2007 TOYOTA CAMRY Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

AT ABOUT 75000 MILES MY CAMRY STARTED BURNING 1+ QUARTS OF OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. NOW AT 84000 MILES IT IS BURNING 1.5+ QUARTS BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. WITH THIS INCREASED EXCESSIVE BURN RATE THE CAR MUST NOW BE MONITORED REGULARLY TO PREVENT ENGINE FROM RUNNING OUT OIL AND CEASING UP THE ENGINE. FROM DISCUSSIONS ON SEVERAL WEBSITES THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WHICH EFFECTS A LOT OF CAMRYS AND WHICH TOYOTA REFUSES TO CORRECT. THEY STATE A QUART BURNED IN 1200 MILES IS NORMAL WHICH IS A REALLY STUPID THING TO SAY. TOYOTA ONCE AGAIN IS FAILING TO STEP UP TO OWNING THE PROBLEM. ALSO, AS ALL THESE ENGINES ARE NEEDLESSLY BURNING THOUSANDS OF QUARTS OF OIL DUE TO LOW RELIABILITY PARTS, WE ARE VERY MUCH CREATING A LOT OF AIR POLLUTION. I WONDER WHAT THE EPA THINKS OF THIS? *KB

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...

THE 2007 TOYOTA CARMY HAS EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUES AND IT IS CONCLUDED THAT IT IS A ENGINE DEFECT AS NO CAR SHOULD LOSE A QUART EVERY 600MILES! *TT

2007 CAMRY SE BURNING OIL ON ENGINE. DEALER ADVISED I WOULD NEED A NEW ENGINE AT A COST OF $7200 TO REPLACE. DEALER ADVISED TO CHECK OIL EVERY 1000 MILE. ALTHOUGH I DON'T SEE OIL LEAKS, I AM HAVING TO ADD OIL EVERY 1000 MILES. DEALER'S SERVICE TECH ATTRIBUTED IT TO NOT GETTING THE OIL CHANGES, HOWEVER, I HAVE SERVICE RECORDS TO PROVE OTHERWISE AS DEALER MAINTAINED BY 3 TOYOTA DEARLERS. WITH 115K MILES AND STILL MAKING PAYMENTS, DEALER ADVISED NEW ENGINE, GASKET AND SEALS WOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I AM LEARNING OF OTHER 07 CAMRY OWNERS WITH SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS CONSUMING OIL AT AN EXCESSIVE RATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK AFTER 1,000 MILES SO THEY COULD FURTHER DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE HAD YET TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THEY INFORMED THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THAT THERE WERE NO ACTIVE RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,942.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT REPLACED THREE SETS OF MOTOR MOUNTS AS A RESULT OF THEM BREAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REFERRED HER TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 50,000 WAS AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,000. UPDATED 06/07/11*LJ UPDATED 1/19/2012 *LN *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. BEFORE THE CONTACT CHANGED HIS OIL, HE NOTICED THAT THE DIP STICK INDICATED A LOW OIL LEVEL EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY DRIVEN 2,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 46,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 81,000.

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...

DROVE APPROX. 1/4 MILE CAR LOST POWER, WITH A STRANGE METAL GRINDING NOISE, ALL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON (LOST POWER STEERING & BRAKE CAPABILITY) THEN STALLED. PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL THEN TURNED ENGINE OFF AND LET SIT APPROX. 2 OR 3 MINUTES. CAR RESTARTED. TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALER: TECH STATED PERFORMED ST INSP. NO CODES & HEALTH CK & DIAGNOSTIC TEST PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE IS AS THE MANUFACTURER INTENDED. MILEAGE ON VEHICLE: 31,374. 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE AUTO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND NOTICED THAT THE OIL LIGHT HAD APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS BURNING THE OIL. THE DEALER ADDED OIL TO THE ENGINE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81000.

LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN KAGEN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE COMPENSATION FOR TOYOTA REPAIRS AND CAR RENTAL COSTS NOTE: LETTER FORWARDED FROM CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VVT-I OIL LINE IS A RUBBER HOSE WHICH ROUTES A HIGH PRESSURE FLOW OF HOT ENGINE OIL OUTSIDE THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE RUBBER DETERIORATES OVER TIME AND CAN UNEXPECTEDLY BREAK OR RUPTURE FROM 19,000 TO OVER 100,000 MILES AND CAN LEAD TO VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIRS WHEN RUNNING THE ENGINE WITHOUT OIL CAUSING SEVERE ENGINE DAMAGE. MOST OWNERS REPORTED THERE WAS NO WARNING FROM THE OIL OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THEY DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM WHEN THEY NOTICED A PUDDLE OF OIL ON THE GROUND. THE MANUFACTURING FIX WAS INSTITUTED IN NORTH AMERICA PLANTS IN APRIL 2008. THE ASSEMBLY FIX WAS TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE METAL AND RUBBER ASSEMBLY WITH AN ALL METAL OIL LINE. THE CONSUMER STATED HER VEHICLE LOST...

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING OWNER OF A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY VEHICLE HAD A DEFECTIVE VVT-OIL LINE THAT CAUSE SEVERE ENGINE DAMAGE. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VVT-I OIL LINE IS A RUBBER HOSE WHICH ROUTES A HIGH PRESSURE FLOW OF HOT ENGINE OIL OUTSIDE THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE RUBBER DETERIORATES OVER TIME AND CAN UNEXPECTEDLY BREAK OR RUPTURE FROM 19,000 TO OVER 100,000 MILES AND CAN LEAD TO VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIRS WHEN RUNNING THE ENGINE WITHOUT OIL CAUSING SEVERE ENGINE DAMAGE. MOST OWNERS REPORTED THERE WAS NO WARNING FROM THE OIL OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THEY DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM WHEN THEY NOTICED A PUDDLE OF OIL ON THE GROUND. THE MANUFACTURING FIX WAS INSTITUTED IN NORTH AMERICA PLANTS IN APRIL 2008. THE ASSEMBLY FIX WAS TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE METAL AND RUBBER ASSEMBLY WITH AN ALL METAL OIL LINE. THE CONSUMER STATED HER VEHICLE LOST OIL SUDDENLY WITH NO WARNING....

CAR HAD A BURNING OIL SMELL THAT GREW STRONGER DURING ONE DAY. FINALLY HEARD A SMALL TICKING NOISE AS I CAME CLOSE TO HOME, SMELL WAS WORSE AND I CONNECTED THE TWO... HURRIED HOME 5 BLOCKS AWAY. OIL TRAIL BEHIND MY CAR TO THE HOME. CHECKED OIL, REQUIRED 4.5 QUARTS OF OIL TO BRING IT BACK TO LEVEL. RESEARCHED ON LINE TOYOTA OWNERS FORUM, MENTION OF OIL PIPE FROM CRANKCASE TO UPPER HEAD AREA LEAKING. A RUBBER HOSE THAT CONNECTED TWO METAL HOSES FAILED ON OTHER TOYOTAS, RAVS AND SOMETHING ELSE. CALLED TOYOTA REGARDING OIL LEAKS.. GAVE THEM MY VIN # AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY CAR DIDN'T FALL INTO A SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT THE PROBLEM, AND MILEAGE WAS OVER 60K... EVEN THOUGH IT WAS EXACTLY LIKE THE OTHER CARS THAT ARE COVERED. CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER, BROUGHT THE CAR IN, RELATED TO THE SERVICE WRITER MY EXPERIENCE AS A...

HEARD A LOAD NOICE ON A CAMRY HYBIRD 2007: AND WHENI TOOK THE CAR FOR SERVICE CHECK , THE DEALER INFORMED ME WITH A FAILED WATER BUMP NOT COVERED UNDER TOYOTA WARRENTY -AT A LOW LOW MILAGE 60,800

ATTN: DEFECTS INVESTIGATIONS OFFICE. 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH 38721 MILES THAT IS OWNED BY AND USED AS AN UNDERCOVER POLICE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT EXPLANATION ON MARCH 10, 2010. THE OPERATOR, WHO IS A SWORN OFFICER, ADVISES THAT HIS FOOT WAS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE INCREASED IN SPEED AND ENGINE REVOLUTIONS WITHOUT EXPLANATION. THE EVENT OCCURRED OVER THE COURSE OF APPROXIMATELY 1/10TH OF A MILE REACHING SPEEDS JUST OVER 60 MPH. THE ACCELERATION EVENT CORRECTED ITSELF. THERE WAS NO INJURY OR CRASH ASSOCIATED WITH THE EVENT. THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION HAD COMPLETED A TOYOTA RECALL SERVICE PROGRAM # SSC90L TO ADDRESS ACCELERATION ISSUES WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE ON MARCH 2, 2010. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE HENRICO POLICE ON MARCH 3, 2010. THE EXTREMELY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME BETWEEN THE RECALL SERVICE AND THIS SUDDEN UNANTICIPATED ACCELERATION EVENT GIVES REASON TO BELIEVE THAT THE RECALL SERVICE WAS...

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 LE CONTINUES TO HAVE RUNAWAY UNINTENDED ACCELERATION DESPITE THE VEHICLE UNDERGOING A SERIES OF MODIFICATIONS AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN AUBURN, CA. IT HAS HAPPENED PRIOR TO BE FIXED AND HAS HAPPENED ONCE SINCE BEING FIXED. *TR

AT THE SPEED OF LESS THAN APROX 15-20 MILES ON A TURN, CAR SPUN OFF AND LOST CONTROL. CAUSED WHEELS TO CRASH INTO CURB, AND SEVERELY DAMAGED. NOTICED OIL ON THE TIRE SURFACE. MOVED CAR OUT OF TOAD WAY. CAR SPILLED LOT OF OIL. THE TOYOTA DEALER ASSESSED, AND TOLD US THAT THE OIL HOSE (VVT-I) HAS RUPTURED, CAUSING OIL LEAK. TOYOTA LATER INFORMED THAT THERE IS A SO CALLED "LIMITED CAMPAIGN" TO REPLACE THESE HOSES. THEY ARE DENYING THAT THE OIL LEAK WAS THE CAUSE OF ACCIDENT. THEY HAVE NOT DONE ANY THOROUGH INVESTIGATION. THE WRITTEN RESPONSE FROM DOES NOT EVEN SATISFACTORILY EXPLAIN THEIR REASONING FOR DENYING CLAIM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE USED OVER A QUART AND A HALF OF OIL IN LESS THAN 5,000 MILES ON AVERAGE. HE FIRST NOTICED THE FAILURE IN APRIL 2009. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NO OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM. HE WROTE LETTERS TO THE MANUFACTURER BUT RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO-DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,800. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,066. UPDATED 03/15/10

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...

ON APRIL 22, 2009, AN OIL LINE PART #15707-31030 RUPTURED ON OUR 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY VIN VERY RAPIDLY PUMPING OIL FROM THE ENGINE AND REQUIRING IMMEDIATE REPAIR. SINCE APRIL 2009, WHILE INVESTIGATING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIR COSTS, SEVERAL TOYOTA SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES FROM LOCAL DEALERSHIPS STATED THAT TOYOTA HAS IDENTIFIED THIS MODEL ENGINE IN AVALON VEHICLES AS HAVING THIS SAME RUPTURED OIL LINE DEFECT AS OCCURRED ON MY VEHICLE. SINCE JULY 2009 WHILE SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR ENGINE REPAIRS WITH TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE, I REQUESTED THAT THIS ISSUE BE PURSUED INTERNAL TO IDENTIFY THIS DEFECT THROUGH TECHNICAL BULLETIN OR RECALL FOR CAMRY VEHICLES. ON JANUARY 6, 2010, I SPOKE TO MIGUEL LOPEZ, SUPERVISOR, TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE, DEPARTMENT WC10, TOYOTA MOTOR SALES, U.S.A., REFERENCE THIS ISSUE AND HE STATED VERY CLEARLY THAT "NO ACTION OR FOLLOW-UP" PHONE CALLS OR OTHER COMMUNICATION WOULD BE TAKEN BY HIS OFFICE TO INVESTIGATE THIS SAFETY ISSUE WITH CAMRY?S....

TOYOTA CAMRY 2007 - SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN REVERSE. WHEN I AM BACKING UP THE CAR AT SLOW SPEEDS (SUCH AS BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE) THE CAR OFTEN SUDDENLY ACCELERATES BACKWARDS. WHEN BACKING UP OUT OF MY GARAGE I MUST KEEP MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AT ALL TIMES AND BE READY TO STEP HARD ON THE BRAKE TO STOP THE SUDDEN BACKWARDS ACCELERATION. WHEN DRIVING FORWARD, THE ENGINE OFTEN HESITATES FOR SEVERAL SECONDS WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS. THIS OFTEN HAPPENS WHEN I AM RAPIDLY ACCELERATING TO ENTER A FREEWAY. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AS I NEED THE CAR TO ACCELERATE TO ENTER FAST MOVING TRAFFIC BUT I CANNOT COUNT ON THE ENGINE TO RAPIDLY SPEED UP. AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS OF HESITATION, THE CAR THEN ACCELERATES TOO RAPIDLY. MY TOYOTA DEALER CLAIMS TO HAVE FIXED THE RAPID ACCELERATION WHEN DRIVING BACKWARDS, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED....

2007 CAMRY XLE V6, THIS IS MY SECOND CAR (LEMON LAW REPLACED FIRST CAMRY AT 300 MILES NEW) AND 4TH TRANSMISSION, ALL COVERED BY TOYOTA. LAST WEEK ALL OIL DRAINED FROM VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING.. OIL SPEWED FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE FOR MILES. MY GIRLFRIEND CALLED ME AT WORK, ASKED ME TO CHECK MY CAR AS SHE SAW MY TRAIL OF OIL FOR 1/4 MILE.. TOOK CAR TO MY MECHANIC, FOUND A RUBBER HOSE, A CLAMP ON EACH END ABOUT 6 INCHES LONG, THE CLAMPS AND HOSE HAD TO BE REPLACED, BECAUSE OIL SPEWED OUT OF THIS PART. IF MY GIRLFRIEND HADN'T CALLED ME, MY ENGINE WOULD HAVE SEIZED. AS WHEN I CHECKED IT AT WORK A PUDDLE OF OIL WAS UNDER VEHICLE, AND THE DIP STICK SHOWED NO OIL IN VEHICLE. WHAT IF I WAS ON VACATION OR TRAVELING OUT OF STATE, MY CAR ENGINE WOULD HAVE BEEN DESTROYED. ENGINE WOULD...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. HE IMMEDIATELY NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT END AND GRILL AREA OF THE VEHICLE. FIVE MINUTES LATER, FLAMES APPEARED FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE ENTIRE FRONT END BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH 2GR-FE V-6 ENGINE HAD A FAILED VVTI PRESSURE PIPE ASSY. MAJOR OIL LEAK DEVELOPED WHICH CAUSED A LOSS OF ENGINE OIL. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. DEALER REPLACED WITH THE SAME PART NUMBER 15707-31030 WITH THE RUBBER CONNECTION INSTEAD OF THE UPDATED ALL METAL PART NUMBER 15772-31030. I HAD 56335 MILES ON THE VEHICLE SO IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY BUT NOW I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THIS EVENT OCCURRING AGAIN AFTER ANOTHER 56000 MILES. I WENT ON THE INTERNET AND NOW REALIZE THAT THIS PROBLEM EXIST ON MANY OF THE TOYOTA VEHICLES WITH THIS TYPE ENGINE. I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUED BY TOYOTA BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. (FIRE, BROKE DOWN ON THE SIDE OF ROAD AND ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHES INTO YOU ETC.) *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF TWICE WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND ABOUT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE. SUDDENLY, THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED AND THE SPEED DRASTICALLY INCREASED. THE CONTACT SPED THROUGH A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY RESET THE COMPUTER. A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER, THE VEHICLE REVVED UP AGAIN AND ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER ONCE AGAIN AND THEY RECHECKED THE COMPUTER, BUT FOUND NO FAILURES. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND OFFER FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

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...

FAILURE OF VVTI OIL LINE CAUSING COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY V6. 63000 MILES DEALER SAID COMMON PROBLEM. DEFECTIVE OIL LINE. TOYOTA PAID ZERO. DEALER REPLACED ENGINE AT A DISCOUNT. *TR

WITHOUT WARNING, THE VVT OIL SUPPLY HOSE RUPTURED, SPRAYING ENGINE OIL ALL OVER THE ENGINE, UNDERCARRIAGE AND HOT EXHAUST OF MY VEHICLE. THIS IS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE WITH THE 3.5 LITRE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE LOST ALMOST ALL OF IT'S ENGINE OIL IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND NO WARNING LIGHTS OR INDICATORS EVER CAME ON. TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND WITH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AT PEAK OPERATING TEMPERATURES, THIS POSES A VERY SERIOUS FIRE HAZARD. AFTER HAVING MY VEHICLE TOWED TO THE TOYOTA DEALER, I WAS ADVISED THAT THE RUPTURED HOSE WAS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER AND WOULD TAKE AT LEAST 5 WEEKS TO GET. I CONTACTED TOYOTA'S CORPORATE OFFICES AND WAS TOLD THAT PRODUCTION OF THE HOSES COULD NOT MEET THE DEMAND FOR THEM AND THAT IT MAY TAKE 5 WEEKS OR MORE TO GET THE PART AT MY LOCAL DEALER. I WAS INFORMED BY A...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VARIABLE VALVE TIMING OIL SUPPLY HOSE RUPTURED. AS A RESULT, ENGINE OIL SPRAYED ALL OVER THE EXHAUST SYSTEM, ENGINE, AND DOWN INTO THE TAIL PIPES. BOTH FRONT WHEEL WELLS BEGAN TO SMOKE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT FOUND LARGE PUDDLES OF ENGINE OIL. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT IT WOULD TAKE OVER FIVE WEEKS TO OBTAIN THE PART (HOSE) NEEDED TO MAKE THE REPAIRS DUE TO A NATIONAL BACK ORDER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 69,000.

OIL SHOOTING FROM REAR OIL TRANSFER HOSE AT 84,116 EVEN THOUGH CAR WAS RECENTLY SERVICED. MECHANIC SAID TOYOTA IS CHANGING FROM MESH HOSE TO STEEL HOSE AND IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. NO SERVICE BULLETINS OR RECALL NOTICES HAVE BEEN SENT OUT. CAR WAS REPAIRED WITH NEW HOSE, OIL , FILTER AND ENGINE WAS STEAM CLEANED. ENGINE APPEARED OK BUT CAR COULD HAVE SEIZED ON THE FREEWAY AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *TR

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

VVTI LINE IN 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH 63000 MILES BURST OUT OF THE BLUE. ENGINE OIL EVERYWHERE. PART NOT IN STOCK, WILL TAKE 3 WEEKS FOR PART TO COME IN. *TR

I PURCHASED 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH IT. THE CAR HAS PUT ME AND MY FAMILY IN DANGER EVERY TIME WE ACCELERATE. IT WILL NOT GO. THE CAR ALMOST STALLS OUT. ALSO WHEN I MAKE LEFT TURNS THE STEERING SEEMS TO LOCK UP. I HAVE TO JERK THE CAR BACK TO THE RIGHT TO GET THE STEERING WHEEL TO UNSTICK. BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TELL ME EVERYTHING IS OKAY. OF COURSE THEY WILL SAY THAT. I THINK THEY TRAIN THEM IN SCHOOL TO USE THAT ANSWER. I WILL BE BRINGING THE CAR BACK TO THEM BECAUSE THIS IS GETTING SCARY. THE CAR ONLY HAS 12K MILES ON IT. I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME THING SO IF THEY STATE DOES NOT DO SOMETHING, THAN THEY SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE IF SOMEONE DIES IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DECELERATES FROM 20 MPH AND THEN BEGINS TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE STALLS FOR 1-5 SECONDS BEFORE ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE AND WOULD REPAIR ITSELF OVER TIME. THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000. UPDATED 09/10/08. *LJ UPDATED 09/16/08. *JB

I BOUGHT A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE 4CYLINDER IN AUGUST 2006 AND 4 TIMES IT HAS RAN OUT OF OIL. THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT KNOW WHY THIS IS HAPPENING AND HAS ME BRINGING IN MY CAR EVERY 500 MILES TO CHECK THE OIL LEVELS. *TR

CAR DOWNSHIFTS ON SMALL HILLS WHILE USING CRUISE CONTROL. CAR HESITATES AT TIMES AND HAS POOR ACCELERATION AS THE TRANSMISSION SEARCHES FOR A GEAR. THIS LASTS FOR SECONDS, CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD. THE PROBLEMS WERE RESOLVED WITH A TSB ISSUED 8/2/07 BUT THE PROBLEM CAME BACK AFTER A FEW DAYS. IT SEEMED TOYOTA'S "LEARNING" DRIVETRAIN RE-LEARNED ALL THE PROBLEMS. *JB

MY 2007 CAMRY XLE 4 CYL/AUTO HAVE 2 POWERTRAIN PROBLEMS. 1) THE ENGINE HAS AN EXCESSIVE "OIL CONSUMPTION" PROBLEM. IT BURNS A QT. OF OIL EVERY 1,000 MILES. TWICE IN THE LAST 10K MILES A WARNING ALARM CAME ON, FOLLOWED BY A"LOW ENG OIL PRESSURE" LIGHT. EACH TIME WE FOUND ALMOST 2 QT. LOW-VERIFIED BY DEALER, WHO CAN'T FIND ANY EXTERNAL LEAKS OR SMOKE. AFTER A LENGTHY 3RD VISIT TO THE DEALER FOR EXTENSIVE TESTING, THEY RETURNED MY CAR WITHOUT FINDING THE PROBLEM. TOYOTA-ENGINEERING HAS NO IDEA HOW TO FIX THIS PROBLEM EITHER, SO THE DEALER CAN ONLY CHECK/ADD OIL WEEKLY-INDEFINITELY. 2) THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT RESPOND WHEN ENTERING/MERGING FREEWAYS. I MUST ENDURE NEAR-MISSES ALMOST DAILY BECAUSE THE CAR WON'T GO WHENEVER I STUMP ON THE ACCELERATER, CAUSING ME TO HAVE NIGHTMARES OF BEING REAR-ENDED ON THE FREEWAY. THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE AND THE MANUFACTURER CAN'T FIX IT! *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE HESITATED. WHEN DRIVING ON AN INCLINE, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED AUTOMATICALLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE BEGAN ONE WEEK AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 250 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,300.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MPH OR AT A STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ALSO HESITATES AS IF IT WILL STALL, BUT DRAMATICALLY DECELERATES INSTEAD. ON ONE OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30-35 MPH, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST FIVE TIMES AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY IMPROPER CALIBRATION. THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN REGARDING THIS FAILURE. SOME DEALERS HAVE REFUSED TO REPAIR HER VEHICLE AND STATED THAT IT WAS DESIGNED TO PERFORM IN THAT MANNER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTS. THE SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.

I HAVE A 2007 CAMRY XLE WITH 13,000 MILES. FROM THE FIRST DAY I PURCHASED THE CAR, IT HAS HAD A SEVERE HESITATION WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE BOTH FROM A STOP AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (PASSING, MERGING INTO TRAFFIC). IN ADDITION, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO SLIP BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR (APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 25 MPH) BEFORE IT LOCKS INTO GEAR AND BEGINS TO ACCELERATE. THIS IS MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD. I TOLD THE TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT ABOUT THE PROBLEMS AT MY LAST OIL CHANGE. THEY HOOKED IT UP TO THE COMPUTER AND TEST DROVE AND WERE NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE PROBLEM. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE ACCELERATION DELAY WAS DUE TO THE COMPUTER NEEDING TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE ENGINE, AND THIS WAS A NORMAL DELAY AND THAT I WOULD "JUST HAVE TO GET USED TO IT". ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THIS DELAY...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE ENGINE HESITATED AND THE VEHICLE JERKED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. AS OF AUGUST 10, 2007, THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,900 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATES WHEN SHE DEPRESSES THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FROM A STOP. SHE ALSO STATED THAT WHEN SHE PRESSES THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, IT STILL HESITATES THREE SECONDS BEFORE IT ACCELERATES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS HAPPENS CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN JANUARY OF 2007 AND THE FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED EVER SINCE. THE VIN, PURCHASE DATE, AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 2,300 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3.

THROTTLE AND TRANSMISSION HESITATION WHEN STARTING OUT FROM STOP, AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO INCREASE SPEED, IE: HAZARD AVOIDANCE, FOLLOWED BY SPEED OVERSHOOT. CRUISE CONTROL OVER REACTED TO SLIGHT GRADE INCREASE, SUCH AS AN OVERPASS, BY DOWN SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION 1 TO 2 GEARS AND ACCELERATING PAST SET SPEED BY 7 TO 10 MPH. CAR WILL SLOW TO SET SPEED AND REPEAT THE DOWN SHIFTING AND ACCELERATION UNTIL THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS TURNED OFF OR THE ROAD WAS LEVELED. DURING LONG UP HILL DRIVING THE CRUISE CONTROL HAS TO BE TURNED OFF COMPLETELY AS IT PRESENTED A GREAT POSSIBILITY OF CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER MAINTAIED S THAT THE ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, AND CRUISE CONTROL OPERATED NORMALLY. *AK

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY SE V6. THE CAR HAS HESITATED NUMEROUS TIMES. GENERALLY IT HAPPENS WHEN I AM STOPPED OR NEED TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC. IT HAS HESITATED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER PERFORMING A TURN AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE AFTER THE TURN. THE HESITATION GENERALLY LASTS BETWEEN 1-3 SECONDS. *JB

COMPLETE LOSS OF ACCELERATION (UP TO 5 SECONDS OR SO) WHILE MAKING TURNS AFTER HAVING EITHER SLOWED DOWN, OR COMPLETELY STOPPED. TWO OF THOSE TIMES HAVE ALMOST RESULTED IN ACCIDENTS FROM ONCOMING VEHICLES. COMPLAINT MADE AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THEY CLAIM NO RECALL INFORMATION, BUT HAVE INDICATED THAT IT WASN'T THE FIRST TIME THEY'VE HEARD OF IT. NO SOLUTION GIVEN OTHER THAN THE 800# TO CALL TOYOTA DIRECTLY TO MAKE A COMPLAINT. NICE. *NM

I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY 2007 CAMRY ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED OR "LOW SPEED" POSITION. I ALSO HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER REPLACED DUE TO A ROCK COMING THROUGH THE GRILL OF THE CAR AND "PUNCTURING THE CONDENSER. I TOOK THE CAR TO A TOYOTA DEALER IN SLIDELL, LA AS I WAS OUT OF TOWN. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CONDENSER FOR $625.00 AT MY EXPENSE. I WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO "SCREENS" OR ANY TYPE OF MATERIALS THAT COULD KEEP THIS FROM OCCURRING AGAIN. THERE IS HOWEVER A TSB FOR THE SAME THING ON THE 2007 COROLLA. I FEEL THAT TOYOTA HAS A FLAW IN THE GRILL OF THE 2007 CAMRY AND IT SHOULD BE REMEDIED. ON THE ISSUE OF ACCELERATION, I LIVE IN A CONGESTED TRAFFIC AREA IN FL AND DO NOT FEEL THAT I CAN SAFELY "PULL OUT" INTO TRAFFIC UNLESS I HAVE A...

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY: VEHICLE FAILS TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP OR AT LOW SPEEDS CREATING A POTENTIALLY UNSAFE SITUATION. TOYOTA HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS ISSUE AND HAS ATTEMPTED TO RESOLVE IT. EACH ATTEMPT RESULTED IN AN "UNABLE TO DUPLICATE". A TSB HAS BEEN PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE AND THIS HAS NOT CORRECTED TO ISSUE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD! THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM CAN BE FOUND ON SEVERAL MESSAGE FORUMS. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT OR KILLED IF THIS IS NOT CORRECTED IMMEDIATELY. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ASAP.