2007 Toyota Camry complaints

CAMRY 2007 SE V6. ACCELERATION PROBLEMS, HESITATES AT TAKE OFF, TRANSMISSION SLIPS LIKE ITS SEARCHING FOR A GEAR, SMELL FROM A/C. ENGINE TICKS WHEN I TAKE OFF AND DON'T LET IT WARM UP EVEN THOUGH ITS WARM OUTSIDE. HAD PROBLEMS WITH TIRES, HAD THEM REPLACED. LOUD ROAD NOISE CAR NOT VERY SOUND PROOF. FEELS LIKE STEERING WHEEL "STICKS"FOR JUST A SECOND LONG ENOUGH TO SCARE ME LIKE SOMEONE IS HOLDING IT. *TR

WHEN I PURCHASED MY 2007 CAMRY LE IT CAME EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL 400 02 TIRES. I HAVE FOLLOWED THE RECOMMENDED SERVICE AND BROUGHT THE CAR TO MY DEALER FOR SERVICING. AT 24000 MILES THE TIRES TREAD WAS WORN TO UNDER 2/32NDS OF AN INCH AND THE TIRES ARE COMPLETELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON. I FILED A CLAIM WITH AN AUTHORIZED BRIDGESTONE DEALER WHICH WAS DENIED ON THE BASIS THAT THE TIRES ARE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. I HAVE RECEIVED NO COMPENSATION FROM EITHER THE TOYOTA DEALER OR BRIDGESTONE. NO TIRE THAT HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED SHOULD HAVE SUCH A SHORT TREAD LIFE. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

FROM THE TIME I PURCHASED THE CAR I NOTICED THAT WHEN I FLOORED THE GAS PEDAL OR JUST STEPPED ON IT TO PASS A CAR, THERE WOULD BE A HESITATION OF 4-5 SECONDS BEFORE IT WOULD WIND UP AND THEN GO. I TALKED TO THE DEALER WHO SAID THAT YES THEY WERE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE EARLY MODELS OF 2007'S AND HE GOT APPROVAL FROM TOYOTA TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT A NEW PROGRAM NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED ON THE TRANSMISSION. THEY DID IT BUT IT IS STILL THE SAME. ON 10-25-08 I WENT TO THE DEALER TO AGAIN COMPLAIN AND THEY SAID THAT I WOULD JUST HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE WHEN YOU ACCELERATE YOU NEED THE CAR TO RESPOND, WHICH IT WILL NOT DO. *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY IN MAY 2006. I HAVE HAD THE TIRES, BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL-400 ,ROTATED REGULARLY SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR. I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRES SQUEALING UPON BREAKING AND NOTICED THAT THE TIRE TREADS ARE WEARING PREMATURELY. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND A BRIDGESTONE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT WEARING EVENLY BUT THEY COULD BE REPLACED AT A FEE OF OVER $400. I PRESENTLY HAVE 12,300 MILES ON MY CAR AND THE TIRES NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

I WAS A PASSENGER IN MY CAR AND MY BOYFRIEND WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY 101 (NORTHBOUND) IN SAN FRANCISCO AND WERE STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM THE REAR ABOUT 20-30 MPH. NEITHER AIRBAG WENT OFF FROM THE COLLISION, CAUSING ME TO HIT MY HEAD ON THE DASH AND MY BOYFRIEND HITTING HIS LEGS ON THE DASH AND STEERING CONSOLE. THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON INDICATING IT WAS DEPLOYED AND THE REPAIR SHOP IS INFORMING US THAT IT HAS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

ENGINE REVS UP ON ITS OWN AND THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATES ONCE REACHING 95MPH W/O MY FOOT BEING ON THE GAS. THE BRAKES DO NOT RESPOND AT FIRST AND WHEN THEY DO THE CAR BEGINS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY; IT TAKES ABOUT 3 TO 4 MIN TO GET THE CAR TO SLOW DOWN. PULLING THE HAND BRAKE DOES NOTHING. THUS FAR THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES. THE FIRST TIME ONCE I GOT DOWN TO 15MPH I JUST TURNED OFF THE MOTOR. THE OTHER TIMES THE CAR WAS PUT IN NEUTRAL THEN PARK WHILE THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV AS IF IT WERE GOING 75 OR 80 AND THE TIRES WANTED TO ROLL THE CAR WAS JUMPING. EVERY TIME WE WERE ON THE HIGHWAY AND LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MANEUVER BETWEEN THE TRAFFIC. THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP TWICE OVERALL IT HAS BEEN THERE FOR 3 AND A HALF WEEKS, THE SERVICE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CAR WAS INSPECTED BY A TOYOTA TECH AND DEEMED FINE TO OPERATE. MY HUSBAND AND I ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR NOT ONLY FOR OURSELVES BUT FOR EVERYONE ELSE WHO IS ON THE ROAD. *TR

WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN HWY 77 ARKANSAS CITY KANSAS, MAKING A PASS SHE LOST CONTROL AFTER SHE SLID OFF SHOULDER AT BEND OF THE ROAD. OUT OF THE MULTIPLE AIR BAGS ONLY ONE DEPLOYED THE PASSENGERS SIDE CURTAIN. AFTER REVIEWING THE CRASH SITE AND READING REPORT THE FIRST HIT TO THE CAR WAS DRIVERS SIDE FRONT END, IT WAS A VERY HARD HIT. STEERING BAG SHOULD HAVE GONE OFF AS IT DUG INTO A TURN AROUND MOUND. WENT UP AND DOWN WIDE MEDIAN DITCH STARTING A SIX TURN ROLLING OF THE 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. SHE WENT OUT SUN ROOF EVEN THOUGH SHE HAD SEAT BELT ON. MEDICAL REPORT STATS SEAT BELT MARKS AND SEVERE LEG INJURIES. SHE WILL NEVER BE THE SAME AND I'M LUCKY TO STILL HAVE HER. I WILL USE ALL MEANS TO FIND OUT WHY THE SO CALLED SAFETY FEATURES ON THIS CAR DID NOT PREVENT SOME OF THE DAMAGE TO THIS WONDERFUL WOMEN. *TR

TOYOTA CAMRY CE MANUAL TRANSMISSION. WHEN CAR IS IN FIRST GEAR DRIVING ABOUT 10-15MPH AND PEDAL IS RELEASED CAR ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN THEN, EVEN AFTER PEDAL IS RELEASED, THEN WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED THE CAR JERKS BACK AND FOURTH. THIS MOSTLY OCCURS WHEN CAR IS FIRST TURNED ON. DEALERSHIP SAYS, AND I QUOTE "IT IS NORMAL AND MAKES ME FEEL LIKE I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DRIVE A STICK SHIFT" DUE TO THE JERKING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE ON OCTOBER 31, 2006, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A LACK OF ACCELERATION IN THE VEHICLE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE HESITATED. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR, BUT THE VEHICLE STILL HESITATED TO PICK UP SPEED AND THEN SUDDENLY SPED OFF. THE DEALER FOUND NO FAILURES; HOWEVER, THEY LATER ASKED HER TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK FOR REPAIRS. AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO LACK ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED A TOTAL OF SEVEN TIMES AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY "UPDATED" THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,500.

I PURCHASED 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH IT. THE CAR HAS PUT ME AND MY FAMILY IN DANGER EVERY TIME WE ACCELERATE. IT WILL NOT GO. THE CAR ALMOST STALLS OUT. ALSO WHEN I MAKE LEFT TURNS THE STEERING SEEMS TO LOCK UP. I HAVE TO JERK THE CAR BACK TO THE RIGHT TO GET THE STEERING WHEEL TO UNSTICK. BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TELL ME EVERYTHING IS OKAY. OF COURSE THEY WILL SAY THAT. I THINK THEY TRAIN THEM IN SCHOOL TO USE THAT ANSWER. I WILL BE BRINGING THE CAR BACK TO THEM BECAUSE THIS IS GETTING SCARY. THE CAR ONLY HAS 12K MILES ON IT. I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME THING SO IF THEY STATE DOES NOT DO SOMETHING, THAN THEY SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE IF SOMEONE DIES IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AT 10 MPH, A TRAVEL TRAILER CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MODERATE INJURIES DUE TO THE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT HAS A VIDEO AND PICTURES OF THE INCIDENT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 15,206.

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY SE, SUN VISORS POP OUT OF JOINTS AND BECOME INOPERABLE. LIGHTS GO OUT AND THEN THE VISOR STOPS WOKING AND JUST HANGS THERE. IT HAPPENED WITH DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR FIRST THEN LEFT ONE. NO SIGNIFICANT EVENT JUST INOPERABLE OVER NIGHT. THERE IS A POPPING SOUND THOUGH BEFORE IT STOPS WORKING. *TR

THERE HAVE BEEN NO MAJOR EVENTS YET. THE PROBLEM IS IN THE DEFECT OF THE FRONT SIDE AIRBAG COVER FALLS WHILE DRIVING ON THE 07 CAMRY I HAVE HAD FOR A YEAR. IT HAS BEEN FIXED 4 TIMES AND NOW THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. I AM CONCERNED FOR A SERIOUS MALFUNCTION. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THERE IS NO RESPONSE. PLEASE HELP ME IF YOU CAN, IT MAY SAVE SOME ONE ELSE AS WELL. IT NEEDS TO BE A SERIOUS RECALL! *TR

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE, THERE IS A LOOSENESS, OR A CLUNKING NOISE AND SENSATION FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE WHEEL IS TURNED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THERE ARE FORUMS ON THIS ISSUE. PLEASE HELP US. *TR

IT HAS BEEN NOTICED THAT THERE IS A BATTERY ISSUE WHICH ALLOWS FOR ACID TO SEEP ONTO THE BATTERY CABLES AND LEAVES ACID ON TOP OF BATTERY TERMINAL AND CABLES. I KNOW OF SEVERAL OTHER TOYOTA CAMRY OWNERS THAT HAVE THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM THAT AFFECTS THEIR VEHICLE. THIS ACID IS CORROSIVE AND HAS LEAD TO DAMAGED COMPONENTS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *TR

SOON AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR, WE DISCOVERED A TERRIBLE PROBLEM WITH THE CARS ACCELERATION. IT ONLY HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY; WHEN YOU WERE SLOWING THEN HAD TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY. PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL WOULD RESULT A LONG HESITATION. THIS VERY OFTEN PUT THE DRIVER IN DANGER. SOON AFTER THE PURCHASE, WE TOOK THE CAR INTO THE TOYOTA DEALER. THEY TOLD US THAT THE CAR WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED WITH THE NEW COMPUTER SYSTEM THAT ADJUSTS TO DRIVERS HABITS. WE HAVE BEEN LIVING WITH THIS PROBLEM FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS NOW, AND HAVE DECIDED TO GET RID OF THE CAR. PRIOR TO SELLING IT, I DID A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET LOOKING TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE WAS EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM. I FOUND AN ARTICLE AT THIS CONSUMER AFFAIRS LINK. HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/NEWS04/2006/10/TOYOTA_ACCELERATE.HTML. *TR

HELLO, I OWN CAMRY LE 07 AND AFTER I FILL MY CAR FULL FUEL OR GAS I HEARD THE FUEL GENERATE SHAKING SOUND WHEN I PRESS SUDDEN BRAKE AND FIRST OF ALL I THOUGHT THERE IS SOMETHING IN MY TRUNK PLAYING BUT AFTER I CONCENTRATE TO HEAR I FOUND IT IS FUEL SHAKING ,I JUST WANT TO KNOW IS THAT COULD BE PROBLEM OR NOT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS. *TR

I HAD A BLOWOUT ON THE INTERSTATE AT 55MPH. NO NOTICE JUST BLEW OUT, DID NOT HIT ANYTHING. TIRE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. *TR

2007 CAMRY STARTED OUT GETTING 32-34 MILES PER GALLON. AFTER DEALERSHIP DID 10,000 MILE CHECK, CAR ONLY GETS 19-24 MPG. WHEN I BROUGHT CAR IN TO DEALERSHIP WITH THIS COMPLAINT, THEY SAID THAT 24 WAS GOOD MILEAGE FOR THE CAR. IT IS ONLY 4 CYLINDER. SHOULD GET BETTER MILEAGE THAN THAT. *TR

2007 CAMRY HESITATES TO ACCELERATE FROM RAMP TO INTERSTATE OR INTO TRAFFIC ON BUSY STREETS. VERY DANGEROUS. DEALERSHIP STATES THAT THE CAR NEEDS TO SELF-ADJUST TO MY DRIVING HABITS IN ITS COMPUTER. IT STILL HESITATES ON OCCASION AFTER TWO YEARS OF OWNING IT. DEALERSHIP DENIES BEING ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM WHEN THEY TEST-DRIVE IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DECELERATES FROM 20 MPH AND THEN BEGINS TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE STALLS FOR 1-5 SECONDS BEFORE ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE AND WOULD REPAIR ITSELF OVER TIME. THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000. UPDATED 09/10/08. *LJ UPDATED 09/16/08. *JB

I HAVE A 2007 CAMRY SE V6THAT HESITATES BEFORE IT ACCELERATE. I READ THAT A LOT OF OTHER OWNERS HAS THE SAME PROBLEM .WHAT IS TOYOTA DOING ABOUT IT?WHAT CAN OWNERS DO TO GET SATISFACTION ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

AIRBAG FAILURE - 2007 CAMRY LE. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW DUE TO ITS AIRBAG SAFETY CLAIMS - 7 AIRBAGS WITH ONE TO PROTECT THE DRIVER?S LEGS. NONE DEPLOYED. I TRAVELED ON THE HIGHWAY 50-55 MPH, A SAFE DISTANCE FROM THE CAR (BMW) IN FRONT OF ME AT RUSH HOUR ON A SUNNY DRY DAY. A CAR CUT IN FRONT OF THE BMW CAUSING IT TO BRAKE INSTANTLY, ALMOST COMING TO A STOP. DECELERATION WAS TOO QUICK. I WENT STRAIGHT INTO THE BMW AT FULL SPEED. THERE WAS NO TIME TO HIT MY BRAKES. MY CAR DIDN'T?T SWERVE OR DIVE. I WORE MY SEATBELT BUT LEANED FORWARD SLIGHTLY WHILE FIRMLY IN MY SEAT. MY CHEST STRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSING AN INWARD DISPLACED SPIRAL FRACTURE OF MY STERNUM. I ALSO SUSTAINED A LARGE GROIN BRUISE WITH AN INTERNAL BLOOD CLOT AND CHEST BRUISE DUE TO THE SEATBELT. IMMEDIATELY I HAD DIFFICULTY BREATHING, GOT OUT OF MY CAR, LIED ON THE PAVEMENT TO CATCH MY BREATH. POLICE/AMBULANCE CAME QUICKLY, PROVIDED OXYGEN, TOOK ME TO A HOSPITAL. I REMAINED IN INTENSIVE CARE FOR 2 DAYS. THE INSURANCE INSPECTOR & BODY SHOP INVESTIGATED THE CAR AND WERE SURPRISED THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T'T DEPLOY AND COULDN'T FIND A REASON WHY THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY GIVEN THE DAMAGE. THE RIGHT AIRBAG SENSOR WAS BENT. MY CAR WAS DEEMED TOTALED. I?M UNABLE TO RETURN TO MY PREVIOUS WORK SCHEDULE (LONG HOURS, INTENSE WORKLOAD) DUE TO CONSTANT PAIN. I MISSED 2 WEEKS OF WORK. DUE TO THE FRACTURE I CANNOT DRIVE FOR 6 WEEKS. I REQUESTED THAT TOYOTA EVALUATE THE CAR TO DETERMINE IF IT WAS A VEHICLE-SPECIFIC DEFECT OR THE ENTIRE

THE SUN VISOR ON MY 2007 CAMRY WILL NOT STAY UP. IT IS ON THE DRIVER SIDE, SO IT ACTUALLY IS A HAZARD IN THAT IT BLOCKS MY VIEW WHILE DRIVING. *TR

ON OCCASION, MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY STALLS UPON ACCELERATION. THIS CAUSES EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC FROM A STOP. I RETURNED CAMRY TO TOYOTA ONLY A FEW DAYS AFTER PURCHASE- THEY REPLACED A SENSOR, BUT CAR STILL STALLS. I HAVE RETURNED CAMRY TO TOYOTA MANY TIMES FOR SAME STALL ISSUE. IN FACT, TOYOTA IS IN THE SHOP NOW WITH SAME COMPLAINT. THE ISSUE HAS NEVER BEEN REPAIRED. *TR

CAR HESITATES DURING ACCELERATION. ALSO GETS STUCK IN CERTAIN GEAR AT TIMES, ESPECIALLY WHEN GOING DOWNHILL. CAR JERKS A COUPLE TIMES A WEEK WHEN ACCELERATING. HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE THE BEGINNING. DEALERS DID TBS AND NO CHANGE. SAY THAT IT IS NOT A PROBLEM AND NOTHING THEY CAN DO. SCARED TO LET KIDS DRIVE. *TR

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE, 4 CYL, 5-SPD AUTOMATIC TRANS=THESE CARS SHOULD BE RECALLED; MINE STUMBLES, HESITATES, SHIFTS TOO SOON OR NOT AT ALL, ACTS LIKE IT WILL STALL, CLUNKS/SNAPS/SHUTTERS WHEN SHIFTING FROM/TO PARK/REVERSE/DRIVE. THESE CARS(MINE INCLUDED) ARE PUTTING PEOPLE IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. MY DEALER (TWICE) TRIED TO "REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE" BUT THE CAR STILL ACTS UP!!! MAKE TOYOTA DO SOMETHING BEFORE MYSELF & OTHERS GET KILLED !!!! *TR

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH AIR CONDITIONING PROBLEM. CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE IS A STRONG URINE SMELL AFTER THE USE OF THE AIR CONDITIONER. CONSUMER DOESN'T FEEL THAT THIS PROBLEM WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *KB THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THERE IS A WIND SOUND WHEN DRVING ON THE HIGHWAY. IT SOUNDED AS IF THE WINDOWS WERE DOWN.

2007 CAMRY-TRANSMISSIONS HESITATES-WAS IN 3 + TIMES TO CORRECT...NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS AND VERY UNSAFE. WAS RECALIBRATED TWICE, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. HAVE HAD NUMEROUS NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS HESITATION IN THE TRANSMISSION. WENT THROUGH TOYOTA ARBITRATION, WAS DENIED. THERE IS A REAL DESIGN DEFECT WITH THIS VEHICLE AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED VERY UNSAFE TO OPERATE. *TR

MY 2007 CAMRY LE V6 ONLY HAS 23,000 MILES ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION HESITATED WHEN ACCELERATING. THE GEAR DOES NOT SHIFT AND THE CAR SLOWS DOWN. VERY SCARY. ALMOST GOT HIT ON FREEWAY WHEN IT DID THIS. *TR

EARLY IN 2008 I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND TURNED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT AT SLOW SPEED AND THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT RETURN TO CENTER UNTIL I PULLED IT BACK. I WENT TO A LARGE EMPTY PARKING LOT LATER AND NOTICED THAT WHEN THE WHEEL WAS TURNED ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT IT WOULD NOT RETURN TO CENTER UNLESS YOU PULLED IT BACK. THIS IS ONLY AT SLOW SPEEDS. I TOOK THE CAR TO DESERT TOYOTA ON 1/21/08 INVOICE NUMBER TOCS263971 AND THEY REPLACED THE STEERING SHAFT NOTED ON TSB ST002-07. I DROVE THE CAR AFTER THAT AND NOTICED ONLY A SMALL CHANGE AND THE WHEEL STILL WOULD NOT RETURN WHEN TURNED SHARPLY TO EITHER SIDE. I RETURNED TO DESERT TOYOTA ON 1/30/08 INVOICE TOCS264822 AND THEY OPENED A CASE WITH TOYOTA #080300212. ON 4/18/08 INVOICETOCS273903 FIELD TECHNICIAN LOREN MUNCEE CAME TO TOWN TO EXAMINE THE CAR. HE COMPARED IT TO A CAR THAT WAS SUPPOSEDLY EQUIPPED EXACTLY LIKE OURS AND SAID IT DID THE SAME THING OURS DID. HE ALSO NOTED THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL FAILURES ON 4/28,29,AND 30 I SPOKE TO TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND DEALT WITH JULIE(1800-331-4331 EXT 73115) I WAS TOLD THAT TOYOTA HAD DONE ALL THEY WERE GOING TO AND MY NEXT STEP, IF I WAS NOT SATISFIED, WAS ARBITRATION. I HAVE THE ARBITRATION PAPERWORK BUT HAVE NOT SUBMITTED IT YET. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE PASSENGER FRONTAL AIR BAG SENOR WAS NOT OPERATING WITH A CERTAIN WEIGHT OCCUPANCY IN THE SEAT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON A CONSTANT BASIS AND THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS WORKING AS DESIGNED. THE CONTACT WAS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED, AND THAT THERE WAS NO RESOLUTION FOR THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,920.

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY CAR HAS A BAD HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING ONTO FREEWAY OR WHEN DOWNSHIFTING AND THEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. HAD TOYOTA DEALER CHECK CAR AND THEY SAID EVERYTHING OPERATED NORMALLY. THE SITUATION CAN BE DANGEROUS AND COULD EASILY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. THE LAG IS 1.5-2 SECONDS FROM THE TIME OF PUSHING THE THROTTLE HARD. *TR

STRUTS ARE LEAKING AT 34,000 MILES ON 2007 CAMRY. I WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT THERE IS BULLETIN ON LEAKING STRUT. BUT TOYOTA WILL REPLACE IT ONLY IF IT IS LEAKING HEAVILY. THEY DO NOT REPLACE UNDER WARRANTY IF IT LDO NOT LEAKS HEAVILY. THIS IS SAFETY ISSUE. (1) TOYOTA NEW ABOUT STRUT ISSUES BUT NEVER NOTIFIED OWNER. (2) TOYOTA IS UNWILLING TO REPLACE EVEN LEAKY ONES (3) THEY DO NOT PAY FOR ALIGNMENT AFTER STRUT REPLACEMENT. WHICH THEY SHOULD. *TR

MY AIRBAGS ON BOTH SIDES CONTINUE TO FALL DOWN OUT OF THE CASING. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO TOYOTA CORPORATE 5 TIMES AND IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED 5 TIMES. THE PROBLEM STILL EXITS. I CALLED TOYOTA AGAIN 2 WEEKS AGO AND THEY HAVE NOT RETURNED MY CALL. THIS IS AN IMMEDIATE DANGER TO MY FAMILY WITH THESE FALLING AIRBAGS. *TR

MY 2007 CAMRY SE V6 HAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH HESITATION. IT HAS A 2 SECOND DELAY WHEN COMING INTO TRAFFIC. WHEN THE CAR IS DRIVING AND THEN COASTS AT ONE SPEED, AND YOU TRY TO MOVE INTO ANOTHER LANE BY PRESSING THE GAS, THE CAR WAITS AND THEN JOLTS FORWARD. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM BECAUSE IT CAN LEAD TO BEING REAR ENDED BY OTHER TRAFFIC. YOU KNOW THERE IS PLENTY OF TIME TO GET IN, BUT THE CAR REDUCED MUCH OF THAT TIME, BY NOT GOING ANYWHERE. *TR

AFTER TAKING MY CAMRY XLE INTO THE DEALER FOR A "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" WARNING ON THE DASH, AND SOME UNUSUAL SHIFTING AND HESITATION, THEY SAID IT WAS TAKEN CARE OF. THE PROBLEM CAME BACK WITHIN A FEW DAYS AND WORSENED. WHILE ON THE FREEWAY THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY GAVE OUT AND THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY IMMOBILE, WITH ONLY 30,000 ON THE CAR. DEALER SENT AWAY FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION AND REPLACED IT WITH A NOTE THAT IT HAD BEEN SOAKED IN AN UNKNOWN FLUID, AND THEIR COULD BE SOME RESIDUAL LIQUID IN THE NEW TRANSMISSION. THE "CHECK VSC LIGHT" STILL FLICKS ON OCCASIONALLY AT START UP. *TR

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT OF THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. EMITS A STRONG MUSTY MOLD SMELL. THE COMPANY IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAS DONE NOTHING. DEALERSHIP PERFORMED A TEMPORARY FOAM TREATMENT THAT MIGHT LAST A YEAR AND SPRAYED A CHEMICAL INSIDE THE VENT SYSTEM. THE POSSIBILITY OF MOLD IN THE SYSTEM EXISTS AND COULD CAUSE SEVERE AGGRAVATION OF ALREADY EXISTING ALLERGY PROBLEMS. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. I THINK IT'S TIME TO HOLD TOYOTA ACCOUNTABLE. *TR

SUN VISOR WONT STAY UP. IT GETS IN THE WAY OF MY VIEW. VANITY LIGHT NO LONGER WORKS. I HAVE NEVER BEEN ROUGH WITH THE VISOR, IT JUST SUDDENLY STOPPED GOING UP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE VEERED LEFT AND RIGHT. THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE CALIPER WAS WORN BECAUSE IT WAS NOT COMPLETELY RELEASING THE BRAKE. THE DEALER WENT TO AUTOMOTIVE SCHOOL; THEREFORE, HE DID NOT NOTIFY THE DEALER OR A MECHANIC. THE FAILURE OCCURS IN ALL TYPES OF WEATHER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.

2007 CAMRY HAD HESITATION PROBLEM, DEALERSHIP RESET THE COMPUTER, IT WAS OK FOR A FEW MONTHS. AFTER THE FEW MONTHS THE CAR HAS THE HESITATION PROBLEM AGAIN. HARD TO ACCELERATE, DOES NOT LIKE TO GO WHEN YOU TRY TO PULL OUT OR WHEN YOU TRY TO CHANGE LANES. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY IN SEPT. 2006. AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR SEVERAL DAYS, WITH LESS THAN A 1000 MILES, I REALIZED THAT THERE WAS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH ACCELERATION; DELAYED ACCELERATIONS WHEN TRYING TO ATTAIN SPEED, WHEN DRIVING AROUND 40 MILES THE CAR PERFORMS LIKE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION THAT REQUIRES SHIFTING DOWN TO A LOWER GEAR TO GAIN SPEED,AND WHEN DRIVING ON AN INCLINE THERE IS A NOTICEABLE DROP IN SPEED. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO DICK DYER TOYOTA, THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR. ON OR ABOUT THE THIRD VISIT I WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD RECEIVED A COMPUTER UPDATE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. AFTER THE UPDATE THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. I CONTINUED TO COMPLAIN. TO SUMMARIZE THE ORDEAL, I COMPLAINED TO TOYOTA'S NATIONAL CENTER FOR DISPUTE SETTLEMENT. THE MATTER WENT INTO ARBITRATION. IN THE HEARING I HAD ONE OTHER PERSON, AND THE NAME OF FIVE (5) OTHER PEOPLE WHO OWNED 2007TOYOTA CAMRY WHO WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THE TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE, REGINA WILLIAMS AGREED THAT SHE HAD HEARD THE SAME CONCERNS THAT I HAVE FROM OTHER CUSTOMERS. BEING AN OWNER OF TWO PREVIOUS TOYOTA CAMRYS I COMPARED THE PERFORMANCE. MS. WILLIAMS SAID THE CARS COULD NOT BE COMPARED, THAT THE CAR IS PERFORMING THE WAY IT S SUPPOSE TO, AND THAT IT IS JUST ENGINEERED DIFFERENT. THE OUTCOME FROM THE ARBITRATION SIDE WITH MS. WILLIAMS/ TOYOTA, SAYING THAT THE VEHICLE IS OPERATING ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS; THAT THERE IS NO DEFECT BUT IS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE PARTICUL

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RUBBER WITHIN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS LOOSE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE HAS RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE MUST BE RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOR ANOTHER REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,460 UPDATED 7/3/08 *CN

I HAVE NOTICED THESE SOMETIMES DANGEROUS BEHAVIORS BY MY CAR AND ITS TRANSMISSION: + WHEN I BRAKE, INSTEAD OF DOWN SHIFTING, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS UP AND CAUSES THE CAR TO ROLL FASTER ' ACCELERATING. + ON A DOWNHILL SLOPE, SOMETIMES THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS UNEXPECTEDLY AND CAUSES THE CAR TO SUDDENLY SLOW. + DOWNSHIFTING FROM 4TH GEAR TO 3RD IS A HARD SHIFT. + ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS IS WHEN I ACCELERATED (HIGHWAY MERGE LANE) AND THE TRANSMISSION UP-SHIFT HESITATES. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE TRANSMISSIONS UNPREDICTABLE SHIFTING PERFORMANCE. MOST RECENTLY WHEN I WAS MERGING ONTO AN INTERSTATE, AS I APPROACHED THE MERGING SPEED, THE TRANSMISSION HESITATED AS I ACCELERATED, AND I WAS UNABLE TO MERGE SAFELY ' I HAD TO PULL ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE TO AVOID A COLLISION. THE SUDDEN UP-SHIFTING WHEN I APPLY THE BRAKES HAS CAUSED SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS OF A REAR END COLLISION. THE SUDDEN DOWNSHIFTING ON A SLOPE HAS CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL ON SNOW-COVERED ROADWAYS. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE IN APRIL OF 2006. THERE IS A HESITATION WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. IT'S A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ENTER A HIGHWAY OR PASS ANOTHER CAR . WHEN I PRESS THE ACCELERATION, THE CAR HESITATES AND AFTER A FEW SECONDS IT ACCELERATES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE PULLING INTO A REST AREA WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 70 MPH, THE CONTACT COULD NOT DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL. HE CRASHED INTO A POLE. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE MINNESOTA STATE POLICE FILED REPORT NUMBER 0810176. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000. UPDATED 06/16/08 *BF

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TIRE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE CPMS VALVES AND ALL FOUR TIRES. AFTER THE REPAIR WAS MADE, THE TIRE PRESSURE REGULATOR SYSTEM LIGHT WAS STILL ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TOYOTA DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE TOYOTA DEALER STATED THAT THE MOST LIKELY EXPLANATION WAS BECAUSE OF AN IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF THE VALVE SENSORS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED BECAUSE IT HAS NOT BEEN PROPERLY DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 50,000.

I PURCHASED A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE IN APRIL 2007. THERE IS A HESITATION WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. IT'S A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ENTER A HIGHWAY. WHEN I PRESS THE ACCELERATION, THE CAR HESITATES AND AFTER A FEW SECONDS, IT WILL JERK FORWARD. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2007 CAMRY IN JUNE OF 06. THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED IN KENTUCKY. THE FRONT AND BACK BRAKES HAVE SQUEALED ALMOST FROM THE FIRST DAY AND I STARTED REPORTING THE PROBLEM AT THE FIRST DEALERSHIP SERVICE. BOTH TSB'S HAVE BEEN APPLIED BUT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. A TECHNICIAN FINALLY HEARD A SQUEAK AND ANTI SQUEAKING LUBRICANT WAS ALSO APPLIED BUT ONLY LASTED A WEEK. LEFT THE CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP LAST MONDAY NIGHT AND THE DISTRICT PERSON CAME TUESDAY. THE RESPONSE WAS THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE SQUEAL SO COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. OF COURSE THEY SQUEALED TWICE ON THE WAY HOME. I SEE I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS PROBLEM. I ALSO HAD THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND FORTUNATELY THE TSB FIXED THAT PROBLEM. THEN THE BLACK WHEEL RIMS UNDER THE HUB CAPS RUSTED HORRIBLY AND THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO REPLACE THEM UNDER WARRANTY. NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD HAVE THESE PROBLEMS WITH A NEW CAR. *TR

MY TRANSMISSION HESITATES AT @35MPH. TOYOTA SAYS IT'S A NO-FIX. IT IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION TO NOT KNOW WHEN THIS WILL HAPPEN. IT'S BOUND TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AT SOME POINT. THIS IS A CONSTANT SITUATION SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN JUNE 2006, AND IT NOW HAS 32,000 MILES. IT OCCURS CONSTANTLY. *TR