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**oyymoss** · 11-12-2005, 01:09 AM

Quote, originally posted by orangeeagle13 »Ok, as I've stated, I think our 1998 Toyota Camry has an issue. Most of the time when we drive it above 50 miles per hour, it starts to buck and surge, and then when you hit the brakes at a stoplight or for other reasons, the car attempts to stall. The only way we've been figuring how to solve it is to pop it into neutral and rev it up to the redline a few times, which seems to take care of it until the next time we drive it. Also, when first turned on, it revs very high (2500 rpm) which is not normal I think.
It's an LE with the standard 4-cylinder and automatic transmission.
I was just wondering if anybody had an idea of what might be causing this and what we can do to solve this, becuase it is no good.
Thanks
I recommend signing up on http://www.toyotanation.com (it's free) and asking them what's wrong. I got a 1999 Camry with the same specifications and whenever I had a problem they've usually known much more about it than anyone else.
But I do know this... When your engine is cold, your vehicle will rev at a higher rpm for a few minutes in order to warm the engine up quicker. However, if the outdoor temperature is cold enough, the engine will rev as high as 2000 rpm, something called "cold starting". Unlike normally warming up the engine, the car knows it has to warm up an even colder engine, and so it revs even higher to quicken the process. My Camry does this as well, so it's normal.
But yeah, check out Toyota Nation and see what they can do.

11-12-2005, 01:09 AM	#7
oyymoss Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 332 Senior Member	Quote, originally posted by orangeeagle13* »*Ok, as I've stated, I think our 1998 Toyota Camry has an issue. Most of the time when we drive it above 50 miles per hour, it starts to buck and surge, and then when you hit the brakes at a stoplight or for other reasons, the car attempts to stall. The only way we've been figuring how to solve it is to pop it into neutral and rev it up to the redline a few times, which seems to take care of it until the next time we drive it. Also, when first turned on, it revs very high (2500 rpm) which is not normal I think. It's an LE with the standard 4-cylinder and automatic transmission. I was just wondering if anybody had an idea of what might be causing this and what we can do to solve this, becuase it is no good. Thanks I recommend signing up on http://www.toyotanation.com (it's free) and asking them what's wrong. I got a 1999 Camry with the same specifications and whenever I had a problem they've usually known much more about it than anyone else. But I do know this... When your engine is cold, your vehicle will rev at a higher rpm for a few minutes in order to warm the engine up quicker. However, if the outdoor temperature is cold enough, the engine will rev as high as 2000 rpm, something called "cold starting". Unlike normally warming up the engine, the car knows it has to warm up an even colder engine, and so it revs even higher to quicken the process. My Camry does this as well, so it's normal. But yeah, check out Toyota Nation and see what they can do.
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