2007 TOYOTA CAMRY Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the check engine warning light remained illuminated and there was black exhaust smoke coming from the exhaust pipes. Additionally, the contact stated that the vehicle had experienced excessive oil consumption. The vehicle was taken to the local mechanic who was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The local dealer was not yet contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 105,000.

MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY IS BLOWING WHITE POWDER (ALUMINUM OXIDE) WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONING/HEAT IS COMING OUT OF THE VENTS. ONLINE RESEARCH POINTS OUT TO THE ANTI-MOLD, EXPERIMENTAL CODING THAT TOYOTA PUT ON THE EVAPORATOR FANS, AND THIS IS WHAT IS CAUSING THE ISSUE. HOWEVER, TOYOTA DOES NOT WANT TO ADMIT THIS CODING WAS PUT ON THE VEHICLES IN 2007, AND THERE IS NO OFFICIAL RECALL ABOUT THIS ISSUE. AT THE SAME TIME, THE LONG-TERM EXPOSURE TO ALUMINUM OXIDE COULD LEAD TO LUNG DAMAGE. I WAS WONDERING WHAT CAN BE DONE IN A CASE LIKE THIS. PLEASE ADVISE. TOYOTA SAID THAT SINCE MY VEHICLE IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, ALL REPAIRS WOULD HAVE TO BE COVERED BY ME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ADVICE AND THOUGHT ON THE ISSUE. MY CASE NUMBER WITH THE TOYOTA IS [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C....

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ABS AND EMERGENCY WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE AIR CONDITIONER PRODUCED HOT AIR, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED, AND THE SPEED RAPIDLY DECREASED. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER, PLACE IT INTO PARK AND THEN BACK INTO DRIVE IN ORDER FOR IT TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ABS ACTUATOR HAD INTERNAL FAILURE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,785.

WHITE POWDER OR DUST BLOWING OUT OF AIR VENTS OF MY HEATING VENTS IN WINTER AND AC VENTS IN SUMMER. DUE TO THAT CAR ALSO SMELL LIKE DUSTY ETC.. THIS PROBLEM IS OCCURRING SINCE LAST SUMMER, PROBLEM PERSIST LAST SUMMER, WINTER AND NOW THIS SUMMER. FIRST TIME MY KIDS (4 AND 3 YEARS OLD) WAS RIDING IN MY CAR TO GROCERY STORE 3 MILES FROM HOME, THEY HAD PROBLEM BREATHING AND THEY ARE COUGHING, SO I HAVE OPEN MY ALL WINDOW, SO KIDS CAN BREATHE. I AM EXHALING THAT WHITE POWDER INSIDE ME, I AM NOT SURE WHAT THAT POWDER IS, AND HOW IT WILL EFFECT MY HEALTH IN LONG TERM. I TOOK MY CARE TO 3 DIFFERENT TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS AND EVERYONE SAID WITHOUT OPEN MY CAR THAT THIS IS KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL. *TR

1ST REPAIR: 2/17/2014: CHECK ENGINE LIGHT/SMOKING/STALLING: REPLACE WATER PUMP AND DRIVE BELT $539. 2ND REPAIR: 4/07/2014: CHECK ENGINE LIGHT/ROUGH IDLE: REPLACE SPARK PLUGS AND #2 COIL, AIR FILTER $540. 3RD REPAIR: 4/04/2014: CHECK ENGINE LIGHT/ROUGH IDLE/OVERHEATED: CRACKED HEAD GASKET, REPLACE THERMOSTAT, OIL VALVE, COOLANT, COIL PLUG CLIPS FOUND BROKEN FROM PREVIOUS REPAIR $1811 (OCCURRED WHILE ON A TRIP -STRANDED, 2 WEEKS W/O CAR DUE TO LOCATION OF REPAIR SHOP DUE TO BEING ON VACATION) 4TH REPAIR: 5/23/2014: CHECK ENGINE LIGHT/STALLING: FOUND OIL LEAKING INTO SPARK PLUG TUBE SHORTING COIL; REPLACED VALVE COVER GASKET, SEALED SPARK PLUG TUBES $560 TOTAL REPAIR FROM 2/17 TO 5/23/2014 GRAND TOTAL: $3450 WE PURCHASED VEHICLE ON THE PRETENSE OF A VERY RELIABLE/LOW MAINTENANCE. VERY DISAPPOINTED AND NOT VERY LIKELY TO EVER RECOMMEND TOYOTA TO ANYONE. OUR QUESTION REMAINS............................CAN WE GET ANY REIMBURSEMENT. THE TOYOTAT SERVICE ADVISOR WAS SURPRISED THAT THE WATER PUMP, WHICH STARTED THIS...

I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW IN 2007 AND HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH IT SINCE 2009 WITH THE CAR BURNING OIL. I TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ( NOT THE ONE I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM) ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND THEY HAD NO EXPLANATION FOR IT. I WOULD GET MY SCHEDULED OIL CHANGES AND BEFORE IT WAS DUE TO GET THE NEXT, THE OIL LIGHT WOULD COME ON SIGNALING THE OIL WAS LOW. WHEN I WOULD GO TO CHECK MY OIL, SURE ENOUGH, THERE WAS LITTLE TO NO OIL IN MY CAR.. EACH OIL CHANGE THE MECHANIC WAS MIND BOGGLED THAT THERE WAS NO OIL IN MY CAR. OF COURSE, I WAS ALARMED AS I KNOW I DO NOT DRIVE MY CAR MUCH AND I COULD NOT FOR THE LIFE OF ME UNDERSTAND WHERE THE OIL WAS GOING SINCE I DID NOT HAVE A LEAK.. AFTER MY LAST...

DURING REPLACEMENT OF THE TIRES ON THIS VEHICLE, THE MECHANIC OBSERVED OIL LEAKS ON BOTH OF THE FRONT STRUTS ON THIS CAR. ALTHOUGH THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS CONDITION WAS OBSERVED, THE LEAKS MUST HAVE BEEN PRESENT FOR SOME TIME BECAUSE THIS CONDITION PROBABLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE DETERIORATION OF THE TIRES. ONE OF THE TIRES ACTUALLY SHOWED AREAS WHERE THE STEEL BELTS OF THE TIRE WERE EXPOSED - POTENTIALLY A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

WHEN TURNING ON A/C A MILDEWY LIKE SMELL WOULD OCCUR BUT DISAPPEAR. THEN ONLY ONE HALF OF CAR WOULD COOL. VENTS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE PRODUCED HOT AIR; VENTS ON PASSENGER SIDE PRODUCED COOL AIR. THIS PROGRESSED TO A STRANGE CHEMICAL GASSY TYPE SMELL, NOT A FUEL GAS SMELL, INCOMPARABLE TO ANYTHING I HAVE SMELLED BEFORE. WHILE TRYING TO ALLOW THE PASSENGER TO REMAIN COOL, THIS GAS ENTERED THE CAR CABIN AND BEGINS TO MAKE YOU SLEEPY. AFTER EXPERIENCING THIS SEVERAL TIMES, I NO LONGER USE THE AIR CONDITIONER AS I HAD BECOME TOO SLEEPY TO DRIVE ON ONE OCCASION. I TOOK MY CAR TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. I WAS INFORMED THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE EVAPORATOR. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY EVAPORATOR. WHEN I ASKED ABOUT THE TJE CHEMICAL GASSY SMELL, I WAS TOLD IT...

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE STALLING. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE LAST TIME THE VEHICLE STALLED, IT WOULD NOT RE-START AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER BLAMED THE CONSUMER FOR HAVING THE VEHICLE TUNED-UP AT A SERVICE STATION, WHERE THEY MAY HAVE USED GREEN ANTI-FREEZE FLUID, INSTEAD OF PINK ANTI-FREEZE THAT TOYOTA USED. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED GREEN ANTI-FREEZE WOULD CORRODE THE TANK. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED A RE-BUILT ENGINE WOULD COST $ 7287.66. THE CONSUMER AGREED TO THE PRICE AND FINALLY PICKED THE VEHICLE UP ON FEBRUARY 11, 2013. THE NEXT DAY, WHEN THE CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE WAS LEAKING FLUIDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THEY TIGHTENED UP SOME LOOSE AREAS AND THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO...

STARTED HEARING SOME WEIRD SOUND AT A SMALL TURN FROM HOME TO WORK. WITHIN A MINUTE OF THE SOUND, FOUND THE STEERING TOTALLY LOCKED AND DIDNOT MOVE LEFT OR RIGHT AND NEED TO APPLY FORCE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE TO STOP ON THE HIGHWAY. CALLED ALLSTATE ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO PEP BOYS AND FOUND THE WATER PUMP BROKEN. REPLACED IT BY THEM AND IT IS RUNNING FINE NOW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE RADIATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE CONTACT WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A BOLT THAT DETACHED AND BECAME LODGED INSIDE OF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,600. UPDATED 01/29/13*LJ UPDATED 01/30/13

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH NOISE FROM ENGINE DUE TO WATER PUMP LEAKING. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE WATER PUMP SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED, WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE. *JB

CONSUMES ABOUT 3 QUARTS OF OIL AT 3000 MILES AT OIL CHANGE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH AND SMELLED BURNING OIL. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS CONSUMING OIL AT AN UNUSUALLY RAPID PACE AND WAS CHANGED EVERY 5,000 MILES. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

2,000 MILES AFTER AN OIL CHANGE I NOTICED THAT MY OIL LIGHT WOULD COME ON SPORADICALLY. I CHECKED THE OIL AND IT WAS THREE QUARTS LOW. THE CAR ONLY HOLD FOUR QUARTS OF OIL, SO THIS WAS ESPECIALLY CONCERNING. A MECHANIC CHECKED OUT MY CAR AND SAID THAT THERE WERE NO LEAKS, EVERYTHING WAS STILL FACTORY SEALED, AND HE DIDN'T KNOW WHY IT WAS CONSUMING SO MUCH OIL. I HAD AN OIL CHANGE 1000 MILES LATER, AND 2000 MILES AFTER THAT I WAS LOW ON OIL AGAIN! ACCORDING TO THINGS I'VE READ, THIS CAR CONSUMES ROUGHLY 1 QUART OF OIL EVERY 1,200 MILES IT IS DRIVEN. THIS SHOULD BE FIXED BY TOYOTA. *JS

MY CAR IS CONSUMING OIL OUT OF NORMAL. THE DEALER PUT ME ON OIL CONSUMPTION TEST LAST YEAR. I WAS TOLD THAT THE OIL CONSUMPTION IS OK. NOW I HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AGAIN. I WAS VERY LOW ON OIL ALMOST I QT LEFT IN THE ENGINE. I CHECKED THE ENGINE OIL BECAUSE THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT KEEPS POPPING UP WHEN I APPLY BRAKES. I WENT TO THE DEALER AGAIN YESTERDAY AND THEY PUT ME ON OIL CONSUMPTION TEST AGAIN. I WAS READING THE FORUMS AND EVERYONE HAS THE SAME ISSUE. THERE IS NO SOLUTION RECOMMENDED BY TOYOTA. WE ARE TOLD TO KEEP COMING BACK TO THE WORKSHOP EVERY 1200 MILES WITHOUT A FIX. PLEASE HELP. *TR

CAR IS BURNING EXCESSIVE OIL AND PER THE DEALERSHIP, THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. FROM WHAT I SEE ONLINE, THIS APPEARS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS BURNING MORE OIL THAN NORMAL. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE OIL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CHECKED THE OIL AND NOTICED THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OIL WAS CHANGED 4,700 MILES PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ADDED ONE QUART OF OIL TO THE VEHICLE AND THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. AN OIL CHANGE WAS PERFORMED HOWEVER, SIX DAYS LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO OIL LEAKS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BURN EXCESSIVE OIL EVERY THOUSAND MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WOULD CHECK THE OIL LEVEL EVERY ONE THOUSAND MILES AND WOULD HAVE TO ADD ONE QUART OF OIL IN BETWEEN OIL CHANGES AT 3,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION OF THE LEAK BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE LEAK. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

I HAVE 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY THAT HAS EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION 1QT EVERY 1000MLS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THREE QUARTS OF OIL HAD TO BE REPLACED EVERY 5,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE ENGINE WAS PULLED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

MY CAMRY HAS EXCESSIVE OIL USAGE. IT USES ABOUT 1 QT EVERY 600 MILES. THE PROBLEM STARTED AT APPROX 61000 MILES. CAR CURRENTLY HAS 96,000 MILES ON IT AND I PUT A QUART OF OIL IN FOR EVERY 2 TANKS OF GAS. I SEE THAT TOYOTA ISSUED A TSB FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT WILL ONLY FIX IT UNDER WARRANTY. THEY ARE REPLACING THE PISTONS AND RINGS WITH A NEW DESIGN BECAUSE THE OLD DESIGN IS A FAILURE. IT IS AN ENGINEERING/DESIGN DEFECT AND SHOULD BE FIXED UNDER A RECALL. *KB

I BOUGHT 07 CAMRY FROM LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN 2007. FROM THE START I'VE NOTICED THE CAR WAS CONSUMING OIL. THERE IS NO TRACE OF LEAK ANYWHERE BUT WAS TAKING OIL. WITHOUT MUCH THOUGHT, I WOULD ADD OIL AS NEEDED. AS THE MILEAGE START TO RACK UP, THE PROBLEM IS TOO OBVIOUS AND IT IS GETTING WORSE. AT THE BEGINNING, I DID NOT KNOW HOW MUCH OIL WAS BEING CONSUMED. THEN I STARED TO USE TICKER OIL HOPING THE PROBLEM WOULD GO AWAY. IT DID NOT AND I AM STILL USING TICKER OIL (5W20 TO 5W30) OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM, I THINK IS PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE. THE CAR NOW HAS 65,000 MILES AND LATE LAST SUMMER (2011) I'VE SEEN OIL ADDING EVERY MONTH (ABOUT EVERY 1,000 MILES). LOCAL DEALER SAID A QUART EVERY 1,000 MILES IS NORMAL. SERVICE MANAGER IS SAYING THAT TOYOTA STATED THE CONSUMING A QUART EVERY 1,000 MILE...

THE OIL BAFFLE IN MY 2007 CAMRY HAS TRASHED THE ENGINE AND TOYOTA REFUSES TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE MY CAR IS COUPLE OF THOUSAND MILES PAST THE WARRANTY AND THEY ARE ASKING FOR 8,000 FOR A NEW ENGINE. IN THE MEANTIME, I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENT FOR THIS CAR AND I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE IT FOR THE PAST MONTH AND DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT. *TT

THE 2.4LITER ENGINE IN THE 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY THAT I OWN HAS BEGUN TO CONSUME AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF ENGINE OIL. TOYOTA HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TO COVER VEHICLES THAT ARE STILL COVERED UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY BUT WILL NOT ASSIST ME WITH MY VEHICLE SINCE IT IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. NOW THE VEHICLE HAS 100,000 MILES ON IT AND THE ENGINE WILL FAIL PREMATURELY. I HAVE CONTACTED THE TOYOTA'S CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER AS WELL AS MY LOCAL DEALER WITH NO SUCCESS. THE LOCAL DEALER KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM BUT SAYS TOYOTA WILL NOT ASSIST OUT OF WARRANTY CUSTOMERS. THERE WAS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE ENGINE AND THE PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD WITH THESE MODELS. TOYOTA SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR DISTRIBUTING AN INFERIOR PRODUCT TO THE PUBLIC AS WELL AS THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF EXCESSIVE OIL BURNING ON A LATE MODEL VEHICLE. *TR

DURING DRIVING OR IN A STOP LIGHT THE WARNING LIGHTS OF VCS SYSTEM LIGHTS UP WITHOUT ANY REASON AND THEN WENT TO NORMAL. I'VE NOTICED THEN THAT THIS USUALLY HAPPENED WHEN SOME WEIGHTED VEHICLES PASSED BESIDE MINE THAT CAUSED A ROUGH ROAD MOVEMENT OR SOME HIGH LOUD. ONE TIME PASSED JUST BEFORE A ROUTINE CHECKUP (OIL & FILTER). I CALLED BACK TO THE SERVICE AND TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A RESETTING OF THE CAR SYSTEM.???? THIS HAS PASSED FOR A FEW TIMES EVERY YEAR BUT THIS TIME THE WARNING LIGHTS STILL AND IT SHOWN A DIAGNOSIS WITH ABNORMAL LEAK IN THE ACCUMULATOR WHICH I'VE TOLD THAT THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENED IN AN HYBRID MODEL. *KB

I ACCIDENTALLY FOUND OUT THAT MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY IS BURNING EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL. WHEN I WENT FOR AN OIL CHANGE AT AROUND 60000 MILES, THE MECHANICS COMMENTED THAT MY ENGINE OIL LEVEL IS VERY LOW (NEARLY EMPTY). HE FOUND NO SIGNS OF LEAKING. AFTER THE OIL CHANGE, I CHECKED THE LEVEL TO MAKE SURE IT IS FULL. AFTER 600 MILES, THE MARK IS NEAR THE LOW END, WHICH MEANS ABOUT 1.2 QUART CONSUMPTION (ACCORDING TO USER MANUAL). *KB

THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED USED FROM A PRIVATE PARTY IN AUGUST 2011. I DID AN OIL CHANGE SOON AFTER, ON 8/21 WITH MILEAGE AT 57,336. ON 11/3 MY WIFE REPORTED THE OIL LIGHT COMING ON WHEN BRAKING. I CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL, AND THERE WAS JUST A TINY BIT ON THE TIP OF THE DIPSTICK. IT TOOK 3 FULL QUARTS TO BRING IT BACK UP TO FULL ON THE DIPSTICK. MILEAGE WAS 59,820 SO THAT MEANS THAT IN 2,484 MILES, THE ENGINE CONSUMED 3 QUARTS OF OIL. ON 12/18 MY WIFE AGAIN REPORTED THE OIL LIGHT COMING ON WHEN BRAKING. I CHECKED THE OIL AND THE DIPSTICK WAS COMPLETELY DRY. AGAIN, 3 FULL QUARTS TO BRING IT UP TO THE FULL MARK. MILEAGE WAS 61,397 SO THIS TIME 3 QUARTS WERE CONSUMED IN 1577 MILES. ALL OF THIS IN COMPLETELY NORMAL DRIVING. THERE IS NO OIL LEAKING UNDER THE CAR...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST TRACTION AND SWERVED FROM ONE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO THE OTHER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE FAILURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 57,000.

THIS IS FOR CAMRY 07, 4 CYL. THE CAR ALWAYS GETS SERVICED AT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AT 5000 INTERVALS (PER THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS). I NOTICED BEFORE THE DUE MILEAGE (5000 MILES) WHEN SUDDEN BRAKING, THE OIL LIGHT WOULD COME ON. WHEN CHECKING THE DIPSTICK IT IS ALMOST EMPTY. SO THE DEALER RECOMMENDS DOING 500 TO 1000 MILES OIL CHECKS AND IT IS CONSUMING TOO MUCH OIL. AFTER SEARCHING I FOUND THAT THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE ENGINE BLOCK BUT TOYOTA DENIES IT. I DID CALL THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY MENTIONED IT IS OK FOR THE ENGINE TO CONSUME OIL!!! THIS IS OF COURSE IS NOT ACCEPTABLE AND SECONDLY BURNING OIL WOULD MAKE MORE POLLUTION. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE TURNPIKE WITH MY CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 75 MPH WHEN MY CAR BEGAN "RACING" INTO OVERDRIVE. IT DID THIS FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN STOPPED, A FEW MINUTES LATER THE ENGINE RACED AGAIN. ABOUT. THAT TIME ANOTHER CAR PULLED UP NEXT TO ME TO TELL ME MY CAR WAS ON FIRE(SMOKING). I PULLED OFF THE INTERSTATE AND HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED. TOYOTA FINALLY AGREED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE BUT I AM HAVING SAME PROBLEMS WITH NEW ENGINE AND I WAS CHARGED $1800 TO GET AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE NEW ENGINE. *TR

NOTICED THE ENGINE BURNING OIL AT AN EXCESSIVE RATE (2 QUARTS EVERY 1500 MILES) AT AROUND 72,000 MILES. AT 85,000 MILES DEALER RAN A CONSUMPTION TEST AND INSPECTED THE ENGINE. ADVISED THAT THE SHORT BLOCK OF THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR $6500. CAR IS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY ON MILEAGE AND TOYOTA WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE DEALER SAYS THIS IS A COMMON AND KNOWN ISSUE. A QUICK SEARCH ON THE INTERNET OF "2007 CAMRY BURNS OIL" SHOWED THAT MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE NO IDEA IF IT'S SAFE FOR ME TO DRIVE THE CAR UNDER THE CURRENT CONDITIONS (THE DEALERSHIP COULDN'T GUARANTEE IT WAS) AND I DON'T FEEL THAT IT'S MY RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX THIS SINCE IT'S CLEARLY AN ISSUE WITH THIS CAR. ONLINE SEARCHES HAVE ALSO REVEALED THAT TOYOTA HAS COME OUT WITH A NEW SHORT BLOCK...

MY CAMRY IS BURNING THROUGH OIL AT A RATE OF ABOUT ONE QUART PER 1000 MILES! THIS IS NOT NORMAL IN THE LEAST. I KNOW THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO MINE - I SURE HOPE THAT YOUR AGENCY CAN DO SOMETHING TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE WITH TOYOTA. *TR

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM SHEEHY NISSAN ON SEPT. 25, 2010, WITH 89,720 MILES, ONE PREVIOUS OWNER AND NO ACCIDENTS/DAMAGE REPORTED TO CARFAX, AFTER HAVING A STATE INSPECTION DONE OF ALL MAJOR SYSTEMS. I HAVE THE OIL CHANGED AT REGULAR INTERVALS (MOST RECENTLY, SEPT. 23, 2011 AT 110,990 MILES) AND HAD 100K MILE SERVICING DONE ON JULY 19, 2011. THE ENGINE FAILED DURING A DRIVE TO NEW YORK. CLIMBING THE BRIDGE OUT OF DELAWARE, THE RPMS ABNORMALLY INCREASED. I SAW THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATE, TURNED OFF THE RADIO, OPENED THE WINDOW AND HEARD THE ENGINE MAKING LOUD NOISES. I PULLED TO THE SHOULDER ON THE APPROACH TO THE NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE. WHEN THE CAR CAME TO A STOP, THE ENGINE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE REMAINED AT THE MID-WAY POINT, BUT A GREASY FILM COVERED THE BACK BUMPER. AAA TOWED IT BACK TO MY SHOP, WHERE MECHANICS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM THE INTERIOR. THE CONTACT MERGED ONTO THE SHOULDER AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO TEST DROVE AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND WHERE THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM OR ANY OTHER ISSUES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

I HAD AN OIL CHANGE 2K MILES AGO BY A CERTIFIED TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND YESTERDAY NOTICED THAT MY OIL LIGHT KEPT TURNING ON AS I ACCELERATED AND DECELERATED. CHECKED THE OIL WITH THE DIPSTICK AND IT WAS NOT REGISTERING. HAD TO PUT 3 QUARTS OF OIL IN TO BRING IT BACK UP TO FULL. HAD TOYOTA CHECK AND THERE WERE NO LEAKS. SAID THAT ITS UNCOMMON THAT THIS IS HAPPENING. AND IT COULD BE BURNING OIL. THAT'S 1 QUART EVERY 1000 MILES WHICH IS UNHEARD OF! I CHECKED ONLINE AFTER MY VISIT WITH TOYOTA AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM! I ONLY HAVE 76K ON THE ENGINE AND MY WARRANTY RAN OUT AT 65K. DEALER SAID EITHER PAY TO HAVE THE ENGINE REBUILT OR BUY A NEW CAR. THEN SAID THAT HE SUGGESTS TO BUY A NEW CAR AND DUMP THIS ONE BEFORE THE PROBLEM GETS WORSE!!!

OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM. VEHICLE REQUIRES 1 QUART OF OIL ADDED EVERY 1000M. CURRENT MILEAGE ~42K. *TR

DRIVER BELT/TENSIONER FAILURE AT LESS THAN 46,000 MILES ON A NEW MODEL. NOISE UNDER THE HOOD WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS TURNED ON. DRIVER BELT HAS LOST TENSION. VEHICLE IS LESS THAN 4 YEARS OLD. *TR

@79K MILES, OIL LIGHT CAME ON. ADDED 1.5 QTS OF OIL. TOOK CAR IN FOR 80K SERVICE (ALL SERVICE UP TO DATE). TOLD DEALER OF LOW OIL PROBLEM. DEALER ADVISED 05/31/2011 DRIVEABILITY; CUSTOMER STATES THAT OIL LIGHT CAME ON DASH ABOUT 500 MILES AGO ADDED 1 QUART OF OIL SAW A CLOUD OF SMOKE FROM EXHAUST ..NOTE ADVISED CUSTOMER THAT TECH DID FIND OIL LOW PERFORMED OIL CHANGE AND MARKED DIP STICK ADDED DYE TO OIL ADVISED CUSTOMER TO RETURN WITH IN 500 MILES TO SEE IF ANY DYE RESIDUE COMING FROM TAIL PIPE E. RETURNED CAR TO DEALER @ ABOUT 700 MILES AND DEALER ADVISED 06/30/2011 ENGINE MINOR. CUSTOMER STATES THAT ENGINE WAS BURNING OIL WE TOPPED OFF OIL AND ADDED DYE CHECK AND ADVISE, AS PERTOM SINICA THAT AS PER TOYOTA SPEC IS EVERY CAR IS ALLOWED TO USE 1QT OF OIL IN 1200 MILES. I CALLED TOYOTA...

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY, 4CL HIGH OIL BURNING RATE - CAR ENGINE WAS MAKING LOUD. BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT I HAD ALMOST NO OIL IN THE ENGINE. DAMAGE WAS DONE TO VARIOUS PARTS INCLUDING CRANK SHAFT, WATER PUMP. *TR

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER WRITES TO EXPRESS DISCONTENT REGARDING POOR MILEAGE AND ACCELERATION ISSUES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE IDLES VERY HIGH AND RUNNING HOT. THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECENTLY HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE, WHEN IT ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. *JB

WE BOUGHT A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY IN OCTOBER 06 AND HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING LOW OIL LEVELS FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS. ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS, THE OIL LEVEL HAS GOTTEN SO LOW THAT THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. WE HAVE BEEN REPORTING THE PROBLEM TO TWO SEPARATE TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS AND THEY'VE ASKED ME TO RETURN THE CAR FOR OIL CHECKS AFTER 1000 MILES, WHICH SHOW A LOST OF OVER A QUART OF OIL. OUR TOYOTA DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN TELLING US THAT IT IS NORMAL FOR THE CAMRY TO CONSUME OVER A QUART OF OIL AFTER 1000 TO 3,000 MILES AND THERE IS NO PROBLEM TO FIX. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THROUGH FIDELITY AND A SERVICE SPECIALIST BY THE NAME OF [XXX] AT TOYOTA OF ORLANDO BEEN GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND ABOUT GETTING FIDELITY TO GIVE THEM THE GO AHEAD TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. HE SAID THAT HE...

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY 2.4L AT 68,000 MILES - WATER PUMP FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A MOTOR 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS INSPECTING THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE OIL WAS LOWER THAN NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE OIL SUB-ASSEMBLY CONTAINER. THE DEALER REPLACED AND SEALED THE OIL SUB-ASSEMBLY CONTAINER YET THE FAILURE DID NOT PERSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,992 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,900.

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY - WHILE SLOWING DOWN IN TRAFFIC FROM 30 MPH, AS I REACHED APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH THE ENGINE "REVVED UP" ......I HAD TO BRAKE HARDER WHILE THE CAR WAS BUCKING AS IF IT WANTED TO SPEED AHEAD ....AFTER 5 SECONDS, ENGINE SLOWED ABRUPTLY SO THAT WE THOUGHT IT HAD STALLED BUT IT WAS JUST BACK TO THE USUAL IDLING SPEED. THE CAR WAS BROUGHT IN TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ON JUNE 16, 2010 RIGHT AFTER THIS INCIDENT. THEY EXAMINED THE CAR, FOUND NOTHING WRONG AND CHARGED US $96.00. THIS "REVVING UP" HAS HAPPENED BEFORE BUT NOT AS SEVERE AS THIS OCCURRENCE. SINCE THE JUNE 16 INCIDENT, IT HAS HAPPENED SIX OTHER TIMES SEVERAL OF WHICH WERE SEVERE. THE MOST RECENT SEVERE INCIDENT WAS ON AUGUST 21, 2010. WE HAVE NOTIFIED THE TOYOTA CORPORATION BUT AS OF TODAY, 8/25/2010, THEY HAVE NOT ADVISED US AS TO WHAT TO DO....

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE STRUTS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS A SLIGHT LEAK COMING THE STRUTS. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE LEAKING WAS NORMAL, BUT, THEY WOULD MONITOR IT EVERY 5,000 MILES. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO GET BACK TO THE DEALER WITHIN THE 5,000 MILES AND BY THE TIME HE DID RETURN, THE STRUTS WERE LEAKING PAST THE LOWER SPRING SEAT. THE QUALITY OF THE RIDE; ESPECIALLY WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS HAD WORSENED. ALL FOUR STRUTS WERE LEAKING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS CONSUMING ENGINE OIL AT AN UNUSUALLY RAPID RATE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE OIL CONSUMPTION WAS NORMAL. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC BUT WAS UNABLE TO PRODUCE ANY FAILURE CODES. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD POTENTIALLY STALL OR THE ENGINE COULD BE DESTROYED BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

I PURCHASED A TOYOTA CAMRY 2007 ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO AND MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT DESPITE THE FACT THAT I RECEIVED THE REQUIRE MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE. I AM STILL PAYING A CAR NOTE ON THIS VEHICLE,BUT CAN NOT DRIVE IT BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. I ADDRESSED MY CONCERNS TO TOYOTA AND INITIALLY JACK TAYLORS AND DAR CARS OF TOYOTA STATED THEY COULD TAKE 10% OFF THE 4800 THEY QUOTED ME. I FELT DISRESPECTED AND INSULTED BECAUSE I HAVE BROUGHT SEVERAL CARS FROM TOYOTA AND NEVER EXPERIENCED ANY MAJOR ISSUES.AS A SINGLE MOTHER AND PERSON THAT IS STILL PAYING A CAR NOTE, I DID NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY. I THEN EXPLORED OTHER ALTERNATIVES , SO THAT I CAN SHOP FOR THE BEST POSSIBLE PRICE AT OTHER TRANSMISSIONS SHOP. THE FIRST SHOP I WENT YOU WAS A-1 TRANSMISSION(SUITLAND, MD)AND THEY INDICATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN TOYOTAS...

I OWN A 2007 CAMRY CE. LAST MONTH I NOTICED THE OIL LAMP WAS ON BUT MY OIL CHANGE WASN'T DUE FOR ANOTHER 2000 MILES. I TOOK IT TO TOYOTA AND THEY TOPPED OFF THE OIL AND ASKED ME TO RETURN AT 1000 MILES. I DID AND THE OIL WAS AGAIN LOW. THEY TOPPED IT OFF AGAIN AND ASKED ME TO RETURN AT 500 MILES-I DID. I LEFT THE VEHICLE OVERNIGHT AT THE DEALER'S REQUEST BECAUSE THE OIL WAS BEING CONSUMED AT A CERTAIN RATE AND COULDN'T BE EXPLAINED. I RECEIVED A CALL THE NEXT DAY TO LET ME KNOW THAT THEY DON'T KNOW THE PROBLEM AND THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO "REBUILT" THE ENGINE AT A COST OF $6900 PLUS TAX. UNFORTUNATELY, MY WARRANTY RAN OUT AT 60K MILES AND I HAVE 62K MILES NOW. I HAD LESS THAN $61K MILES WHEN THIS ALL STARTED SO I'M ONLY OUT...