2007 TOYOTA CAMRY Electrical System Problems

When I purchased this vehicle there were no problems, no lights on my dash, the trim all matched and was the color blue. Then after having a falling out with some family members I started noticing problems with my HVAC system. It started with antifreeze leaks then id fix it and the next week the radiator hose would be leaking again. I started really keeping track of everything about my car after that. Next I started noticing parts changed and parts missing. My VSC fuse block in the engine bay is completely missing now. Next I started noticing while driving my seat would move without me doing anything. The family member that I had a falling out with is in the HVAC union also. While driving I hear some type of switch click on and a gas smell starting coming out of my vents. Also I noticed after getting an aliment done that someone had adjusted the aliment bolts over night it's very noticable. You can clearly see where someone ran new electric wires for something. I went to the police 3 the mea about the issue but no investigation. Please help.

Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2007 Toyota Camry. The contact discovered a mileage discrepancy after the purchase. The vehicle was a private sale. At the time of purchase, the vehicle mileage was 144,000. It was later discovered that the mileage on the Title was 291,510.

Mileage: 291,510

Instrument panel (dashboard) is sticky. Safety issue is sticky dashboard is throwing a glare up on windshield, making it harder to see thru windshield clearly. This happens at any time of daylight. This is a recognized Toyota manufacturing defect. Issue has been confirmed by local Toyota dealer and also Toyota customer service. No other inspection has been done. Problem began about 2018.

ABS Brake Actuator failed, this malfunction came out of nowhere, making me unable to stop my car and putting my life at risk. I have not seen any official recall on this from Toyota, but I’ve seen many people have this same specific issues on Toyota forums. The ABS, brake, and slip light came on all at once while my car made a continuous beeping sound. This all happened as my brakes went out.

Mileage: 118,000

Had the vehicle progressively speed up at a high rate of speed was not due to the floor mats as that had been fixed along time ago on a recall before . I had to throw the car in neutral and then push the brake and power button for the vehicle to slow down safely ( happened twice ) . Both times not back to back on occasions months in between . Then one day had issues with the brakes and the vehicle not wanting to stop had the issue looked at by certified mechanic said my physical brakes on all sides front and back were visible sound and nothing to be causing the issue I was having . Just the other day started the vehicle as normal it warmed up went thru my day and then my radio still visible but sayin INSERT MAPS DVD ( that’s the only thing it would say or do ) then the vehicle after turning it off says CHECK VSC SYSTEM ( had certified mechanic ) come to home to inspect vehicle for issues ( car no longer showed this on dash) started as normal then next day while driving no brakes red triangle of death came up said CHECK VSC again and brakes failed and I nearly rear ended someone thank god avoided the accident car then shut off ( car restarted then triangle once more immediately shut off ) car starts high idle brakes hard to push on Mechanic says it’s a faulty issue with harness or abs pump and ECM components which may be causing the battery failure I’ve had multiple times and that the vehicle isn’t safe to drive due to this issue .

Dash cluster showed brake light and BAS light on, tachometer and speedometer dropped to zero while going approx. 40 MPH.

On July 11, 2021, my husband and I were driving to a location not far from our house, on a state road with a 45 mph speed limit, when "Check Hybrid System" and "Check VSC System" warnings began alternately appearing and I lost acceleration. I turned on my hazard lights and was eventually able to pull off on the side of the road. I turned off all power then restarted, at which point the engine resumed working and we were able to continue driving, but the "Check Hybrid System" and engine light warnings remained on. We were able to reset the computer system by disconnecting the negative terminal of the auxiliary battery (which had been replaced a few months ago) for ten minutes, but I travel over 700 miles at least monthly to take care of my elderly blind father, and I don't want this to happen while I'm driving on I-95, when it's much more likely to result in a serious accident or fatality.

VSC CHECK SYSTEM IS ON AT ALL TIMES AND MY CAR DOESN'T START AT ALL.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, THE SPEEDOMETER AND ALL OF THE GAUGES STALLED OUT WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING. THE CAR GAUGES CAME BACK ON AFTER A FEW MINUTES, PRESENTLY THE GAUGES ARE TAKING A LONGER TIME TO COME BACK ON, IN ADDITION WHILE THE GAUGES ARE OFF THE AIR CONDITIONER GOES OFF AS WELL, WHEN ALL THE GAUGES COME BACK ON THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT COMES ON. WE ARE AFRAID TO TAKE THE CARE OUT OF TOWN BECAUSE WHEN THE GAUGES GO OFF THE CAR IS HARD TO STEER. THIS CONTINUES TO HAPPEN EVERY TIME CAR IS DRIVEN.

Mileage: 98,000

VSC, ABS, AIR LIGHTS ARE ON. MAKES A PEAK SOUND WHEN I START MY CAR. IT STAYS FOR A LONG TIME AND GOES AWAY. DURING THIS TIME BREAK DOES NOT WORK AS NORMAL. FEELS HARD TO PRESS BREAK AND UNABLE TO STOP THE CAR. YESTERDAY WHEN I'M DRIVING SUDDENLY SOUND CAME ON AND I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE CAR AS I NORMALLY CAN. WHEN I TRY TO PRESS THE BREAK. BREAK DOES NOT APPLY.

Mileage: 4

I ADJUSTED THE STEERING COLUMN WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT. WHEN I LOCKED EVERYTHING IN PLACE, THE AIRBAG LIGHT LIT UP. ALL OF THE CONTROLS ON THE STEERING WHEEL DO NOT WORK. I CAN'T USE THE HORN; TURN THE RADIO ON OR MAKE HANDS FREE CALLS. I TOOK IT TO TOYOTA AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE AIRBAG AND IT WAS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR. I'VE LEFT IT ALONE FOR 5 YEARS. I FIGURE WITH THE TAKATA AIR BAG ISSUE I MIGHT BE BETTER OFF. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

THE ABS SENSOR/MODULE HAS GONE OUT AGAIN. I SPENT SEVERAL THOUSANDS IN REPAIRS AND DIAGNOSTICS YEARS AGO FOR THE SAME ISSUE. NOW IT HAS GONE CRAZY AGAIN. THE DASH HAS BEEN REPLACED DUE TO BEING STICKY. THE CAR ITSELF BURNS OIL, WE ARE CONSTANTLY CHECKING AND ADDING TO IT. IT SEEMS SEVERAL HAVE HAD THESE ISSUES AND TOYOTA SHOULD BE FIXING THEM. *TR

Mileage: 143,000

VCS SYSTEM LIGHT ON BRAKE LIGHT WARNING LIGHT ABS LIGHT. *TR

3 DIFFERENT CONCERNS ISSUE #1: WHILE IN MOTION THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COME ON, SPEEDOMETER GOES TO 0, OTHER GAUGES GO CRAZY. HAPPENS OFF AND ON THROUGHOUT THE DAY WHILE DRIVING. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC, THEY SAID IT IS THE ABS MODULE GOING OUT, TO FIX IT WITH A BRAND NEW PART WOULD BE $1800. NOT ONLY IS IT DANGEROUS TO NOT BE ABLE TO SEE MY SPEED, ITS A POSSIBILITY MY ABS WOULDN'T KICK IN IF NEEDED. REGULAR BRAKES WORK FINE.

Mileage: 163,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 CAMRY ON A TOWN HIGHWAY, I SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. SMOKE STARTED TO FILL THE CABIN, AND I SAW A GLOWING FLAME WHERE THE SEAT WARMER BUTTON IS, ON THE CONSOLE. IMMEDIATELY, I TURNED OFF THE SEAT WARMER BUTTON. I LOOKED FOR A PLACE TO PULLOVER, HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND, SAW A LARGER FLAME AND BLACK SMOKE FILLED THE CAR. I PULLED OVER TO A SHELL STATION, CALLED 911, AND A MAN WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHER SPRAYED THE NOW CONSIDERABLE FIRE BURNING . THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED AFTER THE FIRE WAS OUT, AND THE DAMAGE TO THE CAR IS NOT REPAIRABLE. A TOW CAR BROUGHT IT HOME. THE FIRE WAS ELECTRICAL WHEN IT STARTED AND THEN ESCALATED QUICKLY. . MY QUESTION IS WHY DID THE FUSE NOT BLOW TO PREVENT THE FIRE? THANK GOD I WAS IN A TOWN NEAR A SERVICE STATION AND NOT ALONE ON AN ISOLATED ROAD. THE FIRE GREW VERY QUICKLY. THIS JUST HAPPENED THIS EVENING ON 11/19/19. IT WAS A DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE, AND IT WAS PRETTY FRIGHTENING HOW QUICKLY THE FIRE ESCALATED. I AM GOING TO CONTACT TOYOTA ABOUT THIS MALFUNCTION AS WELL. THE CASE # BY THE ST. JAMES PARISH SHERIFFF'S OFFICE IS SJP19002613. I CALLED 911 AND 4 POLICE CARS AND FIRE TRUCK WERE DEPLOYED AND CAME TO THE SCENE.

Mileage: 190,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES MADE A WEIRD, CLICKING NOISE. ALSO, THE BRAKES SEIZED WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS BEING DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE BEEPING SOUNDS WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO SOUTHERN 441 TOYOTA (9205 SOUTHERN BLVD, ROYAL PALM BEACH, FL 33411, 561-693-1393) WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKES WERE FAULTY AND THE BATTERY WAS DEFECTIVE. THE PARTS WERE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SEVERAL INDEPENDENT MECHANICS TO BE SERVICED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THE BRAKE LIGHTS SYSTEMS AND ABS LIGHTS COMES OUT AS I START THE CAR AND ALL GAUGES STOP WORKING, THE AC DON'T WORK WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I CAN'T TELL HOW FAST IM GOING BECAUSE THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGE FAILED TO PROVIDE THE CORRECT READING, THE ABS CONTROL MODULE AND EMERGENCY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATES ON THE SCREEN. THIS HAPPENS WHILE I AM DRIVING, IT DOES RAMDONLY AND NOW IS MORE FRECUENTLY.

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY OR NEIGHBORHOODS THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD GO TO 0 INDICATING THAT THE SPEED OF THE CAR WAS UNKNOWN. NOT KNOWING WHAT SPEED YOU ARE DRIVING ALLOWS FOR EXCESSIVE SPEED AND COULD EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR GET STOPPED FOR SPEEDING. THE ABS MODULE IS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE

Mileage: 80,000

THE ABS & BRAKE LIGHT COMES IN AND WHEN IT DOES THE SPEED MOTOR GOES TO 0 AND ALSO IS THE AIR CONDITIONER IS ON IT GOES STRAIGHT TO BLOWING HOT AIR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT, IT WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK AND LOWER BACK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT POWERED OFF AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DRIVE AND BEGAN SHAKING. ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND LATER TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PO171/02 SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS INOPERABLE. ADDITIONALLY, ON ONE OCCASION WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE TRUNK BECAME AJAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

Mileage: 98,000

I HAVE CONTINUOUSLY HAD ISSUES WITH MY CARS IGNITION COILS AND VSC SYSTEM. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND VSC SYSTEM LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON AND EVEN THOUGH I'VE SPENT THOUSANDS OF OD DOLLARS ON REPAIRS THE LIGHT CONTINUES TO POP UP EVEN WITH REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND MULTIPLE REPAIRS. MY CAR MISFIRES AND TURNS OFF RANDOMLY THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE BUT I HAVE NO OTHER MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. THE CAR MISFIRES IN IDLE,WHILE DRIVING AT LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS AND IT WONT TURN ON SOMETIMES UNTIL I CONNECT JUMPER CABLES TO THE BATTERY. WHEN I CONNECT THE JUMPER CABLES I NEVER NEED AN EXTRA SOURCE OF POWER I SIMPLY CONNECT ONE END OF THE CABLES TO THE BATTERY AND A FEW SECONDS LATER IT ALL THE LIGHTS TURN ON AGAIN AND THE CAR RESTARTS THE WHOLE SYSTEM.

Mileage: 165,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGE FAILED TO PROVIDE THE CORRECT READING AND THE ABS CONTROL MODULE AND EMERGENCY WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. ALSO THE COOLING COMPONENT OF THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED TO FUNCTION. FURTHERMORE, WHILE AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO POWER DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

Mileage: 180,000

THE BREAK LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT COME ONE AND ALL GAUGES STOP WORKING AND JUST START JUMPING AROUND. THE AC DOESN'T WORK WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THIS HAPPENS WHILE IDOL AND WHILE DRIVING. IF DRIVING, I CAN'T TELL HOW FAST I'M GOING BECAUSE THE GAUGES STOP WORKING. THIS HAPPENS AT RANDOM TIMES THEN GOES BACK TO NORMAL BUT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY.

Mileage: 200,000

INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILURE....WHILE DRIVING BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS CUT ON AND SPEEDOMETER TACHOMETER TEMPERATURE GAUGE GAS GUAGE AND ODOMETER QUIT WORKING. THE AC ALSO BLOWS HOT AIR AND CAR SHAKES WHEN STOPPING OCCASIONALLY.THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR MONTHS AND STARTED AROUND 170000 MILES. DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO FIND PROBLEM. THAT'S HALF OF THE VALUE OF THE CAR. IT'S NOT WORTH THAT MUCH MONEY TO FIX. TOYOTA NEEDS TO DO A RECALL FOR THIS. IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN

Mileage: 170,000

(1) ABS MODULE HAS AN INTERMITTENT SHORT. WHEN IT FAILS THE SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING, ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT ON DASH COME ON, TEMP GAUGE AND TACH FLUCTUATE, AND THE A/C STOPS WORKING. THE SHORT IN MODULE WAS DIAGNOSED BY A TOYOTA DEALER. I UNDERSTAND ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS GO BAD BUT FOR IT TO EFFECT THE SPEEDOMETER AND A/C SEEMS LIKE A POOR DESIGN. (2) ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS MY ENGINE OIL LIGHT HAS COME ON. APPARENTLY THERE ARE ISSUES WITH EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION IN SOME MODEL TOYOTAS WITH PISTON RINGS FLAWS. DEALER HAS DONE OIL CONSUMPTION TESTS BUT UNABLE TO REPRODUCE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 110,000

ABS, SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, RPM AND A/C JUMPS ON AND OFF ALL OVER THE PLACE. I TOOK IT TO A TOYOTA DEALER, COULD NOT FIND WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM BUT THEY ASSUMED IT MAY BE THE ABS MODULE OR SOME OTHER MODULES MAY NOT BE TALKING TO EACH OTHER. I HAVE RESEARCHED ON LINE TOYOTA CAMRY FORUMS AND AND FOUND THEY ARE LOTS OF TOYOTA CAMRY OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUES. THIS IS A VERY SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IM NOT ABLE TO SEE AT THE SPEED MY CAR IS GOING WHEN DRIVING IT BECAUSE TACHOMETER GAUGES AMONG THE OTHERS GAUGES WORKING INTERMITTENT (ON AND OFF) I REQUEST FOR TOYOTA TO PLACE A RECALL FOR ALL TOYOTA CAMRY HAVING THIS MAYOR SAFETY ELECTRONICS PROBLEMS. I WOULD NOT MIND PAYING FOR REPAIR IF TOYOTA DEALER KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS BUT THEY DON'T KNOW AND IF THE REPAIR DID NOT EXCEED OCER THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR SOMETHING THAT THE MANUFACTURE HAS FAILED TO ADDRESSED AND FIX. THANK YOU.

HOOD OPEN WARNING LIGHT ON DASHBOARD AND CHIME ACTIVATES WHILE DRIVING ON SURFACE STREETS AND FREEWAY. I STOP TO CHECK HOOD AND IT IS SECURE. LIGHT AND ALARM WILL CLEAR AND THEN A FEW MILES LATER IT WILL GO ON AGAIN. WHEN CAR IS PARKED AND CAR ALARM IS ACTIVATED, THE CAR ALARM WILL START SOUNDING OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, WITH NOBODY NEAR THE VEHICLE. I HAVE READ THAT OTHER OWNERS HAVE HAD THESE TWO CONDITIONS ALSO, AND BELIEVE THESE TWO CONDITIONS ARE RELATED. IT IS AN ANNOYANCE TO MY NEIGHBORS AS WELL AS MYSELF, AND IF DRIVING ON THE ROAD THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF PULLING OVER TO CHECK THE HOOD LATCH TO SILENCE ALARM AND WARNING LIGHT. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES IN THE PAST TWO MONTHS.

Mileage: 129,650

CAR WAS PARK AND SHUT OFF AND A FEW MINUTES LATER THE CAR WAS SMOKING FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE AND CAUGHT FIRE.

Mileage: 112,000

THE EXCELERATOR PEDEL HAS A SLIGHT PLAY IN IT WHEN YOU FIRST STEP DOWN ON THE PEDEL.

Mileage: 48,900

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY OIL CONSUMPTION RECALL WAS NEVER FIXED PROPERLY TRIED TO TAKE IT TO DEALERSHIP SEVER TIMES BUT WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR SHOWED AS NOT HAVING THAT ISSUE POWER WINDOWS RECALL BUTTON GETS STUCK. OIL IS CONSTANTLY RUNNING LOW OR EMPTY AND SENSOR IS NOT COMING ON AS WELL AS NO OIL LEAKING OUT OF VEHICLE EVEN AFTER OIL CHANGE HAS TAKEN PLACE. HAVE TO MANUALLY CHECK AND ADD OIL TO VEHICLE WHICH IS DANGEROUS

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY THAT HAS INTERMITTENT INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PROBLEMS. ODOMETER DOES NOT INCREMENT MILES TRAVELED. THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER WILL CEASE TO INDICATE PROPER READINGS AND DROP TO ZERO. THE TACHOMETER WILL THEN BOUNCE BETWEEN ZERO AND WHAT I CAN ONLY ASSUME IS A CLOSE APPROXIMATION OF THE ACTUAL ENGINE RPM. AT THE SAME TIME, THE ABS AND PARKING BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATE AND STAY ON FOR THE DURATION OF THE "EPISODE".

Mileage: 86,000

BASICALLY THE ABS ACTUATOR IT'S FAILING LIKE IN THE HYBRID MODEL BUT ARE NOT COVERED BY THE TOYOTA EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH IS COMPLETELY UNFAIR AS THE PART FAILING IT'S THE SAME BASIC ABS PART BUT ON DIFFERENT NON-ELECTRIC VARIANT

Mileage: 110,000

MY BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS COME ON INTERMITTENT. WHEN THE TWO LIGHTS COME ON THE SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING AND IT'S DIFFICULT TO BRAKE. MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP STATED THAT MY ABS ACTUATOR/ABS MODULE IS GOING OUT. THIS IS THE SAME YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL OF CARS THAT PEOPLE LOST THERE LIVES DUE TO BRAKE ISSUE. TOYOTA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND REPAIR THIS ISSUE.

Mileage: 125,000

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY ON. WHEN ON - THE SPEEDOMETER GOES TO ZERO WHILE CAR IS MOVING. RPM AND WATER TEMP GAUGE GO ALL OVER. WHILE BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS ON THE A/C IS BLOWING HOT AIR WHILE ON MAX COLD. ALL OF THE ABOVE OCCURS WHILE MOVING OR IDLE.

Mileage: 125,000

ON HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE SUDDENLY DROPPED TO ZERO AT SAME TIME ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS LIT UP ON DASH. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, ABS AND BRAKE DASH LIGHTS TURNED OFF AT THE SAME TIME SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE JUMPED BACK TO CURRENT SPEED INDICATION. NO LOSS OF POWER EITHER WAY, BUT HAS BEEN CYCLING BETWEEN FOR THE PAST WEEK. NOT LIMITED TO SPECIFIC SPEEDS OF AMOUNT OF TIME ENGINE HAS BEEN RUNNING, AS IT OCCURS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND VARIOUS TIMES.

Mileage: 86,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ABS MODULE FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WOULD FAIL WHEN THE ABS MODULE FAILED. THE ABS WARNING AND EMERGENCY BRAKE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000. UPDATED 06/21/17*LJ *AS

Mileage: 82,000

MY CAR IS DYING WHEN IS RUNNING AND THE STEERING WHEEL GET LOCK AND DOESN'T MATTER WHAT SPEED I GO EVERYTHING TURNS OFF SO PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT IT COUD BE BECAUSE DOESN'T SHOW ANY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR ANYTHING PLEASE HELP

ON HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE SUDDENLY DROPPED TO ZERO AT SAME TIME ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS LIT UP ON DASH. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, ABS AND BRAKE DASH LIGHTS TURNED OFF AT THE SAME TIME SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE JUMPED BACK TO CURRENT SPEED INDICATION. NO LOSS OF POWER EITHER WAY, BUT HAS BEEN CYCLING BETWEEN FOR THE PAST WEEK. NOT LIMITED TO SPECIFIC SPEEDS OF AMOUNT OF TIME ENGINE HAS BEEN RUNNING, AS IT OCCURS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND VARIOUS TIMES.

Mileage: 165,000

THE SHORT CIRCUITING OF THE ABS ACTUATOR HAS HIT ME TOO. THIS HAPPENED ON 03/22/2017 TO MY 2007 CAMRY LE. IT FIRST CAME UP WHEN I WAS WAITING AT A RED LIGHT. THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME UP AND EVEN WHEN THE CAR STARTED MOVING, THE SPEEDOMETER WASN'T MOVING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE CENTER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ABS ACTUATOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IT IS GOING TO COST ME $2500. I DO NOT WANT TO SPEND ALMOST HALF OF THE CAR'S WORTH ON REPLACING THIS PART WHEN I WON'T BE SURPRISED IF ANOTHER PART BLOWS UP. LOOKS LIKE THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THE 2007 CAMRY MODEL. I AM SURPRISED THAT TOYOTA IS NOT EXTENDING THE WARRANTY OFFERED TO THE HYBRID MODEL TO THE NON HYBRID ONE. THIS IS INDEED A MANUFACTURING ISSUE AND SHOULD BE FIXED. OR IS IT GOING TO TAKE A FEW ACCIDENTS BEFORE TOYOTA ACCEPTS ITS FAULT. FUEL GAUGE, TACOMETER, SPEEDOMETER DON'T WORK NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE14001 COVERS JUST HYBRID MODEL HOWEVER THE IT'S THE SAME SAME PART: BRAKE ACTUATOR

Mileage: 105,900

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED TO OPERATE AS INTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THERE WAS NO FAULT CODE ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE 152,369.

Mileage: 152,369

I WAS DRIVING INTO MY GARAGE AND HAD JUST BRAKE TO LET IT EASE IN. MY FOOT WAS STILL ON THE BRAKE, WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY REVVED AND LUNGED FORWARD. THE BRAKE WOULD NOT WORK, AND IT WAS AS IF THE CAR HAD A MIND OF ITS OWN. IT HIT THE CRATE THAT WAS IN FRONT OF THE WALL, AND FORCED A BIKE RACK THROUGH THE WALL. THE FRONT BUMPER OF MY CAR WAS CRACKED IN PLACES. THE CAR THEN STOPPED. SO SCARY! I IMMEDIATELY CALLED MY DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT TALK TO ME. I NEEDED TO CALL THE CORPORATION, WHICH I DID. AFTER TWO MONTHS OF WAITING ON A DECISION, I WAS TOLD THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR, AND THAT'S THAT. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER INCIDENTS WITH TOYOTAS JUST LIKE MINE. I AM PETRIFIED TO DRIVE THE CAR, AND YET I AM ALSO AFRAID TO PASS IT ON TO SOMEONE ELSE. I DON'T WANT ANYONE HURT. I HAVE CALLED TOYOTA, AND THEY DO NOT RETURN MY CALLS I AM WONDERING WHAT I CAN DO. *TR

Mileage: 96,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE AIR BAG, ABS, CHECK ENGINE, AND OTHER WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED SHORTLY AFTERWARDS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT AND OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.

CAR WAS RECENTLY SHIPPED FROM OVERSEAS. WHEN I GOT MY CAR, THE DASH LIGHTS WILL NOT GO OFF, THE ABS MOTOR WILL NOT SHUT OFF CAUSING MY BATTERY TO DRAIN CONSTANTLY, SPEEDOMETER WILL NOT WORK, GAS GAUGE MOVES SLOW, ENGINE SHAKES AND FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO CUT OFF. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY AND IN MOTION. CAR AIR CONDITION OCCASIONALLY BLOWS HOT AIR.

Mileage: 103,000

DEALERSHIP FOUND THE ABS ACTUATOR HAD FAILED. SYMPTOMS INCLUDED: ABS AND PARKING BREAK LIGHTS RANDOMLY TURN ON WHILE DRIVING. SPEEDOMETER WILL STOP WORKING AND TACHYMETER WILL START TO BOUNCE. A/C ALSO BLOWS WARM. THERE ARE SEVERAL CASES OF THIS FOUND ONLINE AND PER CONSUMER REPORTS THE 2007 CAMRY HYBRID EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE ABS ACTUATOR AS WELL.

Mileage: 116,110

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE ODOMETER AN TACHOMETER STOP WORKING OR GO UP AND DOWN WILDLY AT THE SAME TIME THE AIR CONDITIONER BLOWS HOT AIR. ALSO EXCESSIVELY BURNING OIL 1 TO 2 QUARTS PER 1000 MILES.

Mileage: 14,716

ABS, BREAK, RPM, AND DASHBOARD GOES CRAZY WHILE DRIVING. AC ALSO STOPS WORKING. THIS HAPPENS DAILY AND GOES ON AND OFF DURING MY COMMUTE. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED ALTERNATOR, BATTER, AND ELECTRICAL WIRING AND IT'S STILL AN ISSUE.

Mileage: 220,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A PRESENCE OF AN INTERNAL FIRE AND SMOKE EMITTED UNDER THE HOOD WITHOUT WARNING. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL CHARGE WITH THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE. THE BATTERY MOUNTS, BATTERY POSTS, AND METAL PLATE BURNED AND THE BATTERY CRADLE FRACTURED, WHICH EXPOSED THE BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

Mileage: 62,000

ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS, BRAKE AND ABS INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATE ON INSTRUMENT PANEL, TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER ARE INOPERATIVE OR INDICATOR NEEDLES JUMPING, TEMPERATURE GAUGE INOPERATIVE, A/C NOT FUNCTIONING. OCCURS WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN STATIONARY. BASED ON INTERNET RESEARCH OTHER DRIVERS STATE PROBLEM IS WITH ABS ECU. DEALER INDICATES TOYOTA WILL NOT FUND REPAIR. BASED ON APPARENT FREQUENCY OF PROBLEM, TOYOTA SHOULD COVER COST OF REPAIR. PER DEALER, PART COSTS ABOUT $1700.

Mileage: 118,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SPEEDOMETER BECAME INOPERABLE AND THE ABS LIGHT CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 138,000.

Mileage: 138,000

1) FRONT HEADLAMPS BURN WEAK AND PLASTIC LENS COVERS YELLOWED OVER TIME, LATTER PROBLEM OF WHICH IS THAT LENSES CAN'T BE CLEANED BY EITHER COMMERCIAL AUTO SOLVENTS OR BY LOCAL MECHANIC, CREATING SAFETY HAZARD FOR DRIVING AT NIGHT. PRICE QUOTED FOR PARTS ALONE VIA TOYOTA IS $818 FOR HEADLAMP SET, PLUS LABOR. I HAVE OWNED 2 OTHER CAMRY MODELS AND NEVER HAD ANY ISSUE WITH HEADLAMP OBFUSCATION DUE TO LENS MATERIAL OR BULB COMPOSITION. THIS VEHICLE'S HEADLAMP LENS COMPOSITION IS FILMY TO CLOUDY TO NAKED EYE IN DAYLIGHT, NOT NEARLY CRYSTAL CLEAR AS WHEN NEW.. EVEN IF BULBS WERE REPLACED THE LENS WOULD OBSCURE RADIUS AND LENGTH OF HEADLAMP FOR ANY NIGHT DISTANCE DRIVING OTHER THAN HEAVILY LIT STREETS. MUST USE HIGH BEAMS AT NIGHT WHEN POSSIBLE AND WHEN NOT HAZARD TO ONCOMING DRIVERS. EVEN HIGH BEAM DISTANCE DULL. NOTICED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND OTHER CARS ILLUMINATE THEIR OWN PATHWAY FAR BETTER THAN MY OWN. NIGHT TIME DRIVING ON RURAL, SEMI-RURAL, COUNTY, SUBURBAN OR UNLIGHTED STATE AND LOCAL HIGHWAYS IN PARTICULAR ARE A HAZARD. 2) ENGINE HAS REGULARLY BURNED 1 QUART OF OIL ABOUT EVERY 1,000 MILES SINCE CAR HAD CLOCKED 60K MILES. UNDERWENT OIL TEST UNDER EXTENDED RECALL BULLETIN VIA TOYOTA AND IT DEEMED CAR WITHIN SPECS (TIME OF YEAR AND TYPE OF OIL CAN VARY AMOUNT OF OIL BURNED BUT RECOMMENDED 5W20 RESULTS IN 2-3 QUARTS A MONTH BURNED OFF, NO LEAKS, 75% HIGHWAY DRIVING.). BIGGER ISSUE IS OIL CAN GET DANGEROUSLY LOW (AT LEAST QUARTER INCH BELOW DIPSTICK LOW LEVEL) AND NO DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHT COMES ON. OIL LEVELS MUST BE CHECKED MANUALLY AT LEAST WEEKLY AND/OR AT FILL-UP TO ENSURE OIL TANK HAS ENOUGH OIL. GENERALLY HAVE BEEN ADDING 2 TO 3 QUARTS A MONTH. DESPITE TECH BULLETIN RECOMMENDATIONS, TOYOTA SAYS I AM INELIGIBLE FOR MECHANICAL REMEDIATION. CAR CURRENTLY RUNS AND HAS 160K MILES +/- ON IT. DATE BELOW IS APPROXIMATE FOR 60K MILEAGE..

JULY 2016, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DIAGNOSTIC INDICATED CODE P171. WAS ADVISED IT WAS A LAUNDRY LIST OF SYSTEMS TO CHECK FOR THIS CODE. ( REPLACED THE FOLLOWING; FLEX PIPE, 02 SENSOR, SPARK PLUGS AND FUEL PUMP. FOR A TOTAL OF 1400.00) WHILE DRIVING ON I-95 AT 60 MPH, AIRBAG LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT, ABS LIGHT AND SEAT BELT LIGHT ALL ILLUMINATED AT THE SAME TIME. TECHOMETER SURGED OUT OF CONTROL, ENGINE TEMP GAUGE DISPLAYED NO READING AND SPEEDOMETER WENT TO ZERO. OH AND YEAH, THE AC THAT WAS BLOWING VERY COLD AIR SWITCHED TO WARM OR HOT. ALL OF THESE ISSUES HAPPENED AT THE SAME TIME ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH. IRONICALLY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE AND THE MECHANIC IS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE AS THERE IS NO CODE ISSUED FROM THE COMPUTER FOR THIS VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND THERE IS NO WARNING. THE ENGINE PERFORMS NORMAL DURING THIS ISSUE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE AC THAT FAILS EVERY TIME. THIS ISSUE CAN AND HAS HAPPENED WHEN THE CAR IS SITTING PARKED WITH ENGINE RUNNING AND WHILE IN MOTION. I AM SO AFRAID THAT THIS EVENTUALLY WILL CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR DEATH. AND THE MOST ANNOYING PART IS NO MECHANIC CAN TELL ANY OF US WHY THIS HAPPENS OR HOW TO FIX IT. PLEASE, PLEASE, HELP US BEFORE THE WORST HAPPENS.

Mileage: 88,100

THE TACHOMETER, SPEEDOMETER, AND ODOMETER WORK SPORADICALLY, MOSTLY THEY ARE NON FUNCTIONAL. ALL WARNING LIGHTS ARE ON WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING. THE GAS AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE WORK MOST OF THE TIME. THE AIR CONDITION FAN WORKS NORMALLY BUT THE AIR CONDITION BLOWS COLD AIR ONLY WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER IS WORKING.

Mileage: 142,000

SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE EITHER STOP WORKING, OR BOUNCE AROUND, OUT OF CONTROL. THE BLOWER FOR THE AC WORKS, BUT WHEN THE CONDITION EXISTS, THERE IS NO COLD AIR. THINGS ARE NORMAL AT A COLD START, BUT DETERIORATE FROM THERE, STATIONARY OR ALL TYPES OF DRIVING.

Mileage: 61,100

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED 0 MPH WITHOUT THE CONTACT INTENTIONALLY REDUCING THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. IN ADDITION, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BURNING LARGE AMOUNTS OF OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,852.

Mileage: 99,852

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FLASHED, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE FLUCTUATED FROM COLD TO HOT, THE SPEEDOMETER WENT TO ZERO, AND THE OIL AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSOCIATED WITH THE ABS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000.

Mileage: 136,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING FLASHED, THE SPEEDOMETER WENT TO ZERO, AND THE OIL AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS FLASHED. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

Mileage: 93,000

MY OIL LIGHT COMES ON EVERY TIME I BREAK

Mileage: 58,700

THE INSTRUMENT THAT SHOW SPEED, RPM, GASOLINE, ETC WAS GOING WARY. THE SPEED AND THE RPM GO UP AND DOWN, BRAKE LIGHT COME ON, ABS LIGHT COME ON, ETC. I DO NOT HOW FAST I DRIVE. THIS HAPPENED AROUND EVERY 5 MINS, RANDOMLY AND LAST FOR 1 MINS SOMETIMES 10 MINS. THE AIR CONDITIONING STOP WORKING DURING THIS TIME. I CHECKED ONLINE AND I SAW MANY PEOPLE EXPERIENCE THE SAME THING. THIS IS A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM, THERE IS NOT RELATE ISSUE WITH THE WAY YOU DRIVE, THE WAY YOU DO ANYTHING IN THE CAR. I USED THE CARD SINCE NEW AND THE MILEAGE CURRENTLY ONLY 103K+, FOR 9 YEARS OLD CAR THIS IS VERY LOW MILEAGE.

MY CAR STARTED TO THROW SMOKE FROM BEHIND THE CLUSTERS I STOPPED QUICKLY I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND I DESCONECTED THE BATTERY.AFTER A COUPLE MINUTES I TOOK OFF THE CLUSTERS AND I FOUND THE PROBLEM.I BOUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND I'ME ON HOLD TO SEE IF TOYOTA WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE PART # 82671-33070 IT MAKES THE CLUSTERS CRAZY AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS FROM CLUSTER CHECK ENGINE, BRAKE LIGHTS, BELTS ETC, THE PART MELTS AND IT GETS THE WIRES HOT FROM THE DASH WIRESE HARNESS THAT HAPPENED WHENT IR WAS DRIVING IN THE CITY.

Mileage: 92,000

RECENTLY THE "ABS" AND "BRAKE" LIGHT CAME UP; NOW THESE LIGHT COME UP AND STAY ON FOR SOME TIME- SIMULTANEOUSLY; THE NEEDLES OF THE MPH, RPM, H/C, AND GAS GAUGE DROPS- THE PRM NEEDLES FLICKER UP AND DOWN. ALSO, THE TEMPERATURE MARKER DOESN'T WORK. THE MPH HITS DOWN TO '0' WHEN I AM ON THE ROAD AT NORMAL SPEED. BUT I DON'T KNOW MY SPEED. MY AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I ALSO NOTICE THAT IT DOESN'T TRACK THE "TRIP' MILES WHEN IT IS OUT OF CONTROL (ALTHOUGH I HAVEN'T NOTICED IF IT FAILS TO TRACK THE MILEAGE ON THE ODOMETER. THEN THIS 'PROBLEM' STOPS AND THE CAR GOES BACK TO "NORMAL." A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE SAME PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM CAN LAST FOR 5 MINUTES TO 20 MINUTES. I CALLED TOYOTA SERVICE'S 800 NUMBER AFTER SEARCHING THE WEB AND READING SIMILAR PROBLEMS BEING DOCUMENTED. HERE ARE JUST A FEW: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/TOYOTA/CAMRY/2007/ELECTRICAL/ELECTRICAL_SYSTEM.SHTML; HTTP://WWW.JUSTANSWER.COM/TOYOTA/5O8XA-TOYOTA-CAMRY-OPERATING-2007-CAMRY-OCCASIONALLY.HTML. ONE PERSON POSTED 'I CALLED THE TOYOTA CORPORATE OFFICE IN 2012', YET WHEN I CALLED TOYOTA CLAIMED NO KNOWLEDGE. THE PERSON I SPOKE TO EVEN SAID THEY HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A CALL ABOUT THIS BEFORE. SOME OF THE POSTS ONLINE OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS ISSUE STATE THE EXACT THING TOYOTA TOLD ME OVER THE PHONE. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD. I TRIED TO DEFROST MY WINDOWS AND HAD AN ISSUE WITH THAT BECAUSE THE CAR WAS ON THE "ABS" "BRAKE" AND THE CAR WAS ACTING UP. MY CAR TESTED POSITIVE FOR OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM AND I AM WAITING TO GET THAT REPLACED. NOW THIS STARTED HAPPENING. THIS "NEW" PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND CORRECTED BY TOYOTA.

Mileage: 183,378

WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE (STATIONARY OR MOVING) THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL INTERMITTENTLY PROVIDE FALSE/NO INFORMATION. SOME OF THE KNOWN SYMPTOMS INCLUDE THE FLASHING OF THE MALFUNCTION LIGHTS FOR THE ABS SYSTEM AND PARKING BRAKE, THE GAUGE NEEDLES SHOWING ZERO WHILE MOVING OR BOUNCING INTERMITTENTLY, AND THE A/C SYSTEM BEING INOPERATIVE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PLACE THE GEAR SHIFTER IN REVERSE WITHOUT THE KEYS BEING IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE COASTED BACKWARDS AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.

Mileage: 129,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SPEEDOMETER WENT DOWN TO ZERO AND THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A SOFTWARE ISSUE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND THE SOFTWARE WOULD NEED TO BE UPDATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

Mileage: 180,000

I HAD ABS, AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON. THE SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER AND A/C HAS STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT REASON. DEALER FOUND U0073 TROUBLE CODE AND I HAD THE REPLACE ABS ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY WHICH INCLUDES ABS PUMP AND ECU. FROM THE RESEARCH THAT I MADE ONLINE, I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT MANY 07-10 CAMRY USERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR ABS SYSTEM. A NEW ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY COSTS OVER 3000 DOLARES AND THEY ARE MANUFACTURED BY BOSCH. I BELIEVE THAT TOYOTA IS HIDING THE PROBLEM BECAUSE A RECALL COST ON THIS PARTICULAR MATTER WILL BE A LOT HIGHER. AN EXAMPLE OF THE PROBLEM WAS SHOWN IN THE FOLLOWING YOUTUBE VIDEO: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=RDTGABJRFDS

Mileage: 60,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE AND THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE RPM GAUGE BOUNCE AROUND AND SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING AND STAYS ON ZERO AND I HAVE READ A LOT OF COMPLAINTS AND SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE PROBLEM AND TOYOTA SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS HAPPENING TO A LOT AND SEVERAL 2007 TOYOTA VEHICLES LIKE THE CAMRY. MY NAME IS [XXX]MY CELL IS [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 135,000

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND AC THE PANEL WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WILL GO OUT AND ACT LIKE THE CAR IS JUST IN START MODE. YOU CAN NOT TELL ANYTHING WHILE THIS HAPPENS. NOT IF YOUR CAR IS OVERHEATING NOT HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING. NOTHING YOUR INTRUMENT PANEL SHOULD TELL YOU WHILE YOUR DRIVING. THE AC STARTED ACTING UP AT THE SAME TIME. IT COMES IN AND OUT WITH COLD AIR LIKE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. WHEN GOOGLED TO SEE HOW TO FIX THIS... I CAN ACROSSED MANY OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IT STARTED A WHILE BACK. I HAVE SPECIAL NEED CHILDREN SO MONEY IS TIGHT OR I WOULD HAVE FIXED IT BY NOW. THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING AND ONLY MOVING WHEN IT HAS TO BE USED. I USE A GPS FOR SPEED. I JUST LIVE THROUGH THE AC. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE AC PROBLEM IN ELETRIC LIKE THE PANEL. THE PICTURE ATTACHED IS WHAT IT SHOWS WHILE OUT 99% OF THE TIME.

Mileage: 141,000

THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS OF MY TOYOTA 2007 CAMRY COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE ON, THE WHOLE DASHBOARD READERS; THE SPEEDOMETER, RPM, ENGINE TEMPERATURE AND OTHER GAUGES JUMP AND FLICKER, THE LIGHT MARKERS FOR TRANSMISSION GEAR AND PARKING GO OFF. THE AC UNIT ALSO DID NOT WORK. I WENT TO DEALER TO GET IT CHECKED OUT BUT THERE WERE NO CODES TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE. I WAS TOLD TO COME BACK AGAIN WHEN IT HAPPENS FOR LONGER THAN A DAY. IT KEEPS HAPPENING AT VARIOUS TIMES OF THE DAY (MORNING AND EVENING), WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED OR MOVING, AND ON ALL TYPES OF ROADS AND DRIVING CONDITIONS (CITY STREETS, HIGHWAY, AT A STOP LIGHT, AT A STOP SIGN, WHEN I AM TURNING). I HAVE NOTICED THAT TOYOTA HAS ALREADY ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUE FOR THE 2007 CAMRY HYBRID. GIVEN THE SHEER NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ ABOUT THIS ISSUE FOR THE REGULAR CAMRY 2007, IT SEEMS RIDICULOUS THAT TOYOTA HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS FOR THE 2007 CAMRY.

Mileage: 115,000

THE IGNITION OF MY 07 TOYOTA CAMRY WAS CONTINUE RUNNING WITHOUT THE CAR KEYS. THE CAR IS NOT AUTOSTART. I MADE VIDEO BUT UNABLE TO UPLOAD HERE. I CAN EMAIL THE VIDEO IF YOU NEED FOR EVIDENCE.

Mileage: 50,000

I WAS DRIVING WHEN THE DASHBOARD GAUGES WENT CRAZY AND THE BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS CAME ON

Mileage: 120,000

MY CAR WAS BURNING MORE THAN 5 QUARTS IN LESS THAN 3K MILES BUT AFTER LONG TIME FINALLY TOYOTA HAS FIXED THE ISSUE. BUT THIS WAS HAPPENING FOR ME FROM 45K MILES ON MY CAR AROUND 2009 UNTIL NOW. MEAN WHILE SINCE THE ENGINE WAS BURNING WHICH CAUSED MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER TO BLOW OFF. THEY SHOULD REPLACE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER TOO BECAUSE THIS IS CAUSED BY THE ENGINE OIL BURNING IN THE COMBUSTION CAMBER. FEW YEARS BACK THEY FIXED MY POWER WINDOW ON THE DRIVER SIDE BUT LAST 12- 18 MONTHS I AM EXPERIENCING AN ISSUE SOME TIMES THE WINDOW OPENS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BUT MOST OF THE TIME PASSENGER WOULD TRY TO OPEN BUT IT WONT OPEN. I BELIEVE ITS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE WHICH MAY HAVE HAPPENED AFTER THEY FIXED ON THE DRIVER SIDE. IF ANY ACCIDENT HAPPENS THEN THE PASSENGER WONT BE ABLE TO GET OUT WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS ITS AN SAFETY ISSUE.

Mileage: 120,000

9/15/15 THE SEAT BELT ALARM SYSTEM FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. THIS IS SEAT BELT ALARM FAILURE IS A NEW DEVELOPMENT. IT OCCURS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ABS LIGHT COMING ON IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, ALSO AN INTERMITTENT EVENT. THIS ABS LIGHT EVENT CONTINUES TO CAUSE ADDITIONAL FAILURES, INCLUDING ALL INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS INCLUDING BRIGHT LIGHTS, AIR CONDITIONER FAILURE WARNING AND NOW SEAT BELT ALARM.

Mileage: 39,660

I INITIALLY BEGAN NOTICING THAT WHEN THE AC DOES NOT BLOW COLD AIR WHEN TURNED ON THAT ALL OF THE GAUGES ON MY DASHBOARD STOP WORKING INCLUDING, SPEEDOMETER DROPPING TO 0 WHILE I AM DRIVING SO THAT I DO NOT KNOW AT WHAT SPEED I AM DRIVING, MY GAS GAUGE INEXPLICABLY DROPS TO EMPTY, LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD STOP WORKING AND MY DASHBOARD GOES DARK, RPM GAUGE FLICKERS WILDLY, BRAKE & ABS LIGHTS DO NOT GO OFF, AND OCCASIONALLY THE CAR STOPS BUT WITH HESITATION WHEN BRAKING, ALONG WITH INTERIOR FOGGING OF ALL WINDOWS WHEN IT RAINS (SOMETIMES DEFROSTER/FANS WORK TO DEFOG WINDOWS BUT SOMETIMES IT DOES NOT CAUSING MY VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING TO BE SUBSTANTIALLY AND DANGEROUSLY REDUCED). DURING SOME ONLINE RESEARCH, I BELIEVED THAT THE ISSUES MIGHT BE RELATED TO AN EARLIER RECALL SO I CALLED THE TOYOTA CORPORATE OFFICE AND THEY INDICATED THAT IT MAY BE RELATED BUT TO TAKE THE CAR TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO CONFIRM. I TOOK THE CAR TO TOYOTA OF HOLLYWOOD AND THE MANAGER STATED THAT IT WAS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL AND THAT THE MAIN COMPUTER WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND CAUSING THE SUBCOMPUTERS TO ALSO MALFUNCTION AND ESTIMATED A REPAIR PRICE OF $2500. WHILE I WAS DOING MY ONLINE RESEARCH, IT APPEARS THAT MANY 2007 CAMRYS ARE HAVING THE SAME EXACT ISSUES I AM HAVING AND IN ADDITION, THE TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRIDS HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SAME ISSUES AS WELL. I DO NOT BELIEVE I SHOULD INCUR THE EXPENSE OF REPAIRS FOR ISSUES THAT SEEM TO BE RELATED TO A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER BECAME STUCK ON ZERO, THE TACHOMETER AND THE THERMOSTAT NEEDLES BOUNCED UP AND DOWN, AND THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS BLOWING HOT AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

THE VEHICLE IT HAS BEEN BURN/USING TO MUCH OIL, AT LEAST 4-5 TIMES A WEEK I NEED TO ADD OIL. THE SECOND PROBLEM IS THE PHONE CAR CHARGER OUTLET AND THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER IT'S NOT WORKING, AND I TRIED TO CHECK THE SOURCE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE STEERING WHEEL ALL THE SOCKET, ALL OF THEM IS WORKING/NOT BROKEN. AND ALSO ON THE TAPE SCREEN, IT'S HAPPEND ONLY SOMETIMES, IT'S SUDDENLY THE SCREEN GOES BLANK AND AFTER I PUT THE PRESSURE BY PRESSING DOWN ON THE SCREEN IT COMES BACK TO NORMAL AGAIN. AND I JUST FIND OUT THAT TOYOTA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE ANTI- BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND ALL THE VARIOUS GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STARTED TO FLUCTUATE. IN ADDITION, THE AIR CONDITIONER STARTED TO BLOW HOT AIR AND THE BRAKES HESITATED TO RESPOND. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ANTI-BRAKE MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

THE PRIMARY SAFETY CONCERNS REGARDING MY COMPLAINT ARE A MALFUNCTIONING SPEEDOMETER AND A MALFUNCTIONING ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM; HOWEVER, THERE ARE OTHERS, WHICH I WILL DESCRIBE. WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT COMPLETELY CRAZY. SPECIFICALLY, THE SPEEDOMETER WENT TO ZERO (AS I WAS DRIVING 40MPH) THE TACHOMETER STARTED BOUNCING UP AND DOWN BETWEEN 0 AND 2 OR 3, THE BRAKE AND ABS LIGHT CAME ON. THEN, EVERYTHING WENT BACK TO NORMAL BEFORE I COULD PULL OVER. I SOON REALIZED ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS LIKE THE TEMP GAUGE GOING LIMP AND THE AIR CONDITIONER BLOWING HOT AIR ALONG WITH OTHER THINGS. ALL OF THIS HAPPENED ALL TOGETHER BUT ON AND OFF AT RANDOM INTERVALS. I DID SOME RESEARCH, WHICH LED ME TO THE ABS ISSUE. ACCORDING TO OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THE REPAIR IS $2K-$3K AND MANY HAD STORIES OF DEALERS MAKING VARIOUS COSTLY REPAIRS THAT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. I WORK FOR MINIMUM WAGE, THIS IS MY ONLY CAR, AND IT IS 110 DEGREES IN MY TOWN. DRIVING WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING HERE IS A SAFETY HAZARD. ONE PERSON SUGGESTED UNPLUGGING THE FAULTY ABS MODULE TO REGAIN AIR CONDITIONING. WHEN I DID THIS THE AIR CONDITIONING DID IN FACT START WORKING ALONG WITH THE TACHOMETER AND TEMP GAUGE. THE SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, AND SEAT BELT ALARM STILL DO NOT WORK. FURTHERMORE, THIS IS NO LONGER INTERMITTENT BUT CONSTANT AND THE BRAKE LIGHT, ABS LIGHT, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALL REMAIN ON. AN ABS MALFUNCTION COULD BE DISASTROUS IN WET WEATHER. THE LACK OF A SPEEDOMETER IS A SAFETY PROBLEM ON CITY ROADS FOR OBVIOUS REASONS AND NOT TO FORGET THE SEAT BELT ALARM OR THE ODOMETER, WHICH NO LONGER LOGS THE MILEAGE. MY 2007 CAMRY HAD LOW MILES FOR ITS AGE (<70K) WHEN THESE PROBLEMS FIRST OCCURRED; THE CAR HAS BEEN GARAGED AND WELL MAINTAINED. I HAVE READ MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM THOSE WITH THE VERY SAME PROBLEMS AND IT SEEMS LIKE A FAULTY PRODUCT IS TO BLAME.

Mileage: 69,500

ABS MODULE FAILURE DUE TO MANUFACTURING DEFECT. INTERNAL SHORTING IN MODULE CAUSE CARS COMPUTER CAN SYSTEM TO GO DOWN. ABS BRAKING STOPS WORKING, DASHBOARD INSTRUMENTS LOSE ALL SIGNALS AND GO TO ZERO. SPEED/RPM/TEMP/BRAKING LIGHTS COME ON ABS. TOTAL DASHBOARD CONFUSION. CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM STOPS WORKING.

Mileage: 57,000

[XXX] MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE FOUR DOOR AUTOMATIC SEDAN HAS INTERMITTENT ERRATIC PROBLEMS WITH THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL: THE ABS AND EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON AND THE TACHOMETER, THERMOMETER AND OTHER GAUGES BOUNCE UP AND DOWN THE EVENTS LAST FOR A FEW SECONDS TO TEN MINUTES, EPISODES OCCUR SPORADICALLY AND THE CAR CONTINUES TO DRIVE NORMALLY DURING THE EVENTS. I CALLED TOYOTA (800) 331-4331 AND ASKED FOR A WARRANTY EXTENSION TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM, DENIED BY TOYOTA. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. ON JULY 1, 2015, CENTRAL FLORIDA TOYOTA IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA TRIED TO CHARGE ME $59.00, I REFUSED TO PAY AND THEY EVENTUALLY PROCEEDED TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM WITHOUT CHARGE. THE REPAIR ESTIMATE GIVEN TO ME SAYS, "$2,217.05 FOR ABS ACTUATOR ASSY., R&R.? THE MECHANIC SAID THIS IS SERIOUS; THE BRAKES CAN LOCK UP WHILE I AM DRIVING. THERE ARE NUMEROUS IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET BUT TOYOTA CORPORATE SAID THIS PROBLEM IS NOT SUBJECT TO A RECALL OR A REPORTED PROBLEM. (JUST GOOGLE, "2007 TOYOTA CAMRY ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT ON". CONSUMER COMPLAINANTS ALLEGE THAT THE BOSCH ABS ECU HAS A FLAW IN CIRCUIT BOARD DESIGN.) THIS IS VERY EXPENSIVE PROBLEM AND SO COMMON AS TO INDICATE THAT IT IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED FREE BY TOYOTA. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. UPDATED 9/15/15 *LN UPDATED 09/17/15*LJ INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR UPDATED 06/16/17 *JS UPDATED 11/27/2017*CN

Mileage: 39,500

DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED MY HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO OUT BY THEMSELVES. TO GET THEM ON AGAIN I WOULD HAVE TO TURN THE SWITCH ON AND OFF. I WAS STOPPED TWIC BY STATE TROOPER AND GIVEN A WARNING.

Mileage: 131,000

MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE FOUR DOOR AUTOMATIC SEDAN HAS INTERMITTENT ERRATIC PROBLEMS WITH THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL: THE ABS AND EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON AND THE TACHOMETER, THERMOMETER AND OTHER GAUGES BOUNCE UP AND DOWN THIS PROBLEM STARTED TWO DAYS AGO, THE EVENTS LAST FOR A FEW SECONDS TO TEN MINUTES, EPISODES OCCUR SPORADICALLY AND THE CAR CONTINUES TO DRIVE NORMALLY DURING THE EVENTS. I CALLED TOYOTA (800) 331-4331 AND ASKED FOR A WARRANTY EXTENSION TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. ON JULY 1, 2015, CENTRAL FLORIDA TOYOTA IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA TRIED TO CHARGE ME $59.00, I REFUSED TO PAY AND THEY EVENTUALLY PROCEEDED TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM WITHOUT CHARGE. THE REPAIR ESTIMATE GIVEN TO ME SAYS, "$2,217.05 FOR ABS ACTUATOR ASSY., R&R. THE MECHANIC SAID THIS IS SERIOUS; THE BRAKES CAN LOCK UP WHILE I AM DRIVING. THERE ARE NUMEROUS IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET BUT TOYOTA CORPORATE SAID THIS PROBLEM IS NOT SUBJECT TO A RECALL OR A REPORTED PROBLEM. (JUST GOOGLE, "2007 TOYOTA CAMRY ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT ON". CONSUMER COMPLAINANTS ALLEGE THAT THE BOSCH ABS ECU HAS A FLAW IN CIRCUIT BOARD DESIGN.) THIS IS VERY EXPENSIVE PROBLEM AND SO COMMON AS TO INDICATE THAT IT IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED FREE BY TOYOTA. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. SEE SAMPLE WEB SITES REGARDING THE EXACT PROBLEM: HTTP://WWW.CAMRYFORUMS.COM/FORUM/GENERAL-TECH-8/2007-CAMRY-INSTRUMENTATION-GHOST-39934/ HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=RDTGABJRFDS

Mileage: 39,328

MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE FOUR DOOR AUTOMATIC SEDAN HAS INTERMITTENT ERRATIC PROBLEMS WITH THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL: THE ABS AND EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON AND THE TACHOMETER, THERMOMETER AND OTHER GAUGES BOUNCE UP AND DOWN THIS PROBLEM STARTED TWO DAYS AGO, THE EVENTS LAST FOR A FEW SECONDS TO TEN MINUTES, EPISODES OCCUR SPORADICALLY AND THE CAR CONTINUES TO DRIVE NORMALLY DURING THE EVENTS. I CALLED TOYOTA (800) 331-4331 AND ASKED FOR A WARRANTY EXTENSION TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. ON JULY 1, 2015, CENTRAL FLORIDA TOYOTA IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA TRIED TO CHARGE ME $59.00, I REFUSED TO PAY AND THEY EVENTUALLY PROCEEDED TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM WITHOUT CHARGE. THE REPAIR ESTIMATE GIVEN TO ME SAYS, "$2,217.05 FOR ABS ACTUATOR ASSY., R&R. THE MECHANIC SAID THIS IS SERIOUS; THE BRAKES CAN LOCK UP WHILE I AM DRIVING. THERE ARE NUMEROUS IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET BUT TOYOTA CORPORATE SAID THIS PROBLEM IS NOT SUBJECT TO A RECALL OR A REPORTED PROBLEM. (JUST GOOGLE, "2007 TOYOTA CAMRY ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT ON". CONSUMER COMPLAINANTS ALLEGE THAT THE BOSCH ABS ECU HAS A FLAW IN CIRCUIT BOARD DESIGN.) THIS IS VERY EXPENSIVE PROBLEM AND SO COMMON AS TO INDICATE THAT IT IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED FREE BY TOYOTA. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. SEE SAMPLE WEB SITES REGARDING THE EXACT PROBLEM: HTTP://WWW.CAMRYFORUMS.COM/FORUM/GENERAL-TECH-8/2007-CAMRY-INSTRUMENTATION-GHOST-39934/ HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=RDTGABJRFDS

Mileage: 39,328

THE WATER TEMPERATURE, RPM GUAGE AND SPEEDOMETER RANDOMLY FLUCTUATE, ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON. A/C WILL RANDOMLY STOP WORKING.

Mileage: 72,000

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON AND SPEED ODOMETER STOPS AND ALL START BACK UP. ALSO THE AIR CONDITION START BLOWING OUT LESS AIR AND ONCE THE LIGHTS GOES OFF EVERYTHING START BACK WORKING NORMAL. CALLED TO TOYOTA AND THEY SAID THAT ITS NO RECALL, BUT THIS IS CRAZY BECAUSE ITS TO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THIS ISSUE.

Mileage: 98,000

MY TIRE SENSOR LIGHT REMAINS ON, EVEN WHEN THE TIRES HAVE THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF AIR IN THEM.

MY SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING, ABS BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON, ODOMETER METER DANCES, AND AIR CONDITIONING POPS ON AND OFF, ALL OCCURRED AT THE SAME TIME. IT STARTED HAPPENING WHEN I REPLACED MY REAR BREAKS. I AM TRYING TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. I SEE SO MANY COMPLAINS ON ELECTRICAL STUFF. BUT IT SEEMS THAT TOYOTA REFUSES RECALL TOYOTA CAMRY 2007. AND TO FIX IT AROUND $4,000.

Mileage: 56,000

VEHICLE HAS INTERMITTENT ELECTRIC PROBLEMS WITH THE GAUGES AND ABS MODULE DOES NOT ENGAGE WHEN BRAKING.. RED ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT LIGHT ON, AND ALL GAUGES DO NOT FUNCTION EXCEPT TEMPERATURE AND GAS GAUGE .

Mileage: 78,000

SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER GOES TO ZERO OR TACHOMETER (RPMS) NEEDLE BOUNCES AROUND. ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS GO ON, TEMPERATURE GAUGE GOES TO ZERO. AIR CONDITIONING STOPS BLOWING COLD AIR. ALL HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS.

Mileage: 90,010

DASHBOARD PANEL GAUGES STARTED TO FLUCTUATE. THEY BOUNCE UP AND DOWN. ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON. AC STOPPED WORKING. I CALLED TO TOYOTA RECALL CENTER AND WAS DIRECTED TO GO TO A TOYOTA DEALER TO HAVE THE CAR INSPECTED IN MY OWN COST....... *TR

Mileage: 164,000

I WAS DRIVING AND NOTICED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS WERE ON. THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER WERE AT ZERO AND THE WATER TEMP METER WAS BOUNCING UP AND DOWN. I TOOK THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED ONE OF THE COMPUTER PARTS THAT CONTROLS THE DASH, THEY HAD TO HAVE THE ODOMETER READINGS SET PRIOR TO SHIPMENT. THE REPAIR COST AROUND $700, BUT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I DID A SEARCH ON-LINE AND OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR CAMRY'S. SOME WERE CLAIMING THAT THE ISSUE IS WITH THE ABS MODULE. I UNPLUGGED THE ELECTRICAL LEAD TO THE ABS MODULE AND PLUGGED IT BACK IN AND THE ISSUE WAS CORRECTED FOR SEVERAL HOURS, BUT ULTIMATELY CAME BACK. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE CAR LIKE THIS FOR WHILE AND IT ISSUE WITH THE DASH IS INTERMITTENT. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE THERMOMETER COMES AND GOES, THE INDICATOR OF WHICH GEAR I AM IN COMES ON AND GOES OFF AND THE ODOMETER DOES NOT ADVANCE WHEN THE DASH IS MALFUNCTIONING. THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A PATTERN OF WHEN THE PROBLEM STARTS OR STOPS IT APPEARS TO BE RANDOM, IT SWITCHES FROM WORKING TO NOT SEVERAL TIMES AN HOUR. *TR

Mileage: 147,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

Mileage: 61,000

OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS, FREQUENTLY MY 2007 CAMRY DASHBOARD DISPLAYS ERRONEOUS INFORMATION - TACH, SPEEDOMETER AND TEMPERATURE GAGE READ ZERO AND BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS GO ON. CLEARLY THESE ARE SAFETY ISSUES. ALSO, THE AIR CONDITIONER GOES OFF AND THE AIR COMING OUT OF THE DUCTS GOES TO FULL HOT. DEALERSHIP INDICATES THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM BEFORE AND THEREFORE DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. I SEE MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB AND NOTICED THAT THE CAMRY HYBRID HAS A RECALL FOR SOMETHING THAT LOOKS SIMILAR TO THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 73,000

THE CAR SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE NEEDLE WENT TO ZERO, THE TACHOMETER FLUCTUATES OUT OF CONTROL UP AND DOWN, THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON, THE LIGHTS THAT INDICATE WHAT GEAR YOU ARE IN TURNED OFF, THE GAS GAUGE APPEARS TO STILL WORK OKAY, BUT THE MILEAGE STOPS CALCULATING ALTHOUGH THE DIGITAL DISPLAY IS STILL ON JUST NOT COUNTING MILEAGE. I HAVE NO WAY TO KNOW HOW FAST I AM GOING OR IF MY CAR WILL EITHER NOT STOP DUE TO BRAKE LIGHTS BEING ON OR JUST CUT OFF SINCE THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. THE AIR CONDITIONING ALSO STOPPED WORKING. THIS HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES, THEN AS QUICKLY AS IT STOPPED, IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN. IT HAS NOW DONE THIS EACH DAY AT MULTIPLE TIMES DURING EACH TRIP FOR THE PAST 3 DAYS SINCE THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED. NOT KNOWING HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE AND SOUNDS LIKE THIS ISSUE HAS COME UP BEFORE WITH OTHER TOYOTA OWNERS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

AS I WAS DRIVING AND CAME TO THE STOP MY SPEEDOMETER DROPPED DOWN TO ZERO, MY TACHOMETER KEEPS GOING UP AND DOWN, THE ABS AND BRAKE SIGNALS LIGHT UP, AND MY A/C SEEMS TO STOP WORKING. I RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE AND NOTICED THAT HUNDREDS OF CONSUMERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. SEEMS TO BE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE ABS MODULATOR/SENSOR CORRODING. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN CLOVIS AND THEY SAID THEY HAD TO START WITH A BASIC DIAGNOSIS OF $129 AND THAT THIS WAS NOT A RECALL ISSUE. HOW CAN THIS NOT BE A RECALL OF THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS!? I HAVE A TOMTOM THAT CAN KEEP TRACK OF MY SPEED SO I'LL JUST USE THIS UNTIL A RECALL IS MADE AND THIS ISSUE CAN BE FIXED FREE OF CHARGE. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT AROUND 45MPH. ALL OF A SUDDEN. MY ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT INDICATORS LIGHT UP. MY SPEEDOMETER DROPPED DOWN TO 0. MY GAUGES JUMPING AROUND. MY SPEED IN ACTUALITY DIDN'T GO DOWN TO 0. AND, MY CAR DIDN'T STALL OR CUT OFF. BUT, IF IT HAD. I COULD HAVE BEEN RAN OVER BY A SEMI TRUCK OR ANOTHER VEHICLE. PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING, MY TIRE SENSOR LIGHT WAS ON. I TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY SAID ONCE THE TIRE SENSOR WAS FIXED, THE OTHER WOULD GO AWAY. I HAD TIRE SENSOR FIXED. THE LIGHTS WENT OFF FOR A BRIEF PERIOD. BUT, BACK ON AGAIN AT INTERVAL TIMES. THE CAR ALSO SEEMS TO WANT TO CUT OFF WHEN IDLING AT RED LIGHTS. WHEN I GOOGLED THE PROBLEMS ONLINE. IT SEEM TOYOTA CARS OF ALL MAKES AND YEARS ARE HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. I AM TAKING BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP ONCE AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 141,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE HORN ALARM ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY AND STOPPED AFTER THE SAFETY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000.

Mileage: 132,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE SPEEDOMETER AND THE AIR SYSTEM FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED OF A MANUFACTURER SERVICE BULLETIN THAT MIGHT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

CURRENTLY I AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH MY ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COMING ON AND MY MODULE NOT READING MY SPEED, TEMPERATURE, OR RPMS CORRECTLY OR AT ALL SOME TIMES. I SPOKE WITH A TECHNICIAN THAT I HAVE GOTTEN WORK DONE WITH BEFORE AND HE TOLD ME THAT HE HAD ANOTHER CUSTOMER WITH THE SAME YEAR SAME MODEL CALL IN AND THEIR CAR WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. WHILE THE PEOPLE AT MY INSURANCE COMPANY TOLD ME THAT IT MAY HAVE TO DO WITH THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE AND DISMISSED MY CLAIM. HE TOLD ME THAT THE ONLY WAY THEY WOULD KNOW IS IF THEY COULD DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE AGAIN. BUT THE REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE EXPENSIVE AND I'M STARTING TO THINK IT MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH THE MANUFACTURER. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE RPM, THE ODOMETER AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGES DECREASED AS THE PARKING BRAKE AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000.

Mileage: 143,000

ABS LIGHT CAME ON, SPEEDOMETER. ODOMETER, AND A/C STOPPED WORKING. PROBLEM CONTINUES INTERMITTENTLY. INTERNET RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THIS IS A WIDELY KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR MODEL AND REPAIRS ARE EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE. SEEKING REPAIR THROUGH RECALL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE ADVISE IF RECALL HAS BEEN OR WILL BE INITIATED. THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

DRIVER WAS PASSING ANOTHER CAR AT ~65MPH AND WHEN THE DRIVER TOOK HIS FOOT OFF THE GAS THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES, WHICH SLOWED THE CAR SOME, BUT NOT SUFFICIENTLY AGAINST THE ENGINE (NOW CLOSE TO FULL THROTTLE). DRIVER THEN IMMEDIATELY PUT THE ENGINE INTO NEUTRAL, HOWEVER THIS DID NOT DISENGAGE THE ENGINE. DRIVER WAS THEN FORCED TO USE THE IGNITION TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND FINALLY IT STARTED COSTING TO A STOP WHILE IN NEUTRAL. ASSUMING IT WAS SOME TRANSIENT FAULT, THE DRIVER THEN RESTARTED THE ENGINE WHILE COASTING IN NEUTRAL AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY BEGAN ACCELERATING AGAIN, DRIVER THEN AGAIN IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF THE IGNITION TO BRING THE CAR TO A STOP. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

STARTED THE CAR AND NOTICED THE ABS AND PARKING BRAKE LIGHT WERE ON. TACHOMETER WAS JUMPING BETWEEN 0 AND 1000RPM. AIR CONDITIONER WASN'T WORKING. DROVE THE CAR A BIT WITH NO CHANGE EXCEPT THE TACHOMETER JUMPING A BIT HIGHER THAN 1 AND DROPPING BACK TO 0. SPEEDOMETER WOULDN'T MOVE AT ALL. AFTER A BIT MORE DRIVING, THE ABS AND PARKING BRAKE LIGHTS TURNED OFF AND THE GAUGES RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. AIR CONDITIONER ALSO STARTED WORKING. SINCE THIS INITIAL PROBLEM, THE GAUGES AND LIGHTS HAVE BEEN OPERATING WITH THE SAME INCONSISTENCY (JUMPING TACHOMETER, SPEEDOMETER SITTING AT 0, ABS AND PARKING BRAKE LIGHTS ON).

Mileage: 168,800

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY CAUGHT FIRE SPONTANEOUSLY. *MW THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *JB

THE FOLLOWING TAKES PLACE INTERMITTENTLY AT TIMES: SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER FALL TO ZERO WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEED, ENGINE VIBRATES WHEN SITTING AT IDLE, INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTS UP WITH MULTIPLE CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS/ABS LIGHTS, ETC., A/C CUTS OUT (DOESN'T PRODUCE COLD AIR) AND BRAKES FEEL COMPROMISED. TOYOTA HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT MY ISSUE AND OTHERS, BUT STANDS BY NOT ADDRESSING THIS EPIDEMIC, THE WEB IS PLAGUED WITH THIS VEHICLE TYPE AND THEIR OWNERS DESCRIBING THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS (+ COUNTLESS OTHERS WHO DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES, TIME OR INSIGHT TO COMPLAIN), ONLY TO LEARN THEY WILL HAVE TO COUGH UP $2200 - $3400 (PARTS/LABOR) TO REPLACE A FAULTY ABS MODULE. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN, NOT HAVING A MEASURE OF SPEED WHILE YOU'RE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD, BRAKES FEELING UNEASY - NOT TO MENTION THE POSSIBILITY OF INCURRING TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS. THERE ARE ISSUES WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE FLOATING AROUND THE WEB WITH AS LITTLE AS 53K MILES ON IT. IT IS VERY SELFISH AND IRRESPONSIBLE FOR TOYOTA TO TURN THEIR HEAD FROM THIS ISSUE...PLANNED OBSOLESCENCE ON STEROIDS...ANYTHING FOR A BUCK UNTIL SOMEONE GETS HURT, OR EVEN WORSE... *TR

Mileage: 86,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ODOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER BECAME INOPERABLE AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ONCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,700.

Mileage: 104,700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT A UNKNOWN SPEED, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,615.

Mileage: 75,615

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT A UNKNOWN SPEED, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,615.

Mileage: 75,615

TOYOTA CAMRY - 2007 HEAD LITES - LOW BEAMS NOT GOOD. HIGH BEAMS NOT GOOD! GOOGLE "TOYOTA HEADLIGHT PROBLEMS" NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR 2007 AND ALSO OTHER YEARS. I CHECKED THE GROUND AND IT IS GROUNDED PROPERLY. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL! SOMEONE COULD HAVE AN ACCIDENT. NIGHT DRIVING IS NOT GOOD, EVEN WITH HIGH BEAMS! *TR

THIS IS FOLLOW-UP ON MY COMPLAINT OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2014. I AM AN OWNER OF TOYOTA CAMRY, 2007. MY ORIGINAL COMPLAINT STATED ?THE INDICATORS BRAKE AND ABS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STARTED LIGHTING UP OCCASIONALLY AFTER THE FRONT BRAKE SERVICE ON 07-29-14. WHEN IT IS HAPPENING, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE, TACHOMETER, AND SPEEDOMETER ARE MOVING QUICKLY, UP AND DOWN AND FINALLY TO ?0? POSITION.? I CONTACTED A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TWICE. THEY COULD NOT IDENTIFY A CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM AND SUGGESTED MORE TESTS, BUT STATED THEY COULD NOT GUARANTEE THE PROBLEM RESOLUTION. I REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE JOB WHICH WOULD NOT LEAD TO THE PROBLEM RESOLUTION. I HAD MANY EMAIL CONTACTS WITH TOYOTA CORPORATION DURING LAST SEVERAL WEEKS. I ASKED THEM IF THE CORPORATION HAS A FIX FOR THE PROBLEM REPORTED BY MANY TOYOTA OWNERS. I HAVE NEVER GOTTEN AN ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION. EACH TIME THEY REPLIED WITH AN ADVICE TO CONTACT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. I CONTINUE USING THE CAR WITH THE PROBLEM FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS. IT SEEMS THE CAR CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. IN ADDITION TO THE DESCRIBED DEFICIENCIES, I SAW E (ERROR) ON OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE DISPLAY SEVERAL TIMES, AN ERRONEOUS INDICATION OF FASTEN DRIVER SEAT BELT, EXCESSIVE VIBRATION OF AN ENGINE AND EVEN MORE IMPORTANT, REDUCED TRACTIVE CONTACT OF THE CAR ON THE WET ROAD. SAFETY OF MY CAR WITH THE DESCRIBED PROBLEM CROSSES MY MIND FREQUENTLY. ALL MY ATTEMPTS TO GET TOYOTA CORPORATION TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM HAVE FAILED. *TR

Mileage: 107,000

OUR 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY ALL OF A SUDDEN STARTED HAVING WHAT APPEARS TO BE ELECTRICAL ISSUES. BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS COME ON WHILE THE TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER BOUNCE UP AND DOWN UNCONTROLLABLY AND THE AC CUTS IN AND OUT WHILE THIS IS HAPPENING. IT WILL CORRECT ITSELF FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN START ACTING UP AGAIN. I AM READING MANY OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ONLINE AND FEEL TOYOTA SHOULD DEFINITELY DO SOMETHING TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 106,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD FLUCTUATE ERRATICALLY. IN ADDITION, THE ABS AND THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE AC WOULD INDEPENDENTLY DEACTIVATE AND ACTIVATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

Mileage: 106,000

HERE IS A PROBLEM WITH MY TOYOTA CAMRY, 4-DOOR LE SEDAN, 2007. THE INDICATORS BRAKE AND ABS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STARTED LIGHTING UP OCCASIONALLY AFTER THE FRONT BRAKE SERVICE ON 07-29-14. WHEN IT IS HAPPENING, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE, TACHOMETER, AND SPEEDOMETER ARE MOVING QUICKLY, UP AND DOWN AND FINALLY TO '0' POSITION. MY MECHANIC WAS NOT ABLE TO FIX IT AND SUGGESTED TO BRING THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP. I VISITED TOYOTA SERVICES. CODE U0073 WAS PRESENT IN THEIR TESTS. THEY COULD NOT PINPOINT A PROBLEM AND SUGGESTED ADDITIONAL TESTS, BUT TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT GUARANTEE THE PROBLEM WILL BE RESOLVED. CONSIDERING THE SAID ABOVE, I DECIDED NOT TO DO ANY MORE TESTS. I CONTINUE DRIVE MY CAR WITH THE DESCRIBED PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 105,150

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, THE SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER FAILED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS A RAPID INCREASE IN RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

Mileage: 106,000

ONE DAY AFTER TOYOTA REPLACED MY REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS, I WAS DRIVING WHEN SUDDENLY THE BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS ON THE DASH LIT UP, THE SPEEDOMETER DROPPED TO ZERO, THE TACHOMETER DROPPED TO ZERO, AND THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGE FLUTTERED BETWEEN ZERO AND MIDRANGE. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE LASTED ONLY A MINUTE OR TWO, BUT ON THE NEXT MORNING IT HAPPENED TWICE, EACH OCCURRENCE LASTING SEVERAL MINUTES. IT WAS VERY DISCONCERTING TO BE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND NOT HAVE A WORKING SPEEDOMETER AND NOT KNOW IF THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES, SINCE BOTH THE BRAKE AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS WERE LIT. I TOOK IT TO TOYOTA THAT MORNING AND IT TOOK THEM 4 DAYS TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, COMING TO THE CONCLUSION WITH HELP FROM TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS THAT IT MUST BE THE ABS COMPUTER. IT COSTS $1800 PLUS THEY ARE CHARGING ME 8 HOURS OF LABOR (EVEN THOUGH THEY SPENT SEVERAL DAYS TRYING TO DIAGNOSE IT) FOR A TOTAL OF $2700. WHEN MY WIFE FOUND OUT HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST, SHE GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND IN A SECOND THERE WERE OTHER IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS MENTIONING THE ABS COMPUTER REPLACEMENT. *TR

Mileage: 66,200

MY SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING, ABS BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON, RPM METER DANCES, AND AIR CONDITION POPS ON AND OFF, ALL OCCURRED AT THE SAME TIME. BY READING MANY POSTS THROUGHOUT THE INTERNET, IT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING TO SEVERAL 2007 CAMRY'S TO 2009. APPEARS TO BE THE ABS CONTROL MODULE? *TR

Mileage: 96,000

WHEN DRIVING BRAKE AND ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND SPEEDOMETER GOES TO 0 MPH ALSO AC STOP WORKING. *TR

Mileage: 133,000

DASHBOARD OF SUBJECT VEHICLE STARTED DISPLAYING SIGNS OF A VERY STICKY SUBSTANCE IN THE SUMMER OF 2013. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN DEC. OF 2010 WITH ONE PREVIOUS OWNER .. SIGNS OF MELTING DASHBOARD DID NOT APPEAR FOR SEVERAL YEARS PAST THE WARRANTY. INTERNET SEARCH REVEALS THAT NUMEROUS TOYOTA OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM. AFTER DEALING WITH TOYOTA DIRECTLY, I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD PROVIDE A REPLACEMENT DASHBOARD BUT THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $624 IN LABOR. MY POSITION IS THAT THIS IS EITHER A PRODUCTS LIABILITY, IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, OR LATENT DEFECT ISSUE AND HAS NO BEARING ON AN EXPIRED WARRANTY. IN ADDITION, THERE MAY BE A SAFETY CONCERN WITH DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG DUE TO DETERIORATING DASHBOARD, NOT TO MENTION THE POSSIBILITY OF TOXIC FUMES CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT TOYOTA SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL DUE TO NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS (SEE HTTP://TSIKOT.COM/FORUMS/TOYOTA-CARS-TALK-80/2008-CAMRY-STICKY-DASHBOARD-89916/ ALSO HTTP://WWW.JUSTANSWER.COM/TOYOTA/70NO2-TOYOTA-CAMRY-SE-STICKY-DASHBOARD-2007 CAMRY-HOW.HTML AND HTTP://WWW.HOWTOMAKE.ORG/0PVGKMONEYLS3W74/TOYOTA-CAMRY-STICKY-DASHBOARD.HTML). *TR

Mileage: 92,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. AFTER PARKING AND EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT WAS ALERTED THAT THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED WITH SMOKE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

WHEN DRIVING BRAKE AND ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND SPEEDOMETER GOES TO 0 MPH ALSO AC STOP WORKING. WENT TO A TOYOTA DEALER THEY SAY IT'S THE BATTERY. TESTED THE BATTERY GOT 12V, TOLD THEM I'M NOT STUPID. TOYOTA FORUM SHOWS A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. WHAT TOYOTA WAITING FOR TO PLACE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM THAT CAN BE FATAL ?

Mileage: 88,000

ABS SYSTEM COMPUTER PROBLEMS. ALL THE DASHBOARD AND THE AIR CONDITIONING STOPPED WORKING. THE SPEEDOMETER WENT ZERO, THEN WENT BACK TO NORMAL FOR 5 MINUTES AND STOP WORKING AGAIN. THE TEMPERATURE IT IS TO HIGH DUE OF THE MALFUNCTION OF THE AIR CONDITION. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE THE CAR WITH CLOSE TO 95 DEGREES IN MIAMI. TOYOTA DEALER INSPECTED MY CAR AND TOLD ME I HAVE TO REPLACE THE ABS BRAKE ACTUATOR AT CLOSE TO $3,500 DOLLARS COST. *TR

Mileage: 63,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE GAUGES FLUCTUATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE DROPPED TO ZERO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL WIRING ISSUE AND THE ABS SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER, THE TACHOMETER, THE MILEAGE METER, AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE INTERMITTENTLY MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE ABS PUMP MODULATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

Mileage: 160,000

THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL TOYOTA CAMRY HAS ALREADY HAD A RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE HYBRID VERSION FOR THE EXACT SAME PART. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THE SPEEDOMETER GOES TO ZERO, THE TACHOMETER NEEDLE GOES UP AND DOWN LIKE CRAZY, THE AC CUTS OFF AND THE TEMPERATURE SENSOR CUTS OFF. THE PARKING BRAKE LIGHT AND THE ABS FAILURE LIGHT COME ON THE DASHBOARD SHOWING THE BRAKE SYSTEM HAS FAILED. THE CARS DOES STOP BUT WITH HESITATION. I HAVE NO WAY TO KNOW IF THE BRAKE LIGHT ARE WORKING DURING THE FAILURE SO I AM CONCERNED I AM GOING TO GET REAR ENDED BECAUSE THE DRIVER BEHIND ME WON'T KNOW I AM STOPPING. THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW IF THIS ISSUE WILL GET WORSE AND THERE WILL BE A POINT WHERE IT WILL NOT STOP. I CALLED TOYOTA AND OPENED A CASE #1407190530 AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD NO SUCH ISSUES SHOWING IN THEIR DATABASE. I TOLD THEM IT SHOWS UP THOUSANDS OF TIMES ON GOOGLE AND WAS BASICALLY TOLD, WHO ARE YOU GOING TO TRUST THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE OR TOYOTA? I ASKED HIM TO CHECK FOR ANY NOTES ON THE MODEL DEALING WITH THE ABS ECM OR THE ABS ACTUATOR. HE TOLD ME THEY HAD NONE AND THAT I HAD TO BRING IT TO THE DEALER AND HAVE THEM CHECK IT. THIS SEEMS LIKE A GREAT SCAM FOR THEM, THE CAR GIVES A CODE U0073 SHOWING THE PROBLEM IS THE ABS, SO THE DEALER GETS TO CHARGE A COUPLE OF HUNDRED DOLLARS TO RUN TESTS TO THEN TELL YOU THE 3 INCH SQUARE PART COST $4000 TO REPLACE BECAUSE THEY ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT MAKE IT. YOU BUY THE PART IT COST THEM $50 TO MAKE FOR $4000 WITH LABOR OR YOUR DON'T HAVE A CAR. HAVING READ THROUGH HUNDRED OF POSTS ONLINE FROM PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE, WITH THE EXACT SAME PART I FEEL THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE CARS. TOYOTA HAS A BEAN COUNTER MENTALITY WHERE IT HAS FIGURED OUT THE NUMBER OF ACCEPTABLE DEAD AND HOW MUCH LEGAL FEES THEY CAN PAY BEFORE IT IS WORTH FIXING AN ISSUE. DEATHS BEFORE THE LOSS OF PROFIT SHOULD BE THE TOYOTA SLOGAN. *TR

Mileage: 160,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE RPMS WERE ERRATICALLY GOING FLUCTUATING AND THE SPEEDOMETER STAYED AT ZERO WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

Mileage: 62,000

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 75 MPH GOING WB ON I-8 HEADING OUT OF TUCSON JULY 14, 2014. I STARTED TO SMELL A FAINT BURNING, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE SMELL BECAME MORE INTENSE AND SMELLED LIKE SOMETHING ELECTRICAL WAS FRYING. IT IS A VERY SPECIFIC SMELL. I THOUGHT FOR A SECOND THAT SOMETHING WAS HAPPENING IN MY STEERING WHEEL BUT THEN NOTICED SMOKE COMING UP THROUGH MY WINDOW CONTROL BUTTONS. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. THE SMOKING STOPPED. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND A COP WAITED WITH ME IN 105 DEGREE WEATHER. I WAS TOWED BACK TO TUCSON TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE AND THAT I WOULD NEED TO PAY OVER $500 TO REPAIR IT. I HAVE NOT DONE THAT BUT INSTEAD, I HAD THEM CUT POWER TO MY WINDOWS SO I CAN CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE CAR IMMEDIATELY. I FEEL THAT THERE WAS DEFINITELY A POSSIBILITY OF FIRE BUT THANK GOODNESS THERE WASN'T. PLEASE REFERENCE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V491000 FROM OCTOBER FROM 2012. I FEEL LIKE THE SAME ISSUE APPLIES TO ME (AND POSSIBLY THE OTHER CARS MANUFACTURED WITH MINE) AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FURTHER. THANK YOU SO MUCH. *TR

Mileage: 105,238

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED CAUSING THE RPMS, THE SPEEDOMETER, AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGES FAIL TO DISPLAY READINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.

Mileage: 129,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED CAUSING THE RPMS, THE SPEEDOMETER, AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGES FAIL TO DISPLAY READINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.

Mileage: 129,000

MY NAME IS [XXX] AND I AM THE THIRD SECRETARY OF THE EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY IN LIMA. I OWN A TOYOTA CAMRY LE 2007. THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER WILL CEASE TO INDICATE PROPER READINGS AND DROP TO ZERO. THE TACHOMETER WILL THEN BOUNCE BETWEEN ZERO AND WHAT I CAN ONLY ASSUME IS A CLOSE APPROXIMATION OF THE ACTUAL ENGINE RPM. AT THE SAME TIME, THE ABS AND PARKING BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATE AND STAY ON FOR THE DURATION OF THE "EPISODE". THESE LAST ANYWHERE FROM 10 SECONDS TO 10 MINUTES. IN THE MEANTIME, THE CAR RUNS NORMALLY FROM WHAT I CAN DISCERN. I CAN BE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70 OR SITTING IN THE PARKING LOT IDLING AND THESE EPISODES OCCUR. THERE ARE NO OTHER INDICATIONS THAT SOMETHING IS AMISS...NO ROUGH IDLING, NO ENGINE STALLING, JUST THE DISPLAY. THIS IS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY, 4 CYL, 5 SPD AUTOMATIC. I HAVE INSPECTED THE TRANSAXLE INPUT AND OUTPUT SHAFT SENSORS AND THEY APPEAR TO BE IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS OF OIL BUILDUP OR BROKEN/SHORTED WIRES. CONNECTIONS ALL LOOK GOOD FROM WHAT I CAN TELL. AUTHORIZED TOYOTA DEALERS IN PERU DO NOT ACCEPT TO INSPECT AND REPAIR MY CAR SINCE IT IS A US MODEL. I AM WAITING YOUR RESPONSE FOR THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM. WHEN I BROWSE THE ONLINE FORUMS. I HAVE FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE SUFFER THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM SENDING YOU A YOUTUBE LINK THAT EXAPMLIFIES MY PROBLEM. HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=RDTGABJRFDS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *JS

Mileage: 61,000

I HAD MY REAR BRAKES INSTALLED AT HOLLYWOOD TOYOTA IN OCTOBER OF 2013. AS I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP ONCE THE JOB WAS COMPLETE, MY ABS LIGHT, THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, MY SPEED ODOMETER STOPPED WORKING ALONG WITH MY AC WHICH STARTED BLOWING HOT AIR. I TOOK THE CAR BACK THE FOLLOWING DAY AND GOT THE RUNAROUND. THE TOYOTA MECHANIC SAID IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR SINCE IT WAS NEW, AND IT WAS GIVING TO MUCH AMPS. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE PLACE THE ALTERNATOR WAS PUT IN. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED AFTER GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH THE PROBLEM. MY SERVICE TECH [XXX] SAID I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST DONE ON THE CAR. OF COURSE I GOT MAD! WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR IN I HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE SUNDAY BEFORE MY LAST VISIT TO HOLLYWOOD TOYOTA, IT STARTED RAINING, WHICH CAUSED MY WINDOWS TO FOG UP INSIDE AND ME DRIVING IN A DITCH BECAUSE OF POOR VISIBILITY. NOT FROM THE OUTSIDE, BUT FROM THE INSIDE EVERYTHING BECAME FOGGING IN THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR, WHERE I EITHER HAD TO MAKE CONTACT WITH A CAR IN FRONT OF ME OR GO OFF INTO THE DITCH TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT FROM WHIPPING THE WINDOW TRYING TO SEE IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN, I SAW HOLLYWOOD TOYOTA NOT WANTING TO EXCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ACTIONS IT HAS CAUSED! I CONTACTED TOYOTA CORPORATE AND THEY IN TURN ALLOWED ME TO TAKE THE CAR IN FOR ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC WITHOUT COST. AFTER LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP, THE PROBLEM WAS NO BETTER THEN I TOOK IT IN. BUT IN ADDITION TO ME TAKING IT IN. I WENT ONLINE AND SAW I WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAD PROBLEM WITH THE ABS, BRAKE LIGHT STYLE COMING ON ALONG WITH THE SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING. AFTER DANG NEAR PULLING WHAT HAIR I HAVE LEFT OUT, I AM REACHING OUT TO YOU TO HELP ELIMINATE THIS PROBLEM BEFORE A MAJOR ACCIDENT OCCUR AND LIVES ARE LOST, BECAUSE SOMEONE ELSE WHO'S AC MAY NOT BE WORKING ON THE ACCOUNT OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILING WOULD BE A TRAGEDY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 80,000

STEREO DISPLAY GRADUALLY WENT BLANK IN ABOUT 20MIN. ITS A BASE MODEL, AND IS THE SECOND TIME IN THE PAST TWO YEARS. FIRST TIME WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY. SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING TWO RANDOM TIMES WHILE DRIVING. AFTER THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND ON AGAIN SPEEDOMETER WAS FINE. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

WHILE DRIVING OR IDLING, BRAKE AND ABS LIGHT GET LIT AND SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING, ODOMETER IS JUMPING UP AND DOWN AND HEAT NEEDLE IS INTERMITTENTLY GOING NORMAL/COLD. THE MILEAGE METER IS NOT WORKING AND THIS ALL GOES AWAY WHEN THOSE LIGHTS EITHER RESET ON THEIR OWN OR SOME OTHER WAY NOT KNOWN TO ME HOW. WHILE DRIVING NOT KNOWING HOW FAST IS VEHICLE GOING ITS VERY DANGEROUS AND TOYOTA IS NOT DOING WHAT THEY SHOULD DO AND ANNOUNCE RECALL BECAUSE THERE ARE LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND HAVE PROBLEM WITH THE SAME. I TOOK CAR TO THE TOYOTA GROSSINGER DEALER IN LINCOLNWOOD IL AND FIRST TIME AFTER OVER 4 HOURS THERE THEY SAID ITS ONLY BATTERY AND POSITIVE TERMINAL. AFTER EXTENSIVE COMPLAINING AND FILING THE SURVEY THEY DECIDED TO GIVE ANOTHER TRY AND CHECK AGAIN, THIS TIME TOOK OVER 4 HOURS TO FIND OUT BUT THEY DID FOUND THAT ABS ACTUATOR NEEDS REPLACEMENT AND THAT WOULD BE WELL OVER $4000 WHICH IS ABSURD BECAUSE THIS PART BREAKS DUE TO EXTREME WINTER TEMPERATURES OF -10F AND BELOW. KNOWN FACT THAT IN CHICAGO WE HAD VERY HARD WINTER THIS YEAR, IF NOT ONE OF THE STRONGEST SINCE WE BROKE SEVERAL RECORDS IN TEMPERATURE AND WIND CHILLS AND AMOUNT OF SNOW FALLEN TO THE GROUND, WITH NUMBER OF POLAR VORTEX WEATHER THAT WE COULDN'T CONTROL. NOW WE ARE LEFT WITH FAULTY PART THAT LEAVES US DRIVING LIKE THAT BECAUSE ITS NOT EASY AND VERY POSSIBLE TO PAY THE SUM OF MONEY LIKE $4000 FOR ONE PART FOR A CAR THAT ALREADY I PAID ALMOST $30,000. I WISH THAT YOU GUYS GIVE THE PUSH TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE IT CAUSES CASUALTIES ALL OVER COUNTRY LIKE OTHER SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH TOYOTA CAMRY'S HAPPENED IN THE PAST. *TR

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO INSTRUMENT PANEL AND ABS SYSTEM COMPUTER PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE SPEEDOMETER WENT TO ZERO, THEN WENT BACK TO NORMAL SPEED FOR A MINUTE MORE, AND THEN WENT BACK TO ZERO FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT TO ZERO, THEN REGISTERED CURRENT ENGINE TEMPERATURE, AND WENT TO ZERO AGAIN FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. THE NEXT MORNING, CD PLAYER STOPPED WORKING AND ISSUES WITH THE SPEEDOMETER AND ENGINE TEMPERATURE RESUMED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AT THE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE ABS COMPUTER WAS NO LONGER WORKING AND THUS COULD NO LONGER COMMUNICATE WITH THE OTHER 4 COMPUTERS IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER IT WOULD COST $2,400 PLUS LABOR.

INITIAL BURNING SMELL COMING FROM DRIVER DOOR. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON, THERE WERE VISIBLE FLAMES APPEARING IN THE CONTOL BUTTONS OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER MASTER SWITCH. *TR

Mileage: 132,000

THIS ALL STARTED DECEMBER 16, 2013, WHEN I LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING AND MY CAR BROKE DOWN ON THE ROAD. I HAD THE MASTER CYLINDER, ALTERNATOR, BATTERY, AND AIR MASS FLOW SENSOR REPLACED. PICKED THE CAR UP DROVE IT HOME AND SHE STILL FELT A LITTLE SLUGGISH BUT I FIGURED THE CAR WAS COLD. WENT TO HAVE IT INSPECTED THE NEXT DAY AND MY BRAKES WERE LOCKED! HAD IT TOWED BACK TO THE SHOP AND HE REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER AGAIN. PICKEDT IT UP DROVE IT HOME AND THE CAR STARTED SHAKING AT 60 MPH AGAIN I FIGURED IT WAS COLD AND MADE IT HOME. NEXT DAY DROVE IT TO WORK, THE CAR WENT TO 50, 40, AND THEN 30 MPH AND WOULD NOT GO FASTER THAN THAT! I HAD IT TOWED BACK TO THE SHOP AND MY MECHANIC DID SOME RESEARCH AND IT APPEARS THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH 2006 AND 2007 MODELS. IT STARTS WITH THE BRAKED CYLINDER AND AS LONG AS THE BRAKES DON?T GET HOT IT RUNS FINE. ONCE THEY GET HOT THE BRAKES APPLIES ITSELF WHICH FORCES YOUR CAR TO SLOW DOWN! THIS IS SO DANGEROUS! YOU BASICALLY HAVE TO REPLACE YOU ENTIRE BRAKE LINE AND OR CHECK ALL THE HOSES, BRAKE BOOSTER EXT. UNTIL YOU CAN PINPOINT THE PROBLEM. IS TOYOTA DOING A RECALL ON THIS? *TR

Mileage: 129,968

WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES DROPPED TO ZERO, THE BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS, ILLUMINATED, AND THE A/C STOPPED BLOWING COLD AIR. PROBLEM PERSISTED FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AND THE TACHOMETER BOUNCED AROUND WHILE THE REST OF THE GAUGES REMAINED AT 0 OR COLD FOR THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE. THIS CONTINUES TO BE AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT DOES NOT SEEM TO BE CONNECTED TO TRAVEL SPEED, OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATION OR ANY OTHER EXTERNAL VARIATIONS. ALTHOUGH CURRENTLY THIS SEEMS TO BE THE NOW NORMAL AS IT IS IN THIS STATE MORE OFTEN THAN IT WORKS PROPERLY. I DO NOT KNOW THE SPEED THAT I AM TRAVELING. DEFROSTER DOES NOT WORK WHEN TEMPERATURE NEEDS TO BE COOLER BECAUSE A/C DOES NOT WORK DURING THESE EPISODES AND ENTIRE WINDSHIELD CLOUDS UP MAKING IT DANGEROUS.HAD TO DRIVE WITH WINDOWS IN A DRIVING RAINSTORM. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ON THIS WEBSITE 6 TIMES IN LAST 6 MONTHS. SEEMS LIKE A RECURRING PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 122,456

WHEN APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES DROPPED TO ZERO, THE BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS, ILLUMINATED, AND THE A/C STOPPED BLOWING COLD AIR. PROBLEM PERSISTED FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AND THE TACHOMETER BOUNCED AROUND WHILE THE REST OF THE GAUGES REMAINED AT 0 OR COLD FOR THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE. THIS CONTINUES TO BE AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM THAT DOES NOT SEEM TO BE CONNECTED TO TRAVEL SPEED, OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATION OR ANY OTHER EXTERNAL VARIATIONS. ALTHOUGH CURRENTLY THIS ERRATIC STATE SEEMS TO BE THE NEW NORMAL AS IT IS IN THIS STATE MORE OFTEN THAN IT WORKS PROPERLY. I DO NOT KNOW THE SPEED THAT I AM TRAVELING NOR DO I KNOW IF MY ABS BRAKING SYSTEM WILL WORK SHOULD I EVER BE IN A SITUATION WHERE IT WOULD BE NEEDED SINCE THE WARNING LIGHT IS ON. THIS IS VERY WORRISOME FOR ME BUT I DO NOT HAVE $500 FOR TOYOTA TO "TRY" AND DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AS I HAVE BEEN QUOTED FOR THEIR DIAGNOSTIC TIME. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY CANNOT SEEM TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM, ADDITIONALLY, I CANNOT SMOG MY VEHICLE BECAUSE THE SHOPS COMPUTER CANNOT COMMUNICATE WITH MY CAR. *TR

Mileage: 122,000

ABS LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY THEN SPEEDOMETER AND RPM GAUGES GOES TO ZERO AND A/C IF IT IS ON BLOWS WARM AIR. *JS

ABS LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY THEN SPEEDOMETER AND RPM GAUGES GOES TO ZERO AND A/C IF IT IS ON BLOWS WARM AIR. *JS

ON MARCH 5 AS I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE FDR IN NY I STARTED TO SMELL SMOKE AND NOTICED THAT A FIRE WAS EMERGING FROM THE COMPARTMENT IN FRONT OF THE SHIFT CONTROL AREA. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND JUMPED OUT IN TIME BEFORE MY CAR WAS FULLY INFLAMED; THE ENTIRE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE BURNED DOWN. AN INSPECTION OF MY CARE REVEALED THAT IT DID NOT COME FROM THE ENGINE (AS IT IS STILL INTACT) AND I BELIEVE IT WAS ELECTRICAL IN NATURE (AS I HAD AN EVENT IN 2010 WHERE THE POWER CONTROL FOR THE WINDOW CAUGHT ON FIRE AND MELTED-THIS CAUSED THE WINDOWS TO NOT WORK, WHICH IS MY REASON IN REPORTING THE NON FUNCTIONING WINDOWS TO TOYOTA). I HAD MY CAR SERVICED BY TOYOTA A WEEK PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT AND I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW SOMETHING LIKE THIS COULD HAPPEN AND NOW AFTER THE FACT (I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA MYSELF) THERE IS NO REVIEW FOR THE SAFETY/POTENTIAL ELECTRICAL FIRES/MALFUNCTIONS FOR THESE CARS. ALTHOUGH I ESCAPED PHYSICALLY UNHARMED, THE TRAGEDY OF THE EVENT IS STILL FRESH IN MY MIND AND IT IS MY HOPE THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE LOOKED INTO. *TR

Mileage: 172,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR FAILED. WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR WAS ACTIVATED, IT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE WITH FORCE. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WAS CLEANED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,516 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,371.

Mileage: 15,516

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY AND I PURCHASED A EXTENDED WARRANTY WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2007 THAT WARRANTY EXPIRED AUGUST 1, 2013 A FEW DAYS AFTER IT HAD EXPIRED MY DRIVER SIDE VISOR WILL NOT STAY UP! I DO NOT HANG ANYTHING ON IT LIKE CD HOLDER OR ANYTHING. IT IS DRIVING ME CRAZY BECAUSE IT MAKES IT VERY HARD TO SEE THE ROAD WHEN I AM DRIVING AND I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED SENSE THERE HAS BEEN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS FOR THE 2007 CAMRY WITH THIS SAME SITUATION AND IT IS A SAFETY PROBLEM FOR MANY CAMRY OWNERS. THE VISOR SOMETIMES EVEN HITS ME IN THE HEAD WHEN I TRY TO GET OUT OF MY CAR. I HAVE HAD MANY ISSUES WITH THIS CAR FROM DAY ONE AND I AM NOT VERY HAPPY THAT THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED YET. SEEMS LIKE TOYOTA DOES NOT CARE FOR THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. ALSO ON TOP OF THE VISOR MY SHOCK COIL BROKE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHICH THE EXTENDED WARRANTY DID COVER SENSE IT HAPPENED BEFORE AUGUST 1ST BUT NOW THE STRUT IS LEAKING OIL ON THAT SAME SIDE, I BROUGHT IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER IN JUNE 2013 AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WON'T REPLACE IT BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH IT IS LEAKING OIL IT IS NOT 100% BROKEN YET AND TOLD ME THE WARRANTY WONT COVER IT UNTIL IT COMPLETELY BLOWS! I TOLD THEM I HAVE A YOUNG CHILD THAT I HAVE TO THINK OF THIS SAFETY ALONG WITH MINE AND WAS SHOCKED THAT EVEN THOUGH IT IS LEAKING OIL (WHICH IS NOT GOOD) CAUSE AT ANY MOMENT WHILE DRIVING IT CAN BUST THAT TOYOTA DOESN'T RECOGNIZE IT, ITS NOT LIKE IT WILL HEAL ON ITS OWN SO I FEEL IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED UNDER MY WARRANTY THAT I PAID ALMOST $1000.00 FOR WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR! I HOPE TOYOTA WILL RECALL THE VISOR ISSUE FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS. I AM GOING TO CONTACT TOYOTA DIRECTLY ON MONDAY TO SEE IF I CAN GET ANYWHERE WITH THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 86,365

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAYED ZERO. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED BY THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,300.

Mileage: 128,300

MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY IS EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE SPEEDOMETER GOES TO ZERO, THE BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND THE GAUGES GO HAYWIRE. THE PROBLEM LAST FOR A FEW MINUTES AT A TIME. THIS IS DANGEROUS AS I CAN'T TELL HOW FAST I'M DRIVING. THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT STAYS ON AS WELL. NO CODES COME UP IN THE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL MECHANICS AND I'VE SPENT LOTS OF TIME AND MONEY TO FIND OUT WHAT'S WRONG TO NO AVAIL. I DON'T THINK I'LL NEVER BUY ANOTHER TOYOTA. IT'S FUNNY THE PROBLEM BEGAN AS I AM ABOUT TO MAKE THE LAST PAYMENT. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

SINCE I HAD MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY, WHICH I BROUGHT LESS THEN 4 YEARS AGO, I'VE HAD 4 CALL BACKS FROM TOYOTA . I'VE GOTTEN TWO JUST YESTERDAY.. ONE STATED MY CAR COULD RESULT IN A FIRE. I WAS GETTING MY CAR CHECK AT A LOCAL MECHANIC A COUPLE TIMES THIS YEAR, BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WAS LACKING POWER & SHAKING. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST THE ALIGNMENT & NEEDING A TUNE UP, BUT AFTER I GOTTEN THE ALIGNMENT & TUNEUP MY CAR STILL WAS SHAKING & LACKING POWER. ALSO WHEN I START MY VEHICLE BLACK SMOKE COMES OUT THE BACK. EVER SINCE I HAD THIS VEHICLE PIECE BY PIECE HAD BREAKING APART. MY WINDOW VISOR WANT STAY UP, MY LIGHTER/CHARGER DOESN'T WORK, EVEN AFTER OIL CHANGE & CHANGING MY TIRES MY CAR HAS BLACK SMOKE AROUND TIRES... AFTER RECEIVING SO MANY CALL BACKS MY KIDS & I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE. IT'S ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER. THEY NEED TO JUST GET RID OF ALL THESE DAMAGE VEHICLES. FIX THEM BEFORE SELLING THEM. *TR

I BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO ELMHURST TOYOTA, IN ELMHURST, IL FOR A ROUTING OIL CHANGE AND A RECALL REMEDY NOTICE FOR THE POWER WINDOW MASTER SWITCH. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THEY PERFORMED THE REMEDY, THE PASSENGER-SIDE REAR WINDOW STOPPED OPERATING. IT TOOK ME A WHILE TO FIND OUT BECAUSE I DO NOT OPERATE THE WINDOWS IN THE WINTER. THE DEALERSHIP GAVE ME THE RUN AROUND AS TO HOW THE WINDOW MOTOR MAY BE BURNED OUT OR THE LINKAGE FALLEN OFF. I TOOK THE CAR TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP. THE SHOP WAS ABLE TO OPERATE THE WINDOW WITHOUT THE MASTER SWITCH IN THE CIRCUIT. THE FAULT WAS ISOLATED TO THE MASTER SWITCH. THE SHOP REPLACED THE SWITCH. TOTAL COST: SWITCH FOR $302, LABOR $180, AND TAX $20 FOR A GRAND TOTAL OF $502. REPORTED THE DAMAGE THROUGH TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER, WHICH QUICKLY SIDED WITH ELMHURST TOYOTA, I.E., THERE IS NO PROOF THE DEALERSHIP DAMAGED THE MASTER SWITCH AND I SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT IT TO THEIR ATTENTION "FASTER." I BELIEVE BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND TOYOTA ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAMAGE OCCURRED DURING PERFORMING THE REMEDY MAINTENANCE. I KEPT THE FAILED SWITCH IN CASE SOMEONE WANTS TO PERFORM A POST FAILURE ANALYSIS TO IT.

Mileage: 95,557

KUMHO TIRE. LEFT FRONT WHEEL. THE TREAD SEPARATED AND THE TREADED PART BROKE CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE LEFT FENDER, FENDER LINING, LEFT BODY PANEL BELOW BOTH DOORS, THE FRONT BUMPER, THE LEFT HEADLIGHT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND POSSIBLY OTHER FRONT END DAMAGE. DRIVER DID NOT HIT ANYTHING ON THE FREEWAY AND WAS ABLE TO COME TO A SAFE STOP WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING ELSE. THIS, AND THE OTHER THREE TIRES ON THE CAR WERE PURCHASED FROM DISCOUNT TIRE ON 08/04/2010, AND THEY ONLY HAVE ABOUT 41,000 MILES ON THEM. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

WHEN DRIVING ON THE NO 1 LANE (BY THE CARPOOL LANE), AN SUV CROSSED THE DOUBLE YELLOW LINES AND REAR ENDED MY LEFT SIDE AT APPROXIMATE 40MPH. MY PASSENGERS WERE SHAKEN UP WHILE I WAS TAKEN TO THE ER. I DID NOTICED THAT MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. AFTER THE ACCIDENT I DID SOME SEARCHING AND CAME TO FIND OUT THAT AIRBAGS FOR THIS PARTICULAR MODEL DO NOT DEPLOY!!! NOT TO MENTIONED THAT PRIOR TO THIS FINDING, I HAD TAKEN MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALER FOR AN ACCELERATOR ISSUE. ALSO PENDING IS THE SUN VISOR RECALL AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY THAT HAS INTERMITTENT INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PROBLEMS. THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER WILL CEASE TO INDICATE PROPER READINGS AND DROP TO ZERO. THE TACHOMETER WILL THEN BOUNCE BETWEEN ZERO AND WHAT I CAN ONLY ASSUME IS A CLOSE APPROXIMATION OF THE ACTUAL ENGINE RPM. AT THE SAME TIME, THE ABS AND PARKING BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATE AND STAY ON FOR THE DURATION OF THE "EPISODE". THESE LAST ANYWHERE FROM 10 SECONDS TO 10 MINUTES. IN THE MEANTIME, THE CAR RUNS NORMALLY FROM WHAT I CAN DISCERN. I CAN BE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70 OR SITTING IN THE PARKING LOT IDLING AND THESE EPISODES OCCUR. THERE ARE NO OTHER INDICATIONS THAT SOMETHING IS AMISS...NO ROUGH IDLING, NO ENGINE STALLING, JUST THE DISPLAY. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

TODAY MY WINDOW ON THE PASSER SIDE STARTED ACTING UP NOT ROLLING UP OR DOWN. I PARKED WENT IN TO THE BANK WHEN I CAME OUT STARTED MY CAR AND AS SOON AS I BACKED UP I NOTICED A BURNING SMELL THEN I SEEN LITTLE SMOKE FROM THE WINDOW PANEL SWITCH THEN IT GOT HEAVY AND STARTED TO BURN. I OPENED MY DOOR AND STARTED BLOWING IN THE SWITCH AND THE WINDOW CRACK. I WENT ON LINE AND SEEN THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH MY CAR MAKE AND YEAR. *TR

Mileage: 112,340

THE DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW MASTER SWITCH STARTED TO SMOKE, AFTER STARTING MY VEHICLE AND PRESSING THE SWITCH TO ROLL DOWN MY WINDOWS. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND MY CAR FILLED WITH SMOKE. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. ONCE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED MY CAR WAS NO LONGER SMOKING. THE FIREFIGHTERS COULD NOT TELL ME WHAT CAUSED THE SMOKE BUT STATED IT WAS NOT SAFE FOR ME TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THEY RECOMMENDED I HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL OF MELTED ELECTRICAL WIRES. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED MY MASTER SWITCH WAS SHORTING OUT AND IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY BECAUSE MY MILEAGE WAS PAST 35,000 FOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 43,802

08/15/12, MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY CAUGHT FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE RADIO AS WELL AS ALL THE GAUGES ON THE DASH WENT COMPLETELY DEAD FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS THEN RETURNED TO NORMAL. I EXITED THE HIGHWAY, AND ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION WITHIN 2 MINUTES. I PARKED AND EXITED THE VEHICLE AND 10 MINUTES LATER THE CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE DEALERSHIP REPORTED THAT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ELECTRICAL BOX AND APPEARED TO BE A MECHANICAL DEFECT. THERE WAS NO AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT ADDED TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY THE DEALER 8 WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

ON AUGUST 24TH , 2012, AROUND 4:34PM, I WAS TRAVELING IN MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY ON RIDGE ROAD IN DAYTON NJ. ALL OF A SUDDEN I SMELL SOMETHING LIKE BURNING PLASTIC,SECONDS LATER I OBSERVED SMOKE COMING FROM THE DRIVER SIDE POWER-WINDOW SWITCH. I MANAGED TO PULL OVER SAFELY AND AS SOON AS I JUMPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE, A SMALL FLAME APPEARED FROM THE POWER WINDOW SWITCH. WHILE CALLING 911 FOR HELP, I MANAGED TO PUT THE FIRE OUT WITH A GALLON OF TIDE DETERGENT I HAVE IN MY TRUNK BEFORE DAYTON FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED. I AM NOT SURE IF TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND I DON'T WHERE TO LODGE MY COMPLAIN. THE IS CURRENTLY AT DCH COLLISION CENTER WAITING FOR THE INSURANCE COMPANY TO INSPECT. *TR

Mileage: 70,453

ON SATURDAY AUGUST 11 2012 I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH THEN I SMELLED SMOKE, SECONDS LATER I SAW SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR BY THE POWER WINDOW SWITCH. I PULLED OVER AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY THEN I TOOK THE DOOR APART AND OBSERVED THE ACTUAL WINDOW SWITCH MELTED. I DISCONNECTED THE POWER WINDOW SWITCH AND WAS ABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE HOME SAFELY AND ARE CURRENTLY WAITING FOR TOMORROW MONDAY AS THE TOYOTA DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS NOT OPEN ON SUNDAY'S. NOW IM NOT ABLE TO OPEN OR CLOSE THE WINDOWS BUT AT LEAST I PREVENTED MY CAR FROM CATCHING ON FIRE. *TR

Mileage: 152,100

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE SPEEDOMETER READING ALSO DECREASED TO ZERO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. ...UPDATED 07-15-13 *BF UPDATED 07/19/2013 *JS

Mileage: 120,000

MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE ON JULY 15, 2012 12:15 PM, DRIVING BACK FROM CHURCH ABOUT 3 MILES FROM HOME, WE NOTICED A HORRIBLE RUBBER BURNING SMELL. AS WE CONTINUE DRIVING NO MORE THAN A MILE, THE VEHICLE DRIVER WINDOW POWER SWITCH STARTED SMOKING; UPON TRYING TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS TO AVOID THE SHOCKING SMELL, THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT ROLL DOWN. INFANT AND ADULTS STARTED COUGHING PROFUSELY. AIR CONDITIONING WAS ON AND WE TURNED IT OFF WITH NO CHANGE. WINDOWS WERE STUCK AND NOT ABLE TO ROLL DOWN, THE SMELL AND COUGH GOT STRONGER. WE HAD TO PULL OVER TO GET AIR AND HAD THE TODDLER AND YOUNG ADULTS WALK HOME DUE TO THE SMELL. WE TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR ABOUT HALF HOUR TO COOL DOWN WITHOUT ANY SUCCESS. AS SOON AS THE CAR'S IGNITION SWITCH WAS TURNED ON IT STARTED SMOKING AGAIN, PER THE TOYOTA CAR DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW 5 YEARS AGO; THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND A HEALTH HAZARD. I REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO TOYOTA CORPORATION ON MONDAY JULY 16, 2012 AND AS OF TODAY THURSDAY, JULY 20, 2012 AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT TOYOTA; THEY RETURNED MY CALL JUST TO INFORM ME THAT MY CASE WAS ESCALATED TO A SUPERVISOR AND THAT I WILL GET A CALL BACK TOMORROW. PER THE TOYOTA DEALER THAT INSPECTED MY VEHICLE, THE ISSUE IS THE MASTER POWER SWITCH. THE DEALER WAS NICE ENOUGH TO WAIVE THE INSPECTION FEE DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF THE ISSUE. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, I NOTICED THAT SOMETIMES THE PASSENGER FRONT DOOR DID NOT LOCK UPON SETTING THE ALARM. AS TIME WENT BY IT STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER. THEN THE SAME DOOR, FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL DOWN ON OCCASIONS AND THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT IT ROLLED DOWN BY ITSELF. I ROLLED THE WINDOW UP AND AFTER THE INCIDENT ALL 4 WINDOWS ARE NONFUNCTIONAL. *TR

Mileage: 53,751

OUR DRIVERSIDE SUNVISOR STARTED DROOPING AND THE LIGHT STOPPED WORKING! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN ELECTRONIC BURNING SMELL EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER CONFIRMED A SHORTAGE IN THE DOOR PANEL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 88,500.

Mileage: 88,500

UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE THERE WAS A SMELL SIMILAR TO THAT OF WHAT ONE WOULD EXPECT FROM AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. I IMMEDIATELY DROVE TO THE NEAREST DEALER FOR SERVICE. ANYTHING RELATED TO AUDIO NO LONGER FUNCTIONED. THE AUDIO FROM THE NAVIGATION UNIT, AM, FM, CD, SATELLITE RADIO, AUX AND BLUETOOTH WERE NOT FUNCTIONING. I WAS INFORMED WHAT HAPPENED WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WHERE THE SPRING ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE TRUNK POPS OUT OF PLACE, TOUCHES THE BACK SPEAKER AND CREATES A SHORT IN THE CIRCUIT. THE FUSE IN THE CIRCUIT BLEW BUT THE CURRENT KEPT GOING. I WAS TOLD THIS DESTROYED THE ENTIRE AUDIO SYSTEM AND IT WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $2000 TO REPLACE. THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS, HOWEVER, IT IS AND HAS BEEN A KNOWN ISSUE. I BELIEVE THAT BECAUSE THIS WAS A PROBLEM THAT WAS KNOWN TO EXIST, AND NOTHING WAS EVER MENTIONED ABOUT IT OR DONE ABOUT IT TO CORRECT IT, TOYOTA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRING THE DAMAGE THAT WAS CAUSED. THE ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL VERY EASILY COULD HAVE STARTED A FIRE HAD I NOT TAKEN IMMEDIATE PRECAUTIONS. *TT UPDATED 08/21/12

Mileage: 132,877

MY 2007 CAMRY DOOR ON FIRES WHEN I DROVE ON THE STREET. LAST EVENING (5-28-12)AROUND 4:30PM. A LOT SMOKE COMING OUT FROM THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND MY POWER WINDOW MASTER SWITCH ON THE DOOR BURN OUT AND BROKEN IMMEDIATELY. I WAS SO SCARY, THEN I PARKED MY CAR ON THE STREETSIDE AND I CALLED PUENTE HILLS TOYOTA FOR HELP (BECAUSE I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM THEM,) I SPOKE TO MANAGER[XXX] REGARDING THE INCIDENT BUT THEY SAID THEY CAN DO NOTHING, THE SERVICE DEPT WAS CLOSED DUE TO THE HOLIDAY AND THEY NEVER HEARD ABOUT 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY DOOR FIRES BUT I TOLD THEM ABOUT COMPLAINTS FILED ON THE NHTSA ACCORDING TO LA TIMES AND MANY OTHER MEDIA . TOYOTA HAS RESPONSIBILITY TO TAKE CARE OF MY CAR WITHOUT ANY CHARGES DUE TO THE DEFECT. MY POWER WINDOW SWITCH WAS DAMAGED. IT MIGHT CAUSE MY BODY INJURY AND OTHER DAMAGES..ETC ANY TIME IF TOYOTA DON'T TAKE AN ACTION ASAP. ESPECIALLY I HAVE MINOR CHILD IN THE CAR TOO (I DROVE MY SON TO THE SCHOOL EVERYDAY.) INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 33,000

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR POWER WINDOW SWITCH BEGAN TO SMOKE AND BURN WITH CAUSTIC FUMES FILLING THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 114,223

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE RPMS AND THE MPH GAUGE NEEDLES WERE CONSTANTLY FLUCTUATING WITHOUT THE VEHICLE RESPONDING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 82,000.

Mileage: 82,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR OF PLASTIC AND NOTICED SMOKE EMITTED THROUGH THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW CONTROL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHERE FLAMES BEGAN TO ERUPT FROM THE DOOR. THE CONTACT AND OCCUPANTS EXITED THE VEHICLE SAFELY. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 15 MPH WHEN FLAMES EMITTED FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 84,000. UPDATED 06/05/12*LJ UPDATED 06/07/12 *JS

Mileage: 84,000

WHILE DRIVING CAR, SMOKE AND HEAT STARTED COMING FROM UNDER DRIVERS SEAT,FRONT DASH, AND DRIVERS DOOR.THE VEHICLE THEN CAUGHT FIRE SO I PULLED OVER AND CALLED 911 AND FIRE DEPT. ARRIVED AND PUT OUT FIRE IN FRONT COMPARTMENT OF CAR . *TR

Mileage: 100,700

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW OF ANY FIRES SO FAR REPORTED, THAT HAVE OCCURRED SPONTANEOUSLY OR ONLY WHEN THE WINDOW SWITCH WAS IN OPERATION OR HAD BEEN USED SHORTLY BEFORE THE FIRE *TGW

ON 12/26/11, I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ALONG WITH THREE PASSENGERS AND BEGAN TO SEE BLACK SMOKE THROUGHOUT THE CAR. I DETERMINED THAT THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE DRIVER SIDE MASTER CONTROL PANEL ON THE DOOR. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE SMOKE IMMEDIATELY TURNED INTO FLAMES, WHICH CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY AND COMPLETE PANIC. LUCKILY, I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD ALL PASSENGERS IMMEDIATELY EXIT THE VEHICLE. PRIOR TO EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE FLAMES CAUGHT THE LEFT SIDE OF MY ARM AND STARTED TO BURN MY COAT. DURING THIS ORDEAL, I NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW IMMEDIATELY DROPPED UNEXPECTEDLY. AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE THE FLAMES QUICKLY INCREASED AND BEGAN SHOOTING INTO THE AIR UNCONTROLLABLY. ON INSTINCT, I DECIDED TO LEAVE THE CAR DOOR OPEN FACING THE STREET AS I WAS FEARFUL TO CLOSE THE DOOR, WHICH WOULD FURTHER EXACERBATE THE FIRE. MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO RETRIEVE A PIECE OF CLOTHING FROM THE TRUNK OF THE CAR AND USED IT TO PUT OUT THE FIRE WHILE SUSTAINING A BURN ON HIS HAND. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED 911 AS THEY DISPATCHED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO THE SCENE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT COMPLETELY EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND INDICATED THAT IT MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. OVERALL, IT WAS A FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE FOR MYSELF AND FAMILY MEMBERS AS I STRONGLY FEEL THAT NO ONE HAS A CLEAR EXPLANATION AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE AND FAILS TO ENSURE MY FAMILY'S SAFETY AND WELL BEING. I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED MY INSURANCE AGENT, THE DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAINED THE INCIDENT IN DETAIL ALONG WITH FILING A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED AND FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND CONSIDERATION SHOULD BE TAKEN. THIS INCIDENT FORTUNATELY DID NOT LEAD TO ANY SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURIES, HOWEVER THE EMOTIONAL TRAUMA AND DISTRESS CAUSED BY THE ORDEAL IS LONG-LASTING. *TR UPDATED 07/24/12

Mileage: 79,819

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR CONTROL PANEL CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT AND A PASSENGER WERE ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 118,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 118,000

AFTER STARTING THE CAR AND DRIVING THE DRIVER SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. WITHIN SECONDS SMOKE WAS INSIDE THE VEHICLE COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW CONTROLS. PRIOR TO PUTTING THE CAR IN DRIVE THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT AND REAR WINDOWS DOWN. THE REAR WINDOW SWITCH WOULD NOT MOVE. THE DRIVER PULLED THE CAR OVER AND WITHIN A FEW SECONDS THE SMOKE STOPPED COMING OUT OF THE WINDOW SWITCH. THEN DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE TOYOTA DEALER APPROXIMATELY 1-1/2 TO 2 MILES DOWN THE ROAD WHERE THEY ASSESSED THE PROBLEM AND DETERMINED THAT THE WINDOW SWITCH WAS BURNED OUT. THEY UNPLUGGED THE SWITCH AND ORDERED A NEW ONE WHICH WAS REPLACED ON 3/6/12. *TR

I JUST GOT IN THE CAR AND WAS DRIVING WHEN I SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. IT WAS AT NIGHT SO I COULD NOT SEE WHERE IT WAS COMING FROM SO I PULLED OVER AND NOTICED SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT LEFT DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND EVEN THROUGH THE WINDOW SWITCH. I TURNED AROUND AND WENT BACK HOME SO I CAN TURN THE CAR OFF AND LET THE SMOKE ESCAPE THE CAR. IT STOPPED SMOKING AFTER AWHILE BUT NOW I CANT USE NONE OF MY WINDOWS EXCEPT THE DRIVER SIDE. THE OTHER SWITCHES ARE STUCK THEY WONT MOVE SEEMED LIKE THAT WHAT WAS BURNING. THIS DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED BECAUSE WITH A CAR ONLY 4 YEARS OLD, THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. THE CAR HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. CALLED TOYOTA AND THE MAIN POWER WINDOW SWITCH IS 350, SOMETHING THAT I SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR. *TR

Mileage: 90,000

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. ATTORNEY WRITES ON BEHALF OF CLIENT IN REGARDS TO NHTSA'S TOYOTA INVESTIGATIONS AND CONSUMER'S VEHICLE BURSTING INTO FLAMES *TGW SMOKE BEGAN TO EMANATE FROM THE LEFT FRONT DRIVER'S-SIDE DOOR; THEN FLAMES BURST FROM THE DOOR. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE DRIVER'S HUSBAND TOOK A CLOTH FROM THE TRUNK AND TRIED TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES, AND SUFFERED A SMALL BURN. *JB

AN ELECTRICAL FIRE STARTED IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR OF MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE POWER WINDOW MASTER SWITCH ASSEMBLY LOCATED IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. I DROVE MY CAR THE NEXT DAY TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER FOR SERVICE AND REPAIR. I PAID VENTURA TOYOTA $437.36 IN PARTS AND $57.50 IN LABOR TO REPLACE THE ASSEMBLY. *TR

Mileage: 63,133

AS I WAS DRIVING I NOTICED A SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNING COMING FROM MY CAR. AS I ACCELERATED THE SMELL INCREASED. I HAD MY TWO CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND WE WERE DRIVING. I PULLED OVER, CHECKED MY OIL, BRAKES FLUID AND TIRES TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL, WHICH IT WAS. AS I DROVE AWAY I BEGAN TO SMELL THE SMOKE AGAIN. I CONTINUED DRIVING DOWN THE STREET MY CAR FILLED WITH SMOKE AND SPARKS CAME FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE. IN A PANIC, I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER, TOOK MY CHILDREN OUT OF THE CAR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND RAN ACROSS A BUSY INTERSECTION. I LATER CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND TOYOTA. THE DEALER ACTUALLY MADE JOKES ABOUT US BEING "IN A FIRE". ONCE THEY FOUND OUT MY CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY THEY SAID THEY WOULD FIX IT. I TOLD THEM I WANTED MY INSURANCE COMPANY TO COME OUT AND SEE THE DAMAGE BEFORE THEY DID ANY REPAIRS. THEY IGNORED MY REQUEST AND REPLACED THE PARTS WITHIN 12 HOURS. MY CAR SMELLED OF SMOKE AND FIRE FOR MONTHS, THEY REFUSED TO DETAIL OR REPLACE ANY OF THE INTERIOR AND EVERY TIME THE ADJUSTOR CAME TO SEE THE CAR. THEY HAD ALL OF THE WINDOWS COMPLETELY DOWN. I REPORTED MY COMPLAINTS AND INCIDENT TO THE MAIN TOYOTA OFFICE VIA EMAIL. I EVEN SENT PICTURES OF THE BURNED PARTS WHICH I CONFISCATED FROM THE DEALER. I RECENTLY READ OF YOUR AGENCY HAVING ONLY REPORTED SIX OF THESE CASES IN THE ATLANTA JOURNAL. I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THERE ARE MORE. I DIDN'T WANT THE CAR BACK AND WAS AFRAID FOR MINE AND MY FAMILIES SAFETY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS ON THE DOOR CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 06/06/12 *JS

Mileage: 57,000

I WANTED TO PASS ALONG THIS FIX AS THE TSB SEEM NOT TO HAVE A SOLUTION . I HAVE FILED THIS UNDER ELECTRICAL AS THIS IS THE COMMON SYMPTOMS (DASH GAUGES JUMP) ; HOWEVER THE FAILURE IS IN THE BRAKES (ABS DISTRIBUTION). I FIRST NOTICED MY DASH GAUGES (TEMP, TACH, SPEEDOMETER, AND TRANSMISSION SELECTION) WERE JUMPY OR NON OPERATIVE. IT RESEMBLED A LOW BATTERY PROBLEM. THE DEALER 1ST SUGGESTED I REPLACE BATTERY--STILL HAS PROBLEM, THEN THEY STATED THEY FOUND LOOSE WIRE UNDER DASH--STILL HAD PROBLEM, FINALLY (AFTER I EXPLAINED THERE WERE MANY ONLINE COMPLAINTS OF OTHERS WITH REMEDIES THAT DID NOT WORK) THEY ADVISED TOYOTA HAD A TSB FOR THE ABS DISTRIBUTION THAT WOULD CAUSE DASH GAUGES TO WORK ERRATICALLY. PART WAS REPLACED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. CAR SEEMS FINE...A PLUS, CAR NO LONGER FEELS LIKE BRAKES ARE DRAGGING WHEN LETTING OFF ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I HOPE THIS HELPS OTHERS. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, SHE SMELLED A BURNING ODOR AND FLAMES EMITTED FROM THE DOOR. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WERE NOTIFIED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 85,000. UPDATED 11/25/11 *BF

Mileage: 85,000

HI, THE FRONT PANEL LIGHTS OF TOYOTA CAMRY 2007 ARE TOO BRIGHT AND THERE IS NO ADJUSTMENT POINT WHERE THE DRIVERS CAN CONTROL THE BRIGHTNESS. THE LIGHT IS TOO BRIGHT THAT IT DISTRACTS THE VIEW IN THE NIGHT DRIVING ALSO IT MAKES THE EYES TIRED SO QUICKLY.. TOYOTA SHOULD HELP TO FIX THIS PROBLEM .. *TR

ALMOST EVERY TIME WE EXIT OUR VEHICLE WE GET A VERY STRONG ELECTRICAL SHOCK. THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERY DAY BUT APPROXIMATELY 3 OR 4 DAYS A WEEK. WE ARE PRETTY TIRED OF GETTING SHOCKED AS IT IS NOT A LITTLE SHOCK BUT ENOUGH TO MAKE YOU JUMP. WE TRY TO TAP THE FRAME OF THE DOOR BEFORE WE CLOSE IT TO RELEASE THE ELECTRICAL CURRENT. THIS DOESN'T USUALLY HELP THOUGH. *TT

Mileage: 50,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY WHEN SPARKS FLEW FROM UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT SEAT, THEN CAME A POPPING SOUND. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME A FLAME CAME AFTER THE SPARKS. I WAS DRIVING AROUND 55 MPH WHENEVER THIS HAPPENED, AND I WAS ON A VERY BUSY FREEWAY DURING RUSH HOUR (5:30 P.M.) TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SHOULDER, BUT BY THEN THE FIRE WAS SPREADING ACROSS THE DRIVERS SEAT. I WAS ABLE TO STOP BY USING THE TIP OF MY TOES TO APPLY THE BRAKES. THE FIRE BURNED MY PANT LEGS SIGNIFICANTLY, WHILE BURNING A COUPLE AREAS OF MY CALVES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT, BUT BY THEN MY CAR WAS TOTALED. THE FIREMAN AND MY INSURANCE INVESTIGATOR STATED THAT THEY BELIEVED THE FIRE STARTED BECAUSE OF ELECTRICAL, WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN FROM MY POWER SEATS. LUCKILY, MYSELF NOR ANYONE ELSE WAS KILLED DURING THIS HORRENDOUS ORDEAL.

Mileage: 35,000

MY 2007 CAMRY XLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A SMART KEY SYSTEM. WHEN I ENTER THE CAR I DEPRESS THE FOOT BREAK PEDDLE AND WAIT FOR THE GREEN LIGHT ON THE START BUTTON TO TURN GREEN WHEN IT DOES I START THE CAR. BUT SOME TIME THERE IS NO LIGHT YELLOW OR GREEN. I WAIT A SHORT WHILE AND TRY AGAIN AND MAYBE THERE IS A GREEN LIGHT OR A YELLOW LIGHT OR NOTHING. I CHANGED THE REMOTE BATTERY BUT THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I CALLED THE DEALER THEY TOLD ME TO BRING THE CAMRY IN FOR A TEST AND THE COST WILL BE $ 90.00 I THINK THIS IS NOT FAIR. I TALKED TO SEVERAL CAMRY OWNERS AND THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM HELP PLEASE.[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 20,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CONSOLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE DEALER SENT AN INVESTIGATOR TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND HE IS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 32,000.

Mileage: 32,000

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY PURCHASED FROM SUNNYSIDE TOYOTA LORAIN ROAD NORTH OLDSTED OHIO HAS MOLD IN IT THAT MAKES EVERYONE SICK WHO RIDES IN THE CAR PURCHASED BRAND NEW 3/13/2006. *TR

Mileage: 1

I TOOK MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY FOR IT'S 15,000 MILE CHECKUP AND THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE IGNITION KEY FELL APART WHEN HE TURNED IT IN THE IGNITION. THE KEY USED WAS MY SPARE KEY WHICH I KEEP IN A DRAWER AT HOME. MY MILEAGE AT THE TIME WAS 15,203 MILES. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER WHICH I DID AND THEY CONTACTED TOYOTA BY PHONE AND WAS TOLD THE KEY WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. I PAID $386.76 FOR A NEW KEY. THE KEY HAD TO BE DEFECTIVE IN ORDER TO FALL APART THE WAY THAT IT DID. I WROTE TOYOTA EXPLAINING ALL OF THIS AND REQUESTED THAT THEY REIMBURSE ME BUT WAS TOLD "NOT UNDER WARRANTY" THEREFORE THEY CANNOT REIMBURSE ME. I FEEL THAT THIS INCIDENT SHOULD BE DOCUMENTED FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. *TR

Mileage: 15,203

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. INITIALLY WHEN THE CAR WAS TURNED ON THE BRAKE LIGHT, AND ABS LIGHT WOULD COME ON ALONG WITH THE TACHOMETER, SPEEDOMETER WOULD BEGIN RACING WHILE IN PARK. AT THIS TIME THE ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM WOULD GO DOWN TO "C" THIS HAPPENED HALF A DOZEN TIMES AND IT WAS TAKEN TO TOYOTA DEALERS. I SPENT 618.00 FOR REPAIRS AND I WAS TOLD THE CAR WAS FIXED. TOYOTA DEALER ALSO STATED I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR AND THERE WOULD BE NO PROBLEMS. AFTER SPENDING MONEY FOR REPAIRS WITHIN 24 HOURS THE PROBLEM BEGAN AGAIN. NOW THIS TIME NOT ONLY WHEN YOU WERE IN PARK WOULD THE LIGHTS COME ON THE BEGAN COMING ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING. SO I COULD NOT TELL WHAT SPEEDS I WAS DOING AND UNABLE TO TELL IF I HAD BRAKES WHEN THE LIGHT CAME ON. SO IT WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP AND THIS TIME THEY WANT TO REPLACE SKID CONTROL ECU/ACTUATOR PER TECH LINE AND WANT ME TO SPEND OVER 2000.00 TO FIX THE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH I HAVE A BILL OF SALE THAT STATES PROBLEM WAS FIXED JUST DAYS BEFORE. *TR

Mileage: 86,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN PUTTING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE KEY WOULD REMAIN STUCK AND HE WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY. A LOCKSMITH WAS CONTACTED AND WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,800.

Mileage: 7,800

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH IN REVERSE ON A SLIGHT INCLINE IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE HYBRID SYSTEM OVERHEATED WARNING LIGHT AND MASTER WARNING LIGHT INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. WHILE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THERE WAS NO POWER RESPONSE. UNEXPECTEDLY, THE VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD WITH THE GEAR SHIFTER IN THE REVERSE POSITION. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER WAITING A PERIOD OF EIGHT TO TEN MINUTES AND RESUMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURES. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE PROBLEM WAS A NATURAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,717.

Mileage: 34,717

I PURCHASED MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY IN 2006 WHEN THE NEW MODEL FIRST CAME OUT. IMMEDIATELY AFTER BUYING THE CAR I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT A HESITATION AND ACCELERATION PROBLEM. I WANTED TO RETURN THE CAR AND THEY TOLD ME NO IT WAS NOW A USED CAR. I CONTACTED TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS AS WELL AND IN 2007 I WAS TOLD IT IS PROBABLY AND ELECTRONICS PROBLEM BUT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED YET. MY VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN THE RECALL, I TOOK IT IN FOR THE SERVICE AND THE CAR IS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. TOYOTA HAS DISMISSED MY COMPLAINTS. I HAVE FELT FROM DAY ONE THAT THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND CONTINUES TO BE UNSAFE. TOYOTA REFUSES TO GIVE ME MY MONEY BACK, I HAVE LOST RESALE VALUE AND CANNOT EVEN SELL THE CAR NOW. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED AND ANGRY OVER THIS SITUATION. I HAVE TO CONTINUE TO PAY MY CAR LOAN EVEN THOUGH I REFUSE TO DRIVE THIS CAR. *TR

I OWN A TOYOTA CAMRY 2007 SE. I HAVE REPEATEDLY TAKEN THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE FOR A PROBLEM REPORTED BY OTHERS: MOMENTARY HESITATION IN ACCELERATION WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS. I HAVE HAD THE COMPUTER REPROGRAMMED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THIS IS JUST HOW IT IS MADE. IT IS DANGEROUS WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE AT A CRITICAL TIME. IN ADDITION, I HAD ANOTHER ODD EXPERIENCE. I HAD STARTED THE CAR WHILE IN MY GARAGE, FASTENED MY SEAT BELT, PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, AND UNFORTUNATELY REACHED FOR THE OPEN CAR DOOR AT THE SAME TIME I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE. THE CAR LURCHED BACKWARD WHILE MY FOOT WAS STILL ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR DOOR TOOK OUT SHELVING AND MY CHEST FREEZER AND THE WHEELS WERE STILL SPINNING AND HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF. NEEDLESS TO SAY IT CAUSED PROPERTY DAMAGE AND OVER $3,000 DAMAGE TO MY CAR. OF COURSE I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY AND THEY CHECKED IT AND SAID THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE CAR AND THAT THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE. THERE WERE NO BULLETINS ON THIS ISSUE. THEY MADE ME FEEL STUPID AND SAID THAT OBVIOUSLY I HAD MY FOOT ON THE GAS. I KNOW THAT MY FOOT WAS ON THE BREAK. WITH ALL OF THE RECALL ISSUES, I AM BECOMING FRIGHTENED ABOUT DRIVING THIS CAR!! *TR

Mileage: 32,245

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, HE NOTICED A FOREIGN PIECE OF RUBBER FOAM ON THE GROUND NEAR THE VEHICLE. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE WARNING PANEL UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE AND REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL WIRING HAD BEEN GNAWED ON BY A RODENT. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,945 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

Mileage: 27,945

THE ONLY THING I NOTICED BEFORE THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED WAS THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW STOPPED WORKING A MONTH BEFORE AND THAT SAME WEEK I NOTICED MY BRIGHT LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN ON. THEN ON 3/18/10 MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING. I TURNED ON CAR AS I WAS DRIVING I STARTED TO SMELL SMOKE. I LOOKED DOWN AND SEEN SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW SWITCH. BY THE TIME I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, PARK AND OPEN MY CAR DOOR PARK FLAMES STARTED COMING OUT OF THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR PANEL. DUE TO MY VEHICLE WARRANTY BEING EXPIRED THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP MADE ME GO THREW MY INSURANCE COMPANY REFUSING TO EVEN TOUCH THE CAR. I WAS TOLD THAT THE FIRE WAS THE FIRST OF THAT KIND THAT THEY HAVE HEARD OF. I WAS TOLD THE FIRE STARTED BY THE WIRING IN THE DOOR BUT WHAT CAUSED THE WIRING TO CATCH ON FIRE. THEY TOLD ME THAT ALL THE WIRING IN THE DOOR AND THE DOOR PANEL IS BEING REPLACED. AS OF NOW THE DEALERSHIP IS HOLDING THE PARTS UNTIL TOYOTA PRODUCT LIABILITY CLAIMS DEPARTMENT CONTACTS THEM. *TR

Mileage: 67,300

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE -- I SAW SOMETHING ON TV THAT THERE MAY BE IN AN ISSUE WITH POWER GRIDS/ELECTRO MAGNETIC FIELDS AND THE NEWER CAMRY'S. MY WIFE HAS A 2007 CAMRY AND THERE IS FULL BLOCK IN DOWNTOWN TAMPA (NEXT TO TECO OUR HQ FOR POWER IN TAMPA) THAT HER PUSH-BUTTON START WILL ABSOLUTELY NOT WORK. INITIALLY, I THOUGHT IT WAS A BATTERY ISSUE WITH THE RESPONDER AND REPLACED IT. THE PUSH BUTTON START WORKED EVERYWHERE EXCEPT NEXT TO THIS GRID AND IS STILL AN ISSUE -- WE HAVE TO PARK ONE BLOCK AWAY TO GO TO THAT AREA. ALTHOUGH, THERE ARE NO DIRECT SAFETY ISSUES WITH THIS ISSUE IT MAY BE GOOD INFORMATION FOR YOUR OVERALL STUDY. THERE IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING THERE PREVENTING HER CAR TO WORK CORRECTLY. OTHER VEHICLES IN THIS SAME AREA HAVE THE SAME ISSUE.

Mileage: 35,000

AFTER PUTTING THE 2007 CAMRY ON CRUISE CONTROL AT 62 MPH IT WENT UP TO 85 MPH. THIS HAPPENED TWICE IN ONE DAY. I NO LONGER USE CRUISE CONTROL

Mileage: 20,000

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR A REPLACEMENT BATTERY. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, DUE TO A DEAD BATTERY. THE BATTERY CABLES WERE HEAVILY CORRODED. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED HE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, BEFORE THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED.*JB

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING RE TOYOTA PROBLEMS FM OWNER OF A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. *TGW WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, IT WOULDN'T START. THE CONSUMER CHECKED THE OIL AND DISCOVERED THERE WAS NO OIL ON THE DIPSTICK. THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR THREE DAYS TO REPLACE THE BATTERY, ALTERNATOR AND CABLES. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONSUMER TO CHECK WITH ANOTHER DEALER ABOUT THE VEHICLE BURNING OIL. THE OIL WAS ABOUT 2.3 QUARTS LOW. THE SHORT BLOCK, GASKETS AND SEALS WERE REPLACED. A COUPLE OF WEEK LATER, OIL WAS ON THE GARAGE FLOOR. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE SEAL AGAIN. *JB

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED IN 2007 HE REPORTED TO TOYOTA AN ACCELERATOR PROBLEM. THERE WAS A HESITATION WHEN PRESSING THE PEDAL. AFTER STATING NOTHING WAS WRONG, TOYOTA PROVIDED AN INTERNAL BULLETIN; NOT A PUBLIC BULLETIN TO GERMAIN TOYOTA OF SARASOTA AS A RESULT THE DEALER USED A COMPUTER TO RECALIBRATE THE ECM. UPDATED 04/06/10.*JB THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL REGARDING THE SUDDEN ACCELERATED PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE ECM. UPDATED 04/21/10

I OWN A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY I HAD A ACCIDENT IN THE VEHICLE ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2009 IN JACKSON, TN. I TOLD THE OFFICERS AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY THAT I TRIED TO STOP BUT WAS UNABLE TO I ALSO TOLD THEM THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG IT WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL I WENT INTO A DITCH. TWO DAYS LATER TOYOTA DID A RECALL ON THE FLOOR MATS. I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE FLOOR MATS THIS YEAR IN FEBRUARY 2010. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND FOUND OUT THAT THEY HAD THE WRONG NAME AS BEING THE OWNER AND SAID THEY WOULD GET ME THE RECALL INFORMATION MAILED TO MY HOME. THE COMPANY DID SEND ME THE INFORMATION I CALLED THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP HER AND THEY TOLD ME I COULD BRING MY VEHICLE IN. IT STATES ON THE PAPERS THAT TOYOTA WILL REPLACE THE PEDAL WITH A NEW ONE IF I WANTED TO WAIT FOR IT IN AND THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE OLDER ALL WEATHER FLOOR MATS AND CLEAN THE CARPET. THIS DID NOT HAPPEN FOR ME I NOW HAVE THE SAME DIRTY FLOOR THAT I HAD BEFORE I TOOK IT TO THEM AND NOW I'M RIDING IN A RENTAL CAR BECAUSE SINCE THEY PUT THE REINFORCEMENT BAR ON MY CAR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON AND I'M AFRAID EVEN MORE TO DRIVE THE CAR I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD CORPORATE THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THEM TO CHECK OUT THE CAR AND MY MANUAL SAYS THAT IF THIS LIGHT COMES ON THAT IT IS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE, THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT COULD BE UP TO 200 DIFFERENT THINGS AND THAT UNLESS I PAY FOR THIS THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING TO ASSIST ME I CAN WRITE A LETTER TO THE CLAIMS DEPARTMENT BUT THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THEY WILL REIMBURSE ME FOR MY RENTAL OR FOR FIXING THE VEHICLE, ALSO THAT MY FLOOR MATS ARE NOW AFTERMARKET MATS AND THE WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO THEM EITHER NOR MY FLOOR PLEASE DO SOMETHING THEY ARE NOT FIXING THESE VEHICLES AND ARE NOT STANDING BY THERE WORD I CAN NOT AFFORD TO PAY ANYMORE MONEY TO GET THIS VEHICLE FIX AND DETAILED AND I HAVE NO OTHER MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. THE PEOPLE AT CORPORATE SAY THEY ARE STICKING BY THE DEALERSHIP AND I NEED TO PAY TO GET THIS FIXED! *TR

I HAVE A 2007 JAPANESE-MADE CAMRY. I BOUGHT AT A PREMIUM (WELL ABOVE INVOICE AND ABOVE MSRP BECAUSE SERVCO HAWAII DOES NOT GIVE DISCOUNTS) THINKING I WAS PAYING FOR A RELIABLE AND WELL-MADE VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD OTHER TOYOTAS BUT NONE WITH AS MANY PROBLEMS AS THIS VEHICLE. AND, WITH ALL THE NEWS OF ACCELERATOR PROBLEMS, I WOULD LIKE MY PROBLEMS CHECKED AND NOT BE CHARGED FOR IT. I DO NOT LIKE THE IDEA OF HAVING TO PAY $103 (1HR LABOR) X 3 DIFFERENT ACCELERATOR ISSUES + ANOTHER $103 TO SEE WHY THERE IS THE SMELL OF GASOLINE COMING FROM THE A/C VENT. 1. WHEN STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR, I WILL GET NO RESPONSE... I CONTINUE TO DEPRESS THE GAS, STILL NO RESPONSE. THEN FINALLY, THE CAR WILL THRUST FORWARD VIOLENTLY. THIS HAS BEEN MENTIONED TO TOYOTA HAWAII DEALER SEVERAL TIMES SAYING IT WAS NORMAL FOR DRIVE BY WIRE VEHICLE AND THAT IT WILL TAKE SOME GETTING USED TO. 2. WHEN ACCELERATING SLOWLY, THE CAR WILL REV HIGH WITHOUT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION UPSHIFTING.. I HAVE TO DEPRESS THE GAS MORE AND THE CAR WILL REV EVEN HIGHER BEFORE UPSHIFTING. 3. ON 2 DIFFERENT TIMES, THE CAR HAS REVVED AND JUMPED FORWARD WHILE NOT IN GEAR. THE FIRST TIME WAS AT AN INTERSECTION. I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WITH THE P-BRAKE ON AND IT FELT AS IF SOMEONE HIT MY CAR FROM THE REAR. THE CAR JUMPED INTO THE BUSY CROSSWALK ABOUT 2 FEET UNTIL I HIT THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SHIFTED IT BACK INTO DRIVE. ANOTHER TIME WAS AT THE DRIVE-THRU WINDOW IN PARK. THE CAR DIDN'T MOVE BUT JERKED VIOLENTLY. BOTH WERE ON FLAT SURFACES. 4. WHEN UNDER HEAVY ACCELERATION, THE CAR SOMETIMES GIVE OFF THE SMELL OF GASOLINE. IT IS NOT EXHAUST FUMES BUT SMELLS OF RAW GASOLINE. A/C IN RECIRCULATE MODE. I ALSO HAVE BEEN HAVING NUMEROUS OTHER QUALITY PROBLEMS WITH EXCESSIVE RATTLING OF TRIM AND DOOR AJAR ALARM GOING OFF FOR NO REASON. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY ACCELERATION PROBLEM*CW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING ON A TWO LANE SECTION OF THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL UP TO 90 MPH AND IT DIDN'T RESPOND TO ANY BRAKING EFFORT. EVEN AFTER SHIFTING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD SIMPLY NOT SLOW DOWN, EVEN WITH BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE. FINALLY, THE CONSUMER DECIDED TO TURN OFF THE KEY. ONCE THE KEY WAS TURNED OFF, THE VEHICLE FINALLY BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PEDAL WAS NOT TRAPPED UNDER THE MAT AND HE BELIEVED THERE WAS SOME TYPE OF COMPUTER OR SOFTWARE PROBLEM, SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT ANY EFFECT. *JB UPDATED 03/29/10.*JB

MY 2007 CAMRY HESITATES WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STANDSTILL, AND RPM KEEPS DROPPING FROM 2000 RPM TO 1000 RPM FOR A SECOND AND BACK TO 2000 RPM AS I'M TRYING TO MAINTAIN SPEED. IT COULD MAKE MY CAR TO SLIDE ON ICY ROAD BECAUSE OF THIS ENGINE BRAKING, AND IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME I JUST TOUCH GAS PEDAL AND LET GO RPM DROPS AND GOES BACK TO CRUISING RPM ALL IN 1 SECOND. THIS HAPPENS AS SOON AS I REMOVE MY FOOT OF THE GAS PEDAL, CAUSING LIKE BRAKING FEELING. I TOLD TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN GUELPH, ONTARIO ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT THEIR MASTER SERVICE ADVISOR CRAIG ALLEN SAYS THAT IS NORMAL. I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS ELECTRONIC THROTTLE ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 21,234

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 30-35 MPH ON NORMAL CONDITIONS. THE "CRUISE CONTROL CONTROL" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THERE WERE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS OF BRAKING AND THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENT. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS AN INCREASE OF ACCELERATION UNEXPECTEDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE RECALL DEFECT. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION WITH THE WARNING INDICATOR. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

Mileage: 69,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE PUSH BUTTON STARTER FAILED TO ACTIVATE. THE IGNITION FAILED TO START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE STARTED AFTER WAITING FOR THREE TO FIVE MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE IN NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENT WHICH REQUIRED A WAITING PERIOD BEFORE AN ACTIVATION RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. A NEW STARTER BUTTON WAS ORDERED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED DUE TO THE UNAVAILABILITY OF THE PART. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,800. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 7,800

ON 7/31/2007, I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW TOYOTA CAMRY SE FROM KNOXVILLE TOYOTA. ON APRIL 20, 2008, I WAS DRIVING MY TOYOTA CAMRY SE WESTBOUND ON ROUTE 26 JUST WEST OF COLUMBIA, SC, AT A SPEED OF 60MPH. I THEN HIT MY CRUISE CONTROL TO INCREASE THE SPEED TO PASS A VEHICLE, WHEN MY ACCELERATOR STUCK AND MY SPEED WENT ALMOST IMMEDIATELY TO 105 MPH. ALL EFFORTS TO UNSTICK MY ACCELERATOR FAILED ME.( I AM A 54 YR OLD RETIRED FBI SPECIAL AGENT WHO HAS OFTEN BEEN IN HIGH SPEED PURSUIT- SO I KNOW HOW TO HANDLE VEHICLES AT HIGH SPEEDS) TRAFFIC WAS RELATIVELY HEAVY, WITH A COUPLE 18 WHEELERS, AND SEVERAL CARS WITH FAMILIES IN FRONT OF ME. I RECALLED THERE BEING A FLYER OF WARNING BY TOYOTA ON RUBBER MATS, SO I REACHED DOWN, YANKED THE RUBBER MAT OFF THE FLOOR AND THREW IT INTO THE BACK SEAT, ALL THE WHILE STANDING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, TRYING TO GET THE CAR NOT TO HIT VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME. FINALLY I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND COASTED THE CAR OUT OF TRAFFIC. SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF MY FRONT BRAKES, AND ONCE ON THE RIGHT SIDE MEDIAN, I TURNED THE CAR OFF. LET IT COOL DOWN, THEN GOT BACK ON RT 26. LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES LATER, WHILE PASSING A SLOWER VEHICLE, MY ACCELERATOR STUCK AGAIN, AND THE SPEED GOT TO 95 MPH BEFORE I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AGAIN AND TURNED IT OFF. I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO THE KNOXVILLE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP 4/21/08 (COMPLAINT OF 4/21/08 WAS DOCUMENTED AT TOYOTA KNOXVILLE, PO BOX 30069, KNOXVILLE TN.)AND THEY PUT IT ON THEIR MACHINE AND SAID "NOTHING WAS WRONG." FOR THE NEXT YEAR, I EXPERIENCED SHIMMING OF MY FRONT TIRES WHEN BRAKING. ON 5/5/09, I PAID OVER $171 TO REPAIR WARPED ROTORS. WHEN THE RE-CALL OCCURRED, I REMINDED THEM OF MY EVENT, WHICH APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN AN ELECTRONIC ISSUE INVOLVING MY CRUISE CONTROL ON THE FIRST EVENT. THEY PUT MY CAR IN TO HAVE THEIR "FIX" DONE TO MY ACCELERATOR, HOWEVER I AM NOT CONVINCED IT FIXED MY ISSUE. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT TOYOTA HAS HIDDEN THIS PROBLEM FROM ITS CUSTOMERS, AND I AM NOT CONVINCED THIS VEHICLE IS SAFE. *TR

Mileage: 14,564

THIS IS MORE FOR YOUR INTERNAL INVESTIGATION OF TOYOTA. I WORK IN AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLIER BUSINESS FOR HEADLINERS. STARTING IN 2007 ON CAMRY AND OTHER VEHICLES TOYOTA INSTALLED CARBON FIBER BASED HEADLINERS, WHICH HAVE BEEN KNOW TO CREATE ELECTRONIC FIELDS THAT INTERFERE WITH UNSHIELDED CAR ELECTRONICS...WE USED TO JOKE THAT TOYOTA HAD TO INVEST ANOTHER $10-15 PER CAR TO FIX ELECTRONIC ISSUES RELATED TO ITS ALREADY OVER-PRICED HEADLINER, SHORTLY AFTER CARS WERE INTRODUCED. *TR

SINCE I PURCHASED MY 2007 CAMRY IN JUNE 2007, I HAVE EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WHERE MY CONSOLE LIGHTS (DASHBOARD, STEREO, ETC.) DIM AND BRIGHTEN SPORADICALLY. I DRIVE AND THE LIGHTS WILL SUDDENLY BRIGHTEN DRAMATICALLY. IT WILL REPEAT DURING THE DURATION OF MY TRIP. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME THAT I DRIVE AT NIGHT, FROM THE FIRST NIGHT I DROVE HOME WITH A NEW CAR. IT IS UNRELATED TO ACCELERATION/DECELERATION OR ANYTHING I DO MECHANICALLY. NONE OF THE DASHBOARD CONTROLS CHANGE WHEN THE LIGHTS BRIGHTEN AND DIM. IT IS ONLY VISIBLE AT NIGHT, ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM LIKELY OCCURS CONTINUOUSLY. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS INDICATES A DEEPER ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT MIGHT BE RELATED TO THE ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH TOYOTA. *TW

WE HAVE A 2007 CAMRY XLE AND THE CAR SURGES WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ON AND GOING UP A HILL. IF THE CRUISE IS SET FOR 67MPH THE CAR HAS A ABOUT 2300 RPM. GOING UP A MODERATE HILL, THE CAR DOWNSHIFTS AND GOES TO 3400 RPM. IT THEN SURGES TO 4700 RPM WHICH PUTS THE DRIVERS HEAD INTO THE HEAD REST. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR IN MAY OF 2007. WE CALLED OUR LOCAL DEALER(TOPSHAM, MAINE LEE TOYOTA), AND THEY SAID IT WAS WHAT THE COMPUTER WAS PROGRAMMED TO DO. I ASKED AGAIN THE 1ST TIME I HAD IT IN FOR SERVICE AND RECEIVED THE SAME RESPONSE. IT DOES ONLY HAPPEN WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON, SO WE HAVE LEARNED TO SHUT OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL GOING UP ANY HILLS. WE HAVE A 2ND ISSUE WITH OUR 2007 CAMRY WHICH TOYOTA REFUSES TO FIX. IF THE REAR DEFROST IS TURNED ON WHILE THE RADIO IS ON, THE RADIO GOES DEAD. THE RADIO ANTENNA AND DEFROST WIRES ARE IN THE SAME WINDOW, AND ONE IS SHORTING OUT THE OTHER. I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE NO FIRE OCCURS TO TURN OFF THE RADIO WHILE THE REAR DEFROST IS ON. I HAVE READ MANY SIMILAR ISSUES ON THE INTERNET AND TOLD TOYOTA SUCH. *TR

Mileage: 124

2007 CAMRY XLE. PROBLEMS WITH HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING. THE DEALERSHIP JUST BLEW ME OFF WHEN I EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM. ACTED AS IF THIS WAS NEVER A PROBLEM WITH CAMRYS. ALSO HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH STEERING COLUMN'S RADIO CONTROLS - WHEN PRESSING THE APPROPRIATE BUTTONS, NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN OR, WHEN SEEKING STATIONS THAT WERE PROGRAMMED IN, THE DOWN OR UP BUTTONS WOULD JUMP TO OTHER STATIONS NOT PROGRAMMED. SINCE THIS PROBLEM IS ERRATIC, NOTHING WAS DONE BY DEALER. PROBLEMS WITH THE OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE GAUGE - AT TIMES, IT WOULD TAKE 15-20 MINUTES BEFORE THE TEMPERATURE WOULD CHANGE TO THE CORRECT ONE. EXAMPLE: IT READ 77 DEGREES WHEN IT WAS ACTUALLY IN THE MID-90S. DEALERSHIP DID REPAIR THIS LAST SUMMER BUT NOW, IT IS READING SEVEN+ DEGREES OFF THE ACTUAL OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE. THE FINAL PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR IS THAT THE PAINT IS CHIPPING OFF OF THE FRAME AREA BELOW THE DOORS OF THE CAR. THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED WITH ANY PREVIOUS CAR I HAVE OWNED. DEALER ATTRIBUTED IT TO THE FACT THAT THIS CAR IS THE SPORT VERSION SO IT RIDES LOWER. FIRST TOYOTA I HAVE OWNED AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT MAY BE MY LAST. *TR

THE VEHICLE IS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE SEDAN. WHILE DRIVING LOCALLY, THE ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER WHICH CONTAINS ALL OF THE OPERATIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE VEHICLE (SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, FUEL AND OIL GAUGES, ALL SAFETY MONITORING INDICATORS, ODOMETER, ETC.) HAD A TOTAL POWER FAILURE. EVERYTHING WENT TOTALLY BLACK AND NOTHING WAS VISIBLE. ABOUT 5 SECONDS LATER, EVERYTHING RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE IS NOT REPRODUCIBLE FOR THE CAR DEALERSHIP TO DIAGNOSE, SO THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT OR WHERE TO START LOOKING. THIS WOULD SEEM TO REPRESENT A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD WHERE THE DRIVER IS SUDDENLY OPERATING THE VEHICLE "BLIND".*CW

Mileage: 29,325

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. HE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED; THEN THE ENGINE STALLED. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. AS A CONSEQUENCE HIS RISK FOR VEHICLE CRASH WAS INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. HOWEVER BECAUSE HE WOULD BE CHARGED FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,193. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,440. UPDATED 10/09/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER REPLACED THE KEYS. THE KEY CASE HAD A CRACK IN IT. UPDATED 10/16/09

Mileage: 24,193

THE US FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION HAS DETERMINED IN ITS 2006 & 2007 REPORTS THAT THE TOYOTA CAMRY WAS THE HIGHEST LISTED VEHICLE TO BE ARBITRATED. THE FAILURE I ENCOUNTERED WAS THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE OR REACT WHEN YOU APPLIED THE GAS PEDAL, THIS IS DUE TO A SERIOUS GAP IN RESPONSE TIME DUE TO THE TOYOTA "DRIVE BY WIRE" PROCESS, SOFTWARE FLASH UPDATES PER THE TSB-ECM ARE NOT SOLVING THE PROBLEM, WHICH LED TO MY ACCIDENT, THIS PROBLEM MAY HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH AS A RESULT OF NOT BEING ABLE TO ACCELERATE OUT OF HARMS WAY. I ENCOURAGE TOYOTA CAMRY OWNERS TO RETURN THEIR VEHICLES PER THEIR STATES RESPECTIVE LEMON LAWS OR THE FEDERAL MAGNUSON-MOSS ACT. 2006 TOYOTA HAS THE HIGHEST COMPLAINT RATING, 286 COMPLAINTS, TOTALING 83.9% OF THE COMPLAINTS. TOYOTA HAS THE TOP 3 SPOTS FOR COMPLAINTS ON THEIR VEHICLES THE TOYOTA CAMRY WAS THE MOST COMPLAINED ABOUT VEHICLE FROM EVERYONE IN ALL GROUPS 42 COMPLAINTS, TOTALING 12.3% OF ALL COMPLAINTS. 2007 AGAIN TOYOTA TOOK 85 COMPLAINTS, TOTALING 84.2% THE TOP 3 VEHICLES WERE FROM TOYOTA, THE CAMRY AGAIN IS IN PLACE NUMBER 3 12 TOTAL COMPLAINTS, TOTALING 11.9%, THE HIGHEST NOW 2 YEARS IN A ROW. THE REPORTS WERE OBTAINED FROM HTTP://WWW.NCDSUSA.ORG. *TR

Mileage: 16,000

I BOUGHT MY TOYOTA CAMRY BRAND NEW FROM ED MORSE TOYOTA OF DELRAY BEACH FLORIDA IN AUG 2007, IT WAS A BRAND NEW 2007 CAMRY LE, SIX CYLINDER, I REPORTED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE CAR WOULD STOP OR HESITATE, THEY NEVER FIXED THE PROBLEM, TODAY ON 3/16/2008 AT 11:02AM THE HESITATION CONTRIBUTED TO ME HAVING A SEVERE ACCIDENT AND WAS REPORTED TO FHP REPORT# FHPL090FF014673 I HAD BROUGHT IN THE VEHICLE FOR HESITATION ISSUES ON 10/17/2007,11/28/2008, 2/25/2009. *TR

Mileage: 17,000

IT HAS BEEN NOTICED THAT THERE IS A BATTERY ISSUE WHICH ALLOWS FOR ACID TO SEEP ONTO THE BATTERY CABLES AND LEAVES ACID ON TOP OF BATTERY TERMINAL AND CABLES. I KNOW OF SEVERAL OTHER TOYOTA CAMRY OWNERS THAT HAVE THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM THAT AFFECTS THEIR VEHICLE. THIS ACID IS CORROSIVE AND HAS LEAD TO DAMAGED COMPONENTS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

INTERMITTENTLY, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT RESPOND TO THE THROTTLE. THE PROBLEM HAPPENS FREQUENTLY, PARTICULARLY WHEN I BRAKE AND DECELERATE FROM ABOVE 30MPH, THEN MAKE A TURN, SUCH AS EXITING AN OFF RAMP, AT ABOUT 5-20 MPH, I PRESS THE ACCELERATOR TO ACCELERATE OUT OF THE TURN, AND THE THROTTLE DOES NOT RESPOND FOR ABOUT 3 TO 15 SECONDS. I CONSIDER THIS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WHERE I CANNOT DEPEND ON THE VEHICLE RESPONDING TO THE THROTTLE ALLOWING ME TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS UNDER OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES, AND IS COMPLETELY UNPREDICTABLE, BUT THE ABOVE SCENARIO IS THE MOST CONSISTENT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TOYOTA FOR THIS ISSUE FOR THE SECOND TIME AND WAS TOLD: '..THAT IS THE WAY IT IS..' AND "..THIS IS HOW THE FLY-BY-WIRE SYSTEM WORKS IN THE CAMRY.." BY THE SERVICE TECH OF POWER TOYOTA IRVINE ON TUESDAY APR 29. HE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND ENCOURAGED ME TO SPEAK WITH THE TECH ROBERT WHO KNOWS HOW TO WORK AROUND THE ISSUE BY MANIPULATING THE THROTTLE AND RECOMMENDED THAT I COMPLAIN DIRECTLY TO TOYOTA. HE ALSO MENTIONED THAT IF I BUG TOYOTA, THEY WILL BE MOTIVATED TO '.. FIX THE SOFTWARE, PUT A NEW COMPUTER IN IT, OR TAKE CARE OF YOU SOME OTHER WAY..' *TR

Mileage: 12,000

AFTER SLOWING TO MAKE A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN, THE ACCELERATOR "STICKS" PREVENTING/SLOWING ACCELERATION IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE TURN OUT OF THE INTERSECTION AND CLEAR OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. JUDGING FROM INTERNET SITES THROUGH GOOGLE, THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS (MINE INCLUDED) ARE AWARE OF, BUT DO NOT WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT. *TR

Mileage: 100

MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HESITATES WHEN YOU FIRST PRESS ON THE GAS. IT HAS HAPPENED AS LONG AS 3 SECONDS. FROM A STOPPED POSITION, PULLING OUT ON TO A HWY. AND GOING LEFT, MY CAR GOT ME OUT ON TO THE HWY. BUT THEN HESITATED. I WAS STILL PRESSING ON THE GAS HEAVILY, BUT MY CAR WAS NOT GOING! I WOULD ESTIMATE ABOUT 3 SECONDS. I HAD AN ONCOMING CAR TRAVELING TOWARD ME AND I WAS STOPPED IN HIS LANE UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING. THIS HESITATION HAPPENS FREQUENTLY. I WOULD SAY THIS HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES EVERYTIME I DRIVE MY CAR. TOYOTA SERVICE DEPT. SAYS HE HAS HAD SEVERAL COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND THIS YEAR AND MAKE. HE KNEW WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT AS SOON AS I MADE THE CALL TO HIM REGARDING THE PROBLEM. HE SAID THAT IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE MAIN COMPUTER IN THE CAR. I TOOK IT IN AND THEY HAD TO PREFORM AN "ECU UPDATE' WHICH HE SAID BASICALLY IS RESETTING THE COMPUTER. SOUNDS EASY, BUT IT TOOK THEM 2HRS TO COMPLETE. I AM AFRAID SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE KILLED DUE TO THIS "ECU" PROBLEM! I COULD HAVE BEEN!!! *TR

Mileage: 200

SINCE DAY 1 CAR HAS BEEN GARBAGE. ENGINE HESITATES ALMOST EVERYTIME I NEED TO SPEED UP TO CHANGE LANES AND CAR HAS BEEN SHAKING WHEN I BRAKE COMING OFF THE HIGHWAY. WORST CAR EVER AND DEALERSHIP HAS CHARGE ME EVERYTIME I BRING T IN TO GET THIS CHECKED. THEY SAYS "THIS IS HOW IT IS MANUFACTURED!" ABD THEN CHARGE ME FOR MAKING THEM CHECK MY CAR AND NOTHING BEING WRONG WITH IT, BUT CLEARLY THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM. MY OLD 1992 MERCURY SABLE NEVER JERKED AND WENT TO RANDOM GEARS NEITHER SHOULD THIS BRAND NEW CAR. I HAVE NOW HAD THIS CAR FOR ALMOST ONE AND A HLA YEARS AND NOW I FINALLY AM SICK OF THE SERVICE AFTER I ALMOST GOT IN A HUGE HUGE ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS ENGINE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM! *TR

Mileage: 20,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT OTHER MOTORISTS WERE BECOMING IMPATIENT WITH HIM. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, HE USED THE GPS TO CHECK THE SPEEDOMETER AND IT INDICATED THAT HE WAS TRAVELING 63 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT WAS BETWEEN THE TOLERANCE AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT WAS WITHIN THE NATIONAL SAFETY STANDARDS. HE WAS ADVISED TO CALL NHTSA IF HE HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT THE STANDARD. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. UPDATED 02/14/08. *LJ UPDATED 02/14/08 *TR

Mileage: 20,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATES AT INTERSECTIONS OR WHILE IDLING AT STOP SIGNS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY TEN TIMES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CPU ON THE COMPUTER AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WITHIN TEN KEY TURNS, THE VEHICLE REPROGRAMMED ITSELF AND HE MUST DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO REPROGRAM IT TO ITS ORIGINAL SETTING. THE FAILURE REMAINS UNCORRECTED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,000. UPDATED 02-12-08 *BF THE DEALER STATED REPLACED INSTRUMENT PANEL ASSEMBLY, A/C VENT CLOSEST TO STEERING WHEEL IS LOOSE,AND HESITATION BETWEEN FIRST AND 2ND GEAR. UPDATED 02/12/08 *TR

Mileage: 200

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATES AT INTERSECTIONS OR WHILE IDLING AT STOP SIGNS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY TEN TIMES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CPU ON THE COMPUTER AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WITHIN TEN KEY TURNS, THE VEHICLE REPROGRAMMED ITSELF AND HE MUST DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO REPROGRAM IT TO ITS ORIGINAL SETTING. THE FAILURE REMAINS UNCORRECTED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,000. UPDATED 02-12-08 *BF THE DEALER STATED REPLACED INSTRUMENT PANEL ASSEMBLY, A/C VENT CLOSEST TO STEERING WHEEL IS LOOSE,AND HESITATION BETWEEN FIRST AND 2ND GEAR. UPDATED 02/12/08 *TR

Mileage: 200

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED DURING ACCELERATION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ECU MODULE SHOULD BE REPROGRAMMED. THEY REPROGRAMMED THE ECU MODULE, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,600.

Mileage: 3,500

CAMRY 2007 STALLS WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. *JB

Mileage: 4,000

I BOUGHT A 2007 CAMRY (6 CYLINDER) WITH 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION IN SEPT. 2006. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH GEARS WHEN IT IS COLD. IT WORKS NORMALLY AFTER IT HAS WARMED UP, ALTHOUGH IT SEEMS TO BE SOMEWHAT INDECISIVE, ESPECIALLY WHEN ACCELERATING. IT HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR NORMAL SERVICE THREE TIMES. IT HAS 15,300 MILES ON IT NOW. THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT WANTS TO REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER BUT DOES NOT SEEM VERY CONFIDENT THE REPROGRAMMING WILL HELP. I WILL TRY THIS BEFORE I TRADE IT FOR A NEW HONDA ACCORD. SO FAR NO SITUATIONS INVOLVING SAFETY HAVE OCCURRED. *TR

Mileage: 25

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE WITH SMART KEY , KEYLESS IGNITION. PAGE 320 OF THE OWNERS MANUAL STATES CAUTION "DO NOT TOUCH THE ENGINE START STOP SWITCH WHILE DRIVING", IN BRACKETED YELLOW BACKGROUND. NEXT PARAGRAPH STATES IN REGULAR BW PRINT; "IF YOU HAVE TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP,PRESS AND HOLD THE ENGINE START SWITCH FOR MORE THAN THREE SECONDS. THE FALLACY OF THIS IS THE VEHICLE SPEED MUST BE UNDER 3 MPH. IF YOU APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE/PARKING BRAKE THE ENGINE WILL QUIT AT BELOW 40 MPH. I WENT THRU SEVERAL TESTS TO DETERMINE THIS FLAW. THIS IS POOR DESIGN. I HAVE HEARD VIA TV THAT THE LEXUS 350 ,ALMOST SAME VEHICLE AS CAMRY XLE EXCEPT FOR NICER INTERIOR AND SEATS, HAS AN UNCOMMANDED ACCELERATION PROBLEM. PROBABLY ALL 2007 LEXUS VEHICLES HAVE KEYLESS ( SMART KEY) IGNITION. IF YOU WERE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH AND GOT UNCOMMANDED ACCELERATION WITH SMART KEY YOU WOULD BE IN A BAD SITUATION. I HAVE NOT HAD AN UNCOMMANDED ACCELERATION AND DO NOT WANT ONE AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED AND WAS INFORMED OF A CRACK IN THE BATTERY. TOYOTA IS UNSURE IF THE BATTERY CAN BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 6,146. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED THE REPAIR INVOICE. UPDATED 08/20/07 *TR

Mileage: 6,146

CAR HESITATED BADLY ON ACCELERATION. AT FIRST THE DEALER SAID IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE ACCELERATOR WAS CONNECTED THROUGH A WIRE TO THE COMPUTER, BUT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE ,AND NEEDED TO BE INVESTIGATED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IF NECESSARY. I WILL STATE MY DEALER WAS NOW TRYING TO RECTIFY THE ISSUE BECAUSE IT HAS ALSO EFFECTED THE GAS MILEAGE, AND A SEE IT AS A SAFETY HAZARD. IF NECESSARY I WILL CONTACT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MY HOME STATE BECAUSE I SEE THIS AS A NON PERFECTED PIECE OF EQUIPMENT PUT UPON THE PUBLIC . *AK

Mileage: 1,500

I DO NOT OWN THE 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY OR THE LEXUS ES350 , BUT IN THE COURSE OF TEST DRIVING BOTH OF THE VEHICLES, I WAS SHOCKED TO DISCOVER THAT THE START/STOP BUTTON DEFEATS THE OLDER IGNITION KEY IINTERLOCK SYSTEM. IN THE OLDER KEYED IGNITION SYSTEM THE CAR MUST BE IN PARK TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. IN THE 2007 MODELS OF LEXUS AND CAMRY THE ENGINE CAN BE TURNED OFF WITH THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE SIMPLY BY TOUCHING THE BRAKE. HERE IS NO IGNITION KEY TO PLACE IN THE STEERING COLUMN.. PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING WHICH I SENT TO YOUR SITE THIS MORNING AND WAS ASKED TO FILE A FORMAL COMPLAINT: 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY AND LEXUS ES 350 DO NOT USE AN IGNITION KEY. THEY USE A "REMOTE" WHICH MUST BE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE VEHICLE WHEN THE "START/STOP" BUTTON IS PRESSED. OTHER MANUFACTURERS (BMW, VOLVO) USE BOTH A "KEY" IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE "START/STOP" BUTTON. WHILE THIS SECOND OPTION AT FIRST SEEMS REDUNDANT, IT IS A SAFETY FEATURE AND TOYOTA/LEXUS PRODUCTS MAY BE PRONE TO "ROLLING WHEN STOPPED" IN THE FOLLOWING SCENARIO: TOYOTA/LEXUS: DRIVER TOUCHES BRAKE AND HITS THE "START/STOP" BUTTON TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE, BUT DRIVER FORGETS TO MOVE THE TRANSMISSION FROM "DRIVE" TO "PARK". UPON RELEASING THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE WILL MOVE, IF NOT ON LEVEL GROUND. BMW/VOLVO: AS ABOVE, BUT DRIVER IS UNABLE TO PULL "KEY" FROM STEERING COLUMN BECAUSE VEHICLE IS NOT IN "PARK". THEREFORE, DRIVER PLACES TRANSMISSION IN "PARK" BEFORE EXITING THE CAR, OTHERWISE HE WILL NOT HAVE THE VEHICLE "KEY" WITH HIM ON LEAVING THE CAR. THE INFINITI M35X AWD USES A "START/STOP" BUTTON, BUT "BEEPS" AN ALARM WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED IN DRIVE. IN SUMMARY: REDUNDANCY (KEY/START-STOP BUTTON) AND ALARMS SERVE A USEFUL SAFETY PURPOSE AND SHOULD BE INCORPORATED INTO THE TOYOTA/LEXUS PRODUCTS. ALTERNATIVELY, THE "START/STOP" BUTTON SHOULD BE ACTIVE ONLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK OR NEUTRAL. *AK

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE ENGINE HESITATED SEVERELY. ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION ATTEMPTS TO CROSS AT A CROSSROADS OR ENTER A FREEWAY WITH PLENTY OF TIME BEFORE TRAFFIC ARRIVED RESULTED IN SEVERAL NEAR MISSES WITH OTHER CARS. THE FAILURE OF THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT TO OCCUR. WE HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO GREENVILLE TOYOTA IN GREENVILLE NC, AND THEY SAID IT WAS A CHIP IN THE COMPUTER AND THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT WERE UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. GREENVILLE TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVES ADVISED IT WAS A MANUFACTURER'S ISSUE. *AK

Mileage: 7,645

THE BLUISH GREENISH AND GREY LIGHTING ON THE 2007 CAMRY RADIO WAS SO BRIGHT THAT IT WAS DISTRACTING AT NIGHT. IT I WASSO BRIGHT THAT THE PEOPLE IN THE FRONT SEAT WERE ILLUMINATED BY IT, AND HAD TO WORK VERY HARD TO SCAN OUTSIDE THE CAR SINCE IT COMPLETELY RUINED NIGHT VISION. THERE WAS A DIMMER SETTING, BUT IT WAS TIED TO THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS. WHEN DIMMING THE RADIO ONE LOST THE ABILITY TO READ THE GAUGES. I WASVERY CONCERNED THAT THIS WAS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE. WE CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS TOYOTA'S CUSTOMER CARE CENTER. DESPITE THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM THE REPRESENTATIVE WITH HER OWN CAMRY THAT IT WAS A VERY BRIGHT LIGHT. TOYOTA WILL NOT WORK WITH US TO CHANGE IT IN ANYWAY, STATING THAT IT WAS A DESIGN ISSUE WITHOUT ENOUGH COMPLAINS. THEY WERE NOT INTERESTED IN SEEKING WAYS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. *AK

I PURCHASED A NEW 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY IN JUNE 2006. AFTER RETURNING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE OF THE SLUGGISH ACCELERATION FROM A STOP WAS CONSISTENT AND THE PASSING GEAR DOWNSHIFT FELT DELAYED AS IF THERE WAS A COMMUNICATION LAG BETWEEN THE TCM AND ACTUAL SWITCHING OF THE SHIFT SOLENOIDS AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 50 MPH. THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT SET SPEED. ON STEEPER GRADES AND ON THE INTERSTATE THE DOWN SHIFTS ARE VERY FREQUENT AND AT TIMES VERY DRAMATIC. WHEN CRESTING A STEEP HILL THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTS AT THE CREST AND TAKES 2 OR 3 SECONDS TO RELEASE THE THROTTLE, PICKING UP ANYWHERE FROM 10 TO 15 MPH AND I HAVE TO BREAK SUDDENLY IN ORDER TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN. I WAS TOLD BY TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE THAT A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN CAME OUT IN SEPTEMBER OF 2006 FOR AN ECM CALIBRATION ENHANCEMENT TO SHIFTING PERFORMANCE AND SMOOTHNESS AND THIS NEW COMPUTER SOFTWARE HAD TO BE DOWNLOADED IN THE CAR AND THIS WOULD RECALIBRATE ECM (PCM) ENGINE & TRANSMISSION. THE CATCHER TO THIS IS THAT THE CUSTOMER HAS TO REQUEST THIS DOWNLOAD BEFORE THE DEALERSHIP WILL FOLLOW THROUGH. IF YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE BULLETIN HOW CAN AN AVERAGE CUSTOMER REQUEST THIS? THE DOWNLOAD WAS PERFORMED ON THIS CAR BUT DIDN'T HELP ANY. THE DEALERSHIP TOOK THE CAR BACK AND I WAS GIVEN A NEW ONE IN DEC. 2006. SAME THING WITH THIS ONE. I HAVE BEEN THROUGH NATIONAL CENTER FOR DISPUTE SETTLEMENT WITH AN APPOINTED ARBITRATOR WHO HAD THE CAR INSPECTED BY AN ASE INDEPENDENT INSPECTOR. HE AGREED WITH THE ABOVE BUT IN CONCLUSION STATED THAT TOYOTA SHOULD "DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR AS NECESSARY". I FEEL THAT THIS IS A NO WIN SITUATION FOR THE CONSUMER AND TOYOTA KNOWS ALL ABOUT THE PROBLEMS BUT JUST DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO CORRECT THEM. BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF SAFETY THE "LEMON LAW" SHOULD BE PUT INTO EFFECT AND THESE CARS RECALLED. TOYOTA IS NOT GOING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY UNLESS FORCED. THIS IS MY FIRST AND LAST TOYOTA VEHICLE. *JB

Mileage: 25

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.

Mileage: 50

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

Mileage: 4,987

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. *NM

Mileage: 50