2005 Toyota Camry Solara Transmission and drivetrain Problems

“Bringing up speed on freeway entrance to merge with traffic going 65 MPH of more. I got up to 45 and my car stalled as if losing power, it did this for a few seconds (enough to almost get me hit), it suddenly jerked forward and accelerated up to 60mph at which time I tapped my brakes and the car started driving normally. It also does this when I am in a situation that I have to brake suddenly. It drags before I can accelerate again to whatever speed I am going. When slow in a lot of traffic it almost stops on me.”

“My issues occurred 5 years ago, it was the first year Toyota used the computerized acceleration in their cars. This information is important to the investigation being conducted by nasa. February 21, 2005 we purchased a brand new Toyota solora by june we sold it. The car failed to accelerate on several occasions by not responding when I pushed the gas pedal. I realize this is the opposite end of the spectrum, but trust that it is relevant. Please ensure nasa gets this information it will give them more to work with. …”

“The second generation Toyota solara uses drive by wire technology instead of a throttle cable. My car experiences a lag between the time when I press the gas pedal and when the car actually starts to move. This happens in a specific scenario where the car is decelerating, but then the driver resumes accelerating. The lag can last up to 2 seconds and presents a critical safety issue which has LED to three near miss accidents in intersections for me. This feels like it would if your car stalled in the middle of the intersection and then the light changed. …”

“Transmission hesitates to downshift. E.g. When attempting to merge in traffic, applying the accelorator, results in a vehicle hesitation where the vehicle begins to slow down, then the transmission downshifts, and finally the vehicle begins to accellerate. The vehicle I merged in front of slammed on their brakes, as did the vehicles behind them. The hestitation has been a problem since I took delivery of the vehilce in mar 2004. The hesitation occurs at low speeds, this is the first time it occured when accelration from 40 MPH. Dealer claims this is functioning per design.”

“Vsc warning light, vehicle stability control warning, trac warning light, traction control warning. Engine sputters on acceleration, feel shifts in drivetrain, from full stop at red light. Engine stall has not happened yet but engine seems to want to dye. Shifting in the drivetrain seems to slip and break while accelerating. Lights remain on after startup, with standard check engine”