2007 Toyota Camry complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUN-VISORS FAILED. THE SUN-VISORS SEPARATED FROM THE HOLDER AND THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WAS BLOCKING THE CONTACT'S VIEW OF THE ROADWAY WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE SUN-VISOR. THE PASSENGER SIDE SUN-VISOR WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THREE QUARTS OF OIL HAD TO BE REPLACED EVERY 5,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE ENGINE WAS PULLED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM AUTHORIZED DEALER IN 2011, HAD 24000 MILES AT THE TIME. WITHIN ONE WEEK RETURNED TO DEALER BECAUSE CAR WAS MAKING NOISES AS TURNING AND AT WHEN BRAKING STEERING COLUMN WOULD SHAKE. DEALER CHANGED A TIRE AND ROTATED AND BALANCED ALL AND SENT ME HOME. AFTER ABOUT 6 MONTHS, STEERING COLUMN IS NOW CONTINUOUSLY SHAKING AS BRAKES ARE APPLIED. WENT BACK TO DEALER AT 55,000 MILES AND DEALER SAID THIS WAS UNRELATED TO THE ORIGINAL SHAKING PROBLEM AND DIAGNOSED IT AS THE STEERING COLUMN ISSUE. I HAVE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY SO I WILL HAVE TO PAY THE $100 DOLLAR DEDUCTIBLE. NEXT, MY SUN VISOR JUST BROKE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, IT JUST FELL DOWN AND WOULD NOT GO BACK UP AS I WAS DRIVING. IT WAS OBSTRUCTING MY VIEW SO I PLAYED WITH IT AND THE THING RIPPED THE CLOTH AND THEN CAME RIGHT OFF. DEALER WILL NOT COVER COSTS AND SAYS IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. OBVIOUSLY A KNOWN ISSUE. *TR

WITHIN THE FIRST AND SECOND YEAR FROM THE PURCHASE DATE , REAR WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED AND THE DEALER CHANGED IT, BECAUSE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. AGAIN 2011 AUGUST THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING FAILED , I HAD TO REPLACE WITH 50 % COST COVERED BY THE DEALER. NOW FEB 2012 PASSENGER SIDE BEARING FAILED ALONG WITH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SWITCH. PARTS IN THIS CAR HAVE BEEN FAILING PRETTY FAST THEN EXPECTED. THIS IS THE WORST KIND OF FAILURE IN WHEEL BEARINGS FOR A SEDAN. *TR

I JUST GOT IN THE CAR AND WAS DRIVING WHEN I SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. IT WAS AT NIGHT SO I COULD NOT SEE WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM SO I PULLED OVER AND NOTICED SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT LEFT DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND EVEN THROUGH THE WINDOW SWITCH. I TURNED AROUND AND WENT BACK HOME SO I CAN TURN THE CAR OFF AND LET THE SMOKE ESCAPE THE CAR. IT STOPPED SMOKING AFTER AWHILE BUT NOW I CANT USE NONE OF MY WINDOWS EXCEPT THE DRIVER SIDE. THE OTHER SWITCHES ARE STUCK THEY WONT MOVE SEEMED LIKE THAT WHAT WAS BURNING. THIS DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED BECAUSE WITH A CAR ONLY 4 YEARS OLD, THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. THE CAR HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. CALLED TOYOTA AND THE MAIN POWER WINDOW SWITCH IS 350, SOMETHING THAT I SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR. *TR

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. ATTORNEY WRITES ON BEHALF OF CLIENT IN REGARDS TO NHTSA'S TOYOTA INVESTIGATIONS AND CONSUMER'S VEHICLE BURSTING INTO FLAMES *TGW SMOKE BEGAN TO EMANATE FROM THE LEFT FRONT DRIVER'S-SIDE DOOR; THEN FLAMES BURST FROM THE DOOR. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE DRIVER'S HUSBAND TOOK A CLOTH FROM THE TRUNK AND TRIED TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES, AND SUFFERED A SMALL BURN. *JB

SUN VISOR BROKE OBSTRUCTING VIEW WHILE DRIVING.. WILL NOT STAY UP, JUST HANGS BLOCKING VIEW FROM DRIVING. *TR

THE SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE STARTED TO COME OFF. I THOUGHT IT WASN'T A BIG PROBLEM AT FIRST UNTIL IT STARTED TO COME OFF AND WAS LITERARY DANGLING. ALTHOUGH THIS IS A SMALL PART IN THE VEHICLE, THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

WE JUST MOVED TO NEVADA AND BEGAN NOTICING THAT AFTER DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 75MPH THAT THE CAR WILL MAKE A RUBBING, GRINDING SOUND IN THE FRONT END FOR THE NEXT TEN+ MILES AT LOW CITY SPEEDS. IT IS DEFINITELY CONNECTED TO THE FRONT WHEELS AS THE SOUND SPEEDS OR SLOWS AS THE DRIVING SPEED DOES. IT IS BECOMING LONGER AFTER EACH TRIP TO TOWN. WE DRIVE 50 MILES AT THE HIGH SPEED TO GET TO THE METROPOLIS. ALL DRIVING IS ON PAVED ROADS. CONCERN THAT WE MAY HAVE FRONT END PROBLEMS DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS AND POSSIBLE ACCIDENTS. TOYOTA HAS NO PLACE TO REQUEST OR LOOK UP THE PROBLEM ON THEIR WEBSITE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR STRUTS LEAKED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 35,000 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STRUTS WERE LEAKING AGAIN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT WILLING TO REPLACE THE STRUTS EVEN THOUGH THEY ADMITTED THAT THE STRUTS WERE FAULTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,209.

AN ELECTRICAL FIRE STARTED IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR OF MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE POWER WINDOW MASTER SWITCH ASSEMBLY LOCATED IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. I DROVE MY CAR THE NEXT DAY TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER FOR SERVICE AND REPAIR. I PAID VENTURA TOYOTA $437.36 IN PARTS AND $57.50 IN LABOR TO REPLACE THE ASSEMBLY. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING I NOTICED A SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNING COMING FROM MY CAR. AS I ACCELERATED THE SMELL INCREASED. I HAD MY TWO CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND WE WERE DRIVING. I PULLED OVER, CHECKED MY OIL, BRAKES FLUID AND TIRES TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL, WHICH IT WAS. AS I DROVE AWAY I BEGAN TO SMELL THE SMOKE AGAIN. I CONTINUED DRIVING DOWN THE STREET MY CAR FILLED WITH SMOKE AND SPARKS CAME FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE. IN A PANIC, I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER, TOOK MY CHILDREN OUT OF THE CAR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND RAN ACROSS A BUSY INTERSECTION. I LATER CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND TOYOTA. THE DEALER ACTUALLY MADE JOKES ABOUT US BEING "IN A FIRE". ONCE THEY FOUND OUT MY CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY THEY SAID THEY WOULD FIX IT. I TOLD THEM I WANTED MY INSURANCE COMPANY TO COME OUT AND SEE THE DAMAGE BEFORE THEY DID ANY REPAIRS. THEY IGNORED MY REQUEST AND REPLACED THE PARTS WITHIN 12 HOURS. MY CAR SMELLED OF SMOKE AND FIRE FOR MONTHS, THEY REFUSED TO DETAIL OR REPLACE ANY OF THE INTERIOR AND EVERY TIME THE ADJUSTOR CAME TO SEE THE CAR. THEY HAD ALL OF THE WINDOWS COMPLETELY DOWN. I REPORTED MY COMPLAINTS AND INCIDENT TO THE MAIN TOYOTA OFFICE VIA EMAIL. I EVEN SENT PICTURES OF THE BURNED PARTS WHICH I CONFISCATED FROM THE DEALER. I RECENTLY READ OF YOUR AGENCY HAVING ONLY REPORTED SIX OF THESE CASES IN THE ATLANTA JOURNAL. I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THERE ARE MORE. I DIDN'T WANT THE CAR BACK AND WAS AFRAID FOR MINE AND MY FAMILIES SAFETY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS ON THE DOOR CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 06/06/12 *JS

DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE FOR THE SECOND TIME. IT WON'T STAY UP, IT DOES NOT WORK. DANGEROUS IF SUN IS IN FRONT OF YOU. SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED TO ME, IT'S NOT WEAR AND TEAR LIKE THE DEALER SAID. HATE TO SPEND ANOTHER $200 IF IT'S GOING TO BRAKE AGAIN. IT'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE PART, TOYOTA SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THIS, I SEE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 28 MPH, THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. THE POLICE WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

THE SUN VISOR IS NOT HOLDING UP IN DRIVER SIDE. IT KEEPS FALLING DOWN AND CAUSES LOOSING VISIBILITY. *TR

AT ABOUT 75000 MILES MY CAMRY STARTED BURNING 1+ QUARTS OF OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. NOW AT 84000 MILES IT IS BURNING 1.5+ QUARTS BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. WITH THIS INCREASED EXCESSIVE BURN RATE THE CAR MUST NOW BE MONITORED REGULARLY TO PREVENT ENGINE FROM RUNNING OUT OIL AND CEASING UP THE ENGINE. FROM DISCUSSIONS ON SEVERAL WEBSITES THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WHICH EFFECTS A LOT OF CAMRYS AND WHICH TOYOTA REFUSES TO CORRECT. THEY STATE A QUART BURNED IN 1200 MILES IS NORMAL WHICH IS A REALLY STUPID THING TO SAY. TOYOTA ONCE AGAIN IS FAILING TO STEP UP TO OWNING THE PROBLEM. ALSO, AS ALL THESE ENGINES ARE NEEDLESSLY BURNING THOUSANDS OF QUARTS OF OIL DUE TO LOW RELIABILITY PARTS, WE ARE VERY MUCH CREATING A LOT OF AIR POLLUTION. I WONDER WHAT THE EPA THINKS OF THIS? *KB

MY CAMRY HAS EXCESSIVE OIL USAGE. IT USES ABOUT 1 QT EVERY 600 MILES. THE PROBLEM STARTED AT APPROX 61000 MILES. CAR CURRENTLY HAS 96,000 MILES ON IT AND I PUT A QUART OF OIL IN FOR EVERY 2 TANKS OF GAS. I SEE THAT TOYOTA ISSUED A TSB FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT WILL ONLY FIX IT UNDER WARRANTY. THEY ARE REPLACING THE PISTONS AND RINGS WITH A NEW DESIGN BECAUSE THE OLD DESIGN IS A FAILURE. IT IS AN ENGINEERING/DESIGN DEFECT AND SHOULD BE FIXED UNDER A RECALL. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE WHEN BRAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SHAKING WAS COMING FROM THE BRAKE PADS SCRATCHING THE ROTOR. THE BRAKE PADS WERE NOT WORN HOWEVER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ROTORS WERE PREVIOUSLY REPLACED TWICE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,470 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY AND WOULD NOT REMAIN CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE VISOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

I HEAR AND FEEL A CLUNK, POP OR KNOCK TYPE OF NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY OR BACKING OUT OF GARAGE OR PARKING. I NOTICED THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM BUT TOYOTA IS NOT RECALLING FOR FIXING THE PROBLEM, INSTEAD DEALERS ARE CHARGING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A SUSPENSION FAILURE ON BOTH THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

I BOUGHT 07 CAMRY FROM LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN 2007. FROM THE START I'VE NOTICED THE CAR WAS CONSUMING OIL. THERE IS NO TRACE OF LEAK ANYWHERE BUT WAS TAKING OIL. WITHOUT MUCH THOUGHT, I WOULD ADD OIL AS NEEDED. AS THE MILEAGE START TO RACK UP, THE PROBLEM IS TOO OBVIOUS AND IT IS GETTING WORSE. AT THE BEGINNING, I DID NOT KNOW HOW MUCH OIL WAS BEING CONSUMED. THEN I STARED TO USE TICKER OIL HOPING THE PROBLEM WOULD GO AWAY. IT DID NOT AND I AM STILL USING TICKER OIL (5W20 TO 5W30) OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM, I THINK IS PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE. THE CAR NOW HAS 65,000 MILES AND LATE LAST SUMMER (2011) I'VE SEEN OIL ADDING EVERY MONTH (ABOUT EVERY 1,000 MILES). LOCAL DEALER SAID A QUART EVERY 1,000 MILES IS NORMAL. SERVICE MANAGER IS SAYING THAT TOYOTA STATED THE CONSUMING A QUART EVERY 1,000 MILE IS NORMAL. SO GO COMPLAIN TO TOYOTA CORP IS WHAT THEY SAID. I FELT LIKE I WAS TALKING TO A BRICK WALL. DEALERSHIP SAID I SHOULD GO THROUGH OIL CONSUMPTION TEST, WHICH I STATED THE PROCESS IN DECEMBER OF 2011. THEY HAD PUT IN HALF INCH ABOVE THE FULL MARK ON THE DIPSTICK, WHICH I WOULD HAVE THOUGH THEY WOULD HAVE NOTED THIS. AFTER I COME BACK AFTER 1,000 MILES, OIL CONSUMPTION WAS THERE BUT THEY CLAIM 1/2 QUART IN 1,000 MILES. NOT CONSIDERING HOW MUCH THEY HAVE OVER FILLED OR HAD ANY IDEA OF THAT FACT. I STARTED LOOKING INTO THIS IN WEB AND ALSO LEARNED THAT DEALERSHIP USES ADDITIVE TO NOT CONSUME OIL IN CONSUMPTION TESTING. I CANNOT WIN OVER DISHONEST EXPERTS AT THE DEALERSHIP. TH

THE OIL BAFFLE IN MY 2007 CAMRY HAS TRASHED THE ENGINE AND TOYOTA REFUSES TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE MY CAR IS COUPLE OF THOUSAND MILES PAST THE WARRANTY AND THEY ARE ASKING FOR 8,000 FOR A NEW ENGINE. IN THE MEANTIME, I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENT FOR THIS CAR AND I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE IT FOR THE PAST MONTH AND DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT. *TT

I GOT A CASE NUMBER FROM TOYOTA, TOYOTA TOLD ME THAT THE ONLY WAY MY AIR BAG WILL DEPLOY IS THAT THE MOTOR WOULD HAVE TO BE IN THE CAR DASH BOARD TO PROTECT THE DRIVER. SO SHE KNOWS THAT THE CAR AIR BAG WAS WORKING PROPERLY.

THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR SUDDENLY SWUNG DOWN IN FRONT OF MY FACE WHILE DRIVING. SOMETHING FEELS BROKEN ALONG THE SPINE OF THE VISOR. IT NO LONGER WILL STAY IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION AND SIGNIFICANTLY BLOCKS VISIBILITY. I HAVE REMOVED THE VISOR COMPLETELY TO AVOID THE HAZARD IT POSES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY, THE CAR WAS PULLING TO THE LEFT. I TRIED TO CONTROL THE CAR. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, THE CAR WENT OUT OF CONTROL. SPINNING AND HITTING THE GUARD RAIL TWICE. THE AIR BAG DIDNT DEPLOYED, AND THE SEAT BELT DIDNT HOLD OR LOCK ME INTO PLACE WHILE IT WAS ON. WHEN THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP I TURN THE VEHICLE AROUND FROM THE ON COMING TRAFFIC, THE BRAKES WAS GIVING OUT AND THE CAR WAS STILL STEERING TO THE LEFT. I ENDED UP IN A DITCH ON THE GUARD RAIL. *TR

THE DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS DO NOT SHUT OFF WHEN THE IGNITION IS OFF. THE ONLY TEMPORARY RESOLUTION WAS TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY SO THAT THE BATTERY WOULD NOT DIE. *TR

THE 2.4LITER ENGINE IN THE 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY THAT I OWN HAS BEGUN TO CONSUME AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF ENGINE OIL. TOYOTA HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TO COVER VEHICLES THAT ARE STILL COVERED UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY BUT WILL NOT ASSIST ME WITH MY VEHICLE SINCE IT IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. NOW THE VEHICLE HAS 100,000 MILES ON IT AND THE ENGINE WILL FAIL PREMATURELY. I HAVE CONTACTED THE TOYOTA'S CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER AS WELL AS MY LOCAL DEALER WITH NO SUCCESS. THE LOCAL DEALER KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM BUT SAYS TOYOTA WILL NOT ASSIST OUT OF WARRANTY CUSTOMERS. THERE WAS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE ENGINE AND THE PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD WITH THESE MODELS. TOYOTA SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR DISTRIBUTING AN INFERIOR PRODUCT TO THE PUBLIC AS WELL AS THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF EXCESSIVE OIL BURNING ON A LATE MODEL VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING INTO A PARKING AREA, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND JUMPED A CURB. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP WHEN IT CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE BREAST AND NECK. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A LOCAL BODY SHOP AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIDN ID NUMBER 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 42,000.

I WANTED TO PASS ALONG THIS FIX AS THE TSB SEEM NOT TO HAVE A SOLUTION . I HAVE FILED THIS UNDER ELECTRICAL AS THIS IS THE COMMON SYMPTOMS (DASH GAUGES JUMP) ; HOWEVER THE FAILURE IS IN THE BRAKES (ABS DISTRIBUTION). I FIRST NOTICED MY DASH GAUGES (TEMP, TACH, SPEEDOMETER, AND TRANSMISSION SELECTION) WERE JUMPY OR NON OPERATIVE. IT RESEMBLED A LOW BATTERY PROBLEM. THE DEALER 1ST SUGGESTED I REPLACE BATTERY--STILL HAS PROBLEM, THEN THEY STATED THEY FOUND LOOSE WIRE UNDER DASH--STILL HAD PROBLEM, FINALLY (AFTER I EXPLAINED THERE WERE MANY ONLINE COMPLAINTS OF OTHERS WITH REMEDIES THAT DID NOT WORK) THEY ADVISED TOYOTA HAD A TSB FOR THE ABS DISTRIBUTION THAT WOULD CAUSE DASH GAUGES TO WORK ERRATICALLY. PART WAS REPLACED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. CAR SEEMS FINE...A PLUS, CAR NO LONGER FEELS LIKE BRAKES ARE DRAGGING WHEN LETTING OFF ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I HOPE THIS HELPS OTHERS. *TR

THE SUNVISOR WOULD NOT REMAIN IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION AND WAS OBSTRUCTING MY VIEW OF THE ROADWAY. *TR

DURING DRIVING OR IN A STOP LIGHT THE WARNING LIGHTS OF VCS SYSTEM LIGHTS UP WITHOUT ANY REASON AND THEN WENT TO NORMAL. I'VE NOTICED THEN THAT THIS USUALLY HAPPENED WHEN SOME WEIGHTED VEHICLES PASSED BESIDE MINE THAT CAUSED A ROUGH ROAD MOVEMENT OR SOME HIGH LOUD. ONE TIME PASSED JUST BEFORE A ROUTINE CHECKUP (OIL & FILTER). I CALLED BACK TO THE SERVICE AND TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A RESETTING OF THE CAR SYSTEM.???? THIS HAS PASSED FOR A FEW TIMES EVERY YEAR BUT THIS TIME THE WARNING LIGHTS STILL AND IT SHOWN A DIAGNOSIS WITH ABNORMAL LEAK IN THE ACCUMULATOR WHICH I'VE TOLD THAT THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENED IN AN HYBRID MODEL. *KB

I ACCIDENTALLY FOUND OUT THAT MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY IS BURNING EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL. WHEN I WENT FOR AN OIL CHANGE AT AROUND 60000 MILES, THE MECHANICS COMMENTED THAT MY ENGINE OIL LEVEL IS VERY LOW (NEARLY EMPTY). HE FOUND NO SIGNS OF LEAKING. AFTER THE OIL CHANGE, I CHECKED THE LEVEL TO MAKE SURE IT IS FULL. AFTER 600 MILES, THE MARK IS NEAR THE LOW END, WHICH MEANS ABOUT 1.2 QUART CONSUMPTION (ACCORDING TO USER MANUAL). *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN VISOR WOULD NOT REMAIN IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION AND WAS OBSTRUCTING HER VIEW OF THE ROADWAY. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO REPLACE THE SUN VISOR AT HER EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 03/21/12

THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED USED FROM A PRIVATE PARTY IN AUGUST 2011. I DID AN OIL CHANGE SOON AFTER, ON 8/21 WITH MILEAGE AT 57,336. ON 11/3 MY WIFE REPORTED THE OIL LIGHT COMING ON WHEN BRAKING. I CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL, AND THERE WAS JUST A TINY BIT ON THE TIP OF THE DIPSTICK. IT TOOK 3 FULL QUARTS TO BRING IT BACK UP TO FULL ON THE DIPSTICK. MILEAGE WAS 59,820 SO THAT MEANS THAT IN 2,484 MILES, THE ENGINE CONSUMED 3 QUARTS OF OIL. ON 12/18 MY WIFE AGAIN REPORTED THE OIL LIGHT COMING ON WHEN BRAKING. I CHECKED THE OIL AND THE DIPSTICK WAS COMPLETELY DRY. AGAIN, 3 FULL QUARTS TO BRING IT UP TO THE FULL MARK. MILEAGE WAS 61,397 SO THIS TIME 3 QUARTS WERE CONSUMED IN 1577 MILES. ALL OF THIS IN COMPLETELY NORMAL DRIVING. THERE IS NO OIL LEAKING UNDER THE CAR AND THERE IS NO SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE TAILPIPE, NOR IS THERE ANY OIL MIXED IN WITH THE COOLANT, SO I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT IS GOING. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. I WILL BE CONTACTING TOYOTA ABOUT THIS TOMORROW. THE MANUAL STATES THAT IT IS NORMAL TO CONSUME A QUART EVERY 600 MILES. THIS IS ALSO RIDICULOUS. TOYOTA KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM, THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. TOYOTA HAS SINCE REDESIGNED THEIR ENGINE BECAUSE IF THIS. TOYOTA NEEDS TO GIVE PEOPLE WITH AFFECTED VEHICLES REPLACEMENT ENGINES TO RECTIFY THIS. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND HOLD TOYOTA ACCOUNTABLE. *TR

SEAT BELT FAILURE!!! GOT IN THE CAR AND TRIED TO PUT ON SEAT BELT AND IT WILL NOT RETRACT FAR ENOUGH TO CONNECT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST TRACTION AND SWERVED FROM ONE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO THE OTHER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE FAILURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 57,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THEY FOUND THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AND REAR DRIVER SIDE STRUTS WERE LEAKING. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE STRUTS NEEDED REPLACING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,992 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 03/09/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED ON APRIL 5, 2011, SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE. SHE WAS INFORMED THE RIGHT AND LEFT REAR STRUTS WERE LEAKING. THE CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD HER VEHICLE DID MEET THE REQUIREMENTS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 35,000 MILES. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS MORE THAN THREE YEARS OLD. THEY OFFERED TO REPLACE THE STRUTS AT A COST OF $ 668.77. THE CONSUMER WENT FOR HER 35,000 MILE CHECK-UP A MONTH LATER, AND WAS INFORMED ONE OF THE STRUTS HAD WORSENED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 03/14/12

THIS IS FOR CAMRY 07, 4 CYL. THE CAR ALWAYS GETS SERVICED AT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AT 5000 INTERVALS (PER THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS). I NOTICED BEFORE THE DUE MILEAGE (5000 MILES) WHEN SUDDEN BRAKING, THE OIL LIGHT WOULD COME ON. WHEN CHECKING THE DIPSTICK IT IS ALMOST EMPTY. SO THE DEALER RECOMMENDS DOING 500 TO 1000 MILES OIL CHECKS AND IT IS CONSUMING TOO MUCH OIL. AFTER SEARCHING I FOUND THAT THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE ENGINE BLOCK BUT TOYOTA DENIES IT. I DID CALL THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY MENTIONED IT IS OK FOR THE ENGINE TO CONSUME OIL!!! THIS IS OF COURSE IS NOT ACCEPTABLE AND SECONDLY BURNING OIL WOULD MAKE MORE POLLUTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN VISOR WOULD NOT REMAIN IN PLACE, IMPAIRING THE CONTACT'S VISION WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN VISOR WAS REPLACED PREVIOUSLY BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

MY CAR HAD BEEN MAKING A NOISE AT LOW SPEEDS; I THOUGHT IT WAS A TRANSMISSION MATTER DUE TO AGE AND WEAR AND TEAR BUT A TOYOTA GARAGE INFORMED ME I NEED A NEW STEERING SHAFT. AN ONLINE SEARCH SHOWED OTHER PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS ON THE 2007 CAMRY. THIS IS MY 13TH AUTOMOBILE IN MY LIFETIME AND IT IS THE FIRST ON WHICH A STEERING SHAFT HAS FAILED, ALTHOUGH I HAVE DRIVEN SOME OF THE OTHER CARS MUCH FARTHER. MY PREVIOUS TOYOTA WENT 300,000 MILES AND NEVER HAD SUCH A PROBLEM. THE ESTIMATED COST TO FIX THE STEERING SHAFT IS $540; I BELIEVE TOYOTA SHOULD PROVIDE A RECALL AND FIX IT FOR FREE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DON'T REMEMBER THE DATE BUT EARLY PART OF THIS YEAR THE VISOR ON THE DRIVER JUST DROP ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. IT STARTED LIKE GETTING HARD TO SNAP BACK IN PLACE AT FIRST BUT JUST DROP. THE VISOR ON PASSENGER SIDE DID THE SAME THING BOUT TWO WEEK LATER TOOK IT TODEALER HE TOLD ME IT WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO WASN'T A RECALL SO I HAD TO PAY FOR IT. NEEDLESS TO SAY I HAVE NO JOB AND NO VISOR. THIS CAR WAS NEW WHEN I BOUGHT IT IN THE LAST OF 2009,WITH 307 MILES. AND IT NOTHING CAN BE DONE I SEE ALL THESE OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS ON THIS GOV.SITE AND NOTHING BEEN DONE YET I GUESS SOMEONE GOT TO GET HURT OR KILL FIRST. WHY HASN'T IT BEEN A RECALL TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH OF THE SUN VISORS BROKE AND AS A RESULT, THE VISORS WERE HANGING AND BLOCKING THE VISIBILITY OF THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE HAD TO REMOVE THE VISORS COMPLETELY IN ORDER TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER WAS CONTACT WHO ONLY ADVISED HIM TO REPLACE THE VISORS AND THAT THERE WAS NO RECALLS RELATED TO THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000. UPDATED 12/29/11 *BF UPDATED 02/22/12

DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NO LONGER STAY IN THE UP POSITION. IT NOW HANGS DOWN AND BLOCKS THE DRIVERS VIEW OF THE ROAD MAKING THE VEHICLE UNSAFE. THIS WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY IN 2009, BUT THE NEW VISOR BROKE IN EARLY 2011, AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE WARRANTY. *TR

ON SEPTEMBER 2011, THE TEXTURE OF MY DASHBOARD STARTED CHANGING TO A SHINY TACKY TEXTURE, AND THE CLOSER TO THE WINDOW THE MORE SEVERE IT WAS. I MUST ADD THAT I TAKE GREAT CARE OF MY VEHICLE AND WHENEVER IT'S PARKED OUTSIDE I USE INTERIOR WINDSHIELD COVERS TO PROTECT IT FROM THE SUN AND HEAT. IN AN ATTEMPT TO CLEAN IT, I NOTICED THE DASHBOARD WAS DISINTEGRATING. IT WAS COMING RIGHT OFF AND IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO REMOVE THE STICKY TEXTURE. FURTHERMORE, THE DASHBOARD IS SO SOFT THAT IT CAN BE SCRAPPED RIGHT OFF WITH A NAIL OR ANY SLIGHTLY SHARP OBJECT. I'VE BEEN INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE, AND IT APPEARS TO BE COMMON ON 2007 CAMRY'S AND 2007 LEXUS' VEHICLES. I CREATED A VIDEO DEMONSTRATING THIS DEFECT AND HAVE POSTED IT ON YOUTUBE. IT CAN BE FOUND BY SEARCHING "TOYOTA CAMRY STICKY DASHBOARD" OR BY CLICKING ON THIS LINK HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=47W3SLKGVP0&FEATURE=EMAIL *KB

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE PURCHASED IN 2007 AND THE SUNVISOR BROKE WHILE I WAS DRIVING WHICH ALMOST CAUSED ME TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. IT WONT STAY UP AND JUST FLOPS BACK AND FORTH. I CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY SAID IT WOULD COST 180 TO GET IT FIXED. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND NOTICED OTHER TOYOTA OWNERS WERE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS STILL A NEW CAR AND SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THIS ISSUE. I ALSO HAVE A 92 HONDA ACCORD AND THE VISOR IS STILL IN PLACE. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. *TR

THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR WOULD NOT STAY RAISED AND IN PLACE AND WOULD FLOP STRAIGHT DOWN INHIBITING YOUR ABILITY TO SEE. WE HAD TO REMOVE THE VISOR COMPLETELY AS IT WAS A SAFETY HAZARD. DEALERSHIPS DO NOT RECOGNIZE THIS AS AN ISSUE, AND NO RECALL HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED BY TOYOTA. DEALERS ARE CHARGING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS TO BE A MASSIVELY WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. SEE THE FOLLOWING LINK FOR JUST A FEW EXAMPLES: HTTP://WWW.TOYOTANATION.COM/FORUM/ARCHIVE/INDEX.PHP/T-343284.HTML. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR HAS FAILED TWICE INTERNALLY, THE REPLACEMENT COST IS ~$150.00 US, NON- WARRANTY ITEM. IT OBSTRUCTS THE DRIVER'S VIEW AND THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL THE VISOR IS REMOVED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, SHE SMELLED A BURNING ODOR AND FLAMES EMITTED FROM THE DOOR. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WERE NOTIFIED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 85,000. UPDATED 11/25/11 *BF