Cruise Control problems of the 2007 Toyota Camry - part 2

Cruise control is extremely erratic and is completely unusable. Its is scary and dangerous. I have tried to use it about 5 or 6 times. Always a problem. This may be related to the acceleration hesitation and engine revving problems previously referenced. Odi number 10191074.

My wife and I purchased a 2007 Camry le, 4-cylinder, 5-speed from Toyota of orange in orange California. Ever since our test drive we've experienced lack of acceleration (hesitation) from a stop or after slowing down to turn or proceed, shifting problems (constant up and down shifting at certain speeds; car not sure which gear to be in and feels like the car is surging) and unable to use the cruise control due accelerating too quickly due to downshifting and then overshooting the set speed. Some of these symptoms are sporadic; you never know if the car is going to move or not when stepping down hard and quickly on the gas pedal. Sometimes it "red-lines" before accelerating, other times there is barely any response at all. Reported it to the dealer 3 times, had the software updated without noticeable improvements. Eg036-07 is the latest ecm update,. We would never have purchased this vehicle if we had only researched the car beforehand on the internet. Me and my wife could never get used to the gas pedal because the car responded differently every time. One day my wife came from work and attempted to park the car into a spot on the parking structure,she pressed the gas pedal and the car accelerated really fast driving through the wall almost into the community pool. I have stopped making payments on the car since the car is sitting in the garage and very upset with Toyota since I reported the problem to the dealer 3 times and called Toyota corp on the phone and received no help.

On the interstate, the cruise control on my 2007 Camry le 4 cylinder car causes over-aggressive acceleration (5 - 3 downshift) when resume is selected at 10 - 15 mph below set speed. The car overshoots set speed by 2 - 3 mph and often causes a collision potential with the car in front. I have had to slam on the brakes several times to regain control of the car and avoid a collision. The car also over-aggressively accelerates (5 - 4 downshift) when topping out on interstate overpasses - often overshooting set speed.

- the contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry, and stated that he set the cruise control at 65 mph. While the vehicle was going up hill the cruise control decreased from 65 mph to 55 mph. Once the vehicle was going down hill the vehicle accelerated to almost 80 mph. The contact took vehicle to the dealer, and they stated that the cruise controlwas designed to operate the way it did. The failure mileage was at 6,400.

I purchased a new 2007 Toyota Camry in June 2006. After returning the car to the dealership several times because of the sluggish acceleration from a stop was consistent and the passing gear downshift felt delayed as if there was a communication lag between the tcm and actual switching of the shift solenoids at speeds less than 50 mph. The cruise control will not set speed. On steeper grades and on the interstate the down shifts are very frequent and at times very dramatic. When cresting a steep hill the transmission down shifts at the crest and takes 2 or 3 seconds to release the throttle, picking up anywhere from 10 to 15 mph and I have to break suddenly in order to slow the car down. I was told by Toyota representative that a technical service bulletin came out in September of 2006 for an ecm calibration enhancement to shifting performance and smoothness and this new computer software had to be downloaded in the car and this would recalibrate ecm (pcm) engine & transmission. The catcher to this is that the customer has to request this download before the dealership will follow through. If you don't know about the bulletin how can an average customer request this? the download was performed on this car but didn't help any. The dealership took the car back and I was given a new one in Dec. 2006. Same thing with this one. I have been through national center for dispute settlement with an appointed arbitrator who had the car inspected by an ase independent inspector. He agreed with the above but in conclusion stated that Toyota should "diagnose and repair as necessary". I feel that this is a no win situation for the consumer and Toyota knows all about the problems but just doesn't know how to correct them. Because of the lack of safety the "lemon law" should be put into effect and these cars recalled. Toyota is not going to take responsibility unless forced. This is my first and last Toyota vehicle.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry le. While driving 65 mph, the contact activated the cruise control. She accelerated to 75 mph while attempting to pass a vehicle with the cruise control still activated. The contact attempted to decelerate by tapping the brake pedal to release the cruise control. After three to four attempts, the cruise control failed to shut off. The vehicle felt as if it would accelerate and the cruise control remain activated. The vehicle began decelerating once her foot remained on the brake pedal, otherwise, if she were to release the pedal, the vehicle would accelerate again. The contact pulled off the road, applied the emergency brake, and shut off the vehicle. When she restarted the vehicle, it began operating normally, however she did not activate the cruise control again. The Toyota dealer could not locate the cause of failure. A couple of weeks later, a mechanic inspected the vehicle and also found no failure. The current mileage is 16,700 and failure mileage was 16,000.

Throttle and transmission hesitation when starting out from stop, and when attempting to increase speed, hazard avoidance, followed by speed overshoot. Cruise control over reacted to slight grade increase, such as an overpass, by down shifting the transmission 1 to 2 gears and accelerating past set speed by 7 to 10 mph. Car will slow to set speed and repeat the down shifting and acceleration until the cruise control was turned off or the road was leveled. During long up hill driving the cruise control has to be turned off completely as it presented a great possibility of causing an accident. The dealer maintaied s that the engine, transmission, and cruise control operated normally.

Tl - the contact called regarding a 2007 Toyota Camry. The contact stated the cruise control was set to 65 mph. The vehicle accelerated to 90 mph. The contact stated he stepped on the brakes and the vehicle slowed down. The contact has not used the cruise control again. The contact took the vehicle in for diagnosis and was told the 2007 cruise control system is not designed well and that there is nothing they can do. The failure mileage was 4000. Kb this condition only occurs when the consumer is going down a steep hill. No problem was experienced other than on steep down hill roadways. This may be a normal condition as the vehicle apparently does not apply the brake to control vehicle speed, according to the owner's manual and the dealership. * dsy.

The cruise control/transmission on my 2007 Camry causes the car to operate in an unsafe manner. When the cruise control is engaged, due to its sensitivity, the transmission goes through a series of abrupt downshifts causing the car to accelerate and exceed the cruise control speed setting. At this point, the car looses speed and the transmission then shifts back into overdrive. The downshifting starts again until the speed control setting is exceeded. On a long hill, it is not uncommon for the transmission to sequence between overdrive and third gear four or five times. The exceeding of the cruise control setting is very dangerous. I have had to engage the brakes to avoid an accident with traffic ahead of me. I have brought the car back to the dealer for this problem and have been told that he can do nothing until Toyota comes up with a fix. I have written two letters to Toyota asking them to fix this problem they have not replied to either letter.

Purchased a 2007 Camry le, 4 door, on 12/12/06. Cruise control has failed many times. When going down hill with the cruise on the car will keep accelerating to very unsafe speeds. This started from the date of purchase. I went through arbitration in March of 2007 and was told by the arbitrator "that there has been an unreasonable amount of repair attempts for the same nonconformist that will impair the use, value and safety of the vehicle since Dec. 2006". The problem has not been corrected and I don't use the cruise control. I have found that this problem has caused deaths, the latest in California, and several wrecks even in the area where I live. How many lives must be taken before Toyota will step up to bat and make a recall on this defective cruise control. The floor mats that Toyota is saying will cause this problem might be in part the cause but certainly not the root of the problem. I have been trying to get this situation addressed since the purchase of this vehicle and the near wrecks that I have almost encountered to no avail. The arbitrator did agree with my complaints but as stated above there had not been enough attempts provided by the dealership to correct the problem. How many times must one take a vehicle to the dealership with the same complaint before any action will be taken. I feel my life is more important than the runaround that I have received from Toyota and this is a very serious safety malfunction of the vehicle. I have all sorts of documentation to back my complaint and my 2007 Camry is not the only vehicle on the road with this safety issue. I was told by Toyota that the design had been changed with the 2007's and certainly the symptoms are consistent with control system malfunction but they did not know how to fix 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.

2007 Camry xle 4-cylinder purchased in April 2006. Car unpredictably hesitates 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 lose 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. 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 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. They advised 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. They said I must leave it with them to let someone else take it for a drive.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that the computer that controls the transmission prevents the vehicle from moving when the accelerator is depressed. Occasionally, the vehicle surges to high speeds when the accelerator pedal is depressed. She stated that she was almost involved in numerous crashes due to the failure. Toyota stated that they are aware of the failure and are working on a solution. However, they cannot assist the contact until that time. She stated that the cruise control surges 5-10 mph over the limit in which it is set. The failure causes her to lose control of the vehicle. The VIN and engine size were unknown. The current mileage is 7,000 and failure mileage was 1,000. The consumer stated the vehicle accelerates erratically, either barely engaging or surging forward. The consumer also stated when the cruise control is set, the vehicle surges 5-10 mph above the set limit. Updated 09/05/07.

1. Twice within 1st year: the car accelerated quickly while I was driving on the road; it was hard to stop. I thought the floor mat was under the gas pedal. Later, the car suddenly revved up and accelerated as I was leaving a parking lot. After I took my foot off of the gas, it kept increasing speed. Nothing was in the way of the pedal that time. I was able to gain control. (the service tech told me the experience I relayed to him was not possible. ) still, the car accelerates by itself, most recently three days ago. I had it set at 60 mph on cruise control. It wouldn't stay at 60. I had to decrease the cruise speed 3 or 4 times. I routinely have to manually reduce the cruise control speed by bumping the lever down. I have become used to this malfunction. Toyota employees denied a defect and refused to repair the faulty parts. During the first 18 months, I took my car in approximately 20 times. No repairs were made. 2. Rain enters above the drivers side window. Odi id number:10242104 has been established because of the same complaint on the same make and model. 3. The right front tire had to be replaced twice during the first 6 months I had the car because the tires in that position damaged quickly for no legitimate cause. I had to buy a whole set of tires before the car had 18,000 miles on it because they were wearing so badly that they were unsafe. This coincides with odi id number:10269039 citing the same problems on another 07 solara convertible. 4. The soft top has unraveled in two places above the front windshield at the seam where it is sewn together. Toyotas response has varied from: nothing wrong with it, I must have damaged it, and it isn't covered under warranty. 5. The electronic seat stuck. It was left in a forward position (as if to allow access to the back seat). The tech said the car didn't have power seat functions. I told him I'd paid for one on my itemized bill and I'd been using it. Unrepaired, it resumed working by itself weeks later.

I purchased a 2007 Camry le 4 cylinder automatic transmission in 9/06. The performance of this car has been disappointing. On the 1st road trip, I noticed problems with the cruise. The car downshifted 2 gears on inclines and the engine would rev at app. 5000 rpms. At the top of the incline, the car's speed would increase 5-10 miles per hour causing me to have to apply the brakes to disconnect the cruise. My husband took the car to the Toyota dealership where we purchased this car and he was told this was expected and was designed to do this. To correct, the problem we could not use the cruise when driving up inclines. The problem was not corrected. After several road trips and noticing the gas mileage was the same on the highway as in the city, we took the car back to the dealer. This time, we were told that the "computer could not see hills coming and to compensate this problem, we would need to override the cruise on hills by using the accelerator and increasing our speed just slightly. " at this visit we also discussed a problem with hesitation upon accelerating from a stop. We were told that a new computer chip may fix that problem and the chip was replaced. Now the problem is intermittent--the car will hesitated intermittently when attempting to pass a vehicle,or accelerating from a stop-- the problem went from only sluggish acceleration from a stop to being intermittent at any time. My husband then asked the Toyota dealership for the southeastern regional office for Toyota to address the problem with them, he was told the number could not be given out to consumers. He then asked if the office could be contacted by the dealer requesting the office to contact my husband. He was told that could not happen either. Toyota has been totally uncooperative. In one hour's time, decelerated and accelerated with the cruise 50 times. The dealership knew this was a problem with 4 cylinder and it was never mentioned to us when looking at the vehicle.

2007 Toyota Camry ***consumer has attached a complaint from another consumer the consumer stated he had two corrections done to the throttle system and the acceleration which is still not normal, but acceptable compared to what it was originally. The cruise control was still faulty, but the consumer devised a way to work around the problem, not convenient but it worked. The consumer also complained about a delayed acceleration problem. The acceleration delay moved from 0 rpm to about 2000 rpm where it would go flat for about two seconds and then raced to about 4,000 rpm before settling down.

I'd like to file a complaint related to Toyota's refusal to respond to their 2007 Camry le, 4 cylinder hesitation problems. Symptoms include (1) poor acceleration, (2) hesitation when accelerating (3) "automatic" shifting of the transmission when driving with cruise control on flat roads and (4)poor gas mileage. The hesitation is very dangerous; pulling out out in front of other vehicles or merging into trafic could be treacherous when the hesitation occurs. I have experienced this situation on several occasions and fortunately have not been involed in an accident yet but I sure others have! in addition to the dangerous situations, I am very disappointed that Toyota has failed to notify customers of these issues. I called Toyota in June, 2006, when my Camry le(4 cylinder) had 1000 miles and questioned the "transmission" concern but was told that problems only related only to the 6 cylinder Camry autos. Since then I have struggled with the hesitating issues and am shocked that I was not made aware of "know" problems when my was has been serviced at my local Toyota dealer. Recently I was surprised to see many comments related to this issue on edmunds Camry forums. I am now proactivetively researching and waiting for Toyota to respond before I elevate the issue as a lemonlaw battle in new york. Please, for safety sake, make Toyota inform innocent 2007 owners before serious accidents occur. Representatives at my local Toyota dealer, stevens in huntington, new york, claim that they are not aware of the problem and Toyota (USA) appears to be dragging their feet on notifying and elevating the issues! after several calls to the dealer and Toyota(USA) I still am waiting to be contacted. Sincerely john fleming 15 holiday park drive hauppauge NY 11788 631 360-3832.

: the contact stated while driving up a small incline at 40mph with the cruise control activated, the vehicle accelerated without warning. Upon inspecting the vehicle the dealership determined the sudden acceleration was normal.

When using the cruise control then speed fluctuates on slight grades and the car suddenly downshifts to 4th and sometimes to 3rd this is alarming and should not do this > Toyota says this is normal my other 4 cyl 2002 Camry did not do this.

2007 Toyota Camry. Consumer states cruise control problems. The consumer stated when he approached a slow moving vehicle, he tapped the brake to cancel the cruise control. When he had the opportunity to pass the slow moving vehicle, he used the resume button and the vehicle started to accelerate. He noticed that when he reached a speed of 77/78 mph, the vehicle continued to accelerate and when it exceeded 80 mph, he disengaged the cruise control and every thing returned to normal under manual acceleration. He later engaged the cruise control and it functioned well. The consumer recently had a 40,000 mile inspection done. Two days later, on a short trip, not driving more than 40 mph, the consumer heard a pop sound in the dashboard and when returning home, he discovered the cruise control did not work.

2007 Toyota Camry suddenly accelerated the consumer stated he occasionally used his cruise control. At times it was necessary to depress the brake to temporarily cancel the cruise control. Upon pushing the resetting lever, the vehicle accelerated to the extreme. The engine roared until the original speed was obtained.