2007 Toyota Camry Steering Problems

My brake pedal when depressed, when stopped, makes a loud noise. My car cycles a buzzing sound often, even when the brakes are not depressed. My warning lights : check VSC system, ABS , warning triangle, a circle with and exclamation point and brake, all are continuing to light up on my dash. I took it to the dealer. Code C1391 (ABS ACRTUATOR INTERNAL FAILURE). This is serious and can cause my brakes and steering control to fail. The manufacturer warranty has expired.

CAR HAD VSC SYSTEM REPLACED DUE TO RECALL A FEW YEARS AGO. HAVING ISSUES AGAIN WITH VSC SYSTEM LIGHT COMING ON, ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT WHILE THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, THE SPEEDOMETER AND ALL OF THE GAUGES STALLED OUT WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING. THE CAR GAUGES CAME BACK ON AFTER A FEW MINUTES, PRESENTLY THE GAUGES ARE TAKING A LONGER TIME TO COME BACK ON, IN ADDITION WHILE THE GAUGES ARE OFF THE AIR CONDITIONER GOES OFF AS WELL, WHEN ALL THE GAUGES COME BACK ON THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT COMES ON. WE ARE AFRAID TO TAKE THE CARE OUT OF TOWN BECAUSE WHEN THE GAUGES GO OFF THE CAR IS HARD TO STEER. THIS CONTINUES TO HAPPEN EVERY TIME CAR IS DRIVEN.

ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. LOSS OF BRAKES, POWER STEERING, ENGINE POWER WHILE ON A BUSY STREET APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION

I GOT IN MY VEHICLE TODAY IN THE VSC LIGHT CAME ON. I HAVE RESEARCHED OVER GOOGLE, AND EVERYTHING POINTS TO A $3,000 REPAIR, OR A RECALL REPAIRABLE BY TOYOTA. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF I AM ELIGIBLE FOR THAT RECALL REPAIR.

SOMETIMES AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE IT WON'T MOVE TO DRIVE OR BACK UP. THIS HAPPENS THREE TO FOUR TIMES ALREADY SINCE 2009 OR AFTER IT IS IN A PARKING POSITION AND CHANGE DIRECTION THE STEERING WHEEL LOST CONTROL OR DIRECTION THIS HAPPEN 2X ALREADY.

AS I WAS TRAVELING HOME AND MY STEERING WHEEL START TO HAVE A MIND OF ITS OWN SO IT VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND I LOST CONTROL SO THE CAR SPENT AROUND WE END UP ON THE LEFT SIDE. SEATBELT WAS NOT HELPING PROTECT US AT ALL MY DAUGHTER SEATBELT ALLOWED HER TO SLIDE UNDER BREAKING HER RIGHT FEMUR AND MY RIGHT FEMUR ON PLUS MY ANKLE HAD TO BE RECONSTRUCTED. AIRBAGS CAME OUT 30 MINUTES AFTER THE WRECK. *JB *DT IN TAMPA. STATE ROAD. STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. ACCELERATING ' PULL RIGHT AND THEN LEFT. WHEN GOT CAR, WENT THROUGH BARBED WIRE FENCES. PAR INDICATES HIT TREE, DRIVER DOES NOT REMEMBER. DAUGHTER WAS IN FRONT SEAT, SEAT BELT ON. DAUGHTER FLUNG OVER SEATBELT. SEATBELT OVER ARM. DRIVER DIDN'T KNOW BROKE LEG. WAITED FOR PARAMEDICS. CAR CAVED IN ON OCCUPANTS. DRIVING APPROX 45 MPH. COULDN'T HIT BRAKES OR ANYTHING. DON'T HAVE POLICE REPORT. PAR NUMBER: 87281695. STATE TROOPER ' FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL. DAUGHTER IS 9, WEIGHS APPROX 125 LB. FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. USUALLY DON'T LET SIT THERE. STATED AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY DURING INCIDENT, PICTURES AT IAA SHOW AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DID NOT CONTACT TOYOTA ' THOUGHT NHTSA TOOK CARE OF. NO INSPECTION CONDUCTED. VEHICLE AT JUNK YARD, DON'T KNOW IF VEHICLE STILL THERE. *JB

DRIVING ON FREEWAY, POWER STEERING WENT OUT. PS LIGHT CAME ON PULLED OVER, TURNED CAR OFF FOR FEW MIN, STARTED IT UP AND WORKED OK. IT'S HPPEED 6 TIMES SO FAR.

"ABS ACTUATOR EXTENDED WARRANTIES", IN 2014 MY CAR HAD TWO ISSUES WITH THE ABS ACTUATOR AND MY DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO GET THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE FROM THEM. NOW MY CAR IS DISPLAYING "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" AND MANY LIGHTS ON MY DASH. WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN TO MY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THEY SAID IT IS THE ABS ACTUATOR AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. TOYOTA HAD 2 EXTENDED WARRANTIES FOR TROUBLE WITH THE ABS ACTUATOR. BOTH OF THESE WARRANTIES HAVE NOW EXPIRED SO MY ABS ACTUATOR CANNOT BE FIXED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTIES. BECAUSE OF THIS FAULTY PART AT ANYTIME I AM DRIVING I CAN LOSE BRAKING AND STEERING POWER. I HAD FILED A COMPLAINT BEFORE WITH YOUR AGENCY FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE BUT THERE WAS NO WAY FOR ME TO HAVE THE PART CHANGED WHEN THE EXTENDED WARRANTIES WERE IN-FORCE BECAUSE THE PROBLEM DID NOT OCCUR AND AS I SAID EARLIER MY DEALERSHIP COULD NOT GET THE DIAGNOSTIC CODE FROM THE FIRST TIME THESE ISSUES OCCURRED.

"ABS ACTUATOR" TOYOTA KNOWS THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE 2007 CAMRY HYBRID ABS ACTUATOR, MY DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME 10/23/2017 THAT MY ABS ACTUATOR IS GOING OUT. IF THIS HAPPENS IT WILL BE HARD TO STOP AND OR STEER MY CAR WHICH IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I WANT TO BE SURE THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN LODGED WITH THE NHTSA.

THE VSC SYSTEM IS OUT AND NO ONE KNOW HOW TO FIX IT EVEN THE DEALER IT NOT SHOWING UP ON THE SCANNERS .I WAS ON THE FREEWAY THE CAR LIGHTS CON ON ON DASH. NO BREAKS IT WAS SCARY I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO IF A. NEXT CAR OR CARS WAS INFROUNT OF ME I WILL HAVE BEEN REAL HURT BECAUSE I WAS GOING 60 TO 65 MPH I HAD NO CONTROL. OF THE CAR CAN YOU ALL LOOK INTO A RECALL ON THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GET KILL !!!I WAS LOCKY I WAS CALM NOT EVERYONE WILL BE CALM....TAKATA RECALL...

THE LEFT FRONT LUG NUTS DO NOT STAY TIGHTENED. EACH YEAR, OVER THE LAST 4 YEARS, WHEN CHANGING TIRES FROM THE SUMMER TIRES TO THE WINTER SNOW TIRES, THE LEFT FRONT LUG NUTS DO NOT STAY TIGHTENED. THIS FIRST CAME TO MY ATTENTION WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ALONE, IN AN ISOLATED AREA, 200 MILES FROM HOME, WHEN THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL ALMOST CAME COMPLETELY OFF BEFORE IT WAS DISCOVERED AS BEING A PROBLEM. THE CAR WAS MOVING FORWARD AT THE SPEED LIMIT ON A 2 LANE ROAD. THIS YEAR, SINCE NOVEMBER 15, I HAVE RETIGHTENED THE LUG NUTS AT LEAST 6 TIMES. I HAVE TRIED LOCK TIGHT. IT DOES NOT WORK VERY WELL. *TR

THE TOYOTA WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROPGRAM (ZE1) IS A SHAM. MY 2007 CAMRY HYBRID HAS NO BRAKES, NO SKID CONTROL, AND GOES ON AND OFF WITHOUT WARNING. I TOOK MY CAR TO PERUZZI TOYOTA IN HATFIELD PA WHILE IT WAS "UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY" AND THEY FAILED TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, BECAUSE THE WARNING LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF. I SHOWED PICTURE OF THE LIGHTS ON, AND FOLLOWED TOTYOA RECOMMENDED PROCEDURES ON THE ZE1 ISSUE. I TOOK IT BACK LATER TO SAME DEALER AND THE LIGHTS STAYED ON, AND THEY SAID YES IT IS PART OF THE ZE1 WARRANTY BUT NOW IT IS PAST THE TIME LIMIT. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE, TOYOTA IS SHIRKING THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES BUT NOT ISSUING A RECALL. THE CAR IS DEFECTIVE, DANGEROUS, AND AT $1500 PLUS IN NEED OF REPAIRS. THE PROBLEM CAN HAPPEN STATIONARY, MOVING OR FAILING TO STOP!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING DOWN A CURVY HILL AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE PULLING INTO A FUEL STATION, THE STEERING WHEEL FRACTURED INTO THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PULL THE STEERING WHEEL OUT OF THE DASHBOARD AND THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BRACKETS FOR THE COLUMN FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS CONSUMING APPROXIMATELY 3/4 QUARTS OF OIL. IN ADDITION, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MAY NEED A NEW ENGINE BECAUSE OF THE RAPID OIL CONSUMPTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,600.

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE THE STEERING WHEEL IS STICKING OR BINDING WHEN TURNED BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT. THE STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT RETURN TO CENTER BY ITSELF. THIS WAS CONFIRMED BY MIKE CALVERT SERVICE DIRECTOR GRANT MILES. ON SERVICE TICKET TOCS 224493 THERE REMARKS WERE TEST DROVE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT FEEL A PULL ANY DIRECTION CHECKED ALIGNMENT SPECS AND SPECS WERE AT FACTORY SETTINGS RELATED TO STEERING ISSUE...,AND FELT AT FULL TURN TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT, THE WHEEL WOULD NOT ROTATE BACK WHEN GOING FORWARD... WHEN GOING IN REVERSE WITH THE S/WHEEL TURNED ALL THE WAY LEFT OR RIGHT THE S/WHEEL DOES RETRACT AS IT IS SUPPOSED TO...DURING NORMAL TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT THE S/WHEEL DOES RETRACT AS IT IS SUPPOSED TO... IT'S ONLY WHEN THE S/WHEEL IS TURNED FULLY LEFT OR RIGHT THE STEERING WILL NOT RETRACT.... WE CONCLUDED THAT THE ISSUES DESCRIBED BY ARE A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THIS YEAR AND MODEL VEHICLE. MIKE CALVERT ADMITS MAKING MY CAR WORST THAN IT WAS BEFORE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE. THE STEERING WHEEL NOW STICKS IN BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS AND AT LOW SPEEDS THE TIRES FEEL LIKE I HAVE AN FLAT. I HAVE HAD TIRES REPLACED BECAUSE FRED HAAS TOLD ME THAT THE STEERING WHEEL STICKING WAS BECAUSE OF MY TIRES, THEY ALIGNMENT WAS OUT OF SPECS. I FEEL THAT IS A UNSAFE CONDITION AND NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS OF NO HELP. I HAVE BEEN TO THREE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS PROBLEM. ALL HAVE THE SAME ANSWER BAD TIRES, ALIGNMENT, AND NORMAL CONDITION FOR YOUR CAR STEERING WHEEL TO STICK AND YOUR CAR WILL DO CIRCLES WHEN LOW SPEED TURNING WITHOUT YOUR HAND ON THE WHEEL. TWO TOYOTA TECH. HAVE BEEN IN THE CAR WHEN THIS IS HAPPEN. THERE RESPONSE WAS NORMAL TO DO THAT. THE SERVICE DIRECTOR HAS NOTED THAT THIS IS HAPPENING BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT FULL TURNS. MY CAR WAS ONLY STICKING TO THE LEFT BEFORE TAKING IT TO MIKE CALVERT TOYOTA.

THE WATER TEMPERATURE, RPM GAUGE AND SPEEDOMETER RANDOMLY FLUCTUATE, ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON. IT OCCURRED WHEN VEHICLE MOVING OR STOP. THE MECHANICS TOLD ME THE ABS MODULE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FAILED HOWEVER THE BRAKING IS STILL FUNCTIONAL. THE ABS FUNCTION MIGHT STOP WORKING.

WHEN BACK OUT FROM DRIVEWAY, I ALWAYS HEARD A CLINKING SOUND AND FELT LIKE STEERING COLUMN LOOSE COMPONENT.

FIRST OF ALL IT STARTED MAKING LOUD SQUEELING NOISE WHEN I WOULD REVERSE USE THE BREAKS ..... THEN THE OTHER DAY AS I WAS DRIVING LIKE NORMAL ALL DAY AND I CAME TO A MERGE LANE TO TURN ONTO THE MAIN STREET TURNING TO THE RIGHT I WAS BEHIND A COP SO HE WENT THEN I WENT AS SOON AS I STARTED MAKING THE TURN ALL THE LIGHTS TURNED ON THE BREAK WENT HARD AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO MOVE SO I HAD TO SWEARVE AND PULL OVER TILL THE VEHICLE FINALLY CAME TO A STOP I PUT IT IN PARK THEN TURNED IT OFF AND ON AND THE WARNING LIGHTS TURNED OFF AND AFTER A FEW MINS DROVE LIKE NORMAL . THEN THIS HAPPEND AGAIN YESTERDAY TO MY SON HERE'S HIS STORY: WHEN I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK I WAS COMING TO A FOUR WAY STOP THEM ALL OF A SUDDEN ALL THE LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASH BOARD THE BREAKS GOT HARD AND THE STEERING WHEEL TOO AND I HAD TO SWERVE TO NOT HIT THE GREEN TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME THEN IT BARLEY MADE IT HOME. AS OF THIS MORNING I TRIED STARTING IT REVERSING IT AND IT WON'T MOVE ALL THE LIGHTS ARE STILL ON THE VCS CHECK SYSTEM IS ON AND IT WON'T TURN OFF OR MOVE . PLEASE HELP!

I FIX THIS INTERMEDIATE SHAFTS IN 2010 AND NOW IT HAPPEN AGAIN. TOYOTA SHOULD DO A RECALL ON THIS PART.

WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY CAR LOST SOME BRAKING POWER AND SLIGHT PULSING COULD BE FELT WHEN PRESSING ON BRAKES. AT THE SAME TIME THE DASH LIGHTS ALL LIT UP; EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT, ABS LIGHT, WARNING LIGHTS, AND SCREEN SAID CHECK VSC SYSTEM. PRIOR TO SYSTEM FAILING EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT WOULD RANDOMLY TURN ON... VERY SCARY WHEN DRIVING 65 MPH. ALSO AT SLOWER SPEEDS, IT IS DIFFICULT TO APPLY ADEQUATE PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP NORMALLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A STREET LIGHT AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

CAR HAS FOR SOME TIMES BEEN MAKING CLUNKING, KNOCKING NOISE FROM STEERING . CAR WAS INSPECTED BY MY MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT MUST BE REPLACED, CALLED TOYOTA & WAS TOLD NO COVERAGE TO COVER THE REPAIR.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE ABOUT 55 MILES AN HOUR ON A THREE LANE INTERSTATE FREEWAY. I WAS IN THE SLOW LANE AND MY CAR SUDDENLY AND VIOLENTLY TURNED TO THE LEFT, CAUSING THE CAR TO HIT A LARGE RV IN THE CENTER LANE. THE CAR CONTINUE SPINNING ACROSS THE FAST LANE (IT'S AMAZING NO CARS WERE IN THAT LANE BECAUSE TRAFFIC WAS FAIRLY HEAVY). THE BACK END OF MY CAR HIT THE CENTER CEMENT BARRIER HARD (CAR TOTALED) AND I CAME TO A STOP ON THE INSIDE SHOULDER FACING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF WHERE I WAS ORIGINALLY TRAVELING. THE AIRBAG DID NOT GO OFF AND THE LOCKING PART OF THE SEATBELT DIDN'T SEEM TO WORK. I COULD HAVE BEEN EASILY KILLED OR KILLED SOMEONE ELSE. I WILL CONTACT TOYOTA. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR THIS.

CLUNK, POP AND KNOCK IN STEERING WHEEL. SLOPPY STEARING WHEEL . LIKELY NEEDS NEW INTERMEDIATE SHAFT BECAUSE OF MANUFATURER DEFECTIVE PART AS OUTLINED IN TOYOTA TECHNICAL SERVICE BELLETIN: ST002-07

WHEN I BROUGHT IN MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA CONVERTIBLE FOR A FAULTY LOW TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR, ANOTHER PROBLEM WAS DETECTED. I ASKED TO SEE THE ISSUE WHILE THE CAR WAS UP ON THE LIFT. I COULD OBSERVE WHAT LOOKED LIKE A SHREDDING/DAMAGED RACK AND PINION POWER STEERING BOOT WITH FLUID VISIBLE. THE FIRST DEALER WRITTEN ESTIMATE SAYS "REPLACE POWER STEERING RACK AND PINION (FOUND POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING INTO BOOT OF RACK AND PINION)" FOR $1354.88, PLUS 4-WHEEL ALIGNMENT FOR $160.95. THE SECOND DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDED REPLACING ONE RACK AND PINION BOOT AND THAT POWER STEERING FLUID GASKET, FOR $594.58 PLUS A $99 ALIGNMENT, WHICH I DID. THE DEALER CHECKED AND THERE HAS NOT YET BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE, BUT I CHECKED ONLINE AND THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME/SIMILAR ISSUE. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY POWER STEERING SYSTEM, WHETHER THE OTHER GASKET WILL LEAK OR THE SYSTEM FAIL WHILE DRIVING.

5/13/2015: 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. VSC (VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL) LIGHT CAME ON (5/9/2015). IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. HAD TO FLOOR THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE STEERING WAS ALL OVER THE PLACE, NOT TIGHT WITH THE STEERING WHEEL MOVEMENTS. BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP (NEW COUNTRY TOYOTA OF CLIFTON PARK, NY) WHERE WE BOUGHT IT 9 MONTHS AGO AND THEY SAID THIS IS A COMMON PART THAT FAILS. IF THIS IS TRUE, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL...THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. I AM THANKFUL THAT MY SON DIDN'T GET IN AN ACCIDENT. THEY NOW WANT $2500 TO REPAIR IT. WHEN WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FOR OUR SON 9 MONTHS AGO, THEY SAID THAT WE CAN GET 250,000 MILES OUT OF IT, IT WAS A VERY SAFE CAR FOR OUR SON TO BE IN....I BEG TO DIFFER!!! I SEE LOTS OF COMPLAINTS LISTED FOR THIS ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTOL AND HOPE THERE WILL BE A RECALL.

MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE LOST CONTROL OF STEERING, BRAKES AND STABILITY CONTROL. THE CAR SURGED LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT THE WENT OFF THE ROAD TO THE RIGHT. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT DID NOT SEEM TO HAVE ANY FUNCTION. MASSIVE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED TO THE BODY FROM HITTING 2 TREES. NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ALSO, WHEN THE HORN WAS DEPRESSED, IT FAILED TO ACTIVATE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SPIRAL CABLE IN THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN EXPLAINED THAT THE SPIRAL CABLE ASSEMBLY DEACTIVATED THE AIR BAG MECHANISM, HORN, AND COULD ALSO CAUSE THE CRUISE CONTROL TO MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A VOLUNTARY MANUFACTURER RECALL RELATED TO THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

THE CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT AND THERE IS ALOT OF PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL, AND OCCASIONALLY THE WHEEL WILL JERK SLIGHTLY. THERE IS A POPPING/ KNOCKING IN THE WHEELS AND STEERING WHEEL. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO GET AN ALIGNMENT TWICE AND WAS TOLD THAT IT IS NOT THE ALIGNMENT. PUT NEW BRAKES AND ROTORS ON THE FRONT. DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS WAS A RECALL ON THIS MODEL OF VEHICLE, RAN A VIN NUMBER CHECK AND MY CAR DID NOT SHOW UP WITH HAVING A RECALL. CALLED TOYOTA AND ASKED ABOUT A RECALL FOR THE STEERING. TOYOTA STATED THAT BECAUSE MY VIN NUMBER DID NOT SHOW UP AS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD HELP ME WITH. ALSO SEE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL OR COMPLAINT ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION. I REALLY THINK THAT IF THERE WAS A HISTORY OF RECALLS FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL THAT TOYOTA SHOULD STILL CHECK THIS OUT FOR FREE AND FIX THE PROBLEM. JUST BECAUSE THE VIN NUMBER IS NOT SHOWING UP AS BEING RECALLED DOESN'T MEAN THAT THIS CAN NOT HAPPEN. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR 2 WEEKS AND HAVE NOT BEEN HAPPY WITH THE WAY IT DRIVES. *TR

MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY SE HAS A MELTED DASHBOARD THAT SEVERELY DIMINISHES VISIBILITY WHEN THE SUN IS OUT. A REFLECTION FROM THE DASHBOARD IS DISPLAYED ON THE WINDSHIELD AND IS LIKE LOOKING DIRECTLY INTO THE SUN. SOONER OR LATER THIS IS GOING TO BE THE CAUSE OF AN ACCIDENT THAT MAY OR MAY NOT RESULT, BUT NOT LIMITED TO DEATH. IT IS A DEFECT ON THE PART OF TOYOTA AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND THEIR LIVES SHOULD NOT BE PUT IN DANGER FOR AN OBVIOUS DEFECT THAT MUST BE CORRECTED. *TR

I BACKED OUT OF DRIVEWAY, PUT CAR INTO DRIVE AND STEERING BECAME EXTREMELY HARD TO CONTROL.

WHILE BRAKING ON A SLIGHT INCLINE MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID'S POWER BRAKES AND STEERING MALFUNCTIONED MAKING THE VEHICLE HARD TO STEER AND STOP. IT FELT AS IF BOTH THE POWER BRAKES AND STEERING WENT OUT SIMULTANEOUSLY AND THE CAR SEEMED TO ROLL, OR SWAY, LEFT AND RIGHT. AT THE SAME TIME A "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" WARNING APPEARED ON MY DASH ALONG WITH THE RED BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHT, RED SERVICE INDICATOR LIGHT (TRIANGLE WITH EXCLAMATION POINT), AMBER BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT AND THE AMBER ABS WARNING LIGHT. IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED, IN HEAVY TRAFFIC OR HAD I BEEN APPROACHING A CROWDED CROSSWALK OR INTERSECTION THIS EVENT COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS. AFTER PULLING OVER AND VISUALLY INSPECTING MY BRAKE FLUID LEVEL AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT I USED MY CELL PHONE TO CHECK ONLINE AND FOUND OTHERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS (WHICH LED ME HERE TO FILE A COMPLAINT/REPORT). AFTER WAITING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR ABOUT A HALF HOUR THE WARNING MESSAGE AND LIGHTS WENT OUT SO I SLOWLY DROVE TO THE DEALER 5 MILES AWAY. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE ABS ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $3607.88 (PLUS TAX ON THE $3000.00 PART). MY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TOYOTA CSR PROCLAIMS TO HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS ISSUE -- EVEN THOUGH MY WEB SEARCHING HAS TURNED UP LOTS OF DISCUSSION AND ARTICLES (I.E. L.A. TIMES REPORT, CBS, NBC, AP, CONSUMER AFFAIRS PLUS THE NHTSA ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE OPENING OF THEIR INVESTIGATION AT THE END OF JANUARY 2014). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE TURNING THE VEHICLE AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING AND MADE THE VEHICLE VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED WHILE COMPLETING TURNS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING HIGH PRESSURE HOSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000. UPDATED 10/7/14*CN UPDATED 3/25/2015 *JS

I WAS DRIVING ON STREET THAT HAD SEVERAL POTHOLES IN BOTH LANES. LANES WERE BLOCKED BY BARRELS BECAUSE OF THE ROADWORK BEING DONE. THERE WERE TOO MANY POTHOLES TO DODGE AND NONE SEEMED SIGNIFICANTLY BIGGER THAN THE REST. SINCE I WAS UNABLE TO SWERVE, BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC GOING THE OTHER WAY IN THE LANE BESIDE ME, I HIT A SERIES OF POTHOLES. AFTER THE LAST ONE, WHICH SEEMED A LITTLE BIGGER THAN THE OTHERS, I HEARD A BEEP AND THE DISPLAY READ, "CHECK VSC," WHICH I KNOW FROM THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED MEANS "VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL." THE PARKING BRAKE LIGHT SEEMED TO COME ON AT THAT TIME. I COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO ROLL ANY BUT INSTEAD HAD TO HIT THE ACCELERATOR TO MOVE AT ALL. THE BRAKE WAS NOT AS POWERFUL, SO I HAD TO BE SURE TO BRAKE IN PLENTY OF TIME. THE STEERING SEEMED MORE RESTRICTED ALSO, AND THERE WAS A HIGH-PITCHED BUZZING THAT CONTINUED ALL THE TIME UNLESS THE CAR WAS OFF WITH ALL DOORS SHUT. I LIVE CLOSE BY, SO I WAS ABLE TO GET MY CAR BACK HOME BUT DID NOT THINK IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. I HAD AAA TOW IT A FEW DAYS LATER. THEY TOLD ME AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT A PART OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THEY LATER FOUND THAT ONE OF THE LINES INVOLVED IN KEEPING THE ENGINE COOL WAS LEAKING AND THE WATER PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

ON APRIL 12, 2014, AS THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN AT AROUND 30-35 MILES PER HOUR, I WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AND BEGAN PRESSING DOWN ON THE BRAKES TO COME TO A STOP. AS I PRESSED ON THE BRAKES, THEY SEEMED NOT TO WORK. I HAD TO KEEP PUSHING DOWN ON THE BRAKES WITH FORCE TO FINALLY GET TRY TO GET THE CAR TO STOP, AT WHICH POINT THE BRAKE LIGHTS SENSOR, THE ABS SENSOR,AND THE VSC SENSORS ALL LIT UP ON THE DASHBOARD. AS I WAS TRYING TO GET THE CAR TO STOP, THE CAR BEGAN SWERVING AND I COULDN'T GET IMMEDIATE CONTROL OF THE CAR. THE CAR FELT AS THOUGH IT WAS SLIDING, THE STABILITY OF THE CAR WAS COMPROMISED. I HONESTLY THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO CRASH. ON APRIL 17TH, 2014,IN A SEPARATE INCIDENT, AS I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT, I BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN, ONLY TO APPLY MY BRAKES AND THEY APPEARED TO NOT WORK. ONCE AGAIN I HAD TO REALLY PUSH DOWN ON THE BRAKES FOR THEM TO FINALLY WORK. AGAIN, ALL OF THE LIGHTS LIT UP ON THE DASHBOARD (BRAKES, ABS, VSC). IT WAS ALSO DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE CAR AND AGAIN, I FELT AS THOUGH I WAS GOING TO CRASH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD RIDE ROUGHLY AND SHAKE WHEN TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A WHEEL ALIGNMENT NEEDED TO BE PERFORMED. THE WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS COMPLETED AND THE CONTACT WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT THE ROTORS WERE RUSTED AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE MOST RECENTLY REPLACED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 08/14/14*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STEERED IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION THAN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A BRIDGE RAMP. THE FRONT PASSENGER'S WHEEL WAS DAMAGED HOWEVER, THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, HOWEVER THE STEERING FAILURE HAS CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND PUTTING IT IN DRIVE, I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD SEVERAL YARDS, A BUNCH OF WARNING LIGHTS FLASH ON AND THE "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" MESSAGE COMES UP (ONLY ON THIS LAST TIME). THE BRAKES DO NOT RESPOND AND STEERING IS VERY DIFFICULT. THEN AFTER A FEW SECONDS, ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS GO OFF AND EVERYTHING IS FINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES. I'M GRATEFUL IT'S ONLY OCCURRED IN PARKING LOTS BUT AFTER READING ABOUT THIS HAPPENING TO OTHERS, I'M VERY AFRAID THIS WILL HAPPEN AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THE DEALERSHIP CAN'T REPLICATE MY EXPERIENCE SO THEY SAY EVERYTHING IS FINE. WHEN I ASK ABOUT ACTUATOR ISSUES THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD, THEY DENY ANY KNOWLEDGE OF A PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,516. *TR

MY MECHANIC SHOWED ME ALL 4 STRUTS(F&R) ARE LEAKING TOO MUCH AND THAT THEY HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I CALLED MANHATTAN BEACH TOYOTA AND THEY SAID IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY RECALL OR WARRANTY & IT WILL COST OVER $1400.00 TO REPLACE. IT TOOK THE MECHANIC OVER HOURS TO COMPLETE REPLACING ALL 4 STRUTS. I AM REALLY SHOCKED BY THIS FINDING, IT SHOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED, AND TOYOTA SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

DRIVING CAR THROUGH TOWN WHEN ABS, RED TRIANGLE. VSC LIGHTS LITE UP DASHBOARD. LOST STEERING AND BRAKING ABILITY. COASTED TO STOP IN LOCAL SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT. THANK GOD I WAS THERE AND NOT ON INTERSTATE OR HIGHWAY. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME BRAKING ACTUATOR FAILED AND REPAIR WOULD BE $3200. NOT COVERED BY 10 YEAR/100K HYBRID WARRANTY ALTHOUGH BRAKING SYSTEM SPECIFIC FOR HYBRIDS. CHOICES ARE: TRADE IN CAR TO DEALER AND LET THEM FIX IT, DRIVE IT AROUND UNTIL I KILL SOMEONE OR MYSELF(NOT HAPPENING) OR PLAY THE LOTTERY TONIGHT AND MAYBE I CAN FIX CAR TOMORROW (ALSO NOT HAPPENING) OR SWIPE THE PLASTIC AND END UP PAYING OVER 4K FOR THE REPAIR......VERY DISAPPOINTING FOR A TOYOTA TO COST THIS MUCH IN REPAIRS WITH SO LITTLE MILEAGE. WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER TOYOTA. *TR

WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL THERE IS A POPPING/CLUNKING SOUND. HAD DEALERSHIP CHECK THE PROBLEM AND THEY SAID THAT THE "INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT" NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE VEHICLE IN EITHER DIRECTION, THE VEHICLE WOULD VEER IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LAMP INITIALLY ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STABILITY CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

I FIRST NOTICED IN EARLY MAY 2013, THAT WHEN I TURN MY VEHICLE LEFT OR RIGHT AT 1 - 5 MPH, THERE IS A CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING RACK/PINION. I MENTIONED TO TOYOTA AT MY LAST SERVICE. I WAS TOLD, AS USUAL, THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. AND, THAT IS FRUSTRATING BECAUSE WHEN I PROBLEMS WITH MY BREAKS, I HAD TO LODGE A FORMAL COMPLAINT TO REMEDY THAT ISSUE. ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2013, I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT. I HIT GOOD SIZE SHRUB AND NOW THERE IS A SLIGHT DENT ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE. I SELECTED "CRASH" BECAUSE ALTHOUGH I ONLY HIT A GOOD SIZED SHRUB, I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT COULD HAVE BEEN A LOT WORSE HAD I NOT BEEN ABLE TO CONTROL MY VEHICLE. *TR

CLUNKING / SKIPPING FEELING WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL HAD BECOME ABNORMALLY LOOSE AND A NOISE EMITTED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,800.

I AM HEARING A CLUNKING SOUND EVERY TIME I TURN MY STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT. THERE ARE ACTUALLY LOTS OF CLUNKING NOISES AS I TURN MY STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

POWER STEERING LIGHT (P/S) LIGHT COMES ON AND LOSE OF POWER STEERING WILL LAST UNTIL THE CAR IS SHUT OFF AND YOU WAIT FOR AWHILE AND SOMETIMES WHEN RESTARTED IT WILL BE OKAY. (SOMETIMES NOT OKAY) I HAVE TO DRIVE IT HOME USING ALL THE MUSCLING I CAN MUSTER TO TURN CORNERS. PERIODIC INSTANCES HAVE BECOME MORE FREQUENT. WHEN I START THE CAR THE POWER STEERING LIGHT COMES ON AND IT IS HARD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. SOMETIMES WHEN I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND WAIT AWHILE IT WILL BE OKAY TO DRIVE. OTHER TIMES IT HAS STAYED ON THROUGHOUT THE TRIP. *TR

'CHECK VSC SYSTEM' ALONG WITH BRAKE LIGHT WARNING, ABS WARNING, AND PRETTY MUCH EVERY OTHER WARNING LIGHT POSSIBLE CAME ON MY 2007 CAMRY HYBRID AROUND JUNE OF 2012. I HEAR PULSATING UNDER THE HOOD CONSTANTLY & WHEN I TURN ON MY CAR WHILE IN PARK WITH MY FOOT ON BRAKE MY CAR WILL BEGIN TO ROLL BACKWARDS BY ITSELF, I ATTEMPT TO PUMP THE BREAKS BUT IT NEVER WORKS. I HAVE TO WAIT ABOUT 5-10 SEC LIKE THERE IS A DELAY WITH MY BRAKE SYSTEM WHEN I FIRST TURN ON MY CAR. ONCE THE BRAKES FINALLY KICK IN MY CAR WILL EITHER JOLT IN VERY DRASTIC WAY LIKE I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES EVEN THOUGH MY FOOT HAS BEEN ON THE BRAKES THE WHOLE TIME OR IT WILL THROTTLE BACK ON ITS OWN LIKE I'M PUSHING ON THE GAS. I WILL NEVER PARK ON A HILL IN FEAR OF MY CAR JUST TAKING OFF ON ITS OWN WITH NO BRAKES TO STOP IT. I HAVE TO LITERALLY TURN ON MY CAR AND WAIT FOR MY BREAKS TO KICK IN BEFORE I CAN REVERSE. IT IS VERY SCARY! IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME ONCE AS WELL WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND I COMING TO A STOP, MY BRAKES JUST WENT OUT AND KICKED BACK IN ON ITS OWN. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM CHECK IT OUT. THEY BROUGHT BACK A QUOTE OF $5,900! INSTEAD OF TRYING ONE THING AT A TIME THEY JUST WANTED TO REPLACE EVERYTHING AT ONCE. MY CAR WAS RIGHT AT THE 5 YEAR WARRANTY MARK BUT BECAUSE I BOUGHT MY CAR IN GUAM THEY COULDN'T TELL IF MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. 2007 ONLY 45000 MILES WITH A 6 THOUSAND DOLLAR REPAIR! THAT IS INSANE LET ALONE IT IS A HYBRID FEATURE & A SAFETY ISSUE! TO ME THIS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY NO MATTER WHAT! LOOK ONLINE YOU CAN SEE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS EXACT ISSUE! PEOPLE HAVE EVEN MADE WEBSITES FOR IT! I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN TOYOTA. I'M STUCK WITH THIS CAR THAT I CANT AFFORD TO FIX! SO I DRIVE EVERY DAY IN WHAT SEEMS TO ME LIKE A DEATH TRAP! IT'S JUST NOT RIGHT. *TR

STARTED HEARING SOME WEIRD SOUND AT A SMALL TURN FROM HOME TO WORK. WITHIN A MINUTE OF THE SOUND, FOUND THE STEERING TOTALLY LOCKED AND DIDNOT MOVE LEFT OR RIGHT AND NEED TO APPLY FORCE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE TO STOP ON THE HIGHWAY. CALLED ALLSTATE ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO PEP BOYS AND FOUND THE WATER PUMP BROKEN. REPLACED IT BY THEM AND IT IS RUNNING FINE NOW. *TR

MY '07 CAMRY HYBRID(CH) HAS STARTED TO EXPERIENCE BRAKE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. THE FIRST DOCUMENTED INCIDENT: 03/09/12. W/O WARNING, THE CH WILL SHUT DOWN AND THE "CHECK VSC" LIGHT APPEARS ON THE DASH. ALL OF THE DASH LIGHTS LIGHT UP AS WELL. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, THERE WERE NO BRAKES, NO WARNING, ETC. WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN "PARK", TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED IT, I WAS ABLE TO RESUME DRIVING. I TOOK IT TO DEALER TO HAVE THE CAR DIAGNOSED. THE DIAGNOSIS: NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR, BRAKES, ETC(INV.#227594). OVER THE PAST 9 MONTHS, IT HAS OCCURRED A FEW MORE TIMES, USUALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PULLING OUT OF THE GARAGE. WHEN IT HAPPENS,I TURN OFF THE VEHICLE, RESTART AND GO ON. ON 10/30/12 WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING 35MPH, THE CAR SHUT DOWN, THE "CHECK VSC" LIGHT CAME ON AND THE BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED. SHE CAUGHT A LEFT TURN SIGNAL AND COASTED INTO A PARKING LOT. OBVIOUSLY THIS WAS HORRIFYING FOR HER AND OUR KIDS. I CALLED AAA AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO TOYOTA. MY SERVICE ADVISOR(SA) TOLD ME THEY HAVE BEGUN TO SEE THIS HAPPENING A LOT AND HE PREDICTED THE ABS BRAKE ACTUATOR (BA) FAILED. I TOLD HIM ABOUT THE INCIDENT IN MARCH, WHICH HE ACKNOWLEDGED KNOWING OF. 2 HOURS LATER HE CALLED TO CONFIRM THAT IT WAS THE BA. WE SPOKE ABOUT IT BEING A DEFECTIVE PART, HE AGREED AND WOULD CALL AND SPEAK TO TOYOTA NATIONAL(TN)TO SEE IF THEY COULD HELP OUT WITH THE $2200 REPAIR. THE NEXT DAY HE TOLD ME THAT TN WOULDN'T HELP, AND NEITHER WOULD THE DEALERSHIP. MY ONLINE RESEARCH DISCOVERED MANY CH HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. I DISCUSSED WITH THE SA THAT IF THE PART IS DEFECTIVE AND THEY ARE SEEING MORE AND MORE OF THIS, WHAT GUARANTEE IS THERE A NEW BA WOULDN'T REACT THE SAME WAY. HE COULDN'T GUARANTEE THAT IT WOULDN'T. I DECLINED TO HAVE THE REPAIR DONE, AAA TOWED VEHICLE TO MY HOME. THE SA SEEMED CERTAIN THAT A RECALL WAS COMING. THE CAR IS GARAGED, I HAVE THE REPAIR EST/DOCUMENT. *TR UPDATED 07/30/13*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, SHE NOTICED A GRINDING SOUND WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

LAST 2 MONTHS I HAD CALL TOYOTA TO HEAD QUARTER TO REPORT MY CAR LOST POWER, CAN'T CONTROL BREAK OR STEERING WHEEL.. DRIVING ON THE ROAD WITH 40-45MPH ALL THE SUDDEN THE CAR HAD LOST CONTROL STEERING AND BREAK AND ALL THE LIGHTS INSIDE THE PANEL BLINKING.... FINALLY I CAN BREAK MY CAR (VERY HARD). I PUT THE GEAR BACK TO PARK AND TURN OF THE POWER BUTTON WHEN I TRY TO TURN IT BACK ON IT STILL NOT COME UP ALL THE LIGHTS BLINKING.. (SEVERAL TIMES) I QUIT.. POP UP THE HOOD AND CHECK FORWARD MAKE SURE NOTHING COME LOOSE OR ... I COME BACK TO THE CAR AND TURN ENGINE ON, IT WORKING AGAIN.... I DRIVE HOME.. TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE OFFER ME TO GOING TO CLOSE TOYOTA DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECK OUT, BUT I DO NOT HAVE TIMES UNTIL LAST COUPLE DAYS IT HAPPEN AGAIN.. I SO CONCERN ABOUT LIFE DRIVING THIS CAR NOW, I WENT TO TOYOTA DEALER CLOSE TO ME SPORT CITY TOYOTA, WHERE I USE TO HAVE IT TUNE UP. THEY CHECK OUT MY CAR AND NOTIFY TO ME THAT MY 12V BATTERY HAD GOING BAD DROP TO 7V (WHICH THEY HAD NOTIFY FOR ME ON 2010) BUT I DID NOT REPLACE IT. IT DID NOT SOUND RIGHT TO ME IF THE BATTERY GO BAD FOR 2 YEARS AGO, BUT I STILL CAN DRIVE MY CAR TO WORK AND DO THINGS FOR 2 YEARS WITH OUT ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL NOW IT HAD LOST POWER FOR 2 TIMES FOR THE LAST 2 MONTHS. I DRIVE MY CAR HOME, REMOVED THE 12V BATTERY OUT CHECK WITH THE METER 12V SHOW UP ... I NEED HELP WITH YOU PEOPLE TO SEE WHAT TO DO NEXT OR THE INVESTIGATE TO SEE THIS CAR HAD MALFUNCTION OR SOME THINS ELSE ..... HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU. THANK YOU. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS (1-5 MPH) BACKING UP OR FORWARD - A CLUNKING SOUND IS FELT ON STEERING WHEEL. ALSO, A BIT OF LOOSENESS IS FELT ON THE CONNECTION OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE TIRES. THE CLUNKING DOESN'T HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING ABOVE 10 MPH. DEALER (CAPITAL TOYOTA IN SAN JOSE, CA) TOLD ME THAT THE STEERING SHAFT NEEDS TO BE RE-GREASED. I'M CONCERNED THAT THERE ARE LOTS OF OTHER 2007 CAMRY OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, AND SOME HAVE LOST CONTROL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE ABNORMALLY THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN BRAKING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD VEER TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE FIRST SET OF TIRES AT 28,000 MILES AND NEEDED TO REPLACE THEM AGAIN AT 55,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE AN ALL WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT END STEERING WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIR REMEDIED THE STEERING FAILURE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ABNORMALLY VEER TO THE RIGHT WHEN BRAKING TO A STOP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

WHILE DRIVING, PULLING OUT OF GARAGE, TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT AT TOWN/CITY SPEEDS AND WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (55MPH AND HIGHER) A KNOCKING, POPPING FEELING IS FELT ON STEERING WHEEL. WHEN THE KNOCKING/POPPING FEELING IS FELT THERE IS ALSO A FEELING OF LOSS OF VEHICLE STEERING CONTROL. AT TIMES A SLIGHT LURCHING FEELING ALSO PRESENT. THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO TOYOTA DEALER, WHO INSPECTED STEERING ASSEMBLY AND SAID THEY 'FEEL' THE PULSE BUT DON'T HAVE A FULL DIAGNOSIS. DURING THE MONTHS OF SEPT/OCT 2012 THE PROBLEM GOT WORSE WITH MORE POPPING/KNOCKING FEELING FELT AT WIDER SPEEDS AND GENERAL STEERING CONTROL BEING LOST MORE FREQUENTLY. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER ON OCT 5 2012 AND THEY STATE THAT THE STEERING SHAFT HAS TO BE REPLACED. MORE CONCERNING IS THE DEALER'S VERBAL STATEMENT THAT THIS IS A 'SAFETY ISSUE AND YOU SHOULD NOT BE DRIVING' THE VEHICLE. I CONTACTED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE TO CHECK ON RECALLS AND THEY STATE NONE EXIST, BUT A TSB HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS ISSUE. THEY ALSO STATED (VERBAL) THAT IF MORE COMPLAINTS ARE RECEIVED TOYOTA MAY ISSUE A RECALL. A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH WITH KEY WORDS '2007 TOYOTA CAMRY STEERING SHAFT RECALL' YIELDS 1000S OF HITS ON USERS REPORTING THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT IS SLOWLY ARISING. I HAVE DRIVEN MY CAR FOR ROUGHLY 18000 MILES WHEN THE PROBLEM STARTS. DEALER NOW WANTS APPROXIMATELY $600 TO FIX THE ISSUE BY REPLACING THE SHAFT. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY, NOT JUST FOR MYSELF BUT FOR OTHER MOTORISTS AND FEEL THAT THIS ISSUE REQUIRES FURTHER INVESTIGATION BY COMPETENT AUTHORITY. TO ME IT LOOKS LIKE TOYOTA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS BUT ARE WILLFULLY IGNORING THE ISSUE. I MAY BE CONTACTED FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IF REQUIRED TO ASSIST ANY FURTHER INVESTIGATION. THANK YOU *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR DROVE OVER A POT HOLE MOMENTS LATER THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR AND NEARLY RAN INTO A MEDIUM IN THE MIDDLE OF STREET. I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE "CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM" WARNING CAME ON SCREEN, ALONG WITH P/S, BRAKE, ABS. I WAS NOT ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE. TOW TRUCK CAME. THE TOW DRIVER WAS ABLE TO RELEASE THE CAR INTO DRIVE POSITION HOWEVER THE WHEELS WERE NOT TURNING. WHEN WE GOT TO THE DEALERSHIP HE HAD TO FORCE THE STEERING WHEELS TO MOVE THE CAR. DEALERSHIP SAYS A "FUSE" WENT OUT. THEY DETERMINED THAT THE FUSE GOING OUT WAS NOT AS A RESULT OF THE POT HOLE AND THEY ARE NOT SURE WHAT THE ISSUE IS. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS HAD MY CAR FOR 12 DAYS AND WAS NOT ABLE TO RECREATE "THE FUSE" TO GO OUT. *TR

THE STEERING SHAFT MAKES A POPPING AND CLUNKING NOISE AT LOW SPEEDS. LOOSE STEERING PARTS ARE NEVER GOOD NEWS. *TR

PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM AUTHORIZED DEALER IN 2011, HAD 24000 MILES AT THE TIME. WITHIN ONE WEEK RETURNED TO DEALER BECAUSE CAR WAS MAKING NOISES AS TURNING AND AT WHEN BRAKING STEERING COLUMN WOULD SHAKE. DEALER CHANGED A TIRE AND ROTATED AND BALANCED ALL AND SENT ME HOME. AFTER ABOUT 6 MONTHS, STEERING COLUMN IS NOW CONTINUOUSLY SHAKING AS BRAKES ARE APPLIED. WENT BACK TO DEALER AT 55,000 MILES AND DEALER SAID THIS WAS UNRELATED TO THE ORIGINAL SHAKING PROBLEM AND DIAGNOSED IT AS THE STEERING COLUMN ISSUE. I HAVE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY SO I WILL HAVE TO PAY THE $100 DOLLAR DEDUCTIBLE. NEXT, MY SUN VISOR JUST BROKE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, IT JUST FELL DOWN AND WOULD NOT GO BACK UP AS I WAS DRIVING. IT WAS OBSTRUCTING MY VIEW SO I PLAYED WITH IT AND THE THING RIPPED THE CLOTH AND THEN CAME RIGHT OFF. DEALER WILL NOT COVER COSTS AND SAYS IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. OBVIOUSLY A KNOWN ISSUE. *TR

I HEAR AND FEEL A CLUNK, POP OR KNOCK TYPE OF NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY OR BACKING OUT OF GARAGE OR PARKING. I NOTICED THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM BUT TOYOTA IS NOT RECALLING FOR FIXING THE PROBLEM, INSTEAD DEALERS ARE CHARGING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

I GOT A CASE NUMBER FROM TOYOTA, TOYOTA TOLD ME THAT THE ONLY WAY MY AIR BAG WILL DEPLOY IS THAT THE MOTOR WOULD HAVE TO BE IN THE CAR DASH BOARD TO PROTECT THE DRIVER. SO SHE KNOWS THAT THE CAR AIR BAG WAS WORKING PROPERLY.

WHILE DRIVING 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY, THE CAR WAS PULLING TO THE LEFT. I TRIED TO CONTROL THE CAR. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, THE CAR WENT OUT OF CONTROL. SPINNING AND HITTING THE GUARD RAIL TWICE. THE AIR BAG DIDNT DEPLOYED, AND THE SEAT BELT DIDNT HOLD OR LOCK ME INTO PLACE WHILE IT WAS ON. WHEN THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP I TURN THE VEHICLE AROUND FROM THE ON COMING TRAFFIC, THE BRAKES WAS GIVING OUT AND THE CAR WAS STILL STEERING TO THE LEFT. I ENDED UP IN A DITCH ON THE GUARD RAIL. *TR

MY CAR HAD BEEN MAKING A NOISE AT LOW SPEEDS; I THOUGHT IT WAS A TRANSMISSION MATTER DUE TO AGE AND WEAR AND TEAR BUT A TOYOTA GARAGE INFORMED ME I NEED A NEW STEERING SHAFT. AN ONLINE SEARCH SHOWED OTHER PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS ON THE 2007 CAMRY. THIS IS MY 13TH AUTOMOBILE IN MY LIFETIME AND IT IS THE FIRST ON WHICH A STEERING SHAFT HAS FAILED, ALTHOUGH I HAVE DRIVEN SOME OF THE OTHER CARS MUCH FARTHER. MY PREVIOUS TOYOTA WENT 300,000 MILES AND NEVER HAD SUCH A PROBLEM. THE ESTIMATED COST TO FIX THE STEERING SHAFT IS $540; I BELIEVE TOYOTA SHOULD PROVIDE A RECALL AND FIX IT FOR FREE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ATTEMPTING TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD EXHIBIT AN UNUSUAL NOISE. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION, HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE LEFT FRONT STRUT HAD A SEVERE LEAK AND THAT THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HIM THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 53,600.

I WAS STOP AT THE STOP LIGHT WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO TURN GREEN. WHEN LIGHT TURN GREEN, I PROCEEDED TO MAKE LEFT HAND TURN INTO THE UNDIVIDED RAMP. THE STEERING WOULD NOT RETURN TO THE RIGHT. I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AS FAST AS I CAN TO THE RIGHT, BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO TO THE RIGHT. ON COMING TRAFFIC HIT ME HEAD ON AND COLLIDED HEAD ON WITH NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AT ALL. BRUISED ON HEAD DUE TO HITTING HEAD ON DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. INSURANCE COMPANY HAD TAKEN ALL PARTS FOR INVESTIGATION. MY LEFT WHEEL WAS TORN IN HALF LIKE IT WAS OPEN UP BY A CAN OPENING. BALL JOINTS WERE OFF ALSO. *TR

WHEN BACKING OR DRIVING AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL I HEAR A CLICKING OR POPPING NOISE IN THE STEERING SYSTEM. LOOKING ON THE INTERNET IT APPEARS THAT TOYOTA WILL RUN UP A BILL DOING REPAIRS WHEN THEY PROBABLY KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. *TR

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKING WHILE DRIVING AND THE TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR STAYING ON. SHE ALSO STATES THAT THE SUN VISOR FLIPS DOWN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM WAS RESET. BUT, IT LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE CD PLAYER WAS NO LONGER WORKING, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS REPLACED A YEAR AGO. *JB UPDATED 01/12/11. *JB

2007 SOLARA CONVERTIBLE CONTINUALLY VEERS TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND PARTICULARLY WHEN BRAKING. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE AUGUST 2009 WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. I DO NOT KNOW WHETHER OR NOT THIS WAS OCCURRING EARLIER THAN THAT BUT I SUSPECT IT MAY HAVE BEEN. I HAVE HAD THE TIRES ALIGNED THREE TIMES AND THOSE ALIGNMENTS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM AT ALL. NO ACCIDENT HAS OCCURRED; HOWEVER, IT IS DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS TO HAVE TO CONTINUALLY PULL THE CAR TO THE LEFT TO COMPENSATE. ALSO, THE CAR IS ON IT'S THIRD SET OF TIRES BECAUSE OF THIS STEERING DEFICIENCY AND IT HAS ONLY 65,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

2007 CAMRY XLE WITH ONLY 23,000 MILES NOW HAS POWER STEERING RETURN LINE LEAK. IT APPEARS THAT THE COROLLA IS CURRENTLY BEING INVESTED FOR POWER STEERING PROBLEMS OF SOME SORT. MANY PARTS USED TO BUILD THESE CARS ARE PROVING TO BE OF INFERIOR QUALITY. THIS IS A $250 REPAIR. WHY ISN'T TOYOTA BEING REQUIRED TO MAKE ALL REPAIRS FOR NO CHARGE TO THEIR RECALLED VEHICLES WHETHER IT IS A KNOWN FACTOR AT THE TIME OR NOT. NOW THEY ARE GIVING SOMETHING LIKE THAT ON NEW VEHICLES TO ENCOURAGE SALES. WHAT ABOUT ALL OF US OWNERS WHO NOW HAVE VEHICLES NOT WORTH THE MONEY SPENT ON THEM. SHOULDN'T WE RECEIVE SOME REMUNERATION - AFTERALL DIDN'T THE NHTSA RECEIVE MILLIONS? *TR

TOYOTA CAMRY 2007 - PERSISTENT VIBRATION STEERING AT HIGHWAY SPEED - NOT BEING RESOLVED BY A SERIES OF ATTEMPTS SUCH AS BALANCING, TIRE REPLACEMENT, ALIGNMENT, BRAKE COMPONENT REPLACEMENT. THE STEERING VIBRATION WAS PART OF A TOYOTA SERVICE BULLETIN BUT DESPITE THE SPECIFIC INSTRUCTION ON HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM, THE VIBRATION WAS NEVER ELIMINATED. LATELY, VEHICLE ALSO SHOWING VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING - ALSO AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. BRAKE REPAIRED AT DEALER WITHOUT RESULTS. TOYOTA DEALER HAS PROVIDED NO FURTHER RESOLUTION OPTION. THE CONCERN IS IF THIS IS A RESULT OF THE ORIGINAL STEERING VIBRATION WITH THE VEHICLE SHOWING FURTHER DETERIORATION. *TR

A FEW WEEKS AGO I STARTED TO NOTICE A "CLUNKING NOISE" WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE THE CAR IS STANDING STILL OR MOVING SLOWLY, LIKE BACKING OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY OR TURNING INTO OUR DRIVEWAY, PARKING LOT, ETC.... I FINALLY HAD TIME TO LOOK IT UP ONLINE AND SEE IF I COULD FIND ANYTHING ABOUT IT AND OF COURSE I DID. APPARENTLY IT DATES BACK TO THE '04-'06 CAMRY AND A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. THERE WAS A TSB ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT THE EARLIER ISSUE, BUT NONE SO FAR FOR THE '07. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND FROM READING THE FORUMS IT APPEARS TO BE A WIDE SPREAD ISSUE. I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL.

CREAKING/CRUNCHING SOUND IN STEERING COLUMN WHEN TURNING OR ACCELERATING. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY "COULD NOT DUPLICATE". ISSUE IS GETTING WORSE IS VERY LOUD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO JERK TO THE LEFT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE FELT AS IF SOMETHING WAS STUCK IN THE STEERING WHEEL. PRIOR TO THE STEERING ISSUE, THE STEERING WAS REPAIRED UNDER AN UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER'S STEERING RECALL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER RE-CALIBRATED THE STEERING. THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT EXHIBIT ANY FAILURES PRIOR TO THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH THE POTENTIAL OF A CRASH WITH THE STEERING WHEEL JERKING ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

CLUNK/POP IN STEERING COLUMN WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, REVERSING, AND TURNING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT OR MOVING STRAIGHT. SEEMS TO DO IT MOSTLY ONCE CAR IS WARMED UP, NOT WHEN FIRST DRIVING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL AND BOTH THE CONTACT AND THE PASSENGER SUFFERED INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED; HOWEVER, NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

I WAS DRIVING FOR WORK WITH MY TOYOTA CAMRY 2007. WHILE ACCELERATING TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY, AROUND THE END OF THE RAMP, MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITH NO CONTROLS WORKING FROM THE DRIVER'S SEAT EITHER FOR THE STEERING WHEEL OR THE BRAKE. IN A MATTER OF A FEW SECONDS, THE VEHICLE WENT A FEW TIMES IN A ZIG-ZAG MANNER AND SUBSEQUENTLY HIT A SEMI-TRAILER WHICH WAS SOUTHBOUND ON THE HIGHWAY. MY CAR WAS COMPLETELY SMASHED IN THE FRONT AND TOTALED LATER. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED AFTER MY CAR WENT THROUGH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL REPLACEMENT AS PER RECOMMENDATION OF THE TOYOTA RECALL PROCEDURE. I COULD HAVE BEEN EASILY KILLED IN THIS ACCIDENT. I GOT A TRAFFIC TICKET FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE AFTER HAVING A TICKET-FREE DRIVING RECORD FOR THE PAST 11+ YEARS. I AM PLEADING 'NOT GUILTY' FOR THIS TICKET BECAUSE THE DEFECTIVE TOYOTA CAR WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACCIDENT AND NOT MY ERROR. *TR

ARRIVED AT TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TO PICK UP MY 2007 CAMRY HYBRID AFTER SERVICING AND WORK ON FLOOR MAT AND "ELECTRONIC STEERING ASSEMBLY" RECALLS. TO THIS POINT I HAD NO PROBLEM WITH THE CAR WHATSOEVER, EVER. DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS UNABLE TO BEGIN WORK ON THE STEERING ASSEMBLY RECALL BECAUSE THE PART HAD NOT ARRIVED FROM TOYOTA YET, BUT THE CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL THE PART ARRIVED. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR, THE STEERING WHEEL MOVED 100 DEGREES RIGHT, THEN LEFT, ON ITS OWN. THEN I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL MORE THAN 1-2 INCHES IN EITHER DIRECTION. I REPEATEDLY PROTESTED TO THE SERVICE REPS ON DUTY THAT THERE WAS A STEERING PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. EACH SERVICE REP DENIED ANY PROBLEM, AND WAS UNWILLING EVEN TO WALK 60 FEET TO CHECK THE CAR. FIRST SERVICE REP TOLD ME THE CAR WAS "CORRECTING" AS IT WAS SUPPOSED TO DO IN BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. SECOND SERVICE REP TOLD ME THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO PROBLEM, THAT THE CAR WAS PERFECTLY SAFE TO DRIVE, AND THAT I "MUST NOT BE USED TO DRIVING WITH FULLY INFLATED TIRES." THEY URGED ME TO DRIVE THE CAR OFF THE LOT AND INTO THE SIERRAS (WHERE THEY KNEW I WAS HEADING THAT DAY), BUT I REFUSED. ULTIMATELY I ESCALATED MY COMPLAINT TO THE DEALERSHIP'S CUSTOMER RELATIONS MGR. WHO CONSULTED WITH A MECHANIC. AND AGREED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. THE DEALERSHIP KEPT THE CAR SEVERAL DAYS UNTIL A NEW "RACK"/ELECTRONIC STEERING ASSEMBLY ARRIVED FROM TOYOTA AND WAS INSTALLED. THEY INFORMED ME THE PART REPLACED WAS THE SAME PART WHICH WAS THE SUBJECT OF THE "STEERING RECALL." THE CAR NOW DRIVES MUCH AS BEFORE, WITH THE STEERING A BIT STIFFER. ALTHOUGH TOYOTA HAS REPLACED THE PART, I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH THE INITIAL REACTION OF SERVICE PERSONNEL, THEIR INSISTENCE THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING AND THAT THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA SOLARA. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ACCURATE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 24,000.

STEERING WHEEL CONTINUES TO SOUND AS THOUGH IT IS GRINDING AND THE NOISE AND VIBRATION OF THE GRINDING GOES INTO THE GAS PEDAL. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND HE SAID THAT ALL IT NEEDED WAS TO BE OILED, WHICH HE DID ON A SATURDAY AND BY MONDAY IT HAD RETURNED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED PROBLEMS WITH THE RACK AND PINION STEERING. WHEN HE DROVE APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE RIGHT AND WHEN HE DROVE OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, HE HAD TO HOLD THE WHEEL TIGHT IN ORDER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. HE ALSO STATED THAT WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT, IT WOULD LOCK. THE DEALER TOLD HIM NOT TO LET GO OF THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED, THE DEALER TOLD HIM ONCE AGAIN THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE RECALL 10V017000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ACCELERATOR PEDAL REPAIR WAS MADE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK FOR THE FIRST TIME; HOWEVER, HE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING THE BRAKES. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS UNABLE TO GET ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,562. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,538.

MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY IS DANGEROUS AND DEFECTIVE. I HAVE BEING SAYING SINCE MY FIRST MAINTENANCE CHECK AT THE DEALER THAT THE CAR DOESN'T SEEM TO BE WORKING THE WAY IT SHOULD. NOW IT HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR A "STICKY PEDAL". THE PROBLEMS I HAVE ARE NOT A STICKY PEDAL PROBLEM. THE CAR LURCHES AT TIMES WHEN ACCELERATING. IT LURCHES FORWARD FROM STOPS. I HAVE ALREADY HIT A CURB BECAUSE OF IT JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. I HAVE VIDEO FOOTAGE OF THE ROAD AND THE DAMAGE TO THE CAR FROM HITTING THE CURB. I CAN EMAIL YOU THE VIDEO FOOTAGE. THE CAR ALSO SEEMS TO DRIFT MOMENTARILY AS IF THERE IS A STEERING SYNCHRONIZATION LAPSE DEFECT. WHEN I MENTIONED THESE BOTH TO THE DEALER A YEAR AGO, THE DEALER'S SERVICE TECH SAID IT WAS JUST THE SAFETY FEATURE OF THE CAR WORKING PROPERLY. THERE ARE SPLIT SECONDS WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT CONTROL THE CAR WHILE IT IS DRIVING. THIS ALL SEEMS TO HAPPEN RANDOMLY. I WONDER IF TOYOTA PROGRAMMED THE CAR TO DO THIS ON PURPOSE TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF TIMES I WOULD NEED TO HAVE THE CAR SERVICED. THE DEALERSHIP HAS SO FAR REFUSED TO TAKE THE CAR BACK AND CANCEL MY LEASE. SO I AM STILL DRIVING THIS UNPREDICTABLE CAR EVERY DAY. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS CAR. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 JAPANESE-MADE CAMRY. I BOUGHT AT A PREMIUM (WELL ABOVE INVOICE AND ABOVE MSRP BECAUSE SERVCO HAWAII DOES NOT GIVE DISCOUNTS) THINKING I WAS PAYING FOR A RELIABLE AND WELL-MADE VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD OTHER TOYOTAS BUT NONE WITH AS MANY PROBLEMS AS THIS VEHICLE. AND, WITH ALL THE NEWS OF ACCELERATOR PROBLEMS, I WOULD LIKE MY PROBLEMS CHECKED AND NOT BE CHARGED FOR IT. I DO NOT LIKE THE IDEA OF HAVING TO PAY $103 (1HR LABOR) X 3 DIFFERENT ACCELERATOR ISSUES + ANOTHER $103 TO SEE WHY THERE IS THE SMELL OF GASOLINE COMING FROM THE A/C VENT. 1. WHEN STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR, I WILL GET NO RESPONSE... I CONTINUE TO DEPRESS THE GAS, STILL NO RESPONSE. THEN FINALLY, THE CAR WILL THRUST FORWARD VIOLENTLY. THIS HAS BEEN MENTIONED TO TOYOTA HAWAII DEALER SEVERAL TIMES SAYING IT WAS NORMAL FOR DRIVE BY WIRE VEHICLE AND THAT IT WILL TAKE SOME GETTING USED TO. 2. WHEN ACCELERATING SLOWLY, THE CAR WILL REV HIGH WITHOUT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION UPSHIFTING.. I HAVE TO DEPRESS THE GAS MORE AND THE CAR WILL REV EVEN HIGHER BEFORE UPSHIFTING. 3. ON 2 DIFFERENT TIMES, THE CAR HAS REVVED AND JUMPED FORWARD WHILE NOT IN GEAR. THE FIRST TIME WAS AT AN INTERSECTION. I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WITH THE P-BRAKE ON AND IT FELT AS IF SOMEONE HIT MY CAR FROM THE REAR. THE CAR JUMPED INTO THE BUSY CROSSWALK ABOUT 2 FEET UNTIL I HIT THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SHIFTED IT BACK INTO DRIVE. ANOTHER TIME WAS AT THE DRIVE-THRU WINDOW IN PARK. THE CAR DIDN'T MOVE BUT JERKED VIOLENTLY. BOTH WERE ON FLAT SURFACES. 4. WHEN UNDER HEAVY ACCELERATION, THE CAR SOMETIMES GIVE OFF THE SMELL OF GASOLINE. IT IS NOT EXHAUST FUMES BUT SMELLS OF RAW GASOLINE. A/C IN RECIRCULATE MODE. I ALSO HAVE BEEN HAVING NUMEROUS OTHER QUALITY PROBLEMS WITH EXCESSIVE RATTLING OF TRIM AND DOOR AJAR ALARM GOING OFF FOR NO REASON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY SE. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH, WHILE CHANGING LANES THE CONTACT COULD NOT CONTROL THE STEERING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND TO HER STEERING. SHE DID NOT DEPRESS THE BRAKE, SHE JUST TRIED TO STEER THE VEHICLE STRAIGHT BUT IT KEPT STEERING TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE THEN CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE.THE POLICE DID ARRIVE TO THE SCENE BUT NO REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE MANUFACTURER BEFORE THE ACCIDENT THAT SHE WAS HEARING NOISES IN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER FIXED THE ALIGNMENT OF THE VEHICLE AT NO COST TO HER. SHE HAD CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE ACCIDENT AND THEY INFORMED HER THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO WAIT 7 TO 10 BUSINESS DAYS FOR THEM TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28000 AND THE CURRENTMILEAGE WAS 28000.

I LEASED A TOYOTA CAMRY XLE 2007 MODEL FROM PATT LOBB TOYOTA, MCKINNEY, TX SOMETIME IN THE LAST QUARTER OF 2007. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION SO MANY TIMES AND COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES, FIRST TIME WITH IN THE FIRST WEEK OF LEASING, AND THEY TOLD IT IS DUE TO RACK AND PINION STEERING WHICH GIVES ME A DIFFERENT FEEL, SECOND TIME THEY BLAMED ON MY TIRES AS THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TREAD DEPTH AND LAST TIME THEY CAN NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM ALWAYS HAPPENED WHEN I ACCELERATE AROUND 60 MPH. *TR

I HAVE PROBLEM WITH MY STEERING TURNING LEFT AND RIGHT THERE IS A LOUD NOISE AND ALSO VIBRATION IN GAS PEDAL WHEN I STOP AT RED WHEN GREEN LIGHT STAR GAS PEDAL TAKE LONG TIME RESPOND I TAKE TO DEALER THEY DON'T ANYTHING WITH MY PROBLEM. *TR

2007 CAMRY LE 4 CYLINDER .. STEERING HAS SOUND WHEN TAKING RIGHT LEFT OR BACK UP... SOME WEIRD NOISE LIKE CLUNK OR LIGHT HIT OF DRUM KIND. *TR

2007 CAMRY WITH 60,000 MILES WEARING OF STEERING COLUMN LOWER PART BUSHING. COAT 1200 NO ACCIDENTS AS YET TO BE REPAIRED. OTHERWISE PROBLEMS WITH STEERING.*TR

MY 2007 TOYOTA SOLARA POWER STEERING LOCKED UP INITIALLY 12/17/2009 WHILE EXITING A FREEWAY OFFRAMP CAUSING ME TO CONTINUE VEERING LEFT INTO THE CURB FORTUNATELY WITH NO INJURY TO MYSELF OR CAR. THE CARS BEHIND, ALSO EXITING, NEARLY SLAMMED INTO ME BUT HAD ENOUGH ROOM TO STOP AND SWERVE AROUND. THE WHEEL WAS LOCKED FOR NEARLY 2 MINUTES THEN FINALLY RELEASED WHILE THE CAR REMAINED RUNNING WITH NO ENGINE FAILURE. THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED 12/24/2009 IN THE EVENING WHILE EXITING A PARKING LOT WHICH AGAIN FORTUNATELY NO ONE HIT ME. THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT UNLOCK FOR NEARLY TWO MINUTES AGAIN WITH NO ENGINE FAILURE. CURRENTLY THE CAR IS WITH TOYOTA DEALER AND HAS HAD NO PAST HISTORY OF ISSUES AND UNDERGOES REGULAR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. IT IS CURRENTLY BEING FURTHER DIAGNOSED AFTER I FILED A COMPLAINT 12/28/2009 SINCE THE SERVICE TEAM REPRESENTATIVE WAS ADVISING ME THE CAR WILL BE RELEASED AND TO BRING IT IN IF ANOTHER INCIDENT OCCURS. I AM REPORTING THIS ISSUE AS THE THIRD TIME MAY BE FATAL TO MYSELF OR OTHERS. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR A DEALERSHIP TO RELEASE A CAR WHICH COULD CAUSE FATALITY. AS A RESULT I AM AWAITING APPROVAL FROM THE DEALER TO APPROVE THE CHANGE OUT ALL TECHNICAL COMPONENTS THAT DEAL WITH THE POWER STEERING. *TR

AS SOON AS I PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, I HEARD SOMETHING SNAP IN MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY AND ALL THE POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKED OUT ONTO THE STREET IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND THEY REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION STEERING. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY IN A LEFT TURN AND SUDDENLY THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED UP. I TRIED TO HIT THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES WAS LOCKED UP TOO. I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND RAN INTO WOODS. CAR HIT A TREE IN FRONT AND STOPPED, BUT NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THUS, MY HEAD HIT STEERING WHEEL AND GOT TWO CUTS ON MY FOREHEAD. I WAS SENT TO ER AND HAD A SURGERY WITH 11 STITCHES. THE CAR IS A TOTAL LOSE NOW. *TR

THE STEERING WHEEL FLUTTERS A LOT AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THIS HAPPENS EVEN IN PERFECTLY SMOOTH ROAD AND IN A LITTLE ROUGH ROAD THE VEHICLE IS UNCONTROLLABLE. TOYOTA KNOWN ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND HAS A TSB (TSB 01-06-08). HOWEVER, DEALERS ALWAYS ASK TO GO FOR WHEEL ALIGNMENT, BALANCING ETC AND DOES NOT WANT TO FIX AS PER TSB. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE AND MUST BE CONSIDERED AS A RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHECKED THE ALIGNMENT, BUT FOUND NO FAILURES. A FEW WEEKS LATER, HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE FAILURE WAS WORSENING. THEY STILL COULD NOT FIND ANY FAILURES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER A THIRD TIME BECAUSE HE FELT THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE BRAKES. ONCE AGAIN, THE DEALER FOUND NO FAILURES. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE BOLTS IN THE RACK ASSEMBLY WERE LOOSE. THE MECHANIC TIGHTENED THE RACK ASSEMBLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO INFORM THEM THAT ANOTHER MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO LOCATE THE FAILURE. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. HE FILED FOR THE LEMON LAW. THE VEHICLE IS STILL NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

I BOUGHT A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY BRAND NEW AND HAD IT 2 DAYS WHEN NEEDING TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A FRONT END PROBLEM. THE SUBFRAME BOLTS WERE LOOSE AND NEEDED TO BE TIGHTENED AND ALIGNED. I HAVE WORN OUT 3 SETS OF TIRES IN 2 YEARS. THE CAR ONLY HAS 50K MILES ON IT. ALL DIFFERENT BRANDS OF TIRES USED AND THE FIRST 2 WORE OUT AT 18,000 MILES BUT THE LAST WORE OUT AT AROUND 5,000. IT HAS BEEN ON AN ALIGNMENT RACK 3 TIMES AND EACH TIME NEEDING SMALL ADJUSTMENTS. THE CAR ALSO HAS A BINDING NOISE UPON TURNING THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT. CALLED DEALERSHIPS AND THEY WILL DO NOTHING OR EVEN CONFIRM THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH CAR. I AM DISGUISED. I HAVE SPENT OVER $1000.00 ON A CAR THAT IS STILL NEW. HELP WITH ALL THE MONEY TOYOTA IS MAKING THEY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE AND HAVE A RECALL ON THE ISSUES AND REIMBURSE OWNERS. I DO NOT EXPECT TO PUT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS OUT ON A NEW VEHICLE. *TR

I PURCHASED 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH IT. THE CAR HAS PUT ME AND MY FAMILY IN DANGER EVERY TIME WE ACCELERATE. IT WILL NOT GO. THE CAR ALMOST STALLS OUT. ALSO WHEN I MAKE LEFT TURNS THE STEERING SEEMS TO LOCK UP. I HAVE TO JERK THE CAR BACK TO THE RIGHT TO GET THE STEERING WHEEL TO UNSTICK. BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TELL ME EVERYTHING IS OKAY. OF COURSE THEY WILL SAY THAT. I THINK THEY TRAIN THEM IN SCHOOL TO USE THAT ANSWER. I WILL BE BRINGING THE CAR BACK TO THEM BECAUSE THIS IS GETTING SCARY. THE CAR ONLY HAS 12K MILES ON IT. I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME THING SO IF THEY STATE DOES NOT DO SOMETHING, THAN THEY SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE IF SOMEONE DIES IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE, THERE IS A LOOSENESS, OR A CLUNKING NOISE AND SENSATION FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE WHEEL IS TURNED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THERE ARE FORUMS ON THIS ISSUE. PLEASE HELP US. *TR

EARLY IN 2008 I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND TURNED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT AT SLOW SPEED AND THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT RETURN TO CENTER UNTIL I PULLED IT BACK. I WENT TO A LARGE EMPTY PARKING LOT LATER AND NOTICED THAT WHEN THE WHEEL WAS TURNED ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT IT WOULD NOT RETURN TO CENTER UNLESS YOU PULLED IT BACK. THIS IS ONLY AT SLOW SPEEDS. I TOOK THE CAR TO DESERT TOYOTA ON 1/21/08 INVOICE NUMBER TOCS263971 AND THEY REPLACED THE STEERING SHAFT NOTED ON TSB ST002-07. I DROVE THE CAR AFTER THAT AND NOTICED ONLY A SMALL CHANGE AND THE WHEEL STILL WOULD NOT RETURN WHEN TURNED SHARPLY TO EITHER SIDE. I RETURNED TO DESERT TOYOTA ON 1/30/08 INVOICE TOCS264822 AND THEY OPENED A CASE WITH TOYOTA #080300212. ON 4/18/08 INVOICETOCS273903 FIELD TECHNICIAN LOREN MUNCEE CAME TO TOWN TO EXAMINE THE CAR. HE COMPARED IT TO A CAR THAT WAS SUPPOSEDLY EQUIPPED EXACTLY LIKE OURS AND SAID IT DID THE SAME THING OURS DID. HE ALSO NOTED THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL FAILURES ON 4/28,29,AND 30 I SPOKE TO TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND DEALT WITH JULIE(1800-331-4331 EXT 73115) I WAS TOLD THAT TOYOTA HAD DONE ALL THEY WERE GOING TO AND MY NEXT STEP, IF I WAS NOT SATISFIED, WAS ARBITRATION. I HAVE THE ARBITRATION PAPERWORK BUT HAVE NOT SUBMITTED IT YET. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THERE HAS BEEN EXCESSIVE VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END. THE FAILURE OCCURS WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 65-70 MPH AND CAUSES THE STEERING WHEEL TO VIBRATE. THE DEALER REBALANCED THE TIRES, BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS A YEAR LATER. A MECHANIC DROVE THE VEHICLE, CONFIRMED THE VIBRATION, BUT PROVIDED NO SOLUTION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,200 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,900.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA SOLARA. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE RIGHT. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,848 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 254. UPDATED 5/6/08 *CN UPDATED 05/06/08 *TR

FRONT END SHIMMIED WHEN BRAKING. FOUND FRONT TIRES WERE CUPPED. HAD JUST ROTATED TIRES, LEAVING ON A TRIP, SO ROTATED TIRES BACK TO FRONT. RETURNING ON TRIP, CAR FRONT SHOOK BADLY WHEN BRAKING GOING DOWNHILL IN MOUNTAINS. TOOK TO DEALER, THEY SAID (BRIDGESTONE) TIRES SHOWED CUPPING. REPLACED FRONT BRAKE LININGS AND CAR SEEMED TO HANDLE OK. THREE MONTHS LATER, ANOTHER TRIP THROUGH MOUNTAINS, AGAIN FRONT END SHIMMIED BADLY WHEN BRAKING GOING DOWN STEEP INCLINE. DEALER SAID ALL TIRES SHOWED CUPPING, BUT BRAKES, CV JOINTS, BEARINGS WERE OK. SUGGESTED I REPLACE TIRES (BUT DID NOT TRY TO SELL ME ANY???) INSTALLED 4 NEW MICHELIN TIRES AND CAR HANDLES GREAT ALTHOUGH I STILL FEEL SOME DRAGGING IN THE BRAKES. ANOTHER TRIP TO DEALER, PAID FOR A BRAKE INSPECTION AND DEALER SAID BRAKES OK 80 % REMAINING WEAR. CAR NOW OUT OF WARRANTY, TOLD DEALER I FELT THEY WERE STALLING ME ON REPAIRS UNTIL WARRANTY EXPIRED. THEY SAID REPAIR RECORD WOULD SHOW PROBLEM IN PAST IF CONDITION CONTINUED. DID NOT SAY WHAT CONDITION THEY WERE REFERRING TOO. FEEL THEY ARE GIVING ME RUN AROUND ON STEERING PROBLEM, BUT AS THEY SAID, THERE ARE NO MOUNTAINS AROUND HERE THEY CAN TEST DRIVE. *TR

LOST POWER STEERING COULD NOT COULD NOT TURN STEERING WHEEL. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. THEY REPLACED RACK AND PINION COST WAS 1949.27 BUT WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. MY DAUGHTER WERE DRIVING AND DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, THEY WERE LUCKY THAT WERE ABLE TO SLOWLY PULL OVER AND THEY WERE GOING SLOW UNDER 30 MPH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA SOLARA. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD, WHINING NOISE WHEN SHE TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS REPLACED TWICE WITHIN AN EIGHT-MONTH PERIOD. THE DEALER STATED THAT HER TYPE OF VEHICLE HAD A REPUTATION FOR THIS FAILURE; HOWEVER, IT COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6,000. UPDATED 01/17/08 *BF UPDATED 01/17/08 *TR

I BOUGHT A 2007 CAMRY SE V6 AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. TRANSMISSION SLIPS, CREAKING DASH AND WINDSHIELD, A PILLAR AIRBAG COVER REPLACED 3 TIMES, CENTER CONSOLE STACK DOES NOT LINE UP, DASH IS NOT FLUSH NEXT TO A & B PILLARS (HAVEN'T SEEN ONE YET THAT WAS), KNOCKING NOISE IN REAR STRUT TOWER (FIXED AFTER TWO DEALER VISITS, THEY ADDED SOUND INSULATION), DRIVER SIDE ARMREST FABRIC PEELING OFF (SEEN AT FIRST DELIVERY OF VEHICLE ), RADIO HEAD UNIT FREEZES UP RANDOMLY (DEALER CANNOT FIX BECAUSE THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE), STEERING IS VERY LOOSE AND VEHICLE DRIFTS ON ROAD (SAFETY CONCERN, DEALER STATED CHARACTERISTIC OF TIRE), FRONT GRILL LOOSE ON RIGHT SIDE (DEALER FIXED) AND SEAT PLASTIC RAIL COVERS BROKEN UPON DELIVERY (DEALER FIXED). VEHICLE ALSO IDLES ROUGH IN COLD WEATHER (DEALER STATED BAD GAS).TWO TO THREE SECOND DELAY IN ACCELERATION (DEALER STATED THIS IS NORMAL). EACH DEALER VISIT REQUIRED ME TO LEAVE THE CAR ONCE FOR ORDERING THE PART AND A SECOND TIME FOR INSTALLATION. I HAVE WASTED WAY TOO MUCH TIME AT DEALERSHIPS HAVING MY CAR REPAIRED TO EVER CONSIDER BUYING ANOTHER TOYOTA AGAIN. OVER ALL I SHOULD HAVE TESTED OTHER CARS BEFORE BUYING TOYOTA BASED ON ITS RELIABILITY ALONE. *TR

MY HUSBAND & I PURCHASED A 07 CAMRY. A FEW WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE, HUSBAND NOTICED PROBLEMS. TRANSMISSION WAS NOT "ACTING" RIGHT. THE CAR WOULD HESITATE FOR A FEW SECONDS WHEN WE GIVEN GAS OR SOMETIMES ACCELERATE WHEN WE DID NOT; THE BRAKES WERE BAD; & STEERING COLUMN "SHOOK" WHEN WE DROVE OVER ROAD BUMPS OR SPEEDS > THAN 50. OVER NEXT FEW MONTHS WHEN WE TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE & VOICED OUR CONCERNS, THE SERVICE PERSON WOULD TELL US THAT HE COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR REGARDING OUR CONCERNS & DURING ONE VISIT, THEY DROVE THE CAR 18 MILES & STILL COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. ONE DAY I WAS GETTING ON FREEWAY & TRIED TO INCREASE MY SPEED, THE CAR STALLED FOR ABOUT 4 SECONDS, AS I LOOKED IN REAR VIEW MIRROR I SAW ANOTHER CAR COMING BEHIND ME AT A REALLY FAST SPEED. I WAS TRYING TO DETERMINING WHAT TO DO AS THE CAR APPEARED TO HAVE ACTUALLY SHUT OFF, WHEN IT JUST SURGED FORWARD & I WAS MOVING AGAIN. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THIS SCARED THE CRAP OUT OF ME & I CALLED MY HUSBAND & TOLD HIM WHAT HAPPENED. I FELT THAT IF WE DID NOT DO SOMETHING, WE COULD POTENTIALLY HAVE AN ACCIDENT, GET KILLED OR KILL SOMEONE ELSE. I FINALLY CALLED THE CORPORATE OFFICE & TOLD THEM OUR STORY. THEY INSTRUCTED US TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE SERVICE DEPT FOR AN ASSESSMENT. AFTER ASSESSMENT THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT MY STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; MY ROTORS WERE COMPLETELY WARPED; AND THEY MAY HAVE TO OVERHAUL MY TRANSMISSION BUT WERE GOING TO TRY & RESET IT TO SEE IF THAT WOULD HELP (APPARENTLY IT IS RUN BY A COMPT WHICH TELLS IT HOW FAST OR SLOW IT TO GO WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED) APPARENTLY THE COMPUTER WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY OR HAD A "GLITCH." THEY RESET THE TRANSMISSION & TOLD MY HUSBAND & I TO DRIVE AN ADDITIONAL 500MILES TO "BREAK-IN" THE TRANSMISSION & LET THEM KNOW OUR THOUGHTS. WELL, WE HAVE DRIVEN THE ADDITIONAL MILES & WE BOTH FEEL AS IF THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AGAIN. WE ARE AT WITS END W/THIS DANGEROUS $30,000+ CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING GREATER THAN 50 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND MADE THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT IT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,600 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH IN REVERSE, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE RACK AND PINION STEERING WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY AGREED WITH THE MECHANIC'S DIAGNOSIS. THEY REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION. AS OF OCTOBER 11, 2007, THERE HAD BEEN NO FURTHER OCCURRENCES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,500. *UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07

WHEN PULLING OFF THE CAR FROM THE GARAGE ON MONDAY MORNING THE STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO STEER. I RODE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. I LEFT THE CAR WITH THEM FOR DIAGNOSIS. RECEIVED A CALL INFORMING THAT THE POWER STEERING COMPUTER WAS DAMAGED. I ALSO TRIED TO CONTACT THE CAR BRAND OFFICE AT PR FOR COMPLAINING WITHOUT SUCESS; WAS NOT ABLE TO GE THORUGH AFTER HOLDING FOR 30+ MINUTES, TWICE. THE CAR STILL AT THE DEALERSHIP; THE REPLACEMENT PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND HAVE TO BE MAILED FROM SOME PLACE IN THE US.

SUSPENSION AND STEERING. I HAVE NOTICED WHEN I AM DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 60+MPH, THAT ANY DIPS OR BUMPS CAUSES MY CARS TO SWAY SIDE TO SIDE, AND THE STEERING WHEEL JERKS IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 11/11/06 AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I KNOW WHY, BECAUSE THEY DID NOT DO A TRUE TEST DRIVE. MY CAR WAS CHECKED IN WITH 3544 MILES AND WHEN I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP SOMETHING TOLD ME TO CHECK MY MILEAGE AND IT SHOWED 3548 AND AT THAT TIME I WAS 1/2 A MILE FROM THE DEALERSHIP. SO, I KNOW THEY DID NOT TAKE MY CAR ON THE HIGHWAY, SO I WILL BE TAKING MY CAR BACK. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS WHEN TURNING OR HITTING A BUMP, A NOISE WAS HEARD IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE WHEEL FELT LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT IN THE POWER STEERING. *JB UPDATED 11/09/06. *JB

THERE IS A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN MY CAR LOADED WITH 4 PEOPLE. *JB

CLICKING, CLUNKING IN FELT IN STEERING WHEEL, ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE AT LOW SPEEDS, BUT CAN BE FELT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ALSO. DEALER LOOKED AT PROBLEM AND STATED THEY REPACKED BEARINGS IN STEERING SHAFT. DIDN'T MAKE IT OUT OF THE DEALERS LOT AND PROBLEM STILL THERE. WHEN TAKEN BACK TO SERVICE DESK, DEALER STATED THAT I NEEDED TO WORK THE GREASE IN AND THAT IT SHOULD GO AWAY IN A FEW DAYS, IF NOT TO CALL THEM BACK TO HAVE STEERING KNUCKLE REPLACED. PROBLEM STILL THERE AFTER 300+ MILES OF DRIVING SINCE HAVING BEARINGS REPACKED. *JB