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2007 Toyota Camry

Complaints: 2884Avg mileage: 66,898 miSince: Apr 2006
4 deathsCrashFire178 injured

Problem Areas

Vehicle Speed Control
413
Engine
376
Visibility
293
Structure
242
Unknown or Other
241
Service Brakes
228
Visibility/Wiper
217
Electrical System
211
Power Train:Automatic Transmission
193
Structure:Body
147

Complaints Over Time

Recent Complaints

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Dec 11, 2009BURAS, LA
1 deathCrashFire4 injured

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. WHILE DRIVING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME ENTRAPPED BY THE FLOOR-MAT. AS A CONSEQUENCE HE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE . THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS KILLED. BOTH VEHICLES CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN. UPDATED 05/10/10 *BF UPDATED 05/20/10 UPDATED 9/29/11*CW

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Nov 19, 2009AUSTIN, TX
1 deathCrashFire

HIGH SPEED COLLISION INVOLVING A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. DRIVER WAS FAMILIAR WITH ROAD AND WAS NOT KNOWN TO DRIVE AGGRESSIVELY OR SIGNIFICANTLY ABOVE SPEED LIMIT. POLICE REPORT PUT RATE OF SPEED AT TIME OF COLLISION AT LEAST 85 MPH. CONVERSATIONS WITH INVESTIGATORS INDICATE THAT SEVERITY OF COLLISION INDICATES SPEED MAY HAVE BEEN 100 MPH. POSTED SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. *FB2 UPDATED 03/08/10 *BF UPDATED 05/10/10*JB UPDATED 07/15/10 *BF ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT, THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO A TREE, TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE ALSO CAUGHT FIRE. UPDATED 10/05/10 UPDATED 9/29/11*CW

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Sep 26, 2018EL CAJON, CA
1 deathCrash1 injured

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF A FORD TRUCK. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION; HOWEVER, THE DRIVER DIED AT THE HOSPITAL. THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AT THE SCENE, BUT THERE WAS NO FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

AIR BAGS
245,000 miAug 22, 2017OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
CrashFire1 injured

MY HUSBAND WAS IN A SEVERE ACCIDENT IN MY CAR ON MARCH 15,2017. TO WHICH THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. WHICH CAUSED HIM TO GET CRUSHED IN THE LOWER HALF OF HIS BODY. HE IS FOREVER DISABLED AT THE AGE OF 40. THERE WAS NOTHING LEFT OF THE CAR. I FEEL IF THEY WOULD OF DEPLOYED HE WOULDN'T OF BEEN THIS BAD OFF. THE OTHER DRIVER IN A FULL SIZE DODGE PICKUP PULLED OUT , WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS IN FULL SPEED OF 40MILES AN HOUR. TO WHICH HE HIT THE TRUCK IN THE GAS TANK THAT CAUSED EXPLOSION AS WELL. WE SETTLED WITH THE OTHER DRIVER. BUT NOW HE NEEDS MEDICAL AND COMPENSATION FOR PAIN AND SUFFERING, DWELLING. HE CAN NEVER WORK AGAIN. ITS HARD AND TIME CONSUMING FOR DISABILITY. WE NEED HELP.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
130,000 miMay 16, 2017DALLAS, TX
CrashFire1 injured

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 73 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK IN A DEPRESSED POSITION AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO THE HIGHWAY DIVIDER. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS WERE CALLED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO THE ARM AND NECK, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED FROM THE SCENE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

AIR BAGS
36,000 miOct 13, 2014HUNTINGTON, WV
1 deathCrash

DRIVER OF 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY WAS STRUCK HEAD-ON BY DODGE CARAVAN WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 39 MPH. THE OFF-CENTER FRONTAL IMPACT CAUSED MODERATE TO SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT BUMPER/HOOD/ENGINE AREA/DRIVER SIDE FENDER WITH SLIGHT TO MODERATE DEFORMATION OF THE DRIVER'S COMPARTMENT. DRIVER OF CAMRY WAS FATALLY INJURED DUE TO BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA TO THE CHEST WHICH RESULTED IN AN AORTIC TEAR. DRIVER'S SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT / STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG DID DEPLOY, THE SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY...UPDATED10/17/14 *BF 10/22/14 *DSY 10/27/14* BF *TR UPDATED 7/22/2015 *JS

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
145,000 miMar 7, 2014NEWARK, DE
CrashFire1 injured

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR WITH MY MOTHER IN IT TAKING HER TO A DOCTOR APPOINTMENT. I WAS ENTERING ONTO I-95 NORTHBOUND FROM ROUTE 273 TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC, I WAS ALMOST ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CATAPULTED US ACROSS 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC. THE POLICE SAID I HIT ANOTHER CAR, SPUN AROUND AND ENDED UP FACING THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC STOPPED ONLY BY THE GUARDRAIL. MY MOM HAD TO BE EXTRICATED FROM THE CAR. I RECALL APPLYING THE BRAKES AND THE CAR NOT STOPPING, I ALSO TRIED TO PUT ON MY LEFT TURN SIGNAL BUT THAT WOULD NOT WORK EITHER. I LATER LEARNED THAT THE 2007 CAMRY (NEARLY 4 MILLION OF THEM) HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. I WAS TOLD BY TOYOTA THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR BUT THERE IS NO WAY I INTENTIONALLY WENT ACROSS 4 LANES OF INTERSTATE HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. REALLY??? MY CAR WAS TOTALED. MY MOTHER WAS INJURED AND WAS HOSPITALIZED FROM THAT DAY UNTIL MID DECEMBER. IT WAS A VERY DIFFICULT TIME. I WOULD LIKE FOR TOYOTA TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR MALFUNCTIONING PRODUCT AND DO THE PROPER JUSTIFIABLE, COMPENSATORY THING. THE OTHER DRIVER WAS INJURED AND I BELIEVE HER CAR WAS TOTALED AS WELL. *TR

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
16,500 miMar 16, 2008WESLEY CHAPEL, FL
CrashFire2 injured

IN A FRONT IN CRASH, AT ABOUT 45 - 50 MPH, THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T NOT DEPLOY ON A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY CE WITH 16,500 MILES. THE CAMRY WAS TOTALED BY INSURANCE ADJUSTER. THE DRIVER WAS WEARING A SET BELT, WHICH PROVIDED SOME SAFETY PREVENTION, BUT DRIVER RECEIVED SEVERAL BROKEN BONES IN RIB AREA AND A STRAINED NECK. *TR

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
26,000 miMar 4, 2010FITZGERALD, GA
CrashFire

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO ACCELERATE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A DITCH, THE VEHICLE WAS STILL ACCELERATING WHILE IT WAS STUCK IN THE DITCH WHICH CAUSED THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE. NO ONE WAS INJURED DURING THE INCIDENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. FOUR DAYS PRIOR TO THE RECENT INCIDENT THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER, 09V388000 AND 10V017000 WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 26000.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
20,000 miJun 24, 2009HENDERSON, NV
CrashFire

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. HE IMMEDIATELY NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT END AND GRILL AREA OF THE VEHICLE. FIVE MINUTES LATER, FLAMES APPEARED FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE ENTIRE FRONT END BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Jun 12, 2023Oshkosh, WI
Crash2 injured

The contact had a 2007 Toyota Camry loaner vehicle from the dealer. The contact stated that after the vehicle was stopped at a red light, the contact drove the vehicle at an undisclosed speed when the vehicle experienced unintended acceleration. The brakes seized and failed to stop the vehicle immediately while the brake pedal was depressed. The vehicle drove through an intersection and crashed into another vehicle coming from the opposite direction. The air bags were deployed. The vehicle then crashed into two parked vehicles at another dealer, Appleton Motorcars Sales & Service (1221 W Wisconsin Ave, Appleton, WI 54914), and came to a complete stop. Appleton Motorcars Sales & Service contacted the police, and a police report was filed. The fire department arrived on the scene and helped the contact exit the vehicle. The contact was unaware if a fire department report had been filed. The contact sustained contusions on her chest, right leg, and right hand, as well as severe headaches. The contact later received medical attention. The contact's passenger sustained chest pain and was transported by ambulance to the hospital. The vehicle was towed to an unknown location. The dealer was made aware of the failure and provided the contact with their insurance information. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

SERVICE BRAKES
Dec 28, 2021Deville, LA
Crash2 injured

My abs pump failed causing my brakes to lock up and totaled my car

AIR BAGS
Aug 18, 2021Slidell, LA
Crash1 injured

Driving around a curve in the highway at about 50 MPH. Truck came into the lane. Driver panicked and pulled to the edge of the lane, lost control of the car. Car spun and both the front end and back end hit a concrete barrier. No airbags deployed. Impact hard enough to lose both fenders and unable to open two of the doors.

AIR BAGS
Jun 14, 2021Charleston, WV
Crash1 injured

I had a rollover accident in my Camry on 5/13/2021. My brakes locked up which sent me into a spin and then eventually flipping over an embankment. Only one of my airbags deployed and it was the passenger door airbag. The rest of the airbags did not go off. Yes the vehicle is still available for inspection. My safety was put at risk because of the brake malfunction and subsequently because of the airbags not deploying in the manner they are aupoosed to. I rolled the vehicle I'm sure the manner in which h I wrecked would have caused all airbags to deploy. No I never seen a brake or a airbag light on my dashboard. No one else has inspected the vehicle components other than an insurance claims rep to determine my vehicle is a total loss. I'm unsure on who I could have look at it without compromising the integrity of the findings. The brakes however were worked on by jd byrider a week and a half before the accident. They changed my rotors.

AIR BAGS
Sep 4, 2020LUSKIN, TX
Crash2 injured

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE AT A STOP, AT AN INTERSECTION, THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY ACCELERATED INTO TRAFFIC AND AN 18-WHEELER CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CHECK DIAGNOSTIC LIGHT WAS ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL PRIOR TO THE CRASH. ONLY THE STEERING WHEEL'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND KNOCKED THE CONTACT OUT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES FROM THE SEATBELT AND THE DEPLOYED AIR BAG. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED INTERNAL BLEEDING AND INJURIES TO HIS KNEES, HIS RIGHT LEG AND HIS RIGHT ARM. THE FRONT PASSENGER WAS AIR LIFTED TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT CALLED KNIGHT MOTOR COMPANY DEALER (103 N TIMBERLAND DR, LUFKIN, TX 75901) AND WAS HUNG UP ON. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD. THE CONTACT STATED RESEARCHED FAILURE ON LINE AND FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07E082000 (EQUIPMENT) AS A POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.*DT*JB *LN*JB*DT CONSUMER STATED DEALER WAS CONTACTED BUT DID NOT RESPOND.*JB*DT*AS*DT

AIR BAGS
230,000 miJul 29, 2019NAPLES, FL
Crash1 injured

TL* THE OWNED 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40MPH ON A HIGHWAY HIS VEHICLE WAS IMPACTED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHICH CAUSED HIM TO CRASH INTO THE MEDIUM, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND THE SEATBELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN THE CONTACT CAUSING THE CONTACT TO HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH. THE CONTACT SUFFERED SEVER CHEST BRUISING AND LEG INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AWAITING TO IF IT WILL BE REPAIRED OR TOTALED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED WITH CASE NUMBER [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TT

AIR BAGS
20,000 miMar 31, 2019TALLAHASSEE, FL
Crash2 injured

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

AIR BAGS
Feb 19, 2019MEMPHIS, TN
Crash1 injured

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT, IT WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK AND LOWER BACK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT POWERED OFF AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DRIVE AND BEGAN SHAKING. ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND LATER TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PO171/02 SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. *JS

AIR BAGS
139,000 miAug 28, 2017SANTA ANA, CA
Crash1 injured

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING 65 MPH, HE WAS CUT OFF BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S SON HAD TO ABRUPTLY DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT WAS TOO LATE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S SON CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER WAS INJURED, BUT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000.

SERVICE BRAKES
150,000 miDec 1, 2016SIMI VALLEY, CA
Crash2 injured

BRAKE BOOSTER FAILURE. DAUGHTER DROVE CAR AND APPLIED BRAKES QUICKLY TO STOP VEHICLE. BRAKES FELT ABNORMAL AND VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH REAR END OF ANOTHER VEHICLE ON A CITY STREET. DROVE VEHICLE AFTER COLLISION AND BRAKES SEEMED TO BE WORKING OK. 7 WEEKS LATER DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AND HAD TOTAL SUDDEN BRAKE FAILURE. VEHICLE BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP AND SERVICE TECH SAID IT WAS MOST LIKELY A BRAKE BOOSTER FAILURE AND WOULD BE OVER $1000 TO REPAIR. VEHICLE BROUGHT TO PRIVATE MECHANIC FOR FURTHER ASSESSMENT. *TR

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