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I have filed and been assigned yet another case number, although the rep said I shouldn't expect a call back from anyone.
I will be contacting Toyota tomorrow, in the hopes that they will do an even trade on another Toyota, before I file under the Texas Lemon Law (since this was the fifth attempt at repair - even though our laws only require three attempts). I was going to pursue this a couple of months ago, but then they called about the new transmission, so I was hoping this problem would be resolved.
To those of you that have had success with customer service, regarding trade-ins or buy backs, will you please give me their names?
I just got my car back today v-6 se after a valve body replacement. No problems yet though I'm waiting ti'll the morning to see if the rpm flare is gone seeing that it only happens after thefirst 10 mins after a cold start. I'm still waiting to hear from someone who has had suscess with a valve body replacement. I hope Toyota take care of your issues? Keep in touch, Chuck
As for the repairs made on yesterday, I got in my car this morning, and it is now flaring between 1st and 2nd, and 3rd and 4th.
Has anyone had the RPM spike (flair) problem successfully fixed on their 2007 V6 Camry? If so, please post the details of your repairs so that the rest of those affected can at least get an idea of where to start.
It just amazes me that it is taking Toyota so long to get a definitive fix for this problem.
Tomorrow will be day 2 and hoping for the best?
Keep in thouch
I thought that the teaching was not done correctly the first time and I would bet that it wasn't done correctly the second time. And the comments about the transmission having to learn your driving style to eliminate the still-present flare is, as far as I am concerned, a sign of the service people covering their incompetence.
I hope on Monday you can tell me I was wrong.
One question that I don't know if anyone has addressed as yet: Toyota contracted with the Subaru plant in Lafayette, IN to build Camrys to increase Toyota's production capacity. Does anyone know if production there has begun, and I wonder if any of the fit-and-finish (build quality) problems pointed out by several publications may be due to this facility, and not the Georgetown, KY plant?
Personally I talked with 3 people and they are happy with their camry purchase.
You can check other sites for reviews (msn, yahoo etc).
Personally I talked with 3 people and they are happy with their camry purchase.
hey ilovecars1, you can make that 4 very happy people. Though I've become a little paranoid ever since reading about the transmisions problems here, driving at irregular speeds and ways to try and see if I have that problem, my 07 SE has been nothing short of perfect. It's been just over 3 months now and can say I don't regret trading in my very old Avalon. I also own a Lexus 350 and Porsche Boxter S and can honestly say that my Camry is my preferred everyday car.
What I can suggest is forming a relationship with the dealer... so to have the peace of mind that you'll be taken care of. My dealer let me drive two different models for 24 hour test drives. And I don't necissarily believe that this transmission problem is as wide spread as you might think. I've yet to read one professional automotive journalist report such an issue, and I'd bet that some of the negative reviews on msn and yahoo are the same that are having problems here.
Anyways, Good luck. A lot of decent cars out there too, but I don't think you have too much to worry about in buying or leasing an 07 Camry.
For the average driving the CVT is great smooth with no "shift" lag. I wouldn't buy it for my sports car. BTW, I am very pleased with the real life performance of the TCH.
I went with the SE I4 5A with option C Package (Canadian packages) with leather/heated seats, moonroof..., after originally considering the V6. I realized as an everyday office car, I didn't need the excessive power of the V6.
There is currently just over 8,000 km (just under 5000 miles) on the odometer after a few long road trips. But most of my driving is in the city. And there has been no rattles or squeaks, or any QC issues, no transmission problems, no cruise control issues as of yet.
As for the 'weak AC' some have noted. I don't know if again, it was just their models, or just a perception issue, but living in southern Ontario, where our summers can hit 37 degrees Celsius (99 degrees F) and close to 50 degrees celsius (122 degrees F) with humidity, it had no problem keeping me cool.
And the Maxima, it's a great car too. Gets plenty of great reviews too and I wouldn't put it down either. But some have their share of problems too and it cost more too. Just look at the edmunds forums to start, and consumer guide's review isn't very possitive and doesn't get a 'best buy' or 'recommened' rating like the camry does. http://auto.consumerguide.com/auto/new/reviews/full/index.cfm/id/38767/
But, the maxima isn't really Nissan's direct competitor to Camry either, beginning at a base price near a fully loaded camry. Nissan's Altima would be the direct competitor and is recommended by consumer reports, unlike it's bigger brother. I'd also suggest looking at the Sonata... though it'll take a few generations of Hyundais to convince me of it's resale and reliability, it's backed with a great warranty and has been getting great reviews too.
The point is, unfortunately, some people unfortunately just end up with 'lemons' or other issues, whether minor or major, and others just have some expectations that may or may not be founded. For example, that bad review by cars.com by the three editors... one noted how unhappy he was with the leather, "it was stiff and cheap feeling," while the another editor said how happy he was with the leather, "to its credit, this camry had soft leather,"... so, as I said... it seems to be rife with perception issues. As for the actual measurable issues like ill fitting dash panel gaps, etc. Surely it's not acceptable, but occurs few and very far inbetween. Just read the doezens of other reviews by automotive journalists who have congratulated Toyota on it's latest efforts, or watch Edmunds.com's own video review... including one review by a journalist who is known to dislike Toyota and its' products... http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/27/AR2006012700832.- - - - html
If you just google in 2007 toyota camry reviews, which I'm sure you have, you'll read a consistent and vast majority of automotive journalists have few quips about any quality issues, and none that i have seen about the transmission issues. If you should choose the Camry, discuss your concerns with the dealer and ask/inform them that you would like to thoroughly inspect the car when you pick it up, and refuse to accept it if there are such issues.
Again, it's too bad that some such as Damon34 have had major issues with their new camrys, and it's a bigger shame they haven't been able to and repair these issues. But I can tell you that I am extremely happy with mine, the only issue I have is with design... I wish Toyota could have figured out how to have the increased structural integrity that the V-brace provides, while still allowing for the rear seats to fold down, since this is an everyday car for me. Oh, I wish Toyota would have offered this car in a Pearl white paint with a cream/off white leather interior aswell. So, I guess I'm not completely happy. I hope this helps, Let me know if you have anyother questions...
Tomorrow I am going to sell my 2006 4Runner LTD 4WD V8 to CarMax as I got tired of paying for gas so fast getting only 13-17MPG in city...
Congratulations! Keep us informed of what you think of your new Camry.
I could be dead wrong, but I don't think that's a unique problem to the 07 toyota Camry. A friend and I went golfing last weekend, he drove us in his new 06 Cadillac STS and had that 'booming' buffetting sound when only the rear windows were down.
I drive with only my sunroof open now, or at lower speeds in nice weather, just the driver's window.
In my old '80 Volvo 2-door, I used to leave the flip-open rear windows opened all summer -- this helped pull air through the car, and I didn't use the a/c much.
here's something specific with respect to the vehicle cabin and the mathematics involved for the curious:
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Acoustics/Flow-induced_oscillations_of_a_Helmholtz_- resonator
I'm holding my breath for you. I brought mine back in on
Saturday. No word yet. My RPM flare returned 4 days after having the valve body replaced.
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Are the Camry problems occuring in the models created in the second manufacturing run (I think it occurs in June)?
thanks
LOL!!! I know what you're talking about. I've been driving in all sorts of unnatural ways trying to see if I can feel the 'hesitation' problems some are talking about. But, thankfully, no problems yet.
Otherwise how can you explain this rpm flare behaviour in light of all the unsucessful mechanical fixes?
Canucks are mellower... (They don't start wars, either.)
Ok, where is our host? If we can't recomend other cars then I dont think politics should be allowed either. :P :P :P
Expense is irrelevant since it's not born by the dealership. This is a warranty service for which the dealership directly bills Toyota for reimbursement of part(s) and labor charges.
Well, about 14 months into production, Infiniti offered ALL owners a 3 year 36,000 mile warranty(parts & labor) on all of our disk brake pads which is unheard of in any auto warranty.
What I expect Toyota to do some time in the next few months, is to eventually offers us some kind of extended warranty on the drive train(for pre Sept 1/2006 production V6 cars)to help spread out the cost to replace all of these "troublesome" transmissions as they FAIL.
Not sure how many are out there, but you can't manage replacing them ALL within a short period of time.
Anyway, my SE V6 is still trouble free.
Have any of these transmissions actually 'failed'?