CarComplaints.com Notes: An increasing number of Toyotas are experiencing excessive oil consumption and the 2007 Camry seems to be leading the charge.
Owners are reporting that their engines are deprived of oil halfway through their maintenance schedules and in some cases the damage is so bad that entirely new engines need to be installed, paid out of pocket. The issue may be a result of defective piston rings.
Toyota has issued a TSB for this problem, but maintains their stance that vehicles equipped with a 2AZ-FE engine are burning through a “normal†amount of oil.
10.0
really awful
Crashes / Fires:
3 / 3
Injuries / Deaths:
2 / 0
Average Mileage:
65,867 miles
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The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that while driving 30 mph, the driver side sun visor became partially detached obscuring the vision of the driver. The contact was waiting for diagnosis from the dealer. The failure and current mileages were 129,396.
Driver's sun visor will not stay in place, dangerously blocking driver's vision. About 7 months later, the passengers also broke. Toyota refuses to acknowledge this defect that creates a safety hazard.
The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. While parked, the front driver side sun visor would not remain closed and continually fell down, obstructing the contact's vision. The contact stated that the front passenger side visor would also fall down. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostics. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000.
- Tucson, AZ, USA
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The sun visor on the driver side won't stay up if flops down and is difficult to see to drive. It flopped while I was driving and I had to slow down push it to side ways and continue driving and later need to remove it completely to continue driving. The piece that goes into the sunvisor itself that holds the visor up is broken. It looks to have come out of its "slot". the metal bracket within visor broke the plastic slot that holds the bracket.
The driver side sun visor broke. The visor won't stay up. It flops down and is difficult to see when driving. E.g. the upper half of my visibility is gone. It can't be moved to the side either, as it is broken at the top. After 5 days of driving with the broken sun visor, I almost hit a pedestrian today due to the limited visibility. Toyota dealer charges $160 total to replace it. I take care of my car well. I read complaints on internet that there are many other Camry owners have the same issue. It's highly likely that this is a defect. Toyota dealer charges $160 total to replace it.
The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that while driving 25 mph, he smelled an odor of smoke. The contact the rolled down the front driver's window and saw smoke. The contact rolled the window back up and noticed smoke coming from the control panel of the window. The contact was able to successfully maneuver to the shoulder and stop the vehicle. The vehicle was then shut off for approximately twenty minutes while the contact waited for the smoke to stop. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The dealer stated that they had to replace the master switch for the windows. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 41,700 and the current mileage 41,750.
The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that the sun visor would not remain upright. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the sun visor was replaced however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 36,000 and the current mileage was 80,000.
The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. The contact started the vehicle, activated the air conditioner and smoke emitted from the driver side door module. A small fire then erupted. The contact turned the car off and the smoke and fire ceased. The contact was able to remove the door module and found that the window power switch was melted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The vehicle was not taken to a mechanic or dealer for inspection or repair. The approximate current and failure mileage was 99,800.
The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. The contact stated while driving 30 mph the driver side sun visor became partially detached, blocking the view of the driver. The contact adjusted the placement of the visor and fully detached the visor from its housing. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 55,000 and the current mileage was 56,000. The VIN was not available.
The driver side visor is defective in my opinion which is preventing me to properly see the road. This part cannot rest on the roof but rather it droops down in a slanted angel. The rear doom light is falling apart exposing wirings in the passenger compartment.
The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that that the driver side sun visor would not remain secured in place. The contact attempted to reposition the sun visor so that it would remain in its housing but to no avail. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection or repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 90,000 and the current mileage was 91,000.
The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that the driver side sun visor broke and as a result, was blocking his visibility of the roadway. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the sun visor assembly needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileage was 63,000.
The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that the sun visor was hanging and would not remain upright. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis where the dealer stated that the visor would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 80,000 and the current mileage was 110,000.
The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that the driver side sun visor fractured and was blocking her visibility of the roadway. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that the sun visor assembly needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 60,000.
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- Bacula, GA, USA