general problems of the 2007 Toyota Camry - part 1

The front dash assembly is melted over time and is so bad I cannot see out the front windshield. I told the dealership that I believe this was a recall and they said it was but that the specific job for that expired ? I didn’t know recalls expired. They are willing to fix the current situation with the current system failure of the over heating window switches but a major problem is the visibility up front. I have to wear sun glasses just to see through that horrible glare from the melted dashboard. Also not sure if their is any suspension issues with my 2007 Toyota Camry. The steering wheel shakes some and I’ve purchased new tires wheels and some rotation balance and alignment and no additional work or parts where needed to fix that problem. The alignment did reduce some steering wheel shaking but it’s getting worse again. Any help would be appreciated and if we could get the dealership to fix the front dashboard that would be phenomenal. Thank you.

1)body- the body of the vehicle (paint) seems to be chipping and/or rusting at an increasingly rapid rate with no known causes. This rusting is causing the value of the car to plummet as I am trying to sell the vehicle. It first appeared in about 2019 and has been getting steadily worse without any way to stop it. 2) suspension- on every single Toyota I’ve owned (4) the struts wore very quickly and are not a cheap fix. I had to at one point, fix them more than once in the same vehicle. I was told by the repair tech that it is a common issue seen in Toyotas. If a strut goes while driving it can cause major safety issues for the driver. 3)wheels- the hubcaps more specifically speaking, on every Toyota I’ve owned, have also had an issue maintaining its hubcaps. One rolled off on the highway and nearly caused me to crash as it hit the side of my car and slid under the rear tires and made me slide all over the snowy highway. Luckily there weren’t many vehicles on the road or it could’ve been catastrophic. I also notice that the light for the tire pressure never turns off either. I can fill the tires, empty the tires, it does not matter, the light will never go off.

I have been change oil by Toyota dealer, regularly on and off, since bland new. But once a while, I took different shop to change parts. About 2012 I learn that I have problem with strut, when I was replacing tires. So I went back and I complain about the strut to kearny mesa Toyota, san diego, but they told me it is still okay to drive as it is, but about 2014, I starting having problem with my tires, so I went to Toyota poway, they told me I need to replace sturt along with tires, so I request to replace strut and tires and they called me the bearing need to be replace as well. I was really mad and I contact the Toyota, and kearny mesa Toyota contact me they will replace bearing for me. Now after 2 and half years with a little over 20k mile on the vehicle it started to having strut leak problem again. I contact the Toyota poway, they told me I need to replace strut need to replace again. I contacted the Toyota and they don't want to help this time.

Brought my 2007 Toyota Camry in for routine check up, tires rotation and alignment. I was informed that the struts are leaking. I only have 78,000 miles on the car.

Tl-the contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. The contact stated the front strut on both sides of the vehicle was leaking oil. The vehicle was taken to dealer to have a diagnosed performed that confirmed that front struts needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 62,000. Ng.

Car has for some times been making clunking, knocking noise from steering . Car was inspected by my mechanic and was told the steering intermediate shaft must be replaced, called Toyota & was told no coverage to cover the repair.

I am contacting you to report the issue I am having with my Toyota Camry. I had to spend ~$2,500 to replace all four struts with only 36,000 miles on the car. This should not happen on a well maintained car (I follow the maintenance schedule regularly) at such a low mileage. This issue can make driving hazardous since it will impact breaks and traction. I had the maintenance done in Nov 2014 at my regular dealership in green brook, NJ and also got the car inspected for NY registration renewal in March 2015. Both assessments reported that everything was ok with the car. However, during my visit to the dealership on July 3rd 2015, I was told that I need to replace all fours struts, a total cost of ~$2500. I have driven only ~ 2,000 miles between my two visits to the dealership. I was completely stocked to hear this. When I researched online, I saw several complaints about strut issue at low mileage with 2007 Camry. And it is not a normal situation for struts to leak at such a low mileage. Being a responsible driver, I have gotten all the repairs done. However, this appears to an issue with this model and not just my car. And potentially defective model/part. I am hoping that you will look into this and help identify whether Toyota should take responsibility for this repair/replacement. Not every person with this issue will be willing to spend such a hefty amount to get appropriate repairs done immediately. And many may not even realize that there is an issue. This is a safety concern not just for the owners but also others.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. While the vehicle was in the shop being serviced, the mechanic observed that the struts leaked. The mechanic stated that the struts needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Struts on Camry having been leaking before warranty expired. Seems like everyone I know with Camry has same problem. Why has there not been a recall?.

Tl-the contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that the rear strut on the passenger side was leaking oil. The failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The mechanic stated that the rear passenger side strut needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact also stated that the windshield was making an abnormal squeaking sound while the vehicle was in motion. The failure recurred multiple time. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 59,000. Mf.

El carro tiene muchos defectos DE fabricante y quisiera me ayudaran.

I am going through my second set of struts in 4000 miles. Contacted Toyota dealership, they said that the oil from struts sometimes leaks. To my surprise I am not the only one who deals with strut problem on 2007 Camrys. Many people in blogs report that the struts just give up at 10000 miles, 20000 miles. Mine gave up at 4000, I just changed the whole front set a week ago and it makes noise again!!! I do not understand how such poor quality parts are allowed to be installed on vehicles sold on us market.

Toyota dealership recommended immediate repairs (replacement) of front, left, and right strut (part # 48520-09f40 and 48510-09m90). Total repair cost estimated is $719. 73. This is my third Toyota Camry. 2004 Camry became "lemon" for brakes problem, 2005 Camry became "lemon" for engine problem. And now on my third Camry, after driving only 65000 miles, front struts of my car have leaking oil. My car was not involved in any accident. I see on website many complaints for leaking oil on struts on 2007 Camrys. I sugggest to Toyota making recalls for this issue.

My mechanic showed me all 4 struts(f&r) are leaking too much and that they have to be replaced. I called manhattan beach Toyota and they said it is not covered under any recall or warranty & it will cost over $1400. 00 to replace. It took the mechanic over hours to complete replacing all 4 struts. I am really shocked by this finding, it shouldn't have happened, and Toyota should take care of this problem.

All the 4 struts are leaking. I took the car for tire rotation at goodyear service station. They told me that all 4 struts are leaking and need replacement. I then took the car of ntb they said same thing. It's unusual for carmy with 50000 miles to have all 4 structs leaking. I see lots of people have this problem with the Camry. The ride is bumpy. This should be a recall.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 mph, the vehicle exhibited a loud thump. The vehicle then started to vibrate. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that all four struts needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 65,500.

Tl-the contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that while the local mechanic inspected the vehicle the struts were found leaking. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to have a diagnostic performed that confirmed the struts was leaking however th dealer advised that the struts did not need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 74,000 and the current 75,250. Li.

This is not fair to consumer: suddenly my Toyota Camry 2007 has suspension leak (struts) at both front and rear at level 2 (per the inspection of regular vehicle maintenance at a Toyota dealer). They asks for 1700 usd to fix these. I know that I keep the car very good, no accident, not a minor accident; and the last maintenance only a few months before from also the Toyota dealer, they check green mark at suspension. So why suddenly the car has issue with both front and rear of suspension leak (struts) at level 2? I searched the internet, and found out that it looks like Toyota has this issue already in the car but with less severe level, and so there is no warning to the consumer/buyer. Now, after a few years of purchasing, the suspension leak become severe up to the level they ask the consumer to pay to fix, that is not a honest business. This should be a recall!.

During replacement of the tires on this vehicle, the mechanic observed oil leaks on both of the front struts on this car. Although this is the first time this condition was observed, the leaks must have been present for some time because this condition probably contributed to the deterioration of the tires. One of the tires actually showed areas where the steel belts of the tire were exposed - potentially a very dangerous situation.

My dashboard is sticky and melting. Nothing can be put on it. The w indshield protector so it doesn't get real hot inside got stuck to dashboard and not big hole in the dashboard. When I am driving sometimes the glare is so striking that it gives you a blindspot. This is very dangerous and I would like to know if you all are going to replace it.

Front brake rotor, right side only, warped, I have replaced the rotor, now when I apply the brakes I get an extreme vibration on the front right side. I have looked at the webb ,car complaints . Com, and found this condition on several other Toyota Camry's . I called the local dealer and they stated there were no recalls or service bulletin's on this subject. I have e-mailed Toyota (last week) and have not had a response. I am not asking for any warranty or anything free. I just want to know what is wrong with the brake system. We are afraid to drive this car. It is very dangerous at 60 mph. I believe that the problem is with the abs brake system. I have owned and worked on cars for 50+ years and have not had a condition like this. I looked up the NHTSA id # 10025856 I am not sure that this would be the same.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that while driving 65 mph, the vehicle started to rumble as the rear of the vehicle shook abnormally. The contact was able to drive to the dealer for diagnosis where it was advised that the suspension needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired nor was the manufacturer notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 9,700.

I took the car in for state inspection and was told my front struts are leaking and need to be replaced. I'm not sure exactly when the leaking started, but a strut shouldn't be leaking with that few miles on it.

I drive a 2007 Camry se which has a known issue for strut leakage from what info I am getting from other owners of the same vehicle yet Toyota claims that it is "normal" for a strut to leak. I haven't had that explanation from any other car manufacturer I've called to see if that is normal for their vehicles. This is ludicrous. These have to be some of the worst build Toyota vehicles in the company's history.

Tl- the contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that while the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for routine maintenance when the contact was informed that the struts were leaking. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate mileage was 49,000. Kmj.

Vehicle started from parked condition. As operator tapped the gas pedal lightly to take it out of parked condition, the vehicle suddenly had a very high speed causing loss of control and the vehicle hit a house. Apparently it caused a open throttle condition. Pressing brake only aggravated the condition (adding more speed) . This happened with an experienced driver with over 10 years of driving record and 0 incident (not even a parking ticket). All earlier recall were done by dealer.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection and the dealer advised that the front axle failed. In addition, the vehicle was leaking engine oil. The vehicle was repaired. The engine oil ring and the front axle were replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure and current mileage was 73,000.

When I do 70k miles maintenance in Toyota dealer, they told me my car has water pump leak, oil pan gasket leak and front struts leak. And I heard many Camry owner suffered from water pump leak. I think it is potential safety issue. So I report this. No accident happen.

Tl-the contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the dealer for routine maintenance when he was informed that the passenger side, driver's side and rear struts was leaking fluids, which would require replacement. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified who advised that the failure was caused by normal wear and tear. The manufacturer offered no other assistance. The failure mileage was 29,168. Kmj.

Tl- the contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that the front end of the vehicle starts to shake at 70 mph. The contact also stated that when coming to a stop the vehicle pulls to the right. The contact had to replace their first set of tires at 28,000 and will have to change them again at 55,000. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the vehicle had an alaignment and the front end steering replaced. The contact stated the shaking stopped and the new set of tires had not had time to wear down, but that the vehicle still pulls to the right when coming to a stop. The failure mileage was 28,000 and the current mileage was 55,000. Rl.

The contact owns a 2007 Toyota Camry. While driving approximately 55 mph over a road bump, the vehicle began to drive extremely hard. The contact continued to drive and inspected the vehicle once he reached his residence. The contact noticed that the four struts were leaking oil. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who advised that the four struts would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

Sitting in car with engine off when a loud bang noise occurred. It turned out to be the left front spring breaking. I lost a piece off the bottom of spring about six inches long.

I took my 2007 Camry le (~30k mileage) in for 5k mile service (via my Toyota prepaid maintenance contract 4 yr/55k. ) & technician found a leaking front strut. I was told that I'll have to replace the strut & do the alignment for ~$1100 from my own pocket. He mentioned that the struts is heavily leaking. When I asked him, how it happened, he said that it didn't happen overnight & happens gradually. Since it is not under warranty anymore (Toyota never told me about this leak on purpose, when it was under warranty), the guy said that I'll have to pay for all expenses. Toyota is a fraud company & should pay for all these damages for hiding the truth from customers so that they'll wait until the warranty is over & then they'll try to rip off the customer. I'll appreciate if some one can pay attention to this issue & ask for recall of these faulty struts as soon as possible, since there are too many complaints for 2007 Toyota Camry especially when you need to replace struts at so less mileages (~30,000) !!!!.

2007 Toyota Camry. Consumer writes in regards to struts repairs when the consumer took the vehicle for a regular maintenance check-up, he was informed the struts were leaking and needed to be replaced. The cost for the struts along with the alignment of the struts was $1100. The consumer for over three years about the brakes squeaking constantly and how bumpy the drive was.

I took my 2007 Camry (approx. 36,000 mileage) in for 5000 mile service (oil change, fluid checks, tire rotation, etc. ) technician found a leaking front strut. I was told they would replace the one strut. After checking online and speaking with Toyota customer experience center at 1-800-331-4331 a case number was opened and it was recommended by a technician that struts be replaced as a pair. Car has had a very floaty, bouncy, out of control feel on highway dips. It is Saturday so I am awaiting a call on Monday as to whether or not the dealer/service department will replace as a pair. I have Toyota platinum coverage with no deductible so this should be free but I see enough complaints online regarding this issue to feel I should also report it.