2007 Toyota Camry complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH UP A HILL, HE ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. HE ENGAGED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. ONE PASSENGER WAS SUSTAINED BRUISES TO THE NECK AND MINOR PAIN ALL OVER HIS BODY. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A VIN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

DRIVER SIDE VISOR BROKEN AND OBSTRUCTING VIEW. VISOR WAS REMOVED BY OWNER DUE TO SAFETY REASONS. PASSENGER SIDE VISOR WILL NOT STAY EXTENDED TO WINDSHIELD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS CONSUMING ENGINE OIL AT AN UNUSUALLY RAPID RATE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE OIL CONSUMPTION WAS NORMAL. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC BUT WAS UNABLE TO PRODUCE ANY FAILURE CODES. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD POTENTIALLY STALL OR THE ENGINE COULD BE DESTROYED BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR STRUTS WERE LEAKING OIL PAST THE LOWER SPRING SEAT. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE LEAK WAS NORMAL.THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THEY PERFORMED A WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND PERFORMED REPAIRS TO CORRECT THE LEAKAGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY, THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR DOES NOT STAY UP IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. IT FELL DOWN ON ME WHEN DRIVING A FEW WEEKS AGO TO WHICH I NARROWLY AVOIDED A SERIOUS CRASH. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IT IS DEFECTIVE. A PIECE OF THEIR MACHINERY IS BLOCKING MY VIEW BECAUSE IT DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. WE HAVE A PREMIUM WARRANTY UP TO 100K MILES ON THE VEHICLE (BUMPER TO BUMPER) AND WE ARE AT 51K MILES CURRENTLY. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET IT REPAIRED TO WHICH THEY CLAIM THAT THE SUN VISOR IS A COSMETIC ISSUE TO WHICH THEY WONT REPLACE IT. I HAVE VISITED THE DEALERSHIP ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITH SEVERAL PHONE CALLS TO TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS TO WHICH THEY APPRECIATE MY CONCERN AND UNLESS THEY RECEIVE A HIGH VOLUME OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE ISSUE THEY WONT INSTITUTE A RECALL. DOING RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND MANY OF THE SAME ISSUES WITH OTHER TOYOTAS. THEY DISMISS MY CLAIM WITH COP OUT REPLIES NOT TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THE CONCERN FOR MY SAFETY OF MYSELF AND PASSENGERS WHO RIDE WITH ME. PLEASE HELP!!!!! SOMEONE SOONER OR LATER WILL GET SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE KILLED BECAUSE OF THEIR SAFETY DEFECT. I DO BELIEVE THAT MY RIGHT TO SEE IS NOT A COSMETIC ISSUE AND A SERIOUS SAFETY VIOLATION!!!!!! ALL I ASK FOR IS THEM TO OWN UP TO THEIR DEFECTS AND FIX THEM ASAP. *TR

2007 CAMRY LE WITH ONLY 24000 KM MIDDLE HEAT SHIELD RUSTED HANGING. TOYOTA IN GUELPH ONTARIO REMOVED IT BECAUSE IT HAS RUSTED SO IT DOES NOT FALL OFF. THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME $300 CDN TO REINSTALL NEW ONE. SHOULD NOT THIS BE COVERED BY BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY? I THINK THIS IS BIG SAFETY ITEM BECAUSE IT IS LARGE PIECE AND IF IT WOULD HAVE FALLEN OFF ON HIGHWAY IT COULD CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH. AGAIN MY CAR HAS ONLY 24000 KM . *TR

MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION. IT WAS UP WHEN I PARKED THE CAR AND DOWN THE NEXT TIME I DROVE IT. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO GET THE RECALL WORK COMPLETED FOR THE MATS AND ACC. PEDAL AND REQUESTED THE SERVICE MAN LOOK AT THE SUN VISOR. HE TOLD ME IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY AND I WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE THE PARTS MYSELF. HE ALSO DID NOT REMOVE THE VISOR WHICH IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS I CANNOT SEE TO DRIVE EXCEPT BY HOLDING UP THE VISOR. I HAD TO REMOVE THE VISOR MYSELF TO SAFELY DRIVE MY CAR. *TR

ON 6/26/2010, A SPEEDING NISSAN ALTIMA RAN A STOP SIGN AND COLLIDED WITH MY TOYOTA CAMRY LEFT FRONT WHEEL CAUSING MY CAR TO LOOSE CONTROL, JUMP THE CURB TO IT'S RIGHT AND CRASHED HEAD ON INTO A FIRE HYDRANT PROTECTIVE BARRIER. THE OTHER CAR CONTINUED TO HIT MY CAR FROM BEHIND ON THE LEFT REAR FURTHER CAUSING THE HEAD ON IMPACT AND FRONTAL DAMAGE. THE AIRBAGS OF MY TOYOTA FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE AIRBAGS OF THE ALTIMA DID DEPLOY. BECAUSE IF THE SEVERITY OF THE IMPACT AND FRONTAL AND OTHER DAMAGE, MY TOYOTA CAMRY WAS TOTALED. THE IMPACT ALSO CAUSED THE TWO LEFT SIDE TIRES TO BLOW OUT. ALSO AS THE TOYOTA CAMRY JUMPED THE CURB, IT HIT A METAL TRAFFIC SIGN CAUSING IT TO BE CUT OFF COMPLETELY AT THE BOTTOM. *TR

I HAVE A CAMRY 2007 XLE WITH 36K MILES. I STARTED NOTICING SOME BRAKE PULSATION WHEN BRAKES APPLIED AT HIGH SPEEDS, OVER 60 MILES PER HOUR, SPECIALLY ON DOWNHILLS. THIS SENSATION STARTED APPEARING AT AROUND 34K MILES. THE STEERING DID NOT VIBRATE AT THAT TIME. I TOOK THE CAR FOR SERVICE FOR ITS 35K MILES. TWO DAYS AFTER THE CAR WAS SERVICED I HAD A LONG DRIVE AND STARTED NOTICING STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION, SOME TIMES MORE VIBRATION THAN OTHERS. ALL WHEN BRAKES APPLIED AT OVER 60 MPH WHEN APPLYING BRAKES MODERATELY TO STRONGLY. I CALLED THE DEALER AND I SAID THAT THE CAR STARTED VIBRATING AFTER SERVICE. HE SAID, THEY DON'T REMOVE BRAKES OR ROTORS WHEN THEY DO MINOR SERVICE TO THE CAR. I ASKED WHAT THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE AND HE SAID THAT THE ROTORS MIGHT BE WARPED. THEY WOULD PERFORM A ROTOR RESURFACING AND POSSIBLY PADS REPLACEMENT, DESPITE THE PADS LOOKED OVER 7MM, QUITE NEW FOR REPLACEMENT. I HAVE READ A LOT OF CAMRY COMPLAINTS WITH WARPED ROTORS. THE DEALER SAID ROTORS CANNOT BE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. I AM UPSET BECAUSE ROTORS SHOULD BE NOT WARPED AT 36K MILES AND SPECIALLY WHEN PADS LOOK IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE. ESTIMATED JOB WOULD BE AROUND $260.THE CAR FEELS UNSAFE WHEN BREAKING NOW. TOYOTA SHOULD LOOK AT THIS QUALITY ISSUES AND OFFER REPLACEMENT. *TR

2007 CAMRY LE, DRIVERS SIDE SUNVISOR WILL NOT HOLD IN UPRIGHT LOCKED POSITION AND SUBSEQUENTLY FALLS INTO VIEW WHILE DRIVING. REMOVED DUE TO REPEATED HAZARD OF OBSTRUCTING VIEW. *TR

DRIVER'S SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY IN UPRIGHT POSITION WHICH OBSTRUCTS THE DRIVER'S VIEW. *TR

TWICE IN 24 HOURS, RIGHT AFTER I HAD ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AT THE DEALERSHIP, WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE OF MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE THE ABS KICKED IN. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO TOYOTA BUT THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. I RODE WITH THE TECHNICIAN BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THIS SITUATION IS DANGEROUS AND FRIGHTENING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. SHE REFERENCED NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V388000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL. SHE STATED THAT THE RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED EARLIER THIS YEARS; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE HAD ACCELERATED TWICE SINCE THE RECALL WORK WAS DONE. SHE CALLED THE DEALER AFTER SHE EXPERIENCED THE FIRST FAILURE AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE RECALL WORK HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH , THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. SHE ENGAGED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,225.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE START POSITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD NOT MOVE FROM PARK TO DRIVE GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED. THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY NOTICED THAT THE GEAR SELECTOR WOULD HESITATE WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35000.

DROVE APPROX. 1/4 MILE CAR LOST POWER, WITH A STRANGE METAL GRINDING NOISE, ALL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON (LOST POWER STEERING & BRAKE CAPABILITY) THEN STALLED. PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL THEN TURNED ENGINE OFF AND LET SIT APPROX. 2 OR 3 MINUTES. CAR RESTARTED. TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALER: TECH STATED PERFORMED ST INSP. NO CODES & HEALTH CK & DIAGNOSTIC TEST PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE IS AS THE MANUFACTURER INTENDED. MILEAGE ON VEHICLE: 31,374. 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE AUTO. *TR

CAR WAS IN REVERSE IN A PARKING LOT. APPLIED BRAKES BUT WITH NO RESPONSE. CAR CONTINUED TO MOVE AND HIT ANOTHER IN THE PARKING LOT. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED. CONTACTED DEALER AND WILL TAKE IT IN THIS FRIDAY 7/9/2010. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP IN THE RAISED POSITION OR ALL THE WAY BACK TOWARDS WINDOW IN LOWERED POSITION. CONTINUES TO FALL INTO THE LOWER MOST POSITION, BLOCKING VIEW THROUGH FRONT WINDOW. THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AND I NEEDED TO USE ONE HAND TO KEEP IT RAISED OUT OF MY LINE OF VISION. WILL BE CONTACTING DEALER/REGIONAL SERVICE IN AN ATTEMPT TO HAVE THEM REPAIR THE PROBLEM SINCE IT IS LISTED BY OTHER OWNERS ON NHTSA SITE AS A DEFECT COMPLAINT. *TR

MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY DRIVER SIDE VISOR GOT LOOSEN AND OBSTRUCTED MY VIEW WHILE DRIVING. I COULD NOT LIFT IT UP TO ITS NORMAL POSITION. I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AROUND 60 MPH AND THE VISOR SUDDENLY OBSTRUCTED MY VIEW. I ALMOST HIT THE CAR INFRONT OF ME. THE DEALER (WOBURN TOYOTA, MA) REFUSED TO CHANGE THE VISOR AND TOLD ME IT IS NOT COVERED. I DID CONSTANT MAINTENANCE OF THE CAR AT THE DEALER. I HOPE TOYOTA STEPS UP AND RECALL THE VISORS AD THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND SOME ONE MIGHT NOT BE LUCKY LIKE ME AND BE INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT DUE TO VISOR OBSTRUCTING THE VIEW WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN, WHAT DOES THE MILEAGE HAVE TO DO WITH DEFECTIVE SUN VISORS? WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT A BROKEN RADIO, BUT RATHER SOMETHING THAT COULD POTENTIAL POSE A RISK OF HARM TO ME AND MY PASSENGERS SHOULD THE SITUATION NOT BE RESOLVED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO HIS FRONT DRIVER DOOR AND THE FRONT END OF HIS VEHICLE. HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, DROVE OVER A CURB AND CRASHED INTO A FIRE HYDRANT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK, BACK, ABDOMEN, AND WHIPLASH. THEY WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND THEY WERE DISCHARGED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. TOYOTA USA STATED THAT IT DEPENDS ON WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK AND THE SPEED INVOLVED WHICH DETERMINED IF THE AIR BAG SHOULD DEPLOY OR NOT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 14,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED FOR THE RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V388000 AND 10V017000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ACCELERATOR PEDAL. UPON RECEIVING THE VEHICLE FROM AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE FELT THE VEHICLE VIBRATING WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND THE VIBRATIONS GOT MORE VIOLENT WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO BEGAN TO MOVE TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT WHILE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURES WERE NORMAL WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ADAPTING TO ITS NEW COMPUTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AGAIN WHO STATED THAT THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,600.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND NOTICED THAT THE OIL LIGHT HAD APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS BURNING THE OIL. THE DEALER ADDED OIL TO THE ENGINE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR FLIPPED DOWNWARD AND WOULD NOT REMAIN IN THE UPWARD POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE SUN VISOR COULD BE REPLACED AT HER EXPENSE. THE DEALER REMOVED THE SUN VISOR BUT IT WAS NOT REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 99,300.

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND THE GEAR SELECTOR PLACED IN THE PARK POSITION. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE BODY DAMAGES AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $6,000. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ON FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD AN ENGINEER PERFORM A FURTHER INSPECTION ON THE VEHICLE IN WHICH THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT WAS UPGRADED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I HAVE A TOYOTA HYBRID 07 , I TURNED ON CAR MADE HORRIBLE LOAD NOISE THE SPEEDOMETER WENT UP TO 100 MPH IN SECONDS THE TWO FRONT TIRES WERE SHAKING HORRIBLY LIKE THE CAR WANTED TO TAKE OFF THE CAR KEEP MAKING LAUD NOISE I HONESTLY THOUGH THE CAR WAS GOING TO BLOW UP . I THANK GOD THAT I WASN'T IN ROAD WHEN IT HAPPENED , AM VERY AFRAID TO GET INTO CAR THERE IS NO WAY I WILL BE ABLE TO DRIVE THAT CAR AGAIN I VALUE MY LIFE TOO MUCH AND ITS SAD THAT TOYOTA JUST THINKS ABOUT MONEY AND NOT LIVES OF PEOPLE . I SAY THIS BECAUSE THEY SAID "WELL BRING IT IN IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN" YEAH RIGHT AND WHAT IF IT DOES BUT AM DEAD , OR CRITICALLY INJURED. *TR

ON APRIL 27, 2010, I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. I USUALLY BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPACE VERY SLOWLY SO THAT I CAN STOP AT ANYTIME. AFTER I HAD CLEARED THE PARKING SPACE AND BEFORE I COULD EXCHANGE GEARS, THE CAR (2007 TOYOTA CAMRY) KEPT ON REVERSING. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE BUT THE CAR DID NOT STOP. IT STOPPED WHEN IT HIT A VAN WHICH WAS ADJACENT TO A POLICE CAR. LUCKILY THE POLICE OFFICER WITNESSED THE ENTIRE ACCIDENT. WHEN THE POLICE OFFICER APPROACHED MY CAR HE STATED THAT "I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO HIT ME." I REPLIED BY SAYING "MY CAR WOULD NOT STOP; I COULD STOP THE CAR." I INFORMED THE POLICE OFFICER THAT WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE POLICE REPORT INDICATES THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ACCELERATION. THIS STATEMENT IS ALSO WANT THE MECHANIC SAID WHEN HE PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE TO WORK ON THE CAR. *TR

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. LETTER FROM ATTORNEY SENT ON BEHALF OF CONSUMER IN REGARDS TO INJURIES SUSTAINED WHEN DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY*TGW

WARPED ROTORS ON 2007 CAMRY AT APPROX. 13,000, AGAIN AT AROUND 50,000 MILES AND AGAIN AT 68,000 MILES. REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY FIRST TIME, I PAID THE SECOND TIME, AND TOYOTA SAYS I MUST PAY AGAIN THE THIRD TIME. ARE OTHERS HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM? TOYOTA REF. NUMBER IS [XXX] REF NUMBER WITH TOYOTA IS [XXX] ON 6/22/10. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. I TOOK IT TO A TOYOTA DEALER ON 4/2/2010 FOR THE GAS PEDAL MODIFICATION AND MENTIONED A THUMPING SOUND WHENEVER I WENT OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. I WAS TOLD THAT A PART THAT HOLDS A HEAT SHIELD IN PLACE UNDER THE GAS TANK HAD RUSTED AWAY AND THE HEAT SHIELD WAS MAKING THE NOISE. DID I WANT IT FIXED? OF COURSE I DID, WHO WANTS THE EXHAUST PIPE TO COME IN CONTACT WITH THE GAS TANK? I PAID THE $153.81 TO HAVE THE HEAT SHIELD PROBLEM FIXED, AND ASKED WHY AN IMPORTANT PART LIKE THAT HAD FAILED AFTER ONLY 37,000 MILES? THEY TOLD ME IT'S PROBABLY BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER AND THE SNOW AND THE RUST. MY PROBLEM REMAINS - WHY A FAILURE ON A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PART AFTER ONLY 37,000 MILES? AT LEAST A THIRD OF TOYOTA'S SALES HAVE TO BE IN PLACES WHERE THERE'S SNOW. APPEARS THEY'RE USING CHEAP PARTS IN CRITICAL PLACES WHICH COULD CAUSE DISASTROUS CONSEQUENCES. HOW COULD A PART THAT HOLDS A HEATSHIELD IN PLACE RUST OUT AFTER ONLY 37,000 MILES? *TR

LETTER REGARDING JERKING PROBLEMS WITH THEIR 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE ; SEEKING HELP TO RESOLVE ISSUE WITH TOYOTA *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, IT WOULD JERK IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE FOR NO REASON. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THE PEDALS WERE SENSITIVE AND SHE NEEDED TO GET USED TO THEM. THE DEALER THEN BLAMED THE PROBLEM ON THE CRUISE CONTROL, WHICH THE CONSUMER STATED WASN'T EVEN ON. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE THEN RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN THE MAIL REGARDING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THAT A BAR WOULD BE INSTALLED AS WELL AS FIXING THE CARPET. THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED, SHE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATING AND JERKING. *JB

CLUNK/POP IN STEERING COLUMN WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, REVERSING, AND TURNING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT OR MOVING STRAIGHT. SEEMS TO DO IT MOSTLY ONCE CAR IS WARMED UP, NOT WHEN FIRST DRIVING. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR KEEPS FALLING DOWN. I HAVE HARDLY USED IT AND THE CAR IS 3 YEARS OLD. IT FALLS DOWN IN FRONT OF MY FACE WHILE DRIVING AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. IT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *TR

MY CAR WAS IN THE RECALL LIST AND THEY HAVE CHANGED THE BAD PIECE 3 TIMES AND IM STILL HAVING PROBLEMS AND I CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. ANY WAY YOU COULD HELP CALL [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL). SINCE REPAIRS, THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY EXHIBIT SUDDEN ACCELERATION FAILURES AND WOULD ALSO SURGE IN REVERSE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER WHO REFERRED HER BACK TO THE DEALER WHICH MADE THE RECALL REPAIRS ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,452 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,135.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN VISOR BROKE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT ALTHOUGH THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR COSTS AS THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,200. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 47,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN SEPTEMBER OF 2008, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A POLE AT 35 MPH. THE DRIVERS FRONTAL AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT THE AIR BAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8,000.

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE CONSUMER STATED HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. SHE GENTLY APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR AND IT INEXPLICABLY WENT TO THE FLOOR. SHE FRANTICALLY TRIED TO PULL THE ACCELERATOR UP FROM THE FLOOR WITH HER FOOT, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE VEHICLE WAS PICKING UP SPEED AND RACING UNCONTROLLABLY DOWN THE FREEWAY. SHE ATTEMPTED TO SLOW IT DOWN BY PRESSING FIRMLY ON THE BRAKES, BUT TO NO AVAIL. LUCKILY, SHE THREW THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL AND PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. THE CONSUMER STATED THE FLOOR MATS WERE ANCHORED IN PLACE WITH FACTORY CLIPS AND INSTALLED CORRECTLY AT THE TIME HE TOOK POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMERS WIFE ENTERED THE VEHICLE AND THEN PROCEEDED TO DRIVE, WHEN A SHORT WHILE LATER, THE ACCELERATOR SLAMMED TO THE FLOOR. AGAIN, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE DOWN THE FREEWAY. SHE THREW THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL AGAIN AND BRAKED AND PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE SOLD THE VEHICLE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OVER A CEMENT BLOCK ONTO A CURB. THE CONTACT THEN CRASHED INTO A CEMENT WALL. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUED DRIVING FOR TWO MILES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED BUT THE CONTACT ALSO FILED AN INCIDENT REPORT WITH THE DMV. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) AND RECALL 07E082000 (EQUIPMENT) AND STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 38,300. UPDATED 07/19/10. *LJ UPDATED EVOQ. 07/29/10*JB UPDATED 09/20/10.*JB

WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE, DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE, OBSCURING VIEW OF WINDSHIELD. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE THE POSITION OF THE VISOR, IT FELL OFF, HIT ME ON THE MOUTH, AND SLID ONTO THE DRIVERSIDE FLOORBOARD. VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN KAGEN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE COMPENSATION FOR TOYOTA REPAIRS AND CAR RENTAL COSTS NOTE: LETTER FORWARDED FROM CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VVT-I OIL LINE IS A RUBBER HOSE WHICH ROUTES A HIGH PRESSURE FLOW OF HOT ENGINE OIL OUTSIDE THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE RUBBER DETERIORATES OVER TIME AND CAN UNEXPECTEDLY BREAK OR RUPTURE FROM 19,000 TO OVER 100,000 MILES AND CAN LEAD TO VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIRS WHEN RUNNING THE ENGINE WITHOUT OIL CAUSING SEVERE ENGINE DAMAGE. MOST OWNERS REPORTED THERE WAS NO WARNING FROM THE OIL OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THEY DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM WHEN THEY NOTICED A PUDDLE OF OIL ON THE GROUND. THE MANUFACTURING FIX WAS INSTITUTED IN NORTH AMERICA PLANTS IN APRIL 2008. THE ASSEMBLY FIX WAS TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE METAL AND RUBBER ASSEMBLY WITH AN ALL METAL OIL LINE. THE CONSUMER STATED HER VEHICLE LOST OIL SUDDENLY WITH NO WARNING. WHEN THE CONSUMER APPROACHED HER VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED A LARGE AMOUNT OF OIL UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED. THEY WERE UNABLE TO DO THE REPAIRS, SO THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ANOTHER ESTABLISHMENT WHERE THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. ACCORDING TO THE LETTER WRITTEN BY THE ESTABLISHMENT THAT REPLACED THE ENGINE; THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE HAD LOCKED UP, THE ENGINE WAS TIGHT AND OIL WAS ALL OVER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND UNDER THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED, THEY FOUND SPUN BEARINGS, AND THE CRANK AND TWO RODS WERE NO GOOD.

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES DISTRESS WITH RESULT OF REPLACEMENT OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. *TGW THE CONSUMER ALLOWED THE DEALER TO SHORTEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, WHICH WAS NEVER IN CLOSE PROXIMITY OF THE FLOOR MAT. THE VEHICLE IS NOW DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. THE CONSUMER STATED HER FOOT NOW SLIPS OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND SHE HAS TO SIT CLOSER TO THE STEERING WHEEL. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO GET THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. SHE HAD TO RE-ADJUST HER SEAT TO BE ABLE TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT INSPECTED UNDER THE HOOD AND NOTICED THAT A BOLT HAD DISLODGED FROM THE ENGINE MOUNT AND HAD PUNCTURED TWO OF THE BRAKE LINES. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT WHERE THE BRAKE LINES WERE BEING REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 53,035.

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2009 ON TWO (2) SEPARATE OCCASIONS, MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY ACCELERATED WITHOUT APPARENT CAUSE. THE SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED AFTER I HAD BEEN SHOPPING AT THE HUNTINGTON MALL FOR CHRISTMAS. I WAS COMING UP TO A REDLIGHT BEHIND SEVERAL AUTOMOBILES WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED. I VEERED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD TO AVOID HITTING THE AUTOMOBILE IN FRONT OF ME AND BRAKED AS HARD AS I COULD. I ALSO PUT THE AUTOMOBILE IN PARK AS SOON AS I COULD. BEFORE THIS, I HAD AN INCIDENT OF SLIGHT ACCELERATION, BUT I DON'T RECALL EXACTLY WHEN OR WHERE-JUST THAT I MENTIONED TO MY HUSBAND THAT I FELT THE CAR DIDN'T WANT TO STOP WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKE. ON JANUARY 6, 2010, I TOOK THE CAMRY TO THE DEALERSHIP IN WHICH I PURCHASED IT FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND REQUESTED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO LOOK AT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. ON JANUARY 22, 2010, THE CAMRY HAD TO BE TOWED INTO THE DEALERSHIP DUE TO A BUSTED OIL TUBE (WHICH WAS LATER IDENTIFIED AS A RECALL) AND AGAIN, I ASKED THE REPAIR DEPARTMENT TO CHECK THE PEDAL. MY HUSBAND ACCOMPANIED ME TO PICK THE CAR UP LATER THAT AFTERNOON AND WHEN I ASKED IF THE PEDAL HAD BEEN CHECKED, THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD MY HUSBAND THAT THE PEDAL HAD BEEN CHECKED AND HE HAD DRIVEN THE CAR AND COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEMS. THE SERVICE ADVISOR RELATED TO US THAT "SOMETHING ABOUT A RECALL WAS ON THE NEWS ABOUT 4:00 A.M. THAT VERY MORNING". AFTER THE PUBLIC RECALL AN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN PUTTING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE KEY WOULD REMAIN STUCK AND HE WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY. A LOCKSMITH WAS CONTACTED AND WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,800.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH IN REVERSE ON A SLIGHT INCLINE IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE HYBRID SYSTEM OVERHEATED WARNING LIGHT AND MASTER WARNING LIGHT INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. WHILE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THERE WAS NO POWER RESPONSE. UNEXPECTEDLY, THE VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD WITH THE GEAR SHIFTER IN THE REVERSE POSITION. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER WAITING A PERIOD OF EIGHT TO TEN MINUTES AND RESUMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURES. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE PROBLEM WAS A NATURAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,717.

TOYOTA HAS FAILED TO REPLY TO MY EMAIL OF MARCH 10 SEEKING INFORMATION TO BE PREPARED FOR ACCELERATOR PROBLEMS WITH MY CAMRY. CUSTOMER [XXX] 03/10/2010 03:01 PM I HAVE A 2007 CAMRY SE 4-CYL. I'VE HAD THE RECALL REPAIRS DONE. THERE ARE REPORTS THAT SOME CARS MALFUNCTION EVEN AFTER REPAIR. I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO BE PREPARED FOR THAT JUST IN CASE. PEOPLE ARE ADVISED THAT IF THERE IS A PROBLEM TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL OR TURN OFF THE IGNITION. BUT THE REPORTS I'VE SEEN SAID YOU CAN DO THOSE THINGS ON SOME CARS BUT NOT OTHERS. I'D LIKE TO KNOW IF I CAN WITH MY CAR. WILL IT LET ME SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL (AUTO TRANSMISSION)? WILL IT LET ME TURN OFF THE IGNITION? IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE I CAN DO IF I HAVE A PROBLEM? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE PLASTIC CASE FOR AIRBAG BETWEEN THE FRONT AND SIDE WINDOW IS DEFECTIVE AND BECOME LOOSE. *TR

ON LISTED DATE AT APPROXIMATELY 0940, MY MOTHER IN LAW WAS OPERATING MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY IN LA PLATA, MD. AS SHE PULLED LEFT INTO A PARKING SPACE SHE REMOVED HER FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR AND PLACED IN ON THE BRAKE AND WENT TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO PARK. AT THAT TIME, THE VEHICLE LURCHED AGGRESSIVELY FORWARD, JUMPING SEVERAL FEET INTO THE GRASS AT THAT LOCATION. SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE SINCE HER FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE, PLACE IN INTO REVERSE AND PARK IT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. SHE REPORTED IT TO ME IMMEDIATELY. SHE HAD MY TWO YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE AND KNEW THAT I HAD AN UNWANTED ACCELERATION INCIDENT IN JAN. 2008. THAT INCIDENT (ACCELERATOR WAS STUCK TO FLOOR- REPORTED TO NHTSA (REF ODI #10214714), WAS INVESTIGATED BY SCOTT YON OF NHTSA WHO ALSO PERSONALLY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE RECALL REPAIR WAS COMPLETED ON THE VEHICLE IN APRIL 2010. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED AFTER REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY IN 2006 WHEN THE NEW MODEL FIRST CAME OUT. IMMEDIATELY AFTER BUYING THE CAR I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT A HESITATION AND ACCELERATION PROBLEM. I WANTED TO RETURN THE CAR AND THEY TOLD ME NO IT WAS NOW A USED CAR. I CONTACTED TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS AS WELL AND IN 2007 I WAS TOLD IT IS PROBABLY AND ELECTRONICS PROBLEM BUT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED YET. MY VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN THE RECALL, I TOOK IT IN FOR THE SERVICE AND THE CAR IS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. TOYOTA HAS DISMISSED MY COMPLAINTS. I HAVE FELT FROM DAY ONE THAT THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND CONTINUES TO BE UNSAFE. TOYOTA REFUSES TO GIVE ME MY MONEY BACK, I HAVE LOST RESALE VALUE AND CANNOT EVEN SELL THE CAR NOW. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED AND ANGRY OVER THIS SITUATION. I HAVE TO CONTINUE TO PAY MY CAR LOAN EVEN THOUGH I REFUSE TO DRIVE THIS CAR. *TR

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY AND HAD AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH A DEER RAN INTO THE SIDE OF MY CAR ON I -10 EAST BOUND IN FLA. THE DEER HIT THE DRIVERS DOOR AND LEFT FRONT FENDER AND THE WINDSHIELD. THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WAS SHATTERED. I WAS TRAVELING APPROX. 70 MPH THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR-BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING THE ACCIDENT UET THE DOOR WAS DAMAGED AND THE WINDOW WAS SHATTERED.. I FILED AN ACCIDENT REPORT WITH THE FLA. HIGHWAY PATROL CASE NO. [XXX] . THE CAR IS IN THE REPAIR SHOP . PLEASE ADVISE. [XXX] PHONE[XXX] . THANKS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. THE VEHICLE HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE SHIFTER WAS REPROGRAMMED; HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. THE DEALER THEN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EXPENSES. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD CALL THE DEALERSHIP AND TRY TO ASSIST WITH A REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 116,000.