2007 Toyota Camry Hybrid Engine Problems

MY CAR HAS ALL OF THE LIGHT ON DASHBOARD IS ON AND ON SCREEN IT SAYS "CHECK VSC SYSTEM"

NHTSA ID

11171657

Incident

Jan 19, 2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE BRAKE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT HAD DIFFICULTY STOPPING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO A PARKING LOT BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLED. ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATORS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO FRANK FLETCHER TOYOTA (2209 S RANGELINE RD, JOPLIN, MO 64804) AND THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. TEN DAYS LATER, THE BATTERY INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AGAIN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 176,000.

NHTSA ID

11153986

Incident

Nov 16, 2018

Mileage

176,000 mi

THE BRAKE LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS LIGHTS TURNED ON, AND CHECK VSC SYSTEM DISPLAYED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED CORRECTLY. I WAS ON THE HWY GOING 65 MPH, IN MY 2007 CAMRY HYBRID WHEN THIS HAPPENED, TOTALLY LOST POWER, I WAS ABLE TO PILL OVER TO THE SIDE ROAD CALL FOR HELP. THIS IS A RIDICULOUS SITUATION FOR AN AUTOMOBILE. I FEEL LIKE THE PUBLIC IS BEING USED LIKE TEST DUMMIES BY TOYOTA.

NHTSA ID

11152967

Incident

Nov 7, 2018

Mileage

180,000 mi

THE ENGINE STARTED TO BURN OIL EXCESSIVELY ABOUT 1 YEAR AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2013 AND NOW IN 2018 THERE ARE 2 CYLINDERS WITH LOW PRESSURE AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME I NEED A NEW ENGINE. THE CAR IS NOT GIVING A CODE : CHECK VSC SYSTEM AND THE CAR CUTS COMPLETELY OFF WHILE DRIVING, NO CONTROL OF BRAKES OR ACCELERATION, VERY DANGEROUS. I WAS TRAVELING ON A CITY STREET AND THE CAR JUST CUT COMPLETELY OFF AND ALL LIGHTS AND BELLS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. THE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM ULTIMATELY BURNT THE ENGINE UP AND TOYOTA WOULD NOT REPAIR THE CAR.

NHTSA ID

11111491

Incident

Jul 6, 2018

Mileage

161,000 mi

HYBRID BATTERY PACK GOES BAD AFTER 150000 MILES AND NEED TO BE REPLACE, CAR SHUTS OF BY IT SELF IN THE HIGHWAY. WHEN CARA IS RUNNING IS AGITA OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD

NHTSA ID

11022907

Incident

May 6, 2017

Mileage

5 mi

MY 2007 CAMRY HYBRID HAD A HIGH LEVEL OF OIL CONSUMPTION FROM THE TIME I BOUGHT IT.... WHEN I WOULD TAKE IT TO GET OIL CHANGES THERE WOULD BE NO ADVISING OF A LEAK, SO WHILE I THOUGHT IT TO BE VERY ODD AND INCONVENIENT I CONTINUED TO TOP OFF MY VEHICLE , AS FREQUENTLY AS MY CHECK ENGINE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. ON JULY 26,2017. MY "CAR MAINTENANCE REQUIRED" LIGHT CAME ON I TOLD MYSELF I'D GO TO THE MECHANIC ON THAT WEEKEND WHICH WAS ONLY A COUPLE DAYS AWAY. ONLY JULY 27,2017 ON MY WAY TO WORK I STARTED TO HEAR A VERY LOUD KNOCKING NOISE. I HAD NO CLUE WHAT THE NOISE WAS BUT I PULLED INTO AN AUTO ZONE AND POPPED THE HOOD. IT WAS THE ENGINE THAT WAS KNOCKING VERY LOUDLY. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND I CHECKED THE OIL. THE DIPSTICK WAS BONE DRY. WHERE DID 5 QUARTS OF OIL GO IN LESS THEN 3,000 MILES OF DRIVING? WHY WAS THERE NO ENGINE OIL LOW WARNING ON MY CAR? I TOOK THE CAR TO A SHOP WHERE MY ENGINE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD, WHICH TOYOTA CHARGED ME $115.00 TO DIAGNOSE. THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE THESE MODELS WERE NOTORIOUS FOR DRINKING UP OIL AND I HAD NO IDEA ABOUT IT. THE TOYOTA REP SAID THERE WAS LETTERS SENT OUT BEFORE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED TO THE PREVIOUS OWNER. I HAD NO IDEA THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE! THERE WERE NO LETTERS MAILED TO ME AND I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE RIGHT AROUND THE EXACT SAME TIME THE EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE TOYOTA MECHANIC SAID I HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR AND A REBUILD ENGINE IS $5,000 OR I CAN BUY A BRAND NEW ENGINE FOR 12,000!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!THE ONLY REASON I DECIDED TO PURCHASE A TOYOTA WAS BECAUSE OF HOW THEY'RE WELL KNOWN FOR LASTING FOREVER. HOW WAS A SUPPOSED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS SITUATION? AND I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED. THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND I HOPE THEY PLAN TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION. IF THE ENGINE HAD GIVEN OUT WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, I COULD HAVE LOST MY LIFE

NHTSA ID

11020100

Incident

Jul 27, 2017

Mileage

120,000 mi

TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID 2007 ENGINE OIL BURNING TOO FAST, I DRIVE ONLY 1500 MILES AFTER CHANGED MY ENGINE OIL. IN THE LAST TIME IT WAS DECREASED 1100 MILES. ALSO MY ENGINE COVERED BY ENGINE OILS AND LIKING EVERYWHERE. SECOND, I DROVE YESTERDAY AND MY BRAKE STUCK AND CANT STOP. IT WAS HAPPENED ME SECOND TIME.

NHTSA ID

11019870

Incident

Aug 26, 2017

Mileage

214,400 mi

AS I WAS TRAVELING ON I75 NORTH OF ATLANTA, I NEEDED TO SLOW FOR TRAFFIC CONGESTION. I APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THEY DIDN'T SEEM TO WORK. SEVERAL LIGHTS ON THE DASH CAME ON INCLUDING THE CHECK HYBRID ENGINE, THE CHECK VSC SYSTEM, AND THE ABS LIGHTS. THE POWER BRAKES WERE OFF AND IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO STOP. THEN THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE STOPPED COMPLETELY REQUIRING ME TO MANEUVER OUT OF HEAVY TRAFFIC TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. I TURNED ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS, BUT WAS ALMOST HIT BY SEVERAL VEHICLES AS I GOT TO THE SHOULDER.

NHTSA ID

11001629

Incident

Jun 27, 2017

Mileage

220,000 mi

EXCESS OIL CONSUMPTION TESTED BY DEALER AND APPARENTLY CLEARED RECURRED BUT NOW OUT OF EXTENDED WARRANTY

NHTSA ID

10967555

Incident

Mar 20, 2017

Mileage

143,000 mi

VEHICLE HAS PROBLEM WITH EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. LOW ENGINE OIL INDICATOR ON DESPITE OIL BEING IN THE SYSTEM. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE DEALER, AND TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE, BECAUSE I DID NOT RECEIVE NOTIFICATION AND THAT THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AFTER THE TIME PERIOD THAT THEY GAVE FOR REMEDIATION, THEY CAN DO NOTHING. I HAVE HAD TO PARK THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE IT IS SAID THAT THE ENGINE COULD SEIZE, AT ANY TIME, CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD.

NHTSA ID

10929962

Incident

Oct 26, 2016

Mileage

95,000 mi

ENGINES OIL BEING CONSUMED AT AN ACCELERATED AND DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUN VISORS LOOSE WHICH HINDERS DRIVERS VIEW WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE THEY FLOP DOWNWARDS AND DO NOT STAY AT A RECOMMENDED ANGLE TO BLOCK SUN DURING USE.

NHTSA ID

10908396

Incident

Sep 1, 2016

WHEN SHIFTED INTO REVERSE WHILE CAR NOT ON OR WHEN CAR ON BUT KEY NOT DETECTED OR DURING DELAY BETWEEN KEY DETECTION CAR WILL ROLL BACKWARDS BUT WILL NOT ALLOW DRIVER TO DRIVE FORWARD.

NHTSA ID

10872550

Incident

Apr 1, 2016

Mileage

95,000 mi

HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION.

NHTSA ID

10869968

Incident

Jan 1, 2015

Mileage

120,000 mi

WAS DRIVING, AND HYBRID SYSTEM CHECK LIGHT CAME ON...CONTINUED DRIVING SLOWLY THEN CAR LOST A BIT OF POWER..LIKE PARKING BREAK WAS ON AND VCS FAILURE LIGHT CAME ON. DROVE HOME AFTER WITH HYBRID SYSTEM CHECK STILL ON.

NHTSA ID

10853128

Incident

Apr 2, 2016

Mileage

86,240 mi

WHILE MY CAR WAS IN MOTION, MY VSC SYSTEM CHECK LIGHT WAS ON AND ALMOST SIMULTANEOUSLY THE CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM LIGHT WAS ON ALONG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE CAR DID NOT LET ME ACCELERATE ABOVE 30MPH.N AND I COULD FEEL THE FRICTION WHILE ACCELERATING. I HAD TO CALL ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED.

NHTSA ID

10850985

Incident

Mar 18, 2016

Mileage

141,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, THE CHECK HYBRID AND VCS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE JERKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER NOR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 113,000.

NHTSA ID

10850741

Incident

Mar 18, 2016

Mileage

113,000 mi

ON 20 MARCH 2015, WHILE STARTING THE CAR, A WARNING INDICATOR SHOWED UP ON MY INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE INDICATOR STATED ( CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM.....VSC SYSTEM ). I PARKED THE CAR FOR THE DAY. DAY 2, I TOOK THE CAR TO A AUTO SHOP AND HAD A BASIC SCAN THAT READS ABS CODES PERFORMED ON THE CAR. THE BASIC SCAN REVELED TO "REPLACE BATTERY PACK". TWO MECHANICS INFORMED ME WHILE PERFORMING THE SCAN, A BURNING ODOR WAS OBSERVED FROM THE CAR. I DROVE THE CAR HOME AND PARKED IT. I LASTLY OBSERVED THE ONLY INFORMATION DISPLAYED FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS " CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM". THE ONLY LIGHTS ON WERE THE WARNING LIGHT AND THE ENGINE LIGHT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10700841

Incident

Mar 20, 2015

Mileage

134,546 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE VSC SYSTEM, ABS, AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,940.

NHTSA ID

10650348

Incident

Oct 7, 2014

Mileage

134,940 mi

VEHICLE SERVICED 3/10/10 UNDER TOYOTA 90L RECALL CAMPAIGN. DEALERSHIP STATED ALL SYSTEMS FUNCTIONAL UPON COMPLETION. ON 5/21/14, IN SAFE ROAD CONDITIONS AND PARKING LOT SPEEDS <10 MPH, DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES TO VEHICLE IN ORDER TO PULL INTO PARKING SPOT. DURING BRAKING, VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW OR STOP, BUT ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, STRIKING A PARKING BERM AND THREE OTHER VEHICLES. POLICE REPORT MADE; DRIVER NOT CITED BUT WAS ADVISED TO CONTACT TOYOTA RE BRAKE FAILURE AND ACCELERATION. TOYOTA WAS CONTACTED; INSPECTION WAS MADE BY BOSCH ENGINEERING. TOYOTA CONTENDS THE INCIDENT IS NOT A RESULT OF ANY MANUFACTURING DEFECT. TOYOTA PROVIDED A TECHNICAL REPORT CONTAINING ENGINEERING DATA WITHOUT LAYMAN'S EXPLANATION OR PROOF OF ITS CONTENTION. TOYOTA WAS FOUND BY THE DOJ TO HAVE MISLED CONSUMERS AND THE GOVT REGARDING SEVERITY AND "RESOLUTION: OF THIS ISSUE. ON 8/21/14 AND 8/22/14 DRIVER WAS CONTACTED BY TOYOTA WITH A SECOND AND SEPARATE RECALL NOTICE #E0U, AFFECTING THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE RESERVOIRS, IN WHICH CLOGGING AND/OR LOW FLUID LEVELS "COULD CAUSE ADDITIONAL WARNING LAMPS[...]TO ILLUMINATE AND FRONT BRAKE ASSIST COULD BE TEMPORARILY LOST." THE WARNING LAMP IN QUESTION DID ILLUMINATE DURING THE 5/21 INCIDENT. LEGAL COUNSEL FOR DRIVER HAS ADVISED AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF THE BOSCH REPORT AND INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE RESERVOIR; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND SOLD AT AUCTION BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY'S SALVAGE AGENT. I HAVE INITIATED AN INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF THE BOSCH REPORT AT MY OWN EXPENSE. IN LIGHT OF TOYOTA'S MISLEADING CONDUCT REGARDING RECALL CAMPAIGN 90L AND THE SUBSEQUENT RECALL #E0U, DRIVER CONTENDS THAT TOYOTA IS AT FAULT FOR THE EVENTS OF 5/21/14.

NHTSA ID

10633414

Incident

May 21, 2014

Mileage

80,982 mi

WAS VERY HOT OUTSIDE FOR 3 WEEKS STRAIGHT. ON THE WAY TO THE GROCERY STORE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH THE FOLLOWING 2 READOUTS ON SPEEDOMETER DISPLAY: "CHECK VSC" AND "CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM". INSTANTLY THE HYBRID PART OF THE VEHICLE STOPPED WORKING. BRAKES CHANGED FEEL AND THROTTLE BECAME VERY DELAYED. WHEN I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO PARK, THE ENGINE STARTED TO KNOCK. WHEN I PUT INTO DRIVE OR NEUTRAL THE KNOCKING STOPS. THE ENGINE KNOCKED HARD IN PARK POSITION AS IF THERE ARE LOOSE PIECES OF METAL CRUNCHING. EVER SINCE THEN, THE CAR'S HYBRID DRIVE DOESN'T WORK AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON, ABS LIGHT, VSC LIGHT P/S LIGHT, A RED TRIANGLE LIGHT, AND AN ORANGE CIRCLE WITH AN EXCLAMATION POINT IN IT. WE PARKED THE CAR AND WE ARE NOT DRIVING IT UNTIL ITS FIXED. WE HAVE 2 TODDLERS AND WE AREN'T GOING TO RISK DRIVING IT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10630256

Incident

Aug 27, 2014

Mileage

122,000 mi

I HAD TO HAVE MY EVAPORATOR COIL REPLACED. THIS SEEMS TO ME TO BE A PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE AIR CONDITIONING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10629170

Incident

Sep 30, 2013

Mileage

109,334 mi

WHILE DRIVING I ATTEMPTED BRAKE TO SLOW ENTRY INTO UPHILL DRIVEWAY. ALL LIGHTS ON DRIVER PANEL LIT UP. BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP. WITH FULL FORCE I DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL. SINCE DRIVE WAY WAS UPHILL, I COASTED TO STOP JUST SHORT OF GARAGE DOOR BEFORE CRASHING. THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE BRAKES TOTALLY FAILED DURING LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. I DROVE TO DEALERSHIP FOR SECOND TIME TO HAVE BEAKS INSPECTED. THE CAR WAS ALSO MAKING LOUD NOISE WHENEVER BRAKES APPLIED. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS EXAMINED BY SEVERAL TECHNICIANS. AGAIN, THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH BRAKES AND TOLD ME THE CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE! DESPITE SEVERAL RECENT BRAKE FAILURES, TWO VISITS TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THE LOUD NOISE WHEN BRAKING CAME FROM THE "BRAKE ACTUATOR," WHICH COULD BE REPLACED FOR $2,900! QUOTE FROM SERVICE INVOICE OF MARCH 18, 2014, FOLLOWS: "TECH 165630 PERFORMED DIAGNOSIS ON BRAKE NOISE FROM INSIDE CAB OF VEHICLE. TEST DROVE WITH CUSTOMER TO VERIFY NOISE. FOUND THAT BRAKE ACTUATOR IS THE CAUSE OF INTERNAL NOISE WHEN AT A STOP WHILE BRAKE IS APPLIED. SUGGEST NEW BRAKE ACTUATOR AND BRAKE FLUSH AND RE-TEST FOR NOISE AGAIN." SERVICE MANAGER AND TECHNICIANS SAID, "IT' SAFE TO DRIVE." I DO NOT BELIEVE IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE. SINCE I AM A VISITING HOSPICE NURSE, THAT CAR IS MY OFFICE. I WONDER WHEN THE BRAKES WILL FAIL AGAIN, AND WHEN THE INCESSANT LOUD NOISE WILL STOP. I TOOK THE CAR TO AN INDEPENDENT FOREIGN CAR REPAIR SHOP. THEY SAID, "THE ACTUATOR IS THE SOURCE OF THE NOISE AND YOUR BRAKING PROBLEM. HOWEVER, WE CAN'T GET AN ACTUATOR TO REPLACE TOYOTA'S PART BECAUSE IT IS A "LOCKED PART" IN THE ENGINE. ONLY TOYOTA DEALERS CAN OBTAIN THE PART, AND ONLY A TOYOTA DEALER CAN INSTALL THE PART." WILL YOU HELP? *TR

NHTSA ID

10618498

Incident

Feb 14, 2014

Mileage

145,400 mi

FIRST: I GOT CHECK VSC SYSTEM WHEN I MADE A U-TURN. I READ THE FAILURE CODE IS C1391. SO, IT MEANS ABS ACCUMULATOR IS LEAKING. I ALSO NOTICED ABS ACCUMULATOR WAS PRETTY NOISE ABOUT TWO MONTH BEFORE. I THOUGH IT MAY BE A PROBLEM, BUT I DID NOT PAY ATTENTION ON IT BECAUSE I WAS SUFFERING THE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION. NOW, IT REALLY DIED. I GOT MANY CASES ONLINE ABOUT THIS ISSUES AND THEY REPORTED THAT TOYOTA HAS REDESIGNED THIS ACCUMULATOR, SO IT MEANS TOYOTA ALREADY KNEW THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE. IT MAY CAUSE DEADLY ACCIDENT IF THE BRAKE DOESN'T WORK SUDDENLY. IN ADDITION, FIX THIS PROBLEM NEEDS OVER TWO THOUSANDS DOLLARS. IT SHOULD NOT BE PAID BY OWNER SINCE THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT. I HOPE TOYOTA WILL RECALL THIS PROBLEM. SECOND, THIS CAR'S ENGINE PISTON RING HAS DEFECT. THIS CAUSES ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION. IN FACT, MY CAR IS BURNING ENGINE OIL NOW. IT'S ABOUT 1500 MILES/0.6QUART. IT WILL GET WORSE AND THIS ALSO MAY CAUSE ENGINE FAILURE IN THE FUTURE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10599061

Incident

Jun 17, 2014

Mileage

101,000 mi

CAR WAS PARKED. TURNED ON IGNITION AND SAW MULTIPLE WAENING LIGHTS. DROVE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS AND WAS TOLD BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO EXCHANGED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10576049

Incident

Feb 12, 2013

Mileage

85,000 mi

AS I BRAKED LIGHTLY TO TURN 90 DEGREES INTO MY DRIVEWAY AT A LOW SPEED, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND SMASHED ON TO THE SIDE OF MY FRONT BRICK STOOP. THEN IT SPED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY SIGHTLY LEFTWARD AT BREAK NECK SPEED AND CRASHED INTO MY NEIGHBOR'S BRICK HOUSE. POLICE CAME AND THEN THE AMBULANCE, CALLED BY MY NEIGHBOR WHOSE HOUSE I HIT. THE CAR WAS TOTALED.

NHTSA ID

10568376

Incident

Nov 20, 2013

Mileage

49,653 mi