2007 Toyota Camry Complaint Log

STARTED VEHICLE, DASHBOARD DISPLAYED VSC WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WITH AUDIBLE WARNING. SHUT OFF VEHICLE. WAITED A MINUTE AND RESTARTED VEHICLE. NO WARNING APPEARED ON DASHBOARD DISPLAY. DROVE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 130 MILES AND PARKED THE VEHICLE. AFTER 30 MINUTES STARTED VEHICLE, VSC WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN WITH AUDIBLE WARNING. THE VSC MODULE CONTINUED TO MAKE A NOISE AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE. RE-STARTED VEHICLE AND AT SHUT OFF VSC WAS SILENT. RE-STARTED VEHICLE 60 MINUTES LATER, NO WARNING APPEARED ON DASHBOARD DISPLAY. DROVE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 130 MILES AND PARKED THE VEHICLE. THE CAR HAD PERFORMED WELL UNTIL THIS TIME WHEN THE WARNING LIGHT FIRST CAME ON. I THEN READ REPORTS ON TCH VSC FAILURES. I SHALL NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT CAN BE REPAIRED. *TR

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.

WHEN I STARTED THE CAR, THE DASH DISPLAY SAID "CHECK VSC SYSTEM". WHEN I BACKED THE CAR OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE BRAKES WERE ERRATIC, EITHER VERY WEAK, OR VERY STRONG. I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THEM FOR SAFE BRAKING. THERE WAS NO CODE IN THE OBD SYSTEM (I HAVE A OBD SCAN TOOL.). AN INTERNET SEARCH INDICATES THAT REPAIRS WILL PROBABLY BE ABOUT $3,000. THE CAR IS NOT BE SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL THIS IS REPAIRED. *TR

DRIVING VEHICLE TODAY AND THE CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON. A SHORT TIME LATER THE CHECK VSC SYSTEM CAME ON AND THE CAR NO LONGER ACCELERATED. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. I WAITED A WHILE BEFORE STARTING AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR HOME. I HAVEN'T GONE TO THE DEALERSHIP YET BUT WILL UPDATE WHEN I DO. THE CAR WILL NOT BE DRIVEN UNTIL IT IS SERVICES, I'M SCARED IT CAN KILL ME! *JS

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

, TACHOMETER, ABS BREAKS, ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAGE, OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE GAGE ALL SPORADICALLY FAIL.

DRIVING AT NIGHT GOT STOPPED BY NJ STATE TROOPER FOR HAVING DRIVERS LIGHT OUT. FLIPPED LIGHT HANDLE ON AND OFF LIGHT CAME BACK ON. TEN MINUTES LATER HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

THE VEHICLE WAS TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE WITH THE BRAKE ON. SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND WENT THROUGH THE GLASS FRONT OF A BANK BUILDING, LANDING IN THE VESTIBULE. THE ACCIDENT DATA PROVIDED BY THE INSPECTOR HIRED BY TOYOTA CLEARLY SHOWS THAT AT THE TIME THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED THE ACCELERATION INCREASED FROM .78 TO 2.27 AND THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED FROM 400 TO 2000. WHEN THE BRAKE WAS RELEASED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THE ACCELERATION RATE RETURNED TO .78 AND THE RPMS DROPPED TO 1600. TOYOTA SAYS THEY FOUND NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR AND INSISTS THAT BOTH THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE WERE PRESSED AT THE SAME TIME, WHICH WAS NOT THE CASE. THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY, BUT AT THE TIME WE DIDN'T REALIZE THAT THERE MIGHT BE A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. WE FEEL TOYOTA DOESN'T WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE AND ARE CONCERNED THAT THIS MIGHT HAPPEN AGAIN. AS A RESULT, MY WIFE IS NOW AFRAID TO RIDE IN THE CAR. *TR

EARLIER THIS YEAR, MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY STARTED PRODUCING SOME WHITISH SMOKE WHEN STARTING THE ENGINE. MORE RECENTLY, THE ENGINE BEGAN SOUNDING NOISY WHEN ACCELERATING - MORE OF A RATTLE OR CLACKING THAN A KNOCKING SOUND. I HAD IT CHECKED OUT AND THE MECHANIC DIDN'T SEE ANY LEAKS, BUT MENTIONED THAT IT COULD BE ENGINE COMPONENTS THAT WERE MACHINED PROPERLY AND STARTED TO SHOW AS THE CAR GOT MORE MILEAGE. WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY A COUPLE WEEKS AGO AT 70MPH, MY CAR STARTED TO LOSE POWER AND THE ENGINE WAS SOUNDING WORSE AND WORSE. I MANAGED TO GET TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY JUST BEFORE THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND DIED OUT. WHEN I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR, THERE WAS A LOUD BANGING AND CLANGING IN THE MOTOR AND THE MOTOR THEN DIED. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT MY CAR HAD THROWN A ROD AND IT SHREDDED THE MOTOR. MY OPTIONS WERE: 1) REBUILD THE MOTOR FROM DEALER PARTS - $8-9K! 2) HAVE A REBUILT MOTOR INSTALLED - $6-7K! 3) HAVE A SALVAGED MOTOR INSTALLED - $5-6K! OPTIONS 1 AND 2 DIDN'T MAKE MUCH SENSE AS THAT WOULD BE VERY CLOSE TO THE CURRENT BLUE BOOK VALUE. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC AND MANAGED TO GET OPTION 3 DONE FOR $4500. STILL A LOT MORE THAN I WAS HOPING OR NEEDING TO SPEND. BOTH MECHANICS MENTIONED THAT THEY HAD SEEN A NUMBER OF 07 CAMRYS WITH MOTOR PROBLEMS, INCLUDING ONE VERY RECENTLY THAT WAS THE SAME AS MY DAMAGE. THE SALVAGED MOTOR I HAD INSTALLED WAS AT 59K MILES AND I'M REALLY HOPING THAT I DON'T HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEMS. THIS MAKES ME VERY CONCERNED FOR THE QUALITY OF TOYOTA CARS. *TR

I ACTUALLY JUST BOUGHT A USED 2007 HYBRID CAMRY LAST MONDAY. THERE WERE NO INDICATORS ON THE DASH AND IT LOOKED GREAT. 2 DAYS LATER THE CHECK VSC SYSTEM AND ABS LIGHTS COME ON THE DASH. I TOOK TO THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY AND THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME AS EVERYONE ELSE HERE, FAILURE IN BRAKE ACCUMULATOR. THE TECHNICIAN WAS VERY ADAMANT ABOUT ME PARKING THE CAR IMMEDIATELY UNTIL REPAIRS ARE COMPLETED. HE SAID THE BRAKES CAN GO OUT AT ANY TIME, VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE REPAIRS ARE GOING COST OVER $1500. *JS

WE WHERE DRIVING TO THE STORE AND ON THE WAY THE CHECK ENGINE CAME ON, SO WE PULLED INTO THE LOCAL AUTOZONE AND THEY RAN A SCAN FOR FAULT CODES. IT HAD A CODE P0171 WHICH THEY SAID IT COULF 1 OF SEVERAL POSIBILITIES AND SHOULD HAVE A REPAIR SHOP PERFORM A PROPER CHECK TO BE SURE WHAT IS ACTUALLY GOING ON. WELL WE CONTINUED ON TO THE STORE, WHEN COMING TO A STOP MY WIFE SAID WE HAVE NO BRAKES, THE PEDAL WAS GOING TO THE FLOOR, WE DID COME TO A STOP WITH HITTING ANYTHING THANK GOD. WELL I DROVE FROM THERE BACK HOME VERY CAREFULLY. ONCE HOME I LOOK UNDER THE HOOD FOR ANYTHING THAT BE CAUSING IT TO HAPPEN, AND EVERYTHING LOOK INPLACE AND OK. SO NEXT I GOT BACK INTO THE CAR AND PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL DOWN AND HEARD A LOUD AIR LEAKING FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL, I GOT DOWN BY THE PEDAL AND PUSH ON THE THE PEDAL WITH MY HAND AND COULD HEAR AIR COMING OUT THE BOOT. I CALLED A MECHANIC AND EXPLAINED TO HIM WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND HE SAID IT IS MY POWER BRAKE BOOSTER. NEXT I GOT ON LINE AND FOUND THAT ALOT OF 2007 CAMRY'S WITH ANYWHERE FROM 40,000 MILES UP TO AND OVER 200,000 THAT HAVE THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER FAILING, AND WHEN I TRIED TO FINE ONE FOR MY CAR I FOUND THAT THERE ARE NONE ANYWHERE, EVEN AT THE DEALERSHIP. I DID ASK IF THEY KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM AND HE PAUSED FOR A MOMENT, THEN SAID NO. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED BE FORE SOMEONE INJURED OR KILLED. *TR

WHILE TURNING LEFT IN AN INTERSECTION, THE "BRAKE", "WARNING", "STABILITY" AND "ABS" WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AS WELL AS "CHECK VSC SYSTEM". SIMULTANEOUSLY, I LOST BRAKE POWER. I DROVE APPROXIMATELY 2 MI TO HOME WITH NO ABILITY TO CONTROL MY SPEED USING POWER BRAKES. INSTEAD, THE ONLY BRAKES I HAD WERE THE EQUIVALENT OF USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE; A VERY HARD, JERKING MOTION. THE TOYOTA DEALER FIRST TOLD ME THAT I WAS LOW ON BRAKE FLUID AND I COULD NOW PICK UP MY CAR. I ARGUED THAT I SHOULD HAVE SEEN AN "IDIOT" LIGHT FIRST RATHER THAN COMPLETE FAILURE OF MY BRAKING SYSTEM! 5 DAYS LATER, AND SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS WITH CORPORATE, THE "SKID CONTROL COMPUTER" WAS REPLACED FOR $2,000! THIS IS SUCH A DANGEROUS FAILURE ON AN AUTOMOBILE! IF I HAD BEEN ON THE FREEWAY, THERE CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT! THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE! *TR

I RECENTLY BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM A FRIEND. DID NOT REALIZE UNTIL AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR THAT THE DASHBOARD IS A LOT WORSE THAN I THOUGHT. IT IS GUMMY AND CRACKED ALL OVER. I BOUGHT THE CAR BECAUSE THE EXTERIOR LOOKS GREAT AND IT RUNS LIKE NEW, BUT THE DASHBOARD NOW APPEARS TO BE A REAL PROBLEM. IT WILL BE EXPENSIVE AND HOW DO I KNOW THE SAME THING WILL NOT HAPPEN TO THE NEW ONE. I ALONG WITH HUNDREDS AND SOON TO BE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO FEEL TOYOTA SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE. IT COULD TURN INTO A SAFETY ISSUE IF THE AIR BAGS ARE AFFECTED. *TR

DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND IS VERY STICKY. GLARE FROM THE SHINY CAUSES DISTRACTION ON THE ROAD. HARD TO SEE THE ROAD BECAUSE OF THE SHINE. DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND IS VERY STICKY. *TR

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ASSISTANCE IN REPLACEMENT OF DEFECTIVE AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS VEHICLE DASHBOARD . *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED NOT ONLY WAS THE DASHBOARD MELTING, STICKY, AND UGLY, THE GLARE COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THE ROAD AHEAD AND THEREFORE GREATLY INCREASED THE POTENTIAL FOR INJURY. *JB

THE DASHBOARD IS STICKY AND MELTING. I HAVE TAKEN METICULOUS CARE OF THIS CAR, USED SUN SHADE & GARAGED FOR THE FIRST 4 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. *TR

MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY'S DASHBOARD IS MELTING. IT'S LIKE SOMEONE HAS POURED HONEY OR SYRUP ALL OVER IT. I FIRST NOTICED IT THIS SUMMER AND IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. I HAVE TRIED TO CLEAN IT WITH WINDEX AND A PAPER TOWEL OR A DRY CLOTH. IT NOW HAS PAPER TOWEL PIECES STUCK ALL OVER IT AND THE DUST IS PERMANENTLY ON THE DASH BECAUSE IT WON'T WIPE OFF. THERE IS ALSO A GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD AND A HORRIBLE SUBSTANCE ON THE INSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD THAT CANNOT BE WIPED OFF NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU CLEAN IT, IT JUST SMEARS. THIS CAUSES DIFFICULTIES DRIVING AT NIGHT. GOD ONLY KNOWS WHAT CHEMICALS ARE BEING RELEASED INSIDE THE VEHICLE THAT WE ARE ALL INHALING! I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO ROUND ROCK TOYOTA IN ROUND ROCK, TX AND THEY BASICALLY TOLD ME HOW AWFUL IT WAS BUT THEY COULDN'T/WOULDN'T HELP ME UNLESS I WANTED TO PURCHASE A NEW DASH BOARD FOR MY CAR. FROM MY READING ON THE INTERNET I HAVE FOUND THAT THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM AND TOYOTA IS DOING ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO MAKE AMENDS FOR THE DEFECTIVE MATERIALS THEY HAVE USED IN THESE VEHICLES. I CANNOT SELL MY CAR LIKE THIS AND I'M SURE IT WILL EFFECT THE VALUE OF MY CAR SHOULD I EVER TRY TO REPLACE IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS, WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OUTDOORS, THE SUNLIGHT CAUSED THE DASHBOARD TO MELT. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS A GLOSS THAT REFLECTED FROM THE DASHBOARD ONTO THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REFLECTION IN THE WINDSHIELD MADE THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. STOKES BROWN TOYOTA OF HILTON HEAD (100 FORDING ISLAND RD, BLUFFTON, SC 29910, (888) 994-0079) WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A WARRANTY REPAIR WAS PROVIDED BY THE MANUFACTURER, BUT THE DEADLINE HAD BEEN EXCEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. *TT

MY DASH IS MELTING, STICKY AND VISIBILITY IS IMPAIRED BY GLARE. I JUST FOUND THIS INFORMATION OUT THROUGH A FRIEND. I PLACED A CALL TO TOYOTA THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY DASH. I DID NOT RECEIVE SAID RECALL. THIS GLARE IS IMPAIRING MY VISIBILITY. TOYOTA SAID THE RECALL WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THEY WILL NOT HONOR REPAIR. AGAIN I DID NOT RECEIVE RECALLS. I HAVE BEEN AT THE SAME ADDRESS FOR 20 YEARS. I DID RECEIVE THE OTHER 2 RECALLS AND THEY HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. NOW ASK YOURSELF IF I ADDRESSED THE OTHER TWO RECALLS WHY WOULD I NOT HAVE ADDRESSED THIS ONE. THE CAMRY HAS 76680 MILES ON IT IT HAS BEEN VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF. I HAVE BEEN THE ONLY OWNER. I THINK NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO. SAFETY HAZARD WORK WITH ME HERE.

EXCESSIVE GLARE ON WINDSHIELD LIMITING VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING. FROM NEWS REPORTS AS SEEN ON LOCAL NBC-TV AFFILIATE (JULY 31,2019) TOYOTA ADMITTED THAT MELTING DASHBOARDS CONTRIBUTED TO THIS SAFETY CONCERN/ WINDSHIELD GLARE EFFECT. THE MELTING DASHBOARD HAD BEEN REPORTED TO TOYOTA (A FEW MONTHS AGO FOR THE SECOND TIME - ORIGINALLY REPORTED IN 2014 AND TOYOTA INDICATED THEY WILL REVIEW). THE SECOND NOTIFICATION RESULTED IN THE RESPONSE THAT TOYOTA WAS NOT AWARE OF THE ISSUE. ISSUE HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS.

2007 CAMRY CE, PROBLEM STARTED WITH CAR HAVING 75K MILES. CAR NOW HAS 102K MILES. OIL CONSUMPTION IS INCREASING. NOW CONSUMING 1-2 QUARTS EVERY OTHER WEEK. THERE ARE NO OIL LEAKS ANY WHERE. NO LEAKS UNDERNEATH ENGINE, ON TOP OF ENGINE, AND ANY WHERE VISIBLE OR AT ALL. NO OIL LEAKS! BUT OIL IS REQUIRED REGARDLESS EVERY OTHER WEEK! CAR IS STATIONARY WHEN OIL IS CHECKED. CAUSE OF PROBLEM (I AM TOLD BY DEALERSHIP MECHANICS THAT OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY "BAD" RINGS IN THE ENGINE). THE DEALERSHIP MECHANIC SAY THEY SEE THAT PROBLEM OFTEN WITH THE YEAR, MODEL, AND MAKE OF CAR. NO PAPERWORK PROVIDED.

THE REAR LEFT HAND SIDE SEAT BELT GOT LOCK AND THERE WAS NO WAY TO UNLOCK IT, THE ONLY SOLUTION AT THE TIME WAS TO CUT THE SEAT BELT WITH A KNIFE TO FREE MY EIGHT YEARS OLD GRANDDAUGHTER THAT WAS CRYING AND VERY SCARE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A STREET AT 35 MPH HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE ASB AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON RED, AND MULTI-INFORMATION CENTER SHOWED CHECK VSC SYSTEM. AT THE SAME TIME A CAR PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME AND BRAKES SEEMED TO NOT WORK AND REQUIRED A HEAVY FORCE ON PEDAL FOR ANY STOPPING ACTION. I WAS LUCKY NO ONE WAS IN LEFT LANE SO I SWITCHED TO IT TO KEEP FROM HITTING THE CAR THAT PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME.TOOK CAR TO SHOP AND NEED TO HAVE ABS MOD. REPLACED. *TR

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE TRACTION WARNING LIGHT, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT, THE ABS, AND LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED.THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE ACTUATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

BRAKES SHUDDERED AND SEATS VIBRATED STRONGLY WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY KNOWN AS THE GRAPEVINE IN CALIFORNIA. MANY CARS AROUND AS SPEEDS VARIED BETWEEN 45 - 70 MPH DEPENDING ON CONGESTION POINTS. APPLYING BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN WOULD FEEL AS IF THEY WERE SHUDDERING AND NOT STOP. AFTER FINALLY FINISHING GRAPEVINE PORTION AND DRIVING BACK TO LOWER FLATTER ELEVATION, THE BRAKES ACTED NORMALLY. NO DASH LIGHTS INDICATING ANY PROBLEM. TOOK CAR TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THE MORNING AFTER TRIP AND DESCRIBE SCARY RIDE. DIAGNOSTICS DID NOT FIND PROBLEMS. ROAD TESTS WERE NORMAL. SINCE THEN, NO FURTHER INSTANCE OF BRAKES SHUDDERING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED AT FULL SPEED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A FIRE HYDRANT, STOP SIGN AND A BENCH. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,446.

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WENT OUT IN MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY AND THE TOYOTA PLACE SAID THE ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND IT WOULD COST 2100.00 TO FIX IT. MY EXTENDED WARRANTY JUST RAN OUT ON MY CAR SO THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT. I SEE THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS INVESTIGATING THE 2007 CAMRY HYBRID FOR THE SAME REASON I AM JUST WONDERING IF MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM IS THE SAME BRAKING SYSTEM THAT IS IN THOSE CARS. *TR

THE DASHBOARD FOR MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY IS SHINY AND MELTING. THE LIGHT REFLECTS OFF OF THE DASH MAKING IT HARD AND SOMETIMES IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE (FLORIDA SUN). AUTONATION TOYOTA WAS NOTIFIED AND SAID THAT EVERY CAR COMPANY HAS THIS PROBLEM AND REFUSED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *TR

THE SUN VISOR DOES NOT STAY IN PLACE AND KEEPS HANGING MAKING IT A SAFETY ISSUE. TOYOTA DID DO A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT NOTICE WHEN I TOOK THE CAR DEALER TO HAVE THIS DONE. THE DEALER AT THAT TIME TOLD ME IT WAS OKAY NOW SO THERE WAS NO NEED TO THIS AND TO BRING THE CAR WHEN I HAVE PROBLEM. NOW THAT I HAVE PROBLEM THE DEALER SAYS THEY CANNOT DO THIS AS TIME HAS EXPIRED. I CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY ALSO DENIED TO SERVICE THIS ISSUE. SINCE TOYOTA ALREADY NEW THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM IN THEIR VEHICLE I BELIEVE THAT THEY SHOULD ACCEPT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY AND FIX THIS ISSUE. I WOULD HIGHLY APPRECIATE IF YOU COULD LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AS I BELIEVE THERE ARE MANY OTHER VEHICLE OWNER WHO MAY HAVE THIS PROBLEM NOW. *TR

FIRST: I GOT CHECK VSC SYSTEM WHEN I MADE A U-TURN. I READ THE FAILURE CODE IS C1391. SO, IT MEANS ABS ACCUMULATOR IS LEAKING. I ALSO NOTICED ABS ACCUMULATOR WAS PRETTY NOISE ABOUT TWO MONTH BEFORE. I THOUGH IT MAY BE A PROBLEM, BUT I DID NOT PAY ATTENTION ON IT BECAUSE I WAS SUFFERING THE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION. NOW, IT REALLY DIED. I GOT MANY CASES ONLINE ABOUT THIS ISSUES AND THEY REPORTED THAT TOYOTA HAS REDESIGNED THIS ACCUMULATOR, SO IT MEANS TOYOTA ALREADY KNEW THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE. IT MAY CAUSE DEADLY ACCIDENT IF THE BRAKE DOESN'T WORK SUDDENLY. IN ADDITION, FIX THIS PROBLEM NEEDS OVER TWO THOUSANDS DOLLARS. IT SHOULD NOT BE PAID BY OWNER SINCE THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT. I HOPE TOYOTA WILL RECALL THIS PROBLEM. SECOND, THIS CAR'S ENGINE PISTON RING HAS DEFECT. THIS CAUSES ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION. IN FACT, MY CAR IS BURNING ENGINE OIL NOW. IT'S ABOUT 1500 MILES/0.6QUART. IT WILL GET WORSE AND THIS ALSO MAY CAUSE ENGINE FAILURE IN THE FUTURE. *TR

WAS SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN VSC ERROR ON DISPLAY LOUD TONE FROM DASH CAR WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL I DOWNSHIFTED AND USED PARKING BRAKE IF THERE HAD BEEN A CAR IN FRONT OF ME I WOULD HAVE SLAMMED INTO IT FULL FORCE .SOMEONE WILL GET INJURED FROM THIS DEFECT DEALER SAYS AROUND $2500 TO FIX AND THEY STATED IF I WAIT PROBABLY WILL BE RECALLED SOON...WHEN? *TR

DASHBOARD IS DETERIORATING. IT IS EXTREMELY STICKY AND IS ALSO EASILY SCRATCHES. WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE WE DRIVE IT ONLY WHEN ABSOLUTELY NEEDED. FLORIDA HEAT DURING SUMMER MONTHS MAKES THE SITUATION WORSE, DASHBOARD BECOMES STICKY AND GLARE FROM THE DASHBOARD REFLECTING SUN LIGHTS MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. *TR

MY CAR HAS A STICKY DASHBOARD AND IT'S SLOWLY DETERIORATING. IN THE SUMMER TIME IT'S VERY STICKY AND EVERYTHING STICKS TO IT.

PULLING OUT OF A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT, THE DIALS ON MY DASH ILLUMINATED AND A "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" NOTIFICATION POPPED UP ON THE STATUS SCREEN. THE CAR'S BRAKES WERE SLUGGISH TO RESPOND AND FORCEFUL PRESSURE WAS NEEDED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. LUCKILY THE PARKING LOT WAS EMPTY AND I WAS ONLY GOING 10MPH. *JS

AS I WAS BACKING UP, THE BRAKES WENT SOFT TO THE FLOOR, AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BRAKES ENGAGED. IT BRAKE SO HARD, IT FELT LIKE A HIT SOMETHING. A FEW DAYS LATER, THE BRAKE LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS LIGHTS TURNED ON, AND CHECK VSC SYSTEM DISPLAYED. I TOOK IT TO TOYOTA AND THEY SAID IT WAS CODE-1391, ABNORMAL LEAK IN ACCUMULATOR. THE COST WAS GOING TO BE $2694.00. I DECLINED THE REPAIR, BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE MONEY TO REPAIR. *TR

I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS UNIT PULSING ON MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE ABS UNIT MAKES A CLUNKING NOISE WHILE COMING TO A STOP AND WILL CONTINUE CLUNKING AS IF IT IS ENGAGING AND DISENGAGING WHILE THE BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN IF I ROLL VERY SLOWLY INTO THE STOP WITH LIGHT BRAKE PRESSURE. THE ABS UNIT ALSO CYCLES EVERY FEW SECONDS BEFORE DRIVING AND AFTER THE CAR IS POWERED OFF. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WOULD BE A $3,000 REPAIR OF AN INTERNAL LEAK IN THE ABS UNIT. THE TECHNICIAN SAID IT WOULD BE SAFE TO DRIVE AS IS, WITHOUT REPAIR, AND THAT HE KNEW OF NO ISSUES WITH THE ABS UNIT ON THE 2007 CAMRY HYBRID. BUT TOYOTA SEEMS TO KNOW OF AN ISSUE. HERE IS THE ADDRESS OF TOYOTA'S "WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT" PROGRAM: HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/ACMS/CS/JAXRS/DOWNLOAD/DOC/UCM458140/INOT-PE14001-59692.PDF. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY THAT MY DASHBOARD IS MELTING IN THE SUN. IT IS STICKY TO THE TOUCH AND PUTS OUT A GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD WHEN DIVING CAUSING LOSS OF VISIBILITY IN SUNLIGHT. IN CLEANING THE DASHBOARD TO REMOVE THE STICKINESS DUE TO IT MELTING THE DASHBOARD IS NOW DAMAGE BY MY FINGERNAIL. ANY ASSISTANTS WITH THIS MATTER WILL BE APPRECIATED. *TR

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VISOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BECAME STUCK IN THE DOWNWARD POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,600.

BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILED AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF INCREASED NOISE AND DIFFICULTY BRAKING. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP GAVE ME A $3800 QUOTE TO REPAIR. THEY MADE NO MENTION OF SIMILAR SAFETY ISSUES WITH OTHER CUSTOMERS EVEN THOUGH THERE IS AN NHTSA INVESTIGATION GOING ON. *JS

FOR TWO YEARS NOW, THE "CHECK VSC" LIGHT WILL COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. IT HAS HAPPENED BOTH WHEN I AM IN MOTION AS WELL AS STATIONARY. AT THAT TIME, SEVERAL OTHER LIGHTS ON THE CLUSTER SUCH AS THE ABS LIGHT WILL COME ON. THE BRAKES BECOME VERY SLUGGISH BUT I CAN ULTIMATELY STOP THE CAR. THE WARNING LIGHTS WILL EVENTUALLY GO OUT, USUALLY AFTER I TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT. ONCE THE WARNING LIGHTS ARE OFF, THE BRAKES WORK NORMALLY. THE BRAKES ARE NOW MAKING A BARKING SOUND WHEN DEPRESSED. MY MECHANIC SAYS I NEED A NEW ABS SYSTEM WHICH WILL COST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. *TR

ON JUNE 5, 2014 I WAS DRIVING MY 07 CAMRY AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN THE ABS, BRAKE AND VSC WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. IT TOOK MORE EFFORT TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES IN THE CAR AND I DROVE THE CAR TO KEYES TOYOTA. THE VEHICLE WAS CHECKED AND SEVERAL CODES WERE IDENTIFIED. C012 REAR SPEED SENSOR RH CIRCUIT, C0215 REAR SPEED SENSOR LH CIRCUIT, C1331 OPEN CIRCUIT IN LEFT FRONT CIRCUIT, U0073 CONTROL MODULE BUS OFF. SERVICE WRITER FOUND THAT THE ABS ACTUATOR WAS SHORTING OUT INTERMITTENTLY AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE MAY NOT BE SAFE TO DRIVE. HE ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $2,750 PLUS TAX. I WAS NOT ABLE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR AT THIS TIME. ON 6-9-14 CONTACT WAS MADE TO TOYOTA AND THEY ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR TSB'S FOR THE ABS SYSTEM ON NON HYBRID 07 CAMRY EVEN THOUGH THE SYMPTOMS EXPERIENCED AND THE REPAIR CODES WERE SIMILAR. TOYOTA DECLINED ASSISTANCE AND ADVISED THAT IF THEY DID DO A RECALL I COULD SUBMIT FOR POSSIBLE REIMBURSEMENT OF THE REPAIR. IN RESEARCHING THIS I FOUND OVER 125 ABS RELATED COMPLAINTS REPORTED TO NHTSA. IN ADDITION THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET WITH PERSONS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE VERY SAME SYMPTOMS SOME OF WHICH HAVE ALMOST BEEN INVOLVED IN COLLISIONS. THIS SEEMS TO BE THE VERY SAME ISSUE THAT THE 07 HYBRID CAMRY WAS RECALLED FOR AND YET NOTHING IS BEING DONE FOR THE NON HYBRID VERSION. THIS TO ME IS A SAFETY CONCERN THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OF OVER 60 MPH, SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS BECAME ILLUMINATED SIMULTANEOUSLY ON THE VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD. THE LIGHTS THAT WERE ILLUMINATED INCLUDED THE ABS INDICATOR, PARKING BRAKE INDICATOR, AND WARNING LIGHT, AMONG OTHERS. THE TEXT "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" IS ALSO CONSTANTLY DISPLAYED ON THE VEHICLE'S DASHBOARD. SINCE THESE WARNING LIGHTS HAVE ILLUMINATED, BREAKING HAS BECOME MORE DIFFICULT AND THE VEHICLE SHAKES WHILE BREAKING AT LOW SPEEDS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACTS STATED THAT AFTER POWERING UP THE VEHICLE, THE TIRE PRESSURE, BRAKE AND THE ABS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME SOFT AND THE BRAKE DISTANCE INCREASED FAILING TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,216 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 142,230.

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY MY DRIVER SIDE VISOR SWUNG DOWN IN FRONT OF MY FACE, BLOCKING MY VISIBILITY, AND IT WOULD NOT STAY UP. *TR

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

DASHBOARDS MELTING AND CAUSING A GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD THAT IMPAIRS DRIVING ABILITY. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE ON THE ROAD, I CANNOT SEE WHERE I AM DRIVING. MAY ALSO AFFECT DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG BECAUSE OF DETERIORATING DASHBOARD. *TR

MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY DASHBOARD STARTED TO MELT THIS SUMMER. I TYPICALLY WIPE AWAY THE DUST WITH A CLEAN MICROFIBER CLOTH FROM TIME TO TIME. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DO SO THIS ENTIRE SUMMER BECAUSE ANYTHING THAT TOUCHES THE DASHBOARD STICKS TO IT. IT'S NOW GETTING TO THE POINT THAT IT CREATES A GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD AND CAN BE HARD TO SEE ON A SUNNY DAY. TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL THIS AND REPLACE IT WITH A DASHBOARD THAT WON'T DO THE SAME THING. I UNDERSTAND WEAR AND TEAR BUT THIS IS RIDICULOUS. I HAVE HAD MANY CARS AND THIS IS THE FIRST SITUATION I'VE COME ACROSS THAT I FELT NEEDED TO BE FIXED BY THE COMPANY, NO MATTER HOW OLD THE CAR IS. TOYOTA TOLD ME IT HAD NO IDEA ABOUT THIS BEING AN ISSUE. CLEARLY FROM WHAT I'VE READ ONLINE, THEY ARE IN DENIAL. MOST REPORTS I'VE SEEN ONLINE ARE IN TEXAS AND FLORIDA. I'M REPORTING THIS ISSUE FROM ST. LOUIS, MO. *TR

THE DASHBOARD HAS BECOME 'STICKY' WHICH IS CAUSING A 'BLINDING GLARE' TO COME OFF OF WINDSHIELD. *TR