# 2015 Toyota Camry Hybrid hunting for gears

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-camry-hybrid-hunting-for-gears/133145>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** camryhybrid, toyota\
**Created:** [January 23, 2019, 12:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-camry-hybrid-hunting-for-gears/133145 "2019-01-23T00:42:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![martinmendel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/898d66/32.png) [@martinmendel](https://community.cartalk.com/u/martinmendel)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2019, 12:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-camry-hybrid-hunting-for-gears/133145/1 "2019-01-23T00:42:24Z")

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my car hunts for gears when topping a hill? cruise on or off

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**Author:** ![PvtPublic](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/pvtpublic/32/13089_2.png) [@PvtPublic](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PvtPublic)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2019, 12:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-camry-hybrid-hunting-for-gears/133145/2 "2019-01-23T12:29:51Z")

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Please explain. How can a CVT hunt for gears it doesn’t have? Not being funny, just a little confused.

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**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2019, 1:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-camry-hybrid-hunting-for-gears/133145/3 "2019-01-23T13:15:19Z")

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throttle/trans might be in the transition point where the drivetrain is starting to freewheel as you crest the hill. you might not feel it on level ground when you left off accelerator. could be just the way the car handles it. has it always done this? do you drive this route a lot?

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**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2019, 2:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-camry-hybrid-hunting-for-gears/133145/4 "2019-01-23T14:13:04Z")

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As noted you don’t have gears. Is this a new problem? How long have you owned it?

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**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2019, 3:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-camry-hybrid-hunting-for-gears/133145/5 "2019-01-23T15:04:32Z")

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i think a failing cvt trans could feel jerky or have a slipping sensation. not saying that is the problem but who knows. my cvt trans does bump the revs on hwy from 1800 to 2200 or so when we go up hills. why does it seem to focus on 2200 as its set point?

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2019, 9:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-camry-hybrid-hunting-for-gears/133145/6 "2019-01-23T21:45:50Z")

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> [@martinmendel](#):
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> my car hunts for gears when topping a hill?

Are you asking us, or are you telling us?  
How would we know what you are experiencing when you drive your car?  
🤔

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**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2019, 9:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-toyota-camry-hybrid-hunting-for-gears/133145/7 "2019-01-23T21:49:02Z")

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would be helpful if OP said it has always done this or if it just started