Problems with 2007 Toyota Camry VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

I own a 2007 toyota camry se.the transmission lags behind the engine sometimes & then desperately tries to catch up by aggressively downshifting to high rpm's(around 4000 to 4500).when making turns the car loses power and then shifts erratically to return to speed. when going up a slight hill the pedal has to be pushed to the floor to make the car get up to speed,and then takes off like a rocket. i am not an aggressive driver but this power train wants you to drive like one. i had the car back to the dealer twice with no correction, all they say is sorry that's the way it is designed. i feel this is a safety hazard due to the fact that it bogs down when you don't want it to & then lurches forward to complicate matters. i can't understand toyota engineers designed & marketed a power train that is a potential hazard to the public and the drivers who own these cars. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry. while driving 20 mph or greater, the vehicle hesitated and failed to accelerate. the dealer acknowledged the failure, but was unable to diagnose the cause of failure. the contact stated that the failure was more prevalent when driving uphill. the vin and engine size were unknown. the current mileage is 4,000 and failure mileage was 200.

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry. whenever the vehicle is driven, the front driver side floor mat slides forward and bunches up under the accelerator and brake pedals. the contact stated that this could cause a crash. toyota stated that they were unable to correct the failure. recall number ssc70f for the all weather floor mats was referenced. the current mileage was 13,750 and failure mileage was 200. updated 11/07/07 *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry. while driving 30 mph the transmission engaged and accelerated without warning. the failure mileage was 100. when changing lanes the vehicle slowed down and attempted to shut off. the manufacturer was aware of the failure. however, they were unable to diagnose it. the current mileage was 9,000. *ak the consumer stated that the vehicle has since been fixed by the dealership. updated 06/08/07 *tr

Purchase 2007 toyota camry, april 19, 2007 from king toyota,deerfield beach, florida. almost immediately the car began having shifting problems. it hesitated and when driving around 40 miles an hour when the gas pedal was released, it jerked and whipped your body. then, when giving it the gas, it hesitated and then jerked forward. complained and complained and was told that maybe when i brought it in for its 3000 mile check-up, toyota would have a tech bulletin for repair. the tech bulletin was not available until after i contacted toyota directly and was told that i should request tech bulletin u660e. i brought the car to the dealership and a new chip was installed that solved the problem for a short period of time. about the early part of october it began to change. in addition to hesitating and jerking, it now keeps going at 40 miles an hour even when the foot is taken off of the gas pedal. it will keep going two or three block from 40 miles an hour , slowly down to 30 miles an hour. in other words, when you attempt to slow down because of traffic, you must put full power on the brake pedal or you will continue to go at the same rate of speed. very dangerous as well as wearing brakes much faster than normal. it still hesitates and jerks when applying the gas pedal but now, instead of jerking you when releasing the gas, it just keeps going. dealer has no answer and told me that they have had complaints like mine without a solution. can't toyota be pressured into solving the problem. the new chip made a direct opposite situation....jerking the car when gas released to "full speed ahead". *tr

Purchased new 2007 toyota camry, soon after purchase realized there were a lot of issues with the car, one being a sticky gas pedal, that when accelerating from a slow speed, ( for example, a yellow light), the car bogs down the pedal feels sticky then kicks in real hard and the car accelerates forward very fast. this occurs about 2 times a week and we thought it was just how the vehicle was made. on 01/23/2009 we took the vehicle to a toyota dealership for multiple items with one being the sticky pedal, and another happened to be a pinging noise during acceleration such as getting on a freeway with an incline. the correction for the sticky pedal was " unable to verify and advised the customer to have a throttle body and fuel injection service $99.95 + tax" the correction for the engine clatter noise was " performed a ecu memory reset/re programming. transmission and engine is working per factory standards at this time". the ecu memory reset was the only work performed in which we paid $85.00. after leaving toyota we found that the pedal pushed down very easy and smooth, within a 2 week period while this lasted we never had an accelerator issue. but after 2 weeks the pedal went back to being sticky and having accelerator issues again. we took the vehicle back to toyota and told them that the ecu memory reset fixed our pedal and asked if they could look into it. they did not and we left with a sticky pedal still. now with the information in the media about the sticking accelerators, the floor mats and now the worn pedal assembly, i became concerned because this started when my vehicle was brand new. i called toyota customer service line and let them know of my problem and concerns, the rep told me to call the nearest dealer and make an appointment for them to look into this, and suggested that i do not drive the car. the dealer will only perform the recall work and when they get the training and parts. *tr

My 2007 camry on several occasions during the first few months of operation in april and may 2007 surged or lunged without cause. there were no injuries and no repair, no incidents occurred in the past two years. one incident occurred when starting up from a stop sign beside school children waiting at a bus stop. another incident occurred when i slowly maneuvered to park in a tight space between two cars. both driving instances required fine control and very little gas. both instances occurred on cold mornings, a short distance and a short time after starting to drive in the morning. the car unexpectedly revved loudly and lunged forward, i braked hard, then it sort of stalled and became unresponsive and lagged before returning to normal control. these incidents were scary, could have caused personal or property injury and occurred without any known cause. the car seemed confused. the other predominant driver of the car had similar experiences. my car is subject to recalls. i have removed the floor mat but not taken it for the accelerator pedal repair. i believe the problem is a computer glitch and not the floor mat or the gas pedal. i received a floor mat recall notice early in ownership, on my first maintenance visit to toyota i was told that my floor mat was not the defective one. subsequent letters have said to remove the mat and stated that no repair is ready, they will contact me. i tried to call the dealer two weeks ago to ask about a repair after news reports and further recalls. my call was placed on hold for so long, i hung up and haven't called back. i think my car has a potential dangerous problem but i do not believe that toyota is cable or will address that problem at this time. my vin number does not indicate my car is eliminated from the recall. *tr the consumer also experienced an intermittent erratic problem with the instrument control panel; the abs and emergency brake lights illuminated and the tachometer, thermostat and other gauges bounced up and down. also, the ac stopped working. the dea

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry. while driving approximately 25 to 30 mph proceeding to a complete stop and applying pressure to the brake pedal, the vehicle began to surge forward without warning. the contact was able to continue driving normally; however, the failure occurred intermittently. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for inspection. the technician was unable to duplicate the failure. the contact had concerns of the safety risk involved. the vin was unavailable. the failure mileage was 15,000. the current mileage was 38,000.

On the interstate, the cruise control on my 2007 camry le 4 cylinder car causes over-aggressive acceleration (5 - 3 downshift) when resume is selected at 10 - 15 mph below set speed. the car overshoots set speed by 2 - 3 mph and often causes a collision potential with the car in front. i have had to slam on the brakes several times to regain control of the car and avoid a collision. the car also over-aggressively accelerates (5 - 4 downshift) when topping out on interstate overpasses - often overshooting set speed. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry. the contact stated that his vehicle suddenly accelerated when he decreased his highway speed to 40 mph. the vehicle slowed down and accelerated when the brakes were engaged. the vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. the manufacturer informed the contact that his vehicle was not included in the recall since his vin began with the letters a and j. the failure mileage was 36,000.

Tl*- the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry, and stated that he set the cruise control at 65 mph. while the vehicle was going up hill the cruise control decreased from 65 mph to 55 mph. once the vehicle was going down hill the vehicle accelerated to almost 80 mph. the contact took vehicle to the dealer, and they stated that the cruise controlwas designed to operate the way it did. the failure mileage was at 6,400. *ak

I as pulling into a parking space, car accelerated - jumped a curb, hitting a tree and broke my nose,and damaged the whole front of my car.. on june 27, 2009 i was pulling into a parking space again, camry accelerated hitting the suv in front of my car. took it in to pauly toyota in crystal lake, il and they sent me away saying there is nothing wrong with my 2007 camry. i also had two very near accidents, but i was able to stop in time. i am deathly afraid to drive this car. i don't know when it will accelerate again. and the dealer refuses to help me out. please help me! *tr

I purchased a new 2007 toyota camry in june 2006. after returning the car to the dealership several times because of the sluggish acceleration from a stop was consistent and the passing gear downshift felt delayed as if there was a communication lag between the tcm and actual switching of the shift solenoids at speeds less than 50 mph. the cruise control will not set speed. on steeper grades and on the interstate the down shifts are very frequent and at times very dramatic. when cresting a steep hill the transmission down shifts at the crest and takes 2 or 3 seconds to release the throttle, picking up anywhere from 10 to 15 mph and i have to break suddenly in order to slow the car down. i was told by toyota representative that a technical service bulletin came out in september of 2006 for an ecm calibration enhancement to shifting performance and smoothness and this new computer software had to be downloaded in the car and this would recalibrate ecm (pcm) engine & transmission. the catcher to this is that the customer has to request this download before the dealership will follow through. if you don't know about the bulletin how can an average customer request this? the download was performed on this car but didn't help any. the dealership took the car back and i was given a new one in dec. 2006. same thing with this one. i have been through national center for dispute settlement with an appointed arbitrator who had the car inspected by an ase independent inspector. he agreed with the above but in conclusion stated that toyota should "diagnose and repair as necessary". i feel that this is a no win situation for the consumer and toyota knows all about the problems but just doesn't know how to correct them. because of the lack of safety the "lemon law" should be put into effect and these cars recalled. toyota is not going to take responsibility unless forced. this is my first and last toyota vehicle. *jb

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry. a few days after purchasing the vehicle, the contact realized that the vehicle will not accelerate past 20 mph when merging into traffic. the engine rpms are high and then the vehicle unexpectedly accelerates. she must depress the accelerator pedal all the way to the floor in order to merge properly. the vehicle was taken to the dealer six times, but they cannot duplicate the failure. the dealer stated that the vehicle was designed to perform in that manner. the failure mileage was 200 and current mileage was 11,000. updated 01-16-08. *kb *jb

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry le. while driving 65 mph, the contact activated the cruise control. she accelerated to 75 mph while attempting to pass a vehicle with the cruise control still activated. the contact attempted to decelerate by tapping the brake pedal to release the cruise control. after three to four attempts, the cruise control failed to shut off. the vehicle felt as if it would accelerate and the cruise control remain activated. the vehicle began decelerating once her foot remained on the brake pedal, otherwise, if she were to release the pedal, the vehicle would accelerate again. the contact pulled off the road, applied the emergency brake, and shut off the vehicle. when she restarted the vehicle, it began operating normally, however she did not activate the cruise control again. the toyota dealer could not locate the cause of failure. a couple of weeks later, a mechanic inspected the vehicle and also found no failure. the current mileage is 16,700 and failure mileage was 16,000.

2007 toyota camry hybrid. speedometer off exactly 3 mph;. dealer verified, toyota has no fix. odometer reads incorrectly, logs 1.8% more mileage.*ak

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry. the contact stated that while at a stop, the engine rpms increased excessively as the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. the vehicle was taken to a dealer where the failure was unable to be replicated. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 800 and the current mileage was 35,000.

I have a 2007 toyota camry hybrid. i reported this issue to the dealership twice, once shortly after i got the in car in 2007 and again in 2008 when it went in for routine maintenance. the issue: on occasion, when i remove my foot from the accelerator pedal and depress the brake pedal the car will "surge" forward moving from an almost imperceivable amount up to about a foot. this is not a consistent problem and does not happen often. it seems to happen most often in the first few minutes of driving and i have noticed it more when the car is on an incline but it has happened at other times. this is not a floor mat issue - my floor mat has the locking mechanism to keep it from sliding and when checked it has never been under or around either the brake or accelerator. the initial response from the dealership was that the car could not, under any circumstances, move forward if the brake was depressed and that i probably just noticed the engine going from gas to hybrid and thought it moved. the second complaint received much the same reaction. i was shocked that the hybrids were not recalled with the accelerator issue but given prior complaints the dealership has agreed to check the car again. *tr

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

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry. while driving 20 mph, the vehicle would hesitate when he depressed the accelerator pedal. the vehicle would then surge forward after approximately 50-80 feet without warning. the dealer stated that this was a normal occurrence. the failure mileage was 150 and the current mileage was 14,000. the vin was unavailable.

Acceleration on 2007 toyota camry. sometimes you can put your foot right to the floor and the car won't move. *tr

Tl - the contact called regarding a 2007 toyota camry. the contact stated the cruise control was set to 65 mph. the vehicle accelerated to 90 mph. the contact stated he stepped on the brakes and the vehicle slowed down. the contact has not used the cruise control again. the contact took the vehicle in for diagnosis and was told the 2007 cruise control system is not designed well and that there is nothing they can do. the failure mileage was 4000. kb this condition only occurs when the consumer is going down a steep hill. no problem was experienced other than on steep down hill roadways. this may be a normal condition as the vehicle apparently does not apply the brake to control vehicle speed, according to the owner's manual and the dealership. * dsy

The cruise control/transmission on my 2007 camry causes the car to operate in an unsafe manner. when the cruise control is engaged, due to its sensitivity, the transmission goes through a series of abrupt downshifts causing the car to accelerate and exceed the cruise control speed setting. at this point, the car looses speed and the transmission then shifts back into overdrive. the downshifting starts again until the speed control setting is exceeded. on a long hill, it is not uncommon for the transmission to sequence between overdrive and third gear four or five times. the exceeding of the cruise control setting is very dangerous. i have had to engage the brakes to avoid an accident with traffic ahead of me. i have brought the car back to the dealer for this problem and have been told that he can do nothing until toyota comes up with a fix. i have written two letters to toyota asking them to fix this problem they have not replied to either letter. *tr

I purchased a 2007 camry le/2.4 liter 4 cylinder automatic transmission on october 28 2006. noticed some hesitation on acceleration at 5000 miles on odometer. hesitation was apparent when depressing accelerator for quick pick up ,such as merging onto highway. seemed to be just a nuisance, now but after reading other complaints i am becoming concerned, especially when most dealerships could not fix the problem. what was my recourse if this became a bigger problem. *ak

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry. while driving 45 mph, the vehicle hesitated. the contact has taken the vehicle to the dealer who advised her to pretend that there is an egg underneath the accelerator pedal. the dealer stated that they would not perform the repair, but offered to schedule an appointment. the representative stated that they would also not repair the vehicle. the issue was reported to a newspaper agency. while driving last week, the contact's wife and daughter were almost involved in a crash. the contact played a recording of the meeting between the dealer and himself. the recording stated that they refused to repair the vehicle and told the contact to leave after being there for five hours. they dealer offered another vehicle, but stated that in order to have the vehicle, they would need $12,000. the vin and engine size were unknown. the current mileage is 7,000 and failure mileage was 100.

Purchased a 2007 camry le, 4 door, on 12/12/06. cruise control has failed many times. when going down hill with the cruise on the car will keep accelerating to very unsafe speeds. this started from the date of purchase. i went through arbitration in march of 2007 and was told by the arbitrator "that there has been an unreasonable amount of repair attempts for the same nonconformist that will impair the use, value and safety of the vehicle since dec.2006". the problem has not been corrected and i don't use the cruise control. i have found that this problem has caused deaths, the latest in california, and several wrecks even in the area where i live. how many lives must be taken before toyota will step up to bat and make a recall on this defective cruise control. the floor mats that toyota is saying will cause this problem might be in part the cause but certainly not the root of the problem. i have been trying to get this situation addressed since the purchase of this vehicle and the near wrecks that i have almost encountered to no avail. the arbitrator did agree with my complaints but as stated above there had not been enough attempts provided by the dealership to correct the problem. how many times must one take a vehicle to the dealership with the same complaint before any action will be taken. i feel my life is more important than the runaround that i have received from toyota and this is a very serious safety malfunction of the vehicle. i have all sorts of documentation to back my complaint and my 2007 camry is not the only vehicle on the road with this safety issue. i was told by toyota that the design had been changed with the 2007's and certainly the symptoms are consistent with control system malfunction but they did not know how to fix the problem. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry. while driving 30-45 mph, there was a three second delay when attempting to accelerate. the dealer stated that this was a normal occurrence and did not make any repairs. the failure mileage was 430 and current mileage was 4,800. the consumer stated toyota and the parent company stated there is no fix at the present time. updated 11/1/07 *tr

Tl* - the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry. while driving at 55 mph the contact's vehicle began to accelerate, in an attempt to stop the vehicle the contact crashed into a sign. there were no injuries. the mechanic attempted to diagnose the failure on 2 previous occasions ,and found the vehicle to be operating normally. also,m the mechanic diagnosed the vehicle after the crash occurred ,and the computer report read: cannot duplicate customers concern . no codes in system at this time. the vehicle was road tested approximately 25 miles and no failure occurred. the mechanic advised the contact of recall 06v096000, air bags. current mileage, and failure mileage were 7000.

2007 camry xle 4-cylinder purchased in april 2006. car unpredictably hesitates and jerked upon acceleration. sometimes the hesitation lasted a second, while other times it lasted at least three. seconds. occurred most often when accelerating from coasting, while changing lanes, or while accelerating through a turn. cruise control was jerky and constantly revved the engine before engaging. in january and february i had two safety related incidents. while proceeding through a left-turn on hard packed snow i attempted to accelerate through the end of the turn and the car hesitated then grabbed, causing the front wheels to spin and lose traction. i stopped the car in the far left oncoming lane of traffic. a similar incident occurred while decelerating in a left-turn lane and approaching a red light at a large intersection. while approaching the light turned green. i accelerated and began the turn. the engine revved, and engagement was delayed, causing the front wheels to lose traction. in both cases, i was moving slowly , and had a left turn arrow so there was no oncoming traffic and no accident occurred. at present, i am careful when making turns with oncoming traffic, accelerating, changing lanes or passing slower vehicles. i have attempted to adjust acceleration so as not to increase the rpms so much that the car will jerk forward when the transmission engaged . however, it was impossible to compensate for this problem. i have spoken with the dealership by phone. in february i was told that they were not familiar with any such problem. they advised that some hesitation was normal. i was advised that i should wait until a better solution has been devised. in march i requested that they make a note of this problem, and was told that they could not document my complaint over the phone. they said i must leave it with them to let someone else take it for a drive. *ak

2007 camry xle 4-cylinder purchased in april 2006. car unpredictably hesitated and jerked upon acceleration. sometimes the hesitation lasted a second, while other times it lasted at least three seconds. occurred most often when accelerating from coasting, while changing lanes, or while accelerating through a turn. cruise control was jerky , and constantly revved the engine before engaging. in january and february. i had two safety related incidents. while proceeding through a left turn on hard packed snow i attempted to accelerate through the end of the turn and the car hesitated then grabbed, causing the front wheels to spin and loose traction. i stopped the car in the far left oncoming lane of traffic. a similar incident occurred while decelerating in a left turn lane and approaching a red light at a large intersection. while approaching, the light turned green. i accelerated and began the turn and the engine revved and engagement was delayed, causing the front wheels to lose traction. in both cases i was moving slowly, and had a left turn arrow so there was no oncoming traffic and no accident occurred. at present, i am careful when making turns with oncoming traffic, accelerating, changing lanes or passing slower vehicles. i have attempted to adjust the acceleration so as not to increase the rpms so much that the car will jerk forward when the transmission engaged. however, it was impossible to compensate for this problem. i have spoken with the dealership by phone. in february i was told that they were not familiar with any such problem. also, they stated that some hesitation was normal. i was advised that i should wait until a better solution has been devised. in march i requested that they make a note of this problem, and was told that they could not document my complaint over the phone. i must leave it with them to let someone else take it for a drive. *ak

Tl* - the contact has a 2007 toyota camry . the contact stated that when the vehicle slowed down orwas starting from a stop, and when pressesing the accelerator pedal the vehicle would hesitate. the contact explained that he took the vehicle to the dealer ,and they told him that there was a computer problem. a toyota representative looked at the vehicle while at the dealer, but they said that the vehicle was working properly. they adjusted the computer, but when he drove the vehicle again it was worse. the contact explained that this time when the hesitation occurred he was starting from a stop and, he had to press the accelerator pedal to the floor, and was almost was rear ended because the vehicle failed to respond correctly. *ak

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry. while driving approximately 5 mph in a parking lot the vehicle accelerated and caused her to crash into a wall. the vehicle was damaged. the contact was injured and transported to the hospital. a police report is available if needed. the dealer was not contacted. the failure mileage was 4,000.

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry. after purchasing the vehicle on october 31, 2006, the contact noticed that there was a lack of acceleration in the vehicle. while attempting to accelerate from a complete stop, the vehicle hesitated. the accelerator pedal was depressed to the floor, but the vehicle still hesitated to pick up speed and then suddenly sped off. the dealer found no failures; however, they later asked her to bring the vehicle back for repairs. after the repairs, the vehicle continued to lack acceleration. the contact returned to the dealer and repaired again. the vehicle was serviced a total of seven times and the dealer stated that they "updated" the vehicle; however, the failure persists. the failure mileage was 3,000 and current mileage was 26,500.

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry. when the contact depressed the accelerator pedal, the vehicle hesitated. approximately 3-4 seconds later, the vehicle accelerated without warning. the dealer stated that the computer caused the failure and they reprogrammed the computer. however, the failure continued. the contact also stated that when he depressed the brake pedal it extended to the floorboard and the stopping distance increased. the dealer has not inspected the vehicle. the speed was unknown. the failure mileage was 500 and current mileage was 41,000.

Toyota needs to be held responsible 4 the unexpected acceleration of these vehicles. make them test it under 32 degrees and the rpms will almost always increase and decrease abruptly though giving gas at a steady pace. it's happened every year every winter since i bought the car new. the pedal fix/recall was a slap in the face to those of us who suspect it is an engine or electrical issue. it must be tested in cold cold weather and upon the car just starting to run. it does seem to subside as the engine warms but on the next cold day the car tries to accelerate itself again

Hesitation at lower speeds with subsequent sudden lurching. software upgrade to fix this"known"problem by the dealership didn't fix it -- still a problem. i feel that this car is unsafe as i have already had an incident were, instead of accelerating, it appeared to coast while i attempting to cross oncoming traffic to make a left-hand turn. normally there was plenty of time, but oncoming traffic came uncomfortably close before the car lurched forward out of their path.*ak

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry. the contact stated that the computer that controls the transmission prevents the vehicle from moving when the accelerator is depressed. occasionally, the vehicle surges to high speeds when the accelerator pedal is depressed. she stated that she was almost involved in numerous crashes due to the failure. toyota stated that they are aware of the failure and are working on a solution. however, they cannot assist the contact until that time. she stated that the cruise control surges 5-10 mph over the limit in which it is set. the failure causes her to lose control of the vehicle. the vin and engine size were unknown. the current mileage is 7,000 and failure mileage was 1,000. the consumer stated the vehicle accelerates erratically, either barely engaging or surging forward. the consumer also stated when the cruise control is set, the vehicle surges 5-10 mph above the set limit. updated 09/05/07. *jb

At approx. 4:45 pm 12/14/06 while in portales nm. i was checking the traffic behind me when i had the clear to back up. suddenly my vehicle accelerated and went into a backwards spin and stopped after it side swiped a truck which was originally parked behind it and facing in the opposite direction. *jb

Dt*: the contact stated when the vehicle was accelerated to 10 mph from a stop, the engine hesitated, slowing the vehicle. the same hesitation occurred when trying to accelerate into a passing lane. the problem occurred a total of 12 times. the sales/service dealer inspected the vehicle twice and was unable to identify or correct the problem. the manufacturer was not contacted.*ak

2007 toyota camry acceleration problem*cw the consumer stated while driving on a two lane section of the highway, the vehicle accelerated out of control up to 90 mph and it didn't respond to any braking effort. even after shifting the automatic transmission into neutral, the vehicle would simply not slow down, even with both feet on the brake. finally, the consumer decided to turn off the key. once the key was turned off, the vehicle finally began to slow down. the consumer stated the pedal was not trapped under the mat and he believed there was some type of computer or software problem, since the vehicle was put into neutral without any effect. *jb updated 03/29/10.*jb

Toyota camry 2007 was taking several times to dealer due to hesitation upon acceleration. the manufacturer stated that it is a normal function of the 2007 camry's and it not fixable. we went to arbitration and petition for exchange or repair was denied. my wife and i have concerns about driving this car in high speed highways and not be able to accelerate enough to get into incoming traffic. we have already experienced this problems and are afraid of causing an accident. *tr

Dt*: the contact stated while depressing the accelerator pedal from a stop or during a turn there was a hesitation. the dealership could not determined the cause of the problem and there were no repair performed.

I made complaints (documented)about acceleration problems since i purchased this vehicle. 2007 toyota camry xle. i do not have the recalled floor mats. dealer said new type of transmission etc. etc. i am 62 have a great driving record. i know when a car is not performing correctly.. *tr

When car is accelerated from dead stop, as car passes 20 mph, the car surges, hunts for gear, up shifts and downshifts wildly and sporadically, lurching and over-revving to 5,000 rpm or higher. car cannot be safely driven. when placing car in park the car jumps forward. i am concerned about the safety of the vehicle for my family. toyota said this issue is normal and the car has to get used to the way we drive it. car going back into the shop. *jb

Dt*: the contact stated while the vehicle was stopped at red light, upon applying the accelerator pedal; the vehicle lurched forward at a speed of 75 mph without warning. the contact placed the vehicle in neutral, which caused the vehicle to jerk and stop. the vehicle was inspected by a dealer who determined the throttle sensor and throttle body needed to be replaced. after the replacement, the problem persisted. the vehicle was again inspected by the dealer who duplicated the problem, yet attributed the sudden acceleration to the floor mat touching the accelerator pedal. afterwards, the sudden acceleration persisted. the manufacturer was not alerted.

Dt*: the contact stated while driving various speeds, the vehicle hesitated when accelerating from a stop. the vehicle was taken to a dealer who was aware of the problem but could not determine how to fix it. the contact was directed to continue to use the vehicle until the factory can determine how to remedy the problem. there were no accidents yet but there were 3 close calls. also, the sun visors does not remain up.

There is a significant delay in the accelerator that causes the transmission to shift too frequently. a number of times this has disabled me from accelerating enough during turns to keep from getting hit by oncoming traffic. toyota has not been receptive to my calls and requests for help. the dealer is unable to fix it. *jb

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry. while driving 5 mph with the accelerator pedal depressed, the vehicle sporadically hesitated and jerked. the contact stated that the vehicle would occasionally stall before accelerating. the dealer stated that the failure was unrecognizable. the vehicle has not been repaired. the powertrain was unknown. the current mileage was 9,000 and failure mileage was 13.

Dt*: the contact stated while making a left hand turn at 30 mph on a city street, the engine revved and the vehicle lurched forward without warning. the vehicle did not respond to brake pressure and continued acceleration. the contact depressed the push button ignition, and the vehicle slowed to a stop. a bystander alerted the contact that smoke and flames were coming from the left front tire. the contact quickly exited the vehicle, and no injuries were sustained. the fire department was alerted, but the tire had already burned itself out upon their arrival. the police were not contacted. the vehicle was towed to a dealer to await inspection.

I purchased a 2007 camry le 4 cylinder automatic transmission in 9/06. the performance of this car has been disappointing. on the 1st road trip, i noticed problems with the cruise. the car downshifted 2 gears on inclines and the engine would rev at app. 5000 rpms. at the top of the incline, the car's speed would increase 5-10 miles per hour causing me to have to apply the brakes to disconnect the cruise. my husband took the car to the toyota dealership where we purchased this car and he was told this was expected and was designed to do this. to correct, the problem we could not use the cruise when driving up inclines. the problem was not corrected. after several road trips and noticing the gas mileage was the same on the highway as in the city, we took the car back to the dealer. this time, we were told that the "computer could not see hills coming and to compensate this problem, we would need to override the cruise on hills by using the accelerator and increasing our speed just slightly." at this visit we also discussed a problem with hesitation upon accelerating from a stop. we were told that a new computer chip may fix that problem and the chip was replaced. now the problem is intermittent--the car will hesitated intermittently when attempting to pass a vehicle,or accelerating from a stop-- the problem went from only sluggish acceleration from a stop to being intermittent at any time. my husband then asked the toyota dealership for the southeastern regional office for toyota to address the problem with them, he was told the number could not be given out to consumers. he then asked if the office could be contacted by the dealer requesting the office to contact my husband. he was told that could not happen either. toyota has been totally uncooperative. in one hour's time, decelerated and accelerated with the cruise 50 times. the dealership knew this was a problem with 4 cylinder and it was never mentioned to us when looking at the vehicle. *jb