Toyota Camry Complaints (2008)

1,095 consumer complaints on file.

#10678713January 24, 2015
AIR BAGS
MY FAMILY AND I WERE GETTING INTO THE CAR FOR A DAY TRIP AND MY FATHER IN-LAW, WHO IS A LARGER MAN (APPROXIMATELY 300 POUNDS), SAT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. WHEN HE DID SO, THE PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG AND SEAT BELT SENSOR LIGHTS CAME ON. MY HUSBAND CHECKED TO BE SURE THAT THE SENSORS UNDER THAT SEAT WERE CONNECTED AND THEY WERE. THE AIRBAG AND SEAT BELT SENSOR LIGHTS HAVE CONTINUED TO REMAIN ON EACH TIME THE CAR IS RUNNING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10678449January 23, 2015
STRUCTURE
I AM HAVING DASHBOARD MELTING PROBLEM IN TOYOTA CAMRY 2008. IT LOOKS LIKE NOT ONLY ME HAVING THIS PROBLEM BUT IT IS MOST LIKELY MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE WHO OWN THE TOYOTA CAMRY. IT IS NOT ONLY SAFETY HAZARD WHEN YOU DRIVE IN THE SUNLIGHT BUT ALSO BRING QUESTION ON PRODUCT QUALITY AND IT'S BRAND NAME. TOYOTA SHOULD IMMEDIATELY RECALL AND RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM ASAP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10676421January 19, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, POWER TRAIN
2008 CAMRY HYBRID STOPPED AT A GAS STATION WITH CAR WAS IN PARK. NO ONE IN CAR, CAR CAME OUT OF PARK, ROLLED OUT OF STATION, ACROSS FIRST 2 LANES, THEN MEDIAN, THEN 2 ADDITIONAL LANES AND ENDED UP IN A TREE IN/NEAR A SCHOOL YARD/PROPERTY. TOYOTA HAD ENGINEER REVIEW IN EARLY SEPT. TOYOTA WROTE LETTER IN JANUARY THAT THEY REFUSE TO FURTHER EVALUATE OR BE RESPONSIBLE FOR COLLISION. AN INSURANCE AGENT AT MY CARRIER HAD EXACTLY THE SAME ISSUE BUT HER DAMAGE WAS BELOW HER DEDUCTIBLE AND SHE JUST HAD IT REPAIRED WITHOUT TELLING TOYOTA. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10673080January 16, 2015
STRUCTURE
STARTING IN 2012 AND INCREASINGLY GETTING WORSE, THE DASHBOARD BEGAN TO GET SHINY AND VERY STICKY. IT APPEARED TO BE MELTING. I FIRST NOTICED IT AT NIGHT WITH STREET LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS CREATING VERY BAD GLARE, I THOUGHT MY EYES WERE GETTING BAD UNTIL I DROVE ANOTHER VEHICLE. IT HAS PROGRESSED TO THE POINT THAT IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN THE DAY TIME ON BRIGHT DAYS WITHOUT SOMETHING ON THE DASH TO BLOCK THE REFLECTION. IT IS VERY STICKY TO THE TOUCH, ANTS WILLS WILL STICK TO THE DASHBOARD AND IT IS EASILY GOUGED. I HAVE TRIED TO CLEAN BUT IT DID NOT IMPROVE THE SITUATION. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO THE GLARE DURING THE DAY SIGNIFICANTLY LIMITING VISIBILITY. MY FAMILY MEMBERS WHO MAY DRIVE THE CAR IMMEDIATELY NOTICE THE PROBLEM WHEN THEY DRIVE MY CAR AND STATE THEY DID NOT FEEL SAFE WITHOUT PUTTING A TOWEL OR SOMETHING ON THE DASHBOARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10671513January 9, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAD JUST BRAKE & WAS WAITING FOR THE SIGNAL TO TURN GREEN SUDDENLY THE CHECK VSC SYSTEM CAME UP ALONG WITH THE BRAKE ABS ,TRACTION CONTROL ALL LIGHT CAME UP . I REACHED HOME & PARKED THE CAR & SWITCHED IT OFF . TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR & IT WOULD NO START AGAIN . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669750January 2, 2015
ENGINE
EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION WITH MY 2AZ-FE ENGINE. BURNS THROUGH 1 QUART APPROX. EVERY THOUSAND MILES. TOYOTA CLAIMS THIS IS WITHIN WARRANTY BUT LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT COMES ON HALFWAY THROUGH MY SERVICE CYCLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669752January 2, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CONSUMED OIL EXCESSIVELY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PISTON RINGS ON THE CYLINDERS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669767January 2, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER, STRUCTURE
I PURCHASED THIS 2007 CAR NEW IN LATE 2006. AFTER ABOUT 5 YEARS, THE DASHBOARD BEGAN TO GET SHINY AND VERY STICKY. IT APPEARED TO BE MELTING. IF YOU TOUCH IT, IT IS STICKY AND CAN EASILY BE GOUGED. NO AMOUNT OF CLEANING IS ABLE TO RESOLVE THE SHINY, STICKY MESS. DURING THE DAY, THE DASHBOARD HAS SO MUCH GLARE THAT IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE OUT THE WINDSHIELD (CAR HAS A GREY INTERIOR WITH A LIGHT GREY DASH) WITHOUT PUTTING A TOWEL OR DARK SWEATSHIRT ON THE DASH TO COVER THE GLARE. I HAVE NEVER USED ANY CHEMICAL PRODUCT ON THE DASH. NO ARMOR ALL OR OTHER PRODUCTS WERE EVER USED. I LIVE IN SOUTHERN GEORGIA JUST NORTH OF THE FLORIDA BORDER NOW. WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR, I LIVED IN MASSACHUSETTS. I MOVED TO GEORGIA IN 2008 AND THE PROBLEM STARTED IN 2011-2012. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO THE GLARE DURING THE DAY SIGNIFICANTLY LIMITING VISIBILITY. TO DATE, TOYOTA DENIES THE PROBLEM AND REFUSES TO ASSIST IN RESOLVING WHAT IS AN OBVIOUS MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS ON LINE AND IN VARIOUS INTERNET FORUMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668140December 24, 2014
STRUCTURE, VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE DASHBOARD GETS EXTREMELY SOFT AND STICKY WHEN THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR GETS HOT (>90 DEGREES) AND CAUSES A BAD GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD THAT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SEE WHEN DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10662728December 8, 2014
STRUCTURE
I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND HAD THE SUN GLARE OF THE DASHBOARD WHICH HAS COMPLETELY MELTED, I WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WHICH CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. GIVEN THE GLARE OF THE DASHBOARD WHICH HAS MELTED COMPLETELY DUE TO INTENSE SUN FROM FLORIDA I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT SINCE I CANNOT SEE CAR IN FRONT OF ME DUE TO THE LARGE GLARE. MY DEFECT IN THE CAR IS THAT THE DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND CREATING A VERY INTENSE GLARE WHICH IS PREVENTING ME FROM BEING ABLE TO SEE AND UNFORTUNATELY WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10662952December 8, 2014
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, VISIBILITY/WIPER, EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
MY DASHBOARD HAS BEEN MELTING FOR THE LAST 2 MONTH AND NOW IS A STICKY AND HAS AN AWFUL GLARE THAT IS MAKING DRIVING VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME. THE DASHBOARD IS MELTING UNDER THE SUN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10662126December 4, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK MY DASH BRAKE LIGHT WENT ON. AT THE NEXT STOPLIGHT I CHECKED TO SEE IF THE E BRAKE HAD BEEN DEPRESSED, IT HAD NOT. ONE BLCK LATER WHILE GOING ABOUT 35MPH MY DASH LIT UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE, THE ABS, SLIPPERY CONDITIONS LIGHT, RED WARNING LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALL CAME ON AS WELL AS A WARNING TO "CHECK VSC" ALSO MY BREAKS WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND I WAS UNABLE TO STOP RIGHT AWAY LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY PULL INTO A,PARKING LOT AND COAST TO A STOP. HAD I NEEDED TO STOP SOON OR BEEN GOING FASTER THERE IS NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THIS WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10661891December 3, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE PROCEEDED THROUGH A STOP SIGN RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE CRASHING INTO THE CONTACTS VEHICLE ON THE FRONT PASSENGERS SIDE. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACTS HUSBAND SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE FACE THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 1/13/15
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10661782December 2, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A FIRE HYDRANT AND STREET SIGN. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660474November 24, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
AS THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN ON 11/20/2014, "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" SHOWED UP ON THE MULTI-INFORMATION DISPLAY, AND THE MASTER WARNING LIGHT, ABS LIGHT, SLIP INDICATOR LIGHT, AND BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT (YELLOW INDICATOR) CAME ON. VEHICLE BRAKING PERFORMANCE SEEMED SLIGHTLY DIMINISHED BUT STILL SAFE TO DRIVE. ON 11/22/2014 I HAD TO MAKE A TRIP TO TOWN, AND NOT KNOWING THE SEVERITY OF THE WARNINGS, USED THE CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING NORTHBOUND AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES PER HOUR, I INDICATED A RIGHT HAND TURN, AND A WESTBOUND VEHICLE AT A STOP SIGN STARTED TURNING FROM THE ROAD I WAS TURNING ONTO TO DRIVE NORTH ON THE ROAD I WAS TURNING OFF OF. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN TO MAKE MY TURN, THE BRAKE PERFORMANCE WAS EXTREMELY POOR. I WAS UNABLE TO SLOW DOWN TO A REASONABLE SPEED TO MAKE THE TURN AND HAD TO MAKE MY TURN AT A MUCH HIGHER THAN NORMAL RATE OF SPEED TO AVOID COLLIDING WITH THE DRIVER THAT WAS TURNING OUT IN FRONT OF ME. I FINISHED MY TRIP TO TOWN, ALLOWING FAR MORE BRAKING DISTANCE THAN NORMAL, AND RETURNED HOME AND LEFT THE VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE. I CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL AND IT WAS WITHIN THE NORMAL RANGE BETWEEN MIN AND MAX. THIS MORNING I CONTACTED A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER FOR A SERVICE APPOINTMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660257November 22, 2014
STRUCTURE, VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE DASHBOARD HAS MOLTEN AND BECOME SHINY. THE WINDSHIELD REFLECTS LIGHT FROM THE DASHBOARD THAT MAY CAUSE ACCIDENT DUE TO POOR DRIVER'S VISION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660084November 21, 2014
STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10659494November 19, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
LOSS OF CONTROL OR STABILITY DUE TO MULTIPLE PROBLEMS CREATED BY FAULTY AND WEAK INTERNAL COMPONENTS OF THE ELECTRIC ASSIST RACK AND PINION. THE FAULTY ELECTRIC ASSIST RACK AND PINION CAUSES UNDETECTABLE MICRO-VIBRATIONS THAT LEADS TO CHAFFING OF THE FRONT TIRES, IT ALSO LEADS TO UNEVEN TREAD WEAR TO THE INSIDE OF THE FRONT TIRES WHICH CAUSES LOSS OF TRACTION AT ALL SPEEDS WITHOUT IMPLICATION OF THE WEAR. THE UNDERLYING PROBLEM DOES NOT COME TO YOUR ATTENTION WITH ANY WARNING OR IMPLICATIONS UNTIL THE INEVITABLE HAPPENS (WHICH COULD BE A FATAL ACCIDENT). WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY OR SUBURBAN STREET THAT ALLOWS SPEEDS IN ACCESS OF 45+MPH IS WHERE THE PROBLEM IS AT THE HIGHEST RISK CAUSING A DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO SWAYING OF THE TIRES BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY ELECTRIC ASSIST RACK AND PINION, CHAFFING OF THE TIRES, AND UNEVEN WEAR OF THE TIRES. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FAULT THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU ARE AWARE OF HOW DANGEROUS IT CAN BE TO DRIVE A VEHICLE WITHOUT BRAKE PADS, THIS IS THE EQUIVALENT OF DRIVING A VEHICLE WITHOUT FINGERS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10659268November 19, 2014
AIR BAGS
I WAS AT A STOP SIGN CROSSING AN INTERSECTION THAT HAS NO TRAFFIC SIGNALS. THE SPEED LIMIT ON THE STREET I WAS CROSSING IS 45 MPH. I LOOKED BOTH WAYS AND SAW NO CARS, SO I PROCEEDED TO CROSS THE INTERSECTION. AS I ENTERED THE INTERSECTION, I WAS STRUCK BY A TRUCK IN THE LEFT FRONT CORNER PANEL OF MY CAR. I SPUN SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS STRUCK AGAIN IN THE BACK OF MY CAR. I WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS AND DID NOT REGAIN CONSCIOUSNESS UNTIL I WAS IN THE AMBULANCE. I WAS TRANSPORTED TO A TRAUMA HOSPITAL WHERE I WAS TREATED FOR A BROKEN CLAVICLE, BROKEN RIBS, MULTIPLE DEEP BODY BRUISING, AND A CONCUSSION. I UNDERWENT SURGERY TO REPAIR MY CLAVICLE AND TO THIS DAY STILL RECOVERING FROM MY INJURIES. I AM WRITING TODAY TO REQUEST AN INVESTIGATION BE MADE INTO THE FACT THAT NONE OF MY AIR BAGS DEPLOYED IN THIS ACCIDENT. I HAVE REACHED OUT TO TOYOTA AND RECEIVED NO RESOLUTION. I WOULD THINK THAT WITH THE MULTIPLE POINTS OF IMPACT ON MY VEHICLE THAT MY SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG OR MY DRIVER'S AIRBAG WOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. I BELIEVE THAT IF THE AIRBAGS HAD DEPLOYED, I POSSIBLE WOULD NOT HAVE HAD THE BROKEN BONES I SUFFERED. I FEEL THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO FOR AT THE VERY LEAST TO PREVENT FURTHER ACCIDENT INJURIES. MY CAR HAD BEEN IN FOR SERVICE MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE YEAR PRIOR FOR ENGINE ISSUES AND MY ENGINE DID NEED TO BE REBUILT. I FEEL THAT MY AIRBAGS MAY HAVE BEEN FAULTY AS WELL. I AM ASKING THAT TOYOTA BE INVESTIGATED FOR THEIR PRACTICES AND THAT I BE COMPENSATED AT THE VERY LEAST FOR WAGES LOST DUE TO TIME LOST FROM WORK AND MEDICAL EXPENSES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME....UPDATED 12/03/14 *BF
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10658626November 17, 2014
STRUCTURE, VISIBILITY/WIPER
VEHICLE DASH STARTED MELTING AND BECAME REFLECTIVE. THIS IS HAZARDOUS SITUATION. NOW IT IS A STAGE WHEN DRIVING UNDER SUN BECOMES UNBEARABLE AND REFLECTION IS SO BAD THAT IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE. DASH IS COMPLETELY MELTED AND BEING POOR DESIGN. DEALER SAID IT HAPPENS IN 1 OUT OF 10 CARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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