2007 Toyota Camry Complaint Log

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EMITTING FUMES THAT MADE HER SICK. HOWEVER, SHE WAS UNSURE OF THE COMPOSITION OF THE FUMES. SHE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL 3 DIFFERENT TIMES , AND WAS ADMITTED FOR A WEEK EACH OF THE LAST 2 TIMES. HER DOCTOR SAID THAT SHE HAD CHEMICAL PNEUMONIA OR STATIS ASTHMATICUS. NEITHER SPEED NOR WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE A FACTOR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE BOTH 1,600. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE AT A STOP SIGN WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE PEDAL EXTENDS TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT HAD TO REMOVE HIS FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER FOR IT TO RETURN TO ITS NORMAL POSITION. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO APPROXIMATELY THREE DEALERS, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT FILED CASE NUMBER 200801100060 WITH TOYOTA. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000. UPDATED 04/23/08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED EMERGENCY BRAKE GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE DEALER STATED BECAUSE OF THE PARTICULAR BRAKE SYSTEM AND THAT WAS NORMAL. UPDATED 04/23/08 *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY IN JUNE 2006. AFTER RETURNING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE OF THE SLUGGISH ACCELERATION FROM A STOP WAS CONSISTENT AND THE PASSING GEAR DOWNSHIFT FELT DELAYED AS IF THERE WAS A COMMUNICATION LAG BETWEEN THE TCM AND ACTUAL SWITCHING OF THE SHIFT SOLENOIDS AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 50 MPH. THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT SET SPEED. ON STEEPER GRADES AND ON THE INTERSTATE THE DOWN SHIFTS ARE VERY FREQUENT AND AT TIMES VERY DRAMATIC. WHEN CRESTING A STEEP HILL THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTS AT THE CREST AND TAKES 2 OR 3 SECONDS TO RELEASE THE THROTTLE, PICKING UP ANYWHERE FROM 10 TO 15 MPH AND I HAVE TO BREAK SUDDENLY IN ORDER TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN. I WAS TOLD BY TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE THAT A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN CAME OUT IN SEPTEMBER OF 2006 FOR AN ECM CALIBRATION ENHANCEMENT TO SHIFTING PERFORMANCE AND SMOOTHNESS AND THIS NEW COMPUTER SOFTWARE HAD TO BE DOWNLOADED IN THE CAR AND THIS WOULD RECALIBRATE ECM (PCM) ENGINE & TRANSMISSION. THE CATCHER TO THIS IS THAT THE CUSTOMER HAS TO REQUEST THIS DOWNLOAD BEFORE THE DEALERSHIP WILL FOLLOW THROUGH. IF YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE BULLETIN HOW CAN AN AVERAGE CUSTOMER REQUEST THIS? THE DOWNLOAD WAS PERFORMED ON THIS CAR BUT DIDN'T HELP ANY. THE DEALERSHIP TOOK THE CAR BACK AND I WAS GIVEN A NEW ONE IN DEC. 2006. SAME THING WITH THIS ONE. I HAVE BEEN THROUGH NATIONAL CENTER FOR DISPUTE SETTLEMENT WITH AN APPOINTED ARBITRATOR WHO HAD THE CAR INSPECTED BY AN ASE INDEPENDENT INSPECTOR. HE AGREED WITH THE ABOVE BUT IN CONCLUSION STATED THAT TOYOTA SHOULD "DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR AS NECESSARY". I FEEL THAT THIS IS A NO WIN SITUATION FOR THE CONSUMER AND TOYOTA KNOWS ALL ABOUT THE PROBLEMS BUT JUST DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO CORRECT THEM. BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF SAFETY THE "LEMON LAW" SHOULD BE PUT INTO EFFECT AND THESE CARS RECALLED. TOYOTA IS NOT GOING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY UNLESS FORCED. THIS IS MY FIRST AND LAST TOYOTA VEHICLE. *JB

WE PURCHASED AN 07 CAMRY NOV 06. AT 7,000 MILES IT STARTED SLIPPING, NOT ACCELERATING. WE TOOK TO DEALER. THEY RESET MEMORY. DIDN'T HELP. TOOK A SECOND TIME, RESET MEMORY, DIDN'T HELP. WENT THROUGH ARBITRATOR, DIDN'T HELP. THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. WHEN IT NEEDS TO ACCELERATE, IT DOESN'T. I WAS ALMOST HIT BY A SEMI. TOYOTA IS AWARE OF A DEFECT IN THE COMPUTER CHIP, BUT WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. PLEASE HELP ME AND THE OTHER 07 CAMRY OWNERS BEFORE AN ACCIDENT OCCURS WHICH COULD POSSIBLY BE FATAL. ITS NOT A MATTER OF IF AN ACCIDENT WILL OCCUR, BUT A MATTER OF WHEN. WE ARE ALSO GETTING BAD GAS MILEAGE DUE TO THE DEFECT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. A FEW DAYS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT REALIZED THAT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE PAST 20 MPH WHEN MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. THE ENGINE RPMS ARE HIGH AND THEN THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATES. SHE MUST DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER TO MERGE PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SIX TIMES, BUT THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED TO PERFORM IN THAT MANNER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,000. UPDATED 01-16-08. *KB *JB

I BAUGHT A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY IN OCTOBER 2006. AFTER HAVING THE CAR FOR 6 MONTHS THE TRANSMISSION FALED. PRIOR TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE HAD A DIFFICULT TIME SHIFTING GEARS. THE CAR WOULD STALL WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THERE WAS VIBRATION IN THE ENGINE. THIS PROBLEM STARTED GRADUALLY ,THEN INCREASEED DRAMATICALLY. THISWAS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I HAPPENED TO BE ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE CAR STALLED. LUCKELY, IT WAS 4AM, WITH LITTLE TRAFFIC AT THE TIME. THAT MORNING HAD TOYOTA RETREIVE THE VEHICLE. THE CARWAS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIR BY TOYOTA. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE CRUISE CONTROL. SHE ACCELERATED TO 75 MPH WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS A VEHICLE WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL STILL ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DECELERATE BY TAPPING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO RELEASE THE CRUISE CONTROL. AFTER THREE TO FOUR ATTEMPTS, THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WOULD ACCELERATE AND THE CRUISE CONTROL REMAIN ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN DECELERATING ONCE HER FOOT REMAINED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, OTHERWISE, IF SHE WERE TO RELEASE THE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE AGAIN. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF THE ROAD, APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. WHEN SHE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, IT BEGAN OPERATING NORMALLY, HOWEVER SHE DID NOT ACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL AGAIN. THE TOYOTA DEALER COULD NOT LOCATE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER, A MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ALSO FOUND NO FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 16,700 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID 2007 BLACK PAINT IS DEFECTIVE DESIGN TECHNOLOGY. TOYOTA CHANGED TO A WATER BASED PAINT TWO YEARS AGO, AND THE PRODUCT IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECTIVE DESIGN AND PROCESS. TOYOTA IS HIDING THIS FACT FROM ITS CUSTOMER BASE. CALL TOYOTA CORPORATE GET CASE NUMBER AND COMPLAINT LIKE CRAZY. FILE A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. BE HONEST, YOU PAID A LOT OF MONEY FOR A DEFECTIVE PAINT JOB AND THEY KNEW IT. NEVER BUY A TOYOTA AGAIN! *AK

THROTTLE LAG WHEN MERGING INTO TRAFFIC OR FROM STOP. DID NOT HAVE THIS ON MY 1999 SOLARA. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25-45 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SURGED PERIODICALLY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE DROVE 18 MILES PER GALLON IN CITY DRIVING ONLY. THE FAILURES HAVE NOT BEEN CORRECTED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,700 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15.

VEHICLE SURGED AND HAD DELAYED ACCELERATION. ALSO, HAD AN EPISODE OF NOT BEING ABLE TO GO OVER 10 MPH, AND HAD A STRONG BURNING SMELL. VEHICEL SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR UNDER SUSTAINED AND STEADY SPEED, AND ALSO BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEARS WHEN ACCELERATING.*AK THE DEALER SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG, AND MOST OF THESE SYMPTOMS (SURGING/DELAYED ACCELERATION) WERE NORMAL FOR THE CAMRY. THIS IS NOT NORMAL. THIS IS DANGEROUS. THE NEXT DAY THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T START AT ALL. DEALER HAD IT FLATBEDDED TO THEM. REPLACED ECU COMPUTER. THIS DID NOT FIX THE SLIPPING TRANSMISSION OR THE ENGINE SURGING OR DELAYED ACCELERATION. THIS VEHICLE IS HARD TO CONTROL SPEEDWISE DUE TO NOT KNOWING IF THE CAR WILL GO WHEN PUSHING ON THE GAS PEDAL. SOMETIMES THERE IS UP TO A THREE SECOND DELAY, OTHER TIMES IT SURGES TO HIGH RPM AND YOU SHOOT FORWARD. A VERY SCARY CAR TO DRIVE. DEALER WON'T/CANT FIX.

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. SPEEDOMETER OFF EXACTLY 3 MPH;. DEALER VERIFIED, TOYOTA HAS NO FIX. ODOMETER READS INCORRECTLY, LOGS 1.8% MORE MILEAGE.*AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY AS THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

WE PURCHASED A CAMRY LE IN MID-JANUARY AND HAVE BROUGHT IT IN TWICE SINCE THEN FOR ISSUES RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION - CONTINUOUS SHIFTING (OR NOT) AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 (EVEN WHEN TRYING TO MAINTAIN A CONSTANT SPEED WITHOUT CRUISE CONTROL), HESITATION WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO MERGE OR CLIMB A HILL, SUDDEN DOWNSHIFTS WHEN BRAKING AT SLOW SPEEDS - AND HAVE BEEN SENT HOME BOTH TIMES WITH THE MESSAGE THAT IT IS OPERATING "THE WAY IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE," THAT I JUST HAPPEN TO DRIVING AT A SPEED AT WHICH IT IS MORE NOTICEABLE. I FIND THIS ANSWER COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. I HAPPEN TO DO A LOT OF CITY DRIVING - MOSTLY 45 MPH AND UNDER - SO I JUST HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT? THE JERKINESS OF BOTH ACCELERATING AND BRAKING COULD BE DANGEROUS, AND TRY AS I MIGHT TO GET USED TO IT, IT IS SO UNPREDICTABLE THAT I JUST CAN'T IGNORE IT. MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER IS JUST ABOUT TO START DRIVING, AND I WON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH HER DRIVING THIS CAR UNTIL THESE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN SATISFACTORILY ADDRESSED. BUT FIRST, TOYOTA MUST ADMIT THAT THERE'S A PROBLEM!. *JB

I BOUGHT 2 2007 TOYOTA CAMRYS, BOTH ARE 4 CYL CARS. WHEN DRIVING THESE CARS, AND YOU COME OFF A RAMP OR YOU ARE AT AN INTERSECTION AND YOU TRY TO ACCELERATE, THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL HESITATION. THIS HAS BECOME VERY VERY DANGEROUS AT TIMES. ON AT LEAST THREE OCCASIONS WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE THERE WAS A 4-5 SECOND "PAUSE" AND THEN THE CAR KICKED IN AND ACCELERATED. THIS IS DANGEROUS. TAKE IT FROM A POLICE OFFICER, THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. *JB

2007 CAMRY-TRANSMISSIONS HESITATES-WAS IN 3 + TIMES TO CORRECT...NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS AND VERY UNSAFE. WAS RECALIBRATED TWICE, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. HAVE HAD NUMEROUS NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS HESITATION IN THE TRANSMISSION. WENT THROUGH TOYOTA ARBITRATION, WAS DENIED. THERE IS A REAL DESIGN DEFECT WITH THIS VEHICLE AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED VERY UNSAFE TO OPERATE. *TR

MERGING ONTO THE FREEWAY INTO FAST-MOVING TRAFFIC, THE CAR HESITATED FOR SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE IT DOWNSHIFTED AND STARTED TO ACCELERATE. ON-COMING CARS HAD TO BRAKE AND HONKED AT ME. THAT CAN BE A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE CAR ALSO HESITATES WHEN JUST SLOWING DOWN TO TURN A CORNER. IT TAKES 5 TO 10 SECONDS FOR THE CAR TO ACCELERATE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THERE HAS BEEN EXCESSIVE VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END. THE FAILURE OCCURS WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 65-70 MPH AND CAUSES THE STEERING WHEEL TO VIBRATE. THE DEALER REBALANCED THE TIRES, BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS A YEAR LATER. A MECHANIC DROVE THE VEHICLE, CONFIRMED THE VIBRATION, BUT PROVIDED NO SOLUTION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,200 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,900.

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. I REPORTED THIS ISSUE TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE, ONCE SHORTLY AFTER I GOT THE IN CAR IN 2007 AND AGAIN IN 2008 WHEN IT WENT IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE ISSUE: ON OCCASION, WHEN I REMOVE MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL THE CAR WILL "SURGE" FORWARD MOVING FROM AN ALMOST IMPERCEIVABLE AMOUNT UP TO ABOUT A FOOT. THIS IS NOT A CONSISTENT PROBLEM AND DOES NOT HAPPEN OFTEN. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MOST OFTEN IN THE FIRST FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING AND I HAVE NOTICED IT MORE WHEN THE CAR IS ON AN INCLINE BUT IT HAS HAPPENED AT OTHER TIMES. THIS IS NOT A FLOOR MAT ISSUE - MY FLOOR MAT HAS THE LOCKING MECHANISM TO KEEP IT FROM SLIDING AND WHEN CHECKED IT HAS NEVER BEEN UNDER OR AROUND EITHER THE BRAKE OR ACCELERATOR. THE INITIAL RESPONSE FROM THE DEALERSHIP WAS THAT THE CAR COULD NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, MOVE FORWARD IF THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED AND THAT I PROBABLY JUST NOTICED THE ENGINE GOING FROM GAS TO HYBRID AND THOUGHT IT MOVED. THE SECOND COMPLAINT RECEIVED MUCH THE SAME REACTION. I WAS SHOCKED THAT THE HYBRIDS WERE NOT RECALLED WITH THE ACCELERATOR ISSUE BUT GIVEN PRIOR COMPLAINTS THE DEALERSHIP HAS AGREED TO CHECK THE CAR AGAIN. *TR

THROTTLE AND TRANSMISSION HESITATION WHEN STARTING OUT FROM STOP, AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO INCREASE SPEED, IE: HAZARD AVOIDANCE, FOLLOWED BY SPEED OVERSHOOT. CRUISE CONTROL OVER REACTED TO SLIGHT GRADE INCREASE, SUCH AS AN OVERPASS, BY DOWN SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION 1 TO 2 GEARS AND ACCELERATING PAST SET SPEED BY 7 TO 10 MPH. CAR WILL SLOW TO SET SPEED AND REPEAT THE DOWN SHIFTING AND ACCELERATION UNTIL THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS TURNED OFF OR THE ROAD WAS LEVELED. DURING LONG UP HILL DRIVING THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS TO BE TURNED OFF COMPLETELY AS IT PRESENTED A GREAT POSSIBILITY OF CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER MAINTAIED S THAT THE ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, AND CRUISE CONTROL OPERATED NORMALLY. *AK

MY CAR MAKES A THUMPING NOISE WHEN THE GAS TANK IS FULL. IT OCCURS WHEN YOU TAKE OFF FROM A STOPPED POSITION AND IT SOUNDS LIKE A THUMP COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR. I FEAR THAT THIS MAY BE A DEFECT IN THE WAY THE GAS TANK IS SECURED AND THAT THE THUMP MAY INDICATE THAT THE GAS TANK MOVES DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE GAS. TOYOTA CLAIMS THAT THE THUMP IS A NORMAL SOUND AND IT COMES FROM THE GAS HITTING THE INSIDE OF THE GAS TANK AND THAT THIS IS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CAR. I DON'T BELIEVE THIS TO BE TRUE AND FEAR THAT THIS MAY BE A HAZARDOUS SITUATION. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT 30 MPH, THE CONTACT FAILED TO APPLY THE BRAKES IN TIME. HE CRASHED HEAD ON INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 5,200. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED NUMEROUS PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 09/26/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WOULD THEN SURGE FORWARD AFTER APPROXIMATELY 50-80 FEET WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

COMPLAINT: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. VEHICLE DOES NOT RESPOND DURING ACCELERATION ESPECIALLY FROM A STOP AS WELL AS DURING NORMAL DRIVING. LACK OF RESPONSE RECURS REGULARLY SINCE PURCHASE IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR. PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO TOYOTA WITH NO RESPONSE AS WELL AS TO TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHO HAS ADMITTED THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED MANY COMPLAINTS BUT CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG AS WELL AS TOYOTA HAS TOLD THEM THERE IS NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED NUMEROUS CLOSE CALLS AND NEAR-MISSES WHEN DRIVING ESPECIALLY WHEN CROSSING INTERSECTIONS PUTTING MY FAMILIES LIVES IN JEOPARDY DUE TO TOYOTA'S REFUSAL TO ADMIT THEIR PROBLEM. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO BY THIS DEPARTMENT DUE TO THE LARGE NUMBER OF CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

ACCELERATION ON 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. SOMETIMES YOU CAN PUT YOUR FOOT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR WON'T MOVE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE TO 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE AND THE RPM'S INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPROGRAMMED TWICE BY THE DEALER, BUT THAT DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT NEEDS TO LEARN HOW TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. HE FEELS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE A CRASH COULD OCCUR DUE TO THE LACK OF ACCELERATION. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 20,100. CONSUMER IS UPDATING INFORMATION. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE NOTICED A VERY ROUGH DOWNSHIFT IN THE TRANSMISSION. THERE WAS NO FIX FOR THE COMPUTER PROBLEM BECAUSE OF A SOFTWARE PROBLEM. THE DEALER FINALLY REPROGRAMMED THE TRANSMISSION. UPDATED EVOQ 05/27/09. *JB UPDATED 05/27/09 *BF UPDATED 5/29/09. *NJ UPDATED 06/01/09.*JB UPDATED 06/22/09 *BF UPDATED 06/26/09.*JB

"HESITATION PROBLEM" DUE TO A POSSIBLE SOFTWARE GLITCH. DEALER HAS RECALIBRATED WHICH DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. FUEL ECONOMY NOT AS LISTED BY TOYOTA (33 HIGHWAY/24 CITY) WHERE I ONLY GET 26 HIGHWAY AND 14 CITY. *TR

TL - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET TO 65 MPH. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 90 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED HE STEPPED ON THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. THE CONTACT HAS NOT USED THE CRUISE CONTROL AGAIN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSIS AND WAS TOLD THE 2007 CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM IS NOT DESIGNED WELL AND THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4000. KB THIS CONDITION ONLY OCCURS WHEN THE CONSUMER IS GOING DOWN A STEEP HILL. NO PROBLEM WAS EXPERIENCED OTHER THAN ON STEEP DOWN HILL ROADWAYS. THIS MAY BE A NORMAL CONDITION AS THE VEHICLE APPARENTLY DOES NOT APPLY THE BRAKE TO CONTROL VEHICLE SPEED, ACCORDING TO THE OWNER'S MANUAL AND THE DEALERSHIP. * DSY

2007 TOYOTA SOLARA. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION FOR THE FIRST FEW MONTHS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD LURCH FORWARD WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. IT DIDN'T HAPPEN EVERY TIME, ONLY INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN IT DID HAPPEN, THE ENGINE WAS ACCELERATING AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO PRESS VERY HARD ON THE BRAKE OR PLACE THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM GOING ANY FURTHER. THE CONSUMER ALSO COMPLAINED OF A ROUGH IDLE. THE ROUGH IDLE WAS DUE TO CRACK IN THE SPARK PLUG. A FEW TIMES THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *JB

CAR HESITATES DURING ACCELERATION. ALSO GETS STUCK IN CERTAIN GEAR AT TIMES, ESPECIALLY WHEN GOING DOWNHILL. CAR JERKS A COUPLE TIMES A WEEK WHEN ACCELERATING. HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE THE BEGINNING. DEALERS DID TBS AND NO CHANGE. SAY THAT IT IS NOT A PROBLEM AND NOTHING THEY CAN DO. SCARED TO LET KIDS DRIVE. *TR

APPLIED BRAKES AS EXITING FREEWAY RAMP,FELT LIKE I WAS AT A STOP. THE BRAKE PEDAL THEN DEPRESSED ALLTHE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND I TAPPED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME.. MY CAR SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FRONT BUMPER WHERE THE HITCH MET THE BUMPER. NO SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE OTHER VEHICLE. NO REPORTS FILED. DAMAGE IS STILL ON VEHICLE ,NOT REPAIRED. *TR

SINCE DAY 1 CAR HAS BEEN GARBAGE. ENGINE HESITATES ALMOST EVERYTIME I NEED TO SPEED UP TO CHANGE LANES AND CAR HAS BEEN SHAKING WHEN I BRAKE COMING OFF THE HIGHWAY. WORST CAR EVER AND DEALERSHIP HAS CHARGE ME EVERYTIME I BRING T IN TO GET THIS CHECKED. THEY SAYS "THIS IS HOW IT IS MANUFACTURED!" ABD THEN CHARGE ME FOR MAKING THEM CHECK MY CAR AND NOTHING BEING WRONG WITH IT, BUT CLEARLY THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM. MY OLD 1992 MERCURY SABLE NEVER JERKED AND WENT TO RANDOM GEARS NEITHER SHOULD THIS BRAND NEW CAR. I HAVE NOW HAD THIS CAR FOR ALMOST ONE AND A HLA YEARS AND NOW I FINALLY AM SICK OF THE SERVICE AFTER I ALMOST GOT IN A HUGE HUGE ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS ENGINE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM! *TR

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. FIRST PROBLEM WITHIN 30 DAYS OF OWNING THE CAR WAS A LOUD CLUNKING UNDER THE HOOD WHEN DRIVING CAR AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. AFTER MECHANIC TEST DROVE WITH ME HE COULD NOT FEEL THE PROBLEM. HE DID NOT CHECK UNDER THE HOOD AND I DID NOT LEAVE MY CAR. HE TOLD ME TO COME BACK WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE SECOND TIME I TOOK THE CAR BACK I LEFT IT OVER NITE AND WAS TOLD THE NEXT DAY THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. I INSISTED THEY KEEP MY CAR UNTIL THEY FOUND WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. AFTER 2 DAYS I CALLED THEM AND THEY DETERMINED MY TRANSMISSION WAS BAD AND REPLACED IT. THEY HAD MY CAR ALMOST 2 WEEKS. A COUPLE DAYS AFTER THE NEW TRANNY WAS PUT IN I WENT ON A 120 MILE TRIP.I WAS EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED WITH MY CARS PERFORMANCE. IT WOULD ACCELERATE AT HIGH SPEEDS AFTER I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND WHEN I DISENGAGED THE CRUISE. IT WAS A VERY DANGEROUS AND FRIGHTNING SITUATION WHEN I CAME UPON A WRECK ON INTERSTATE AND MY CAR ACCELERATED INSTEAD OF DECREASING THE SPEED. I TOOK MY CAR BACK ONCE AGAIN FOR AND OIL CHANGE AND TO GET THE CAR CHECK OUT AND THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT WITH A COMPUTER CHIP ADJUSTMENT. I TOOK MY CAR BACK AGAIN TODAY BECAUSE I AM STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH AUTOMATICALLY ACCELERATING AT LOW SPEEDS.

MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HAS A HESITATION AND TRANSMISSION NOISE PROBLEM DURING ACCELERATING AT STARTUP AND WHEN YOU RELEASE THE ACCELERATOR AND STEP ON IT AGAIN. THIS BECAME NOTICEABLE A COUPLE OF DAYS AFTER WE DROVE IT HOME. I BROUGHT IT BACK FOR SERVICE SEVERAL DAYS AFTER. THE DEALER SAID EVERY THING CHECKED OUT. THEY DID NOT TEST DRIVE IT BECAUSE THEY SAID IT CHECKED OUT. AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS OF TRYING DIFFERENT GASOLINES AND DIFFERENT OCTANES RATINGS FROM DIFFERENT COMPANIES I GAVE UP. THEN WE TOOK A TRIP FROM OUR HOME IN TEXAS TO A OUR HOME TOWN IN LOUISIANA. I HAD TO FILL UP IN MY HOMETOWN AND THAT'S WHEN I DISCOVERED THE POSSIBLE PROBLEM. THE GAS IN HOUSTON TEXAS HAS ETHANOL IN IT. THE GAS IN MY HOMETOWN DOES NOT. WHEN I FILLED UP IN MY HOME TOWN WITH REGULAR UNLEADED FROM EXXON, I NOTICED THAT THE HESITATION AND TRANSMISSION NOISE WAS BARELY NOTICEABLE AFTER THE FIRST TANK FULL. AFTER SEVERAL TRIPS TO MY HOMETOWN IT BECAME QUITE CLEAR THAT IT IS THE GAS WITH ETHANOL THAT'S CAUSING THE HESITATION AND TRANSMISSION NOISE. THE CARS BEING BUILT NOW ARE SUPPOSE TO ALL RUN ON ETHANOL, BUT IT OBVIOUS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM, BUT THE DEALER IS TELLING ME THAT, " IT CHECKS OUT ACCORDING TO SPEC." I WAS GOING UP AN ON RAMP ONTO THE FREEWAY AND WAS ACCELERATING WHEN I NOTICED A CAR CHANGE INTO THE RIGHT LANE. I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR TO SLOW FOR THE CAR TO GET PASS. I THEN PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AGAIN TO GET UP SPEED. WHEN I DID THAT, THE CAR DECELERATED ABOUT FIVE MILES PER HOUR AND THE CAR COMING UP BEHIND ME ALMOST RAN INTO ME. NOTICE: THE INCIDENT DATE IS EVERY DATE. I PUT THE INCIDENT DATE AS THE DAY I BOUGHT IT. THE "WHAT SOURCE REFERRED YOU ETC" IS INFORMATION I HAVE COME ACROSS OVER THE YEARS FROM READING DIFFERENT ARTICLES IN DIFFERENT MAGAZINES. PLEASE HELP ME GET TOYOTA TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I THING THE DEALERS IGNORE SENIORS, BECAUSE WE ARE NOT A FORCE IN THE BUYERS MARKET. THANKS YOU VERY MUCH JESSE CANTRELL *TR

I OWN A 2007 CAMRY AND IT HAS A TERRIBLE HESITATION WITH THE ENGINE THAT STALLS ALOT ESPECIALLY PULLING ON INTERSTATES WITH FAST MOVING TRAFFIC. IT ALSO HAS THE SAME ISSUES WITH NORMAL DRIVING IN TOWN. THIS IS A HUGE ISSUE AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE THAT I AM PAYING A GOOD BIT OF MONEY FOR. I FEEL I CAN'T SELL IT KNOWING IT HAS A PROBLEM AND THE TRADE IN VALUE IS TERRIBLE. TOYOTA NEEDS TO RECALL ALL THESE CARS AND FIX THE ISSUE OR GIVE THE CONSUMERS THERE MONEY BACK. *TR

THE CRUISE CONTROL/TRANSMISSION ON MY 2007 CAMRY CAUSES THE CAR TO OPERATE IN AN UNSAFE MANNER. WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED, DUE TO ITS SENSITIVITY, THE TRANSMISSION GOES THROUGH A SERIES OF ABRUPT DOWNSHIFTS CAUSING THE CAR TO ACCELERATE AND EXCEED THE CRUISE CONTROL SPEED SETTING. AT THIS POINT, THE CAR LOOSES SPEED AND THE TRANSMISSION THEN SHIFTS BACK INTO OVERDRIVE. THE DOWNSHIFTING STARTS AGAIN UNTIL THE SPEED CONTROL SETTING IS EXCEEDED. ON A LONG HILL, IT IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO SEQUENCE BETWEEN OVERDRIVE AND THIRD GEAR FOUR OR FIVE TIMES. THE EXCEEDING OF THE CRUISE CONTROL SETTING IS VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE HAD TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT WITH TRAFFIC AHEAD OF ME. I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT HE CAN DO NOTHING UNTIL TOYOTA COMES UP WITH A FIX. I HAVE WRITTEN TWO LETTERS TO TOYOTA ASKING THEM TO FIX THIS PROBLEM THEY HAVE NOT REPLIED TO EITHER LETTER. *TR

CRUISE CONTROL VARIES SPEED BY 7 MPH HOUR WHEN ENGAGED DURING NON FLAT TERRAIN CAUSING A SAFETY ISSUE WITH CARS FOLLOWING. WHEN ON FLAT TERRAIN THE CRUISE CONTROL MAINTAINS ITS TARGET SPEED WITHIN +- 1 MPH WITH NO PROBLEMS. THE SAFETY ISSUES OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE ENCOUNTERS ROLLING HILLS, THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL ALLOW THE SPEED TO DECREASE BY AS MUCH AS 5 MPH WHILE DESCENDING DOWN THE HILL, THEN AS IT BEGINS TO CLIMB WILL AGGRESSIVELY ACCELERATE TO 2 MPH OVER THE TARGET SPEED. WHEN THE ROAD FLATTENS OUT AGAIN IT WILL MAINTAIN THE ORIGINAL TARGET SPEED. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, 70 MPH, THIS CAUSES SAFETY ISSUES ESPECIALLY WHEN TRAFFIC CONDITIONS ARE MODERATE TO HEAVY IN THAT TRAFFIC FOLLOW WILL NOT HAVE ANY INDICATION THAT THE SPEED IS SLOW BY 5 MPH. THIS IN TURN WILL CAUSE A HAZARDOUS SITUATION WHERE A COLLISION COULD OCCUR. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND TOYOTA SUPPORT RESPONDED THAT ALL IS WORKING WITHIN PARAMETERS AND NO ADJUSTS ARE PLANNED. CASE # 200701250758 HAS BEEN OPENED WITH TOYOTA CUSTOMER RELATIONS WITH NO PROMISE OF ACTION. *NM

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHEN DECELERATING TO STOP AND THEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE HESITATES FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO TO THREE SECONDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT DO NOT KNOW HOW IT CAN BE REMEDIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 5,725 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,225. UPDATED 02-01-08. *KB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECIRCULATION CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM ACTIVATED INVOLUNTARILY. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, HE TURNED THE SYSTEM OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A SAFETY HAZARD SINCE THE FAILURE DISTRACTED HIM WHILE HE WAS DRIVING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 500. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 24,000.

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY SE V6. THE CAR HAS HESITATED NUMEROUS TIMES. GENERALLY IT HAPPENS WHEN I AM STOPPED OR NEED TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. IT HAS HESITATED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER PERFORMING A TURN AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE AFTER THE TURN. THE HESITATION GENERALLY LASTS BETWEEN 1-3 SECONDS. *JB

I PURCHASED A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE IN SEPTEMBER 2006. FIVE MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, I NOTICED A LOUD "THUD" FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR DURING NORMAL ACCELERATION. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THIS ONLY OCCURS WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS BETWEEN HALF TO FULL. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALER FOR EVALUATION. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ASSESSED THE CAR AND STATED, "IT WAS OPERATING WITH IN THE DESIGN PARAMETERS OF THE CAR, AND IT WAS JUST THE GAS IN THE TANK." IN ADDITION, THEY STATED "WE CANNOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT IS A NORMAL FUNCTION OF THE CAR." I THEN FILED FOR ARBITRATION AND THE ARBITRATOR RULED IT WAS A DEFECT AND MUST BE REPAIRED BY TOYOTA. I HAVE MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER WHO STATED HE DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM, BUT THAT A TOYOTA TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE WILL BE THERE TO DIRECT THE REPAIR OF THE DOCUMENTED PROBLEM. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS MAY BE A SAFETY ISSUE; THEREFORE, I AM REQUESTING IMMEDIATE ACTION. I FEEL THAT IF THE CAR CANNOT BE REPAIRED TO MY SATISFACTION WITH TOTAL ELIMINATION OF ABOVE PROBLEM, THAT IT WILL STILL BE A SAFETY ISSUE, AND THAT TOYOTA RE-PURCHASE VEHICLE. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2007 CAMRY LE/2.4 LITER 4 CYLINDER AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON OCTOBER 28 2006. NOTICED SOME HESITATION ON ACCELERATION AT 5000 MILES ON ODOMETER. HESITATION WAS APPARENT WHEN DEPRESSING ACCELERATOR FOR QUICK PICK UP ,SUCH AS MERGING ONTO HIGHWAY. SEEMED TO BE JUST A NUISANCE, NOW BUT AFTER READING OTHER COMPLAINTS I AM BECOMING CONCERNED, ESPECIALLY WHEN MOST DEALERSHIPS COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. WHAT WAS MY RECOURSE IF THIS BECAME A BIGGER PROBLEM. *AK

AIR CONDITION IS WARM. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND GREATER AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE TRANSMISSION HESITATES. THE HESITATION OCCURS CONTINUOUSLY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE TO 15 MPH AND THEN SPEED UP, THE VEHICLE FAILS TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO NOTICED THE FAILURE, BUT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO REMEDY. THE ENGINE SIZE AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 6,000.

1/31/2007. TOYOTA CAMRY. ENGINE HESITATES WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. *MC THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE EXHIBITS INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER WHEN ACCELERATION IS NEEDED. *JB

WE RECENTLY PURCHASED AN 2007 CAMRY LE 4 CYLINDER/ 5-SPEED AUTO, AND THE HESITATION PROBLEMS HAD BEEN AN EXTREME NUISANCE FROM DAY ONE, AND THE PROBLEM MAY POSE A CONSIDERABLE SAFETY HAZARD. I TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THEY HAD NOT YET HEARD OF ANY SUCH PROBLEMS. MY SERVICE MANAGER AND I AGREED THAT THE COMPUTER SYSTEM MAY STILL HAVE BEEN LEARNING MY DRIVING HABITS, AND THAT IT WOULD RESOLVE THE PROBLEM OVER TIME. BUT NOTHING CHANGED OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. I RECENTLY TOOK IT BACK WITH AROUND 8000 MILES ON IT. THE PROBLEM WAS THE TWO-SECOND LAG IN PERFORMANCE ,SHIFTING FROM FIRST THROUGH THIRD GEAR. EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS RUNNING, IT FELT AS THOUGH IT JUST DIDN'T WANT TO GO. THE CAR HIT SECOND GEAR, AND THEN,NOTHING! IT DIDN'T STALL, BUT IT FELL FLAT ON ITS FACE FOR ABOUT TWO FULL SECONDS BEFORE IT GOT UP AND WENT. *AK MY WIFE AND I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS VEHICLE. THE EXTREME HESITATION MAY PRESENT A HAZARD IN TRAFFIC WHEN MORE AGGRESSIVE ACCELERATION IS NEEDED. THE CAR JUST DIES WHEN YOU TRY TO ACCELERATE. IF YOU ROUND A HARD CORNER SLOWLY ENOUGH FOR THE CAR SHIFT BACK INTO FIRST GEAR, THERE WILL BE NEARLY TWO SECONDS LAG BEFORE IT SHIFTS UP TO SECOND. IF YOU HAVE SOMEONE FOLLOWING CLOSE BEHIND YOU, IT IS QUITE POSSIBLE THAT YOU WILL GET REAR-ENDED. I SHOWED THE SERVICE MANAGER MY WEB FINDINGS, AND WE SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE UPDATED. AFTER THAT ADJUSTMENT, THE PROBLEM HAS IMPROVED, BUT IS DEFINITELY NOT RESOLVED. LET ME END BY SAYING THAT OUR DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN COURTEOUS, HELPFUL, AND RESPONSIVE TO OUR COMPLAINTS THUS FAR. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE OUT OF THEIR HANDS UNTIL A FIX IS FOUND, OR A PROBLEM RECOGNIZED BY TOYOTA. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED HER TO PRETEND THAT THERE IS AN EGG UNDERNEATH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT PERFORM THE REPAIR, BUT OFFERED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. THE REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THEY WOULD ALSO NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE ISSUE WAS REPORTED TO A NEWSPAPER AGENCY. WHILE DRIVING LAST WEEK, THE CONTACT'S WIFE AND DAUGHTER WERE ALMOST INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE CONTACT PLAYED A RECORDING OF THE MEETING BETWEEN THE DEALER AND HIMSELF. THE RECORDING STATED THAT THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AND TOLD THE CONTACT TO LEAVE AFTER BEING THERE FOR FIVE HOURS. THEY DEALER OFFERED ANOTHER VEHICLE, BUT STATED THAT IN ORDER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE, THEY WOULD NEED $12,000. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 7,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.

TOYOTA HAS TAKEN AN UNCONSCIABLE POSITION AGAINST A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH THE 2007 CAMRY WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THEY ADMITTED THE PROBLEM, WHICH THEY PREFERRED TO CALL A CONCERN EXISTING IN ALL 2007 CAMRY FOUR AND SIX CYLINDER VEHICLES. THE PROBLEM WAS A HESITATION, OR LAG, WHEN ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE. THIS OCCURSRRED AT LOW SPEEDS FROM A STOP, TURNING. LANE CHANGE, OR FORWARD MOVEMENT ABOUT 80% OF THE TIME. I HAVE BEEN BUYING CAMRYS AND AVALONS SINCE 1989 AND HAVE BEEN A SATISFIED CUSTOMER UNTIL THE PURCHASE OF THE 2007 CAMRY XLE, 4 CYLINDER WITH 5-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. TOYOTA HAS OBVIOUSLY WEIGHED THE COST TO THEM OF CORRECTING THE PROBLEM AGAINST FINANCIAL LOSSES FROM SERIOUS ACCIDENT LAW SUITES. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE DEPRESSES THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE ENGINE REVS BUT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE OPERATES AS IF IT IS UNSURE OF WHICH GEAR IT IS IN. THE FAILURES OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. HE HAS NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE IS A FLAW WITH THE ECM MODULE. THE MANUFACTURER, WHO HAS A CASE NUMBER, STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED TO PERFORM IN THAT MANNER AND OFFERED TO REPLACE THE ECM MODULE. HOWEVER, THEY STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE ALREADY HAS THE UPDATED SOFTWARE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 20,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

TRANSMISSION FLARE...CAR WILL SPORADICALLY LUNG BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MILES PER HOUR. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED IN EARLY 2007 DUE TO HESITATION AT STARTUP; HOWEVER, TRANSMISSION FLARE STILL EXISTS WITH NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR