I purchased a 2007 Camry le/2.4 liter 4 cylinder automatic transmission on October 28 2006. Noticed some hesitation on acceleration at 5000 miles on odometer. Hesitation was apparent when depressing accelerator for quick pick up, such as merging onto highway. Seemed to be just a nuisance, now but after reading other complaints I am becoming concerned, especially when most dealerships could not fix the problem. What was my recourse if this became a bigger problem.

- Clifton, NJ, USA

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. While driving 20 mph or greater, the vehicle hesitated and failed to accelerate. The dealer acknowledged the failure, but was unable to diagnose the cause of failure. The contact stated that the failure was more prevalent when driving uphill. The VIN and engine size were unknown. The current mileage is 4,000 and failure mileage was 200.

- Leominster, MA, USA

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.

- Birmingham, AL, USA

When trying 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. This also occurs when accelerating to merge onto an interstate or to pass.

- Norfolk, VA, USA

The 2007 Toyota Camry le 4cyl automatic sedan experienced hesitation, unintended acceleration and complete lack of response to the depression of the accelerator pedal; two times creatiing situations that easily could have caused an accident. The first time I was trying to merge onto a high-speed lane of a highway. I pushed the accelerator pedal and the car did absolutely nothing, then roared to life, but too late. I had to brake because I didn't have enough time to make it. Then, about a year later the accelerator stuck and the engine revved to 6000 rpms, and would not come down. I was forced to pull over and shut it down. Both of these times I brought it to the local Toyota dealer and they couldn't find anything. The most recent time, after the stuck accelerator pedal incident, they had it all day and sent it home with a service man who could not duplicate the situation. I seriously fear bodily injury or death in the future if this isn't fixed and fixed right.

- Danvers, MA, USA

2007 Camry xle 4-cylinder purchased in April 2006. Car unpredictably hesitated and jerked upon acceleration. Sometimes the hesitation lasted a second, while other times it lasted at least three seconds. Occurred most often when accelerating from coasting, while changing lanes, or while accelerating through a turn. Cruise control was jerky, and constantly revved the engine before engaging. In January and February. I had two safety related incidents. While proceeding through a left turn on hard packed snow I attempted to accelerate through the end of the turn and the car hesitated then grabbed, causing the front wheels to spin and loose traction. I stopped the car in the far left oncoming lane of traffic. A similar incident occurred while decelerating in a left turn lane and approaching a red light at a large intersection. While approaching, the light turned green. I accelerated and began the turn and the engine revved and engagement was delayed, causing the front wheels to lose traction. In both cases I was moving slowly, and had a left turn arrow so there was no oncoming traffic and no accident occurred. At present, I am careful when making turns with oncoming traffic, accelerating, changing lanes or passing slower vehicles. I have attempted to adjust the acceleration so as not to increase the rpms so much that the car will jerk forward when the transmission engaged. However, it was impossible to compensate for this problem. I have spoken with the dealership by phone. In February I was told that they were not familiar with any such problem. Also, they stated that some hesitation was normal. I was advised that I should wait until a better solution has been devised. In March I requested that they make a note of this problem, and was told that they could not document my complaint over the phone. I must leave it with them to let someone else take it for a drive.

- Arvada, CO, USA

2007 Camry xle 4-cylinder purchased in April 2006. Car unpredictably hesitates and jerked upon acceleration. Sometimes the hesitation lasted a second, while other times it lasted at least three. Seconds. Occurred most often when accelerating from coasting, while changing lanes, or while accelerating through a turn. Cruise control was jerky and constantly revved the engine before engaging. In January and February I had two safety related incidents. While proceeding through a left-turn on hard packed snow I attempted to accelerate through the end of the turn and the car hesitated then grabbed, causing the front wheels to spin and lose traction. I stopped the car in the far left oncoming lane of traffic. A similar incident occurred while decelerating in a left-turn lane and approaching a red light at a large intersection. While approaching the light turned green. I accelerated and began the turn. The engine revved, and engagement was delayed, causing the front wheels to lose traction. In both cases, I was moving slowly, and had a left turn arrow so there was no oncoming traffic and no accident occurred. At present, I am careful when making turns with oncoming traffic, accelerating, changing lanes or passing slower vehicles. I have attempted to adjust acceleration so as not to increase the rpms so much that the car will jerk forward when the transmission engaged. However, it was impossible to compensate for this problem. I have spoken with the dealership by phone. In February I was told that they were not familiar with any such problem. They advised that some hesitation was normal. I was advised that I should wait until a better solution has been devised. In March I requested that they make a note of this problem, and was told that they could not document my complaint over the phone. They said I must leave it with them to let someone else take it for a drive.

- Arvada, CO, USA

I own a 2007 Toyota Camry SE.the transmission lags behind the engine sometimes & then desperately tries to catch up by aggressively downshifting to high RPM's(around 4000 to 4500).when making turns the car loses power and then shifts erratically to return to speed. When going up a slight hill the pedal has to be pushed to the floor to make the car get up to speed, and then takes off like a rocket. I am not an aggressive driver but this power train wants you to drive like one. I had the car back to the dealer twice with no correction, all they say is sorry that's the way it is designed. I feel this is a safety hazard due to the fact that it bogs down when you don't want it to & then lurches forward to complicate matters. I can't understand Toyota engineers designed & marketed a power train that is a potential hazard to the public and the drivers who own these cars.

- Tamarac, FL, USA

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. The consumer stated that the vehicle has since been fixed by the dealership. Updated 06/08/07

- Attleboro, MA, USA

2007 Toyota Camry hybrid. Speedometer off exactly 3 mph;. dealer verified, Toyota has no fix. Odometer reads incorrectly, logs 1.8% more mileage.

- Hastings, MN, USA

Hesitation at lower speeds with subsequent sudden lurching. Software upgrade to fix this"known"problem by the dealership didn't fix it -- still a problem. I feel that this car is unsafe as I have already had an incident were, instead of accelerating, it appeared to coast while I attempting to cross oncoming traffic to make a left-hand turn. Normally there was plenty of time, but oncoming traffic came uncomfortably close before the car lurched forward out of their path.

- Ringoes, NJ, USA

When car is accelerated from dead stop, as car passes 20 mph, the car surges, hunts for gear, up shifts and downshifts wildly and sporadically, lurching and over-revving to 5,000 RPM or higher. Car cannot be safely driven. When placing car in park the car jumps forward. I am concerned about the safety of the vehicle for my family. Toyota said this issue is normal and the car has to get used to the way we drive it. Car going back into the shop.

- Cuyahoga Falls, OH, USA

- the contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. While driving at 55 mph the contact's vehicle began to accelerate, in an attempt to stop the vehicle the contact crashed into a sign. There were no injuries. The mechanic attempted to diagnose the failure on 2 previous occasions, and found the vehicle to be operating normally. Also, M the mechanic diagnosed the vehicle after the crash occurred, and the computer report read: Cannot duplicate customers concern. No codes in system at this time. The vehicle was road tested approximately 25 miles and no failure occurred. The mechanic advised the contact of recall 06V096000, air bags. Current mileage, and failure mileage were 7000.

- New City , NY, USA

- the contact has a 2007 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that when the vehicle slowed down orwas starting from a stop, and when pressesing the accelerator pedal the vehicle would hesitate. The contact explained that he took the vehicle to the dealer, and they told him that there was a computer problem. A Toyota representative looked at the vehicle while at the dealer, but they said that the vehicle was working properly. They adjusted the computer, but when he drove the vehicle again it was worse. The contact explained that this time when the hesitation occurred he was starting from a stop and, he had to press the accelerator pedal to the floor, and was almost was rear ended because the vehicle failed to respond correctly.

- Hicksville, NY, USA

I'd like to file a complaint related to Toyota's refusal to respond to their 2007 Camry le, 4 cylinder hesitation problems. Symptoms include (1) poor acceleration, (2) hesitation when accelerating (3) "automatic" shifting of the transmission when driving with cruise control on flat roads and (4)poor gas mileage. The hesitation is very dangerous; pulling out out in front of other vehicles or merging into trafic could be treacherous when the hesitation occurs. I have experienced this situation on several occasions and fortunately have not been involed in an accident yet but I sure others have! in addition to the dangerous situations, I am very disappointed that Toyota has failed to notify customers of these issues. I called Toyota in June, 2006, when my Camry le(4 cylinder) had 1000 miles and questioned the "transmission" concern but was told that problems only related only to the 6 cylinder Camry autos. Since then I have struggled with the hesitating issues and am shocked that I was not made aware of "know" problems when my was has been serviced at my local Toyota dealer. Recently I was surprised to see many comments related to this issue on edmunds Camry forums. I am now proactivetively researching and waiting for Toyota to respond before I elevate the issue as a lemonlaw battle in New York. Please, for safety sake, make Toyota inform innocent 2007 owners before serious accidents occur. Representatives at my local Toyota dealer, stevens in huntington, New York, claim that they are not aware of the problem and Toyota (usa) appears to be dragging their feet on notifying and elevating the issues! after several calls to the dealer and Toyota(usa) I still am waiting to be contacted. Sincerely john fleming 15 holiday park drive hauppauge NY 11788 631 360-3832.

- Hauppauge, NY, USA

At approx. 4:45 pm 12/14/06 while in portales nm. I was checking the traffic behind me when I had the clear to back up. Suddenly my vehicle accelerated and went into a backwards spin and stopped after it side swiped a truck which was originally parked behind it and facing in the opposite direction.

- Rio Rancho, NM, USA

: the contact stated when the vehicle was accelerated to 10 mph from a stop, the engine hesitated, slowing the vehicle. The same hesitation occurred when trying to accelerate into a passing lane. The problem occurred a total of 12 times. The sales/service dealer inspected the vehicle twice and was unable to identify or correct the problem. The manufacturer was not contacted.

- Palm Beach Gardens, FL, USA

I bought the 2007 Toyota Camry le at the end of March 06. My complaint with the acceleration is the same complaint that other Camry owners have. When I attempt to accelerate from a complete stop or accelerating to a higher speed to pass the car takes a few seconds to catch up with the accelerator.

- Dunn, NC, USA

New 2007 Toyota Camry 4cyl, 5 spd A/T, excessive lag time with the accelerator. Very unresponsive. I have had many close calls while changing lanes and making left turns because you hit the gas and nothing happens for seconds. You have to gun the pedal in the hopes it moves quickly to get out of the way. It happens at any speed or RPM. Dealer says, it's designed that way. Unnacceptable.

- Miami, FL, USA

: the contact stated while the vehicle was stopped at red light, upon applying the accelerator pedal; the vehicle lurched forward at a speed of 75 mph without warning. The contact placed the vehicle in neutral, which caused the vehicle to jerk and stop. The vehicle was inspected by a dealer who determined the throttle sensor and throttle body needed to be replaced. After the replacement, the problem persisted. The vehicle was again inspected by the dealer who duplicated the problem, yet attributed the sudden acceleration to the floor mat touching the accelerator pedal. Afterwards, the sudden acceleration persisted. The manufacturer was not alerted.

- San Jose, CA, USA