2006 Toyota Camry

MY 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY LE SEEMS TO HAVE A FRONT END PROBLEM. I'VE TRIED TO HAVE THE DEALERSHIP FIX THE ALIGNMENT AND BALANCE THE TIRES TWICE, BUT NOTHING HAS IMPROVED. THE CAR DOESN'T TRACK VERY WELL AND IT TENDS TO VIBRATE ABOVE 60 MPH. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE OFTEN BECAUSE IT REQUIRES CONSTANT ATTENTION TO STAY IN A STRAIGHT LINE. DID TOYOTA DESIGN OR ASSEMBLE SOMETHING IMPROPERLY? *JB

06/07 CAMRY V6 AND 07 AVALON HAVE A 1 SECOND DELAY OR LONGER ON ACCELERATION. I FEEL THIS DELAY IS VERY DANGEROUS. THIS OCCURS AT ANY SPEED AND IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOU PRESS ON ACCELERATOR FARTHER DOWN THAN REQUIRED BECAUSE OF THE DELAY AND THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD AFTER THE DELAY. MY DEALER SAYS ALL 5 SPEED AUTO TRANSMISSION CARS FOR TOYOTA HAVE THIS DELAY AND THEY CANNOT FIX IT. MY DEALER IS NOT DISCLOSING THIS TO CUSTOMERS BUT WILL GLADLY ADDRESS THIS IF ASKED. MY DEALER HAS AGREED TO REPLACE MY 06 CAMRY WITH AN 07 BECAUSE I FEEL THE 80 HP MORE ON THE 07 AND MORE AIR BAGS ARE BETTER THAN THE 06. THE DELAY IS ALSO ON THE 07 CAMRY V6. *NM

CONSUMER WOULD LIKE INFORMATION REGARDING 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SYSTEM. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HIS WIFE SITS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, MOST OF THE TIME THE LIGHT INDICATES THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS OFF. IF SHE RAISES HER FEET OFF THE FLOOR WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED, ABOUT 3/4 OF THE TIME THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT WILL BE ON. THE CONSUMER STATED IT IS HIS BELIEF THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SHOULD BE ON WITHOUT TAKING SPECIAL MEASURES. *JB

I HAVE NOTICED MY 2006 CAMRY XLE HAS NOT STOPPED AS QUICKLY AS THE 1995 V6 CAMRY I PREVIOUSLY OWNED. THE INSTANCE THIS HAS BEEN MOST DANGEROUS IS WHEN I HAD 3 GRANDCHILDREN IN THE BACK OF MY CAR AND A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT. I APPLIED BRAKES WHILE GOING ABOUT 45 MPH BEHIND A FLATBED TRUCK. THE BRAKES DID NOT STOP THE QUICKLY ENOUGH, AND WE ALMOST RAN INTO THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, IF I TRY TO STOP QUICKLY AT A YELLOW LIGHT, THE CAR CANNOT STOP QUICKLY ENOUGH. I END UP EITHER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION OR RUNNING A LIGHT TO AVOID BEING HIT. THE CAR ONLY HAS 1250 MILES. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THERE WAS EXCESSIVE BRAKING DISTANCE RESULTING IN TWO REAR END COLLISIONS. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE CAUSED INJURIES TO THE OTHER DRIVER AND A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP EACH TIME FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.

2006 TOYOTA CAMRY'S STEERING WHEEL PULLS TO THE LEFT. *KB ***NAR*** THE STEERING WHEEL PULLS WHILE IN CURSES. THE CONSUMER HAS TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL FIRMLY TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. THE VEHICLE PULLS WHILE DRIVING ON BUMPY ROADS AND MORE FREQUENTLY ON THE HIGHWAY. SOMETIMES IT ALSO PULLS WHILE BRAKING. THE VEHICLE SEEM TO ALWAYS BE PARKED AT AN ANGLE, ALTHOUGH THE CONSUMER PULLS STRAIGHT INTO PARKING SPACES. THE STEERING WHEEL SEEMS STIFF AS IF THERE IS NOT ENOUGH POWER STEERING WHEN MAKING SHARP TURNS. THE CONSUMER HAS ALSO NOTICED A NOISE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WHEN TURNING INTO TIGHT SPOTS. *NM

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH 1700 MILES ON IT. I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES 3 TIMES AND HAVE HAD THE CAR ONLY 8 MONTHS. WHEN I TRY TO STOP IT SEEMS THE ENGINE RACES AND THE BRAKES WON'T STOP THE CAR. THE FIRST TIME I WENT THROUGH A STOP SIGN. THE SECOND TIME I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND THE CAR KEPT GOING AND WAS ALMOST HIT BY A SEMI-TRUCK. THE THIRD TIME I WAS STOPPING FOR A LIGHT AND THE CAR SPED UP. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES SO I PUT IT IN PARK BUT IT DIDN'T STOP AND I REAR ENDED A VAN. THE POLICE WOULD NOT LET ME DRIVE THE CAR HOME. OAK LAWN TOYOTA SAID I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO MY HOUSE FOR THEM TO COME OUT AND INSPECT IT. THEY JUST WANTED ME TO PAY THE $300 FEE. TOYOTA CAME TO THE DEALER TO INSPECT IT OVER 3 WEEKS AGO AND I STILL HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. I ONLY DRIVE IT WHEN I HAVE TO TAKE MY 90 YEAR OLD FATHER TO THE GROCERY STORE. *JB

2006 CAMRY PROBLEM 1: -- SYMPTOM: WHEN FILLING UP THE TANK AND SETTING THE GAS PUMP HANDLE TO AUTOMATICALLY FILL THE TANK, (I.E., SETTING THE SWITCH ON THE HANDLE), CANNOT BE DONE (THE PUMP SWITCH POPS). (THIS PROBLEM REPEATED AT MULTIPLE DIFFERENT STATIONS OVER SEVERAL CONSECUTIVE FILL-UPS.) AFTER A DIAGNOSTIC, THE DEALER SAID THE CANISTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. ANOTHER GAS STATION ATTENDANT SAID THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM ON MANY LATE MODEL CAMRYS (HIS STATION IS DOWN THE BLOCK FROM A DEALER SO HE SAYS HE HAS SEEN A FEW OF THESE), CAUSED WHEN THE TANK IS OVERFILLED AND FLOODING GAS INTO THE CANISTER, RUINING IT, AND ULTIMATELY CAUSING THE FILL-UP PROBLEMS DESCRIBED ABOVE. ITS SCHEDULED TO BE FIXED TOMORROW, BUT WONDERING IF THIS IS A DESIGN/PRODUCT DEFECT, THAT WILL REOCCUR IN THE FUTURE (ESP AFTER THE WARRANTY ENDS.) PLEASE DO NOT ADVISE TO NOT OVERFILL THE TANK, FOR 2 REASONS: 1) I LIVE IN NJ, WHERE ONLY STATION ATTENDANTS ARE LEGALLY ALLOWED TO FILL THE TANK, SO I HAVE LITTLE/NO CONTROL OVER IT. 2) THIS SHOULD NOT EVER BE A PROBLEM, IN GENERAL, EVEN IF THE TANK IS OVERFILLED AND GAS GUSHES ONTO THE GROUND. PROBLEM 2: WINDSHIELD CONSTANTLY FOGS UP; NEED TO USE DEFROSTER IN ALL TYPES OF WEATHER, ESP RAINING. I HAD THIS PROBLEM ON MY 84 COROLLA; BIG PAIN. PROBLEM 3: SOMEWHAT JERKY RIDE, NOTICED WHEN COASTING TO A STOP, AT APPROX 5-15 MPH, THEN THE TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNS GREEN, AND START TO PRESS THE GAS, THE CAR JERKS AND LUNGES; SEEMS TO ME THAT ITS TRYING TO FIND THE RIGHT GEAR, THEN IT DOES, AND THIS HAPPENS. THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS ME, BUT OTHER DRIVERS OF MY CAR NOTICED THE SAME THING. DEALER SAID THAT THE CAR IS PROGRAMMED TO ADJUST TO THE DRIVER'S HABITS (COMPUTERS!!), AND MAY BE CONFUSED WHEN DRIVERS CHANGE, EXHIBITING THIS PROBLEM. *JB