Toyota Camry Complaints (2008)

1,095 consumer complaints on file.

#10894992August 11, 2016
ENGINE, SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. UPON MAKING A TURN, THE SEAT BELT WARNING INDICATOR CHIMED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE OIL WAS ROUTINELY MAINTAINED, BUT THE PRESSURE CONTINUED TO BE LOW. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHEN THE OIL PRESSURE WAS LOW. THE DEALER PROVIDED AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING FOR LONGER THAN THREE MONTHS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND VIBRATED AND WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE BEARINGS WERE DEFECTIVE AND THE ENGINE MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000. ...UPDATED 12/14/16 *BF *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10891650July 29, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A MANUFACTURER RECALL CONCERNING THE DASHBOARD AND THE DEALER HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO SUPPLY THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER FOR LONGER THAN 6 MONTHS AND WAS UNABLE TO GET A RESPONSE FROM THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10888673July 26, 2016
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE DASHBOARD IS MELTING AWAY. THE GLARE CURRENTLY IS SO SEVERE I HAVE DIFFICULTY SEEING THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD ON A SUNNY DAY. THE DASH LOOKS AS IF SOMEONE SPRAYED GLUE ALL OVER IT AND FEELS THAT WAY. I WAS AT THE DEALER IN JANURARY AS TOYOTA HAS A SAFETY CAMPAIGN CURRENTLY WHICH DOES NO GOOD IF THEY HAVE NO PARTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10887640July 22, 2016
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TOYOTA HAD A RECALL 'FIX' FOR THE VISOR ON DRIVERS SIDE BRAKING AND FALLING DOWN BUT THEY ONLY FIXED THE LEFT DRIVERS AND NOT THE RIGHT PSGRS SIDE WHICH THEY SHOULD HAVE REPLACED BOTH AT THE TIME. NOW MY RIGHT SIDE IS BROKEN AND INHIBITING MY ABILITY TO VIEW ANY TRAFFIC ON THE RIGHT SIDE DUE TO IT'S HANGING DOWN AND WON'T GO UP AT ALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10887478July 21, 2016
ENGINE
TOYOTA EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION. TOYOTA ISSUED A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT NOTIFICATION ON THEIR CAMRY'S - ZE7 FOR "EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION". MY CAR WAS TESTED AND FAILED THE TEST IN JANUARY 2016. TOYOTA HAS NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AND I AM UNABLE TO GET AN APPOINTMENT. EACH TIME I CALL THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAY TOYOTA DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH PARTS AND THERE IS A BACKLOG OF THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES WAITING TO BE REPAIRED. AGAIN TODAY WHEN I CALLED, I WAS TOLD THEY ARE JUST NOW REPAIRING VEHICLES THAT FAILED THE TEST BACK IN MARCH OF 2015, FAILED THE TEST 15 MONTHS AGO, AND THAT MY VEHICLE WILL NOT BE REPAIRED FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER YEAR!! HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE. IF TOYOTA CAN PREPARE PARTS FOR NEW CAMRY SALES, THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO PREPARE PARTS TO REPAIR VEHICLES THEY ALREADY SOLD. I HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO THE LOCAL OXMOORE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AS WELL AS TOYOTA CONSUMER AFFAIRS. MANY FAMILIES ARE GOING THROUGH THIS SAME ISSUE. TOYOTA NEEDS TO MAKE THIS A HIGHER PRIORITY AND STOP STRINGING FAMILIES (CUSTOMERS) ALONG. AS CONSUMERS, WHAT CAN WE DO?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10886105July 20, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY, VISIBILITY/WIPER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I'M EXPERIENCING A MELTING DASHBOARD THAT CAUSES A SUCH GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD THAT IT HAS THE EFFECT OF OF US NOT BEING ABLE SEE THOROUGH THE WINDSHIELD AS WAS INTENDED BY ITS INSTALLATION. WE NOW WEAR UV SUNGLASSES IN ORDER TO TRY TO COMBAT THE GLARE. THIS MELTING DASHBOARD IS A SAFETY HAZARD! I'VE SENT/SPOKEN WITH TOYOTA AND ITS DEALERS AND THEY HAVE NOT AGREED REPAIR OR REPLACE MY MELTING DASHBOARD. DID I MENTION IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND HAS FURTHER DECREASED THE RE-SALE VALUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10885820July 19, 2016
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE SUN VISOR ON 2007 TO 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY ARE DEFECTIVE. THEY DROOP AND EVENTUALLY FALL OFF DUE TO USAGE. THE VISOR HAS NOW FALLEN OFF TWICE. TOYOTA KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM AND EXTENDED THEIR WARRANTY FOR THIS PROBLEM 7 YEARS BUT IT CONTINUES TO FAIL OVER AND OVER. BAD DESIGN, BAD CUSTOMER SERVICE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10884189July 12, 2016
ENGINE
OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THROUGH A TEST, HOWEVER THEY SAID THAT THEY CAN'T FIX IT BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THE PARTS AND THAT THEY DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY ARE GOING TO RECEIVE THEM!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10884080July 11, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR KEEPS FALLING OFF AND BLOCKS DRIVER'S VIEW. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND IT SEEMS THAT IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM FOR TOYOTA CAMRY MODEL BETWEEN 2008 - 2011. MANY OWNERS COMPLAINS ABOUT IT. I CONTACTED TOYOTA HEADQUARTER BUT THEY REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10883651July 8, 2016
ENGINE
THE CAR MADE A 'DING' SOUND WHEN THE BREAKS WERE APPLIED WHILE IT WAS BEING DRIVEN. UPON CHECKING, I NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE OIL WAS EXTREMELY LOW - THE DIP STICK SHOWED NO OIL ON IT. I WAS ALARMED AND IMMEDIATELY ADDED 3 QUARTS OF OIL - FOR OIL TO SHOW UP ON THE DIP STICK. AT FIRST, I FIGURED THAT, MAYBE AT THE PREVIOUS OIL CHANGE, SUFFICIENT OIL WAS NOT ADDED. SOON THEREAFTER, I GOT AN OIL CHANGE. ABOUT 3 MONTHS LATER I BEGAN TO HEAR THE 'DING' SOUND AGAIN. I CHECKED THE OIL AND FOUND THAT IT WAS LOW AND AGAIN IT DID NOT EVEN REGISTER ON THE DIP STICK. I ADDED 3 QUARTS OF OIL AND PROCEEDED TO GET AN OIL CHANGE; THIS TIME WITH TANSKY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THREE MONTHS LATER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THIS TIME I WAS CONCERNED AND CHECKED ALL THE MAIL I HAD RECEIVED FROM TOYOTA AND NOTICED A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT LETTER THAT STATED - 2008 CAMRY'S HAD AN 'OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM'. I IMMEDIATELY WENT TO TANSKY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM AND THEY BEGAN AN 'OIL CONSUMPTION TEST'. AFTER THE TEST, THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM AND THAT IT WAS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE. CLEARLY, I WAS NOT CONVINCED WITH THE REPORT AND CHALLENGED THE ADVISER. HE REMAINED ADAMANT THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM AND THAT THE TEST RESULT WAS NORMAL; HE TOLD ME TO CHECK AND ADD OIL AS NEEDED REGULARLY. I CONTACTED THE GENERAL MANAGER OF TANSKY. SHE HAD THE SERVICE MANAGER, CALL BACK A WEEK LATER. HE NEVER ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE CAR HAD AN 'OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM'; RATHER THAT THIS IS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE AND ADVISED THAT THE OIL BE REPLENISHED ON A REGULAR BASIS. I RESPONDED THAT, THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED ON MY OTHER TOYOTA CARS; BUT MY WORDS FELL ON DEAF EARS. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS ISSUE WILL DAMAGE THE ENGINE; IN ADDITION THE PROBLEM IS A SAFETY ISSUE, SHOULD THE OIL BE DEPLETED WHILE ON LONG DISTANCE TRIPS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10883392July 7, 2016
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I AM GETTING RUNNING OUT OF ENGINE OIL, I HAVE TALK TO TOYOTA AND THEY SAY TOO MANY PEOPLE ARE FACING SAME PROBLEM I AM RUNNING OUT OIL AS LOW IN JUST 1000 MILE AND I HAVE DIAGNOSE AND THEY COULD NOT FOUND ANY PROBLEM. CAR RUNNING OUT OF OIL AND MAKING BIG NOISE AND SCARE TO DRIVE VEHICLE, I NEED SOLUTION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10881946July 1, 2016
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. ERROR CODE WAS B1801 - OPEN IN D SQUIB CIRCUIT. THIS INDICATES A PROBLEM WITH THE WIRING HARNESS WHICH ACTIVATES THE AIRBAG. THE SPIRAL CABLE ASSEMBLY OR "CLOCK-SPRING" WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER A CALL WITH TOYOTA, THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE IT WITHOUT CHARGE DUE TO OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS IS THE EXACT PART THAT WAS INVOLVED WITH 6.4 MILLION TOYOTAS OF VARIOUS LINES, INCLUDING CAMRYS. MY TOYOTA WAS NOT IN THE RECALL LIST BASED UPON VIN. AIRBAG WIRING HARNESSES THAT BREAK UNDER NORMAL USAGE LIKE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL SOUND DEFECTIVE. DOES THE ORIGINAL RECALL NEED TO BE REVIEWED AND EXPANDED?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10877080June 28, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASHBOARD IS STICKY, MELTING, AND CAUSES A VERY DANGEROUS REFLECTION ON THE WINDSHIELD FROM THE SUN, MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT THE WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING OR OTHERWISE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10875847June 22, 2016
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE CRASH HAPPENED IN A PARKING LOT ON MARCH 19TH, 2016. I HAD ENTERED INTO THE PARKING SPOT, BY TURNING RIGHT. THE CAR HAD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. SUDDENLY I HEARD A LOUD REVVING NOISE AND BEFORE I COULD EVEN REACT TO IT, THE CAR HAD JUMPED ON TO THE WALKWAY OF THE BUILDING. SINCE I HAD STOPPED, MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND EVEN THOUGH I WAS PRESSING ON IT REALLY HARD, THE CAR DIDN'T STOP. IT SLOWED DOWN A LITTLE BIT FOR A FRACTION OF A SECOND, BUT THEN ACCELERATED ITSELF AGAIN, JUMPED AHEAD ONCE MORE, WENT THROUGH THE AWNING OF A BUSINESS SUITE IN THE BUILDING AND HIT A LIGHT POST. THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. AS, I HAD TURNED RIGHT TO ENTER INTO THE PARKING SPOT, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS STILL TURNED TO THE RIGHT AND THE CAR TURNED RIGHT AND WENT PARALLEL TO THE CINDER BLOCK WALL OF THE BUILDING, INSTEAD OF GOING STRAIGHT AND HITTING THE WALL, WHICH COULD HAVE TURNED FATAL FOR ME AND MY CHILD. THIS VEHICAL HAD BEEN RECALLED EARLIER. I HAD RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA IN EARLY 2010 FOR "POTENTIAL FLOOR MAT INTERFERENCE WITH ACCELERATOR PEDAL (SAFETY RECALL 90L)" AND HAD IT REPAIRED IN MAY 2010, FROM A LOCAL TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10875481June 21, 2016
VISIBILITY/WIPER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASH IS MELTING. THE RESIDUE FROM THE DASH IS CAUSING A STICKY REFLECTIVE SURFACE. THE REFLECTIVE SURFACE IS DISTRACTING FOR DRIVERS AND CAN DURING BRIGHT DAYS CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10873254June 8, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASHBOARD REALLY STICKY AND MELTING IMPOSSIBLE TO CLEAN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10871540May 31, 2016
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SPRING PREMATURELY FRACTURED AND THEN MONTHS LATER, THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE SPRINGS PREMATURELY FRACTURED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPAIRED THE VEHICLE FOR THE FAILURE THAT HAPPENED TWICE, ON EACH SIDE IN THE FRONT. IT WAS MENTIONED THAT THE METAL MATERIAL MIGHT NOT BE STRUCTURALLY SOUND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,902.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10864854May 13, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AUGUST 10 2015 I WAS DRIVING MY CAR WHEN THE WINDOWS BEGAN TO GO UP AND DOWN BY IT SELF THEN THE DRIVER WINDOW BEGAN TO SMOKE I PULLED OVER WHERE I WAS AND GOT OUT TO GET HELP BY THE TIME I GOT BACK OUT THE DRIVER DOOR HAD FLAMES COMING OUT OF THE CAR ALL THE DOORS LOCKED AND BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPT GOT THERE THEY HAD TO PRY THE DOORS AND HOOD OPEN NOTHING ELECTRICAL WORKED THEY GOT THE FIRE OUT AND MY CAR WAS CONCIDERED A TOTAL LOSS TOYOTA CAME OUT TO LOOK AT MY CAR IN SEPTEMBER AND I GOT A RESPONSE IN OCTOBER WHERE MY CASE MANAGER TROY HIGGA TOLD ME IT WAS DO TO THE RECALL THAT MY CAR COUGHT FIRE AND THEY WOULD TAKE CARE OF ANY FINANCE THAT I PAID OUT OF POCKET HERE WE ARE 10 MONTHS LATER I HAVE HEARD NOTHING IM OVER 6000$ IN DEPT MY CREDIT MESSED UP AND MY SAVINGS GONE WHEN I GOT THAT RECALL IN THE MAIL I DID CALL TOYOTA AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS IN YET THEY WOULD CONTACT ME BACK WHEN THEY HAD IT IN ALSO
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10863578May 6, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY 2008 CAMRY XLE HAS A VERY SHINY, STICKY DASHBOARD. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE OVER THE PERIOD OF A FEW YEARS. NOW, I CAN HARDLY SEE TO DRIVE BECAUSE OF THE GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD WHEN THE SUN IS SHINING BRIGHT AND SOMETIMES WITH CERTAIN NIGHT DRIVING CONDITIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10862144April 29, 2016
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AS THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. A DRIVER IN ANOTHER VEHICLE ALERTED THAT BOTH BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STOP LAMP SWITCH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE BOTH BRAKE LIGHT BULBS WERE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V091000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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