Dealership found the ABS actuator had failed. Symptoms included: ABS and parking break lights randomly turn on while driving. Speedometer will stop working and tachymeter will start to bounce. A/c also blows warm. There are several cases of this found online and per consumer reports the 2007 camry hybrid experienced problems with the ABS actuator as well.
2007 Toyota Camry acceleration complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry. While driving 20 MPH, the accelerator pedal was depressed, but the vehicle accelerated in excess. In addition, while in park, the vehicle accelerated independently. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer who was unable to diagnose or repair the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 26,000. Updated 12/20/16*lj updated 12/21/16.
Tl* the contact owned a 2007 toyota camry. While driving 35 MPH, the engine revved and the vehicle accelerated independently without warning. The contact was unable to slow down the vehicle and crashed into a concrete barrier. The air bags deployed. A police report was filed. The contact sustained seat belt burns and whiplash, which required medical attention. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to an independent mechanic. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 115,000. Updated 08/17/16*lj updated 6/11/18
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 09v388000 (vehicle speed control); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
Periodically when driving or at a stop, the speedometer goes to zero, the emergency brake and ABS lights go on, temperature gauge occasionally goes to cold, and the tachometer gauge fluctuates. Toyota dealer says it's the brake actuator ecu which, just for the part, runs around $2000. I see a recall for the hybrid but not my model and noticed other owners complaining about the same issue on the web. My car is only worth about $5000. I have owned camrys in the past but this is the first time I have any real issues with this year model. I have a 1989 that is still running with almost 350,000 miles on it. My present vehicle only has a little over 160,000.
While running (sitting still or moving) the dashboard gauges will go crazy. The speedometer will go to 0, the brake and ABS lights will come on and the RPM may bounce around. The temp gauge may also drop to c. Otherwise, the car appears fine. This can happen at any time (engine cold or warm, driving in city or highway). The length of the episodes vary from a second (or less) to 20+ minutes. From a little research, I can tell other toyota camry (around the same year) owners have also encountered this issue.
While operating the vehicle (stationary or moving) the instrument panel will intermittently provide false/no information. Some of the known symptoms include the flashing of the malfunction lights for the ABS system and parking brake, the gauge needles showing zero while moving or bouncing intermittently, and the A/C system being inoperative.
Leaving my driveway I partially ran over a small tree stump, and it seems for no reason sudden acceleration occurred, I quickly applied my foot to the brake but even without my foot on the gas pedal, the car propelled like a race horse coming out of the gate. And even after applying the brakes the car did not slow down until I steered into woods to stop the car. I am not sure if driving over the small stump had any bearing on the sudden acceleration, but even the application of the breaks would not either stop the car from accelerating out of control or stop the car from hitting the tree.
While the vehicle is in motion it hesitates to switch gears from 2nd to 3rd gear. As you accelerate. At times there is a jerk as it is doing so. This causes me to either slow down or speed up until it goes into gear.
Vehicle having problem with ABS module. Same as many other complaints on the federal safety agency website. At random times, brake and ABS lights come on and speedometer drops to zero. May last for one or several minutes and eventually returns to normal. Alternates between functioning and not but has been malfunctioning more than it works. Mechanic diagnosed problem as ABS module. Brakes seem to be functioning correctly but not sure if working in ABS mode. Based on complaints on website, can't believe the federal safety agency has not forced a recall.
My 07 camry runs completely out of oil before it's time for it to be changed. I have had the car checked for oil leaks and has passed each time. After researching this issue I have found that the more miles on the car the faster it runs the oil out and with that being said I now have engine damage. Not to mention this car has been the absolute worst. I put my visors down one time and had to take them off because they wouldn't go back up. The power controls in my car don't work. I also found out tonight that there was a recall on the gas pedal in this death trap that happened before I owned it that I was never informed of but knew something had to be wrong with it because it kept sticking!! I am not the only person dealing with this and find it outrageous that it has not been fixed. My children used to ride in that car!! It is a ticking time bomb and something needs to be done about this!!!!!!!
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced an unintended acceleration while attempting to park. As a result, the contact crashed into the garage. A police report was filed and there were no injuries. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle failure mileage was 50,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 5 MPH, the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into another vehicle. A police report was filed. The contact was taken to the hospital by ambulance with pain in her back. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 82,000.
While driving RPM is fluctuating causing the vehicle to feel like it is down shifting when not decelerating. This makes it feel like it is causing unnecessary strain on the transmission......updated 12/08/15
The car will be running perfect and out of no where my car will start decelerating. It will still lose speed even as I have the gas pedal all the way to the floor. I went from 60mph to 15mph with the pedal all the way to the floor. Finally it will start gaining speed but my RPM's hit 6-7 and almost max out. I was on a highway with a semi truck right behind me as this happened causing him to almost hit me. It was hooked up to a diagnostic check and no errors or problems popped up at all. This concerns me because no one can figure out the problem.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry. While exiting a parking space in reverse, the vehicle independently accelerated and crashed into a parked vehicle. The contact was not injured and a police report was not filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 54,000. Updated 11/19/15*lj updated 4/9/18
I was trying to back out of an extended parking area at church, a grassy area with pebbles. So, I was backing out very carefully so as to not hit the row of cars parked behind me. Suddenly as I was backing out, the toyota began to move backwards very fast with a loud roar (racecar sound). While in a state of terror I had to wrestle the toyota away from the other parked cars as much as I could and keep trying to push the brake pedal down, but the brake pedal wouldn't move. The toyota struck a red car that dragged through the driver's side, from the front of the toyota to the end of the toyota. Still wrestling with the wheel of the toyota, I ended up slamming backwards into an 8t ft. Chain link fence, on the church property. My foot still on the brake, as the toyota slams into the fence, the toyota then stopped. Break and accelerator pedal returned to what felt like a normal position. I then pulled the toyota up and away from the fence and out a bit away from the row of cars , so that I could get out of the toyota. Then I asked the young man who watched it all, if he would go get the owner of the car I had damaged.
I was trying to back out of an extended parking area at church, a grassy area with pebbles. So, I was backing out very carefully so as not to hit the row of cars parked behind me. Suddenly as I was backing out, the toyota began to move backwards very fast with a loud roar (racecar sound). While in a state of terror I had to wrestle the toyota away from the other parked cars as much as I could and keep trying to push the brake pedal down, but the brake pedal wouldn't move. The toyota struck the back of a red car that dragged through the driver's side, from the front of the toyota to the end of the toyota. Still wrestling with the wheel of the toyota, I ended up slamming backwards into an 8ft. Chain link fence, on the church property. My foot still on the brake, as the toyota slams into the fence. The toyota then stopped. Break and accelerator pedal returned to what felt like a normal position. I pulled the toyota up and away from the fence and out a bit away from the row of cars, so that I could get out of the toyota. I then asked the young man who watched it all, if he would go get the owner of the car I had damaged.
When taking off from a standing start after a hard brake my car lurches as it speeds up.
The water temperature, RPM guage and speedometer randomly fluctuate, ABS and brake lights stay on. A/c will randomly stop working.
, tachometer, ABS breaks, engine temperature gage, outside temperature gage all sporadically fail.
When driving downhill with foot depressed on brake the vehicle was trying to accelerate, ABS light game on and brake light simultaneously , speedometer stopped working, tach went crazy and car began to idle roughly and try to surge forward with foot on brakes
I have a 2007 camry le and in 2013 I noticed the ABS and break lights on the dashboard come on intermittently, tachometer bounces up and down and speedometer shows 0. This kept happening intermittently. This is a huge safety issue, since when driving on the highway, if it doesn't show the correct reading on the speedo meter and the breaks may not function as expected which might lead to accidents. I got it checked(diagnostics test) at a toyota dealership and they indicated that the ABS actuator unit is faulty and needs to be replaced and the cost would be around $2000. I called toyota to complain since this is an electrical/electronic component and nothing really related to ware and tear, they indicated there are no recalls for ABS actuator assembly. I looked online and found that camry hybrids 2007 have the same problem and toyota is providing "warranty extension" for owners who experienced this problem. I believe the same warranty extension for ABS actuator should apply to 2007 camry non hybrid models also. Seeking the federal safety agency help in this regard.
The car speedometer stopped working while I was driving. The needle went to zero, the tachometer fluctuates out of control up and down, the ABS and brake lights come on, the lights that indicate what gear you are in turned off, the gas gauge appears to still work okay, but the mileage stops calculating although the digital display is still on just not counting mileage. I have no way to know how fast I am going or if my car will either not stop due to brake lights being on or just cut off since there seems to be some electrical malfunction. The air conditioning also stopped working. This happened the first time for about 10 minutes, then as quickly as it stopped, it started working again. It has now done this each day at multiple times during each trip for the past 3 days since the problem first started. Not knowing how fast you are going is a real safety issue and sounds like this issue has come up before with other toyota owners and should be recalled.
As I was driving and came to the stop my speedometer dropped down to zero, my tachometer keeps going up and down, the ABS and brake signals light up, and my A/C seems to stop working. I researched this online and noticed that hundreds of consumers are experiencing this problem. Seems to be something to do with the ABS modulator/sensor corroding. I contacted my local toyota dealership in clovis and they said they had to start with a basic diagnosis of $129 and that this was not a recall issue. How can this not be a recall of there are hundreds of complaints!? I have a tomtom that can keep track of my speed so I'll just use this until a recall is made and this issue can be fixed free of charge.
While driving down the road at around 45mph. All of a sudden. My ABS and brake light indicators light up. My speedometer dropped down to 0. My gauges jumping around. My speed in actuality didn't go down to 0. And, my car didn't stall or cut off. But, if it had. I could have been ran over by a semi truck or another vehicle. Prior to this happening, my tire sensor light was on. I took to the dealership, and they said once the tire sensor was fixed, the other would go away. I had tire sensor fixed. The lights went off for a brief period. But, back on again at interval times. The car also seems to want to cut off when idling at red lights. When I googled the problems online. It seem toyota cars of all makes and years are having the same exact problem. I am taking back to the dealership once again.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry. While driving at an unknown speed, the accelerator pedal was depressed and the vehicle failed to accelerate. In addition, the brake pedal was depressed and the vehicle failed to stop. The contact stated that the lights on the instrument panel dimmed. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 5,000.
2007 toyota camry. Consumer writes in regards to sudden acceleration. *smd the consumer believed the incident was due to an electrical defect.
Abs light came on, speedometer. Odometer, and A/C stopped working. Problem continues intermittently. Internet research indicates that this is a widely known problem with this year model and repairs are extremely expensive. Seeking repair through recall. This is a safety issue. Please advise if recall has been or will be initiated. Thank you.
Driver was passing another car at ~65mph and when the driver took his foot off the gas the car continued to accelerate. Driver applied the brakes, which slowed the car some, but not sufficiently against the engine (now close to full throttle). Driver then immediately put the engine into neutral, however this did not disengage the engine. Driver was then forced to use the ignition to turn off the car and finally it started costing to a stop while in neutral. Assuming it was some transient fault, the driver then restarted the engine while coasting in neutral and the car immediately began accelerating again, driver then again immediately turned off the ignition to bring the car to a stop.
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