2007 Toyota Camry: pulls to one side

Filed Mar 31, 2019 · Airbags, Seat belts · 20,000 miles · FL · crash · 2 injuries

As I was traveling home and my steering wheel start to have a mind of its own so it veered to the right and I lost control so the car spent around we end up on the left side. Seatbelt was not helping protect us at all my daughter seatbelt allowed her to slide under breaking her right femur and my right femur on plus my ankle had to be reconstructed. Airbags came out 30 minutes after the wreck. *jb *dt in tampa. State road. Steering wheel locked up. Accelerating ' pull right and then left. When got car, went through barbed wire fences. Par indicates hit tree, driver does not remember. Daughter was in front seat, seat belt on. Daughter flung over seatbelt. Seatbelt over arm. Driver didn't know broke leg. Waited for paramedics. Car caved in on occupants. Driving approx 45 MPH. Couldn't hit brakes or anything. Don't have police report. Par number: 87281695. State trooper ' florida highway patrol. Daughter is 9, weighs approx 125 lb. Front passenger seat. Usually don't let sit there. Stated airbag didn't deploy during incident, pictures at iaa show air bags deployed. Did not contact toyota ' thought the federal safety agency took care of. No inspection conducted. Vehicle at junk yard, don't know if vehicle still there.

Filed Sep 26, 2014 · Steering · 68,105 miles · KS

The car pulls to the left or right and there is alot of play in the steering wheel, and occasionally the wheel will jerk slightly. There is a popping/ knocking in the wheels and steering wheel. I have taken it to get an alignment twice and was told that it is not the alignment. Put new brakes and rotors on the front. Did some research and found that this was a recall on this model of vehicle, ran a VIN number check and my car did not show up with having a recall. Called toyota and asked about a recall for the steering. Toyota stated that because my VIN number did not show up as a recall for this problem that there was nothing they could help me with. Also see that there was a recall or complaint about the transmission. I really think that if there was a history of recalls for this make and model that toyota should still check this out for free and fix the problem. Just because the VIN number is not showing up as being recalled doesn't mean that this can not happen. I have only had the car 2 weeks and have not been happy with the way it drives.

Filed Oct 1, 2013 · Steering · 80,000 miles · CA · crash

I first noticed in early may 2013, that when I turn my vehicle left or right at 1 - 5 MPH, there is a clicking sound coming from the steering rack/pinion. I mentioned to toyota at my last service. I was told, as usual, they could not duplicate the problem. And, that is frustrating because when I problems with my breaks, I had to lodge a formal complaint to remedy that issue. On september 1, 2013, I was driving on the highway and my vehicle pulled to the left. I hit good size shrub and now there is a slight dent on the left hand side. I selected "crash" because although I only hit a good sized shrub, I was on the highway and it could have been a lot worse had I not been able to control my vehicle.

Filed Apr 5, 2012 · Brakes · 67,000 miles · AL

I took the 2007 camry with about 67,000 miles to the repair shop because of a squealing noise: the rear rotors were worn out completely and the rear brakes had to be replaced at a cost of $459.00. After the repairs, the car began to shake violently when the brakes were applied. Sometimes it would pull to the right and it would be difficult to move the steering wheel back to the left. On april 5, I took the car to a dealership where the front rotors had to be machined at a cost of $85. The front brakes were okay.

Filed Jan 14, 2012 · Airbags, Seat belts · 79,000 miles · IL · crash · 1 injury

While driving 2007 toyota camry, the car was pulling to the left. I tried to control the car. The steering wheel locked up, the car went out of control. Spinning and hitting the guard rail twice. The air bag didnt deployed, and the seat belt didnt hold or lock me into place while it was on. When the car came to a complete stop I turn the vehicle around from the on coming traffic, the brakes was giving out and the car was still steering to the left. I ended up in a ditch on the guard rail.

Filed May 12, 2010 · Acceleration · 28,245 miles · MD

On listed date at approximately 0940, my mother in law was operating my 2007 toyota camry in la plata, md. As she pulled left into a parking space she removed her foot from the accelerator and placed in on the brake and went to place the vehicle into park. At that time, the vehicle lurched aggressively forward, jumping several feet into the grass at that location. She was able to stop the vehicle since her foot was on the brake, place in into reverse and park it without further incident. She reported it to me immediately. She had my two young children in the vehicle and knew that I had an unwanted acceleration incident in jan. 2008. That incident (accelerator was stuck to floor- reported to the federal safety agency (ref odi #10214714), was investigated by scott yon of the federal safety agency who also personally inspected the vehicle. The recall repair was completed on the vehicle in april 2010. This incident occurred after repairs were performed.

Filed Mar 9, 2010 · Acceleration, Steering · 17,538 miles · NY

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry. The contact stated that he noticed problems with the rack and pinion steering. When he drove approximately 20 MPH, the vehicle would pull to the right and when he drove over a bump in the road, he had to hold the wheel tight in order to control the vehicle. He also stated that when turning the wheel to the left or the right, it would lock. The dealer told him not to let go of the steering wheel while driving over a bump in the road and that there was nothing wrong the vehicle. When the recall repair was performed, the dealer told him once again that there was no problem with the vehicle. After the recall 10v017000, vehicle speed control, accelerator pedal repair was made, the accelerator pedal stuck for the first time; however, he was able to stop the vehicle by applying the brakes. He called the manufacturer and was unable to get any assistance. The vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. The current mileage was 18,562. The failure mileage was 17,538.

Filed Aug 24, 2007 · Engine · 100 miles · NC

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry. While driving approximately 10-15 MPH or at a stop, the vehicle stalls. The contact stated that the vehicle also hesitates as if it will stall, but dramatically decelerates instead. On one occasion, while driving approximately 30-35 MPH, the vehicle pulled to the left. The vehicle has been to the dealer at least five times and they stated that the failure was caused by improper calibration. There was a service bulletin regarding this failure. Some dealers have refused to repair her vehicle and stated that it was designed to perform in that manner. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure persists. The service bulletin number was unknown. The current mileage was 10,000 and failure mileage was 100.

Filed Jan 30, 2007 · Suspension · 4,800 miles · NJ

Tl* - the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry. The vehicle was pulling to the right and she was told by the dealer that it was operating normally. The manager drove the vehicle in the left lane and experienced no pulling. However, when driving in the right lane there was pulling to the right, and he also stated it was normal due to the road conditions, crown in road. The contact was constantly pulling the wheel to the left while driving. The failure occurred each time the contact drove the vehicle , and was concerned about the safety risk involved. The contact has experienced this since purchasing the vehicle on may 30, 2006 and she thought it would subside and it was currently the same but has not gotten worse. The dealer replaced the struts ,and stated this may not make a difference and thad the same failure again. *ak updated 02/22/07.