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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:
9 / 30
Injuries / Deaths:
7 / 0
Average Mileage:
70,429 miles

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2007 Toyota Camry electrical problems

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2007 Toyota Camry Owner Comments (Page 2 of 11)

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problem #189

Aug 232018

Camry

  • 180,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. While driving at an unknown speed, the speedometer gauge failed to provide the correct reading and the ABS control module and emergency warning indicators illuminated. Also the cooling component of the air conditioner failed to function. Furthermore, while at a stop sign, the vehicle began to power down. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the ABS control module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The manufacturer was not notified of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 180,000.

- Santa Clarita, CA, USA

problem #188

Aug 072018

Camry

  • 200,000 miles
The break light and ABS light come one and all gauges stop working and just start jumping around. The ac doesn't work when this happens. This happens while idol and while driving. If driving, I can't tell how fast I'm going because the gauges stop working. This happens at random times then goes back to normal but seems to be happening more frequently.

- Del City, OK, USA

problem #187

Jan 132018

Camry

  • 170,000 miles
Instrument panel failure....while driving brake and ABS lights cut on and speedometer tachometer temperature gauge gas guage and odometer quit working. The ac also blows hot air and car shakes when stopping occasionally.this has been happening for months and started around 170000 miles. Dealer wants to charge thousands of dollars to find problem. That's half of the value of the car. It's not worth that much money to fix. Toyota needs to do a recall for this. It is a major safety concern

- Bassett, VA, USA

problem #186

Jun 012018

Camry

  • 110,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

(1) ABS module has an intermittent short. When it fails the speedometer stops working, ABS and brake light on dash come on, temp gauge and tach fluctuate, and the A/C stops working. The short in module was diagnosed by a Toyota dealer. I understand electrical components go bad but for it to effect the speedometer and A/C seems like a poor design. (2) on several occasions my engine oil light has come on. Apparently there are issues with excessive oil consumption in some model Toyota with piston rings flaws. Dealer has done oil consumption tests but unable to reproduce problem.

- Indianapolis, IN, USA

problem #185

Jun 102014

Camry

  • miles
ABS, speedometer, tachometer, RPM and A/C jumps on and off all over the place. I took it to a Toyota dealer, could not find what was the problem but they assumed it may be the ABS module or some other modules may not be talking to each other. I have researched on line Toyota Camry forums and and found they are lots of Toyota Camry owners with the same issues. This is a very safety issue because im not able to see at the speed my car is going when driving it because tachometer gauges among the others gauges working intermittent (on and off) I request for Toyota to place a recall for all Toyota Camry having this mayor safety electronics problems. I would not mind paying for repair if Toyota dealer knew what the problem was but they don't know and if the repair did not exceed ocer thousands of dollars for something that the manufacture has failed to addressed and fix. Thank you.

- Orlando, FL, USA

problem #184

Mar 292018

Camry

  • 129,650 miles
Hood open warning light on dashboard and chime activates while driving on surface streets and freeway. I stop to check hood and it is secure. Light and alarm will clear and then a few miles later it will go on again. When car is parked and car alarm is activated, the car alarm will start sounding off in the middle of the night, with nobody near the vehicle. I have read that other owners have had these two conditions also, and believe these two conditions are related. It is an annoyance to my neighbors as well as myself, and if driving on the road this could cause an accident if pulling over to check the hood latch to silence alarm and warning light. This has now happened numerous times in the past two months.

- Glendora, CA, USA

problem #183

Oct 052017

Camry

  • 112,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Car was park and shut off and a few minutes later the car was smoking front passenger side of vehicle and caught fire.

- Miami, FL, USA

problem #182

Sep 112017

Camry

  • 48,900 miles
The excelerator pedel has a slight play in it when you first step down on the pedel.

- Lancaster, SC, USA

problem #181

Sep 092015

Camry

  • miles
2007 Toyota Camry oil consumption recall was never fixed properly tried to take it to dealership sever times but was told that my car showed as not having that issue power windows recall button gets stuck. Oil is constantly running low or empty and sensor is not coming on as well as no oil leaking out of vehicle even after oil change has taken place. Have to manually check and add oil to vehicle which is dangerous

- Sacramento, CA, USA

problem #180

Mar 012017

Camry

  • 86,000 miles
I have a 2007 Toyota Camry that has intermittent instrument cluster problems. Odometer does not increment miles traveled. The speedometer and tachometer will cease to indicate proper readings and drop to zero. The tachometer will then bounce between zero and what I can only assume is a close approximation of the actual engine RPM. At the same time, the ABS and parking brake warning lights illuminate and stay on for the duration of the "episode".

- Milton, GA, USA

problem #179

Jun 232017

Camry

  • 110,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Basically the ABS actuator it's failing like in the hybrid model but are not covered by the Toyota extended warranty which is completely unfair as the part failing it's the same basic ABS part but on different non-electric variant

- Miami, FL, USA

problem #178

Apr 132017

Camry

  • 125,000 miles
My brake and ABS lights come on intermittent. When the two lights come on the speedometer stops working and it's difficult to brake. My local Toyota dealership stated that my ABS actuator/ABS module is going out. This is the same year, make, and model of cars that people lost there lives due to brake issue. Toyota refuses to acknowledge and repair this issue.

- Jackson, MS, USA

problem #177

Jun 032017

Camry

  • 125,000 miles
ABS and brake light intermittently on. When on - the speedometer goes to zero while car is moving. RPM and water temp gauge go all over. While brake and ABS lights on the A/C is blowing hot air while on max cold. All of the above occurs while moving or idle.

- San Antonio, TX, USA

problem #176

Apr 072017

Camry

  • 86,000 miles
On highway at 65 mph, speedometer needle suddenly dropped to zero at same time ABS and brake lights lit up on dash. After a few minutes, ABS and brake dash lights turned off at the same time speedometer needle jumped back to current speed indication. No loss of power either way, but has been cycling between for the past week. Not limited to specific speeds of amount of time engine has been running, as it occurs at various speeds and various times.

- Garland, TX, USA

problem #175

Apr 052017

Camry 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 82,000 miles
The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the ABS module failed. The contact stated the gauges on the instrument panel and the traction control would fail when the ABS module failed. The ABS warning and emergency brake indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the ABS module needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 82,000. Updated 06/21/17

- Ellicott City, MD, USA

problem #174

Apr 042017

Camry

  • miles
My car is dying when is running and the steering wheel get lock and doesn't matter what speed I go everything turns off so please let me know what it coud be because doesn't show any check engine light or anything please help

- Minneapolis, MN, USA

problem #173

Mar 242017

Camry

  • 165,000 miles
On highway at 65 mph, speedometer needle suddenly dropped to zero at same time ABS and brake lights lit up on dash. After a few minutes, ABS and brake dash lights turned off at the same time speedometer needle jumped back to current speed indication. No loss of power either way, but has been cycling between for the past week. Not limited to specific speeds of amount of time engine has been running, as it occurs at various speeds and various times.

- Kansas City, MO, USA

problem #172

Mar 222017

Camry

  • 105,900 miles
The short circuiting of the ABS actuator has hit me too. This happened on 03/22/2017 to my 2007 Camry le. It first came up when I was waiting at a red light. The ABS and brake light came up and even when the car started moving, the speedometer wasn't moving. I took the vehicle to the service center and was told that the ABS actuator needs to be replaced. It is going to cost me $2500. I do not want to spend almost half of the car's worth on replacing this part when I won't be surprised if another part blows up. Looks like this is a very common issue with the 2007 Camry model. I am surprised that Toyota is not extending the warranty offered to the hybrid model to the non hybrid one. This is indeed a manufacturing issue and should be fixed. Or is it going to take a few accidents before Toyota accepts its fault. Fuel gauge, tacometer, speedometer don't work NHTSA action number: PE14001 covers just hybrid model however the it's the same same part: Brake actuator

- Alpharetta, GA, USA

problem #171

Mar 212017

Camry

  • 152,369 miles
The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that the ABS warning indicator illuminated when the vehicle was started. The contact also stated that the instrument cluster failed to operate as intended. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed, but the mechanic was unable to duplicate the failure. There was no fault code associated with the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage 152,369.

- Stone Mountain, GA, USA

problem #170

Nov 042016

Camry 6-cyl

  • 96,000 miles
I was driving into my garage and had just brake to let it ease in. My foot was still on the brake, when the car suddenly revved and lunged forward. The brake would not work, and it was as if the car had a mind of its own. It hit the crate that was in front of the wall, and forced a bike rack through the wall. The front bumper of my car was cracked in places. The car then stopped. So scary! I immediately called my dealership and was told they could not talk to me. I needed to call the corporation, which I did. After two months of waiting on a decision, I was told there is nothing wrong with my car, and that's that. I have since learned that there have been other incidents with Toyota just like mine. I am petrified to drive the car, and yet I am also afraid to pass it on to someone else. I don't want anyone hurt. I have called Toyota, and they do not return my calls I am wondering what I can do.

- Wooster, OH, USA

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