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The
2007 Toyota Camry
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Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Summary: 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.
Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Summary: 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.
Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Summary: 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.
Component: SEAT BELTS:FRONT
Summary: 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
Component: STRUCTURE
Summary: 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.
Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Summary: 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.
Component: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
Summary: 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.
Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Summary: 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.
Component: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Summary: 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.
Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Summary: 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.
Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Summary: VEHICLE HESITATES WHILE ACCELERATION AT ABOUT 20-40
MPH. THEN THE CAR JERKS FORWARD. THIS IS DANGEROUS IF YOU
NEED TO MOVE RIGHT AWAY.
Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Summary: 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.
Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Summary: 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!
Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Summary: 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.
Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Summary: 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.
Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Summary: 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.
Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Summary: 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.
Component: EQUIPMENT
Summary: 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.
Component: POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
Summary: 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.
Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Summary: 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!
Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Summary: 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.
Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Summary: 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."
Component: SUSPENSION
Summary: 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
SUSPENSION HAS FORCED ME TO NOT ALLOW ANY MORE THAN TWO (2)
PEOPLE AT A TIME. AND FOR INFORMATION THE OWNERS MANUAL STATES
THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE LOAD IS 900 LBS. THE LOAD WEIGHT INCLUDING
BAGGAGE WAS APPROX 720 LBS WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE CAR
ON THE TRIP.
Component: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
Summary: 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.
Component: POWER TRAIN
Summary: 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.
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Summary: 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, AUTOMATIC 2007 CAMRYS
AS "LOANERS". NONE OF THESE CARS DEMONSTRATED THE SAME DRIVE-TRAIN
BEHAVIOR. THE WRITER HAS BEEN TOLD OF TWO OTHER CAMRYS WHICH
EXHIBIT THE PROBLEM: HEY ARE SERIAL #S: 4T1BE46K27UXXXXXX
AND 4T1BE46K87UXXXXXX A SIMILAR COMPLAINT IS DOCUMENTED ON-LINE
IN THE "CAR AND DRIVER" MAGAZINE'S USER REVIEW.
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Summary: 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"). THE ISSUE
IS NOT ONE OF LACK OF HORSEPOWER. THE ISSUE IS LONG AND UNPREDICTABLE
RESPONSE TO THROTTLE INPUT. THERE ARE ALSO VERY ANNOYING DRIVABLE
ISSUES WITH THIS CAR THAT ARE RELATED TO TRANSMISSION/ENGINE
BEHAVIOR, BUT I AM ADDRESSING ONLY THE SAFETY ISSUE IN THIS
COMPLAINT. EFFORTS TO RESOLVE ISSUE HAVE NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL;
TOYOTA'S RESPONSE HAS BEEN THAT THE CAR IS OPERATING "NORMALLY"
AND "AS DESIGNED." IF SO, THERE IS A DESIGNED-IN SAFETY ISSUE
WITH THIS CAR.
Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Summary: CAMRY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILS WHEN ACCELERATOR
PRESSED DURING PASSING OTHER VEHICLES OR ACCESSING HIGHWAYS.
NEARLY CAUSES REAR-END COLLISIONS.
Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Summary: 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.
Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Summary: 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.
Component: SUSPENSION
Summary: VEHICLE FLOATS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AS IF THE WIND WAS
PUSHING THE CAR SIDE TO SIDE.
Component: STEERING
Summary: 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.
Component: STEERING
Summary: THERE IS A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING
WHEEL WHEN MY CAR LOADED WITH 4 PEOPLE.
Component: SUSPENSION
Summary: THERE IS A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING
WHEEL WHEN MY CAR LOADED WITH 4 PEOPLE. *JB
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Summary: 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.
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Summary: 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 AT OVER A
DOZEN WEB SIGHTS WHERE MEMBERS HAVE COMPLAINED, BUT I HAVE
NOT SEEN A MENTION OF THE REASON FOR THE PROBLEM OR A SOLUTION
OF WHAT TO DO. SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE KILLED BY THIS ERRATIC
BEHAVIOR.
Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Summary: 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.
Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Summary: 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.
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Summary: 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.
Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Summary: 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE, 4 CYL. VERY LONG HESITATION
IN ACCELERATION/REACTION TIME AT ALL SPEEDS. SEVERE SAFETY
RISK WITH NO APPARENT SOLUTION.
Component: POWER TRAIN
Summary: 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.
Component: STEERING
Summary: 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.
Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Summary: 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.
Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Summary: 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.
Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Summary: 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.
Component: VISIBILITY:SUN ROOF ASSEMBLY
Summary: 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.
Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Summary: 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
NORMAL DRIVING SITUATIONS, THEREFORE, I AM NERVOUS WHEN DRIVING
THIS CAR ANYWHERE AT ANYTIME. I HAVE NEVER OWNED OR DRIVEN
A VEHICLE THAT HESITATED CONSISTENTLY LIKE THIS AND I HOPE
THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT CAN BE FIXED IN AN EXPEDITED TIME FRAME
AS THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN WHILE DRIVING THIS
VEHICLE.
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Summary: 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.
Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Summary: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR
PEDAL FROM A STOP OR DURING A TURN THERE WAS A HESITATION.
THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM
AND THERE WERE NO REPAIRS PERFORMED.
Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Summary: 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 .
Component: SUSPENSION
Summary: 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.
Component: VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
Summary: 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.
Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Summary: 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.
Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Summary: 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.
Component: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
Summary: 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.
Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Summary: 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.
Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE
(TCM, PCM)
Summary: 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.
Component: STEERING:COLUMN
Summary: 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.
Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Summary: 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.
Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Summary: 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.
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