2007 Toyota Camry complaints

I BOUGHT A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY NEW. IN APRIL 2008 THE STEERING WHEEL, FRONT TIRES AND THE ENTIRE FRONT END BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES AT SPEEDS ABOVE 60 MILES PER HOUR. MY MECHANIC SAID THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE FRONT ROTORS WERE WARPED. I HAD IT FIXED. ON JANUARY 27, 2010 I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. THIS IS SERIOUS. LOSS OF CONTROL AT SPEEDS ABOVE 60 MPH IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE STOPPED AT INTERSECTION WHEN BRAKE FULLY DEPRESSED AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL NOT ENGAGED. VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD EVEN WHILE FULLY STOPPED AND BRAKE PRESSED FIRMLY. *TR

BRAKES FIRST BEGAN TO VIBRATE/SHUTTER WHEN BRAKING AT 18,000 MILES. TOYOTA REPLACED BRAKES PADS AND MACHINED THE ROTORS. AT APPROXIMATELY 43,000 MILES TOYOTA AGAIN REPAIRED THE BRAKES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. AT 70,000 MILES THE ROTORS EXHIBIT THE SAME SYMPTOMS OF HAVING WARPED ROTORS THAT WILL AGAIN HAVE TO BE REWORKED OR REPLACED. CONTINUING PROBLEM THAT MUST BE A DEFECT ON THE VEHICLE. THE VIBRATION AND BREAKING WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHER SPEEDS IS INCREASED AND FEELS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 CAMRY. TWO YEARS AGO I EXPERIENCED FULL SPEED ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY. IT WAS VERY SCARY I PUT FULL FORCE ON THE BRAKES BUT IT WOULDN'T STOP I DROVE ON THE SHOULDER AND FORCE THE GEARS INTO PARK. I CALLED THE TOYOTA DEALER BUT THEY KEPT SAYING CAMRY DOES NOT HAVE THAT PROBLEM. I CALLED ON NUMEROUS OCCASION AND WANTED THEM TO RECORD THE INCIDENT BUT THEY WOULDN'T. HAVING EXPERIENCE THIS TWO YEARS AGO I HAVE BEEN SO TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THE CAR I DRIVE SO SLOWLY NOW. THEY JUST IGNORED ME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY WHICH WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. SHE STATED THAT EACH TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED, SHE COULD FEEL THE VEHICLE PULLING ON ITS OWN. WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OF 70 MPH, SHE ATTEMPTED TO PASS A PRECEDING VEHICLE AND UNINTENTIONALLY ACCELERATED 10 MPH OVER THE INTENDED SPEED. SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE ACCELERATION BY TAPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. HER FLOOR MATS WERE NOT RELATED TO THE ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE. SHE HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 55,000.

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO STOP AND REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH IN TURN REAR-ENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF IT. TOYOTA CAMRY WAS TOTALED BY INSURANCE COMPANY. NO RECOURSE EXCEPT TO TAKE THE HIT ON MY LICENSE AND INSURANCE DUE TO UNKNOWN CAUSES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. SHE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH SHE USING THE CRUISES CONTROL AND WHEN TURNING IT OFF, WITHOUT PUTTING HER FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PETAL THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. SHE WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE THEN IT DROVE FINE. AFTER THAT INCIDENT SHE HASN'T DRIVEN THE VEHICLE THAT MUCH AND HASN'T EXPERIENCED IT ANYMORE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT SHE SHOULD BRING THE VEHICLE IN TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED AND SO THEY CAN LOOK AT ACCELERATOR PETAL. THE CONTACT DOES NOT BELIEVE ITS THE PETAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6233. UPDATED 03/04/10. *LJ

I WAS IN MY CAR WAITING FOR THE MAN IN THE VAN TO SHUT HIS DOOR. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. ALL AT ONCE IT TOOK OFF AND I WAS ABOUT 20 FEET FROM THE P.O. BUILDING. I HIT THE BUILDING. SMASHED THE FRONT OF THE 2007 CAMRY. I WAS MORE SHAKEN. NOBODY HURT. THE BUILDING NOT DAMAGE. THE SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED IN NOV. 2009. I HAD JUST MADE A RIGHT TURN AND STARTED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE CAR TOOK OFF. I PUSHED THE DISTRESS BUTTON, BRAKE AND TRIED TO BRING IT TO PARKING, NEUTRAL, DOWNSHIFT TO NO AVAIL. I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. VERY SHAKEN, BUT STARTED THE CAR AGAIN. NO DAMAGE THIS TIME. THE FIRST INCIDENT I DID NOT REPORT TO THE DEALER AS PEOPLE WERE TELLING ME THAT IT COULD NOT HAPPEN THE WAY I SAID IT. THE SECOND INCIDENT, I WENT TO GET MY CAR SUPERGLAZE THE LAST WEEK OF NOV. AND I TOLD THEM THAT AT THE TIME. THEY SAID THAT THEY CHECKED IT AND SAW NOTHING. SINCE THEN I HAVE SEEN ARTICLES IN THE NEWSPAPER AND ON THE INTERNET ABOUT ALL THE DAMAGE. I WAS TOLD TO TAKE THE RUG OUT. THE RUG IS IN ITS HOOKS. I HAD A THIN PLASTIC ON TOP, WHICH NEVER MOVED MORE THAN ONE INCH. IT WAS ONE OF YOUR PLASTIC COVER WITH GRIPPERS. EACH TIME I GOT IN THE CAR, I WOULD MOVE THE PLASTIC TO ITS ORIGINAL POSITION. NEVER WAS MORE THAN ONE INCH. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS CAR. I BOUGHT A 1996 TOYOTA TACOMA AND HAD IT FOR 10 YEARS W/O ANY PROBLEM. *TR

ON 6-12-2009 APPROXIMATELY 5PM. I HAD AN INCIDENT WITH MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WE WERE ON VACATION, DRIVING TO SOUTHERN SHORES, NC. STOPPED AT: THE VIRGINIA DINER GOT IN THE CAMRY. TO START THE CAR THAT IS EQUIPPED WITH THE OPTION, SMART KEY, YOU MUST DEPRESS THE FOOT BRAKE AND PUSH THE START BUTTON TO START THE ENGINE. AGAIN, TO PLACE THE CAR IN GEAR, THE FOOT BRAKE MUST BE DEPRESSED. I PLACED THE CAR IN REVERSE AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RACE WITH THE BRAKE BEING PUSH AS HARD AS I COULD, THE CAR COULDN'T BE HELD. IT MOVED BACKWARD. I HIT A PARKED PICKUP TRUCK AND DROVE IT INTO A SUV PARKED NEXT TO IT. THE INCIDENT TOOK ONLY SECONDS. I EXCHANGED INFORMATION WITH THE OWNERS OF THE DAMAGED VEHICLES. SOMEONE CALLED THE SUSSEX CO. SHERIFF, WHO ARRIVED, CHECKED FOR INJURIES. THERE WERE NONE AND HE SAID, THAT THIS HAPPENING ON PRIVATE PROPERTY WITHOUT INJURIES, MEANS HE WOULD NOT SUBMIT A POLICE REPORT. MY CAMRY WAS RECEIVED THE MOST DAMAGE, ABOUT $5,000.00. IT WAS DRIVABLE AND THE TRUNK LID STAYED LATCHED AND WAS ABLE TO BE OPENED WITH THE DASH RELEASE. NATIONWIDE INSURANCE PAID ALL OF THE DAMAGES. MY DEDUCTIBLE WAS $500.00. I HAD NO IDEA HOW THIS HAPPENED AND ASSUMED IT WAS USER ERROR. WITH THE NEWS REPORTS AND RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA. THE TOYOTA FLOOR MAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE FLOOR WITH THE SAFETY CATCHES. I REMOVED THE MAT AS DIRECTED. I FEEL THAT THE ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY A SYSTEM ERROR. I TOOK MY '07 CAMRY TO MY DEALER, TOYOTA OF GREENSBURG AFTER MY EXPLANATION, T

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LUXURY EDITION. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD NOT RETURN TO THE IDLE THROTTLE POSITION. THE CONTACT TAPPED ON THE BRAKES SINCE HE THOUGHT THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWING DOWN BUT CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF WHILE IT WAS STILL IN MOTION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FLOOR MAT WAS PROBABLY STUCK UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED A SECOND TIME WITHOUT THE FLOOR MATS IN THE VEHICLE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 80,000.

THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ON MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN GETTING DIFFICULT TO PRESS DOWN ON. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERY DAY BUT AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH. WHEN I HAVE PUSHED DOWN ON THE PEDAL WITH MORE STRENGTH THEN NECESSARY, IT HAS CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO INCREASE SPEED. TW* THANKFULLY, I HAVEN'T BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT BUT AM VERY CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY, ESPECIALLY AFTER HEARING OF MANY VEHICLE RECALLS!

2010 TOYOTA RECALL HAD A REAR END CRASH ON 1/6/2010. VEHICLE IN FRONT WAS TURNING LEFT AND I WAS TURNING RIGHT. BOTH WE AT A DEAD STOP UNTIL TRAFFIC CLEARED. VEHICLE EASED UP TO TURN LEFT AND I SLIGHTLY ACCELATED (WAS ON AN UPWARD INCLINE) BUT GAS PEDAL ACCELERALTED BEYOND MY PRESSURE. REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE WITH SIGNIFICATE DAMAGE.*CW

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE WAITING AT THE STOP SIGN HER VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT IS AVAILABLE IF NEEDED. THE FRONT BUMPER AND THE HEADLIGHTS WERE DAMAGED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURE OR DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

SINCE THERE IS RECALL ON THE TOYOTA CAMRY I HAVE ONE. WHY HAVE I NOT RECEIVED A LETTER THIS COULD PUT ME AND MY CHILD IN DANGER OR KILL BOTH OF US. I THINK IT IS WRONG THAT I HAD TO HERE IT FROM THE TV INSTEAD OF FROM THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS. NOTHING HAS HAPPEN TO MY CAR YET AND HOPELY NOT. BUT HOW CAN I MAKE SURE IT WILL BE SAFE AND IF NOT WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO DO GIVE ME SOMETHING ELSE TO DRIVE IF THIS DOSE NOT FIX THE PROBLEM*CW

THE VEHICLE IS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE SEDAN. WHILE DRIVING LOCALLY, THE ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER WHICH CONTAINS ALL OF THE OPERATIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE VEHICLE (SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, FUEL AND OIL GAUGES, ALL SAFETY MONITORING INDICATORS, ODOMETER, ETC.) HAD A TOTAL POWER FAILURE. EVERYTHING WENT TOTALLY BLACK AND NOTHING WAS VISIBLE. ABOUT 5 SECONDS LATER, EVERYTHING RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE IS NOT REPRODUCIBLE FOR THE CAR DEALERSHIP TO DIAGNOSE, SO THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT OR WHERE TO START LOOKING. THIS WOULD SEEM TO REPRESENT A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD WHERE THE DRIVER IS SUDDENLY OPERATING THE VEHICLE "BLIND".*CW

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN JUNE OF 2007 AND WITHIN A FEW MONTHS SHE CONTACTED THE DEALER BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN MAKING TURNS AND DECREASING SPEED. WHEN THE DRIVER ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE SPEED RAPIDLY INCREASED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO FIX FOR THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THEY REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. THE DEALERS ENGINEER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND CONCLUDED THAT IT WAS A NORMAL STANDARD FOR THE VEHICLE TO HESITATE AND THAT SOME MODELS WERE WORSE THAN OTHERS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,084 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,898.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHEN SHE EXITED THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED SHE LOST CONTROL AND WENT INTO A DITCH. SHE EXPERIENCED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES. THE TWO OTHER FAILURE INCIDENTS OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AT 60 AND 70 MPH THE VEHICLE OVER ACCELERATED THE SET SPEEDS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,896. SHE WILL CONTACT THE DEALER.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE GAS PEDAL WOULD STICK. THE CONTACT HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER OR CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK SINCE A CRASH COULD OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29214.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SLOW DOWN OR ATTEMPT TO STOP, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN HE REMOVED HIS FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE PEDAL. HE WAS FORCED TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO-DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 47,600. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 31,000.

VEHICLE RETAINS CRUISE CONTROL SPEED IN MEMORY EVEN AFTER APPLYING BRAKES AND STOPPING. GOES BACK TO CRUISE CONTROL SPEED INSTEAD OF RESPONDING TO GAS PEDAL AND RAMS INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. VEHICLE REVS UP AND DOWN FOR NO REASON WHEN IN CRUISE CONTROL EVEN WHEN TRAVELING ON FLAT TERRAIN/FREEWAY. COMPLAINTS TO LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER DID NOT HELP UNTIL THE ACCIDENT, DID AN UPGRADE TO THE SOFTWARE WHICH HAS HELPED BUT LITTLE, PROBLEM STILL REMAINS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH UP HILL FROM A STOP LIGHT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS ON A HILL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21300 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,000.

LEAVING HOME IN MY 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY; WHILE PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY (FORWARD, NOT REVERSE) THE ACCELERATOR STUCK IN A HIGH RPM MODE; THE CAR BOLTED ACROSS THE STREET, HIT A DITCH AND CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO MY CAR INCLUDING AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT; ALL THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS TRYING TO BRAKE, BUT THE STUCK ACCELERATOR WAS AT TOO HIGH AN RPM FOR THE CAR TO STOP. *TR

VEHICLE ACCIDENT INVOLVING MY DAUGHTER DRIVING HER 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY THE CAMRY SUSTAINED MAJOR FRONT END DAMAGE AND WAS SALVAGED A TOTAL LOSS BY HER INSURANCE COMPANY. HER ESTIMATED SPEED ON IMPACT WAS 35-40 MPH AND NONE OF HER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. AFTER RESEARCHING IS ISSUE I DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME ISSUE REGARDING TOYOTA VEHICLES LISTED ON THE CONSUMERS REPORTS WEBSITE AND SURELY HUNDREDS MORE LISTED IN OTHER AREAS. THE MAJORITY OF THE POSTS I HAVE READ ALL HAVE THE SAME ISSUE REGARDING THE LACK OF CONCERN BY TOYOTA. *TR

THE ENGINE OFTEN HESITATES FOR SEVERAL SECONDS WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS. THIS OFTEN HAPPENS WHEN I AM RAPIDLY ACCELERATING TO ENTER A FREEWAYOR SIMPLY PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP LIGHT. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AS I NEED THE CAR TO ACCELERATE TO ENTER FAST MOVING TRAFFIC BUT I CANNOT COUNT ON THE ENGINE TO RAPIDLY SPEED UP. AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS OF HESITATION, THE CAR THEN ACCELERATES TOO RAPIDLY. I HAVE HAD AN ISSUE WITH THIS CAR SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT AND HAVE BEEN GIVEN EVERY EXCUSE IN THE WORLD AS TO WHY THE VEHICLE PERFORMS IN THIS MATTER FROM THE COMPUTER HAS TO "LEARN " YOUR DRIVING STYLE TO THAT IS HOW TOYOTA MADE THE VEHICLE. THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND REBOOTED THE COMPUTER AND STILL THE PROBLEM. I ALSO HAD THE VVTI OIL LINE BREAK AND DUMP OIL AND HAD BEEN DRIVING LIKE THAT FOR OVER 100 MILES-I HAD REPLACED THE REGULAR OIL WITH SYNTHETIC OIL -TOYOTA REPLACED THE LINE AND USED THE EXACT SAME KIND OF PART THAT HAD FAILED WHEN I REQUESTED THEY REPLACE IT WITH THE UPGRADED PART I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT A WARRANTY PART REPLACEMENT FOR THE FAILURE AND IF I WANTED THEM TO PUT THE OTHER PART ON THEY WOULD BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE OF THE NON SPECIFIED PART BEING PUT ON THE CAR, LETS HOPE IT DOES NOT FAIL AGAIN. TWO ISSUES ONE ONGOING ONE NOT FIXED WITH THE UPGRADED PART--SHAME ON TOYOTA!! *TR

2007 CAMRY WITH 60,000 MILES WEARING OF STEERING COLUMN LOWER PART BUSHING. COAT 1200 NO ACCIDENTS AS YET TO BE REPAIRED. OTHERWISE PROBLEMS WITH STEERING.*TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE DRIVER WAS FORCED TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ALONG WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. HE REMOVED THE FLOOR MATS AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME SAFELY. THE DEALER STATED THAT A REPRESENTATIVE WOULD CONTACT HIM REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE STRUTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED FIVE TIMES. THE DEFECTIVE STRUTS HAVE CAUSED THE TIRES TO WEAR FASTER THAN USUAL. THE CONTACT HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRES AT 30,000 MILES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STRUTS ARE LEAKING AND SINCE THERE IS NO RECALL HE WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY ACCELERATE. IN AUGUST 2008, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN AND HIT TWO PARKED VEHICLES AND THEN CAME TO A STOP. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT TAKEN. IN OCTOBER 2009, AFTER TRYING TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPOT, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE SUDDENLY AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A BUILDING BUT NO INJURIES WERE CITED. ANOTHER POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE MANUFACTURER SENT A REPRESENTATIVE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT BUT ONLY FOR BODY DAMAGE BECAUSE OF THE CRASH. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,500. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,400.UPDATED 04/27/10. *LJ UPDATED 10/12/10

DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR ON 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY WILL NOT STAY UP. I TOOK IT OFF SO I WILL NOT HAVE AN OBSTRUCTED VIEW OF THE ROAD. BUT NOW I NEED SOME SUNGLASSES. *TR

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LUG NUTS WERE ONLY HALF WAY ON AFTER BEING SERVICED. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS 20 INCH RIMS ON THE VEHICLE AND THE LUGS NUTS BEING HALF WAY ON, COULDN'T POSSIBLY BE SAFE. ALSO, THE STRUTS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB

ON APRIL 22, 2009, AN OIL LINE PART #15707-31030 RUPTURED ON OUR 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY VIN VERY RAPIDLY PUMPING OIL FROM THE ENGINE AND REQUIRING IMMEDIATE REPAIR. SINCE APRIL 2009, WHILE INVESTIGATING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIR COSTS, SEVERAL TOYOTA SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES FROM LOCAL DEALERSHIPS STATED THAT TOYOTA HAS IDENTIFIED THIS MODEL ENGINE IN AVALON VEHICLES AS HAVING THIS SAME RUPTURED OIL LINE DEFECT AS OCCURRED ON MY VEHICLE. SINCE JULY 2009 WHILE SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR ENGINE REPAIRS WITH TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE, I REQUESTED THAT THIS ISSUE BE PURSUED INTERNAL TO IDENTIFY THIS DEFECT THROUGH TECHNICAL BULLETIN OR RECALL FOR CAMRY VEHICLES. ON JANUARY 6, 2010, I SPOKE TO MIGUEL LOPEZ, SUPERVISOR, TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE, DEPARTMENT WC10, TOYOTA MOTOR SALES, U.S.A., REFERENCE THIS ISSUE AND HE STATED VERY CLEARLY THAT "NO ACTION OR FOLLOW-UP" PHONE CALLS OR OTHER COMMUNICATION WOULD BE TAKEN BY HIS OFFICE TO INVESTIGATE THIS SAFETY ISSUE WITH CAMRY?S. HE STATED THAT SAFETY CONCERNS WOULD HAVE TO BE TAKEN THROUGH A LOCAL DEALERSHIP. MR. LOPEZ STATED HE WAS THE SENIOR SUPERVISOR AND HE WOULD NOT CONNECT ME TO ANY OTHER SUPERVISOR OR POINT OF CONTACT WITHIN TOYOTA. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE WAS HAVING THE TWO FRONT TIRES ON THE VEHICLE CHANGED, THE MECHANIC NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM THE FRONT RIGHT STRUT ALONG WITH DUST ACCUMULATION. HE STATED THAT THE STRUT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,440. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,400.

I STOPPED MY NEWLY PURCHASED (10/1/09) 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY TO LET PASSENGERS OUT... THEN I TRIED TO MOVE IT UP ABOUT A HALF CAR LENGTH AND PARK IT IN FRONT OF MY GARAGE DOOR. INSTEAD OF MOVING UP SLOWLY IT SUDDENLY ZOOMED OUT OF CONTROL AT HIGH SPEED AND EXPLODED (FLYING GLASS AND BOARDS EVERYWHERE!) RIGHT THROUGH THE GARAGE DOOR. I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO COME OUT THE OTHER SIDE, FORTUNATELY THE TRACTOR AND OTHER HEAVY GARAGE EQUIPMENT STOPPED IT. THE WHEELS WERE STILL SPINNING AND SMOKE WAS POURING OUT.. IT WAS VERY FRIGHTENING AS I THOUGHT IT WOULD CATCH ON FIRE, THE ONLY WAY OUT...AS IT WAS COVERED IN DEBRIS....WAS OVER THE BACK SEAT AND OUT THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. IT DID $7000 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO MY CAR AND $4,000+ DAMAGE TO MY HOME AND POSSESSIONS . IT HAD DESTROYED MY CONFIDENCE IN DRIVING IT. WHAT IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND IN TRAFFIC? HORRORS...SOMEONE, INCLUDING ME COULD BE KILLED! I HAVEN'T DRIVEN IT IN OVER A WEEK...CAN'T GET UP THE NERVE! I SHOULD PROBABLY SELL IT...EXCEPT WHO WOULD BUY IT WITH IT'S HISTORY? THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS CAR AND YOU NEED A DEEPER LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A RED LIGHT, THE RPMS RAPIDLY INCREASED, AND THEN THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD. SHE HAD TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK TO STOP ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV WHILE IN PARK, BUT DID NOT MOVE. THERE WERE NO FLOOR MATS IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND SHE WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 37,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY PURCHASED NEW IN 2007. HE STRUCK AN OBJECT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE BEGIN TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME ENTRAPPED UNDER THE FLOOR-MAT. HE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE FLOOR-MAT, BUT WAS UNABLE TO AVOID A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS MODERATELY DAMAGED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING THE FLOOR MATS BECAME STUCK UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE UNINTENTIONALLY. HE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE FLOOR MAT TO AVOID A CRASH. THE CONTACT ALSO DECIDED TO REMOVE THE FLOOR MATS PERMANENTLY DUE TO THE SAFETY RISK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000. THE CURRENT WAS 76,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE USING THE HEATED SEATS HE NOTICED A BURNING ODOR. AFTER HE TURNED OFF THE SYSTEM THE SEATS WERE VERY HOT. HE BELIEVED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE BEING STARTED BY THE SEAT HEATER. HE HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO-DATE. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT COULD BE INSPECTED BUT IT WOULD BE AT HIS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO-DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 138,500. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 138, 350.

I AM NOT SURE WHAT LED UP TO THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER ON DECEMBER 23, 2009 AT ABOUT 0515 AM PST I WAS NOTIFIED BY A CO-WORKER THAT A LARGE OIL PUDDLE WAS BENEATH THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE OIL LEAK WAS SUDDEN AND BEGAN TO DRIP OIL FROM ENGINE AREA CAUSING A BURNING SMELL TO EMIT FROM THE ENGINE. ON THAT SAME DAY I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER REMOVED AND REPLACED VVTI OIL LINE, TIMING CHAIN COVER, AND DRIVE BELTS. WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT IF A PREVIOUS TOYOTA LIMITED SAFETY CAMPAIGN LSC 90K SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY V-6. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER-SIDE OF HER VEHICLE. WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IT ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE STOPPED WHEN IT COLLIDED INTO A BANKS WALL. SHE DID NOT RECEIVE INJURIES BECAUSE THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 40,000. UPDATED 01/20/10 *BF UPDATED 01/22/10. *BJ

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. BOTH FRONT STRUTS ARE LEAKING OIL AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN AN OPEN ROAD AT A MODERATE SPEED (ABOUT 40 MPH). THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THIS ONLY CAUSED THE ENGINE TO REV. I CONTINUED TO PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH A GREAT DEAL OF FORCE AND WAS EVENTUALLY WITH DIFFICULTY ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO BE REVVING VERY HIGH. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. AFTER WAITING FOR A FEW SECONDS, I TURNED THE VEHICLE BACK ON AGAIN. THE ENGINE WAS STILL REVVING OUT OF CONTROL. I TURNED THE VEHICLE BACK OFF AND WAITED A FEW SECONDS THEN TRIED AGAIN. THE ENGINE WAS STILL REVVING VERY HIGH. ON THE THIRD OR FOURTH TRY OF THIS CYCLE, THE ENGINE FINALLY STARTED NORMALLY. I WAS THEN ABLE TO DRIVE AWAY AT A NORMAL SPEED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TOYOTA DEALER ON 6/18/09. THEY CHECKED IT WITH A SCAN TOOL AND DID A ROAD TEST BUT COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS A ONE-TIME EVENT AND HAS NEVER HAPPENED AGAIN. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE PROBLEM WAS LIKELY CAUSED BY A FLOOR MAT BUT I FIND THIS SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO BELIEVE. I CHECKED THE PEDALS AFTER STOPPING THE CAR AND THEY WERE NOT OBSTRUCTED IN ANY WAY. *TR

A USED THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY WAS SENT TO ODI FROM AN ANONYMOUS SOURCE (A CONCERNED CITIZEN). THE SHAFT THAT CONTROLS THE THROTTLE BLADE, SITUATED WITHIN THE THROTTLE BODY HOUSING, HAS A CRACK ON THE ENGINE (DOWNWIND) SIDE OF THE VALVE. THE CRACK RUNS ALONG THE LONG AXIS OF THE SHAFT. A LETTER SUPPLIED WITH THE COMPONENT CLAIMS THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF SIMILARLY AFFECTED COMPONENTS ON NISSAN AND TOYOTA PRODUCTS CURRENTLY IN USE, AND THAT A FAILURE OF THE SHAFT CAN RESULT IN UNWANTED ACCELERATION. ENTERED BY DSY 1/4/2010. UPDATED 01/06/10 *BF UPDATED 01/07/10.*JB UPDATED 01/25/10 *BF PHOTOS RECEIVED. UPDATED 01/26/10.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE IDLING AT A STOP SIGN, SHE HEARD A CLUNK NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TOYOTA DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIANS COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26000. THE VIN NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 01/05/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE GAS PEDAL. UPDATED 01/07/10.*JB

CAR HESITATES THAN JUMPS WHEN GAS PEDAL IS PUSHED..VERY DANGEROUS AT INTERSECTION. *TR

TOYOTA HAS A REPAIR FOR THE HESITATION PROBLEM IN THE 2007 CAMRY I KNOW THIS BECAUSE MINE WAS REPAIRED BY MY DEALER AND IT ONLY TOOK 30-45 MINUTES I THREATENED WITH LAWSUITS TO TOYOTA AND MY DEALER TOOK CARE OF THE PROBLEM SO IF YOUR DEALER TELLS YOU THAT THE DRIVE BY WIRE IS MADE TO HESITATE ETC. THEY ARE FEEDING YOU A LINE . *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. WHILE DRIVING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME ENTRAPPED BY THE FLOOR-MAT. AS A CONSEQUENCE HE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE . THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS KILLED. BOTH VEHICLES CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN. UPDATED 05/10/10 *BF UPDATED 05/20/10 UPDATED 9/29/11*CW

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. ALSO INTERMITTENTLY THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE WITHOUT APPLICATION OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47553. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50001. UPDATED 03/04/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE WAS VERY SLOW WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE ONTO THE HIGHWAY. IT WOULD HESITATE AND THEN KINK UP TO 80 MPH. THERE WAS CONDENSATION IN THE HEADLIGHTS. UPDATED 06/14/10. *JB

I WAS INFORMED IT WAS TOO LATE TO DEFEND MY CASE ON A TRAFFIC TICKET I GOT IN THE MAIL. THE TICKET WAS FROM ATS AND MIAMI GARDENS POLICE FOR RUNNING A RED LIGHT. I WANTED A HEARING SINCE IT WAS BECAUSE OF A ISSUE WITH THE CAR I WAS DRIVING. THIS OCCURRED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION BUT I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT. THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP . THIS REALLY SCARED ME BUT AFTER CONTINUOUSLY PRESSING THE GAS AND BRAKE THEN IT WOULD RESUME NORMAL FUNCTION. I HAD RENTED A SILVER 2007 OR 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY IN JULY OF THIS YEAR, HOWEVER I WAS NOTIFIED OF THE TICKET MONTHS LATER. I RECEIVED A PICTURE AND VIDEO OF ME ACCELERATING AT A LIGHT WHICH I RECALLED. I WAS UNABLE TO DEFEND MY CASE DUE TO THIS WEIRD NEW CAMERA TRAFFIC LAW STUFF. I FEEL EXTREMELY VIOLATED AND TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF. BESIDES IT WAS MY SAFETY AND MYSELF THAT WAS AT RISK. *TR

ON MORE THAN OCCASION THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT HAS BECOME INOPERABLE. IT APPEARS THAT IT DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY AND WILL NOT RELEASE SO THAT THE DRIVER CAN PUT IT ON. AFTER SEVERAL HOURS OR DAYS IT WILL FINALLY RETRACT AND BEGIN TO WORK AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALER AND WAS WORKING WHEN WE TOOK IT IN. NOTHING WAS DONE. IT IS GOING IN AGAIN BECAUSE IT IS HAPPENING MORE OFTEN AND LASTING LONGER. *TR

TOYOTA CAMRY 2007 - SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN REVERSE. WHEN I AM BACKING UP THE CAR AT SLOW SPEEDS (SUCH AS BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE) THE CAR OFTEN SUDDENLY ACCELERATES BACKWARDS. WHEN BACKING UP OUT OF MY GARAGE I MUST KEEP MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AT ALL TIMES AND BE READY TO STEP HARD ON THE BRAKE TO STOP THE SUDDEN BACKWARDS ACCELERATION. WHEN DRIVING FORWARD, THE ENGINE OFTEN HESITATES FOR SEVERAL SECONDS WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS. THIS OFTEN HAPPENS WHEN I AM RAPIDLY ACCELERATING TO ENTER A FREEWAY. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AS I NEED THE CAR TO ACCELERATE TO ENTER FAST MOVING TRAFFIC BUT I CANNOT COUNT ON THE ENGINE TO RAPIDLY SPEED UP. AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS OF HESITATION, THE CAR THEN ACCELERATES TOO RAPIDLY. MY TOYOTA DEALER CLAIMS TO HAVE FIXED THE RAPID ACCELERATION WHEN DRIVING BACKWARDS, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED. AS FOR THE ACCELERATION HESITATION, THE TOYOTA DEALER CLAIMED THAT THE PROBLEM I DESCRIBED DID NOT EXIST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. THE VEHICLE THEN ACCELERATED UP TO 75 MPH. HE HAD TO REMOVE THE FLOOR-MAT FROM UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, TO DECELERATE. AFTER THE FAILURE HE REMOVED THE FLOOR-MAT FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 28,000.