Toyota Camry Complaints (2008)

1,095 consumer complaints on file.

#10637768September 20, 2014
STRUCTURE
MY DASHBOARD IS MELTING ON MY 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY LE THE COMPANY SHOULD PAY FOR A REPLACEMENT I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF CAMRY OWNERS THIS IS A FLAW IN THE DESIGN COMPONENT THAT THE DASHBOARD IS MADE OF. THIS SHOULD WARRANT A RECALL FOR A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10637475September 19, 2014
ENGINE
MY ENGINE MOUNTS WERE BROKEN -ALL OF THEM. THOUGHT THE ENGINE WAS IDLING ROUGH, BUT THE ENGINE WAS MOVING AROUND WITHIN THE CAR AND "COULD HAVE FALLEN OUT" IS WHAT I UNDERSTOOD THE MECHANIC TO SAY. I PREVIOUSLY REPORTED VERY PREMATURE FAILURE OF BRAKES, BROKEN WATER PUMP, BELTS, AND MORE. NOW THE ENGINE MOUNTS. I DO NOT DRIVE FAST, AND I DRIVE SMOOTH HIGHWAYS, NOT OUR LOCALLY BAD STREETS. NO REASON THE MOUNTS SHOULD ALL BE BROKEN. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON ENGINE MOUNTS AND WATER PUMPS AT THE VERY LEAST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10637544September 19, 2014
VISIBILITY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISORS SEPARATED FROM THE CONNECTING METAL PIECE. THE PLASTIC ROD THAT CONNECTED TO THE METAL IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN STABILITY WAS CRACKED. THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR FRACTURED ONCE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE VISOR FRACTURED TWICE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AFTER THE FIRST FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AGAIN AFTER THE FAILURES RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10637372September 18, 2014
VISIBILITY
ON THE FREEWAY, I PULLED MY SUN VISOR DOWN AND IT "FLOPPED" DOWN AND COULDN'T BE PUT IN EITHER THE UP OR DOWN POSITION. IN THE SITUATION I WAS IN, I HAD TO STEER WITH ONE HAND WHILE HOLDING THE VISOR UP OUT OF THE WAY SO I COULD SEE. I SENSED THIS WAS NOT A SAFE THING TO DO SO I JUST PULLED THE VISOR OFF COMPLETELY. I'D HAD A LITTLE DIFFICULTY WITH IT NOT STAYING IN POSITION BEFORE BUT THIS WAS MUCH WORSE. I ASKED TOYOTA TO FIX IT, BUT INSTEAD THEY OFFERED ME A $750 DISCOUNT ON MY NEXT PURCHASE!!! I TOLD THEM THAT ONE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE OTHER. I ALSO ASKED THEM TO CHECK ON LINE WITH IPETITIONS THAT HAD 527 SIGNATURES WITH THE SAME ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10636980September 17, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
MY DASHBOARD IS DISINTEGRATING, CRUMPLING, OR MELTING. I PROCEEDED TO WIPE THE DASH AND I SAW LITTLE CRUMPS. THE DASH IS VERY SOFT. I STUCK MY FINGERNAIL AND LEFT A NAIL PRINT. WHEN I PUT MY SUN GLARE BLOCKER OVER THE DASH, IT SCRAPES AND SCRATCHES IT. IT IS CRUMPLING AND IT HAS SCRATCH MARKS FROM PUTTING UP MY SUN GUARD. I KNOW IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO DO THAT, SO I DECIDED TO MAKE A COMPLAINT. ALSO MY SUN VISOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WILL NOT STAY UP. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE SUN VISORS. I HAD THE DRIVER SIDE REPLACE A YEAR AGO. NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE DROOPS AND THEY WANT ME TO PAY TO GET IT FIXED. THIS IS UNDER INVESTIGATION BECAUSE THEY SHOULD HAVE CHANGED THEM BOTH WHEN THEY CHANGED THE DRIVER SIDE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10633312September 15, 2014
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AS I WAS CLEANING THE INTERIOR OF MY 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH A CLEAN CLOTH AND STARTED TO SEE SOME DARK STAIN COMING OUT AND WHEN I TOOK A MINUTE TO FIND OUT, I REALIZED THAT MY DASHBOARD WAS MELTING. THIS IS NOT MY FIRST TOYOTA AND THIS MIGHT BE THE LAST. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH TOYOTA RIGHT NOW. THEY SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND FIX IT. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE FACING THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10633398September 15, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
SPORADIC FAILURE OF THE HEADLIGHT(S) TURNING OFF EITHER ONE OR THE OTHER AND AT TIMES BOTH LIGHT GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME. TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN SOMETIMES RESETS THE LIGHT, BUT THEN GO OUT AGAIN. CHANGING THE BULB DID NOT CORRECT THIS FAILURE. CONTACTING THE DEALER RESULTED IN NO ACTION/RESOLUTION EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10633016September 14, 2014
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AUGUST OF 2012, I NOTICED A STICKY RESIDUE DEVELOPING ON THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. I HAVE SINCE TRIED TO CLEANING IT OFF, BUT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO CLEAN. THE PROBLEM GOT WORSE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AS IT STARTED DEVELOPING A SHINE ON THE DASHBOARD CAUSING A GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD WHILE I DRIVE DURING THE DAY. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY AS IT MAKES VISIBILITY MUCH MORE DIFFICULT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10631805September 9, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
THE ABS ACTUATOR FAILED. MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP SEEMS UNAWARE THIS IS A KNOW ISSUE WITH MY CAR. THE REPAIR COST SO FAR IS $1800. IT SEEMS FROM ALL RESEARCH THAT THERE ARE OPTIONS, BUT MY DEALERSHIP HAS NOT OFFERED ME ANY NOR HAVE THE COMMUNICATE WELL. TRYING TO GET TO THE SERVICE MANAGER TODAY. THEY HAVE HAD MY CAR FOR 5 BUSINESS DAYS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10631918September 9, 2014
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, POWER TRAIN
12/28/13 - ELSRODE AVE. BALTIMORE, MD 21214, SIDE STREET NEXT TO OUR HOUSE. [XXX] , WIFE, WAS PARALLEL PARKING THIS VEHICLE DRIVING IN REVERSE. VEHICLE HAD UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. BRAKES DID NOT WORK. VEHICLE WENT UP A SET OF CEMENT STEPS AND STOPPED FOR A SECOND, BUT THEN ACCELERATED IN DRIVE DOWN STEPS INTO STREET. AGAIN BRAKES DID NOT WORK. [XXX] DROVE VEHICLE INTO AN ALLEY AND HIT A STONE WALL WHERE IT STOPPED. ENGINE WAS SMOKING. IN REVERSE AND IN DRIVE, [XXX] HAD HER FEET ON THE BRAKES. THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. THIS WAS WITNESSED BY HER SON, [XXX], WHO WAS THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER. [XXX]. SUFFERED FRACTURED RIBS AND BRUISED LEGS. PASSENGER, [XXX] , WAS NOT INJURED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED BY INSURANCE COMPANY. TOYOTA INSPECTED VEHICLE ON 2/24/14 WHO SAID " BASED ON OUR INSPECTION OF YOUR VEHICLE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT WAS NOT THE RESULT OF ANY TYPE OF MANUFACTURING OR DESIGN DEFECT". INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10631332September 7, 2014
STRUCTURE
I WAS CLEANING MY DASHBOARD AND NOTICED THE INTERIOR WAS WIPING OFF WITH IT. AS I CONTINUED CLEANING... IT LEFT GASHES... AND LENT FROM THE CLEANING CLOTH STUCK TO THE DASHBOARD. RECENTLY, I NOTICE A GLARE ( THE SAME EFFECT A MIRROR HAS WHEN LIGHT HITS IT) COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD AS WELL. I AM CONCERNED THAT THERE COULD BE INTERNAL PROBLEMS OCCURRING UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD FROM ALL OF THE MELTING. I HOPE THERE IS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE NOW INSTEAD OF LATER BEFORE MORE PROBLEMS OCCUR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10631010September 5, 2014
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
GLARE FROM MELTING DASHBOARD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10630743September 4, 2014
STRUCTURE
I HAVE A MELTING DASHBOARD THAT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO CLEAN. THERE ARE A LOT OF SCRATCHES AND INDENTATIONS FROM TRYING TO CLEAN IT. SMALL BUGS TEND TO CLING TO IT BECAUSE OF THE STICKINESS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10630906September 4, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY
OUR FAMILY OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA TUNDRA WHICH WE LOVE SO THAT MADE US BUY A CAMRY IN 2008 BIG MISTAKE! EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW IN 08' HAD NOTHING BUT MECHANICAL ISSUES AND AS OF DATE 6 RECALLS AND COUNTING. A MONTH AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEH THEY REPLACED MY AXLE, BRAKES AND THEN THAT'S WHEN THE RECALLS STARTING COMING IN. FROM MY VISORS FALLING TO NOW THE WINDOW RECALLS. MY FRONT DASHBOARD IS NASTY STICKY NO MATTER HOW I CLEAN IT IT'S GROSS THE STICKY WON'T GO AWAY AND THE ARMS RESTS ON THE DRIVER DOOR AND PASSENGER SIDES ARE BOTH ROTTEN FROM THE INSIDE THEIR CRACKED AND BROKEN. I DON'T USE ARM RESTS SO THEY SHOULDN'T BE! THE TOP CEILING CLOTH IN MY CAR FELL DOWN THE 4TH MONTH I HAD MY VEHICLE SO MY FATHER SPRAY GLUED IT (HOW SAD IS THAT!). THIS WAS MY FIRST CAR I PURCHASED BRAND NEW SO GOING THRU THIS AFTER COMPLAINTS AT THE DEALERSHIP THEY STILL DIDN'T DO ANYTHING. I'M SO UPSET I HAVE NO WORDS LEFT TO SAY ABOUT THIS VEHICLE I'M DRIVING A CRAP CAR THAT'S FALLING APART FROM THE DAY I PURCHASED IT. THANK YOU TOYOTA!!!!! UNLESS THEY TAKE CARE OF MY CAR SITUATION I WILL NEVER RECOMMEND TOYOTA TO ANYONE NOR BUY ANOTHER TOYOTA IT'S SAD!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10630423September 3, 2014
STRUCTURE
ABOUT A YEAR AFTER WE BOUGHT OUR CAMRY, WE NOTICED THAT THE DASH PANEL WAS STARTING TO GET STICKY. WE TRIED WIPING IT DOWN BUT IT DID NOT WORK AND HAS CONTINUALLY GOTTEN WORSE. IT ALSO CREATES A TREMENDOUS GLARE THAT MAKES IT VERY HARD TO SEE OUT OF THE WINDSHIELD. IT IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD FOR DRIVERS AS WELL AS A UGLY AND NASTY EYESORE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10630549September 3, 2014
STRUCTURE
I OWN A TOYOTA CAMRY 2008, AND WITHIN THE LAST 3-4 MONTHS I HAVE NOTICED MY DASHBOARD IS GOOEY AND STICKY I CANT SEEM TO CLEAN IT OR GET RID OF THE STICKINESS. I HAVE CALLED THE TOYOTA HELP CENTER AND THEY REFUSED TO HELP ME OR PAY FOR ANY REPAIRS. I EXPLAINED TO THEM HOW BAD THE DAMAGE IS FOR ONLY TOYOTA TO DENY ANY RESPONSIBILITY. I HAVE WENT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN CARSON, CALIFORNIA TO GET AN ESTIMATE OF $2,480.75 FOR REPAIRS. I WOULD THINK TOYOTA WOULD MAKE A RECALL AND GET THIS DASHBOARD SITUATION FIXED. NOW MY DASHBOARD IS CAUSING A GLARE ON MY DRIVERS SIDE TO ONLY MAKE THE SITUATION WORSE WHILE IM DRIVING ON THE ROAD. THE GLARE IS SUFFICIENT TO GIVE ME A BLIND SPOT. I NEED ANY HELP TO GET THIS FIXED BEFORE AN ACCIDENT TAKES PLACE DUE TO TOYOTA BEING IRRESPONSIBLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10629904September 1, 2014
STRUCTURE
THE DASHBOARD OF THIS CAR BECAME VERY SOFT AND BEGAN MELTING IN AREAS. IT WAS REPORTED TO MAROONE TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND WAS ADVISED TO CONTACT TOYOTA. THEY DID NOT PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO GET WORSE AND THE DASHBOARD IS DETERIORATING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10629671August 31, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED IN MARCH 2014, I NOTICED THRUOUT THE SUMMER THAT THE DASHBOARD MELTS IN THE SUN. IT STILL MELTS EVEN IF WE PUT UP THE WINDSHIELD SUN SCREEN. I SAW ON THE LOCAL NEWS THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM HERE IN SOUTH FLORIDA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10629715August 31, 2014
STEERING, STRUCTURE
I PURCHASED MY 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY SE ON 8/18/2012. SEVERAL DAYS AFTER THE PURCHASE I NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS EXCESSIVELY STICKY AND SHINY, SO MUCH SO THAT THE GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING. I THEN RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE MATTER, BUT NO ONE AT THE DEALERSHIP HAD ANY ANSWERS AND THEIR ONLY SOLUTION TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM WAS TO SUGGEST THAT I PURCHASE A DASHBOARD COVER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10629366August 29, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
MY BRAKES NEEDED REPLACING AT APPROX. 40-44K MILES. MY BELTS/WATER PUMP BROKE/CRACKED AT APPROX 50K MILES. THE MECHANIC SAID THE WATER PUMP, IF IT EVER BROKE AT ALL, SHOULDN'T BREAK TILL MIN. 100K MILES. I AM ABOUT TO TAKE THE CAMRY TO A MECHANIC TO CHECK ENGINE RACING AND GRINDING FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW MOTOR. THIS CAR HAS BEEN A MONEY PIT WITH AWFUL VISIBILITY. I'VE SPENT MANY THOUSANDS ON THIS CAR BEFORE IT REACH 50K MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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