Toyota Camry Complaints (2008)

1,095 consumer complaints on file.

#10384538February 25, 2011
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CRASHED 2008 CAMRY GOING AT ABOUT 35 MILES PER HOUR AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE FRONT OF MY CAR WAS EXTREMELY DAMAGED AND CAR WAS TOTAL LOSS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384360February 24, 2011
SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT STRUTS ARE LEAKING 40,000 MILES OF VERY CAREFUL DRIVING IN SOUTH FLORIDA'S PAVED AND POT HOLE FREE ROADS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383935February 22, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACTS OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE SUDDEN ACCELERATION AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CONTACT STATED THE ACCELERATION OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383232February 18, 2011
VISIBILITY
DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR STARTED HAVING DIFFICULTY IN MAINTAINING THE UP POSITION, FINALLY FAILED AND WOULD ONLY HANG DOWN STRAIGHT TOWARD THE GROUND OBSTRUCTING YOUR VIEW. UPON STOPPING, I REMOVED THE VISOR OUT OF FEAR THAT IT WOULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. HAVE CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, AND HAVE BEEN ADVISED IT WILL BE UNDER WARRANTY IF THERE IS NO SIGN OF ABUSE. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383174February 17, 2011
VISIBILITY
MY 2008 CAMRY WAS PURCHASED NEW AND AFTER APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES MY DRIVERS SIDE VISOR BEGAN DROOPING THEN FINALLY NOW IT WILL NOT STAY UP AND IS IN MY LINE OF SIGHT. I HAVE TO HOLD IT UP AS I DRIVE OR SWING IT AROUND TO THE DRIVERS DOOR SO THAT I CAN SEE TO DRIVE. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO THE MANUFACTURER AS WELL AS MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382975February 16, 2011
VISIBILITY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SUN VISOR WOULD INTERMITTENTLY HANG DOWNWARD AND WOULD NOT REMAIN IN THE UPWARD POSITION. WITHIN THREE WEEKS, THE DRIVERS SUN VISOR BEGAN TO DO THE SAME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE BOTH SUN VISORS WERE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382777February 15, 2011
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PREMATURE WEAR OF ALL 4 BRIDGESTONE TIRES WITH APPROXIMATELY 13,000-14, 000 MILES. TREAD WAS SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW REGULATORY LIMITS, BUT NOT BALD, YET THE MILEAGE WAS VERY LOW. ALL TIRES HAD BEEN REGULARLY ROTATED (APPROX. EVERY 4,000 MILES), AND WHEN TESTED WERE IN ALIGNMENT. CONTACTED THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP, WHICH STATED THAT THEY ONLY WARRANTY TIRES FOR 12,000 MILES, OR 1 YEAR. THEN CONTACTED BRIDGESTONE AND WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER, AND AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE LOCAL FIRESTONE DEALERSHIP. THE GENTLEMAN AT FIRESTONE CONFIRMED THAT THE TIRES WERE ABNORMALLY WORN AND MADE A RECOMMENDATION TO HIS BOSS THAT AT LEAST 3 OF 4 TIRES BE REPLACED AT NO COST TO ME. THE NEXT DAY, I RETURNED AND AT FIRST THE MANAGER WAS SOMEWHAT DIFFICULT, BUT AFTER HE HAD INSISTED ON TESTING THE ALIGNMENT AND FINDING THAT IT WAS CLOSE TO PERFECT, HIS TONE CHANGES AND HE COULDN'T HAVE BEEN NICER. HE AUTHORIZED THE REPLACEMENT OF ALL TIRES, WHICH HAD TO BE ORDERED, AS TOYOTA ONLY PERMITS SUBSTITUTIONS WITH THE SAME, OR ONE GRADE LOWER SPEED RATING, AND THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT HAVE V-RATED TIRES IN STOCK, BUT THE NEXT DAY I ONCE AGAIN RETURNED AND ONE HOUR LATER DROVE AWAY WITH BRAND NEW TIRES. N.B. IF YOU DO NOT REGULARLY ROTATE, BALANCE, AND IF-NEEDED ALIGN YOUR TIRES, BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE WILL NOT REPLACE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10380254February 1, 2011
WHEELS:RIM, WHEELS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ALL FOUR TIRES RIMS(WHEELS) RUSTING *TGW THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEAL WOULD STICK AT TIMES AND THE BRAKES WOULD LOCK UP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379286January 27, 2011
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
4.20.2010 SAT .930PM DRY CLEAR ROADS 40MPH NIGHT. FRONT END HIT A RESIDENTIAL PARKED CAR. AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AT WHEEL AND KNEE. IT WAS 75 DEGREES I HAD ON SHORTS /SANDALS.I CALLED 911 EMTS ARRIVED I WAS CRYING WITH COMPLAINTS OF FIRE FEELING IN MY LEGS FROM THE AIRBAG AND I WENT TO ER COMPLAINED OF FIRE FEELING. ENDED UP WITH FRACTURED RIGHT PINKY AREA FROM STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT FOR SOME REASON; I LEFT HOSPITAL STILL WITH BURNING FEELING IN LEFT LEG. IN ER TWO HOURS, TOOK XRAYS FOUND NOTHING ELSE WRONG JUST SEVERE CONTUSION TO BOTH LEGS. NO CUTS. LEGS WERE BLACK, RED PURPLE FROM TOES TO THIGHS. BY TIME L GOT HOME 4 HOURS FROM TIME OF MVA OCCURRENCE. I RESTED. BY MONDAY I HAD WATER LIKE BLISTERS APPEAR ON LEFT CALF . I POPPED ONE AS THERE WERE A FEW AND ANOTHER BLISTER GREW DEEPER FROM THAT LAYER.EVENTUALLY LARGE AREA APPROXIMATELY 10 IN LONG BY 6 INCHES WIDE WAS FILLED WITH BLISTERS I GAUZE WRAPPED. IT. SAW DOCTOR WED. TOOK OFF GAUZE FROM BLISTERED AREA WE WERE SHOCKED ALL SURFACE SKIN & FEW LAYERS DEEP GONE! EATEN AWAY LIKE ACID. I AM SURE 100% AIRBAG POWDER. POWDER SOAKED IN AT IMPLOSION AND ATE ITS WAY OUT! I NEVER KNEW POWDER IN "AIR" BAGS. AT ER NO ONE TOLD ME TO CLEANSE LEGS. SAID REST KEEP LEGS UP. STAFF DID NOT KNOW TO CLEANSE AFFECTED THAT COME IN CONTACT WITH AIRBAG & SKIN. STAYED IN BED SORE FOR DAYS. WENT TO WOUND CARE DOC & SKIN CONTINUED DESINTEGRATE APRIL 20 2010 EMERGENCY SURGERY REMOVE NECROTIC AREA. NOT HEALING .GRAFT JULY 2010 NOT HEALING .AUG 31 TOOK LAST BANDAGE OFF . HUGE UGLY SCAR, CHUNK OF CALF MISSING/DEFORMITY NOW. AIR BAG POWDER LIKE CAUSTIC ACID. MANY PEOPLE SAY THEY HAD BLISTERS TOO. LAWYERS TOO SAID SAME. MOST PEOPLE CARS ARE GONE BEFORE CAN INVESTIGATE I STILL HAVE CAR UNTIL 2/1/2011. I HAVE KEPT AIRBAGS STERILE STORAGE. [XXX]..MANY PHOTOS OF DAMAGE TO ME & CAR .PUT VISOR CAUTION! I WANT CLASS SUIT ACTION AGAINST AIR BAG MANUFACTURERS. I AM RUINED. I LOVED MY GREEN CAMRY HYBRID! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (F
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10377171January 19, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2008 NEW CAMRY BRAKE AND ROTOR FAILED AT 28000MILE LESS THAN 3 YEARS DURING WARRANTY PERIOD. 7000 MILE ALIGNMENT FAILURE, ALWAYS TURN ONE SIDE ON FREEWAY WHEN NOT HOLDING STEER. CHECKED BY DEALER, NOTHING WAS DONE. 28000 MILES RIGHT BRAKE CUT INTO ROTOR. REPAIRED. HOWEVER, BRAKE STILL WEAR QUICKLY. ALIGNMENT SERVICE SOLVED THIS PROBLEM. REFUSE TO REIMBURSE THE COST BECAUSE THEY DID NOT DO ANYTHING AT 7000MILE ALIGNMENT ISSUE, WHAT IS A JOKE. IF THIS DID SOMETHING, THIS FAILURE WOULD NOT HAPPEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375039January 6, 2011
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE (2008 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID), WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION WHICH RESULTED IN SEVERE FRONT END DAMAGE TO THE POINT THAT DOORS COULD NOT BE OPENED. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, INCLUDING BY THE KNEES, EVEN THOUGH COLLISION WAS HARD ENOUGH TO RESULT IN THE DRIVER HITTING THE DASH WITH KNEES. ALL THE OFFICERS TAKING REPORTS ALONG WITH THE VARIOUS TOW TRUCK DRIVERS WERE SHOCKED TO SEE NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT DUE TO THE FORCE OF THE COLLISION AND SEVERE DAMAGE TO FRONT OF VEHICLE, ENGINE COMPARTMENT, AND FRAME. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10373656December 31, 2010
VISIBILITY
SUN VISORS ARE DEFECTED. EASILY BROKEN WHEN PLACED INTO USE. COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE VISOR WILL NOT RETURN TO UP POSITION. THEY BLOCK THE VIEW AND UNABLE TO RETURN THEM BACK TO UP POSITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373341December 29, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIRS WERE RECALLS 09V3880000 & 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) WERE PERFORMED IN 2010. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LEG, FACE AND ARM. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 12/14/2011 *CN UPDATED 04/25/11
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10372808December 23, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
COPY OF LTR TO TOYOTA RE POTENTIAL STICKING ACCELERATOR PEDALS IN HIS 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE RADIATOR EXPLODED. THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS A DEFECT. ALSO, THE FRONT STRUTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMERS WIFE NOTICED WHEN THE VEHICLE IDLED, COLD AIR REPLACED HOT AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED AS THE WATER PUMP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371234December 19, 2010
STEERING, AIR BAGS
THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM OF THE 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY SE SEEMS TO BE FAULTY. THE CAR SUDDENLY SHOOK VIOLENTLY FROM LEFT TO RIGHT WHEN MY WIFE REACHED A SPEED OF 45MPH. THEN THE CAR DROVE INTO A DITCH. WHEN SHE PUSHED THE BRAKES, THE CAR TURNED OVER. THE CAR WAS TOTALED,BUT NONE OF THE 6 AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371084December 17, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. AS THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SHIFTED OUT OF PARK, THE RPMS INCREASED SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. TWO PEOPLE WERE INJURED AS A RESULT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED FOR DAMAGES. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A REPAIR FOR RECALL 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) BUT THE DEALER TOLD THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK WITHIN TWO MONTHS BECAUSE THEY COULD DETECT NO PROBLEMS. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10368650December 2, 2010
VISIBILITY
TOYOTA CAMRY SUN VISOR HINGE BROKEN. VISOR JUST HANGS IN FACE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368481December 1, 2010
VISIBILITY
SUN VISOR FAILURE IN 2008 ON A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. LESS THAN SIX MONTHS OR 10000 MILES OF VEHICLE USAGE. CONTACT DEALER ABOUT FAILURE BUT COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. CALLED DEALERSHIP 2 YEARS LATER AND WILL FIX IT IF VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 36000 MILES. DELAYED TACTIC MAKES DEALERSHIP THE WINNER IN THIS SITUATION. HAVE BEEN WITHOUT SUN VISOR SINCE. A TSB ON ALLDATA HELPED ME UNINSTALL SUNVISOR AND STILL HAVE IT IN MY POSSESSION. WEAK PLASTIC MATERIAL CAUSES THE FAILURE ON THIS ITEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367367November 24, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, AIR BAGS
DRIVEN ON E. FORDHAM ROAD IN THE BRONX, NY THE VEHICLE IN FRONT HAS A SADDEN STOP, I PUSH THE BRAKE AND NO RESPOND ON TIME, SO I HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AND THE AIR BAG NO DEPLOYED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10364183November 5, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ELECTRICAL - ROOF WOULD NOT CLOSE - HAD TO TRY SEVERAL TIMES, WOULD GO HALF WAY AND REOPEN; RADIO-DISPLAY BLANKS, EJECTS 6 DISCS AND WILL NOT RESET - CANNOT USE TUNER BUTTONS, CAN ONLY TURN KNOB AND CAN'T SWITCH BANDS AS EACH BUTTON CAUSES POWER TO GO OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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