Toyota Camry Complaints (2007)

3,490 consumer complaints on file.

#10176798December 22, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10176372December 18, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10175783December 11, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10175826December 11, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10175483December 7, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10175539December 7, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2007 CAMRY LE LAGS WHEN ACCELERATING AS COMING OUT OF TURN AT TIMES AND ALSO WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER COMING TO A STOP.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10175178December 5, 2006
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10175205December 5, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10175114December 4, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174715November 29, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174607November 28, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174608November 28, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174175November 24, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173949November 21, 2006
SUSPENSION, STEERING:COLUMN
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173869November 20, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173766November 17, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173383November 13, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173180November 11, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173198November 11, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173076November 9, 2006
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
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 THE SAME WAY. I STATED THAT I CAN'T HELP THAT ALL YOUR WINDSHIELDS ON THE LOT ARE DEFECTIVE SHE KEPT STATING THAT IT WASN'T A DEFECT. I TOLD HER IF THEY DIDN'T THINK IT WAS DEFECTIVE THEY WOULDN'T HAVE REPLACED IT THE FIRST TIME. I FOUND SOME OTHER VEHICLE OWNERS OF TOYOTA VEHICLES LEXUS, MY COROLLA TACOMA AND SEDONA AND A FEW OTHER PEOPLE I HAVE SPOKEN TO ALSO WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. TOYOTA CONTINUES TO GIVE YOU DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELDS WITH RIPPLES AND TELL YOU THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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