Toyota Camry fuel gauge problems

Filed May 25, 2022 · Fuel system · LA

I brought my car in for the safety recall, and have been experiencing a failed fuel gauge recently. Whenever I fill my gas tank, the gas gauge has trouble going down when I drive. Because of this, I have to keep track of how many miles I drive so that I don't risk driving on an empty tank. I also have been experiencing vehicle stalls when I drive. I brought my car to a local Toyota shop to run a diagnosis and it has been reported that I have a failed "recalibration" and need to replace the fuel gauge. My vehicle does not show any warning lights/signs.

Filed Mar 11, 2021 · Fuel system · AL

Car is acting funny with fuel levels. Fuel levels are reading wrong and car is effected by fuel pump.there is a recall for issue but can't get a second notice to resolve issue

Filed Jan 10, 2021 · Fuel system · OH

The fuel gauge incorrectly displays the fuel in the tank. For example I can drive 160 miles and the gauge has not moved since it was filled up. Further I drove over 600 miles and the fuel gauge indicated 1/4 but when I filled up the car it took 13.6 gallons of gas. The tank capacity is 14.5 gallons so that meant I only had 0.9 gallons of gas yet the car showed 1/4 of the tank of fuel. This could lead to the car running out of gas before the car's fuel gauge indicated. This is a clear safety issue. I have had the car in for repair 4 times at the dealer but toyota refuses to correct the issue

Filed Oct 21, 2020 · Brakes, Engine · FL

I don't feel safe driving my toyota camry 2018. The car feel very heavy when driving, tge steering wheel are stiff and difficult to move sometimes. The brakes are not stable like they should even after I paid for it to be fix. The gas gauge refuse to open when it's time to fuel gas the car makes noises. It's very frustrating and it's not worth what I pay for.

Filed Mar 25, 2017 · Brakes, Electrical · 105,900 miles · GA

The short circuiting of the ABS actuator has hit me too. This happened on 03/22/2017 to my 2007 camry le. It first came up when I was waiting at a red light. The ABS and brake light came up and even when the car started moving, the speedometer wasn't moving. I took the vehicle to the service center and was told that the ABS actuator needs to be replaced. It is going to cost me $2500. I do not want to spend almost half of the car's worth on replacing this part when I won't be surprised if another part blows up. Looks like this is a very common issue with the 2007 camry model. I am surprised that toyota is not extending the warranty offered to the hybrid model to the non hybrid one. This is indeed a manufacturing issue and should be fixed. Or is it going to take a few accidents before toyota accepts its fault. Fuel gauge, tacometer, speedometer don't work the federal safety agency action number: pe14001 covers just hybrid model however the it's the same same part: brake actuator

Filed Sep 28, 2016 · Acceleration, Brakes · 103,000 miles · LA

Car was recently shipped from overseas. When I got my car, the dash lights will not go off, the ABS motor will not shut off causing my battery to drain constantly, speedometer will not work, gas gauge moves slow, engine shakes and feels like it is going to cut off. The car was stationary and in motion. Car air condition occasionally blows hot air.

Filed Apr 28, 2016 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 183,378 miles · CA

Recently the "ABS" and "brake" light came up; now these light come up and stay on for some time- simultaneously; the needles of the MPH, RPM, h/c, and gas gauge drops- the prm needles flicker up and down. Also, the temperature marker doesn't work. The MPH hits down to '0' when I am on the road at normal speed. But I don't know my speed. My air conditioning system does not work when this happens. I also notice that it doesn't track the "trip' miles when it is out of control (although I haven't noticed if it fails to track the mileage on the odometer. Then this 'problem' stops and the car goes back to "normal." a few minutes later, the same problem. The problem can last for 5 minutes to 20 minutes. I called toyota service's 800 number after searching the web and reading similar problems being documented. Here are just a few: http://www.carcomplaints.com/toyota/camry/2007/electrical/electrical_system.shtml; http://www.justanswer.com/toyota/5o8xa-toyota-camry-operating-2007-camry-occasionally.html. One person posted 'I called the toyota corporate office in 2012', yet when I called toyota claimed no knowledge. The person I spoke to even said they have never received a call about this before. Some of the posts online of people who have complained about this issue state the exact thing toyota told me over the phone. This is a huge safety hazard. I tried to defrost my windows and had an issue with that because the car was on the "ABS" "brake" and the car was acting up. My car tested positive for oil consumption problem and I am waiting to get that replaced. Now this started happening. This "new" problem needs to be addressed and corrected by toyota.

Filed Nov 19, 2015 · Electrical · 40,000 miles · NY

My fuel gauge always show a full tank of gas even when tank is empty, and when I turn the ignition key off, fuel gauge still shows full. I can't tell how much gas is in my tank, and this has result me without gas on a busy highway, it is really a safety hazard. Please recall.

Filed Sep 18, 2015 · Brakes, Electrical · FL

I initially began noticing that when the AC does not blow cold air when turned on that all of the gauges on my dashboard stop working including, speedometer dropping to 0 while I am driving so that I do not know at what speed I am driving, my gas gauge inexplicably drops to empty, lights on the dashboard stop working and my dashboard goes dark, RPM gauge flickers wildly, brake & ABS lights do not go off, and occasionally the car stops but with hesitation when braking, along with interior fogging of all windows when it rains (sometimes defroster/fans work to defog windows but sometimes it does not causing my visibility while driving to be substantially and dangerously reduced). During some online research, I believed that the issues might be related to an earlier recall so I called the toyota corporate office and they indicated that it may be related but to take the car to my local toyota dealership to confirm. I took the car to toyota of hollywood and the manager stated that it was not related to the recall and that the main computer was malfunctioning and causing the subcomputers to also malfunction and estimated a repair price of $2500. While I was doing my online research, it appears that many 2007 camrys are having the same exact issues I am having and in addition, the toyota camry hybrids had been recalled for the same issues as well. I do not believe I should incur the expense of repairs for issues that seem to be related to a manufacturers defect.

Filed Sep 14, 2015 · Engine, Fuel system · 112,000 miles · WA · fire

Husband was driving home from playing golf on the highway. As he headed north up the hill, he pressed the gas. The car promptly jerked then completely shut down/ceized. Husband immediately looked at the temperature gauge, which read normal, as well as the gas gauge (full). As he stepped from the car to pop the hood, he could smell smoke. In opening the hood, there was a small flame that within 1-2 minutes, completely engulfed the engine/hood. Husband immediately called the fire department, as the car continued to grow in flames which spread to a brush fire. Husband was not injured and there were no other persons involved in this accident (non-collision). Both the fire department and state trooper arrived to the scene and took a full report and inspection of the accident. All parties agreed this was the result of a vehicle malfunction, as cars do not nor should they just catch fire! The car was completely destroyed and was towed.