2007 Toyota Camry Complaint Log

IT HAS BEEN NOTICED THAT THERE IS A BATTERY ISSUE WHICH ALLOWS FOR ACID TO SEEP ONTO THE BATTERY CABLES AND LEAVES ACID ON TOP OF BATTERY TERMINAL AND CABLES. I KNOW OF SEVERAL OTHER TOYOTA CAMRY OWNERS THAT HAVE THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM THAT AFFECTS THEIR VEHICLE. THIS ACID IS CORROSIVE AND HAS LEAD TO DAMAGED COMPONENTS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY ACCELERATE. IN AUGUST 2008, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN AND HIT TWO PARKED VEHICLES AND THEN CAME TO A STOP. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT TAKEN. IN OCTOBER 2009, AFTER TRYING TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPOT, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE SUDDENLY AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A BUILDING BUT NO INJURIES WERE CITED. ANOTHER POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE MANUFACTURER SENT A REPRESENTATIVE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT BUT ONLY FOR BODY DAMAGE BECAUSE OF THE CRASH. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,500. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,400.UPDATED 04/27/10. *LJ UPDATED 10/12/10

SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN TOYOTA CAMRY

"MELTING" DASHBOARD IN HEAT IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. IT GETS STICKY LIKE DUCT TAPE AND ULTIMATELY WEAKENS AND RUINS THE UPHOLSTERY ON THE DASH. TOYOTA NEEDS TO STEP UP AND CORRECT THIS ISSUE. IT'S A SERIOUS ONE. *TR

I HAD A BLOWOUT ON THE INTERSTATE AT 55MPH. NO NOTICE JUST BLEW OUT, DID NOT HIT ANYTHING. TIRE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. *TR

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE, THERE IS A LOOSENESS, OR A CLUNKING NOISE AND SENSATION FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE WHEEL IS TURNED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THERE ARE FORUMS ON THIS ISSUE. PLEASE HELP US. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A MOLDY MUSTY SMELL FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING VENTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS EYES ITCHED AND HE SNEEZED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO GAVE HIM AN AIR FRESHENER AND SPRAYED FOAM INTO THE VENTS. THE CONTACT HAD TO FREQUENTLY VISIT THE DOCTOR AND HE HAD SINUS INFECTIONS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE WEATHER BEGAN TO BECOME WARM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 03/22/11*LJ THE CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 04/25/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS STICKY FROM MELTING IN THE SUN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

HELLO, I OWN CAMRY LE 07 AND AFTER I FILL MY CAR FULL FUEL OR GAS I HEARD THE FUEL GENERATE SHAKING SOUND WHEN I PRESS SUDDEN BRAKE AND FIRST OF ALL I THOUGHT THERE IS SOMETHING IN MY TRUNK PLAYING BUT AFTER I CONCENTRATE TO HEAR I FOUND IT IS FUEL SHAKING ,I JUST WANT TO KNOW IS THAT COULD BE PROBLEM OR NOT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS. *TR

I PURCHASED 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH IT. THE CAR HAS PUT ME AND MY FAMILY IN DANGER EVERY TIME WE ACCELERATE. IT WILL NOT GO. THE CAR ALMOST STALLS OUT. ALSO WHEN I MAKE LEFT TURNS THE STEERING SEEMS TO LOCK UP. I HAVE TO JERK THE CAR BACK TO THE RIGHT TO GET THE STEERING WHEEL TO UNSTICK. BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TELL ME EVERYTHING IS OKAY. OF COURSE THEY WILL SAY THAT. I THINK THEY TRAIN THEM IN SCHOOL TO USE THAT ANSWER. I WILL BE BRINGING THE CAR BACK TO THEM BECAUSE THIS IS GETTING SCARY. THE CAR ONLY HAS 12K MILES ON IT. I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME THING SO IF THEY STATE DOES NOT DO SOMETHING, THAN THEY SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE IF SOMEONE DIES IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

I WANTED TO SHARE MY EXPERIENCE WITH MY TOYOTA CAMRY RE. THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM, FOR YOU TO SHARE WITH YOUR ENGINEERS. I LEASED MY 2007 CAMRY IN AUGUST 2007 (VIN [XXX]), A 4 CYLINDER MODEL. APPROXIMATELY A YEAR LATER, I WAS ON THE FREEWAY PASSING A CAR WHEN I NEEDED A SUDDEN BURST OF SPEED, SO I FLOORED THE ACCELERATOR HARD. (I WAS USED TO A 6 CYLINDER WHICH REACTS INSTANTLY.) THE ACCELERATOR SEEMED TO STICK AND I EXPERIENCED A RACING ENGINE THAT WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY STOP THE CAR BY PUTTING IT IN NEUTRAL AND BRAKING (NEEDLESS TO SAY, A LITTLE SHAKEN). AFTER I TURNED IT OFF, I IMMEDIATELY RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND AGAIN IT RACED. I TURNED IT OFF AGAIN AND LET IT SIT FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. AFTER RESTARTING IT, IT REACTED NORMALLY. I CAREFULLY DROVE TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE I WAS GIVEN THE FLOOR MAT EXPLANATION WHICH I ACCEPTED. I DID IN FACT HAVE MY FLOOR MATS LOOSE AND NOT IN THE PEGS. I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED A RECURRENCE. MY PERCEPTION IS THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED WHEN I STOMPED ON THE ACCELERATOR, AND AFTER TURNING OFF THE ENGINE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AND RESTARTING WITHOUT INCIDENT, I AM SPECULATING THAT THE IGNITION SYSTEM WAS ABLE TO RESET ITSELF. THAT'S WHY I SUSPECT THE PROBLEM MAY BE ELECTRICAL OR THE VEHICLE COMPUTER, AND NOT MECHANICAL. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR FAILED. WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR WAS ACTIVATED, IT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE WITH FORCE. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WAS CLEANED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,516 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,371.

ABOUT A YEAR TO YEAR AND A HALF AFTER PURCHASING MY CAMRY THE DASHBOARD STARTED BECOMING STICKY AND CAUSING A HORRIBLE GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD. EVERY TIME I BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD IT WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT BUT THEY WOULD NOT TAKE CARE OF IT AND THAT IT WOULD COST ME OVER $2000.00 TO FIX IT. EVEN WHEN I SWITCHED DEALERSHIPS I WAS TOLD THE SAME THING. NOW IF IT IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT WHY IS IT MY RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY TO HAVE IT REPLACED? THE GLARE DURING THE SUMMER IN FLORIDA IS REALLY BAD. THE GLARE HAS BEEN SO BAD THAT I HAVE ALMOST HAD A FEW ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF IT. I USED TO SWEAR BY TOYOTAS BUT NOW I DON'T THINK I WOULD EVER BY ONE AGAIN AFTER THIS. *TR

APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AFTER THE PURCHASE OF OUR 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY, THE DASHBOARD STARTED BECOMING STICKY AS IF A PASTE WAS ON IT. EVERYTHING STICKS TO IT AND IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO CLEAN BECAUSE IT WILL LITERALLY PEEL OFF. I DETERMINED THAT IT MELTED IN THE FLORIDA HEAT. AFTER HEARING THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO OTHER CARS AND LEAVING THE SAME DANGEROUS GLARE WHEN DRIVING I TOO AGREE THAT TOYOTA NEEDS TO RECTIFY THIS ISSUE BECAUSE IT IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AS I THOUGHT PREVIOUSLY. *TR

ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASING THIS CAR, I NOTICED THAT THE PAINT SEEMED TO BE EASILY SCRATCHED AND CHIPPED. I HAVE MULTIPLE CHIPPED PLACES ON THE CAR THAT ARE BEGINNING TO RUST. IN ADDITION, THE CLEAR COAT IS GETTING THIN OR SOMETHING ON THE TRUNK OF THE CAR AND THE PAINT IS LOOKING VERY DULL. I ALWAYS TAKE CARE OF THE CAR AND WASHED AND WAXED IT OFTEN. THIS WEAK PAINT JOB WILL MOST DEFINITELY AFFECT RESALE VALUE. IN ADDITION, THE PLASTIC PIECES THAT ARE ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE CAR HAVE COME LOOSE AND FALLEN OFF OR HAD TO BE TAKEN OFF ONE BY ONE. *TR

MY DASHBOARD IS MELTING AWAY ON MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. *TR

AIRBAG FAILURE - 2007 CAMRY LE. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW DUE TO ITS AIRBAG SAFETY CLAIMS - 7 AIRBAGS WITH ONE TO PROTECT THE DRIVER?S LEGS. NONE DEPLOYED. I TRAVELED ON THE HIGHWAY 50-55 MPH, A SAFE DISTANCE FROM THE CAR (BMW) IN FRONT OF ME AT RUSH HOUR ON A SUNNY DRY DAY. A CAR CUT IN FRONT OF THE BMW CAUSING IT TO BRAKE INSTANTLY, ALMOST COMING TO A STOP. DECELERATION WAS TOO QUICK. I WENT STRAIGHT INTO THE BMW AT FULL SPEED. THERE WAS NO TIME TO HIT MY BRAKES. MY CAR DIDN'T?T SWERVE OR DIVE. I WORE MY SEATBELT BUT LEANED FORWARD SLIGHTLY WHILE FIRMLY IN MY SEAT. MY CHEST STRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSING AN INWARD DISPLACED SPIRAL FRACTURE OF MY STERNUM. I ALSO SUSTAINED A LARGE GROIN BRUISE WITH AN INTERNAL BLOOD CLOT AND CHEST BRUISE DUE TO THE SEATBELT. IMMEDIATELY I HAD DIFFICULTY BREATHING, GOT OUT OF MY CAR, LIED ON THE PAVEMENT TO CATCH MY BREATH. POLICE/AMBULANCE CAME QUICKLY, PROVIDED OXYGEN, TOOK ME TO A HOSPITAL. I REMAINED IN INTENSIVE CARE FOR 2 DAYS. THE INSURANCE INSPECTOR & BODY SHOP INVESTIGATED THE CAR AND WERE SURPRISED THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T'T DEPLOY AND COULDN'T FIND A REASON WHY THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY GIVEN THE DAMAGE. THE RIGHT AIRBAG SENSOR WAS BENT. MY CAR WAS DEEMED TOTALED. I?M UNABLE TO RETURN TO MY PREVIOUS WORK SCHEDULE (LONG HOURS, INTENSE WORKLOAD) DUE TO CONSTANT PAIN. I MISSED 2 WEEKS OF WORK. DUE TO THE FRACTURE I CANNOT DRIVE FOR 6 WEEKS. I REQUESTED THAT TOYOTA EVALUATE THE CAR TO DETERMINE IF IT WAS A VEHICLE-SPECIFIC DEFECT OR THE ENTIRE LINE (TO PREVENT FUTURE INJURIES). INSTEAD OF DISASSEMBLY AND COMPUTER ANALYSIS, TOYOTA ONLY REVIEWED PHOTOS AND SAID IT FUNCTIONED AS EXPECTED." THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND THE IMPACT STRAIGHT ON AND HIGH SPEED. IF NOT SUFFICIENT TO ACTIVATE THE AIRBAGS, THEN WHAT'S THEIR PURPOSE? THE VEHICLE IS IN STORAGE FOR EXAMINATION. POLICE REPORTS AND PHOTOS AVAILABLE. I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE NHTSA'S RESPONSE TO THIS REPORT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN JULY OF 2008, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE RPM GAUGE WOULD JUMP BACK AND FORTH WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. APPROXIMATELY SIX WEEKS LATER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. WHEN THE VEHICLE FINALLY BEGAN TO GAIN SPEED, SHE DROVE TO HER RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN DRIVEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE RECALIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR INVESTIGATION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

THE SUN VISOR ON MY 2007 CAMRY WILL NOT STAY UP. IT IS ON THE DRIVER SIDE, SO IT ACTUALLY IS A HAZARD IN THAT IT BLOCKS MY VIEW WHILE DRIVING. *TR

SOON AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR, WE DISCOVERED A TERRIBLE PROBLEM WITH THE CARS ACCELERATION. IT ONLY HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY; WHEN YOU WERE SLOWING THEN HAD TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY. PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL WOULD RESULT A LONG HESITATION. THIS VERY OFTEN PUT THE DRIVER IN DANGER. SOON AFTER THE PURCHASE, WE TOOK THE CAR INTO THE TOYOTA DEALER. THEY TOLD US THAT THE CAR WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED WITH THE NEW COMPUTER SYSTEM THAT ADJUSTS TO DRIVERS HABITS. WE HAVE BEEN LIVING WITH THIS PROBLEM FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS NOW, AND HAVE DECIDED TO GET RID OF THE CAR. PRIOR TO SELLING IT, I DID A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET LOOKING TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE WAS EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM. I FOUND AN ARTICLE AT THIS CONSUMER AFFAIRS LINK. HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/NEWS04/2006/10/TOYOTA_ACCELERATE.HTML. *TR

FIRST EXPERIENCED PULSING BRAKES WHEN SLOWING ON HIGHWAY. AT APPROX. 12,000 MILES RETURNED TO DEALER HAD ROTORS RESURFACED. SAME THING HAPPENED AT 25,000 MILES AND JUST ABOUT EVERY 15,000 MILES. HAD ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED AT APPROX. 36,000 MILES, AND RESURFACED AGAIN AT APPROX. 60,000. NOW HAVE 78, 000 MILES AND HAVE TO HAVE THIRD SET OF ROTORS. THIS WILL BE THE FIFTH BRAKE REPAIR IN 78,000 MILES, EITHER PADS, RESURFACING, OR ROTORS. YES, TOYOTA HAS A CAMRY BRAKE PROBLEM.

MY 2007 CAMRY LE V6 ONLY HAS 23,000 MILES ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION HESITATED WHEN ACCELERATING. THE GEAR DOES NOT SHIFT AND THE CAR SLOWS DOWN. VERY SCARY. ALMOST GOT HIT ON FREEWAY WHEN IT DID THIS. *TR

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH AIR CONDITIONING PROBLEM. CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE IS A STRONG URINE SMELL AFTER THE USE OF THE AIR CONDITIONER. CONSUMER DOESN'T FEEL THAT THIS PROBLEM WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *KB THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THERE IS A WIND SOUND WHEN DRVING ON THE HIGHWAY. IT SOUNDED AS IF THE WINDOWS WERE DOWN.

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS YET TO BE FIXED. SHE BELIEVES THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE FIXED DUE TO THE WARRANTY. *KB THE LOCK ON THE SEATBELT WAS INOPERATIVE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ENGAGING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE JERKED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN THROUGH WATER AND IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE FAILURE, THE FRONT ROTARY BRAKES NEEDED TO BE SHAVED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. SIX MONTHS LATER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, WHO DECIDED TO REPLACE THE ROTORS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD CALL HIM BACK AT A LATER DATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. OWNER CONTACTED DISTRICT SERVICE MANGER AND DISTRICT SALES MANGER. UPDATED 10/05/2011 *LN *TR

DASHBOARD IS MELTING. WHENEVER SUN IS UP, REFLECTION FROM THIS MELTED DASHBOARD ON WINDSHIELD IS SO BAD, YOU CAN'T EVEN SEE GOOD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING, A GLARE FROM THE MELTED DASHBOARD MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THE ROAD. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 1805140953. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

ENGINE SLUDGE: ENGINE STARTED MAKING A NOISE, SO TOOK IT TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THEY INSPECTED IT SAID IT HAD ENGINE SLUDGE. THEY TOLD ME I NEVER CHANGED MY OIL AND I USED THE WRONG VISCOSITY, I USED 5W30 INSTEAD OF 5W20 RECOMMENDED, NOT REQUIRED RECOMMENDED. THIN OIL IS MANDATED BY FEDERAL STANDARDS FOR MILEAGE PURPOSES ONLY. I CHANGE MY OIL EVERY 5000 MILES, AND TOLD THEM SO. AT THAT TIME THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED THE ENGINE REBUILT, IT WILL COST $8000 OR 9000 TO FIX IT. AND THEN THEY VOIDED MY WARRANTY. I HAVE SINCE TAKEN THE CAR TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD IT HAD A BAD COIL, IT WAS ONLY RUNNING ON 3 CYL. THEY REPLACED ALL THE COILS, THEY SAID IT RAN GREAT FOR ABOUT TEN MINUTES, THEN IT STARTED RUNNING WORSE THAN BEFORE. THEY CONTACTED CORPORATE TOYOTA TO FIND A FIX, THEY TOLD THEM TO CEASE WORKING ON IT, AND PUT IT BACK THE WAY IT CAME IN THAT THE WARRANTY WAS VOID. SINCE THIS HAPPENED I HAVE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT TOYOTA'S ENGINE SLUDGE PROBLEMS. GOING BACK AS FAR AS 1996. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN OR ATTEMPT TO STOP, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN HE REMOVED HIS FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE PEDAL. HE WAS FORCED TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO-DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 47,600. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 31,000.

SUN VISOR WONT STAY UP. IT GETS IN THE WAY OF MY VIEW. VANITY LIGHT NO LONGER WORKS. I HAVE NEVER BEEN ROUGH WITH THE VISOR, IT JUST SUDDENLY STOPPED GOING UP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE PASSENGER FRONTAL AIR BAG SENOR WAS NOT OPERATING WITH A CERTAIN WEIGHT OCCUPANCY IN THE SEAT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON A CONSTANT BASIS AND THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS WORKING AS DESIGNED. THE CONTACT WAS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED, AND THAT THERE WAS NO RESOLUTION FOR THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,920.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONSUMER STATED THE JACK WAS POSITIONED EXACTLY AS THE OWNERS MANUAL STATED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS JACKED UP, AND HE BEGAN CHANGING THE TIRE, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LEAN AND THEN FELL OFF THE JACK AND THE VEHICLE FELL TO THE GROUND. THE CONSUMER STATED THE JACK WAS NOT THE PROBLEM, IT WAS THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE THAT WAS TOO WEAK. UPDATED 04/01/10 *BF UPDATED 07/06/10*JB

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT OF THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. EMITS A STRONG MUSTY MOLD SMELL. THE COMPANY IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAS DONE NOTHING. DEALERSHIP PERFORMED A TEMPORARY FOAM TREATMENT THAT MIGHT LAST A YEAR AND SPRAYED A CHEMICAL INSIDE THE VENT SYSTEM. THE POSSIBILITY OF MOLD IN THE SYSTEM EXISTS AND COULD CAUSE SEVERE AGGRAVATION OF ALREADY EXISTING ALLERGY PROBLEMS. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. I THINK IT'S TIME TO HOLD TOYOTA ACCOUNTABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE IDLING AT A STOP SIGN, SHE HEARD A CLUNK NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TOYOTA DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIANS COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26000. THE VIN NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 01/05/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE GAS PEDAL. UPDATED 01/07/10.*JB

I HAVE A 2007 CAMRY. TWO YEARS AGO I EXPERIENCED FULL SPEED ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY. IT WAS VERY SCARY I PUT FULL FORCE ON THE BRAKES BUT IT WOULDN'T STOP I DROVE ON THE SHOULDER AND FORCE THE GEARS INTO PARK. I CALLED THE TOYOTA DEALER BUT THEY KEPT SAYING CAMRY DOES NOT HAVE THAT PROBLEM. I CALLED ON NUMEROUS OCCASION AND WANTED THEM TO RECORD THE INCIDENT BUT THEY WOULDN'T. HAVING EXPERIENCE THIS TWO YEARS AGO I HAVE BEEN SO TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THE CAR I DRIVE SO SLOWLY NOW. THEY JUST IGNORED ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS CONSUMING ENGINE OIL AT AN UNUSUALLY RAPID RATE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE OIL CONSUMPTION WAS NORMAL. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC BUT WAS UNABLE TO PRODUCE ANY FAILURE CODES. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD POTENTIALLY STALL OR THE ENGINE COULD BE DESTROYED BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

2007 CAMRY HAD HESITATION PROBLEM, DEALERSHIP RESET THE COMPUTER, IT WAS OK FOR A FEW MONTHS. AFTER THE FEW MONTHS THE CAR HAS THE HESITATION PROBLEM AGAIN. HARD TO ACCELERATE, DOES NOT LIKE TO GO WHEN YOU TRY TO PULL OUT OR WHEN YOU TRY TO CHANGE LANES. *TR

ON THE DATE IN QUESTION, I WAS STANDING STILL AT A RED LIGHT. THERE WAS HEAVY RAIN. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I PROCEEDED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME WAS APPROXIMATELY 5 CAR-LENGTHS AHEAD OF ME. TRAFFIC SUDDENLY CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. I HIT MY BRAKE, SKIDDED THE ENTIRE DISTANCE BETWEEN MYSELF AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME AND HIT IT IN THE REAR. MY ENTIRE FRONT-END WAS SMASHED IN; THE VEHICLE I HIT WAS A LATE MODEL FORD EXPLORER WHICH SUSTAINED NO DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, HOWEVER, MY AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, MY ENTIRE FRONT END WAS DEMOLISHED AFTER PROCEEDING A SHORT DISTANCE AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED. THERE WERE FLUIDS LEAKING AND SMOKE EMANATING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE WAS DECLARED BY THE POLICE TO BE UNDRIVEABLE AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. *TR

MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID CEASED FUNCTIONING (LOST ALL PWER) WITH 13,300 MILES ON IT. A WARNING LIGHT CAME ON SAYING CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM, FOLLOWED BY A WARNING SAYING CHECK ENGINE, FOLLOWED BY AN EXCLAMATION POINT. I WAS 200 MILES FROM HOME WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO WHICH IT WAS TOWED COULD FIND NO PROBLEM. I HAVE LOOKED ON-LINE AND FOUND OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME VEHICLE WHO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, AND THEIR DEALERSHIPS WERE NOT ABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THOSE VEHICLES. ONE GENTLEMAN WAS ON THE FREEWAY BETWEEN TWO TRUCKS WHEN HIS CAMRY HYBRID LOST ALL POWER. I AM VERY HESITANT TO DRIVE THE CAR NOW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE PULLING INTO A REST AREA WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 70 MPH, THE CONTACT COULD NOT DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL. HE CRASHED INTO A POLE. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE MINNESOTA STATE POLICE FILED REPORT NUMBER 0810176. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000. UPDATED 06/16/08 *BF

SEVERE SUN GLARE REFLECTING FROM THE BRUSHED STAINLESS STEEL APPLIQUES APPLIED TO THE DASH, CENTER CONSOLE, AND FRONT DOOR PANELS INTERFERES WITH DRIVER AND PASSENGER VISION TO THE POINT OF BEING A DRIVING SAFETY HAZARD DURING SOME LIGHTING CONDITIONS (HIGH SUN ANGLE DURING THE MAY-SEPTEMBER SEASON). THE APPLIQUES ACT LIKE A MIRROR AND CAN DIRECT THE SUN'S RAYS DIRECTLY AT THE EYES CAUSING TEMPORARY VISION PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE IS A 2007 TOYOTA HYBRID "50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION" WITH SPECIAL FACTORY UPGRADES (INCLUDING THESE APPLIQUES). TO MY KNOWLEDGE ONLY 2500 CARS OF THIS TYPE WERE MANUFACTURED AND SOLD. TOYOTA DENIES A PROBLEM EXISTS AND STATES THE CAR WAS "CERTIFIED" FOR SALE BY THE NHTSA. I HAVE DIGITAL PHOTOS OF THE GLARE CONDITIONS THAT I COULD EMAIL TO YOU. PLEASE ADVISE. I AM REMOVING AND REPLACING THE APPLIQUES WITH NON REFLECTIVE MATERIAL AT MY EXPENSE. ON A RECENT LONG TRIP IT WAS NECESSARY TO COVER THE REFLECTIVE AREAS WITH MAPS, A PURSE AND OTHER ITEMS TO AVOID THE GLARE. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR HELP. THANK YOU. *TR

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY 4 DOOR, 4 CYLINDER, AUTOMATIC. MY WIFE AND TWO DAUGHTERS ALSO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD THE RECALL FOR THE MAT, GAS PEDAL, AND THE COMPUTER REPROGRAMMED AND SERVICED BY THE DEALER. OUR PROBLEM IS; WE START UP THE CAR AND MOVE INTO TRAFFIC, WE TURN THE AIR- CONDITIONING ON HIGH. WE PULL UP TO A RED LIGHT AND STOP. WE PUSH DOWN THE ACCELERATOR AND HAVE TO PUSH A LITTLE HARDER TO GET THE VEHICLE MOVING. WE ENTER THE INTERSECTION AND GO TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, WE ARE MOVEINAT APPROXIMATELY 3 - 6 M.P.H. THE TRANSMISSION IS IN 1ST GEAR AND THEN NOTHING. THE CAR HESITATES AND WILL NOT SHIFT INTO THE NEXT GEAR. MY NEXT REACTION IS TO PRESS THE ACCELERATOR HARDER, NO RESPONSE, PUSH HARDER AND THEN THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE. THIS HESITATION IS DANGEROUS. IT IS LONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE A COLLISION. I KNOW AND EXPECT POWER TO BE DRAINED OFF THE ENGINE WHEN AIR CONDITIONING IS USED. WE HAVE HAD OTHER VEHICLES WITH AC. THIS IS UNLIKE ANY OTHER HESITATION OR SLUGGISH ACCELERATION. I REPEAT: IT IS DANGEROUS! I HAVE TOLD THE DEALER THREE TIMES ABOUT THIS BUT THEY DO NOT RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TIRE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE CPMS VALVES AND ALL FOUR TIRES. AFTER THE REPAIR WAS MADE, THE TIRE PRESSURE REGULATOR SYSTEM LIGHT WAS STILL ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TOYOTA DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE TOYOTA DEALER STATED THAT THE MOST LIKELY EXPLANATION WAS BECAUSE OF AN IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE VALVE SENSORS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED BECAUSE IT HAS NOT BEEN PROPERLY DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 50,000.

I HAVE NOTICED THESE SOMETIMES DANGEROUS BEHAVIORS BY MY CAR AND ITS TRANSMISSION: + WHEN I BRAKE, INSTEAD OF DOWN SHIFTING, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS UP AND CAUSES THE CAR TO ROLL FASTER ' ACCELERATING. + ON A DOWNHILL SLOPE, SOMETIMES THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS UNEXPECTEDLY AND CAUSES THE CAR TO SUDDENLY SLOW. + DOWNSHIFTING FROM 4TH GEAR TO 3RD IS A HARD SHIFT. + ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS IS WHEN I ACCELERATED (HIGHWAY MERGE LANE) AND THE TRANSMISSION UP-SHIFT HESITATES. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE TRANSMISSIONS UNPREDICTABLE SHIFTING PERFORMANCE. MOST RECENTLY WHEN I WAS MERGING ONTO AN INTERSTATE, AS I APPROACHED THE MERGING SPEED, THE TRANSMISSION HESITATED AS I ACCELERATED, AND I WAS UNABLE TO MERGE SAFELY ' I HAD TO PULL ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE TO AVOID A COLLISION. THE SUDDEN UP-SHIFTING WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES HAS CAUSED SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS OF A REAR END COLLISION. THE SUDDEN DOWNSHIFTING ON A SLOPE HAS CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL ON SNOW-COVERED ROADWAYS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS FORCED OFF THE ROAD BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 TO 40 MPH. SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO THE WALL OF A HOUSE. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A REPORT WAS FILED; HOWEVER, THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY AIR BAG. THEY FURTHER STATED THAT THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY BECAUSE THE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS NOT STRUCK. THE DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES TO HER NECK, BACK, AND FEET. THE KILLEEN POLICE DEPARTMENT FILED REPORT NUMBER 08-1463. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,100.

MY TRANSMISSION HESITATES AT @35MPH. TOYOTA SAYS IT'S A NO-FIX. IT IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION TO NOT KNOW WHEN THIS WILL HAPPEN. IT'S BOUND TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AT SOME POINT. THIS IS A CONSTANT SITUATION SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN JUNE 2006, AND IT NOW HAS 32,000 MILES. IT OCCURS CONSTANTLY. *TR

EARLY IN 2008 I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND TURNED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT AT SLOW SPEED AND THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT RETURN TO CENTER UNTIL I PULLED IT BACK. I WENT TO A LARGE EMPTY PARKING LOT LATER AND NOTICED THAT WHEN THE WHEEL WAS TURNED ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT IT WOULD NOT RETURN TO CENTER UNLESS YOU PULLED IT BACK. THIS IS ONLY AT SLOW SPEEDS. I TOOK THE CAR TO DESERT TOYOTA ON 1/21/08 INVOICE NUMBER TOCS263971 AND THEY REPLACED THE STEERING SHAFT NOTED ON TSB ST002-07. I DROVE THE CAR AFTER THAT AND NOTICED ONLY A SMALL CHANGE AND THE WHEEL STILL WOULD NOT RETURN WHEN TURNED SHARPLY TO EITHER SIDE. I RETURNED TO DESERT TOYOTA ON 1/30/08 INVOICE TOCS264822 AND THEY OPENED A CASE WITH TOYOTA #080300212. ON 4/18/08 INVOICETOCS273903 FIELD TECHNICIAN LOREN MUNCEE CAME TO TOWN TO EXAMINE THE CAR. HE COMPARED IT TO A CAR THAT WAS SUPPOSEDLY EQUIPPED EXACTLY LIKE OURS AND SAID IT DID THE SAME THING OURS DID. HE ALSO NOTED THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL FAILURES ON 4/28,29,AND 30 I SPOKE TO TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND DEALT WITH JULIE(1800-331-4331 EXT 73115) I WAS TOLD THAT TOYOTA HAD DONE ALL THEY WERE GOING TO AND MY NEXT STEP, IF I WAS NOT SATISFIED, WAS ARBITRATION. I HAVE THE ARBITRATION PAPERWORK BUT HAVE NOT SUBMITTED IT YET. *TR

I HAVE A NEW 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN JULY 2007 AND I CURRENTLY HAVE JUST OVER 10,000 MILES. I BROUGHT IT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE (AT GOODYEAR) AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY FRONT TIRES ARE DOWN TO 3/32". WHEN I TOOK IT TO TOYOTA, THEY BASICALLY TOLD ME IT WAS MY FAULT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF TWICE WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND ABOUT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE. SUDDENLY, THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED AND THE SPEED DRASTICALLY INCREASED. THE CONTACT SPED THROUGH A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY RESET THE COMPUTER. A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER, THE VEHICLE REVVED UP AGAIN AND ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER ONCE AGAIN AND THEY RECHECKED THE COMPUTER, BUT FOUND NO FAILURES. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND OFFER FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

INTERMITTENTLY, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT RESPOND TO THE THROTTLE. THE PROBLEM HAPPENS FREQUENTLY, PARTICULARLY WHEN I BRAKE AND DECELERATE FROM ABOVE 30MPH, THEN MAKE A TURN, SUCH AS EXITING AN OFF RAMP, AT ABOUT 5-20 MPH, I PRESS THE ACCELERATOR TO ACCELERATE OUT OF THE TURN, AND THE THROTTLE DOES NOT RESPOND FOR ABOUT 3 TO 15 SECONDS. I CONSIDER THIS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WHERE I CANNOT DEPEND ON THE VEHICLE RESPONDING TO THE THROTTLE ALLOWING ME TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS UNDER OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES, AND IS COMPLETELY UNPREDICTABLE, BUT THE ABOVE SCENARIO IS THE MOST CONSISTENT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TOYOTA FOR THIS ISSUE FOR THE SECOND TIME AND WAS TOLD: '..THAT IS THE WAY IT IS..' AND "..THIS IS HOW THE FLY-BY-WIRE SYSTEM WORKS IN THE CAMRY.." BY THE SERVICE TECH OF POWER TOYOTA IRVINE ON TUESDAY APR 29. HE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND ENCOURAGED ME TO SPEAK WITH THE TECH ROBERT WHO KNOWS HOW TO WORK AROUND THE ISSUE BY MANIPULATING THE THROTTLE AND RECOMMENDED THAT I COMPLAIN DIRECTLY TO TOYOTA. HE ALSO MENTIONED THAT IF I BUG TOYOTA, THEY WILL BE MOTIVATED TO '.. FIX THE SOFTWARE, PUT A NEW COMPUTER IN IT, OR TAKE CARE OF YOU SOME OTHER WAY..' *TR