2007 Toyota Camry complaints

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY: VEHICLE FAILS TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP OR AT LOW SPEEDS CREATING A POTENTIALLY UNSAFE SITUATION. TOYOTA HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS ISSUE AND HAS ATTEMPTED TO RESOLVE IT. EACH ATTEMPT RESULTED IN AN "UNABLE TO DUPLICATE". A TSB HAS BEEN PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE AND THIS HAS NOT CORRECTED TO ISSUE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD! THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM CAN BE FOUND ON SEVERAL MESSAGE FORUMS. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT OR KILLED IF THIS IS NOT CORRECTED IMMEDIATELY. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ASAP.

I PURCHASED A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE ON LATE APRIL OF 2006. SINCE THEN, I HAVE EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES THE PRESENCE OF ACCELERATION PROBLEM. VEHICLE HESITATES WHEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL AT LOW SPEEDS. WHEN PRESSING THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY, THE CAR "SITS" ON THE ROAD AT THE CURRENT SPEED, AND AFTER A FEW SECONDS, IT KICKS FORWARD. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING IN TRAFFIC, WHICH FOR ME IS EVERYDAY LIVING IN THE DC METROPOLITAN AREA. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES THAT I HAVE TO MOVE OUT OF THE TRAFFIC BECAUSE BY THE TIME MY CAR STARTED ACCELERATING, THE CAR IN FRONT IS BRAKING. OTHER CARS HAVE HAD TO MOVE AROUND ME BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM AS WELL. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM READING THE POSTINGS IN THIS WEBSITE AND OTHERS. 8JB

2007 CAMRY XLE HAD PERFORMANCE ISSUES, SLUGGISH WHEN ACCELERATING. *TS SHORTLY AFTER THE CONSUMER TOOK DELIVERY OF THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED SLUGGISH ACCELERATION, TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND DECELERATION A TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS PUT ON A SCANNER AND TEST DRIVEN. THE RESULTS WERE GIVEN TO TOYOTA ENGINEERS WHO INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING PROPERLY. THE CONSUMER WAS NEVER ABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED SO HE TRADED IT IN FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE HOW TO FIX IT. THE CONTACT WAS DIRECTED TO CONTINUE TO USE THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE FACTORY CAN DETERMINE HOW TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS YET BUT THERE WERE 3 CLOSE CALLS. ALSO, THE SUN VISORS DOES NOT REMAIN UP.

I PURCHASED A 2007 CAMRY LE IN LATE APRIL. FROM THE DAY I TOOK DELIVERY, THERE APPEARED TO BE A PROBLEM WITH ACCELERATION; THERE WERE DEAD SPOTS. THAT LED TO LONG 3 TO 5 SECONDS LAG TIMES BEFORE THE CAR WOULD RESPOND WHEN PRESSING DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO OVERDRIVE WHEN A STEADY ACCELERATION WAS ALL THAT WAS NEEDED. I FINALLY TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TODAY; I THOUGHT THAT I WOULD ALLOW A 'BREAK-IN' PERIOD TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM RESOLVED ITSELF. THE MOMENT THAT I BEGAN TO DESCRIBE THE PROBLEM, I WAS STOPPED AND ASKED IF IT WAS A 2007 CAMRY LE. AN AFFIRMATIVE RESPONSE BROUGHT AN ANSWER THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO; IT HAD BEEN REPORTED TO TOYOTA. APPARENTLY TO DEFLECT WHAT MUST HAVE LOOKED LIKE RISING ANGER, I WAS TOLD THAT THE SERVICE MANGER'S DAUGHTER HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. A CALL TO TOYOTA OF AMERICA BROUGHT A RESPONSE THAT THE VEHICLE IS OPERATING AS IT WAS DESIGNED (SO, I GUESS IT WAS DESIGNED TO STALL WHEN MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN, CHANGING LANES ON THE INTERSTATE, TRYING TO GO FORWARD, ETC). MY ANGER IS 1) THAT THEY SOLD ME A DEFECTIVE CAR, 2) THAT THEY KNOW IT IS A FACTORY DEFECT BUT CHOOSE NOT TO FIX THE PROBLEM (I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE STILL 'THINKING' ABOUT A SOLUTION), AND 3) THAT I WASN'T NOTIFIED OF THIS RATHER MAJOR DEFECT (AND WHY IS TOYOTA ALLOWED TO CONTINUE TO SELL THESE CARS WITHOUT THE CAVEAT THAT THERE IS A FACTORY DEFECT THAT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND TOYOTA HAS NO PLANS TO PROVIDE A REPAIR)? I HAVE LOOKED

THERE IS A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN MY CAR LOADED WITH 4 PEOPLE. *JB

CLICKING, CLUNKING IN FELT IN STEERING WHEEL, ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE AT LOW SPEEDS, BUT CAN BE FELT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ALSO. DEALER LOOKED AT PROBLEM AND STATED THEY REPACKED BEARINGS IN STEERING SHAFT. DIDN'T MAKE IT OUT OF THE DEALERS LOT AND PROBLEM STILL THERE. WHEN TAKEN BACK TO SERVICE DESK, DEALER STATED THAT I NEEDED TO WORK THE GREASE IN AND THAT IT SHOULD GO AWAY IN A FEW DAYS, IF NOT TO CALL THEM BACK TO HAVE STEERING KNUCKLE REPLACED. PROBLEM STILL THERE AFTER 300+ MILES OF DRIVING SINCE HAVING BEARINGS REPACKED. *JB

VEHICLE FLOATS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AS IF THE WIND WAS PUSHING THE CAR SIDE TO SIDE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AT 30 MPH ON A CITY STREET, THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND TO BRAKE PRESSURE AND CONTINUED ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE PUSH BUTTON IGNITION, AND THE VEHICLE SLOWED TO A STOP. A BYSTANDER ALERTED THE CONTACT THAT SMOKE AND FLAMES WERE COMING FROM THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. THE CONTACT QUICKLY EXITED THE VEHICLE, AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ALERTED, BUT THE TIRE HAD ALREADY BURNED ITSELF OUT UPON THEIR ARRIVAL. THE POLICE WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER TO AWAIT INSPECTION.

ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SYSTEM OF MY TOYOTA CAMRY IS DEFECTIVE AND IS HESITANT AT LOW SPEEDS. IT CAN BE A SAFETY ISSUE, SUCH THAT THE CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE WHEN REQUIRED. I HAVE REFERRED TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY THERE WERE MORE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS, BUT THERE IS NO REMEDY AVAILABLE. *JB

CAMRY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILS WHEN ACCELERATOR PRESSED DURING PASSING OTHER VEHICLES OR ACCESSING HIGHWAYS. NEARLY CAUSES REAR-END COLLISIONS. *NM

THIS COMPLAINT IS RE: A NEW 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE 4 CYLINDER WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THIS CAR WILL HESITATE FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE ACCELERATING FROM VIRTUALLY ANY SPEED (BEHAVIOR NOT SEEN WHEN ACCELERATING FROM DEAD STOP), REGARDLESS OF HOW HARD THE DRIVER PRESSES THE GAS PEDAL. PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN MOVING AT VIRTUALLY ANY SPEED AND THEN QUICKLY PRESSING AND HOLDING THE GAS PEDAL DOWN SO AS TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY. THIS BEHAVIOR IS NOT LIKE ANY OTHER CAR I HAVE EVER DRIVEN, INCLUDING A RENTAL 2005 4 CYLINDER CAMRY THAT I DROVE FOR A WEEK IN THE COLORADO MOUNTAINS LAST SUMMER (2005). SAFETY ISSUE IS THAT CAR IS UNPREDICTABLE IN SITUATIONS WHERE ONE MUST MOVE THE CAR TO AVOID TRAFFIC. EXAMPLE: ROLLING FORWARD INTO A LEFT TURN AT A GREEN LIGHT INTERSECTION, PRESS GAS TO CLEAR THE INTERSECTION BEFORE ONCOMING TRAFFIC GETS TOO CLOSE, THE CAR DID NOT INCREASE ENGINE REVOLUTIONS AND TOOK OVER 1 SEC. TO DROP INTO LOWER GEAR AND BEGIN TO INCREASE ENGINE REVOLUTIONS/ACCELERATE. THE CAR'S FAILURE TO RESPOND TO GAS PEDAL INPUT WAS SO LONG THAT I WOULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT IF I HAD PERSISTED IN THE LEFT HAND TURN; I HAD TO TURN THE CAR PARALLEL TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC TO AVOID HITTING THE ONCOMING CAR. THIS BEHAVIOR IS REPEATABLE AND THE DELAY CAN BE UP TO 2 SEC. IN LENGTH BEFORE THE CAR EVEN BEGINS TO ACCELERATE. THIS BEHAVIOR IS ALSO SEEN BY NUMEROUS OTHER OWNERS OF '07 CAMRYS AS CAN BE SEEN IN POSTINGS ON WWW.EDMUNDS.COM (CLICK ON FORUMS TAB AND SEARCH FOR "CAMRY HESITATION"). T

THROTTLE RESPONSE DELAY IN 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY (4 CYL. AUTO) CAMRY - BOUGHT NEW 4/06 FROM TOYOTA OF NASHUA (NH). DEFECT IS A DELAY OF 1 1/2 SECONDS IN THROTTLE RESPONSE. DELAY WAS MOST NOTICEABLE AT NORMAL URBAN TRAFFIC SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. A LIGHT INCREASE IN THROTTLE AT CONSTANT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE RESULTED IN THE ENGINE 1) USUALLY NOT REMAINING IN HIGH GEAR 2) HAVING NO RESPONSE FOR 1 1/2 SECONDS, AND 3) THEN ROUGHLY DOWN-SHIFTING, AS IF THE DRIVER HAD CALLED FOR STRONG ACCELERATION. THE CAR'S SPEED "SAGGED", AND THEN THE CAR'S ENGINE OVERSPED. THE DRIVER THEN HAD TO DECREASE THROTTLE TO PREVENT OVERSPEED IN TRAFFIC. PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC BECOMES UNPREDICTABLE AND DANGEROUS. DELAY AND/OR OVER-RESPONSE IN THE THROTTLE CONTROL'S ACTION MAY CREATE SKIDS ON WET AND ICY ROADS. LESS EXPERIENCED DRIVERS MAY BECOME UN-NERVED BY THIS KIND OF THROTTLE RESPONSE. TOYOTA'S RESPONSE TO COMPLAINTS CONSISTED OF THESE REPLIES: (LISTED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY WERE GIVEN OVER MULTIPLE SERVICE VISITS) 1. "WE KNOW WHAT IT IS. IT IS THE FLY-BY-WIRE CONTROL. THEY ALL DO IT AND THE OWNER HAS TO LIVE WITH IT" (SPOKEN OVER THE PHONE PRIOR TO THE FIRST SERVICE VISIT) 2. "OPERATING AS DESIGNED".. "THIS ISN'T A SAFETY ISSUE". 3. "THE CAMRYS HAVE A DRIVER HABIT IMPRINT FEATURE WHICH ADAPTS TO THE DRIVER'S STYLE". 4. "THE CAR IS PRETTY MUCH NORMAL". 5. "HE HAS SEEN A FEW OF THESE". (GARAGE TECH REP.) DURING SERVICE APPOINTMENTS, THE DEALERSHIP SUPPLIED THREE 4 CYLINDER, AUTOM

I HAVE A 2007 CAMRY LE AND EXPERIENCE A DELAY IN ACCELERATION FROM A STOP TO 25 MPH. IT DOES NOT OCCUR ALL THE TIME BUT I'VE EXPERIENCE IT 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 5 MONTHS. THE CAR HESITATE FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS BEFORE STARTING TO MOVE. ONE TIME AN SUV HAD TO STEER TO AVOID ME AS I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN. THIS SEEMS TO BE COMMON BASE ON THE COMPLAINS I'VE SEEN ON THIS WEBSITE. *NM

I BOUGHT 2007 CAMRY LE AT POWAY TOYOTA LAST 7-25-06. ABOUT 2ND WEEK OF AUGUST I PULLED THE LATCH HOOD OPENER INSIDE MY CAR TO CHECK MY ENGINE AND NEXT THING YOU KNOW THE HANDLE THAT WAS HOLDING THE WIRE BROKE. NOW, EVERYTIME I HAVE TO OPEN MY HOOD I HAVE TO PULL THE WIRE BECAUSE THE PLASTIC THAT WAS HOLDING THE WIRE BROKE OFF. I OWNED A HONDA CIVIC FOR 11 YRS AND MY HOOD OPENER NEVER BREAKS. I HAVE NOT YET REPORT THIS INCIDENT AT POWAY TOYOTA BECAUSE THERE WAS AN INCIDENT AT THAT TIME WHEN I SERVICED MY CAR FOR TEFLON AND SCOTCH GUARD AND WHEN I GOT MY CAR BACK THEY SCRAPE THE BOTTOM FRONT PANEL OF MY CAR AND FOR MY INCONVENIENCE I HAVE TO BRING IT THERE TO HAVE THEM FIX IT FREE OF CHARGE. I WAS NOT HAPPY AT ALL AT THEIR SERVICE AFTER WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO MY BRAND NEW CAR WHICH I JUST BOUGHT LAST 7-25 AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE I WOULD FIND A DEFECT TO MY CAR. *NM

MY 2007 CAMRY HAS DEFECTIVE SUSPENSION COMPONENTS THAT RESULTS IN THE INABILITY TO SAFELY CARRY MORE THAN TWO (2) PEOPLE. MY WIFE AND I TRAVELED OUT OF TOWN ON VACATION AND WE ATTEMPTED TO TAKE TWO OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS WITH US BUT WERE NOT ABLE TO DO THIS. THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE DROPPED VERY LOW WHEN THE FOUR OF US LOADED UP AND STARTED TO DEPART ON OUR TRIP. THE CAR WAS VERY HARD TO DRIVE AND ANY BUMPS ON THE HIGHWAY CAUSED THE CAR TO ACTUALLY BOTTOM OUT ON THE SUSPENSION STOPS. ONCOMING VEHICLES AT NIGHT WERE FLASHING THEIR HIGH BEAM LIGHTS BECAUSE MY CAR'S LIGHTS WERE AIMED TOO HIGH AS A RESULT OF THE SUSPENSION SAGGING IN THE REAR. ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH THE CAR IS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATING AT THE HIGH SPEED SETTING DURING HEAVY RAIN. THE CAR ACTUALLY ROCKS LATERALLY SIDE TO SIDE AS THE WIPER ARMS SWEEP ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD. THIS MOTION IS VERY SEVERE AND IS VERY TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. THE CAR HAS A VERY LOUD WIND NOISE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES, ALSO DRIVING IN A HEAVY RAIN, THE WATER DISPLACED BY THE FRONT TIRES SOUNDS LIKE IT IS COMING INTO THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER COMPARTMENT CAUSING A VERY LOUD NOISE. I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL TOYOTA CAMRY VEHICLES, THE LAST ONE PRIOR TO THIS 2007 XLE WAS A 2005 XLE CAMRY. I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANY OF THE PROBLEMS LISTED IN THIS COMPLAINT. THE 2007 XLE HAS EXCELLENT POWER AND VERY GOOD HIGHWAY MILEAGE. I SINCERELY WISH TOYOTA MOTOR CORP. WOULD FIND A WAY TO CORRECT THESE PROBLEMS. THE DEFECTIVE

MY 2007 CAMRY HAS A SERIOUS HESITATION EFFECT. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED, IT TAKES A FEW SECONDS TO ENGAGE, THUS SOMETIMES CAUSING A DANGEROUS DELAY IN MOVING THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THIS WAS THE WAY THE 2007 CAMRY'S WERE MADE TO OPERATE, AND THUS COULD NOT BE "FIXED." *JB

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE WITH 4 CYLINDER, 5 SPEED AUTO TRANSMISSION. CAR HESITATES BADLY WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP ON A COLD ENGINE, AND DE-ACCELERATING WITHOUT USE OF THE BRAKE IS JERKY. THERE ARE TIMES THAT I MUST TURN FROM A SIDE STREET INTO A HEAVILY-USED ROAD AND ACCELERATE RAPIDLY. THIS IS FRIGHTENING. I PRESS THE ACCELERATOR ALMOST TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES SLOWLY, THEN AFTER 2 OR 3 SECONDS, IT ACCELERATES RAPIDLY.

ON 08/05/2006 I WAS DRIVING MY NEW 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY ON THE FREEWAY AT 3:00 AM THEN MY CAR DROPPED TO THE GROUND I COULD SEE THE TIRE WAS PASSING US. SLOWLY I MOVED THE CAR TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. AFTER CHECKING I SAW THE REAR LEFT TIRE HAD BROKEN FROM THE AXLE. TOYOTA DOES NOT COVER. THEY ARE PLAYING WITH ME SAYING SOME BODY WILL COME AFTER TWO WEEKS TO INSPECT MY CAR, THEN THEY CHANGE WITHIN ONE MONTH. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. I AM SURE THAT IS MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT AND THEY HAVE TO BE VERY SERIOUS. I AND MY FAMILY WERE LUCKY THAT HAPPENED AT NIGHT WHEN NO CAR WAS BEHIND US, OTHERWISE THEY COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. NOW I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO. *JB

MY 2007 CAMRY LE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (4 CYLINDER) CONSTANTLY HESITATES WHEN PULLING OUT INTO INTERSECTIONS, OR CONTINUING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AFTER RED LIGHTS OR STOP SIGNS. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS WHEN VEHICLES HAVE HAD TO MOVE AROUND MINE TO AVOID A COLLISION. THE VEHICLE HALTS AT 10-30 MPH WHEN IT'S SHIFTING AND CONTINUALLY PLACES MY FAMILY IN HARMS WAY. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THIS IS COMMON WITH THE NEW AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE. MY WIFE WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING FOR APPROXIMATELY 5-10 SECONDS! *NM

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE, 4 CYLINDER PASSENGER CAR. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THERE ARE TIMES THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE AND I EXPERIENCE A SERIOUS HESITATION OF ACCELERATION. THE RPMS DON'T EVEN APPEAR TO BE REVVING UP, ITS LIKE THERE IS NOTHING THERE. I HAD ONE EXPERIENCE WHERE I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN, AND THE CAR DID NOTHING, ALMOST GOT HIT BY AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. BOTH MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED THESE NUMEROUS TIMES. DEALERSHIP TOOK VEHICLE IN, SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. THIS PROBLEM IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, BUT IT DOES EXIST. *JB

UPON ACCELERATION A DEEP THUD IS HEARD IN THE REAR END AREA. ALL POSSIBLE AREAS OF LOOSE ARTICLES WERE CHECKED. DEALER CANNOT SEEM TO FIND. REAR WHEEL WELL MATERIAL COMES LOOSE AND HANGS. DASHBOARD HAD TO BE TORN OUT TO FIX AC RATTLE. JBL BLUETOOTH RADIO MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED REPLACING. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE SPEED AND ENGINE RPM DID NOT SLOW ONCE PRESSURE WAS RELEASED FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE MANUFACTURER AND SERVICE DEALER WERE CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TEST DRIVEN BY A SERVICE TECHNICIAN AND THE MALFUNCTION WAS WITNESSED. NO DETERMINATION WAS MADE. THE CONSUMER STATED PUMPING THE BRAKES HAS NO EFFECT WHEN TRYING TO REDUCE SPEED. 08/29/06 .*JB

CRUISE DOES NOT MAINTAIN SPEED WHILE GOING DOWN GRADE. ACCELERATING FROM LOWER SPEEDS OR A STANDING START IS PRECEDED BY A DISTINCT HESITATION THAT IS A POTENTIAL DRIVING HAZARD. *NM

I PURCHASED A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY IN MAY OF 2006. AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR A FEW WEEKS IT WAS INCREASINGLY HARDER AND HARDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES VERY CLOSE TO THE FLOOR TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY ADVISED ME TO TAKE THE CAR TO MY NEAREST TOYOTA DEALER. I WENT TO ATLANTIC TOYOTA IN AMITYVILLE, N.Y. AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT THEY DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND HAVE HAD OTHER FAMILY AND FRIENDS DRIVE THE CAR AS WELL. THEY TOO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE LONG BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL AND DIFFICULTY IN STOPPING THE CAR. I DRIVE WITH TWO KIDS AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR. I BOUGHT A TOYOTA FOR ITS RELIABILITY AND SAFETY AND BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE VEHICLE FEELS IN BRAKING I DO NOT FEEL SAFE. I AM LOOKING FOR A VEHICLE THAT I PAID FOR AND FEEL SAFE IN. I AM A NEW CUSTOMER TO THE TOYOTA BRAND AND PURCHASED THE CAR UNDER THE RECOMMENDATION OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS. I HAVE HAD OTHER VEHICLES PRIOR TO PURCHASING MY TOYOTA LIKE MAZDA AND HONDA AND ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE HAD THEIR SHARE OF PROBLEMS, WHEN WORKING PROPERLY I HAD ALWAYS FELT SAFE. I SENT A LETTER TO TOYOTA TO SEE IF THEY CAN MAKE ME A HAPPY TOYOTA CUSTOMER. *JB

2007 CAMRY 4 CYL. AUTOMATIC - THIS CAR HAS A SERIOUS LAG IN RESPONSE TIME WHEN YOU ARE ACCELERATING - WHETHER IT BE WHEN GOING UP A HILL,PULLING OUT IN TRAFFIC, OR CHANGING LANES TO PASS A SLOWER CAR. YOU ARE IN DANGER OF GETTING REAR-ENDED!DEALERSHIP SAID THIS IS THE WAY IT IS DESIGNED. VERY DANGEROUS! *NM

THE 2007 CAMRY LE HAS A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED AT SLOW SPEEDS, NOTHING HAPPENS. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN CHANGING LANES OR PULLING OUT IN TRAFFIC. *JB

VEHICLE HESITATES WHILE ACCELERATION AT ABOUT 20-40 MPH. THEN THE CAR JERKS FORWARD. THIS IS DANGEROUS IF YOU NEED TO MOVE RIGHT AWAY.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A MAJOR DELAY IN THE VEHICLE'S RESPONSE WHEN THE ACCELERATION PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FROM A STOPPED POSITION AND WHILE MAKING LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS. THE SERVICE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT NO SOLUTION WAS PROVIDED.

HESITATION ON ACCELERATION- AFTER EXITING THE INTERSTATE AND TURNING CORNER, I CONTINUED TO ROLL BUT THE 07 CAMRY LE 4 CYL DID NOT RESPOND. APPROXIMATELY, 50 YARDS LATER, THE CAR ACCELERATED. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH "SCATTER LIGHT" TO SHOW SIGNS OR PEDESTRIANS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE BULB WITH A BRIGHTER BULB, BUT THE LIGHT WAS STILL NOT SUFFICIENT. THE CONTACT INSTALLED ANOTHER SET OF BRIGHTER BULBS, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. UPDATED 07/06/07. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED UPON ACCELERATION FROM A COMPLETE STOP AS WELL AS WHEN IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THIS WAS NORMAL OPERATING CONDITION FOR THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 7/31/2006 - *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MADE FOR ANYONE OF SMALL STATURE. THE VEHICLE PRESENTED NO VISIBILITY BEYOND THE FRONT WINDOW WHEN THE SEAT WAS ADJUSTED TO ALLOW THE CONTACT TO REACH THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDALS. THIS ALSO CAUSED THE SEAT BELT TO CUT ACROSS THE NECK OF THE CONTACT, RUBBING IT RAW. THE REAR WINDOW HAD A CONSTANT REFLECTIVE HAZE WHICH, WHEN COUPLED WITH THE OVERSIZED HEAD RESTS IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, OBSCURED THE REAR VIEW OF THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THE DEALER OFFERED NO RESOLUTION. THE DEALER DETERMINED DUE TO THE CONTACT'S STATURE, THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE.*AK UPDATED 8/14/2006 - *NM

WHEN USING THE CRUISE CONTROL THEN SPEED FLUCTUATES ON SLIGHT GRADES AND THE CAR SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTS TO 4TH AND SOMETIMES TO 3RD THIS IS ALARMING AND SHOULD NOT DO THIS > TOYOTA SAYS THIS IS NORMAL MY OTHER 4 CYL 2002 CAMRY DID NOT DO THIS. *NM

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY SEAT BELT IS TIGHT AND STIFF. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED IN ORDER TO BE COMFORTABLE, SHE HAS TO PUSH THE SEAT BACK AND INCLINE THE BACK OF THE SEAT. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE IS NOT TALL ENOUGH TO DRIVE THAT WAY. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE SEAT BELT COULD NOT BE MODIFIED. THE VEHICLE ALSO HAD A VIBRATION. THE TIRES WERE BALANCED TWICE, THERE WAS A LITTLE IMPROVEMENT, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE VIBRATION WAS NORMAL BECAUSE THE ENGINE WAS POWERFUL. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING UP A SMALL INCLINE AT 40MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION WAS NORMAL.

CAR HUNTS FOR GEAR AROUND 2,000 RPMS AND HESITATES A LOT. OTHERS HAVE TOLD ME THAT THE 2007 4 CYL. AUTOMATIC "ALL DO IT. *JB

WHEN CAR IS ACCELERATED FROM DEAD STOP, AS CAR PASSES 20 MPH, THE CAR SURGES, HUNTS FOR GEAR, UPSHIFTS AND DOWNSHIFTS WILDLY AND SPORADICALLY, LURCHING AND OVER-REVVING TO 5,000 RPM OR HIGHER. CAR CANNOT BE SAFELY DRIVEN. HAD TO BE TOWED FOR SERVICE. *NM