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2007 Toyota Camry Problems and Repairs

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  • camry9camry9 Member Posts: 2
    The trouble with new cars is they have lots of crappy parts on them; in addition, they are trying to make them more efficient on gas so they have 5 speeds and 6 speeds automatic. I understand that I am not a mechanic but I believe that the vibration in my car is coming from the drive line is caused by either engine or transmission I doubt it to be the brake rotors else I would have felt slight pulsation when I brake.
    As I mentioned in my post previously the RPM is at 2200 when driving at 120km/h, to me this is very low. Also I noticed that the engine and however it is 4cyl but a bit noisy compared to my previous 05 Honda Accord.
    I will wait for the Toyota techs to drive my car; however, I am sure that they will say it is normal and it is characteristics of the car I have heard this from lots of people before this is their remedy for a problem when they don't know how to fix especially with cars that are driven by computer now.
    Cars quality is not there anymore and it is luck!!!
  • palpakpalpak Member Posts: 21
    Pulsation when braking at highway speeds means your ABS is working.
  • 210delray210delray Member Posts: 4,721
    Only if you're braking hard on a dry surface, much less so on snow or ice.

    The frequency of ABS vibration is much greater than the pulsation from warped rotors.
  • mali3mali3 Member Posts: 2
    Greetings,

    I have a toyota camry 06 with 100,000 miles on it. I recently changed the brake pads and the rotors on all four wheels. Since then it vibrates when I press on the brake. The vibration is only on the brake pad and not in the car or the wheel. Also it is more when the car is in high speed. Basically it seems to be almost normal when i brake while driving 20m/hr or less. I think it is rotors but not sure, will really appreciate suggestions.

    thanks
  • 210delray210delray Member Posts: 4,721
    Sounds like warped rotors to me. Where did you get the rotors?
  • jlong5jlong5 Member Posts: 5
    I have a 07 Camry with just over 36000 miles. When I turn on my fan, a noice comes from the engine, more from the passenger side, that sounds like a somewhat of a groaning noise. The higher I turn on the fan, the louder the noise gets. Any ideas what the noise may be?

    Thanks
  • sumnercsumnerc Member Posts: 12
    the noise you describe sounds like a bad fan motor.
  • kiawahkiawah Member Posts: 3,666
    or some debris has fallen into the air plenum to the fan, and is rubbing against the fan blades.
  • jlong5jlong5 Member Posts: 5
    Thanks for the responses. Plan on taking my car in to a mechanic this week. Here's hoping it's just debris as i just turned over 36K last week!
  • mcdawggmcdawgg Member Posts: 1,722
    Take it to Toyota - if it is just over 36k, you can call Toyota Corp. and they will still cover it - just be very nice about it, tell them how much you love Toyota, etc. and they will likely still cover it under warranty.
  • jlong5jlong5 Member Posts: 5
    Good advice. Thanks.

    Do you think I should call Toyota Corp prior to going to the dealership?
  • mali3mali3 Member Posts: 2
    Thanks for the reply it was warped ........I had bought it from Oriely. It was brand new but warped. Replaced it and it works fine now........
  • sumnercsumnerc Member Posts: 12
    no. It should be warranty covered.
  • hughesbsthughesbst Member Posts: 4
    1. Vibration when braking/pulsating pedal

    2. Not sure but it occurs ever 12k - 15k miles

    3. Toyota says "no brakes needed, scuffed surface, still plent of pad left"

    I wish I knew what the heck toyota has done .. all I can say is that I was back in the shop for the 9th time due to Rotors and they have decided to deny any further service to my car for rotors...siting that it is how I drive the car...well since this is my 5th new car of which some I have put over $200k miles on and never had rotor issues, they are wrong! I do not drive with my left foot on the brake.

    basically they said, we will see you in 5K miles for your service (Engines for Life)--I told them that I will not be back for service--if my engine blows up, they will just tell me it was how I drove their vehicle...Toyota does not stand behind their product!
  • hughesbsthughesbst Member Posts: 4
    I purchased an 07 Camry in Nov 06. It has been in the shop 9 times for Rotors...this last time in the shopr, Toyota decided "They are denying any further repair to my car, saying it was how I drove the car".

    Had an Acura Integra 300k miles - never had rotor issues
    Had an 98 Plymouth Grand Voyager - 270k miles- no rotor problems
    Had a 98 Chevy S10 - 240K miles - no rotor issues
    Etc...Etc...Etc

    Case and point, there is a problem and instead of trying to figure it out from the start, they treated the symptoms by turning rotors, replacing rotors and scuffing brake pads.

    Buyers Beware: Toyota does not stand behind their product and that comes straight from the "Factory Reps". My family has purchased 5 cars from them in the last 5 years and wewill not buy another!
  • 210delray210delray Member Posts: 4,721
    Glad to hear it worked out! Oftentimes, we never hear back from people with a problem -- it's nice to know that a diagnosis over the internet was correct.
  • mcdawggmcdawgg Member Posts: 1,722
    Yes, if you are past 36k miles. Phone number in your owner's manual. Let me know if you have any other questions.
  • moore2501moore2501 Member Posts: 2
    Hi, I have a Toyota Camry 07 V6 LE. In the past two years we've owned the car it has never had this problem during the winter months. When temperatures reach below 50 degrees Fahrenheit the car's air recirculation shuts off. Activating it again keeps the recirculation going for less than a minute or two before it fails again.
    The dealership seems to think this is a "factory" built in feature, I doubt that this is true. Can anyone confirm this? Thank you!
  • mcdawggmcdawgg Member Posts: 1,722
    Yes, it is a factory feature. I think it even tells you that in your owner's manual. The reason is it prevents people from fogging up their windows by leaving it on too long. You can defeat this feature temporarily if you want. I think I have posted how to do it before, but I'll tell you again if you want.
  • patrickhtpatrickht Member Posts: 4
    I have a 2007 Camry I noticed a musty smell coming from the vents and white particles on the dash and other surfaces. I changed the cabin filter, but still had the same problem. I brought it to the dealer after reading some of the posts on this site. The dealer tried to blame it on the aftermarket cabin filter I used! I told them that It was happening with the original Toyota cabin filter. I explained about the evaporator core problems that many 2007 Camry/Lexus owners were having. They checked and told me their is a service bulletin about it and they would have to replace the evaporator core. This is a very expensive job and should be covered under my warranty. If anybody else has this same problem, take your car to your local Toyota dealer immediately.
  • 650spx650spx Member Posts: 48
    Hi it sounds like the coating is coming off the evap. This usaly only affects hybrid camrys or so I hear but it did affect a portion of gas vechiles also. But it is only a 3/36 item good luck.
  • cctxcctx Member Posts: 1
    I'm new to this network, so I missed your earlier instructions about how to temporarily disable this feature. Please tell us again (March and April are skunk breeding season in our area, so it'd be invaluable info).
  • imidazol97imidazol97 Member Posts: 27,676
    >The dealer tried to blame it on the aftermarket cabin filter I used! I told them that It was happening with the original Toyota cabin filter.

    I hope you showed enough aggravation at their trying to blame the cabin filter you'd used.

    2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,

  • wwestwwest Member Posts: 10,706
    These problems, musty smell and "snow flakes" are common to all Toyota and Lexus products and most probably every vehicle of asian manufacturer that uses an HVAC design by NipponDenso.
  • wwestwwest Member Posts: 10,706
    Sadly, an aftermarket pollen filter could contribute to this problem. The factory filter will most likely be embedded with an anti-microbial chemical that aids in suppressing the growth of the microbes whose "leavings" result in the dirty gym socks odor. Since some of these chemicals can also be detrimental to human life the aftermarket filter manufacturers are not likely to use them.
  • 650spx650spx Member Posts: 48
    The white powder is all over corrct and if you wipe it off it comes back I assume.
    The car has a evap with a faulty coating. If cabin air filters were causing this problem it would affect a much broder range of vechiles. I guess you have to see the amount of powder to understand. Mabey you could post some pictures.
  • mcdawggmcdawgg Member Posts: 1,722
    Pasted this in from my post #656 in Toyota Camry 2007:

    You can defeat this design, however. If you push the recirculate button AND hold it in for 5 seconds, it will stay on recirculate until you push it again or you switch the airflow knob into or out of one of the two defrost positions or, once you turn off the car.
  • wwestwwest Member Posts: 10,706
    Two separate problems/issues.

    NipponDenso covers their evaporator cooling vanes/surfaces with a thin coat of porus nylon. The pores are then filled with an anti-microbial chemical. Over time and use the chemical will be fully leached from the nylon pores and the OEM pollen filter then becomes the only sources of the chemical.

    Over an extended period the nylon coating itself begins to break down and flake off of the roughly 10,000 square inches of evaporator vane surface area.

    Lexus/Toyota/NipponDenso first begin the practice of using the anti-microbial chemical embedded in the porus nylon back in about mid-91 but neglected to file an MSDS form with the FDA(?). They then had to discontinue the practice until later when a more beniegn chemical could be found and qualified via US regulations.
  • hvtec2002hvtec2002 Member Posts: 19
    I just bought my 09 Camry SE i4 last month and right out the door i noticed the brakes were shaking at 30-55 mph. I brought it back to the dealer after putting 300 miles on it and they turned all 4 rotors for me with out test driving the car and the brakes are smooth and no shaking at all. i think this is a very common problem on this car or i would not be :surprise: if the parts are "made in china".
  • mcdawggmcdawgg Member Posts: 1,722
    Made in China? I doubt it. My '07 has 75% North American parts, and assembled in USA. Most of the remaining 25% parts are from Japan. Problems with the rotors being warped are not a common problem on '07-current Camrys, at least on several websites that I watch. The only complaint I read about the brakes with some frequency is that the rear pads wear out quicker than the front. However, the same complaint is on the Honda Accord forums, so it must be something with how these cars' brakes are balanced, and not a problem with just the Camry.

    This could be the result of a few bad parts (suppliers do make errors), or maybe the result of someone abusing it on a test drive. Your owner's manual says to avoid hard braking for the first 200 miles.

    Glad to hear your dealer took care of the problem and I hope everything else is well. :)
  • mutressmutress Member Posts: 1
    My power outlets in my camry LE does not work. What could be the reason?
  • kiawahkiawah Member Posts: 3,666
    Probably blew a fuse.
  • moore2501moore2501 Member Posts: 2
    yes that would be great thank you!
  • mcdawggmcdawgg Member Posts: 1,722
    I posted the instructions in post #4749.
  • 650spx650spx Member Posts: 48
    I was only repyling to the 07 camry at hand. Like I said you have to see one to understand there is no mistaking that guys problem for slight flaking from a old evap or cabin filter. But thanks for all the other information about MSDS and the 1991 lexus.
  • hvtec2002hvtec2002 Member Posts: 19
    My friend and I installed the Toyota Remote Starter system to my 09 Camry Se i4 not too long ago. I also want to install the alarm system "shock sensor" and I am not sure if they have conflict between the two.
  • vizyovizyo Member Posts: 35
    I have 2007 Camry LE4. In the user manual, it says when the theft deterrent system is set, it automatically sounds alarm after 30 seconds if any of the doors is unlocked or if the trunk or hood is opened. It also gives instructions about how to test it. I tested it but the system did not alarm at all. I took my car to the service, they checked it and said only XLE model has this alarming feature. I was wondering if this is correct. Would anybody, who has LE 4 or SE 4, check it for me and post his response here? I do not have much confidence in the service. Thanks in advance.
  • hvtec2002hvtec2002 Member Posts: 19
    My understand from my car is the keyless system is only for open/lock all door, open trunk and panic. Alarm is not inluded and we have to buy the GBS to add into that keyless unit to make it work.

    However, we just test the remote starter again and it stopped working. We follow the instruction that the dealer sent to us but nothing is clear from wiring part with out the hood switch. We can make it start the car by using the remote but it will stop working after we drove the car around.

    I am not sure if the hood switch is a must have or not but i will add the hood switch and test it again. :mad:
  • 210delray210delray Member Posts: 4,721
    The dealer is correct. I have both an LE 4 and XLE 4 ('04 and '05 models, respectively), and only the XLE has the alarm. I'm sure this is the same for 2007 models, even with the redesign.
  • amorrow0amorrow0 Member Posts: 5
    Ok, would someone please help me out . . .

    When you turn on the Camry, you get the scrolling "Welcome to Camry" message; however, my satellite radio titles and artists' names will not scroll! Are they supposed to?

    If anyone else has the XLE 2007 Camry, and/or has the standard XM Radio for the Camry, I would be very interested to know if yours is scrolling. It seems like it should!

    I'm also having a problem with the 'Mode' button - or switching back and forth from radio to satellite. It regularly cannot do it, and I either have to cycle back through to radio or satellite - or turn the car off! Not a good solution.
  • patty19patty19 Member Posts: 11
    Two weeks ago I had my oil and filter changed at the Toyota Dealer. This past Saturday I drive 168 miles outside of my town. As I pull up into the parking lot I see smoke and smell burning. Once the car cools off I pop the hood and check the oil and there is oil. It's bone dry. I drive the car 1/10 to gas station and put in 4 quarts of oil. There is a leakage as I'm putting the oil in. I start the car and massive oil gushes out. Someone at the gas station checks underneath the car for to see if the gas cap is loose or gone. It's still attached. What could possibly be wrong with my car. It's a 2007 with only 35,500 miles. I bought it brand new and only had it for 2 1/2 years.
  • notmybmwnotmybmw Member Posts: 101
    Hi, Patty; sorry to hear about your troubles. Sounds like the dealer's mechanic messed up when reinstalling your oil drain plug (not gas cap) after emptying out your old oil. (There were two things he could have mis-installed: the drain plug...or the new filter.)
    Word of advice: GO BACK TO THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY. DO NOT TELL HIM YOU DROVE THE CAR AFTER FINDING IT WAS EMPTY OF OIL.
    Bottom line is, his shop IS 100% responsible for any damage that may have resulted from your car leaking out its entire oil supply out onto the road......but, he will TRY to blame YOU if you make any mention of KNOWINGLY driving with no oil. Tell him you stopped driving right after you smelled smoke...checked the oil...saw it was empty...and added oil right away...THEN drove to his shop.
    The drain plug must have been left out........or, the threads were stripped when it was re-installed, or the filter wasn't tightened properly and one of the two was leaking from the minute you left his shop.
    Either way, it's obviously all his fault, and I'd be prepared to name a lawyer if he starts to give you push-back of any type whatsoever.
    Good luck....let us know how you make out.
    Michael
  • vizyovizyo Member Posts: 35
    Before I noticed leak on my Camry as well. I found that the technician in Toyota service did not place the oil filter properly and it was leaking. Since then, I check if there is any leak everytime I change the oil. Since there is no oil remaining in your Camry, it may cause severe damage in the engine.
  • zaken1zaken1 Member Posts: 556
    The first poster's response is very good advice. Another thing I can add is that sometimes when an oil filter is replaced, the rubber gasket may stick to the engine, rather than coming off with the filter; if a new filter and gasket is installed when there is an old gasket already there, this will create a leak, which may not show up right away. Alternately, in very rare cases; a new oil filter will have a manufacturing defect, such as a tiny hole in the body. In such a situation; everything can be installed and tightened properly, but there will still be a leak.
  • patty19patty19 Member Posts: 11
    Notbybmw,

    Thank you for responding back so quickly. I'm so worried that I would get stuck with a massive bill from the Toyota Dealer. I had the car towed and delivered to them at12:30am this morning from 168 miles outside of where I live, because there was no way I could drive it and I didn't have anyone to call. The towing was quiet expensive, but I didn't know what else to do.

    PS: I didn't know that a mis-installed drain plug or new filter could cause a massive oil leak like that.

    Thanks again!
    Patty
  • wwestwwest Member Posts: 10,706
    Yet another possibility, a remote one to be sure...

    The engine lubricating oil pump's pressure releif valve failed in the closed position and the excess pressure ruptured the oil filter.
  • patty19patty19 Member Posts: 11
    Thanks everyone for responding to my email. I just got off the phone from Toyota Dealer, it's the oil line that broke. It's under warranty, which is great, but it's going to be 3 to 4 weeks before I get my car back. The part is on back order, which will take 3 to 4 weeks. They are going to reimbursement me for the very expensive towing that was 160 plus miles and I get a rental car for.
  • notmybmwnotmybmw Member Posts: 101
    Hey, Patty.......so glad you ended up having a good experience with your dealer. It's nice to know they're looking after you. I'm surprised your oil line is covered under warranty...(perhaps you have an extended warranty, because I don't think it would be covered under the standard factory warranty...) but, hey, we're not asking questions at this point, right?!?

    Good luck to you.......and hope you get your car back soon.

    On other fronts, I believe you said your car is a 2007, yes? If so (and if it's an automatic), and if you've noticed any hesitation at intersections (i.e. acceleration is 'jumpy' after having slowed down), and/or if you have rattles coming from around/under the dashboard when traveling over rough roads, there are TSBs (technical service bulletins) issued by Toyota that instruct your dealer to fix these (unrelated) problems for you free of charge.

    Cheers, sweetie.....and have a great day!
  • patty19patty19 Member Posts: 11
    Notmybmw, I have experience recently some hesitation and told them about it. They blew me off by saying it's suppose to be perform that way. I have to go to the Dealer today and drop off my receipt for the towing. I'll have them check he hesitation before I pick up the car in a month. I also wanted to ask you, does it really take 3 to 4 weeks to order a part and fix it. Apparently the warranty is 60 months/60,000 miles along with a basic of 36 months/36,000 miles.

    Thanks again
    Patty
  • mcdawggmcdawgg Member Posts: 1,722
    I think this must be a V-6, because I recall there being a problem with the V-6 oil lines and they are on back order. I have not heard of any I4 engines with this problem - they are the same bullet-proof engine from the last generation (2002-2006).

    This is under the normal powertrain warranty (5 years, 60k miles).

    If it is a V-6, then there are no hesitation issues that need the simple, quick reprogramming.

    I
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