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Replying to: nmt001 (Apr 22, 2007 5:40 pm) I can say as God as my witness that most of these problems being reported on this site are also problems I am experiencing with my 2007 camry. I agree with the earlier post that it's the worst built car I've ever owned. |
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Replying to: chuck28 (Apr 22, 2007 7:08 pm) I didn't complain about those problems because I cared more about safety issues such as acceleration hesitation which is reported by some to have been corrected Toyota. I don't know how bad the airbag failure problem in the 2007 Camry is. I found out the airbag failure recall a few months ago after I had traded in the Camry and I thought the problem must have been taken care of by Toyota. Then I read the first report of airbag failure in 2007 Camry today on another website but was unable to post a message to the owner JD about the recall no matter how hard I tried. A serious problem like airbag failure can be an even bigger worry to a car owner who knows about the recall which does not mention the VIN number because there is no way the car owner can know for sure if his or her car is affected unless informed by the manufacturer or until the airbags fail to deploy in a serious collision. If Toyota has nothing to hide in this matter, why not give the 2007 Camry owners a report on this website to tell them details about the recall and what they have done, if any, to ensure that those Camrys affected have all been fixed? |
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Replying to: nmt001 (Apr 22, 2007 9:36 pm) |
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Replying to: nmt001 (Apr 22, 2007 9:36 pm) |
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Normal routine for a recall is to contact all owners affected by first-class mail. It is not routine to tell everyone else what VINs were affected -- this is the case for ALL manufacturers. As only 133 units were recalled according to what's been posted above, this is a minuscule fraction of 2007 model production. It's easy to find on the NHTSA website the number of vehicles affected by a recall and also the build dates. Consumer Reports publishes the same information for significant recalls. With regard to the alleged nondeployment in a collision, just because one person claims the airbag should have deployed does not make it so. Read your owner's manual about under what conditions the airbags should deploy; most (all?) manufacturers have a statement that the amount of vehicle damage is NOT a reliable indicator as to whether a particular airbag should or should not have deployed. I haven't checked the link, but presumably the complainant is alive and kicking, so that's one indicator that the airbag maybe didn't need to deploy? |
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Replying to: 210delray (Apr 23, 2007 5:19 am) Phyllis of Heflin LA (04/04/07) Was in an accident on Feb. 25, 2007. I was headed North and a car headed South turned in front of me on a rural highway. I hit her head on and then hit a deep ditch. I have a 2005 Toyota Camry and the damage totaled 10,000 but the insurance company decided to fix it. The airbags never deployed even though the front of my car looked like I hit a tree. We were traveling about 40 mph. I'm pregnant and had my other two children in the car with me. Just muscle strains and bruising. Has anyone ever been sucessful against Toyota??? I'm really scared of my car and what might happen next time. First of all, it wasn't a "head on" collision in the usual sense of the word, but more like front of the Camry into the corner or side of the other car, which turned left from the opposing lane in front of her Camry. Then the Camry went into a ditch. As I said in my prior post, the dollar amount of damage isn't indicative, and if you look at the photo of the damaged car here (the silver 2005 Camry in the upper right), you can see that it didn't take much of a frontal or side hit. Looked like it hit a tree? Yeah, maybe at the equivalent of 10 mph! Contrast with these photos of the IIHS frontal offset test 2002 Camry (structurally the same as the 2005 Camry) after a 40 mph hit into a deformable barrier. Interesting too that the photo caption says the driver was "severely injured," when in her own words she said she sustained "just muscle strains and bruising." This is how rumors and misinformation spread... And no, I'm not a Toyota employee, but I do know something about car crashes, both in the lab and in the real world. |
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Replying to: 210delray (Apr 23, 2007 5:39 am) This is how rumors and misinformation spread... I didn't think that silver car stated it belonged Phyllis of Heflin LA I owned a 2006 Camry XLE... (beautiful car!!) And a couple of weeks ago had a sports car hit me broadside going 35 mph into the passenger side where I was sitting and all I can say is thank God for those side airbags and crumple zones. I think the car only moved inches and we're all ok, jumped out and started to dance around to prove we weren't hurt. Totaled out the car but it's so much more worth being physically ok. But it definitely would concern me if there was a recall and those owners were unaware of it. Safety is the MOST important.
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Replying to: 210delray (Apr 23, 2007 5:39 am) I was referring to the Motortrend site about 2007 Camry: http://www.motortrend.com/cars/2007/toyota/camry/recalls/index.html Glad to see that the normal procedure is to contact the car owners affected by first class mail but has Toyota followed that normal procedure to inform the owners of the 133 Camrys and has all 133 owners been successfully contacted? If Toyota affirms that it has successfully contacted all the owners of all 133 Camrys affected, I would agree with you that 2007 Camry owners should not have undue worry about that recall. If Toyota can not affirm that, then owners of Camrys in the early production should contact Toyota to see if they are affected. I do agree with you that alleged nondeployment does not necessarily mean that the airbag must be defective. But any responsible car manufacturer should look into every case seriously to see if there is any room for improvement even if the airbags appeared to react as intended by the manufacturer.
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Replying to: jmpinmoonlite (Apr 23, 2007 6:21 am) Regarding the consumer affairs site, the silver Camry seems to match the one described by Phyllis (although not explicitly stated), and the car's either a 2005 or '06 based on the grille design. |
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Replying to: nmt001 (Apr 23, 2007 6:25 am) This doesn't guarantee all owners are ultimately notified, and it is a good idea if you buy a used car to check with the manufacturer to be sure that your particular car has had all of its recall work completed. |
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