On July 11, 2021, my husband and I were driving to a location not far from our house, on a state road with a 45 mph speed limit, when "Check Hybrid System" and "Check VSC System" warnings began alternately appearing and I lost acceleration. I turned on my hazard lights and was eventually able to pull off on the side of the road. I turned off all power then restarted, at which point the engine resumed working and we were able to continue driving, but the "Check Hybrid System" and engine light warnings remained on. We were able to reset the computer system by disconnecting the negative terminal of the auxiliary battery (which had been replaced a few months ago) for ten minutes, but I travel over 700 miles at least monthly to take care of my elderly blind father, and I don't want this to happen while I'm driving on I-95, when it's much more likely to result in a serious accident or fatality.
2007 Toyota Camry acceleration complaints
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The camry started revving up to 1500 RPM at stop lights or when pulling into parking spots almost causing accidents, local dealer could not find issue after having car for a month. There is no check engine light or saved codes, I just notice the engine coolant temperature drop while its doing it so its an electrical issue. It happens every other day usually when warm out. I am too scared to have my wife drive the vehicle anymore and cannot justify selling. Hopefully toyota will help figure this out. Dealer replaced fuel pump but it did not fix the issue. Also has hard starting once or twice a week, will always start on the third try if not immediately.
I got in my car to go to work yesterday morning and my car spead up to fast I wasnt on my gas cuz I live in a town n have a short driveway. So I go to put on my breaks n I couldn't stop its like there was no brakes. So I let off n slamed on them again befor I hit the road n I stoped barrly out in the road. My break light then was on. N it still felt like I had no brakes at the stop sign. So I pulled over shut my car off for 10 minute n started to head to work. Now my brakes was touchy but my break light was off. So I made it to work and when I got in my car after 7 hours it was fine like nothing happened. There has been other times where I have left work n my car switches from batter to gas n it speeds up but this time was differant n much faster in suck a short distance
Car had vsc system replaced due to recall a few years ago. Having issues again with vsc system light coming on, ABS light and brake light while the car was being driven under normal conditions.
Tl* the contact owned 2007 toyota camry. The contact stated while driving at a slow speed, the vehicle began to shake forcefully. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact stated when depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle began to drive normally. The contact stated he was able to drive to his residence. The contact stated on november 23,2019, while driving 5 MPH, the vehicle began to accelerator on it's own and crashed into a fire hydrant. The contact stated the air bags did not deploy and the seat belt did not retract on impact. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not drivable. The insurance adjuster deemed the vehicle was loss. The vehicle was towed to insurance lot. The contact did not sustained any injuries or seek medical attention. The contact called local dealer plaza toyota located at 2721 nostrand ave, brooklyn, ny 11210, (347) 554-6000, were made aware of the failure. The manufacturer had been informed of failure. The failure mileage was 43,000. *ln*jb *bf
Vcs system light on brake light warning light ABS light.
Too much oil consumption also the car jerks when you press the gas pedal
Check vsc system
Driving down the highway or neighborhoods the speedometer would go to 0 indicating that the speed of the car was unknown. Not knowing what speed you are driving allows for excessive speed and could easily cause an accident or get stopped for speeding. The ABS module is the cause of the failure
The ABS & brake light comes in and when it does the speed motor goes to 0 and also is the air conditioner is on it goes straight to blowing hot air
Excessive oil consumption. Takes about 1-2 quarts every 1000 miles, otherwise I run out of oil and it starts to smell like oil when I drive or when car is running. I was headed on a trip today when my car started to drive a little funny and it started to smell like oil again. I was able to pull off to the side of the road and check it and I was low on oil. I put more oil in the car and headed back on my trip. I had the cruise control set and all of a sudden the cruise kicked off and jolted the car while I was driving 70mph. After that it was hard to get my car to shift above the 3rd RPM. Car still has less than 150,000 on it. This problem has been going on for a few thousand miles. It has no oil leaks. There are no lights that go off, has had regular and scheduled maintenance with records.
I have continuously had issues with my cars ignition coils and vsc system. The check engine light and vsc system light is always on and even though I've spent thousands of od dollars on repairs the light continues to pop up even with regular maintenance and multiple repairs. My car misfires and turns off randomly this is very dangerous to drive but I have no other means of transportation. The car misfires in idle,while driving at low and high speeds and it wont turn on sometimes until I connect jumper cables to the battery. When I connect the jumper cables I never need an extra source of power I simply connect one end of the cables to the battery and a few seconds later it all the lights turn on again and the car restarts the whole system.
I had just slowly turned right into a parking spot in a public parking garage and was coasting to the end of the spot when my car suddenly started to accelerate on its own. I hit the brake, but there was not enough time to stop the car before it crashed into a large concrete pillar at the end of the parking spot. There was extensive damage to the front bumper, grill and hood of the car. I immediately checked, but there weren't any objects around the accelerator pedal and the floor mats were in place. Toyota sent an inspector. The edr report is attached. Toyota said there were no problems with the brake or accelerator. They would not however answer my questions about the edr data, and specifically how, if the car was not accelerating on its own, I could have been depressing the accelerator pedal, and while the accelerator remained depressed, simultaneously depressed the brake pedal as the edr data showed. Note that my car was up-to-date with all recalls when the incident happened.
Tl* the contact owned a 2007 toyota camry. While the contact's son was driving at unknown speeds, the vehicle accelerated without warning and crashed into the front driver's side of a ford truck. The driver sustained head injuries that required medical attention; however, the driver died at the hospital. The driver of the truck sustained unknown injuries. The air bags deployed. A police report was filed. The fire department arrived at the scene, but there was no fire. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic and deemed a total loss. The local dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The failure mileage was unknown.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry. While driving approximately 45 MPH, the vehicle suddenly accelerated on its own and the RPM needle moved to the highest level. The brake pedal was depressed, but the vehicle did not stop. After a few seconds, the contact shifted to the park position, removed the key from the ignition switch, and the vehicle stopped. The vehicle was driven to the contact's residence. The following day, the vehicle was driven to toyota treasure coast (5101 se federal highway stuart, florida 34997) where it was diagnosed that the floormat got caught between the accelerator pedal and the carpet of the vehicle. The contact also stated that a spring was found near the accelerator pedal. The dealer advised the contact to remove the front driver's side floormat while driving. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 55,000. The VIN was not available.
Car accelarted without stepping on gas pedal on its own in a parking lot, took repetitive and forceful pressure on the brake to control car from continuing into a wall. Mechanic (not dealer) tested and problem didn't appear. When driving car into home home parking spot, backing up to position place, the car accelerated on it own again and stopped only with forceful brake pressure.
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
While driving to work my car started doing 50 MPH without my foot on any pedal. I had to ride the brake to keep it within the speed limit of 20 in the school zone and then 35 on the road. When I arrived at a red light the car tried to move forward even with the brake pressed all the way down. I put the car in neutral and the engine started revving. I turned the car off and back on and still had the same revving and pulling. I pulled off the road and put it in park and the car kept revving. I turned it off and kept it off for several minutes, when I turned it back on I still had the same issue. I carefully drove the car back home (about a mile total trip) riding the brake the whole time to keep the car from getting away from me. No mat was near the pedals, I tried moving to a lower gear, I made sure all cruise controls were off, nothing helped. It was the most terrifying experience I have ever had while driving!
My toyota camry ce has a problem with dash board. All gauges goes up and down. I have video. I took it to mechanic and base on the scanner everything checks out fine. No code indicator. There are many forums about this same problem people are encountering. This problem must be a recall. It does it while I'm driving.
My 2007 toyota camry lr ABS system is not working, I read numerous complaints (over 197 complaints with this problem on 2007 camry le's) to your site with same problem: warning lights , speedometer needle at "0", etc. Cost to replace ABS system over $2,500. Someone said the ABS was only to prevent skids and even though speedometer is not showing speed, that no other problem such as sudden stop, or brake failure, etc would happen, complaints on your site show that other problems, can result, what can we do? My car mileage is 79,899. This is a continuing problem started approx. August 2017 - -
Tl* the contact owned a 2007 toyota camry. While driving 10 MPH, the floor mat became stuck under the accelerator pedal and the vehicle crashed into a pole. The air bags did not deploy. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. The vehicle was towed to an undisclosed location and deemed a total loss. The contact called a local dealer (pauly toyota located at 1035 s 11 route 31 crystal lake, il 60014), but was not repaired per the federal safety agency campaign number: 07e082000 since it was previously repaired on march 22, 2010. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 71,422.
I have a 2007 toyota camry that has intermittent instrument cluster problems. Odometer does not increment miles traveled. The speedometer and tachometer will cease to indicate proper readings and drop to zero. The tachometer will then bounce between zero and what I can only assume is a close approximation of the actual engine RPM. At the same time, the ABS and parking brake warning lights illuminate and stay on for the duration of the "episode".
Basically the ABS actuator it's failing like in the hybrid model but are not covered by the toyota extended warranty which is completely unfair as the part failing it's the same basic ABS part but on different non-electric variant
My brake and ABS lights come on intermittent. When the two lights come on the speedometer stops working and it's difficult to brake. My local toyota dealership stated that my ABS actuator/ABS module is going out. This is the same year, make, and model of cars that people lost there lives due to brake issue. Toyota refuses to acknowledge and repair this issue.
Takata recall: I took my 2007 toyota camry 4 cyl for the bulletin it has of oil consuption and it pass the test twice, I knew there was something wrong but as the technicians told me it was okay I drove it like that for some months still had to add every 1,000 miles 1 q of oil. Kept doing this until my engine blew. Now irs my fault and they dont want to pay for the repair. Total unjustice from toyota.
Tl* the contact owned a 2007 toyota camry. While driving 73 MPH, the accelerator pedal became stuck in a depressed position and the vehicle accelerated independently. The contact lost control of the vehicle and crashed into the highway divider. The vehicle caught fire. The police and fire departments were called and a police report was filed. The contact sustained minor injuries to the arm and neck, which required medical attention. The vehicle was destroyed and towed from the scene. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000. The VIN was unavailable.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry. While the vehicle was parked with the engine running, the contact attempted to shift the gear shifter from park into drive and a loud noise was present. The vehicle suddenly accelerated across the street and crashed into a parked a vehicle. There were no warning indicators illuminated. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. The vehicle was driven to the contact's residence. Prior to the collision, the vehicle inadvertently accelerated while driving. The dealer could not duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure after the crash and sent an inspector. The inspector stated that there was no claim since a diagnostic test was performed and the brake pedal was not depressed during the collision. The failure mileage was approximately 34,000. Updated 07/11/17*lj***updated 09/21/17*lj
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry. While driving approximately 25 MPH, the vehicle shook violently when the brake pedal was depressed. In addition, when depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle lost power and accelerated without warning. The contact also stated that the vehicle lost oil after two or three days. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the radiator detached and leaked water, and the oil ring failed. Both components needed to be replaced. The radiator was replaced; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 187,671.
Made a 90 degree turn to park car, car rapidly accelerated and crashed into a wall within 25 feet of turning causing auto body damage. Data recorder report pulled from third party shows last five seconds before impact and recorded within .3 milliseconds rpb went from 400 to 2000 and speed went from 3.7 MPH to 9.9 MPH. Toyota wrote back and said nothing was wrong with car. If you review crash site and distance car turned to the building, it is impossible to accelerate that quickly in that short of distance. Vehicle was in motion on a city street turning into a private parking lot.
Car was recently shipped from overseas. When I got my car, the dash lights will not go off, the ABS motor will not shut off causing my battery to drain constantly, speedometer will not work, gas gauge moves slow, engine shakes and feels like it is going to cut off. The car was stationary and in motion. Car air condition occasionally blows hot air.
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