Toyota Camry Complaints (2008)

1,095 consumer complaints on file.

#11429479August 17, 2021
STRUCTURE:BODY
The padded dash panel has failed so that it cannot provide impact protection because of hard material that has chipped and cracked. The dealer inspected the problem and gave me a repair estimate of $2800.00. I complained to Toyota and was told that the extended dash warranty ended in 2018. Prior to failure, the dash was sticky but not chipped and cracked. Why is Toyota allowed to stop any warranty or compensation for dash impact protection on my 13 year old vehicle?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11429001August 13, 2021
STRUCTURE:INTERIOR PANELS:DASHBOARD
The contact owns a 2008 Toyota Camry. The contact stated while driving 60 mph, the glare from the sticky dashboard made it unable to visibly see the road and he lost control of the vehicle. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact stated a state trooper informed him that he was unable to drive the vehicle as-is and had the vehicle towed to his residence. The contact towed the vehicle to the local dealer, where the vehicle was being diagnosed for over a month. The vehicle was not repaired but was pending repairs. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 161,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11419681June 4, 2021
VISIBILITY/WIPER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
My dash on my Toyota Camry has become sticky and shiny with a chemical smell. The visibility is blinding from a glare in bright days and also night driving makes visibility difficult. The chemical cannot be cleaned off and nothing helps with the glare the dash is causing
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11418307May 24, 2021
VISIBILITY/WIPER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
my vehicle dashpad has suddenly begun to slowly melt and has become very sticky and shinny, the shininess causes a constant glare on the windshield, making it difficult and dangerous to drive especially during daylight hrs. I learned that there was a recall for this issues and contacted Toyota on 5/24/2021, and was told the recall for this issue expired in 2017, and there is nothing they will do for it now. I like to express that i purchased my vehicle in April of 2016, and was never notified of the recall, Toyota never sent me a letter informing me of the issue and i have taken my vehicle several time to the Dealer for other repair/maintenance prior to 2017 and was not informed of the recall by by them during that time. My case # with Toyota is 210524000564. i have searched the internet and also found that is a concerned issued with many other Toyota car owners. My vehicle is a 2008 Toyota Camry Hybrid.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11405098March 26, 2021
ENGINE
EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION, LEADING TO ENGINE BURNING OIL, RESULTING IN REDUCED GAS MILEAGE AND OIL BEING USED UP VERY QUICKLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11400283March 11, 2021
VISIBILITY/WIPER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY DASHBOARD IS BECOMING EXTREMELY STICKY. IT'S BECOMING UNSAFE TO DRIVE WHEN IT'S SUNNY OUT. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. HAS A LAWSUIT BEEN FILED YET FOR THIS MANUFACTURER MISTAKE?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11396849February 18, 2021
ENGINE
THIS CAR IS BURNING OIL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11395649February 10, 2021
SEATS
HEATING AND COOLING FOR THE SEATS JUST STOPPED WORKING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11389787January 25, 2021
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS STICKY TO THE TOUCH AND REFLECTED SUNLIGHT WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT SEEMED AS IF THE DASHBOARD WAS MELTING. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER TOYOTA WORLD OF LAKEWOOD (1118 OCEAN AVE RT 88, LAKEWOOD, NJ 08701, (732) 364-9000) WHO INFORMED THEM OF A VOLUNTARY CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN THAT ADDRESSED THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000. *LN*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11389640January 24, 2021
SERVICE BRAKES
VSC LIGHT COMES ON AND BEEPS AFTER 3 YEARS OF BEING REPLACED BY TOYOTA UNDER WARRANTY IT HAPPEN AGAIN - THE ABS BREAKS ARE NOT THERE AND A CONTINUOUS BEEP SOUNDS. I WAS QUOTED 1600 TO FIX ALTHOUGH I DONT HAVE THE MONEY AND TOYOTA KNOWS OF THIS ISSUE 2008 TOY CAM HYBRID STATIONARY AND MOVING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11386816January 6, 2021
ENGINE
ENGINE CONSUME EXCESSIVE OIL DUE TO FAULTY PISTONS AND PISTON RINGS THAT TOYOTA WAS AWARE OF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11385035December 26, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION ON A CITY STREET AND STARTED TO SLOW DOWN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL DROPPED, THE "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" MESSAGE CAME ON THE DASH, SEVERAL DASH LIGHTS TURNED ON, AND THE POWER BRAKES FAILED SO I HAD TO STEP ON THE BRAKES VERY HARD IN ORDER TO STOP. I WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY DRIVE HOME. THE "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" ,MESSAGE IS STILL ON THE DASH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11384570December 22, 2020
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, WHEELS
CAR LURCHES FORWARD AFTER TOUCHING AN ICE PATCH AND SCARILY WANTS TO SPEED AHEAD. EVEN IN MY DRIVEWAY, IT SUDDENLY BEGINS TO SPEED FORWARD OR BACKWARD WHEN IT MERELY TOUCHES A SHEET OF ICE. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IN AREAS WHERE THERE ARE PEDESTRIANS BECAUSE THE CAR SUDDENLY SEEMS OUT OF CONTROL. MY SOLUTION IS TO GO AS SLOWLY AS POSSIBLE UNTIL I AM ABLE TO BRING THE CAR TO A DEALER ON A NONICY DAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11383953December 17, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE DRIVING UPHILL ALL OF A SUDDEN I RECEIVED MULTIPLE WARNINGS ( NOISE, BRAKE LIGHT, EXCLAMATION POINT, AND A MESSAGE ABOUT ABS). I WENT TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN ON A STREET TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR AND HAD NO BRAKES. THE BRAKE PEDAL DID NOT MOVE AT ALL. REALIZING I COULD NOT STOP, I DROVE ON THE GRASS AND COASTED UNTIL THE CAR CAME TO A STOP. TO SAY THIS WAS TERRIFYING IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT.I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR I COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE ELSE, I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO TOYOTA AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE BRAKE ACTUATOR AND IT WOULD BE $2054.00 FOR THE PART. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL ABOUT THIS PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11383024December 11, 2020
ENGINE
THE ENGINE IS BURNING OIL. NO LEAKS ARE DETECTED BUT I HAVE TO ADD 1-2 QUARTS OF OIL AROUND EVERY 500 MILES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11377528December 2, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I DELIVERED THE FORM LETTER FROM TOYOTA REPORTING THAT I SHOULD HAVE MY DASHBOARD REPLACED, I TOOK THE LETTER TO TOYOTA OF RICHARDSON AND WAS TOLD THE PART WOULD BE ORDERED AND I WOULD BE CALLED. I WAS NEVER CALLED, I HAVE TRIED EVERY 3 MONTHS TO RESOLVE THIS AND HAVE THE DASH REPLACED BUT NO ONE WILL RETURN MY REQUEST AND IT HAS BEEN OVER 3 YEARS NOW. I HAVE LEFT MESSAGES FOR SERVICE DEPT, SERVICE MANAGERS, AND GM OVER THE YEARS WITHOUT ANY CALL BACK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11375482November 20, 2020
ENGINE
MY TOYOTA CAMRY IS USING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF ENGINE OIL. BEGINNING AT ABOUT 90000 MILES MY 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY LE EQUIPPED WITH THE 2AZ FOUR CYLINDER ENGINE BEGAN TO USE OIL. SUBSEQUENTLY, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER AND WAS TOLD I WAS TWO MONTHS OUT OF MY TEN YEAR WARRANTY AND ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT MY EXPENSE. TODAY, THE VEHICLE HAS 117000 MILES AND IS BURNING A QUART OF OIL EVERY 700 MILES. THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT TOYOTA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CORRECTING AT THEIR EXPENSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11373707November 8, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY AND THE DASHBOARD SEEMS TO BE MELTING AND MAKING IT HARD TO SEE ON A SUNNY DAY. I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR 4 YEARS AS IT HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. I WAS WONDERING HOW I CAN GET THE SITUATION FIXED AS IT IS BECOMING DANGEROUS FOR ME TO DRIVE . WHAT ARE MY NEXT STEPS AS THIS HAS BEEN A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. WHERE CAN I GET IT FIXED AND HOW CAN I GET THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11373470November 6, 2020
VISIBILITY, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V491000 (VISIBILITY) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW FAILED TO OPERATE CORRECTLY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PUMPING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES, THE VEHICLE RESPONDED AND OPERATED AS INTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE DIAGNOSED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11365366October 20, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
EARLIER THIS YEAR I STARTED NOTICING THAT THE DASHBOARD OF MY TOYOTA CAMRY 2008 HAS BECOME STICKY AND SHINY. INITIALLY I THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE I DIDN'T CLEAN IT. BUT AS I TRIED TO WIPE AND CLEAN, IT GOT WORSE BECAUSE OF THE STICKINESS. IT WAS ONLY AFTER I LOOKED IT UP ON GOOGLE THAT I LEARNED THAT DASHBOARDS SHOULD NEVER BECOME STICKY AND SHINY IN THE FIRST PLACE. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTICE ABOUT MY CAR BEING ONE OF THOSE MODELS THAT HAVE THIS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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