| Issue ID | 630499 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10191074 |
| 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 hesitated 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 loose 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 and 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 the 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. Also, they stated 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. 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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