2007 Toyota Camry complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR RELEASED DOWNWARDLY AND DISTORTED THE VISION. THE SUN VISOR WOULD ONLY REMAIN IN THE UPWARD POSITION WHEN SECURED WITH VELCRO. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,600.

OWNED 2007 CAMRY SINCE NEW, NOTICED INITIALLY THAT CAR BURNED OIL AND THOUGHT IT WAS PART OF 'BREAK-IN' PERIOD. AS TIME WENT BY IT PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE; NOW AT 176,000 MILES IT'S BURNING ABOUT HALF QUART EVERY1200 MILES. THERE ARE NO LEAKS AND CAR IS NOT SMOKING. I'VE TAKEN IT TO DEALER DURING SERVICE APPOINTMENTS AND MENTIONED IT, WAS TOLD IT WAS 'NORMAL'. I ALSO OWN A '94 TOYOTA PICKUP WITH 249K ON IT; OTHER THAN THE STARTER WHICH FAILED 3 YEARS AGO IT'S PRETTY MUCH ORIGINAL. NO LEAKS OR BURNING OIL AND GETS BETTER GAS MILEAGE THAN THE CAMRY EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE BOTH 4 CYLINDERS. IT ALL BOILS DOWN TO QUALITY CONTROL, ONCE TOYOTA MADE IT TO THE TOP A FEW YEARS AGO THEY'VE GONE DOWNHILL SINCE. TAKING THIS CAR BACK TO DEALER FOR THIS ISSUE AND LET'S SEE WHAT THEY'LL SAY. NEVER BUYING NEW TOYOTA'S AGAIN. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY.. I HAVE HAD MY RECALLS FIXED. BUT NOW IT IS DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN.. THE OTHER DAY MY BRAKES WOULD NOT HOLD I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO HIT THE CAR IN THE FRONT OF ME AND MY CHILD WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME... THEN WHEN I START TO TAKE OFF IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT IT IS TRYING TO GO INTO GEAR. AND IT REVS UP AND I HAVE TOOK IT IN TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY CANT SEEM TO FIND OUT WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT AND OF COURSE I AM AT THE END OF MY WARRANTY. THE OTHER DAY IT WOULD BARLEY PULL UP A HILL. *TR

APPROXIMATELY 10K MILES AGO I NOTICED THAT THE OIL LIGHT ON MY 2007 CAMRY CAME ON APPROXIMATELY 1,000 MILES BEFORE THE SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE *(SCHEDULED EVERY 5000 MILES). I REFILLED IT AND IT TOOK OVER THREE QUARTS OF OIL. WHEN I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER FOR ITS OIL CHANGE, I MENTIONED IT. NOTHING WAS SAID AND THE OIL CHANGE PROCEEDED. THE NEXT OIL CHANGE CYCLE, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I DID SOME INTERNET RESEARCH AND FOUND NUMEROUS THREADS ON REPUTABLE BOARDS (EXAMPLE: HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F1848AA) WHICH SHOWED THAT I DID NOT EXPERIENCE AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. THERE IS A TOYOTA TSB COVERING THIS PROBLEM, AND NEWER ENGINES HAVE REDESIGNED PISTONS: T-SB-0094-11. I HAVE USED THE DEALER SINCE DAY 1 TO SERVICE THE TOYOTA, AND THEY CONCEALED THE FACT THAT THIS CAR WAS BURNING OIL THROUGHOUT THE YEARS (JIFFY LUBE REPORTS THE OIL LEVELS REMOVED FROM MY 1996 BRONCO, WHICH MAY USE A 1/2 QUART IN 3K MILES). I STARTED AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST 1000 MILES AGO - TOYOTA STATED TODAY THAT THE CAR USED 'APPROXIMATELY 1/2 QUART IN 1105 MILES' WHICH IS 'NORMAL CONSUMPTION PER TOYOTA.' IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE AN ENGINE SEIZES (DUE TO EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION) ON AN INTERSTATE, IN AN INTERSECTION, CROSSING A TRAIN TRACK, OR PASSING A VEHICLE ON A COUNTRY ROAD RESULTING IN A FATAL ACCIDENT. IS IT NECESSARY FOR A FATAL ACCIDENT TO OCCUR BEFORE TOYOTA IS FORCED TO CORRECT THEIR DESIGN FLAW? *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED 45 COMING TO BRAKE CAR SLIDES BEFORE BRAKING ITS LIKE THE CARE DOESN'T WANT TO STOP AND SPEEDUP I HAD THE CAR FOR ONLY 3 MONTHS I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT THE SITUATION AUTOJOCKS MIDDLEBURY CT ONLY GAVE ME A 60 DAY WAR THIS VEHICLE I NEED TO KNOW WHAT TO DO.THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE SAFE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PULLEY FOR THE WATER PUMP FAILED AND CAUSED THE SERPENTINE BELT TO FAIL AS WELL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT OVER HEAT PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE PULLEY WAS RATTLING AND MAKING NOISE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 74,000.

BACK DURING THE RECALL I HAD MY CAR SERVICED AT THE TOYOTA STATION (2010) FOR THE ACCELERATOR ISSUE THEY WERE HAVING. I AM STILL HAVING THIS PROBLEM. THE DIFFERENCE I CAN STILL FEE THE ENGINE REVVING UP AND THE CAR FEELS AS IF IT IS GOING TO TAKE OFF HOWEVER THE CAR STAYS THE SAME SPEED. BASICALLY WHEN THE ENGINE REVS UP I AM NOT ABLE TO HIT THE GAS OR BREAK. IT'S LIKE THE CAR HAS A MIND OF IT'S OWN AND WITHIN ABOUT 20 SECONDS OF IT REVVING UP THEN YOU CAN FEEL IT LITERALLY LET STOP REVVING UP AND I HAVE CONTROL AGAIN OF THE SPEED. *TR

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.

JUNE 29TH MY PASSENGER VISOR DROPPED AND REFUSED TO STAY UP EXCEPT IN A BACKWARD POSITION,NOW IT IS NOT HOLDING THERE EITHER. A WEEK LATER MY DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR STARTED TO DROOP. I HAVE CONTACTED MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AFTER FINDING A WARRANTY POLICY BULLETIN SAYING IT SHOULD BE COVERED.HOWEVER NOW THE DEALERSHIP IS SAYING MY VIN MAY NOT MATCH A VEHICLE WITH THIS PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE DOES HAVE THIS PROBLEM, WHY SHOULD THE VIN MATTER, THEY SHOULD FIX IT. I SEE THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY OVER $200 TO REPAIR IT MYSELF. IF THEY DENY THIS I WILL NOT BUY A TOYOTA AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED BEFORE WITH FORD/MERCURY AND I NEVER BOUGHT ANOTHER ONE. IF THERE IS A RECALL AND YOU ARE HAVING THAT EXACT ISSUE WITHIN THE FIX TIME IT SHOULD BE DONE WHETHER "YOUR" VIN MATCHES OR NOT. HOW ARE THEY ALLOWED TO BE SO SELECTIVE. *TR

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. I HAVE OBSERVED EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION BETWEEN OIL CHANGES THE OIL LAMP GLOWS SHOWING THERE IS MORE THAN NORMAL OIL CONSUMPTION. TOYOTA DEALERS HAVE RUN TESTS BUT HAVE FAILED TO IDENTIFY PROBLEM OR SUGGEST A SOLUTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS A KNOCKING SOUND WHILE BRAKING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT WAS NOT AWARE OF THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000. *TR

AFTER EXITING THE HIGHWAY ONTO A RESIDENTIAL STREET, MY CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED MOVING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET WHILE THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. I RECEIVED NO WARNING LIGHTS INDICATING THAT THERE WAS ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR! AFTER THE INCIDENT, I ATTEMPTED TO CHECK THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. HOWEVER, THERE IS NO DIPSTICK NOR COULD I LOCATE ANY INFORMATION IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO GET AN APPOINTMENT WITH A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THE MECHANIC EXPLAINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID IN A 2007 CAMRY COULD ONLY BE CHECKED BY A MECHANIC. THE RESULTS OF HIS CHECK WERE THAT THERE WAS NO FLUID IN THE TRANSMISSION NOR DID HE FIND ANY LEAKS. HE PUT FLUIDS IN THE CAR, BUT IT CONTINUED TO SLIP WHEN HE TEST DROVE IT. I THEN HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE CLOSET TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, LUSTINE TOYOTA. LUSTINE ALSO FOUND NO LEAKS IN THE TRANSMISSION AND COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THERE WERE NO FLUIDS WHEN IT WAS ORIGINALLY CHECKED BY THE MECHANIC. LUSTINE INFORMED ME THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I CONTACTED DARCARS 355 TOYOTA WHO SERVICES MY CAR FOR THE RECOMMENDED 5000 MILE CHECKS. I HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH 355 THAT EXPIRED IN MAY 2013. MY CAR WAS LAST SERVICED BY 355 IN MARCH 2013. THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 3000 MILES REMAINING BEFORE MY NEXT SERVICE IS DUE. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE IS NO PROOF THAT 355 DID ANYTHING WRONG, SO THEY WOULD NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY. 355 WAS NOT EVEN WILLING TO ADMIT THAT THERE COULD HAVE BEEN HUMAN ERROR I

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SUN VISOR FAILED TO STAY IN THE UP POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED ABOUT THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAYED ZERO. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED BY THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,300.

FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, CAR STEERING WHEEL, AND AT TIMES, CAR AS A WHOLE VIBRATES; THEN, UPON DRIVING AROUND CORNER, GOING ONLY 25 MPH ON 07/11/2013, SUDDENLY, SPEEDOMETER, RPM GAUGE, OIL GAUGE ALL BEGAN JUMPING ERRATICALLY, ALL AT TIMES GOING TO ZERO, THEN THE ABS AND BRAKES LIGHTS CAME ON. (JUST HAD OIL CHANGE DONE 3 WEEKS AGO, WITH TIRE ROTATION OF BRAND NEW TIRES (FIRST ROTATION), AND ALL 4 BRAKES PADS REPLACED 2 WEEKS AGO.). HAPPENED FOR FEW SECONDS, WAS AWARE, BUT DIDN'T THINK ABOUT IT ANYMORE. NEXT DAY, DRIVING ONLY 40MPH, SAME THING AGAIN, BUT ALSO THIS TIME, SPEEDOMETER WENT AND STAYED AT 0, AS WELL AS RPM AND OIL THE SAME WAY, AND CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO FALL APART UNDERNEATH. I PULLED OFF ROAD, CHECKED BOOK, AND SAID TO GO RIGHT TO DEALER. WENT TO AN ADVANCED AUTO STORE FOR DIAGNOSIS. BATTERY CHECKED OUT GOOD, THOUGHT WAS POSSIBLY THE ALTERNATOR MAY NEED REPLACING, THOUGH CHECK PRETTY NORMAL. SAME DAY, DROVE TO AUTO REPAIR WHERE THEY KNOW ME, AND THEY WANTED 235.00 TO ORDER A PART TO FIX THE ABS SYSTEM. SAID IT WOULD COST ME 825.00 THERE, VERSUS ABOUT 2000.00 AT DEALER. THIS WAS ALL AFTER THEIR DIAGNOSIS THAT BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR APPEARED FINE. THEY TOLD ME THIS IS VERY SERIOUS, LIFE/DEATH SITU. THEY SAID IF SOMEONE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME, MY CAR WOULD PROBABLY NOT STOP, ONLY SKID/SLIDE. LATER THAT DAY, ON A STRETCH OF ROAD NEAR HOME, I TRIED DRIVING ABOUT 45-50MPH, AND THEN BRAKED SUDDENLY TO SEE WHAT IT WOULD DO.(DID THIS 4X). IT DID NOT STOP SUDDENLY, BUT

I AM HEARING A CLUNKING SOUND EVERY TIME I TURN MY STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT. THERE ARE ACTUALLY LOTS OF CLUNKING NOISES AS I TURN MY STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 110 MPH. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 45 MPH. THE CONTACT THEN SHIFTED INTO PARK AND THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BY SHIFTING INTO PARK, THE ENGINE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HANDS AND KNEE FROM GRIPPING THE STEERING WHEEL AND TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY ABRUPTLY APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE A FAILURE. A TOYOTA SPECIALIST ALSO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ALSO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE A FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD HAD MELTED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE CONSUMED OIL PREMATURELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE OIL CONSUMPTION WAS NOT GREAT BUT THERE WAS NOT A CAUSE TO BE ALARMED; HOWEVER, THE ENGINE GASKET WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO CONSUMER OIL PREMATURELY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED FOR THE PREMATURE OIL CONSUMPTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,818. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR FAILED. THE SUN VISOR DETACHED FROM THE PLASTIC HOLDER AND OBSTRUCTED THE DRIVER'S VIEW OF THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE SUN VISOR WAS NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

DURING REPLACEMENT OF THE TIRES ON THIS VEHICLE, THE MECHANIC OBSERVED OIL LEAKS ON BOTH OF THE FRONT STRUTS ON THIS CAR. ALTHOUGH THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS CONDITION WAS OBSERVED, THE LEAKS MUST HAVE BEEN PRESENT FOR SOME TIME BECAUSE THIS CONDITION PROBABLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE DETERIORATION OF THE TIRES. ONE OF THE TIRES ACTUALLY SHOWED AREAS WHERE THE STEEL BELTS OF THE TIRE WERE EXPOSED - POTENTIALLY A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

THE ENGINE WAS MAKING A RATTLING NOISE, ESPECIALLY AT START UP AND ACCELERATION. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, AS THE ENGINE MIGHT SEIZE UP. FORTUNATELY, I CAUGHT IT BEFORE THAT HAPPENED. TOYOTA HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT ON THIS ISSUE T-SB-0094-11; THEY KNEW THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT NEVER NOTIFIED VEHICLE OWNERS AND THE LOCAL DEALER NEVER PERFORMED THE INSPECTION TEST CALLED FOR IN THE BULLETIN. IN ADDITION, THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FILED ON THIS WITH NHTSA AND HUNDREDS MORE POSTED ON THE INTERNET. THERE ARE TWO SAFETY ISSUES: ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING AND TOYOTA'S DISREGARD FOR SAFETY, BY NOT INFORMING OWNERS OF THE ISSUE. *TR

THERE IS A ISSUE WITH THE SUN VISOR. I WAS DRIVING AND THE SUN VISOR JUST DROPPED DOWN IN FRONT OF MY FACE. I TRIED TO PUSH IT BACK UP BUT IT WOULD NOT STAY. I FEW DAYS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO THE OTHER SUN VISOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PLASTIC COVER FOR THE DASHBOARD MELTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE DASHBOARD WAS NOT REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

FRONT BRAKE ROTOR, RIGHT SIDE ONLY, WARPED, I HAVE REPLACED THE ROTOR, NOW WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES I GET AN EXTREME VIBRATION ON THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE. I HAVE LOOKED AT THE WEBB ,CAR COMPLAINTS .COM, AND FOUND THIS CONDITION ON SEVERAL OTHER TOYOTA CAMRY'S . I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR SERVICE BULLETIN'S ON THIS SUBJECT. I HAVE E-MAILED TOYOTA (LAST WEEK) AND HAVE NOT HAD A RESPONSE. I AM NOT ASKING FOR ANY WARRANTY OR ANYTHING FREE. I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. WE ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AT 60 MPH. I BELIEVE THAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. I HAVE OWNED AND WORKED ON CARS FOR 50+ YEARS AND HAVE NOT HAD A CONDITION LIKE THIS. I LOOKED UP THE NHTSA ID # 10025856 I AM NOT SURE THAT THIS WOULD BE THE SAME. *TR

DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF A HOSE, A LEAK DEVELOPED IN THIS HOSE AND ALMOST ALL OF THE OIL LEAKED OUT OF THE ENGINE. NO WARNING LIGHT WENT ON. WE NOTICED ABNORMAL NOISES COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE AND BROUGHT THE CAR TO OUR LOCAL MECHANIC. WE SPENT $400 WITH THEM AS THEY DIAGNOSED AND TRIED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. UNFORTUNATELY AFTER SPENDING THIS MONEY THEY ARE UNABLE TO GET THE CAR TO START. IT IS VERY LIKELY THE CAR HAS SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL ENGINE DAMAGE AND ANY FUTURE DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIRS COULD RESULT IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OR REPAIRS. THIS DEFECT HAS RESULTED IN CATASTROPHIC FAILURE TO THE ENGINE OF OUR CAR. PRESENTLY OUR CAR IS INOPERABLE AND SITTING IN OUR PARKING LOT. WE ARE NOT IN A POSITION TO SPEND MONEY TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT IS CLEARLY DUE TO BAD DESIGN AND INFERIOR PARTS BY TOYOTA. IN DOING EXTENSIVE RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, WE FOUND OUT THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT WITH THIS OIL HOSE. THIS IS CLEARLY THE FAULT OF TOYOTA AND NOT US AND MANY OTHER TOYOTA CUSTOMERS. WE CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING UNLESS WE PAID TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THEM AND PAY THEM TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM, HAVING AN ENGINE FAIL ON A HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEEDS OR LOCALLY COULD CAUSE SIGNIFICANT INJURY. IN SPITE OF OUR CONTACT WITH TOYOTA, THEY ARE REFUSING TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND FIX OUR CAR. OTHER TOYOTA OWNERS ARE CURRENTLY AT RISK AS IF THEIR ENGINE FAILS IN TRANSIT SIGNIFICANT INJURY OR DEATH CAN OCCUR TO A CAR WHEN THE ENGINE FAILS. *TR

IN MARCH 2013, I TOOK MY CAR TO MY DEALER FOR A SCHEDULED OIL CHANGE AND ALSO BECAUSE I HAD NOTICED A TICKING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT BECAUSE IT WAS A RAINY DAY, HE COULD NOT HEAR THE TICKING NOISE DURING HIS TEST DRIVE. I WAS STILL CONCERNED, AND ASKED HIM IF HE WAS SURE IT WAS OK FOR ME TO CONTINUE DRIVING IT BECAUSE I HEARD THE NOISE EVERY TIME I TOOK OFF FROM A STOP. HE SAID IT WAS FINE TO DRIVE AND TO BRING IT BACK IN IF THE NOISE CONTINUES. IN MAY 2013, AT 64,756 MILES, I BROUGHT THE CAR IN AGAIN BECAUSE THE TICKING NOISE WAS CONTINUING AND SEEMINGLY GETTING LOUDER. A DIFFERENT TECHNICIAN CHECKED IT, AND AFTERWARDS I RECEIVED THE DEVASTATING NEWS THAT MY CAR EXPERIENCED "INTERNAL ENGINE FAILURE" AND NEEDED THE ENGINE REPLACED. I WAS GIVEN SOME PRICE ESTIMATES FOR USED ENGINES, NONE OF WHICH WERE WARRANTIED FOR MORE THAN A YEAR. WHEN I INFORMED THEM OF MY INABILITY TO AFFORD AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT, TOYOTA SUGGESTED THAT MY CAR UNDERGO AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST BY MY DEALER, WHICH I DID. AFTER 1,000 MILES, THE DEALER DETERMINED THE CAR WAS NOT BURNING OIL EXCESSIVELY. TOYOTA THEN OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE; THE DEALER THEN OFFERED ME A DISCOUNT ON THE ENGINE REPLACEMENT. IN ALL THE YEARS I OWNED THE CAR, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD NEVER ONCE COME ON. (THE ONLY OTHER ISSUE I HAD WITH THE VEHICLE WAS A WATER PUMP FAILURE ON 5/22/2012, WHICH WAS REPLACED AT 56,891 MILES.) I HAVE ALL DOCUMENTATION SHOWING THAT TIMELY OIL CHANGES WERE PERFORMED

DASHBOARD HAS MELTED AND IS VERY SHINY. IT CAUSES A GLARE WHILE DRIVING ON SUNNY DAYS. DASHBOARD PEELS OFF WHEN RUBBING AGAINST IT. *TR

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, I HAD NO OIL IN THE CAR. HOWEVER, I WAS WELL WITHIN THE RANGE BEFORE AN OIL CHANGE WAS DUE.THEY CONDUCTED AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST AND FOUND NOTHING WAS WRONG. BUT EVERY TWO MONTHS SINCE THEN, I'VE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAD ANOTHER OIL CONSUMPTION TEST IN JANUARY 2013. THE RESULTS OF EACH OIL CONSUMPTION TEST IS SAID TO BE OK, BUT EVERY TWO MONTHS AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST IS REQUIRED AND MY CAR KEEPS BURNING TOO MUCH OIL. FINALLY, THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE OVERHAULED. IF THIS HAS BEEN THE PROBLEM ALL ALONG, THEN THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE WHEN I FIRST MADE MY COMPLAINT IN DECEMBER, BEFORE MY WARRANTY RAN OUT. I WAS TOLD THAT TOYOTA WILL NOT PAY FOR MY ENGINE TO BE OVERHAULED BECAUSE MY WARRANTY IS NOW EXPIRED. I'M FORCED TO EITHER PAY $4,100 TO OVERHAUL THE ENGINE AND HOPE THAT THE PROBLEM WILL BE FIXED, OR BUY A NEW CAR. TOYOTA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS SINCE THE PROBLEM BEGAN BEFORE MY WARRANTY RAN OUT. TOYOTA HAS EXCLUSIVELY CHANGED MY OIL FOR 6 YEARS AND WAS AWARE THAT THE CAR WAS CONSUMING TOO MUCH OIL. THEY SHOULD HAVE SUGGESTED THE ENGINE OVERHAUL DURING MY WARRANTY. IT WAS FAULTY ON THEIR BEHALF NOT TO MENTION THE SEVERITY OF THIS ISSUE UNTIL AFTER THE WARRANTY IS EXPIRED. THIS PROMPTED ME TO CONDUCTED RESEARCH AND I FOUND THAT HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE. A RECALL ON THIS ENGINE SHOULD BE MADE. TOYOTA OFFERS NO ASSISTANCE IN ANYTYPE OF SOLUTION. IF YOU CAN ADVISE OF

WHEN TURNING ON A/C A MILDEWY LIKE SMELL WOULD OCCUR BUT DISAPPEAR. THEN ONLY ONE HALF OF CAR WOULD COOL. VENTS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE PRODUCED HOT AIR; VENTS ON PASSENGER SIDE PRODUCED COOL AIR. THIS PROGRESSED TO A STRANGE CHEMICAL GASSY TYPE SMELL, NOT A FUEL GAS SMELL, INCOMPARABLE TO ANYTHING I HAVE SMELLED BEFORE. WHILE TRYING TO ALLOW THE PASSENGER TO REMAIN COOL, THIS GAS ENTERED THE CAR CABIN AND BEGINS TO MAKE YOU SLEEPY. AFTER EXPERIENCING THIS SEVERAL TIMES, I NO LONGER USE THE AIR CONDITIONER AS I HAD BECOME TOO SLEEPY TO DRIVE ON ONE OCCASION. I TOOK MY CAR TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. I WAS INFORMED THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE EVAPORATOR. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY EVAPORATOR. WHEN I ASKED ABOUT THE TJE CHEMICAL GASSY SMELL, I WAS TOLD IT WAS NOTHING. *TR

MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY IS EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE SPEEDOMETER GOES TO ZERO, THE BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND THE GAUGES GO HAYWIRE. THE PROBLEM LAST FOR A FEW MINUTES AT A TIME. THIS IS DANGEROUS AS I CAN'T TELL HOW FAST I'M DRIVING. THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT STAYS ON AS WELL. NO CODES COME UP IN THE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL MECHANICS AND I'VE SPENT LOTS OF TIME AND MONEY TO FIND OUT WHAT'S WRONG TO NO AVAIL. I DON'T THINK I'LL NEVER BUY ANOTHER TOYOTA. IT'S FUNNY THE PROBLEM BEGAN AS I AM ABOUT TO MAKE THE LAST PAYMENT. *TR

SINCE I HAD MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY, WHICH I BROUGHT LESS THEN 4 YEARS AGO, I'VE HAD 4 CALL BACKS FROM TOYOTA . I'VE GOTTEN TWO JUST YESTERDAY.. ONE STATED MY CAR COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. I WAS GETTING MY CAR CHECK AT A LOCAL MECHANIC A COUPLE TIMES THIS YEAR, BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WAS LACKING POWER & SHAKING. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST THE ALIGNMENT & NEEDING A TUNE UP, BUT AFTER I GOTTEN THE ALIGNMENT & TUNEUP MY CAR STILL WAS SHAKING & LACKING POWER. ALSO WHEN I START MY VEHICLE BLACK SMOKE COMES OUT THE BACK. EVER SINCE I HAD THIS VEHICLE PIECE BY PIECE HAD BREAKING APART. MY WINDOW VISOR WANT STAY UP, MY LIGHTER/CHARGER DOESN'T WORK, EVEN AFTER OIL CHANGE & CHANGING MY TIRES MY CAR HAS BLACK SMOKE AROUND TIRES... AFTER RECEIVING SO MANY CALL BACKS MY KIDS & I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE. IT'S ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER. THEY NEED TO JUST GET RID OF ALL THESE DAMAGE VEHICLES. FIX THEM BEFORE SELLING THEM. *TR

I WENT TO WORLD TOYOTA ON 3/1/13 TO GET NORMAL SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. I MENTIONED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS ON THE WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED AND REPORTED THAT I NEEDED A R/R CAMSHAFT TIMING GEAR REPLACED.THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS RESET. I WAS TOLD I DIDN'T HAVE TO REPLACE THE PART AT THAT TIME, BUT WOULD HAVE TO GET IT REPLACED WHEN THE LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN.THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND MAINTENANCE REQ LIGHTS CAME ON 6/11.I HAD A DIAGNOSTIC RUN. I WAS TOLD THE CAMSHAFT GEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.I CONTACTED WORLD TOYOTA TO HAVE THE PART ORDERED AND MADE AN APPT TO COME IN ON 6/21. ON 6/17, I HEARD 2 LOUD POPPING NOISES. I CHECKED THE OIL B/C THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE OIL PAN. I CHECKED THE DIP STICK TWICE AND NOTICED IT WAS DRY. I PLACED 3 QUARTS OF MOTOR OIL IN THE CAR.I STARTED THE ENGINE. IT STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING SOUND. I PARKED AND CONTACTED WORLD TOYOTA TO EXPLAIN THE SITUATION. I TOWED THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 6/19.THE SVC ADVISOR TOLD ME THE SHORT BLOCK ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; THIS WAS DUE TO NO FAULT OF MY OWN.THERE WERE NO NORMAL WARNING SIGNS: CHECK OIL LIGHT OR BLACK SMOKE. I GOT ALL THE RECOMMENDED SVCS AT THE CORRECT INTERVALS. WHEN I ASKED WHERE THE OIL WENT, I WAS TOLD IT EVAPORATED.THE INSPECTION REPORT STATES I NEED REFURBISHED ENGINE OR A NEW SHORT BLOCK FOR $5,500 AND $6,400. I WAS TOLD THOSE WERE THE BEST PRICES THAT WORLD TOYOTA COULD OFFER BECAUSE THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I CALLE

DRIVER'S SIDE SUNVISOR WILL NOT STAY UP. REMOVED VISOR AND THE ENTIRE PLASTIC IS BROKEN. VISOR IS VERY RARELY USED AND ACCORDING TO INTERNET BLOGS THIS IS A VERY COMMON, RIDICULOUS ISSUE FOR THIS VEHICLE. *TR

EXTREME OIL CONSUMPTION-HAVE TO ADD 1 QUART PER WEEK. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY OVER 60 MPH ON THE EXPRESSWAY, MY BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT BOTH CAME ON. THE SPEEDOMETER WENT DOWN TO 0 SPEED AND THE RPM & TEMPERATURE GAUGE WERE BOUNCING UP & DOWN. THE AC FAN ALSO SHUT OFF. I TRIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON A PARKING LOT AND THEY DO NOT WORK WHEN THE ABOVE MENTIONED HAPPENS!! I TOOK IT TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT "SEEMS" TO BE THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY AND THAT REPAIRING IT WILL BE $2500+. THEY DID TELL ME THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE AND THAT IT IS NOTHING I DID WRONG- JUST A "DEFECTIVE" PART THAT TOYOTA HAS NOT RECALLED "YET". I FORESEE CLASS-ACTION SUITS/CASES REGARDING THIS ISSUE IN THE NEAR FUTURE!! I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED AT TOYOTA'S UNRELIABILITY AND LACK OF CUSTOMER SATISFACTION. *TR

I HAVE A GEN6 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH A DASH THAT HAS BEEN GETTING STICKY AND SEEMS TO BE MELTING. THIS HAS BEEN SLOWLY GETTING WORSE OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS. THIS HAS NEVER BEEN CLEANED WITH CHEMICALS OTHER THAN SOAP AND WATER. THE DASH CLOSEST TO THE WINDOW HAS BECOME 'GLOSSY' TO THE POINT OF CAUSING VISIBILITY ISSUES AND REFLECTION OF EXTERIOR LIGHTING. I HAVE SEARCHED THE WEB EXTENSIVELY AND THERE SEEMS TO BE NO 'ONE' ANSWER. SOME DEALERS ARE REPLACING DASH, SOME ARE OFFERING TO COVER MATERIALS AND SOME ONLY OFFERING 10-20% DISCOUNTS. CAN YOU CONTACT ME OR REFER ME TO THE PROPER DEPARTMENT TO SUBMIT A CLAIM FOR A REPLACEMENT. AS THIS IS CLEARLY A TOYOTA 'PRODUCT RELATED' PROBLEM, I WOULD EXPECT THAT TOYOTA WOULD HAVE A RESOLUTION TO FIX/REPLACE THE DASH AS NEEDED. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR BECAME LOOSE AND BROKEN. IT CANNOT BE USED BECAUSE IT FLOPS DOWN INTO THE VISION OF THE DRIVER WHILE DRIVING. IT HAD TO BE REMOVED FROM THE CAR. *TR

AT 59,000 MILES, THE CHECK VS SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON, AS WELL AS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALER. AT THE TIME, I STILL HAD THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THEY REPLACED "BANK 2" IGNITION COIL AND CHARGED ME $100 DEDUCTIBLE. AT 70,528 MILES THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED. CHECK VSC SYSTEM AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AT THE TIME, STILL UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH BAD # 6 COIL. THEY CHARGED ME THE $100 DEDUCTIBLE. AT 90,000 MILES (NOW) THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS. I AM ASSUMING IT IS ANOTHER BAD IGNITION COIL. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE 2007 CAMRY'S IGNITION COILS. I CANNOT AFFORD TO KEEP REPLACING IGNITION COILS BY A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, ESPECIALLY NOW THAT MY CAR IS NOT UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. I ALSO HAD TOYOTA REPLACE CLIPS ON THE AIR BAG COVER ON PASSENGER SIDE IN 2008. THE PART STILL SAGS. IT IS DEFECTIVE. IT IS IN THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP COMPUTER SYSTEM THAT I BROUGHT IT IN AT LEAST TWICE FOR THE SAGGING AIR BAG COVER. THE NEW CLIPS DID NOT FIX IT. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP. IT KEEPS FLOPPING DOWN AND AFFECTS VISIBILITY. *TR

I WAS RIDING DOWN THE ROAD. AS I APPROACH THE LIGHT MY CAR WOULDN'T STOP MY BRAKE I BEGAN TO NOTICE BRAKE WERE BEING PUSHED TO THE FLOOR I BEGAN TO TRY TOPUMP BRAKES . AS I WAS TRYIN TO STOP CAR I HEARD THIS NOISE LIKE AIR WAS COMING OUT OF TIRES. THEN I REALIZED IT WAS MY BRAKES MAKING NOISE . I PULL UP EMERGENCY BRAKE AND WAS ABLE TO STOP. MY 4 MTH OLD GRAND BABY WAS IN HIS CAR SEAT IN BACK, ALL I COULD DO WAS PRAY AND THANK GOD. I WASN'T FAR FROM MY HOME. I DROVE CAR HOME USING EMERGENCY BRAKES. NEXT DAY MY HUSBAND TOOK CAR TO SHOP. THEY ARE SAYING MY BRAKE BOOST HAS BROKEN AND WAS LEAKING AND THERE ADVICE WAS NOT TO DRIVE CAR. LEAVE IT WITH THEM .THIS HAPPEN ALL OF A CERTAIN, I HAD DROVE THAT CAR EVERY DAY THIS WK. TO FIX THIS CAR IT IS GOING TO COST 1300 DOLLARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BURNED EXCESSIVE OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE PISTON ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATED FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. *TR

THE SUN VISOR ROTATED DOWNWARD ON ITS OWN DURING TRAVEL, AND WILL NO LONGER STOW IN ITS ORIGINAL FULLY UP POSITION. PLEASE REFER TO TOYOTA WARRANTY POLICY BULLETIN POL 12-3, THIS BULLETIN IS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM BUT DOES NOT COVER MY VIN SERIES OF JTN. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY AND THE DASHBOARD IS MELTING. THE DASHBOARD TOWARDS THE WINDSHIELD IS ALWAYS IN A LIQUID STATE AND THE REST OF THE DASHBOARD IS SOFT. IN THE SUNSHINE AND AT NIGHT UNDER STREET LIGHTS THE DASHBOARD REFLECTS A GLARE ONTO THE WINDSHIELD THAT IMPAIRS THE DRIVERS ENTIRE VISION OF THE ROAD. ALSO ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD THE OUTLINE OF THE AIRBAG COMPARTMENT CAN BE SEEN. I BELIEVE THE GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD IS A HAZARD AND DUE TO THE CURRENT CONDITION OF THE DASHBOARD THE PASSENGER AIRBAG MAY FAIL TO DEPLOY WHEN NEEDED. THE DASHBOARD HAS NOT BEEN TREATED WITH CHEMICALS THAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THIS PROBLEM. IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN CLEANED WITH A WET WASH CLOTH. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY AND THE DASHBOARD IS MELTING. THE DASHBOARD TOWARDS THE WINDSHIELD IS ALWAYS IN A LIQUID STATE AND THE REST OF THE DASHBOARD IS SOFT. IN THE SUNSHINE AND AT NIGHT UNDER STREET LIGHTS THE DASHBOARD REFLECTS A GLARE ONTO THE WINDSHIELD THAT IMPAIRS THE DRIVERS ENTIRE VISION OF THE ROAD. ALSO ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD THE OUTLINE OF THE AIRBAG COMPARTMENT CAN BE SEEN. I BELIEVE THE GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD IS A HAZARD AND DUE TO THE CURRENT CONDITION OF THE DASHBOARD THE PASSENGER AIRBAG MAY FAIL TO DEPLOY WHEN NEEDED. THE DASHBOARD HAS NOT BEEN TREATED WITH CHEMICALS THAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THIS PROBLEM. IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN CLEANED WITH A WET WASH CLOTH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BURNED ONE QUART OF OIL EVERY 1,000 MILES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS CONSUMING OIL BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WERE THE OIL LEAK WAS COMING FROM. THE MANUFACTURER TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE IS STILL WITHIN THE TOLERANCE OF OIL CONSUMPTION. THEY MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ALTHOUGH IT WAS RELATED TO THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. THE OIL AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHENEVER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. *TR

MY 2007 CAMRY IS CONSUMING AROUND 3.5 QUARTS BETWEEN 5000MILES OIL CHANGE INTERVALS. THIS CONSUMPTION IS QUITE HIGH BY ANY STANDARD . I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS SOME SORT OF A MANUFACTURING/DESIGN FLAW WHICH COMES UP ONCE THE VEHICLE COMES OUT OF WARRANTY PERIOD. THERE ARE NO LEAKS OR VISIBLE SIGNS OF OIL LOSS, I HATE TO SAY THE ENGINE IS BURNING THE OIL AND POLLUTING THE ENVIRONMENT. TOYOTA SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE AND FIX THIS PROBLEM FOR ALL CAMRY CUSTOMERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT'S WIFE STATED THAT WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO TWO OTHER VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE STILL HAD NOT STOPPED AND PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO THE CURB, SIDEWALK AND FINALLY A GUARD RAIL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL AUTO BODY REPAIR SHOP WHERE AN ENGINEER THAT WAS SENT BY THE MANUFACTURER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINEER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,134. ...UPDATED 07-15-13 *BF UPDATED 07/19/2013 *JS

THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WAS LOOSE FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. IT WOULD NOT FLIP UP OR STAY UP AT ANY GIVEN TIME. IT WOULD ALWAYS FLOP DOWN. THE PIECE HAD BROKEN SO MUCH THAT THE VISOR SAGGED IF I PUT IT TO THE LEFT OF ME. I WOULD HAVE TO DUCK MY HEAD DOWN TO SEE IF ANY TRAFFIC WAS COMING. I ONLY USED THE VISOR IF THE SUN WAS BRIGHT SO NOT BEING ABLE TO ADJUST IT TO BLOCK THE SUN CAUSED A LOT OF TROUBLE BECAUSE I'D HAVE TO DUCK MY HEAD TO LOOK BELOW IT ALL THE TIME WHEN DRIVING. I FINALLY HAD TO TAKE THE WHOLE THING OFF. *TR