES 15MIN IDLING. THEN I AM NOT SURE HOW THIS CARE PASS EPE POLLUTION STANDARD ). SO WHILE GETTING INTO ROAD THE CAR NEEDS HIGH REVVING TO MOVE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAY ITS BEHAVING NORMAL AND COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. TOOK TO ANOTHER DEALER AND THEY GIVE THE SAME "NORMAL" ANSWER. FILED A COMPLAIN TO TOYOTA. THEIR EXPLANATION IS FIELD TECHNICIAN (TOYOTA DEALER) SAID ITS NORMAL AND NO ISSUE SO ITS NORMAL. AS A OWNER OF SUCH VEHICLE I PERSONALLY THINK THE TRANSMISSION BEHAVE ABNORMAL AND UNSAFE. ALSO THE CAR HAS A WHINING NOISE MOST NOTICEABLE AROUND 2-2.5K RPM. 1 ST DEALER SAID ALL CAMRY OF THIS MODEL MAKES SUCH NOISE. 2ND DEALER SAID ITS FROM THE TRANSMISSION. NHTSA SHOULD INVESTIGATE AND MAKE SURE TOYOTA IS NOT TRYING TO AVOID ANY POTENTIAL DEFECT WHICH WILL CAUSE A LIFE THREATENING ACCIDENT. *TR