| Issue ID | 665961 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10220297 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | CAMRY |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 16/11/07 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | We own a 2007 toyota camry se and honestly don't know what to do at this point, our experience has been terrible. Approximately november of 07, i was driving down the conejo grade in camarillo, california and started to feel like i was losing control of the car, i couldn't steer it and hit the brakes really hard to come to a stop without hitting any other vehicles. The car was towed to toyota who explained that the transmission needed to be replaced and the reason why i couldn't steer my car was something to do with how the transmission rotates the wheels and one wheel was pointed towards the right and one was where it should be. I could have been killed or hurt someone else and i was very upset especially after hearing that i wasn't the only one this has happened to. At this time i was told that my brakes were warped and i had to pay $180. 00 to fix them, apparently when i hit my breaks real hard to try and stop the car without crashing i warped the breaks. This wasn't under warranty. I received the car back approximately a week later and was told they put in a new transmission. When i left the dealership the engine still didn't feel right it was lunging. So i brought the car back and they did a test drive with me in the car and of course it didn't do it. I have had off and on issues and now my maintenance light is on, after being at the dealership for the last 10 days with other issues. I have no trust or faith at this point with them. Most of all, the car doing it's own driving with the transmission and the failing of mine could have killed me or someone else. How many complaints need to be made before someone gets hurt. The 2007 camry is a problem, and honestly i'm afraid to drive it at this point. |
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| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | CAMARILLO, CA |
| VIN pattern | 4T1BK46K67UXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 19/08/06 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | Y |
| Cruise control | Y |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
| Drive train type | FWD |
| Transmission type | AUTO |
| Vehicle speed | 40 |
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