Toyota Camry Complaints (2008)

1,095 consumer complaints on file.

#10323624April 3, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON A SNOWY DAY, BOTH VEHICLES WERE TOTALLED. THE 2008 CAMRY THE AIR BAGSFAILED TO DEPLOY.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323466April 2, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR RECALL 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ACCELERATOR PEDAL). HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH WHEN ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 93,000. UPDATED 05/11/10. *LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322970March 31, 2010
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
OVERTURNED VEHICLE
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323237March 31, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A TURN AND A LOUD NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEGAN TO STICK WITH A SLUGGISH RESPONSE, FOLLOWED BY THE ENGINE STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM A PEBBLE IN THE HUB CAPS. THE FAILURE HAD NOT OCCURRED AFTER THE SERVICE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323114March 29, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
2008 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH BRAKE FAILURE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE TRYING TO STOP. HE STATES THE VEHICLE DID NOT SEEM TO SLOW DOWN AND THAT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED HE NOTICED THE ABS DID NOT ACTIVATE AS IT WAS DESIGNED. WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKE, HE NOTICED A LACK OF PULSING . HE QUICKLY RELEASED HIS FOOT FROM THE BRAKE AND RE-APPLIED PRESSURE TO NO AVAIL. CONSEQUENTLY, THE CONSUMER CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF TRUCK. THE CONSUMER STATED THE OTHER VEHICLE STOPPED ABRUPTLY DUE TO TRAFFIC CONGESTION AND THE ROADS WERE SLICK. THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS DEEMED TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322074March 26, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
2008 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID INCLUDED IN THE FLOOR MAT RECALL. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE CONTACTED THE DEALER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE RECALL TAKEN CARE OF, HE WAS INFORMED THAT TOYOTA WAS ONLY PROVIDING SUFFICIENT PARTS TO THE DEALER TO PERFORM 10 VEHICLES PER DAY. AS A RESULT, THE CONSUMERS APPOINTMENT WAS IN 13 DAYS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322317March 26, 2010
VISIBILITY, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED 40 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN WITHOUT THE GAS BEING ENGAGED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED EVERYTIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE A PADDING WAS PLACED ON THE BRAKE. THE DRIVER ALSO STATED THAT THE VISOR CONSTANTLY FELL DOWN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4380.-TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10322093March 25, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY TOYOTA CAMRY PEDAL WAS IN THE STICKING POSITION AND WHEN I WENT TO BRAKE THE BRAKES WOULD NOT DO THEIR JOB AND I COULDN'T STOP UNTIL I BUMPED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, I HAD EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION A FEW TIME OVER THE LAST TWO AND HALF YEARS WITH THIS CAR, BUT NEVER ANY STICKING OR BREAK FAILURE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10322157March 25, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH IN SNOWY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE DRIVER TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING THE BRAKES, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. THE DRIVER CRASHED HEAD ON INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVER HAD MINOR INJURIES AND SUFFERED FROM A WHIPLASH AND CONTUSIONS ON THE LEG. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TAKEN TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10322225March 25, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PULLED OUT OF BANK DRIVE THRU BAY. STOPPED (TO TURN LEFT INTO PARKING LOT WAY). PRESSED GAS PEDAL TO TURN.CAR JERKED, ACCELERATED, AND SPUNOUT INTO THE PARKING LOT WAY. BRAKE AND GOOD DRIVING SAVED ME, BUT THIS 2008 CAMRY HAD JUST BEEN REPAIRED FOR RECALL PEDAL ISSUE .. ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN ON 3/15/2010. SIMILAR SITUATION...DRIVING REALLY SLOW IN PARKING LOT. PRESSED GAS, RPM WENT UP, CAR HESITATED, JUMPED/ACCELATED, AND PAUSED BEFORE GOING TO NORMAL SPEED. ACTSL LIKE A TRANSMISSION SHIFTING ISSUE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321745March 24, 2010
STEERING, STRUCTURE:BODY
DRIVING ON BACK ROAD LATE AT NIGHT-CAR SUDDENLY VERIED TO LEFT HITTING ONCOMING CAR-THEN GOING INTO DITCH-COULD NOT CONTROL MY CAR-WAS HAVING PROBLEMS PRIOR-AS CAR KEPT WANTING TO VEER TO RIGHT AND ACCELETOR SEEMED TO STICK FROM TIME TO TIME-CAR WAS TOTALED AND I SUFFERED FROM INJURIES.I WAS ONE MILE FROM MY HOME WHEN ACCIDENT OCCURED. I ALWAYS FELT LIKE CAR HAD HANDLING PROBLEMS-BUT WITH TOYDA,S QUALITY REPUTATION DID NOT THINK IT WAS A MANUFACTURING ISSUE. I HAVE A NEW TOYDA-STILL HAS TENDANCY TO ACCILER ATE FROM TIME TO TIME UNEXPECTEDLY-NO ACCIDENTS OR CLOSE CALLS.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10321920March 22, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
LTR FWD FM (MD) OWNER OF A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID CONCERNED THAT HER VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE TOYOTA VOLUNTARY RECALL. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SINCE TOYOTA DOES NOT KNOW THE CAUSE OF THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION, SHE BELIEVED THAT ALL OF THE POTENTIALLY AFFECTED VEHICLES WITH ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS THAT CONTROL ACCELERATION AND BRAKING SHOULD BE RECALLED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321370March 22, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAD DRIVEN DOWN THE ALLEY AND WAS PULLING MY 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID INTO THE PARKING PLACE BESIDE OUR GARAGE BEHIND OUR HOUSE. WHEN SUDDENLY IT JUST ACCELERATED AND I CRASHED INTO OUR WOODEN FENCE DOING ABOUT $500 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO THE FENCE AND DENTING THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR (WE HAVE NOT HAD THAT FIXED NOR HAVE WE GOTTEN AN ESTIMATE YET). WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED, I WAS ONLY ABOUT THREE FEET FROM THE GARAGE SO I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET THE CAR STOPPED IN TIME TO AVOID HITTING THE FENCE. FORTUNATELY, THE BRAKES DID WORK AND I HAD BEEN ONLY GOING VERY SLOWLY WHEN IT HAPPENED (I WAS ALMOST STOPPED) SO I WAS NOT INJURED - JUST SHAKEN. THUS FAR IT HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN, BUT AFTER HEARING ABOUT THE HIGH SPEED ACCIDENTS, WE REMAIN CONCERNED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF THIS HAPPENING AGAIN. *DT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320936March 19, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID ON A MULTI LANE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60 MPH, WHEN THE CAR JERKED, ALL INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE ENGINE BECAME COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE. I PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO TRY TO MANEUVER TO THE SHOULDER AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE (NO ENGINE REV., NO ACCELERATION). I MANAGED TO GET THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER AND UPON RESTART, THE CAR DROVE HESITANTLY. I MADE IT TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THAT NIGHT WITH ALL INDICATOR LIGHTS STILL LIT UP. THE NEXT DAY AS THEY BEGAN TO LOOK AT THE CAR, THEY COULD FIND NO STORED COMPUTER CODE FOR THE PROBLEM AND UPON DRIVING THE CAR, IT DROVE NORMALLY. AS A RESULT, THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM AND HAVE FIXED NOTHING. A TOYOTA SERVICE TECH ALSO LOOKED AT THE CAR WITH THE SAME RESULT. I NOW AM BEING FORCED TO PICK UP MY CAR UNREPAIRED. AS I LISTENED TO THE NEWS LAST EVENING (MARCH 18, 2010), THEY REPORTED ON A PROBLEM WITH THE EVM MODULE IN TOYOTA COROLLA'S. THIS PROBLEM SOUNDS VERY SIMILAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319827March 19, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER EXPRESSES DISCONTENT AND COMMENTS ON RECALL NOTICE. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE ABS WAS FLAWED. THERE WAS SHORT CIRCUIT DUE TO MOISTURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321084March 19, 2010
POWER TRAIN
MY TOYOTA 2008 CAMRY SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND I WENT UP MY DRIVEWAY HIT A POLE AND FENCE BEFORE STOPPING. FRONT END AND FENDER WERE DAMAGED. THE CAR HAD THE RECALL ACCELERATOR DONE ON MAR 2, 2010. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320725March 18, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE FRONT ROTORS IN MY 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY HAVE WARPED TWICE IN LESS THAN 24,00 MILES. IN BOTH INSTANCES THE DEALER CUT THEM, BUT I BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFECT WITH THE PRODUCT. I HAVE ASKED THE DEALER TO REPLACE THEM, BUT THEY HAVE REFUSED TO DO SO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320464March 17, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY SE. WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 45 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED TO SPEEDS OF 70 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FLOOR MATS WERE THE CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO THE FAILURE. THE FLOOR MATS WERE REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT DID NOT BELIEVE THAT THE FLOOR MATS CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR AND NOTIFIED THE DEALER WITH HIS CONCERNS. THE DEALER ADVISED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WITH THE VEHICLES BUT PROVIDED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED 2 OTHER OPERATORS OF THE VEHICLE HAD ALSO EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 8,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320307March 16, 2010
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
I HAVE RECEIVED 2 FLOORMAT RECALL NOTICES FROM TOYOTA. IN THEIR 2ND FLOORMAT RECALL NOTICE, TOYOTA STATES "AS AN ADDITIONAL MEASURE INDEPENDENT OF THE VEHICLE-BASED RECALL REMEDY, TOYOTA WILL INSTALL A NEWLY DESIGNED OVERRIDE SYSTEM IN YOUR VEHICLE TO PROVIDE AN EXTRA MEASURE OF CONFIDENCE. THIS SYSTEM WILL CUT ENGINE POWER IN CASE OF SIMULTANEOUS APPLICATION OF BOTH ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDALS AT CERTAIN SPEEDS AND DRIVING CONDITIONS. THIS INSTALLATION WILL ALSO BE CONDUCTED AT NO CHARGE TO YOU." MY DEALER HAS ADVISED ME THAT I HAVE THE PROPER FLOORMAT AND IT IS PROPERLY INSTALLED THEREFORE HE CANNOT INSTALL ONLY THE OVERRIDE SYSTEM. HE STATES ALL 3 MODIFICATIONS MUST BE DONE. AS TOYOTA'S RECALL NOTICE CLEARLY STATES THE OVERRIDE SYSTEM WILL BE INSTALLED "INDEPENDENT...." THIS EXTRA MEASURE OF CONFIDENCE SHOULD BE AFFORDED TO ME AND THE OVERRIDE SYSTEM SHOULD BE INSTALLED IN MY 2008 CAMRY LE. REQUEST YOUR ASSISTANCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319981March 15, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A NEARBY VEHICLE. NO ONE WAS INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 22000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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