Toyota Camry Complaints (2008)

1,095 consumer complaints on file.

#10316232March 3, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I PURCHASED MY CAMRY IN 2007 FROM CARSON TOYOTA IN LOS ANGELES. ON THE SECOND DAY AFTER PURCHASED MY VEHICLE I ALREADY STARTED EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH MY MOON ROOF. ON SOME OCCASIONS IT WOULD NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. INSTEAD OF PUSHING THE CLOSE BUTTON, I HAD TO TAP IT TILL IT CLOSES COMPLETELY AND CAREFUL NOT TO OVER TAP OR IT WOULD OPEN ON ITS OWN AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM COMES AND GOES AND I'VE HAD THE DEALER CHECKED MY CAR BACK THEN. OVERALL, THEY GAVE ME A HARD TIME, FIRST RESPONSE I RECEIVED FROM THEIR MECHANIC WAS "THAT'S HOW IT IS" SO I ARGUED WITH HIM THAT YOU DON'T TAP A MOON ROOF BUTTON HOPING IT WOULD CLOSE PROPERLY. I ALSO SPOKE TO THE SALES AGENT WHO SOLD IT TO US AND JUST GAVE THE ANSWER "IT'S A MACHINE, SOMETIMES IT BREAKS DOWN" WHICH MADE ME UPSET AS I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR A WEEK BEFORE AND IF HE TOLD ME THAT THEN, I WOULD NOT HAVE SUNK $20,000 INTO IT IF IT WOULD START ACTING UP ON THE SECOND DAY! ANYWAY, THEY CHECKED MY MOONROOF AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND TOLD ME TO COME BACK NEXT WEEK IF IT STILL DIDN'T WORK. UNFORTUNATELY IT STOPPED AND IN THE PAST 2.8 YEARS THIS PROBLEM KEEPS SURFACING AND DISAPPEARING UP TO NOW. THEN AFTER LIVING WITH THIS DEFECT, I HAD THE UNFORTUNATE EXPERIENCE OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN MY GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK. I HAVE BAD BACK PROBLEMS BUT WITH SUDDEN PANIC WAS ABLE TO REACH DOWN AND GRAB THE CARPET TO LOOSEN THE PEDAL. SINCE THEN I HAVE NOT FELT SAFE IN MY CAR AND I'M AFRAID TO PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL TO HARD. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE RECALL AS IT DOES NOT PREVENT THE ACCELERATIONS FROM HAPPENING AND IF I HIT MY BRAKES ON A BUSY STREET AND THE CAR DIES, I'M AFRAID OF GETTING HIT FROM BEHIND OR ON THE SIDE ESPECIALLY WITH MY SON IN THE CAR. TO SUMMARIZE: I'VE HAD AN ACCELERATION AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS TOYOTA. IF I MAY PUT IN A REQUEST, TOYOTA NEEDS TO TAKE BACK THIS CAR AND REFUND IT'S CURRENT WORTH AT THE TIME OF THE RECALL, SO THAT WE CAN PURCHASE A SAFER FAMILY CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316385March 3, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I OWN A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY THAT WAS ONE OF THE VEHICLES RECALLED. MY DEALER DID PROVIDE ME WITH A RENTAL CAR FOR THREE DAYS AND REPAIRED THE GAS PEDAL ON 2/05/10. TODAY - WHILE OUT ON THE HIGHWAY AND STARTING UP A SMALL HILL, WHEN I TOUCHED THE GAS PEDAL - IT STARTED REVVING UP REALLY LOUD, I IMMEDIATELY DID WHAT I HAVE BEEN TOLD TO DO - PUT THE BRAKE ON HARD AND FINALLY THE REVVING STOPPED. THE CAR THEN STARTED TO DRIVE OK AGAIN. I AM CONCERNED THAT -- HAD I NOT PUT THE BRAKED ON HARD - THE CAR WOULD HAVE GONE OUT OF CONTROL. THIS IS NOT A NORMAL REACTION ! I DID CALL MY DEALER AND PLAN TO TAKE THE CAR BACK IN TOMORROW TO HAVE IT CHECKED AGAIN. I TRAVEL A GREAT DEAL AND AM WORRIED ABOUT MY SAFETY. I AM REPORTING THIS IN CASE THE UNFORESEEN SHOULD HAPPEN. ALSO - TO DATE - THERE HAS BEEN NO RESOLUTION TO THE CAR MAT ISSUE. UPDATED 03/09/10 *BF *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315984March 3, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THIS IS A PART OF A CERTIFIED LETTER I SENT TO TOYOTA ON FEB. 18, 2010: REPORT / NOTICE: MY 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY HAS EXHIBITED VARIOUS MALFUNCTIONS BRAKE MALFUNCTION ACCELERATION MALFUNCTION ON MY FIRST INCIDENT. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR OVER 40 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD A FAULT ACCIDENT UNTIL LAST MONTH, 1/26/2010. MY 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY ACCELERATED FORWARD. I AM NOT SURE WHETHER IT WAS CAUSED BY THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL OR THE BRAKE MALFUNCTION: I HAD THE BRAKE ON, ACCELERATOR OFF. SECOND INCIDENT. ON FEB. 16,2010, WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH COMING TO A STOP LIGHT, I PRESSED MY BRAKE PEDAL. THE BRAKE STARTED SHAKING AND MAKING A WEIRD NOISE AS IF GEARS WERE MOVING/GRINDING. IT WAS UNLIKE THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SRS SYMPTOM. I IMMEDIATELY PLACED MY CAR ON PARK AND STOPPED THE CAR. THANK GOD THAT I HAD ENOUGH TIME/SPACE BETWEEN MY CAR AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME: I HAD STARTED STOPPING WELL AHEAD, AS I USUALLY DO. WHEN I STOPPED THE CAR, THE CAR BEHIND ME STARTED HONKING: IT WAS RUSH HOUR. WHEN THE CAR IN FRONT STARTED MOVING, I STARTED MY CAR AGAIN AND DROVE INTO THE NEAREST PARKING LOT. I STARTED MY CAR AND DROVE IN CIRCLES IN THE PARKING LOT. IT RETURN TO NORMAL. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR NOW. I AM A 59 YEAR OLD TEACHER / GRANDMOTHER AND WOULD LIKE TO LIVE A LITTLE WHILE LONGER. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED MY RECALL LETTER AS PROMISED. WILL YOU PLEASE FIX: (1) ACCELERATOR PEDAL, (2) BRAKE PEDAL, (3) CARPET PROBLEM. PLEASE KNOW THAT AS AN AMERICAN, I AM LIKEWISE CONCERNED FOR TOYOTA'S FINANCIAL LOSSES AND HOPE THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO FAIR WELL. " APPROXIMATELY 3 DAYS LATER (I HAVE THE PAPERWORK), TOYOTA CALLED AND I WENT IN THAT DAY TO HAVE IT FIXED. THEY STATED THAT MY TOYOTA CAMRY DID NOT HAVE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT WAS MADE IN JAPAN. THEY WORKED ON IT ANYWAY AND STATED THAT THEY HAD CHANGED THE COMPUTER TO BYPASS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I STILL AM FEARFUL. PLEASE HELP ME MAKE SURE IT IS FIXED COMPLETELY. THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315988March 3, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I DRIVE A 2008 FOUR DOOR TOYOTA CAMRY LE. I HAVE BEEN WORRIED BY A HESITATION IN EXCELLING AND SLOWING WHEN I PRESS AND RELEASE THE GAS. I MOSTLY NOTICE THIS WHEN GOING BETWEEN 20 & 45 MPH BUT IT HAS HAPPENED AT HIGHER SPEEDS (JUST LESS OFTEN). PRIMARILY AT ABT 35 MPH WHILE HOLDING A STEADY PRESSURE ON THE GAS YOU FEEL THE CAR RANDOMLY DECEL, OR FEEL SLUGGISH, BUT THEN WHEN YOU RELEASE THE GAS YOU FEEL THE ENGINE PULL FASTER EVEN THOUGH YOUR FOOT IS OFF THE GAS. THE RPM EVEN JUMPS. I CALLED TOYOTA IN CEDAR RAPIDS, IA (I DON'T LIKE THE ONE IN CEDAR FALLS, THEY FORGOT TO PUT OIL IN MY CAR ONCE WHEN DOING AN OIL CHANGE & DENIED RESPONSIBILITY), THE CEDAR RAPIDS CAR LOT REJECTED MY REQUEST FOR SERVICE- STATING THERE IS A RECALL AND I WILL BE NOTIFIED BY TOYOTA WHEN A SOLUTION HAS BEEN FOUND. I THEN TOOK MY CAR TO THE PLACE I PURCHASED IT (OWNED BY THE SAME PEOPLE WHO OWN THE TOYOTA IN CEDAR FALLS), THEY LOOKED IT OVER AND ABT 30 MINUTES LATER TOLD ME NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT, & THAT THEY DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING (THIS PROBLEM IS HARD TO MISS) THAT THEY CLEANED THE FUEL FILTER & THAT SHOULD SOLVE IT. I DROVE HOME & THE PROBLEM RIGHT FROM MY EXIT PERSISTED. NOW HEARING ABT THE CONCERNS WITH TOYOTA WORRY I AM BEING IGNORED ON A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE?... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315926March 2, 2010
STRUCTURE
WHEN IT RAINS, MY TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID 2008 GETS FLOODED INSIDE. IN FACT, I THINK THIS STARTED HAPPENING ABOUT A YEAR AGO BUT IT BECAME WORST RECENTLY WHEN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HAD MANY BIG STORMS ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO. THAT WAS WHEN I COULD NOT TOLERATE THE BAD SMELL INSIDE MY CAR ANY MORE. I EXAMINED WHERE THE BAD SELL WAS COMING FROM. I REMOVED ALL MY OWN PLASTIC FLOOR MATS. THEN I REMOVED ALL THE MANUFACTURED FLOOR MATS. I FOUND OUT INSIDE THE CAR HAD ABOUT HALF AN INCH OF WATER EVERYWHERE EXCEPT THE TRUNK. SOME SPOTS GET ALMOST AN INCH OF WATER LIKE UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATS. I AM A COMPUTER PROGRAMMER AND I REALIZED THAT THERE ARE MORE AND MORE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS IN MODERN CARS. ALTHOUGH MY SOAKING CAR DID NOT CAUSE ME OR ANYBODY ANY HARM, I FELT VERY WORRIED THAT THE WATER MIGHT DAMAGE SOME ELECTRONIC/WIRES COMPONENTS AND LEAD TO SOME DANGEROUS ACCIDENTS. WITH THAT WORRIES IN MY MIND, I BROUGHT MY CAR TO A TOYOTA DEALER FOR REPAIR. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY NEEDED TO "ADD DRAIN HOSE CLAMPS TO SUNROOF DRAIN HOSES" TO FIX THE WATER COMING DOWN THROUGH PILLARS. WITHOUT ANY HESITATION, I AGREED TO PAY FOR THE SERVICE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I DID SOME SEARCHES ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND OUT THAT QUITE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ALSO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I THINK THAT THE MANUFACTURE CAN PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING BY SECURE THE SUNROOF DRAIN HOSES PROPERLY AND FIRMLY WHEN THEY MAKE THE CAR. IF THEY CAN DO THAT, IT MIGHT HELP A LOT OF PEOPLE AND PREVENT SOME POSSIBLE ACCIDENTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315177March 1, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING A HOUSE AND CRASHED DOWN INTO A 4 FOOT EMBANKMENT. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUFFER ANY INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVABLE AND THE WAS TAKEN TO HER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE REPAIRS WERE MADE AT HER EXPENSE. EVENTUALLY, SHE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V017000: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL) DESCRIBING THE FAILURE SHE EXPERIENCED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HER NEAREST DEALER WHERE THE NECESSARY RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,199. UPDATED 6/3/10 *CN UPDATED 07/19/10*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314490February 26, 2010
AIR BAGS
I TOTALED MY 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY JUNE 2009. I T-BONED A TRUCK AS I PULLED OUT FROM A STOP SIGN ENTERING AN INTERSECTION. MY INSURANCE COMPANY TOTALED THE TRUCK AS WELL. THE PROBLEM IS MY AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE EMS WORKER AND THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER STATED THAT WITH ALL THE FRONT END DAMAGE, THE AIR BAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. I'VE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH POST CONCUSSION SYNDROME. MEMORY LOSS, TENDONITIS ETC. FOR WHICH I AM TOLD ALL TIME CAN HEAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10314523February 26, 2010
STEERING, SUSPENSION
I BOUGHT A NEW 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY IN NOV 2007, AT AROUND 50K MILES I HEARD A GRINDING NOISE WHILE DRIVING AND EXPERIENCED VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL . I BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALER AND THEY NOTED THE STRUT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NOT SOON AFTER THAT REPAIR @ AROUND 80K MILES I EXPERIENCED THE SAME NOISE AND VIBRATION IN THE WHEEL AGAIN AND I TOOK IT TO A LES SCHWAB AUTO SHOP THEY LINKED THE PROBLEM TO THE STRUTS AND WHEEL BEARINGS WHICH CAUSED UNEVEN TIRE WEAR. AS THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AGAIN, THEY AGREED WITH THE ASSESSMENT FROM LES SCHWAB AND REPLACED THE STRUTS AGAIN AND THE WHEEL BEARING. THE DEALER AGREED THAT I SHOULD NOT BE REPLACING THE STRUTS AS OFTEN AS I WAS ON A RELATIVELY NEW VEHICLE. DEALER MENTIONED THAT IT IS A DEFECT AND TOYOTA (THE CORPORATION) IS AWARE OF IT AND THAT I SHOULD BE GETTING A LETTER IN THE MAIL TO THAT EFFECT. TO DATE ( 2/26/10) I HAVE RECEIVED NO SUCH LETTER. THE CONCERN IS THAT NHTSA HAS NOT YET GOTTEN TO THE BOTTOM OF ALL THE DEFECTS THAT ARE OUT THERE WITH THE CAMRY MODELS FOR THE YEARS THAT ARE NOW BEING RECALLED FOR ACCELERATOR ISSUES. WITH THE RECENT RECALL I HAD TO BRING MY CAMRY IN TO GET THE GAS PEDAL SHORTENED AND TO INSTALL THE SHIMMY TO PREVENT THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. PLEASE LOOK INTO THE ISSUE WITH THE STRUTS AS THE STRUT HOUSING SERVES AS A STRUCTURAL PART OF THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM AND IT CONNECTS THE UPPER STRUT BEARING TO THE LOWER BALL JOINT SO THAT THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY CAN THEN PIVOT WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED. STRUTS THEREFORE AFFECTS THE DRIVER'S ABILITY TO STEER AND MANEUVER THE VEHICLE SAFELY, I NOW SEE THAT THE COROLLA ARE BEING RECALLED FOR STEERING ISSUES, I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS IS NOT LIMITED TO ONLY THAT MODEL AS MY CAMRY HAD ISSUES WITH STEERING THAT WAS LINKED TO DEFECTIVE STRUTS. STRUTS SHOULD NOT WEAR OUT AS OFTEN AS MINE DID ON A NEW CAR. FOR THE SAFETY OF TOYOTA DRIVERS INVESTIGATE HOW MANY VEHICLES FROM 2007 TO 2010 HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH STRUTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314607February 26, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
INTERMITTENT GAS PEDAL HESITATION AND THEN SUPER QUICK ACCELERATION, ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN ENTERING HIGHWAY. ALSO OCCURS IN LOCAL TRAFFIC. CONTACTED TOYOTA IN JAN., 2008 AND WAS TOLD ISSUE COULDN'T BE DUPLICATED - MY DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER AT LEAST 3X THEN ESCALATED TO TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE IN APR. 2008. LAST CONTACT IN JUNE 2008 WHEN AUTO WAS "FIXED" PURSUANT TO TSB 0068-08. TROUBLE WAS BLAMED ON CALIBRATION IN THE COMPUTER. CAR WAS SOMEWHAT BETTER BUT THERE WAS A LATER INCIDENT IN FALL OF 2008 WHEN I ACCELERATED OVER A SPEED BUMP IN A PARKING LOT AND WAS TURNING LEFT INTO A PARKING SPACE. CAR SHOT FORWARD WENT THROUGH HEDGE AND OUT INTO BUSY STATE ROUTE 25A. ACCIDENT AVOIDED BY CONTINUING LEFT TURN ONTO BERM WHERE BRAKES FINALLY WORKED. DID NOT REPORT AS THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. ALSO THOUGHT I COULD HAVE BEEN TO BLAME AS TOYOTA HAD BEEN "FIXED" AND I HAD BEEN ADVISED A NUMBER OF TIMES BEFORE THE "FIX" THAT COMPUTER RESPONDS TO INDIVIDUAL DRIVER'S ACTIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314710February 26, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE ROAD VEHICLE ACCELERATED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HIT THE GUARD RAIL ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INSTEAD. THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10314423February 25, 2010
STEERING
I AM WRITING TO YOU IN REGARDS TO MY 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY SE. I HAVE NOTICE WHENEVER DRIVING ON A ROAD THAT IS NOT PAVED WELL THE SOMETHING UNDER MY VEHICLE CAUSES THE STEERING TO LOSE CONTROL. I HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT I HOLD ONTO MY STEERING WHEEL TIGHTLY OR IT GOES OUT OF CONTROL WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSE ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. MY CAR IS APART OF THE OTHER RECALL AND I PLAN TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE WITH THE DEALERSHIP BUT I THING THAT THIS IS ANOTHER THING GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO LOOK AT. THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE. I AM AFRAID EVERYDAY I HAVE TO DRIVE IT. I WANT THEM TO LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AS WELL. I DON'T WANT TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT IN THIS VEHICLE WHEN IT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED. I AM SENDING THIS INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS IN MY VEHICLE JUST IN CASE THERE IS AN INCIDENT AND I AM LETTING THE GOVERNMENT KNOW SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313578February 24, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS DRIVING 60 MPH. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE INCLEMENT AND THE ROADS WERE WET WHEN THE CONSUUMER LOST CONTROL AND DID NOT RESPOND TO HER STEERING AT ALL. THE CONTACT CALLED AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED. THE DEALER STATED THAT SHE SHOULD CALL HIGHWAY PATROL TO ENSURE THAT THERE WAS NO BLACK ICE ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT DID CONTACT HIGHWAY PATROL WHO CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO KNOWN REPORTS OF BLACK ICE ON THE FREEWAY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CALLED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,870. UPDATED 04/16/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS LIGHT SNOW AND THE ROADS WERE WET. UPDATED 09/21/10
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313687February 24, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAD PURCHASED TOYOTA CAMRY LE 2008 MODEL AND WITH JUST 25 MILES ON THE 3RD DAY OF PURCHASED , MY CAR EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION AT SIGNAL WHICH CAUSED ME TO HIT THE CAR IN FRONT. MY BRAND NEW CAR CRUMPLED. THE CAR WAS TOWED AND LATER REPAIRED. I HAD TO PAY FOR THE DEDUCTIBLE , RENTAL CAR AND ALSO HAVE A CAR WHICH IS SHOWN IN CARFAX AS ACCIDENT-INVOLVED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313701February 24, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, VISIBILITY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. NO ONE WAS INJURED DURING THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE SUFFERED DAMAGE TO THE ENTIRE FRONT END. THE CONTACT COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER ABOUT THE VEHICLE SURGING OWN ITS OWN BEFORE THE CRASH NUMEROUS TIMES. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN IT'S IDLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER DID NOT FIND A PROBLEM THROUGH THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. UPDATED 05/20/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAS TO PUT THE GEAR IN NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO DECREASE THE VIBRATION. UPDATED 09/28/10
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313033February 23, 2010
TIRES
MY 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY LE TIRES ARE GOING BALLED AFTER ONLY 18000 MILES ON IT WHICH IS BECOMING EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO HANDLE THE CAR IN WET WEATHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313064February 23, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I OWN A TOYOTA CAMRY 2008 AND I NOTICE MY CRUISE CONTROL COME ON SOMETIMES AS I START THE IGNITION TO START DRIVING. I KNOW WHERE THE CRUISE CONTROL IS LOCATED AND I DON'T TOUCH IT. I AM A LITTLE WORRIED SINCE I AM HEARING ABOUT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE TOYOTA CAMRY AND OTHER MODELS OF TOYOTA. THIS KEEPS HAPPENING. PLEASE HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313129February 23, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS IS A COMPLAINT AND WRITE AS I SEE THE TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKE INVESTIGATION. I HAVE A CAMRY HYBRID AND HAD A BRAKE PROBLEM LAST SPRING. ON SATURDAY 4-25-09, MY VSC/ABS/WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS NEAR THE BAIERL CADILLAC DEALERSHIP. AS I HAD LEASED FROM BAIERL TOYOTA, I PULLED IN THE BAIERL CADILLAC SERVICE AS THE BRAKES FELT WRONG AND TOOK TWO FEET. THE CAR DID STOP. THEY CALLED BAIERL TOYOTA WHO SAID TO DRIVE UP UNLESS FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS. THE LIGHTS WERE STEADY SO I DROVE SLOWLY WITHOUT ANY ACCIDENT FROM WEXFORD PA TO MARS PA TO THE DEALERSHIP. I CALLED MONDAY (ORDERED PART), TUES (WAITING FOR PART FOR BRAKES) AND WED(PART IN MORNING -NEED COMPUTER TO CALIBRATE). THE CAR WAS RETURNED AND THE BRAKES SEEM FINE WITH NO FURTHER VSC/ABS LIGHTS. I DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS. I ASSUME THAT BAIERL TOYOTA, MARS, PA 16046 HAS THE RECORDS AND COULD TELL YOU MORE. I DID NOT PAY MORE ATTENTION AS IT WAS TAKEN CARE OF BY THE DEALERSHIP UNDER WARRANTY. MY FRIEND SUGGESTED THAT I NOTIFY YOU IN THE EVENT THAT THE HYBRID BRAKES ON THE CAMRY SHOULD ALSO BE CHECKED TO HELP SOMEONE ELSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313296February 23, 2010
STEERING
JUNE, 2009 MY 2008 CAMRY HYBRID VEERED ACROSS TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC EVEN THOUGH I WAS HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL AND DID NOT STEER THE VEHICLE IN THAT DIRECTION. ALSO, ON THAT SAME TRIP, WHEN ENGAGING CRUISE CONTROL, MY 2008 CAMRY STARTED TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY, I DISENGAGED CRUISE CONTROL IMMEDIATELY, AND PUSHED THEN RELEASED THE GAS PEDAL AND IT CORRECTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313387February 23, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON FEBRUARY 6, 2010 TO HAVE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL RESHAPED AND A THE CARPET PAD MODIFIED. ON FEBRUARY 14, 2010 WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND UNOCCUPIED SHE HEARD THE ENGINE INCREASING IN ACCELERATION ON ITS OWN AND NOTICED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK TO THE FLOOR. SHE WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,445 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 4/7/2010 *CN THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED ON FEB 14, 2010, UPON REMOVING HER FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR, THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN UNTIL SHE STEPPED PN THE BRAKE. UPDATED 06/18/10 *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313474February 23, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TOYOTA'S FAILURE TO REMEDY THE STICKY ACCELERATOR PROBLEM AT A REASONABLE TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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