My 1996 Toyota Camry chugs after shifting gears.. Any ideas Why?

Hi again Tony,

No, it has not bearing whether you have a manual or auto gearbox.

I'm surprised Autozone couldn't read your codes. Because your vehicle is 1996, it's likely that you have the old protocol OBD1 connector (not OBD2 which was introduced in 1996 assembled vehicles). Autozone probably did not have the adaptor cable to connect to your 'old style' Diagnostic connector to their OBD2 (16pin) scanner device.

With this in mind, could you confirm your vehicle does have the earlier OBD1 connector? If yes, there should be a little rectangle box in the engine bay, near the driver's side with "DIAGNOSTIC" on the cover.

If you are technically inclined, I can show you how to obtain your diagnostic codes yourself, without the use of a scan tool.

Let me know.... Hi again Tony, No, it has not bearing whether you have a manual or auto gearbox. I'm surprised Autozone couldn't read your codes. Because your vehicle is 1996, it's likely that you have the old protocol OBD1 connector (not OBD2 which was introduced in 1996 assembled vehicles). Autozone probably did not have the adaptor cable to connect to your 'old style' Diagnostic connector to their OBD2 (16pin) scanner device. With this in mind, could you confirm your vehicle does have the earlier OBD1 connector? If yes, there should be a little rectangle box in the engine bay, near the driver's side with "DIAGNOSTIC" on the cover. If you are technically inclined, I can show you how to obtain your diagnostic codes yourself, without the use of a scan tool. Let me know....

I could not locate an diagnostic box in the engine bay on the driver side..There were only two fuse boxes. But I do remember the guy from Auto Zone saying it was too old for their scanner. I could not locate an diagnostic box in the engine bay on the driver side..There were only two fuse boxes. But I do remember the guy from Auto Zone saying it was too old for their scanner.