2007 Toyota Camry complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MPH OR AT A STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ALSO HESITATES AS IF IT WILL STALL, BUT DRAMATICALLY DECELERATES INSTEAD. ON ONE OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30-35 MPH, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST FIVE TIMES AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY IMPROPER CALIBRATION. THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN REGARDING THIS FAILURE. SOME DEALERS HAVE REFUSED TO REPAIR HER VEHICLE AND STATED THAT IT WAS DESIGNED TO PERFORM IN THAT MANNER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTS. THE SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.

DAUGHTER DRIVING HOME ON I-81 IN VA AND REAR DRIVER TIRE BLEW OUT. THE TOYOTA CAMRY (2007) IS ONLY 3 MONTHS OLD AND HAS 6,00 MILES. SHE SAYS SHE CHECKED BEFORE LEAVING AND WAS GOING 70-75MPH. IT WAS 4 AM ABOUT 75 F. I BELIEVE IT IS A FAULTY TIRE: BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL 400 02 P215 60R16 94 V M+S. SHE ENDED UP IN A DITCH, IT WAS THAT OR HITTING A TRUCK. AMBULANCES, FIRE AND POLICE RESPONDED BUT THANKFULLY SHE WAS NOT HURT. THE CAR SUFFERED FRONT PLASTIC BUMPER DAMAGE. *TR

CONSTANT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, TOYOTA SAYS HESITATION IS NORMAL, THEY CAN'T FIND ANY PROBLEMS, BUT ONE TOYOTA MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT HE BELIEVED TOYOTA OVER-DESIGNED THEIR CAR. *TR

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE WITH SMART KEY , KEYLESS IGNITION. PAGE 320 OF THE OWNERS MANUAL STATES CAUTION "DO NOT TOUCH THE ENGINE START STOP SWITCH WHILE DRIVING", IN BRACKETED YELLOW BACKGROUND. NEXT PARAGRAPH STATES IN REGULAR BW PRINT; "IF YOU HAVE TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP,PRESS AND HOLD THE ENGINE START SWITCH FOR MORE THAN THREE SECONDS. THE FALLACY OF THIS IS THE VEHICLE SPEED MUST BE UNDER 3 MPH. IF YOU APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE/PARKING BRAKE THE ENGINE WILL QUIT AT BELOW 40 MPH. I WENT THRU SEVERAL TESTS TO DETERMINE THIS FLAW. THIS IS POOR DESIGN. I HAVE HEARD VIA TV THAT THE LEXUS 350 ,ALMOST SAME VEHICLE AS CAMRY XLE EXCEPT FOR NICER INTERIOR AND SEATS, HAS AN UNCOMMANDED ACCELERATION PROBLEM. PROBABLY ALL 2007 LEXUS VEHICLES HAVE KEYLESS ( SMART KEY) IGNITION. IF YOU WERE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH AND GOT UNCOMMANDED ACCELERATION WITH SMART KEY YOU WOULD BE IN A BAD SITUATION. I HAVE NOT HAD AN UNCOMMANDED ACCELERATION AND DO NOT WANT ONE AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS. *TR

BOUGHT NEW 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY IN MARCH, 2007. CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE FLARE UP IN RPM WITH CORRESPONDING DOWN SHIFTING OF TRANSMISSION DRIVING ON INCLINED ROAD, HOWEVER SLIGHTLY INCLINED. CAR CANNOT HOLD SET SPEED ON CRUISE CONTROL WITHOUT DOWN SHIFTING AND GOING LIKE A BAT OUT OF HELL OVER- SHOOTING SET SPEED BEFORE SHIFTING BACK UP AGAIN. HAVE HAD TSB INSTALLED WHICH WAS SUPPOSED TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. IT DID NOT. HAVE HAD CAR INTO TOYOTA DEALER 4 TIMES WITH SAME PROBLEMS (STILL NOT FIXED). *JB

FROM ALMOST THE FIRST DAY I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE I HAVE HAD HESITATION ( APPX. 1 TO 3 SECONDS) WHILE ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE HAS A FOUR CYLINDER ENGINE. I NOW SEE THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2007 CAMRY. *JB

I PULLED THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW UP TO CLOSE IT, I DID NOT SEE MY FRIEND'S FINGER THERE, THE GLASS CUT THE SKIN OF THE FINGER TIP AREA AND IT WAS BLEEDING. I HAVE TRIED MYSELF AND THE GLASS PUSHED MY FINGER VERY HARD. A CHILD FINGER BONE CAN BE BROKEN EASILY. THERE IS NO SAFETY ON ALL THE WINDOWS. THIS IS VERY BAD FOR KIDS OR FAMILIES. *JB

I HAVE A 2007 CAMRY XLE WITH 13,000 MILES. FROM THE FIRST DAY I PURCHASED THE CAR, IT HAS HAD A SEVERE HESITATION WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE BOTH FROM A STOP AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (PASSING, MERGING INTO TRAFFIC). IN ADDITION, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO SLIP BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR (APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 25 MPH) BEFORE IT LOCKS INTO GEAR AND BEGINS TO ACCELERATE. THIS IS MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD. I TOLD THE TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT ABOUT THE PROBLEMS AT MY LAST OIL CHANGE. THEY HOOKED IT UP TO THE COMPUTER AND TEST DROVE AND WERE NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE PROBLEM. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE ACCELERATION DELAY WAS DUE TO THE COMPUTER NEEDING TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE ENGINE, AND THIS WAS A NORMAL DELAY AND THAT I WOULD "JUST HAVE TO GET USED TO IT". ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THIS DELAY IN ACCELERATION HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE ENGINE HESITATED AND THE VEHICLE JERKED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. AS OF AUGUST 10, 2007, THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,900 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

TRANSMISSION HESITATION HAPPENS DAILY, TALKED DEALER THEY SAID ALL CAMRYS DO THIS NOTHING CAN BE DONE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATES APPROXIMATELY 3-5 SECONDS AFTER ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE OPERATES NORMALLY 8-10 SECONDS AFTER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE HAS ALMOST RESULTED IN A CRASH ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS AN INCORRECT COMPUTER CALIBRATION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A NEW 2007 CAMRY LE AUTOMOBILE FROM A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG ACTIVATION WEIGHT SENSOR IS INCONSISTENT IN BEHAVIOR AND UNABLE TO READJUST TO A NEW WEIGHT READING DURING A TRIP. MY WIFE WEIGHS APPROXIMATELY 100 LBS PLUS CLOTHES. ONE TIME OUT OF SEVEN THE AIRBAG SENSOR WILL NOT REGISTER HER AS BEING SUFFICIENTLY HEAVY TO ACTIVATE THE AIRBAG. I ONCE RESTARTED THE CAR SEVEN TIMES TO TRY TO GET IT TO REGISTER. I THEN MOVED MYSELF (174 LBS PLUS CLOTHES) TO THE PASSENGER SEAT, STARTED THE CAR WITH AN EMPTY DRIVER'S SEAT, GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND LET MY WIFE SIT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE AIRBAG CAME ON WHILE I WAS SITTING THERE, AND DID NOT CHANGE (TO OFF) AFTER MY WIFE REPLACED ME DURING THE 20 MINUTE TRIP. I HAVE HAD TO USE THIS TECHNIQUE EACH TIME THE SENSOR REFUSES TO TURN THE AIRBAG ON WHEN MY WIFE IS THE FRONT PASSENGER. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE INTO TWO DIFFERENT TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS TO HAVE THE SENSOR CHECKED OUT, AND THEY BOTH INSIST IT IS WORKING FINE. I SUSPECT THAT TOYOTA IS USING SUBSTANDARD PARTS THAT DO NOT DEAL WELL WITH MODERATELY HIGH EXTERNAL TEMPERATURES; SUCH AS THOSE NOT FOUND INSIDE A CLIMATE CONTROLLED MAINTENANCE BAY. I FEAR THAT IN HASTE WE MAY MISS ONE TIME IT DOES NOT TURN ON AND GET INTO A SERIOUS COLLISION THAT INJURES MY WIFE. *TR

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH ENGINE PROBLEMS CUSTOMER WANTS TO TURN THE CAR IN AT NO COST TO HIM**CC THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD START. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH ITS COMPUTER. THE VEHICLE ONLY ACCELERATES WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS ALMOST DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3771 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. UPDATED 02/01/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AFTER THREE SECONDS. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE OR ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO REMEDY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500.

OUR 2007 CAMRY LE 4-CYL AUTOMATIC EXHIBITS A 2-4 SECOND HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING FORM A STOP. THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, UNPREDICTABLE AND POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS. SOMETIME YOU PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL A LOT AND THE CAR DOES NOT MOVE AND OTHER TIMES YOU BARELY PUT YOUR FOOT ON THE PEDAL AND THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD. IT HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT THAT THE CAR IS RARELY DRIVEN BECAUSE IT FEELS SO UNSAFE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE WHEN HE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WOULD THEN SURGE FORWARD AFTER APPROXIMATELY 50-80 FEET WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

OWN A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY LE-V6. POOR ACCELERATION!!! DEALER PLAYED IT OFF AS IT'S A COMPUTER THROTTLE SO IT TAKES TIME FOR THROTTLE AND ENGINE TO COMMUNICATE!!?? SO IN OTHER WORDS LIVE WITH IT. VERY FEARFUL ON HIGHWAYS AS THE CAR DOESN'T ACCELERATE TO KEEP UP WITH PASSING OR MERGING VEHICLES. HARD TO TAKE OFF FROM COMPLETE STOP WITHOUT HESITATION. VERY UNSAFE. NO RECALLS AT THIS TIME. HOPEFULLY THERE WILL BE SINCE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE/COMPLAINT!! *JB

VEHICLE INFORMATION: 2007 CAMRY SE V6 PURCHASED IN TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA IN SEP 2007 ? VEHICLE MANUFACTURING DATE AUG 29, 2007. DEFICIENCIES: 1) HESITATION THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATION (EVEN WITH FULL THROTTLE) AFTER DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC (STOP AND GO) OR DRIVING VERY PASSIVELY. THIS SYMPTOM IS CONSISTENCE AND HESITATION IS LONG AND COMMON IS 80 KLM SPEED. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT DOWN SHIFT AT ALL. CHANGE MY DEALER AFTER REPORTING IT TWICE WITH NO ACTION. NEW DEALER HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM AND HAS REPROGRAMMED THE TRANSMISSION CHIP AS PER TSB. (WILL PICK UP THE VEHICLE TODAY) 2) CRACKLING NOISE FROM CONTROL ARE AND DASHBOARD NEXT TO WINDSHIELD DURING ENTIRE COLD SEASON. NOISES APPEAR EVERY FEW SECOND. OVER 90% OF THE PROBLEM DISAPPEARS DURING WARMER WEATHER. CHANGE MY DEALER AFTER REPORTING IT TWICE WITH NO ACTION. NEW DEALER HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM AND HAS ADDED ADDITIONAL INSULATION AS PER TSB TO CONTROL AREA ONLY. THE DASHBOARD NOISE NEXT TO WINDSHIELD COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. I HAVE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO DEALER DURING WINTER MONTH TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM BEFORE ANY ACTION IS TAKEN. 3) THUMPING NOISE FROM REAR END OF THE VEHICLE ON BUMPS (LIKE A LOSE WATERMELON IN YOUR TRUNK). AGAIN, FIRST DEALER DID NOTHING. NEW DEALER HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM AND HAS ADDED ADDITIONAL INSULATION TO STRUTS AS PER TSB, 4) HIGH REVVING AND TRANSMISSION NOT IN GEAR IN SUDDEN ACCELERATION. SIMILAR RESPONSE AS YOU ARE DRIVING A MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND YOU CO

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHEN DECELERATING TO STOP AND THEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE HESITATES FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO TO THREE SECONDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT DO NOT KNOW HOW IT CAN BE REMEDIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 5,725 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,225. UPDATED 02-01-08. *KB

GETTING OFF ON THE OFF RAMP AND THE CAR LOST ALL POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CAR BEHIND ME TRIED TO MISS ME BUT ENDED UP HITTING ME IN THE SIDE REAR. WHY DOES THIS CAMRY LOSE ALL POWER AT ONCE AND ACCELERATES SPORADICALLY. IF THIS IS NOT RECALLED AND FIXED SOON I WILL HAVE TO TRADE IT IN AND IT WON'T BE FOR ANOTHER TOYOTA!!! MY FAMILY IS AT RISK AND IT IS NOT WORTH IT WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE TRUST IN YOUR VEHICLE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE HESITATES WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. HE STATED THAT HE HAS ALMOST BEEN IN SEVERAL CRASHES DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE BEGAN APPROXIMATELY TWO TO THREE MONTHS AGO AND HAS BEEN OCCURRING EVER SINCE. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THE DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING MORE COULD BE DONE. THE INCIDENT DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 7,859 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000. UPDATED 02/01/08. *LJ UPDATED 02/01/08 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COMPUTER THAT CONTROLS THE TRANSMISSION PREVENTS THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED. OCCASIONALLY, THE VEHICLE SURGES TO HIGH SPEEDS WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. SHE STATED THAT SHE WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN NUMEROUS CRASHES DUE TO THE FAILURE. TOYOTA STATED THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ARE WORKING ON A SOLUTION. HOWEVER, THEY CANNOT ASSIST THE CONTACT UNTIL THAT TIME. SHE STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL SURGES 5-10 MPH OVER THE LIMIT IN WHICH IT IS SET. THE FAILURE CAUSES HER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 7,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES ERRATICALLY, EITHER BARELY ENGAGING OR SURGING FORWARD. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL IS SET, THE VEHICLE SURGES 5-10 MPH ABOVE THE SET LIMIT. UPDATED 09/05/07. *JB

SEVERE HESITATION PROBLEM WITH 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY TRANSMISSION--NOT AN INCIDENT BUT AN ONGOING PROBLEM. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED AND WAS INFORMED OF A CRACK IN THE BATTERY. TOYOTA IS UNSURE IF THE BATTERY CAN BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 6,146. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED THE REPAIR INVOICE. UPDATED 08/20/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. ON JULY 06, 2007, WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR END OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. ALL SIX AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT, ALONG WITH HIS WIFE AND CHILD, WERE TRANSPORTED FROM THE SCENE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HEAD, NECK, AND SHOULDER INJURIES. HIS WIFE SUSTAINED HEAD AND BACK INJURIES AS WELL AS A BROKEN HIP. THE CHILD SUSTAINED LACERATIONS OVER HER ARMS AND LEGS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE AND HIS WIFE ARE BOTH CURRENTLY IN PHYSICAL THERAPY DUE TO THEIR INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 7,500.

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HESITATED WHEN ACCELERATING I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY TOYOTA THISWAS NORMAL AND ALL CAMRYS DO THIS I HAVE DRIVEN OTHERS AND THEY HESITATED BUT IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION . THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS IT MADE IT HAZARDOUS TO ENTER FREEWAYS I WAS TOLD A HESITATION OF 1 TO 3 SECONDS WAS NORMAL I HAVE SEEN THIS SAME COMPLAINT FROM OTHER OWNERS IN OTHER STATES, AND FEELT THIS WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT 2 MPH, THE CONTACT'S WIFE DROVE OVER THE CEMENT DIVIDER. THE DIVIDER WAS APPROXIMATELY FOUR INCHES HIGH. A FEW DAYS LATER, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT SPOILER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAD DETACHED. ON JULY 12, 2007, HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE SPOILER DETACHED DUE TO THE IMPACT OF THE VEHICLE STRIKING THE CEMENT DIVIDER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 22,070 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,030.

2007 CAMRY SE 4CYL. SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE RELATED TO HESITATION AND LACK OF ACCELERATION. WHEN ENTERING TRAFFIC FROM A LOW SPEED OR FROM A DEAD STOP THE CAR BARELY RESPONDS TO THE ACCELERATOR. IT WILL SLOWLY ALLOW YOU TO PROCEED BUT WILL NOT ACCELERATE FOR UP TO 3 OR 4 SECONDS, EVEN IF THE GAS PEDDLE IS FULLY PRESSED TO THE FLOOR. MY FAMILY AND I HAVE NEARLY BEEN HIT A NUMBER OF TIMES OVER THE PAST 6 MONTHS THAT WE'VE OWNED THIS CAR. OTHERWISE WE REALLY LIKE THIS CAR BUT BELIEVE IT TO BE UNSAFE BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP CHECKED IT OUT AND AGREES THERE IS A PROBLEM AND THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE OF IT BUT TO DATE THERE IS NO FIX. THIS IS NOT A MINOR NUISANCE ISSUE IT'S A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE AND THE NHSTA NEEDS TO GET INVOLVED TO HELP PRESSURE TOYOTA TO FIX THE PROBLEM BEFORE PEOPLE ARE SEVERELY HURT OR KILLED. *TR

AT LOW SPEEDS, WHEN NORMALLY PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL, THE AUTOMOBILE HESITATES FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD AND THEN "JERKS" FORWARD AFTER THIS DELAY. THERE APPEARS TO BE A "DEAD SPOT" IN THE ACCELERATION PEDAL POSITION WHERE THE CAR ACCELERATION HESITATES. WHEN PULLING INTO A TRAFFIC LANE, THIS UNEXPECTED HESITATION LEAVES THE CAR OCCUPANTS IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION OF BEING HIT BY OTHER AUTOMOBILES. THE CONDITION IS AT ITS WORST WHEN THE AUTOMOBILE ENGINE HAS NOT FULLY WARMED. I FEEL THE UNEXPECTED HESITATION AT LOW SPEEDS OF MY AUTOMOBILE IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY CONCERN AND MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH OF AUTOMOBILE OCCUPANTS IF NOT CORRECTED. *AK

TOYOTA CAMRY, 2007, HESITATES BEFORE REACTING TO DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. THIS HAPPENS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND VARIOUS DRIVING MANUEVERS. THIS MODEL CAMRY IS UNSAFE. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATES AND EXPERIENCES ACCELERATION FAILURE SINCE IT WAS A NEW VEHICLE. THEN, ON JULY 11, 2007, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOST ALL MOTIVE POWER AND WAS DISABLED PARTIALLY BLOCKING A LANE OF TRAFFIC ON AN INTERSTATE. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. THE POLICE ASSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED TO A SAFE LOCATION. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT THE RUBBER FLOORMAT MAY HAVE GOTTEN STUCK UNDERNEATH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND CAUSED THE HESITATION CONCERN. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND A CAUSE FOR THE LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 12,968. THE FAILURE MILEAGE FOR THE HESITATION ISSUE WAS 12,960. *DSY UPDATED 09/10/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S POWER IS WEAK AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL MUST BE DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THERE ARE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRESENT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURS. THE VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD AND THE GEARS ARE DIFFICULT TO SHIFT. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AS HAVING SOFTWARE FAILURE, WHICH THEY REPROGRAMMED. THE PURCHASE DATE AND A VALID VIN WERE UNKNOWN. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 1,920 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13.

THE CAR HAS BEEN HAVING LOTS OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. AT LOW SPEEDS IT SHIFTED BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN GEARS EVEN WHEN MAINTAINING SAME SPEED AND ON FLAT SURFACE. AT ALL SPEEDS IT WILL SOMETIMES PAUSE UPTO 2 SECONDS WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY. IT WILL SOMETIMES SHIFT AND GO AND OTHERS WILL SQUEAL THE TIRES AND POP LIKE IT SHIFTED TWO GEARS AT ONCE. ALSO, IT WILL MAX OUT AT 8 RPMS WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY UNTIL IT FINALLY SHIFTED. *AK

SLUGGISH TRANSMISSION. WHEN MERGING TO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC I FOUND EXTREMELY SLUGGISH RESPONSE TO TRANSMISSION. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED IN MORE THEN ONE OCCASION. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MANY 2007 CAMRYS. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING OVER 12 YEARS AND NEVER HAD ANY SUCH PROBLEM. *AK

BOUGHT 2007 CAMRY IN MAY 2007. CAR WAS MANUFACTURED IN OCTOBER 2006. CAR HAD SEVERE HESITATION UPON ACCELERATION IN LOWER GEARS, FIRST AND SECOND. IT WAS ESPECIALLY BAD WHEN RUNNING THE AIR CONDITIONING. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC, WHICH WAS DANGEROUS. DEALER WAS UNAWARE OF A SOLUTION FOR THE PROBLEM. THIS WAS OBVIOUSLY A COMMON PROBLEM REFLECTING CAMRY VEHICLES, AND NEEDED TO BE DEALT WITH IMMEDIATELY. *AK

I PURCHASED A 2007 CAMRY LE/2.4 LITER 4 CYLINDER AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON OCTOBER 28 2006. NOTICED SOME HESITATION ON ACCELERATION AT 5000 MILES ON ODOMETER. HESITATION WAS APPARENT WHEN DEPRESSING ACCELERATOR FOR QUICK PICK UP ,SUCH AS MERGING ONTO HIGHWAY. SEEMED TO BE JUST A NUISANCE, NOW BUT AFTER READING OTHER COMPLAINTS I AM BECOMING CONCERNED, ESPECIALLY WHEN MOST DEALERSHIPS COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. WHAT WAS MY RECOURSE IF THIS BECAME A BIGGER PROBLEM. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH OR GREATER, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THE FAILURE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS MORE PREVALENT WHEN DRIVING UPHILL. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 4,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200.

WE PURCHASED AN 07 CAMRY NOV 06. AT 7,000 MILES IT STARTED SLIPPING, NOT ACCELERATING. WE TOOK TO DEALER. THEY RESET MEMORY. DIDN'T HELP. TOOK A SECOND TIME, RESET MEMORY, DIDN'T HELP. WENT THROUGH ARBITRATOR, DIDN'T HELP. THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. WHEN IT NEEDS TO ACCELERATE, IT DOESN'T. I WAS ALMOST HIT BY A SEMI. TOYOTA IS AWARE OF A DEFECT IN THE COMPUTER CHIP, BUT WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. PLEASE HELP ME AND THE OTHER 07 CAMRY OWNERS BEFORE AN ACCIDENT OCCURS WHICH COULD POSSIBLY BE FATAL. ITS NOT A MATTER OF IF AN ACCIDENT WILL OCCUR, BUT A MATTER OF WHEN. WE ARE ALSO GETTING BAD GAS MILEAGE DUE TO THE DEFECT. *TR

CAR HESITATED BADLY ON ACCELERATION. AT FIRST THE DEALER SAID IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE ACCELERATOR WAS CONNECTED THROUGH A WIRE TO THE COMPUTER, BUT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE ,AND NEEDED TO BE INVESTIGATED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IF NECESSARY. I WILL STATE MY DEALER WAS NOW TRYING TO RECTIFY THE ISSUE BECAUSE IT HAS ALSO EFFECTED THE GAS MILEAGE, AND A SEE IT AS A SAFETY HAZARD. IF NECESSARY I WILL CONTACT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MY HOME STATE BECAUSE I SEE THIS AS A NON PERFECTED PIECE OF EQUIPMENT PUT UPON THE PUBLIC . *AK

THE "DESIGN" OF HOW THE VEHICLE IS TO OPERATE AND DRIVING PERFORMANCE ISSUES. POOR ACCELERATION, HESITATION, AUTOMATIC SHIFTING OF THE TRANSMISSION WHEN DRIVING. GAS MILEAGE IS NOT AS MANUFACTURER STATED. FRONT TIRES WORE OUT AT 15K MILES. PER THE DEALERSHIP NO FRONT END PROBLEMS FOUND AND DO NOT KNOW WHY THE TIRES WORE OUT SO QUICK WHILE THE BACK TIRES ARE STILL GOOD. CONSTANT PULLING OF THE VEHICLE. IF I HIT A BUMP THE CAR AND STEERING WHEEL JERKS TO ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER. ACCELERATION AND HESITATION IS A SAFETY ISSUE. SPEED OVERSHOOT AFTER HESITATION. TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO STOP WORKING WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. THE DEALERSHIP STATES THIS IS HOW THE VEHICLE IS DESIGNED TO RUN. I WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE BULLETIN ISSUED IN SEPT 2006 REGARDING A DOWNLOAD OF NEW COMPUTER SOFTWARE OR OF THE FACT TOYOTA WAS AWARE OF ALL THE ISSUES MENTIONED. TO MY UNDERSTANDING IT DID NOT HELP ANY OF THE ISSUES. OVERALL THE VEHICLE IS HARD TO DRIVE FOR FEAR OF WRECKING. I AM CHECKING INTO LEMON LAW. THE DEALERSHIPS DO NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX THESE MANUFACTURING PROBLEMS. I HAVE HAD THESE PROBLEMS SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE AND STILL ARE ON GOING.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE VEHICLE HESITATES WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSES THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. TOYOTA STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE BECAUSE IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS. HE STATED THAT WHEN MERGING INTO TRAFFIC AT 60-65 MPH, THE VEHICLE MAY OR MAY NOT PICK UP SPEED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 4,850 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,879. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED REPAIR INVOICES FOR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED A/C IS NOT WORKING, IT IS ONLY BLOWING WARM AIR REGARDLESS OF SETTING. UPDATED 08/07/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE DEPRESSES THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE ENGINE REVS BUT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE OPERATES AS IF IT IS UNSURE OF WHICH GEAR IT IS IN. THE FAILURES OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. HE HAS NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE IS A FLAW WITH THE ECM MODULE. THE MANUFACTURER, WHO HAS A CASE NUMBER, STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED TO PERFORM IN THAT MANNER AND OFFERED TO REPLACE THE ECM MODULE. HOWEVER, THEY STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE ALREADY HAS THE UPDATED SOFTWARE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 20,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

I DO NOT OWN THE 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY OR THE LEXUS ES350 , BUT IN THE COURSE OF TEST DRIVING BOTH OF THE VEHICLES, I WAS SHOCKED TO DISCOVER THAT THE START/STOP BUTTON DEFEATS THE OLDER IGNITION KEY IINTERLOCK SYSTEM. IN THE OLDER KEYED IGNITION SYSTEM THE CAR MUST BE IN PARK TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. IN THE 2007 MODELS OF LEXUS AND CAMRY THE ENGINE CAN BE TURNED OFF WITH THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE SIMPLY BY TOUCHING THE BRAKE. HERE IS NO IGNITION KEY TO PLACE IN THE STEERING COLUMN.. PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING WHICH I SENT TO YOUR SITE THIS MORNING AND WAS ASKED TO FILE A FORMAL COMPLAINT: 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY AND LEXUS ES 350 DO NOT USE AN IGNITION KEY. THEY USE A "REMOTE" WHICH MUST BE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE VEHICLE WHEN THE "START/STOP" BUTTON IS PRESSED. OTHER MANUFACTURERS (BMW, VOLVO) USE BOTH A "KEY" IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE "START/STOP" BUTTON. WHILE THIS SECOND OPTION AT FIRST SEEMS REDUNDANT, IT IS A SAFETY FEATURE AND TOYOTA/LEXUS PRODUCTS MAY BE PRONE TO "ROLLING WHEN STOPPED" IN THE FOLLOWING SCENARIO: TOYOTA/LEXUS: DRIVER TOUCHES BRAKE AND HITS THE "START/STOP" BUTTON TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE, BUT DRIVER FORGETS TO MOVE THE TRANSMISSION FROM "DRIVE" TO "PARK". UPON RELEASING THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE WILL MOVE, IF NOT ON LEVEL GROUND. BMW/VOLVO: AS ABOVE, BUT DRIVER IS UNABLE TO PULL "KEY" FROM STEERING COLUMN BECAUSE VEHICLE IS NOT IN "PARK". THEREFORE, DRIVER PLACES TRANSMISSION IN "PARK" BEFORE EXITING THE CAR, OTHERWISE HE WILL NOT

I PURCHASED A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY IN SEPTEMBER 2006. THE VEHICLE HAS 16,000+ MILES ON IT. THE VEHICLE HESITATES UPON ACCELERATION , AND AT TIMES LUNCHES INTO GEAR . THIS HAS CAUSED HONKNING AT US AND HARZARDOUS CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY WHEN CHANGING LANES ON THE FREEWAY. THERE IS A LOUD INTERMITENT CLUNK WHEN TURNING CORNERS, BACKING UP, AND STOPPING. THERE IS AN APPARENT LACK OF POWER WHEN THE GEARS SHIFTS IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. ALSO, THERE IS VIBRATION WHEN BACKING UP WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ON. WE HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES AND MOSTLY GET A SONG AND DANCE ROUTINE FROM THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THAT EVERYTHING WE WERE EXPERIENCING WAS NORMAL OR DUE TO THE COMPUTER DESIGN OR EMISSION STANDARDS. THIS IS VERY DIFFICULT TO ACCEPT SINCE I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 50 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER ENCOUNTERED ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE. TOYOTA HAS AT THIS POINT NOT BEEN ABLE TO RESOLVE ANY OF THESE ISSUES. HOWEVER, THEY DID REMOVE AND REPLACE THE GAS TANK TO ELIMINATE THE CLUNKING PROBLEM, AND I NOW KNOW ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT IT WAS NOT NECESSARY. THE CLUNKING IS STILL PRESENT. THIS CAR REACTS LIKE A VEHICLE WITH 200,000 MILES ON IT THAT IS IN DIRE., IT NEEDS F A TUNE UP AND MAJOR OVERHAUL. MY WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END ACCIDENT 6 WEEKS AGO, AND NOW WE REALIZE THAT THIS MAY NOT HAVE OCCURRED IF THE CAR WOULD HAVE ACCELERATED PROPERLY. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SEEMED TO BE SLIPPING. THE DEALER ASSURED HIM THAT THIS WAS NORMAL FOR THE 2007 CAMRY. AS HIS WIFE PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE, SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AUTOMATICALLY, CRASHING INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAS EXPERIENCED THIS FAILURE TWICE. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 16,000.

2007 CAMRY - ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES WERE BRIDGESTONE TURANZA 215-60-R16. TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 21,000 MILES. TOYOTA INDICATED THAT NO WARRANTY WAS AVAILABLE ON THESE TIRES. *AK

TOYOTA HAS TAKEN AN UNCONSCIABLE POSITION AGAINST A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH THE 2007 CAMRY WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THEY ADMITTED THE PROBLEM, WHICH THEY PREFERRED TO CALL A CONCERN EXISTING IN ALL 2007 CAMRY FOUR AND SIX CYLINDER VEHICLES. THE PROBLEM WAS A HESITATION, OR LAG, WHEN ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE. THIS OCCURSRRED AT LOW SPEEDS FROM A STOP, TURNING. LANE CHANGE, OR FORWARD MOVEMENT ABOUT 80% OF THE TIME. I HAVE BEEN BUYING CAMRYS AND AVALONS SINCE 1989 AND HAVE BEEN A SATISFIED CUSTOMER UNTIL THE PURCHASE OF THE 2007 CAMRY XLE, 4 CYLINDER WITH 5-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. TOYOTA HAS OBVIOUSLY WEIGHED THE COST TO THEM OF CORRECTING THE PROBLEM AGAINST FINANCIAL LOSSES FROM SERIOUS ACCIDENT LAW SUITES. *AK

I SLOWED DOWN THE CAR AT THE END OF AN INTERSTATE EXIT RAMP TO CHECK FOR TRAFFIC AND THINKING I HAD ENOUGH TIME TO CROSS THE INTERSECTION I GAVE IT GAS AND GOT VERY LITTLE ACCELERATION. WHEN I PUSHED THE GAS TO THE FLOOR I STILL GOT NO MORE ACCELERATION. I WROTE THE TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO BRING IT IN AND RECEIVED THE RESPONSE THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT AT THIS TIME THERE WAS NO SOLUTION SO DO NOT BRING THE CAR IN. IF THERE HAD BEEN MORE TRAFFIC IN THAT SITUATION IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED A WRECK. ACCELERATION IS ALSO VERY ERRATIC WHEN USING CRUISE CONTROL, GOING UP A SLIGHT HILL WILL CAUSE THE MOTOR TO RACE. ALSO, IT REQUIRES QUITE A LOT OF FORCE TO STOP THE CAR. *TR

WHEN TRYING TO START FROM A STOPPED POSITION THERE IS HESITATION THAT LASTS 3-5 SECONDS. THIS HAS BECOME VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOU EXPECT TO MOVE AND YOU DON'T. I WAS ALMOST STRUCK BECAUSE OF THE HESITATION. THIS ALSO OCCURS WHEN ACCELERATING TO MERGE ONTO AN INTERSTATE OR TO PASS.*AK