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2007 Toyota Camry Automatic Transmission Problems

193
Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Among these 193 stored complaint records:

  • 9 indicate a crash
  • 2 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

What owners report

  • cruise control · 9 records
  • failure mileage · 8 records
  • accelerator pedal · 8 records
  • current mileage · 6 records
  • transmission hesitates · 6 records
  • seconds before · 6 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi124
30–60k mi9
60–100k mi8
100–150k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • June 9, 2011 · 65,000 miles

    Automatic Transmission

    My wife had backed her 2007 toyota camry out of our garage onto the driveway to wash the car. The driveway is on a medium incline. She was in the process of cleaning the inside of the car along with our granddaughter. The car was in park and the ignition key in her pocket. After cleaning the inside passenger compartment with our granddaughter in the driver side she was in the process of walking around the front of…

    ODI 10406843

  • June 5, 2011 · 72,000 miles

    Automatic Transmission

    Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry. The contact was driving 65 mph when the gear shifter was inadvertently knocked into reverse from drive. The contact swiftly shifted back to drive and while moving from the roadway. The failure and current mileage was 72,000. Updated 07/28/11*lj smoke emitted from under the hood. The vehicle was towed to the toyota dealership and they offered no repairs, only a new…

    ODI 10405571

  • April 1, 2011 · 93,000 miles

    Automatic Transmission · Vehicle Speed Control

    Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry. While driving approximately 55 mph, the contact stated that the vehicle would violently jerk and suddenly accelerate without warning. The vehicle would also shift gears independently between second and fourth gears. When the failure would occur, the engine would exhibit an abnormal increase in rpms and would fluctuate back and forth. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where…

    ODI 10395208

  • March 2, 2011 · 90,000 miles

    Automatic Transmission

    Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry. The contact stated while driving 30 mph, the vehicle began to jerk abnormally. The contact stated that the vehicle would decelerate then the transmission would slip into a different gear. The contact took the vehicle to a local mechanic to have the transmission replaced. The failure mileage was 90,000.

    ODI 10393963

  • March 1, 2011

    Automatic Transmission · Vehicle Speed Control

    2007 toyota camry. Consumer states disturbing hesitation when accelerating from a stop or at about 18-20 mph.*tgw the consumer stated if the accelerator was pushed all the way to the floor, there was still a delay, followed by an alarming surge. The consumer has since sold the vehicle back to the dealer. *jb

    ODI 10393225

  • October 29, 2010 · 26,500 miles

    Automatic Transmission

    CAR WILL SUDDENLY SPEED UP. *TR

    ODI 10363585

  • October 1, 2010 · 110,000 miles

    Automatic Transmission

    Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry. While driving approximately 35 mph the contact attempted to accelerate but the vehicle did not respond. The contact noticed that the vehicle shifted gears but the vehicle would not respond until he applied extreme pressure to the accelerator pedal. The failure began to recur intermittently so the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was told that the…

    ODI 10374753

  • May 7, 2010 · 67,000 miles

    Automatic Transmission

    I own a 2007 toyota camry al of a sudden the car stopped working and would turn off. My car is undrivable, the dealership states it is the throttle body that is failing and is in need of replacement. The approximate cost of replacing the throttle body is 1,000. I called toyota corp. To ask for their assistance in payment due to the fact my car is only 3 years old. I am outside the 60,000 warranty toyota refused to…

    ODI 10330006

  • April 28, 2010

    Automatic Transmission

    2007 toyota camry concern *gr the consumer experienced a high noise level while driving the vehicle. The noise level inside the vehicle increased over time and the consumer stated he was unable to communicate with the front passenger without raising the sound conversation. The consumer also experienced stalling while driving. At times the vehicle would not move when the accelerator was applied. On occasion, the…

    ODI 10327452

  • March 15, 2010

    Automatic Transmission · Equipment · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control

    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…

    Crash reported

    ODI 10325137

  • March 10, 2010 · 44,600 miles

    Automatic Transmission · Service Brakes, Electric · Vehicle Speed Control

    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…

    Crash reported

    ODI 10319201

  • March 3, 2010 · 21,234 miles

    Automatic Transmission · Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control

    My 2007 camry hesitates when trying to accelerate from a standstill, and rpm keeps dropping from 2000 rpm to 1000 rpm for a second and back to 2000 rpm as i'm trying to maintain speed. It could make my car to slide on icy road because of this engine braking, and it happens every time i just touch gas pedal and let go rpm drops and goes back to cruising rpm all in 1 second. This happens as soon as i remove my foot of…

    ODI 10316673

  • February 17, 2010

    Automatic Transmission

    I have 2007 camry. While driving between 40 and 60 mph, when i peddled the accelerator the car does not pick up/accelerate. The rpm goes from 2000 to 4000 rpm, and after a couple of seconds of delay car picks up. It's very dangerous, especially, while merging onto a freeway where there is no shoulder lane and you have to merge in really fast. The dealer said it's a problem with the software and they updated the…

    ODI 10311938

  • February 10, 2010 · 88,332 miles

    Automatic Transmission · Fuel System, Gasoline · Traction Control System · Vehicle Speed Control

    On feb 10, 2010 my 07 toyota camry accel pedal stuck on me, 5 days after the recall was done on it. It revved from 2000-4000 rpms, i had to brake hard for it to stop and regain control. Took it into toyota, they looked at it, returned the car and told me "nothing was wrong." on march 4, 2010 it happened again, this time it accelerated from 20 mph to 40 mph in a split second, and i almost hit the car in front of me.…

    ODI 10318311

  • February 7, 2010 · 30,000 miles

    Automatic Transmission · Electrical System · Equipment · Exhaust System · Fuel System, Gasoline · Parking Brake · Service Brakes, Electric · Steering

    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…

    ODI 10318312

  • February 3, 2010 · 80,000 miles

    Automatic Transmission

    Tl* the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry. The contact stated that when accelerating and attempting to shift into gear, the transmission hesitated. The failure occurred while driving approximately 25 mph. The dealer advised the contact to have the transmission replaced and offered a 10% discount. The contact declined and the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be repaired. The contact stated that the…

    ODI 10327718

  • February 2, 2010 · 47,800 miles

    Automatic Transmission

    I own a 2007 toyota camry se v6. I have experienced since the day i bought it where i can be driving along and when i slow down, the engine will rev and the tachometer will go up to around 4,000 rpm and then what seems like 30 seconds or more, the gears will finally catch and the car will go and all this results in a jerk like reaction giving me a whiplash feeling. It can happen at any speed and the latest…

    ODI 10306108

  • February 1, 2010 · 14,308 miles

    Automatic Transmission · Vehicle Speed Control

    I have toyota camry 2007. I had experienced the rpm shooting up in low acceleration. I took the vehicle to dealer for repair in early feb 2010, but the dealer detected no problem. However, as the problem persisted and it happened frequently, so i took the video of speedometer and tachometer, and went back to dealer with the video. Mechanics at the dealer tried to duplicate the problem with computer hooked to my car,…

    ODI 10324669

  • January 15, 2010 · 36,000 miles

    Automatic Transmission

    Transmission issue on 2007 toyota camry - when accelerating sometimes the transmission will just rev up and the car just hesitates to get up to speed. *tr

    ODI 10308100

  • January 15, 2010 · 65,000 miles

    Automatic Transmission · Suspension

    I have a 2007 toyota camry and i feel a vibration between 40 and 42 mph, particularly during highway driving. I have the tires rotated and checked on a regular basis and the road conditions are smooth and dry. *tr

    ODI 10307877

  • January 4, 2010 · 34,717 miles

    Automatic Transmission · Electrical System

    Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry hybrid. The contact was driving approximately 2 mph in reverse on a slight incline in the driveway. The hybrid system overheated warning light and master warning light indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. While pressure was applied on the accelerator pedal there was no power response. Unexpectedly, the vehicle rolled forward with the gear shifter in the reverse…

    ODI 10331137

  • November 15, 2009 · 20 miles

    Automatic Transmission

    Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6) 2007 camry accelerates at a whim for 2-3 seconds. It happens very in frequent, the last time about 3-4 months ago. Has been taken to dealer and they state can not do anything, unless it happens or is reproduced for them. I reported this by phone to nhtsa but have not gotten any feed back as i was told i would receive and…

    ODI 10317374

  • September 23, 2009 · 25,000 miles

    Automatic Transmission

    2007 toyota camry 4cyl 5sp - hesitates upon normal acceleration - ongoing. *tr

    ODI 10285083

  • September 9, 2009

    Automatic Transmission · Electrical System · Frame And Members · Structure

    2007 camry xle. Problems with hesitation when accelerating. The dealership just blew me off when i explained the problem. Acted as if this was never a problem with camrys. Also have had problems with steering column's radio controls - when pressing the appropriate buttons, nothing would happen or, when seeking stations that were programmed in, the down or up buttons would jump to other stations not programmed. Since…

    ODI 10303766

  • August 21, 2009

    Automatic Transmission

    2007 toyota camry ce transmission problems - hesitation with 4 cylinder engine. Upon accelerating to merge in traffic on interstate, transmission hesitated on the on ramp which almost caused another vehicle to rearend my vehicle. I was going approximately 40 - 45 mph prior to acceleration when my vehicle hesitated causing my speed to decrease considerably. In turn, the vehicle following me at about a car length and…

    ODI 10281332