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CarComplaints.com Notes: An increasing number of Toyotas are experiencing excessive oil consumption and the 2007 Camry seems to be leading the charge.

Owners are reporting that their engines are deprived of oil halfway through their maintenance schedules and in some cases the damage is so bad that entirely new engines need to be installed, paid out of pocket. The issue may be a result of defective piston rings.

Toyota has issued a TSB for this problem, but maintains their stance that vehicles equipped with a 2AZ-FE engine are burning through a “normal” amount of oil.

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
110 / 6
Injuries / Deaths:
61 / 3
Average Mileage:
40,251 miles

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2007 Toyota Camry Owner Comments (Page 9 of 21)

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problem #249

Mar 232010

(reported on)

Camry 2-cyl

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

2007 Toyota Camry. Consumer states acceleration and brake problems. The cosnumer stated the sudden acceleration caused over use of the brakes.

- Coatesville, PA, USA

problem #248

Feb 102010

Camry

  • 42,000 miles
In 2007 we leased a new Camry along with another new Toyota product on the same day. My wife has had the accelerator stick on her and she had to use the emergency brake to stop the car and ran off the road. She narrowly avoided having a terrible accident in the car while my four year old daughter was in the car with her. The dealership picked up the car and attempted to fix it. The first time my wife drove the car the accelerator stuck again. They have since came and picked it up again and have had it for almost two weeks with no progress or solutions offered. The car is unsafe and they have no solutions to fix it. They tell us they're waiting on Toyota engineers to come but have no date or time that will happen. My wife is terrified of the car and rightfully so. There are only 15 months left on the lease and we just want them to purchase the car back. It is leased through Toyota financial. This has been going on for too long for them to have no solutions for a repair.

- Alexander City, AL, USA

problem #247

Mar 172010

Camry

  • 7,869 miles
The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. While driving 5 mph she attempted to park the vehicle, she engaged the brakes and the vehicle accelerated. She then engaged the brake with additional force, however she crashed into a concrete block. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer.the vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. The failure and current mileage were 7,869.

- Freemont, OH, USA

problem #246

Feb 272010

Camry

  • 56,254 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. While at a complete stop at a red light the vehicle accelerated. He stated he engaged the brake, and turned off the ignition and restarted the vehicle, it started as normal. He then drove home and the vehicle was towed to the dealer for repairs. The failure and the current mileages were 56,254.

- Staen Island, NY, USA

problem #245

Mar 192010

Camry

  • 44,000 miles
I have a 2007 Toyota Camry. My Camry has accelerated on many occasions, hundreds of time, often times, daily. It has never caused an override problem, but the rpms do go up immensely. It is not the gas pedal, I can assure you, because I keep my foot on the pedal to see if that is the problem. My brother in law, a car mechanic guru assured me it was the new motor synchronization, so I never reported the problem to my local dealer. I had a 2005 Camry, this never happened to that vehicle. There has never been an accident, but almost daily, it does accelerate. These people that have the acceleration problem, it is real, as far as taking over their vehicle, could be.

- West Chazy, NY, USA

problem #244

Mar 102010

Camry

  • 38,721 miles
Attn: Defects investigations office. 2007 Toyota Camry with 38721 miles that is owned by and used as an undercover police vehicle accelerated without explanation on March 10, 2010. The operator, who is a sworn officer, advises that his foot was not on the accelerator and the vehicle increased in speed and engine revolutions without explanation. The event occurred over the course of approximately 1/10th of a mile reaching speeds just over 60 mph. The acceleration event corrected itself. There was no injury or crash associated with the event. The vehicle in question had completed a Toyota recall service program # ssc90L to address acceleration issues with this model vehicle on March 2, 2010. The vehicle was returned to the henrico police on March 3, 2010. The extremely short period of time between the recall service and this sudden unanticipated acceleration event gives reason to believe that the recall service was not effective in correcting the acceleration issues associated with Toyota brand vehicles. The vehicle was parked shortly after the event and is currently secured by the henrico police. The vehicle has not been driven or examined by any parties since the occurrence of this acceleration event. In light of the fact that this vehicle had recently completed the required acceleration recall service and has been secured since the date of the occurrence, this Agency believes that this vehicle is an ideal candidate for examination by the Office Of Defects Investigation to determine the origin of this unanticipated acceleration event. The vehicle in question is outfitted with Toyota brand floor mats which are tethered to anchors in the floorboard of the vehicle.

- Richmond , VA, USA

problem #243

Mar 082010

Camry

  • 14,386 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Was driving East. Began braking to turn North on crossroad. Initiated turn and the car experienced uncommanded acceleration. The car accelerated suddenly and strongly. Driver pushed gear shift lever into neutral and braked harder but the car hit a light pole. The damage totaled the car and the driver suffered a broken leg, thumb and ribs.

- Schaumburg, IL, USA

problem #242

Feb 252009

Camry

  • 50,000 miles
The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry hybrid. While traveling at 35 mph the contact noticed that the vehicles speed would remain constant even when the accelerator pedal was not depressed. The contact has noticed for the past year that the vehicle has had periodic acceleration problems. The failure mileage was 50000 and the current mileage was 79000.

- Dennis, MA, USA

problem #241

Feb 262010

Camry

  • 6,200 miles
I own a 2007 Toyota Camry le. I reported this problem to the dealer in redding, ca about the cruise control system within a month of ownership; however, they said it is normal operation. I doubt it very much, how the cruise control resumes back to the set speed almost instantly by raising the RPM over 5000, which will make you feel the car is going out of control. I have been driving cars for over 30 years and own many makes and models but none of them behaved in this way. This was my first Toyota car, I strongly believe the car maker should look in to the cruise control systems that might give them clues about accidental acceleration problems that I am hearing regularly.

- Redding, CA, USA

problem #240

May 102007

Camry

  • 314 miles
Car with only 314 miles. Brand new. Exited highway and came to a stop at end of cloverleaf. Upon acceleration forward for a right turn onto cross street the car surged to full speed causing driver to make a very sharp (15 ft) right turn into the sidewalk of the overpass bridge. High curb destroyed front end but saved drivers life from crashing through guard rail and falling to the highway surface. Toyota claimed driver error. Driver has perfect driving record. Police report notes probable mechanical failure of some sort. Car repaired and returned to service. Driver is now fearful to drive the $30,000 car. Car was a 2007 Toyota Camry. Has been recalled and repaired, but no confidence now. Should be added to the data base.

- Minneapolis, MN, USA

problem #239

Sep 172009

Camry

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

I own a 2007 Toyota Camry I had a accident in the vehicle on September 17, 2009 in jackson, tn. I told the officers and the insurance company that I tried to stop but was unable to I also told them that something was wrong it would not stop until I went into a ditch. Two days later Toyota did a recall on the floor mats. I found out about the floor mats this year in February 2010. I contacted Toyota and found out that they had the wrong name as being the owner and said they would get me the recall information mailed to my home. The company did send me the information I called the local Toyota dealership her and they told me I could bring my vehicle in. It states on the papers that Toyota will replace the pedal with a new one if I wanted to wait for it in and that they would replace the older all weather floor mats and clean the carpet. This did not happen for me I now have the same dirty floor that I had before I took it to them and now I'm riding in a rental car because since they put the reinforcement bar on my car the check engine light has come on and I'm afraid even more to drive the car I took it to the dealership and they told corporate that I would have to pay them to check out the car and my manual says that if this light comes on that it is the electronic throttle, the dealership told me it could be up to 200 different things and that unless I pay for this they would not do anything to assist me I can write a letter to the claims department but there is no guarantee that they will reimburse me for my rental or for fixing the vehicle, also that my floor mats are now aftermarket mats and the will not do anything to them either nor my floor please do something they are not fixing these vehicles and are not standing by there word I can not afford to pay anymore money to get this vehicle fix and detailed and I have no other means of transportation. The people at corporate say they are sticking by the dealership and I need to pay to get this fixed!

- Jackson, TN, USA

problem #238

Mar 092010

Camry

  • 10,000 miles
The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. The contact was driving approximately 2 mph into a parking space. While shifting gears into the neutral position the vehicle unexpectedly accelerated. As a result the vehicle struck several traffic warning signs and continued to travel which resulted in the vehicle becoming airborne and crashing into an embankment. The contact sustained injuries to the left elbow. A police report was filed for the incident. The vehicle was completely destroyed. The vehicle was towed to a collision center. The failure and the current mileages were 10,000.

- Newington, CT, USA

problem #237

Mar 052010

Camry 4-cyl

  • 50,000 miles
I have a 2007 Toyota Camry 4-cylinder non hybrid vehicle. I brought my vehicle in for the required recalls and while I was in line with other cars to drop it off, I needed to move up about 30 feet. I had my foot on the brake and gear in park. I started the car and put the shift lever into drive with my foot still on the brake. The engine started to rev up, but with my foot on the brake, it did not move. I quickly put the shift lever into neutral and shut the engine off. A Toyota employee came over and tried to reproduce the situation, but could not. I have a problem with the recall fix. If the car accelerates for no apparent reason and I put my foot on the brake, the acceleration is supposed to stop, but in the time between sudden acceleration and my foot hitting the brake pedal, I could have an accident. My wife and I am very wary about driving this car.

- Seabrook, TX, USA

problem #236

Mar 102010

Camry 6-cyl

  • 44,600 miles
My car is a 2007 Camry xlev6, and was not listed as part of the Toyota recall (it has locking mats). Pulled into driveway at my home, with foot on brakes as I touched auto garage door opener on visor. Car gear was in D. as I removed foot from brake to gas pedal to pull into garage, and lightly placed foot on accelerator, instantaneously engine revved, pedal went to floor, tach zoomed and auto jetted into garage. I immediately hit brakes with both feet, attempting to disengage transmission from D and put into N. gear shift erratically plunged into R and car began to go backwards with engine throttle wide open. Again, with tires squealing, smoking & laying rubber, I tried to jam gearshift to N or P, and car jettisoned forward hitting garage wall at full force. With millisecond recovery, I held onto gearshift ' all the time my feet were on brakes ' again tried to force it into P, and it again went to R, (must pass N and R to get gear into P) then again forward in another direct hit against garage wall, breaking the wall open and splitting sheetrock as auto nearly popped through to laundry room and gas furnace. I held the push-button in while simultaneously forcing gear shift again to reach P. engine went from full-bore open to a stop. This event was so frightening. Had it occurred minutes earlier I was in commute traffic and in residential area returning home from metro. Pedestrians and schoolkids were in the area. I exited car to run into house, call for help. Damage to garage wall (and laundry area) is substantial, but was minimized to the auto due to a set of four tires against the garage wall which provided some cushion. Bluetooth phone (hands-free car) would not disconnect. I borrowed neighbor's phone to call husband and police/fire. Emergency firetruck team arrived to ensure no gas line break, fairfax police officer also on site. After repeated attempts & long wait times to talk with Toyota, I was told not to move car, wait 10-30 days to investigate. Here sits.

- Fairfax, VA, USA

problem #235

Sep 262009

Camry

  • 37,000 miles
Information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) the incident: Accelerated gas pedal the incident took place on crain hwy, glen burnie at the intersection of crain hwy/aquahart rd on 9/26/2009. I was traveling on crain highway when I came to a stop at a traffic light. I applied pressure on the break. And thought I had come to a complete stop when my 2007 Toyota Camry ce had unexpectedly jolted forward. I immediately applied both feet on the brake pedal and said "wow that was weird" I didn't think much about the incident other than I just being a freak malfunction. Only until the recent recalls of my Toyota model was it brought to my attention that I may have experienced the accelerated gas pedal malfunction with my vehicle. No accidents were a result of the incident; however I was shaken up a bit. I received a recall notice from Toyota in late January explaining that my 2007 Toyota Camry was part of a recall to replace the driver's side floor mat and that I was going to receive more information about recall locations in early April/May. After reading newspapers and watching news reports of the public recall announcement identifying the Toyota models that was part of the recall involving accelerated gas pedals. My 2007 Toyota Camry was part of the models identified so I took my vehicle to darcars Toyota of baltimore, 6000 eastern ave, baltimore md on January,10, 2010 and was turned away claiming my vehicle was not part of the recall. I received official notification from Toyota on 3/8/2010 with instruction on where to go and information about the recall on my 2007 Toyota Camry ce purchased May 2006. I have made an appointment with my local Toyota dealership to have my vehicle serviced. VIN # [xxx]

- Baltimore , MD, USA

problem #234

Jan 242008

Camry

  • 42,000 miles
I have a Toyota Camry 2007. The issue is not a sticky gas pedal but a hesitation when trying to accelerate. Then obviously the car does lunge forward when acceleration catches up. My car has not had an accident as of yet, but it is disturbing when it occurs while in traffic. I am getting the so called repair on March 12, 2010. This hesitation does happen often, but it is not constant. I just feel that most of the car owners do not realize that the hesitation is part of Toyota`S problem. Therefore no one is explaining the real issue. The date I am putting in is an approximate date, since this issue has been on going for quite sometime. The service people at the Toyota garage kept saying it was how the computer was designed to work, when I did inquire about my issue.

- Brownsville, PA, USA

problem #233

Mar 052010

Camry

  • 57,434 miles
2007 Toyota Camry recalled had the new parts installed @ dealership. After which I experienced the accelerator sticking and not slowing down without pressure to brakes. Returned to the dealership and they said they couldn't duplicate the problem, found no fault codes and rechecked the fixes they had previously installed. The problem still remains, the car doesn't decelerate when you let off the accelerator and in fact had an instance of it speeding up and decelerating freely on it's own. The dealership informed me there is nothing they can do as their computers didn't find anything wrong but as the owner of this vehicle there is clearly something wrong with it that I do not feel safe driving this vehicle.

- Monticello, IL, USA

problem #232

Jan 032009

Camry

  • 40,000 miles
I own 2-2007 Camry. 1. already when to the dealer for the recall for one of the cars. I still feel stick pedals and some acceleration, not too mayor but I feel it in highway as well in stop sign. The other car (this one have a big problem I feel more the problem in this one more than the other)will be in the dealer 3/17/2010 to try to fix the problem. I hope and this will work cause we're afraid of driving this cars. A).-gas pedals and brakes.

- Reading, PA, USA

problem #231

Jun 162009

Camry

  • 0 miles
The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. While driving 45 mph the vehicle suddenly accelerated. To stop the acceleration the contact had to apply extreme braking pressure. The vehicle was taken to the dealership where the contact was informed that the failure could not be reproduced. The current and failure mileages were 23000.

- Coburn, PA, USA

problem #230

Apr 162008

Camry 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 11,700 miles
The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that since the vehicle was purchased, the throttle did not seem to respond normally; it seemed to be very sensitive responding violently even with the slightest tap on the accelerator pedal. The driver experienced the problem every time she depressed the accelerator pedal. The contact took the vehicle to the dealership and the dealer repaired the vehicle according to recall 10V017000 vehicle speed control: Accelerator pedal. However, the driver is still experiencing the same problem. The current mileage was approximately 23,400 and the failure mileage was approximately 11,700. Updated 05/04/10. Updated 06/28/10

- Bismarck, ND, USA

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