2007 Toyota Camry Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE WHEN BRAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SHAKING WAS COMING FROM THE BRAKE PADS SCRATCHING THE ROTOR. THE BRAKE PADS WERE NOT WORN HOWEVER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ROTORS WERE PREVIOUSLY REPLACED TWICE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,470 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

PURCHASED 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY 4 CYL. HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH THE CAR ACCELERATING SPEED. HAS HAPPENED OVER A DOZEN TIMES. IN OCTOBER WAS ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET - CAR ACCELERATED AND I SWERVED TO MISS BOY ON BIKE (DAMAGE TO BUMPER) HIT CURB. ALSO, WHEN TRYING TO MERGE FROM STOP WILL HIT PEDAL - HESITATION CAR DOES NOT MOVE - HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT 3 TIMES. HAVE HAD CAR BACK TO DEALERSHIP - THEY PRETEND THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF ANY PROBLEMS. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING MY CAR THEY HAD A MEETING FOR ALL NEW CAR OWNERS. FIVE COUPLES REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN I CALLED IN DECEMBER FOR A CHECK INTO THIS PROBLEM (HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH TOYTA - WHO ALSO DENY KNOWING OF ANY PROBLEMS - CONTACTED THEM BECAUSE I DID NOT WANT CAR - AFRAID TO DRIVE) - THE MANAGER SAID HE HAD HEARD OF NO SUCH COMPLAINTS. REMINDED HIM THAT MYSELF AND FIVE OTHER NEW CAR OWNERS HAD COMPLAINED TO HIM AT THE MEETING. TOYOTA IS GOING TO HAVE BIG PROBLEMS - MUST HAVE TOLD MANAGERS TO DENY ANY PROBLEMS!!!!! AS THEY THEMSELVES ARE DOING. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE TOLD MY FAMILY THAT IF I AM IN A FATAL CAR ACCIDENT - I WANT THEM TO SUE TOYOTA. AFRAID TO DRIVE CAR. HAD CAR TO DEALERSHIP - SINCE THE TWO PROBLEMS I STATED ONLY HAPPEN SPORADICALLY - THEY SAID THEY TEST DROVE CAR AND SAW NO PROBLEMS. DON'T KNOW HOW FAR THEY TEST DROVE - MILEAGE AT PICKUP WAS THE EXACT SAME AS DROP OFF READING. CAR HAD SAME PROBLEMS ON THE WAY HOME - CAN YOU HELP ME AND ANY OTHER TOYOTA OWNERS. CAN'T AFFORD TO TRADE IN CAR. PLEASE HELP ME - WHAT CAN I DO. *TR

CAR HESITATED BADLY ON ACCELERATION. AT FIRST THE DEALER SAID IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE ACCELERATOR WAS CONNECTED THROUGH A WIRE TO THE COMPUTER, BUT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE ,AND NEEDED TO BE INVESTIGATED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IF NECESSARY. I WILL STATE MY DEALER WAS NOW TRYING TO RECTIFY THE ISSUE BECAUSE IT HAS ALSO EFFECTED THE GAS MILEAGE, AND A SEE IT AS A SAFETY HAZARD. IF NECESSARY I WILL CONTACT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MY HOME STATE BECAUSE I SEE THIS AS A NON PERFECTED PIECE OF EQUIPMENT PUT UPON THE PUBLIC . *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING GREATER THAN 50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND MADE THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT IT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,600 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7.

CAR HESITATES WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE, THIS HAPPENS CONSTANTLY, SCARY WHEN TRYING TO PASS OR GET ON THRUWAY. MANY NEAR MISS REAR END COLLISIONS. MAKING A TURN AND ACCELERATING YOU THINK CAR IS GOING TO DIE, THEN SUDDENLY PICKS UP AND SPEEDS OFF. *TR

MY 2007 CAMRY SE V6 HAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH HESITATION. IT HAS A 2 SECOND DELAY WHEN COMING INTO TRAFFIC. WHEN THE CAR IS DRIVING AND THEN COASTS AT ONE SPEED, AND YOU TRY TO MOVE INTO ANOTHER LANE BY PRESSING THE GAS, THE CAR WAITS AND THEN JOLTS FORWARD. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT CAN LEAD TO BEING REAR ENDED BY OTHER TRAFFIC. YOU KNOW THERE IS PLENTY OF TIME TO GET IN, BUT THE CAR REDUCED MUCH OF THAT TIME, BY NOT GOING ANYWHERE. *TR

TOYOTA CAMRY, 2007, HESITATES BEFORE REACTING TO DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. THIS HAPPENS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND VARIOUS DRIVING MANUEVERS. THIS MODEL CAMRY IS UNSAFE. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND NOTHING HAPPENED THEN THE VEHICLE SURGED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A GLITCH IN THE COMPUTER AND NOT TO BE CONCERNED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 09V388000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED IN 2009. HE ALSO REFERENCED RECALL 10V017000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND STATED THAT RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED ON FEBRUARY 16, 2010. THE ACCELERATION FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND WHEN IT STARTED ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE LEVELED OUT ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,013. UPDATED 1/19/2011 THE CONSUMER AND HIS WIFE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON FOUR OCCASSIONS. UPDATED 03/28/11

SLUGGISH TRANSMISSION. WHEN MERGING TO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC I FOUND EXTREMELY SLUGGISH RESPONSE TO TRANSMISSION. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED IN MORE THEN ONE OCCASION. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MANY 2007 CAMRYS. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING OVER 12 YEARS AND NEVER HAD ANY SUCH PROBLEM. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 40-55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEGAN TO STICK. THERE WAS AN APPLICATION OF EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH BOTH FEET. THE VEHICLE SKIDDED AND LOSS CONTROL AND SUDDENLY, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL RELEASED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL AND RESUME TO NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY AT LEAST THREE TIMES A WEEK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON NINE SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURES. THERE WERE REPLACEMENTS OF THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM) AND TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURES CONTINUED WHICH THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

AT LOW SPEEDS, WHEN NORMALLY PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL, THE AUTOMOBILE HESITATES FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD AND THEN "JERKS" FORWARD AFTER THIS DELAY. THERE APPEARS TO BE A "DEAD SPOT" IN THE ACCELERATION PEDAL POSITION WHERE THE CAR ACCELERATION HESITATES. WHEN PULLING INTO A TRAFFIC LANE, THIS UNEXPECTED HESITATION LEAVES THE CAR OCCUPANTS IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION OF BEING HIT BY OTHER AUTOMOBILES. THE CONDITION IS AT ITS WORST WHEN THE AUTOMOBILE ENGINE HAS NOT FULLY WARMED. I FEEL THE UNEXPECTED HESITATION AT LOW SPEEDS OF MY AUTOMOBILE IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY CONCERN AND MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH OF AUTOMOBILE OCCUPANTS IF NOT CORRECTED. *AK

I SLOWED DOWN THE CAR AT THE END OF AN INTERSTATE EXIT RAMP TO CHECK FOR TRAFFIC AND THINKING I HAD ENOUGH TIME TO CROSS THE INTERSECTION I GAVE IT GAS AND GOT VERY LITTLE ACCELERATION. WHEN I PUSHED THE GAS TO THE FLOOR I STILL GOT NO MORE ACCELERATION. I WROTE THE TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO BRING IT IN AND RECEIVED THE RESPONSE THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT AT THIS TIME THERE WAS NO SOLUTION SO DO NOT BRING THE CAR IN. IF THERE HAD BEEN MORE TRAFFIC IN THAT SITUATION IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED A WRECK. ACCELERATION IS ALSO VERY ERRATIC WHEN USING CRUISE CONTROL, GOING UP A SLIGHT HILL WILL CAUSE THE MOTOR TO RACE. ALSO, IT REQUIRES QUITE A LOT OF FORCE TO STOP THE CAR. *TR

I DO NOT OWN THE 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY OR THE LEXUS ES350 , BUT IN THE COURSE OF TEST DRIVING BOTH OF THE VEHICLES, I WAS SHOCKED TO DISCOVER THAT THE START/STOP BUTTON DEFEATS THE OLDER IGNITION KEY IINTERLOCK SYSTEM. IN THE OLDER KEYED IGNITION SYSTEM THE CAR MUST BE IN PARK TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. IN THE 2007 MODELS OF LEXUS AND CAMRY THE ENGINE CAN BE TURNED OFF WITH THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE SIMPLY BY TOUCHING THE BRAKE. HERE IS NO IGNITION KEY TO PLACE IN THE STEERING COLUMN.. PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING WHICH I SENT TO YOUR SITE THIS MORNING AND WAS ASKED TO FILE A FORMAL COMPLAINT: 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY AND LEXUS ES 350 DO NOT USE AN IGNITION KEY. THEY USE A "REMOTE" WHICH MUST BE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE VEHICLE WHEN THE "START/STOP" BUTTON IS PRESSED. OTHER MANUFACTURERS (BMW, VOLVO) USE BOTH A "KEY" IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE "START/STOP" BUTTON. WHILE THIS SECOND OPTION AT FIRST SEEMS REDUNDANT, IT IS A SAFETY FEATURE AND TOYOTA/LEXUS PRODUCTS MAY BE PRONE TO "ROLLING WHEN STOPPED" IN THE FOLLOWING SCENARIO: TOYOTA/LEXUS: DRIVER TOUCHES BRAKE AND HITS THE "START/STOP" BUTTON TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE, BUT DRIVER FORGETS TO MOVE THE TRANSMISSION FROM "DRIVE" TO "PARK". UPON RELEASING THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE WILL MOVE, IF NOT ON LEVEL GROUND. BMW/VOLVO: AS ABOVE, BUT DRIVER IS UNABLE TO PULL "KEY" FROM STEERING COLUMN BECAUSE VEHICLE IS NOT IN "PARK". THEREFORE, DRIVER PLACES TRANSMISSION IN "PARK" BEFORE EXITING THE CAR, OTHERWISE HE WILL NOT HAVE THE VEHICLE "KEY" WITH HIM ON LEAVING THE CAR. THE INFINITI M35X AWD USES A "START/STOP" BUTTON, BUT "BEEPS" AN ALARM WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED IN DRIVE. IN SUMMARY: REDUNDANCY (KEY/START-STOP BUTTON) AND ALARMS SERVE A USEFUL SAFETY PURPOSE AND SHOULD BE INCORPORATED INTO THE TOYOTA/LEXUS PRODUCTS. ALTERNATIVELY, THE "START/STOP" BUTTON SHOULD BE ACTIVE ONLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK OR NEUTRAL. *AK

NOTICED DANGEROUS HESITATION/DOWNSHIFTING ON MY 2007 4CLY CAMRY DAY AFTER PURCHASE, CALLED SERVICE DEPT TOLD THEM OF PROBLEMS ON DAY 3, CLOSED SUNDAY CALLED MONDAY TOLD OF PROBLEMS, WAS TOLD TO DRIVE FOR ONE WEEK SO CAR CAN LEARN DRIVING HABITS. I DID ON LAST DAY I TRIED TO PULL OUT OF DRIVEWAY CAR HESITATED AND JUMPED FORWARD, ALMOST HIT A UPS TRUCK. CALLED DEALER AGAIN TOLD THEM OF PROBLEMS, THIS TIME WAS TOLD NO FIX AT THIS TIME BUT NOT TO WORRY BECAUSE LIKE THE V6 CAMRY THEY HAD TO PULL ALL OF LOT FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, WHEN AND IF TOYOTA COMES UP WITH FIX TOYOTA WILL LET ME KNOW. DIDN'T WAIT FOR FIX TRADED THAT DAY. THE 4CLY TOYOTA CAMRY IS DANGEROUS. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. TOYOTA DID TELL ME THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT DIDN'T KNOW WHAT FIX WILL BE BUT ARE WORKING ON IT. *TR

PURCHASED A 07 CAMRY FROM DOWN EAST TOYOTA IN MAINE 6-2-07 NOTICED NEXT DAY A DANGEROUS HESITATION PROBLEM WITH CAR, CALLED DET SERVICE DEPT 2-4-07 WITH COMPLAINT I WAS TOLD TO DRIVE FOR A WEEK SO CAR COULD LEARN DRIVING HABITS, SO I DID. PULLED INTO TRAFFIC SEVERAL TIMES THAT WEEK AND FEW TIMES THE CAR WOULD HESITATE AND JUMP FORWARD, ON 6-11-07 CALLED DET SERVICE DEPT AGAIN BECAUSE THAT MORNING TRYING TO PULL OUT OF DRIVEWAY CAR HESITATED JUMPED FORWARD ALMOST HITTING A UPS TRUCK, VERY DANGEROUS!! WHILE TALKING TO SERVICE DEPT THIS TIME I WAS TOLD THAT DRIVING THE CAMRY FOR A WEEK WOULD NOT HELP THE HESITATION PROBLEM BUT NOT TO WORRY BECAUSE LIKE THE 07 V6 CAMRY THEY HAD TO PULL ALL OFF THE LOT FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WHEN AND IF TOYOTA COMES UP WITH A FIX THEY WOULD LET ME KNOW. I TRADED THE CAMRY BACK IN BECAUSE OF THE DANGEROUS HESITATION PROBLEM AND LOST 7000.00 IN TEN DAYS?? WHEN I QUESTIONED KEVIN KELLY THE GENERAL MGR I WAS TOLD BY HIM THAT HE DID HOLD A GUN TO MY HEAD TO BUY THE CAMRY OR TO TRADE IT BACK IN, AND NOTHING I COULD DO ABOUT LOOSING 7000.00 BECAUSE HE CAN DO AS HE WANTS. THE SALESMAN DON SCOTT TOLD US THAT THE SATURDAY HE SOLD US OUR CAMRY HE SOLD THREE AND TWO HAVE COME BACK BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM, TRACY SIMPSON AT PAPER SIGNING TOLD US THAT SHE ALSO HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. WITH BEING TOLD NO FIX FOR A DANGEOUS PROBLEM LIKE THIS, TRADING A CAR BACK IN 10 DAYS LOSING 7000.00 IS JUST WRONG!!! NOW TO THIS DATE THREE TSB'S OUT FOR THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT BECOMES NORMAL WHEN TSB FAIL TO FIX PROBLEM. IS THIS DANGEROUS HESITATION PROBLEM RELATED TO THE SOCALLED FLOOR MAT TURNED TO GAS PEDAL PROBLEM?? JUST NOT RIGHT FOR DET OR TOYOTA TO KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH THIS??? *TR

MY AIRBAGS ON BOTH SIDES CONTINUE TO FALL DOWN OUT OF THE CASING. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO TOYOTA CORPORATE 5 TIMES AND IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED 5 TIMES. THE PROBLEM STILL EXITS. I CALLED TOYOTA AGAIN 2 WEEKS AGO AND THEY HAVE NOT RETURNED MY CALL. THIS IS AN IMMEDIATE DANGER TO MY FAMILY WITH THESE FALLING AIRBAGS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY WHICH WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW. WHILE TRAVELING 5 MPH AND UP AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SLOWLY PICKED UP SPEED AND WOULD OFTEN HESITATE. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. THERE WAS AN OPEN RECALL ON THE VEHICLE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V017000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) AND THE RELATED REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT SINCE THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST ANY FURTHER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. UPDATED 5/10/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE UPON ACCELERATION. THERE WAS A DELAY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. UPDATED 09/16/10

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY BOUGHT BRAND NEW FROM LOCAL DEALER. VEHICLE HESITATES ON ACCELERATION MAKING IT SCARY TO PULL OUT INTO MOVING TRAFFIC. DEALER EXPLAINED THAT THIS IS NORMAL SINCE THE ACCELERATOR IS NOT A MECHANICAL LINKAGE BUT A "FLY BY WIRE" SET UP AND RAPID ACCELERATION CONFUSES THE COMPUTER. VEHICLE ALSO LOCKS ITS OWN DOORS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *TR

TRANSMISSION HESITATION HAPPENS DAILY, TALKED DEALER THEY SAID ALL CAMRYS DO THIS NOTHING CAN BE DONE. *TR

I RECENTLY BOUGHT A BRAND NEW TOYOTA SOLARA 2007 IN APRIL 2007. SINCE THEN I HAVE BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALER FOR MORE THEN 5 TIMES IN 3 MONTHS FOR THE SAME DEFECT. BUT THEY CANNOT REPAIR IT. I REALIZED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATE ON ACCELERATION ON ALL OCCASION. WHENEVER I MAKE A TURN (LET OR RIGHT TURN) THE CAR WILL "PAUSE" AND LOST IN POWER, LOST OF TRANSMISSION FOR SECONDS. THE CAR SIMPLY "RETARDED" AND SIMPLY ROLL ON THE ROAD WITHOUT TRANSMISSION CONTROL...WHENEVER I NEED TO STEP ON GAS TO ESCAPE FROM A SITUATION ON THE FREEWAY, THE CAR AGAIN WILL "PAUSE" AND HESITATE, I REGARD THAT THE CAR IS "RETARDED". IT SIMPLY LOST IN TRANSMISSION DURING THAT SHORT PAUSE, I FELT SO DANGEROUS ON THE ROAD WITH SUCH DEFAULTED VEHICLE. I READ ON THE COMPLIANT FROM NHTSA AND SURPRISE TO FIND THAT THERE ARE SO MANY OF THE CAMRY OWNER ARE FACING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE TOYOTA SOLARA IS ALSO A CAMRY BREED, HENCE I THINK THESE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS SHOUD WARRANT THE GOVERNMENT TO ACT AGAINST THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER TO DO A RECALL AND REPAIR. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH TOYOTA, I HOPE I WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED WITH NHTSA TO START DOING SOMETHING GOOD FOR US THE CONSUMER WITH ALL THESE COMPLAINTS. SINCERELY. *TR

FROM ALMOST THE FIRST DAY I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE I HAVE HAD HESITATION ( APPX. 1 TO 3 SECONDS) WHILE ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE HAS A FOUR CYLINDER ENGINE. I NOW SEE THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2007 CAMRY. *JB

THERE IS A HESITATION UPON ACCELERATING WHEN PASSING, EXITING INTERSTATE OR STARTING UP HILL AFTER TURNING A CORNER. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS IT CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE DELAY OF ACCELERATION.

2007 TOYATA CAMRY SE WITH 4 CYLINDER ENGINE HESITATES ON ACCELERATION. THIS HAPPENS MAINLY FROM A STOP AND ON ACCELERATIONS AT SLOWER SPEEDS. IF YOU ARE TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC THIS CAN BE DANGEROUS

WHEN STARTING VEHICLE UP FROM A COLD IT REVS UP WHEN YOU PUT IT IN GEAR IT LARCHES FWD YOU HAVE TO APPLY THE BRAKES HARD TO STOP IT THEN THE REVVING GOES DOWN I ALSO GET THE ERRATIC CRUSE CONTROL WHEN USED THE SPED GOES UP AND DOWN CONSTANTLY SHIFTING 5-3 OVERSHOOTING THE SET SPEED TOYOTA SAYS THIS IS THE WAY THE MANUFACTURE DESIGNED THE CAR TO OPERATE

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR BECAME STUCK IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED AND THE PARKING BRAKE WAS APPLIED. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS THE FLANGE NUT COMING OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,550.

VEHICLE INFORMATION: 2007 CAMRY SE V6 PURCHASED IN TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA IN SEP 2007 ? VEHICLE MANUFACTURING DATE AUG 29, 2007. DEFICIENCIES: 1) HESITATION THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATION (EVEN WITH FULL THROTTLE) AFTER DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC (STOP AND GO) OR DRIVING VERY PASSIVELY. THIS SYMPTOM IS CONSISTENCE AND HESITATION IS LONG AND COMMON IS 80 KLM SPEED. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT DOWN SHIFT AT ALL. CHANGE MY DEALER AFTER REPORTING IT TWICE WITH NO ACTION. NEW DEALER HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM AND HAS REPROGRAMMED THE TRANSMISSION CHIP AS PER TSB. (WILL PICK UP THE VEHICLE TODAY) 2) CRACKLING NOISE FROM CONTROL ARE AND DASHBOARD NEXT TO WINDSHIELD DURING ENTIRE COLD SEASON. NOISES APPEAR EVERY FEW SECOND. OVER 90% OF THE PROBLEM DISAPPEARS DURING WARMER WEATHER. CHANGE MY DEALER AFTER REPORTING IT TWICE WITH NO ACTION. NEW DEALER HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM AND HAS ADDED ADDITIONAL INSULATION AS PER TSB TO CONTROL AREA ONLY. THE DASHBOARD NOISE NEXT TO WINDSHIELD COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. I HAVE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO DEALER DURING WINTER MONTH TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM BEFORE ANY ACTION IS TAKEN. 3) THUMPING NOISE FROM REAR END OF THE VEHICLE ON BUMPS (LIKE A LOSE WATERMELON IN YOUR TRUNK). AGAIN, FIRST DEALER DID NOTHING. NEW DEALER HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM AND HAS ADDED ADDITIONAL INSULATION TO STRUTS AS PER TSB, 4) HIGH REVVING AND TRANSMISSION NOT IN GEAR IN SUDDEN ACCELERATION. SIMILAR RESPONSE AS YOU ARE DRIVING A MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND YOU CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE WHILE CHANGING GEAR. NEW DEALER SUGGEST THAT THE REPROGRAMMING SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THIS. *TR

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HESITATED WHEN ACCELERATING I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY TOYOTA THISWAS NORMAL AND ALL CAMRYS DO THIS I HAVE DRIVEN OTHERS AND THEY HESITATED BUT IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION . THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS IT MADE IT HAZARDOUS TO ENTER FREEWAYS I WAS TOLD A HESITATION OF 1 TO 3 SECONDS WAS NORMAL I HAVE SEEN THIS SAME COMPLAINT FROM OTHER OWNERS IN OTHER STATES, AND FEELT THIS WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. *AK

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY 4 CYLINDER. FAILS TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY. CRUISE CONTROL OPERATES POORLY AND SURGES. *JB

TIRES ROTATED EVERY SERVICE (5K MILES), BRIGESTONE TURANZA'S ES400, CUPPING @ 20,000 MILES. *TR

SEVERE HESITATION IN THROTTLE AND TRANSMISSION OF THE 2007 CAMRY CAUSING NEAR T-BONE ACCIDENTS WHEN YOU GIVE IT GAS AND GO NOWHERE. ALSO WHEN TRAVELING, WHEN YOU GIVE IT GAS TO GET INTO ANOTHER LANE, YOU GO NOWHERE FOR A DELAYED PERIOD THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU LAUNCH FORWARD AFTER ITS TOO LATE ALMOST RUNNING INTO CARS IN FRONT OF YOU. APPEARS AS IF THE TRANSMISSION IS CONFUSED. MANY NEAR ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS. CONTACTED TOYOTA WHO AGREED TO "FLASH" THE COMPUTER OR RESET IT. THIS RESET HELPED AT FIRST, AT TAKE OFF ONLY, HOWEVER NOW IS BACK TO WHAT IT WAS DOING BEFORE. CONTACTED TOYOTA AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS... *TR

VERY POOR PAINT ON MY CAMRY 2007. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHECKED THE ALIGNMENT, BUT FOUND NO FAILURES. A FEW WEEKS LATER, HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE FAILURE WAS WORSENING. THEY STILL COULD NOT FIND ANY FAILURES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER A THIRD TIME BECAUSE HE FELT THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE BRAKES. ONCE AGAIN, THE DEALER FOUND NO FAILURES. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE BOLTS IN THE RACK ASSEMBLY WERE LOOSE. THE MECHANIC TIGHTENED THE RACK ASSEMBLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO INFORM THEM THAT ANOTHER MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO LOCATE THE FAILURE. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. HE FILED FOR THE LEMON LAW. THE VEHICLE IS STILL NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN JUNE OF 2007 AND WITHIN A FEW MONTHS SHE CONTACTED THE DEALER BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN MAKING TURNS AND DECREASING SPEED. WHEN THE DRIVER ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE SPEED RAPIDLY INCREASED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO FIX FOR THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THEY REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. THE DEALERS ENGINEER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND CONCLUDED THAT IT WAS A NORMAL STANDARD FOR THE VEHICLE TO HESITATE AND THAT SOME MODELS WERE WORSE THAN OTHERS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,084 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,898.

TOYOTA FRONT SUSPENSION PROBLEMS STARTING WITH 2007 CAMRY THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED TOYOTA SEEMS TO WANT TO IGNORE THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL OR CHEMICAL BURNING SMELL THAT IS PRESENT. THE SMELL HAS BEEN PRESENT SINCE THE TIME I BOUGHT THE CAR. INITIALLY, I DID NOT THINK ANYTHING OF IT AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT IT WAS DUE TO THE NEWNESS OF THE HYBRID ENGINE. HOWEVER, THE SMELL HAS NEVER DISSIPATED OVER THE YEARS. I HAVE BECOME TOLERANT TO THE SMELL BUT PASSENGERS CONTINUE TO COMMENT ON THE SMELL, IT PERMEATES OUR CLOTHING, LUGGAGE (IN THE TRUCK), ETC. THE TOYOTA DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES THE PROBLEM BUT HAS NOT OFFERED ANY WAY TO REMEDY THIS SITUATION. I HAVE BECOME INCREASINGLY CONCERNS AT THE URGING OF OTHERS THAT THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR HARMFUL HEALTH CONSEQUENCES. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF HYBRID ONLINE FORUMS/DISCUSSION GROUPS DISCUSSING THE SAME SMELL IN THEIR TOYOTA HYBRID CARS, IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE LIMITED TO THE CAMRY MODEL. *TR

SINCE THE PURCHASE OF 2007 CAMRY LE, WE HAVE NOTICED HESITATION UPON ACCELERATION, ESPECIALLY FROM A COMPLETE STOP. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN TRYING TO CROSS TRAFFIC OR MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. HESITATION ALSO NOTED ON DECELERATION. DEALER MADE AWARE, STATED THAT THIS IS NORMAL FOR THE CAR. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT. *JB

WE HAVE A 2007 CAMRY XLE AND THE CAR SURGES WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ON AND GOING UP A HILL. IF THE CRUISE IS SET FOR 67MPH THE CAR HAS A ABOUT 2300 RPM. GOING UP A MODERATE HILL, THE CAR DOWNSHIFTS AND GOES TO 3400 RPM. IT THEN SURGES TO 4700 RPM WHICH PUTS THE DRIVERS HEAD INTO THE HEAD REST. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR IN MAY OF 2007. WE CALLED OUR LOCAL DEALER(TOPSHAM, MAINE LEE TOYOTA), AND THEY SAID IT WAS WHAT THE COMPUTER WAS PROGRAMMED TO DO. I ASKED AGAIN THE 1ST TIME I HAD IT IN FOR SERVICE AND RECEIVED THE SAME RESPONSE. IT DOES ONLY HAPPEN WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON, SO WE HAVE LEARNED TO SHUT OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL GOING UP ANY HILLS. WE HAVE A 2ND ISSUE WITH OUR 2007 CAMRY WHICH TOYOTA REFUSES TO FIX. IF THE REAR DEFROST IS TURNED ON WHILE THE RADIO IS ON, THE RADIO GOES DEAD. THE RADIO ANTENNA AND DEFROST WIRES ARE IN THE SAME WINDOW, AND ONE IS SHORTING OUT THE OTHER. I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE NO FIRE OCCURS TO TURN OFF THE RADIO WHILE THE REAR DEFROST IS ON. I HAVE READ MANY SIMILAR ISSUES ON THE INTERNET AND TOLD TOYOTA SUCH. *TR

CAR WILL HESITATE FOR NEARLY 3 SECONDS WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR HARD TO ENTER A FREEWAY FROM 30-40MPH ON THE ENTRANCE RAMP. DOES NOT REPEAT ITSELF AS THE CAR HAS TO BE UNDER A CERTAIN LOAD, THROTTLE POSITION, AND SPEED. THE RANDOMNESS OF THE ISSUE WILL LEAVE YOU STARTLED AND CRINGING IN FEAR OF A NEAR MISS. ENGINE SEEMS TO STALL THEN TRANSMISSION WILL FINALLY DROP DOWN ONE GEAR WHICH IS NOT ENOUGH TO BRING THE ENGINE RPM UP. THEN AT THE LAST MOMENT, THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS AND THE MOTOR COMES ALIVE. HAPPENS SOMETIMES WHEN PASSING. ALL OTHER TIMES IT IS OK. THIS IS GOING TO GET SOMEONE KILLED. TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IS USELESS AS THEY DENY, DENY, DENY AND STATE THEY CAN'T REPLICATE. IT IS A DEFINITE SOFTWARE ISSUE BETWEEN THE ENGINE ECU AND THE TRANSMISSION ECU. WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF A 268BHP V6 ENGINE IF YOU CAN NOT UTILIZE THAT POWER WHEN NEEDED? *TR

IN MAY 2007, I LEASED A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY SE. THE HESITATION IN ACCELERTION IS REALLY BAD AND CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY. IN ORDER FOR ME TO BE GET ACCELERATION, I MUST FLOOR THE GAS PEDAL. TOYOTA SHOULD DO A RECALL.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CAMRY LE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAKE OFF SPEED WAS VERY SLOWLY. THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE TO A NORMAL SPEED WHEN THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ACCELERATION FUNCTIONS WAS EQUIPPED WITH A FLYBYWIRE THAT IS NOT CONNECTED TO THE PEDAL THEREFORE ACCELERATION WOULD BE SLOWER; THEY CONCLUDED THE OCCURRENCE WAS NORMAL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE AS 4,200 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 800. UPDATED 01-11-08. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED WOULD LIKE A RECALL ON THIS PART. UPDATED 12/31/07 *TR

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY SE. I NOTICED FILM STARTED TO PEEL OFF FROM MY FRONT AND REAR WINDSHIELD. I AM UNSURE WHAT CAUSED IT BUT IT REALLY POISES A TREMENDOUS HAZARD. IT DISTORTS THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER AND MAY LEAD TO TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS. I HOPE THERE ARE NO OTHER CARS WITH THE SAME ISSUES. THE DEALER, LONGO TOYOTA, INDICATED THIS WAS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND WOULD REPLACE BOTH WINDSHIELDS. *TR

BOUGHT 2007 CAMRY IN MAY 2007. CAR WAS MANUFACTURED IN OCTOBER 2006. CAR HAD SEVERE HESITATION UPON ACCELERATION IN LOWER GEARS, FIRST AND SECOND. IT WAS ESPECIALLY BAD WHEN RUNNING THE AIR CONDITIONING. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC, WHICH WAS DANGEROUS. DEALER WAS UNAWARE OF A SOLUTION FOR THE PROBLEM. THIS WAS OBVIOUSLY A COMMON PROBLEM REFLECTING CAMRY VEHICLES, AND NEEDED TO BE DEALT WITH IMMEDIATELY. *AK

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY,VERY SLUGGISH ON TAKEOFF AND STALLS ON OCCASION, THIS HAPPENS ON A REGULAR BASIS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, IT ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO RESPOND NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE ACCELERATION OCCURRED ONCE AGAIN AND ONCE AGAIN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSIS INDICATED THAT THE CODE NEEDED TO BE RESET FOR THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE NO LONGER ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10000. UPDATED 3/16/10 *CN UPDATED 06.01.10.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S POWER IS WEAK AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL MUST BE DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THERE ARE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRESENT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURS. THE VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD AND THE GEARS ARE DIFFICULT TO SHIFT. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AS HAVING SOFTWARE FAILURE, WHICH THEY REPROGRAMMED. THE PURCHASE DATE AND A VALID VIN WERE UNKNOWN. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 1,920 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13.

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY AND IT HAS STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES. IT IS LIKE WHEN I PULLED OUT FROM A STOP SIGN OR A STOP LIGHT THE CAR DID NOT WANT TO GO. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS. I TOOK THE CAR TO TOYOTA OF GASTONIA ON APRIL 19TH 2007 FOR THIS PROBLEM , THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME HE WAS GOING TO DO A WORK ORDER, AND IT WOULD TAKE ABOUT 1 TO 2 HRS. TO FIX IT. THEN SHORTLY HE CAME BACK AND TOLD ME THEY WERE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING TO THE CAR THAT HE WOULD CALL ME BACK WITH AN APPOINTMENT IN A COUPLE WEEKS. FOUR WEEKS HAD GONE BY. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO TOYOTA OF GASTONIA ON MAY 17TH 2007 ANOTHER TECHNICIAN DID ANOTHER WORK ORDER AND THE CAR WAS IN THE SHOP ONLY ABOUT 30 MINTUES. THEN THEY SAID THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN FIXED. ON MAY 20, 2007 MY DAUGHTER WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME WHEN I WAS PULLING OUT FROM A STOP SIGN AND IT STALLED ON ME AGAIN. FOR THE THIRD TIME I WENT BACK TO TOYOTA OF GASTONIA ON MAY 21ST A GENTLEMAN NAMED GREG DID ANOTHER WORK ORDER ON MY CAR AND SCHEDULED AN APPT. FOR ME TO MEET WITH A REPRESENTATIVE ON THURSDAY MAY 24TH AT 1:00 PM.. WHY DO I NEED TO BE MEETING WITH A REPRESENTATIVE AND NOT SOMEONE IN THE SERVICE DEPT. SINCE THIS IS A BRAND NEW CAR WITH ONLY 7,000 MILES. *AK

2007 CAMRY - ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES WERE BRIDGESTONE TURANZA 215-60-R16. TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 21,000 MILES. TOYOTA INDICATED THAT NO WARRANTY WAS AVAILABLE ON THESE TIRES. *AK

ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH HESITATION UPON ACCELERATION SINCE DAY ONE. BROUGHT TO THE DEALER'S ATTENTION AND PROBLEM WAS NOT CORRECTED--STILL EXISTS. *TR

CAR, SINCE NEW, HAS AN ISSUE WHERE IT SEEMS TO STALL WHILE ACCELERATING MODERATELY TO WOT FROM A SPEED RANGE BEGINNING AROUND 30-35MPH TO AROUND 50MPH BASED ON CERTAIN CONDITIONS. MOSTLY HAPPENS WHEN ACCELERATING TO ENTER A HIGHWAY OR TO MAKE A LANE CHANGE/PASS. THE POWER OUTPUT OF THE ENGINE SEEMS TO BE PULLED BACK BY THE ECM (LIKE TOYOTA'S TRACTION CONTROL) AS IT DOES NOT SEEM TO LUG LIKE A MANUAL IN TOO HIGH A GEAR. THERE IS NO INITIAL SHIFT DOWN OF THE TRANSMISSION. IN JUST OVER A SECOND, THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY SHIFTS DOWN TO THE NEXT GEAR BUT IT IS STILL NOT ENOUGH AS THE ENGINE OUT PUT IS LOW DUE TO THAT GEAR BEING TOO LOW IN THE POWERBAND. SUDDENLY, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS DOWN TO THE NEXT GEAR, BEING THE APPROPRIATE GEAR FOR THE ENGINE LOAD/SPEED, THE POWER ON THE ENGINE KICKS UP (265BHP) AND CAUSES THE CAR TO LURCH FORWARD. IF THE WHEEL IS TURNED AS IF TO TAKE A LANE OR PASS, THIS BECOMES NEAR VIOLENT, STARTLING THE DRIVER AND POSSIBLE MEANS TO LOOSE CONTROL IN LESS TRACTABLE CONDITIONS. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HELD IN THE 60-100% RANGE. IF, WHEN THIS CONDITION ARISES, THE DRIVER TAKES THEIR FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR, THE POWERTRAIN SEEMS TO STALL AND STUTTER. TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES. IT ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT 3 TIMES AS THE CAR NORMALLY HAS A LOT OF POWER (265BHP V6). TOYOTA CUSTOMER CARE WAS INVOLVED BUT BASED THEIR DECISION ON DEALER THAT DID NOTHING. IT TOOK ME A LONG WHILE TO FINALLY FIGURE OUT THE CIRCUMSTANCES NEEDED TO MAKE THIS ISSUE REPEAT AS NEEDED. THE TCU PUTS THE TRANSMISSION INTO 6TH GEAR AT TOO LOW A SPEED 30-50MPH AND POSSIBLY INTO LOCK-UP. NEITHER SHOULD HAPPEN. THE ECU SEES THE ENGINE STRUGGLING WITH THE LOAD AND PULLS BACK THE POWER TO PREVENT OVER-TORQUING AND DAMAGING THE POWER TRAIN. ANALOGOUS WITH TRYING TO TAKEOFF FROM A STOP WITH A MANUAL TRANS IN 3RD OR 4TH GEAR. *JS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS POOR LAG AND RESPONSE TIME WHEN ACCELERATING. WHEN DRIVING 20-30 MPH AND SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR, THE VEHICLE DECELERATES AND PULLS BACK AS IF THERE IS NO OVERDRIVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE FIRST EXPERIENCED THE VEHICLE DELAY WITHIN THE FIRST 100 MILES AND IT HAS RECURRED EVER SINCE. THE WEATHER IS NOT A FACTOR. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 5,684 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.