Toyota Camry Complaints (2010)

614 consumer complaints on file.

#10315560March 2, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
PROBLEM: 2010 TOYOTA 4 DR CAMRY: I AM 81 YEARS OLD. AFTER CHECKING WITH THE NEW JERSEY DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE THIS CAR 51/2 MONTHS AGO, I WAS TOLD MY VIN # WAS OK FOR NO PROBLEM WITH THE GAS PEDAL STICKING, BUT I SHOULD GO IN FOR THE MAT/GAS PEDALPROBLEM. I DID & WAS TOLD IT WAS DONE. ON 2/16, I WAS PULLING INTO A SPOT AT CVS. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE GAS PEDAL AND STARTED TO PUT THE FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY FLEW UP FORWARD OVER THE CEMENT CURB AND INTO THE DIRT AND BUSHES WHICH, THANK GOD STOPPED THE CAR. I WILL NEVER GET BACK INTO MY 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY AGAIN. THEY HAULED THE CAR TO THEIR DEALERSHIP AND GOT ME A HONDA RENTAL. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH GENERAL MGR.. HE TOLD ME SO FAR THEY HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANYTHING IN THE CAR. I TOLD HIM I WOULD NEVER DRIVE THAT CAR AGAIN AND MY SONS HAD TOLD ME NO MATTER WHAT THESE PEOPLE SAID I WAS NOT TO DRIVE IT. I EXPLAINED ALONG WITH NEVER BEING ABLE TO DRIVE THAT CAR AGAIN I WOULD NOT NOW PURCHASE ANOTHER TOYOTA. HE TOLD ME THEY COULD GIVE ME $17,000. REFUND LEAVING ME TO EAT $10,916. ON A CAR I HAVE HAD FOR 5 MONTHS AND HAD ONLY 2,091 MILES ON IT. I WAS TOLD TO TALK TO SOMEONE AT THEIR CORPORATE OFFICE IN CA AND THEY OFFERED ME NOTHING BUT A SLICK ?YOUR WORD AGAINST MINE? NOTHING HELP. I COULD SEE THE WRITING ON THE WALL I WENT OUT THE NEXT DAY, BOUGHT A FORD FUSION AND DROVE AWAY IN MY NEW CAR. I AM CONTACTING YOU NOT ONLY BECAUSE TOYOTA DID NOT TRY TO ASSIST ME WITH MY PROBLEM, BUT ALSO I HAVE BEEN HAVING NIGHTMARES ABOUT THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO WERE TOLD THEIR VIN # HAD NO GAS PEDAL PROBLEM AS I HAD BEEN TOLD AND MAY FIND OUT THAT IS NOT TRUE - AS I DID. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10315430March 2, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2010 TOYOTA CAMRY CONCERNED WITH RECENT TOYOTA RECALL. *CW THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXAMINED HIS RECENTLY PURCHASED VEHICLE AND HE FOUND IT VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE GAS PEDAL AND FLOOR MAT TO BECOME INTERMINGLED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM IS MUCH MORE SERIOUS THAN SHORTENING THEE GAS PEDAL AND REPLACING A FLOOR MAT AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL. *JB UPDATED 03/17/10 THE CONSUMER DID NOT STATE THAT HE OR HIS WIFE EXPERIENCED ANY PROBLEMS, BUT DUE TO THE NEWS REPORTS, THEY ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND IT HAS SINCE BEEN GARAGED. THE CONSUMER LISTED SEVERAL QUESTIONS HE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ANSWERED. UPDATED 04/20/10 UPDATED 10/27/10
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#10315605March 2, 2010
STEERING, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
OPENING THE HOOD TO ADD WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID, THE HOOD RELEASE DID NOT WORK, HAD TO RECONNECT IT. THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS EXTREMELY LOW, HAVE ONLY OWNED CAR FOR 6 MONTHS, ONLY 4000 MILES ON IT. SOMETIMES WHEN YOU LET OFF THE GAS PEDAL, FEELS LIKE THE BRAKES ENGAGE, REALLY SLOWS THE CAR DOWN WHEN "COASTING". *TR
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#10315144March 1, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT HAS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE VEHICLE HAD A SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO BE STOP UNTIL THE FAIL SAFE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED, HOWEVER THE FAILURE HAS CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TOYOTA TOLD THEM THAT THEY COULD SELL THE VEHICLE OR GO THROUGH ARBITRATION. THE VEHICLE HAD 7000 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7000.
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0
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0
#10315206March 1, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
ON 2/12/10 MY 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY RECEIVED AN ACCELERATION FIX. IN ADDITION I WAS INFORMED A FAIL-SAFE COMPUTER PROGRAM WAS PUT IN. ON 2/17/10 AS I WAS ENTERING MY PARKING SLOT, THE CAR DID AN UNINTENDED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WITHOUT MY FOOT BEING ON THE ACCELERATOR. I WAS PRESSING THE BRAKE. I JAMMED BOTH FEET INTO THE BREAK. AFTER 3 SECONDS, AS MY CAR WAS CLIMBING UP A SNOW BANK, IT STOPPED. THE ENGINE WAS IDLING WHILE MY GEAR SHIFT WAS IN DRIVE. THIS IS THE SECOND LEVEL ON THE FAIL-SAFE SYSTEM. THIS MEANS THAT: "IF BOTH ACCELERATOR POSITION SENSORS FAIL, OR IF ONE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR FAILS, THE ECM WILL...RETURN THE ENGINE TO IDLE SPEED. HAD THE INCIDENT HAPPENED ONE MINUTE EARLIER, I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A HIGH CAR/PEDESTRIAN AREA AND WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THE WHOLE EVENT TOOK 5-6 SECONDS BEFORE THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED. THE FIX DONE BY TOYOTA IS NOT THE FIX FOR THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM. UPDATED 03/08/10 *BF *TR UPDATED 07/01/10.*JB
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Deaths:
0
#10314871February 27, 2010
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2010 TOYOTA CAMRY HEADRESTS ARE VERY UNCOMFORTABLE PUSHING YOUR HEAD FORWARD & HEAR GASOLINE SPLASHING BACK & FORTH WHEN THE TANK IS FULL. *TR
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0
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0
#10314883February 27, 2010
VISIBILITY
HUSBAND, DAUGHTER AND MYSELF GOT INTO OUR 2010 CAMRY, WHEN OUR DAUGHTER CLOSED HER REAR DOOR, WE HEARD A CRACKING NOISE AND TURNED AROUND TO SEE THE BACK WINDSHIELD SHATTERED AND A HUGE HOLE IN THE MIDDLE. THERE WAS GLASS SCATTERED ALL OVER THE BACK SEAT. LUCKILY OUR DAUGHTER WAS NOT INJURED. THERE WAS NO ROCK, BRANCH OR THROWN OBJECT AS A CAUSE OF THE SHATTERING. CAR WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY. HAD BEEN DRIVING CAR EARLIER IN THE DAY WITH NO PROBLEMS. TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE ROUGHLY 40 DEGREES AND CAR HAD JUST BEEN TURNED ON. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10314533February 26, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT IT DOESN'T RESPOND IMMEDIATELY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD TRAVEL FROM LANE TO LANE AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO DRIVE STRAIGHT. THE VEHICLE ALSO ACCELERATED AND INCREASED IN SPEED WHILE THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED WHICH MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND STATED THAT HE SHOULD TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.
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0
Deaths:
0
#10314579February 26, 2010
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
VEHICLE PURCHASE NOV 2009. 2010 TOYOTA LE CAMRY. NOTICED WITHIN FIRST 200 MILES THAT VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND DOWN SHIFTED DURING TURNS. VOICED COMPLIANT. NO ACTION. RECALL ANNOUNCED, TOLD HAD TO WAIT FOR LETTER FOR REPAIR. BROUGHT VEHICLE BACK SAME PROBLEM. THEN FIXED. VEHICLE AT 1700 MILES DRIVING LIKE STICK SHIFT CAR JUMPS AS CHANGING GEARS. MAY JUMP AS BREAKING CAUSING AN INCOMPLETE TIMELY STOP. CURRENTLY AT 2200 MILES DRIVING ROUGH ON ROAD AND SHIFTING SELF AS DRIVING SO POWER WILL IMMEDIATELY INCREASE THEN DECREASE. SCARED TO DRIVE NEW VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP TREATING ME AS CRAZY AND THAT SHOULD WAIT FOR ADDITIONAL RECALLS BEFORE BRINGING VEHICLE IN. THIS HAS ALL TAKEN PLACE BEFORE INITIAL PAYMENT WAS EVEN MADE. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN QUALITY. *TR
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0
Deaths:
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#10314594February 26, 2010
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PURCHASED NEW 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY LE , IN FIRST WEEK ACKNOWLEDGED TO DEALERSHIP THAT IT WAS SHIFTING ITSELF SLOWLY LIKE A STICK SHIFT. ALSO QUICKLY ACCELERATING WHEN BRAKING ON TURNS. TOLD NORMAL LET THE CAR BREAK IN. FEW WEEKS TROUBLE STILL CONTINUE. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, TOLD YES THERE IS RECALL BUT NEED TO WAIT FOR LETTER. AT 1600 MILES ACCELERATOR WAS CHANGED, HOWEVER VEHICLE STILL DRIVING UNSAFELY HARD TO COME TO COMPLETE STOP, TAKES TO LONG LIKE IT IS DOWNSHIFTING. VEHICLE JUMPS AS DRIVING AND IS RIDING ROUGH. NOW AT 2000 MILES AND FIRST PAYMENT DUR NOT COMFORTABLE IN CAR. SINGLE MOTHER THAT DECIDED IT WAS TIME TO INVEST IN A NEW CAR AND STOP DEALING WITH USED CAR PROBLEMS HAS FOUND IN TWO MONTHS NEW CAR HAS MILLIONS OF MORE ISSUES. NOT SATISFIED AND VERY DISAPPOINTED. NEED ANOTHER CAR BUT NOT IN POSITION TO DO SO. SCARED FOR FAMILY SAFETY AS MANY REPORTS SHOW PEOPLE ARE BEING IGNORED BY COMPLAINTS AND ARE DYING. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10314273February 25, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES THEY WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF RECALL WHICH INCLUDED THEIR VEHICLE BEFORE THE SIGNING OF THEIR LEASE. CONSUMER SEEKS AUTHORIZATION TO RETURN VEHICLE AND RECEIVE RETURN OF DEPOSIT PAID*TGW UPDATED 07/09/10.*LJ UPDATED 07/29/10 *BF UPDATED 08/03/10*JB
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#10314182February 25, 2010
STRUCTURE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I AM REQUESTING THAT DOT NHTSA INVESTIGATE THE DRIVER'S CONTRIBUTION TO UNINTENDED ACCELERATION (UA) AND TOYOTA'S ACCELERATOR/BRAKE PEDAL DESIGNS THAT MAKE IT POSSIBLE. I WAS DRIVING A RENTED TOYOTA CAMRY IN A PARKING LOT. I APPLIED THE BRAKE AND INSTEAD OF SLOWING DOWN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO GAIN SPEED. I PRESSED HARDER ON THE BRAKE AND IT ACCELERATED. THE HARDER I TRIED TO STOP THE CAR THE FASTER IT WENT. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE FOR A MOMENT AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING. I BELIEVE THAT MY FOOT WAS ON BOTH THE BRAKE AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDALS. I MEASURED THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE BRAKE AND THE ACCELERATOR AND FOUND THAT IT WAS ONLY 1.5 INCHES. MY VEHICLE A GM ACADIA IS 2.5 INCHES. THIS MADE ME THINK THAT THE TOPS OF THE TWO PEDALS ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. I MANAGED TO FIND 6 DIFFERENT TOYOTA MODELS INCLUDING THE PRIUS AND THEY AVERAGED 1.5 INCHES BETWEEN THE TOPS OF THE BRAKE AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDALS. I MEASURE COMPETITIVE VEHICLES AND FOUND THEY AVERAGED 2.2 INCHES. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE TOYOTA DESIGNS ' THEY ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. I HAVE CONTINUED TO INVESTIGATE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND HAVE COLLECTED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF DATA THAT SUPPORTS THE FACT THAT THE DRIVER IS A MAJOR CAUSE OF UA AND THAT SOME VEHICLE DESIGNS MAKE IT POSSIBLE. I HAVE CONDUCTED DRIVING TESTS AND SIMULATED THE CONDITIONS THAT CAUSE UA. THEY CLEARLY IDENTIFY THAT TOYOTA PEDAL DESIGNS CONTRIBUTE TO THE DRIVER BEING A CAUSE OF UA. GOOD VEHICLE PEDAL DESIGNS MAKE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SIMULTANEOUSLY AND UNINTENTIONALLY DEPRESS BOTH PEDALS. FROM THE ODI INCIDENT REPORTS GM VEHICLES SEEM TO BE PARTICULARLY INSENSITIVE WHILE THE FORD 150 TRUCK SEEMS TO HAVE A LARGE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS. THERE MUST BE SOMETHING IN THE PEDAL DESIGNS OR OPERATION THAT MAKES THIS POSSIBLE. I HAVE READ TWO OLDER DOT REPORTS CONCERNING UA AND THEY INDICATE THAT THE DRIVER IS A CAUSE OF UA. WHY IS THAT NOT STUDIED AND ACKNOWLEDGED NOW? PLEASE FORMALLY INVESTIGATE. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10314237February 25, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE NORMALLY, INSTEAD IT MADE A ZOOMING NOISE, LUNGED FORWARD AND STOPPED BEFORE THE COMPUTER ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND HE WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THERE WERE NO FAILURES DIAGNOSED WITHIN THE COMPUTER. THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CALLED AND HE FILED A CLAIM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.
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0
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0
#10314019February 24, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
WE PURCHASED A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY IN AUGUST OF 2009. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THE CAR SINCE WE PURCHASED IT. OUR MAIN CONCERN IS THAT ON OCCASION WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE THE CAR WITH ACTUALLY LURCH FORWARD AS IT BRAKES. IT DOES NOT DO THIS ALL THE TIME AND THE MALFUNCTION IS NOT PREDICTABLE. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10313627February 24, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I AM THE OWNER OF A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY WHICH HAS THE DEFECTS NOW UNDER INVESTIGATION INVOLVING OUT-OF-CONTROL ACCELERATION OF THE CAR. THIS CAR PRESENTS A SERIOUS POTENTIAL HAZARD TO MYSELF AND TO OTHERS AND I WILL NOT CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT. TOYOTA NEEDS TO BE SEVERELY DEALT WITH FOR PUTTING THE ALMIGHTY DOLLAR AHEAD OF PROVIDING A SAFE CAR THAT THEIR CUSTOMERS COULD TRUST - AND FOR THEIR DECEPTION IN ATTEMPTING TO HIDE, COVER UP, DISMISS THE PROBLEMS AND NOT DEAL WITH LEGITIMATE COMPLAINTS WELL BEFORE THIS TIME. TOYOTA'S ACTIONS AND LACK OF ACTION HAS PUT MILLIONS OF PEOPLE AT RISK TO THE POINT OF CAUSING MULTIPLE DEATHS AND INJURIES ON OUR HIGHWAYS AND ROADS. A ONCE TRUSTED AUTOMOBILE COMPANY HAS ABANDONED THE PRINCIPLES THEY MUST ADHERE TO IN BUILDING AN AUTOMOBILE - FIRST AND FOREMOST, PROVIDING AN AUTOMOBILE THAT IS SAFE TO DRIVE. THEY HAVE THUS ABANDONED THE CUSTOMER, CAUSING NOT ONLY DEATH BUT IMMENSE DISTRESS AMONG MILLIONS OF CAR OWNERS WHO CAN NO LONGER TRUST THE CAR THEY PURCHASED - AT GREAT EXPENSE - AND NOW SEE ITS VALUE SINKING RAPIDLY. MY CAMRY HAS LESS THAN 1000 MILES ON IT. I EXPECT AND DESERVE FAIR COMPENSATION FOR THE TRUST AND MONEY THAT I PUT INTO THIS COMPANY FOR A CAR THAT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I WANT MY MONEY BACK! NOW. *TR
Crash:
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312935February 23, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HAVE 2010 CAMRY NEXT DAY AFTER PURCHASE CAR STARTED MAKING A POPPING NOISE TOOK TO DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT. THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS MAKING NOISE, WOULD CHECK WITH OUTSIDE TECH HAD TO CALL THEM AFTER WAITING FOR OVER A WEEK. SERVICE DEPT. MGR TELLS ME IT IS NORMAL THAT ALL CAMRYS MAKE THE NOISE THAT IT IS THE ABS ACTUATOR. NEW CARS SHOULD NOT BE MAKING A LOUD NOISE. IF THIS IS NORMAL WHY DIDN'T THEY KNOW WHAT IS WAS THE FIRST TIME I TOOK CAR IN? SERVICE MGR. TOLD ME TO TURN THE RADIO ON AND I WOULDN'T HEAR THE NOISE. CAR AUTOMATICALLY SLOWED DOWN WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHTTIME, HAD FOOT ON ACCELERATOR, IF A CAR HAD BEEN BEHIND ME THEY WOULD HAVE HIT ME, PUT MORE PRESSURE ON ACC. BUT ENGINE JUST REVIVED WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY TURN ENGINE OFF AND RESTART CAR WOULD NOT CHANGE INTO GEAR AS IT SHOULD SEEMED AS IF HUNG IN LOW. HAVE HAD BRAKE PEDAL GO TO FLOOR AS IF NO BRAKES. HAVE TAKEN CAR TO DEALERSHIP SERV. DEPT BUT KEPT BEING TOLD NOTHING SHOWED UP ON COMPUTER. I TOLD THEM I COULDN'T HELP WHAT WAS OR WASN'T ON COMPUTER BUT THOSE THINGS DID HAPPEN AND WERE HAPPENING. SERV. MGR. TOLD ME THAT IT MUST BE THAT I JUST DECIDED I DIDN'T LIKE THE CAR. AS OF THIS DATE FEB.22 I STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER REGARDING FLOOR MATS OR ACCELERATOR. E-MAILED TOYOTA OVER A WEEK AGO RECEIVED CONFIRM THAT E-MAIL HAD BEEN RECEIVED BUT HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE FROM THEM. THESE INSTANCES STARTED AUGUST 1, 2009. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312943February 23, 2010
PARKING BRAKE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS SOFT. THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD CONTACT THE FLOOR MAT IN AN EMERGENCY STOP. *TR
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0
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0
#10312968February 23, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I PURCHASED A NEW 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY IN OCT-2009 AND I REALIZED AFTER 2-3 WEEKS THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG IN THERE. THE RPM GOES HIGH (AND TRIES TO STAY THERE) WHEN DOWN-SHIFTING EVEN WITHOUT THE LEG IS OFF THE GAS PADDLE. WHILE I UNDERSTAND THAT DOWNSHIFTING MAY INCREASE RPM BUT THEN I FEEL LIKE IT WANTS TO STAY THERE BY MEANS OF SOME UN-INTENDED ACCELERATION. WHEN I REALIZED THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG, I JUST IGNORED THE ISSUE BECAUSE I DID NOT WANT TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND LET THEM MESS IT UP FURTHER. I THOUGHT THIS IS HAPPENING BECAUSE IT IS A NEW CAR. AFTER FEW MILES DRIVEN, THE ISSUE WILL GO AWAY. BUT WHEN I LEARNED ABOUT THE UN-INTENDED ACCELERATION IN JANUARY 2010, I REALIZED THAT THE ISSUE IS MORE SERIOUS AND I SHOULD NOT IGNORE ANY MORE. I WENT TO DEALER BUT AS I EXPECTED, THEY DID NOT TAKE IT SERIOUSLY AND TOLD ME THAT THE CAR RUNS AS PER DESIGN. I WENT FOR THE RECALL TOO BUT IT DID NOT MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE. BEING AN ENGINEER, I MYSELF HAVE ESTABLISHED FEW SIMPLE TEST CASES WHERE ONE CAN PROVE THAT THERE IS DEFINATELY SOMETHING WRONG IN THE CAR. AND IF THE CAR RUNS AS PER DESIGN, THEN THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG IN THE DESIGN ITSELF. I KNEW IN ADVANCE THAT TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT GOING TO WORK. I PURCHASED A NEW VEHICLE SO THAT I CAN KEEP ON DRIVING IT NICELY FOR YEARS TO COME BUT I NEVE EXPECT IT TO BE GOING TO GARAGE FOR SUCH A SERIOUS ISSUE IN LESS THAN 3 MONTHS! I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY SATISFACTORY ANSWER/SOLUTION TO MY PROBLEM SO FAR.
Crash:
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Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313046February 23, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
IN AUGUST 2009 I PURCHASED A 4-CYLINDER AUTOMATIC 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKING DELIVERY I NOTICED THAT THE CAR HESITATED WHEN I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR. WHEN I PRESS THE ACCELERATOR IT FEELS LIKE THE ENGINE IS NOT GETTING SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF GAS AND IT WILL STALL. IT TAKES A NOTICEABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE ENGINE TO RESPOND TO THE DEMAND FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. UPON CONTACTING THE DEALER I WAS TOLD THAT ACCELERATION WILL SMOOTH OUT AFTER A COUPLE OF WEEKS. HOWEVER, SEVEN MONTHS LATER THE HESITATION IS STILL THERE. FROM POSTINGS ON THE INTERNET IT APPEARS THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING ISSUE WITH CAMRY WHICH TOYOTA HAS KNOWN FOR MANY YEARS BUT INSTEAD OF FIXING THE PROBLEM THE COMPANY HAS TRIED TO ADDRESS IT THROUGH TSBS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, EG056-06 AND EG036-07. BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE WITH 2010 CAMRY AND EXPERIENCE OF MANY OTHER 2010 CAMRY OWNERS POSTED ON THE WEB IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THIS PROBLEM CONTINUES TO EXIST. IN ADDITION TO BEING A DESIGN FLAW IT IS ALSO A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE THE CAR DOES NOT REACT NORMALLY WHEN THE DRIVER PRESSES THE ACCELERATOR. THIS IS PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS WHEN MERGING INTO TRAFFIC OR GETTING ON A HIGHWAY. CAR'S HESITATION BEFORE PICKING UP SPEED CAN LEAD DRIVER TO MISJUDGE THE TIME NEEDED TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC WHICH CAN RESULT IN SERIOUS ACCIDENT. REGRETFULLY THIS IS JUST ONE OTHER SAFETY ISSUE THAT TOYOTA HAS OPTED TO IGNORE. IT MAYBE WORTHWHILE TO NOTE THAT THIS ACCELERATION HESITATION PROBLEM IS TIED TO THE SAME ELECTRONIC MODULE THAT CONTROLS THE SPEED OF THE CAR AND ACCORDING TO MANY EXPERTS MAYBE THE ACTUAL CAUSE OF CAMRY'S SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *TR
Crash:
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313080February 23, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT BEHIND A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE LED BRAKE LIGHTS ARE SO INTENSE ON THAT CAR THAT MY RETINA'S WERE RED SATURATED. WHEN THE STOPLIGHT TURNED GREEN I LOOKED AT MY DASH AND THE YELLOW MAINTENANCE LIGHT APPEARED GREEN. THIS COLOR SATURATION LASTED A LEAST 1 MINUTE. THIS MEANS THAT A YELLOW STOP LIGHT WOULD APPEAR GREEN AND THAT A GREEN LIGHT WOULD APPEAR YELLOW. THERE IS NO REASON FOR THIS LEVEL OF INTENSITY SUCH THAT MY RETINA IS SATURATED WHILE STOPPED 5 FEET BEHIND A CAR IN FRONT OF ME. *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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