Problems with 2007 Toyota Camry SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

2007 toyota camry. consumer states problem with abs brake system. *tgw the consumer stated he was in driving in high speed traffic in the left lane, following a safe distance traveling about 65 mph when a car from the right lane suddenly cut in front of him. he applied the brakes in a panic stop, but the vehicle instantly spun around to the right barely missing another car in the right lane and headed for a group of trees off the grassy right hand shoulder of the road. he was able to gain control by releasing the brake and steering out of the spin. but, he overcorrected and crossed the high speed traffic again, and almost t-boned another vehicle and ended up in a ditch in the median of the highway. the consumer stated he did not steer into the spin, he kept the steering wheel straight and jammed on the brakes in an absolutely necessary panic stop. the right front wheel instantly and totally locked up; there was a cloud of blue smoke coming from the right wheel and the vehicle pivoted on that wheel and headed toward the right shoulder. the consumer stated the problem was due to a failure with the abs and not a steering problem. the consumer took the vehicle to the dealer, but they were unable to find a problem with the abs. *jb

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 rav4. the contact stated that the gasoline mileage and the electrical system has malfunctioned since the vehicle was purchased. the right rear wheel sensor that controls the stability, traction, and four wheel drive functions have also failed and caused the warning light to illuminate on the dashboard. the dealer replaced the rear wheel sensor twice and within 48 hours the failure recurred. the third time the rear wheel sensor malfunctioned, the dealer diagnosed the failure for 5 to 6 weeks. the dealer recently replaced the rear wheel sensor and the electric control module and vehicle is functioning normally. the vin was unavailable. the failure mileage was 24,000.

I own a 2007 toyota camry which i believe is one of the vehicles that is being recalled because a faulty accelerator pedal. because of this recall, i was wondering if an accident that my wife had last year was caused by the problem associated with the recall? my wife was driving on a local parkway in stop and go traffic. the weather was clear and dry. my wife was unable to stop the vehicle (traveling at a speed under 25 mph) and hit the vehicle directly in front of her. my car sustained damage totaling $6,575.79. i wonder if a faulty accelerator was the cause of my wife's accident? *cn

We bought a 2007 camry le from longo toyota in el monte, ca in april 2006. we have had the front brakes replaced 3 times, the shims replaced once, the rear brakes once and the rotors reglazed or replaced once, the most recent time was in february 2009. every time we have taken the car to the dealer with our complaint, it was fixed at our cost, and they told us that it was probably the driver who is using the brakes so much to cause the brakes to be replaced so frequently, which isn't the case, and we told them so. the car now has 70,000 miles on it and has an extended warranty. we are concerned that toyota is aware of a possible problem with the braking system and is not publicly acknowledging it. by contrast, we also own a 2004 chevy tahoe, which we bought brand new, now has 100,000+ miles on it and we have needed to replace the front brakes once. *tr

My car accelerated when i took my foot off gas pedal to apply brakes. i hit the rear of car in front of me. with my foot still on the brake i hit the car a second time. my car stopped with my foot still on brake. no one was injured. both shook up. police officer behind me witnessed accident. it was rush hour on expressway. my car is being repaired. *tr

The car lost control for no reason, could not brake and got totalled. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry. while driving at speeds of 30 mph during rainy weather conditions, the contact depressed the brake pedal but the brakes would not engage. she continued to depress the brake pedal until they finally engaged. the vehicle was taken to the dealer; however, the failure could not be duplicated. they were unable to locate any defects in the braking system. the manufacturer was not notified. the approximate failure mileage was 8,000 and the current mileage was 36,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds and engaging the brakes, the vehicle jerked when the brakes were applied. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, who diagnosed that the failure occurred because the vehicle was driven through water and in order to repair the failure, the front rotary brakes needed to be shaved. the vehicle was repaired. six months later, the failure occurred again, the vehicle was taken to a local repair shop, who decided to replace the rotors. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that they would call him back at a later date. the failure mileage was 32,000 and the current mileage was 80,000. owner contacted district service manger and district sales manger. updated 10/05/2011 *ln *tr

Brakes clips (shams) have been replaced 2x in less than 35,000 miles. first replacement was at 14,000 miles or so. vehicle makes loud squealing noise driving at low speeds (5-40mph). at latest repair (march 2008), dealer mechanic stated that they have a service bulletin on them for failure. i am convinced that something is going on with the rotors though---thus affecting the brake pads, shams, etc. dealer mechanic claims that the clips/shams are of poor quality and that's why they keep failing. i asked what happens if they fail again (i'll be over my warranty)--he stated that i will have to pay for them then. wow--how nice to have a defective part replaced 2x under warranty, and then toyota is scott-free if it happens a 3rd time now. *tr

Brakes and rotors need to be replaced at 15,000 miles. *tr

I purchased a 2007 toyota camry in march 2006. this new vehicle had several defects including the replacement of a dash by the dealer after delivery. the quality of the brake rotors on this vehicle are unsatisfactory. i have had the rotors replaced five times. the vehicle has approx. 46,000 miles. i have had two independent repair shops evaluate the factory rotors and they both come to the same conclusion, poor quality rotors. it's not how the vehicle is being operated since we are not causing anything that would cause these rotors to warp the way they do. we do not drive our vehicles hard, just to cause more maintenance expenses. toyota has paid for replacing the rotors once. they have also charged me twice for the same work and i have paid twice to another auto shop. i tried to file a complaint through toyota and that was useless. i will never purchase a toyota vehicle again. real sad how they were handling my complaint. *tr

While car was in for routine 25k service, dealer advised i needed rear brake pads. have since been advised by two mechanics that indicates there's a problem. dealer has since advised a tsb was issued for this year/model vehicle. *tr

I leased a toyota camry xle 2007 model from patt lobb toyota, mckinney, tx sometime in the last quarter of 2007. i have experienced the problem of sudden acceleration so many times and complained to the dealer three times, first time with in the first week of leasing, and they told it is due to rack and pinion steering which gives me a different feel, second time they blamed on my tires as they don't have enough tread depth and last time they can not replicate the problem. this problem always happened when i accelerate around 60 mph. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry. the contact stated that the vehicle would shake when braking. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was determined that the shaking was coming from the brake pads scratching the rotor. the brake pads were not worn however. the contact stated that the rotors were previously replaced twice. the failure mileage was 20,470 and the current mileage was 67,000.

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry. while driving 40 mph, the contact felt that the vehicle was out of alignment. he took the vehicle to the dealer and they checked the alignment, but found no failures. a few weeks later, he took the vehicle back to the dealer because the failure was worsening. they still could not find any failures. the contact took the vehicle back to the dealer a third time because he felt that there was an issue with the brakes. once again, the dealer found no failures. he took the vehicle to a different mechanic, who stated that the bolts in the rack assembly were loose. the mechanic tightened the rack assembly. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer to inform them that another mechanic was able to locate the failure. two weeks later, the failure recurred. he filed for the lemon law. the vehicle is still not working properly. the failure mileage was 12 and current mileage was 20,000.

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry. the contact was driving approximately 60 mph when the vehicle started shaking and it continued to shake when the brakes were applied. the dealer informed the contact that they could not diagnose or duplicate the failure. the contact was making a turn and the vehicle shut completely off. the dealer repaired the brakes when the most recent failure occurred; however, the failure continued to occur intermittently. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was informed of the failure and stated that the trained technicians agreed that they were unable to duplicate the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 8000 and the current mileage was 23300.

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

My husband & i purchased a 07 camry. a few weeks after purchase, husband noticed problems. transmission was not "acting" right. the car would hesitate for a few seconds when we given gas or sometimes accelerate when we did not; the brakes were bad; & steering column "shook" when we drove over road bumps or speeds > than 50. over next few months when we took the car in for service & voiced our concerns, the service person would tell us that he could not find anything wrong with the car regarding our concerns & during one visit, they drove the car 18 miles & still could not find anything wrong. one day i was getting on freeway & tried to increase my speed, the car stalled for about 4 seconds, as i looked in rear view mirror i saw another car coming behind me at a really fast speed. i was trying to determining what to do as the car appeared to have actually shut off, when it just surged forward & i was moving again. needless to say, this scared the crap out of me & i called my husband & told him what happened. i felt that if we did not do something, we could potentially have an accident, get killed or kill someone else. i finally called the corporate office & told them our story. they instructed us to take the car to the service dept for an assessment. after assessment the mechanic told me that my steering column needed to be replaced; my rotors were completely warped; and they may have to overhaul my transmission but were going to try & reset it to see if that would help (apparently it is run by a compt which tells it how fast or slow it to go when the accelerator is pressed) apparently the computer was not functioning properly or had a "glitch." they reset the transmission & told my husband & i to drive an additional 500miles to "break-in" the transmission & let them know our thoughts. well, we have driven the additional miles & we both feel as if the transmission is slipping again. we are at wits end w/this dangerous $30,000+ car. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry. while at a stop sign with the brake pedal depressed, the pedal extends to the floorboard. the contact had to remove his foot from the brake pedal in order for it to return to its normal position. the vehicle has been taken to approximately three dealers, but they could not determine the cause of the failure. the contact filed case number 200801100060 with toyota. the current mileage was 12,000 and failure mileage was 6,000. updated 04/23/08 *bf the consumer stated emergency brake goes all the way to the floor and the dealer stated because of the particular brake system and that was normal. updated 04/23/08 *tr

Applied brakes as exiting freeway ramp,felt like i was at a stop. the brake pedal then depressed allthe way to the floor and i tapped the car in front of me.. my car sustained minor damage to the front bumper where the hitch met the bumper. no sustained damage to the other vehicle. no reports filed. damage is still on vehicle ,not repaired. *tr

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.

Complete loss of acceleration (up to 5 seconds or so) while making turns after having either slowed down, or completely stopped. two of those times have almost resulted in accidents from oncoming vehicles. complaint made at a toyota dealership. they claim no recall information, but have indicated that it wasn't the first time they've heard of it. no solution given other than the 800# to call toyota directly to make a complaint. nice. *nm

Car hesitates when shifting into a higher gear, it does it around 35 miles per hour. sometimes it shifts very hard lunging you forward. sometimes when you put it in reverse it goes into reverse very hard. the brakes continue to squeal, hardware has been replaced twice. the transmission shifting hesitation has occurred over 250 times. i am starting to get nervous driving it i am afraid someone that might be tailgating might hit me in the rear. *jb

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry. while driving 55 mph, the contact depressed the brake pedal and the vehicle veered left and right. the rear passenger side caliper was worn because it was not completely releasing the brake. the dealer went to automotive school; therefore, he did not notify the dealer or a mechanic. the failure occurs in all types of weather. the failure mileage was 21,000.

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry. while driving 5 mph, the contact stated that the gear seemed to be slipping. the dealer assured him that this was normal for the 2007 camry. as his wife pulled into a parking space, she applied the brake and the vehicle surged forward automatically, crashing into a parked vehicle. the contact has experienced this failure twice. the vin and engine size were unknown. the current and failure mileages were 16,000.

I purchased a 2007 toyota camry in may of 2006. after driving the car for a few weeks it was increasingly harder and harder to stop the vehicle. the brake pedal goes very close to the floor to stop the vehicle. i called toyota customer service and they advised me to take the car to my nearest toyota dealer. i went to atlantic toyota in amityville, n.y. and they advised me that they did not find anything wrong. i continue to drive the vehicle and have had other family and friends drive the car as well. they too have experienced the long brake pedal travel and difficulty in stopping the car. i drive with two kids and i do not feel safe in this car. i bought a toyota for its reliability and safety and because of the way the vehicle feels in braking i do not feel safe. i am looking for a vehicle that i paid for and feel safe in. i am a new customer to the toyota brand and purchased the car under the recommendation of family and friends. i have had other vehicles prior to purchasing my toyota like mazda and honda and although they have had their share of problems, when working properly i had always felt safe. i sent a letter to toyota to see if they can make me a happy toyota customer. *jb

Toyotas latest recall should not be a floor mat or stuck accelerator problem. my 2007 camry has experienced this scenerio at least several times a year (even though i know it exists). the problem is the design of the brake pedal and accelerator pedal. the brake pedal (when braking) is closer to the floor than the height of the un-depressed accelerator pedel. if the driver has big feet or is not precise when placing the foot, it is possible to depress both pedals at the same time. the harder one tries to stop, the faster the engine wants to run. in my vehicles from the past, the accelerator pedal, when not depressed, was closer to the floor than the position of the brake pedal during a very hard (emergency) braking action. toyota's firmware fix of not allowing the accelerator signal to override the braking signal is not a good fix for the problem. sometimes it is desirable to increase the speed of the engine before releasing the brake to provent rolling backwards when starting on a grade. paying attention to the ergonomics of how the pedals and the human driver interface and proper engineering design is the solution. *tr