Toyota Camry Complaints (2008)

1,095 consumer complaints on file.

#10319987March 15, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HIS FOOT WOULD CONTINUOUSLY SLIP OFF OF THE PEDAL CAUSING HIS FOOT TO BECOME STUCK. PRIOR TO THE RECENT FAILURE, THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER, 09V388000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST VACUUM AND ID NUMBER 10V017000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL ACCELERATOR PEDAL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ON HER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 16000. UPDATED 6/3/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED EVEN THOUGH THE PEDAL WAS CHANGED UNDER THE RECALL, THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. UPDATED 06/10/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319101March 12, 2010
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
11 DAYS AGO THE MARINA TOYOTA DEALERSHIP PERFORMED BOTH TOYOTA RECALL REPAIRS ON MY 2008 CAMRY. ON MARCH 10, AROUND 0519 AM, I WAS STARTING TO PARK MY CAR AT THE GYM. I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW INTO THE PARKING STALL. THE MOMENT THAT I APPLIED THE BRAKES; THE ENGINE STARTED TO RACE; THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD; THE BRAKES WERE USELESS IN STOPPING THE VEHICLE; AND I COULD NOT STEER THE VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE SLAMMED INTO A PARKED JEEP CHEROKE; THE JEEP INTURN COLLIDED WITH A PARKED SUBARU OUTBACK. MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WE ARE WAITING FOR TOYOTA'S TECHNICIANS TO EXAMINE THE CAR. I AM VERY THANKFUL TO GOD THAT NO ONE WAS INJURED OR KILLED IN THIS INCIDENT. HOWEVER, I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT MY CAMRY IS UNSAFE AND I WILL NEVER DRIVE IT AGAIN. I HAVE WRITTEN THE VEHICLE OFF AS A TOTAL LOSS. SINCE I AM A JEHOVA WITNESS, I CANNOT SELL THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THEN I WOULD BE BLOOD-GUILTY IF ANYONE WAS INJURED OR KILLED BY THE VEHICLE. I AM A ELECTRICAL ENGINEER WITH A MASTERS DEGREE IN ELECTRONICS AND CONTROL SYSTEMS. I HAVE 32 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN SYSTEMATICALLY SOLVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS (PARTICULARLY INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL ISSUES). IN MY CASE, GIVEN THE SIMULTANEOUS FAILURE OF MULTIPLE SYSTEMS (ENGINE RPM CONTROL, BRAKING AND STEERING), THE CAUSE IS DEFINITELY ELECTRICAL , NOT MECHANICAL. MY EXPERIENCE WITH COMPUTER CONTROLS STRONGLY SUGGESTS THAT THE KEY HARDWARE INVOLVED IS THE ON-BOARD CPU. THEREFORE, IN MY PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING OPINION, TOYOTA HAS NOT DETERMINED THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319158March 12, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHEN THE CONTACT APPROACHED A STOP SIGN SHE NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE EXHIBITED AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN RPMS. PRIOR TO THE RECENT FAILURE, THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 09V388000 AND 10V017000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT HAS CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE DUPLICATE FAILURES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 33000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10319014March 11, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, PROCEEDING TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT. WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE VEHICLE SLIGHTLY SURGED FORWARD IN A JERKING MOTION. THE ROAD AND WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE RECALL REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT THE RECURRING DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,400. UPDATED 04/15/10. *LJ UPDATED 05/06/10*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318712March 10, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH HIS VIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS RAPIDLY ACCELERATED EIGHT TIMES PRIOR TO THE RECENT INCIDENT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 15,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317994March 9, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
RANDOM, INFREQUENT ENGINE FAILURE AT FREEWAY/HIGHWAY SPEEDS. AT CONSTANT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (STEADY STATE SPEED), CAR ENGINE DIES OUT AND CAR DECELERATES (WITHOUT ALERT AND FOR NO REASON). THIS CAR HAS ALWAYS DONE THIS ON AN INFREQUENT BASIS SINCE PURCHASED BRAND NEW. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT TWICE PER MONTH. I PHONED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE TO SEE IT/EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM. AT AROUND 41K MILES I BROUGHT THE CAR TO TOYOTA FOR THEIR INSPECTION (THIS WAS PRIOR TO ANY RECALLS ON CAMRYS), THEY CLEANED CARBON FROM THE ENGINE. THIS DID NOT STOP THE PROBLEM. ABOUT TWICE PER MONTH THE CAR DIES OUT WHEN TRAVELING AT A CONSTANT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (FOR NO REASON). ON 3/5/10 I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER SHIP (IT HAS ABOUT 81K MILES ON IT). THE CAR HAS A VALID EXTENDED WARRANTY ON IT THAT WAS PURCHASED AT TIME OF PURCHASING THE CAR. DUE TO RANDOM ENGINE FAILURE AT CONSTANT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THIS CAR IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318028March 9, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
ON 1/16/09 I REAR-ENDED A MERCEDES SUV AFTER ATTEMPTING TO STOP MY 08 TOYOTA CAMRY. I COULD NOT MAKE IT SLOW OR STOP, EVEN HAVING SUFFICIENT SPACE ON THE ROAD TO DO SO. AS A RESULT, I HAD SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF MY CAMRY, A $500 DEDUCTIBLE TO PAY AS WELL AS TWO WEEKS OF NOT HAVING THE CAR IN USE. I ALSO HAVE BEEN DOUBLY PENALIZED IN THE FACT THAT MY CAR INSURANCE HAS GONE UP. AT THE TIME, TOYOTA CLAIMED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE AUTO, IT HAD TO BE DRIVER ERROR. I HAVE HAD ALL OF THE "RECALL" WORK DONE ON THE CAR. IT HAS STILL BEEN "RACING" IT'S OWN ENGINE WHEN STOPPED AT RED LIGHTS ETC. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE. I DID TRADE IT IN, BUT HAD TO SUFFER A LOSS OF $$ IN THE FACT THAT IT HAD LITTLE VALUE TO ANYONE. THE DEALER PLANS TO DUMP IT AS SOON AS THE TITLE COMES THRU. HE WILL NOT PUT IT ON HIS LOT FOR RESALE. I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THIS PROBLEM IS CONTINUING EVEN AFTER TOYOTA STATES THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318068March 9, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 09V388000: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND 10V017000: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL. LATER, WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, SHE NOTICED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD FALLEN TO THE FLOORBOARD OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 35,800.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318070March 9, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. HE STATED THE VEHICLE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR WAS ABLE TO BE MOVED FROM ONE GEAR TO ANOTHER WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. HE FELT THIS COULD POSSIBLE POSE AS A SAFETY ISSUE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN CONTACTED PERTAINING TO THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318145March 9, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE AND RELEASING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE FOR A SHORT DISTANCE AT SPEEDS OF 15-20 MPH. WITHIN MINUTES, THE VEHICLE WOULD REVERT BACK TO NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WHERE REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 10V017000: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V388000: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL. NEITHER OF THE REPAIRS RECTIFIED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER A THIRD TIME BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,548 AND THE CURRENT WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317718March 8, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXTREME BRAKING POWER FOLLOWED BY PLACING THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL. TWO WEEKS PRIOR THE CONTACT HAD RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V388000 AND 10V017000 ALREADY PERFORMED ON HIS VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 21000. UPDATED 04/27/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE TRADED THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 05/12/10.*JB UPDATED 09/07/10*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317731March 8, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED SHORTLY AFTER SHE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE SHE HAD THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM. THE CONTACT WAS ON THE FREEWAY DRIVING ABOUT 50MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND SHE COULD NOT GET IT TO SLOW DOWN. THE CONTACT STATED EVENTUALLY HER VEHICLE JUST STOPPED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317859March 8, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHENEVER THE CONTACT PUTS THE VEHICLE INTO ANY GEAR THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY SURGE FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT HAD TO USE MORE THAN NORMAL BRAKING POWER. THE CONTACT HAS NOTICED THE FAILURE SINCE THE DAY THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED.THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 24000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317847March 8, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. THE CONTACT IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE SEEMS LIKE THE MOTOR IS SPINNING AND NOT DOING ANYTHING. THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO SLIP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS HAPPENS WHEN GOING DOWN HILLS AND WHEN GOING UP HILLS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SLIP IN THE TRANSMISSION HAPPENS WHEN GOING FROM FOURTH TO FIFTH GEAR AND TRAVELING 45-50 MPH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317320March 6, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING MY TOYOTA CAMRY,2008 MODEL ON A DRY, FLAT ROAD IN CLEAR,DRY WEATHER, GOING ABOUT 55 MPH. THE ROAD WAS 2 LANES WITH NO SHOULDERS ON EITHER SIDE. I SWERVED INTO THE LEFT LANE TO PASS A TRUCK BUT SAW A CURVE APPROACHING AND WENT TO SWERVE BACK IN BEHIND THE TRUCK, BRAKING TO SLOW DOWN. AS I DID THE BRAKING, THE CAR RAPIDLY INCREASES SPEED SO I PUT ON BRAKES HARDER BUT THE CAR KEPT GOING AT SPEED. THERE WAS NO ROOM TO GO RIGHT ( NO SHOULDER) IN ORDER TO AVOID CRASHING INTO THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME,SO I SWERVED LEFT, INTO THE ON-COMING LANE. THERE WERE NO CARS IN THAT LANE. MY CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND IT VEERED ACROSS THE LANE, INTO A DITCH ALONGSIDE THE ROAD AND TURNED OVER, LANDING ON THE ROOF. THE OTHER 2 OCCUPANTS OF THE CAR AND MYSELF HAD OUR SEAT BELTS ON AND WERE NOW SUSPENDED FROM THEM AND UNHURT EXCEPT FOR MINOR SCRATCHES AND BRUISES. THE CAR WAS BADLY DAMAGED AND REQUIRED ABOUT $10,000 WORTH OF REPAIRS OVER A 7 WEEK PERIOD. THERE NO OTHER VEHICLES INVOLVED NOR WAS THERE ANY PEOPERTY, PUBLIC OR PRIVATE, DAMAGED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316989March 5, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY CAR ACCELERATED FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS. I HAVE A CAMRY HYBRID WHICH WAS NOT RECALLED BUT FIXED ANYWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316603March 4, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, TIRES, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
IN APPROX APR 2009 I EXPERIENCE ACCELERATE PEDAL , I WENT TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN EASING ON BRAKE BECAUSE I WAS COMING TO A INTERSECTION AND COULD NOT STOP AND TRIED TO PUSH ON BRAKE THAT DID NOT WORK HAD TO SWITCH TO NEUTRAL BECAUSE BRAKE WAS NOT WORKING I WAS ON DRY LAND AND IT WAS LIKE I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE CAR, WHEN I TOOK IT TO HAVE OIL CHANGED NO ONE SAID ANYTHING AND IT WAS LIKE OH WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316622March 4, 2010
POWER TRAIN
HELLO, I AM AN OWNER OF A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY WHO JUST GOT MY CAR SERVICED VIA A RECALL THIS WEEK. BEFORE THE RECALL, I DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY SUDDEN ACCELERATION INCIDENTS. THIS MORNING, AS I WAS LEAVING A PARKING DECK AT MY GYM, THE CAR SUDDENLY JUMPED FORWARD WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO STOP. I WASN'T SURE IF ANY POST-RECALL ISSUES WERE STILL BEING REPORTED... THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316639March 4, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY WHICH HAS A RECALL ISSUE. MY VIN# IS [XXX]. I'VE TAKEN IT IN TO HAVE THE RECALL ERROR FIXED ON FEB 15, 2010 BUT I SEEM TO STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE JUMPING TO ACCELERATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316165March 3, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE A 2008 CAMRY SE WHICH I TOOK IN FOR THE FLOORMAT AND ACCELERATION RECALLS. THE CAR STILL ACCELERATES WHEN I FIRST START IT. I CAN DRIVE UP TO 30 MILES AN HOUR WITH OUT APPLYING GAS. THE DEALER HAS WORKED ON THE CAR MULTIPLE TIMES AND CAN NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. INCIDENT DATE IS THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE CAR HAS SAT FOR AWHILE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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