Toyota Camry Complaints (2005)
721 consumer complaints on file.
- #10310370February 14, 2010POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE A 2005 CAMRY. THE CAR STARTED OFF FINE AND WITHIN A MINUTE IT DID NOT ACCELERATE EVEN WITH THE GAS PEDAL DOWN ALL THE WAY. THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WAS ON AND I LET IT IDLE FOR 10 MINS. IT STARTED RUNNING FINE AND THERE WAS NO LONGER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. NOW THE CAR WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE. 4 DAYS LATER, I STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND MADE A TURN TO THE LEFT AND THE CAR SLOWED DOWN AND DID NOT ACCELERATE THEREAFTER. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10310243February 13, 2010VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY 5 MONTH OLD TOYOTA CAMRY SE V6 2005 WITH 5,200 MILES ON ODOMETER SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHEN APPROACHING SLOWLY INTO DRIVEWAY AS USUAL FOR NEARLY 20 YEARS OF MY RESIDENCE. THE CAMRY WAS ONLY STOPPED ON ITSELF AFTER IT HIT THE WALL OF ROCKY LEDGE STANDING AT DRIVEWAY'S END. I FELT VERY LUCKY AND GOD BLESSED BECAUSE IF THIS ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON THE ROAD ITS CONSEQUENCES IS VERY HORRIBLE BEYOND ANY IMAGINATION OF FATALITIES.AFTER THIS ACCIDENT,I NOTIFIED THE TOYOTA CORPORATION AND THEY ANSWERED ME THAT THEY FOUND NOTHING DEFECTIVE WITH THIS CAMRY AFTER AN INVESTIGATION. I WAS REALLY DISAPPOINTED AT TOYOTA CORP ACTION. REPAIR OF DAMAGE COST MORE THAN 7,000 DOLLARS AND I MUST PAY SURCHARGE SINCE 2005 UNTIL NOW ON MY INSURANCE POLICY. AT THAT TIME,I WAS COMPLETELY GIVEN UP BECAUSE TOYOTA IS A VERY POWERFUL CORPORATION AND MY VOICE UNHEARD AND UNNOTICED BY ANYONE. *TR
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10308857February 12, 2010SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
I OWN A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY AND SINCE I BOUGHT IT FROM THE DEALER IT HAD BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND THE ACCELERATOR . FOR EXAMPLE WHEN I STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND I BEGIN TO ACCELERATE THE CAR TAKES TO LONG TO SHIFT TO THE NEXT GEAR AND WHILE THIS TIME ELAPSES FOR ABOUT 2 TO 4 SECONDS THE CAR KEEPS ACCELERATING WITH NO GEAR AT ALL, THIS ALMOST MAKE ME CRASH THE OTHER DAY TRYING TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH AN AGGRESSIVE DRIVER THAT GOT IN MY WAY AND I COULD NOT ADVANCE WITH THE CAR AT THAT CRUCIAL MOMENT AND GET OUT OF THE WAY OF THE SITUATION SINCE THE GEAR WAS NOT READY FOR ME TO ACCELERATE AND ADVANCE . ANOTHER PROBLEM THAT I HAVE BEEN NOTICING IS THAT WHILE AT LOW TO MEDIUM SPEEDS THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILS TO BRAKE THE CAR AFTER IT GETS OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD; SEVERAL TIMES IT HAD HAPPENED TO ME THAT AFTER I GET A BUMP I HAVE TO APPLY THE BRAKES 2 TO 3 TIMES IN A RAPID SUCCESSION TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. ALSO SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS WITH LOW RPMS THE CAR STALLS WITHOUT WARNING AND THE WHEEL GETS VERY HARD TO MANEUVER ,I EVEN HAVE TO STOP THE CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD TO START THE ENGINE AGAIN AND CONTINUE WITH MY TRIP. ALL THIS COMPLAINT WAS GIVEN TO TOYOTA IN PRIORS CALLS I MADE TO THEM BUT THE DEALERS THEY SEND ME TO SEE SAID THAT WAS NORMAL OPERATION OF THE CAR ,THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10308936February 12, 2010STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. HE STATED THAT AT 32,000 MILES THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN MAKING A LOUD NOISE WHEN HE MADE A LEFT TURN. HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE LEFT TIRE MALFUNCTIONED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALERS DIAGNOSIS INDICATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE ESTIMATED REPAIR COST WAS $500. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 04/05/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE LEFT WHEEL WOULD WOBBLE ON SHARP LEFT TURNS. THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 09/02/10*JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10308661February 11, 2010SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
BRAKES SOMETIMES DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. I NEED TO PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO STOP THE CAR. ACCELERATION SOMETIMES DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY EITHER. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10308681February 11, 2010VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY 2005 CAMRY SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10308684February 11, 2010VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FOR NO REASON. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10308811February 11, 2010VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON OCTOBER 6, 2009, I DROVE MY 2005 CAMRY INTO THE PARKING LOT MAKING A RIGHT TURN AND COASTING INTO MY USUAL PARKING SPACE WITH MY FOOT LIGHTLY ON THE BRAKE. AS I APPROACHED THE CURB, MY CAMRY SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, JUMPING THE APPROXIMATELY SIX-INCH CURB, AND HITTING A TREE APPROXIMATELY SIX FEET FROM THE CURB WHILE CONTINUING TO ACCELERATE, AFTER WHICH I TURNED OFF THE CAR WITH MY KEY. I CALLED MY INSURANCE AGENT, THEN AAA TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO OUR BODY SHOP, IN-AND-OUT AUTO BODY IN GAITHERSBURG, MD. I TOLD THE INSURANCE COMPANY I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HAD HAPPENED, THAT MY CAMRY HAD SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TOWARD THE TREE, AND ASKED THE BODY SHOP TO CHECK THE BRAKES AND ACCELERATOR. AFTER THEY REPAIRED MY CAMRY (BILL WAS $5321), THE BODY SHOP CONFIRMED THAT THE BRAKES AND ACCELERATOR WERE WORKING AS EXPECTED. I DROVE THE CAMRY HOME BUT LATER MY HUSBAND TOLD ME OF REPORTS HE FOUND ON THE INTERNET OF 'SUDDEN ACCELERATION' BY TOYOTAS, PARTICULARLY 2005 CAMRYS, AND I NO LONGER TRUST THIS CAR AND WILL NOT DRIVE IT. *TR
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10308558February 10, 2010SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
I AM AN OWNER OF A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. I PURCHASED MY CAR BRAND NEW. THE FIRST WINTER SNOW FALL, WHILE DRIVING I EXPERIENCED A HESITATION WITH MY BRAKES. I CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED THE BRAKES WERE FINE. THIS CONTINUOUSLY HAPPENS WHEN THE ROAD CONDITIONS ARE SLIPPERY AND WET. IN CHICAGO, WE RECEIVED APPROX. 10 IN. OF SNOW AND AS RECENT AS TODAY, MY CAR ALMOST DID NOT STOP! I ALMOST RAN INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER CAR AND I NEARLY HAD AN ACCIDENT. THE BRAKES SORT OF THROTTLED WITH HESITATION. I AM CONCERN THAT MY TOYOTA IS NOT ONE THAT IS BEING RECALLED, HOWEVER, IT SHOULD BE! *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10308299February 10, 2010STEERING
I GOT INTO MY 05 TOYOTA CAMRY 4CYL AND AS I BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY I NOTICED A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT RATHER SHARPLY AND THE CAR REMAINED TRAVELING STRAIGHT. I PULLED BACK INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND TRIED AGAIN - THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR SO I HAD IT TOWED TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THEY CHECKED IT FOR THE BETTER PART OF THE DAY AND SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG AND COULD NOT GET IT TO REPEAT THE PROBLEM. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD A FEW MINOR INCIDENTS OF THE CAR NOT TURNING TO THE DEGREE THAT IT SHOULD WHEN I TURN THE WHEEL. I HAVE HAD IT CHECKED AN NO ONE CAN FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE IN MY CAR. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10308086February 9, 2010SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD WHILE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED ON TO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10307388February 8, 2010VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2005 CAMRY AT LOW THROTTLE POSITIONS 35-40 MPH RPMS JUMP 200 AND THEN RETURNS. THIS HAPPENS CONSISTANTLY. I HAVE WRITTEN TOYOTA THREE LETTERS AND THEY HAVE BLOWN ME OFF EACH TIME. I STILL HAVE COPIES OF THE LETTERS. NOW THAT TOYOTA IS FESSING UP, PERHAPS THEY WILL FIX THIS CONDITION AS IT UNNERVING IF NOT DANGEROUS. I AM PUTTING IN A DATE AS YOUR FORM WILL NOT LET ME CONTINUE ALTHOUGH THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10307435February 8, 2010UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING MY CAMRYLE 2005 INTO THE APTOS POST OFFICE PARKING AREA, I APPROACHED A PARKING SPOT AND THE CAR JUMPED THE CURB, HIT A SMALL LIGHT POST AND STOPPED IN THE SOFT WET DIRT PLANTING AREA. THE POST OFFICE PERSONNEL TOOK A REPORT AND PICTURE AND I WAS PULLED OUT BY AAA. I HAD SOME OF MY CAR DAMAGE REPAIRED A FEW MONTHS LATER, NOT KNOWING WHAT THE REASON OF THE MALFUNCTION WAS.
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10307463February 8, 2010VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY PARENTS WERE BOTH KILLED IN A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE INVESTIGATING OFFICER INFORMED ME THAT MY MOTHER HAD NOT SLOWED DOWN AND WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WHEN LEAVING THE ROAD. THERE WAS NOT ANY INDICATION THAT SHE TRIED SLOWING DOWN. AT THE TIME I ASKED FOR AN INVESTIGATION OF THE VEHICLE BUT WAS TOLD THE DAMAGE WAS SO SEVERE THERE WAS NO WAY OF DETERMINING IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. I DO HAVE PHOTOS OF THE CAR TAKEN 2 DAYS AFTER THE ACCIDENT UPDATED 02/13/10 *BF UPDATED 02/16/10. UPDATED 03/10/10 *BF UPDATED 07/12/10*JB UPDATE 9/19/2011*CW
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 2
- #10307530February 8, 2010SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAVE A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. I HAVE EXPERIENCED A FEW TIMES, THE LAST IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR, SUDDEN ACCELERATION. I T WAS ENOUGH FOR ME TO SAY "WHOA;" I FELT IT SHOULD BE REPORTED IN LIGHT OF THE TOYOTA ISSUES.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10307623February 8, 2010STEERING
SUBJECT:2005 CAMRY LE STEERING SHAFT PROBLEM I WANTED TO FIND OUT WHETHER THERE'S BEEN ANY CONSUMER COMPLAINTS OR PROBLEMS REPORTED IN REGARDS TO A CLUNKING, POPPING OR KNOCKING NOISE REPORTED IN TOYOTA'S 2003-2006 CAMRY'S AND THE 2004-2006 SOLARA'S STEERING COLUMNS WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT, OR GOING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROAD. MY 2005 CAMRY LE BEGAN EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM BACK IN EARLY 2008 AND IT IS PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE. I TOOK MY CAR INTO MY MECHANIC AT HARBOR AUTO CENTER IN COSTA MESA, CA ABOUT A YEAR 1/2 AGO TO GET THE PROBLEM CHECKED. (I DON'T TRUST TOYOTA DEALERSHIP REPAIR SERVICE OR THEIR PRICES). UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION HE WAS ABLE TO DISCOVER WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND EVEN FOUND A TOYOTA TECHNICAL SEVICE BULLETIN TITLED "STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT NOISE", REFERENCE # ST001-06, DATE OF ISSUE 2/16/06 THAT OUTLINED THE EXACT PROBLEM WITH MY STEERING COLUMN. I THEN CALLED THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO WHERE I HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, BUT SINCE MY CAR WAS PAST THE 72,000 MILE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THIS WAS NOT A RECALL ITEM, THEY WOULD HAVE TO CHARGE ME. OBVIOUSLY TOYOTA CORPORATION IS VERY AWARE THAT THERE IS A MECHANICAL PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING SHAFT ON THESE TWO MAKES & MODELS, SINCE EVEN THE DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE SERVICE BULLETON. EVEN THOUGH MY MECHANIC THOUGHT MY CAR WAS PROBABLY OK TO DRIVE, I AM VERY CONCERNED, BECAUSE THE CLUNKING NOISE IS GETTING MORE PRONOUCED THE LONGER I DRIVE THE CAR, ESPECIALLY WHEN I TURN THE WHEEL, GO OVER SPEED BUMPS OR BRAKE AND TURN. I'M NOT SURE WHAT RECOURSE I HAVE TO GET THIS FIXED, BUT WITH ALL THE CURRENT PROBLEMS TOYOTA IS EXPERIENCING, IT MAKES ME VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE DEPENDABILITY OF MY OWN CAR. FROM NHTSA WEB SITE. *CN
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10307647February 8, 2010SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I'M CONCERNED THE TOYOTA BRAKING ISSUES GO DEEPER THAN LATE MODEL PRIUS. MY 2005 CAMRY LE V6 EXHIBITS SIMILAR CHARACTERISTICS AS BEING DESCRIBED TODAY - BRAKE FAILURE WHEN DRIVING OVER UNEVEN, IRREGULAR OR ROUGH PAVEMENT. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE BRAKE PEDAL STIFFENS AND BRAKING ACTION CEASES. I'VE LEARNED TO PRESS DOWN V-E-R-Y HARD ON THE PEDAL DURING THIS INTERMITTENT BEHAVIOR. HAD TAKEN TO THE DEALER MORE THAN ONCE. THE COMPLAINT ALONG WITH HARSH SHIFTING OF THE TRANSMISSION WHICH MANIFESTS IN THE ENGINE OVER-REVVING WHILE NOT ACTUALLY ENGAGING INTO ANY GEAR, THEN THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY ENGAGES MAKING THE VEHICLE GO FURTHER/FASTER THAN DESIRED/ANTICIPATED. TOYOTA INDICATED THE ISSUES WERE "AN OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE", BEING DISMISSIVE IN THEIR RESPONSE DEMONSTRATING A CORPORATE CULTURE OF ARROGANCE. HAVE SPOKEN WITH TOYOTA SERVICE MANAGERS IN HENDERSON, NV, SANTA MONICA AND THOUSAND OAKS, CA RE: THE TRANSMISSION AND THEY ALL HAVE SIMILAR RESPONSES... ROLLING THEIR EYES TOWARD THE SKY AND LAMENTING, "OHHH, THAT V6 CAMRY TRANSMISSION" AS IF SOME SORT OF FACTORY 'INSIDE JOKE'. THESE ARE CLEARLY KNOWN ISSUES THE FACTORY HAS CHOSEN TO DO NOTHING ABOUT, THUS THE SERVICE MANAGER'S HANDS ARE TIED. (HAD BEEN EXTREMELY PLEASED WITH MY FORMER '95 CAMRY TO THE TUNE OF 300,000 MILES.) IT'S DISAPPOINTING TOYOTA HAS CEASED TO BE THE HONORABLE COMPANY THEY ONCE WERE. *CN
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10307164February 7, 2010VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
BECAUSE THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ON MY 2005 CAMRY LE ARE CLOSE TO EACH OTHER AND ENGAGE AT THE SAME LEVEL, IT IS ALL TOO EASY FOR A FOOT TO OVERLAP THE BRAKE PEDAL AND DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE AT THE SAME TIME. UNLESS I AM UNUSUALLY VIGILANT ABOUT MY FOOT POSITION, THIS CAN HAPPEN, AND THE CAR ACCELERATES INSTEAD OF BRAKING. THIS HAS HAPPENED OFTEN, BOTH IN CITY AND HIGHWAY DRIVING. MY MECHANIC HAS TRIED HIS BEST TO RAISE THE LEVEL OF THE BRAKE PEDAL ENGAGEMENT, BUT WITHOUT SUCCESS; THERE IS NO BRAKE ADJUSTMENT ON THIS MODEL. MY TOYOTA DEALER SAYS, TOO, THAT THERE IS NO ADJUSTMENT POSSIBLE AND REFUSES TO MODIFY THE BRAKE PEDAL TO RAISE IT ABOVE THE ACCELERATOR LEVEL. THIS IS A DESIGN PROBLEM, BUT IT OCCURS TO ME THAT AT LEAST SOME OF THE INCIDENTS OF INADVERTENT ACCELERATION MAY BE DUE TO THIS FAULT. IF THE CAR ACCELERATES WHILE YOU ARE BRAKING, ONE INSTINCTIVELY PRESSES HARDER ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHICH ALSO FURTHER DEPRESSES THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THIS HAS NOT RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT IN MY CASE. IT SEEMS LIKE THE SIMPLE ADDITION OF A THICKER PAD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL MIGHT CORRECT THE DEFECT. *TW
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10306983February 6, 2010SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
IT HAD STARTED TO SNOW WITH ABOUT AN INCH OR LESS ON GROUND. SINCE MY STREET IS ON AN INCLINE AND BEING AWARE OF POSSIBLE SLIPPERY CONDITIONS I WAS DRIVING LESS THAN 10MPH AS I APPROACHED MY DRIVEWAY. I WAS JUST CREEPING ALONG. AS SOON AS I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO GET READY TO PULL INTO MY DRIVEWAY(VERY CAUTIOUSLY) THEY JUST DIDN'T WORK AND I SLID SLOWLY DOWN THE REST OF THE STREET (APPR. 200 FT) INTO THE CROSS ROAD, WHICH THANKFULLY HAD NO CARS APPROACHING, AND I ROLLED RIGHT INTO A TREE. BECAUSE I WAS GOING SO SLOW THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO MY CAR EXCEPT FOR DENTED LICENSE PLATE NOR WAS I INJURED, JUST SHAKEN UP. I WAS ALARMED BY THE TOTAL LACK OF BRAKE CONTROL THAT I EXPERIENCED. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THE SERVICE REP SAID THAT WAS THE WAY THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WORK AND THAT I SHOULD HAVE SNOW TIRES FOR WINTER DRIVING. I HAVE LIVED ON THIS STREET FOR SEVERAL YEARS. WHEN I HAD MY HONDA ACCORD BEFORE THE CAMRY I NEVER FELT FRIGHTENED THAT IT WOULD NOT STOP IN THE SNOW. I'M A VERY CAREFUL DRIVER. I'VE ALWAYS FELT CONFIDENT DRIVING IN SNOWY CONDITIONS AND HAVE NEVER OWNED A 4-WHEEL DRIVE CAR. THIS DIDN'T FEEL NORMAL TO ME EVEN THOUGH IT COULD HAVE BEEN THAT I WAS ON MY STREET AT JUST THE PERFECT MOMENT DURING A SNOWSTORM WHEN THE STREETS HAD ACCUMULATED JUST ENOUGH SNOW TO BE HAZARDESS. NOW, AS I AM READING ALL THESE PROBLEMS WITH TOYOTA I'M REMINDED AGAIN OF MY DISCOMFORT IN REGARD TO MY BRAKES AND AM WONDERING AGAIN IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS REMEDYING. IN ADDITION TO THIS PARTICULAR INCIDENT I HAVE ALSO EXPEIENCED GREAT DISCOMFORT DUE TO LACK OF BREAK CONTROL WHEN I BRAKE OVER BUMPS OR, AGAIN, ON AN INCLINE IN NORMAL WEATHER CONDITIONS. IT SOUNDS VERY MUCH LIKE WHAT I'VE BEEN READING ABOUT THE LATEST PRIUS PROBLEMS. I HAVE TOLD MYSELF OFTEN THAT I WOULD DEFINITELY NOT BUY ANOTHER TOYOTA. MY FEELING THAT I CAN'T TRUST THE BRAKING SYSTEM ON MY CAMRY IS BEING CONFIRMED BY WHAT I'VE BEEN READING IN THE NEWS. *CN
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10307001February 6, 2010STEERING
WHEN BACKING UP, DRIVING AT SLOW SPEEDS, AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, A CLICKING OR DULL CAN BE FELT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS OCCURRENCE IS REGULAR. AT FIRST THIS WAS EXPERIENCED 36K MILES, AT THAT TIME REPAIR WAS DONE UNDER THE WARANTY. UNCLEAR IF THE PART WAS REPLACED OR REPAIRED. NOW SAME OCCURED AT 72K MILES, WHEN BROUGHT TO THE DEALER'S ATTENTION, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT IT WAS NORMAL AND NO PEPAIRS NEEDED TO BE DONE *CN
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0