Toyota Recalling 2007 Camry for Transmission Problem

mbukukanyau · 04-26-2006, 02:28 AM

http://www.thecarconnection.com/Auto...73.A10341.html
The newest edition of the Toyota Camry is being recalled for a problem with the transmission. The problem, Toyota says, involved only a half-percent of Camrys built thus far for the 2007 model year. The new six-speed automatic transmission could lose second and sixth gear during operation. Toyota told Reuters the vehicle still will operate even if the gears are lost, and that the problem usually happens within the first 500 miles of use.

Darc Requiem · 04-26-2006, 02:42 AM

We all know if this was a GM car the press would be all over them. Toyota can do no wrong of course. I mean this is a minor issue, it only involves the transmission losing gears

**TaHoE** · 04-26-2006, 02:46 AM

Oh enough. It's a 2007 model, of course it will have bugs in it. It's only 1/2 of a percent, not really that significant. I am all for having equal coverage, but sometimes this gets out of hand.

Bvonscott · 04-26-2006, 02:48 AM

This is huge... the IMPECABLE SUPER QUALITY of toyota is showing it's true colors. Folks, it's all a myth.

Achelous · 04-26-2006, 02:48 AM

Whatever. **************** happens. I guess everyone forgot that this is still a pretty good car in the process of denouncing the media "bias." I agree that the media does rag on GM way too much at times, but GM fans always pounce on even the slightest Toyota misstep. It's not a big problem. When that new V-6 catches on fire in 20% of Camrys, then we'll talk.

mbukukanyau · 04-26-2006, 02:52 AM

toyota made errors in something as basic as a transmission

vsd · 04-26-2006, 02:54 AM

at least they caught it early in the run, and recalled it right away, and of course there are gonna be some bugs in a first run vehicle. knowing gm they would have waited until it was out of hand to recall the car.

asim · 04-26-2006, 03:13 AM

Guys calm down, and stop hating on Toyota so much. Everyone makes mistakes/problems. It's only .5% of the not that many on the road...it'll be fine.

I've seen about 4 or 5 of these new Camrys around, they actually look pretty good in person, pics don't really justify it. I'm not one to really like Toyota (especially a Camry), but it's just a great car.

DenCo · 04-26-2006, 03:38 AM

Sorry for the off-topic...ness... But I just have a comment on the whole "**************** happens, quit whining" sentiment.

It's a recall thread announcing a problem with a Toyota. On top of this, the annoncement is being quite apollogetic it seems, at least compared to what such annoncements can be for other cars/brands. So, what do you really expect in such a thread? Are we all supposed to exclaim "It's ok, we forgive you Toyota!" in unison?

I've seen much worse comments in non-Toyota recall threads and the masses don't exactly say stop the hate, it's not so bad.

tomcat_cool17 · 04-26-2006, 04:49 AM

It's only half percent because youu can hardly get the new 2007 models. How many have you seen on the road? Seems like this problem would've been found i nproduct testing before hand. And why is it only half percent, how come the rest don't have the problem yet?

Mikkoo · 04-26-2006, 04:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vsd

at least they caught it early in the run, and recalled it right away, and of course there are gonna be some bugs in a first run vehicle. knowing gm they would have waited until it was out of hand to recall the car.

Toyota did the smart thing and recalled them quickly. I'm sure there is some
embarrassment over the issue. :-)

mbukukanyau · 04-26-2006, 05:29 AM

Meanwhile the GMT900's and Solstice, Lucerne, DTS have launched without incident

**paul8488** · 04-26-2006, 06:12 AM

I'm very pleased to read this. Sure, it wasn't 200,000 vehicles or anything, but any Toyota flaws are good news for non-Toyota fans. Doesn't mean Toyota will close tomorrow, but for every good news story about GM I like hearing a bad one about Toyota. With luck all of the owners who have this problem are 6th generation Toyota owners who have a neighbour with a tried, tested and true Impala with no transmission problems, and will trade their 6 minus 2 speed Toyota (hey, that's a 4-speed transmission!) in on a GM. I want GM to beat Toyota fair and square with high quality products, but Toyota flaws are A-okay with me too!

**JoeT** · 04-26-2006, 06:21 AM

Good to see Toyota recalling the cars eight odd months before their released.

I love how car model sold in the US are being named by the year comming,
even if their released near a year before hand.
They should be named by the year their released, not the year next.
Its a marketing ploy. It make a car sound even newer than it really is.
Their going to be selling the 2010 GTO in 2008 the way their going.

TiburonJT · 04-26-2006, 06:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mbukukanyau

toyota made errors in something as basic as a transmission

And GM made errors in something as basic as a SEAT in the CSVs.

04-26-2006, 02:28 AM	#1 (permalink)
mbukukanyau 7.0 Liter LS7 V8 Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: In front of my computer Drives: 2006 HHR 2002 Corolla-Before I saw the light Posts: 8,051	Toyota Recalling 2007 Camry for Transmission Problem http://www.thecarconnection.com/Auto...73.A10341.html The newest edition of the Toyota Camry is being recalled for a problem with the transmission. The problem, Toyota says, involved only a half-percent of Camrys built thus far for the 2007 model year. The new six-speed automatic transmission could lose second and sixth gear during operation. Toyota told Reuters the vehicle still will operate even if the gears are lost, and that the problem usually happens within the first 500 miles of use. Last edited by ChevroletRevived : 04-26-2006 at 02:34 AM.

04-26-2006, 02:42 AM	#2 (permalink)
Darc Requiem 6.0 Liter Vortec V8 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,670	Re: Toyota Recalling 2007 Camry We all know if this was a GM car the press would be all over them. Toyota can do no wrong of course. I mean this is a minor issue, it only involves the transmission losing gears __________________ Darc Requiem President of the Buick Loadmaster Fan Club

04-26-2006, 02:46 AM	#3 (permalink)
TaHoE GMI Staff Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Long Island, New York Drives: 2002 Oldsmobile Aurora 3.5 Posts: 9,849	Re: Toyota Recalling 2007 Camry Oh enough. It's a 2007 model, of course it will have bugs in it. It's only 1/2 of a percent, not really that significant. I am all for having equal coverage, but sometimes this gets out of hand. __________________

04-26-2006, 02:48 AM	#4 (permalink)
Bvonscott 6.0 Liter Vortec V8 Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: California Posts: 1,751	Re: Toyota Recalling 2007 Camry This is huge... the IMPECABLE SUPER QUALITY of toyota is showing it's true colors. Folks, it's all a myth.

04-26-2006, 02:48 AM	#5 (permalink)
Achelous 2.0 Liter Supercharged ECOTEC Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: San Diego, California Drives: 2000 Pontiac Grand Prix Posts: 186	Re: Toyota Recalling 2007 Camry Whatever. **************** happens. I guess everyone forgot that this is still a pretty good car in the process of denouncing the media "bias." I agree that the media does rag on GM way too much at times, but GM fans always pounce on even the slightest Toyota misstep. It's not a big problem. When that new V-6 catches on fire in 20% of Camrys, then we'll talk. __________________ 2000 Pontiac Grand Prix GT 3800 Power. Last edited by Achelous : 04-26-2006 at 02:54 AM.

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04-26-2006, 02:52 AM	#6 (permalink)
mbukukanyau 7.0 Liter LS7 V8 Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: In front of my computer Drives: 2006 HHR 2002 Corolla-Before I saw the light Posts: 8,051	Re: Toyota Recalling 2007 Camry toyota made errors in something as basic as a transmission

04-26-2006, 02:54 AM	#7 (permalink)
vsd 6.2 Liter Vortec V8 Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,912	Re: Toyota Recalling 2007 Camry at least they caught it early in the run, and recalled it right away, and of course there are gonna be some bugs in a first run vehicle. knowing gm they would have waited until it was out of hand to recall the car.

04-26-2006, 03:13 AM	#8 (permalink)
asim Firebird Concept (the turbine one) Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 11,271	Re: Toyota Recalling 2007 Camry Guys calm down, and stop hating on Toyota so much. Everyone makes mistakes/problems. It's only .5% of the not that many on the road...it'll be fine. I've seen about 4 or 5 of these new Camrys around, they actually look pretty good in person, pics don't really justify it. I'm not one to really like Toyota (especially a Camry), but it's just a great car. __________________ I'll make a new sig. Later.

04-26-2006, 03:38 AM	#9 (permalink)
DenCo 2.0 Liter Supercharged ECOTEC Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Riverview NB Drives: 08 Pontiac G5 02 Toyota Echo Posts: 196	Re: Toyota Recalling 2007 Camry Sorry for the off-topic...ness... But I just have a comment on the whole "**************** happens, quit whining" sentiment. It's a recall thread announcing a problem with a Toyota. On top of this, the annoncement is being quite apollogetic it seems, at least compared to what such annoncements can be for other cars/brands. So, what do you really expect in such a thread? Are we all supposed to exclaim "It's ok, we forgive you Toyota!" in unison? I've seen much worse comments in non-Toyota recall threads and the masses don't exactly say stop the hate, it's not so bad. __________________ I'm a creationist: I believe that Henry Ford once said "let there be car!" and then there was car... And he said "let there be a multitude of color choices so that the people may chose a car of any color that they wish to have... as long as it's black" and then there was cost-cutting... '08 Pontiac G5 (12.5k) '02 Toyota Echo (118k)

04-26-2006, 04:49 AM	#10 (permalink)
tomcat_cool17 3.8 Liter V6 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Flint, MI Drives: 2007 Saturn Ion QC Posts: 412	Re: Toyota Recalling 2007 Camry It's only half percent because youu can hardly get the new 2007 models. How many have you seen on the road? Seems like this problem would've been found i nproduct testing before hand. And why is it only half percent, how come the rest don't have the problem yet?

04-26-2006, 05:29 AM	#12 (permalink)
mbukukanyau 7.0 Liter LS7 V8 Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: In front of my computer Drives: 2006 HHR 2002 Corolla-Before I saw the light Posts: 8,051	Re: Toyota Recalling 2007 Camry Meanwhile the GMT900's and Solstice, Lucerne, DTS have launched without incident

04-26-2006, 06:12 AM	#13 (permalink)
paul8488 GMI Staff Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: France Drives: 2007 MBK Flipper Scooter Posts: 13,352	Re: Toyota Recalling 2007 Camry I'm very pleased to read this. Sure, it wasn't 200,000 vehicles or anything, but any Toyota flaws are good news for non-Toyota fans. Doesn't mean Toyota will close tomorrow, but for every good news story about GM I like hearing a bad one about Toyota. With luck all of the owners who have this problem are 6th generation Toyota owners who have a neighbour with a tried, tested and true Impala with no transmission problems, and will trade their 6 minus 2 speed Toyota (hey, that's a 4-speed transmission!) in on a GM. I want GM to beat Toyota fair and square with high quality products, but Toyota flaws are A-okay with me too! __________________ *The department of redundancy department.* Last edited by paul8488 : 04-26-2006 at 06:26 AM.

04-26-2006, 06:21 AM	#14 (permalink)
JoeT GMI's Holden Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Wollongong, Australia Drives: 2003 Holden Monaro CV8 Posts: 4,851	Re: Toyota Recalling 2007 Camry Good to see Toyota recalling the cars eight odd months before their released. I love how car model sold in the US are being named by the year comming, even if their released near a year before hand. They should be named by the year their released, not the year next. Its a marketing ploy. It make a car sound even newer than it really is. Their going to be selling the 2010 GTO in 2008 the way their going.

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