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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.

  • August 15, 2007 · 23,000 miles

    Automatic Transmission · Engine

    Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry. Whenever the contact decelerates from 20 mph and then begins to accelerate, the vehicle stalls for 1-5 seconds before accelerating. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was informed that the failure was a characteristic of the vehicle and would repair itself over time. The failure still persists. The current mileage was 37,000 and failure mileage was 23,000.…

    ODI 10238048

  • July 26, 2007 · 1,000 miles

    Automatic Transmission · Vehicle Speed Control

    Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry. While driving 3 mph, the vehicle lost power, but the engine continued to run. The dealer was unable to repair the vehicle and found nothing wrong with its computer. The vehicle only accelerates when the accelerator pedal is almost depressed to the floor. The current mileage was 3771 and failure mileage was 1,000. Updated 02/01/08. *lj the consumer stated the vehicle would…

    ODI 10197591

  • July 18, 2007

    Automatic Transmission

    Severe hesitation problem with 2007 toyota camry transmission--not an incident but an ongoing problem. *ak

    ODI 10196742

  • July 15, 2007 · 3,000 miles

    Automatic Transmission

    2007 toyota camry car has a bad hesitation when accelerating onto freeway or when downshifting and then trying to accelerate. Had toyota dealer check car and they said everything operated normally. The situation can be dangerous and could easily lead to an accident. The lag is 1.5-2 seconds from the time of pushing the throttle hard. *tr

    ODI 10232344

  • July 10, 2007 · 20 miles

    Automatic Transmission

    Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry. While driving 30 mph and merging in traffic, the vehicle hesitated for a couple of seconds before it accelerated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they reprogrammed the computer, however, this did not correct the failure. The vin was unknown. The current mileage was 2,500 and failure mileage was 10. Updated 10/24/07.*jb

    ODI 10205076

  • June 27, 2007 · 65 miles

    Automatic Transmission

    Purchased 2007 toyota camry 4 cyl. Have had trouble with the car accelerating speed. Has happened over a dozen times. In october was on a residential street - car accelerated and i swerved to miss boy on bike (damage to bumper) hit curb. Also, when trying to merge from stop will hit pedal - hesitation car does not move - have almost been hit 3 times. Have had car back to dealership - they pretend they have not heard…

    ODI 10215102

  • June 24, 2007 · 1,000 miles

    Automatic Transmission

    My 2007 camry se v6 has a serious problem with hesitation. It has a 2 second delay when coming into traffic. When the car is driving and then coasts at one speed, and you try to move into another lane by pressing the gas, the car waits and then jolts forward. This is a serious problem because it can lead to being rear ended by other traffic. You know there is plenty of time to get in, but the car reduced much of…

    ODI 10231527

  • June 19, 2007

    Automatic Transmission

    Sluggish transmission. When merging to highway traffic i found extremely sluggish response to transmission. I was almost rear ended in more then one occasion. I understand this is a common problem with many 2007 camrys. I have been driving over 12 years and never had any such problem. *ak

    ODI 10196153

  • June 13, 2007 · 2,150 miles

    Automatic Transmission · Vehicle Speed Control

    I slowed down the car at the end of an interstate exit ramp to check for traffic and thinking i had enough time to cross the intersection i gave it gas and got very little acceleration. When i pushed the gas to the floor i still got no more acceleration. I wrote the toyota service department to make an appointment to bring it in and received the response that they were aware of the problem, but at this time there…

    ODI 10193381

  • June 11, 2007 · 5,000 miles

    Automatic Transmission

    Purchased a 07 camry from down east toyota in maine 6-2-07 noticed next day a dangerous hesitation problem with car, called det service dept 2-4-07 with complaint i was told to drive for a week so car could learn driving habits, so i did. Pulled into traffic several times that week and few times the car would hesitate and jump forward, on 6-11-07 called det service dept again because that morning trying to pull out…

    ODI 10315044

  • June 11, 2007 · 6,000 miles

    Automatic Transmission

    Noticed dangerous hesitation/downshifting on my 2007 4cly camry day after purchase, called service dept told them of problems on day 3, closed sunday called monday told of problems, was told to drive for one week so car can learn driving habits. I did on last day i tried to pull out of driveway car hesitated and jumped forward, almost hit a ups truck. Called dealer again told them of problems, this time was told no…

    ODI 10209091

  • June 10, 2007 · 50,000 miles

    Automatic Transmission

    Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry which was purchased brand new. While traveling 5 mph and up and depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle slowly picked up speed and would often hesitate. The dealer could not duplicate the failure and advised the contact that the vehicle was operating according to the manufacturer's specifications. There was an open recall on the vehicle (nhtsa campaign id number:…

    ODI 10314074

  • June 7, 2007 · 9,500 miles

    Automatic Transmission

    Transmission hesitation happens daily, talked dealer they said all camrys do this nothing can be done. *tr

    ODI 10198798

  • June 6, 2007

    Automatic Transmission

    There is a hesitation upon accelerating when passing, exiting interstate or starting up hill after turning a corner. This is a serious safety issue as it can cause an accident due to the delay of acceleration.

    ODI 10192537

  • June 5, 2007 · 3,000 miles

    Automatic Transmission

    2007 toyata camry se with 4 cylinder engine hesitates on acceleration. This happens mainly from a stop and on accelerations at slower speeds. If you are trying to merge into traffic this can be dangerous

    ODI 10192588

  • June 3, 2007

    Automatic Transmission · Rear · Structure

    Vehicle information: 2007 camry se v6 purchased in toronto, ontario, canada in sep 2007 ? Vehicle manufacturing date aug 29, 2007. Deficiencies: 1) hesitation the vehicle would not respond to acceleration (even with full throttle) after driving in heavy traffic (stop and go) or driving very passively. This symptom is consistence and hesitation is long and common is 80 klm speed. The vehicle does not down shift at…

    ODI 10196833

  • June 3, 2007 · 1,000 miles

    Automatic Transmission

    Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry. While parking the vehicle, the gear shift indicator became stuck in the neutral position. There were no warning indicators. The vehicle was pushed and the parking brake was applied. The vehicle had to be towed. The dealer diagnosed the failure as the flange nut coming off the vehicle. The vehicle has been repaired. The failure mileage was 1,000 and the current mileage was…

    ODI 10192888

  • June 1, 2007

    Automatic Transmission

    Severe hesitation in throttle and transmission of the 2007 camry causing near t-bone accidents when you give it gas and go nowhere. Also when traveling, when you give it gas to get into another lane, you go nowhere for a delayed period then all of a sudden you launch forward after its too late almost running into cars in front of you. Appears as if the transmission is confused. Many near accidents because of this.…

    ODI 10214516

  • May 31, 2007

    Automatic Transmission

    Since the purchase of 2007 camry le, we have noticed hesitation upon acceleration, especially from a complete stop. This is extremely dangerous when trying to cross traffic or merge into traffic. Hesitation also noted on deceleration. Dealer made aware, stated that this is normal for the car. I don't believe that. *jb

    ODI 10204081

  • May 25, 2007 · 45 miles

    Automatic Transmission

    Bought 2007 camry in may 2007. Car was manufactured in october 2006. Car had severe hesitation upon acceleration in lower gears, first and second. It was especially bad when running the air conditioning. There have been times when the car will not accelerate when pulling into traffic, which was dangerous. Dealer was unaware of a solution for the problem. This was obviously a common problem reflecting camry vehicles,…

    ODI 10195606

  • May 15, 2007 · 25 miles

    Automatic Transmission

    Ongoing problems with hesitation upon acceleration since day one. Brought to the dealer's attention and problem was not corrected--still exists. *tr

    ODI 10205999

  • May 13, 2007 · 100 miles

    Automatic Transmission

    Tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry. The contact stated that the vehicle's automatic transmission has poor lag and response time when accelerating. When driving 20-30 mph and shifting from second to third gear, the vehicle decelerates and pulls back as if there is no overdrive. The contact stated that he first experienced the vehicle delay within the first 100 miles and it has recurred ever since. The weather is…

    ODI 10190647

  • May 9, 2007 · 300 miles

    Automatic Transmission

    I don't not if this is a power train issue or not, but this vehicle, 2007' camry le 4 cylinder can't seem to keep a set speed when in cruise. It is constantly fighting itself to maintain a speed shifting down then up several times. Also, when taking off or slowing for a turn it doesn't seem to down shift into a lower gear. And finally when it does shift it throws you everywhere. I am very dissatisfied with the new…

    ODI 10190970

  • May 7, 2007 · 15,060 miles

    Automatic Transmission · Vehicle Speed Control

    My wife and i purchased a 2007 camry le, 4-cylinder, 5-speed from toyota of orange in orange california. Ever since our test drive we've experienced lack of acceleration (hesitation) from a stop or after slowing down to turn or proceed, shifting problems (constant up and down shifting at certain speeds; car not sure which gear to be in and feels like the car is surging) and unable to use the cruise control due…

    Crash reported

    ODI 10203253

  • May 3, 2007

    Automatic Transmission

    The car has been having lots of transmission problems. At low speeds it shifted back and forth between gears even when maintaining same speed and on flat surface. At all speeds it will sometimes pause upto 2 seconds when trying to accelerate quickly. It will sometimes shift and go and others will squeal the tires and pop like it shifted two gears at once. Also, it will max out at 8 rpms when on the highway until it…

    ODI 10196141