2007 Toyota Camry Hybrid complaints

PROBLEM STARTED WITH A CLICKING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD, NEAR THE ENGINE AND BRAKES THAT WERE CRUNCHING WHEN SLOWING DOWN OR STOPPING. THE CLICKING NOISE GREW LOUDER, HAPPENED MORE OFTEN AND EVEN CONTINUED AFTER THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF. TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER WHO TOLD ME IT WAS THE ABS ACTUATOR. THE DASH LIGHTS WERE NOT ON AT THIS POINT AND I CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT. THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH APPEARED ALMOST 6 WEEKS LATER WHEN I STOPPED DRIVING THE CAR BECAUSE IT COULD BE DANGEROUS IF I SUDDENLY LOST MY BRAKES. CHECKED WITH TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS WHO TOLD ME THERE WAS NOT A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FOR A RECALL. CHECKED THE INTERNET FOR COMPLAINTS AND THERE WERE PLENTY OF CAMRY NEW CAR OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. FILED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA AND RECEIVED A CASE NUMBER FOR REIMBURSEMENT IF THE PROBLEM BECAME A "RECALL" LATER ON. THIS CAR WAS BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP FOR EVERY MAINTENANCE. THIS CAR IS STILL NOT COMPLETELY PAID FOR. THIS "HYBRID" CAR DID NOT SAVE ME A PENNY IN GAS BECAUSE OF THE ABS PART WILL COST ME OVER $2K. THESE HYBRIDS SHOULD COME WITH DISCLAIMERS THAT BATTERIES AND ELECTRONIC PARTS COST MORE THAN NON-HYBRID CARS AND MAYBE PEOPLE WILL NOT BUY THEM. THE COSTS ARE OUTRAGEOUS! THEY SHOULD COME WITH EXTENDED WARRANTIES. *TR

UNDER LIGHT BRAKING, MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID BRAKES WILL SUDDENLY "LET GO". AT THAT POINT, ADDITIONAL BRAKE PRESSURE IS REQUIRED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE. IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THIS IS DANGEROUS. MY LOCAL TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT ADVISED ME TO INCREASE MY STOPPING DISTANCE TO ALLOW ENOUGH TIME TO OVERCOME THE FAILURE. THEY FURTHER SUGGESTED THAT A REPAIR MY BE DIFFICULT AS THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. AN INTERNET SEARCH SUGGESTS THIS IS NOT UNIQUE TO MY VEHICLE. *TR

ON AUGUST 10, 2012, I WAS DRIVING MY TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID 2007 ON THE FREEWAY AT 55 MPH AND IT STARTED SLOW DOWN. I PULLED OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. THE DASHBOARD INDICATED TO CHECK "VSC HYBRID SYSTEM." SANDAG TOWED ME OFF THE HIGHWAY FOR SAFETY. NEXT, I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO CHULA VISTA TOYOTA. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND WOULD BE REPAIRED AT NO COST. A FEW DAYS LATER, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE INVERTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND WOULD COST MORE THAN $6000 DOLLARS. I PURCHASED THE CAR LESS THAN SIX MONTHS AGO, BUT WAS DENIED WARRANTY COVERAGE UNDER THE USED CERTIFIED VEHICLE WARRANTY. THE WARRANTY STATES THAT THE CAR IS COVERED FOR 12 MONTHS / 12,000 MILES FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE SUN VISOR FELL FROM ITS HOUSING AND WOULD NOT REMAIN UPRIGHT. THE VISOR WAS BLOCKING THE CONTACT'S VIEW OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CONTACT MADE ATTEMPTS TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR WAS FRACTURED AND WOULD NOT REMAIN UPRIGHT IN ITS HOUSING. THE SUN VISOR WAS OBSTRUCTING THE CONTACT'S VIEW OF THE ROADWAY. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 5MPH APPROACHING A LEFT TURN LANE WHEN I SMELLED A STRONG BURNING PLASTIC ODOR. I SAW SMOKE ARISING FROM MY DRIVER'S DOOR AND REALIZED IT WAS COMING FROM MY CAR! I COULD SEE THERE WAS A FIRE IN BETWEEN MY DOOR WHEN I LOOKED AT MY DRIVER'S DOOR CONTROL UNIT. I TURNED OFF MY ENGINE AND TURNED ON MY HAZARD LIGHT. I WAITED FOR THE TRAFFIC TO CLEAR BEFORE CROSSING THE STREET WITH MY 9 YR DAUGHTER. I CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WHICH RESPONDED WITHIN 5 MINUTES. WHEN THEY ARRIVED THE FIRE HAD ALREADY STOPPED SO ONE OF THE FIREMEN DROVE THE CAR TO THE PARKING LOT NEARBY TO CLEAR TRAFFIC. THE BUTTON THAT CONTROLS THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR HAD MELTED FROM THE FIRE. THIS VERY WINDOW STOPPED WORKING ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO. BUT SOMEHOW FROM THE FIRE, THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW WENT DOWN ON ITS OWN. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER. THE SERVICEMAN INFORMED ME THAT HE'S NEVER HEARD OF SUCH PROBLEMS WITH TOYOTA. I ASKED FOR TOYOTA CORPORATE NUMBER AND CONTACTED THEM. THEY TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE INFORMED ME THAT THERE HAVE BEEN 129 CASES OF DOOR FIRES REPORTED TO THEM. AFTER INSPECTING THE DOOR, THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS A SHORT IN THE DOOR CONTROL UNIT. THE COST TO REPLACE THE UNIT IS $545 AND DOOR PANEL IS $800. I'M AWAITING FOR TOYOTA CORPORATE OFFICE TO INSPECT THE DOOR BEFORE GETTING THE DOOR REPAIRED. SO FAR I HAVE TO BE THE PERSON PURSUING THE MATTER. THE DEALERSHIP OFFERS NO HELP. TOYOTA CORPORATE SAID IT WILL TAKE UP TO 30 D

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR DROVE OVER A POT HOLE MOMENTS LATER THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR AND NEARLY RAN INTO A MEDIUM IN THE MIDDLE OF STREET. I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE "CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM" WARNING CAME ON SCREEN, ALONG WITH P/S, BRAKE, ABS. I WAS NOT ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE. TOW TRUCK CAME. THE TOW DRIVER WAS ABLE TO RELEASE THE CAR INTO DRIVE POSITION HOWEVER THE WHEELS WERE NOT TURNING. WHEN WE GOT TO THE DEALERSHIP HE HAD TO FORCE THE STEERING WHEELS TO MOVE THE CAR. DEALERSHIP SAYS A "FUSE" WENT OUT. THEY DETERMINED THAT THE FUSE GOING OUT WAS NOT AS A RESULT OF THE POT HOLE AND THEY ARE NOT SURE WHAT THE ISSUE IS. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS HAD MY CAR FOR 12 DAYS AND WAS NOT ABLE TO RECREATE "THE FUSE" TO GO OUT. *TR

JUST OVER A YEAR AGO, THE "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" WARNING STARTED COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY IN MY VEHICLE. IT WOULD GO OFF AGAIN AFTER A COUPLE OF VEHICLE STARTS AND STOPS OVER TIME. THE DEALERSHIP RAN A DIAGNOSTIC, SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE, AND SENT ME ALONG MY WAY. AFTER A FEW MONTHS IT PROGRESSED TO THE "CHECK VSC SYSTEM", THE RED "BRAKE" LIGHT, THE LITTLE YELLOW TRIANGLE WITH THE "!" AND THE STABILITY CONTROL ICON ON STAYING ON ALL THE TIME. AFTER A FEW MORE MONTHS THE HYDRAULIC BRAKES WOULD LOSE POWER WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD START AND THIS WOULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD, CONSTANT "BEEP." IT WOULD LAST ABOUT A MINUTE, POWER WOULD RETURN TO THE BRAKES. AFTER A FEW MORE MONTHS THE HYDRAULIC BRAKES STARTED LOSING POWER SEEMINGLY AT RANDOM WHILE I WOULD BE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. I CAN STOP OR DECELERATE, BUT I HAVE TO APPLY FAR MORE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES AND MY BRAKING DISTANCE IS GREATLY INCREASED. IT'S A THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN NOW, AND THEY ARE CLAIMING THAT THEY HAVE "NEVER SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE" AND HAVE "NO IDEA HOW TO FIX IT." *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR WILL NOT GO DOWN ALL THE WAY (AGAINST THE WINDSHIELD) AND NEITHER WILL IT STAY UP (AGAINST THE CAR INTERIOR CEILING). WHEN IT FLOPS DOWN IT OBSCURES VISIBILITY INTO THE REARVIEW MIRROR AS WELL AS OUT THE WINDSHIELD. THERE IS NO ANTICIPATING WHEN IT WILL COME DOWN. THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT OUT OF THE WAY IS TO PUSH IT AGAINST THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW, THUS OBSCURING THAT VIEW AND PROVIDING NO PROTECTION AGAINST THE SUN'S GLARE WHEN NEEDED. I HAVE READ COUNTLESS ACCOUNTS OF THIS SAME SITUATION AMONG OWNERS OF THIS SAME VEHICLE. I HAVE READ THAT SOME PART OF THE VISOR IS DEFECTIVE AND HAS BEEN REDESIGNED. THIS IS AN UNSAFE SITUATION WHICH TOYOTA HAS, IN MY OPINION, ADMITTED THERE IS A PROBLEM. I RESENT HAVING TO SPEND THE MONEY TO REPLACE THIS PART MYSELF BUT I WILL HAVE TO. I HOPE I CAN BEFORE SOMETHING HAPPENS. *TR

I STARTED MY CAR AND STARTED TO DRIVE DOWN THE STREET. I JUST STARTED WHEN SMOKE CAME FROM DASH AND LEFT DOOR AND FIRE STARTED IN THE LEFT DOOR. MY ARM WAS BURNED. MY EMPLOYER CHECKED INTERNET. MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID WITH SUMIMOTO HTRA/SPO1 TIRES, SIZE 215/60 R16 95V. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES EXHIBITED BUBBLES AND DENTS. THE TIRES HAD NOT BLOWN, BUT THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE TIRES. THE MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED HAVING THE CONTACT TAKE THE TIRES TO A TIRE SPECIALIST TO BE TESTED, BUT THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE TIRES FOR THE RECOMMENDED SERVICE. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE WAS 75,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND TRYING ACCELERATED, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE INVERTER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 45,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING THE TIRES ROTATED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, HE WAS INFORMED THAT REAR PASSENGER STRUT WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,980.

DRIVER SIDE VISOR WILL NOT STAY IN PLACE, PERMANENTLY IN DROPPED POSITION, HAMPERING VISION. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, THE PASSENGER WINDOW BEGAN TO ROLL DOWN ON ITS OWN WHEN I TRIED TO ROLL THE WINDOW BACK UP USING THE MASTER SWITCH ON THE DRIVER SIDE, I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE BUTTON, UPON CLOSER INSPECTION I COULD SEE ACTUAL FLAMES UNDERNEATH THE BUTTON. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. THE FLAME BURNED ITSELF OUT INSIDE THE DOOR PANEL. I TOOK THE CAR INTO A LOCAL TOYOTA DEAL AND PAID $500.00 TO REPAIR THE MASTER SWITCH. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THE ACTUATOR IN THE ABS SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE COST OF THE PART IS OVER $2,200.00 AND THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE THE LABOR TO INSTALL IT. AFTER CHECKING ONLINE, I AM SEEING WHERE THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH TOYOTA HYBRID VEHICLES. MY VEHICLE HAS ABOUT 85,000 MILES ON IT AND THIS SEEMS LIKE AN EXTREME COST FOR ANYONE, INCLUDING ME, TO HAVE TO REPLACE ON A VEHICLE AS NEW AS THIS. HAS THERE BEEN ANY CLASS-ACTION SUITS/CASES REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE? *JS *TR

ON FOUR OCCASIONS WHEN BRAKING IN CITY TRAFFIC, THE BRAKE SYSTEM IN THE VEHICLE FAILED AND BRAKING WAS LOST. ON TWO OF THE OCCASIONS I HAD TO SWERVE OFF THE ROAD ONTO THE SHOULDER TO AVOID COLLISION WITH THE MOTORIST IN FRONT OF ME AND APPLY VERY HEAVY PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES TO HALT THE VEHICLE OVER A MUCH LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE THAN NORMAL. CONDITIONS WERE: DRY ROAD, NO BUMPS OR DEBRIS ON THE ROAD, STOP AND GO CITY TRAFFIC, GENTLE BRAKING PRESSURE ON PEDDLE WHEN INITIALLY TRYING TO STOP. VEHICLE IS WELL MAINTAINED BY THE DEALERSHIP. INDICATORS: BIG RED BRAKES INDICATOR LIT UP, ABS LIGHT CAME ON, CHECK VSC SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON, ANTI SKID LIGHT CAME ON, TRIANGLE WITH (!) LIGHT CAME ON, ORANGE CIRCLE WITH (!) LIGHT CAME ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO UPDATED THE COMPUTER AND RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO ME. WITHIN THREE DAYS OF RECEIVING THE VEHICLE BACK, THE BRAKES FAILED AGAIN WITH THE SAME ABOVE CONDITIONS AND INDICATORS. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND REMAINS THERE PRESENTLY. THE DEALERSHIP ASSERTS THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIND ANY FAULT CODES OR REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM AND ARE UNAUTHORIZED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY TO MAKE ANY REPAIRS WITHOUT PROVING A PROBLEM EXISTS. I CONTACTED TOYOTA USA AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THEM AND AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS A RECORD OF THE SEVERAL TIMES THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THEM WITH THIS BRAKE FAILURE. I AM TERRIFIED OF AND WILL NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE NOW UNLESS A PROBLEM IS FOUND AND CORRECTED. CAN YOU

DURING THE LAST 2 OR 3 OIL CHANGES THE SHOP I WAS AT NOTED THAT THE CAR WAS LOW ON OIL WHEN IT CAME IT. I'VE ALWAYS MADE SURE THEY FILLED IT TO THE TOP AND WHILE CHECKING IT RECENTLY IN BETWEEN CHANGES (2K BEFORE NEXT OIL CHANGE WAS DUE) THE DIPSTICK WAS ONLY SHOWING OIL AT THE HALFWAY MARKS BETWEEN THE TWO DOTS ON THE STICK. I ALSO NOTICED THAT DURING HARD ACCELERATION ON THE HIGHWAY SMOKE IS COMING OUT OF THE TAILPIPE. THERE ARE NO VISIBLE LEAKS AND THE CAR HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT TO JOIN THE GROWING NUMBER OF CAMRY OWNERS THAT ARE HAVING THIS OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM. A CAR WITH LESS THAN 100K MILES SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. AND THE FACT THAT TOYOTA STATES THAT IT IS NORMAL FOR SOME OIL TO BE BURNED IN BETWEEN CHANGES DOES NOT SIT WELL WITH ME. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND TOYOTA NEEDS TO STEP UP AND FIX THIS ISSUE. *TR

ON 11/24/11 I WAS OUT OF TOWN WITH FIVE PEOPLE IN THE CAR (INCLUDING ME). AS I APPROACHED A STOP SIGN, IT FELT LIKE THE BRAKES WENT OUT ENTIRELY AND I WOUND UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION (THANKFULLY NOBODY WAS COMING ON THE CROSS STREET OR I COULD VERY EASILY HAVE BEEN BROADSIDED). "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" WAS DISPLAYED ON THE DASHBOARD ALONG WITH THE RED BRAKE LIGHT, RED TRIANGLE WITH EXCLAMATION LIGHT, ORANGE INDICATOR LIGHT (EXCLAMATION WITH CIRCLE ((!))), ANTI SKID LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT. I CHECKED THE OWNERS MANUAL AND IT BASICALLY SAID THIS WAS RELATED TO THE ABS SYSTEM AND THAT I COULD STILL DRIVE THE CAR, BUT TO BE CAUTIOUS. THE BRAKES WERE VERY LIMITED WHILE THE LIGHTS WERE ON, BUT I WAS CAREFUL AND MADE IT TO MY DESTINATION. WHEN WE LEFT THAT NIGHT THE LIGHTS WERE OFF, BUT I DID EXPERIENCE SAME ISSUE SPORADICALLY THE REST OF THE WEEKEND. THE FOLLOWING WEEK I TOOK THE CAR TO GRAPEVINE TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND LEFT IT FOR THREE DAYS. THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM AND TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I DIDN'T DRIVE THE CAR FOR SEVERAL DAYS, BUT THE NEXT TIME I DID I HAD THE SAME ISSUE AGAIN AND THEN LATER IT WENT OFF AGAIN AND OPERATED FINE. I DID GET A CALL TO RATE MY SERVICE A FEW DAYS AFTER I TOOK IT IN AND I TOLD THEM THE TRUTH, THAT I WAS UNHAPPY BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE. THE SERVICE MANAGER CALLED ME AFTER THAT AND SAID HE WOULD RESEARCH WITH TOYOTA TECH SUPPORT TO TRY AND FIND THE CAUSE. I DIDN'T

I HAVE OWNED MY 2007 CAMRY HYBRID FOR 1 YEAR 6 MONTHS. IN SNOWY AND SLICK CONDITIONS, THE BRAKES STOPPED FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. ABS STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE REGENERATIVE BRAKES STOPPED FUNCTIONING. HYDRAULIC BRAKES FUNCTIONED, BUT THE PEDAL HAD TO BE DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THEY ENGAGED AND THEN THE BRAKES ENGAGED VERY SHARPLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY (I HAVE READ THIS IS THE "FAIL-SAFE" BEHAVIOR WHEN A COMMUNICATION ISSUE OCCURS IN THE SYSTEM). AT THE SAME TIME, THE "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" NOTIFICATION CAME ON. THE RED BRAKE LIGHT, ABS INDICATOR LIGHT, SKID INDICATOR LIGHT, TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT, ORANGE CIRCLE WITH EXCLAMATION LIGHT (BRAKE FAILURE INDICATOR, IT LOOKS LIKE ((!)) ) ALL LIT. ALL WARNING LIGHTS REMAINED LIT AND THE BRAKES CONTINUED TO BEHAVE BADLY FOR THE FOLLOWING WEEK UNDER A VARIETY OF WEATHER AND TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS. BRAKES WERE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND STOPPING WAS UNSAFE (A LOT LIKE A NEW DRIVER STRUGGLING TO LEARN TO DRIVE A STICK SHIFT...EXCEPT THE CAR IS AN AUTOMATIC AND THE UNPREDICTABLE JOLTING WAS DUE TO THE BRAKE BEHAVIOR, AS OPPOSED TO A DRIVER UNFAMILIAR WITH USING THE CLUTCH). WHEN THE CAR WAS TAKEN FOR SERVICE, THE TECHNICIAN FOUND MANY FAILURE/ERROR CODES HAD BEEN RECORDED IN THE COMPUTER AS A RESULT OF THE INCIDENT. SO MANY ERRORS THAT THE RECOMMENDATION WAS TO CLEAR THEM AND RECALIBRATE THE COMPUTER TO SEE IF THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE COMPUTER WAS 'RECALIBRATED' AND THE CAR WAS EXTENSIVELY DRIVEN BY THE TECHNICIAN. NOTHING RECODED. THE BRAKES NOW

MINUTES AFTER LEAVING HOME WHILE TRAVELING 10 MPH IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH ILLUMINATED - BRAKE, VSC, TIRE, ETC. THE CAR LOST ACCELERATION, THE STEERING BECAME "GUMMY", AND THE BRAKES BECAME "MUSHY". IT TOOK CONSTANT, COMPLETE DEPRESSION OF THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE CAR OVER A LENGTH OF ABOUT 25 FEET. I TOOK THE CAR TO 355 TOYOTA IN ROCKVILLE, MD WHERE IT WAS HOOKED TO A COMPUTER, BUT NO PROBLEM WAS DETECTED. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED A SECOND AND THIRD TIME, ONCE MINUTES AFTER STARTUP AND ONCE WHILE TRAVELING AT 30 MPH NOT FAR FROM MY DESTINATION, THANKFULLY. AFTER PARKING THE CAR FOR 2 HOURS, THE CAR DROVE NORMALLY. THE FOURTH TIME THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED, I HAD JUST LEFT THE CAPITAL BELTWAY AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BRAKING IN ORDER TO SAFELY ROUND A CLOVERLEAF ONTO RIVER ROAD. THE BRAKES WERE BARELY RESPONSIVE, AND I NARROWLY MISSED CRASHING INTO THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO 355 TOYOTA ON DECEMBER 27. THE CAR WAS KEPT FOR 24 HOURS. THE MECHANICS COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS THE VERY FIRST TIME A PROBLEM SUCH AS MINE HAS BEEN REPORTED TO 355 TOYOTA. A GOOGLE QUERY PROVED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS MORE PERVASIVE THAN THE DEALERSHIP KNOWS OR IS WILLING TO ADMIT KNOWING. *TR UPDATED 7/31/13 *CN THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED ANOTHER EPISODE AND THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT AT THE DEALER, WHERE THE TECH EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM HIMSELF. THE TECHNICIAN ADDED BRAKE FLUID. SINCE THE BRAKE FLUID WAS ADDED, THE VEHICLE HAS PERFORM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE VOICE RECOGNITION FEATURE FOR THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM WOULD NOT FUNCTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51. UPDAETD 12/20/11*LJ UPDATED 12/22/11

DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SUNVISOR DROOPS DOWN ABOUT 30-60 DEGREES FROM HORIZONTAL WHEN PIVOTED TOWARD WINDSHIELD TO BLOCK-OUT SUN. THE DROOPING DRIVER'S SIDE SUNVISOR PARTIALLY IMPAIRED FORWARD VISION WHEN IT DROOPED DOWN TOO FAR (ABOUT 30 DEGREES) WHILE DRIVING. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A COLLISION. THE PASSENGER'S SUNVISOR DROOPS DOWN ABOUT 60 DEGREES FROM HORIZONTAL WHEN MOVED TOWARD WINDSHIELD. ONE VISOR HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE UNDER WARRANTY BUT IT STILL DROOPS. THIS DEFECT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN CORRECTED IN NEWER SUNVISOR PARTS. *TR

DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP AND MAY BLOCK DRIVER'S VISION. *TT

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP. IT FLOPS DOWN INTO THE DRIVERS LINE OF VISION, WHICH LEAVES THE DRIVER FEELING LIKE HE/SHE IS DRIVING A TANK. LAST EVENING I NEARLY HIT A MOTORCYCLIST BECAUSE THE FLOPPING VISOR LIMITED MY VISION. WE HAVE TRIED TO FIX IT, STICK IT UP INTO PLACE, ETC. ALL TO NO AVAIL. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CAMRYS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR FELL FROM ITS HOUSING AND WOULD NOT REMAIN SECURED, OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEW OF THE ROADWAY. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR OF MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID SUDDENLY BROKE CAUSING IT TO SWING DOWN AND COMPLETELY BLOCK MY VISION. ATTEMPTS TO SWING THE VISOR OUT OF THE WAY FAILED AS THE VISOR IS COMPLETELY LOOSE AND SWINGS WILDLY WHEN TURNING. I HAVE TRIED USING TAPE TO SECURE THE VISOR IN THE UP POSITION, BUT EVENTUALLY THE TAPE FAILS. ADDITIONALLY THERE ARE NO DIRECTIONS OR EASILY DETECTABLE WAY TO REMOVE THE VISOR. AFTER CALLING TOYOTA I WAS INFORMED IT WOULD COST $308.70 TO REPLACE A PART THAT SHOULD NEVER HAVE FAILED (ESPECIALLY WITH ONLY 4 YEARS OF USE). I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE THAT NUMEROUS TOYOTA OWNERS ARE HAVING AND WANTED TO DOCUMENT MY TROUBLES. *TR

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

WE OWN A 2007 CAMRY HYBRID. ABOUT NOON CENTRAL TIME TODAY, MY WIFE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE CAR AT A LOCAL GYM. AS SHE SLOWLY TURNED INTO THE PARKING POSITION, THE ENGINE RACED VERY FAST AND THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD PAST THE ENDLINE OF THE PARKING POSITION AND STOPPED AFTER JUMPING OVER THE CEMENT BARRIER. SHE DESCRIBED STEPPING ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR DID STOP BUT UNFORTUNATELY NOT UNTIL IT HAD GONE WELL PAST THE ENDLINE FOR THE PARKING POSITION. *TR

DRIVER REPORTED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, CAUSING CAR TO MOUNT CURB, STRIKE AND KNOCK OVER LAMPPOST, STRIKING MASONRY STEPS AND A CONCRETE POST. AFTER STRIKING CONCRETE POST, CAR REBOUNDED APPROX. 6 FEET. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVERS FLOOR MAT WAS SECURED TO IT'S RETAINING PEGS, NOT IMPINGING THE ACCELERATOR IN ANY WAY. *TR

HYBRID BATTERY DOESN'T TURN ON IF VEHICLE IS NOT TURNED ON WITHIN A WEEK. WHEN I TURN THE HEATER ON, INSIDE THE CAR SMELLS LIKE ROTTEN. IN ADDITION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, RECEIVED LETTER FROM TOYOTA COMPANY TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT REPLACED. *TR

WE HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. FOR NO REASON THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR FLOPS DOWN CAUSING A VISIBILITY HAZARD. DEALER CLAIMS THIS IS RARE, INTERNET SHOWS OTHERWISE. REPAIR COSTS $140 FOR REPLACEMENT. I FEEL POOR MANUFACTURER DESIGN AS THERE IS NOTHING BROKEN. I ALSO FEEL IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. THIS IS MY 19TH VEHICLE AND I HAVE NEVER HAD A SUN VISOR ISSUE. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE BRAKE WARNING, VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL WARNING AND SYSTEM CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, CAUSING AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE. THE CONTACT BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A STOP FOR A FEW MOMENTS AND AS HE RESUMED DRIVING, THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE NO LONGER ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED BUT DID NOT PRODUCE ANY FAILURE CODES. THE DEALER ALSO TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,217 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,300.

HELLO, I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR WILL FLOP DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY CAUSING A VISIBILITY ISSUE. THE DEALER WANTS $120 TO REPLACE. TOYOTA SAYS IT IS NOT COMMON AND NO RECALL IS NEEDED. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON VARIOUS FORUMS AND THINK A SAFETY ISSUE IS PRESENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HV. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD ROARING SOUND AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE STOPPED WHEN IT CRASHED INTO A TREE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD INSPECT THE VEHICLE JANUARY 17, 2011. THE CONTACT STATED BOTH RECALLS 09V388000 AND 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) WERE PERFORMED IN 2010. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,000.

I PURCHASED A NEW 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID IN 2007. ABOUT A MONTH AGO, MY WATER PUMP STARTED TO LEAK. THIS WAS UNUSUAL BECAUSE CARS THAT I PREVIOUSLY OWNED, THE WATER PUMPS LASTED FOR MUCH LONGER THAN 3 YRS. RECENTLY, I FOUND OUT THAT TOYOTA HAD DID A NATIONAL RECALL ON 2004-2007 PRIUS HYBRID MODELS FOR WATER PUMPS THAT LEAKED. SO TODAY, I CHECKED ON ONLINE FORUMS, AND I FOUND OUT THAT MANY OWNERS WITH THE 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRIDS HAD ALSO HAD ISSUES WITH LEAKING OF THEIR WATER PUMPS, AND HAD TO HAVE THEM REPLACED. I HAD TO SPEND $750 TO HAVE MINES REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP. PLEASE INVESTIGATE! *TR

DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR SUDDENLY BROKE, OBSTRUCTING VIEW WHILE DRIVING. THE VISOR WILL NO LONGER RETURN TO THE UPRIGHT POSITION AND FLOPS TOWARD THE DRIVER. I AM AFRAID IN AN ACCIDENT I MIGHT SLAM MY HEAD DIRECTLY INTO THE SUN VISOR, SO I THINK THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THEY WANT $260 TO REPLACE WITH THE SAME VISOR. LOOKING ONLINE, THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM, AND I SHOULD EXPECT THE REPLACEMENT TO BREAK AS WELL, INCLUDING THE PASSENGER SIDE EVENTUALLY. PLEASE ASK FOR A SAFETY RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT! IN THE MEANTIME I INTEND TO REMOVE THE VISOR AND JUST DRIVE WITHOUT ONE AS THERE IS NO SAFE REPLACEMENT AVAILABLE AND TOYOTA HAS NOT ADDRESSED THE ISSUE DESPITE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE. JUST GOOGLE TOYOTA SUN VISOR PROBLEM AND YOU WILL SEE SEVERAL MODELS WITH THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TR

IT HAPPENED ON A WINTER DAY WITH LIGHT SNOWING. THE GROUND TEMPERATURE WAS BELOW FREEZING POINT. THE SNOW LAYER WAS THIN, BARELY SEVERAL MILLIMETERS, NO ICE UNDER IT. I MADE A RIGHT TURN AFTER A FULL STOP AT A STOP SIGN. THE ROAD WAS UPHILL, WITH A STEEP SLOPE. WHEN CLIMBING ONTO THE HILL, MY DRIVING WHEELS WERE SUDDENLY STOPPED BY THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, DID NOT REINGAGE, AND MY CAR STARTED TO DECELERATE AND THEN COMPLETELY STOPPED. A LARGE TRUCK WAS DRIVING BEHIND ME AT A VERY CLOSE DISTANCE. ITS DRIVER COULD NOT IMAGINE THAT MY CAR WOULD SUDDENLY STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SLOPE WITHOUT ANY GOOD REASON. ONLY THANKS TO HIS GREAT SKILL AND REACTION THE COLLISION HAS BEEN AVOIDED. THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM PREVENTS USING MY CAR EVEN WITH THE LIGHTEST SNOW DUSTING ON THE GROUND. WITH ANY NORMAL CAR, THE WHEELS MAKE A TURN, CUT THROUGH THE SNOW, REACH THE PAVEMENT, AND GET GRIP. ON THE CONTRARY, MY TOYOTA IS UNCONTROLLABLE EVEN WITH THE LIGHTEST SNOW DUSTING AND GENERATES MULTIPLE PROBLEMS FOR ME IN THE NEW ENGLAND CLIMATE. I FAILED TO FIND IN THE MANUAL THE INSTRUCTION HOW TO DISABLE THE TRACTION CONTROL. A MECHANIC AT TOYOTA SERVICE STATION TOLD ME THAT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DISABLE THE TRACTION CONTROL IN TOYOTAS FOR SOFTWARE REASONS. I THINK THAT THE ABILITY TO DISABLE A TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM MUST BE MANDATORY. OTHERWISE, IN THE SNOWING CONDITIONS IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO START THE CAR MOVING AFTER A STOP, SAY, IN FRONT OF A LIGHT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE CHECK VSC, BRAKE AND ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND SHUT IT OFF. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A CRASH COULD HAVE OCCURRED DUE TO THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT WAS BRAKING FROM 25 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP SIGN WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE BRAKES WITH MORE EXTREME FORCE YET THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED DAMAGES TO THE DRIVER SIDE OF HER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,147 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,247. UPDATED 01/13/11*LJ UPDATED 01/27/11.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND COMING TO A STOP LIGHT THERE WAS SUDDEN ACCELERATION. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKES WHICH WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. AS SHE MADE A LEFT TURN THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE LIGHT POLE AND WAS DESTROYED. THERE WERE TWO INJURIES BUT NO ONE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE SEAT BELTS WERE WORN AT THE TIME OF IMPACT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO CONTACTED THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE INSURANCE COMPANY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 01/31/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, SHE PREVIOUSLY COMPLAINED ABOUT A SQUEAKING SOUND WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE AND SOME IRREGULARITY WHEN ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE BRAKES CHECKED AND EVENTUALLY REPLACED. ALSO, THE PASSENGER FRONT STRUT BEARING, TOWER SUPPORT AND LOWER CONTROL ARM WERE REPLACED. UPDATED EVOQ 03/15/11

CREAKING/CRUNCHING SOUND IN STEERING COLUMN WHEN TURNING OR ACCELERATING. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY "COULD NOT DUPLICATE". ISSUE IS GETTING WORSE IS VERY LOUD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO JERK TO THE LEFT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE FELT AS IF SOMETHING WAS STUCK IN THE STEERING WHEEL. PRIOR TO THE STEERING ISSUE, THE STEERING WAS REPAIRED UNDER AN UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER'S STEERING RECALL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER RE-CALIBRATED THE STEERING. THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT EXHIBIT ANY FAILURES PRIOR TO THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH THE POTENTIAL OF A CRASH WITH THE STEERING WHEEL JERKING ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. SHE ATTEMPTED TO LOCK THE VEHICLE BUT IT WOULD NOT LOCK. SHE THEN ATTEMPTED TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE BUT IT WOULD NOT START UNTIL AFTER SEVERAL REPEATED ATTEMPTS. SHE SAID THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED NEAR ELECTRICAL TOWERS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN LOW SPEED THE VEHICLE STALLED AND A SERVICE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD STATING THAT THE KEY WAS NOT DETECTED. SHE HAD A PASSENGER HOLD THE KEYLESS ENTRY DEVICE NEXT TO THE STEERING COLUMN IN ORDER TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING AN INTERMITTENT FAILURE IN WHICH THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHEN HEAVY PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKES. AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND BEGAN FUNCTIONING NORMALLY AFTER IT WAS RESTARTED. HE STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOUR TIMES WHEN FIRM PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKES TO AVOID A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THREE TIMES AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

AT ABOUT 45,000 MILES MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID DEVELOPED AN INTERMITTENT UNSETTLING FEELING OF BRIEF BRAKE FAILURE AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS TYPICALLY OCCURS ON LEVEL DRY PAVEMENT WITH LIGHT APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES AND WITHOUT ENGAGING THE ABS. IN THE 5/18/10 ISSUE OF THE CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, CLICK & CLACK THEORIZED THAT IT MAY HAVE "SOMETHING TO DO WITH WHEN THE HYBRID SWITCHES FROM REGENERATIVE BRAKING TO TRADITIONAL FRICTION BRAKING." *TR

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.

I PURCHASED 4 BRAND NEW TIRE'S, CONTINENTAL CONTIPROCONTACT, P215/60 R 94 T, AT MAVIS DISCOUNT TIRE IN JANUARY OF 2010. AFTER THREE MONTHS, AND APPROXIMATELY 3,000 MILES, ONE TIRE BLEW OUT DUE TO A SIDEWALL EXPLOSION. THIS TIRE WAS THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE. THIS TIRE WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER AT A NOMINAL COST, SINCE I HAD PURCHASED INSURANCE ON THE TIRES. EXACTLY ONE MONTH LATER, THE FRONT DRIVER TIRE BLEW OUT FROM THE SAME CAUSE, AND THIS FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY (THE FIRST TIRE FAILURE WAS ALSO A HIGHWAY FAILURE). THIS FAILURE WAS ALSO INSIDE THE SIDE WALL, AND NOT DUE TO DEBRIS OR POTHOLE. THIS MAKES TWO OF FOUR NEW TIRES EXPERIENCING DANGEROUS HIGHWAY FAILURE WITHIN THE FIRST 4,000 MILES OF OWNERSHIP. THIS 50% FAILURE RATE WITHOUT EXPLANATION I FEEL IS A SIGN OF A MANUFACTURERS PERFORMANCE DEFECT, GIVEN BOTH FAILURE OCCURRING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, AND WHEN THE TIRES WHERE IN NEW CONDITION. *TR

SIMULTANEOUS HEADLIGHT FAILURE ON 2007 CAMRY HYBRID BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED SIMULTANEOUSLY. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD WORK WHEN TOGGLED TO BRIGHTS. SINCE IT WAS QUITE DARK, WE USED THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS AND BRIGHTS WHEN THERE WAS NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. AN APPOINTMENT HAS BEEN SCHEDULED WITH A TOYOTA DEALER. UPDATED 05/12/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED TOYOTA REPLACED BOTH HEADLIGHTS. NOTHING IN THE SWITCHES WAS INVOLVED IN THE FAILURE. UPDATED 05/14/10.*JB *TR