| Issue ID | 1220181 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10764157 |
| Manufacurer | Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | CAMRY |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 16/09/15 |
| Component | STRUCTURE:BODY |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I purchased my 2007 toyota camry xle in may 2006 (the vin plate shows it was made in kentucky). 2007 was a new body style. The camry had a tach weld defect in the right rear fender well. Originally the dealer told me it was my rear grab handle shaking. I knew it wasn't. Having no other recourse, i called toyota corporate. They flew in 2 tech service engineers from ca to my state, and with the dealer, they discovered that there was a faulty (or no) tach weld in the rr fender well causing the frame of the body to strike together. The car was sent to a welding shop and the defect was repaired. It's now september 2015 and about a month ago i began to hear the "tink tink" sound again- indicating the same, or another, faulty tach weld. I have called toyota corporate again (just now), and am waiting for a response. Since this is essentially the frame of the car, i'm very concerned. (additionally i had extensive issues with this car but unless i constantly returned it to the dealer/shop i couldn't meet the lemon law threshold in my state. For example, water poured out of the driver's side visor. The dealer said it was leaves in the a pillar. I park my car in a garage.) |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 121000 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | MILL CREEK, WA |
| VIN pattern | 4T1BE46K87UXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 45 |
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