# 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `717863` · 2009-04-27 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** CAMRY
- **Year:** 2007
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 16,000
- **Speed:** 65 mph
## Narrative
THE US FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION HAS DETERMINED IN ITS 2006 & 2007 REPORTS THAT THE TOYOTA CAMRY WAS THE HIGHEST LISTED VEHICLE TO BE ARBITRATED.  THE FAILURE I ENCOUNTERED WAS THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE OR REACT WHEN YOU APPLIED THE GAS PEDAL, THIS IS DUE TO A SERIOUS GAP IN RESPONSE TIME DUE TO THE TOYOTA "DRIVE BY WIRE" PROCESS, SOFTWARE FLASH UPDATES PER THE TSB-ECM ARE NOT SOLVING THE PROBLEM, WHICH LED TO MY ACCIDENT, THIS PROBLEM MAY HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH AS A RESULT OF NOT BEING ABLE TO ACCELERATE OUT OF HARMS WAY.  I ENCOURAGE TOYOTA CAMRY OWNERS TO RETURN THEIR VEHICLES PER THEIR STATES RESPECTIVE LEMON LAWS OR THE FEDERAL MAGNUSON-MOSS ACT.  2006 TOYOTA HAS THE HIGHEST COMPLAINT RATING, 286 COMPLAINTS, TOTALING 83.9% OF THE COMPLAINTS.  TOYOTA HAS THE TOP 3 SPOTS FOR COMPLAINTS ON THEIR VEHICLES  THE TOYOTA CAMRY WAS THE MOST COMPLAINED ABOUT VEHICLE FROM EVERYONE IN ALL GROUPS  42 COMPLAINTS, TOTALING 12.3% OF ALL COMPLAINTS.  2007 AGAIN TOYOTA TOOK 85 COMPLAINTS, TOTALING 84.2%  THE TOP 3 VEHICLES WERE FROM TOYOTA, THE CAMRY AGAIN IS IN PLACE NUMBER 3  12 TOTAL COMPLAINTS, TOTALING 11.9%, THE HIGHEST NOW 2 YEARS IN A ROW.  THE REPORTS WERE OBTAINED FROM HTTP://WWW.NCDSUSA.ORG. *TR
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