Had to replace the brake light switch ..could not start the car with smart key system could not shift out or park could not use over ride with smart key. cost to replace was $243.56 at the toyota dealer
When i first purchased my camry, i noticed the dashboard was very shiny and i thought maybe that was due to the dealership cleaning it up for me because i just purchased it. over time i noticed that the shine started to become an issue with me while driving especially during the hot and sunny time frame of the day. so one day i decided to take my hand and just rub the dash to see if it'll take some of the shine away and as soon as i touched it my hand got stuck and burnt from the heat of the "sticky dashboard" so when i got home i decided to try and clean it with some soap and water to see if it'll remove the stickiness and unfortunately it didn't work. my cousin has the same car and i called her to see what i should do and much to her amazement she disclosed with me that she is having the same issue with her 2007 camry as well. so i took my car to a guy who details cars and not only did he state that he has seen this problem before on the 2007 camry's but he has seen the same issue on this specific car in other states because he was from ny and also lived in georgia and detailed cars in those states as well. this has become a nuisance now because it is blinding me as i drive unless i put a cloth over my dash and then i have trouble removing it because it is literally glued down to it after the fact. my daughter unbeknownst to the fact that it was hot decided to reach up and wipe it so the glare would go away as well and she burnt her hand too. i strongly believe this needs to be investigated and a recall should be issued as this is definitely a defect on these cars.
I took my toyota in to toyota riverside calif. both visors would not stay up so the replaced and charged me 223.26. on march 20th 2015 the drivers side would not stay up and i received a recall notice and the represenative said since my car was a 07 it only covered for the recall 7 years and my cars manufacture dated sept 07 so i was 6 months to late to get the recall taken care of. so i called toyota motor corp in torrance and they informed that since i paid for the visors to get fixed and paid for them they would give me a refund back. they would not honor the visor on the drivers side to get fixed and i told them that was a safety issue especially when they knew i had already replaced them and the drivers side did the same thing as the original defect. i think this is there issue to replace the visor even though it was 6 months to late from the date the car was manufactured. they never fixed the original problem with the visor recall, they just replaced it. please help me to get the visor corrected. thank you [xxx] [xxx] email [xxx]@outlook.com information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).' *jb
Dashboard is very soft and scratches easily. condition of dashboard is getting worse as time goes by dashboard is now starting to crack even though car is properly mantained and interior is well taken care of. *tr
The sun visor on the driver side will no longer retract to its normal position and now hangs at an awkward angle compromising my field of vision. as the sun visor has rarely been used or even touched, i believe toyota is at fault and should be held responsible for correcting this inconvenient and hazardous defect as soon as possible.
Driver side sun visor fall down on 8/1/2011. it will not stay hold up which will block driver's sight while driving. there is potential and serious possibility that this fall down sun visor may cause a car accident. ever since last year, numerous of people have reported to toyota that 2007 to 2011 camry has this problem. as of today, 8/8/2011, toyota has yet to reply to this problem or make any recall to the problematic model. in fact, toyota asks their customers who experience this problem to pay for a replacement sun visor which may have the same problem in the future. this problem was created by either design or manufacture. not by failure of usage.
Driver's visor just broke, flopping down in front of my son's line of vision while he was driving at night.
The dash has been melting for years in my 2007 toyota camry xle. since i bought the vehicle , i have used the sun shades and garage as well and still my dash has soften, melted , cracked , chunks come out by simply touching with fingernail etc by mistake . i have never received a recall and owned the car since 2009 and lived st the same address for 15 years until recently. it would be nice to have the defect fixed !!!!! my second toyota . please fix it !!
I have a 2007 camry se my visor fell off hit my head and i almost had a head-on collision. *tr
The passenger sun visor does not work.
The driver's side visor is broken where it connects to the arm/bracket. it doesn't want to stay up. either way i try to push it (backwards or upward), it falls back down. this is very dangerous because it is difficult to drive not being able to see red lights unless you strain to peer underneath the visor. please help!
1. plastic strip on passenger side airbag keeps popping open. 2. the whole dashboard is sticky and melting; and the sun burned a spot on the front of the radio.
I own a 2007 toyota camry and have owned it since 2001. from about a year ago, the gas pedal sometimes gets stuck. this usually happens when i am stopped at a red traffic light. when the light turns green, and i hit the gas pedal, it sometimes does not depress. i have to put a lot of body weight on it to get it to depress. this causes initial sudden acceleration. this has been happening quite often off late.
This concerns my 2007 toyota camry. i hear a rattle from the instrument panel and supposedly there is a tsb out for it. but i am really at a loss to digest that it is limited to only vehicles under warranty. my car is out of it by a year and about 2500 miles and toyota will not fix the rattle. they want me to pay for it or live with it.
Toyota replaced the floor mat hooks in my 2007 camry according to the recall. new hooks continue to pull out from the floor every day and the floor mat slides under the gas pedal.
I went to "champion toyota houston, tx 77034" for recall problem on march 19th. the service advisor named jacy blair signed me on and gave me an appoinment for next day morning( 9:00 am i guess). while i was there, i feel like checking my breaks too so i asked the service advisor about that and she called her technician. the technician advised me to fix my breaks right away because its sefty problem and advise me to leave my car there for that day cos they have to fix "recall thing" too. i aggred and remind him not to forget about " recall thing" again before i left. next day they called me and left a massage in my phone that my car is ready . i went there and paid $ 480.00 for fixing the breaks and drove back home. when i look at the invoice at home i didn't see any thing written about " recall thing" so i called them back and talked with jacy again and found out that they gave me the car without fixing the "recall thing". i was bit of angry and i asked her to pick my car from home, fix it and return to me. she said that her senior manager gonna give me a call within fifteen min. and hang up the phone. i waited for 1\2 hour but no one called me so i called her again and she transfer the phone to other guy ( 10 min. wiat) who didn't want to solve the problem and transfer to another guy ( 20 min wait ). the last person was nice and accepted the mistake and agreed to pick up my car at home next saturday and fix it. he called me again last friday to verify my address and told me someone will be there from toyota next morning from 9 to 10 am to pick up my car. i waited whole day that day but no one came or any phone call. now, what should i do? go back there even after being insulted twice or drive my car as it is? i feel like toyota is using this " recall thing" as a grocery store sunday coupon, where you go for shopping to save little money but end up spending more. in my case ...
My 2007 toyota camry accelerated on its own. brakes were applied and it would not stop my car. i then struck the car ahead of me.
Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6) my 2007 toyota camry car accelerated going 10 miles a hour in a parking lot with out warning. i could hear the engine race. i put the break on as hard as i could press down and the car would not stop. people were walking on my right, i saw the cement pillar and turn the wheel to hit that instead of the people. i bought the car new and in 3 years received letters that there was a problem with the pedal. all 3 times i took the letter into the dealership where they told me it was not my pedal. now after the accident the service manager tried to blame me. i requested to meet with a toyota rep. the rep also tried to blame me. when i pushed the issue it came out that my camry was one with the pedal that could get stuck on a flour mat. the toyota rep, rob brown said when the car is fixed then we will send it over to the other department to modify your pedal. i told the rep rob brown and the collision manager i want documentation on the modification work done on the pedal. there was so much damage done to my car that those repairs are still not done 3 weeks later. i very well could have killed people that day. the dealership is hoselton automall [xxx]. *tr
The accelerator pedal on my vehicle has been getting difficult to press down on. it doesn't happen every day but at least once a month. when i have pushed down on the pedal with more strength then necessary, it has caused my vehicle to increase speed. tw* thankfully, i haven't been in an accident but am very concerned for my safety, especially after hearing of many vehicle recalls!
For some time my dashboard has been sticky and glossy. the reflection at night in addition to glare from oncoming cars is blinding and a safety hazard. i've tried numerous products in an attempt to clean/remove this tackiness. nothing work. also the passenger visor "hinge" seems to have gotten hot and bent that i can't to reattach the sor. currently it keeps dangling. my vehicle is/was stationary.
Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6) october - december 2009 on two (2) separate occasions, my 2007 toyota camry accelerated without apparent cause. the second incident happened after i had been shopping at the huntington mall for christmas. i was coming up to a redlight behind several automobiles when the car accelerated. i veered to the right side of the road to avoid hitting the automobile in front of me and braked as hard as i could. i also put the automobile in park as soon as i could. before this, i had an incident of slight acceleration, but i don't recall exactly when or where-just that i mentioned to my husband that i felt the car didn't want to stop when i applied the brake. on january 6, 2010, i took the camry to the dealership in which i purchased it for a routine oil change and requested the service department to look at the accelerator pedal. on january 22, 2010, the camry had to be towed into the dealership due to a busted oil tube (which was later identified as a recall) and again, i asked the repair department to check the pedal. my husband accompanied me to pick the car up later that afternoon and when i asked if the pedal had been checked, the service advisor told my husband that the pedal had been checked and he had driven the car and couldn't find any problems. the service advisor related to us that "something about a recall was on the news about 4:00 a.m. that very morning". after the public recall and two letters addressing this issue with the dealership, i was finally contacted by the dealership to bring my automobile in for recall repairs. since that time, i've taken the camry in for a steering wheel concern, which warranted no apparent cause, and recently experienced another incident with acceleration. the acceleration was more of a revving of the engine rather than an out of control acceleration. i would like others to know about these incidence and hopefully avoid injuries. [xxx] *tr
Dashboard of this car has been melted, which also gives trouble in visibilty. and i believe poor visibility was the reason behind a crash at 2 way stop sign. and it may cause problem in future as well. it really need a recall. or replacement with reasonable cost.
The dashboard is is shiny and soft like it's melting. we did not receive any notice from toyota about this and they say they will not cover it, because we didn't get it looked at before the deadline. we were not aware that it was something that was covered to take it in and have it evaluated. not sure of when it started.
Safety issue, cheap quality windshield used by toyota on 2007 camry le. i filed a complain with toyota for windshield crack which appeared on my 2007 camry (still under warranty) with 17k miles. i took it to dealer and dealer service manager washed his hands saying this crack is due to some pebble/rock hitting the windshield and than he showed me tip of pin size mark which i really strange that how can that mark cause that crack, its clearly shows that either toyota had advised dealers not to cover anything in warranty as customer will end up paying from his pocket rather toyota fixing it. i even complained to toyota but no use, they moved it back to dealer and dealer customer relation lady refused to do anything, earlier service manager had given me toyota number to contact and see if they can do anything but looks like he knew that nothing would be done and i will just waste my time. complain which i made to toyota via customer relation department id: 0907111004 resolution sought: change the windshield asap or take the car back, i would rather go to honda. seems like toyota car are good for road which are either driveway kind or totally clean, not able to handle highways. this was my first and last toyota, for sure i will covey the message to others too so that people thing again before buying toyota. i trusted toyota name and though there after sales and service would be good and parts used would be good quality but guess its not, shows reason of why people moving away. *tr
On january 26, 2009 i was pulling my 2007 toyota camry into a handicapped parking spot in a strip mall. my right foot was on the brake, and the car suddenly accelerated and continued going forward (there was no curb) until it crashed into a pizza restaurant. fortunately, i wasn't injured, although my insurance company had to cover the damage to my vehicle and to the store; i had to pay my deductible and was given a ticket for careless driving, because no other explanation for the accident was evident at the time. i couldn't understand how the car could have accelerated with my foot off the gas pedal and on the brake. however, after reading about the recent furor regarding the gas pedal on 2007 toyotas, i brought my car to my dealership where i was advised that my gas pedal was manufactured in japan and thus not subject to recall. they could not explain the accident. *tw
Accelerate without pushing on gas pedal. ran into another car when pulling into a parking space. ceasing into the spot and then it accelerated which made it run into the car. no one was hurt but my car was damaged.
The drivers side sun visor will not stay up. it just hangs down in the way. it was not damaged in any way that i can see. just normal use. when driving i have to eiter move it to the side to see. this has caused some visibility problems when it is very bright outside and you are driving into the sun.i had to remove it as it was impeading my vision during driving. now i have to drive one-handed in order to shield my eyes from the sun. toyota will not replace as a warrantied item. *tt
Sudden acceleration in toyota camry
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry. the contact stated that there was a moldy musty smell from the air conditioning vents. the contact stated that his eyes itched and he sneezed while driving. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who gave him an air freshener and sprayed foam into the vents. the contact had to frequently visit the doctor and he had sinus infections. the failure occurred when the weather began to become warm. the failure mileage was unknown. updated 03/22/11*lj the consumer no longer owns the vehicle. updated 04/25/11
2007 toyota camry with air conditioning problem. consumer states that there is a strong urine smell after the use of the air conditioner. consumer doesn't feel that this problem would be covered under warranty. *kb the consumer also stated there is a wind sound when drving on the highway. it sounded as if the windows were down.
The car accelerated quickly on its own, with engine racing, and could not be stopped easily, resulting in a collision with a tree. the engine continued to race on it's own, with no one pressing the throttle, until the ignition was switched off. this was not caused by a loose floor mat, the floor mat was secured and not anywhere near the pedal. in february i received a letter from toyota saying that they believe there was nothing wrong with the car. i called toyota to talk to the person who sent that letter and repeated the facts as stated above and she told me that i "may be mistaken." the fact that the engine continued to race after the crash is important, since some may think that i was pushing the throttle herself. once i got out of the car she obviously couldn't be pushing the petal herself. the engine didn't stop racing until i turned the engine off. then, when the tow truck came, the driver re-started the camry to position it for towing. when he did, the engine ran normally. when a car takes off by itself, it has a problem. therefore this car, and maybe all 2007 camrys, maybe all toyotas, have a problem. however we drove this car for months and many miles without a symptom; it apparently takes some kind of particular combination of circumstances for the problem to come out. no one was injured in this incident, but this behavior could cause someone to be seriously injured or killed. i believe toyota should find out why this happened and try to fix it, instead of trying to convince me that i am wrong when i tell them what happened. *tr updated
After installing kraco floor mats into our 2007 toyota camry, we took a road trip. on the highway, i was driving with cruise control on, when suddenly the car began to accelerate. i tried adjusting the cruise control with the cruise lever, and when that did not work, turned the cruise control off. i continue to accelerate to over 85 mph (from original cruising at approx 68 mph). i tried braking, but the brakes provided little to no result. my two passengers tried to help with suggestions: i tried pushing the brake, accelerator, and clutch (5-speed car), and none helped. i started jamming my foot into the area around the accelerator, and finally there began to be some effect. one passenger suggested the floor mat, and so i finally dug my feet into it and pulled back, finally making the needed impact of having control of the car again. we have used large binder clips to attempt to keep the floor mats from interfering with the accelerator; not sure yet if this is an adequate solution. *jb
Cruse control problem. when going up an incline my car will acelarate at a rate of speed that is 3mph (est) over the mph that the cruse control was set at. the acelarations is very fast and causes the car to acelarate faster than the traffic flow which requires the brakes to be applied to turn off the cruse control. you have to be alert or you can run into the car in front of you plus the braking in traffic can cause problems. on a level road the cruse control work the way it should. *cn
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry. the contact stated that the vehicle hesitates and experiences acceleration failure since it was a new vehicle. then, on july 11, 2007, while attempting to accelerate, the vehicle completely lost all motive power and was disabled partially blocking a lane of traffic on an interstate. the vehicle failed to move even though the engine was still running. the police assisted and the vehicle was moved to a safe location. the dealer suggested that the rubber floormat may have gotten stuck underneath the accelerator pedal and caused the hesitation concern. the dealer could not find a cause for the loss of motive power failure. the current mileage is 12,968. the failure mileage for the hesitation issue was 12,960. *dsy updated 09/10/07 *tr
*******2nd complaint******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 has called fidelity a couple of times to get authorization but they have not gotten back with him but will contact us when he gets the ok. it has been over two weeks since he said he has been trying to get the go ahead from fidelity, so we decided to call fidelity to find out why they were delaying giving the dealership the go ahead to fix the car, seeing that we have the platinum place. fidelity informed us that no one from toyota of orlando has ever contacted them at any time about our 2007 camry. we then spoke with a service manager by the name of [xxx] and he has been giving me the same story about it is not unusual for the camry to consume over a quart of oil between 1000 to 3000 miles, so there is nothing to fix. we have owned over 8 cars and has never had this type of problem. i have spoken to several mechanics and they informed me that this problem should not be happening to a newer model car like ours.
#1 08/19/19 request #215013 chat transcript (e-mail)n, dc 2059highway #traffic s i requested an email for this communication and was denied but directed to complete the online form. aug 9 2019, i communicated via email with fred anderson toyota jeff demeyer | service director 803.796.6650 [email protected] regarding sticky melting dashboard of my approx. 57,000 mi 2007 camry. his reply " toyota motors north america will not allow a dealer to perform any warranty extensions after they have expired. my advise would be to call toyota motors at (800)331-4331 and start a case seeking replacement of the dash. if approved, they will notify us with an authorization # and we can proceed with the replacement"aug 10 2019, spoke with customer service representative (susan) @ toyota motors at (800)331-4331 regarding dash replacement approval. service request denied!! of course they have no record of my ever discussing this matter with an advisor prior to the warranty notification. to paraphrase the customer service representative "to provide an exception for one customer would mean the exception to be provided to all customers", we have parameters in place which does not allow repair beyond the warranty enhancement expiration date".i have reviewed the complaints @ toyota motor corporation customer care service. a consumer posted a complaint july 2o 2019 regarding his 2007 camry, "i just purchased this car two weeks ago and noticed within a couple of days a glare on the windshield that not only caused a problem with being able to see through the windshield at on coming traffic but it also caused a headache from straining to see. upon further investigation, i noticed the dash was extremely sticky, finally realizing the dash was literally melting! this is a terrible liability! this car only had 138, 000 miles when i purchased it and should still be eligible....form #2
...form # 3 request #215013 chat transcript (e-mail)the toyota sticky dashboard lawsuit was filed in the u.s. district court for the district of south carolina - wendy george v. toyota motor corp., et al. the plaintiff was represented by richardson, patrick, westbrook & brickman, llc. says it will take about 16 years to repair the vehicles on the dealer waiting list. by that time the vehicles would likely "be out of use"!!!!!!!!!!!! there was also lawsuit filed by melissa graham, the owner of a 2009 toyota camry. that lawsuit, melissa graham v. toyota motor corp., et al., was dismissed after toyota announced the warranty program. because this was not a recall toyota motor corporation is refusing to replace the sticky dashboard resulting from heat of summer and winter heating which causes eye, throat and lung irritation, clouding, glare of windshield and eyeglasses. the clock mounted on the dashboard has a cloud over the plastic cover making it almost impossible to read as well as plastic cover over dome lights. i brought all of this to the attention of service advisor prior to the toyota warranty enhancement which ended may 2017, however the service advisor told me it was not a known issue, did not record the issue and suggested whatever i used to clean the dash, clock and dome light created the problem. my question, what is it going to take to make toyota motor corporation take responsibility of this health and safety hazard? perhaps another class action suit now that it is well documented dealers are reselling these vehicles with the dashboard defect and denying replacement due to may 2017 expiration date to those of us still driving these vehicles .no manufacturer should be allowed to deny liability for a defect that is clearly a health and safety hazard. i also explained repeatedly to service director and customer service numerous invalid warranties were received
I've had my engin air filter & cabin air filter eaten by rodents; one caused my 2007 toyota camry to stall several times. additionally i had a rodent die in the area behind the cabin air filter & decayed. this occurred around july 2006. i've rep[laced the engin air filter & the cabin filter multible times due to this issue & will need to replaced again during my next state inspection according to the dealer. dealer replaced cabin air filter on july 14, 2006 - replaced engin air filter on may 23, 2007 - replaced engin air filter on january 11, 2008 - replaced engin air filter & cabin air filter on june 23, 2008 - replaced cabin filter on june 26, 2009 - replaced engin air filter on march 10, 2010.