Problems with 2007 Toyota Camry POWER TRAIN

I bought a 2007 camry se v6 and have had nothing but problems with it. transmission slips, creaking dash and windshield, a pillar airbag cover replaced 3 times, center console stack does not line up, dash is not flush next to a & b pillars (haven't seen one yet that was), knocking noise in rear strut tower (fixed after two dealer visits, they added sound insulation), driver side armrest fabric peeling off (seen at first delivery of vehicle ), radio head unit freezes up randomly (dealer cannot fix because they cannot duplicate), steering is very loose and vehicle drifts on road (safety concern, dealer stated characteristic of tire), front grill loose on right side (dealer fixed) and seat plastic rail covers broken upon delivery (dealer fixed). vehicle also idles rough in cold weather (dealer stated bad gas).two to three second delay in acceleration (dealer stated this is normal). each dealer visit required me to leave the car once for ordering the part and a second time for installation. i have wasted way too much time at dealerships having my car repaired to ever consider buying another toyota again. over all i should have tested other cars before buying toyota based on its reliability alone. *tr

When using the cruise control then speed fluctuates on slight grades and the car suddenly downshifts to 4th and sometimes to 3rd this is alarming and should not do this > toyota says this is normal my other 4 cyl 2002 camry did not do this. *nm

Vehicle hesitates while acceleration at about 20-40 mph. then the car jerks forward. this is dangerous if you need to move right away.

When accelerating from a stop, the car hesitates before moving. this also occurs when negotiating a turn, at approximately 5-10 mph i would press the accelerator but there is a short hesitation before the transmission engages.*ak

I purchased a 2007 toyota camry le on late april of 2006. since then, i have experienced numerous times the presence of acceleration problem. vehicle hesitates when pressing the gas pedal at low speeds. when pressing the pedal all the way, the car "sits" on the road at the current speed, and after a few seconds, it kicks forward. this is very dangerous when driving in traffic, which for me is everyday living in the dc metropolitan area. there have been times that i have to move out of the traffic because by the time my car started accelerating, the car in front is braking. other cars have had to move around me because of this problem as well. this seems to be a common problem reading the postings in this website and others. 8jb

When car is accelerated from dead stop, as car passes 20 mph, the car surges, hunts for gear, upshifts and downshifts wildly and sporadically, lurching and over-revving to 5,000 rpm or higher. car cannot be safely driven. had to be towed for service. *nm

I have a 2007 camry se v6that hesitates before it accelerate. i read that a lot of other owners has the same problem .what is toyota doing about it?what can owners do to get satisfaction about this problem. *tr

Throttle response delay in 2007 toyota camry (4 cyl. auto) camry - bought new 4/06 from toyota of nashua (nh). defect is a delay of 1 1/2 seconds in throttle response. delay was most noticeable at normal urban traffic speeds of 35 to 45 mph. a light increase in throttle at constant highway speeds in the 35 to 45 mph range resulted in the engine 1) usually not remaining in high gear 2) having no response for 1 1/2 seconds, and 3) then roughly down-shifting, as if the driver had called for strong acceleration. the car's speed "sagged", and then the car's engine oversped. the driver then had to decrease throttle to prevent overspeed in traffic. pulling out into traffic becomes unpredictable and dangerous. delay and/or over-response in the throttle control's action may create skids on wet and icy roads. less experienced drivers may become un-nerved by this kind of throttle response. toyota's response to complaints consisted of these replies: (listed in the order in which they were given over multiple service visits) 1. "we know what it is. it is the fly-by-wire control. they all do it and the owner has to live with it" (spoken over the phone prior to the first service visit) 2. "operating as designed".. "this isn't a safety issue". 3. "the camrys have a driver habit imprint feature which adapts to the driver's style". 4. "the car is pretty much normal". 5. "he has seen a few of these". (garage tech rep.) during service appointments, the dealership supplied three 4 cylinder, automatic 2007 camrys as "loaners". none of these cars demonstrated the same drive-train behavior. the writer has been told of two other camrys which exhibit the problem: hey are serial #s: 4t1be46k27uxxxxxx and 4t1be46k87uxxxxxx a similar complaint is documented on-line in the "car and driver" magazine's user review. *nm

Dt*: the contact stated the engine hesitated when accelerating from a stop. the hesitation of the engine lasted between 30 to 60 seconds. the vehicle was taken to the service dealer, who did not find any problem with the engine. the manufacturer was aware there of the problem, but offered no solution. updated 02/12/07. *jb

Cruise does not maintain speed while going down grade. accelerating from lower speeds or a standing start is preceded by a distinct hesitation that is a potential driving hazard. *nm