2019 Toyota Camry · symptom sheet
Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard
- 46owner reports
- 56,000median miles
- $7,700median quote
- 0involved a crash
Newest report Jun 30, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
113 of the 395 complaints on this car are about the transmission and drivetrain. 46 of those describe transmission shudder. Only stalling is reported more often on this car.
Tick what matches of 46 reports
Transmission shudder on other Camry years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024.
What this problem usually is
This is the biggest drivetrain group on the site: a transmission that shudders, slips, hesitates or bangs into gear. It's the everyday version of transmission trouble, where the car still drives but doesn't drive right, and it has three narrower sheets of its own for jerking, hesitation and slipping.
What got replaced
Few of these reports name the part that was replaced.
Recalls and investigations
No recall on the transmission and drivetrain covers the 2019 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.
NHTSA investigations into the transmission and drivetrain on the Camry
Ignition interlock failure. Closed nov 28, 1997, led to recall 97V-213.
None of these investigations covers the 2019 model year.
What owners paid
5 of the 46 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $6,000 to $10,599.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 1,200 and 109,000 miles, from the 19 reports that gave a mileage.
What owners wrote
“Transmission has gone bad 109k miles,took it to dealer they said Transmission is bad ,started with slippage in gears and clutch,gave me code for solenoids,and now is undriveable.”
Filed Jun 26, 2026 · 109,000 miles
“Transmission problems. Transmission makes whining noises and jerks. The car only has 56k miles on it. After doing research, a lot of people are having this issue and Toyota is not doing any types of recalls on this. I paid for a "reliable" car, but this car is far from it, not safe to drive. Dealer quoted around $10K to change transmission. What a disappoitment from Toyota.”
Filed Nov 7, 2025 · 56,000 miles
“Transmission slipping at 41k miles. Jumping/stuttering while accelerating from full stop.”
Filed May 18, 2024 · 41,000 miles
“transmission failure at 84,000 miles,transmission was slipping when trying to shift between gears and vehicle was decelarating and engine was also reving high,I almost got rear ended by a semi truck because of this issue a few weeks later my vehicle now does not move when I put it in reverse or drive,vehicle will not move or accelarate anymore.”
Filed Jan 17, 2024 · 84,000 miles
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 0 of 46 reports involved a crash. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
Guide Taking it to a shop? How to describe this problem so it gets found
Other problems on this car
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 55 reports
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 42 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 36 reports
- Transmission fails or needs replacement 32 reports
- Fuel pump failure 26 reports