Toyota Camry Complaints (2008)

1,095 consumer complaints on file.

#10474433September 9, 2012
VISIBILITY
MY CAR IS 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY LE 4 CYLINDER. WHEN I DRIVE THIS CAR, THE SUNVISOR NOT SO GOOD CONDITION, LOOSE AND DIFFICULT FIX IT. FINALLY IT WAS BROKEN WHEN I RETURN IT NORMAL PLACE. IT'S COULD NOT FIT ANYMORE. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AT THAT TIME BECAUSE I COULDN'T SEE DUE TO SUNVISOR DROP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10474262September 7, 2012
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
WHEN STATIONARY AT TRAFFIC LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. WHEN A/C IS TURNED ON AND BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED THE ENTIRE CAR IS DRASTICALLY SHAKING AN VIBRATING BEYOND CONTROLLABILITY. WHEN GEAR IS IN NEUTRAL THE HEAVY VIBRATION IS GONE AWAY. WAS TOLD BY SERVICE MANAGER THAT THIS IS AN NORMAL BEHAVIOR OF ALL CARS PAST 40,000 MILES. WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO LET THE VEHICLE LEARN MY DRIVING HABITS AGAIN SINCE THE NEW THROTTLE BODY COMPONENT WAS INSTALLED. ONCE THE UNIT WAS INSTALLED CORRECTLY AGAIN ENGINE LIGHTS KEPT COMING ON THUS RETURNING BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. TOOK 3 ATTEMPTS TO COMPLETE THE ENGINE LITE ISSUE BUT THE VIOLENT SHAKING AND VIBRATION IS STILL GOING ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10473969September 5, 2012
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING ON I-94 HIGHWAY, TRIED TO OPEN MY PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WINDOW USING MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR WINDOW SWITCH. THE SWITCH DID NOT WORK. ABOUT 30 SECONDS LATER MY CAR FILLED WITH SMOKE AND I SAW THE SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR PANEL. I PULLED OVER AND AFTER A COUPLE MINUTES THE SMOKE STOPPED. THE WINDOW SWITCH FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW DOES NOT WORK NOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10472714August 28, 2012
VISIBILITY/WIPER
MY WIFE'S 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY'S SUN VISOR HAS BROKEN UNDER NORMAL USE. THE VISOR JUST FLOPS DOWN, IMPAIRING VISION WHILE DRIVING; THE VISOR HAD TO BE TAKEN DOWN, THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN ON A CAR WITH ONLY 48,000 MILES. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT AUGUST 23, 2012. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AND SHOULD BE REPLACED BY TOYOTA FOR FREE, NOT $200+ DOLLARS. I WILL NOT PAY THE DEALER FEE, SO THE PROBLEM STILL HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10472004August 23, 2012
VISIBILITY/WIPER
MY VISOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WILL NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION OR DOWN AGAINST TOWARDS THE WINDSHIELD BLOCKING THE SUN. IT SEEMS TO BE DEFECTIVE. I CALLED TOYOTA TO SEE HOW MUCH IT COST TO REPLACE THE PART. I WAS ADVISED $148.00 FOR THE PART. HOWEVER THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD ALSO HAD THIS VISOR REPLACED PRIOR TO ME PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A BIG DEAL WITH ALOT OF THE TOYOTA VISORS, BUT YET THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS ITEM. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS ISSUE FIXED AND NOT AT MY EXPENSE AS THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. IF YOU PUT THE VISOR IN THE UP POSITION AGAINST THE TOP OF THE CAR, IT WILL CONTINUE TO FALL DOWN IN FRONT OF MY VIEW. IF YOU PUSH IT FORWARD TOWARDS THE WINDOW IT AGAIN WILL COME BACK TOWARDS ME. IF I WERE TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT, IT IS RIGHT AT MY HEAD LEVEL AND COULD CAUSE SEVERE INJURY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10471817August 21, 2012
VISIBILITY
GOING THROUGH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR FELL DOWN AND BLOCKED MY VISION. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD ME THAT THE SUN VISOR MALFUNCTION WAS COMMON AND IT WOULD COST $200 TO FIX IT. THIS CAR IS VERY WELL MAINTAINED AND I THINK THAT THIS IS A MAJOR DEFECT THAT COULD CAUSE MAJOR ACCIDENTS. I WAS FORTUNATE AND WAS ABLE TO STOP , BUT OTHERS MAY NOT BE SO LUCKY. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10470550August 14, 2012
VISIBILITY/WIPER
LAST YEAR MY PASSENGER SIDE VISOR WENT DOWN WITH NO APPARENT REASON. I DIDN'T THINK ABOUT IT MUCH, I THOUGHT IT WAS A PASSENGER PULLED IT DOWN TOO HARD, AND I REPLACED IT WITH A USED VISOR FROM EBAY. LAST WEEK, MY DRIVER SIDE VISOR BROKE AND WENT DOWN, SO NOW I HAVE NO VISOR WHICH CREATES A SAFETY ISSUE. I STARTED LOOKING ONLINE ABOUT THIS ISSUE, AND I SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS. THIS IS DEFINITELY A DESIGN/MANUFACTURING FLAW FROM TOYOTA, BUT I SEE NO RECALL. I WENT TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP YESTERDAY TO SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO. THEY ALMOST FIXED THE ISSUE WITH NO COST, BUT THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T ORDER A NEW ONE UNTIL TOYOTA ISSUES THE RECALL. NOW I HAVE TO WAIT MONTHS BEFORE THEY SEND ME A LETTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10470244August 11, 2012
VISIBILITY
WHILE DRIVING ON A SUNNY DAY, VISOR REPEATEDLY FLOPPED DOWN, CAUSING MOMENTS WHERE THE SUN BLINDED MY VISIBILITY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10469433August 6, 2012
VISIBILITY
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE SUN VISOR FLOPPED DOWN. WILL NOT STAY IN THE UP POSITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10469268August 5, 2012
VISIBILITY/WIPER
VISOR WON'T STAY UP IN THE DRIVER SEAT IT'S A DRIVING HAZARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10468833August 1, 2012
VISIBILITY/WIPER
SUN VISOR BROKE WITH ONLY 35500 MILES ON THE CAR. DRIVING EAST TO WORK AND WEST HOME IS SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS WITHOUT THIS VISOR, WHICH WAS USED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS (FLIPPED DOWN IN THE MORNING, UP WHEN PARKED AND FLIPPED DOWN AGAIN IN THE EVENING). IT'S DANGEROUS ENOUGH DRIVING THROUGH 2 CONSTRUCTION ZONES IN THE MORNING, BUT NOW I HAVE TO USE ONE HAND TO SHIELD MY EYES DUE TO THE GRADES I DRIVE AND LOCATION OF SUN IN THE SKY. THIS IMPEDES MY DRIVING. I FOUND THE BROKEN VISOR HANGING USELESS AFTER WORK ON DAY AND COULDN'T TAPE OR RIG IT UP SO HAD TO PULL IT OFF IN ORDER TO SEE OUT THE WINDSHIELD! WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THIS BROKE DURING RUSH HOUR IN CONSTRUCTION? PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. SEEMS LIKE A SIMPLE QUALITY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE FIXED OR RECALLED DUE TO POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DRIVING SITUATION. PLUS IT'S A $32,000 CAR AND QUALITY SHOULD BE BETTER THAN THAT OF A $12,000 CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10466858July 21, 2012
VISIBILITY/WIPER
BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT SUN VISOR FAILED. THE LEFT SUN VISOR FELL IN SUCH A POSITION AS TO BLOCK THE DRIVER'S VISION. I HAD TO DRIVE HOME FROM WORK HOLDING THE SUNVISOR UP AND HAVE NOW TAPED IT IN THE UP POSITION TO PREVENT IT FROM FALLING DOWN AGAIN. I ALSO HAD TO TAPE THE RIGHT SUN VISOR IN THE UP POSITION SO AS NOT TO BLOCK MY FIELD OF VIEW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10466728July 20, 2012
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR HAS DROPPED AND WILL NOT STAY IN PLACE. THIS IS OBSTRUCTING MY VIEW. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. IT HAS HIT ME IN THE HEAD. I OPENED IT AND SAW THAT MANY PIECES ON THE INSIDE HAD MELTED! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10466262July 19, 2012
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING VEHICLE CRASH *TGW
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407563July 19, 2012
VISIBILITY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUN VISOR WOULD CONTINUOUSLY FALL FROM ITS HOUSING, BLOCKING THE CONTACTS VISION OF THE ROADWAY WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND TOLD THE CONTACT THAT SHE WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE SUN VISOR ASSEMBLY YET THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,500. UPDATED 7/23/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAD TO REPLACE THE DRIVER SIDE VISOR LESS THAN ONE YEAR AFTER THE 1ST REPLACEMENT. ALSO, THE PASSENGER SIDE VISOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 07/30/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10466413July 18, 2012
VISIBILITY/WIPER
DRIVER SIDE VISOR BROKE. THE VISOR'S SUSPENSION NO LONGER HOLDS VISOR UP AND ITS AFFECTING VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING. CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS CONTACTED BUT THEY REFUSED TO TAKE CARE OF IT AND WANT TO CHARGE $120 TO FIX IT. THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS THROUGH OUT THE INTERNET OF UNHAPPY CUSTOMERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING. IT'S UNFAIR THAT OWNERS ARE EXPECTED TO PAY FOR A PART THAT SHOULD OBVIOUSLY BE RECALLED. TOYOTA WON'T ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY AND REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM. MODELS 07, 08 AND 09 SEEM TO BE THE ONES AFFECTED. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE CONSIDER AS SUCH. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT SOMETHING BLOCKING MY VISION WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10466004July 17, 2012
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR FELL DOWN WHILE DRIVING AND BLOCKED MY VISION OF THE ROAD. IT WOULD NOT STAY UP AND I HAD TO TIE IT UP TO PREVENT IT FROM BLOCKING MY VISION. IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10465916July 16, 2012
VISIBILITY
BOTH SUN VISORS GAVE WAY IN MY FAIRLY NEW CAMRY ONLY AFTER 3-4 YEARS OF USE. I KEEP MY TOYOTAS 6 YEARS USUALLY AND NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE. VISOR HAS ALWAYS SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO BREAK EVER SINCE I OWNED IT. CHEAP PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10465640July 14, 2012
VISIBILITY
WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVERS SIDE VISOR WOULD NOT STAY UP AND WOULD NOT STAY IN THE FOLDED DOWN POSITION. IT WAS HANGING FREELY BLOCKING A CLEAR VIEW WHILE DRIVING. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO MY DESTINATION WITH THE HELP OF MY WIFE HOLDING THE VISOR IN THE UP POSITION. I DISCOVERED THAT MY ONLY OPTIONS FOR FIXING THIS PROBLEM WERE TO SPEND A GOOD SUM OF MONEY TO HAVE THE DEALER REPLACE IT OR TO JUST TAKE IT OFF. I OPTED TO REMOVE THE VISOR. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY TOYOTA. IN DOING RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM ALL MODELS OF TOYOTA THAT ADDRESS THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10465496July 13, 2012
VISIBILITY/WIPER
SUNVISOR FAILED. FLOPPED DOWN OFF OF ITS MOUNT WHILE DRIVING CAUSING QUITE A SURPRISE. FORTUNATELY, TRAFFIC WAS CLEAR AND VEHICLE CONTROL WAS MAINTAINED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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