2007 Toyota Camry complaints

LETTER FROM SENATOR NELSON ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE PERMANENTLY AND SEVERELY DISABLE IN A RUNAWAY TOYOTA CRASH CAUSE BY UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN APRIL 2007. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED REGULARLY AT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS TAKEN THERE 9 TIMES BETWEEN APRIL 2007 AND AUGUST 2008. THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE, LUNGE AND VIBRATE. ALSO, THERE WAS A BRIEF BURST OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION INCIDENTS, WHICH WERE REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE CONSUMER AND HER DAUGHTER COMPLAINED MULTIPLE TIMES TO THE DEALER ABOUT THE DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING, AND TOLD THE CONSUMER TO KEEP DRIVING IT. ON THE MORNING OF SEPTEMBER 15, 2008, AS THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP OR SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER CRASHED INTO A FLAT BED TRUCK HEAD-ON CARRYING CONCRETE. THE ENGINE CAME THROUGH THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE AND CRUSHED HER RIGHT LEG. HER FOOT HAD TO BE SURGICALLY RE-ATTACHED AND HER LEG WAS ALMOST AMPUTATED. SHE ALSO HAD A BROKEN LEFT HIP, CRUSHED CHEST, SEVERE CONCUSSION AND A DEEP LACERATION ON HER EYELID. THE JAWS OF LIFE HAD TO BE USED TO EXTRACT HER FROM THE CRASHED MANGLED SMOKING VEHICLE. *JB

WHILE DRIVING OR IDLING, BRAKE AND ABS LIGHT GET LIT AND SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING, ODOMETER IS JUMPING UP AND DOWN AND HEAT NEEDLE IS INTERMITTENTLY GOING NORMAL/COLD. THE MILEAGE METER IS NOT WORKING AND THIS ALL GOES AWAY WHEN THOSE LIGHTS EITHER RESET ON THEIR OWN OR SOME OTHER WAY NOT KNOWN TO ME HOW. WHILE DRIVING NOT KNOWING HOW FAST IS VEHICLE GOING ITS VERY DANGEROUS AND TOYOTA IS NOT DOING WHAT THEY SHOULD DO AND ANNOUNCE RECALL BECAUSE THERE ARE LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND HAVE PROBLEM WITH THE SAME. I TOOK CAR TO THE TOYOTA GROSSINGER DEALER IN LINCOLNWOOD IL AND FIRST TIME AFTER OVER 4 HOURS THERE THEY SAID ITS ONLY BATTERY AND POSITIVE TERMINAL. AFTER EXTENSIVE COMPLAINING AND FILING THE SURVEY THEY DECIDED TO GIVE ANOTHER TRY AND CHECK AGAIN, THIS TIME TOOK OVER 4 HOURS TO FIND OUT BUT THEY DID FOUND THAT ABS ACTUATOR NEEDS REPLACEMENT AND THAT WOULD BE WELL OVER $4000 WHICH IS ABSURD BECAUSE THIS PART BREAKS DUE TO EXTREME WINTER TEMPERATURES OF -10F AND BELOW. KNOWN FACT THAT IN CHICAGO WE HAD VERY HARD WINTER THIS YEAR, IF NOT ONE OF THE STRONGEST SINCE WE BROKE SEVERAL RECORDS IN TEMPERATURE AND WIND CHILLS AND AMOUNT OF SNOW FALLEN TO THE GROUND, WITH NUMBER OF POLAR VORTEX WEATHER THAT WE COULDN'T CONTROL. NOW WE ARE LEFT WITH FAULTY PART THAT LEAVES US DRIVING LIKE THAT BECAUSE ITS NOT EASY AND VERY POSSIBLE TO PAY THE SUM OF MONEY LIKE $4000 FOR ONE PART FOR A CAR THAT ALREADY I PAID ALMOST $30,000. I WISH THAT YOU GUYS GIVE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE, THE BRAKES FAILED TO FUNCTION AND ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKES WERE LOSING HYDRAULIC PRESSURE DUE TO A SLOW LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,600 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,060.

MY CAR WAS PURCHASED USED IN 2009. I'VE KEPT UP WITH THE MAINTENANCE AND OTHER ISSUES SUCH AS THE ENGINE COILS GOING OUT. TODAY, MY CAR STOPPED AS I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY STREET. NO, THERE WASN'T A CRASH BUT THERE COULD HAVE BEEN. THE CAR IS A 2007. LUCKILY I STOPPED IN FRONT OF THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. I FOUND OUT THAT MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. IT WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING PRIOR TO TODAY. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST $4200 TO REPAIR. I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY. I'M STILL SHOCKED THAT THE TRANSMISSION DIED. I PURCHASED A TOYOTA BECAUSE MY PREVIOUS CAR, A CHEVY, WAS GIVING ME SO MANY PROBLEMS. WHEN ASKED WHY WOULD IT JUST DIE WITHOUT WARNING...I WAS TOLD IT JUST DID. THERE'S NO WAY OF KNOWING. I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING THAT WHEN I GO FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE. *TR

THE DASHBOARD OF MY VEHICLE HAS BECOME VERY STICKY AND SHINY CAUSING A VISIBILITY HAZARD DUE TO THE REFLECTION ON THE WINDSHIELD. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE ONLY "REMEDY" IS TO REPLACE THE DASHBOARD SINCE I AM UNABLE TO EVEN TOUCH THE SURFACE TO POSSIBLY WIPE OFF THE SHINE. TOYOTA (ALL VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS FOR THE MATTER) SHOULD BE CHARGED WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY OF INSTALLING MATERIALS THAT DO NOT BECOME A HAZARD TO DRIVERS OVER TIME. *TR

I STARTED MY CAR AND THE "CHECK VCS SYSTEM" LIGHT AS WELL AS OTHER INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON. AFTER A FEW SECONDS THEY WENT AWAY. I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE DOWN THE STREET AS NORMAL. ABOUT 30 SECONDS INTO MY DRIVE, TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 15MPH, THE "CHECK VCS SYSTEM" LIGHT AS WELL AS OTHER INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON AGAIN. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES RIGHT AFTER THE INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON I DISCOVERED THAT I HAD NO POWER BRAKES. I HAD TO PRESS ON THE PEDAL EXTREMELY HARD FOR THE CAR TO COME TO A STOP. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS SITUATION AND I HOPE YOU CAN INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA. *TR

MY DASH BOARD IS MELTING AND IT REFLECT GLARES ON WINDSHIELD SO BAD YOU CAN HARDLY SEE WHEN SUNNY OUTSIDE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED WHEN A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED THAT THE SUN ROOF GLASS HD BECOME FRACTURED, EXPOSING A LARGE HOLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROOF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

OVER THE PAST COUPLE YEARS I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE DASH ON MY 2007 CAMRY HAS STARTED TO CHANGE. IT HAS BECOME STICKY AND IS STARTING TO PEEL AWAY FROM THE UNDERLYING FOAM. IT APPEARS TO BE WORSE ON THE UPPER PORTION OF THE DASH WHERE THE SUN/HEAT WOULD SHINE. WHEN I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS ISSUE AT MY LAST SERVICE THEY SAID THEY WERE UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THAT I MUST HAVE USED A CHEMICAL TO CAUSE THIS PROBLEM. I TOLD THEM THAT I HAD DONE SOME RESEARCH ABOUT THIS AND THAT IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR/MODEL. THEY TOLD ME I WOULD NEED A NEW DASH. IT WOULD TAKE A DAY AND A HALF TO INSTALL AND COST JUST UNDER $2100. I PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW DECEMBER 2006. IT HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF, NEVER USED ANY CHEMICALS ON THE DASH TO HAVE CAUSED THIS ISSUE. *TR

I HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR .WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT IT ,IT WOULD NOT STAY UP & IT POPPED WHEN I WOULD PUT IT DOWN.NOW IT BROKE COMPLETELY OF THE ATTACHMENT .THIS IS RIDICULOUS FOR JUST A VISOR .TOYOTA USES CHEAP SUN VISOR AND I ALREADY REPLACED IT 4 TIMES WITHIN LESS THAN 3 YEARS .RIGHT NOW MY DRIVER SIDE VISOR KEEP COMING DOWN IN MY FACE WHILE DRIVING .IT IS A HAZARD AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED .TOYOTA OWNER NEED TO GET TOGETHER AND GIVE THIS ATTENTION IT NEEDS. *TR

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO INSTRUMENT PANEL AND ABS SYSTEM COMPUTER PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE SPEEDOMETER WENT TO ZERO, THEN WENT BACK TO NORMAL SPEED FOR A MINUTE MORE, AND THEN WENT BACK TO ZERO FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT TO ZERO, THEN REGISTERED CURRENT ENGINE TEMPERATURE, AND WENT TO ZERO AGAIN FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. THE NEXT MORNING, CD PLAYER STOPPED WORKING AND ISSUES WITH THE SPEEDOMETER AND ENGINE TEMPERATURE RESUMED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AT THE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE ABS COMPUTER WAS NO LONGER WORKING AND THUS COULD NO LONGER COMMUNICATE WITH THE OTHER 4 COMPUTERS IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER IT WOULD COST $2,400 PLUS LABOR.

THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR DOES NOT SNAP BACK FLUSH WITH THE ROOF ANY MORE. IT CONTINUALLY DROPS DOWN AND REDUCES MY VISIBILITY. MAKES VIEWING TRAFFIC LIGHTS IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR FAILED TO REMAIN UPRIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

INITIAL BURNING SMELL COMING FROM DRIVER DOOR. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON, THERE WERE VISIBLE FLAMES APPEARING IN THE CONTOL BUTTONS OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER MASTER SWITCH. *TR

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

THIS ALL STARTED DECEMBER 16, 2013, WHEN I LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING AND MY CAR BROKE DOWN ON THE ROAD. I HAD THE MASTER CYLINDER, ALTERNATOR, BATTERY, AND AIR MASS FLOW SENSOR REPLACED. PICKED THE CAR UP DROVE IT HOME AND SHE STILL FELT A LITTLE SLUGGISH BUT I FIGURED THE CAR WAS COLD. WENT TO HAVE IT INSPECTED THE NEXT DAY AND MY BRAKES WERE LOCKED! HAD IT TOWED BACK TO THE SHOP AND HE REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER AGAIN. PICKEDT IT UP DROVE IT HOME AND THE CAR STARTED SHAKING AT 60 MPH AGAIN I FIGURED IT WAS COLD AND MADE IT HOME. NEXT DAY DROVE IT TO WORK, THE CAR WENT TO 50, 40, AND THEN 30 MPH AND WOULD NOT GO FASTER THAN THAT! I HAD IT TOWED BACK TO THE SHOP AND MY MECHANIC DID SOME RESEARCH AND IT APPEARS THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH 2006 AND 2007 MODELS. IT STARTS WITH THE BRAKED CYLINDER AND AS LONG AS THE BRAKES DON?T GET HOT IT RUNS FINE. ONCE THEY GET HOT THE BRAKES APPLIES ITSELF WHICH FORCES YOUR CAR TO SLOW DOWN! THIS IS SO DANGEROUS! YOU BASICALLY HAVE TO REPLACE YOU ENTIRE BRAKE LINE AND OR CHECK ALL THE HOSES, BRAKE BOOSTER EXT. UNTIL YOU CAN PINPOINT THE PROBLEM. IS TOYOTA DOING A RECALL ON THIS? *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR WITH MY MOTHER IN IT TAKING HER TO A DOCTOR APPOINTMENT. I WAS ENTERING ONTO I-95 NORTHBOUND FROM ROUTE 273 TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC, I WAS ALMOST ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CATAPULTED US ACROSS 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC. THE POLICE SAID I HIT ANOTHER CAR, SPUN AROUND AND ENDED UP FACING THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC STOPPED ONLY BY THE GUARDRAIL. MY MOM HAD TO BE EXTRICATED FROM THE CAR. I RECALL APPLYING THE BRAKES AND THE CAR NOT STOPPING, I ALSO TRIED TO PUT ON MY LEFT TURN SIGNAL BUT THAT WOULD NOT WORK EITHER. I LATER LEARNED THAT THE 2007 CAMRY (NEARLY 4 MILLION OF THEM) HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. I WAS TOLD BY TOYOTA THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR BUT THERE IS NO WAY I INTENTIONALLY WENT ACROSS 4 LANES OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. REALLY??? MY CAR WAS TOTALED. MY MOTHER WAS INJURED AND WAS HOSPITALIZED FROM THAT DAY UNTIL MID DECEMBER. IT WAS A VERY DIFFICULT TIME. I WOULD LIKE FOR TOYOTA TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR MALFUNCTIONING PRODUCT AND DO THE PROPER JUSTIFIABLE, COMPENSATORY THING. THE OTHER DRIVER WAS INJURED AND I BELIEVE HER CAR WAS TOTALED AS WELL. *TR

WHILE MY SON WAS TRAVELING TO SCHOOL THE VSC LIGHT CAME ON THE WARNING PANEL. AT THAT TIME THE BRAKES WERE HARD TO OPERATE AND TOOK A FEW SECONDS TO REENGAGE AND THE BRAKES LOCKED UP BRINGING THE CAR TO A SKIDDING STOP. AFTER A MINUTE THE LIGHTS WENT OFF AND HE WAS ABLE TO TRAVEL AGAIN, BUT THE SAME INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN THE NEXT MORNING TAKING MY OTHER KIDS TO SCHOOL WHEN THE ROADS WERE ICY! THIS IS A SITUATION WHERE SOMEONE WILL BE KILLED BEHIND FAULTY EQUIPMENT BEING IGNORED BY TOYOTA ON THE 2007 CAMRY HYBRIDS. *TR

I ENTERED MY CAR AND NOTICED MY DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR WAS HANGING. I TRIED TO PUT IT UP, BUT IT KEPT FALLING DOWN ABOUT 3-4 INCHES, JUST SO IT WAS PERFECTLY IN MY EYESIGHT AND CREATING A HAZARD. I ENDED UP REMOVING THE SHADE COMPLETELY SO I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE SAFELY AND IT WASN'T UNTIL TODAY THAT I DECIDED I WOULD SEARCH THE INTERNET FOR A REPLACEMENT SHADE FOR MY CAR THAT I FOUND COUNTLESS, IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS. THIS REALLY IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE CONSIDERING IT BLOCKS THE DRIVERS' VIEW OF THE ROAD. *TR

MY ABS AND VEHICLE STABILITY LIGHTS CAME ON THE NEXT DAY WHILE DRIVING I ATTEMPTED TO APPLY MY BRAKES AND THEY DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. I TOOK CAR TO LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT MY ANTILOCK BRAKING AND REGULAR BRAKING SYSTEMS HAVE BOTH FAILED AND THE PART IS 2500 DOLLARS AND TO TOTAL REPAIR WITH LABOR IS OVER 3000 DOLLARS. *TR

HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH ..COULD NOT START THE CAR WITH SMART KEY SYSTEM COULD NOT SHIFT OUT OR PARK COULD NOT USE OVER RIDE WITH SMART KEY. COST TO REPLACE WAS $243.56 AT THE TOYOTA DEALER

CURRENTLY, I OWN TWO TOYOTAS AND IN THE PAST WAS A LOYAL CUSTOMER. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN MY 2007 CAMRY IN JANUARY AND SUDDENLY MY SUN VISOR DROPPED DOWN TEMPORARILY BLINDING ME. I TRIED TO GET IT TO GO BACK UP, BUT IT KEPT DROPPING DOWN WHILE I WAS IN TRAFFIC. I HAD TO DRIVE HOME WITH ONE HAND HOLDING THE VISOR AND THE OTHER ON THE STEERING WHEEL. CLEARLY, AS THIS WAS A MASS PRODUCED VEHICLE, I COULD NOT HAVE BEEN THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS ISSUE. SO, I CALLED THE NEW TOYOTA OF CLERMONT DEALERSHIP JUST A FEW BLOCKS FROM MY HOME. I ASKED FOR THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEY ASKED FOR MY VIN NUMBER AND THEN INFORMED ME THAT THERE WERE TWO RECALLS, BUT NOTHING THAT COVERED THE BROKEN VISOR. I WAS VERY SURPRISED AS THE VISOR WAS FAR MORE DANGEROUS THAN EITHER OF THE OTHER ISSUES. ON FRIDAY 2/28/14, I FOUND ONLINE THAT THERE WERE A TON OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SUN VISOR AND THAT THERE WAS A "WARRANTY EXTENSION" FOR 2007 CAMRYS. I TOOK MY CAMRY OVER TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED BY DAVID THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT I HAD MISSED THE "WARRANTY EXTENSION" BY TWO WEEKS. WHEN I TOLD THEM THAT THEY HAD MISLED ME BY TELLING ME THAT THE VISOR WAS NOT COVERED WEEKS AGO, THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE SERVICE RECEPTIONIST WAS NOT TRAINED ON WARRANTY EXTENSIONS, ONLY ON RECALLS. I CALLED THE 800-GOTOYOTA LINE AND RECEIVED NO SUPPORT. FIRST OF ALL TOYOTA SHOULD HAVE MADE THIS A RECALL BECAUSE IT IS DEFINITELY A PASSENGER SAFETY ISSUE. IT LITERALLY RENDERS THE VEHICLE UNDRIVEABLE. THEY US

RE: FAULTY BRAKE FAILURES ON 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE V6 INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER ASSISTED BRAKING WHICH CAUSES ALL DASH LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONING. IN-DASH BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS STAY ON WHILE THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING, ALL GAUGES INCLUDING TEMPERATURE, TACHOMETER, SPEEDOMETER, AND ODOMETER GO TO ZERO AND STOP COUNTING. THE VEHICLE TAKES LONGER TO STOP. POWER CERRITOS TOYOTA CHARGES $2,600 TO REPLACE THE FAULTY BRAKE ACTUATOR. IT IS NOT COVERED BY MANUFACTURING WARRANTY. *TR

LIKE MANY OTHERS WITH THIS PARTICULAR CAR (HYBRID), CHECK VSC SYSTEM WARNING CAME ON ALONG WITH MANY WARNING LIGHTS ON THE CAR AND THE BRAKES STOPPED FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. INSTEAD OF NORMAL BREAKING, IT NOW TAKES PUSHING THEM ALL THE WAY DOWN SOMETIMES. TOYOTA DEALER QUOTES $2600 FOR THE SAME REPAIR (PART REPLACEMENT) THAT LOTS OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE GRIPING ABOUT ONLINE? ESPECIALLY SINCE THE PART IS ONLY AVAILABLE FROM TOYOTA. THE CAR DOES NOT FEEL SAFE TO DRIVE UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE VERY SAME PROBLEM. FOR EXAMPLE: HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/NEWS/FEDS-INVESTIGATE-BRAKING-PROBLEMS-IN-TOYOTA-CAMRY-HYBRID-012814.HTML HERE'S 7 PAGES OF GRIPES: HTTP://WWW.TOYOTANATION.COM/FORUM/105-CAMRY-HYBRID/401450-2007-TCH-CHECK-VSC-SYSTEM-CODE-C1391.HTML HERE'S 11 MORE PAGES ON A WEBSITE SOMEONE CREATED ESPECIALLY FOR THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE: HTTPS://WWW.CHECKVSCSYSTEM.COM/GUESTBOOK.PHP AND THERE'S MANY MORE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING. TOYOTA'S OFFICIAL STANCE IS TO CLAIM "NO RECALL" AND LEVERAGE BEING THE ONLY SOURCE OF THE PART TO MAKE A KILLING OFF OF THIS (APPARENTLY) MASS PROBLEM (FOR THIS CAR). *TR

THE CAR EXPERIENCED SUDDEN RAPID ACCELERATION AND WENT THROUGH THE WALL INTO MY KITCHEN CAUSING OVER 14000 DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE AND 8100 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO THE CAR. *TR

THE DASH HAS BECOME VERY STICKY AND SHINY LIKE IT IS MELTING. WHEN YOU DRIVE TOWARDS THE SUN, THE GLARE OFF THE SHINY DASH IS SO BAD YOU CANNOT SEE OUT OF THE WINDSHIELD. TOYOTA WILL NOT RECOGNIZE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM AND WILL ONLY GIVE A SMALL LOYALTY AMOUNT TOWARDS THE REPAIR SINCE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I HAVE BEEN TALKING TO TOYOTA FOR SINCE 2011 AND THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO HELP. THIS IS A TREMENDOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW TOYOTA CAMRY 2007, I HAVE CARED FOR THE CAR WELL, HAVE KEPT IT IN MY GARAGE, AND DO NOT USE EVERYDAY. ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO, I NOTICED THAT PARTS OF THE DASHBOARD WERE BEGINNING TO PEEL OFF. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS DUE TO THE HEAT AND TO NOT TOUCH IT. OVER THE LAST FOUR MONTHS THE PEELING ON THE DASHBOARD HAS GROWN WORSE.THE DASHBOARD NOW LOOKS SHINY AS IF OIL HAS BEEN APPLIED TO THE SURFACE. WHEN TOUCHED IT FEELS STICKY. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS DUE TO THE HIGH TEMPERATURE IN FLORIDA, AND THAT THEY COULD NOT FIX IT, BECAUSE MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRE. THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA MODELS MANUFACTURE BETWEEN 2007 AND 2010 YET THEY NEVER DID A RECALL FOR THIS FACTORY DEFECT. I TALKED TO CORPORATE AND THEY ARE WILLING TO PAY HALF. I DON'T BELIEVE THIS IS FAIR AS IT IS NOT MY FAULT THAT TOYOTA USED LOW QUALITY MATERIAL THAT HAS BEEN UNABLE TO WITHSTAND HEAT IN FLORIDA. I WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU COULD TAKE SOME ACTION TO HELP ADDRESS THIS MATTER. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD BECAME MELTED AND FRACTURED. THE DASH BOARD WAS NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

TOYOTA CAMRY 2007 DASHBOARD HAS BECOME STICKY AND SHINY AND APPEARS TO BE MELTING. THIS CAUSES AN EXTREME GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD FROM THE REFLECTION THAT IMPAIRS THE DRIVERS ENTIRE VISION OF THE ROAD. *TR

THE TOYOTA CAMRY XLE CONSUMES A LOT OF OIL OVER A 1000 MILES DISTANCE. MORE THAN A QUART. I HAVE SEEN MANY POSTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS BEING A PROBLEM. TOYOTA POSTED A BULLETIN IN 2011, BUT THAT IS THEM TRYING TO CALL MAJOR OIL CONSUMPTION BY THE ENGINE 'NORMAL'. THIS IS CAUSING A PROBLEM FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND FOR DRIVERS, AS THEY CAN BE ON THE HIGHWAY OR STREETS AND HAVE THEIR ENGINE GO OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR COULD NOT BE UN-LOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V491000 (VISIBILITY). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000. UPDATED 03/31/14*LJ UPDATED 04/09/14

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE REAR BRAKES SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

CUSTOMER STATES ABS LIGHT ON, (DEALER) DIAGNOSTIC CODE C1391, ABNORMAL LEAK IN ACCUMULATOR. RECOMMEND REPLACEMENT OF ACCUMULATOR AND BRAKE FLUSH. $3642.00 INC. TAX. PART IS DESCRIBED AS ACCUMULATOR/HYDRAULIC CONTROL/ECU ASSEMBLY, PART NUMBER 44050-30660, BY DEALER. (FOREGOING PROVIDED BY SERVICE INVOICE AT DATE/TIME OF DIAGNOSIS, 02/05/2014). (AWAITING POSSIBLE ACTION BY NHTSA AS A SAFETY RELATED MATTER). *TR

I HAVE INFORMED TOYOTA ON THEIR WEB SITE THAT I HAVE HAD ISSUED WITH MY BRAKE FROM THE MOMENT I BOUGHT THE CAR. I WENT TO THE DEALER THAT SAY NOTHING IS WRONG, BUT I HAVE CHANGED MY BRAKES AT LEAST TWICE A YEAR SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. NOW FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET IT SEEMS THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER HAS GONE BAD. REALLY? DO I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE CAR CRASHES TO GET ATTENTION? *TR

THE DASHBOARD IS DISINTEGRATING. THE AREA ON THE FRONT PART OF THE DASHBOARD (CLOSEST TO THE WINDSHIELD) SEEMS TO BE THE WORSE, ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM IS SPREADING TO THE ENTIRE DASH. IT IS STICKY, TACKY, SHINY AND GOUGES EASILY. THIS PROBLEM IS CREATING A GLARE AND IS DANGEROUS. THE DASH IS BASICALLY MELTING. I WORRY ABOUT THE FUNCTION OF THE AIRBAGS. RECENTLY MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS COMING ON AND THEN GOING OUT FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I FEAR THAT THE DASH WILL BECOME SO UNSTABLE THAT IT WILL CAUSE THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY. PLEASE HELP. I AM AFRAID FOR ANYONE TO SIT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF MY CAR. *TR

MY MECHANIC SHOWED ME ALL 4 STRUTS(F&R) ARE LEAKING TOO MUCH AND THAT THEY HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I CALLED MANHATTAN BEACH TOYOTA AND THEY SAID IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY RECALL OR WARRANTY & IT WILL COST OVER $1400.00 TO REPLACE. IT TOOK THE MECHANIC OVER HOURS TO COMPLETE REPLACING ALL 4 STRUTS. I AM REALLY SHOCKED BY THIS FINDING, IT SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED, AND TOYOTA SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I OWN A 2007 CAMRY. THE DASHBOARD OF THE CAR IS MELTING, SURFACE IS VERY STICKY, SHINY AND WHEN TOUCHED WITH FINGER IT IS COMING OFF LIKE GLUE. WHILE DRIVING THE SURFACE IS SO GLOSSY IT CREATES VERY BRIGHT GLARE FROM SUN LIGHT, SOMETIMES IT BLINDS DRIVER'S ROAD VISIBILITY CREATING A POTENTIAL ROAD HAZARD. DASHBOARD SURFACE HAS TURNED INTO A VERY SOFT MATERIAL AND IT CAN BE EASILY SCRAPED OFF. *TR

OUR 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HAS BEEN BURNING MORE OIL THAN MANUAL SPECIFIES. WE BEGAN TO CHECK OIL LEVEL ONCE A WEEK, DUE TO LOW AMOUNT OF OIL. IN SEPTEMBER, 2013, WE HAD BLUE SMOKE COMING FROM THE CAR. WHEN WE CHECKED WITH MECHANIC, HE ASKED IF 4 CYL OR 6 CYL. HE HAD DONE SO MANY REPAIRS ON THIS MAKE/MODEL/YR, HE COULD DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM OVER THE PHONE. HE HAD TO REPLACE THE VALVE SEALS ON THE ENGINE, AT A COST OF $1400. I WROTE TO TOYOTA CORP WITH NO LUCK IN GETTING REIMBURSEMENT. I BELIEVE SAFETY IS AN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE, DUE TO OIL SHORTAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A LOUD THUMP. THE VEHICLE THEN STARTED TO VIBRATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT ALL FOUR STRUTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,500.

ABS LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY THEN SPEEDOMETER AND RPM GAUGES GOES TO ZERO AND A/C IF IT IS ON BLOWS WARM AIR. *TR

THERE IS EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION FOR MY CAR. I HAVE NOTICED THAT I HAVE TO ADD 5-7 QUARTS OF OIL IN BETWEEN OIL CHANGES BECAUSE ABOUT 2000 MILES AFTER MY OIL CHANGE MY OIL LIGHT COMES ON. I CHECK THE OIL AND THE STICK IS BONE DRY MEANING IT IS VERY LOW, ALMOST EMPTY. I HAVE TO ADD A FEW QUARTS OF OIL AND THEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN. I DO THIS UNTIL I NEED TO GO BACK TO GET MY OIL CHANGED AGAIN. THIS IS AN ISSUE BECAUSE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BASED ON THE RELIABILITY AND DRIVING MY TWO CHILDREN AROUND DAILY IT MAKES ME NERVOUS KNOWING THAT IF I DO NOT STAY DIRECTLY ON TOP OF THIS MY ENGINE COULD BLOW. *TR

DASHBOARD IS STICKY AND THE CONDITION IS GETTING WORSE BY THE DAY. THE WHOLE DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND THIS ALSO CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD SINCE THE VISIBILITY IS IMPAIRED BY THE GLARE WHEN DAYS ARE SUNNY. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN TO HOLD TOYOTA RESPONSIBLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR FAILED TO STAY IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

MY DAUGHTER WAS TRAVELING 55 MPH ON A 4-LANE HIGHWAY IN HER 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. A TRUCK BEHIND HER ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE LANES REAR-ENDED HER AND CAUSED A CHAIN-REACTION CRASH INVOLVING 5 VEHICLES. THE TOYOTA SUSTAINED HEAVY DAMAGE TO THE BACK AND FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. ALL OF THE TOYOTA'S AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE TRUCK'S AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED AS WELL AS THE BMW. THE SUV'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY (IT WAS AN EARLIER MODEL SUV). MY DAUGHTER WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT SHE SUSTAINED A SEVERE WHIPLASH INJURY TO HER NECK AND A BRUISED ARM. SHE LATER COMPLAINED OF PAIN RADIATING DOWN HER BACK. PLEASE REFER TO RECALL ID #06V096000 - AIR BAGS RECALL DATE: APRIL 03, 2006. WE WERE NOT INFORMED OF THE AIRBAG RECALL. WE RECEIVED A REPLY FROM TOYOTA SUGGESTING THAT THE IMPACT DID NOT OCCUR IN THE PROPER POSITION FOR THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF AIRBAGS IF IT FAILS TO DEPLOY DURING AN ACCIDENT AND THE SENSORS NEED TO BE HIT IN A CERTAIN POSITION? A COPY OF THE TOYOTA LETTER MAY BE PROVIDED TO THE NHTSA UPON REQUEST. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION CONCERNING COLLISIONS WHERE THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, CRASHING INTO AN UNKNOWN OBJECT. THE VEHICLE THEN ROLLED OVER THREE TIMES. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LEFT FINGER, NECK, BACK, AND HEAD. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

ENGINE STARTED USING ABOUT 3 QUARTS OF OIL AFTER 1500 MILES. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS A "NORMAL" CONDITION. THE REPLY EVEN NOTED THIS CONDITION IS IDENTIFIED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. I THINK THIS IS A POORLY DESIGNED ENGINE AND TOYOTA KNEW ABOUT THIS DURING INSTALLATION. THEY ARE REFUSING TO RECALL THESE CARS AND MAKE THE PROPER REPAIRS, WHICH COULD BE COSTLY FOR TOYOTA. *TR

ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED AFTER "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" LIGHT CAME ON DURING NORMAL DRIVE. HERE IS A LINK TO A WEBSITE WHERE NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS OF THIS CAR (HYBRID MODEL) HAVE HAD SIMILAR INCIDENTS. HTTPS://WWW.CHECKVSCSYSTEM.COM/HOME.HTML SOME HAVE HAD CRASHES AND SOME HAVE HAD NEAR MISSES WITH PEDESTRIANS, VEHICLES, ETC. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT TOYOTA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE. TOYOTA ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THE SOFTWARE ON THIS MODULE T-SB-0174-12, BUT CLAIMS OUR FAILURE WAS DIFFERENT. TOTAL FAILURE OF THE ABS BRAKE MODULE AFTER LESS THAT 45,000 MILES INDICATES THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT COULD OCCUR AT ANYTIME, IN ANY CAMRY. IT APPEARS THAT LEXUS CARS ALSO ARE AFFECTED. WE GOT A PARTIAL REDUCTION ON THE REPAIR ($1500 INSTEAD OF $3000), BUT TOYOTA WANTED THE PART. WE KEPT IT AND CAN PROVIDE IT TO YOU FOR TESTING AND INSPECTION. THE FAILURE OCCURS WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND SOME PEOPLE ON THE WEB SITE I SENT YOU HAD THE FAILURE OCCUR ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. FORTUNATELY OURS HAPPENED AS MY WIFE WAS DRIVING FROM A STOP AT A RED LIGHT. WE WERE LUCKY. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED. THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED REPEATEDLY HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP ACCELERATING UNTIL THE CONTACT PLACED HER FOOT UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMALLY AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE MALFUNCTION AND SEEKS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR REPAIRS FROM MANUFACTURER. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED DUE TO EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION, THE DEALER INFORMED HER, THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE, OR SHE COULD ADD A QUART OF OIL EVERY WEEK. ALTHOUGH, SHE HAS COMPLIED WITH THE MAINTENANCE STANDARDS, TOYOTA DECIDED TO IGNORE WHAT WAS SEEMINGLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. TOYOTA DID OFFER $1500 TOWARDS A NEARLY $6,300 NEW ENGINE WAS UNACCEPTABLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM DATED BACK TO APRIL 2013, WHEN THE OIL PAN LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE EVERY TWO MONTHS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK HEAT SHIELD BECAME SEPARATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE HEAT SHIELD METAL FAILED DUE TO ELECTRICAL CHARGE AND CORROSION. THE FUEL HEAT SHIELD WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,345.