2007 Toyota Camry Complaint Log

NOTICED THE ENGINE BURNING OIL AT AN EXCESSIVE RATE (2 QUARTS EVERY 1500 MILES) AT AROUND 72,000 MILES. AT 85,000 MILES DEALER RAN A CONSUMPTION TEST AND INSPECTED THE ENGINE. ADVISED THAT THE SHORT BLOCK OF THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR $6500. CAR IS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY ON MILEAGE AND TOYOTA WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE DEALER SAYS THIS IS A COMMON AND KNOWN ISSUE. A QUICK SEARCH ON THE INTERNET OF "2007 CAMRY BURNS OIL" SHOWED THAT MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE NO IDEA IF IT'S SAFE FOR ME TO DRIVE THE CAR UNDER THE CURRENT CONDITIONS (THE DEALERSHIP COULDN'T GUARANTEE IT WAS) AND I DON'T FEEL THAT IT'S MY RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX THIS SINCE IT'S CLEARLY AN ISSUE WITH THIS CAR. ONLINE SEARCHES HAVE ALSO REVEALED THAT TOYOTA HAS COME OUT WITH A NEW SHORT BLOCK FOR THE ENGINE OF THIS CAR, SO CLEARLY, THEY KNOW THE OTHER ONE WAS FLAWED. THIS CAR IS NOT EVEN FIVE YEARS OLD. IT'S NOT NORMAL TO HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. TOYOTA IS INSISTING THAT IT IS. THEY WON'T ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE INVESTIGATE! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH HE ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN AND THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN THEY WERE APPLIED. THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY CONTAMINATED BRAKE FLUID. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE FLUID, AND FLUSHED THE BRAKE LINES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED, BECAUSE THE DEALER COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY THE BRAKE FLUID WAS CONTAMINATED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

I PURCHASED MY CAMRY USED IN AUGUST 2010 AND A COUPLE OF MONTHS AFTER OWNING THE CAR, THE DRIVER SIDE SUNVISOR HAD TO BE REMOVED BECAUSE IT FLOPPED DOWN AND WOULD NOT STAY UP WHEN PUT UP. IN JULY 2012, THE EXACT SAME IDENTICAL THING HAPPENED WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE AND IT'S NOW HANGING DOWN AND WILL NOT GO BACK UP AND STAY. I CAN FEEL IN THE SEEM THAT IT'S BROKEN BUT CANNOT FIX IT. EVERYONE, INCLUDING MYSELF THAT GETS IN THE PASSENGER SIDE HITS THEIR HEADS ON IT SINCE IT'S HANGING DOWN. IT'S DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE OF BLOCKING THE VIEWS ESPECIALLY WITH THE DRIVER SIDE...THAT'S WHY WE REMOVED IT COMPLETELY. I CONTACTED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE SOMETIME AGO AND ALL THEY SAID WAS THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE ITEMS. RIDICULOUS! I'VE PRICED THE VISORS THRU THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT THE CAR AND THE PRICE WAS AROUND $100. TOYOTA NEEDS TO REPLACE THEM, I FEEL! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM THE INTERIOR. THE CONTACT MERGED ONTO THE SHOULDER AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO TEST DROVE AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND WHERE THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM OR ANY OTHER ISSUES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

WHILE DRIVING, PULLING OUT OF GARAGE, TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT AT TOWN/CITY SPEEDS AND WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (55MPH AND HIGHER) A KNOCKING, POPPING FEELING IS FELT ON STEERING WHEEL. WHEN THE KNOCKING/POPPING FEELING IS FELT THERE IS ALSO A FEELING OF LOSS OF VEHICLE STEERING CONTROL. AT TIMES A SLIGHT LURCHING FEELING ALSO PRESENT. THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO TOYOTA DEALER, WHO INSPECTED STEERING ASSEMBLY AND SAID THEY 'FEEL' THE PULSE BUT DON'T HAVE A FULL DIAGNOSIS. DURING THE MONTHS OF SEPT/OCT 2012 THE PROBLEM GOT WORSE WITH MORE POPPING/KNOCKING FEELING FELT AT WIDER SPEEDS AND GENERAL STEERING CONTROL BEING LOST MORE FREQUENTLY. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER ON OCT 5 2012 AND THEY STATE THAT THE STEERING SHAFT HAS TO BE REPLACED. MORE CONCERNING IS THE DEALER'S VERBAL STATEMENT THAT THIS IS A 'SAFETY ISSUE AND YOU SHOULD NOT BE DRIVING' THE VEHICLE. I CONTACTED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE TO CHECK ON RECALLS AND THEY STATE NONE EXIST, BUT A TSB HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS ISSUE. THEY ALSO STATED (VERBAL) THAT IF MORE COMPLAINTS ARE RECEIVED TOYOTA MAY ISSUE A RECALL. A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH WITH KEY WORDS '2007 TOYOTA CAMRY STEERING SHAFT RECALL' YIELDS 1000S OF HITS ON USERS REPORTING THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT IS SLOWLY ARISING. I HAVE DRIVEN MY CAR FOR ROUGHLY 18000 MILES WHEN THE PROBLEM STARTS. DEALER NOW WANTS APPROXIMATELY $600 TO FIX THE ISSUE BY REPLACING THE SHAFT. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY, NOT JUST FOR MYSELF BUT FOR OTHER MOTORISTS AND FEEL THAT THIS ISSUE REQUIRES FURTHER INVESTIGATION BY COMPETENT AUTHORITY. TO ME IT LOOKS LIKE TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS BUT ARE WILLFULLY IGNORING THE ISSUE. I MAY BE CONTACTED FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IF REQUIRED TO ASSIST ANY FURTHER INVESTIGATION. THANK YOU *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR FELL DOWN INTO MY VISION, ALMOST CAUSING ME TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE. TOYOTA DOESN'T CONSIDER THIS A WARRANTY ITEM AND IT IS NOT COVERED, I HAVE DONE SOME DETECTIVE WORK ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THOUSANDS OF 2007 CAMRY OWNERS ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM, SOME TWICE AFTER THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FIRST ONE. THIS SHOULD MOST DEFINITELY BE A RECALL AS IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND COULD BE A CAUSE OF SERIOUS IF NOT DEADLY CAR ACCIDENT. *TR

MY LEFT DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR BEGAN DROOPING LAST WEEK. I NOTICED A FEW DAYS LATER THAT IT SEEMED TO BE GETTING LOWER AND LOWER AND WAS DROPPING INTO MY FIELD OF VISION, OBSTRUCTING MY VIEW. THEN, IT BEGAN RANDOMLY FALLING, WHICH COMPLETELY KEEPS ME FROM BEING ABLE TO SEE WHERE I'M GOING OR WHAT MIGHT BE IN MY PATH. DURING THE COURSE OF A 15-MINUTE DRIVE TODAY, IT FELL 3 TIMES. MY CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, HAVING A REPLACEMENT INSTALLED IS ALMOST $200 AND I'M LEARNING THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN 2007 TOYOTA CAMRYS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN SHE NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WOULD NOT REMAIN IN THE UPWARD POSITION. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT APPROXIMATELY EIGHTEEN MONTHS AGO, THE SUN VISOR WAS REPLACED FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AFTER THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP. IT JUST HANGS DOWN IN THE WAY. IT WAS NOT DAMAGED IN ANY WAY THAT I CAN SEE. JUST NORMAL USE. WHEN DRIVING I HAVE TO EITHER MOVE IT TO THE SIDE TO SEE. THIS HAS CAUSED SOME VISIBILITY PROBLEMS WHEN IT IS VERY BRIGHT OUTSIDE AND YOU ARE DRIVING INTO THE SUN. OR ID I HAVE HAD TO MOVE IT TO THE SIDE IT IMPAIRS MY SIDE VISION. *TR

ON SEPTEMBER 2011, THE TEXTURE OF MY DASHBOARD STARTED CHANGING TO A SHINY TACKY TEXTURE, AND THE CLOSER TO THE WINDOW THE MORE SEVERE IT WAS. I MUST ADD THAT I TAKE GREAT CARE OF MY VEHICLE AND WHENEVER IT'S PARKED OUTSIDE I USE INTERIOR WINDSHIELD COVERS TO PROTECT IT FROM THE SUN AND HEAT. IN AN ATTEMPT TO CLEAN IT, I NOTICED THE DASHBOARD WAS DISINTEGRATING. IT WAS COMING RIGHT OFF AND IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO REMOVE THE STICKY TEXTURE. FURTHERMORE, THE DASHBOARD IS SO SOFT THAT IT CAN BE SCRAPPED RIGHT OFF WITH A NAIL OR ANY SLIGHTLY SHARP OBJECT. I'VE BEEN INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE, AND IT APPEARS TO BE COMMON ON 2007 CAMRY'S AND 2007 LEXUS' VEHICLES. I CREATED A VIDEO DEMONSTRATING THIS DEFECT AND HAVE POSTED IT ON YOUTUBE. IT CAN BE FOUND BY SEARCHING "TOYOTA CAMRY STICKY DASHBOARD" OR BY CLICKING ON THIS LINK HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=47W3SLKGVP0&FEATURE=EMAIL *KB

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES SUN VISOR FELL OFF AND INTO THE DRIVERS LAP WHILE DRIVING *TGW

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM SHEEHY NISSAN ON SEPT. 25, 2010, WITH 89,720 MILES, ONE PREVIOUS OWNER AND NO ACCIDENTS/DAMAGE REPORTED TO CARFAX, AFTER HAVING A STATE INSPECTION DONE OF ALL MAJOR SYSTEMS. I HAVE THE OIL CHANGED AT REGULAR INTERVALS (MOST RECENTLY, SEPT. 23, 2011 AT 110,990 MILES) AND HAD 100K MILE SERVICING DONE ON JULY 19, 2011. THE ENGINE FAILED DURING A DRIVE TO NEW YORK. CLIMBING THE BRIDGE OUT OF DELAWARE, THE RPMS ABNORMALLY INCREASED. I SAW THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATE, TURNED OFF THE RADIO, OPENED THE WINDOW AND HEARD THE ENGINE MAKING LOUD NOISES. I PULLED TO THE SHOULDER ON THE APPROACH TO THE NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE. WHEN THE CAR CAME TO A STOP, THE ENGINE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE REMAINED AT THE MID-WAY POINT, BUT A GREASY FILM COVERED THE BACK BUMPER. AAA TOWED IT BACK TO MY SHOP, WHERE MECHANICS SAID THEY COULD NOT GET THE ENGINE TO TURN. THEY SAID THE OIL PUMP HAD FAILED. OIL WAS IN THE ENGINE BUT WASN'T CIRCULATING, AND THEY FOUND FRESH OIL AND METAL SHAVINGS IN THE PAN. I PAID $3,819 FOR A COMPLETE ENGINE REBUILD FOR A FOUR-YEAR OLD CAR. SEARCHING THE INTERNET AND THIS WEBSITE, I SEE A NUMBER OF OWNERS OF 2007 TOYOTA CAMRYS HIGHLIGHTING PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR'S ENGINE, INCLUDING SLUDGE BUILD UP. I HAVE RECEIVED NO INFORMATION FROM THE DEALER ABOUT RECALLS. THE USED CAR WARRANTY COVERED THE ENGINE BUT ITS DURATION WAS 30 DAYS OR 1K MILES, WHICHEVER CAME FIRST. IN ADDITION, THE SUN VISOR ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE CONTINUALLY SLIPS, OBSCURING THE VIEW OF TRAFFIC ON THE RIGHT, AND WILL NOT REMAIN IN PLACE - A PROBLEM I SEE OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE REPORT. I DON'T SEE A PLACE TO ENTER THIS, BUT THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR DEATHS BECAUSE I WAS ABLE TO PULL OUT OF TRAFFIC WHILE THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WOULD NO LONGER HOLD IN THE UPWARD POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS HOWEVER, INFORMED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE VISOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS CAME ON AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF. FUSES HAD TO BE PULLED DUE TO THE BATTERY BEING DRAINED. ONLINE RESEARCH SHOWS THERE IS AN APPARENT PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHT RELAY OR SWITCH BUT THERE IS NO INFORMATION ONLINE WHERE THEY ARE LOCATED. ALSO THERE IS A SEVERE KNOCKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END. THE RACK AND PINION HAD TO BE CHANGED AS WELL AS THE STRUTS AND THE CAR DOESN'T EVEN HAVE 50K MILES ON IT. TOYOTA IS JUNK! *TT

DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR HAS BROKEN AND WILL RANDOMLY DROP DOWN INTO FIELD OF VIEW WHILE DRIVING - WHILE THIS DOES NOT APPEAR TO AFFECT MY WIFE'S VISIBILITY (SHE IS 5' 1"), IT WILL COMPLETELY BLOCK MY NORMAL FIELD OF VIEW (I AM 6' 1"). I CAN ONLY SEE IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHEN IT DOES THIS AND REQUIRES ME TO DUCK DOWN QUICKLY TO TRY TO SEE WHILE TRYING TO MOVE THE VISOR AWAY AT THE SAME TIME. THIS COULD HAVE DISASTROUS CONSEQUENCES IF IT HAPPENED WHILE MERGING OR PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. *TT

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE WITHOUT THE USE OF EXCESSIVE FORCE. IT FLOPS DOWN WHETHER IT IS TILTED FORWARD OR BACKWARD. I CAN'T SEE TO DRIVE UNLESS I MOVE IT TO THE SIDE, BUT THEN IT BLOCKS 80% OF THE VIEW FROM THE DRIVER'S WINDOW. I HAVE TO LEAN FORWARD TO SEE MY SIDE MIRROR. THIS IS ESPECIALLY A PROBLEM AT NIGHT. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 CAMRY. MY VISOR FELL OFF AND HIT MY HEAD AND I ALMOST HAD A HEAD-ON COLLISION TODAY! THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. NOW THE VISOR WON'T STAY IN CLOSED POSITION AND IT KEEPS FALLING DOWN OBSTRUCTING DRIVER'S VIEW. *TR

ON OR ABOUT SEPTEMBER, 2011, AND WITHIN WARRANTY, MY OIL LIGHT CAME ON. I IMMEDIATELY WENT TO IRA TOYOTA. I HAD TWO QUARTS OF OIL REMAINING IN CRANKCASE. THEY CONDUCTED AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST, ONE OF THREE, AND TOLD ME THAT THE LOSS OF ONE HALF QUART PER 1,000 MILES WAS WITHIN SPECS. RUBBISH. I THEN COMPLAINED TO TOYOTA MOTOR SALES, USA, INC. THEY SENT ME THEIR ENGINEER WHO STATED THAT TOYOTA WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY PERFORMED ANOTHER OIL CONSUMPTION TEST, OF COURSE. NEVER SAW ENGINEER AGAIN. BEFORE ENGINEER, IRA TOYOTA OFFERED TO FIX IT. THEY CLAIMED IT WAS A $1,500 JOB AND IF I GAVE THEM $150.00, THEY WOULD FIX IT. THEY "REPAIRED AUTO" BUT IT REMAINED THE SAME. AND THEY KEPT THE $150. THEY KEPT LYING TO ME FOR A YEAR. THEN, THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT HONOR MY COMPLAINT. NOW, MY AUTO USES ONE QUART OF OIL PER 600 MILES. TOYOTA IS A FRAUD. THEY HAVE SO MANY COMPLAINTS THAT THEY CANNOT FINANCIALLY TAKE CARE OF ALL OF THEM. THEIR VEHICLES ARE LEMONS AND THEIR WARRANTIES ARE WORTHLESS. (SHORT VERSION) *TR

I HAD AN OIL CHANGE 2K MILES AGO BY A CERTIFIED TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND YESTERDAY NOTICED THAT MY OIL LIGHT KEPT TURNING ON AS I ACCELERATED AND DECELERATED. CHECKED THE OIL WITH THE DIPSTICK AND IT WAS NOT REGISTERING. HAD TO PUT 3 QUARTS OF OIL IN TO BRING IT BACK UP TO FULL. HAD TOYOTA CHECK AND THERE WERE NO LEAKS. SAID THAT ITS UNCOMMON THAT THIS IS HAPPENING. AND IT COULD BE BURNING OIL. THAT'S 1 QUART EVERY 1000 MILES WHICH IS UNHEARD OF! I CHECKED ONLINE AFTER MY VISIT WITH TOYOTA AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM! I ONLY HAVE 76K ON THE ENGINE AND MY WARRANTY RAN OUT AT 65K. DEALER SAID EITHER PAY TO HAVE THE ENGINE REBUILT OR BUY A NEW CAR. THEN SAID THAT HE SUGGESTS TO BUY A NEW CAR AND DUMP THIS ONE BEFORE THE PROBLEM GETS WORSE!!!

WHILE MY FIANCEE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE FREEWAY ONE EVENING IN THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2011, THE LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT SUDDENLY CAME ON. WHEN SHE ARRIVED HOME I CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL AND FOUND THAT IT WAS APPROXIMATELY 3 QUARTS LOW (MAXIMUM CAPACITY IS 4.5 QUARTS). I HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED AT A LOCAL FACILITY, LEXOLOGY, THAT SPECIALIZES IN TOYOTA/LEXUS. THE OWNER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND TOLD ME IT WAS A KNOWN EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION WITH THE 2AZ-F3 ENGINES. HE SHOWED ME THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (T-SB-0094-11), AND INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT WOULD EVENTUALLY LEAD TO COLLATERAL DAMAGE OF THE VEHICLE IGNITION AND EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM THAT WOULD ADVERSELY AFFECT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE AND INCREASE ITS CARBON FOOTPRINT. I SUBSEQUENTLY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE AN INSPECTION TEST WAS PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TSB AND THE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM WAS CONFIRMED. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND OPENED A CASE NUMBER (1202062104). THERE WERE SEVERAL EXCHANGES BY PHONE AND IN WRITING WITH TOYOTA IN ATTEMPT TO GET TOYOTA TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND OWNERSHIP OF THE PROBLEM. THE EXCHANGES WERE UNSUCCESSFUL AND I FILED A SMALL CLAIMS SUIT (SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA CASE # 13S00672). THE SMALL CLAIMS SUIT WAS ALSO UNSUCCESSFUL AND I AM NOW TAKING ANY AND ALL ACTION WITHIN MY POWER TO BRING THE MATTER TO THE ATTENTION OF OTHERS. I CAN SEE BY OTHER FILED COMPLAINTS THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. PERSONAL IMPACT ASIDE, THIS IS A VEHICLE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY ISSUE. I PUT ALMOST AS MUCH OIL IN THE CAR EVERY WEEK AS I DO GASOLINE. THE ADDITIONAL EMISSIONS CAUSED BY THE OIL BURNING IS BEING OFFSET PARTIALLY BY THE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM, BUT ONLY PARTIALLY, AND EVENTUALLY WILL FAIL TO FILTER IT OUT ALTOGETHER. I URGE NHTSA TO TAKE ACTION AND RAISE THIS TO RECALL STATUS AND HOLD TOYOTA ACCOUNTABLE. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR HAS FAILED AND FALLS DOWN IN FRONT OF DRIVER CAUSING A VISIBILITY ISSUE. TOYOTA SAYS IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. IT IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECTIVE PART AND SEARCHING ONLINE SHOWS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO NUMEROUS OTHER CAMRY DRIVERS. PART SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPLACED AT NO COST. I OWN 2 TOYOTAS AND PURCHASED THEM BECAUSE OF THE QUALITY. THIS IS NOT WHAT I EXPECT FROM TOYOTA AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *KB

THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR FAILED TO STAY IN PLACE AFTER OWNING THE CAR FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 YEARS. THE VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP OR IN ANY LOCKED POSITION AND IS VERY DISTRACTING, I HAVE HAD TO PIN IT UP TO KEEP IT FROM FALLING. IT SEEMS AS IF THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS NOR ARE TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS REPLACING THEM FOR FREE. WOULD BE NICE IF TOYOTA WOULD FIX THIS DUE TO THE VISIBILITY AND DISTRACTION THIS CAUSES WHILE DRIVING. AFTER REMOVING, I NOTICED THAT THE HINGE IS VERY TIGHT WHICH CAUSED THE PLASTIC VISOR TO BREAK. I ENDED UP BUYING A NEW VISOR ONLINE AND INSTALL MANUALLY. I HAVE LOVED MY TOYOTA AND NOW AM VERY DISAPPOINTED ABOUT THIS DEFECT. *TR

MY CAR IS CONSUMING OIL OUT OF NORMAL. THE DEALER PUT ME ON OIL CONSUMPTION TEST LAST YEAR. I WAS TOLD THAT THE OIL CONSUMPTION IS OK. NOW I HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AGAIN. I WAS VERY LOW ON OIL ALMOST I QT LEFT IN THE ENGINE. I CHECKED THE ENGINE OIL BECAUSE THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT KEEPS POPPING UP WHEN I APPLY BRAKES. I WENT TO THE DEALER AGAIN YESTERDAY AND THEY PUT ME ON OIL CONSUMPTION TEST AGAIN. I WAS READING THE FORUMS AND EVERYONE HAS THE SAME ISSUE. THERE IS NO SOLUTION RECOMMENDED BY TOYOTA. WE ARE TOLD TO KEEP COMING BACK TO THE WORKSHOP EVERY 1200 MILES WITHOUT A FIX. PLEASE HELP. *TR

ABS ACTUATOR FAILED IN 2011, IT WAS REPLACED BY TOYOTA FOR ABOUT $2,500 (OUT OF MY POCKET). NOW, IT IS FAILING AGAIN AND TOYOTA IS INDICATING THAT THE ACTUATOR IS NOW $3,200. THE PART WARRANTY IS 1 YEAR, SO IF I WANT TO FIX THE CAR I WILL HAVE TO PAY THE $3,200. NO NEGOTIATION POSSIBLE WITH THEM. *TR

AFTER I GOT THIS CAR, THE FOLLOWING WEEK I USED THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR AND THEN FOLDED BACK TO THE DEFAULT POSITION. AFTER 2-3 SECONDS, THE VISOR JUST FLIPPED OVER FROM THE DEFAULT POSITION (NOT FROM THE CLIP) BLOCKING THE VISION AND FOR A MOMENT I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT WAS HAPPENING, BUT LUCKILY THERE WERE NOT VEHICLES AHEAD OF ME AND HENCE HAD ENOUGH TIME TO RECOVER. NOW THE VISOR WONT STAY BACK IN THE DEFAULT POSITION PROPERLY. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR WOULD NOT STAY RAISED AND IN PLACE AND WOULD FLOP STRAIGHT DOWN INHIBITING YOUR ABILITY TO SEE. WE HAD TO REMOVE THE VISOR COMPLETELY AS IT WAS A SAFETY HAZARD. DEALERSHIPS DO NOT RECOGNIZE THIS AS AN ISSUE, AND NO RECALL HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED BY TOYOTA. DEALERS ARE CHARGING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS TO BE A MASSIVELY WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. SEE THE FOLLOWING LINK FOR JUST A FEW EXAMPLES: HTTP://WWW.TOYOTANATION.COM/FORUM/ARCHIVE/INDEX.PHP/T-343284.HTML. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP. IMPAIRS VISIBILITY. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR JUST FALLS IN FRONT OF YOUR DRIVING VIEW. IT IS VERY LOOSE AND WILL NOT STAY IN UP POSITION. IT APPEARS THE LOCKING MECHANISM JUST BREAKS VERY EASILY. THIS IMPAIRS MY VIEW WHEN DRIVING, CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD. THIS SEEMS TO BE A REOCCURRING PROBLEM WITH MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR FOR MANY PEOPLE. *TT

THE SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOES NOT STAY IN PLACE. IT DROPS OR COMPLETELY FALLS DOWN. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT BLOCKS THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER AND CAN CAUSE A CAR ACCIDENT. MANY PEOPLE HAS REPORTED SAME KIND OF PROBLEM AND TOYOTA DOES NOT WANT TO MAKE ANY RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. IT IS NOT A TEAR AND WEAR ISSUE. IT IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECTS. *TR

I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THAT THE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE A SERIOUS FAILURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEMS ON 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY CARS. ON TUESDAY 9/6/11, THE BRAKE PEDAL ON OUR CAMRY WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IT. SHE HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES AGAIN WHEN THE PEDAL CAME BACK UP IN ORDER TO STOP THE CAR BEFORE HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER. THIS HAS BEEN A FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE FOR HER AND WE CAN NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT HAS GONE WRONG. WHEN I CHECKED THE LEVEL OF THE BRAKE FLUID IN THE RESERVOIR IT WAS AT ITS NORMAL LEVEL BETWEEN MIN AND MAX. OUT OF SAFETY CONCERN FOR MY WIFE AND SON, I TOOK THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SO THAT THE COULD IDENTIFY THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM AND FIX IT I FELT THAT THEY WOULD BE THE BEST CHOICE. I DID NOT WANT TO TAKE A ANY CHANCES BY TAKING IT TO A LOWER COST REPAIR SHOP. AFTER HAVING THE CAR AT THE SERVICE CENTER OF THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE WHOLE DAY, I WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THEY SAID THAT THE BRAKE PADS ARE FINE AND THAT THEY STILL HAVE 60% LIFE REMAINING ON THEM, THERE IS NO BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE ANYWHERE AND THAT THEY HAVE DRIVEN IT AND THEY CAN NOT MAKE THE SAME FAILURE TO HAPPEN AGAIN. THE SERVICE ADVISOR'S INPUT WAS THAT IN CASE THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENS AGAIN JUST APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. I PICKED UP THE CAR FROM THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT, AND I DROVE IT MYSELF FOR A FEW MILES AND I DID NOT NOTICE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES EITHER. THIS INCIDENT HAS LEFT ME AND MY WIFE PUZZLED, CONCERNED, FRIGHTENED AND WORRIED THAT THE SAME FAILURE COULD HAPPEN AGAIN WITH AN UNPLEASANT RESULTS AND THAT OTHER TOYOTA CAMRY USERS MAY EXPERIENCE A SIMILAR PROBLEM. PLEASE CONDUCT A FULL INVESTIGATION OF THIS PROBLEM AND ADVISE AS TO WHAT THE ROOT CAUSE MIGHT BE. WE ARE THE FIRST OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE AND IT HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEING EXAMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHEN SHE WAS INFORMED THAT ALL FOUR STRUTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000. UPDATED 10/27/11*BF UPDATED 11/02/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR FRACTURED, BLOCKING HER VISIBILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

SUN VISOR MALFUNCTIONED AND BECAME DISLODGED, DROPPING INTO THE LINE OF SITE, IMPAIRING VISION AT HIGH SPEED, CAUSING SUDDEN DECELERATION ON HIGHWAY. TRAFFIC COLLISION AVOIDED. TOTAL LOSS OF FUNCTION IN THE VISOR WITHOUT OPTIONS OF MOVING FROM LINE OF SITE. CAR WAS DEEMED DANGEROUS AND RED TAGGED FOR OPERATION. VISOR COMPLETELY REMOVED SO VEHICLE CAN BE TRANSPORTED. *TR

DRIVER SIDE VISOR REPLACED LAST YEAR (2011) DUE TO SAME ISSUE: VISOR DIRECTLY IMPACTED DRIVER'S VIEW. SUN VISOR ON PASSENGER SIDE NOW DROOPING AFTER SHIFTING POSITION TO PUT SUN SHADE IN PLACE. EXACT SAME PROBLEM. DROOP GETTING WORSE; VISOR DOES NOT STAY IN POSITION AND IMPEDES DRIVER'S PERIPHERAL VIEW. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP. HANGS DOWN AND BLOCKS VISIBILITY. HAD TO REMOVE IN ORDER TO DRIVE CAR. I HAVE NEVER HAD A VISOR BREAK ON A VEHICLE BEFORE. WE GENERALLY KEEP OUR VEHICLES AT LEASE 15 YEARS. THIS SHOULD BE COVERED BY TOYOTA. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP-IT FLOPS DOWN. SAFETY HAZARD TO DRIVE-REMOVED, BUT NOW BLINDED BY THE SUN EVEN WITH SUNGLASSES ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN VISOR WOULD FALL, BLOCKING THE VISION OF THE DRIVER. THE DEALER DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE AND WAS BLOCKING HIS VISIBILITY OF THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VISOR ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR SUDDENLY SWUNG DOWN IN FRONT OF MY FACE WHILE DRIVING. SOMETHING FEELS BROKEN ALONG THE SPINE OF THE VISOR. IT NO LONGER WILL STAY IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION AND SIGNIFICANTLY BLOCKS VISIBILITY. I HAVE REMOVED THE VISOR COMPLETELY TO AVOID THE HAZARD IT POSES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR DROPPED DOWN AND OBSTRUCTED VISIBILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000. UPDATED 06/05/12*LJ UPDATED 06/06/12. *JB

3 OR 4 YEARS AGO MY DASH BOARD STARTED MELTING. IT IS STICKY AND HAS A SHINE TO IT THAT CAUSES A GLARE WHEN DRIVING INTO THE SUN. I HAVE ASKED TOYOTA ABOUT IT AND THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING THEY WILL DO. *TR

SUNVISOR ON DRIVER SIDE OF 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY SE WILL NOT STAY UP. KEEPS FALLING INTO MY VISON WHILE DRIVING. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE TO FIND A FIX, I REALIZE THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. I ALMOST HAD A WRECK THIS MORNING BECAUSE OF THE VISOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN AND WHILE THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED THERE WAS AN UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGES. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

2007 CAMRY: THE VISOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE IS DROOPING DOWN AND WOULD NOT STAY UP. IT IS OBSTRUCTING THE VISION. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A WEAR AND TEAR BUT LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME YEAR/MODEL ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AS I READ ON THE INTERNET POSTS. CAN YOU PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS FOR A POSSIBLE RECALL. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH FRONT SUN VISORS WERE FRACTURED AND CONTINUED TO FALL DOWNWARD, OBSTRUCTING THE CONTACT'S VIEW OF THE ROADWAY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

DRIVER SIDE VISOR HAS FAILED. IT HAS FALLEN COMPLETELY DOWN AND WILL NOT STAY IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. I RARELY USE THE VISOR. AFTER SOME SEARCHING, I HAVE FOUND THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM. MY VISOR BLOCKS MY VIEW OF THE FRONT ROAD AND ALSO PART OF MY REAR VIEW MIRROR. I CONTACTED TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS IN CALIFORNIA AND WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER. THE REP STATED THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE SUN VISOR DEFECT COMPLAINTS AND ARE "CALMLY" DECIDING IF AND HOW THE COMPLAINTS WILL BE ADDRESSED. THEY STATED THAT THERE WILL ABSOLUTELY NOT BE ANY REPAIR ASSISTANCE UNLESS THEY DECIDE TO ISSUE A RECALL. BASCIALLY SAYING THIS IS MY PROBLEM AND THAT I HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT NO MATTER HOW COSTLY. THE DEALER QUOTED $134 PARTS NOT INCLUDING LABOR. I AM NOT ABLE TO AFFORD THIS EXPENSE AT THE MOMENT AND HAVE REMOVED THE VISOR OUT OF SAFETY CONCERNS FOR MYSELF AND FAMILY. FROM ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE FOUND, AND BY TOYOTA'S OWN ADMISSION REGARDING AWARENESS OF THE DEFECT, IT SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR BEING A SAFETY HAZARD AND MALFUNCTION OF EQUIPMENT. *TR

SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION ON AUGUST 25TH 2011 AT APPROXIMATELY 1:00 PM, MY DAD WAS DRIVING TO GARVEY RANCH PARK LOCATED AT (781 S ORANGE AVE, MONTEREY PARK, CA 91755) AS PART OF HIS DAILY ROUTINE. HE HAD ALREADY PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT AND WAS GETTING READY TO PARK HIS CAR FACING NORTH BOUND. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR ACCELERATED OUT OF NOWHERE AND HOPED THE PARKING CURB STILL FACING NORTHBOUND. IN ORDER TO AVOID ANY CASUALTIES AND PREVENT HITTING ANY OF THE CHILDREN NEAR THE PLAYGROUND, HE WAS ABLE TO STEER THE CAR AND MADE A U-TURN AT ABOUT 150 DEGREES. AT THIS POINT HE WAS FACING SOUTH BOUND OF THE PARKING LOT AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AT HIGH SPEEDS. HIS CAR THEN HOPPED THE CURB ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE PARKING LOT. ONCE THE CAR HOPPED THE PARKING CURB ON THE SOUTH SIDE, IT CONTINUED TO HOP OVER A COUPLE OF RAISED CONCRETE BLOCKS THAT DELINEATE A PATH ONTO THE HILLSIDE JUST SOUTH OF THE PARKING LOT. DUE TO THE STEEPNESS OF THE HILL, IT PREVENTED THE CAR FROM GOING ANY FURTHER AND THE CAR CRASHED IN BETWEEN TWO TREES LOCATED ON THE HILLSIDE. WE HAD ALREADY TAKEN THE CAR TO LONGO TOYOTA DUE TO THE ACCELERATION RECALL BACK ON MARCH 13 2010. I COULDN'T BELIEVE THE CAR STILL HAD MECHANICAL ISSUES AFTER WE HAD IT SERVICED IT FOR THE RECALL AND WAS GLAD THAT MY DAD DID NOT SUSTAIN A VERY SERIOUS INJURY. THE CAR IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION IF AN NHTSA OFFICIAL WOULD LIKE TO INSPECT THE CAR. *TR

I HAD BEEN HEARING A CLICKING NOISE WHILE USING MY SUNVISOR, AND ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED ON THE INTERSTATE, THE VISOR DROPPED IN MY FACE (OBSTRUCTING MY VIEW). I TOOK MY CAR TO A DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS AND WAS QUOTED AT $175.00 WITH PARTS AND LABOR. HAVING THIS VISOR EITHER DANGLING IN MY FACE OR TO THE LEFT OF MY FACE, IS A DRIVING HAZARD THAT COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH SOMEONE COULD SUFFER SERIOUS BODILY HARM OR EVEN A FATALITY..........RECALL PLEASE!! *TR

THE SUNVISOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF 2007 CAMRY XLE DOES NOT STAY IN PLACE. IT DROOPS OR COMPLETELY FALLS DOWN. STARTED ONE WEEK AGO, NO ACCIDENT OR CHANGE IN USE OF VISOR CAUSED THIS. SEVERE DANGER DUE TO INABILITY TO SEE PROPERLY WITH HOW THE VISOR FALLS. CONTACTED DEALER AND REPAIR IS NOT CONSIDERED PART OF WARRANTY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY WHEN SPARKS FLEW FROM UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT SEAT, THEN CAME A POPPING SOUND. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME A FLAME CAME AFTER THE SPARKS. I WAS DRIVING AROUND 55 MPH WHENEVER THIS HAPPENED, AND I WAS ON A VERY BUSY FREEWAY DURING RUSH HOUR (5:30 P.M.) TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SHOULDER, BUT BY THEN THE FIRE WAS SPREADING ACROSS THE DRIVERS SEAT. I WAS ABLE TO STOP BY USING THE TIP OF MY TOES TO APPLY THE BRAKES. THE FIRE BURNED MY PANT LEGS SIGNIFICANTLY, WHILE BURNING A COUPLE AREAS OF MY CALVES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT, BUT BY THEN MY CAR WAS TOTALED. THE FIREMAN AND MY INSURANCE INVESTIGATOR STATED THAT THEY BELIEVED THE FIRE STARTED BECAUSE OF ELECTRICAL, WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN FROM MY POWER SEATS. LUCKILY, MYSELF NOR ANYONE ELSE WAS KILLED DURING THIS HORRENDOUS ORDEAL.