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Sedans Toyota Camry 2007 Toyota Camry Problems and Repairs
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jg6... I think you misinterpreted mt post.I think you took my words out of context.If you read my post entirely,what I meant was that the actual tire is not higher,but that the wheel is positioned higher on the left compared to the right.Nothing to do with the tire size.Nor did I mention that.Both tires were set at 31 psi so that measurements can be accurate when measuring the distance from the wheel to upper fender. The measurements taken only provide significance that the allighnment is out of place because one wheel is placed higher than the other.Why else would I mention that the allighmnet is an issue. Anybody,knows that if the mechanic is measuring the distance from the center of the wheel to the fender then he is checking for issues that deal with chamber,caster and toe.Possibly an allighmnet issue.I even said that the mechanic suggested that its possibly the allighmnet.
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Replying to: peligroso (Apr 14, 2007 7:04 pm) This is why the half-inch difference is meaningless, and that so-called mechanic doesn't know what he's talking about. There really doesn't seem to be anything wrong with your car, now that the wheel balance issue has been fixed. My advice if you're not convinced is to ask for a test drive of a similarly equipped new or used 2007 Camry. Drive it on the same roads where you think yours is not acting properly. There is no reason to "raise hell." |
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I know to check for allighnment thats not the proper way,but the mechanic was only measuring the distance to verify my complaint.I told him that the left wheel felt higher than the right.Its possible that the allighnment is affected or something else to explain for that half an inch difference. Also,I didn't tell the mechanic to check the allignmnet.If that was the case he would not measure it that way.He actually suggested to tell the dealer to check the allighnment. My car is brand new,only 900 miles and 4 weeks old.That half an inch gap is not meaningless and should not be there.Both wheels should be allighned in position at the same height. Also,if you read my previous post several days ago I did drive a similary equipped car.I drove my friends camry,the same as mine and that was alot more stable and didn't exhbit the front left tire being bouncy. |
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The ride feels so bouncy that I thought it might be normal.I thought maybe making some changes may help.I thought maybe changing the tires to a lower profile and get bigger rims may help or even getting the trd springs. But now since I took it to the mechanic and he found that half an inch difference I now know that the ride behavior is definitely not normal. I mean the service department already reblanced the wheels.That problem I was having with the vibration on the highway shouldn't even have been there on a new car.It was the service manager that took it on the highway and verified that complaint.That vibration is gone,but the loose steeering and wobble is still there. That why I'm skeptical now to believe that everything that I'm still experiencing is normal.There was already a problem on the car that was fixed.There's something that happened to the car that forced the wheels out of balance and possible now explains for that half inch difference. |
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Move the front tires to the back and vise versa. one of the front tires could be defective and could be creating issues.
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Replying to: peligroso (Apr 14, 2007 7:44 pm) You are making this a much bigger issue than it is. One or more tires/wheels were out of balance originally. This is not a big deal, and is fixable easily, as yours was (too bad you had to deal with that testy service writer the first time). At the very worst (as dudley mentions), tires or wheels are easily replaced, not like transmissions (which as you know from following this board have given some people problems). By all means, you should comparison-test another Camry. Cars even when brand new can have issues. In 2007, it's a lot less likely than in the 70s when I bought my first new car. Have you ever bought a new house? These are nowhere near as well-built as today's cars. You said you drove your friend's Camry -- was it a 2007 model? Camrys traditionally have had light steering and little "feel of the road" through the steering wheel. If you wanted something with sportier handling and a touch more road feel, you should have considered the Honda Accord. It's not even clear to me what you mean by a "wobble." All cars bounce to a certain extent on bumpy or uneven surfaces. Obviously, a Corvette is going to feel a lot less "bouncy" or "floaty" than a Lincoln Town Car. The Camry falls somewhere in the middle. |
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Replying to: dudleyr (Apr 14, 2007 8:11 pm) |
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