Toyota Camry Complaints (2008)

1,095 consumer complaints on file.

#11207516May 14, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
ON OR ABOUT MID APRIL 2018 THIS VEHICLE WAS LEFT PARKED AND UNATTENDED OUTSIDE IN UPSTATE NY FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS. THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE AT THE TIME WAS FROM THE MID 20S TO THE MID 30'S WITH SOME SNOW. AFTER 2 WEEKS, I CAME BACK AND ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE IT FROM IT'S PARKED SPOT WHEN I DISCOVERED THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WHEEL LOCKED UP AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL GARAGE WHERE THE D/S REAR CALIPER PINS WERE FOUND FROZEN AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS FOUND RUSTED. ON APRIL 2019 THE SAME VEHICLE WAS LEFT PARKED IN UPSTATE NY WHEN THE LOCAL TEMPERATURE VARIED FROM THE LOW 30'S TO THE HIGH 30'S WITH SOME SNOW ON THE GROUND. I RETURNED AFTER 2 WEEKS AND THIS TIME IT WAS DISCOVERED THE REAR WHEELS WOULD NOT TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS AGAIN TOWED AND THE REAR ROTORS WERE FOUND EXTREMELY RUSTED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE FRONT ROTORS WERE ALSO FOUND EXTREMELY RUSTED BUT WERE NOT REPLACED AT THIS TIME. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS PARTIALLY STUCK AND HARD TO BRAKE FREE FROM REAR ROTOR DUE TO RUST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11204420April 29, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
I'M HAVING A GLARE ON MY WINDSHIELD (WHEN I'M DRIVING AND PARTICULARLY IN SUNNY CONDITIONS) FROM MY DASHBOARD THAT HAS MELTED. IT'S BECOME VERY SHINY AND MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SEE WHEN DRIVING. I HAVE TRIED CLEANING IT BUT BECAUSE OF THE SUBSTANCE IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO CLEAN IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11203570April 25, 2019
ENGINE
S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING - COPY OF LETTER ADDRESSED TO TOYOTA MOTOR SALES USA PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OF EXECUTIVE OFFICER JAMES LENTZ REGARDING CONCERNS WITH HIS 2008 CAMRY. *LD THE CONSUMER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11202834April 22, 2019
VISIBILITY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SUN VISOR FELL DOWN AND OBSTRUCTED THE CONTACT'S VIEW OF THE WINDSHIELD. ADDITIONALLY, THE SUN VISOR FAILED TO SECURE IN PLACE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11196802April 16, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASHBOARD IS BECOMING EXTREMELY STICKY AND SHINY. NOTHING WIPES IT OFF, AND ITS WORSE IN WARMER WEATHER. ITS SHININESS IS BECOMING DISTRACTING WHILE DRIVING. I'M WORRIED ABOUT THIS SPREADING TO OTHER PARTS CONNECTED TO THE DASHBOARD, LIKE AC AND AIRBAGS. CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY TOLD ME THE WARRANTY WAS UP AND IT WAS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE FIRST OWNER OF THE VEHICLE TO GET IT FIXED. AS THE SECOND OWNER (BOUGHT IT USED), I WAS NEVER GIVEN ANY NOTICE OF COMPLETE COVERAGE OR REPAIRS. NO EMAILS OR LETTERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11196032April 13, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY DASHBOARD BECAME STICKY LAST YEAR. I HAVE DONE WHAT I CAN TO PROPERLY CLEAN IT BUT IT KEPT GETTING WORSE. NOW, I CAN'T EVEN TOUCH IT WITHOUT PIECES OF THE DASHBOARD COMING APART. ITEMS LIKE LINT AND DUST STICK TO IT. IN ADDITION, THE DASHBOARD BECOMES INCREDIBLY SHINY AT NIGHT WITH A TERRIBLE GLARE THAT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. TOYOTA SAYS THEY WILL NOT REPAIR IT BECAUSE A VOLUNTARY RECALL EXPIRED IN 2017. I NEVER RECEIVED THAT NOTICE AND WAS NOT CONTACTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11195312April 9, 2019
AIR BAGS
WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A CITY STREET, MY DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT IMPACT. MY VISION WAS IMPAIRED BY THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF MY CAR AND HIT A CURB TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY VEHICLE. THE IMPACT DID NOT DEPLOY THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11194483April 7, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE STICKINESS OF THE DASHBOARD, AND THE SHINY/REFLECTIVE SURFACE THE DASHBOARD CREATES, AS A SAFETY HARZARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11193894April 4, 2019
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OIL AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS KEPT ILLUMINATING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A CONSTANT LOSS OF ENGINE OIL, WHICH SOMETIMES OCCURRED WITHOUT A WARNING INDICATOR FLASHING. THERE WAS NO PRESENCE OF AN OIL LEAK. AUTONATION TOYOTA MALL OF GEORGIA (3505 BUFORD DR, BUFORD, GA 30519, (770) 674-6083) STATED THAT THERE WAS AN EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION FAILURE. THE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST WAS PERFORMED TWICE, BUT IT DID NOT PROVIDE A PERMANENT REMEDY. THE DEALER WAS ASKED SEVERAL TIMES TO PROVIDE FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. AFTER ADDING OIL TO THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER RECOMMENDED THAT THE ENGINE BE REBUILT. THE ENGINE HEAD WAS SENT FOR TESTING AND CHECKED FOR A VALVE STEM SEAL THAT MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11193453April 2, 2019
ENGINE
ON DEC. 27, 2018 WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY I HEARD A SEVERE/LOUD KNOCKING NOISE IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE THAT I HAD NEVER HEARD BEFORE. I COULD STILL DRIVE HOWEVER THE VEHICLE HAD SLOWED DOWN AND BEGAN SHAKING. I HURRIED OFF THE EXPRESSWAY. I DECIDED TO TO GO TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THE STREET WAY AS I WAS IN THAT AREA. AT THAT TIME I WAS ADVISED THAT INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGE HAD OCCURRED AND THE ENGINE WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED, NOTHING FURTHER.THE ESTIMATED COST WOULD BE $10,435. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MY HOME.THEY LATER INDICATED VIA EMAIL THAT MY CASE WOULD BE FILED WITH TOYOTA MOTOR SALES U.S.A. INC. UNDER FILE#[XXX]. WHY DOES A 2008 CAMRY CE WITH 60,896 MILES BREAKDOWN WITHOUT WARNING. I DECIDED TO RESEARCH THE MATTER. I FOUND OUT THAT TOYOTA HAD A OIL CONSUMPTION DEFECT CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IN 2014, ONE OF MANY, INDICATING 2006-2011 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES (INCLUDING CAMRY) HAD DEFECTIVE ENGINES THAT BURN EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL WHICH CAN CAUSE ENGINE FAILURE IN A MOVING VEHICLE. FURTHER, TOYOTA WAS AWARE OF THE DESIGN DEFECT, BUT STILL MANUFACTURED AND SOLD THEIR VEHICLES WITHOUT WARNING CONSUMERS. THEY ALSO FAILED TO WARN DRIVERS THAT THIS DEFECT WOULD CREATE SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES. I CONTACTED TOYOTA WITH THIS INFORMATION TO NO AVAIL. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11191654March 26, 2019
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED THREE YEARS AGO. AFTERWARDS, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN HESITATING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO HIGHER GEARS. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT SHE PAID FOR A TRANSMISSION THAT WAS NEVER REPLACED. THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED BY MOSS BROS. TOYOTA OF MORENO VALLEY (12630 MOTOR WAY, MORENO VALLEY, CA 92555, (951) 247-8000). THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AGO WHO PROMISED TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION, BUT THE CONTACT HAD NOT HEARD BACK. THE DEALER EVEN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE MANUFACTURER PAID FOR HALF OF THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR COST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11189862March 19, 2019
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR HAS FAILED. THE INTERNAL CLIPS MECHANISM IS BROKEN CAUSING THE VISOR TO FALL DOWN WHILE DRIVING AND BLOCKING MY VISION TO SEE THE ROAD AND OTHER DRIVERS. . THIS IS DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE 3 YOUNG ADULTS IN MY HOME WHO REFUSE TO DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE OF IT. TOYOTA CLAIMS TO HAVE SENT A RECALL FOR THE PART THAT I DID NOT RECEIVE ALTHOUGH I HAVE RECEIVED OTHER RECALL POSTCARDS FOR THIS CAR. THEY ARE STATING THE RECALL IS NO LONGER VALID BUT THE PROBLEM IS KNOWN TO THEM AND HAS CONTINUED IN THE FOLLOWING YEARS MODEL CARS AND YET THEY WILL NOT COVER IT. I FEEL THIS QUALIFIES FOR A CLASS ACTION SUIT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11187050March 15, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD BECAME STICKY AND SHINY WHEN THE TEMPERATURES WERE WARM. THE FAILURE CREATED A GLARE THAT IMPAIRED THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. SUN TOYOTA (3001 US HIGHWAY 19, HOLIDAY, FL) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11186853March 14, 2019
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
EXPERIENCE INVOLUNTARY ACCELERATION OF 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CAR WAS TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY. I TRY TO BREAKS BUT THE CAR CONTINUED UNTIL IT HIT A MEDIUM. THIS WAS A FRONT ON COLLISION. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CAR WAS TOTALED
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11185456March 8, 2019
STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AND MEATY AND I'VE BEEN CALLING EVERY TOYOTA BECAUSE I KNOW THIS IS A RECALL AND THEY BEEN TELLING ME THAT THEY CAN'T HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM THEY SAID THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT 1,500$ I WILL GET ON CONTACT WITH THE TV NEWS AND LET THEM KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON WITH TOYOTA I REALLY LOVE TOYOTA BUT AT THIS POINT I'M REALLY UPSET WITH THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11183414March 1, 2019
ENGINE
THE 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY SE HAS A OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM, TOYOTA HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS ISSUES SINCE THEIR 2007 CAMRY MODELS AND CONTINUED THEIR DECEPTION THROUGH THE 2009 CAMRY MODELS. I'VE HAD MY VEHICLE TESTED TWICE BY THE LOCAL DEALER ONLY TO BE MISLED. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN LOOSING OIL SINCE THE FIRST MONTHS OF PARCHES. TOYOTA HAS BEEN CONCEALING THE OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE FROM THE OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11183205February 28, 2019
ENGINE
EXCESSIVE ENGINE CONSUMPTION WHICH STARTED AFTER 145,000 AND BECAUSE I DON'T PUT A LOT OF MILES ON MY CAR. I AM OUT OF WARRANTY WHICH EXPIRED MARCH 2018. I FEEL BECAUSE THE ISSUE IS A MILEAGE ISSUE THIS SHOULD BE RECALL BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF CARS INVOLVED.THE CAR HAS LOST MPG AND TAKES ONE QUART A MONTH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11183241February 28, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
EXCESSIVE OIL BURNING, I DO HAVE HIGH MILEAGE; ODOMETER AT OIL CHANGE AT HENDRIX TOYOTA ON FEBRUARY 11, 2019 WAS 195,562. TODAY FEBRUARY 28, 2019 MY ODOMETER IS AT 196,162. I NOW HAVE TO ADD MORE OIL TO MY CAR TODAY, WHEN ONLY 17 DAYS AGO 5 QUARTS WAS ADDED. I A AFRAID THAT I MAY NOT CATCH IT IN TIME TO ADD OIL, AND THE ENGINE WOULD LOCK UP. THE OIL IS REALLY BURNING TOO FAST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11173002January 30, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
AS I WAS BACKING UP THE BRAKES WENT SOFT TO THE FLOOR AND THEN ALL OF SUDDEN ENGAGED. A FEW DAYS LATER MY BRAKE LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL, AND ABS LIGHT TURNED ON AND CHECK VSC SYSTEM WAS DISPLAYED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11171536January 22, 2019
ENGINE
OIL CONSUMPTION. AT 78,000 MILES REQUIRED A QUART OF OIL AFTER 3,000 MILES BUT GETS PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. NOW AT 135,794 MILES USED A QUART OF OIL AFTER JUST 459 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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