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2007 Toyota Camry complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2007 record →

Structure
Filed Aug 13, 201460,000 milesFL

DASH BOARD HAS BEEN MELTING FOR YEARS, I COMPLAINT TO TOYOTA, AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL OR PROBLEMS WITH OTHER VEHICLES, NOW I FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A LOT OF TOYOTAS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

Structure
Filed Aug 12, 201490,000 milesFL

THE DASH IS MELTING AND A GLARE ON THE DASH IS MAKING IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

Engine
Filed Aug 12, 2014135,458 milesIL

THE CAR CONSUMES OIL EXCESSIVELY. MORE THAN 2 QUARTS LOW AFTER 1500 MILES. *TR

Structure
Filed Aug 12, 2014140,000 milesTX

THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY IS MELTING. IT IS SUPER SOFT AND SUPER SHINY. EVERYTHING IS STICKING TO IT. IF YOU PRESS ON IT WITH A FINGERNAIL, YOUR FINGERNAIL WILL EASILY SINK INTO THE MELTED PLASTIC. I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. THE SHINY RESIDUE THAT HAS SEEPED OUT OF THE DASH IS CAUSING A GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD. I HAVE TAKEN EXCELLENT CARE OF THIS CAR. I CAN'T BELIEVE THE DASH IS DISINTEGRATING. *TR

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Aug 11, 201467,000 milesOH

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND VIBRATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOORBOARD IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE STOPPING DISTANCE ALSO INCREASED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT AIR WAS LEAKING FROM THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

Structure
Filed Aug 11, 2014TX

THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW AT STERLING MCCALL TOYOTA, HOUSTON, TEXAS IN 2007. IT HAS HAD ONLY ONE OWNER AND CURRENTLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 148,00 MILES. THE CONCERN ON THIS VEHICLE IS THAT THE DASHBOARD HAS MELTED WITHIN TIME, AND STICKY. THIS IS IN THE AREA CLOSEST TO THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. WITH THIS BEING THE CASE, THE MELTED DASH HAS BECOME SHINY IN THIS AREA AND CAUSES AN EXTREME INTER GLARE. THIS CAUSES A HAZARD WITH THE DRIVER DURING DAYLIGHT DRIVING HOURS. I HAVE CALLED MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS AND INFORMED THEM ABOUT THE DASHBOARD. ALL OF THE DEALERSHIPS THAT I HAVE CONTACTED HAVE TOLD ME THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS OR TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS WITH THIS ISSUE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND A LOT OF COMPLAINANTS ONLINE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THANK YOU CONCERNED CONSUMER *TR

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Aug 11, 201495,000 milesAL

THE DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND HAS BECOME VERY STICKY. THE GLARE EFFECT MY VISION WHICH HAS CAUSE CLOSE ACCIDENTS. *TR

Structure
Filed Aug 10, 201435,250 milesFL

MY DASHBOARD IS MELTING, VERY SOFT AND STICKY BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY IS PUTTING OFF SOME ODOR THAT COULD BE DANGEROUS CHEMICALLY. APPEARS THAT THIS IS COMMON IN WARM CLIMATES...SUCH AS FLORIDA. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD BE TOXIC. TOYOTA HAS REFUSED TO REPAIR AND INDICATED REPLACEMENT WOULD BE NEAR $2500. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Aug 10, 201463,500 milesFL

ABS SYSTEM COMPUTER PROBLEMS. ALL THE DASHBOARD AND THE AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED WORKING. THE SPEEDOMETER WENT ZERO, THEN WENT BACK TO NORMAL FOR 5 MINUTES AND STOP WORKING AGAIN. THE TEMPERATURE IT IS TO HIGH DUE OF THE MALFUNCTION OF THE AIR CONDITION. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE THE CAR WITH CLOSE TO 95 DEGREES IN MIAMI. TOYOTA DEALER INSPECTED MY CAR AND TOLD ME I HAVE TO REPLACE THE ABS BRAKE ACTUATOR AT CLOSE TO $3,500 DOLLARS COST. *TR

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Aug 8, 201490,000 milesFL

THE DASHBOARD HAS A MOLTEN STICKY APPEARANCE. IT IS EXTREMELY REFLECTIVE AND WHEN IN DIRECT LIGHT (SUCH AS THE SUN) THE GLARE IS REFLECTED ONTO THE WINDSHIELD. THIS CAUSES A GLARE IN THE DRIVERS EYES WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS WHILST IN MOTION. OTHER CUSTOMERS HAVE DESCRIBED THIS PHENOMENA AS THE "DASHBOARD MELTING". *TR

Structure
Filed Aug 8, 2014TX

MY 2007 CAMRY HAS THE MELTING DASHBOARD. THE DEALERSHIP SOLUTION IS TO COVER THE PROBLEM WITH SOME TYPE OF CARPET/RUG. I WANT MY DASHBOARD REPLACED. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TOXINS I'M BREATHING AS THE DASHBOARD MELTS. I HAVE REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO TOYOTA CORPORATE OFFICE. *TR

Structure
Filed Aug 8, 201486,000 milesLA

MY DASHBOARD IS MELTING. IT IS EXTREMELY STICKY. I'M HAVING TROUBLE SEEING DURING THE DAY BECAUSE IT IS CAUSING A BRIGHT REFLECTION ON THE WINDSHIELD. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE!! *TR

Structure › Body
Filed Aug 7, 201485,000 milesTX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS STICKING, MELTING, AND FRACTURED WHICH CAUSED A GLARE IN THE WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO ADVISED THAT THE DASH BOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000...UPDATED 10/07/14 *BF..UPDATED 10/15/14*BF UPDATED 7/22/2015*JS

Structure
Filed Aug 6, 201478,989 milesTX

THE DASHBOARD IS MELTING CREATING A HIGH GLOSS REFLECTION ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD . THE MELTING DASHBOARD IS VERY STICKY. *TR

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Aug 6, 201492,000 milesTX

MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID'S DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND THE GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD CAUSED BY THE MELTED SURFACE IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. *TR

Structure
Filed Aug 6, 201485,000 milesTX

MY DASHBOARD IS MELTING! I CANNOT TOUCH IT WITHOUT STICKY GOO COMING OFF OF IT. I CREATES A TERRIBLE GLARE AND IS HARD TO SEE OUT OF WINDSHIELD. *TR

Structure › Body
Filed Aug 6, 2014LA

07 CAMRY WITH A STICKY/MELTING DASHBOARD. CAUSES GLARE DURING DAYLIGHT DRIVING. *TR

Structure
Filed Aug 5, 2014TX

VEHICLE DASH HAS BECOME VERY STICKY. NOTICED THAT THERE ARE NOW NICKS MISSING FROM DASH. CURIOUS AND CONCERNED I BEGAN TO EXAMINE THEM CLOSER AND FEELING THE AREAS WHERE THE NICKS WHERE. SHOCKED TO FEEL THE DASH WAS VERY STICKY AND MUSHY. NEVER FELT ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE IN ANY VEHICLES I HAVE EVER OWNED, EVEN VEHICLES YEARS OLDER THAN THIS (2007). I'M SCARED TO CLEAN OR EVEN TOUCH FOR FEAR IT MAY BECOME STICKIER. YOUR HAND LITERALLY STICKS TO THE DASH. *TR

Engine
Filed Aug 5, 201461,000 milesMA

MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY SE 2.4L 2AZ-FE BURNS THROUGH OIL AT AN UNUSUAL RATE. SO UNUSUAL THAT I'M FORCED TO KEEP A KEEN EYE ON IT EVERY FEW WEEKS. THERE ARE NO LEAKS. I BOUGHT THE CAR 'CERTIFIED' FROM A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND AFTER MONTH OF DRIVING IT, I NOTICED THE OIL BEING LOWER THAN I EXPECTED (MY NORMAL DUE DILIGENCE OF UPKEEP). WHEN I BROUGHT IT BACK TO MY DEALER, THEY SAID IT 'WAS NORMAL' TO BURN THROUGH A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF OIL. AT THE TIME I WAS NOT 'BURNING ENOUGH' OIL TO DEEM IT AN ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM WAS ALSO A COUPLE HOURS AWAY SO GOING THERE OFTEN WAS NOT AN OPTION. I ALSO CALLED CORPORATE AND THEY INSTRUCTED AND CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT, TO LOOK INTO IT. ONLY THING I GOT OUT OF IT WAS AN OIL CHANGE. IT'S BEEN SINCE 2 YEARS REMOVED SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND IT STILL BURNS RAPIDLY, I'M ONLY ASSUMING IT'S GOING TO GET WORSE. I BOUGHT IT WITH 61000 MILES AND NOW HAVE 83000 MILES ON IT. SEEING MORE AND MORE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SEVERE DEFECT CONSTITUTES ACTION ON TOYOTAS PART, AND NOT THROUGH TSB BUT A RECALL AS COSTLY AS THAT MAY BE IF I AM TO REMAIN A LOCAL TOYOTA FANATIC. *TR

Structure › Body
Filed Aug 5, 201452,000 milesFL

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, A GLARE APPEARED ON THE WINDSHIELD THAT MADE IT DIFFICULT TO VIEW THE ROAD. THE GLARE WAS DUE TO THE DASHBOARD MELTING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS ALSO STICKY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. JCC UPFDATED 09/16/14*LJ UPDATED 1/13/2015 *JS

Structure
Filed Aug 5, 201440,000 milesLA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED DURING THE NIGHT, A GLARE ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE DASHBOARD BECAME STICKY DURING HOT WEATHER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

Structure
Filed Aug 5, 201480,000 milesFL

ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO I CAME TO THE REALIZATION THAT THE DASHBOARD FOR MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HAD DEVELOPED A STICKY SURFACE. THE CONDITION HAS WORSENED OVER THE PAST THREE MONTHS. *TR

Structure
Filed Aug 4, 2014FL

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

Structure
Filed Aug 3, 201425,000 milesFL

THE DASHBOARD IS MELTING. THERE IS A REFLECTION FROM THE MELTING DASHBOARD CAUSING A GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE CLEARLY WHILE DRIVING IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT. *TR

Service Brakes
Filed Aug 2, 201496,000 milesWI

SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH ILLUMINATED, INCLUDING THE STABILITY CONTROL AND BRAKE LIGHTS, ALONG WITH A WARNING ON THE DIC THAT SAID "CHECK VSC." THERE WAS ALSO AN INTERMITTENT LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY/BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE. *TR

Structure
Filed Aug 2, 2014LA

DASHBOARD IS MELTING CAUSING A GLARE THAT REFLECTS ON WINDSHIELD *TR

Structure
Filed Aug 1, 201480,000 milesLA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS MELTING CAUSING THE SHINY SURFACE TO REFLECT ONTO THE WINDSHIELD AND IMPAIRING THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. DJR

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Jul 31, 2014125,000 milesCA

DASHBOARD HAS BEGUN TO DETERIORATE. IT HAS A STICKY FILM ON IT THAT REFLECTS SUNLIGHT INTO THE DRIVER'S FACE. THE DASHBOARD HAS BEGUN TO BE VERY STICKY AND LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING TO START TO FALL APART. MORE THAN AESTHETICALLY DISAPPOINTING IS THE SAFETY ISSUE. THE REFLECTION FROM THE DEFECTIVE DASHBOARD MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THE ROAD AT TIMES. *TR

Structure
Filed Jul 31, 2014FL

MY DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND I SAW ON THE NEWS THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE MELTING CAUSES A GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD AND CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. PLEASE HAVE TOYOTA DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. *TR

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Jul 30, 2014FL

MY DASH BOARD IS MELTING AND IT HAS A SHINY GLARE WHEN THE SUN HITS THE DASH IT CAUSES A GLARE AND YOU CAN NOT SEE GOOD OUT OF THE WIND SHIELD. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND TOYOTA WILL NOT FIX THIS MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT SO MANY OF US OWNERS DO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I BOUGHT MY TOYOTA BRAND NEW AND I NOTICED AFTER ABOUT 3 YEARS OF OWNING THE CAR THAT THE DASH WAS VERY STICKY AND SHINY. I DID TAKE IT TO HOLLYWOOD TOYOTA AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD FIX IT IF I PAID HALF. SINCE THIS WAS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT I TOLD THEM THAT I WOULD NOT BE WILLING TO PAY FOR THIS AWFUL PRODUCT THAT THEY MADE. ITS VERY DANGEROUS AND IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

Structure
Filed Jul 30, 2014FL

DASHBOARD IS MELTING WENT TO DEALER ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. TOYOTA REFUSES TO REPAIR OR REPLACE. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR YEARS. SPOKEN TO MANY MANAGERS IN SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT HEADQUARTER TOYOTA. *TR

Structure › Body
Filed Jul 29, 2014882,049 milesFL

THE DASH BOARD AND SIDE PANELS ARE MELTING. ALSO VERY STICKY. *JS

Structure
Filed Jul 29, 201447,000 milesFL

DASHBOARD MELTING. LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER STATED TOYOTA LEFT OFF CHEMICAL THAT PREVENTS WHETHER DELIBERATE OR ACCIDENTIAL UNKNOWN BUT WILL DO NOTHING. *JS

Structure
Filed Jul 29, 201460,000 milesFL

THE COMPLETE DASHBOARD IS BASICALLY MELTING AWAY. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO TOYOTA FOR YEARS AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS NOT COVERED. *JS

Structure
Filed Jul 29, 201475,000 milesFL

AT AROUND THE END OF JULY 2012 THE DASH BOARD ON MY 2007 CAMRY STARTED TO GET GUMMY AND STICKY. WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALER I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THAT THE DASH COULD BE REPLACE BUT THAT IT WOULD COST ME OUT OF POCKET. NOW MY DASH BOARD IS IN REALLY BAD SHAPE. THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT HOWS IT POSSIBLE THAT TOYOTA DOES NOT STAND BEHIND IT'S PRODUCT. TOYOTA PUT OUT SOMETHING BACK IN 2011 OR 2012 ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THE LEXUS BRAND. *JS

Structure
Filed Jul 29, 2014FL

DASHBOARD IS MELTING, STICKY. *JS

Structure
Filed Jul 29, 201450,000 milesFL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS MELTING, WHICH PRODUCED A SHINE THAT AFFECTED THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Structure
Filed Jul 29, 201450,000 milesFL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE DASHBOARD MELTED AND PRODUCED A SHINE THAT IMPAIRED THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Structure › Body
Filed Jul 29, 201434,724 milesFL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS STICKING, MELTING, AND FRACTURED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,724.

Visibility
Filed Jul 29, 201451,000 milesAZ

THE DRIVER SUN VISOR BECAME LOOSE AD WILL NOT STAY IN PLACE CREATING A HAZARD TO THE DRIVER. THE VISOR IS IN MY FACE AND OBSTRUCTS MY VISION. *JS

Structure › Body
Filed Jul 29, 201422,000 milesFL

A COUPLE OF YEARS AFTER I BOUGHT THIS CAR ,THE DASHBOARD STARTED MELTING IN THE FLORIDA SUN.TOYOTA REFUSES TO FIX OR REPLACE THIS DASHBOARD .THIS CAUSES A DANGEROUS REFLECTIVE GLARE THAT REFLECT THE SUN IN MY FACE WHILE I AM DRIVING AND OBSCURES MY VISION. *JS

Electrical System
Filed Jul 28, 2014125,000 milesOK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE GAUGES FLUCTUATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE DROPPED TO ZERO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL WIRING ISSUE AND THE ABS SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

Structure
Filed Jul 28, 2014FL

THE DASH BOARD IS MELTING, CAUSING SIGNIFICANT GLARE IMPAIRING THE DRIVERS ABILITY TO SEE. *JS

Structure
Filed Jul 27, 201462,000 milesFL

MY DASHBOARD HAS A STICKY FILM ON IT THAT CAUSES IT TO BE SHINY AND CAUSES THE SUN TO REFLECT IN MY EYES WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A PROBLEM ON MANY 2007 CAMRY'S. I QUICK GOOGLE SEARCHED TURNED UP MANY PAGES OF COMPLAINTS. *JS

Service Brakes
Filed Jul 26, 201476,251 milesTX

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY WHEN THE "CHECK VSC" ERROR CODE CAME ON AT WHICH TIME THE BRAKES BECAME VERY MUSHY. WE TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC THE CODE SHOWED THAT THE BRAKE ACTUATOR IS FAILING. SO NOW WE WILL HAVE TO PAY OVER $2,000 TO GET THIS COMMON PROBLEM FIXED. *TR

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Jul 25, 2014132,000 milesAZ

THE SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE SLOWLY STARTED TO DROOP EVENTUALLY ENDING UP ALL THE WAY DOWN AND IT WILL NOT STAY UP. IT IS A HAZARD TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BUT MY SON DOES NOT HAVE ANY OTHER MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. HOW THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE IS BEYOND ME. *TR

Engine
Filed Jul 24, 201476,520 milesCA

I TOOK MY CAR FOR AN OIL CHANGE AT 85 THOUSAND MILES TO A LOCAL MECHANIC , AND I WAS TOLD THAT MY CARD DID NOT HAVE MUCH OIL, OF COURSE I BLAMED THEM, I THOUGHT THEY WERE LYING. I ALWAYS HAVE MY OIL CHANGE EVERY 5 THOUSAND MILES AND DID NOT HAVE A PROBLEM BEFORE. I TOOK THE CAR TO BE INSPECTED BY ANOTHER MECHANIC; HE FOUND NO OIL LEAKS. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH PISTON RINGS AND IT WILL COST ME A LOT TO FIX IT. SINCE I CANNOT EFFORT TO GET IT FIX RIGHT NOW, I BEEN ADDING AT LEAST A 1.5 QUARTER OF OIL EVERY 2,000 MILES. ON DECEMBER 2012 I HAD PROBLEMS WITH 4 FRONT STRUTS LEAKING AND WATER PUMP. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Engine
Filed Jul 24, 201475,000 milesMD

I BEGAN NOTICING DURING MY REGULAR OIL CHANGE MAINTENANCE AT 3000-5000 MILES, THAT CLOSER TO REQUIRED OIL CHANGE MY OIL LIGHT WOULD ENGAGE DURING BRAKING. I DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT AT FIRST, BUT BEGAN NOTICING IT AT A CONSISTENT RATE. WHEN I HAD MY OIL CHANGED AT 90,000 MILES THE SERVICE PERSON INDICATED I ONLY HAD ABOUT 1 1/2 QUARTS REMOVED FROM THE CAR. I THOUGHT I HAD AN OIL LEAK OF SOME SORT, BUT I NEVER HAVE HAD ANY SIGNIFICANT DISCHARGE FROM MY OIL PAN, OIL FILTER AND SO FORTH IN MY DRIVEWAY. I WENT TO MY SON WHO IS A MECHANIC, AND HE SAID HE SAW LITTLE SIGN OF ANY LEAKAGE, AND I MUST BE BURNING IT. SO HE SUGGESTED I GET ONLINE, AND LOOK FOR SIMILAR INCIDENTS, AND NOW I SEE 2007 IS A POPULAR YEAR FOR THIS TYPE OF ISSUE. I HAVE YET TO BRING IT TO A DEALERS ATTENTION, AND SEE NO RE-CALL OR MANUFACTURERS PROBLEM ADVERTISED BY TOYOTA. *TR

Structure
Filed Jul 24, 201464,100 milesTX

I JUST PURCHASED THIS 2007 CAMRY FROM A CAR DEALERSHIP . VERY NICE CAR LOW MILES WELL TAKEN CARE OF. I CHECKED THE CAR OUT VERY WELL I THOUGHT . THESE CARS BRING A PREMIUM PRICE. WHILE TEST DRIVING NOTICED DASH COVER LIFTED IT UP LOOKED FOR CRACKS LOOKED FINE. LATER ON THAT DAY BOUGHT CAR . WHILE WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO DRIVE MY OTHER VEHICLE HOME THOUGHT DIDN'T LIKE DASH COVER AND DECIDED TO TAKE IT OFF. MISTAKE! DASH WAS SO STICKY LIKE YOU SPRAY ADHESIVE ON IT . THE DASH COVER HAS SMALL VELCRO STRIPS ON STUCK TO DASH WHICH WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE TOOK PIECE OF DASH WITH IT. WENT INTO DEALERSHIP EXPLAINED SITUATION TO SALES REP AND THEY FIXED HOLE. ASKED WHY DASH STICKY HE DID NOT KNOW. ON A HOT SUNNY DAY BETTER HAVE DARK SUNGLASSES ON FOR THE GLARE FROM DASH IS A DISTRACTION. DASH PUTS OFF A ODOR WHEN HOT AND STICKY. I PUT COVER BACK ON DASH IT HELPS SOME. I SHOULD OF DID MORE RESEARCH ON 2007 CAMRY BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING SAME ISSUE. THERE IS NO SOLUTION OTHER THAN A NEW DASH WHICH TOYOTA SO FAR WILL NOT PAY FOR. TOYOTA NEEDS TO SAVE THEIR REPUTATION BECAUSE I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER TOYOTA ! *TR

Engine
Filed Jul 23, 201476,520 milesCA

ON DECEMBER 29, 2012 THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE WATER PUMP WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE 4 FRONT STRUTS. FEBRUARY 2014 TOOK THE CAR FOR AN OIL CHANGE 85 THOUSAND MILES. TOLD THAT MY CARD DID NOT HAVE MUCH OIL, OF COURSE I BLAMED THEM, I THOUGHT THEY WERE LYING. BECAUSE I ALWAYS HAVE MY OIL CHANGE EVERY 5 THOUSAND MILES, SO I ASKED THEM TO CHECK THEIR RECORDS. I TOOK THE CAR TO BE INSPECTED ANOTHER MECHANIC, THE CAR HAS NO OIL LEAK. I TOOK THE CAR TO BE INSPECTED ANOTHER MECHANIC, THE CAR HAS NO OIL LEAK. I MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT PROBLEMS IS WITH PISTON RINGS AND IT WILL COST ME A LOT TO FIX IT. SINCE I CANNOT EFFORT TO GET IT FIX I BEEN ADDING 1.5 QUARTER OF OIL EVERY 2,000 MILES. *TR

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