Toyota Camry Complaints (2018)

782 consumer complaints on file.

#11436102October 8, 2021
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
After owning this vehicle for almost 4 years, the "Jerky" feeling that other individuals have faced is still there, although not as severe now after I figured workarounds. However I do not like having anyone else in my vehicle as they tend to get visibly uncomfortable once they feel that jerk while the vehicle is in motion. It is nearly impossible to have a smooth transition when the vehicle has to slow down and accelerate immediately. There is almost always a significant 2-3 second delay when you have to accelerate quickly into moving traffic. If I let my foot off the gas while in motion I can feel the gears thud while in motion to accommodate for the loss in speed. Dealerships I've went to have reset the 'software' multiple times and say that the jolts are something I have to get used to and that the car 'learns' from your driving habits. A Toyota dealership rep also told me that Lexus's have this problem too. Clearly this is something that Toyota has not paid attention to since they overhauled and completely redesigned their 2018 lineup. A vehicle is NOT a pet and should not have to be trained. I am unsatisfied with how Toyota does not seem to be addressing this common transmission issue and offering repair services. The only workarounds I have experimented with myself and found some degree of success is 1. turning off eco mode 2. NOT using the cheapest gas (if located in SoCal use #89 when financially able. COSTCO gas seems to deliver good results). 3. fully warming up the car before operating for the first time 4. accelerating gradually (DO NOT STEP ON GAS PEDAL HARD) 5. avoid braking hard (do not tailgate others and allow proper distance between yourself and other drivers) These steps only lessen the severity of the jolts felt but does not totally eliminate them. I don't feel 100% safe while driving this vehicle and am planning on selling it as soon as payments are done.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11436104October 8, 2021
STRUCTURE:BODY
I am not sure why Toyota decided to set the front bumper quite low compared to other similar sized sedans from different brands out there. In the almost 4 years since I've owned this car I have had multiple scratches and scrapes on the underside of the front bumper; it's ridiculous. A very small dip in the road most of the time leads to scratches which I can feel while driving. The only way to not feel this scraping sound is to approach the dip extremely slow at around 5 mph, which is a safety concern because I don't want anyone ramming into my car from behind. Certain roads I need to pass when I get home have truly terrible construction to the point where I feel like I'm driving my car across a rocky road. I've driven other similar sedans and I don't even feel scraping along the bottom side of the front bumper when approaching a steep dip. I just can't believe how someone in the designs team at Toyota could possibly OK such a poor design. No scratches are visible on my car until you reach the front bumper which is a total disaster. In fact, much of the paint has been scraped off clean and you can see the graphite colored body color.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11435622October 5, 2021
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I bought a 2018 Toyota Camry from auction but when I went for vin number verification by California Highway Patrol, CHP it was discovered that the original tinted windshield does not have space for public view of vin number, which is Toyota original windshield with Toyota logo and stamp. This is factory defect, which I have tried to contact Toyota USA, but it seems Toyota is not responding positively to have the windshield replaced since it does not meet U.S standard. I have case number opened with Toyota case [XXX]. As a result of this I have not been able to register my vehicle. California Highway Patrol, CHP has asked me to go back to Toyota to get this fixed before my vehicle vin could be verified. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).”
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11434921September 29, 2021
POWER TRAIN
Vehicle hesitates/jerks at low speeds, rolling stop (low mph) when initially pressing accelerator will jerk/hesitate/take a breath before dropping into gear. This is a KNOWN issue that Toyota has thus far selectively chosen which engine codes they will repair. It is clear, on this website alone, that this issue is universal. Technical Service Bulletin T-SB-0152-19 REV1 should be available to all Toyota Camry owners immediately. This needs to be recalled.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11434234September 24, 2021
SERVICE BRAKES
The brakes just stopped working. Got a message on the screen about "Low Braking Power. Stop in a safe place". The engine stopped working and the pedal (brake) was very hard. Thank God I was able to stop and not crash. I checked all car stored codes\errors - no codes and the car running normally now. I know that the 2018 Camry had recall about the brake vacuum pump but somehow my car wasn't in a recall list. Thank you
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11433984September 23, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
When I was complete left or right turning steering wheel at low rpm, it feels like hard of stiff and loosen and stiff again and loosen.So I was gone to toyota dealership, but they couldnt find anything.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11433082September 15, 2021
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
The contact owns a 2018 Toyota Camry. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, the RPM began to rise rapidly, and the vehicle started to stall. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact stated he had experienced the failure approximately five times. The contact called the local dealer and made them aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11432733September 13, 2021
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN
Ever since getting my Fuel Pump kit installed my car jerks when it goes in and out of over drive when increasing speed.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11432810September 13, 2021
LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST
The contact owns a 2018 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle veered into another lane, but the lane departure system did not alert him. The lane departure warning light was illuminated. The dealer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that he would need to pay for the diagnostic test and repair. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 13,400.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11432398September 10, 2021
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
My Issue was LOW BREAKING POWER in other words i couldn't stop on some of these 2018 camry le there was an recall for the brake vacuum pump something about not being machined right some kind of oil leak my car was not part of it but my pump went out for that reason while i was driving back from tahoe DAM LUCKY IT DIDN"T HAPPEN COMING DOWN THE HILL now i have to cash out about 1000 did my car slip threw the crack what can i do can i get my money back THIS COULD HAVE ENDED MY LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11429568August 18, 2021
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
The contact owns a 2018 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the brake pedal became stuck and was difficult to depress. The contact was able to pull over and had the vehicle towed to the dealer. The dealer diagnosed the vehicle as vacuum brake pump failure and needed a vacuum brake pump replacement. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact to tow the vehicle to the nearest dealer. The failure mileage was approximately 57,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11429574August 18, 2021
AIR BAGS
We were struck in the rear by a driver and pushed into another car in front of us. The Airbags never deployed during the accident, seatbelts did not constrain us and the driver seats snapped backwards injuring passengers in the front and in the back of the car. Back seat passengers had life-threatening injuries and front passengers had severe injuries.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
4
Deaths:
0
#11429089August 14, 2021
SERVICE BRAKES
I was driving back home about 70 miles an hour and all the sudden i got a message on my dashboard saying that i have a low braking power and yes there was not power at all. The car did not brake at all there will be a lot of tragedies because that is very dangerous, i got very lucky i had the time to look for the emergency break pedal but very scary. I research if anybody had a problem like that and there is about 60 people that had gone trough the same problem and contacted toyota and see if they is a recall on this problem and they said no. Every car that i saw on the complaint list is at over 100 k, so once you hit the 100 k be very careful and by the way is a toyota camry 2018
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11426980July 29, 2021
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, SERVICE BRAKES
Grinding sound appears when backing up such as when backing out of garage. Does not seem to be present when shifted out of reverse.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11425702July 20, 2021
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
The contact owns a 2018 Toyota Camry. The contact stated while driving 65 mph, the brake pedal was difficult to depress. The contact stated that the brake warning light was illuminated. The contact stated he continued to depress the brake pedal and upon reaching a hill, he used the parking brake to slow and park the vehicle on the side of the road. The contact stated he called a towing company but after four hours of waiting, his wife drove to the location and assisted by driving bumper to bumper to the local dealer at slow speeds. The local dealer diagnosed the vehicle and informed the contact that the brake vacuum pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired but was pending repairs. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V211000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 255,000. The Vin was invalid.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11424246July 10, 2021
SERVICE BRAKES
Hello! When i am pushing the brake pedal it is very hard, like engine is of! I took my car to local diller and they was diagnosed that i have to replace brake vacuum pump, but i have to pay for that service $1350... but i know that Toyota hade recall exactly for this part of brake sistem. I chaked my car for this recall but there is no recall for my car, only fuel pump is... but fact is that my car have same problem, why it is not qualifay fo recall i don’t understand. Can you help me figure it out why i have to pay , when thousands of other car was repaired for free by dillers? Thank you
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11423581July 6, 2021
BACK OVER PREVENTION: REARVIEW SYSTEM BRAKING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Left rear cross traffic sensor fell into rear bumper (adhesive failure?). This is the second incident. Toyota service manager claims it was knocked into bumper by external force although that is not what happened. The sensor failed when groceries were loaded into trunk during Covid. This is the exact sensor that was repaired by the service department previously claiming it was due to adhesive failure. There is no way to disable the sensor failure alarm on the dashboard display so there is a constant rear sensor failure alarm blinking constantly on the dashboard which is annoying.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11423493July 5, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
In dealer 2 different dealers for 2 computer failures 2x. So called repaired. Car hits the brakes by itself there is no way to turn off the radar on the front of the car. You have to remember to turn it off everytime you drive it. Then the gas pedal and brakes failed. The tow truck guy said just disconnect the battery for 15 minutes to re-set the Ecu. Well he did and I had to retrain the car how to shift over several days. Good thing the failure occured at 30mph. I am selling this. I have owned Camry's since the 90's and im afraid to drive this and bought another car. Contact the next owner. Selling it as is.........
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11422242June 25, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
I was going home from Houston to Richmond Texas but a few minutes into driving some warning lights came on and a warning message says Secondary Brake System malfunction. Then all of a sudden the steering wheel was almost locked and was very hard to maneuver. But due to safety of where I was driving I tried hard to reach a Toyota service center nearby which was about to close so I decided to drive to another one nearby my home. A week or so later they said the car was inspected and repaired but on my way home after picking up the car I had to return it again and since then which has been approximately a month now the car is still in service waiting for parts. The safety of others and mine was at risk as the steering wheel was very tough to maneuver. The problem was confirmed by the dealer. The vehicle component was inspected by Toyota service worker and they said they also had it checked by the manufacturer personnel. There were no prior warning or symptoms prior to this incident which happened on May 24, 2021.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11422089June 24, 2021
SERVICE BRAKES
The contact owns a 2018 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that while her son was driving at low speeds the brake pedal was hard to depress and slow to respond. The warning light illuminated was unknown. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where diagnosed the brake booster vacuum pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was unknown. The contact stated that the failure was similar to NHTSA campaign number: 18V211000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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