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2007 Toyota Camry complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2007 record →

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jun 12, 20073 milesNJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATES WHEN SHE DEPRESSES THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FROM A STOP. SHE ALSO STATED THAT WHEN SHE PRESSES THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, IT STILL HESITATES THREE SECONDS BEFORE IT ACCELERATES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS HAPPENS CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN JANUARY OF 2007 AND THE FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED EVER SINCE. THE VIN, PURCHASE DATE, AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 2,300 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jun 12, 2007NJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND GREATER AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE TRANSMISSION HESITATES. THE HESITATION OCCURS CONTINUOUSLY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE TO 15 MPH AND THEN SPEED UP, THE VEHICLE FAILS TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO NOTICED THE FAILURE, BUT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO REMEDY. THE ENGINE SIZE AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 6,000.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jun 11, 20071,000 milesNJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR BECAME STUCK IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED AND THE PARKING BRAKE WAS APPLIED. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS THE FLANGE NUT COMING OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,550.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Control Module (tcm/Pcm/Tecm)
Filed Jun 7, 200729,600 milesNY

WHEN STARTING VEHICLE UP FROM A COLD IT REVS UP WHEN YOU PUT IT IN GEAR IT LARCHES FWD YOU HAVE TO APPLY THE BRAKES HARD TO STOP IT THEN THE REVVING GOES DOWN I ALSO GET THE ERRATIC CRUSE CONTROL WHEN USED THE SPED GOES UP AND DOWN CONSTANTLY SHIFTING 5-3 OVERSHOOTING THE SET SPEED TOYOTA SAYS THIS IS THE WAY THE MANUFACTURE DESIGNED THE CAR TO OPERATE

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jun 6, 2007MA

THERE IS A HESITATION UPON ACCELERATING WHEN PASSING, EXITING INTERSTATE OR STARTING UP HILL AFTER TURNING A CORNER. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS IT CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE DELAY OF ACCELERATION.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jun 6, 20073,000 milesTN

2007 TOYATA CAMRY SE WITH 4 CYLINDER ENGINE HESITATES ON ACCELERATION. THIS HAPPENS MAINLY FROM A STOP AND ON ACCELERATIONS AT SLOWER SPEEDS. IF YOU ARE TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC THIS CAN BE DANGEROUS

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Jun 6, 20075,550 milesMN

MY 2007 CAMRY SE WAS T-BONED ON THE DRIVER SIDE BY A 2006 SAAB. THE SAAB'S AIRBAGS WENT OFF AND THE CAR WAS CONSIDERED TOTALLED. THE POINT OF IMPACT WAS THE FRONT END OF THE SAAB INTO THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR - ESTIMATED SPEED WAS 30MPH. NO AIRBAGS WENT OFF IN THE 2007 CAMRY! NO INDICATORS WE LIT ON THE DASH. THE CAR HAD 5500 MILES ON IT. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED AND NOT TOTALED BECAUSE THE AIRBAGS DID NOT GO OFF. TOTAL REPAIRS ON THIS CAR ARE CURRENTLY AROUND $14,000

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Jun 5, 20077,678 milesNC

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHEN DRIVING 10MPH OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY THE VEHICLE STALLED. AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. THE MANUFACTURER GAVE THE CONTACT A WORK ORDER TO HAVE THE DEALER DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER'S CONCLUSION WAS THAT THE VEHICLE IS COMPUTERIZED AND IT IS TRYING TO GET USED TO THE CONTACT'S DRIVING HABITS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7878 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7678. THE ENGINE SIZE AND POWER TRAIN INFORMATION WERE UNAVAILABLE.

Visibility › Windshield
Filed Jun 4, 2007CA

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY SE. I NOTICED FILM STARTED TO PEEL OFF FROM MY FRONT AND REAR WINDSHIELD. I AM UNSURE WHAT CAUSED IT BUT IT REALLY POISES A TREMENDOUS HAZARD. IT DISTORTS THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER AND MAY LEAD TO TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS. I HOPE THERE ARE NO OTHER CARS WITH THE SAME ISSUES. THE DEALER, LONGO TOYOTA, INDICATED THIS WAS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND WOULD REPLACE BOTH WINDSHIELDS. *TR

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed May 31, 2007140 milesTX

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE APPROACHING A FREEWAY, THE VEHICLE HESITATED FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE TO FOUR SECONDS. HE SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES TO KEEP FROM ENTERING THE FREEWAY IN FRONT OF AN EIGHTEEN WHEELER. TOYOTA ADVISED HIM "TO ADJUST HIS DRIVING HABITS AND GET USED TO IT". THE CONTACT IS TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 400 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED THE REPAIR INVOICES. UPDATED 09/07/07 *TR

Air BagsCrash2 injured
Filed May 31, 200717,000 milesAZ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. ON MAY 29, 2007, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FOUR TIMES BY AN EIGHTEEN WHEELER. NONE OF THE SIX AIR BAGS IN THE VEHICLE DEPLOYED. THE CRASH OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS A PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH. HE AND HIS WIFE WERE AMBULANCED FROM THE SCENE. HE SUSTAINED KNEE INJURIES AND A CONCUSSION AND HIS WIFE SUFFERED NECK INJURIES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY ARE BOTH CURRENTLY IN THERAPY DUE TO THE INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE CAN GET THE POLICE REPORT. THE VIN, PURCHASE DATE, AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 17,000. UPDATED 08/15/07. *JB

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed May 30, 20071,003 milesCA

I PURCHASED A TOYOTA CAMRY LE 2007 MODEL WITH 2.4 LITER 4 CYLINDER ON MAR 18 2007. AFTER FIRST 15 -30 DAYS, I STARTED NOTICING A SQUEAK OR A KIND OF RATTLE FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT BELT SUPPORT AREA. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN AT THE DEALERS SITE WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM BUT SAID EVERYTHING IS NORMAL. AFTER LOT OF EFFORT FROM MY SIDE TO CONVINCE THE GRAVITY OF THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALER CONSIDERING SEAT BELT AS MOST CRITICAL ELEMENT FOR DRIVERS SAFETY, DEALER AGREED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. AFTER A WEEK LONG EFFORT THE PROBLEM WAS PARTIALLY FIXED. THE SQUEAKS ARE AUDIBLE EVEN NOW WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED RIGHT OR OCCASIONALLY WHEN THE SURFACE OF THE ROAD IS UNEVEN. THE TECHNICIAN AT DEALERS SITE ACKNOWLEDGE THIS BEHAVIOR BUT IS NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT FIX TO THIS PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS FOUND TO BE ONLY ON THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT B PILLAR AREA. THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT ON THE CONTRARY DO NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED WITH SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE SINCE PROPER ANALYSIS AS TO ROOT CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN DONE BY THE SERVICE PERSONNEL. ONE CAN IMAGINE THE SECURITY RISK THIS PROBLEM POSES TO THE VEHICLE DRIVER AS IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE A SEAT BELT MALFUNCTION REQUEST NHTSA TO KINDLY INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER WITH DUE DILIGENCE AND ENSURE MANUFACTURER DOES A SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM AND TAKES ALL OBLIGATION NECESSARY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

Vehicle Speed Control › Cruise Control
Filed May 27, 20073,000 milesFL

ON THE INTERSTATE, THE CRUISE CONTROL ON MY 2007 CAMRY LE 4 CYLINDER CAR CAUSES OVER-AGGRESSIVE ACCELERATION (5 - 3 DOWNSHIFT) WHEN RESUME IS SELECTED AT 10 - 15 MPH BELOW SET SPEED. THE CAR OVERSHOOTS SET SPEED BY 2 - 3 MPH AND OFTEN CAUSES A COLLISION POTENTIAL WITH THE CAR IN FRONT. I HAVE HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR AND AVOID A COLLISION. THE CAR ALSO OVER-AGGRESSIVELY ACCELERATES (5 - 4 DOWNSHIFT) WHEN TOPPING OUT ON INTERSTATE OVERPASSES - OFTEN OVERSHOOTING SET SPEED. *TR

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed May 26, 20071,000 milesMA

THE 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE 4CYL AUTOMATIC SEDAN EXPERIENCED HESITATION, UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND COMPLETE LACK OF RESPONSE TO THE DEPRESSION OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL; TWO TIMES CREATIING SITUATIONS THAT EASILY COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE FIRST TIME I WAS TRYING TO MERGE ONTO A HIGH-SPEED LANE OF A HIGHWAY. I PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE CAR DID ABSOLUTELY NOTHING, THEN ROARED TO LIFE, BUT TOO LATE. I HAD TO BRAKE BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO MAKE IT. THEN, ABOUT A YEAR LATER THE ACCELERATOR STUCK AND THE ENGINE REVVED TO 6000 RPMS, AND WOULD NOT COME DOWN. I WAS FORCED TO PULL OVER AND SHUT IT DOWN. BOTH OF THESE TIMES I BROUGHT IT TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. THE MOST RECENT TIME, AFTER THE STUCK ACCELERATOR PEDAL INCIDENT, THEY HAD IT ALL DAY AND SENT IT HOME WITH A SERVICE MAN WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE SITUATION. I SERIOUSLY FEAR BODILY INJURY OR DEATH IN THE FUTURE IF THIS ISN'T FIXED AND FIXED RIGHT. *AK

Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal
Filed May 25, 2007100 milesNC

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED HER TO PRETEND THAT THERE IS AN EGG UNDERNEATH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT PERFORM THE REPAIR, BUT OFFERED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. THE REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THEY WOULD ALSO NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE ISSUE WAS REPORTED TO A NEWSPAPER AGENCY. WHILE DRIVING LAST WEEK, THE CONTACT'S WIFE AND DAUGHTER WERE ALMOST INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE CONTACT PLAYED A RECORDING OF THE MEETING BETWEEN THE DEALER AND HIMSELF. THE RECORDING STATED THAT THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AND TOLD THE CONTACT TO LEAVE AFTER BEING THERE FOR FIVE HOURS. THEY DEALER OFFERED ANOTHER VEHICLE, BUT STATED THAT IN ORDER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE, THEY WOULD NEED $12,000. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 7,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.

Fuel System, Other
Filed May 22, 20074,000 milesNC

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY AND IT HAS STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES. IT IS LIKE WHEN I PULLED OUT FROM A STOP SIGN OR A STOP LIGHT THE CAR DID NOT WANT TO GO. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS. I TOOK THE CAR TO TOYOTA OF GASTONIA ON APRIL 19TH 2007 FOR THIS PROBLEM , THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME HE WAS GOING TO DO A WORK ORDER, AND IT WOULD TAKE ABOUT 1 TO 2 HRS. TO FIX IT. THEN SHORTLY HE CAME BACK AND TOLD ME THEY WERE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING TO THE CAR THAT HE WOULD CALL ME BACK WITH AN APPOINTMENT IN A COUPLE WEEKS. FOUR WEEKS HAD GONE BY. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO TOYOTA OF GASTONIA ON MAY 17TH 2007 ANOTHER TECHNICIAN DID ANOTHER WORK ORDER AND THE CAR WAS IN THE SHOP ONLY ABOUT 30 MINTUES. THEN THEY SAID THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN FIXED. ON MAY 20, 2007 MY DAUGHTER WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME WHEN I WAS PULLING OUT FROM A STOP SIGN AND IT STALLED ON ME AGAIN. FOR THE THIRD TIME I WENT BACK TO TOYOTA OF GASTONIA ON MAY 21ST A GENTLEMAN NAMED GREG DID ANOTHER WORK ORDER ON MY CAR AND SCHEDULED AN APPT. FOR ME TO MEET WITH A REPRESENTATIVE ON THURSDAY MAY 24TH AT 1:00 PM.. WHY DO I NEED TO BE MEETING WITH A REPRESENTATIVE AND NOT SOMEONE IN THE SERVICE DEPT. SINCE THIS IS A BRAND NEW CAR WITH ONLY 7,000 MILES. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Control Module (tcm/Pcm/Tecm)
Filed May 18, 2007NY

I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON 05/16/07, AND THEY REPROGRAMMED THE ECM( ENGINE CONTROL MODULE). THE CAR SEEMED TO BE MUCH BETTER IN TERMS OF ERRATIC SHIFTING AND ACCELERATION. I WOULD SUGGEST TO ANYONE WITH A SIMILAR PROBLEM TO HAVE THIS PROCEDURE DONE.*AK

Tires › Pressure Monitoring and Regulating Systems
Filed May 17, 2007FL

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK I RAN OVER A NAIL THAT PUNCTURED THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE ,CAUSING IT TO DEFLATE SLOWLY. WHEN THE TIRE WAS COMPLETLY FLAT, AND I NOTICED THE SHAKING AND SLUGGISH HANDLING, I PULLED OVER TO INSPECT. MY TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR DID NOT WORK ,AND DID NOT NOTIFY ME OF THE PROBLEM. AFTER GETTING BACK INTO THE CAR THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR CAME ON, BUT ONLY WHILE PARKED AND WITH A COMPLETLY FLAT TIRE. THE MONEY SPENT ON THIS SAFETY FEATURE, IN MY OPINION, WAS USELESS. *AK

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed May 17, 2007CO

2007 CAMRY XLE 4-CYLINDER PURCHASED IN APRIL 2006. CAR UNPREDICTABLY HESITATES AND JERKED UPON ACCELERATION. SOMETIMES THE HESITATION LASTED A SECOND, WHILE OTHER TIMES IT LASTED AT LEAST THREE. SECONDS. OCCURRED MOST OFTEN WHEN ACCELERATING FROM COASTING, WHILE CHANGING LANES, OR WHILE ACCELERATING THROUGH A TURN. CRUISE CONTROL WAS JERKY AND CONSTANTLY REVVED THE ENGINE BEFORE ENGAGING. IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY I HAD TWO SAFETY RELATED INCIDENTS. WHILE PROCEEDING THROUGH A LEFT-TURN ON HARD PACKED SNOW I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE THROUGH THE END OF THE TURN AND THE CAR HESITATED THEN GRABBED, CAUSING THE FRONT WHEELS TO SPIN AND LOSE TRACTION. I STOPPED THE CAR IN THE FAR LEFT ONCOMING LANE OF TRAFFIC. A SIMILAR INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE DECELERATING IN A LEFT-TURN LANE AND APPROACHING A RED LIGHT AT A LARGE INTERSECTION. WHILE APPROACHING THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN. I ACCELERATED AND BEGAN THE TURN. THE ENGINE REVVED, AND ENGAGEMENT WAS DELAYED, CAUSING THE FRONT WHEELS TO LOSE TRACTION. IN BOTH CASES, I WAS MOVING SLOWLY , AND HAD A LEFT TURN ARROW SO THERE WAS NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. AT PRESENT, I AM CAREFUL WHEN MAKING TURNS WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC, ACCELERATING, CHANGING LANES OR PASSING SLOWER VEHICLES. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO ADJUST ACCELERATION SO AS NOT TO INCREASE THE RPMS SO MUCH THAT THE CAR WILL JERK FORWARD WHEN THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED . HOWEVER, IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO COMPENSATE FOR THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH THE DEALERSHIP BY PHONE. IN FEBRUARY I

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed May 17, 2007CO

2007 CAMRY XLE 4-CYLINDER PURCHASED IN APRIL 2006. CAR UNPREDICTABLY HESITATED AND JERKED UPON ACCELERATION. SOMETIMES THE HESITATION LASTED A SECOND, WHILE OTHER TIMES IT LASTED AT LEAST THREE SECONDS. OCCURRED MOST OFTEN WHEN ACCELERATING FROM COASTING, WHILE CHANGING LANES, OR WHILE ACCELERATING THROUGH A TURN. CRUISE CONTROL WAS JERKY , AND CONSTANTLY REVVED THE ENGINE BEFORE ENGAGING. IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY. I HAD TWO SAFETY RELATED INCIDENTS. WHILE PROCEEDING THROUGH A LEFT TURN ON HARD PACKED SNOW I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE THROUGH THE END OF THE TURN AND THE CAR HESITATED THEN GRABBED, CAUSING THE FRONT WHEELS TO SPIN AND LOOSE TRACTION. I STOPPED THE CAR IN THE FAR LEFT ONCOMING LANE OF TRAFFIC. A SIMILAR INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE DECELERATING IN A LEFT TURN LANE AND APPROACHING A RED LIGHT AT A LARGE INTERSECTION. WHILE APPROACHING, THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN. I ACCELERATED AND BEGAN THE TURN AND THE ENGINE REVVED AND ENGAGEMENT WAS DELAYED, CAUSING THE FRONT WHEELS TO LOSE TRACTION. IN BOTH CASES I WAS MOVING SLOWLY, AND HAD A LEFT TURN ARROW SO THERE WAS NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. AT PRESENT, I AM CAREFUL WHEN MAKING TURNS WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC, ACCELERATING, CHANGING LANES OR PASSING SLOWER VEHICLES. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO ADJUST THE ACCELERATION SO AS NOT TO INCREASE THE RPMS SO MUCH THAT THE CAR WILL JERK FORWARD WHEN THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED. HOWEVER, IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO COMPENSATE FOR THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH THE DEALERSHIP BY PHONE. IN FEB

Vehicle Speed Control › Cruise Control
Filed May 17, 200710,490 milesCO

CRUISE CONTROL IS EXTREMELY ERRATIC AND IS COMPLETELY UNUSABLE. ITS IS SCARY AND DANGEROUS. I HAVE TRIED TO USE IT ABOUT 5 OR 6 TIMES. ALWAYS A PROBLEM. THIS MAY BE RELATED TO THE ACCELERATION HESITATION AND ENGINE REVVING PROBLEMS PREVIOUSLY REFERENCED. ODI NUMBER 10191074. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed May 16, 2007300 milesKY

I DON'T NOT IF THIS IS A POWER TRAIN ISSUE OR NOT, BUT THIS VEHICLE, 2007' CAMRY LE 4 CYLINDER CAN'T SEEM TO KEEP A SET SPEED WHEN IN CRUISE. IT IS CONSTANTLY FIGHTING ITSELF TO MAINTAIN A SPEED SHIFTING DOWN THEN UP SEVERAL TIMES. ALSO, WHEN TAKING OFF OR SLOWING FOR A TURN IT DOESN'T SEEM TO DOWN SHIFT INTO A LOWER GEAR. AND FINALLY WHEN IT DOES SHIFT IT THROWS YOU EVERYWHERE. I AM VERY DISSATISFIED WITH THE NEW CAMRY FOR THIS REASON ONLY. I LOVE EVERYTHING ELSE, BUT IF THIS ISN'T FIXED, I THINK THIS IS THE END OF TOYOTA BUYING.*AK

Electrical System
Filed May 15, 20077,645 milesNC

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE ENGINE HESITATED SEVERELY. ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION ATTEMPTS TO CROSS AT A CROSSROADS OR ENTER A FREEWAY WITH PLENTY OF TIME BEFORE TRAFFIC ARRIVED RESULTED IN SEVERAL NEAR MISSES WITH OTHER CARS. THE FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT TO OCCUR. WE HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO GREENVILLE TOYOTA IN GREENVILLE NC, AND THEY SAID IT WAS A CHIP IN THE COMPUTER AND THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT WERE UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. GREENVILLE TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVES ADVISED IT WAS A MANUFACTURER'S ISSUE. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed May 14, 2007100 milesOH

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS POOR LAG AND RESPONSE TIME WHEN ACCELERATING. WHEN DRIVING 20-30 MPH AND SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR, THE VEHICLE DECELERATES AND PULLS BACK AS IF THERE IS NO OVERDRIVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE FIRST EXPERIENCED THE VEHICLE DELAY WITHIN THE FIRST 100 MILES AND IT HAS RECURRED EVER SINCE. THE WEATHER IS NOT A FACTOR. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 5,684 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.

Electrical System › Instrument Cluster/Panel
Filed May 11, 2007NY

THE BLUISH GREENISH AND GREY LIGHTING ON THE 2007 CAMRY RADIO WAS SO BRIGHT THAT IT WAS DISTRACTING AT NIGHT. IT I WASSO BRIGHT THAT THE PEOPLE IN THE FRONT SEAT WERE ILLUMINATED BY IT, AND HAD TO WORK VERY HARD TO SCAN OUTSIDE THE CAR SINCE IT COMPLETELY RUINED NIGHT VISION. THERE WAS A DIMMER SETTING, BUT IT WAS TIED TO THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS. WHEN DIMMING THE RADIO ONE LOST THE ABILITY TO READ THE GAUGES. I WASVERY CONCERNED THAT THIS WAS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE. WE CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS TOYOTA'S CUSTOMER CARE CENTER. DESPITE THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM THE REPRESENTATIVE WITH HER OWN CAMRY THAT IT WAS A VERY BRIGHT LIGHT. TOYOTA WILL NOT WORK WITH US TO CHANGE IT IN ANYWAY, STATING THAT IT WAS A DESIGN ISSUE WITHOUT ENOUGH COMPLAINS. THEY WERE NOT INTERESTED IN SEEKING WAYS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed May 9, 200735 milesCA

TOOK DELIVERY ON BRAND NEW 2007 CAMRY LE 4 CYLINDER AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WITH 29 MILES ON 05-02-2007. TWO HOURS LATER FLEW OUT OF TOWN FOR NEARLY A WEEK. CAME BACK AND DROVE CAR FOR ABOUT 100 MILES. PROBLEMS: HESITATED WHEN TURNING THROUGH INTERSECTION THEN LURCHED FORWARD WHEN PUT IN DRIVE AFTER BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. DRIFTEDTO THE LEFT. ALSO, SMELLED BURNING OIL. A CHECK ON INTERNET REVEALED THAT TOYOTA WAS AWARE OF PROBLEMS ON MODEL XLE 6 CYLINDER. NUMEROUS CURRENT COMPLAINTS BY NEW OWNERS. THIS WAS A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE.*AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed May 7, 2007100 milesNY

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FEELS AS IF IT IS LOSING POWER OR DOWNSHIFTING WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A TURN AT 10 MPH. SHE STATED THAT IT IS PROBLEMATIC WHEN CHANGING LANES BECAUSE OF ITS FAILURE TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE TAKES APPROXIMATELY THREE OR FOUR SECONDS BEFORE IT GAINS NORMAL SPEED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION WAS DESIGNED TO PERFORM IN THAT MANNER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 2,364 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100. THE CONSUMER STATED FILED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA AND WAS INFORMED THERE WERE MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THIS DEFECT. UPDATED 09/04/04 *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed May 6, 20075,500 milesNY

I PURCHASED A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE IN SEPTEMBER 2006. FIVE MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, I NOTICED A LOUD "THUD" FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR DURING NORMAL ACCELERATION. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THIS ONLY OCCURS WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS BETWEEN HALF TO FULL. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALER FOR EVALUATION. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ASSESSED THE CAR AND STATED, "IT WAS OPERATING WITH IN THE DESIGN PARAMETERS OF THE CAR, AND IT WAS JUST THE GAS IN THE TANK." IN ADDITION, THEY STATED "WE CANNOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT IS A NORMAL FUNCTION OF THE CAR." I THEN FILED FOR ARBITRATION AND THE ARBITRATOR RULED IT WAS A DEFECT AND MUST BE REPAIRED BY TOYOTA. I HAVE MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER WHO STATED HE DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM, BUT THAT A TOYOTA TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE WILL BE THERE TO DIRECT THE REPAIR OF THE DOCUMENTED PROBLEM. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS MAY BE A SAFETY ISSUE; THEREFORE, I AM REQUESTING IMMEDIATE ACTION. I FEEL THAT IF THE CAR CANNOT BE REPAIRED TO MY SATISFACTION WITH TOTAL ELIMINATION OF ABOVE PROBLEM, THAT IT WILL STILL BE A SAFETY ISSUE, AND THAT TOYOTA RE-PURCHASE VEHICLE. *TR

Electrical System
Filed May 4, 200725 milesTN

I PURCHASED A NEW 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY IN JUNE 2006. AFTER RETURNING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE OF THE SLUGGISH ACCELERATION FROM A STOP WAS CONSISTENT AND THE PASSING GEAR DOWNSHIFT FELT DELAYED AS IF THERE WAS A COMMUNICATION LAG BETWEEN THE TCM AND ACTUAL SWITCHING OF THE SHIFT SOLENOIDS AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 50 MPH. THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT SET SPEED. ON STEEPER GRADES AND ON THE INTERSTATE THE DOWN SHIFTS ARE VERY FREQUENT AND AT TIMES VERY DRAMATIC. WHEN CRESTING A STEEP HILL THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTS AT THE CREST AND TAKES 2 OR 3 SECONDS TO RELEASE THE THROTTLE, PICKING UP ANYWHERE FROM 10 TO 15 MPH AND I HAVE TO BREAK SUDDENLY IN ORDER TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN. I WAS TOLD BY TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE THAT A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN CAME OUT IN SEPTEMBER OF 2006 FOR AN ECM CALIBRATION ENHANCEMENT TO SHIFTING PERFORMANCE AND SMOOTHNESS AND THIS NEW COMPUTER SOFTWARE HAD TO BE DOWNLOADED IN THE CAR AND THIS WOULD RECALIBRATE ECM (PCM) ENGINE & TRANSMISSION. THE CATCHER TO THIS IS THAT THE CUSTOMER HAS TO REQUEST THIS DOWNLOAD BEFORE THE DEALERSHIP WILL FOLLOW THROUGH. IF YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE BULLETIN HOW CAN AN AVERAGE CUSTOMER REQUEST THIS? THE DOWNLOAD WAS PERFORMED ON THIS CAR BUT DIDN'T HELP ANY. THE DEALERSHIP TOOK THE CAR BACK AND I WAS GIVEN A NEW ONE IN DEC. 2006. SAME THING WITH THIS ONE. I HAVE BEEN THROUGH NATIONAL CENTER FOR DISPUTE SETTLEMENT WITH AN APPOINTED ARBITRATOR WHO HAD THE CAR INSPECTED BY AN ASE INDEPENDENT INSPECTOR. HE AGREED

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed May 3, 2007500 milesFL

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY SE.THE TRANSMISSION LAGS BEHIND THE ENGINE SOMETIMES & THEN DESPERATELY TRIES TO CATCH UP BY AGGRESSIVELY DOWNSHIFTING TO HIGH RPM'S(AROUND 4000 TO 4500).WHEN MAKING TURNS THE CAR LOSES POWER AND THEN SHIFTS ERRATICALLY TO RETURN TO SPEED. WHEN GOING UP A SLIGHT HILL THE PEDAL HAS TO BE PUSHED TO THE FLOOR TO MAKE THE CAR GET UP TO SPEED,AND THEN TAKES OFF LIKE A ROCKET. I AM NOT AN AGGRESSIVE DRIVER BUT THIS POWER TRAIN WANTS YOU TO DRIVE LIKE ONE. I HAD THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER TWICE WITH NO CORRECTION, ALL THEY SAY IS SORRY THAT'S THE WAY IT IS DESIGNED. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT BOGS DOWN WHEN YOU DON'T WANT IT TO & THEN LURCHES FORWARD TO COMPLICATE MATTERS. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND TOYOTA ENGINEERS DESIGNED & MARKETED A POWER TRAIN THAT IS A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO THE PUBLIC AND THE DRIVERS WHO OWN THESE CARS. *TR

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Apr 27, 20071,000 milesIL

CAR HESITATES WHEN SHIFTING INTO A HIGHER GEAR, IT DOES IT AROUND 35 MILES PER HOUR. SOMETIMES IT SHIFTS VERY HARD LUNGING YOU FORWARD. SOMETIMES WHEN YOU PUT IT IN REVERSE IT GOES INTO REVERSE VERY HARD. THE BRAKES CONTINUE TO SQUEAL, HARDWARE HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING HESITATION HAS OCCURRED OVER 250 TIMES. I AM STARTING TO GET NERVOUS DRIVING IT I AM AFRAID SOMEONE THAT MIGHT BE TAILGATING MIGHT HIT ME IN THE REAR. *JB

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Apr 26, 2007MD

CAR HESITATES AND JERKS UPON ACCELERATION WHICH CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Apr 25, 2007100 milesMA

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED AND ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100. WHEN CHANGING LANES THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN AND ATTEMPTED TO SHUT OFF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE IT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,000. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS SINCE BEEN FIXED BY THE DEALERSHIP. UPDATED 06/08/07 *TR

Tires
Filed Apr 24, 200715,000 milesFL

TL- THE CONTACT STATE THAT WHILE DRIVING HIS 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY (15000 FAILURE MILEAGE) 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A FRONT END ALIGNMENT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT NEED A FRONT END ALIGNMENT, IT WAS THAT DEFECTIVE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. THE TIRES HAVE NOT BEEN CHANGED, BUT THE CONTACT FEELS THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE. JP

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Apr 22, 20079,753 milesCT

ONE CAR ACCIDENT. FRONT END SHIMMY LED TO AN UNCONTROLLABLE SPIN IN RIGHT LANE OF HIGHWAY (62-63 MPH IN A 65 ZONE, ROAD DRY, NO SAND, ICE, WATER, OIL), SPUN INTO LEFT GUARDRAIL, BOUNCED OFF AND HIT RIGHT SIDE GUARDRAIL HEAD ON 45-60 MPH. FRONT/KNEE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, SEATBELT CAUGHT TOO LATE, LEADING TO DRIVER (ONLY PERSON IN CAR) HITTING HEAD ON STEERING WHEEL AND KNEE ON CENTER CONSOLE. INJURIES INCLUDE CONCUSSION, WHIPLASH, RIGHT KNEE/HIP PAIN/DAMAGE, HEADACHES, BACKACHES, DIZZINESS, NECK/BACK SORENESS, FORGETFULNESS FOLLOWING ACCIDENT (RANDOM SHORT TERM MEMORY LOSS). CAR TOTALED (FRONT END DESTROYED, OTHER DAMAGE), PROBLEM REPORTED TO TOYOTA. TOYOTA REP APPEARED TO BE TRYING TO BLAME DRIVER ON AIRBAG/SEATBELT FAILURES BUT IS SENDING INVESTIGATOR TO CHECK AUTO. INSURANCE COMPANY HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE. DRIVER NOT TICKETED BY POLICE (DEEMED NOT AT FAULT FOR ACCIDENT). *TR

Vehicle Speed Control › Cruise Control
Filed Apr 19, 200716,000 milesOR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE CRUISE CONTROL. SHE ACCELERATED TO 75 MPH WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS A VEHICLE WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL STILL ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DECELERATE BY TAPPING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO RELEASE THE CRUISE CONTROL. AFTER THREE TO FOUR ATTEMPTS, THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT WOULD ACCELERATE AND THE CRUISE CONTROL REMAIN ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN DECELERATING ONCE HER FOOT REMAINED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, OTHERWISE, IF SHE WERE TO RELEASE THE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE AGAIN. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF THE ROAD, APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. WHEN SHE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, IT BEGAN OPERATING NORMALLY, HOWEVER SHE DID NOT ACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL AGAIN. THE TOYOTA DEALER COULD NOT LOCATE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER, A MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ALSO FOUND NO FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 16,700 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Apr 19, 2007565 milesMA

I BOUGHT 2 2007 TOYOTA CAMRYS, BOTH ARE 4 CYL CARS. WHEN DRIVING THESE CARS, AND YOU COME OFF A RAMP OR YOU ARE AT AN INTERSECTION AND YOU TRY TO ACCELERATE, THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL HESITATION. THIS HAS BECOME VERY VERY DANGEROUS AT TIMES. ON AT LEAST THREE OCCASIONS WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE THERE WAS A 4-5 SECOND "PAUSE" AND THEN THE CAR KICKED IN AND ACCELERATED. THIS IS DANGEROUS. TAKE IT FROM A POLICE OFFICER, THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. *JB

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Apr 19, 2007550 milesMA

WHEN YOU TRY 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. *JB

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Apr 8, 20071 milesMN

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. SPEEDOMETER OFF EXACTLY 3 MPH;. DEALER VERIFIED, TOYOTA HAS NO FIX. ODOMETER READS INCORRECTLY, LOGS 1.8% MORE MILEAGE.*AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Apr 7, 20071 milesCA

THROTTLE AND TRANSMISSION HESITATION WHEN STARTING OUT FROM STOP, AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO INCREASE SPEED, IE: HAZARD AVOIDANCE, FOLLOWED BY SPEED OVERSHOOT. CRUISE CONTROL OVER REACTED TO SLIGHT GRADE INCREASE, SUCH AS AN OVERPASS, BY DOWN SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION 1 TO 2 GEARS AND ACCELERATING PAST SET SPEED BY 7 TO 10 MPH. CAR WILL SLOW TO SET SPEED AND REPEAT THE DOWN SHIFTING AND ACCELERATION UNTIL THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS TURNED OFF OR THE ROAD WAS LEVELED. DURING LONG UP HILL DRIVING THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS TO BE TURNED OFF COMPLETELY AS IT PRESENTED A GREAT POSSIBILITY OF CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER MAINTAIED S THAT THE ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, AND CRUISE CONTROL OPERATED NORMALLY. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Apr 5, 2007UT

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE CAR HESITATES BEFORE MOVING. THIS ALSO OCCURS WHEN NEGOTIATING A TURN, AT APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MPH I WOULD PRESS THE ACCELERATOR BUT THERE IS A SHORT HESITATION BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGES.*AK

Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal
Filed Apr 4, 20075 milesTN

THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT DELAY IN THE ACCELERATOR THAT CAUSES THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT TOO FREQUENTLY. A NUMBER OF TIMES THIS HAS DISABLED ME FROM ACCELERATING ENOUGH DURING TURNS TO KEEP FROM GETTING HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. TOYOTA HAS NOT BEEN RECEPTIVE TO MY CALLS AND REQUESTS FOR HELP. THE DEALER IS UNABLE TO FIX IT. *JB

Vehicle Speed Control › Cruise Control
Filed Apr 4, 20076,500 milesOH

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY, AND STATED THAT HE SET THE CRUISE CONTROL AT 65 MPH. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS GOING UP HILL THE CRUISE CONTROL DECREASED FROM 65 MPH TO 55 MPH. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS GOING DOWN HILL THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO ALMOST 80 MPH. THE CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROLWAS DESIGNED TO OPERATE THE WAY IT DID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS AT 6,400. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Apr 1, 2007500 milesTX

1 -2007 TOYOTA CAMRY 4 CYL AUTO. VEHICLE HAS A BAD ACCELERATION DELAY 2_ ALMOST HIT BY A BIG TRUCK FROM THE BACK AS THE CAR STOOD ALMOST STILL FOR A FEW SECONDS. 3. TSB EGO56-06 WAS PERFORMED (SO I WAS TOLD) BUT DID NOT CHANGE ANYTHING. *JB

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Mar 29, 20076,000 milesPA

WE RECENTLY PURCHASED AN 2007 CAMRY LE 4 CYLINDER/ 5-SPEED AUTO, AND THE HESITATION PROBLEMS HAD BEEN AN EXTREME NUISANCE FROM DAY ONE, AND THE PROBLEM MAY POSE A CONSIDERABLE SAFETY HAZARD. I TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THEY HAD NOT YET HEARD OF ANY SUCH PROBLEMS. MY SERVICE MANAGER AND I AGREED THAT THE COMPUTER SYSTEM MAY STILL HAVE BEEN LEARNING MY DRIVING HABITS, AND THAT IT WOULD RESOLVE THE PROBLEM OVER TIME. BUT NOTHING CHANGED OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. I RECENTLY TOOK IT BACK WITH AROUND 8000 MILES ON IT. THE PROBLEM WAS THE TWO-SECOND LAG IN PERFORMANCE ,SHIFTING FROM FIRST THROUGH THIRD GEAR. EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS RUNNING, IT FELT AS THOUGH IT JUST DIDN'T WANT TO GO. THE CAR HIT SECOND GEAR, AND THEN,NOTHING! IT DIDN'T STALL, BUT IT FELL FLAT ON ITS FACE FOR ABOUT TWO FULL SECONDS BEFORE IT GOT UP AND WENT. *AK MY WIFE AND I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS VEHICLE. THE EXTREME HESITATION MAY PRESENT A HAZARD IN TRAFFIC WHEN MORE AGGRESSIVE ACCELERATION IS NEEDED. THE CAR JUST DIES WHEN YOU TRY TO ACCELERATE. IF YOU ROUND A HARD CORNER SLOWLY ENOUGH FOR THE CAR SHIFT BACK INTO FIRST GEAR, THERE WILL BE NEARLY TWO SECONDS LAG BEFORE IT SHIFTS UP TO SECOND. IF YOU HAVE SOMEONE FOLLOWING CLOSE BEHIND YOU, IT IS QUITE POSSIBLE THAT YOU WILL GET REAR-ENDED. I SHOWED THE SERVICE MANAGER MY WEB FINDINGS, AND WE SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE UPDATED. AFTER THAT ADJUSTMENT, THE PROBLEM HAS IM

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Mar 26, 20071,000 milesNJ

HESITATION AT LOWER SPEEDS WITH SUBSEQUENT SUDDEN LURCHING. SOFTWARE UPGRADE TO FIX THIS"KNOWN"PROBLEM BY THE DEALERSHIP DIDN'T FIX IT -- STILL A PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT THIS CAR IS UNSAFE AS I HAVE ALREADY HAD AN INCIDENT WERE, INSTEAD OF ACCELERATING, IT APPEARED TO COAST WHILE I ATTEMPTING TO CROSS ONCOMING TRAFFIC TO MAKE A LEFT-HAND TURN. NORMALLY THERE WAS PLENTY OF TIME, BUT ONCOMING TRAFFIC CAME UNCOMFORTABLY CLOSE BEFORE THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD OUT OF THEIR PATH.*AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Mar 25, 20077,800 milesCT

VEHICLE SURGED AND HAD DELAYED ACCELERATION. ALSO, HAD AN EPISODE OF NOT BEING ABLE TO GO OVER 10 MPH, AND HAD A STRONG BURNING SMELL. VEHICEL SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR UNDER SUSTAINED AND STEADY SPEED, AND ALSO BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEARS WHEN ACCELERATING.*AK THE DEALER SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG, AND MOST OF THESE SYMPTOMS (SURGING/DELAYED ACCELERATION) WERE NORMAL FOR THE CAMRY. THIS IS NOT NORMAL. THIS IS DANGEROUS. THE NEXT DAY THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T START AT ALL. DEALER HAD IT FLATBEDDED TO THEM. REPLACED ECU COMPUTER. THIS DID NOT FIX THE SLIPPING TRANSMISSION OR THE ENGINE SURGING OR DELAYED ACCELERATION. THIS VEHICLE IS HARD TO CONTROL SPEEDWISE DUE TO NOT KNOWING IF THE CAR WILL GO WHEN PUSHING ON THE GAS PEDAL. SOMETIMES THERE IS UP TO A THREE SECOND DELAY, OTHER TIMES IT SURGES TO HIGH RPM AND YOU SHOOT FORWARD. A VERY SCARY CAR TO DRIVE. DEALER WON'T/CANT FIX.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Mar 23, 2007NJ

I BAUGHT A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY IN OCTOBER 2006. AFTER HAVING THE CAR FOR 6 MONTHS THE TRANSMISSION FALED. PRIOR TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE HAD A DIFFICULT TIME SHIFTING GEARS. THE CAR WOULD STALL WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THERE WAS VIBRATION IN THE ENGINE. THIS PROBLEM STARTED GRADUALLY ,THEN INCREASEED DRAMATICALLY. THISWAS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I HAPPENED TO BE ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE CAR STALLED. LUCKELY, IT WAS 4AM, WITH LITTLE TRAFFIC AT THE TIME. THAT MORNING HAD TOYOTA RETREIVE THE VEHICLE. THE CARWAS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIR BY TOYOTA. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Control Module (tcm/Pcm/Tecm)
Filed Mar 14, 20072,500 milesNC

THE CAMRY 4 CYLINDER HAS A MAJOR LAG IN RESPONSE TIME ASSOCIATED WITH LOW SPEEDS. THERE IS AN OBVIOUS DELAY BETWEEN THE GAS PEDAL BEING PRESSED AND THE ENGINE RESPONDING. THE DEALER ATTRIBUTES THIS TO THE DRIVE-BY-WIRE THROTTLE SYSTEM WHICH TOYOTA HAS ALREADY RELEASED A SOFTWARE UPDATE REGARDING THE TCM MODULE. THEY SAY THIS IS NORMAL. *JB

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage
Filed Mar 14, 200740 milesMA

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE HAS DISTURBING NOISE. THUD COMING FROM THE GAS TANK WHEN TANK IS FULL. FOUR ATTEMPTS WITH THE DEALER FAILED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. TOYOTA MANUFACTURING NOTIFIED 1/16/07.*JB

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