Used 2018 Toyota Camry Sedan Consumer Reviews
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ditch the 8 speed transmission, it is terrible
Phil, 03/25/2019
updated 04/04/2022
2018 Toyota Camry L 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl 8A)
8 of 9 people found this review helpful
be very leery of the 8 speed trans as it is very jerky and does not seem to know what gear it should be in. it bucks in city traffic unless you are in manual shift mode. very sluggish from a dead stop unless you push down hard on pedal but then goes too fast. Also, from a slow start, turning the wheel right to change lanes caused the trans to go into neutral by itself! I almost got hit by cars coming up as my engine was revving but my car was going nowhere for about 3 seconds until the trans re-engaged itself. These things make the car dangerous to drive and it should be re-called. As of April 1, 2020 I still have this car. It is nowhere near as enjoyable a car to drive as my old 2011 Camry with a V6 6speed or my current 2014 Sienna V6 6 speed. Note: this 8 speed trans would probably be ok with a g6, but not with the 4 cyl.(updated 4/1/21. As of 4/3/22 I have 30,000 miles on this car with no major problems. The trans is still jerky and never knows what gear to be in, but the gas mileage is so good that I am willing to put up with it considering the price of gas is so high nowadays since Trump is out of office.
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6th Toyota - Disappointed and Frustrated
Sheila, 02/24/2018
updated 03/06/2019
2018 Toyota Camry XSE 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl 8A)
8 of 9 people found this review helpful
I purchased this vehicle in December, 2017. It was not disclosed to me that the Scout GPS Link software was not compatible with iOS 11.2. After a few days of using the vehicle, I tried to use my navigation, but kept on getting errors. To get full usage of the Scout GPS Link, the phone has to be plugged in via USB. This made it even worse giving me more errors. I brought it to the dealership and spent hours waiting for them to "flash" the software. When they finished they said it still isn't working and the problem was my USB cord and it was a problem with my new iPhone 8. Instead of addressing their software problem, they blamed it on my phone having too new of iOS software!? We ended up talking to the sales manager who didn't make me feel like I was going to be taken care of with my new purchase. He said he'd call Toyota and see what the software engineers could tell him. In the mean time, his solution was to purchase a more expensive vehicle with a different radio/navigation system. It is now the end of February. I just got off the phone with Toyota, and there is still no fix. I'm very frustrated and would never have purchased the vehicle had I known all the features would not work. 3/6/19 update: after 3 frustrating months of no resolution, I traded in the vehicle for the V6 Camry. I wasn’t happy with having to register two vehicle within such a short time period, and having another hard inquiry on my credit report. The V6 is a more powerful and smooth ride and I’ve had no issues with the software.
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Could be better
Wendy S., 09/24/2018
2018 Toyota Camry SE 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl 8A)
8 of 9 people found this review helpful
I have owned my 2018 Camry SE about a year now. Within the first 3 months- Rear seatbelt sensor would start going off LOUDLY indicating that the person in the middle didn't have a seatbelt on. NO one was sitting there. Super irritating. The drivers window started making a loud noise when lowered when it rains. Took it to Toyota and got the seatbelt thing sorted out. They also told me they fixed the window now that it rained the noise is back. Sounds like its catching on the rubber. The Toyota entune SUCKS!! When playing music it shows different artist information, I have saved my 5 contacts to the main screen but whenever i call someone a different picture shows up. I mean these two details are not a deal breaker but still annoying. The WORST thing is the acceleration. Press on the gas and like other reviews have said it lags. The throttle feels irregular. Press the pedal lightly nothing really happens and if you add a little more pressure it takes off. At first I thought I just needed time to get used to the gas pedal but it sounds like its a common problem. Honestly I don't think I would've purchase this car. Bummer because I think they did a great job on the body design, when I see i love it and once i start driving i don't!
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False rear seat belt alert
R.Ram, 05/24/2018
2018 Toyota Camry XSE 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl 8A)
8 of 9 people found this review helpful
I brought 2018 Camry xse. Car is great overall. However, when anyone sit in the back seat and have their seat belt buckled up. The car will continue to ding at the driver, that other two seats need to be buckle up. Even though there is no passengers there to be buckle up. Not sure if anyone other 2018 Camry owners experience this problem. Pretty annoying.
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Expected lot more from legendary Toyota
Roman Konstankevich, 11/30/2017
2018 Toyota Camry XLE 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl 8A)
11 of 13 people found this review helpful
Several years ago my friend had Toyota Camry and it was real pleasure to drive, but 2018 model is somewhat different and I am really upset with this car. I got it 7 days ago and made on it 300 miles. First of all it’s very stiff, I can fill every small pothole on the road. Toyota advertised it as 39 mpg on highway but so far it does not go over 31. I tried ECO and normal mode but mpg does not change so far. Acceleration is not predictable and you don’t know how to press gas pedal: smoothly or more aggressively. Heating seats works OK, but sets itself also XLE version does not have HD radio, which is really weird. Other technological advances are pretty much OK. Conclusion is simple : Toyota could not do it this time.