[AT] 2010 toyota camry

[charliehill]

Ken, I don't know a thing about Toyotas but about all electronic controlled 
cars "learn" how they are driven and respond in kind.  I suspect your wife 
never calls for "flank speed".   If you drove it a lot of the time the 
computer might adjust to your driving style.  At least that's the way the GM 
computer cars and trucks are.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken Knierim" <ken.knierim at gmail.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 9:20 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] 2010 toyota camry


> On Sun, Dec 6, 2009 at 6:59 PM, Herbert Metz 
> <metz-h.b at mindspring.com>wrote:
>
>> A widow friend recently bought a new 2010 Toyota Camry.    She likes the
>> car except for an occasional popping noise that happens between 5 and 25
>> mphr when she leaves here short driveway and goes on down the street. 
>> The
>> dealership is treating her like crud; they told her it was in the ABS and
>> could not be fixed, and to turn the radio on so she could not hear it.
>> Is this common?   etc?   etc?
>> Herb
>
>
>
> My wife has an 04 Camry she loves. Great car but the dealers can be 
> anywhere
> from great to crappy. She used to work for Toyota Financial and knew the
> different local dealers because of the customer complaints. If possible 
> find
> a different dealer to have them look at it if it seems like something is
> wrong. Probably nothing but if it is, have it looked at and noted as an
> issue under warranty in case something croaks later. Does it have the
> dreaded bad gas pedal they're recalling?
>
> After driving my wife's car a few times on long trips (back and forth to
> Montana in the wintertime) about the only complaint I have is with the
> electronic controls; it has an early drive-by-wire throttle and computer
> controlled shift points. The throttle is slow to respond (when I call the
> engine room for flank speed, I usually wanted it yesterday...) and the
> transmission tends to hunt around more than I'd like. It's her car and she
> absolutely loves it (justifiably). I can say it's a great car in snow 
> (love
> those factory Michelin tires) and gets better than 30 MPG hauling a whole
> family at 75 MPH+ and has plenty of power (V-6). Newer vehicles apparently
> addressed the unstable throttle better. I still prefer the direct control 
> of
> the throttle plates myself though.
>
> Ken in AZ
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