We purchased an 07 camry nov 06. At 7,000 miles it started slipping, not accelerating. We took to dealer. They reset memory. Didn't help. Took a second time, reset memory, didn't help. Went through arbitrator, didn't help. The car is unsafe to drive. When it needs to accelerate, it doesn't. I was almost hit by a semi. Toyota is aware of a defect in the computer chip, but won't do anything about it. Please help me and the other 07 camry owners before an accident occurs which could possibly be fatal. Its not a matter of if an accident will occur, but a matter of when. We are also getting bad gas mileage due to the defect.
2007 Toyota Camry transmission complaints
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The "design" of how the vehicle is to operate and driving performance issues. Poor acceleration, hesitation, automatic shifting of the transmission when driving. Gas mileage is not as manufacturer stated. Front tires wore out at 15k miles. Per the dealership no front end problems found and do not know why the tires wore out so quick while the back tires are still good. Constant pulling of the vehicle. If I hit a bump the car and steering wheel jerks to one side or the other. Acceleration and hesitation is a safety issue. Speed overshoot after hesitation. Transmission seems to stop working when trying to accelerate. The dealership states this is how the vehicle is designed to run. I was not informed of the bulletin issued in sept 2006 regarding a download of new computer software or of the fact toyota was aware of all the issues mentioned. To my understanding it did not help any of the issues. Overall the vehicle is hard to drive for fear of wrecking. I am checking into lemon law. The dealerships do not know how to fix these manufacturing problems. I have had these problems since the purchase of the vehicle and still are on going.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry. The vehicle hesitates when the contact depresses the accelerator pedal. Toyota stated that nothing could be done because it was a design flaw. The contact believes that the vehicle is unsafe and dangerous. He stated that when merging into traffic at 60-65 MPH, the vehicle may or may not pick up speed when the accelerator pedal is depressed. The current mileage is 4,850 and failure mileage was 2,879. The consumer provided repair invoices for the vehicle. The dealer stated A/C is not working, it is only blowing warm air regardless of setting. Updated 08/07/07
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry. The contact stated that when he depresses the accelerator pedal, the engine revs but the vehicle will not move. He also stated that the vehicle operates as if it is unsure of which gear it is in. The failures occur intermittently. He has notified the dealer and they stated that there is a flaw with the ECM module. The manufacturer, who has a case number, stated that the vehicle was designed to perform in that manner and offered to replace the ECM module. However, they stated that his vehicle already has the updated software. The current mileage is 20,000 and failure mileage was 5,000.
I purchased a 2007 toyota camry in september 2006. The vehicle has 16,000+ miles on it. The vehicle hesitates upon acceleration , and at times lunches into gear . This has caused honkning at us and harzardous conditions, especially when changing lanes on the freeway. There is a loud intermitent clunk when turning corners, backing up, and stopping. There is an apparent lack of power when the gears shifts in the automatic transmission. Also, there is vibration when backing up with the air conditioner on. We have had the vehicle in the dealership several times and mostly get a song and dance routine from the dealership. They said that everything we were experiencing was normal or due to the computer design or emission standards. This is very difficult to accept since I have been driving for 50 years and have never encountered anything like this before. Toyota has at this point not been able to resolve any of these issues. However, they did remove and replace the gas tank to eliminate the clunking problem, and I now know according to the dealership that it was not necessary. The clunking is still present. This car reacts like a vehicle with 200,000 miles on it that is in dire., it needs f a tune up and major overhaul. My wife was involved in a rear end accident 6 weeks ago, and now we realize that this may not have occurred if the car would have accelerated properly.
Toyota has taken an unconsciable position against a potentially dangerous problem with the 2007 camry with automatic transmission. They admitted the problem, which they preferred to call a concern existing in all 2007 camry four and six cylinder vehicles. The problem was a hesitation, or lag, when attempted to accelerate the vehicle. This occursrred at low speeds from a stop, turning. Lane change, or forward movement about 80% of the time. I have been buying camrys and avalons since 1989 and have been a satisfied customer until the purchase of the 2007 camry xle, 4 cylinder with 5-speed automatic transmission. Toyota has obviously weighed the cost to them of correcting the problem against financial losses from serious accident law suites.
I slowed down the car at the end of an interstate exit ramp to check for traffic and thinking I had enough time to cross the intersection I gave it gas and got very little acceleration. When I pushed the gas to the floor I still got no more acceleration. I wrote the toyota service department to make an appointment to bring it in and received the response that they were aware of the problem, but at this time there was no solution so do not bring the car in. If there had been more traffic in that situation it would have caused a wreck. Acceleration is also very erratic when using cruise control, going up a slight hill will cause the motor to race. Also, it requires quite a lot of force to stop the car.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry. When driving approximately 60 MPH and greater and attempting to accelerate, the transmission hesitates. The hesitation occurs continuously. While attempting to decelerate to 15 MPH and then speed up, the vehicle fails to accelerate. The vehicle was inspected by a dealer who noticed the failure, but stated that there was no remedy. The engine size and failure mileage were unknown. The current mileage is 6,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry. While parking the vehicle, the gear shift indicator became stuck in the neutral position. There were no warning indicators. The vehicle was pushed and the parking brake was applied. The vehicle had to be towed. The dealer diagnosed the failure as the flange nut coming off the vehicle. The vehicle has been repaired. The failure mileage was 1,000 and the current mileage was 1,550.
When starting vehicle up from a cold it revs up when you put it in gear it larches fwd you have to apply the brakes hard to stop it then the revving goes down I also get the erratic cruse control when used the sped goes up and down constantly shifting 5-3 overshooting the set speed toyota says this is the way the manufacture designed the car to operate
2007 toyata camry se with 4 cylinder engine hesitates on acceleration. This happens mainly from a stop and on accelerations at slower speeds. If you are trying to merge into traffic this can be dangerous
There is a hesitation upon accelerating when passing, exiting interstate or starting up hill after turning a corner. This is a serious safety issue as it can cause an accident due to the delay of acceleration.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry. While approaching a freeway, the vehicle hesitated for approximately three to four seconds. He slammed on the brakes to keep from entering the freeway in front of an eighteen wheeler. Toyota advised him "to adjust his driving habits and get used to it". The contact is terrified to drive the vehicle. The engine size was unknown. The current mileage is 400 and failure mileage was 140. The consumer provided the repair invoices. Updated 09/07/07
I brought the car to the service department on 05/16/07, and they reprogrammed the ECM( engine control module). The car seemed to be much better in terms of erratic shifting and acceleration. I would suggest to anyone with a similar problem to have this procedure done.
I don't not if this is a power train issue or not, but this vehicle, 2007' camry le 4 cylinder can't seem to keep a set speed when in cruise. It is constantly fighting itself to maintain a speed shifting down then up several times. Also, when taking off or slowing for a turn it doesn't seem to down shift into a lower gear. And finally when it does shift it throws you everywhere. I am very dissatisfied with the new camry for this reason only. I love everything else, but if this isn't fixed, I think this is the end of toyota buying.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry. The contact stated that the vehicle's automatic transmission has poor lag and response time when accelerating. When driving 20-30 MPH and shifting from second to third gear, the vehicle decelerates and pulls back as if there is no overdrive. The contact stated that he first experienced the vehicle delay within the first 100 miles and it has recurred ever since. The weather is not a factor. The engine size was unknown. The current mileage is 5,684 and failure mileage was 100.
Took delivery on brand new 2007 camry le 4 cylinder automatic transmission with 29 miles on 05-02-2007. Two hours later flew out of town for nearly a week. Came back and drove car for about 100 miles. Problems: hesitated when turning through intersection then lurched forward when put in drive after backing out of driveway. Driftedto the left. Also, smelled burning oil. A check on internet revealed that toyota was aware of problems on model xle 6 cylinder. Numerous current complaints by new owners. This was a potential safety issue.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry. The contact stated that the vehicle feels as if it is losing power or downshifting when accelerating from a turn at 10 MPH. She stated that it is problematic when changing lanes because of its failure to accelerate properly. The vehicle takes approximately three or four seconds before it gains normal speed. The mechanic stated that the vehicle's transmission was designed to perform in that manner. The current mileage is 2,364 and failure mileage was 100. The consumer stated filed a complaint with toyota and was informed there were many complaints for this defect. Updated 09/04/04
I purchased a new 2007 toyota camry in june 2006. After returning the car to the dealership several times because of the sluggish acceleration from a stop was consistent and the passing gear downshift felt delayed as if there was a communication lag between the TCM and actual switching of the shift solenoids at speeds less than 50 MPH. The cruise control will not set speed. On steeper grades and on the interstate the down shifts are very frequent and at times very dramatic. When cresting a steep hill the transmission down shifts at the crest and takes 2 or 3 seconds to release the throttle, picking up anywhere from 10 to 15 MPH and I have to break suddenly in order to slow the car down. I was told by toyota representative that a technical service bulletin came out in september of 2006 for an ECM calibration enhancement to shifting performance and smoothness and this new computer software had to be downloaded in the car and this would recalibrate ECM (PCM) engine & transmission. The catcher to this is that the customer has to request this download before the dealership will follow through. If you don't know about the bulletin how can an average customer request this? The download was performed on this car but didn't help any. The dealership took the car back and I was given a new one in dec. 2006. Same thing with this one. I have been through national center for dispute settlement with an appointed arbitrator who had the car inspected by an ase independent inspector. He agreed with the above but in conclusion stated that toyota should "diagnose and repair as necessary". I feel that this is a no win situation for the consumer and toyota knows all about the problems but just doesn't know how to correct them. Because of the lack of safety the "lemon law" should be put into effect and these cars recalled. Toyota is not going to take responsibility unless forced. This is my first and last toyota vehicle.
Car hesitates when shifting into a higher gear, it does it around 35 miles per hour. Sometimes it shifts very hard lunging you forward. Sometimes when you put it in reverse it goes into reverse very hard. The brakes continue to squeal, hardware has been replaced twice. The transmission shifting hesitation has occurred over 250 times. I am starting to get nervous driving it I am afraid someone that might be tailgating might hit me in the rear.
Car hesitates and jerks upon acceleration which can be very dangerous and could potentially cause an accident.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry. While driving 30 MPH the transmission engaged and accelerated without warning. The failure mileage was 100. When changing lanes the vehicle slowed down and attempted to shut off. The manufacturer was aware of the failure. However, they were unable to diagnose it. The current mileage was 9,000. *ak the consumer stated that the vehicle has since been fixed by the dealership. Updated 06/08/07
When you try to start from a stopped position, there is hesitation that lasts 3-5 seconds. This has become very dangerous because you expect to move and you don't. I was almost struck because of the hesitation.
I bought 2 2007 toyota camrys, both are 4 cyl cars. When driving these cars, and you come off a ramp or you are at an intersection and you try to accelerate, there is substantial hesitation. This has become very very dangerous at times. On at least three occasions when I tried to accelerate there was a 4-5 second "pause" and then the car kicked in and accelerated. This is dangerous. Take it from a police officer, this is very dangerous.
Throttle and transmission hesitation when starting out from stop, and when attempting to increase speed, ie: hazard avoidance, followed by speed overshoot. Cruise control over reacted to slight grade increase, such as an overpass, by down shifting the transmission 1 to 2 gears and accelerating past set speed by 7 to 10 MPH. Car will slow to set speed and repeat the down shifting and acceleration until the cruise control was turned off or the road was leveled. During long up hill driving the cruise control has to be turned off completely as it presented a great possibility of causing an accident. The dealer maintaied s that the engine, transmission, and cruise control operated normally.
When accelerating from a stop, the car hesitates before moving. This also occurs when negotiating a turn, at approximately 5-10 MPH I would press the accelerator but there is a short hesitation before the transmission engages.
1 -2007 toyota camry 4 cyl auto. Vehicle has a bad acceleration delay 2_ almost hit by a big truck from the back as the car stood almost still for a few seconds. 3. Tsb ego56-06 was performed (so I was told) but did not change anything.
We recently purchased an 2007 camry le 4 cylinder/ 5-speed auto, and the hesitation problems had been an extreme nuisance from day one, and the problem may pose a considerable safety hazard. I took vehicle back to the dealership, and the service department said they had not yet heard of any such problems. My service manager and I agreed that the computer system may still have been learning my driving habits, and that it would resolve the problem over time. But nothing changed over the next few weeks. I recently took it back with around 8000 miles on it. The problem was the two-second lag in performance ,shifting from first through third gear. Even though the car was running, it felt as though it just didn't want to go. The car hit second gear, and then,nothing! It didn't stall, but it fell flat on its face for about two full seconds before it got up and went. *ak my wife and I believe that this is a potentially dangerous vehicle. The extreme hesitation may present a hazard in traffic when more aggressive acceleration is needed. The car just dies when you try to accelerate. If you round a hard corner slowly enough for the car shift back into first gear, there will be nearly two seconds lag before it shifts up to second. If you have someone following close behind you, it is quite possible that you will get rear-ended. I showed the service manager my web findings, and we scheduled an appointment to have the transmission software updated. After that adjustment, the problem has improved, but is definitely not resolved. Let me end by saying that our dealership has been courteous, helpful, and responsive to our complaints thus far. Unfortunately, this problem appears to be out of their hands until a fix is found, or a problem recognized by toyota.
Vehicle surged and had delayed acceleration. Also, had an episode of not being able to go over 10 MPH, and had a strong burning smell. Vehicel slipped out of gear under sustained and steady speed, and also between first and second gears when accelerating.*ak the dealer said they could find nothing wrong, and most of these symptoms (surging/delayed acceleration) were normal for the camry. This is not normal. This is dangerous. The next day the vehicle wouldn't start at all. Dealer had it flatbedded to them. Replaced ecu computer. This did not fix the slipping transmission or the engine surging or delayed acceleration. This vehicle is hard to control speedwise due to not knowing if the car will go when pushing on the gas pedal. Sometimes there is up to a three second delay, other times it surges to high RPM and you shoot forward. A very scary car to drive. Dealer won't/cant fix.
I baught a 2007 toyota camry in october 2006. After having the car for 6 months the transmission faled. Prior to transmission failure had a difficult time shifting gears. The car would stall when coming to a stop. There was vibration in the engine. This problem started gradually ,then increaseed dramatically. Thiswas a dangerous problem. I happened to be on the highway when the car stalled. Luckely, it was 4am, with little traffic at the time. That morning had toyota retreive the vehicle. The carwas currently being repair by toyota.
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