Camry 2013 transmission issue

[asifranjha]

I have camry 2013 model petrol variant. Bought it one month back. I felt a slight vibration in the floor peddle area while accelarating but i ignored it. Few days ago it started to give a bad jerk while shifting from 2nd to 3rd gear at low acceleration. If i push theaccelerator hard, that jerk is not felt very hard. My mechanic flushed the transmission fluid recently and after that the vibration is almost gone, but it still gives a bad jerk while shifting from 2nd to 3rd gear. Mr mechanic has suggested transmission swap with another one from a wrech yard which is very expensive option. Is there any alternate solution to this issue?

[hash4u]

which city are you from
and who is working on it

[asifranjha]

Australia. Mechanic is a Pakistani guy

[syednayl]

If the mechanic cant tell you what the issue is and just suggests a swap then swap your mehanic. But this does seem like transmission failure, do you have any CEL ? If not and you dont want to do the swap then just drive it until it dies and then replace the tranny then.

[engnr.mubashir]

Drive it daily for 4 to 5 days atleast 20 30kms with soft foot then observe if that still doing same problem probability is your transmission is ended and need a swap from automotive scrapyard.

[Xulfiqar]

This is a known problem with this car, you need to replace the torque converter with a new or rebuilt one, clean and upgrade the valvebody too. Install the extra magnets in the sump pan while buttoning it back up with fresh ws atf.

And finally ask toyota to update its ecu with the final update of the u760e automatic transmission shift sequence. (Most important step otherwise you will waste all of your money spent)

Your mechanic doesnt seem experienced in automatics, find one that is.

Also ask the mechanic to pulse flush the atf cooler or use the correct cooler cleaner (its not plain petrol)

[Xulfiqar]

I can guarantee you the scrapyard ones have same issue too, if a later one is found, it will eventually get the same failed torque converter clutch due to the shit programming by toyota for this model.

Ive had owners try to cheap it out, every single one had to pay again for proper repair.

[Xulfiqar]

This fault never throws a code.

[asifranjha]

Are these shudder eliminator products any useful even for short period of time?

[Xulfiqar]

This enhances the fluid to make up for worn out fluid causing stiction issues, by adding this to your box, you may have a very slight duration (less than a week of no shudder drive, but the 2-3 delay/shuttle shift cannot be fixed unless the valve body is worked on and the torque converter replaced.

Your cars torque converter is literally damaged from the dumbass programming that toyota did, its a tiny clutch which toyota programmed to fully lock at abt 35 kmh which basically lugs it so bad that its static friction is overcome almost instantly, it overheats and warps out of shape which then causes dragging and shuddering as the flex lock adaptation comes into play.

I have repaired dozens of these model camry, its a fantastic screwup by toyota and as usual they dont give a hoot because they know their buyers wont ever complain to them, even when the car is under factory warranty.