2007 Toyota Camry Complaint Log

I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT A DANGEROUS AND ALMOST DEADLY INCIDENT REGARDING DRIVING MY TOYOTA CAMRY(2007). ON DECEMBER 13, 2009, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING MY TOYOTA, CAMRY IN WILKES BARRE, PA. VISITING FAMILY. SHE WAS ON RTE. 81 AND THE CAR STARTING RAPIDLY ACCELERATING WITHOUT HER PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. THE CAR SPEED GOT UP TO AROUND 100 MPH WHEN SHE FINALLY WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN BY PRESSING THE BRAKE HEAVILY AND THEN PUTTING THE CAR IN NEUTRAL. MY WIFE CAME VERY CLOSE TO CRASHING THE CAR WHICH AT THAT SPEED WOULD HAVE SURELY MEANT DEATH. MY WIFE WAS QUITE ANXIOUS TO SAY THE LEAST AFTER EXPERIENCING THIS INCIDENT. I WOULD LIKE AN INVESTIGATION OF THIS MATTER AND AM QUITE ANGRY AT TOYOTA FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE TO OCCUR. I AM CONSIDERING TAKING LEGAL ACTION AGAINST TOYOTA. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LUXURY EDITION. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD NOT RETURN TO THE IDLE THROTTLE POSITION. THE CONTACT TAPPED ON THE BRAKES SINCE HE THOUGHT THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWING DOWN BUT CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF WHILE IT WAS STILL IN MOTION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FLOOR MAT WAS PROBABLY STUCK UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED A SECOND TIME WITHOUT THE FLOOR MATS IN THE VEHICLE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 80,000.

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY TRAVELING AT NORMAL SPEED (APPROX 30 MPH--W/IN LIMIT), SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF VEHICLE CAUSED VEHICLE TO HIT PARKED CAR AND FLIP OVER ON DRIVER'S SIDE. DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES, SEVERE MEMORY LOSS, 2 BROKEN RIBS, FRACTURED KNEES, LOSS OF BALANCE, REQUIRING WALKER FOR MOBILITY, AS WELL AS PSYCHOLOGICAL INJURIES. *TR

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE PURCHASED IN THOUSAND OAKS CA AT DCH TOYOTA. TOOK CAR IN FOR OIL CHANGE SERVICE AT INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP IN DEC 2009 AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ONE FRONT STRUT AND TWO REAR STRUTS WERE LEAKING. THE CAR HAS APPROX. 43000 MILES - THEY AND I WERE BOTH SHOCKED THAT 3 OUT OF 4 WERE LEAKING. SHOP RECOMMENDED THAT I REPLACE ALL FOUR STRUTS FOR $1500. WAS TOLD IF I DIDN'T HAVE THEM REPLACED IT WOULD EVENTUALLY AFFECT MY SUSPENSION. TOOK CAR NEXT TO TOYOTA DEALER FOR RECALL, AND HAD THEM CHECK STRUTS TOO. THEY INDICATED THAT ONLY BOTH REAR STRUTS WERE LEAKING, AND RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT TOO - NOT URGENT BUT SOON. CALLED ANOTHER INDEPENDENT TOYOTA SHOP - THIS SHOP SAID THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS ISSUE TO CLARIFY WHAT IS A TRUE LEAK, AND THAT I SHOULDN'T WORRY. I AM SHOCKED THAT TOYOTA DEALER DIDN'T MENTION SERVICE BULLETIN TO ME. SO, I AM NOT SURE IF THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM OR NOT. I WILL HAVE STRUTS LOOKED AT AGAIN AT NEXT SERVICE APPT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN VISOR BROKE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT ALTHOUGH THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR COSTS AS THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,200. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 47,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE DASHBOARD MELTED FROM SUN RAYS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,888.

TOYOTA CAMRY 2007 - SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN REVERSE. WHEN I AM BACKING UP THE CAR AT SLOW SPEEDS (SUCH AS BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE) THE CAR OFTEN SUDDENLY ACCELERATES BACKWARDS. WHEN BACKING UP OUT OF MY GARAGE I MUST KEEP MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AT ALL TIMES AND BE READY TO STEP HARD ON THE BRAKE TO STOP THE SUDDEN BACKWARDS ACCELERATION. WHEN DRIVING FORWARD, THE ENGINE OFTEN HESITATES FOR SEVERAL SECONDS WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS. THIS OFTEN HAPPENS WHEN I AM RAPIDLY ACCELERATING TO ENTER A FREEWAY. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AS I NEED THE CAR TO ACCELERATE TO ENTER FAST MOVING TRAFFIC BUT I CANNOT COUNT ON THE ENGINE TO RAPIDLY SPEED UP. AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS OF HESITATION, THE CAR THEN ACCELERATES TOO RAPIDLY. MY TOYOTA DEALER CLAIMS TO HAVE FIXED THE RAPID ACCELERATION WHEN DRIVING BACKWARDS, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED. AS FOR THE ACCELERATION HESITATION, THE TOYOTA DEALER CLAIMED THAT THE PROBLEM I DESCRIBED DID NOT EXIST. *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS TRAVELING WEST ON ROUTE 22. SHE SAW A RED LIGHT AHEAD. SHE TRIED TO SLOW DOWN AND COME TO A STOP BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP OR SLOW DOWN. SHE PUMPED THE BRAKES AND THE PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN AND THE CAR STILL WOULD NOT STOP. SHE REAR ENDED A CAR AND THAT CAR WAS PUSHED INTO ANOTHER CAR. *JB

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR A REPLACEMENT BATTERY. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, DUE TO A DEAD BATTERY. THE BATTERY CABLES WERE HEAVILY CORRODED. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED HE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, BEFORE THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED.*JB

I PURCHASE TWO VEHICLE FROM TOYOTA LAKESIDE IN NEW ORLEANS,LA. ONE BEING A 2007 CAMRY THE OTHER WAS 2007 TUNDRA BOTH VEHICLE WAS CALL FOR A RECALL. AFTER THE CAMRY WAS RECALL THE VEHICLE WAS NOT PERFORMING THE IT WAS BEFORE THE RECALL I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO TOYOTA LAKESIDE AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM @ THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I BROUGHT IT BACK AGAIN AND TOLD THEM THE CAR WAS HESITATING AND NOT ACCELERATING SOME TIMES STILL THEY SAID THEY CAN NOT FIND NOTHING. NOW MY CAMRY IS 300 MILES OVER ITS WARRANTY AND THE CAR WANT ACCELERATE AT ALL IT WANT GO PASS 10MILES AN HOUR. I FEEL LIKE TOYOTA SHOULD PAY FOR MY VEHICLE TO GET FIX BECAUSE I BROUGHT THIS TO THEM TWICE. NOW ME AND MY WIFE HAS ONE CAR TRYING TO GO IN TWO DIFFERENT DIRECTION. PLEASE HELP? *TR

A USED THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY WAS SENT TO ODI FROM AN ANONYMOUS SOURCE (A CONCERNED CITIZEN). THE SHAFT THAT CONTROLS THE THROTTLE BLADE, SITUATED WITHIN THE THROTTLE BODY HOUSING, HAS A CRACK ON THE ENGINE (DOWNWIND) SIDE OF THE VALVE. THE CRACK RUNS ALONG THE LONG AXIS OF THE SHAFT. A LETTER SUPPLIED WITH THE COMPONENT CLAIMS THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF SIMILARLY AFFECTED COMPONENTS ON NISSAN AND TOYOTA PRODUCTS CURRENTLY IN USE, AND THAT A FAILURE OF THE SHAFT CAN RESULT IN UNWANTED ACCELERATION. ENTERED BY DSY 1/4/2010. UPDATED 01/06/10 *BF UPDATED 01/07/10.*JB UPDATED 01/25/10 *BF PHOTOS RECEIVED. UPDATED 01/26/10.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. SHE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH SHE USING THE CRUISES CONTROL AND WHEN TURNING IT OFF, WITHOUT PUTTING HER FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PETAL THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. SHE WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE THEN IT DROVE FINE. AFTER THAT INCIDENT SHE HASN'T DRIVEN THE VEHICLE THAT MUCH AND HASN'T EXPERIENCED IT ANYMORE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT SHE SHOULD BRING THE VEHICLE IN TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED AND SO THEY CAN LOOK AT ACCELERATOR PETAL. THE CONTACT DOES NOT BELIEVE ITS THE PETAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6233. UPDATED 03/04/10. *LJ

THE VEHICLE IT HAS BEEN BURN/USING TO MUCH OIL, AT LEAST 4-5 TIMES A WEEK I NEED TO ADD OIL. THE SECOND PROBLEM IS THE PHONE CAR CHARGER OUTLET AND THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER IT'S NOT WORKING, AND I TRIED TO CHECK THE SOURCE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE STEERING WHEEL ALL THE SOCKET, ALL OF THEM IS WORKING/NOT BROKEN. AND ALSO ON THE TAPE SCREEN, IT'S HAPPEND ONLY SOMETIMES, IT'S SUDDENLY THE SCREEN GOES BLANK AND AFTER I PUT THE PRESSURE BY PRESSING DOWN ON THE SCREEN IT COMES BACK TO NORMAL AGAIN. AND I JUST FIND OUT THAT TOYOTA

I JUST HAVE TO PUT THIS COMPLAINT IN BECAUSE TOYOTA BLEW ME OFF AND MADE ME PAY $186.00 TO REPAIR THE SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE THAT JUST STARTED FALLING ON ME ONE DAY WHEN I WAS DRIVING LONG DISTANCE. I TOLD THEM THAT THERE IS NO WAY THAT A 2007 SUN VISOR ON ANY CAR SHOULD BE FALLING DOWN AND HITTING THE DIVER THEY TOLD ME IT DIDN'T MATTER THAT THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND TO FIX THIS DANGER I HAD TO PAY. I COULDN'T DRIVE AROUND WITH MY VISOR FALLING DOWN IN MY FACE AS I WAS TRYING TO DRIVE SO I PAID THE MONEY BUT I LET THEM KNOW THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY HAZARD AND THAT IT SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING TO A 2007 CAMRY. I HAVE PURCHASED TOYOTA'S SINCE 1982 AND AFTER THE WAY I WAS TREATED I WILL NOT BE BACK TO BUY A TOYOTA. MARK MY WORD THOUGH THE NEXT PROBLEM YOU WILL HEAR ABOUT ARE THE VISORS FALLING DOWN IN THE FACE OF THE DRIVERS. PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS BEFORE SOMEBODY IS HURT WHEN IT HAPPENS TO THEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE PARALLEL PARKING, I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR SURGED FORWARD AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED THAT I COULD NOT CONTROL. THE BRAKES WERE INEFFECTIVE AND I STOPPED BY CRASHING INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THERE WAS SOME MILD BUMPER DAMAGE. I BELIEVE THE SAME THING HAPPENED LAST YEAR WHEN I WAS IN A MINOR MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT. I WAS TRAVELING WITH TRAFFIC AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT AND HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME THAT WAS STOPPED FOR THE LIGHT. I WAS KEEPING WITH TRAFFIC WHICH WAS NOT TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, BUT THE CAR KEPT GOING AND BRAKING WAS INEFFECTIVE TO STOP IT. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA SOLARA. HE STATED THAT WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE HE HEARD CLICKING NOISES FROM THE STARTER AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO JUMP START THE BATTERY SO THAT HE COULD DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE STATING THAT IT WAS THE IGNITION WIRE THAT WAS TOUCHING THE 2ND WIRE CAUSING AN OPEN CIRCUIT DRAW, THEY EXPLAINED THAT IT WAS IN A PROTECTIVE HARNESS AND THAT THIS SHOULD HAVE NEVER HAPPENED AND THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THERE WERE REPAIRS WHICH INCLUDED A REPLACEMENT BATTERY AND THE IGNITION WIRE HARNESS WHICH WAS REPAIRED AS WELL AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24753 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24803. UPDATED 01/29/10. *LJ UPDATED 02/01/10*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE START POSITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT MOVE FROM PARK TO DRIVE GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED. THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY NOTICED THAT THE GEAR SELECTOR WOULD HESITATE WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35000.

ABS WAS ACTIVATED RANDOMLY AND I HAD PROBLEMS STOPPING. I HAD A MESSAGE ON THE DASHBOARD INDICATING THE PARKING BRAKE WAS ACTIVATED WHEN IT WAS NOT. THE MESSAGE INDICATED TO CHECK THE VAC SYSTEM. TOYOTA CLAIMED THE COMPUTERS DIDN'T SHOW ANY ERROR CODES. THEY INITIALLY DENIED ANY PROBLEMS AND ATTRIBUTED THIS TO DRIVER ERROR. AFTER A FEW WEEKS TRYING TO GET THEM TO FIX THIS PROBLEM I CAUGHT THE PROBLEM ON VIDEO USING MY CELLPHONE AND SHOWED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY USED MY EXTENDED WARRANTY TO CHANGE THE ACTUATOR AND BILLED MY WARRANTY FOR $2,000. MY MAIN COMPLAINT IS THAT I ALMOST GOT IN A CAR ACCIDENT BECAUSE THEY REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND TOLD ME IT WAS 1) PROBABLY MY FLOOR MAT; 2) MY DRIVING. I HAVE RECEIPTS AND THE VIDEO TO BACK UP THIS COMPLAINT. *TR

2007 RUNAWAY TOYOTA PROBLEM-DOT HAS PUT OUT A RECALL NOTICE ON MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE INDICATING THAT TOYOTA'S REMEDY OF REMOVING THE DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR MAT DOES NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM AND THAT THERE IS AN UNINDENTIFIED SAFETY DEFICIENCY. SINCE THE PROBLEM IN ALL PROBABILITY RELATES TO A COMPUTER CHIP GOVERNING THE ACCELERATOR OR THE FUNCTIONING OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, PERMITTING MILLIONS OF TOYOTAS TO OPERATES WITH A HIDDEN SAFETY HAZARD IS INAPPROPRIATE. TOYOTA SHOULD BE REQUIRED IN A VERY SHORT FINITE TIME PERIOD TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM OR RECALL THE CARS AND REIMBURSE OWNERS. DEFECTIVE CARS THAT CAN CAUSE DEATHS SHOULD NOT BE PERMITTED TO ROAM THE HIGHWAYS. *TR

ON MORE THAN OCCASION THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT HAS BECOME INOPERABLE. IT APPEARS THAT IT DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY AND WILL NOT RELEASE SO THAT THE DRIVER CAN PUT IT ON. AFTER SEVERAL HOURS OR DAYS IT WILL FINALLY RETRACT AND BEGIN TO WORK AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALER AND WAS WORKING WHEN WE TOOK IT IN. NOTHING WAS DONE. IT IS GOING IN AGAIN BECAUSE IT IS HAPPENING MORE OFTEN AND LASTING LONGER. *TR

I STOPPED MY NEWLY PURCHASED (10/1/09) 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY TO LET PASSENGERS OUT... THEN I TRIED TO MOVE IT UP ABOUT A HALF CAR LENGTH AND PARK IT IN FRONT OF MY GARAGE DOOR. INSTEAD OF MOVING UP SLOWLY IT SUDDENLY ZOOMED OUT OF CONTROL AT HIGH SPEED AND EXPLODED (FLYING GLASS AND BOARDS EVERYWHERE!) RIGHT THROUGH THE GARAGE DOOR. I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO COME OUT THE OTHER SIDE, FORTUNATELY THE TRACTOR AND OTHER HEAVY GARAGE EQUIPMENT STOPPED IT. THE WHEELS WERE STILL SPINNING AND SMOKE WAS POURING OUT.. IT WAS VERY FRIGHTENING AS I THOUGHT IT WOULD CATCH ON FIRE, THE ONLY WAY OUT...AS IT WAS COVERED IN DEBRIS....WAS OVER THE BACK SEAT AND OUT THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. IT DID $7000 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO MY CAR AND $4,000+ DAMAGE TO MY HOME AND POSSESSIONS . IT HAD DESTROYED MY CONFIDENCE IN DRIVING IT. WHAT IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND IN TRAFFIC? HORRORS...SOMEONE, INCLUDING ME COULD BE KILLED! I HAVEN'T DRIVEN IT IN OVER A WEEK...CAN'T GET UP THE NERVE! I SHOULD PROBABLY SELL IT...EXCEPT WHO WOULD BUY IT WITH IT'S HISTORY? THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS CAR AND YOU NEED A DEEPER LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) 2007 CAMRY ACCELERATES AT A WHIM FOR 2-3 SECONDS. IT HAPPENS VERY IN FREQUENT, THE LAST TIME ABOUT 3-4 MONTHS AGO. HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER AND THEY STATE CAN NOT DO ANYTHING, UNLESS IT HAPPENS OR IS REPRODUCED FOR THEM. I REPORTED THIS BY PHONE TO NHTSA BUT HAVE NOT GOTTEN ANY FEED BACK AS I WAS TOLD I WOULD RECEIVE AND E-MAIL AND FOLLOW UP LETTER. [XXX] *TR

ON 7/22/09, I HAD FOUR NEW TIRES REPLACED ON MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY (LE) AT PEP BOYS #430 LOCATED ON 260-310 RTE 73, N. BERLIN, NJ 08009 PH # (856) 719-0770. THE NEW TIRES WERE CORNELL 1000 RADIAL P215/60R16 M+S 94S. DURING WET PAVEMENT THE TIRES SPIN ON THE ROAD (WHEN I AM STOPPED AT A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT AND TRY TO MOVE WHEN IT TURNS GREEN, EVEN AT THE SLOWEST ACCELERATION SPEED POSSIBLE) AND ON AN EXIT RAMP THE CAR LOSES CONTROL AT THE MINIMUM SPEEDS. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY OF OTHERS ON THE ROAD, MYSELF AND PROPERTY DAMAGE DUE TO THESE TIRES UNSAFE BEHAVIOR. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BETWEEN JULY AND NOV. 2009 BUT I WAS NOT SURE THAT THE DEFECTIVE TIRES COULD BE THE ROOT CAUSE FOR THE CAR'S BEHAVIOR. I HAVE TALKED TO THE SERVICE MECHANICS AT THE STORE WHERE THESE TIRES WERE INSTALLED AND SO FAR NO HELP IS PROVIDED TO CORRECT THE DEFICIENCY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AND APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD UNTIL IT CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE POLICE ARRIVED TO THE SCENE AND FILED A POLICE REPORT ACCORDINGLY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S HOME AND REPAIRED FOR BODY DAMAGE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT NOTICED THE PROBLEM SINCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. HE HAD TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL, AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE TO DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL SERVICE STATION, AND THE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM ALONG WITH OTHER RELATED COMPONENTS WERE INSPECTED TO ENSURE OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE REPRESENTATIVE ACKNOWLEDGED THE ISSUE AND GAVE HIM A FILE NUMBER. HE WAS TOLD THAT HE WOULD BE CONTACTED ON 11/22/09. BUT DID NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,140. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,839. UPDATED 03/26/10. *LJ UPDATED 09/15/10

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY . UPON PURCHASE HIS FLOOR- MATS WERE NEVER INSTALLED WITH THE SECURITY CLIP. TOYOTA OFFERED TO CUT 3 INCHES OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO PREVENT UNINTENDED VEHICLE ACCELERATION. HE SPECULATED THAT THE REMEDY WAS INAPPROPRIATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,000. UPDATED 12/18/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW WITH THE TOYOTA FLOOR MATS. THE AUTOMOBILE FLOORING HAD NO HOLD-DOWN CLIPS TO ATTACH TO EYELETS ON THE FLOOR MAT, WHICH ALLOWED THE FLOOR MAT TO MOVE AND SLIDE AT WILL. UPDATED 12/22/09.*JB

I WAS DRIVING TO SAN ANTONIO FROM HOUSTON AND USING MY CRUISE CONTROL ON MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE 4 CYL CAR MADE JAPAN. I HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 70 MPH AND I HAD TO SLOW DOWN FOR A VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME SO I PRESSED MY BRAKES WHICH STOPPED THE CRUISE CONTROL. THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME THEN TURNED AND I WAS ABLE TO RESUME CRUISE CONTROL SO I PRESSED RESUME AND WITHOUT ALSO PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL AND/OR BRAKE PEDAL. THE CAR SURGED AHEAD GAINING LARGE AMOUNTS OF SPEED AND EASILY GOING OVER THE SPEED LIMIT THAT I HAD SET AT 70 MPH. THE SPEEDOMETER HIT 78 AND KEEP GOING AT THAT SPEED ABOUT 30 SECS AND THEN STARTED TO SLOW DOWN TO 70 MPH. I HAVE THAT HAPPEN ALMOST EVERYTIME I USE THE CRUISE CONTROL IN MY CAR AND USE IT ACCORDING TO THE RECOMMEND STANDARDS SET BY TOYOTA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER-SIDE OF HER VEHICLE. WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IT ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE STOPPED WHEN IT COLLIDED INTO A BANKS WALL. SHE DID NOT RECEIVE INJURIES BECAUSE THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 40,000. UPDATED 01/20/10 *BF UPDATED 01/22/10. *BJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY PURCHASED NEW IN 2007. HE STRUCK AN OBJECT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE BEGIN TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME ENTRAPPED UNDER THE FLOOR-MAT. HE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE FLOOR-MAT, BUT WAS UNABLE TO AVOID A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS MODERATELY DAMAGED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING THE FLOOR MATS BECAME STUCK UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE UNINTENTIONALLY. HE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE FLOOR MAT TO AVOID A CRASH. THE CONTACT ALSO DECIDED TO REMOVE THE FLOOR MATS PERMANENTLY DUE TO THE SAFETY RISK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000. THE CURRENT WAS 76,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON I-5 CRUISE CONTROL ON MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY SE WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. I PUT ON BRAKES REPEATEDLY AND HAD TO MANUALLY SHUT OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL. WHEN I ASKED RODLAND TOYOTA IN EVERETT THEY STATED IT "SHOULD" DISENGAGE, ONLY CHECKED TO ENSURE I HAD BRAKE LIGHTS. I HAVE NOT SINCE THEN ATTEMPTED TO USE CRUISE CONTROL. *TR

LETTER FROM SENATOR ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE STALLING PROBLEMS WHILE DRIVING HIS 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED THREE TIMES WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE STALLED EACH TIME THE CONSUMER STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL. HE WOULD HAVE TO SUDDENLY DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO AVOID A COLLISION. THE ENGINE WOULD LOSE POWER AND PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL DID NOTHING. THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE OFF THE HIGHWAY. THE DEALER STATED NOTHING COULD BE DONE IF THE COMPUTER DIDN'T RECORD THE INCIDENT. *JB

I REPORTED THE STICKY DASH PROBLEM TO DEALERSHIP AT ABOUT 60,000 MILES IN 09 ALONG WITH THE STEERING WHEEL MATERIAL FALLING APART. THIS PROBLEM HAS ONLY GOTTEN WORSE TO THE POINT WHERE MY DASH IS CREATING A GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR ORIGINAL OWNERS AS THIS CAN BE A SAFETY HAZARD. FULL RECALL SHOULD BE MANDATORY . BUT IF OWNER HAS TO PAY IT SHOULD BE VERY LITTLE . MAYBE LIKE 500 INSTEAD OF THE 1800$ QUOTE I GOT FROM THE DEALERSHIP . I'VE OWNED OTHER CARS IN FLORIDA AND NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM . I'M KINDA DISAPPOINTED THAT TOYOTA WILL NOT TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THIS WILL AFFECT MY BUYING DECISION IN THE FUTURE UNLESS THEY FIX IT SINCE THIS WILL AFFECT MY TRADE IN VALUE. *TR

DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR ON 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY WILL NOT STAY UP. I TOOK IT OFF SO I WILL NOT HAVE AN OBSTRUCTED VIEW OF THE ROAD. BUT NOW I NEED SOME SUNGLASSES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE SHIFTING THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED BACKWARDS. HE ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL, BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REEVE. EVENTUALLY HE TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. ALSO WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT INTENTION. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS NOT PROVIDED WITH ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. THE FIRST TECHNICIAN COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. AT THE SECOND INSPECTION THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FLOOR-MATS DID NOT CAUSE THE FAILURE. HOWEVER HE CONCLUDED THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 10,000. UPDATED 01/05/10 *BF UPDATED 01/06/10. *J

CAR ACCELERATOR TOOK OFF WHILE PARKED AT DRIVE IN BANK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 55-60 MPH THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR MAT SHIFTED ONTO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. CONSEQUENTLY THERE WAS AN UNINTENDED VEHICLE ACCELERATION UP TO 100 MPH. AFTER REPEATED BRAKE APPLICATION, AND SHIFTING THE VEHICLE INTO THE NEUTRAL, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. HE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND REMOVED THE FLOOR-MAT. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,350.

FLOOR MAT INTERFERENCE WITH ACCELERATION PEDAL. *TR

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO STOP AND REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH IN TURN REAR-ENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF IT. TOYOTA CAMRY WAS TOTALED BY INSURANCE COMPANY. NO RECOURSE EXCEPT TO TAKE THE HIT ON MY LICENSE AND INSURANCE DUE TO UNKNOWN CAUSES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON OR ABOUT OCTOBER 23, 2009, I APPROACHED AN INTERSECTION AND CAME TO A STOP. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE TO PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE AS ANTICIPATED. I REALIZED I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE IT SAFELY INTO THE INTERSECTION AT THIS POINT, AND BEGAN TO BRAKE, AT WHICH TIME THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY HAD A BURST OF ACCELERATION AND THE CAR SHOT OUT INTO THE INTERSECTION, ALMOST INTO THE DITCH ON THE OTHER SIDE, AND ME AND MY SON WERE ALMOST HIT IN THE SIDE BY AN ONCOMING CAR. THIS INCIDENT COMPLETELY FREAKED ME OUT, AND I SUBSEQUENTLY TRADED IN THE VEHICLE. I WOULD ABSOLUTELY NOT PUT MY SAFETY, ESPECIALLY MY CHILD'S, AT ISSUE ANY LONGER, AS THIS IS THE SECOND ISSUE I HAVE HAD WITH THAT PARTICULAR CAMRY, THE FIRST ISSUE RESULTING IN A COLLISION. *TR

AS SOON AS I PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, I HEARD SOMETHING SNAP IN MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY AND ALL THE POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKED OUT ONTO THE STREET IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND THEY REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION STEERING. *TR

VEHICLE HAS 29000 MILES. ALL TIRES ARE WORN OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED PER TOYOTA DEALER INSPECTION. BOUGHT 4 TIRES AT BRIDGESTONE (ORIGINAL TIRE MANUFACTURER). BRIDGESTONE SAID ALL 4 STRUTS ARE LEAKING AND MIGHT HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE PREMATURE TIRE WORN OUT. TOYOTA'S RESPONSE IS: WARRANTY IS 3 YRS OR 36000 MILES WHICH EVER COMES FIRST, AND VEHICLE TURNED 3 YRS IN JULY 09. THEREFORE IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. IT IS QUITE A COINCIDENCE THAT ALL STRUTS STARTED LEAKING RIGHT AFTER VEHICLE TURNED 3 YRS AND THEREFORE NOT UNDER WARRANT ANY MORE EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE STILL HAS 6000 MILES TO REACH 36000 MILES. *TR

I NOTICED AN UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF ROAD NOISE AND VIBRATIONS WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER THEY INITIALLY SUGGESTED TIRE REPLACEMENT/ALIGNMENT. SINCE THE TIRES WERE ABOUT DUE I DID SO AND THERE WAS IMPROVEMENT BUT IT CONTINUED. MY SECOND VISIT TO THE DEALER REVEALED THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL BEARING WAS FAILING. LUCKILY I HAD A FREE EXTENDED 80,000 MILE DRIVE TRAIN WARRANTY AND THEY REPAIRED IT MINUS DEDUCTIBLE. *TR

REAR BRAKES REQUIRED REPAIR AT LOW MILEAGE DESPITE LIMITED WEAR ON FRONT BRAKES. APPARENTLY REAR BRAKES ARE ADJUSTED TO HANDLE LARGE AMOUNT OF BRAKING LOAD WHICH COULD RESULT IN UNCONTROLLED SLIDE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY IN A LEFT TURN AND SUDDENLY THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED UP. I TRIED TO HIT THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES WAS LOCKED UP TOO. I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND RAN INTO WOODS. CAR HIT A TREE IN FRONT AND STOPPED, BUT NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THUS, MY HEAD HIT STEERING WHEEL AND GOT TWO CUTS ON MY FOREHEAD. I WAS SENT TO ER AND HAD A SURGERY WITH 11 STITCHES. THE CAR IS A TOTAL LOSE NOW. *TR

FLOOR MAT INTERFERENCE WITH ACCELERATOR PEDAL. *TR

FLOOR MAT INTERFERENCE WITH ACCELERATOR PEDAL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER IT RAINED THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF WATER ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR. THE FIRST TIME THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THEY STATED THAT THE DRAIN PLUGS WERE INSTALLED CORRECTLY. THE SECOND TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THE ENTIRE VEHICLE HAD TO BE VACUUMED OUT AND THE CARPET CLEANED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES AND THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS WILLING TO ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIR COST; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE FAILURE MAY EVENTUALLY CAUSE OTHER COMPONENTS TO FAIL. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45000.

THE DASHBOARD IS GETTING VERY SOFT AND WHEN SOMETHING TOUCHES IT, IT GOUGES OUT PIECES OF IT. IT LOOKS HORRIBLE IN MY $30,000 CAR !!!! *TR

HESITATION UPON ACCELERATION. HAPPENS EVERY TIME. *TR

AT 12:55 P.M. I WAS PULLING FORWARD IN TO A PARKING SPACE WHERE THERE WAS A CURB AND A TREE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OVER THE CURB, IN TARTAN PARK IN BLOOMINGTON MINNESOTA. MY TOYOTA CAMRY 2008 GAS PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND I WENT OVER THE CURB AND SLAMMED INTO THE TREE AND THREW ME BACK. PEOPLE TOLD ME AT THE PARK THAT THIS WAS ONE OF THE CARS THAT HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM, I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED. I COULD HAVE RUN RIGHT IN TO THE CHILDREN PLAYING IF IT WASN'T FOR THE TREE. *TR UPDATED 10/15/14