Toyota Camry Complaints

19,642 consumer complaints on file.

#10039916October 20, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE PARKING, THE ENGINE STARTED RACING AND CRASHED INTO A WALL IN A PARKING LOT. CAUSE OF PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *PH WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLES ENGINE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO RACE. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD ABOUT 3 FEET AND CRASHED INTO THE WALL OF THE PARKING STRUCTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT. *TS *NLM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043203October 19, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH GOING UPHILL ON EXPRESSWAY, WE HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY SMOKE AND FLAME. BY THE TIME WE GO TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, WE HAD NO BRAKES, NO STEERING, NOTHING WAS WORKING. CAR WAS TOTALLY COVERED IN SMOKE AND FLAMES WERE INTENSE. ANOTHER VEHICLE STOPPED WITHIN SECONDS OF OUR PULLING OVER WITH A MEDIUM SIZED FIRE EXTINGUISHER. HE PROCEEDED TO LAY ON HIS BACK AND TOTALLY EMPTY THE EXTINGUISHER FROM UNDER THE CAR, WHICH MADE NO DIFFERENCE. BY THE TIME THE FIRE TRUCKS ARRIVED (WITHIN 10 MINUTES), THE ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS TOTALLY BURNED. I NOTICE THAT YOU HAVE CLOSED OUT PE02-079, BUT BELIEVE IT TO BE RELATED. THE CAR IS UNDER INVESTIGATION BY STATE FARM INSURANCE. THE CAR HAD A MAJOR SERVICE AT 67,000 MILES, INCLUDING A TIMING BELT REPLACEMENT ON JULY 24TH, 2003. THE CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 70,000 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044151October 15, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE PEDAL AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL ON 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY. *MR THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WERE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. THE PEDAL MOVED IN DISTANCE BEFORE HARD BRAKING OCCURRED. THE BRAKES WOULD STOP THE VEHICLE BUT THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR. IT WAS POSSIBLE THAT THE WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS PRESSED AS WELL. THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE TWO WERE THREE INCHES. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO SHOOT FORWARD WHEN BRAKING. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042941October 15, 2003
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
REAR SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RETRACT. THE DEALER SAID IT'S NOT COVERED BECAUSE OF MILEAGE OVER 60,000. SEAT BELTS TOO LARGE NOW TO PROVIDE PROTECTION TO KIDS. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043945October 14, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE VEHICLE JERKED AND HESITATED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED.*MR THE CONSUMER HAS REQUESTED THAT TOYOTA RECALL ALL AFFECTED ENGINES, OR REPURCHASE THE VEHICLE AND COVER INCIDENTIAL AND COLLATERAL EXPENSES. *CB *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042831October 14, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH VEHICLE LOST COMPLETE POWER WITHOUT WARNING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041791October 14, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
ROTTEN EGG SMELL COMES INTO THE CAR. DOESN'T MATTER IF THE WINDOW IS CLOSED OR OPENED. I WILL BE CONTACTING THE DEALER TODAY. MY 2003 CAMRY WAS A DEMO SO I'M SURE WHOEVER WAS DRIVING IT HAD TO HAVE NOTICED THE SMELL. NOBODY SAID A WORD TO ME ABOUT THIS. I FELT THIS WAS UNDERHANDED BY THE DEALERSHIP. I DECIDED TO INVESTIGATE FURTHER TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAS COMPLAINED OF THE SAME PROBLEM AND WENT TO THE INTERNET TO SEE OF THERE WERE OTHER COMPLAINTS AND I FOUND ON YOUR SITE. SO NOW I KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039671October 12, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
WHEN OPENING THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, IT WOULD SLAM SHUT. THE CONSUMER NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP. *AK BOTH THE CONSUMER AND HIS WIFE HAD BEEN HIT IN THE HEAD AS THEY EXITED THE VEHICLE. *SCC *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042743October 10, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER HAD A ROLL OVER ACCIDENT AND NEITHER OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042760October 10, 2003
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN HEAD ON COLLISION, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041527October 9, 2003
AIR BAGS
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING OUR 1996 TOYOTA CAMRY, VID #[XXX]. SHE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE CAR SPUN OUT AGAINST A GUARD RAIL, TOTALING THE CAR. NEITHER THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG NOR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WERE DEPLOYED, CAUSING INJURY TO MY DAUGHTER WHOSE HEAD HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. *LA INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10041533October 9, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
2002 TOYOTA CAMRY DOOR HANDLE BREAK PREVENTING DOOR FROM BEING OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. YOU HAVE TO ROLL THE WINDOWS DOWN IN ORDER TO GET THE DOOR OPEN. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041567October 9, 2003
STEERING
I TOOK DELIVERY OF A 2002 CAMRY XLE ON 3/12/03. FROM THE DRIVE HOME TO THIS DATE THE CAR HAS HAD A SIGNIFICANT PULL TOWARD THE LEFT WHEN DRIVING. THIS PULL IS SUCH THAT EVEN RELATIVELY MINOR CHANGES IN ROAD SURFACE RESULT IN A WORSENED PULL THAT REQUIRES CONSTANT CORRECTION BY STEERING TOWARD THE RIGHT. APPROXIMATELY EIGHT (8)ATTEMPTS TO HAVE THE PROBLEM REPAIRED OR CORRECTED THROUGH THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS HAVE PROVEN FUTILE. I HAVE MADE REPEATED CALLS TO THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER IN TORRENCE,CALIFORNIA. EFFORTS TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM HAVE INCLUDED:NEW TIRE AND WHEEL ROTATIONS(5-6 TIMES), ALIGNMENTS(5-6 TIMES), AND CAMBER BOLTS REPLACED(TWICE). AFTER THE LAST CAMBER BOLT REPLACEMENT THERE WAS IMPROVEMENT FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME BUT THE STEERING PROBLEM QUICKLY RETURNED. I TOOK THE CAR TO ANOTHER LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN AN EFFORT TO TRY AND RESOLVE THE STEERING PROBLEM. THE FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT REVEALED THAT THE CASTER WAS NOT WITHIN THE FACTORY SPECIFIED RANGE. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO ADJUSTMENT FOR THE CASTER AND THERE WAS A WARNING ON THE PRINTED ALIGNMENT SPECIFICATION SHEET STATING,"THIS VALUE IS NOT WITHIN SPECIFICATION. TIRE WEAR,HANDLING AND SAFETY PROBLEMS MAY RESULT". THIS WAS AND STILL IS OF GRAVE CONCERN TO ME. I NOTIFIED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE OF THE SAFETY CONCERNS AND WAS REFERRED BACK TO THE PURCHASING DEALERSHIP.IN THE COURSE OF THESE REPEATED SERVICE VISITS I WAS GIVEN A 2002 CAMRY LE TO DRIVE AS A LOANER CAR ON TWO OCCASIONS AND ONE OF THE LOANER CARS HAD THE SAME STEERING PROBLEM AS MINE. I FEEL UNSAFE WITH THEY'RE UNRESOLVED STEERING PROBLEMS AND FEEL THAT THIS PRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD TO ME AND MY FAMILY AND PERHAPS OTHER 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY OWNERS. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042573October 8, 2003
WHEELS:HUB
VEHICLE CAME EQUIPPED WITH A PLASTIC WHEEL COVER THAT MELTED AND FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE HUBS OVERHEATING. DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, BUT DIDN'T HAVE A SOLUTION TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, JUST INFORMED CONSUMER OF THE COST TO REPLACE THE COVERS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042308October 6, 2003
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. OWNER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042356October 6, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER PLASTIC DOORS KNOB HANDLE BROKE WHILE EXITING THE VEHICLE. DEALER REPLACED BOTH HANDLES, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041255October 5, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM IGNITION WHEN CAR IS IN DRIVE. IGNITION DEFECT COULD CAUSE THE CAR TO ROLL AND STRIKE ANOTHER CAR OR A PERSON WHEN UNATTENDED. THE IS THE SECOND SERIOUS MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT ON THIS CAR. THIS IS THE SAME NEW CAR THAT HAS INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURES OF HYDRAULIC ABS IN UNDER 15,000, CAUSING CAR TO GO THROUGH STOPS THREE TIMES. PLEASE SEE COMPLAINT # 10018667. IMPOSSIBLE TO GET MANUFACTURE TO ASSIST DESPITE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. BUYER BEWARE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041218October 4, 2003
STEERING, SUSPENSION
CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041237October 4, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, I'VE HAD TROUBLE WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. THE FIRST TWO INCIDENTS WERE ON SNOWY AND RAINY ROADWAYS, SO I FIGURED IT WAS THE ROAD CONDITIONS THAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. THE THIRD TIME I WAS ON IDEAL ROAD CONDITIONS, INCLUDING NO SAND ON THE ROADWAY. I BRAKED AS USUAL BUT THE CAR DID NOT STOP IN THE NORMAL DISTANCE AND CONTINUED TO TRAVEL LONGER THAN THE NORMAL. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. IT HAPPENED FOR THE FOURTH TIME ON MY REGULAR ROUTE TO WORK. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AS USUAL AND THE BRAKES ENGAGED, BUT DID NOT HOLD. I WAS NEITHER SLIDING NOR SKIDDING, BUT CONTINUED TO TRAVEL ALONG AT ABOUT THE SAME RATE OF SPEED. SINCE I WAS COMING TO A MAJOR ROADWAY, I WAS FORCED TO PUT IT IN PARK TO STOP THE CAR OR I WOULD HAVE EASILY TRAVELED ACROSS TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AGAIN. THEY INSPECTED IT ALL OVER AND SAID THIS IS NORMAL FOR ABS BRAKES. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042631October 3, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE SEIZURE IN 1996 TOYOTA CAMRY.*MR THE ENGINE SEIZURE WAS DUE TO ENGINE SLUDGE BUILD UP. *JB *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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