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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:
12 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
5 / 0
Average Mileage:
90,244 miles

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2007 Toyota Camry miscellaneous problems

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2007 Toyota Camry Owner Comments (Page 4 of 12)

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problem #175

Jun 252018

Camry

  • miles

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

The dashboard keep melting and sticky hence affecting visibility when driving... I actually took it to family Toyota of arlington but was told the recall was over and I have to pay $1100 which I do not have and cant afford.

- Grand Prairie, TX, USA

problem #174

Jul 012014

Camry

  • 50,000 miles
Excessive glare on windshield limiting visibility while driving. From news reports as seen on local nbc-tv affiliate (July 31,2019) Toyota admitted that melting dashboards contributed to this safety concern/ windshield glare effect. The melting dashboard had been reported to Toyota (a few months ago for the second time - originally reported in 2014 and Toyota indicated they will review). The second notification resulted in the response that Toyota was not aware of the issue. Issue has been getting worse over the past few years.

- Allen, TX, USA

problem #173

Mar 052014

Camry

  • miles
Takata recall - my dash has such a bad glare I have to place something over it so I can see safely. The dash is melting so much I cannot even get it cleaned because the dash wipes off with the cleaning rags. It is melting into my sun visor and has a strange odor in the car. This is ridiculous that consumers have to suffer and be blinded, this is a major safety issue esp early in the morning when the sub is so bright! the dash is peeling off in places as well, it pops up and has pieces coming off or wiping off as if they were boiled and very fragile. I have attached photos of the glare, the stickiness that makes everything stick to it and you cannot clean the dash at all or it smudges off as mentioned earlier. The photos also show the dash is melting into my sun shades.

- Garland, TX, USA

problem #172

Jul 052011

Camry

  • miles

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

The dash has been melting for years in my 2007 Toyota Camry xle. Since I bought the vehicle, I have used the sun shades and garage as well and still my dash has soften, melted, cracked, chunks come out by simply touching with fingernail etc by mistake. I have never received a recall and owned the car since 2009 and lived St the same address for 15 years until recently. It would be nice to have the defect fixed !!!!! my second Toyota. Please fix it !!

- Granbury, TX, USA

problem #171

Feb 102017

Camry

  • 199,005 miles
Takata recall ive been waiting for the recall when I saw recall for the year and model and make I was like finally but come to find out the VIN number wasn't recalled but needs to be. Goes off and have to pull over to turn back

- Fair Oaks, CA, USA

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problem #170

Jun 202019

Camry

  • 69,000 miles
Takata recall. Dashboard is sticky, ac is broken, needs to replace evaporator assembly. Cd player is not working

- Berkeley, CA, USA

problem #169

Jul 102019

Camry

  • 118,000 miles

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

Passenger visor not working

- Huntsville, AL, USA

problem #168

Jan 012019

Camry

  • 90,000 miles
Dashboard has melted and is very sticky. Glare from the shiny surface on windshield makes it difficult to see while driving. From research, this is a known issue to Toyota.

- Lewis Center, OH, USA

problem #167

Jul 012017

Camry

  • 115,000 miles
Dashboard melting. Creates visibility issues due to reflection on windshield.

- Clarksville, TN, USA

problem #166

Feb 062019

Camry

  • 173,653 miles
I have a 2007 Toyota Camry that the engine light is blinking and the car is making noise the oil has been charged over a 10 times since I have owned it for a year & bought from a dealer I got it look at by Toyota for them to tell me I need a new engine because my oil pump is going out and rod-main bearings in the engine are bad the fuel injectors. Are going out cant run my a.C because it makes my car turn off I mean come on.

- Portsmouth, VA, USA

problem #165

Feb 122019

Camry

  • 127,000 miles

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

I bought my 2007 Camry in 2006 and it has been great till the last 6 months when the dash board started to get sticky and is now fully sticky and glossy to the point where the sun reflects off it and is blinding. Toyota said they had a recall which I was never notified. The address when I bought my car is the same in my driver's license and I never changed it. I live in buena park since 1991 and my drivers license has that address since I was 18 (18 years ago). I called Toyota and they said the recall needed and its. Ot their concern. I find it irresponsible that Toyota takes no action for faulty manufacturing of their products and shifts the fault to the consumer when I had no idea there was any issues. Secondly when they had the gas pedal recall I took my car in for maintenance and when I got it back they cut the pedal without my knowledge and said a replacement was on back order. I have since 2010 requested the replacement till 2011 and they always said it in back order. I gave up asking because I got excuses. When I'm driving my foot slips off the gas pedal because its shorter. Its hazardous when your making a turn and the car loses acceleration and you have to quickly hit the gas again. This is dangerous when the road is slippery in a front wheel drive. I have contacted Toyota with these concerns and all they say is that there isnt anything they can do.

- Buena Park, CA, USA

problem #164

Jul 042018

Camry

  • 95,000 miles
Dash is sticky. Anything touching it sticks like a magnet.

- Raleigh, NC, USA

problem #163

Jan 012015

Camry

  • miles
The dashboard is melting which is causing a terrible glare through the windshield making it impossible to see the road.I was told if it was a safety issue it would be covered but since they didn't put it as a safety issue. Its not covered. This is a major safety issue, due to the glare reflecting from the melting dashboard makes it very difficult to see. How this was not a safety issue to begin with surprises me.

- Port St Lucie, FL, USA

problem #162

May 012018

Camry

  • 230,000 miles
My car is burning 0il. Every two weeks I am putting at least 4 to 5 quarts of oil in my car and it is not leaking on the ground.

- Conyers, GA, USA

problem #161

Apr 062019

Camry

  • 63,000 miles
Passenger side sun visor broke due to defect in the inner plastic body. Making the arm unable to hold the visor in place effectively.

- Northridge, CA, USA

problem #160

Jun 022015

Camry

  • miles
Over time, my dashboard has melted and has become sticky. I have tried my best to deal with it, but it is a safety hazard. It causes a reflection of my dashboard on my driver's window, making it hard to see when I am driving (especially when it is sunny...and I live in los angeles, California...where the majority of the time it is sunny.) I called Toyota and they claim to have sent out an extended warranty, but I have never received a notice. They claim they can't fix it anymore because of an expired warranty (which I was never notified of...if I was, I would've fixed it asap). It is dangerous to drive due to their faulty manufacturing.

- Los Angeles, CA, USA

problem #159

Feb 192019

Camry

  • miles
There is an oil consumption issue and Toyota is saying it is an extended warranty issue, that has expired and that I am going to have to fix it and pay for it all out of pocket. This should be a recall not a waranty issue. It's not fair or right and they should stand behind their production issues that are flawed. This is a saftey issue because the light doesn't even come on when it is low, so if I don't check often then I am in danger when I am driving. I bought the car to drive, not to become a mechanic.

- Sarasota, FL, USA

problem #158

Feb 102019

Camry

  • 174,010 miles
So in my 2007 Toyota Camry my windshield that had no chips and was in perfect condition. And parked in a parking lot. I was sitting in my car about to get out when I watched the windshield crack by itself independently nothing hitting it no chips or imperfections to make it crack no sounds nothing it started on the passenger side in a spiderweb fashion and cracked all the way across my windshield and keeps continuing to spiderweb across the entire windshild there was no chips initially nothing hit it no pressure after talking to several professionals they also can not see a reason for the cracked windshield states it looks like it cracked from the center out. I researched and found I'm not the only person this has happened to on this make and model car

- Bagdad, FL, USA

problem #157

Feb 062019

Camry

  • 64,450 miles
I purchased this car brand new from the dealer who registered it and gave me paperwork listing my address on all of the forms. I just recently found out that there was an extended warranty program for the driver side visor defect. I had been having issues with it for a few years but since I rarely drive during the daytime it wasn't an issue until my shift changed. So now it's broken and today, years later, Toyota tells me that the warranty information was sent to an address other than the one I have lived since I purchased this car. Since I didn't register the car and all of my paperwork had my then and still address on it, I feel that they should honor the warranty because they sent it to an address that wasn't mine. They will not give me the address but referred me to my state' dmv, who also will not give me this phantom address where my info was sent. Colonial Toyota registered the car for me so I have no idea what mistakes were made in the registration process and no way of getting the information. Toyota is doing what all big companies do, pass the mistakes they made to the consumer. I will never purchase anything from atoyota dealer ever again.

- Hamden, CT, USA

problem #156

Dec 112018

Camry

  • miles
My 2007 Toyota Camry has developed a shiny, sticky dashboard. Not only is it sticky but it because it is so shiny it produces a glare so seeing the road becomes more difficult. This glare is a safety hazard as it makes it difficult to see. I called my local Toyota dealer and they informed me that there was nothing they could do about it except replace the dashboard at my expense. They stated a few years ago there was a program to replace the dashboards as the warranty was extended but since my problem happened after the extended warranty expired I was out of luck. Why didn't I get notified of the extended warranty or the issue with the dashboard? I have had this car since it was new so they had all of my information in their database and contacting me would have been very easy. I was going to pass this car down to my daughter that just got her license, but I am hesitant to let her drive the car as the glare makes it dangerous to drive. I don't want to put my daughter in an unsafe vehicle.

- Snellville, GA, USA

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