2007 Toyota Camry complaints

WE PURCHASED A CAMRY LE IN MID-JANUARY AND HAVE BROUGHT IT IN TWICE SINCE THEN FOR ISSUES RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION - CONTINUOUS SHIFTING (OR NOT) AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 35 AND 45 (EVEN WHEN TRYING TO MAINTAIN A CONSTANT SPEED WITHOUT CRUISE CONTROL), HESITATION WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO MERGE OR CLIMB A HILL, SUDDEN DOWNSHIFTS WHEN BRAKING AT SLOW SPEEDS - AND HAVE BEEN SENT HOME BOTH TIMES WITH THE MESSAGE THAT IT IS OPERATING "THE WAY IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE," THAT I JUST HAPPEN TO DRIVING AT A SPEED AT WHICH IT IS MORE NOTICEABLE. I FIND THIS ANSWER COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. I HAPPEN TO DO A LOT OF CITY DRIVING - MOSTLY 45 MPH AND UNDER - SO I JUST HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT? THE JERKINESS OF BOTH ACCELERATING AND BRAKING COULD BE DANGEROUS, AND TRY AS I MIGHT TO GET USED TO IT, IT IS SO UNPREDICTABLE THAT I JUST CAN'T IGNORE IT. MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER IS JUST ABOUT TO START DRIVING, AND I WON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH HER DRIVING THIS CAR UNTIL THESE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN SATISFACTORILY ADDRESSED. BUT FIRST, TOYOTA MUST ADMIT THAT THERE'S A PROBLEM!. *JB

MY CAR MAKES A THUMPING NOISE WHEN THE GAS TANK IS FULL. IT OCCURS WHEN YOU TAKE OFF FROM A STOPPED POSITION AND IT SOUNDS LIKE A THUMP COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR. I FEAR THAT THIS MAY BE A DEFECT IN THE WAY THE GAS TANK IS SECURED AND THAT THE THUMP MAY INDICATE THAT THE GAS TANK MOVES DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE GAS. TOYOTA CLAIMS THAT THE THUMP IS A NORMAL SOUND AND IT COMES FROM THE GAS HITTING THE INSIDE OF THE GAS TANK AND THAT THIS IS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CAR. I DON'T BELIEVE THIS TO BE TRUE AND FEAR THAT THIS MAY BE A HAZARDOUS SITUATION. *JB

TL - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET TO 65 MPH. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 90 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED HE STEPPED ON THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. THE CONTACT HAS NOT USED THE CRUISE CONTROL AGAIN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSIS AND WAS TOLD THE 2007 CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM IS NOT DESIGNED WELL AND THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4000. KB THIS CONDITION ONLY OCCURS WHEN THE CONSUMER IS GOING DOWN A STEEP HILL. NO PROBLEM WAS EXPERIENCED OTHER THAN ON STEEP DOWN HILL ROADWAYS. THIS MAY BE A NORMAL CONDITION AS THE VEHICLE APPARENTLY DOES NOT APPLY THE BRAKE TO CONTROL VEHICLE SPEED, ACCORDING TO THE OWNER'S MANUAL AND THE DEALERSHIP. * DSY

WHEN CAR IS ACCELERATED FROM DEAD STOP, AS CAR PASSES 20 MPH, THE CAR SURGES, HUNTS FOR GEAR, UP SHIFTS AND DOWNSHIFTS WILDLY AND SPORADICALLY, LURCHING AND OVER-REVVING TO 5,000 RPM OR HIGHER. CAR CANNOT BE SAFELY DRIVEN. WHEN PLACING CAR IN PARK THE CAR JUMPS FORWARD. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE FOR MY FAMILY. TOYOTA SAID THIS ISSUE IS NORMAL AND THE CAR HAS TO GET USED TO THE WAY WE DRIVE IT. CAR GOING BACK INTO THE SHOP. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE, IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A SIGN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MECHANIC ATTEMPTED TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE ON 2 PREVIOUS OCCASIONS ,AND FOUND THE VEHICLE TO BE OPERATING NORMALLY. ALSO,M THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AFTER THE CRASH OCCURRED ,AND THE COMPUTER REPORT READ: CANNOT DUPLICATE CUSTOMERS CONCERN . NO CODES IN SYSTEM AT THIS TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS ROAD TESTED APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES AND NO FAILURE OCCURRED. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT OF RECALL 06V096000, AIR BAGS. CURRENT MILEAGE, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 7000.

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY SE V6. THE CAR HAS HESITATED NUMEROUS TIMES. GENERALLY IT HAPPENS WHEN I AM STOPPED OR NEED TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. IT HAS HESITATED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER PERFORMING A TURN AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE AFTER THE TURN. THE HESITATION GENERALLY LASTS BETWEEN 1-3 SECONDS. *JB

COMPLETE LOSS OF ACCELERATION (UP TO 5 SECONDS OR SO) WHILE MAKING TURNS AFTER HAVING EITHER SLOWED DOWN, OR COMPLETELY STOPPED. TWO OF THOSE TIMES HAVE ALMOST RESULTED IN ACCIDENTS FROM ONCOMING VEHICLES. COMPLAINT MADE AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THEY CLAIM NO RECALL INFORMATION, BUT HAVE INDICATED THAT IT WASN'T THE FIRST TIME THEY'VE HEARD OF IT. NO SOLUTION GIVEN OTHER THAN THE 800# TO CALL TOYOTA DIRECTLY TO MAKE A COMPLAINT. NICE. *NM

1/31/2007. TOYOTA CAMRY. ENGINE HESITATES WHILE DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. *MC THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE EXHIBITS INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER WHEN ACCELERATION IS NEEDED. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT HAS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY . THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN ORWAS STARTING FROM A STOP, AND WHEN PRESSESING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE. THE CONTACT EXPLAINED THAT HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ,AND THEY TOLD HIM THAT THERE WAS A COMPUTER PROBLEM. A TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE WHILE AT THE DEALER, BUT THEY SAID THAT THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING PROPERLY. THEY ADJUSTED THE COMPUTER, BUT WHEN HE DROVE THE VEHICLE AGAIN IT WAS WORSE. THE CONTACT EXPLAINED THAT THIS TIME WHEN THE HESITATION OCCURRED HE WAS STARTING FROM A STOP AND, HE HAD TO PRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, AND WAS ALMOST WAS REAR ENDED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND CORRECTLY. *AK

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT AND SHE WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT IT WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. THE MANAGER DROVE THE VEHICLE IN THE LEFT LANE AND EXPERIENCED NO PULLING. HOWEVER, WHEN DRIVING IN THE RIGHT LANE THERE WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT, AND HE ALSO STATED IT WAS NORMAL DUE TO THE ROAD CONDITIONS, CROWN IN ROAD. THE CONTACT WAS CONSTANTLY PULLING THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT WHILE DRIVING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED EACH TIME THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE , AND WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE CONTACT HAS EXPERIENCED THIS SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE ON MAY 30, 2006 AND SHE THOUGHT IT WOULD SUBSIDE AND IT WAS CURRENTLY THE SAME BUT HAS NOT GOTTEN WORSE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STRUTS ,AND STATED THIS MAY NOT MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND THAD THE SAME FAILURE AGAIN. *AK UPDATED 02/22/07.*JB

HAVE BROUGHT MY 2007 4 CYL TOYOTA CAMRY TO DEALERSHIP 4 SEPARATE TIMES DUE TO SEVERE HESITATION IN ACCELERATION SINCE BOUGHT NEW IN APRIL 2006 . THE PREVIOUS TIME THEY REFLASHED THE COMPUTER AS PER THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN BUT THE HESITATION REMAINS UNACCEPTABLE AND DANGEROUS WHEN ENTERING HIGHWAY OR WHEN IN NEED OF QUICK AND EVEN ACCELERATION. THE PAST TIME THEY SUGGESTED I CONTACT TOYOTA USA HEADQUARTERS WHICH I PLAN TO DO IMMEDIATELY. OBVIOUSLY SINCE THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE NHTSA SITE THERE APPEARS TO BE SOMETHING BASICALLY WRONG WITH THE DESIGN OF THE TRANSMISSION. I WILL BE STARTING THE LEMON LAW OF NJ PROCESS UNLESS TOYOTA CAN QUICKLY RECTIFY THIS VERY UNSAFE DEFECT. *NM

HISTORY: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BEGAN FLARING WHEN COLD AFTER PUTTING AROUND 400 MILES ON THE NEW CAR -- GEAR WOULDN'T "CATCH" AND WOULD SKIP GEARS; IN SHOP FOR TSB TO CORRECT PROBLEM, BUT DIDN'T CORRECT IT; IN SHOP AGAIN TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION SINCE CORPORATE CLAIMED THAT WOULD FOR SURE CORRECT FLARING PROBLEM; ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS RESULTING FROM NEW TRANNY INCLUDING STRANGE WHOOSHING NOISE ON DRIVER SIDE, JERKINESS WHEN CHANGING GEARS, AND HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING; BACK TO SHOP TO CORRECT; SHOP WAS ABLE TO REMOVE WHOOSHING NOISE, BUT JERKINESS REMAINED AND FLARING CONTINUED ALBEIT AT DIFFERENT TIMES THAN IT DID BEFORE. FAILURE AND CONSEQUENCES: AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP LIGHT, TRIED TO MAKE LEFT-HAND TURN TO JOIN THE INTERSTATE MERGE LANE, BUT CAR WOULD NOT SUPPLY ENOUGH POWER DESPITE BEING IN DRIVE AND PUSHING ON THE ACCELERATOR APPROPRIATELY; BARELY MADE IT ACROSS THE INTERSECTION BEFORE HAVING TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDER TO STOP, PUT ON HAZARD LIGHTS, AND LET OTHER INTERSTATE TRAFFIC GET BY; THEORIZING THAT THE TRANSMISSION PROBABLY GOT STUCK IN WHATEVER GEAR THE CAR WAS IN AS I APPROACHED THE STOP LIGHT (3RD OR 2ND) AND THEN DIDN'T APPROPRIATELY DOWNSHIFT ITSELF TO GET UP TO POWER COMING FROM A COMPLETE STOP AT THE STOP LIGHT TO CROSS THE INTERSECTION; BECAUSE THE CARS BEHIND ME WERE PAYING ATTENTION AND ROADS FREE OF ICE AND THEY SAW THAT THE CAR WAS NOT ABLE TO GET UP TO SPEED, I WAS LUCKY NOT TO BE REAR ENDED. WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT FAILURE: BECAUSE IT'S BEEN IN TH

6-SPEED AUTOMATIC EXHIBITS SHIFT FLARE. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL INTERMITTENTLY FEEL AS THOUGH IT HAS SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL DURING A 2-3 OR 3-4 UP SHIFT RESULTING IN A LOSS OF POWER TO THE DRIVE WHEELS FOLLOWED BY A BUMP INTO GEAR. AT WIDE OPEN THROTTLE, ENGINE WILL REV 1-2,000 RPMS WITH NO INCREASE IN VEHICLE SPEED. *JB

I'D LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT RELATED TO TOYOTA'S REFUSAL TO RESPOND TO THEIR 2007 CAMRY LE, 4 CYLINDER HESITATION PROBLEMS. SYMPTOMS INCLUDE (1) POOR ACCELERATION, (2) HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING (3) "AUTOMATIC" SHIFTING OF THE TRANSMISSION WHEN DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON FLAT ROADS AND (4)POOR GAS MILEAGE. THE HESITATION IS VERY DANGEROUS; PULLING OUT OUT IN FRONT OF OTHER VEHICLES OR MERGING INTO TRAFIC COULD BE TREACHEROUS WHEN THE HESITATION OCCURS. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SITUATION ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND FORTUNATELY HAVE NOT BEEN INVOLED IN AN ACCIDENT YET BUT I SURE OTHERS HAVE! IN ADDITION TO THE DANGEROUS SITUATIONS, I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT TOYOTA HAS FAILED TO NOTIFY CUSTOMERS OF THESE ISSUES. I CALLED TOYOTA IN JUNE, 2006, WHEN MY CAMRY LE(4 CYLINDER) HAD 1000 MILES AND QUESTIONED THE "TRANSMISSION" CONCERN BUT WAS TOLD THAT PROBLEMS ONLY RELATED ONLY TO THE 6 CYLINDER CAMRY AUTOS. SINCE THEN I HAVE STRUGGLED WITH THE HESITATING ISSUES AND AM SHOCKED THAT I WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF "KNOW" PROBLEMS WHEN MY WAS HAS BEEN SERVICED AT MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER. RECENTLY I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE MANY COMMENTS RELATED TO THIS ISSUE ON EDMUNDS CAMRY FORUMS. I AM NOW PROACTIVETIVELY RESEARCHING AND WAITING FOR TOYOTA TO RESPOND BEFORE I ELEVATE THE ISSUE AS A LEMONLAW BATTLE IN NEW YORK. PLEASE, FOR SAFETY SAKE, MAKE TOYOTA INFORM INNOCENT 2007 OWNERS BEFORE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS OCCUR. REPRESENTATIVES AT MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER, STEVENS IN HUNTINGTON, NEW YORK, CLAIM THAT THE

NEED TO ACCELERATE AT A LANE MERGE ON THE FREE WAY. IN RESPONSE TO PUSHING ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE CAR FAILED TO RESPOND (HESITATED AND TOOK SEVERAL REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO INCREASE THE SPEED).....FAILURE TO QUICKLY ACCELERATE WITHOUT HESITATION CAN RESULT IN DEATH ON THE FREE HIGHWAY! DEALER WAS RESPONSIVE..(RECALIBRATE ECU ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION - "APER TSB# EG056-06) AND WAS TOLD: "CONDITION IS MUCH BETTER NOW BUT THERE WILL ALWAYS BE SOME HESITATION....IT'S NORMAL". HESITATION CONDITION IMPROVED SLIGHTLY.....BUT THE DEFECT IS STILL THERE (ACCELERATES WELL AT LOWER SPEEDS BUT AT SPEAKS OF 35 AND ABOVE...IF YOU SUDDENLY NEED TO ACCELERATE MORE TO AVOID A DANGEROUS SITUATION......THE CAR DOES NOT RESPOND!). JAN 3RD, 2007; I WENT TO A DIFFERENT DEALER AND TEST DRIVEN A CAMRY LE (SAME AS THE ONE I OWN) AND FOUND OUT IT GOT THE SAME DEFECT. *NM

WHEN CAR IS ACCELERATED FROM ONE GEAR TO THE NEXT, THE CAR HESITATES TO ACCELERATE AND SUDDENLY JERKS. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS WHILE MERGING ONTO HIGHWAY OR TRY TO PICK UP SPEED AT A STOP SIGN. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED EXPERIENCING THIS FROM A BRAND NEW CAMRY. *JB

CAR HESITATES AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ABRUPTLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (55-65 MPH). HESITATION IS PARTICULARITY ALARMING. IF I NEEDED TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY FROM A STOP, THIS CAR WOULD NOT RESPOND. DEALER STATES THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THESE PROBLEMS, YET THE HESITATION ON THE 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY IS WELL DOCUMENTED ON WEB SITES (EDMUNDS ETC.). DEALER ALSO TRIED TO PASS OFF THIS DEFECT AS "THIS IS A DRIVE BY WIRE CAR AND YOU MAY NOT BE USED TO HOW THEY OPERATE". I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 35 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD CARS OPERATE IN THIS MANNER. IF DRIVE BY WIRE IS THE PROBLEM, THEN THIS TECHNOLOGY SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED ON CARS. *JB

BLINDING LIGHTS ON RADIO IN DASH. LIGHTS ON THE RADIO FOR THE 2007 CAMRY ARE SO BLINDING AT NIGHT THAT IT MAKES DRIVING AT NIGHT A SAFETY HAZARD. YOU CAN DIM THE RADIO LIGHTS ONLY SO FAR AND THEN THE REST OF THE INSTRUMENT LIGHTS GO OUT BUT YET THE RADIO LIGHTS ONLY DIM TO A POINT. THIS IS ALSO A DANGEROUS SITUATION.

THE CAR IN QUESTION IS A 2007 CAMRY LE WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WITH JUST UNDER 2,500 MILES. UPON ACCELERATION FROM A COMPLETE STOP A DEEP THUD IS HEARD AND FELT FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM ALSO CAN BE DUPLICATED BY PLACING THE CAR IN REVERSE AND COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP (AS IN BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY OR PARKING SPACE). THE DEALER HAS BEEN INFORMED OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN RESOLVING THE ISSUE. *NM

AT APPROX. 4:45 PM 12/14/06 WHILE IN PORTALES NM. I WAS CHECKING THE TRAFFIC BEHIND ME WHEN I HAD THE CLEAR TO BACK UP. SUDDENLY MY VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND WENT INTO A BACKWARDS SPIN AND STOPPED AFTER IT SIDE SWIPED A TRUCK WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY PARKED BEHIND IT AND FACING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE HESITATED WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. THE HESITATION OF THE ENGINE LASTED BETWEEN 30 TO 60 SECONDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER, WHO DID NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE THERE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT OFFERED NO SOLUTION. UPDATED 02/12/07. *JB

TRANSMISSION ON THE 2007 CAMRY LE V6 DOES NOT SHIFT GEARS PROPERLY. WHEN GAS IS PRESSED TO ACCELERATE, CAR DOES NOT SHIFT IN TO GEAR. CAN CAUSE REAR END COLLISION WHEN CAR SUDDENLY LURCHES INTO GEAR. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WITH THE SE AND LE 4 CYL. VEHICLES. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF THE GEAR WAS IN NEUTRAL WHEN THE HESITATION OCCURRED. ON 12/07/06, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER ON 12/07/06. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THE QUICK HESITATION COULD OCCUR WHILE CROSSING AN INTERSECTION, AND POSE A SEVERE SAFETY RISK.

MY 2007 CAMRY LE LAGS WHEN ACCELERATING AS COMING OUT OF TURN AT TIMES AND ALSO WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER COMING TO A STOP.*JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BLUE TOOTH FEATURE IN THE VEHICLE WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN USING THE FEATURE, THE PERSON LISTENING ON THE OTHER SIDE HEARD A GARBLED SOUND. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SEEN BY THE DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO ALERTED. UPDATED 01/10/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATED TO 10 MPH FROM A STOP, THE ENGINE HESITATED, SLOWING THE VEHICLE. THE SAME HESITATION OCCURRED WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE INTO A PASSING LANE. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED A TOTAL OF 12 TIMES. THE SALES/SERVICE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE TWICE AND WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED.*AK

AFTER 4985 MILES, THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT ACTIVATED. THERE WAS A SMELL OF BURNING ELECTRICAL WIRES. DEALER/SERVICE ORIGINALLY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAILURE OF THE "VARIABLE VALVE TIMING ACTUATOR," BUT LATER RE-DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAILURE OF THE WIRING HARNESS. THE CAR WAS RETURNED 11/30/06. AFTER 20 MINUTES OF DRIVING, THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT REACTIVATED. I RETURNED THE CAR IMMEDIATELY. ON 12/01/06, THE DEALER/SERVICE DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AND SAID A "VACUUM TUBE" DISCONNECTED. I PICKED UP CAR ON 12/01/06. AFTER A COUPLE HOURS OF DRIVING, THE "P" FOR PARK LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE I WAS IN DRIVE. (THE "P" AND "D" INDICATORS WERE BOTH ILLUMINATED AS I WAS DRIVING. ALSO, THE DOOR LOCKS ON ALL DOORS ENGAGED AND DISENGAGED UNCONTROLLABLY AND CONTINUOUSLY. I WAS NOT ABLE TO MANUALLY LOCK OR UNLOCK MY CAR DOORS USING THE "LOCK/UNLOCK" SWITCH ON THE DRIVE-SIDE DOOR SINCE IT WAS DEACTIVATED AS A RESULT OF THE MALFUNCTION. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER/SERVICE ON 12/02/06 FOR THIS PROBLEM. DEALER/SERVICE DIAGNOSES THE PROBLEM AS A ELECTRICAL SHORT DUE TO A COOLANT LEAK. I WAS PROMISED THAT THE CAR WOULD BE RETURNED 12/4/06 AFTERNOON. *NM

THE 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY TRANSMISSION "LAGS" AND "SURGES". THE OCCURRENCE BEGAN WITH A JERK WHILE STARTING FROM A COMPLETE STOP AND HAS PROGRESSED TO A SURGE WITHOUT DEPRESSION OF THE GAS PEDAL. IF THIS SURGE FORWARD WERE TO OCCUR ON A CURVE OR BEND IN THE ROAD AT ANY VELOCITY LOSS OF CONTROL IS POSSIBLE. ANY SURGE WHILE DRIVING IN HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 75 MPH THE CAMRY SURGED TO OVER 5000 RPMS MULTIPLE TIMES DURING A 500 HIGHWAY MILE ROAD TRIP. CONSEQUENTLY, THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS TURNED OFF AND WE DROVE THE REMAINDER OF THE TRIP WITHOUT CRUISE CONTROL. WE SERVICED OUR CAMRY AND NOTHING WAS FOUND TO BE WRONG WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL BUT AN UPDATE OF THE ECM IS NEEDED. THIS UPDATE WAS ISSUED BY TOYOTA DUE TO THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS PERTAINING TO THE TRANSMISSION IN THE 2007 CAMRY. THE DEALERSHIP WE USE FOR SERVICE WAS UNAWARE OF THE UPDATE ISSUED BY TOYOTA UNTIL WE INFORMED THEM OF IT. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS UNABLE TO CHANGE GEARS. THE SERVICE DEALER DETERMINED THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. UPDATED 12/28/2006 - THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR OR FROM THIRD TO FOURTH. *NM

I BOUGHT THE 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE AT THE END OF MARCH 06. MY COMPLAINT WITH THE ACCELERATION IS THE SAME COMPLAINT THAT OTHER CAMRY OWNERS HAVE. WHEN I ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP OR ACCELERATING TO A HIGHER SPEED TO PASS THE CAR TAKES A FEW SECONDS TO CATCH UP WITH THE ACCELERATOR. *NM

WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT ON AN INCLINE THE VEHICLE HESITATED (DID NOT ACCELERATE) FOR 1-2 SECONDS WHILE IN THE PATH OF CROSSING TRAFFIC BEFORE LURCHING AND ACCELERATING INTO THE PARKING LOT AT TOO HIGH OF SPEED. THE HESITATION AND LURCHING OCCURRED AS THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO BE SEARCHING FOR THE RIGHT GEAR. THIS IS BECOMING A MORE AND MORE COMMON OCCURRENCE DURING CITY DRIVING (I.E. LESS THAN 40 MPH). VEHICLE DEALERSHIP TRIED TO ADJUST THIS ISSUE VIA SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD OVER A MONTH AGO.(TSB EG056-06 RECALIBRATE ECM) THE TECHNICIAN SAID THIS DOWNLOAD MIGHT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. SINCE THEN THE PROBLEM HAS BECOME MORE COMMON THAN BEFORE AT LOW SPEEDS, BUT LESS FREQUENT AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ALL 2007 4 CYL VEHICLES WITH ECT, BUT NO OFFICIAL FIX HAS COME FROM TOYOTA. I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS LIKE THIS WITH THE VEHICLE SINCE PURCHASE IN MARCH OF 2006. THE DEALERSHIP AND TOYOTA HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED NUMEROUS TIMES ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND NO RESOLUTION YET. MY CONCERN IS THAT DURING WINTER THE HESITATION AND/OR LURCHING WILL CONTRIBUTE TO A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE ON SNOW OR ICE. *JB

SUSPENSION AND STEERING. I HAVE NOTICED WHEN I AM DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 60+MPH, THAT ANY DIPS OR BUMPS CAUSES MY CARS TO SWAY SIDE TO SIDE, AND THE STEERING WHEEL JERKS IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 11/11/06 AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I KNOW WHY, BECAUSE THEY DID NOT DO A TRUE TEST DRIVE. MY CAR WAS CHECKED IN WITH 3544 MILES AND WHEN I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP SOMETHING TOLD ME TO CHECK MY MILEAGE AND IT SHOWED 3548 AND AT THAT TIME I WAS 1/2 A MILE FROM THE DEALERSHIP. SO, I KNOW THEY DID NOT TAKE MY CAR ON THE HIGHWAY, SO I WILL BE TAKING MY CAR BACK. *JB

AT 200 MILES NOTICED SLIPPAGE IN TRANSMISSION. REPORTED PROBLEM TO DEALER, BUT WAS IGNORED AND TOLD THAT THE COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM NEEDED TO GET ADJUSTED TO THE DRIVER. OVER A PERIOD OF TIME THE PROBLEM WORSENED IN SPIT OF COMPLAINTS TO THE SERVICE CENTER. ON 11/16/06 THE CAR WAS FINALLY TAKEN IN FOR REPAIRS (I WAS TOLD BY A CUSTOMER REP. THAT THERE WAS A VALVE THAT WAS DEFECTIVE AND TOYOTA WOULD REPLACE IT. THE CAR WAS EXPECTED ON 11/17/06, BUT DUE TO A PROBLEM IT WAS SET FOR DELIVERY ON 11/18/06 AT 9AM. WHEN I WENT TO PICKED UP THE CAR THE SERVICE DIRECTOR SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM, AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I WAS SHOCKED AND DISAPPOINTED AT THIS NEW DEVELOPMENT. TOYOTA ARROGANCE AND THE DEALERSHIPS INCOMPETENCE AND IMPOLITE RESPONSE TO MY INITIAL CONCERNS IS INEXCUSABLE. THE MATTER AT THIS TIME IS UNRESOLVED SINCE I NO LONGER WANT THIS CAR. *NM

EVENTS LEADING TO FAILURE: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED 3RD-4TH GEAR SHIFT FLARE WHEN COLD DAILY AFTER NEW CAR PUT INTO SERVICE. DEALER REPAIRED BY REPLACING TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY PER MFGR TSB. FAILURE: AFTER VALVE BODY REPLACEMENT, TRANSMISSION DEVELOPED NEW PROBLEM (AND ORIGINAL SHIFT FLARE PROBLEM PERSISTED). AFTER DECELERATING FROM 30 MPH TO 10 MPH AND COASTING, MADE RIGHT TURN AT INTERSECTION AND THEN DEPRESSED ACCELERATOR ABOUT 20% DOWN. POWERTRAIN DID NOT ENGAGE - VEHICLE WAS ESSENTIALLY IN NEUTRAL, AND BEGAN SLOWING DOWN. DISENGAGED CONDITION PERSISTED 2-3 SECONDS. THEN, A THUNK WAS HEARD, THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED, AND THE VEHICLE HARSHLY JOLTED FORWARD. THIS DEFECT IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE LOSS OF POWER FOR 2-3 SECONDS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT, ESPECIALLY IF IT OCCURS DURING LANE CHANGES, AVOIDANCE MANEUVERS, ETC. WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT FAILURE: NO ACTION YET TAKEN. WILL RETURN TO DEALER FOR ADDITIONAL REPAIRS. *NM

THIS COMPLAINT IS ABOUT MY 2007 CAMRY TOYOTA V-6. AFTER 1 MONTH OF OWNERSHIP I STARTED TO NOTICE THAT WHEN I REDUCE MY SPEED AND STARTED TO SPEED UP THERE IS A HESITATION IN THE CAR ACCELERATION BUT THE GAS WOULD STILL CONTINUE TO FLOW. THIS CAUSED THE CAR TO BURN THE EXTRA GAS TO FAST AND THE CAR BURST FORWARD TO FAST. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO ADJUST THIS GAS FLOW PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD THAT TOYOTA WAS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND I WOULD HAVE TO LEARN TO ADJUST TO THIS PROBLEM. NOTHING ELSE WAS DONE. I CALL TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CTR. AND MADE THE SAME REPORT. I WAS GIVEN A CLAM REFERENCE # 200610080197 AND TOLD TO HAVE A NICE DAY. I WAS NOT TOLD ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WHEN I PURCHASE THE CAR, NOW I FEEL STUCK. *NM

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE WITH A 4 CYLINDER ENGINE AND 5 SPEED TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION HAS A SIGNIFICANT HESITATION PROBLEM WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE SUCH AS GETTING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. THE HESITATION IS SO SEVERE THAT I HAVE TO ADJUST MY DRIVING PATTERN TO AVOID HAVING AN ACCIDENT. *JB

NEW 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY 4CYL , 5 SPD A/T , EXCESSIVE LAG TIME WITH THE ACCELERATOR. VERY UNRESPONSIVE . I HAVE HAD MANY CLOSE CALLS WHILE CHANGING LANES AND MAKING LEFT TURNS BECAUSE YOU HIT THE GAS AND NOTHING HAPPENS FOR SECONDS. YOU HAVE TO GUN THE PEDAL IN THE HOPES IT MOVES QUICKLY TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. IT HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED OR RPM. DEALER SAYS ,IT'S DESIGNED THAT WAY. UNNACCEPTABLE. *NM

I PURCHASED MY 07 COROLLA LE ON 9/19/07 FROM A DEALER IN PA. AFTER I DROVE THE CAR THE NEXT DAY A WAS FEELING CAR SICK, ESPECIALLY WHEN MAKING TURNS. IT SEEMED THAT THINGS WERE MOVING IN MY PERIPHERAL VISION. ON FURTHER INSPECTION THERE ARE MAJOR RIPPLES IN THE WINDSHIELD; I JUST SO HAPPENED TO GET A ROCK CHIP ON FRIDAY THE 13TH AND DEALER SUGGESTED I GET IT REPAIRED. I ASK THE DEALER ABOUT THE RIPPLES THEY SEEMED DUMB FOUNDED AND DIDN'T SEEM TO KNOW WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. SO I TOOK THERE ADVISE AND TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THEIR RECOMMENDED FACILITY. I THEN ASKED THAT TECH. AND HIS SUPERVISOR THE SAME QUESTION AND THEY BOTH SAID THERE WAS A MAJOR DEFECT IN THE WINDSHIELD AND TO HAVE IT REPLACED ASAP. I JUST LEFT THE DEALER TO HAVE THEM INSPECT THE BACK WINDOW SEALS AND TO HAVE THEM REPLACED AND AN OIL CHANGE WHEN 5 MINUTES LATER I RETURNED WITH THE VERDICT FROM THE GLASS PLACE. THEY INSPECTED THE WINDSHIELD AND DECIDE TO REPLACE IT. I GOT THE NEW ONE AND THIS ONE ALSO HAS A SLIGHT RIPPLE NOT AS BAD AS THE FIRST BUT STILL THERE AND NOTICEABLE TO ME AND THE SERVICE MANAGER AND ASSISTANT MANAGER. THEY WENT AND LOOKED AT THE OTHERS ON THE LOT AND STATED THAT THEY ARE ALL LIKE THAT. I DIDN'T CARE THEY WERE ALL DEFECTIVE I WANTED MINE REPAIRED CORRECTLY AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS UP TO TOYOTA TO DECIDE THE RESULT. UPON FILING A COMPLAINT TO TOYOTA EXPERIENCE CENTER THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WILL NOT BE REPLACED AGAIN THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT THAT ALL THE VEHICLES ON THE LOT ARE TH

SINCE NEW THE ALIGNMENT IS OFF ON CAR. STEERING WHEEL AND WHEELS ARE NOT IN "SYNC". WHEN TURNING LEFT IT SEEMS TO FLEX THE BODY OF CAR. TWO SEPARATE DEALERS ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT WITH POOR RESULTS. CAR NOW HAS 400 MILES AND SAME PROBLEM. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FROM A STOP OR DURING A TURN THERE WAS A HESITATION. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM AND THERE WERE NO REPAIR PERFORMED.

VEHICLE HESITATES WHILE ACCELERATION AT ABOUT 20-40 MPH. THEN THE CAR JERKS FORWARD. THIS IS DANGEROUS IF YOU NEED TO MOVE RIGHT AWAY. TOYOTA DOESN'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS TRANSMISSION I BEEN IN THE DEALER EVERY WEEKS SINCE THE FIRST DAY I GAVE THAT CAR. XLE . *NM

I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY 2007 CAMRY ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED OR "LOW SPEED" POSITION. I ALSO HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER REPLACED DUE TO A ROCK COMING THROUGH THE GRILL OF THE CAR AND "PUNCTURING THE CONDENSER. I TOOK THE CAR TO A TOYOTA DEALER IN SLIDELL, LA AS I WAS OUT OF TOWN. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CONDENSER FOR $625.00 AT MY EXPENSE. I WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO "SCREENS" OR ANY TYPE OF MATERIALS THAT COULD KEEP THIS FROM OCCURRING AGAIN. THERE IS HOWEVER A TSB FOR THE SAME THING ON THE 2007 COROLLA. I FEEL THAT TOYOTA HAS A FLAW IN THE GRILL OF THE 2007 CAMRY AND IT SHOULD BE REMEDIED. ON THE ISSUE OF ACCELERATION, I LIVE IN A CONGESTED TRAFFIC AREA IN FL AND DO NOT FEEL THAT I CAN SAFELY "PULL OUT" INTO TRAFFIC UNLESS I HAVE A GREAT DEAL OF CLEARANCE. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY TOYOTA. I AM AN AVID FAN OF TOYOTA PRODUCTS. THIS IS MY 3RD CAMRY AND I OWNED A SCION TC AS WELL SO THIS IS NOT ABOUT DOWNING A TOYOTA PRODUCT. I BELIEVE IN TOYOTA. I JUST THINK NOW IS THE TIME TO RECOGNIZE A PROBLEM AND REMEDY THAT FOR THE CONSUMER. I WOULD HATE FOR SOMEONE TO GET KILLED BEFORE THEY ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. *NM

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE 4-CYLINDER PURCHASED 8/29/06. AFTER A HEW HUNDRED MILES, THE CAR BEGAN TO NOTICEABLY HESITATE WHILE PRESSING THE GAS. I NOTICED THIS WHILE LEAVING WORK ONE MORNING. I WAS CROSSING AN INTERSECTION, PRESSED THE GAS AND THE CAR HESITATED FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 SECONDS BEFORE REGAINING POWER ACCELERATE. EVER SINCE THIS INCIDENT, THIS CAR HAS CONTINUED TO HESITATE WHEN COMING TO A SLOW STOP AND THEN ACCELERATING TO CLEAR AN INTERSECTION. WHEN THE POWER IS NEEDED, IT'S NOT THERE AND I HAVE HAD SOME CLOSE CALLS DO TO THIS LOSS IN POWER. WHEN COMING TO A SLOW STOP TO MAKE A TURN, AND THEN ACCELERATING AFTER THE TURN, THE CAR LAGS BEFORE GAINING SPEED AND YOU CAN HEAR THE TRANSMISSION HUNTING TO GET BACK INTO GEAR. WHEN DRIVING IN STOP AND GO RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, THE CAR HESITATES WHEN THE GAS IS PRESSED AND THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD SHORTLY AFTER THAT. THIS MAKES THIS CAR SOMEWHAT DANGEROUS TO CONTROL IN TIGHT AREAS SUCH AS RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE TO A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ON 11/1/06 TO HAVE TSB TSB EG056-06 (SOFTWARE FLASH) PERFORMED ON MY VEHICLE TO ASSIST WITH THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE SHIFT POINTS. AFTER THIS WAS COMPLETED, I REALLY DID NOT NOTICE A DIFFERENCE IN THE SHIFTING POINTS. THE FOLLOWING MORNING WHEN CROSSING THE SAME INTERSECTION I NORMALLY CROSS, THE CAR HESITATED SEVERELY AGAIN, IN MY OPINION SLIGHTLY LONGER THAN BEFORE THE TSB WAS IMPLEMENTED. IT IS DISCONCERTING TO KNOW THAT YOU CAN NOT PREDICT HOW YOUR CAR WILL PERFORM IN

WHEN ACCELERATING, CAR STOPS DEAD FOR FEW SECONDS BEFORE TRANS ENGAGES AND PROPELS FORWARD LIKE A ROCKET. WHEN TRYING TO PASS, DEPRESSING GAS PEDAL, TRANS STOPS DEAD THEN PROPELS FORWARD AT HIGH RATE. WHEN SLOWING DOWN, TRANS PROPELS FASTER BEFORE SLOWING. *NM

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE IN MY NEW 2007 CAMRY WHEN THE SUNROOF EXPLODED. GLASS POURED INTO THE CAR LEAVING A SIZEABLE HOLE. WE DID NOT HEAR OR SEE ANYTHING HIT THE ROOF BEFORE THE EXPLOSION. THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE ROOF FOR $1080. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR TWO WEEKS AND IT SEEMS TOYOTA SHOULD COVER THE COST. BECAUSE IT IS NOT A WARRANTY ITEM, THE DEALER PROVIDED A PHONE NUMBER FOR THE TOYOTA EXPERIENCE CENTER FOR ASSISTANCE. THEY GAVE ME A REFERENCE NUMBER BUT TOLD ME TO CONTACT THE DEALER. *NM

07 CAMRY LE 4 CYL THROTTLE AND ACCELERATION IS HORRIFIC. DURING ACCELERATION, WHEN YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE PEDAL AND THEN ACCELERATE AGAIN A LONG UNREPSONSIVE DELAY TAKES PLACE. ALSO VERY UNREPSONSIVE DURING ACCELERATION. HAVE ALMOST BEEN REAR ENDED MANY TIMES. VERY DANGEROUS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS WHEN TURNING OR HITTING A BUMP, A NOISE WAS HEARD IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE WHEEL FELT LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT IN THE POWER STEERING. *JB UPDATED 11/09/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT RED LIGHT, UPON APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL; THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD AT A SPEED OF 75 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO JERK AND STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE THROTTLE SENSOR AND THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPLACEMENT, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS AGAIN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM, YET ATTRIBUTED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION TO THE FLOOR MAT TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. AFTERWARDS, THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE, 4 CYL. VERY LONG HESITATION IN ACCELERATION/REACTION TIME AT ALL SPEEDS. SEVERE SAFETY RISK WITH NO APPARENT SOLUTION. *JB

MY 2007 CAMRY LE (4-CYL) HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING, SOMETIMES 2-3 SECONDS, TO THE POINT THAT IT SEEMS UNSAFE. THE TECHNICIAN SAID THAT IT IS DESIGNED TO HAVE AN "ADAPTIVE MEMORY" MEANING THAT IF I DRIVE CONSERVATIVELY, WITH NORMALLY NO QUICK ACCELERATION, THAT IT "REMEMBERS" THAT AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE QUICKLY WHEN I WANT IT TO. *NM