Toyota Camry Complaints (2012)

645 consumer complaints on file.

#10489342December 20, 2012
STRUCTURE
WHILE PARKING AND PREPARING TO LEAVE THE PARKING LOT OF WAL MART/TARGET IN ABINGDON, MARYLAND THERE WAS A THUMBING NOISE COMING FROM THE ROOF. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE FIRST PAYMENT HAS NOT BEEN MADE AND ALREADY THERE IS A DEFECT. THE CAR WAS BOUGHT IN WILSON, NC AT HUBERT VESTER TOYOTA ON 8 DEC 2012. I AM TOTALLY DISPLEASE WITH THE IRRITATING AND ANNOYING NOISE. MY WIFE CONTINUES TO DRIVE THE CAR DUE TO SWITCHING OUT CARS TO HAVE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED. SHE STATES THAT THE CAR IS MAKING THE NOISE WHILE DRIVING, I WANT TO JUST RETURN THE CAR AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THAT CAN BE DONE PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT BEING INVESTIGATED. IT IS A SHAME FOR THE CUSTOMER TO HAVE TO PAY OVER $30K TO HERE A THUMBING NOISE. THE CAR IS A V6, CAMRY SE, 2012. I'VE SPENT OVER 160K ON TOYOTA'S IN THE LAST 14 YEARS. REQUEST ASSISATANCE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE... IT SOUNDS AS THOUGH THER IS HAIL OR BIG RAIN DROPS HITTING THE ROOF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10489273December 19, 2012
STEERING
STEERING LACKS ON-CENTER FEEL AND THIS IS PARTICULARLY NOTICEABLE AT HIGHWAY SPEED. CAR WANDERS/DARTS LEFT AND RIGHT REQUIRING CONSTANT CORRECTIVE STEERING TO KEEP CAR ON COURSE. THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS BECAUSE EVEN MOMENTARY LACK OF ATTENTION TO THE PROBLEM CAN CAUSE THE CAR TO CHANGE DIRECTION SIGNIFICANTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10488912December 16, 2012
VISIBILITY, STRUCTURE:BODY
I WAS MERGING ON TO THE INTERSTATE WHEN I HEARD A LOUD CRASH. I THEN HEARD A RUSHING WIND SOUND AND GLASS BREAKING. I SLIDE OPEN THE INTERIOR SUN VISOR ON MY SUN ROOF JUST SLIGHTLY AND SAW BROKEN GLASS AND A LARGE HOLE IN THE SUN ROOF. I REALIZED THAT THE GLASS ON THE SUN ROOF HAD SUDDENLY BROKEN. I DID NOT PASS UNDER AN OVERPASS AND DID NOT SEE ANY OBJECTS THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSE THE BREAKAGE. THERE WERE NO TRUCKS NEAR ME THAT COULD HAVE DROPPED ANYTHING THAT COULD CAUSE THE DAMAGE. IF I WOULD HAVE HAD THE SUN VISOR ON THE SUN ROOF OPEN AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT, I WOULD HAVE HAD THE BROKEN GLASS COME DOWN ON ME WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SEVERE ACCIDENT. THE SUN ROOF IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10488775December 14, 2012
STEERING
THE CAR IS VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP IN A STRAIGHT LINE, PARTICULARLY AT 70 MPH AND WHEN DRIVING IN THE PASSING LANE ON THE OPEN HIGHWAY. I MUST CORRECT MY STEERING CONSTANTLY, TO KEEP THE CAR FROM TRYING TO GO LEFT. IF YOU LOOK AWAY FOR JUST A MOMENT, YOU WILL FIND YOURSELF BEARING LEFT WITHOUT EVEN THINKING ABOUT IT. MY DEALER HAS BEEN FULLY COOPERATING SO FAR, BUT THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY CORRECTION OF THE PROBLEM. I HAVE TAKEN TEST DRIVES WITH THEIR SERVICE PEOPLE, AND EVEN HAD THE TOYOTA FACTORY SERVICE REP DRIVE THE CAR WITH ME. HE ORDERED THE TOW IN TO BE ADJUSTED AND THE TIRES ROTATED. HAD THAT DONE A FEW DAYS AGO AND NOW THE CAR CONSTANTLY NEEDS PRESSURE ON THE WHEEL, TOWARD THE RIGHT, TO KEEP IT GOING STRAIGHT DOWN THE ROAD. IT IS MOST NOTICEABLE WHILE YOU ARE IN THE PASSING LANE AT 70 MPH. YESTERDAY I MADE A TRIP TO A CITY ABOUT 90 MILES AWAY. COMING HOME I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE MOST OF THE TIME. I ENDED UP WITH A REALLY BAD CRAMP IN MY LEFT ARM FROM HOLDING CONSTANT RIGHT PRESSURE ON THE WHEEL FOR ABOUT AN HOUR. YOU DON'T DARE LOOK ANYWHERE BUT STRAIGHT AHEAD AS YOU MUST CONSTANTLY KEEP THE STEERING CORRECTED TO STAY IN YOUR LANE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUES AS YOUR TOTAL ATTENTION MUST BE GIVEN TO KEEPING THE CAR IN A STRAIGHT LINE. IF YOU ARE DISTRACTED, FOR EVEN A MOMENT, OR LOOK TO EITHER SIDE YOU END UP QUICKLY DRIVING OUT OF YOUR LANE. NOT A GOOD THING, PARTICULARLY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT 70 MPH! IN THE MEAN TIME, THERE APPEAR TO BE MANY OF US OUT THERE HAVING THIS SAME DRIVE-ABILITY PROBLEM, AND THERE IS NOT YET ANY SOLUTION FROM TOYOTA THAT CAN BE APPLIED. I ENCOURAGE OTHER WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM TO KEEP PURSUING TOYOTA FOR A SOLUTION. THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR FOR THEIR ELECTRIC STEERING ASSIST, AND IT REALLY DOES NEED TO HAVE SOMETHING DONE TO ALLEVIATE THIS VERY UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10488051December 11, 2012
ENGINE
THE VEHICLE HAD LOW OIL AND THE LOW OIL WARNING LIGHT DID NOT LIGHT UP. THE ENGINE SUFFERED DAMAGE. THE USERS GUIDE INFERS THAT THE CAR WILL WARN DRIVERS OF LOW OIL, BUT IT DID NOT. TOYOTA HAS A DESIGN FLAW.... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487881December 10, 2012
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN THE TOYOTA SHOP MULTIPLE TIMES ABOUT THE POPPING IN THE SUN ROOF. TOYOTA CAN NOT CONFIRM THAT THE RATTLING IN THE SUN ROOF IS STABLE ENOUGH NOT TO CAUSE SAFETY ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487643December 7, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND, CAUSING IT TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LEFT FOOT, RIGHT FOOT AND BRUISING TO THE CHEST. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 8,900.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10487458December 5, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
IN SEPTEMBER 2012 I EXPERIENCED A FLATTENING OUT OF THE ACCELERATION. TURNING AT A VERY LOW SPEED THE CAR DID NOT ACCELERATE (THIS STILL OCCURS OFF AND ON). IT IS QUITE DANGEROUS BECAUSE THERE IS NO WARNING TO THE CAR BEHIND ME THAT I AM NO LONGER MOVING FORWARD. IT IS LIKE A STALLING OUT WHICH LAST AROUND 5 SECONDS OR SO. VERY UNNERVING BUT ONLY SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN I AM GOING SLOW AND TURNING THE WHEEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487505December 5, 2012
AIR BAGS
I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN WHEN I WAS T-BONED BY AN OLDER HONDA ODYSSEY. MY DRIVERS SIDE GOT MESSED UP. I HIT MY HEAD AGAINST THE GLASS AND GOT SOME BRUISING. MY CONCERN IS THAT NEITHER OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND I HAVE CURTAIN AND WITH THE IMPACT AT LEAST THE CURTAIN AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10485932November 25, 2012
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING AT 60 MPH ON HIGHWAY BUT SUDDENLY THE ENGINE REVVED ALL THE WAY TO 7000 RPM AND THE CAR JERKED VIOLENTLY. I PUT MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR BUT THE ENGINE STILL STAYS AT 5000 RPM AND DOESN'T GO BACK DOWN TO NORMAL. HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER WITH EMERGENCY LIGHT ON. TRIED TO GET BACK ON THE HIGHWAY BUT AT 35 TO 40 MPH, THE ENGINE MADE LOUD REVVING NOISE AND THE RPM JUMPED TO 7000 AGAIN. HAD TO PULL OVER AGAIN AND CALL FOR A TOW TRUCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10485065November 18, 2012
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS, WHEELS
MY 2012 CAMRY SE HAS RECENTLY BEGAN TO HAVE TIRE PRESSURE WARNINGS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT AND WAS ASSURED THAT IT WAS ONLY THE CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE THAT WAS CAUSING THE WARNING LIGHT TO COME ON. THE DEALER ADJUSTED THE TIRE PRESSURES AND RELEASED THE VEHICLE. THE NEXT DAY THE PROBLEM RETURNED INDICATING THAT A DIFFERENT TIRE WAS THE CAUSE (A DIFFERENT ICON ON THE DISPLAY). I RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND WAS AGAIN INSURED THAT IT WAS ONLY THE CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE THAT WAS CAUSING THE WARNING LIGHT TO COME ON. THIS TIME THE DEALER ADJUSTED THE TIRE PRESSURES OVER THE RECOMMENDED PRESSURES TO TRY TO COMPENSATE FOR THE TEMPERATURE CHANGES, BEING IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA I FELT THIS WAS NOT A VERY VALID ASSESSMENT BUT LEFT IT TO THE DEALER TO ADJUST THE TIRE PRESSURES AGAIN. ONE WEEK WENT BY AND AGAIN THE WARNING LIGHT WAS ON AND AGAIN A THIRD ICON WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE WARNING LIGHT WAS ON. I RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOOK THE CAR INTO THE SERVICE BAY. THE TECH TOLD ME THAT INDEED ONE TIRE WAS LOW AND THAT HE HAD REMOVED THE TIRE, CHECKED IT COMPLETELY BY DUNKING IT IN A WATER TANK BUT COULD NOT FIND ANY AIR LEAKING. THE DEALER ADJUSTED THE TIRE PRESSURE FOR THE THIRD TIME AND INCREASED THE AIR PRESSURE EVEN MORE THAN THE LAST TIME. SO AFTER THREE TRIPS TO THE DEALER THEY INSURED ME THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE SENSING SYSTEM, THE TEMPERATURE CHANGE MUST BE CAUSING THE WARNING LIGHT, ONE TIRE WAS LEAK TESTED WITH NO LEAK RESULTS AND I WAS SENT HOME AGAIN WITH THE TIRES INFLATED 3 TO 4 PSI OVER THE RECOMMENDED MANUFACTURERS SETTING. I WAS TOLD THAT IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN TO BRING IT BACK AND THEY WOULD NEED THE CAR FOR THE DAY TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE ISSUE IS WITH THE VEHICLE. I DRIVE AROUND WORRIED ABOUT GETTING A FLAT OR A TIRE OR WHEEL FAILING WHILE I'M DRIVING. THE TIRES ARE MICHELIN PRIMACY MXV4 P215-55-R17 ON ALLOY RIMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10484619November 14, 2012
SUSPENSION
THIS AUTO IS THE MOST UNCOMFORTABLE AND LEAST SAFE CAR THAT I HAVE EVER DRIVEN AND I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 60 YEARS, EVERY SLIGHT IMPERFECTION IN THE ROAD IS FELT AND LOUD NOISES COME FROM UNDER THE CAR.WHEN IT HITS A BUMP THE CAR BOUNCES AND MAKES ME FEEL UNSAFE WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER TWO TIMES (PENN TOYOTA) , THE FIRST TIME I DROVE WITH A TECHNICIAN HE SAID" THE DEALER SHOULD HAVE SOLD ME AN AVALON AS THEY DRIVE BETTER", AND THEY HAVE OTHER SHOCKS THAT THEY CAN INSTALL", WHEN WE GOT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THE SERVICE AGENT ([XXX]) STATED ALL WAS UP TO SPEC AND IT WAS ONLY MY OPINION THAT THE CAR DID NOT DRIVE SMOOTHLY. I CONTACTED TOYOTA HQ AND SPOKE TO MR. ASHBY AND HE ARRANGED A VISIT WITH THE SERVICE MGR. (JIMMY MIGA ) , WE TOOK A RIDE IN ANOTHER CAMRY ON THE PREMISES AND THEN DROVE MY CAR AND FOUND THE OTHER CAR TO DRIVE MUCH SMOOTHER THAN MINE, HE LOWERED THE TIRE PRESSURE IN ALL FOUR TIRES AND SAID IT MIGHT HELP, IT DOESN'T. THE LOWERING OF THE TIRE PRESSURE CREATES OTHER PROBLEMS,SUCH AS LESS GAS MILEAGE, TIRE WEAR AND COULD CAUSE A BLOWOUT, HE SAID HE WOULD ARRANGE FOR A TOYOTA ENGINEER TO COME AND CHECK MY CAR. I HAVE AN APPT WITH ONE ON 11/20/12. I HOPE THAT TOYOTA CAN DO SOMETHING TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM, BUT I HAVE LITTLE HOPE AS ALL I EVER HEARD FROM ANYONE I SPOKE TO IS THAT " IT IS UP TO SPEC OR IT IS NORMAL AND IT IS ONLY MY OPINION THAT THE RIDE IS NOT UP TO PAR WITH OTHER NEW CARS THAT I HAVE DRIVEN." *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483782November 8, 2012
SUSPENSION, WHEELS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A KNOCK/TAP/CLUNK SOUND COMING FROM THE ROOF IN MY 2012 TOYOTA CAMRY SE V6 FROM THE REAR END OF THE CAR. ITS GOT 11600 MILES ON IT AND I STARTED NOTICING THE SOUND AROUND THE TIME I TOOK IT IN FOR THE 10000 MILE SERVICE. I HEAR THE SOUND EVERY TIME I DRIVE UP OR DOWN AN INCLINE AT AN ANGLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482164October 25, 2012
STEERING
MY 2012 TOYOTA CAMERY SE LIMITED EDITION WANDERS ALL OF THE TIME. THE CAR NEVER TRACKS STRAIGHT. ALSO NONE OF THE NOSE BODY LINES MATCH. I HAVE BROUGHT BACK THE CAR TO THE DEALER, TARBOX TOYOTA, RI, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR WAS TEST DRIVEN. ALSO THAT THE CAR WAS IN SPEC. ALTHOUGH I WAS NEVER PRESENTED WITH ANY DOCUMENTED PAPERWORK. AS FOR THE BODYLINES I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WASN'T A BENTLY. THAT NONE OF THE BODYLINES ON ANY CAR MATCH. I FEEL AS THOUGH I WAS BRUSHED OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10481320October 21, 2012
STEERING
I AM UNABLE TO STAY IN CONTROL OF THE STEERING. IT SEEMS TO GO WHERE IT WANTS. CAR VEERS TO THE RIGHT OR THE LEFT AND I AM CONSTANTLY HAVING TO RE-ADJUST THE STEERING. PROBLEM MORE NOTICEABLE IN WINDY CONDITIONS. DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY HAVE HAD NO SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE CAMRY SE. THEY HAVE DONE 4 RE-ALIGNMENTS AND REPLACED THE TIRES AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. SEEMS REASONABLE THAT IF NOT CORRECTED, THE PROBLEM WILL ONLY GET WORSE TO THE POINT OF BEING EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IN WINTRY WEATHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10481013October 18, 2012
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25-40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN JERKING ABNORMALLY AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER INFORMED HER THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COVERED THE COSTS OF THE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 300. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 600. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479922October 12, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE MASTER POWER WINDOW SWITCH STARTED SMOKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ON 6/18/12. AT THE TIME, I WASN'T AWARE OF ANY ISSUES WITH THE POWER SWITCHES. SO MY FAMILY AND I JUMPED OUT THE CAR AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THEY DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND THE CAR TOWED TO TOYOTA. THE POWER SWITCH HAD BURNED UP AND SOME OF THE DOOR PANEL WAS BURNED AS WELL. WENT BACK TO GET MY CAR, AND THE BATTERY WENT OUT AS WELL. TODAY, 10/12/12, MY CAR IS STILL IN THE SHOP AT TOYOTA. IT HAS BEEN A LONG, DRAWN OUT PROCESS, BUT I'LL BE GLAD WHEN I RECEIVE MY REIMBURSEMENT AND CAR. I AM A LOYAL TOYOTA CUSTOMER AND THIS IS MY FIRST INCIDENT WITH THEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10474094September 6, 2012
SUSPENSION, STEERING
I WENT TO PICK UP MY VEHICLE ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2012. ON THE WAY I FOUND THE VEHICLE WAS RIGID AND THE SUSPENSION WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN CAR HIT VARIOUS IMPERFECTIONS IN THE ROAD THERE WAS A BANGING NOISE AND THE CAR WOULD VIBRATE. I FELT DIZZY AS DURING MY TIME SPENT DRIVING CAR. THE CAR SEEMS UNSAFE TO USE. THIS SHOULD NOT OCCUR ON A VEHICLE THAT COST $31K AND ON THE FIRST DAY THAT I AM DRIVING VEHICLE. IN ADDITION THE STEERING FELT MORE WEIGHTED ON THE LEFT AS OPPOSED TO THE RIGHT. WHEN I TURNED LEFT THERE WAS GREATER RESISTANCE. I CONTACTED THE CUSTOMER RELATIONS MANAGER THAT SAME DAY AND HE INDICATED HE FELT IT MAYBE A TIRE PRESSURE PROBLEM. HE THEN STATED THAT I SHOULD BRING THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO SEE WHAT THE ISSUE IS. I LATER DISCOVERED THAT THE RADIO SOUND FLUCTUATED. I HAD CONTACTED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO CONFIRM MY APPOINTMENT AND DISCOVERED THAT AN APPOINTMENT WAS NEVER MADE. I NOTIFIED TOYOTA MAIN OFFICE AND THEY PROVIDED ME WITH A CASE # [XXX]. THE MAIN OFFICE AT TOYOTA INDICATED THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT THE CUSTOMER RELATIONS MANAGER. I WILL BE GOING TO ADVANTAGE TOYOTA IN VALLEY STREAM, NY ON 9/8/12. PLEASE HAVE SOMEONE INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE REGARDING THE SUSPENSION ON THESE VEHICLES. I DON'T WANT SOMEONE ELSE TO INCUR THE SAME ISSUES I HAVE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10471973August 23, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
I RECENTLY PURCHASE A NEW TOYOTA CAMRY XLE. I WISH TO REPORT A CONDITION THAT EXISTS IN THE DESIGN OF THE MECHANISM WHICH HOLDS THE TRUNK LID IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION WHILE UNLOADING OR LOADING ARTICLES INTO OR OUTOF THE TRUNK MY EXPERIENCE IS AS FOLLOWS: I HAVE PUT ITEMS INTO THE TRUNK ON OCCASION (ITS A NEW CAR), AND IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN ON A LEVEL SURFACE. ONCE WHILE I HAD RAISED THE TRUNK LID IN MY GARAGE IT DROPPED DONE AND I WAS ABLE TO STOP IT AND PUT IT BACK UP. THERE IS A FULL UPRIGHT POSITION FOR THE TRUNK LID WHICH I WOULD ASSUME THAT IS THE MOST SECURE POSITION. HOWEVER IT IS A POSITION THAT IS RATHER HIGH TO REACH (I AM 5' 11" TALL.) IT IS A STRETCH FOR ME. I WOULD ASSUME THAT A PERSON OF A SMALLER HEIGHT OR A CHILD WOULD BE NOT ABLE TO REACH THIS POSITION FOR SAFETY. I RECENTLY CAME BACK FROM THE STORE AND PARKED IN FRONT MY HOME ON A SLIGHT INCLINED DRIVEWAY AND OPENED THE TRUNK LID TO WHAT I WAS USE TO IN MY GARAGE WHICH WAS LEVEL. W\HEN I REACHED IN TO REMOVE THE GROCERIES THE TRUNK LID FELL DOWN WITH GREAT AMOUNT OF SPEED AND HIT THE BRIDGE OF MY DOSE. IT MISSED MY GLASSES BY AN EIGHTH OF AN INCH BUT KNOCKED THEM OFF. I PUT MY HAND TO MY NOSE AND IT WAS BLEEDING AND SPENT THE NEXT HOUR TRYING TO STOPPED THE BLEEDING SINCE I AM ON ASPIRIN THERAPY. WE ENDED UP GOING TO THE EMG. ROOM TO SEE IF I NEEDED STITCHES. IT ENDED UP BEING A DEEP ABRASION SO THEY PUT SOME COLLIOD MATERIAL ON RAISE UP THE SCAB TO HAVE LESS SCARING. HAD MY GLASSES SHATTERED I WOULD PROBABLY RECEIVED MORE SEVERE INJURIES. THEY WANTED TO DO AN MRI EXAM TO SEE IF I HAD OTHER INJURIES WHICH I DECLINED BECAUSE OF MY MEDICAL WORK EXPERIENCE, L DID NOT FEEL THE EXTRA COST FOR THE MRI WAS JUSTIFIED, BUT WOULD HAVE BEEN AN EXTRA EXPENSE FOR SOMEONE WHO WOULD NOT KNOW THE WHAT VALUE OF THE TEST IN A SIMILAR SITUATION. CONTACTED TOYOTA, LESS THAN HELPFUL. PREVENT FURTHER INJURIES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10469970August 9, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE
ENTERING A DRIVEWAY AT 2MPH THE CAR ACCELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 30MPH AND STRUCK A BRICK WALL. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED CAUSING INJURY AND THE CAR WAS TOTALED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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