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I thought it was the V6 Camrys having all the problems with the transmissions slipping within the first 1k miles or so. The 4-cylinder has the common drive-by-wire problem, but they've come out with an ECU reflash that fixes that.
I think the 6-speed AT transmission issues were limited to the early build 07 models. Not all of the affected transmission failed. Some of them just had hard shifts and flares. I don't hear about widespread problems with the later builds, so I think the problem has been resolved. The 07 Camry V6 that my dad and I test drove last week was excellent...no hesitation or shift problems at all.
Don't know about the 4-cyl ones, but I found it interesting that CR themselves were only giving the 07 4-cyl 2/5 stars in the area of "engine issues, minor." Predicted reliability was only 3/5 overall, I think. The V6 surprisingly, had much better ratings in the area of reliability.