2007 Toyota Camry: engine overheating

Filed Nov 14, 2022 · Engine · MD

My car burns oil excessively causing an increased risk for the engine to overheat and stall. This defect increases the risk of a crash and could lead to a fire. With research and by contacting a local Toyota dealership, I learned that this is a known defect of the 2AZFE engine. Specifically, the piston rings and the pistons are defective and known to cause excessive motor oil burning. Although Toyota has offered an extended warranty for this issue, I was informed by the local dealership that the extended warranty is no longer valid for my car because too much time has elapsed. I was never contacted to inform me of these defective engine components or that my car was given an extended warranty. The Toyota dealership states that they will only confirm this defect if we pay their mechanics for the inspection. Excessive oil consumption has been verified by our non-dealership mechanic. My car is available for further inspection.

Filed Apr 5, 2021 · Engine · 1,000 miles · CA

My car 2007 camry le burns oil too much. There's no oil leakage on the motor or ground, and it doesn't smoke. I've changed the oil a month ago, but the oil pressure light comes on. How can it pass a smog check, and I'm scared my car will overheat due to the engine burns oil more than a quart in 1000 miles

Filed Jul 4, 2018 · Engine · AL

Started having issues with car overheating. Replaced water pump but check engine light came on and had the code for a misfire. Ended up being the head gasket. This car is well maintained. In researching this, I have found that several toyota owners have had head gasket issues and there was also a recall on the 4runner head gasket.

Filed Jun 21, 2016 · Engine · LA

My vehicle not only got an extremely sticky dashboard but it also started burning oil in between oil changes. I had every recall taken care of as soon as I received it at & also kept up with all of the maintenance on my vehicle at a certified mechanic shop. I have all of my service records & witnesses. The end of 2015 my car started burning an excessive amount of oil in between oil changes. I ended up taking it to the mechanic & he was adding oil in between oil changes stating it was normal for it to burn oil. They also went with a thicker oil to try to fix it.I was also adding oil whenever it started getting low. Well my car overheated & cracked my head gasket. After going onto toyotas website & typing my VIN number in, it states there aren't any recalls or service campaigns. I started saving money up to have my engine replaced so it's been sitting for months. After realizing I couldn't possibly afford it, I went online to get blue book values to sell it.I found out there were 2 tsbs covering my dashboard & my engine burning oil. They are saying something was mailed to me even though I know if I would have received anything I would have had it fixed immediately.after contacting an attorney who had a class action lawsuit against toyota, he stated to me that nothing was mailed out to customers. After contacting 2 toyota dealerships & toyota service, they both ran my VIN # & it shows the warranty enhancement for both problems.customers did not have access to this unless they called the dealership.toyota service stated to me the only way they would replace anything to do with my engine is if an oil consumption test is run, well my engine is burned up.if my car was being worked on by a certified mechanic & I have service records proving all of my recalls & maintenance was done, they should honor that.there are lots of complaints from other owners stating the same things.

Filed Mar 17, 2016 · Engine · 146,280 miles · CA

Low oil due to overver-consumption: my car engine overheated and almost burnt because of oil overconsumption and I had to take the car and get oil change and got a report proving the very low oil level.

Filed Mar 2, 2016 · Electrical · 141,000 miles · LA

The instrument panel and AC the panel while driving down the road will go out and act like the car is just in start mode. You can not tell anything while this happens. Not if your car is overheating not how fast you are going. Nothing your intrument panel should tell you while your driving. The AC started acting up at the same time. It comes in and out with cold air like the instrument panel. When googled to see how to fix this... I can acrossed many others having the same problem. It started a while back. I have special need children so money is tight or I would have fixed it by now. The car has been sitting and only moving when it has to be used. I use a GPS for speed. I just live through the AC. I have been told the AC problem in eletric like the panel. The picture attached is what it shows while out 99% of the time.

Filed Feb 8, 2016 · Engine · 172,000 miles · GA

My car has an over oil consumption problem. Before the car is due for an oil change it is out of oil completely and due to this problem my car starting overheating and it cracked the head gasket. Toyota has a recall for the 4 cylinder models for this same issue but the 6 cylinder models are excluded. Despite the fact that I told them every time j went to their service center. Now I have to buy a new engine for the vehicle that I just bought.

Filed May 18, 2015 · Transmission · 65,750 miles · IL

The transmission was replaced by an authorized dealership 3 years ago and it only had 42,000 miles. The automatic transmission did not shift properly and would jerk suddenly as it shifted in lower gears. Recently I was hearing noise from the front driver's side where the transmission is located. Brought it to the toyota dealership that originally replaced the transmission. They said that it was the water pump and that nothing was wrong with the transmission. The diagnosis didn't seem right to me and suspected maybe the dealer didn't want to admit that the transmission they had replaced was having problems again. I took it to another toyota dealership for a second opinion. They told me the same thing. Keep in mind that the car has never leaked fluid and has never overheated which are symptoms of water pump problems. I decided to have them change the water pump since two separate toyota dealerships were telling me this was the problem and would take care of the noise. Drove the car home and the grinding noise was still there. I decided to give it some time and maybe the noise would go away eventually. Two days after getting the car worked on the noise got louder. I decided to take the car back to have the dealer check it again. On my way there, the transmission started to slip gears. It got a point where the car could barely drive 20 miles/hr. My transmission went completely out at a busy intersection. The transmission is broken. What really frustrates me is that I have only put 23,000 miles on the second transmission and now it is going to need a 3rd transmission. My safety has been at risk and the car never gave me a check engine warning. Keep in mind I took my camry to 2 separate toyota dealerships and they gave me the run around with a diagnosis of a part that was no where near where I was hearing the noise was coming from. Toyota needs to recall their 6 speed trans

Filed May 26, 2014 · Engine · 55,980 miles · VA

1st repair: 2/17/2014: check engine light/smoking/stalling: replace water pump and drive belt $539. 2nd repair: 4/07/2014: check engine light/rough idle: replace spark plugs and #2 coil, air filter $540. 3rd repair: 4/04/2014: check engine light/rough idle/overheated: cracked head gasket, replace thermostat, oil valve, coolant, coil plug clips found broken from previous repair $1811 (occurred while on a trip -stranded, 2 weeks w/o car due to location of repair shop due to being on vacation) 4th repair: 5/23/2014: check engine light/stalling: found oil leaking into spark plug tube shorting coil; replaced valve cover gasket, sealed spark plug tubes $560 total repair from 2/17 to 5/23/2014 grand total: $3450 we purchased vehicle on the pretense of a very reliable/low maintenance. Very disappointed and not very likely to ever recommend toyota to anyone. Our question remains............................can we get any reimbursement. The toyotat service advisor was surprised that the water pump, which started this fiasco, failed with such low mileage.

Filed Jan 15, 2013 · Visibility · 156,133 miles · IN · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the front driver's side power window switch overheated and shortened the circuit for the remaining three power windows. There were no flames present. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and repaired under the federal safety agency campaign id number: 12v491000 (visibility:power window devices and controls) however, the remaining damages that resulted from the overheated switch were not repaired. In addition, the accelerator pedal became stuck whenever pressure was applied. The failure of the accelerator pedal was not present prior to the recall repairs. The vehicle was not further repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 156,133.

Filed Aug 27, 2010 · Engine · 40,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH uphill, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact then discovered unknown fluids leaking from under the vehicle and the engine had overheated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where the contact was advised that the vehicle had overheated due to a loose cap on the radiator. The dealer advised that the vehicle would not repaired despite the warranty. The contact stated the cap was loose because when the vehicle was taken for routine maintenance, the mechanic did not install the cap securely. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 40,000.

Filed May 19, 2010 · Electrical, Transmission · 34,717 miles · VI

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry hybrid. The contact was driving approximately 2 MPH in reverse on a slight incline in the driveway. The hybrid system overheated warning light and master warning light indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. While pressure was applied on the accelerator pedal there was no power response. Unexpectedly, the vehicle rolled forward with the gear shifter in the reverse position. The engine was turned off. The vehicle restarted after waiting a period of eight to ten minutes and resumed normally. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for inspection on four separate occasions for the identical failures. The technician stated the problem was a natural characteristic of the vehicle. The failure continued to occur. The failure mileage was 34,717.