I have a 2014 Toyota Camry SE, and after around 300 miles the car transmission started shuddering at steady speeds of 40-55mph. The dealership replaced the torque converter which didn't fix the problem. Then, the Toyota engineers requested the dealership to perform two different diagnostic tests. The results were sent to the manufacturer and they found the "condition to be normal, vehicle is operating according to manufacturer's design and intent." Is this normal?
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I have the same problem as you. My 2014 Toyota Camry is at the dealer as I am writing this. This is my 10th Camry since 1990, and I've never had a problem like this before. I've been reading on the lemon laws as I've had this in to the dealer three times since buying it. They are replacing the TC. My answer is I don't think this is correct, as my 2007, 2009 & 2011 Camrys all had the 6-speed auto transmission with no problems. Let's be sure to keep each other posted on anything that can be done. I don't plan on accepting the answer you got because other buyers need to know about our problems.
A Field Technical Specialist was sent to inspect my car. I drove him around and he could not feel the shudder from the passenger seat so he drove the car and was able to feel a small shudder in the steering wheel. In order to feel the vibration you have to be on a smooth, newly, paved road and the road we were on was not all that smooth. Anyway he determined that "torque converter flex lock up is occurring" and this is what is causing the shudder. The shudder is a "characteristic of the flex lock up and not a manufacturer defect." "The concern is extremely minor and does not affect the vehicles use, value, or safety." I did drive another 2014.5 and was able to feel a slight shudder but not as hard as mine. If you visit Toyotanation.com you'll read where other customers are having the same problem. This shudder is very annoying and if this is for fuel economy then Toyota needs to revisit and redesign the transmission. When I test drove the car there was only 8 miles on it (guess I should have picked a car w/ higher miles) and the first three days I owned the car I had no trouble. If I would have felt the shudder then I would not have bought the car. I love my car except the shudder in the transmission. I plan to drive the car until the warranty is up and will trade it in on another car. I am uncertain whether or not it’ll be another Toyota though. Not very happy with Toyota at this time.
I am having this problem now, mine is a 2014.5. I have been feeling the shudder but at first I thought I was going crazy or the roads are not good every where. It is quite frustrating to have a new car with such low mileage and have to start thinking about transmission.
I have a Toyota Camry 2014. The Car shakes really bad anywhere between 10-50 miles of speed. I took to the dealer several times. I even wrote to Toyota.com; they sent a guy to examine it and the report said the car drives normal. I decided to just keep driving, but I wish there could be some answers to the problem.
Try this. Looks like they have a fix.
http://www.toyoheadquarters.com/threads/2012-2014-camry-transmission-shudder-software-update-lsc-e03-w-warranty-extension-ze5.324/
A Field Technical Specialist was sent to inspect my car. I drove him around and he could not feel the shudder from the passenger seat so he drove the car and was able to feel a small shudder in the steering wheel. In order to feel the vibration you have to be on a smooth, newly, paved road and the road we were on was not all that smooth. Anyway he determined that "torque converter flex lock up is occurring" and this is what is causing the shudder. The shudder is a "characteristic of the flex lock up and not a manufacturer defect." "The concern is extremely minor and does not affect the vehicles use, value, or safety." I did drive another 2014.5 and was able to feel a slight shudder but not as hard as mine. If you visit Toyotanation.com you'll read where other customers are having the same problem. This shudder is very annoying and if this is for fuel economy then Toyota needs to revisit and redesign the transmission. When I test drove the car there was only 8 miles on it (guess I should have picked a car w/ higher miles) and the first three days I owned the car I had no trouble. If I would have felt the shudder then I would not have bought the car. I love my car except the shudder in the transmission. I plan to drive the car until the warranty is up and will trade it in on another car. I am uncertain whether or not it’ll be another Toyota though. Not very happy with Toyota at this time.