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:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
3 / 0
Average Mileage:
53,329 miles
About These NHTSA Complaints:
This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
2007 Camry; driver's side sun visor falls down into line of sight and will not stay out of the way. This obstructs my view when driving, making it difficult to see. It will not stay up out of the way. Looks like the only way to fix it is to completely replace the part.
The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that the drivers side sun visor would fall downwards and obstruct his vision while driving at various speeds. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was advised to replace the visor. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileages were 80,000. The VIN was unavailable.
The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that the front drivers side sun visor would flip downwards while driving at various speeds. An authorized dealer was notified, but offered no assistance. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 35,000 and the current mileage was 50,000.
When attempting to flip-up my visor prior to driving, driver's side sun visor broke. The breakage appears to have occurred inside the visor itself, and not where it attaches to the roof. Because of this issue, the visor hangs down and obstructs my view out the front windshield and makes it extremely dangerous to drive. When flipping it to the side, it continues to hang down and makes it difficult to see the driver-side mirror, and again is difficult to drive.
2007 Toyota Camry xle with 32,000 miles: Driver's side interior sun visor fails to stay in upright position and locking clip snapped inside visor when attempting to secure. The visor has had problems being loose for months and falls down when going over bumps. The clip would occasionally come undone, causing the visor to swing open. When clicking the visor's lock bar into the roof lock, the bar broke off with minor force applied. Now visor will not stay in place in any position, causing dangerous visibility issue. Auth dealer offered to replace for $185, saying cannot repair. Steep price for similar problem encountered by many many other 2007 Camry owners.
After a short while of noticing a strange clicking sound when placing the driver's side visor into an up, locked position, the visor ceased to lock. When this happened, I could feel the broken piece and it created a "bump" underneath the visor material covering. Eventually, it created enough tension on the visor material that the material pulled away from the vanity mirror exposing some of the plastic underneath. The visor will not sit in its upright position or stay forward toward the windshield, but rather hangs directly in the view of the driver. This is very dangerous and significantly impairs the driver's view. Another driver entering my car refused to drive because they didn't feel comfortable with the visibility. Currently, I have the visor taped to the roof; however, this is simply unacceptable for a 4 year old car (2007 Camry). Never have I had issue with a sun visor, nor am I "rough" on my car (I drive a lot, but my car is in very good condition inside and outside). I was among the people affected by the oil line leak, having my car break down while driving with my 8-month pregnant sister in the car. (this was prior to the recall.) Toyota has become a negligent company and it is the responsibility of the us government and NHTSA (among other groups) to protect the consumers from fraud like this. Based on these organizations ratings and evaluations, I bought my 07 Camry thinking I was getting a quality, dependable, safe car. Instead, I have had issue after issue with no assistance from the same organizations who claimed Toyota's superiority; not even Toyota wants to back up its work! I sincerely hope the powers that be make this visor issue a recall and Toyota is held accountable for the products it sells. I welcome my local dealer and/or Toyota to contact me and resolve this issue.
Sun visor on the passenger side kept falling down causing me to have to pull it up while driving. It became a hazard so I had to take it off. It very expense to replace over 100 dollars.
2007 Toyota Camry driver's side sunvisor falls down in front of driver, will not stay in up position, this is the second time it has broken, car is 4 years old with about 50K miles? this is a $100+ part, it should fail so quickly.
The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. The contact stated the drivers side sun visor was broken making it difficult for the sun visor to stay in the up position. Neither the dealer nor manufacturer were contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 66,500 and the current mileage was 67,500.
2007 Toyota Camry hybrid. The driver's side sun visor would not remain in an upright position and obstructed my field of vision. After about a week of the floppiness, the visor snapped off of the roof of the vehicle and hit me in the head. It was quite painful, but I did not seek medical treatment. The vehicle has not been repaired. The current and failure mileages were approximately 59,000.
The driver side visor bent on my Camry le 2007, after trying to lower it from sun, almost created an accident. I believe this is a defect and something should be done about it, point black.
The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. The contact stated the sun visor on the drivers side continued to fall and blocks his view. The manufacturer stated there was nothing they could do to repair the sun visor. The failure mileage and current mileages were 88,000.
My 2007 Toyota Camry sun visor is faulty. I pulled it down to take a quick glance in the mirror and it flopped down, and now it doesn't stay up. It's fairly dangerous driving with it hanging, so I've taken it off. Toyota is charging $135 to replace it. I started doing research and there are thousand of people with this same problem for 07 Toyota Camry. An investigation for a recall should be looked into.
The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. The contact was driving approximately 35 mph when the driver side sun visor collapsed downwardly and failed to remain secured in an upward position. The sun visor obstructed the visibility of the driver and was completely detached. The contact planned to take the vehicle to the dealer for repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the defect. The failure mileage was 70,000. The VIN was unavailable.
The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that she flipped the front driver's side sun visor down and it became very loose. She attempted to flip the sun visor back into the upwards position, but the visor would not hold in place. An authorized dealer was notified, but offered no assistance. The failure and current mileages were 48,000. Updated 07/27/11 updated 07/28/11.
The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry hybrid. The contact stated that the sun visor would not remain in an upright position and had detached from the vehicle. The dealer advised the contact to bring the vehicle in; however, the vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who stated that the sun visor was faulty. The manufacturer was not aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The current and failure mileages were approximately 70,000. Updated 07/25/11
The driver's side sun visor has suddenly stopped staying in place. It will not lie flush with the roof of the car, nor will it stay pushed against the windshield. It is a visibility hazard. The light is also no longer functioning. This is not due to any unusual use: I pushed it up, it flopped halfway down and now it stays there, blocking my view of the road. As I searched online for repair suggestions, I saw that a great number of Camry owners are experiencing the same issue, leading me to believe this is a factory defect.
While driving the drivers side sun visor locking mechanism failed and the sun visor dropped down blocking the drivers view. Could not get it to stay up so I had to remove it.
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