Uncomfortable Camry Driver's Seat Solution?

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Scott Chatfield - 11 Nov 2005 02:53 GMT

A few months ago, my girlfriend ditched her 1992 Volvo wagon for her
first brand new car, a 2005 Camry LE. She loves it, except for the
non-adjustable steering wheel and the driver's seat, which she considers
uncomfortable-- it's too short and too narrow. Someone else hit the nail
right on the head when they said the driver sits *on*, not *in* the
Camry driver's seat.

Has anyone else had a similar reaction and are there any ideas out there
about rectifying the problem?

Thanks!

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MUADIB - 11 Nov 2005 17:04 GMT

Wow, That's a pretty harsh look at it, but I agree with the seats
being uncomfortable.
There should be a manual lever under the steering collum to adjust the
steering wheel position. I have not seen one that wasn't adjustable
yet.

http://toyota.com/camry/models.html

hit the "interior" tab on the spec sheet. It's the first item on the
list

>A few months ago, my girlfriend ditched her 1992 Volvo wagon for her
>first brand new car, a 2005 Camry LE. She loves it, except for the
>non-adjustable steering wheel and the driver's seat, which she considers
>uncomfortable-- it's too short and too narrow. Someone else hit the nail
>right on the head when they said the driver sits *on*, not *in* the
>Camry driver's seat.

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Scott Chatfield - 12 Nov 2005 00:57 GMT

> Wow, That's a pretty harsh look at it, but I agree with the seats
> being uncomfortable.
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>>right on the head when they said the driver sits *on*, not *in* the
>>Camry driver's seat.

Thank you. Yeah, I should have said that it doesn't telescope; the tilt
function works fine.

The one thing that bugs *me* about this car is that it initially
accelerates very abruptly from a full stop-- it's very difficult to
execute a smooth take-off. I took it back to the dealer and the service
manager drove around with me. He said he noticed it, but that it was
within normal tolerances.

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Steve Henderson - 14 Nov 2005 01:52 GMT

Well, I've got a 2004 (same seats?)Camry, and is has 6-way adjustable
seats (electical adjust), and I don't like them either. I agree that
sitting ON them is a good description. After about 30 minutes, it feels
like there's a bump under my legs about 3 inches up from my knees. No
amount of adjusting cures it. Guess my Avalon seats just spoil me. They
don't LOOK all that different, but they sure feel it. I'd look hard at
another brand if I had it to do over again. I love Toyota cars, but
those seats are the pits. (I'm 5'9" just in case you're wondering.)
Steve

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Scott Chatfield - 15 Nov 2005 17:58 GMT

>> Wow, That's a pretty harsh look at it, but I agree with the seats
>> being uncomfortable.
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> those seats are the pits. (I'm 5'9" just in case you're wondering.)
> Steve

Bummer. If the problem is this pervasive, there must be something that
can be done. Ever the optimist, I'm still holding out for a solution of
some sort. If I figure one out, I'll post it here.

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Zekers! - 21 Nov 2005 22:32 GMT

Yea, those seats are fine for the test ride. But the first time I was driving
it for an hour I realized that I made a mistake getting the car.
I attempted to replace the seats with an Olds 98 bench but then the doors
wouldn't close. So I settled on one of my old Taurus seats - very comfortable

:-)

> >> Wow, That's a pretty harsh look at it, but I agree with the seats
> >> being uncomfortable.
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> can be done. Ever the optimist, I'm still holding out for a solution of
> some sort. If I figure one out, I'll post it here.

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Roy Blankenship - 29 Dec 2005 08:12 GMT

> Yea, those seats are fine for the test ride. But the first time I was driving
> it for an hour I realized that I made a mistake getting the car.
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> > can be done. Ever the optimist, I'm still holding out for a solution of
> > some sort. If I figure one out, I'll post it here.

I just bought a 2002 XLE with leather seats, trading in a Highlander. I
agree, the seats are a disappointment. The seats in the Highlander were
great, I wonder why the inconsistency? I have also had a 1996 Camry, I
remember those seat as being fine.

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