Toyota Camry Complaints (2007)

3,490 consumer complaints on file.

#10188744April 24, 2007
TIRES
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188543April 22, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, WHEELS, SUSPENSION, SEAT BELTS:FRONT
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
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10188438April 20, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
THE CAR'S CRUISE CONTROL BEHAVIOR ON LEVEL GROUND IS FINE, BUT ON ROLLING HILLS IT'S TOTALLY EGREGIOUS, AND INDICATES TO ME THAT THIS FEEDBACK CONTROL SYSTEM MAY BE CLOSE TO INSTABILITY AND THEREFORE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. I THINK THAT THE CONTROL ALGORITHM USED IS DREADFULLY SUB-OPTIMAL, AND HAS SUCH LONG INTERNAL CONTROL-LOOP PROCESSING DELAYS THAT ITS REACTIONS TO CHANGING ROAD CONDITIONS ARE ALARMING. WHAT I FIND IS THE FOLLOWING BEHAVIOR. THE CAR SUBSTANTIALLY OVERSHOOTS (BY 10 MPH OR MORE) THE SET SPEED ON THE DOWNHILL PORTION OF EACH HILL, BUT THEN WAITS SO LONG BEFORE REACTING TO THE BEGINNING OF THE NEXT UPHILL PORTION, THAT IT THEN UNDERSHOOTS THE SET SPEED BY SUCH A LARGE AMOUNT (5 MPH OR MORE) THAT IT HAS TO "FLOOR" THE ACCELERATOR IN ORDER TO CATCH UP. STILL ON THE UPHILL PORTION, IT THEN PROCEEDS TO OVERSHOOT THE SET SPEED AGAIN, BEFORE FINALLY SETTLING DOWN TO THE DESIRED SPEED. THIS CYCLE OF EVENTS REPEATS OVER AND OVER AGAIN AS ONE NEGOTIATES ROLLING HILLS WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL "ON." WHY IS THE INTERNAL LOOP DELAY SO LONG? WHY IS THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM NOT PROPERLY DESIGNED? (I HAPPEN TO HAVE EXPERTISE IN CONTROL SYSTEMS.) THIS CONTROL SYSTEM REALLY NEEDS TO BE RE-DESIGNED AS A MATTER OF PRIORITY! THE CRUISE CONTROL'S BEHAVIOR COULD THEN BE FIXED BY A SIMPLE FIRMWARE UPDATE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188366April 19, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188333April 19, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188364April 19, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188053April 16, 2007
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITION IS WARM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187297April 8, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. SPEEDOMETER OFF EXACTLY 3 MPH;. DEALER VERIFIED, TOYOTA HAS NO FIX. ODOMETER READS INCORRECTLY, LOGS 1.8% MORE MILEAGE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187258April 7, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187081April 5, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187024April 4, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10187040April 4, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10186763April 2, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EMITTING FUMES THAT MADE HER SICK. HOWEVER, SHE WAS UNSURE OF THE COMPOSITION OF THE FUMES. SHE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL 3 DIFFERENT TIMES , AND WAS ADMITTED FOR A WEEK EACH OF THE LAST 2 TIMES. HER DOCTOR SAID THAT SHE HAD CHEMICAL PNEUMONIA OR STATIS ASTHMATICUS. NEITHER SPEED NOR WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE A FACTOR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE BOTH 1,600. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10186770April 2, 2007
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
RE: 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID: A ROCK PASSED THROUGH A MANUFACTURED HOLE IN THE GRILL, HIT THE RADIATOR AND PUT A HOLE IN THE RADIATOR CAUSING A HYBRID SYSTEM FAILURE. TOYOTA ASSERTS THAT THIS WAS A OCCURRENCE THAT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH ANY DESIGN FLAW, GIVEN THAT NO OTHER REPORTS TO THIS EFFECT HAVE BEEN RECEIVED. THE RADIATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $600. FORTUNATELY, WE WERE JUST MINUTES AWAY FROM A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND WERE ABLE TO DRIVE IT OVER. WE HAVE OWNERSHIP OF THE DAMAGED RADIATOR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10186687April 1, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10186444March 29, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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 IMPROVED, BUT IS DEFINITELY NOT RESOLVED. LET ME END BY SAYING THAT OUR DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN COURTEOUS, HELPFUL, AND RESPONSIVE TO OUR COMPLAINTS THUS FAR. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE OUT OF THEIR HANDS UNTIL A FIX IS FOUND, OR A PROBLEM RECOGNIZED BY TOYOTA. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10186243March 26, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10186112March 25, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10186025March 23, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185036March 14, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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