2007 Toyota Camry complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. HE HAD TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL, AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE TO DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL SERVICE STATION, AND THE FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM ALONG WITH OTHER RELATED COMPONENTS WERE INSPECTED TO ENSURE OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE REPRESENTATIVE ACKNOWLEDGED THE ISSUE AND GAVE HIM A FILE NUMBER. HE WAS TOLD THAT HE WOULD BE CONTACTED ON 11/22/09. BUT DID NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,140. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,839. UPDATED 03/26/10. *LJ UPDATED 09/15/10

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON OR ABOUT OCTOBER 23, 2009, I APPROACHED AN INTERSECTION AND CAME TO A STOP. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE TO PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE AS ANTICIPATED. I REALIZED I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE IT SAFELY INTO THE INTERSECTION AT THIS POINT, AND BEGAN TO BRAKE, AT WHICH TIME THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY HAD A BURST OF ACCELERATION AND THE CAR SHOT OUT INTO THE INTERSECTION, ALMOST INTO THE DITCH ON THE OTHER SIDE, AND ME AND MY SON WERE ALMOST HIT IN THE SIDE BY AN ONCOMING CAR. THIS INCIDENT COMPLETELY FREAKED ME OUT, AND I SUBSEQUENTLY TRADED IN THE VEHICLE. I WOULD ABSOLUTELY NOT PUT MY SAFETY, ESPECIALLY MY CHILD'S, AT ISSUE ANY LONGER, AS THIS IS THE SECOND ISSUE I HAVE HAD WITH THAT PARTICULAR CAMRY, THE FIRST ISSUE RESULTING IN A COLLISION. *TR

I HAVE HAD 2 ACCIDENTS WHERE MY TOYOTA HAS ACCELERATED ITSELF AND THE ONLY WAY TO STOP WAS TO CRASH IN THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME...THE BRAKE WOULD NOT WORK..AS A RESULT MY INSURANCE HAS GONE UP AND THE VALUE OF MY TOYOTA HAS GONE DOWN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE SHIFTING THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED BACKWARDS. HE ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL, BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REEVE. EVENTUALLY HE TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. ALSO WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT INTENTION. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS NOT PROVIDED WITH ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. THE FIRST TECHNICIAN COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. AT THE SECOND INSPECTION THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FLOOR-MATS DID NOT CAUSE THE FAILURE. HOWEVER HE CONCLUDED THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 10,000. UPDATED 01/05/10 *BF UPDATED 01/06/10. *J

TOYOTAS LATEST RECALL SHOULD NOT BE A FLOOR MAT OR STUCK ACCELERATOR PROBLEM. MY 2007 CAMRY HAS EXPERIENCED THIS SCENERIO AT LEAST SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR (EVEN THOUGH I KNOW IT EXISTS). THE PROBLEM IS THE DESIGN OF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE BRAKE PEDAL (WHEN BRAKING) IS CLOSER TO THE FLOOR THAN THE HEIGHT OF THE UN-DEPRESSED ACCELERATOR PEDEL. IF THE DRIVER HAS BIG FEET OR IS NOT PRECISE WHEN PLACING THE FOOT, IT IS POSSIBLE TO DEPRESS BOTH PEDALS AT THE SAME TIME. THE HARDER ONE TRIES TO STOP, THE FASTER THE ENGINE WANTS TO RUN. IN MY VEHICLES FROM THE PAST, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, WHEN NOT DEPRESSED, WAS CLOSER TO THE FLOOR THAN THE POSITION OF THE BRAKE PEDAL DURING A VERY HARD (EMERGENCY) BRAKING ACTION. TOYOTA'S FIRMWARE FIX OF NOT ALLOWING THE ACCELERATOR SIGNAL TO OVERRIDE THE BRAKING SIGNAL IS NOT A GOOD FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. SOMETIMES IT IS DESIRABLE TO INCREASE THE SPEED OF THE ENGINE BEFORE RELEASING THE BRAKE TO PROVENT ROLLING BACKWARDS WHEN STARTING ON A GRADE. PAYING ATTENTION TO THE ERGONOMICS OF HOW THE PEDALS AND THE HUMAN DRIVER INTERFACE AND PROPER ENGINEERING DESIGN IS THE SOLUTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY . UPON PURCHASE HIS FLOOR- MATS WERE NEVER INSTALLED WITH THE SECURITY CLIP. TOYOTA OFFERED TO CUT 3 INCHES OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO PREVENT UNINTENDED VEHICLE ACCELERATION. HE SPECULATED THAT THE REMEDY WAS INAPPROPRIATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,000. UPDATED 12/18/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW WITH THE TOYOTA FLOOR MATS. THE AUTOMOBILE FLOORING HAD NO HOLD-DOWN CLIPS TO ATTACH TO EYELETS ON THE FLOOR MAT, WHICH ALLOWED THE FLOOR MAT TO MOVE AND SLIDE AT WILL. UPDATED 12/22/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH MICHELIN ENERGY MXV4 TIRES, DOT#HN49, SIZE 215/60/R16. DURING INSPECTION AN AUTHORIZED TECHNICIAN STATED THAT ALL 4 TIRES HAD DRY ROT. A MECHANIC FROM THE MICHELIN TIRE DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED THE PREVIOUS TECHNICIANS DIAGNOSES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 17000. UPDATED 01/05/10 *BF UPDATED 01/06/10.*JB

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE PARALLEL PARKING, I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR SURGED FORWARD AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED THAT I COULD NOT CONTROL. THE BRAKES WERE INEFFECTIVE AND I STOPPED BY CRASHING INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THERE WAS SOME MILD BUMPER DAMAGE. I BELIEVE THE SAME THING HAPPENED LAST YEAR WHEN I WAS IN A MINOR MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT. I WAS TRAVELING WITH TRAFFIC AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT AND HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME THAT WAS STOPPED FOR THE LIGHT. I WAS KEEPING WITH TRAFFIC WHICH WAS NOT TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, BUT THE CAR KEPT GOING AND BRAKING WAS INEFFECTIVE TO STOP IT. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY PURCHASED NEW IN 2007. HE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE UPON ACCELERATION. WHEN DRIVING UP A HILL, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE DROVE AS IF IT WAS LOW ON FUEL. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, HE UPDATED THE COMPUTER MODULE. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNDER 28,000.

HIGH SPEED COLLISION INVOLVING A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. DRIVER WAS FAMILIAR WITH ROAD AND WAS NOT KNOWN TO DRIVE AGGRESSIVELY OR SIGNIFICANTLY ABOVE SPEED LIMIT. POLICE REPORT PUT RATE OF SPEED AT TIME OF COLLISION AT LEAST 85 MPH. CONVERSATIONS WITH INVESTIGATORS INDICATE THAT SEVERITY OF COLLISION INDICATES SPEED MAY HAVE BEEN 100 MPH. POSTED SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. *FB2 UPDATED 03/08/10 *BF UPDATED 05/10/10*JB UPDATED 07/15/10 *BF ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT, THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO A TREE, TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ALSO CAUGHT FIRE. UPDATED 10/05/10 UPDATED 9/29/11*CW

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE APPROACHING A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ON ITS ON; HOWEVER, SHE WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 15,000.

2007 RUNAWAY TOYOTA PROBLEM-DOT HAS PUT OUT A RECALL NOTICE ON MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE INDICATING THAT TOYOTA'S REMEDY OF REMOVING THE DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR MAT DOES NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM AND THAT THERE IS AN UNINDENTIFIED SAFETY DEFICIENCY. SINCE THE PROBLEM IN ALL PROBABILITY RELATES TO A COMPUTER CHIP GOVERNING THE ACCELERATOR OR THE FUNCTIONING OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, PERMITTING MILLIONS OF TOYOTAS TO OPERATES WITH A HIDDEN SAFETY HAZARD IS INAPPROPRIATE. TOYOTA SHOULD BE REQUIRED IN A VERY SHORT FINITE TIME PERIOD TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM OR RECALL THE CARS AND REIMBURSE OWNERS. DEFECTIVE CARS THAT CAN CAUSE DEATHS SHOULD NOT BE PERMITTED TO ROAM THE HIGHWAYS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO SHIFT GEARS INTO NEUTRAL WHICH ALLOWED HER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 36000. UPDATED 1/14/10 *CN UPDATED 01/15/10.*JB

ON 7/22/09, I HAD FOUR NEW TIRES REPLACED ON MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY (LE) AT PEP BOYS #430 LOCATED ON 260-310 RTE 73, N. BERLIN, NJ 08009 PH # (856) 719-0770. THE NEW TIRES WERE CORNELL 1000 RADIAL P215/60R16 M+S 94S. DURING WET PAVEMENT THE TIRES SPIN ON THE ROAD (WHEN I AM STOPPED AT A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT AND TRY TO MOVE WHEN IT TURNS GREEN, EVEN AT THE SLOWEST ACCELERATION SPEED POSSIBLE) AND ON AN EXIT RAMP THE CAR LOSES CONTROL AT THE MINIMUM SPEEDS. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY OF OTHERS ON THE ROAD, MYSELF AND PROPERTY DAMAGE DUE TO THESE TIRES UNSAFE BEHAVIOR. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BETWEEN JULY AND NOV. 2009 BUT I WAS NOT SURE THAT THE DEFECTIVE TIRES COULD BE THE ROOT CAUSE FOR THE CAR'S BEHAVIOR. I HAVE TALKED TO THE SERVICE MECHANICS AT THE STORE WHERE THESE TIRES WERE INSTALLED AND SO FAR NO HELP IS PROVIDED TO CORRECT THE DEFICIENCY. *TR

FLOOR MAT INTERFERENCE WITH ACCELERATION PEDAL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 55-60 MPH THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR MAT SHIFTED ONTO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. CONSEQUENTLY THERE WAS AN UNINTENDED VEHICLE ACCELERATION UP TO 100 MPH. AFTER REPEATED BRAKE APPLICATION, AND SHIFTING THE VEHICLE INTO THE NEUTRAL, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. HE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND REMOVED THE FLOOR-MAT. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,350.

FLOOR MAT INTERFERENCE WITH ACCELERATOR PEDAL. *TR

FLOOR MAT INTERFERENCE WITH ACCELERATOR PEDAL. *TR

CAR ACCELERATOR TOOK OFF WHILE PARKED AT DRIVE IN BANK. *TR

PURCHASED A 2007 CAMRY LE, 4 DOOR, ON 12/12/06. CRUISE CONTROL HAS FAILED MANY TIMES. WHEN GOING DOWN HILL WITH THE CRUISE ON THE CAR WILL KEEP ACCELERATING TO VERY UNSAFE SPEEDS. THIS STARTED FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE. I WENT THROUGH ARBITRATION IN MARCH OF 2007 AND WAS TOLD BY THE ARBITRATOR "THAT THERE HAS BEEN AN UNREASONABLE AMOUNT OF REPAIR ATTEMPTS FOR THE SAME NONCONFORMIST THAT WILL IMPAIR THE USE, VALUE AND SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE SINCE DEC.2006". THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED AND I DON'T USE THE CRUISE CONTROL. I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED DEATHS, THE LATEST IN CALIFORNIA, AND SEVERAL WRECKS EVEN IN THE AREA WHERE I LIVE. HOW MANY LIVES MUST BE TAKEN BEFORE TOYOTA WILL STEP UP TO BAT AND MAKE A RECALL ON THIS DEFECTIVE CRUISE CONTROL. THE FLOOR MATS THAT TOYOTA IS SAYING WILL CAUSE THIS PROBLEM MIGHT BE IN PART THE CAUSE BUT CERTAINLY NOT THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET THIS SITUATION ADDRESSED SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THIS VEHICLE AND THE NEAR WRECKS THAT I HAVE ALMOST ENCOUNTERED TO NO AVAIL. THE ARBITRATOR DID AGREE WITH MY COMPLAINTS BUT AS STATED ABOVE THERE HAD NOT BEEN ENOUGH ATTEMPTS PROVIDED BY THE DEALERSHIP TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. HOW MANY TIMES MUST ONE TAKE A VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT BEFORE ANY ACTION WILL BE TAKEN. I FEEL MY LIFE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE RUNAROUND THAT I HAVE RECEIVED FROM TOYOTA AND THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY MALFUNCTION OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE ALL SORTS OF DOCUMENTATION TO

APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH AGO,EARLY OCT., I WAS MERGING ONTO AN EXPRESSWAY WITH MY 2007 CAMRY. AS I WAS BRISKLY ACCELERATING, I NOTICED THE GAS PEDAL WAS STUCK AND THE TACHOMETER WAS REGISTERING 6000 TO 7000 RPMS. THERE WAS ONLY LIGHT TRAFFIC, NO ONE AHEAD OF ME FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED YARDS. I PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND WAS ABLE TO FLIP THE PEDAL UP WITH MY TOE. I CAREFULLY DROVE HOME AND BROUGHT THE CAR INTO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT THE NEXT MORNING. I HAD INSPECTED THE FLOOR MAT AND SAW THAT IT WAS NOWHERE NEAR THE GAS PEDAL. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOOK OUT THE FLOOR MAT AND SAID THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. ALTHOUGH I ASKED TO HAVE THE LINKAGE CHECKED, I DOUBT THAT WAS DONE. THE PROBLEM SO FAR HAS NOT RECURRED. IN ORDINARY EXPRESSWAY TRAFFIC THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS. *TR

---------------------------------- I FEEL THESE RUNAWAY TOYOTA'S ARE CAUSED BY THERE VSC SYSTEM. THE VSC SYSTEM WILL TAKE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE'S STEERING, THROTTLE AND BRAKES.THIS SYSTEM HAS CAUSED ME EMBARRASSMENT AS WELL POTENTIALLY PUT ME AND MY PASSENGERS IN DANGER. I PARKED ON A SNOW COVERED PARKING SPOT IT WAS A SLIGHT DOWNHILL GRADE. WHEN ATTEMPT TO BACK THE CAR UP, IT WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO DO SO. THE VSC TOOK CONTROL AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE THE ENGINE, SO THAT THE TIRES COULD CUT THOUGH THE SNOW TO GET A GRIP. MY PASSENGERS HAD TO GET OUT OF THE CAR AND PUSH IT BACK TO A PLACE WHERE THE TIRES COULD GET A GRIP, THAT WAS THE EMBARRASSING PART, BUT WHAT IF THIS WAS A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT SITUATION? I COULD NOT HAVE MOVED THE CAR AND ITS PASSENGER TO SAFETY. I STRONGLY SUSPECT THE VSC SYSTEM TO BE THE CAUSE OF THESE ACCIDENTS. *TR

THERE HAS BEEN 2 OCCASIONS THAT MY CAR HAS ACCELERATED RAPIDLY WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON. THE SPEED WAS SET AT 73MPH. MY FOOT WAS NOT TOUCHING THE FOOT PEDAL NOR WAS THE FLOOR MAT. IN BOTH INSTANCES I WAS MAKING A CURVE IN THE ROAD WHEN IT HAPPENED. ON ONE OF THE TWO OCCASIONS I RECEIVED A SPEEDING TICKET TOTALING AROUND 300.00. THE CAR HAD ACCELERATED TO 95 BEFORE I REGAINED CONTROL. ANOTHER PROBLEM I HAVE NOTICED WITH THE VEHICLE IS WHEN TRAVELING AT SLOW RATES OF SPEED (IN 3RD GEAR AUTOMATIC), THE CAR WILL SPORADICALLY HAVE POWER SURGES AND JOLT FORWARD. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE SINCE JAN. 09 AND THE PROBLEMS DESCRIBED ABOVE HAVE ONLY HAPPENED 2-3 TIMES EACH. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED ANY REPAIR CENTERS REGARDING THE ISSUES. *TR

AS SOON AS I PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, I HEARD SOMETHING SNAP IN MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY AND ALL THE POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKED OUT ONTO THE STREET IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND THEY REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION STEERING. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY THAT I PURCHASED NEW. SINCE NEW THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HESITATES WHEN THE CAR IS SLOWED TO ABOUT 20MPH AND WHEN YOU TRY TO ACCELERATE NOTHING HAPPENS FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE IT RESUMES. THE DEALER SAID THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT AND THAT'S THE WAY A "DRIVE BY WIRE" TRANSMISSION WORKS. I CALLED THE TOYOTA HOTLINE AND GOT NOWHERE. I SEEMS THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS COMPLAINT. THE INTERNET IS LOADED WITH DISSATISFIED OWNERS. I THINK TOYOTA SHOULD BE MADE TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I'VE BOUGHT AT LEAST TWENTY NEW TOYOTAS OVER THE YRS AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM LIKE THIS. IT OCCURS ALL THE TIME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 TO 30 MPH PROCEEDING TO A COMPLETE STOP AND APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SURGE FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING NORMALLY; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY IN A LEFT TURN AND SUDDENLY THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED UP. I TRIED TO HIT THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES WAS LOCKED UP TOO. I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND RAN INTO WOODS. CAR HIT A TREE IN FRONT AND STOPPED, BUT NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THUS, MY HEAD HIT STEERING WHEEL AND GOT TWO CUTS ON MY FOREHEAD. I WAS SENT TO ER AND HAD A SURGERY WITH 11 STITCHES. THE CAR IS A TOTAL LOSE NOW. *TR

VEHICLE HAS 29000 MILES. ALL TIRES ARE WORN OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED PER TOYOTA DEALER INSPECTION. BOUGHT 4 TIRES AT BRIDGESTONE (ORIGINAL TIRE MANUFACTURER). BRIDGESTONE SAID ALL 4 STRUTS ARE LEAKING AND MIGHT HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE PREMATURE TIRE WORN OUT. TOYOTA'S RESPONSE IS: WARRANTY IS 3 YRS OR 36000 MILES WHICH EVER COMES FIRST, AND VEHICLE TURNED 3 YRS IN JULY 09. THEREFORE IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. IT IS QUITE A COINCIDENCE THAT ALL STRUTS STARTED LEAKING RIGHT AFTER VEHICLE TURNED 3 YRS AND THEREFORE NOT UNDER WARRANT ANY MORE EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE STILL HAS 6000 MILES TO REACH 36000 MILES. *TR

THE STEERING WHEEL FLUTTERS A LOT AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THIS HAPPENS EVEN IN PERFECTLY SMOOTH ROAD AND IN A LITTLE ROUGH ROAD THE VEHICLE IS UNCONTROLLABLE. TOYOTA KNOWN ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND HAS A TSB (TSB 01-06-08). HOWEVER, DEALERS ALWAYS ASK TO GO FOR WHEEL ALIGNMENT, BALANCING ETC AND DOES NOT WANT TO FIX AS PER TSB. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE AND MUST BE CONSIDERED AS A RECALL. *TR

REAR BRAKES REQUIRED REPAIR AT LOW MILEAGE DESPITE LIMITED WEAR ON FRONT BRAKES. APPARENTLY REAR BRAKES ARE ADJUSTED TO HANDLE LARGE AMOUNT OF BRAKING LOAD WHICH COULD RESULT IN UNCONTROLLED SLIDE. *TR

THE VVT-I LINE FROM BANK 1 FAILED AND OIL LEAKED ALL OVER MY DRIVEWAY. THE CAR WAS 4.3 QUARTS LOW. NO SPECIFIC ACTION TOOK PLACE TO CAUSE THIS OTHER THAN A DEFECTIVE PART/DESIGN FROM TOYOTA. THE "FIX" WAS A REPLACEMENT PIPE SUB ASSEMBLY (P/N 15707-31030). APPARENTLY THERE IS A METAL REPLACEMENT ASSEMBLY BUT THEY PUT ANOTHER RUBBER PIPE INTO MY CAR. LET'S HOPE IT DOESN'T HAVE AGAIN AND ACTUALLY CAUSE SOME DAMAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE EXITING A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT INTENTION. AS A CONSEQUENCE SHE CRASHED INTO A PARK CAR AND THEN CONTINUED SPEEDING DOWN A HILL AND EVENTUALLY CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND A TECHNICIAN REMOVED THE FLOOR-MATS . THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24000, UPDATED 11/04/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE FLOOR MATS BECAME STUCK UNDER THE ACCELERATOR. UPDATED 11/05/09

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP WHEN SHE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AT 40 MPH. AS A CONSEQUENCE SHE LOST VEHICLE CONTROL, AND THEN THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER. HER LEFT FOOT WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 55000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

IN 2007, I PURCHASED A NEW 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY FROM TEJAS TOYOTA IN HUMBLE, TX. ON OR ABOUT AUGUST 18, I GOT MY VEHICLE SERVICED AT THE DEALERSHIP. THEY PERFORMED A MULTI-POINT INSPECTION, OIL CHANGE, TIRE ROTATION, AND CHECKED FLUIDS. VEHICLE WAS RENDERED IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION. APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK LATER, WHILE APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION IN DOWNTOWN HOUSTON, I SAW THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME BEGIN TO COME TO A STOP. I SAW THE LIGHT TURN RED AND I HAD PLENTY OF ROOM TO STOP. I APPLIED THE BRAKE, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. MY TIRES DID NOT SQUEAL, MY CAR DID NOT DECELERATE AT ALL, BUT I DID NOT SPIN OR VEER OFF IN ANY DIRECTION. I ALMOST ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME, HOWEVER, THAT WOULD HAVE LEFT ME IN THE MIDDLE OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC IN AN INTERSECTION. I KNEW THAT COULD RESULT IN A POSSIBLY WORSE SITUATION, SO I HELD DOWN THE BRAKES AND JUST PRAYED THAT MY VEHICLE WOULD STOP. AS A RESULT OF THIS VEHICLE FAILURE, I HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME DIRECTLY IN THE REAR END OF THEIR MERCEDES BENZ SUV. STRANGELY, MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THIS TOO GREATLY CONCERNS ME. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS SERIOUSLY HURT, HOWEVER, IT CAUSED APPROXIMATELY $9,000 IN DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE AND I HAVE MEDICAL BILLS OVER $600. MY CAR WAS FIXED! RIDICULOUS! UNFORTUNATELY, NOW I AM SCARED TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE AND I CANNOT RECOVER MY DAMAGES FROM MY INSURANCE COMPANY. *TR

MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HAS ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. AT NO TIME DID THE FLOOR MAT CAUSE THE PROBLEM. THE LAST TIME I TOOK THE CAR TO TOYOTA FOR THE PROBLEM WAS IN MAY 2009. I WAS TOLD IT WAS A COMPUTER PROBLEM, AND THE COMPANY HAD OTHER REPORTS OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS. ACCORDING TO MY INVOICE FROM THE VISIT, TOYOTA PERFORMED THE FOLLOWING SERVICE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM: "RECALIBRATE ECM OP#EG8025. I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED THE ACCELERATION ISSUE SINCE MAY, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS ONLY SPORADIC AND OCCURRED NO MORE THAN TWO OR THREE TIMES A YEAR. *TR

COMPLETE LOSS OF OIL FROM VVT OIL LINE. NO EVENTS JUST GOT HOME FROM 100 MILE TRIP SAW OIL SLICK WHEN BACKING INTO PARKING SPOT. LUCKILY SHUT ENGINE OFF BEFORE RAN DRY. SMOKE JUST STARTING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH SHE ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKE PEDAL TO AVOID CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE DID NOT DECELERATE, WHICH CAUSED HER TO CRASH INTO A WALL. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER KNEE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 50,000.

PROBLEMAS CON ACELERADOR , POR POCO NOS ACCIDENTAMOS MI FAMILIA Y YO , IBAMOS A BAJA VELOCIDAD, DE PRONTO EL AUTO EMPEZO A ACELERAR SIN RAZON ALGUNA , NOS ASUSTAMOS MUCHO , APROX 20 SEGUNDOS DESPUES PUDE CONTROLAR EL AUTO PISE EL FRENO Y NO RESPONDIA , PISE , PISE NUEVAMENTE, Y DESPUES DE UN BUEN SUSTO SE DESTRABO EL PEDAL, FRENO DE GOLPE , NOS GOLPEAMOS TODOS DENTRO DEL AUTO , FRENO BRUSCAMENTE, NO HABIAN AUTOS CERCA MIO POR QUE ERA DE NOCHE, ESA FUE MI SUERTE SINO ME HUBIERA ESTRELLADO CON ALGUN OTRO AUTO. *TR

WE BOUGHT A 2007 CAMRY LE FROM LONGO TOYOTA IN EL MONTE, CA IN APRIL 2006. WE HAVE HAD THE FRONT BRAKES REPLACED 3 TIMES, THE SHIMS REPLACED ONCE, THE REAR BRAKES ONCE AND THE ROTORS REGLAZED OR REPLACED ONCE, THE MOST RECENT TIME WAS IN FEBRUARY 2009. EVERY TIME WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER WITH OUR COMPLAINT, IT WAS FIXED AT OUR COST, AND THEY TOLD US THAT IT WAS PROBABLY THE DRIVER WHO IS USING THE BRAKES SO MUCH TO CAUSE THE BRAKES TO BE REPLACED SO FREQUENTLY, WHICH ISN'T THE CASE, AND WE TOLD THEM SO. THE CAR NOW HAS 70,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. WE ARE CONCERNED THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE OF A POSSIBLE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND IS NOT PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGING IT. BY CONTRAST, WE ALSO OWN A 2004 CHEVY TAHOE, WHICH WE BOUGHT BRAND NEW, NOW HAS 100,000+ MILES ON IT AND WE HAVE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKES ONCE. *TR

ON 24 SEPT 2009 MY PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR FELL OFF, THE MOUNTING IS COMPLETELY FREE OF THE ROOF, ON 25 SEPTEMBER 2009 THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR (ALTHOUGH STILL ATTACHED TO THE ROOF) IS SAGGING AND INHIBITING MY LINE OF VISION. I ATTEMPTED TO HOLD THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR UP BY A RUBBER BAND ATTACHED TO THE HANDLE ABOVE THE DOOR. THIS FAILED ON 26 SEPTEMBER 2009 CAUSING THE SUN VISOR TO IMPAIR MY VISION AND I NARROWLY AVOIDED A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA, WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN NUMBER IS ASSOCIATED WITH A TECH SAFETY BULLETIN (T-SB-0284-09) HOWEVER SINCE MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY THE COMPANY WILL NOT REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS. *TR

HAD ACCIDENT IN 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. VEHICLE HESITATED AS I HAD ACCELERATED TO GO AROUND A TRUCK TO AVOID HITTING IT. THIS CAR HESITATES ABOUT 2 TO 3 SECONDS BEFORE TAKING OFF. WHEN CAR DOES TAKE OFF IT GOES TO FAST AND CAN MAKE A DRIVER LOSE CONTROL. THIS CAR ALSO SHAKES OR VIBRATE WHEN YOU ACCELERATE TO SPEEDS OF 60 TO 65MPH. STEERING IS A PROBLEM WHEN CAR HESITATE THEN TAKES OFF, THIS IS WHEN YOU CAN LOSE CONTROL. PASSING AND CHANGING LANES CAN BE A PROBLEM WHEN ACCELERATION IS NEEDED. THIS CAR CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS. THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THE SPEEDOMETER, I GUESS IT'S THE TRANSMISSION OR WHATEVER PART THAT CONTROLS THE CAR TAKE OFF SPEED. *TR

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY 4CYL 5SP - HESITATES UPON NORMAL ACCELERATION - ONGOING. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY THAT WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM A TOYOTA DEALER. AFTER ONLY 2 YEARS, THE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP. THIS IS A SERIOUS DISTRACTION AND DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING. I DID NOT EXPECT THIS LACK OF QUALITY FROM TOYOTA AND WAS ALSO SURPRISED THAT THEY CHARGE ME TO REPLACE IT. *TR

MY COMPLAINT CONCERNS MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY WHICH SEEMS TO BE SIMILAR TO A CURRENT OPEN INVESTIGATION # DP09-001. WHILE TRYING TO EXIT THE FREEWAY MY FOOT "STUTTER STEPPED" UP AND DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR TRYING TO MERGE TO THE PROPER LANE. I WAS "STUTTER STEPPING" BECAUSE THERE WAS A VEHICLE IN THE LANE I WAS TRYING TO CHANGE TO AND WE BOTH ACCELERATED AND DECELERATED AT THE SAME TIME IN AN ATTEMPT TO CHANGE INTO EACH OTHER'S LANE. I ACCELERATED AND DECELERATED APPROXIMATELY THREE TIME. THIS MOTION ON THE ACCELERATOR SEEMED TO CAUSE THE ACCELERATOR TO "STICK" AND MY VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING OUT OF CONTROL. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN FAILED. THE BRAKES WOULD NOT RESPOND AS I APPLIED FOOT PRESSURE. AS I APPROACHED THE INTERSECTION AT AN EXTREMELY HIGH RATE OF SPEED (AND INCREASING) I WAS ABLE TO FINALLY STOP THE CAR BY APPLYING BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL USING MY BACK AGAINST THE SEAT TO GAIN LEVERAGE. I AM A 6'5" MALE WEIGHING 200+ POUNDS. THE CAR WENT INTO A SKID WHEN THE BRAKES KICKED IN ALLOWING ME TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WITHOUT DAMAGE OR INJURY. THE CAR RESUMED ITS NORMAL FUNCTION AFTER THE INCIDENT. THERE WAS A PERIOD OF TIME WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RESPONDING THAT I FEARED FOR MY LIFE. I WAS MOTIVATED TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT WHEN I LEARNED ABOUT A DEADLY CRASH IN SAN DIEGO, CA INVOLVING AN OFF DUTY CHP OFFICER. HE WAS DRIVING A 2009 LEXUS ES 350. TOYOTA IS BLAMING THE "RUN-AWAY" CAR ON A DEFECTIVE FLOORMAT. BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE I BELIEVE THERE IS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. HE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED; THEN THE ENGINE STALLED. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. AS A CONSEQUENCE HIS RISK FOR VEHICLE CRASH WAS INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. HOWEVER BECAUSE HE WOULD BE CHARGED FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,193. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,440. UPDATED 10/09/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER REPLACED THE KEYS. THE KEY CASE HAD A CRACK IN IT. UPDATED 10/16/09

2007 CAMRY, SUNVISOR WILL NOT STAY UP. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2007 BLACK CAMERY FROM LONGO TOYOTA IN ELMONTE, CA ABOUT LESS THEN SEVEN MONTHS AGO. ON AUGUST,30,09 MY MOTHER AND I WERE DRIVING AND WHEN SHE WENT TO STEP ON THE BRAKES THERE WAS LITTLE STOPPING TO THE BRAKES WE SLID AND HERD A AIR SOUND COME UP FROM THE DRIVER SIDE. TOOK IT INTO THE TOYOTA DEALER THEY SAID THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER IS BAD... CAN THAT WE SHOULD NOT DRIVE IT AT ALL VERY UNSAFE. THE DEALER IS SAYING THAT IT IS THE CUSTOMER WHO NEED TO PAY TO REPAIR THIS. WHICH IS ALMOST 2000 TO BE DONE, WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE DEFT INVESTIGATION DONE, THIS IS NOT A WEAR AND TEAR. THANK YOU *TR

DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP. FLOPS DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY AND OBSTRUCTS DRIVER'S VISION OF THE ROADWAY, OVERHEAD ROAD INTERSECTION TRAFFIC LIGHTS, VEHICLE BEING FOLLOWED, PEDESTRIANS IN THE VICINITY, ETC. CONDITION STARTED ON THE "APPROXIMATE INCIDENT DATE" AND CONTINUES INTERMITTENTLY WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. BROUGHT TO DEALER AND COMPLAINED THAT CONDITION IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND POSSIBLY A DESIGN DEFECT BUT REPAIR/REPLACEMENT CHARGE WAS ASTRONOMICAL. REQUESTED DEALER TO REMOVE SUN VISOR INSTEAD. BROKEN PART IS WITH OWNER. *TR

CAR SPIT OIL FOR MILES AND ALL CARS LIKE MINE HAVE THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM. IT IS VERY DISAPPOINTING THAT TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT THIS BUT REFUSE TO FIX IT. I HAD TO FIX THIS PROBLEM OUT OF POCKET AND SEEING THE HISTORY WITH SO MANY PROBLEMS, I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO SALE THE CAR. *TR

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY CE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS - HESITATION WITH 4 CYLINDER ENGINE. UPON ACCELERATING TO MERGE IN TRAFFIC ON INTERSTATE, TRANSMISSION HESITATED ON THE ON RAMP WHICH ALMOST CAUSED ANOTHER VEHICLE TO REAREND MY VEHICLE. I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 40 - 45 MPH PRIOR TO ACCELERATION WHEN MY VEHICLE HESITATED CAUSING MY SPEED TO DECREASE CONSIDERABLY. IN TURN, THE VEHICLE FOLLOWING ME AT ABOUT A CAR LENGTH AND A HALF BACK CAME CLOSE TO REARENDING MY VEHICLE. THIS HESITATION HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. SPOKE WITH THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AS WELL AS TOYOTA MOTOR CORP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH NO FIX. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY RISK AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED OR THE VEHICLE RECALLED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. *TR