NHTSA Complaint #10175114 — 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY

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