CarComplaints.com Notes: The Camry Hybrid's first year is a mixed bag of brake actuators failing and power issues. The hybrid version even shares the same excessive oil consumption as its non-hybrid counterpart. And it hardly gets enough fuel efficiency gains to warrant the extra costs up-front or during repairs.
Toyota seemed to get their act together with later model years, so if you're looking for a used Camry Hybrid I suggest looking there.
I just had the evaporator replaced because the AC refrigerant was leaking. Apparently this is a common problem with this era Camry. Unfortunately the dash needs to be removed to replace the evaporator, which means that the labor cost is quite high. My normal independent repair guy quoted me $1200 for the job, which sounded about right for a 1-2 day job. I did find a mechanic who fixed it for $550. He works out of his back yard and keeps costs low that way.
If Toyota was going to require that the dash needed to be pulled to do this repair, then it would be nice if they didn't use evaporators that would fail.
I LIVE ON A TROPICAL ISLAND OF PUERTO RICO WHERE THE A/C IS OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE AND MY TOYOTA WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE EVAPORATOR. NEEDLESS TO SAY I'M VERY DISAPOINTED WITH MY 2007 HYBRID CAMRY THAT WAS THE MOST EXPENSIVE MODEL WHEN I BOUGHT IT NEW.
- bayamon,
Bayamon, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico
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I just had the evaporator replaced because the AC refrigerant was leaking. Apparently this is a common problem with this era Camry. Unfortunately the dash needs to be removed to replace the evaporator, which means that the labor cost is quite high. My normal independent repair guy quoted me $1200 for the job, which sounded about right for a 1-2 day job. I did find a mechanic who fixed it for $550. He works out of his back yard and keeps costs low that way.
If Toyota was going to require that the dash needed to be pulled to do this repair, then it would be nice if they didn't use evaporators that would fail.
- Josh H., Wilmington, NC, US