Toyota Camry Complaints (2008)

1,095 consumer complaints on file.

#10292258November 16, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I OWN A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY AND HAVE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES BY ITSELF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292000November 12, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL BETWEEN 30-40 MPH THE RPM INCREASED RAPIDLY, AND THEN THE VEHICLE DOWN-SHIFTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE COMPUTER WAS ADJUSTING TO HER STYLE OF DRIVING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000 .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291499November 9, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHEN DRIVING ON AN INCLINE WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY INCREASE SPEED WITHOUT THE DRIVERS CONTROL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 37477.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291267November 6, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND THEN BEGAN TO ACCELERATE PAST THE INTENDED SPEED. AFTER REPEATED BRAKE APPLICATION SHE WAS ABLE TO DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND ALL OF THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR THE FAILURE RESURFACED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, AND THE TECHNICIAN COMPLETED A SOFTWARE UPDATE. HE THEN ADDED THAT THE ROTORS WERE OUT- OF- ROUND AND THUS NEEDED TO BE TURNED. NONE OF THE REPAIRS HAVE REMEDIED THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN THEN CONCLUDED THAT BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE, THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY. SHE INSPECTED HER VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE CLIPS DID NOT PROPERLY SECURE THE COVER TO THE AIR FILTER HOUSING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 31,000. UPDATED 2/22/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE LACKED POWER. THE DEALER RECALIBRATED THE ECM AND TRANSMISSION. UPDATED 07/09/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291061November 5, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT INTENTION FOUR TIMES. AFTER REPEATED BRAKE APPLICATION THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO THE INTENDED SPEED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE BRING THE VEHICLE IN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. UPDATED 11/20/09 *BF THE SERVICE MANAGER LOOKED AT THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE CARPET AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG, BUT PLACED TWO TIES AT THE EDGE OF THE CARPET. UPDATED 11/20/09
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10290763November 3, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I OWN A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. THANKFULLY, IT WAS AN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND THERE WERE VERY FEW CARS ON THE EXPRESSWAY. I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON AT FIRST WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND THE CAR WOULDN'T SLOW DOWN. I THEN THOUGHT TO MOVE THE FLOOR MAT OUT OF THE WAY AND THE GAS PEDAL BECAME DISENGAGED. THIS OCCURRED AGAIN, HOWEVER, AND I TOOK THE FLOOR MAT OUT OF MY CAR. I THOUGHT IT COULD HAVE BEEN THE FLOOR MAT UNTIL I RECENTLY HEARD ABOUT THE REPORTS OF OTHER TOYOTA OWNERS AND THEIR EXPERIENCE WITH THIS PROBLEM (ESPECIALLY THE FAMILY THAT WAS KILLED AS A RESULT OF THEIR GAS PEDAL STICKING). FURTHERMORE, I NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM TOYOTA REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. A FRIEND OF MINE MADE ME AWARE OF IT. I FIND THIS APPALLING. I ALSO FIND IT APPALLING THAT TOYOTA IS EXCUSING ITSELF FROM BLAME AND IS SHIFTING IT TO THE VEHICLES' OWNERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10290745November 2, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DROVE IN TO A PARK PARKING LOT, PULLED IN TO A PARKING SPACE WHEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK, BRAKES WENT OUT, RAN IN TO A TREE ABOUT FIVE OR SIX FEET AWAY. IF THERE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN THE TREE THERE I COULD HAVE RUN IN TO THE SOCCER GROUP A FEW HUNDRED FEET AWAY AND INJURED OR KILLED THEM AND ME. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10288665October 16, 2009
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25 TO 30 MPH THE HEATING AND DEFROST SYSTEM WERE ACTIVATED. SUDDENLY, AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF DUST EXPELLED FROM THE AIR VENT SYSTEM UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE'S VENTILATION, HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WERE ENGAGED THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 28,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286115October 2, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
I WAS DRIVING ALONG A RURAL ROAD AND MY ENGINE SEIZED UP AND THE CAR DIED. IT TURNS OUT THAT THE OIL FILTER FELL OFF AT SOME POINT- 2 MONTHS AFTER AN OIL CHANGE. THE OIL LIGHT DID NOT COME ON UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS BEFORE THE CAR DIED. WHEN THE MECHANIC SPOKE WITH TOYOTA, HE ASKED IF THIS HAD OCCURRED OTHER TIMES AND WAS TOLD THEY HAD HEARD OF IT HAPPENING ONCE OR TWICE. SINCE THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REBUILT, THIS IS A RATHER COSTLY PROBLEM TO HAVE OCCUR. FORTUNATELY I WAS IN A RELATIVELY SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER AND CALL FOR A TOW TRUCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284686September 21, 2009
STRUCTURE
A FEW DAYS AFTER I TOOK POSSESSION OF MY 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY, THE SPLASH GUARD CAME OFF. I WAS TOLD THAT (1) I HAD GONE OVER SOMETHING AND PULLED IT OFF, OR (2) THE FACTORY MAY NOT HAVE TIGHTENED THE BOLTS ENOUGH. THE DEALER TIGHTENED THE BOLTS. A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE SAME THING OCCURRED. THIS TIME, I NOTICED THAT THE WHEELS WERE HITTING THE SPLASH GUARD WHEN I TURNED SHARPLY. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM BUT ALL THE DEALER DID WAS TIGHTEN THE BOLTS AGAIN. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE BOLTS WERE TIGHTENED, I NOTED THAT THE SAME THING HAPPENED WHEN I TURNED THE WHEEL SHARPLY. I FINALLY HAD A FREE DAY AND BROUGHT THE CAR IN AGAIN AND TOLD THE DEALER THAT THE SAME THING WAS HAPPENING. AGAIN, I AM BEING BLAMED FOR GOING OVER THINGS IN THE ROAD AND THEY REFUSE TO LOOK INTO THE SITUATION. I AM TRYING TO AVOID A DANGEROUS INCIDENT. WHAT CAN I DO TO INSIST THAT THE CAR BE GIVEN A THOROUGH SAFETY SCREENING AT NO COST TO ME? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281700August 25, 2009
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT LEASED A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY FOR A TAXICAB COMPANY. A DRIVER RAN THE RED LIGHT WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO STRIKE HIS VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE SPEED OF IMPACT WAS 30 MPH; HOWEVER, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE BOTTOM PART OF THE SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONED AND THE SEAT BELT DID NOT SECURE HIM DURING THE CRASH. HE SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES WHICH INCLUDED A TEAR IN HIS HEART, CONCUSSION, AND THE DISCS IN HIS NECK AND BACK. HE NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER; HOWEVER, THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT THE TAXICAB COMPANY PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND SOLD THE PARTS ON IT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 74,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10281336August 21, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY HV. THE MAT WHICH IS A PROTECTIVE MAT OVER THE STANDARD VEHICLE MAT CAUSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO GET STUCK UNDER THE MAT. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS HE HAD TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND DISCONNECT THE MAT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10279498August 5, 2009
TIRES
2008 BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL400 P21560R16 94V ORIGINAL TIRES ON MY 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID TODAY MILEAGE IS 19873 2/32 AND 3/32 LEFT ON ALL 4 TIRES TIRE PRESSURE AND ROTATIONS TIMELY THESE ARE THE WORST TIRES I HAVE EVER HAD POOR WEAR, SHOULD LAST AT LEAST 30K MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275745July 4, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON HWY, HYBRID SYSTEM FAILURE ALERT TURNED ON. NO OTHER INDICATORS ON. ENGINE TEMP WAS NORMAL. ATTEMPTED TO PULL OVER AFTER A FEW MILES AND CAR SEIZED UP, SMOKE WAS BILLOWING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. SMALL FLAMES VISIBLE THROUGH GRILL AND WITHIN MINUTES ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ENGULFED IN FLAMES. NO PRIOR PROBLEMS EXCEPT THAT ABOUT 6 WEEKS EARLIER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. I TOOK TO THE DEALER AND AFTER RUNNING COMPLETE ENGINE DIAGNOSTIC, DEALER ATTRIBUTED PROBLEM TO A LOOSE GAS CAP. AFTER THAT INCIDENT, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD NOT REAPPEARED. I HAD THE ENGINE OIL CHANGED AT THE DEALER 4 DAYS PRIOR TO INCIDENT. CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 28,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10273825June 15, 2009
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
A HEAD ON COLLISION CAUSE AN INJURY TO THE DRIVER'S LEFT ARM, NECK BRUISES, SHOULDER CHEST, BACK AND BACK OF MY HEAD DUE TO THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY AFTER A STRONG IMPACT IN THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10264308April 6, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAVE WAITED UNTIL A GOOD YEAR HAS PASSED SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAMRY. DRIVING IN THE LOS ANGLES AREA I EXPERIENCE QUITE A FEW INCIDENCES WHERE I NEED TO BRAKE ABRUPTLY. I FIND THAT THE BRAKING IS CONTROLLED BY THE ABS SYSTEM, WHICH IS NOT RESPONDING TO MY REQUEST FOR A VERY QUICK STOP. IN MOST OF THESE INCIDENCES MY BRAKE PEDAL WILL BOTTOM OUT. I REPORTED THIS PROBLEM WHEN THE CAR WAS SERVICED, 11/7/08, AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT?S JUST THE WAY THE CAR, BRAKING SYSTEM, WAS DESIGNED BY TOYOTA. IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS HIT THE FLOOR OF THE CAR OVER 12 TIMES. 7 OF THEM I CAME TO CLOSE TO HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT AND FELT IT TOOK 30% (OR MORE) LONGER DISTANCE TO STOP THAN IT SHOULD HAVE. ALL OF THESE EVENTS HAVE OCCURRED WHILE GOING STRAIGHT IN DRY CONDITIONS, SO SKIDDING WAS NOT AN ISSUE. MY PREVIOUS TWO AUTOS, I30 AND ACURA, BOTH HAD ABS AND I NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS. AT THIS TIME I HAVE VERY LITTLE CONFIDENCE THAT I CAN BRAKE IN AN EMERGENCY. IT IS SO BAD MY WIFE WILL ONLY DRIVE THE CAR AS A LAST RESORT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262135March 17, 2009
INTERIOR LIGHTING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CONSOLE LIGHTS IN THE VEHICLE ARE TOO BRIGHT AND BLIND HIM WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. HE REFUSES TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 22,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10260026February 26, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, POWER TRAIN
THE THROTTLE RESPONSE HAS A INTERMITTENT DELAY, THIS PUTS THE DRIVER IN HAZARDOUS JEOPARDY. *TR THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THE FLOOR MAT HAD SLID FORWARD AND THE EDGE WAS WARPED UP AND WAS ON TOP OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS GIVEN HOLD DOWN CLIPS FOR THE MAT. UPDATED 03/04/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10256086January 23, 2009
POWER TRAIN
2008 TOYOTA CAMRY SUDDENLY LOST POWER IN 5TH GEAR (MANUAL TRANSMISSION). STEERING WHEEL LOST CONTROL. AT THE TIME THE INCIDENT HAPPENED, THE ROAD WAS DRY AND THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. I WAS LUCKY BECAUSE NO ONE WAS NEAR ME SO I DID NOT HIT ANY OTHER CAR. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED DURING MORNING COMMUTE. AFTERWARD, I TESTED MY CAR ON A DIFFERENT ROAD AT NOON AND THE CAR STILL FEEL SLUGGISH AT 5TH GEAR. BY EVENING TIME, THE 5TH GEAR RECOVERED SOME MORE POWER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248998November 17, 2008
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED AND DECLARED THE VEHICLE TO BE DESTROYED. THE FRONT END WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE. THE CONTACT STRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL AND SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE CHEST, ALONG WITH BREAST PAIN. SHE WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT IN THE VEHICLE WEARING A SEAT BELT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE AIR BAGS HAD NOT BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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