2007 Toyota Camry Complaint Log

DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUN VISOR WONT STAY ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS, THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR HINGE FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE SUN VISOR TO DROP AND OBSTRUCT THE CONTACTS VIEW. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED THE COST FOR REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH IN A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT DRIVE THRU, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INADVERTENTLY. THE DRIVER REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE, CROSSED OVER THE MEDIAN, AND CRASHED INTO A DUMPSTER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MAJOR FRONT END DAMAGE AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS FLATTENED. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07E082000 (EQUIPMENT). THE RECALL PERTAINED TO THE FLOOR MATS MOVING FORWARD WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, WHICH COULD POSSIBLY INTERFERE WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS RECALL SPECIFICALLY CORRESPONDS TO THE CRASH. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 110,000.

ACCELERATE WITHOUT PUSHING ON GAS PEDAL. RAN INTO ANOTHER CAR WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE. CEASING INTO THE SPOT AND THEN IT ACCELERATED WHICH MADE IT RUN INTO THE CAR. NO ONE WAS HURT BUT MY CAR WAS DAMAGED.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY ON CENTRAL EXPRESS WAY EAST BOUND IN AROUND MOUNTAIN VIEW AND SUNNYVALE (CALIFORNIA) AREA, THE CAR SUDDENLY SPED UP AND DID NOT RESPOND TO BRAKING. I KEPT STEPPING ON THE BRAKE AND FUMBLING WITH SHIFT STICK, AND FINALLY STOPPED AFTER IT BLEW THROUGH 2 RED LIGHTS. LUCKILY, IT WAS SUNDAY EARLY MORNING AND THERE WERE ALMOST NO CARS ON THAT ROAD AND THUS I DIDN'T HIT ANY CARS. THE WEEK NEXT, I TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER REPAIR SHOT AT PALO ALTO FOR REPAIR BECAUSE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE PEOPLE AT THE DEALER REPAIR SHOP TOLD ME THAT IT MUST HAVE BEEN THE FLOOR MAT AND TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING TO REPAIR. *TR

THE STEEL WHEELS OF OUR 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY ARE RUSTING. THIS VEHICLE HAS ONLY BEEN IN CALIFORNIA SINCE IT WAS NEW. IN OUR FAMILY WE OWN A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH STEEL WHEELS AND THEY ARE NOT RUSTING. THIS VEHICLE WAS EVEN ON THE EAST COAST FOR SIX WINTERS AND ITS WHEELS ARE STILL NOT RUSTING. WE ALSO OWN A 1992 TOYOTA PICKUP WITH STEEL WHEELS AND THEY ARE NOT RUSTING EITHER EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE IS 19 YEARS OLD. TOYOTA'S QUALITY STANDARDS ARE FAILING. THE CONCERN IS THAT THESE STEEL WHEELS HAVE WELD SPOTS BETWEEN THE PART WHICH IS BOLTED TO THE HUB AND THE PART THAT HAS THE TIRE INSTALLED ON IT. WHEN THE RUST GETS TO THE WELD SPOTS, THE WELD SPOTS ARE GOING TO WEAKEN AND WILL FAIL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOOSE CONTROL AND INJURE ITS OCCUPANTS AND OTHER VEHICLES/PEOPLE ON THE ROAD. A COMPLAINT HAS BEEN FILED WITH TOYOTA IN JANUARY 2011 AND THEY REFUSED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. A BBB COMPLAINT HAS BEEN FILED AND AGAIN THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. SINCE WE WERE HAVING THESE ISSUES WITH OUR TOYOTA, I HAVE BEEN A LOT MORE AWARE OF OTHER VEHICLES' WHEELS AROUND ME AND NOTICED A LOT OF THE NEWER TOYOTAS WITH RUSTED STEEL WHEELS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THIS DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE AN ISOLATED INCIDENT TO OUR TOYOTA VEHICLE. THE QUALITY OF TOYOTA'S WHEELS HAS DECREASED OVER THE YEARS AND THIS IS EVIDENT JUST FROM OUR FAMILY FLEET OF VEHICLES BUILT BETWEEN 1992 AND 2007. I HOPE THAT YOU WILL INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER AND BE ABLE TO HELP US ARRIVE AT A RESOLUTION.

I HAVE A 2007 CAMRY LE,. VEHICLE HAS 14,500 MILES. ABOUT 1 YR AGO STARTED NOTICING UNDUE WEAR AND SHALLOW TREAD ON ALL 4 TIRES. NOTE, ONLY SELLING DEALER HAS DONE MAINTENANCE ON THIS CAR INCLUDING TIRE ROTATIONS, ALIGNMENTS, ETC. IN JAN '09, BROUGHT CAR FOR OIL CHANGE; SVCEMAN SAID THE CAR NEEDED 4 NEW TIRES; ACTUALLY WROTE ON THEIR INV #793696 'CUSTOMER DECLINES TIRES'. I QUESTIONED HOW THIS COULD BE, WHY NO TREAD LEFT, MILEAGE AT THAT TIME WAS 12125; SAID, ' FLORIDA ROADS ARE VERY HARD ON TIRES.' I'VE LIVED HERE FOR 20 YEARS, THIRD TOYOTA, NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE. DLR DETAILED INSPECTION REPORT OF JAN 8, 09 W/ DIAGRAM STATES ALL FOUR TIRES HAD 3/32" OR LESS TREAD. CAR HAS WARRANTY; MY DAUGHTER BOUGHT ME THE CAR, PURCHASED FULL SVCE CONTRACT FOR THREE YEARS, INS CARRIER WON'T LISTEN. I AM 63 ON JUNE 22, HAVE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, SS INCOME ONLY, CANNOT AFFORD TIRES AND ON PRINCIPLE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO. SEARCHED WEB FOR INFO ABOUT THIS ISSUE; TOO VOLUMINOUS TO READ. HOW CAN ALL FOUR TIRES ON A VEHICLE WITH 12125 MILES, NEVER INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, NEVER HIT ANYTHING HAVE VIRTUALLY NO TREAD LEFT? I'M ABOUT READY TO GO DIRECTLY TO SOUTHEAST TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS IN ATLANTA WITH THE HELP OF LEGAL AID. ONE ENTRY ON THE WEB ACTUALLY SAID,WHY DOESN'T TOYOTA CHARGE ANOTHER 2 OR 3009 AND PUT DECENT TIRES ON THE CAR. IF THESE CARS ARE SOLD IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA, DOESN'T SOMEONE HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF SUPPLYING THE VEHICLE WITH COMPATIBLE EQUIPMENT? OVER THE PAST MONTHS I'VE BECOME AWARE OF OTHER '07 CAMRYS IN PARKING LOTS, ETC.; HAVE ACTUALLY PULLED OVER TO LOOK AT TIRES. WITHOUT EXCEPTION, IF BRIDGESTONE, SOME OF THE TREAD DEPTH LOOK LOWER THAN MINE. IN CLOSING, THIS CERTAINLY CANNOT BE THE FIRST YOU ARE HEARING OF THIS ISSUE. USING JAN '09 AS HE INCIDENT, THAT IS WHEN THE VERBAL AND WRITTEN REPORT WAS GIVEN TO ME BY THE SELLING DEALER. AT 9593 MI TREAD WAS LESS THAN 5/32. ALSO, FAILURE LOCATION BOX ONLY PROVIDES FOR ONE TIRE, IS ALL 4. *TR

MY CAR IS COASTING AT AROUND 40 MILES PER HOUR, THEN I STEP ON THE GAS TO ACCELERATE MY SPEED, MY 07 TOYOTA CAMRY LUNGES/JERKS FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY AND SUDDENLY. ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION I ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR. I CALLED TOYOTA WARRANTY SERVICES AND THEY SAID NO ONE ELSE SUBMITTED A COMPLAINT ABOUT THAT TYPE OF ISSUE AND THAT BECAUSE OF THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE--THERE WAS NO RESOLUTION. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TWICE, THEY DOWNPLAYED IT--AND SAID IT WAS HOW THE CAR OPERATES. BUT IF I DIDN'T STEP ON MY BRAKES THE LUNGING FORWARD WOULD HAVE CAUSED ME TO HIT ANOTHER CAR. THIS HAPPENED ALMOST DAILY. I WONDER IF IT HAPPENED TO OTHER DRIVERS AS WELL? THE SECOND TIME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THE GUY ADJUSTED SOMETHING BUT THE PROBLEM STILL HAPPENS.... *TR

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 EITER 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.I HAD TO REMOVE IT AS IT WAS IMPEADING MY VISION DURING DRIVING. NOW I HAVE TO DRIVE ONE-HANDED IN ORDER TO SHIELD MY EYES FROM THE SUN. TOYOTA WILL NOT REPLACE AS A WARRANTIED ITEM. *TT

I OWN 2-2007 CAMRY. 1. ALREADY WHEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE RECALL FOR ONE OF THE CARS. I STILL FEEL STICK PEDALS AND SOME ACCELERATION, NOT TOO MAYOR BUT I FEEL IT IN HIGHWAY AS WELL IN STOP SIGN. THE OTHER CAR (THIS ONE HAVE A BIG PROBLEM I FEEL MORE THE PROBLEM IN THIS ONE MORE THAN THE OTHER)WILL BE IN THE DEALER 3/17/2010 TO TRY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HOPE AND THIS WILL WORK CAUSE WE'RE AFRAID OF DRIVING THIS CARS. A).-GAS PEDALS AND BRAKES. *TR

THE SUNVISOR WOULD NOT REMAIN IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION AND WAS OBSTRUCTING MY VIEW OF THE ROADWAY. *TR

I BOUGHT A TOYOTA CAMRY IN JULY 2007 AT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN FREMONT, CA. I HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING A LAG IN ACCELERATION FOR THE PAST YEAR OR MORE. MY REPEATED REQUESTED FOR THE SERVICE PEOPLE AT THE STEVENS CREEK TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE I TAKE THE CAR FOR MY SERVICE, ARE NOT GETTING THE PROBLEM THE PROPER ATTENTION AND THEY SAY IT IS NORMAL. BASED ON THE VIN, MY VEHICLE DOESN'T QUALIFY FOR THE RECENT RECALL CRITERIA FOR ANY REPLACEMENT OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE. WHAT CAN I DO TO GET THIS CORRECTED BEFORE ANY MISHAP RESULTS FROM THIS? *TR

MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE HAS GONE THROUGH 3 SUN VISORS. THE FIRST DRIVERS SIDE I REPLACED. THE FIRST PASSENGER SIDE I JUST REMOVED AND NOW THE SECOND DRIVERS SIDE, I JUST REMOVED. I CALLED TOYOTA, AND THEY TOLD ME I WAS OUT OF LUCK AND OUT OF WARRANTY. I BOUGHT A CAMRY BECAUSE I WANTED A FAMILY CAR THAT WAS SAFE AND WOULD HAVE LIMITED ISSUES. I COULD NOT HAVE BEEN MORE WRONG. TOYOTA IS A JOKE. *TR

MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY DASHBOARD STARTED TO MELT TWO YEARS AFTER PURCHASING CAR.TOYOTA DEALER KEPT ON GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND MAKING UP EXCUSES,JUST FIND OUT OTHER VEHICLE'S ARE HAVING THE SAME DEFECT PROBLEM.HOPEFULLY TOYOTA FIX THE DEFECT PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY!. *TR

WHEEL RIMS HAVE A HABIT OF COMING OFF. I HAVE REMOVED MY RIMS OUT OF CONCERN THEY WILL FLY OFF AND HIT SOMEONE ELSE. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED MANY OTHER 2007 STYLE CAMRYS DRIVING AROUND WITHOUT RIMS ALSO. *TR

VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER STATES VEHICLE LOST COMMUNICATION WITH BUS SYSTEM CAUSING SYSTEM TO STALL OUT. DEALER CLEARED CODES AND RESET. TEST DROVE O.K. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID HOME IN A LIGHT SNOW STORM. AT SLIGHT INCLINES WHERE THERE WERE STOPLIGHTS, THE CAR'S TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM WILL KILL ALL POWER AND I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE MORE THAN 1 MPH, A SCARY SITUATION SINCE I WAS SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF A VERY BUSY, TRUCK-FILLED INTERSECTION WITH NO WAY TO GET OUT. THIS SITUATION REPEATED ITSELF 6 - 7 TIMES OVER A 3 HOUR PERIOD. FINALLY, I HAD A FRIEND WITH A TOW TRUCK COME AND PLOW DIRECTLY AHEAD OF ME AND SPREAD SAND SO I COULD GET TO MY DRIVEWAY. I REREAD THE OWNER'S MANUAL TO BE SURE THAT THERE WASN'T AN OVERRIDE BUTTON FOR THE VTC BUT NO THERE IS NOT ONE, AT LEAST ON THIS MODEL. I CALLED MY TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER WHO SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT HELP ME. I CONTACTED TOYOTA'S CONSUMER AID GROUP AND THEY SAID MY DEALER SHOULD CHECK IT OUT. I HAD THE CAR LOOKED AT A WEEK EARLIER WITH NO ISSUE. THERE APPEARS TO BE A LOT OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE .....SEE HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/NEWS04/2008/01/PRIUS_WINTER.HTML I AM A PROFESSIONAL SALES ENGINEER DRIVING IN ALL WEATHER TYPES FOR MANY MANY YEARS. I DON'T GET SCARED. I WAS TERRIFIED WITH THE LACK OF CONTROL I HAD ON THIS CAR. IN NORMAL WEATHER, THIS VEHICLE IS A DREAM-COME-TRUE. BUT, I WON'T DRIVE IT AGAIN IF THERE IS A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE FORECAST. SOMEONE HAS PROBABLY ALREADY DIED BECAUSE THERE IS NO WAY TO OVERRIDE THIS TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM. *TR

THE CAR LOST CONTROL FOR NO REASON, COULD NOT BRAKE AND GOT TOTALLED. *TR

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND THE GEAR SELECTOR PLACED IN THE PARK POSITION. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE BODY DAMAGES AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $6,000. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ON FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD AN ENGINEER PERFORM A FURTHER INSPECTION ON THE VEHICLE IN WHICH THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT WAS UPGRADED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

MY ACCELERATOR PEDAL ON MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY BECAME STUCK WHILE DRIVING EASTBOUND ON THE DULLES AIRPORT ACCESS FREEWAY. I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55 MPH WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF MY CONTROL. I DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS CAUSING THE GAS PEDAL TO STICK, BUT AFTER APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS TO A MINUTE, IT STOPPED STICKING AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AT A NORMAL SPEED AGAIN. LUCKILY, THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS ON THE AIRPORT ACCESS FREEWAY WITH ME AND THE AIRPORT FREEWAY IS STRAIGHT AND ISOLATED FROM THE MAIN FREEWAY BY A MEDIAN. THIS WAS MY FIRST AND ONLY EXPERIENCE WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKING. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED TO ME SINCE. *TR

THERE IS A FEW SECONDS DELAY WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ON MY '07 CAMRY SE. I HAVE MENTIONED THIS PROBLEM WITH THE CAR FROM THE VERY BEGINNING TO OTHERS WHO SAY THEY ALSO HAVE THAT ISSUE WITH THEIR CAMRY. ANY DELAY IN ACCELERATION IS A SAFETY HAZARD ON THE HIGHWAY. NOW WITH ALL THE DEFECTS THAT TOYOTA SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN DENYING WITH THE ACCELERATION SYSTEM I REALIZE IT IS EVEN MORE GRAVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A THUMPING AND SQUEAKING SOUND EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE ABS LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENTIRE ABS SYSTEM WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

WHEN ON A LONG DISTANCE TRIP I USED THE CRUISE CONTROL--IT WAS SET TO AROUND 75 MPH. I APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT WHEN I WENT TO RESUME MY CRUISE CONTROL SPEED, THE CAR'S SPEED SURGED PAST THE 75 MPH THAT I HAD SET AND STARTED GOING ABOVE 80 MPH. I REALIZED IT AND APPLIED THE BRAKE AND THEN JUST SET THE SPEED AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED AT LEAST SEPARATE 3 TIMES. I NO LONGER USE THE RESUME FUNCTION OF THE CRUISE CONTROL AND I HAVE NOT HAD OTHER PROBLEMS SINCE (BUT I HAVE NOT USED THE CRUISE CONTROL MUCH EITHER). *TR

MY TOYOTA ONLY HAD 15000 MILES AND THE BRAKES STOPPED FUNCTIONING. I TOOK IT TO TOYOTA AND THEY STATED IT WAS WEAR AND TEAR. HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF THE LOW MILEAGE THEY DECIDED TO REPAIR THE BRAKES. THEY SAID THE BRAKE PUMP WAS FAULTY. THE BRAKE PUMP IS BELOW THE CAR AND UNABLE TO BE SEEN BY THE NAKED EYE. SINCE 2009, I HAVE HAD MY BRAKES SERVICED 3 MORE TIMES AND THE CAR NOW ONLY HAS 60000 MILES. THE BRAKE PADS WILL NOT STOP SQUEAKING EVEN IF THEY ARE BRAND NEW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA SOLARA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. THE ENGINE RPMS BEGAN TO INCREASE EXCESSIVELY AND INCREASED ACCELERATION WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED THERE WAS NO POWER RESPONSE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND THEN CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO THE NEUTRAL POSITION AND THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AGAINST THE CURB TO STOP. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE IDENTICAL FAILURE RECURRED TWO YEARS LATER. THERE WAS NO INJURY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 17,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 30 MPH DURING RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE. SHE CONTINUED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL UNTIL THEY FINALLY ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE ANY DEFECTS IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

ON NOVEMBER 5, 2008 I WAS LEAVING MY SON'S SOCCER PRACTICE AND MY ACCELERATOR BECAME STUCK ON MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. I HIT A SCHOOL AND WENT THROUGH A 100 FOOT FENCE WHEN MY CAR BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE FENCE AND THE FENCE BECAME CAUGHT UNDERNEATH MY CAR. MY CAR WAS STILL ACCELERATING FULL FORCE AND MY TIRES WERE BURNING RUBBER. I WAS ABLE TO FINALLY SLAM MY STICKSHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND THE CAR STOPPED. TOYOTA WAS CONTACTED SHORTLY AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND SENT SOMEONE OUT TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE AT THE BODY SHOP. THEY SENT ME A LETTER STATING THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHEN SHE ENTERED THE EXPRESS WAY AND ACCELERATED 60 TO 65 MPH SHE STOPPED ACCELERATING AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OVER 65MPH ON ITS OWN. AS SHE STARTED TO APPLY THE BREAK THE VEHICLE SLOW DOWN WHEN IT HIT AN HARD OBJECT ON THE ROAD . SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THE DAMAGE WAS UNDER THE VEHICLE AND SHE COULD CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOWEVER SHE HEARS NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT WILL NOT REPAIR THE DAMAGE UNDER THE VEHICLE. SHE IS NOT SURE IF THE OIL CONTAINER OR MUFFLER WAS DAMAGED. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK A REPORT 100211885. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,480 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

MY FATHER WAS DRIVING DOWN A SIDE STREET HE KNEW WELL, HAD ONLY GONE TWO BLOCKS, AND ACCELERATED THROUGH AN INTERSECTION,BUT INSTEAD OF TURNING LEFT, ACCORDING TO WITNESSES HE ACCELERATED THROUGH THE STOP SIGN AND WAS BROADSIDED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. HE WAS UNABLE TO TELL US WHAT HAPPENED AS HE SUFFERED A HEAD INJURY IN THE ACCIDENT, AS WELL AS A BROKEN COLLARBONE AND RIB. THE WITNESSES SAID THAT HE NEVER SLOWED DOWN AT ALL, AND WAS GOING WELL ABOVE THE SPEED LIMIT. THIS WAS VERY ATYPICAL FOR MY FATHER, WHO DROVE VERY SLOWLY AND HAD NEVER HAD A TICKET IN HIS LIFE. WE STRONGLY SUSPECT THAT THE CAR ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, AND THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE EYEWITNESS DESCRIPTION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN SEPTEMBER OF 2008, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A POLE AT 35 MPH. THE DRIVERS FRONTAL AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT THE AIR BAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF AND THE WARNING LIGHT TO CHECK THE HYBRID SYSTEM ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE INVERTER CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 700. UPDATED 02/18/10. *LJ

WHEN I PURCHASED MY 2007 CAMRY LE IT CAME EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL 400 02 TIRES. I HAVE FOLLOWED THE RECOMMENDED SERVICE AND BROUGHT THE CAR TO MY DEALER FOR SERVICING. AT 24000 MILES THE TIRES TREAD WAS WORN TO UNDER 2/32NDS OF AN INCH AND THE TIRES ARE COMPLETELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON. I FILED A CLAIM WITH AN AUTHORIZED BRIDGESTONE DEALER WHICH WAS DENIED ON THE BASIS THAT THE TIRES ARE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. I HAVE RECEIVED NO COMPENSATION FROM EITHER THE TOYOTA DEALER OR BRIDGESTONE. NO TIRE THAT HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED SHOULD HAVE SUCH A SHORT TREAD LIFE. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. EACH TIME IT RAINED THE DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR WAS EXTREMELY WET. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REMOVED THE CARPET, CLEANED IT TWICE AND REINSTALLED THE SAME CARPET. THEY ALSO CLEANED THE AC HOSE THAT WAS CLOGGED WITH DEBRIS AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE DEALER PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED IT. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AGAIN BUT INFORMED HER THAT THEY REALLY DON'T KNOW WHERE THE WATER WAS COMING FROM AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK AND NECK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND THEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000. UPDATED 10/18/16*LJ *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 65 MPH. SUNROOF EXPLODED OUT. GLASS WENT ALL OVER MY HUSBAND, ALMOST CAUSING A WRECK AS HE WAS IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. TOOK THE CAMRY TO DEALERSHIP (AFTER TAKING PICS), THEY COMMENTED "OH, WE'VE SEEN THIS BEFORE." FIXED THE SUNROOF, AND CHARGED $1000. THIS IS DANGEROUS. NOTHING HIT THE WINDOW, OR IT WOULD HAVE SHATTERED IN INSTEAD OF EXPLODING OUT. MAYBE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE PRESSURE IN THE CAR. *TR

I WAS A PASSENGER IN MY CAR AND MY BOYFRIEND WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY 101 (NORTHBOUND) IN SAN FRANCISCO AND WERE STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM THE REAR ABOUT 20-30 MPH. NEITHER AIRBAG WENT OFF FROM THE COLLISION, CAUSING ME TO HIT MY HEAD ON THE DASH AND MY BOYFRIEND HITTING HIS LEGS ON THE DASH AND STEERING CONSOLE. THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON INDICATING IT WAS DEPLOYED AND THE REPAIR SHOP IS INFORMING US THAT IT HAS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. ACCELERATION ISSUES *GR THE CONSUMER STATED RIGHT FROM THE DAY OF PURCHASE AND IT STILL CONTINUES. HE NOTICED WHEN ANY TIME HE STARTED THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD ACCELERATE WITHOUT HIM STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. ALSO, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PUT IN REVERSE MODE WITHOUT STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, IT WOULD ACCELERATE TO ABOUT 40 MPH IN SECONDS AND CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE UNTIL THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED. *JB

THE POSTED DATE AND MILES OF FIRST INCIDENT IS JUST A APPROXIMATE FIGURE BUT THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD HAVE RECORDED THE EXACT DATE AND MILES. A NOISE FROM UNDER MY HOOD WAS GETTING LOUDER SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE NOISE WAS NORMAL. A YEAR OR TWO LATER AFTER TAKING IT TO DIFFERENT DEALERS FOR SAME ISSUE MY CHECK VSC LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND MY BRAKES FAILED. AFTER THE SECOND FAILURE DURING THE WEEK I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL AND SAFE. IT WAS NOT. TO DATE I HAVEN'T HAD THE VSC ERROR MESSAGE OCCUR BUT MY BRAKES WHEN REVERSING FROM PARK OR WHEN STARTING FROM A HILL WILL INITIALLY LOSE BRAKING POWER AND ROLL A FEW INCHES BEFORE THE BRAKES START WORKING. IS THIS REALLY NORMAL OR SAFE? I DON'T WANT TO BELIEVE WHAT THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME ANYMORE. PLEASE HELP. *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY IN MAY 2006. I HAVE HAD THE TIRES, BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL-400 ,ROTATED REGULARLY SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR. I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRES SQUEALING UPON BREAKING AND NOTICED THAT THE TIRE TREADS ARE WEARING PREMATURELY. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND A BRIDGESTONE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT WEARING EVENLY BUT THEY COULD BE REPLACED AT A FEE OF OVER $400. I PRESENTLY HAVE 12,300 MILES ON MY CAR AND THE TIRES NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

RUG INTERFERE WITH THE GAS PEDAL. AND CRASH THE CAR IN FRONT. *TR

WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN HWY 77 ARKANSAS CITY KANSAS, MAKING A PASS SHE LOST CONTROL AFTER SHE SLID OFF SHOULDER AT BEND OF THE ROAD. OUT OF THE MULTIPLE AIR BAGS ONLY ONE DEPLOYED THE PASSENGERS SIDE CURTAIN. AFTER REVIEWING THE CRASH SITE AND READING REPORT THE FIRST HIT TO THE CAR WAS DRIVERS SIDE FRONT END, IT WAS A VERY HARD HIT. STEERING BAG SHOULD HAVE GONE OFF AS IT DUG INTO A TURN AROUND MOUND. WENT UP AND DOWN WIDE MEDIAN DITCH STARTING A SIX TURN ROLLING OF THE 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. SHE WENT OUT SUN ROOF EVEN THOUGH SHE HAD SEAT BELT ON. MEDICAL REPORT STATS SEAT BELT MARKS AND SEVERE LEG INJURIES. SHE WILL NEVER BE THE SAME AND I'M LUCKY TO STILL HAVE HER. I WILL USE ALL MEANS TO FIND OUT WHY THE SO CALLED SAFETY FEATURES ON THIS CAR DID NOT PREVENT SOME OF THE DAMAGE TO THIS WONDERFUL WOMEN. *TR

LETTER FROM SENATOR NELSON ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE PERMANENTLY AND SEVERELY DISABLE IN A RUNAWAY TOYOTA CRASH CAUSE BY UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN APRIL 2007. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED REGULARLY AT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS TAKEN THERE 9 TIMES BETWEEN APRIL 2007 AND AUGUST 2008. THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE, LUNGE AND VIBRATE. ALSO, THERE WAS A BRIEF BURST OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION INCIDENTS, WHICH WERE REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE CONSUMER AND HER DAUGHTER COMPLAINED MULTIPLE TIMES TO THE DEALER ABOUT THE DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING, AND TOLD THE CONSUMER TO KEEP DRIVING IT. ON THE MORNING OF SEPTEMBER 15, 2008, AS THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP OR SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER CRASHED INTO A FLAT BED TRUCK HEAD-ON CARRYING CONCRETE. THE ENGINE CAME THROUGH THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE AND CRUSHED HER RIGHT LEG. HER FOOT HAD TO BE SURGICALLY RE-ATTACHED AND HER LEG WAS ALMOST AMPUTATED. SHE ALSO HAD A BROKEN LEFT HIP, CRUSHED CHEST, SEVERE CONCUSSION AND A DEEP LACERATION ON HER EYELID. THE JAWS OF LIFE HAD TO BE USED TO EXTRACT HER FROM THE CRASHED MANGLED SMOKING VEHICLE. *JB

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. I WAS DRIVING ON OPEN HIGHWAY IN GREAT CONDITIONS AND MINIMAL TRAFFIC. WHEN IN CRUISE CONTROL MY CAR ACCELERATED WHEN TOGGLED TO SPEED UP BUT DID NOT STOP ACCELERATING AT THE SET SPEED (75) OR WHEN THE BRAKE WAS TAPPED. (I CAN'T REMEMBER IF I TOGGLED THE COAST ON THE CRUISE CONTROL). THE CAR ONLY STOPPED ACCELERATING WHEN I TURNED OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTON. AT THAT POINT IT WAS GOING 92 MPH THE CAR IMMEDIATELY COASTED AND THEN THE BRAKE WORKED. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN WITH OR WITHOUT CRUISE CONTROL. THE DEALER CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *TR

THERE HAVE BEEN NO MAJOR EVENTS YET. THE PROBLEM IS IN THE DEFECT OF THE FRONT SIDE AIRBAG COVER FALLS WHILE DRIVING ON THE 07 CAMRY I HAVE HAD FOR A YEAR. IT HAS BEEN FIXED 4 TIMES AND NOW THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. I AM CONCERNED FOR A SERIOUS MALFUNCTION. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THERE IS NO RESPONSE. PLEASE HELP ME IF YOU CAN, IT MAY SAVE SOME ONE ELSE AS WELL. IT NEEDS TO BE A SERIOUS RECALL! *TR

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY SE, SUN VISORS POP OUT OF JOINTS AND BECOME INOPERABLE. LIGHTS GO OUT AND THEN THE VISOR STOPS WOKING AND JUST HANGS THERE. IT HAPPENED WITH DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR FIRST THEN LEFT ONE. NO SIGNIFICANT EVENT JUST INOPERABLE OVER NIGHT. THERE IS A POPPING SOUND THOUGH BEFORE IT STOPS WORKING. *TR

2007 CAMRY USES A PEDAL POSITION SENSOR AND A THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR (DRIVE BY WIRE) SO THERE IS NO ACTUAL MECHANICAL CABLE BETWEEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE THROTTLE BODY. HOWEVER, HESITATES FREQUENTLY ESPECIALLY WHEN DECELERATING (THROUGH A TOLL OR FOR TRAFFIC) AND THEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE AGAIN. THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG AT DEALER WHEN SERVICE, I WAS TOLD BY THE TECHNICIAN OTHERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. *TR

I HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR .WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT IT ,IT WOULD NOT STAY UP & IT POPPED WHEN I WOULD PUT IT DOWN.NOW IT BROKE COMPLETELY OF THE ATTACHMENT .THIS IS RIDICULOUS FOR JUST A VISOR .TOYOTA USES CHEAP SUN VISOR AND I ALREADY REPLACED IT 4 TIMES WITHIN LESS THAN 3 YEARS .RIGHT NOW MY DRIVER SIDE VISOR KEEP COMING DOWN IN MY FACE WHILE DRIVING .IT IS A HAZARD AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED .TOYOTA OWNER NEED TO GET TOGETHER AND GIVE THIS ATTENTION IT NEEDS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AT 10 MPH, A TRAVEL TRAILER CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MODERATE INJURIES DUE TO THE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT HAS A VIDEO AND PICTURES OF THE INCIDENT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 15,206.

ON SEPT. 1, 2008, I WAS DRIVING NORTH THROUGH PA. ON I-79. I WAS USING THE CRUISE CONTROL ON MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA FOR THE FIRST TIME. I PULLED INTO A REST AREA. AS I WAS ABOUT TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE, I STOPPED FOR SOME PEDESTRIANS TO PASS BY. WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE TO PULL INTO THE PARKING SPACE, MY CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT A VERY HIGH SPEED AS IF I HAD PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I ASSURE YOU, I BARELY TOUCHED THE GAS PEDAL. AS A CONSEQUENCE, THE CAR WENT OVER A HIGH CURB, WENT THROUGH A PICNIC AREA AND DOWN A HILL INTO SOME WEEDS BEFORE I COULD BRING IT TO A STOP. I REALLY HAD TO PUSH ON THE BRAKE WITH ALL MY STRENGTH. I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE CAR OR ITS SPEED. AS A RESULT, I HIT A PERSON WALKING IN THE PICNIC AREA AND SHE SUSTAINED VERY SERIOUS INJURIES. I HAVE RECEIVED A CARELESS DRIVING CITATION AND MAY BE FACING A MAJOR LAWSUIT. I FEEL I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE AND THAT IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, AT LEAST WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL. I BELIEVE THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT DISENGAGE WHEN I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND PUT MY FOOT ON THE BREAK. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE CAR TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR FEAR THEY WOULD JUST COVER UP THE PROBLEM. *TR

ENGINE REVS UP ON ITS OWN AND THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATES ONCE REACHING 95MPH W/O MY FOOT BEING ON THE GAS. THE BRAKES DO NOT RESPOND AT FIRST AND WHEN THEY DO THE CAR BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY; IT TAKES ABOUT 3 TO 4 MIN TO GET THE CAR TO SLOW DOWN. PULLING THE HAND BRAKE DOES NOTHING. THUS FAR THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES. THE FIRST TIME ONCE I GOT DOWN TO 15MPH I JUST TURNED OFF THE MOTOR. THE OTHER TIMES THE CAR WAS PUT IN NEUTRAL THEN PARK WHILE THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV AS IF IT WERE GOING 75 OR 80 AND THE TIRES WANTED TO ROLL THE CAR WAS JUMPING. EVERY TIME WE WERE ON THE HIGHWAY AND LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MANEUVER BETWEEN THE TRAFFIC. THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP TWICE OVERALL IT HAS BEEN THERE FOR 3 AND A HALF WEEKS, THE SERVICE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CAR WAS INSPECTED BY A TOYOTA TECH AND DEEMED FINE TO OPERATE. MY HUSBAND AND I ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR NOT ONLY FOR OURSELVES BUT FOR EVERYONE ELSE WHO IS ON THE ROAD. *TR