2007 Toyota Camry: fire, smoke or burning smell

Filed Apr 28, 2026 · Engine · MA

My 2007 Toyota Camry was manufactured with faulty piston rings that Toyota acknowledges that causes the engine to burn oil. I need to put 1/4 of quart of oil per week to avoid the engine from burning and up risking it from catching on fire. Toyota offered to fix this issue from 2008-2010, but I was not notified nor was I aware of this issue. It wasn't until 2020 when my car got about 70k miles that I started to notice the oil burning. It now has 92k miles and the issue has worsened and Toyota will not fix their defect.

Filed Nov 15, 2024 · Engine · 105,000 miles · NY

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the check engine warning light remained illuminated and there was black exhaust smoke coming from the exhaust pipes. Additionally, the contact stated that the vehicle had experienced excessive oil consumption. The vehicle was taken to the local mechanic who was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The local dealer was not yet contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 105,000.

Filed Nov 19, 2019 · Electrical · 190,000 miles · LA · fire

While driving my 2007 camry on a town highway, I smelled something burning. Smoke started to fill the cabin, and I saw a glowing flame where the seat warmer button is, on the console. Immediately, I turned off the seat warmer button. I looked for a place to pullover, heard a loud popping sound, saw a larger flame and black smoke filled the car. I pulled over to a shell station, called 911, and a man with fire extinguisher sprayed the now considerable fire burning . The battery was disconnected after the fire was out, and the damage to the car is not repairable. A tow car brought it home. The fire was electrical when it started and then escalated quickly. . My question is why did the fuse not blow to prevent the fire? Thank god I was in a town near a service station and not alone on an isolated road. The fire grew very quickly. This just happened this evening on 11/19/19. It was a definite safety issue, and it was pretty frightening how quickly the fire escalated. I am going to contact toyota about this malfunction as well. The case # by the st. James parish sherifff's office is sjp19002613. I called 911 and 4 police cars and fire truck were deployed and came to the scene.

Filed Oct 21, 2017 · Electrical · 112,000 miles · FL · fire

Car was park and shut off and a few minutes later the car was smoking front passenger side of vehicle and caught fire.

Filed May 16, 2017 · Acceleration · 130,000 miles · TX · crash · fire · 1 injury

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.

Filed Jan 7, 2015 · Acceleration, Brakes · NJ · crash · 1 injury

I was driving down a hill about 5mph because it was snowing and there were cars infront of me. I was slowly pressing the brake and then the brake pedal got stuck and I couldn't control the brake, the wheels had locked to and I kept on sliding and I went head on in an SUV. Car is totaled and I sustained neck, back, knee, and shoulder injuries. And also I don't know if there was a fire but after the airbags deployed there was a lot of smoke coming from everywhere.

Filed Dec 22, 2014 · Electrical, Engine · PR · fire

2007 toyota camry caught fire spontaneously. *mw the vehicle was a total loss.

Filed Jul 15, 2014 · Electrical, Visibility · 105,238 miles · AZ

I was driving about 75 MPH going wb on I-8 heading out of tucson july 14, 2014. I started to smell a faint burning, which I thought was the car in front of me. The smell became more intense and smelled like something electrical was frying. It is a very specific smell. I thought for a second that something was happening in my steering wheel but then noticed smoke coming up through my window control buttons. I immediately pulled over and turned off the car. The smoking stopped. I called a tow truck and a cop waited with me in 105 degree weather. I was towed back to tucson to a toyota dealership. They told me there was an electrical shortage and that I would need to pay over $500 to repair it. I have not done that but instead, I had them cut power to my windows so I can continue to drive the car immediately. I feel that there was definitely a possibility of fire but thank goodness there wasn't. Please reference the federal safety agency campaign number: 12v491000 from october from 2012. I feel like the same issue applies to me (and possibly the other cars manufactured with mine) and should be investigated further. Thank you so much.

Filed Mar 11, 2014 · Electrical, Visibility · 132,000 miles · MD · fire

Initial burning smell coming from driver door. When the vehicle was turned on, there were visible flames appearing in the contol buttons of the driver's side power master switch.

Filed Jan 28, 2014 · Engine · 100,000 miles · KY

Our 2007 toyota camry has been burning more oil than manual specifies. We began to check oil level once a week, due to low amount of oil. In september, 2013, we had blue smoke coming from the car. When we checked with mechanic, he asked if 4 cyl or 6 cyl. He had done so many repairs on this make/model/yr, he could diagnose the problem over the phone. He had to replace the valve seals on the engine, at a cost of $1400. I wrote to toyota corp with no luck in getting reimbursement. I believe safety is an issue with this vehicle, due to oil shortage.

Filed Oct 4, 2013 · Body, Engine · 200,000 miles · CA · fire

I was driving my toyota camry se 2007 with my family in the car,we were in the freeway and for no apparent reason it caught fire , it is a complete loss..

Filed Aug 16, 2013 · Electrical, Visibility · 172,000 miles · NY · fire

On march 5 as I was driving home from work on the fdr in ny I started to smell smoke and noticed that a fire was emerging from the compartment in front of the shift control area. I immediately pulled over and jumped out in time before my car was fully inflamed; the entire interior of the vehicle burned down. An inspection of my care revealed that it did not come from the engine (as it is still intact) and I believe it was electrical in nature (as I had an event in 2010 where the power control for the window caught on fire and melted-this caused the windows to not work, which is my reason in reporting the non functioning windows to toyota). I had my car serviced by toyota a week prior to this incident and I just don't understand how something like this could happen and now after the fact (I have contacted toyota myself) there is no review for the safety/potential electrical fires/malfunctions for these cars. Although I escaped physically unharmed, the tragedy of the event is still fresh in my mind and it is my hope that this is something that can be looked into.