Toyota Camry Complaints (2011)

625 consumer complaints on file.

#10576315April 1, 2014
STEERING
VEHICLE NEEDS EXCESSIVE DRIVER INPUT WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS TO KEEP CAR IN ITS LANE. THIS OCCURS AT ALL TIMES, ON ALL ROADS AND ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS AND WITH DIFFERENT DRIVERS, AS LONG AS IT IS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE CAR FROM LEAVING ITS LANE, DRIVER MUST MAKE SWIFT, ALTERNATING STEERING FROM RIGHT TO LEFT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND GIVEN A TEST DRIVE AND "INSPECTION". IT WAS FOUND TO BE IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575935March 31, 2014
WHEELS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS CORROSION ON ALL FOUR WHEELS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS PERFORMED TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573999March 21, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED OVER THE CURB. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND STATED IT WOULD TAKE THREE WEEKS FOR THE VEHICLE TO INSPECTED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE INSPECTOR PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND INDICATED THEY COULDN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,918. UPDATED 06/09/14*LJ UPDATED 06/13/2014 *JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10573111March 18, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A TRAFFIC STOP, THE ENGINE ROARED ABNORMALLY LOUD RIGHT BEFORE RAPIDLY ACCELERATING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,431.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568580March 11, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DECELERATE WHEN THE CONTACT REMOVED PRESSURE FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTION WAS ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT WOULD APPLY THE BRAKES WHEN USING CRUISE CONTROL, THE CRUISE CONTROL INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD SHUT OFF BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD MAINTAIN THE SET SPEED. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED IN 10 DEGREE WEATHER OR BELOW. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE DEFECT. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,200. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10568026March 9, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
NEW BRAKES WERE PUT ON MY CAR ON 11/23/13. A SHORT TIME LATER, I WAS APPROACHING A RED LIGHT AND BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. UPON DOING SO THE ABS SYSTEM KICKED IN AND WHEN I APPLIED MY FOOT TO THE BREAKS THEY WOULD NOT WORK. AS I APPROACHED THE INTERSECTION, I MADE A SHARP RIGHT 90 DEGREE TURN TO AVOID GOING THROUGH THE RED LIGHT AS THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AND I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. THE ROAD WAS NOT WET BUT IT HAD RAINED EARLIER IN THE DAY AND THE ROAD WAS DRY. I RETURNED VEHICLE TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT REPEAT THE SITUATION AND EVERYTHING WAS OKAY. THEY TOLD ME THAT EVEN IF THE ROAD IS DRY ONCE IT RAINS, THE ROAD CAN STILL HAVE PARTICLES ON IT THAT CAUSE THE ABS TO KICK IN. THIS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN INTERMITTENTLY ABOUT ONCE A MONTH. IN THE PAST MONTH, IT HAS HAPPENED EVERY FEW DAYS. MY SON WAS DRIVING THE CAR IN LATE FEB. AND HE WENT OVER A VERY SMALL PILE OF LEAVES THAT WOULD NOT WARRANT THE ABS TO KICK IN. HE TOO WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN A WRECK. CAR WENT BACK TO DEALER BUT DEALER CAN FIND WHAT WAS WRONG. THE ABS SEVERELY REACTS WHEN IT SHOULD NOT BE DOING SO. THE ABS IS ENGAGING WHEN IT SHOULD NOT BE DOING SO. IF ONE GOES OVER A ROAD THAT IS BARELY WET OR A SMALL PATCH OF DRIVE LEAVES, AS I DID THE OTHER NIGHT, THE ABS KICKS IN AND LOCKS UP THE CAR. WHEN I TOUCH ON THE BREAKS LIGHTLY COMING TO A STOP, THERE ARE NO BREAKS AND THEN THEY SUDDENLY GRAB REALLY HARD. BREAKS FEEL LIKE AIR IS IN THE LINE. THIS DID NOT OCCUR UNTIL THEY PUT NEW BREAKS IN MY CAR AT 30,000 MILES. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION IS WHINING, SHIFTING ROUGHLY AND NOT SHIFTING WHEN IT IS SUPPOSED TO. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR OVER A WEEK AND THEY SAID THEY WILL BE KEEPING IT AT LEAST UNTIL THIS COMING WED. WHEN A TOYOTA FIELD INSPECTOR WILL BE COMING TO INSPECT THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565987February 26, 2014
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYED IN FRONT END COLLISION. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565817February 25, 2014
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE BECAME TIGHT. WITHIN A DAY, IT WOULD NOT STAY UP AND WHILE DRIVING IT SIMPLY STARTED DANGLING AND HAD TO BE PULLED OFF. I AM WAITING TO HEAR FROM THE DEALER HOW THEY WILL CORRECT THIS. I HAVE SEEN MANY REPORTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM ON YOUR WEBSITE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THE DESIGN/MANUFACTURING APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM. IF A TSB DOES NOT EXIST, IT SHOULD BE SENT BY TOYOTA TO DEALERS TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10564958February 19, 2014
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES
ABS INDICATOR AND SLIP INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT MY ABS ACTUATOR/STEERING ANGLE SENSOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF 3400.00. I ONLY HAVE 21000 MILES ON THE CAR. I WAS WONDERING IF THERE ARE OTHER 2011 CAMRY'S WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10562187January 30, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 03/12/14*LJ THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. UPDATED 03/21/14
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10558476January 4, 2014
POWER TRAIN
STARTED CAR IN MORNING AND IT WAS MAKING WINDING NOISE, LEFT AND NOTICED THE TRANNY DID NOT KNOW WHAT GEAR TO BE IN , WHEN I WOULD STOP IT THE TRANNY COULD NOT DOWN SHIFT FAST ENOUGH AND IT WOULD BANG DOWN IN GEAR, AND THE SPEED ODOMETER WOULD JUMP UP AS IT WAS SHIFTING DOWN, YOU HAVE TO KEEP YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE OR IT WILL JUMP FORWARD,IT HAS SNOWED A FEW TIMES SINCE AND YOU CAN NOT DRIVE IT IN THE SNOW AT ALL, IT LURCHES AT SLOW SPEEDS AND YOU HAVE TO KEEP YOUR FOOT ON BREAK , IT DRIVES IT SELF AND KEEPS SHIFTING UP AND DOWN IT IS A DEATH TRAP WAITING TO HAPPEN, OTHER PEOPLE HAVE DROVE IT AND THE SAME ISSUES , I HAVE PUT A 1000 MILES ON IT AND I HATE IT, MY 1998 CAMRY IS SAFER TO DRIVE THEN THIS CAR, NEVER A TOYOTA AGAIN , ONLY MADE 1 PAYMENT AND READY TO TRADE IN AND TAKE A LOSS, THANKS TOYOTA *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10556217December 16, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
STRONG, LOUD, PERSISTENT KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM PASSENGER SIDE OF ROOF WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS OR UNEVEN PAVEMENT. THIS NOISE IS THE FRAME POPPING FROM TWO PARTS OF THE FRAME COMING INTO CONTACT, FROM WHAT I WAS TOLD BY DEALER. THIS WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER PREVIOUSLY AND THE TSB WAS FOUND AND WORK COMPLETED. IT BEGAN MAKING THE NOISE AGAIN AFTER A FEW DAYS TO A WEEK AFTER THE SERVICE. I HAVE SCHEDULED TO TAKE IT IN AGAIN, BUT HAVE HESITATED DUE TO THE CONDITION I RECEIVED MY CAR AFTER SERVICE LAST TIME. THE LINER AND BODY COVERS DO NOT GO BACK ON RIGHT AND THE CAR DID NOT LOOK NEW ANY LONGER WHEN I RECEIVED IT BACK. THE PROBLEM WAS SAID TO BE CAUSED BY WELDING SLAG ON THE FRAME RUBBING TOGETHER, AND BAD WELDS ON THE CAR'S BODY. THIS IS NOT WHAT SOMEONE WANTS TO HEAR WHEN PURCHASING A NEW CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10554132November 29, 2013
VISIBILITY
THE SUNVISOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE FALLS DOWN BLOCKING THE DRIVERS VISION. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD LEAD TO THE LOSS OF LIFE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. TOYOTA HAS RECALLED SOME VEHICLES WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM BUT ONLY ONES WITH A CERTAIN VIN NUMBER. MINE IS NOT COVERED AND NO NOTICE WAS RECEIVED FROM TOYOTA. THE REPAIR OF THIS I AM ON MY OWN! I SHOULD OF BEEN CONTACTED BY TOYOTA AND THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED! I WONDER HOW MANY ACCIDENTS OR NEAR ACCIDENTS THERE HAS BEEN? IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE DIES! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10553867November 26, 2013
STEERING, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
TRAVELING ON A STATE ROAD DURING A SLIGHT SNOW EVENT. THE ROAD WAS PARTIALLY SNOW COVERED BUT TREATED AND NOT OVERLY SLIPPERY. THE CAR SUDDENLY VEERED TO THE LEFT AND WENT OUT OF CONTROL. DURING THIS TIME THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON WHILE MAKING THE CAR UNRESPONSIVE TO ATTEMPTS TO STEER THE CAR. HIT A FENCE DOING MINOR DAMAGE TO CAR AND FENCE. AFTER THE CRASH DROVE THE CAR AT A LOW SPEED TO HOME. CAR WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP ON ROAD AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT STAYED ON CONTINUALLY. AT HOME ONCE THE CAR WAS PLACED ON DRY GARAGE FLOOR AND BACKED UP IT MADE A LOUD THUD NOISE AND THEN SEEMED TO RESPOND NORMALLY. THIS LASTED ONLY FOR TWO TENTHS OF MILE THEN LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND CAR CONTROL BECAME ERRATIC AGAIN. PUT BACK IN GARAGE AWAITING FOR INSURANCE ADJUSTER. NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10550886November 4, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
DRIVING DOWN RD WENT TO BRAKE WOULDN'T STOP STEERING THREW US IN A DITCH-FIELD HIT A SIGN STILL COULD NOT STOP. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10548783October 21, 2013
VISIBILITY
ON THE WAY TO WORK DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR FLOPPED DOWN AND MADE ME JUMP AND HIT MY FOREHEAD ON IT. NOW IT WILL NOT GO BACK IN TO PLACE, JUST FLOPS AROUND. SEEMS SOMETHING INSIDE SPLIT APART ON THE TOP BY THE ARM HOLDING IT. STARTLED ME AND IT WAS A PAIN ALL THE WAY IN. HAD TO HOLD IT UP TO BE ABLE TO SEE GOOD. I THEN CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER (AFTER READING INFO ONLINE) TO SEE IF IT WAS COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY I READ ABOUT AND HE LAUGHED. NEVER OFFERED TO CHECK, JUST SAID HE WAS NOT SURPRISED AND THAT I WAS NOT ALONE AND THAT EVERYONE OUT THERE HAS A BROKEN ONE. I THEN CALLED TOYOTA AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN EXTENSION. THEY WERE VERY NICE BUT COULD NOT ANSWER WHY ONLY SOME WERE AND SOME WEREN'T EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD THE SAME ONGOING PROBLEMS. GUESS THOSE OF US NOT COVERED WILL HAVE TO FIX AT OUR OWN EXPENSE EVEN THOUGH IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND SOME CARS MADE THE SAME YEAR ARE COVERED. INTERESTING WAY TO DO BUSINESS... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10547769October 13, 2013
POWER TRAIN
HAVE A 2011 CAMRY 4CY WITH 6SP AT. THE CAR TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ROUGH AND CAR RPM SUDDENLY GOES AROUND 3K IN STOP A GO DRIVING. WHILE COMING TO STOP THE CAR RELEASE THE GEAR AT VERY LATE WHILE ALMOST STOPPED. FEELS LIKE IT WILL JERK AND HIT OTHER CAR. ON COLD START THE CAR TRANSMISSION DOES NOT LIKE TO MOVE(UNLESS YOU WARM UP THE ENGINE WHICH TAKES 15MIN IDLING. THEN I AM NOT SURE HOW THIS CARE PASS EPE POLLUTION STANDARD ). SO WHILE GETTING INTO ROAD THE CAR NEEDS HIGH REVVING TO MOVE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAY ITS BEHAVING NORMAL AND COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. TOOK TO ANOTHER DEALER AND THEY GIVE THE SAME "NORMAL" ANSWER. FILED A COMPLAIN TO TOYOTA. THEIR EXPLANATION IS FIELD TECHNICIAN (TOYOTA DEALER) SAID ITS NORMAL AND NO ISSUE SO ITS NORMAL. AS A OWNER OF SUCH VEHICLE I PERSONALLY THINK THE TRANSMISSION BEHAVE ABNORMAL AND UNSAFE. ALSO THE CAR HAS A WHINING NOISE MOST NOTICEABLE AROUND 2-2.5K RPM. 1 ST DEALER SAID ALL CAMRY OF THIS MODEL MAKES SUCH NOISE. 2ND DEALER SAID ITS FROM THE TRANSMISSION. NHTSA SHOULD INVESTIGATE AND MAKE SURE TOYOTA IS NOT TRYING TO AVOID ANY POTENTIAL DEFECT WHICH WILL CAUSE A LIFE THREATENING ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10547272October 8, 2013
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER HE WOULD DEPRESS THE BRAKES WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CERTIFIED TOYOTA MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE STRUTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,663. UPDATED 11-04-13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THAT ONE OF THE STRUTS WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING. UPDATED 11/06/2013 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10546843October 5, 2013
VISIBILITY
DRIVER SUN VISOR BROKE OFF. I WENT TO A TOYOTA DEALER TO GET THIS FIXED THE DAY AFTER IT FELL AND WAS THERE FOR OVER AN 1 HR. THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER AND I PAID $90.99 FOR THE PART AND THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER FOR 3 TO 6 WEEKS. I CALLED TOYOTA SERVICES AND AFTER BEING ON THE LINE FOR ONE HOUR, TOYOTA WILL REIMBURSE THE PART; BUT NOT THE LABOR; WHICH WILL BE OVER $30.00. THE REIMBURSEMENT WILL ALSO TAKE SEVERAL WEEKS. I LOOKED ON YOUTUBE AND IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT THAT IS AFFECTING SEVERAL TOYOTA CAMRY'S SINCE 2007; MINE IS A 2011. I WAS TOLD SINCE THIS ITEM IS NOT IN A RECALL I WON'T BE REIMBURSED COMPLETELY. PLEASE ORDER THEM TO FIX THIS DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10545223September 24, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
THE BRAKES WERE MAKING NOISE. TOOK IN THE CAR TO A LOCAL AUTOMOTIVE BRAKE SHOP AND THEY SAID THE REAR BRAKES WERE HANGING UP. THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE PADS WERE DISCOLORED. THE RIGHT REAR CALIPERS HAD BLACK MATERIAL ON THE INSIDE NEXT TO THE PADS. THE PADS AND CALIPERS ON BOTH REAR TIRES WERE REPLACED. YOU CAN TELL THE DIFFERENCE AFTER THE WORK WAS COMPLETED. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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