Toyota Camry Complaints (2008)

1,095 consumer complaints on file.

#10305829February 4, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE DASH LIGHTS GO OUT. WHEREAS YOU CANNOT SEE YOUR SPEED OR OTHER IMPORTANT DASH INSTRUMENTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306021February 4, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
08" CAMRY HYBRID - WHEN SET ON CRUISE CONTROL, THE CAR INADVERTENTLY ACCELERATES PASS THE "SET" SPEED POINT WHEN GOING UP OR DOWN HILL, BY MORE THAN 20 MPH BEFORE I DISENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306019February 4, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
MY CAMRY 2008 EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN ACCELERATION THIS MONDAY MORNING (2/1/2010). MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO HER OFFICE. SHE SAW A RED LIGHT THEN STEPPED ON THE BREAK PEDAL AND THE CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. IT WAS ALMOST 0 MPH THEN MY WIFE HEARD THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SOUNDED LOUDLY AND THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE. FORTUNATELY, THE SPEED WAS ALREADY LOW AND MY WIFE STEPPED HARD ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR STOPPED. AFTER THAT, WE PARKED THE CAR HOME AND RENTED A NISSAN. I'VE CALLED TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE WILL BE A FIX NEXT WEEK. I LOOKED AT THE TOYOTA WEBSITE ABOUT THE FIX, AND, HONESTLY, I AM NOT SURE THAT FIX WILL WORK. THE FIX, AT MOST, CAN REDUCE THE CHANCE THAT THE GAS PEDAL IS STUCK, BUT FOR MY CASE, THE ENGINE ALREADY SLOWED DOWN THEN ACCELERATED SUDDENLY. I ALSO CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOM SERVICES, AFTER A LONG TIME HOLDING AND A FEW TRANSFERRING, THEY GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER AND TOLD ME THEY WILL CALL ME BACK IN TWO DAYS. THREE DAYS PASSED AND THEY DIDN'T CALL. I CALLED THEM AGAIN THIS MORNING (2/4/2010) AND AFTER A LONG TIME HOLDING (45 MINUTES), THE GENTLEMAN TOLD ME THE CASE MANAGER SHOULD CALLED ME YESTERDAY AND HE WILL CALL ME TODAY. IT'S 7:48PM NOW AND THEY STILL HAVEN'T CALLED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304466February 3, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, SHE FELT A JOLTING JERK AND THE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR WHEN SHE APPLIED IT LIGHTLY. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE DEALER RECALIBRATED THE STROKE SENSOR. ABOUT 8-9 MONTHS LATER, THE ISSUE OCCURRED AGAIN SO SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THE STROKE SENSOR WAS REPLACED. SHE STATED THAT SHE NOTICED NO PROBLEMS SINCE THE LATEST REPAIR. SHE HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER TO-DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 24,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304586February 3, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I PURCHASED MY 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY IN NOVEMBER 2008. INSTANTLY I NOTICED TWO THINGS, ONE, HOW THE CAR WAS SLOW WHEN TRYING TO MERGE TO ANOTHER LANE. IN FACT, I ALMOST CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT, VERY SCARY TO SAY THE LEAST. SECONDLY, I SMELLED FUMES AND I ASKED MY UNCLE DID HE SMELL IT AND HE SAID YES. IN ADDITION MY UNCLE STATED, "THIS IS A NEW CAR YOU SHOULD NOT SMELL THESE FUMES. YOU NEED TO TAKE THIS CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP!" I DID, ONLY TO BE TOLD THEY DID NOT SMELL ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING LOOKED FINE. IN REGARDS TO THE MERGING ISSUE, I WAS TOLD THAT IT THE NEWER MODELS ARE NOW RAN ELECTRONICALLY AND THIS IS ONE OF THE DRAWBACKS OF THESE MODELS, AND THAT WAS IT. I HAVE NEVER FELT COMFORTABLE DRIVING MY CAR BECAUSE IT ALWAYS FELT LIKE I HAD A FLAT TIRE. I HAVE HAD THREE ALIGNMENTS, REPLACED MY TIRES AND THE CAR STILL DOES NOT DRIVE WELL. NOW THE RECALL REGARDING THE BRAKES/FLOOR MATS HAS NOT BEEN AN ISSUE FOR ME BUT THE SLOW RETURN OF THE ACCELERATOR MOST DEFINITELY, AND I NOTICED THIS BEFORE I HEARD ABOUT THE 2ND RECALL. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ON P'TREE INDUSTRIAL IN ATLANTA, GA ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 29TH, TO GET MY CARBON AIR FILTER REPLACED AND THAT IS WHEN I TOLD THEM ABOUT MY ACCELERATOR AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL ISSUE. SO THE SALESPERSON TOOK SOME INFORMATION DOWN AND SAID THE PARTS HAVE NOT COME IN YET, THEREFORE, THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO. IF THIS WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL WHY TELL ME THAT THE PARTS HAVE NOT COME IN IF I WAS NOT AFFECTED BY IT BASED ON MY CONCERNS? SO NEEDLESS TO SAY, I TOO, LIKE MOST CUSTOMERS HAVE MY CONCERNS. I HAVE ALWAYS TRUSTED TOYOTAS AND NOW THIS. I PRAY NOTHING OCCURS WITH ME AND MY FAMILY WHILE TOYOTA DECIDES WHAT, WHEN, AND HOW TO SOLVE THIS MAJOR ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304845February 3, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
2008 TOYOTA HYBRID CAMRY--FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE IN OCTOBER, 2007 I HAVE EXPERIENCED SURGING WHEN I USE CRUISE CONTROL AND GO UP AN INCLINE OR HILL. I HAVE ACCEPTED THIS AS NORMAL BUT NOW AM WONDERING IF I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY ACCELERATOR. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE HYBRID IS NOT ON THE LIST OF RECALLS. CAN YOU CHECK THIS OUT FOR ME. I AM ALSO REMINDED THAT I HAD A DEFECTIVE TIRE REPLACED WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303146January 29, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, SHE TRIED TO ACCELERATE SO THAT SHE COULD MERGE AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. THE SPEED CONTINUED TO INCREASE; ALTHOUGH, SHE ATTEMPTED TO MANEUVER TOWARDS THE GRAVEL AND SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL UNTIL IT COASTED AND STOPPED. WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED, SHE TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. SHE RE-STARTED THE VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED TO DRIVE HOME. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE FLOOR MATS MAY HAVE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE AND INSTRUCTED HER TO REMOVE THEM. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR EVERY TIME SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED TO-DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,406. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 26,000. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND A BAR WAS INSTALLED UNDER THE GAS PEDAL TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS STILL NOT RUNNING RIGHT AND ALSO THERE WAS AN OCCASIONAL PING SOUND COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 03/29/10*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302981January 28, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN 2007. WITHIN A WEEK SHE ADVISED THE DEALER THAT THE VEHICLE PERFORMED AS IF IT WANTED TO MOVE FASTER THAN NORMAL AND WHEN SHE WAS AT A STOP LIGHT IT ALSO SURGED FORWARD. THE DEALER TOLD HER THE VEHICLE WAS COLD AND NEEDED TO WARM UP PRIOR TO DRIVING IT. THE DEALER ALSO TURNED THE IDLE DOWN AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SURGE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302500January 27, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
EARLY JANAURY 2009 MY TOYOTA CAMRY HAD A SUDDEN ACCELERATION INCIDENT THAT DID NOT RESULT IN ANY INJURY BUT DID RESULT IN A DAMAGE TO MY CAR AND A CLAIM WITH NATIONWIDE INSURANCE. AT THE TIME I HAD NO IDEA WHAT HAPPENED IT WAS LIKE MY CAR WAS POSSESSED. I KNOW IT WAS NOT A FLOOR MAT ISSUE. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY INDICATED THAT SINCE I DID NOT HAVE MY CAR REPAIRED AT THEIR SERVICE CENTER THERE WOULD BE NO COMPENSATION. *CW
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302554January 27, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ACCELERATOR PEDAL RECALL*CW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302310January 26, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
1) CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT HOLD SET SPEED WHEN GOING DOWN STEEP HILLS 2) INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS DIM TO THE POINT OF ALL MOST GOING OUT, REGARDLESS OF WERE THE DIM CONTROL IS SET. UNABLE TO PREDICT WHEN THIS WILL HAPPEN. SOMETIMES THEY GO DARK AND COME BACK ON AND OTHER TIMES THEY MAY STAY OFF REGARDLESS OF WHAT I DO. I WROTE TO TOYOTA ON 12/11/2009 CONCERNING THESE TOPICS AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED A REPLY. ANOTHER LETTER WILL BE GOING OUT SHORTLY. I AM AWARE OF WHAT THE MANUAL SAYS ON THESE TOPICS, BUT DO NOT BELIEVE THEY SHOULD BE HAPPENING. HOW LONG HAVE THEY BEEN BUILDING CARS? NO EXCUSE FOR THESE PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302171January 25, 2010
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY LE WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN OCT 2007. THE CAR CURRENTLY HAS 22241 MILES. IT HAS HAD MAINLY HIGHWAY MILES (ABOUT 20MILES) A DAY AND ALREADY IN TWO YEARS, THE TIRES (BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL400-02) SIZE 215/60/16 HAVE ALMOST NO TIRE TREAD LEFT. THE USUAL WARRANTY ON THESE TIRES SHOULD BE 50K MILES. CONTACTED BOTH TOYOTA AND BRIDGESTONE AND NOBODY IS WILLING TO HELP OUT. SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON ALL FORUMS REGARDING THIS TIRE CAN BE FOUND ONLINE, BUT STILL BOTH COMPANIES ARE PLAYING THE BLAME GAME, BRIDGESTONE AND TOYOTA KNOW THAT THEY HAVE BEEN USING THESE SUB-STANDARD PARTS. I WILL HAVE TO NOW REPLACE THE TIRES AND PAY OUT OF MY POCKET FOR SOMETHING WHICH A NEW CAR OWNER SHOULD NOT (SO EARLY IN THE CARS LIFE), ELSE IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD ON THE ROAD. I HOPE THIS COMPLAINT IS LOOKED INTO (SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ON FORUMS) AND NOT IGNORED. BOTH TOYOTA AND BRIDGESTONE NEED TO STOP CHEATING AND PUTTING CUSTOMERS IN DANGER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10301827January 22, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AFTER DROPPING MY SISTERS OFF AT ONE OF THEIR HOMES, I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR AND THE CAR TOOK A MIND OF ITS OWN AND BEGAN TO INCREASE SPEED AND I COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO STOPEVEN AFTER STEPPING ON THE BRAKE AND PUTTING THE CAR INTO PARK. THE CAR HIT A CHAIN LINK FENCE AND STILL THE ENGINE REVVED AS IF IT WERE TRYING TO GET THROUGH THE FENCE AND THEN IT FINALLY STOPPED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10299960January 16, 2010
VISIBILITY
THE SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE WILL NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION. IT HANGS DOWN AND BLOCKS THE DRIVERS VIEW UNLESS IT IS HELD UP EITHER MANUALLY OR WITH THE USE OF SOMETHING NOT INTENDED FOR THAT USE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297991January 4, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT LEASED A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY ON JANUARY 5, 2008. THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD WHILE THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR WAS IN THE REVERSE POSITION. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WOULD BE A RECALL AND THEY COULD NOT FIX THE VEHICLE UNTIL APRIL 2010 WHEN THE RECALL PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. SHE WAS CONCERNED WITH HER SAFETY IN DRIVING THE VEHICLE UNTIL THEN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 33,000. UPDATED 01/1410 *BF UPDATED 01/20/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294949December 8, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. DURING SLIGHT APPLICATION OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE AGGRESSIVELY ACCELERATED FORWARDS. SHE WAS ABLE TO DECELERATE, BY REMOVING HER FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. SHE RECEIVED TOYOTA FLOOR MAT RECALL IN LATE NOVEMBER OF 2009. SHE WILL CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294276December 2, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY MOTHER WAS DRIVING MY 2008 CAMRY IN AUGUST 2009. AS SHE WAS PARKING THE CAR SHE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHICH PROPELLED THE VEHICLE OVER A RAISED SIDEWALK AND INTO THE SIDE OF A RETAIL BUILDING. THE VEHICLE HAD 3000 MILES ON IT AND NO MODIFICATIONS HAD BEEN MADE SINCE PURCHASED NEW. THERE WERE FLOORMATS IN THE VEHICLE WHICH MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT, BUT HAVE SINCE BEEN REMOVED. MY MOTHER SAYS THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND REFUSES TO DRIVE IT. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED, BUT PROPERLY DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE WAS $1800 AND DAMAGE TO THE BUILDING WAS $6700. TOYOTA HAS BEEN CONTACTED BUT DENIES ANY RESPONSIBILITY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293563November 25, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT APPLICATION OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. AFTER GREAT FORCE WAS EXERTED ONTO THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FLOOR MAT BECAME STUCK UNDER THE PEDAL. SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER , BUT DID NOT REMOVE THE FLOOR-MATS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 15,107.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292670November 18, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN HER VEHICLE WAS OUT OF CONTROL. SHE WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH ONTO A RAMP AND THE VEHICLE JUST BEGAN TO SPEED UP TO AT LEAST 35 MPH. WHEN SHE TRIED TO USE THE BRAKES, SHE FELT AS SHE WERE PRESSING ON AIR. SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE TOWARD A TREE BUT BEFORE IT CRASHED INTO THE TREE, SHE GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT IS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESTROYED. SHE WAS TOLD BY OTHER OCCUPANTS IN A VEHICLE BEHIND HER THAT HER BRAKE LIGHTS WERE FLASHING AS IF SHE WERE USING HER HAZARD LIGHTS. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HER TO WRITE A LETTER REGARDING THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, A CLAIMS MANAGER TOLD HER THAT THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT ASSIST HER AND THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 21,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 16,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10292482November 17, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
APPROXIMATE INCIDENT DATE IS ENTIRELY INACCURATE. I DO NOT REMEMBER WHEN THIS HAPPENED, BUT PROBABLY MORE THAN A YEAR AGO EITHER IN A 2006 CAMRY OR A 2008 CAMRY HYBRID. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 09V388000. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE "TOYOTA HAS DETERMINED THAT THIS DEFECT DOES NOT EXIST IN VEHICLES IN WHICH THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR MAT IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE VEHICLE AND IS PROPERLY SECURED" AND BELIEVE THAT MY COMPLAINT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED CONCURRENTLY WITH THIS ONE. 1. MY COMPATIBLE AND PROPERLY SECURED CARPETED DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR MAT SLIPPED OFF THE RETAINING HOOKS (CLIPS) AND BUNCHED UP UNDER THE PEDALS. THERE ARE ONLY TWO HOOKS, WHICH ARE REMOVABLE, AND THEY SPIN AROUND AND AROUND, ALLOWING THE MAT TO SLIP OFF. I BELIEVE THAT A SIMPLE FIX OF INSTALLING PERMANENT HOOKS THAT DO NOT SPIN, OR FOUR HOOKS, WOULD SOLVE THIS POTENTIALLY FATAL ISSUE. 2. AS I WAS DRIVING, I FOUND MYSELF UNABLE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. I DISCOVERED THAT MY FLOOR MAT HAD LODGED UNDER THE BRAKE PEDAL, MAKING IT SO THAT COULD NOT PRESS IT DOWN. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO DISLODGE THE MAT AND AVOID A COLLISION. THIS INCIDENT ONLY HAPPENED ONCE, BUT THE MATS DO COME OFF THE HOOKS FREQUENTLY, THEREFORE I MUST CONSTANTLY MAKE SURE THAT MY MAT IS SECURE AND THAT THE HOOKS ARE FACING THE CORRECT WAY SO THE MAT CANNOT SLIP OFF THEM. 3. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPORTED AND NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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