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Sedans Toyota Camry 2007 Toyota Camry Problems and Repairs
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Replying to: user777 (Apr 19, 2007 9:31 am) |
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I have a strange problem. When I bought my 2007 Toyota Camry SE with Navigation I remember cycling through the functions with the mode button on the steering wheel. It went something like CD/FM/AM/AUX. I remember thinking that the AUX input would be great with an ipod when I got one. Today I got my wife an ipod for her birthday with a car kit with the car charger and a 3.5mm plug for the AUX input near the 12 volt plug in the dash. I clicked the mode button and I could not find the AUX function. I plugged in the ipod and noting happened. I attempted to get the ipod to work for an hour and nothing. I called the dealer and they told me what I had been doing already. I am wondering… 1) has anyone plugged an Apple ipod into their Camry? 2) When you hit the mode button on the the stearing wheel does AUX show up as one of the functions? 3) Is there a chance the dealer updated my DVD Nav system without me knowing loosing the AUX function? 4) Should I reset the system to factory specs loosing all inputted info on the Navi system? Please help if you know anything about this. I know that this is a small problem but I would like to fix this myself if I can rather than wasting time at the dealership. Thank you!
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Replying to: prowler161 (Apr 19, 2007 6:31 pm)
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The dash of my 07 Camry rattled like there was no tomorrow on my way home from work this morning. Wasn't even that cold out (50 degrees F). Quite a disappointment after having two TSBs performed on it! I guess Toyota's "anti-rattle kit" is just as flawed as the design of the 07 Camry's interior! Maybe I'll try disassembling the dash and filling it with silly putty...
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Replying to: kiawah (Apr 20, 2007 3:26 am) |
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Replying to: donnagator (Apr 16, 2007 5:22 pm) My original complaint stated that the ride height on the front left side of the car is half an inch higher than the right.Also,the car feels a little bouncy and unstable and seems to wobble and wander at times. A week ago before I turned in the car I measured the ride height myself and so did a local mechanic.The measurements were taken from the ground to the fender.To make sure the results were accurate the tire pressures were set equal on all four sides.Also the car sittting on a flat even road with no load on it.Nothing was in the car and no one was sitting in it. The mechanic and I also measured it from the center cap of the wheel to the fender and still there is a half an inch difference on the left side. Can anyone tell me if what the dealer said is true? Is it normal for the ride height on the front left side of the car to be a little higher than the right side? I also measured the ride height on two other camry's like mine and the dimensions were the same on both side.I also went to several auto specialists that deal with allighment and mechanical stuff and they all cofirmed the results on my car and said that its not normal.The ride height should be normal on both sides considering that the car is new and only has 700 miles. Can anyone help please? I pretty sure if you guys measure the ride height like I did you will find that its equal on both sides in the front.Tommorow I have to go in and pick up the car. I'm assuming the problems I'm having with my car have alot to do with that difference in ride height.I don't think one side being higher than the other is normal. Also if it helps my car is a 2007 camry le-v6.I suppose the dimensions would be the same on a four cylinder. |
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Replying to: peligroso (Apr 20, 2007 4:20 pm) |
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Replying to: peligroso (Apr 20, 2007 4:20 pm) On my other car; 2007 Toyota Camry Se V6 with navigation, this vehicle does not lean at all. It sits level, but this is not the exact vehicle that you own. This might be the same issue depending on model, accessories etc that causes the leaning. I hope this helps you. You can also call Toyota Corporate and see if they can explain this issue. |
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Replying to: prowler161 (Apr 20, 2007 6:36 pm) I don't have any optional accesories on my car so that doesn't explain for the difference in ride height.And I don't think this issue is normal. I called toyota corporate a while back and they were not really helpful.The only thing I could do they said is to open an arbitration case.I will probably do that if the dealer insists its normal.I am also considering of reporting this issue to the better buisness burea. Does anybody have any advice and suggestions?
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Replying to: peligroso (Apr 20, 2007 4:20 pm) In the past few days, I've been busy measuring ride heights of cars. What I want to say again is that wheel alignment or even body alignment (as may be needed after a collision) is NOT done by taking measurements from the wheels to the bodywork. So either those non-Toyota mechanics are blowing smoke or their eyes are seeing $$$ signs when you approach, because they know that the Toyota dealer is going to say it's normal. Below are the differences in centimeters (1 in = 2.54 cm) measured between the left and right sides on different cars. All except my car were inside my employer's building on a level concrete surface. My car was in the parking lot, with just a slight uphill incline, in the same spot on two different days. I used the same tape measure, always measuring up from the floor/ground through the wheel center to the top of the wheel arch on the fender. I didn't inflate the employer's cars to the proper tire pressure -- just made sure there was no significant difference between left and right. (There wasn't, except for the Volvo, where the two left tires were 1 psi higher than the two right tires.) A plus sign means the ride height was greater on the left (driver's) side. A minus sign means the ride height was greater on the right (passenger) side. 4/17: My '04 Camry, 43,720 miles. Front: +0.7, rear: -0.6 2007 Volvo S80, 47 miles. Front: -0.6, rear: -0.9 2007 Saab 9-3 convert., 58 miles. Front: -0.4, rear: -0.4 2007 Subaru Legacy, 173 miles. Front: -0.9, rear: -0.5 4/18: (after I bounced the front and rear of both cars up and down) My '04 Camry, 43,754 miles. Front: +0.1, rear: -1.3 2007 Saab, moved inside building. Front: -0.9, rear: -0.3 So as you can see, these measurements vary, were never exactly zero, and were sometimes 0.9 cm different (0.4 inches), or in the case of my car 1.3 cm different (0.5 in). So...there's either nothing wrong with the car, or there may still be a defect in one of the tires. OTOH, Michelin is very good in making tires without defects, but no one is perfect. Still, you must drive another '07 Camry V6 again on the same route as yours to see if there really is a difference. BTW, what happened to the engine noise?
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