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I've scheduled another appointment with service advisor, but would like to get feedback as to what could possibly go wrong (assuming they install a working power steering pump properly).
Two questions:
1. Does anyone have a downloadable source for the famous 068-08 TSB? Please post a link. I hear all about this TSB but have never seen the actual doc. In fact, it might be a US model specific fix, but I'd like to see it anyway. Thanks.
2. Secondly, does anyone in/from Canada have a list of all the TSBs that have been issued for the Canadian version of the '07 Camry 4cyl 5speed automatic? My dealer (Performance Toyota in St. Catharines, Ontario) has a real bad attitude......didn't even know that TSB's existed relating to hesitation and acceleration and shifting problems. (Did their best to make me look like an idiot and a trouble maker.)
I'd really like to educate them......and put a flyer on the windshield of every recent model Camry I see in town. (Performance is the ONLY dealer in town....and I'm sure they'd love to see all their Camry owners about this fix ASAP........NOT!)
They've booked me in to perform what THEY are calling a 2650! Did I read somewhere on this forum that this is an internal Toyota admin number and not the actual number of the TSB?
Thanks for any informed responses.
P.S. Can I see a show of hands for whether or not there should be a "Canadian only" version of the "problems" forum?......knowing how many of the fuel, exhaust, emissions etc systems are different from one country to another? Just askin.
Ciao!
I'd love to see that TSB too. My transmission ('07 Camry LE 6 speed automatic) was replaced 2 times already. I still think the shifting isn't perfect, but the service dept insists it is. Now, after the 2nd time they changed the transmission I'm noticing a very foul odor coming out of the vents. They're going to change the blower motor next week, but I find it strange that I'm having a number of problems with this car.
Re: the Canadian only forum--you were kidding, right? I mean--seriously--the Camry's are all constructed the same way. No???
I also have poor shifting with my 2007 v-6 I'm getting ready to take it in again and hope Toyota has a fix. I too can use any info on TSB.
Keep complaining and call the 1800 #
God Bless
I have this "rumbling sound" coming from somewhere "below"....and I don't know what it might be. Sounds kinda like an old fashioned "U-joint".
Just wondering if the two years of drive-by-wire herky jerky transmission banging/shifting/unshifting etc has finally taken a toll on my driveshafts (transaxles) and destroyed a bearing or two.
Thoughts? Thanks.
Mike
BTW, are you in Canada or the US?
Also BTW, you say you have an LE Camry with a 6 speed AT. You mean 5 speed, don't you? I don't think Camry had a 6 spd tranny in 07, at least not on a 4cyl. (is there even a 6cyl LE? I don't think so.)
Anyway, yeah......where are all those Canadian who HAVE had ANY TSBs performed for transmission smoothnes? Is everyone sick of hearing about this?
I'd REALLY like to have a copy of either or both of ANY Canadian transmission TSB and the much talked about 068-08 TSB (which my dealer says is American-only)
Anyone?????
Thanks, Mike
I have a softcopy on it and all the other TSB's on my server, which unfortunately is down with a motherboard problem and I haven't had time to fix it for a couple of days. If you search and look long enough in the Camry forum's, you'll find it.
For the automatic's,.....the V6 has the 6 speed transmission, the I4 has the 5 speed transmission.
Shifting from Miles to Meters on the speedo is a software config setting
Vehicle runs great after the TSB.
airsept odor gym eed
a) I've looked at hundreds of pages on this website and am not finding a downloadable copy of 068-08, nor any Canada TSBs. Would love some help with this.
b) re: transmissions, the fellow I was answering said his LE had a 6speed AT, which we both know is not possible. The LE is a 4cyl config.
c) speedometers: miles to kilometers is not a software setting, it's a physically different face on the speedo. Ours (Canadian) have LARGE kilometre readings on the outer rim of the dial and smaller mileage numbers on the inner circle. Yours (US version) would have the reverse, or, more likely just mileage numbers (since Americans are allergic to the metric system.......LOL!!!) Plus, there are lots of other differences with regard to exhaust system fire guards, emissions controls etc. (This is why Toyota Canada had no TSB's on the 07 Camry till well after the yanks.)
Regards,
Scotty
I've just recently "discovered" that there is a fix for my longterm (June '06 purchase date) hesitation/shifting problems on my 07 Camry.
I've looked around a lot, but am still having problems finding Canadian equivalents of the many U.S. TSBs I see referenced on the site.
My dealer steadfastly refused to believe/admit there was a problem until I took them the 0068-08.......which they correctly identified as an American document, but which prodded them to look for the Canadian version, which they of course found. (even though they won't show it to me....even though they've "done it" to my car!) Strange, yes?
Now, as a gesture of contrition on their part, I want them to perform any and all other 2007 Camry 4cyl 5AT TSBs on a complimentary basis......but they obviously can't be counted on to "dig out" these TSBs of their own volition. I'D like to present them to THEM...but I gotta find them first.
Any suggestions for source? (other than another Can. Toyota dealer?)
Thanks.........to anyone......if you have a list or a source.
Cheers,
Scotty
p.a. is this thread "dead" for some reason? I haven't seen a new posting for three days.............??
Thanks
Partial List TSB's
Thank you, chuck
The "fix" (Technical Service Bulletin) that I have a printed copy of is the 0068-08. This is the US market fix for 4 cylinder Camrys and Solaras, both automatic and manual 5-speed transmission models. This TSB supersedes the EG036-07 which was presumably an earlier version of the fix.
The Canadian version of this TSB was referred to by my dealer as the 2650. However, I haven't been able to find a printed version of it. My dealer's service manager is a jerk and wouldn't give me a copy of it, even though the work has already been done on my car.
He initially didn't even know the TSB existed. When I told him there had to be one, based on what I had read, he finally got off his butt and found it. He didn't, however, do the proper run-in that is defined in the documentation. Nor did he know he was required to apply an "Authorized Modification Label" under the hood when completed. When I advised him this was mandatory......he checked.......and, whaddayaknow.....it IS mandatory. He said he'd mail it to me. I said "no you won't....you'll call me in and YOU'LL apply it."
He's not a happy camper. Too bad.
Has anyone had success with a 3rd party remote start for this vehicle?
I think I have the same problem the actuator noise sounds every time when I start to drive the car after 10 feet, all the people sitting in the car can hear the noise. I went to dealer and they told me "the sound only happened to Camry!" But why other type car does not sound that way? I just wondering why Toyota does not do anything try to fix it. That is really bad impression to Toyota's name!!!
Who can tell me how they can fix the actuator noise?
Thank you!
Does your Camry burn oil? Mine does.
My 2007 XLE V6 Camry does not burn any oil! I have about 37,000 miles on it, and I change the oil and filter every 2,500 miles. (My choice)! ------ I also use BG / MOA oil additive. The dealer recommends this at major service intervals. (I use it at every oil and filter change.) --------- Remember, in the past, Toyota Engines were "sludge" producers! ----- Go to the dealer for all your oil and filter services, and KEEP ALL YOU SERVICE RECEIPTS! ---- When the $#@& hits the fan, you will be in the driver's seat! -------- Consider putting an extended warrnty on this vehicle. (My vehicle is covered for 6 years / 100,000 miles by a Toyota Extended Warranty.)
Best regards. --------------- Dwayne :shades:
Regarding oil "burning," how much are you losing? Most cars use a little oil in my 30+ years of experience owning cars. Only my most recent cars (3 Camrys and a Nissan Frontier) don't seem to use any.
You don't need any oil additives -- those are dealer moneymakers and are not recommended by Toyota itself. Again, check your owner's manual.
Does anyone konw if this is true or if I was hosed by the dealer? Do any Camry owners living in states like MN get after-market chasis protection?
Thanks
At the same time they're trying to troublshoot the ps, they install the new TSB0068-08, and finally the transmission works like it's supposed to (holdin low gear when entering the highway ramp,, and no downshift at 70mph with cruise control).. Wish toyota programmed the transmission this way when i bought the car 2 years ago!
Your 07 Camry probably has sufficient intra-body rust prevention, but if you want to be sure, find a shop that does good "intrusion" oil spraying and have them use only new hydraulic oil inside your rocker panels, doors, trunk lid, etc.
And remember, don't take your car through any mechanical car washers, winter OR summer.....unless they are the touchless variety. Always HANDwash your car for a longlasting finish.
My '97 looked like new when I gave it to my daughter last year.....with 224,000 kilometers on it. (about 120K miles)
We don't have much of either here anymore either (central VA).
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
Thanks,
Rob
How lucky are you?????
Inhale, close your eyes, relax and float downstream!!!
After a period of time, enough "washings" of the evaporator vane surfaces, the coating begins to flake off.
Apparently some customers have had their evaporator replaced as a result.
As in dirty/moldy gym socks...??
If so the odor will return...!
See airsept.com for their EED.
I bought a 2007XLE used Camrym 2.4 liter engine, automatic with 27,000 miles on it. Ratings for the model suggest that I should be able to get up to 33 mpg on the road.
I have driven it about 2500 miles. I am getting 22-23 mpg on a flat highway, using cruise control, sitting at 60 mpg. In town I am getting about 15-16 mpg. I am a good driver and usually am able to get at least the mileage predicted.
So the dealer (honda) where I bought the car says, "Does it drive smoothly?" Yes
"Are there any dash board lights on?. No
Then there is nothing wrong with it.
I say, I am getting 25% reduction in miles. That means there is something wrong. They say, Nope, nothing is wrong.
So then i go to Toyota since it is still in warranty (though something supposedly expires at 30,000. They hook it up to their machine and say "there is nothing wrong." I say....
They say, well it is the ethanol we use here. I say, that is supposed to be 5-10% decrease, not 25%. They say, yes but it is winter. I say, yes, but we have only had one frost so far and the temperatures are mostly int he 50s. They say, that will cause the difference in mileage.
While I can change a tire and used to change my own oil, I would rather be reading up and making some fancy recipe. I don't talk cars, motors or engines and I don't feel I have the language to argue these issues.
Please, am I wrong in my expectations of mpg? On Friday, I take the car to the Honda dealer for a check up. Can you help me figure out what to say if I am not wrong.
Also, I read about some TSB(in my world that means tablespoon of butter) that appears to have been related to 2007 Camrys--but it sounds like it only applies to a manual.
Many thanks for any help rendered.
Brakes dragging....??
At a constant, even, 60MPH what is the engine RPM...??
No, the TSB (Technical Service Bulletin) are for automatics and 068-08 is for manual and automatic.
A TSB, as I'm sure you know, can be for anything...... automatic, manual, constant velocity (IF Toyota had a CS). It's just a service bulletin; nothing less, nothing more. Some TSBs apply to body trim, which obviously has nothing to do with transmission or engine type.
I'll concede one point though: strangely on the 068-08 TSB, the description right from the factory does say for automatics AND manual transmission models. BUT.....how a TSB designed to "smooth shifting" can possibly apply to a manual transmission is beyond me. (Unless the TSB comes with a bottle of sedatives to calm the driver's jangled nerves, and therefore "smooth" out his manual shifting arm!! LOL!!)
With the advent/adoption of DBW or E-throttles the engine control ECU's firmware could be quite intimately involved, fully integrated, into manual shifting.
Also, at the same time... I also had the following repair kits installed to repair a dashboard noise I was getting when the weather turns cold... even though I had the noise kits installed I still get the same noise in the dash now that the weather has turned cold in NY... anyone having the same issue?
"Noise Kit #08231-00801", and "Wind Noise Kit #08231-00810".
I was attempting to help the OP, because it sounded like they thought that some of the TSBs that they read about were only for manuals.
As far as MPG before and after the TSB - I have seen no change.
It is entirely possible, even probable, that the TSB hesitation fix involved keeping the ATF line control pressure elevated for a few seconds immediately after an upshift is completed. Just in case a required, re-acceleration, downshift is soon to follow. They may have even added a "virtual" dashpot as used in old carburated engines to prevent the engine from stalling due to otherwise too quickly falling to idle upon full throttle release. In city driving those few extra seconds of high ATF line pressure coupled with DBW being used to more slowly reduce the engine RPM to idle could add up, resulting in lowering your FE overall.
Ford has recently adopted a variable displacement ATF pump to combat this very same problem. High volume at idle so the ATF pressure can be quickly raised even with the engine idling, but low volume at high, higher engine RPMs for improved FE.
It is my belief that this would be just another form of the "fix" for the premature transaxle failures of the '99 & '00 RX300's. for the '01 and up RX300 models they reprogrammed the ECU firmware to constantly maintain the ATF pressure a a high level, result in severely burned ATF in as little as 40,000 miles. Then that development resulted in the need to change the ATF drain and flush maintenance schedule from infiniti, life of the vehicle, to every 15,000 miles.
Also, do you think I am correct that I should be getting better mileage, even with ethanol added to the petrol? Thanks. Ruth