| Issue ID | 630498 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10191073 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | CAMRY |
| Model Year | 2007 |
| File date | 27/01/07 |
| Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | 2007 camry xle 4-cylinder purchased in april 2006. Car unpredictably hesitates and jerked upon acceleration. Sometimes the hesitation lasted a second, while other times it lasted at least three. Seconds. Occurred most often when accelerating from coasting, while changing lanes, or while accelerating through a turn. Cruise control was jerky and constantly revved the engine before engaging. In january and february i had two safety related incidents. While proceeding through a left-turn on hard packed snow i attempted to accelerate through the end of the turn and the car hesitated then grabbed, causing the front wheels to spin and lose traction. I stopped the car in the far left oncoming lane of traffic. A similar incident occurred while decelerating in a left-turn lane and approaching a red light at a large intersection. While approaching the light turned green. I accelerated and began the turn. The engine revved, and engagement was delayed, causing the front wheels to lose traction. In both cases, i was moving slowly , and had a left turn arrow so there was no oncoming traffic and no accident occurred. At present, i am careful when making turns with oncoming traffic, accelerating, changing lanes or passing slower vehicles. I have attempted to adjust acceleration so as not to increase the rpms so much that the car will jerk forward when the transmission engaged . However, it was impossible to compensate for this problem. I have spoken with the dealership by phone. In february i was told that they were not familiar with any such problem. They advised that some hesitation was normal. I was advised that i should wait until a better solution has been devised. In march i requested that they make a note of this problem, and was told that they could not document my complaint over the phone. They said i must leave it with them to let someone else take it for a drive. *ak |
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| Number of Occurences | 60 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | ARVADA, CO |
| VIN pattern | XXXXXX |
| 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 | 13/04/06 |
| Was original owner? | Y |
| Anti-lock brakes | Y |
| Cruise control | Y |
| Number of cylinders | 4 |
| Drive train type | FWD |
| Transmission type | AUTO |
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