Toyota Camry Complaints (2008)

1,095 consumer complaints on file.

#10311761February 18, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 50-55 MPH. SUDDENLY, THERE WAS A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. THE DRIVER STATED THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE IN OPERATION. THERE WAS EXTREME DIFFICULTY STEERING. THE FAILURES OCCURRED AT HIGH TRAVELED SPEED RATES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURES. THE TECHNICIAN PERFORMED A WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND ROTATION OF THE TIRES. THE MALFUNCTIONS PROGRESSED WHICH THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311804February 18, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
LOSS OF BRAKING WHEN HITTING SLIGHT BUMP WITH ONE FRONT TIRE. THIS HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES WHEN FRONT WHEELS CONTACT A SLIPPERY PATCH OR ROUGH SPOTS. THE VEHICLE FEELS LIKE ALL BRAKING IS LOST FOR A MOMENT, MUCH LIKE HAS BEEN REPORTED FOR 2010 CAMRY MODELS. THIS IS A CAMRY HYBRID MODEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311849February 18, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DROPPING MY CHILDREN OFF AT SCHOOL WHEN MY CAMRY WENT FORWARD AND I WAS UNABLE TO BRAKE AND MY CAR WENT DIRECTLY INTO A FIRE HYDRANT APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET AWAY. I WAS DRIVING AT A VERY SLOW RATE OF SPEED AS I APPROACHED TO TURN A CORNER BUT THE CAR ACCELERATED STRAIGHT AHEAD INTO THE HYDRANT. I DISLOCATED PART OF MY FOOT BECAUSE I WAS PRESSING ON THE BRAKE AS HARD AS I COULD TO STOP THE CAR BUT IT WOULD NOT STOP. IT WAS AS IF I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE CAR. THE BRAKES AND/OR ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DID NOT DO ANYTHING. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DID NOT ACTIVATE. WE HAD THE CAR REPAIRED AT OUR EXPENSE BUT WERE NOT AWARE OF THE RECALL AT THAT TIME AND DID NOT HAVE THE ACCELERATOR LOOKED AT. I WAS TOLD AT OUR LAST MAINTENANCE APPOINTMENT THAT THE FLOOR MAT IN MY CAR WAS SECURED BUT THAT THE CAR WOULD BE RECALLED. I BELIEVE IT WAS REPORTED TO THE POLICE WHEN I WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM BUT I DO NOT KNOW IF THEY MADE A REPORT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10311536February 17, 2010
STEERING
I PURCHASED A PRE OWNED 08 TOYOTA CAMRY THIS PAST SUMMER AND HAD NOTICED PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING IN THAT IT OVER COMPENSATED WHEN MAKING A 90 DEGREE TURN. AT A CERTAIN ANGLE - FOR ME 90 DEGREES HARD LEFT - THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS INSTEAD OF COMING BACK TO "NEUTRAL" WHEN YOU LIFT YOUR HANDS. IF I LIFT MY HANDS SLIGHTLY OFF THE WHEEL AND REMOVE MY FOOT FROM THE GAS THE CAR WILL "TURN ITSELF" INTO MY GARAGE. A DRIVER EXPECTS THE WHEEL TO COME BACK AND "SLIDE THRU" YOUR HANDS TO NEUTRAL. IN THIS CASE IT DOES NOT COME TO NEUTRAL, YOU HAVE TO ACTIVELY "CORRECT " THE STEERING. IT ALSO SEEMS TO SPEED UP. MY 26 YEAR DAUGHTER COMMENTED THAT IT "TOOK HER BY SURPRISE" AND "TAKES SOME GETTING USED TO." I CALLED TOYOTA IN RESPONSE TO THE PEDAL RECALL AND WHILE ON THE PHONE ASKED THEM ABOUT THE STEERING. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP SAID SHE KNEW NOTHING ABOUT IT AND COULD NOT ADDRESS IT. SHE TRANSFERRED ME AN I WAITED ON HOLD UNTIL I GAVE UP. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND DESCRIBED THIS PROBLEM. THEY KEPT IT FOR TWO DAYS AND SAID THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. PULLING OUT OF THE SERVICE BAY I REPLICATED IT - STEERING WHEEL LOCKING AND FOOT OFF THE GAS;CAR KEPT GOING BY ITSELF, HARD LEFT - ALMOST RUNNING OVER THREE OF THE TOYOTA STAFF . I HAD TO FIGHT THE CAR TO GET IT TO STRAIGHTEN OUT. THEY OBSERVED FOR THEMSELVES BUT JUST ASKED IF I WAS OK . TOYOTA HAS OVER ENGINEERED THEIR PRODUCT. THE STEERING PROBLEM IS ALSO ON THE CAMRY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311406February 17, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
AFTER MY CAR HAD BEEN PARKED OUTSIDE IN THE COLD (DECEMBER IN MINNEAPOLIS) FOR THE DAY, I NOTICED THAT, AT VERY SLOW SPEEDS (I.E. CRAWLING), THE BRAKES ON MY CAR TOOK LONGER THAN NORMAL TO BRING THE CAR TO A HALT. DESPITE MOVING VERY SLOWLY, WHEN I PRESSED HARD ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR STILL CONTINUED MOVING FOR SEVERAL FEET BEFORE I FELT THE BRAKES ENGAGE. I WAS IN A PARKING LOT, SO I TRIED DOING THIS SEVERAL TIMES, EACH WITH THE SAME RESULT. I DROVE HOME ON THE HIGHWAY AND COULD NOT DETERMINE WHETHER THE PROBLEM PERSISTED, BUT I HAVE NOT NOTICED THE SAME ISSUE SINCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310812February 16, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY HAD PROBLEMS FROM THE DAY THAT I PURCHASED IT. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND ALSO CONTACTED TOYOTA MOTOR SALES U.S.A. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR DISPUTE SETTLEMENT WAS CALLED BY THE TOYOTA MOTOR SALES U.S.A. AND THEY ALSO DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. I FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING THE CAR. THE CAR RACES UNEXPECTEDLY AND LURCHES FORWARD IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. I AM AFRAID THAT THE CAR IS GOING TO CRASH INTO SOMETHING OR SOMEONE. I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS TO THE ABOVE SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR. THE DEALER KEPT MY CAR FOR 8 DAYS ON ONE OF MY VISITS TO THEIR REPAIR SHOP AND TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. NOW THAT THE TOYOTA PROBLEM HAS BEEN MADE PUBLIC, I HOPE THAT MY COMPLAINT WILL NOT BE DISMISSED AS BEFORE. I TRIED TO ASK TOYOTA TO BUY BACK MY CAR, I NOTICED THE PROBLEM WHEN THE CAR ONLY HAD 16 MILES ON IT. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP? I KEPT ALL OF THE COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN THE TOYOTA AND THE NCDS SINCE THE TIME I FIRST FILED MY COMPLAINTS WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310534February 15, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
FYI: MY 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY ACCELERATED RAPIDLY MANY TIMES WHEN IT WAS A NEW CAR, AS WERE THE BRAKES! THIS STARTED WITHIN A WEEK OF MY PURCHASING THE CAR NEW. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD NOT TO WORRY AS THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WAS JUST LEARNING MY DRIVING HABITS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310259February 13, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
ON SEPT 25, 2007 WE PURCHASED FOR MY WIFE A NEW 2008 CAMRY HYBRID AT LONGO TOYOTA, EL MONTE, CA. SHE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS (DEAD STARTER BATTERY FROM HEADLIGHTS STAYING ON OR COMING ON AFTER PARKING, CAR NOT DECELERATING WHEN FOOT TAKEN OFF ACCELERATOR, ODD THINGS WITH AUTO DOOR LOCKS) THE FIRST MONTH, AND WHEN WE CALLED THE DEALER THEY TALKED US INTO ATTENDING A NEW OWNERS MEETING, SO WE COULD BECOME MORE FAMILIAR WITH THE CAR. WHEN WE BROUGHT THESE THINGS UP DURING THE MEETING, MOST OF IT WAS EXCUSED AS BEING UNFAMILIAR WITH THE CAR FEATURES, ALTHOUGH THEY TOOK THE CAMRY AND AFTER 15 MINUTES TOLD US NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE HEADLIGHTS. A SUPPOSED TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS REP STATED TO ME, "THE LITTLE WOMAN ISN'T THAT TECHO, IS SHE"? A MONTH LATER SHE WAS STOPPED GOING TO WORK IN THE EARLY MORNING BY CHP, FOR DRIVING WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS BEING ON, BUT WAS NOT TICKETED BECAUSE THE OFFICER WITNESSED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS ON. (WE STILL NOTICE THE HEADLIGHT DOING ODD THINGS, AND THE SWITCH IS IN THE ON POSITION, NOT THE AUTI POSITION). BACK TO THE DEALER, NO PROBLEM FOUND. EARLY NOVEMBER 2009 WE RECEIVED FROM TOYOTA MOTOR SALES USA A "POTENTIAL FLOOR MAT INTERFERENCE WITH ACCELERATOR PEDAL SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN (INTERM NOTICE)" WHICH STATED "WE WILL NOTIFY YOU AGAIN AS SOON AS A CAMPAIGN REMEDY IS AVAILABLE FOR YOUR VEHICLE". WE HAVE HEARD NOTHING SINCE THAT TIME, EXCEPT FOR A SEALED OVERSIZED BUSINESS ENVELOPE LAST WEEK, WHICH WAS NOT ABOUT A FIX TO THE VEHICLE PROBLEMS, BUT SALES MATERIALS ON THE NEW 5TH GENERATION 4RUNNER. TOYOTA IS STILL NOT OWNING UP TO ALL THE DEFECTS IN THE CAMRY HYBRID. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310120February 12, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
MY TOYOTA DOORS LOCK BY THEMSELVES. I CAN BE SITTING IN THE GARAGE AND THE LOCKS JUST CLICK AND LOCKS, THEM I HAVE TO GO INSIDE THE HOUSE TO GET THE KEYS TO UNLOCK THE CAR DOORS. THIS HAPPENS AT LEAST TWICE A WEEK. I NEVER MENTION THIS TO MY ROOMMATE UNTIL THIS MONTH FEBRUARY. HE WAS WASHING MY CAR AND HE TOLD ME ON TUES FEB 9TH THAT MY DOORS JUST LOCKED BY THEMSELVES HE SAID I'M GLADE I HAD YOUR CAR KEYS IN MY PANT POCKET. I TOLD HIM I'M GLADE IT HAPPEN TO YOU NOW I KNOW I AM NOT CRAZY. I TOOK IT TO TOYOTA DEALER HERE IN STOCKTON CALIFORNIA AND THEY TOLD ME IT DID LOCK ON THE. SO I AM TAKING IT AGAIN ON 2/13/10 AND THIS TIME I AM GOING TO MAKE THEM WRITE DOWN WHY I BROUGHT IT IN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308766February 11, 2010
STEERING, SUSPENSION:FRONT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I OWN A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY AND HAVE HAD A FEW SERIOUS PROBLEMS THAT WERE NEVER RECOGNIZED BY THE TOYOTA DEALER WHICH I ALWAYS SERVICED THE CAR. THEY RANGE FROM SMALL TO SERIOUS. FRONT STRUTS SEEM TO BE LEAKING HYDRAULIC FLUID, I ALSO COMPLAINED ABOUT A STEERING PROBLEM TO THE DEALER, THEY INSPECTED THE CAR AND TOLD ME THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THE STEERING ISSUE WAS VERY APPARENT, AND NOW HAS GOTTEN WORSE. WHEN CORNERING AT LOW OR HIGHER SPEEDS THE CAR SEEMS TO SKIP, AND CONTROLLING THE CAR GETS MUCH MORE DIFFICULT, WHICH BECOMES A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME. THERE WHERE SERVICE BULLETINS AVAILABLE FOR THESE ISSUES BUT YET MY CAR WAS NEVER REPAIRED. ANOTHER ISSUE I HAVE NOTICED HAS BEEN WITH BRAKING, THE CAR WILL VIBRATE DRAMATICALLY ONCE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN CUT 5 MONTHS AGO. THE CAR HAS NEW TIRES AND HAS BEEN ALIGNED IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS AS REQUESTED BY THE TOYOTA DEALER, YET THE STEERING PROBLEMS PERSIST. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE DRIVING THIS CAR, IN BACK OF MY MIND I FEEL LIKE SOMETHING SERIOUS MIGHT HAPPEN EVERY TIME I GET IN THIS CAR AND DRIVE IT. I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE DRIVING THIS CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308564February 10, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DRIVING THROUGH TOWN IN MY '08 CAMRY AT ROUGHLY 35-40 MPH. I RELEASED MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR, AND NOTICED THAT MY CAR WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN. I DID NOT HAVE THE CRUISE ON... NORMALLY WHEN I RELEASE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS, THE SPEED DECREASES QUITE RAPIDLY. I THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT, AND LET IT CRUISE, AT THE SAME SPEED, FOR ABOUT ONE MILE, UNTIL I APPROACHED A STOP SIGN. I PRESSED THE BRAKE, AND EVERYTHING SEEMED NORMAL AFTER THAT. SINCE THAT, THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW DIFFERENT TIMES, AND WHEN TELLING THE LOCAL TOYOTA EMPLOYEE, SHE SAID THAT SHE HAS "NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT CAN GET ME IN TO REPLACE THE ACCELERATOR IN A FEW WEEKS FOR THE MOST RECENT RECALL..." *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308232February 10, 2010
STEERING
MY 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY LE HAS A VIBRATION PROBLEM THAT OCCURS THROUGHOUT THE CAR AND IS FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN THE CAR HITS SPEEDS BETWEEN 40 - 55 MPH, PARTICULARLY GOING UPHILLS IN D. I TOOK IT TO MY TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS NATURAL. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME, "THE CAR JUST HAS TO "SHAKE" SOMETIMES TO GET UP A HILL WHEN GOING AT SUCH LOW RPM'S." I DON'T BUY IT, AND I KNOW OF SEVERAL OTHERS WHO HAVE SAID THE SAME PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED IN THEIR CAMRY'S AS WELL (WWW.EDMUNDS.COM). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308256February 10, 2010
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC, TIRES
SAFETY ISSUE WITH MY 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID I HAVE 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. IT IS EXTREMELY UNSTABLE ON SNOW. THE CAR SKID A LOT ON SNOW AND BRAKES ARE NOT VERY EFFICIENT ON SNOW. MY CAR HAS SKIDDED SEVERAL TIMES AND I AM WORRIED ABOUT ME AND MY FAMILY'S SAFETY. I REPORTED THE MATTER TO TOYOTA ON THEIR WEBSITE ON NOV. 26, 2009. TOYOTA RESPONDED BACK ON DEC. 3RD VIA EMAIL SAYING THAT THEY HAVE OPENED A FILE (#0912105992/ INCIDENT: 091126-000277) AND A CASE MANAGER WILL CONTACT ME. TILL DATE NO ONE HAS CONTACTED ME. I SPOKE TO GO TOYOTA, CENTENNIAL COLORADO BASED TOYOTA DEALER PERSONNEL AND HE SAID I SHOULD PURSUE THE MATTER DIRECTLY WITH TOYOTA. HE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED COMPLAINTS ABOUT POOR PERFORMANCE OF TOYOTA'S HYBRIDS IN SNOW. I AM REALLY UPSET ABOUT TOYOTA'S HANDLING OF THE CASE AS NO ONE HAS CONTACTED ME SO FAR. IN FACT THEY WERE QUICK ENOUGH TO EVEN SEND ME A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION SURVEY ON HOW WAS THEIR RESPONSE WITHOUT EVEN CONTACTING ME. TO BE ON THE SAFER SIDE I CHANGED MY TIRES WITH HIGH QUALITY MICHELIN TIRES. THE OEM BRIDGESTONE TIRES WERE VERY POOR ON SNOW FROM DAY ONE OF MY PURCHASE OF CAMRY HYBRID. ON NOV. 22, 2009 WHILE I WAS TRAVELING WITH MY FAMILY I HAD A NARROW ESCAPE WHEN MY CAMRY SKIDDED AND HIT THE SIDEWALK. AT THAT TIME IT HAD BARELY STARTED SNOWING WITH LESS THAN 1 INCH OF SNOW ON THE GROUND. THE CAR COULD NOT EVEN CLIMB A SMALL SLOPE ON THE ROAD WHILE OTHER CARS WERE PASSING BY WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. THIS INCIDENT HAS MADE ME NERVOUS ABOUT DRIVING MY CAR ON SNOW. AFTER TIRE CHANGE THE STABILITY HAS IMPROVED BUT I STILL FEEL THAT BRAKING AND STABILITY IS BIG ISSUE WITH TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THIS MODEL IS NOT MENTIONED IN CURRENT RECALLS BUT I WOULD REQUEST NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE THE STABILITY OF TOYOTA HYBRIDS ON THE SNOW. - BEST REGARDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308188February 9, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TOYOTA SAFETY RECALL FOR FLOOR MAT REPAIRED BY TOYOTA SAN DIEGO. GAS PEDAL WAS CUT DOWN PER TOYOTA SPECS. UPON LEAVING TOYOTA SAN DIEGO TWICE WITHIN A FIFTEEN MIN PERIOD MY FOOT BECAME TRAPPED UNDER GAS PEDAL. DUE TO THE WET CONDITIONS, WHEN I ACCELERATED THE VEHICLE MY FOOT WAS ABLE TO SLIP DOWN THE PEDAL WHICH THEN SPRUNG BACK TRAPPING MY FOOT UNDERNEATH THE PEDAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10307634February 8, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I PURCHASED A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY FOR MY EMPLOYER. I USE THE CAR FOR WORK, AND FREQUENTLY USE THE CRUISE CONTROL. WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE CAR, I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL, PRIMARILY CLIMBING OR DESCENDING HILLS (I COMMUTE ALONG THE TACONIC PARKWAY IN NY). IF YOU SET THE CAR AT 60MPH, FOR EXAMPLE, THE CAR WOULD SLOW DOWN TO ABOUT 50MPH WHEN IT WAS CLIMBING, THEN SUDDENLY DOWN SHIFT AND ACCELERATE VERY QUICKLY, LITERALLY PINNING YOU BACK IN YOUR SEAT. THIS WOULD THEN CAUSE THE CAR TO SPEED UP TO ABOUT 75MPH BEFORE COASTING. BUT IT WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN THE CAR IN ANY WAY UNTIL I EITHER BRAKED OR THE CAR STARTED ASCENDING ANOTHER HILL. WHEN I HAD A CHANCE, I TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND MENTIONED THIS TO HIM. HE ADMITTED THAT TOYOTA HAD A "SERVICE BULLITEN" OUT TO UPDATE THE SOFTWARE AS THERE WERE SOME FLAWS IN THE PROGRAMMING. WHEN I QUESTIONED WHY IT WASN'T A FLEET WIDE RECALL, HE SAID "WE ONLY HAVE TO DO IT WHEN PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT IT". CONSIDERING THE WILD EXTREMES OF THE SPEEDS THAT I WAS EXPERIENCING I FOUND THIS COMMENT TO BE EXTREMELY ODD. HOWEVER, AFTER THEY DID THEIR FIX, THE CAR DID IMPROVE AS IT DOESN'T ACCELERATE WILDLY LIKE IT USED TO. BUT EVEN TODAY AS I WAS DRIVING THE CAR BACK FROM BALTIMORE, IT STILL HAS A WIDE OPEN RANGE FOR IT'S CRUISE CONTROL THAT I THINK IS NOT NORMAL. I HAD THE CRUISE SET FOR 65MPH TODAY, AND THE CAR TOPPED OUT AT 80. + OR - 15MPH IS WAY TOO FAR BEYOND AN ACCEPTABLE RANGE. MY CIVIC CONTROLS THE SPEED WITHIN A +-5MPH RANGE ON THE SAME ROUTE. THE RECENT EVENTS IN THE NEWS MAKES ME WONDER IF THERE ISN'T A LATENT DEFECT IN EITHER THE SENSORS OR THE PROGRAMMING. *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306459February 5, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 120 MPH. THE CONTACT COULD NOT CONTROL OR STOP THE VEHICLE AND ACCELERATED THROUGH TEN TRAFFIC LIGHTS, CRASHED INTO A POLE, ROLLED OVER THREE TIMES INTO THE RAILROAD TRACKS. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF THE INJURIES THE CONTACT IS UNABLE PERFORM HER DAILY FUNCTIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT IS AVAILABLE IF NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. A TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT FIND ANY DEFECTS IN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL OR DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DROVE TO TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS AND WAS ADVISED TO WRITE A LETTER WHICH HE HAS NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE TO DATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10306596February 5, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO FULL THROTTLE, ALTHOUGH HE HAD BARELY DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN AN ATTEMPT TO RETURN TO HIS ORIGINAL SPEED OF 65 MPH. THE CONSUMER STOMPED THE BRAKE, BUT THE ACCELERATION CONTINUED WITH THE TIRES SMOKING FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 YARDS BEFORE HE SWITCH THE GEAR TO NEUTRAL. THE CONSUMER WAS CONTINUED TO APPLY TO THE BRAKE AND PULLED OFF TO THE SHOULDER. HE TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND THEN EXAMINED THE PEDAL AND FLOOR MAT. THE FACTORY FLOOR MAT WAS IN PLACE AND PROPERLY SECURED BY THE FACTORY RETAINERS. THE MAT WAS AT THE NORMAL DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 INCHES FROM THE GAS PEDAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000. UPDATED 3/4/2010 *CN UPDATED 05/17/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306649February 5, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DELAYED BRAKING IN 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID - I HAVE EXPERIENCED WHAT I CONSIDER TO BE A SLOW BRAKING RESPONSE IN MY CAR SINCE I PURCHASED IT NEW IN MAY 2008. I HAVE ALWAYS FELT AS THOUGH THE BRAKES IN MY 2008 CAMRY HYBRID DO NOT ENGAGE QUICKLY ENOUGH IN ALL BRAKING SITUATIONS. THE SENSATION I GET IS, "THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT IS PULLING FORWARD IN RESISTANCE TO THE BRAKING ACTION CREATING WHAT FEELS LIKE A SLOW BRAKING RESPONSE". I HAVE ALWAYS ASSUMED THE SLOW BRAKING RESPONSE IS DUE TO THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE GAS ENGINE, ELECTRIC MOTOR AND THE REGENERATIVE BRAKING SYSTEM. I HAVE DISCUSSED THE CONCERNS I HAVE WITH MY DEALER AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THE BRAKES ARE WORKING AS DESIGNED. NOW THAT I AM READING ABOUT TWO (OR THREE) TOYOTA RECALLS, I THINK THERE IS AT LEAST A POSSIBILITY THAT THE SLOW BRAKE RESPONSE MAY BE A DESIGN FLAW. I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT 5/13/2009 WHERE I REARENDED ANOTHER CAR ON ROUTE 84 IN FARMINGTON CT. WHEN THE TRAFFIC SLOWED, I THOUGHT I HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO STOP. THE BRAKING REACTION IN MY VEHICLE STARTLED ME WHEN THE CAR TOOK LONGER THAN EXPECTED TO SLOW DOWN AND RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS WAS MY FIRST AT FAULT ACCIDENT IN 38 YEARS OF DRIVING. I CONTINUE TO BE STARTLED BY THE BRAKING ACTION IN THIS CAR AND DEFINITELY WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER CAMRY HYBRID. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED BY TOYOTA AND IS IN GOOD CONDITION. THE BRAKES CONTINUE TO PRODUCE WHAT I CONSIDER TO BE A SLOW RESPONSE. MY ONLY OTHER THOUGHT REGARDING THE SLOW BRAKING IS THE POSSIBLE IMPACT OF THE ADDED WEIGHT FROM THE HYBRID SYSTEM AND BATTERIES IN A CAR THAT WAS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED FOR A GAS ENGINE ONLY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10305409February 4, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY AND CRASHED INTO A POLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED FROM THE SCENE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT IS AVAILABLE IF NEEDED. THE CONTACT DOES NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10305600February 4, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SUDDEN JERK AND LOST OF ACCELERATION ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING IN 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. TALKED TO DEALER AND TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT IT IS THE DESIGN OF THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL BOARD ISSUE, AND NOTHING CAN BE DONE TO FIX IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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