Toyota Camry Complaints

19,642 consumer complaints on file.

#11365241October 19, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING
I WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH A STONE FIXTURE, WHEN MY CAMRY TOO ME OFF THE ROAD I WAS TRAVELING 35MPH INITIALLY AND THE CAR WENT UP TO 60 MPH ONTO THE SIDE WALK. THE STEERING SYSTEM LOCKED AND I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE CAR ANYMORE AND WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES IT CAUSED THE CAR TO ACCELERATE FASTER. I WAS GOING 60 MPH INTO A STONE FIXTURE WHERE ME CAR CRASHED. I'M BADLY INJURED DUE TO THIS CAR GOING CRAZY ON ME. I HAD TO BE TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL FOR MY INJURIES. THE CAR WAS TOTALED OUT IN THIS CRASH. ALSO WHEN THE CAR WAS PLACED BACK IN PARK AFTER THE CASH IT JUMPED OUT OF GEAR AND I WAS ALMOST SENT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THANK GOD I LIVED TO SPEAK ON THIS VERY SCARY ENCOUNTER. THANK GOD NO ONE WAS ON THE SIDEWALK THIS DAY.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11365215October 19, 2020
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE DASHBOARD ON THIS VEHICLE STARTED "MELTING" AND BECAME STICKY AND GOOEY ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO. I THOUGHT IT WAS DIRTY AND COULD NOT CLEAN OFF THE STICKINESS. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THERE WAS ALSO A REFLECTIVE GLARE COMING OFF THE DASHBOARD WHICH MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE WHILE DRIVING. THE DASHBOARD ALSO EMITTED A STRONG ODOR THAT WAS MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR ME TO BREATHE AND MY EYES TO BURN AND CAUSE " COUGHING. I DID NOT REALIZE IT WAS COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD UNTIL I RESEARCHED IT AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A TOYOTA RECALL REGARDING THE "MELTING DASHBOARDS. I CALLED TOYOTA ON 10-19-2020 AND WAS TOLD THAT THE WARRANTY AND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS PROBLEM EXPIRED AND THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO. I EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED BY TOYOTA BY MAIL, PHONE OR EMAIL ABOUT THE RECALL AND THEY STILL SAID THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO. I BELIEVE TOYOTA NEEDS TO HONOR THE WARRANTY TO REPLACE MY DASHBOARD AS I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED. THEY SAID BECAUSE MY CAR WAS NOT SERVICED AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SINCE 2017 THAT IS WHY I WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE RECALL. I HAD MY CAR SERVICED REGULARLY, BUT NOT AT A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. TOYOTA SHOULD HAVE MAILED ME A RECALL NOTICE, WHICH THEY DID NOT. IF I HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL I WOULD HAVE /REPLACEMENT TAKEN IT IN FOR SERVICE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11365013October 18, 2020
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING STEERING STARTED PULLING TO THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT. ALIGNMENT, OUTER, INNER TIE RODS, LOWER AND UPPER BALL JOINTS AND STRUT MOUNTS ALL CHECKED NORMAL. NO WARNING LIGHTS OR CODES. CAR GOES STRAIGHT AFTER TURNING OFF AND BACK BUT CAN SUDDENLY START PULLING. CHECKED FOR RECALLS AND CAR VIN IS NOT PART OF CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V144000 (STEERING) WHICH IS EXACTLY THE PROBLEM I'M HAVING THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11364777October 17, 2020
STEERING
THE STEERING BECOMES VERY STIFF AND DOES NOT RETURN TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION AFTER MAKING A TURN IT FEELS LIKE IT IS NOT POWER STEERING AT ALL. I AM FEARFUL OF PULLING OUT IN TRAFFIC BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11364657October 16, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TRIED STARTING VEHICLE IN THE MORNING, TEMP WAS ABOUT 70 DEGREES, CAR HAS THE PUSH TO START BUTTON. BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH AN AFTERMARKET YELLOW TOP DEEP CYCLE BATTERY ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START, CAR ACTED AS IF THE BATTERY WAS VERY LOW IT TURNED OVER, DASH WENT BLACK FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS AND CAR STARTED VERY FORCEFULLY. CAR HAD BEEN PARKED UNDER CARPORT FOR ABOUT 16 HOURS. THE DAY BEFORE CAR WAS IN THE SAME CONDITIONS AND STARTED RIGHT UP NO PROBLEMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11364761October 16, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
I RECENTLY TOOK MY 2012 TOYOTA CAMRY SE IN FOR THE REPAIR ON MY SWAY BARS AND I HEARD A RATTLING NOISE IN/NEAR MY STEERING WHEEL/COLUMN. I THEN TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE LOWER STEERING SHAFT REPLACE BUT THE RATTLING NOISE WAS THERE AND WAS GETTING WORSE. I TOOK MY CAR TO ANOTHER CERTIFIED MECHANIC FOR A SECOND OPINION AND HE SAID THAT THE POWER STEERING ELECTRICAL COMPONENT SYSTEM WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. AND THAT I WOULD NEED TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. I FEAR FOR MY LIFE AND GET OVERLY ANXIOUS WHEN I DRIVE BECAUSE ONCE YOU GET TO AT LEAST 30 MPH IT SOUNDS LIKE THE STEERING WHEEL IS GOING TO COME. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID FOR ME TO BRING IT BACK IN BUT THEY HAVE TRIED TO DIAGNOSIS THREE TIMES. THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. I ALSO HAD THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER STRUT AND SHOCK, AND MOUNT ASSEMBLY REPAIRED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11364528October 15, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD MELTED AND EXPERIENCED CRACKING AND SEPARATION. THE CONTACTED INDICATED THAT AFTER A TEN-YEAR-OLD CHILD TOUCHED THE MELTING DASHBOARD, RESIDUE FROM THE DASHBOARD WAS PRESENT ON THE CHILD'S HAND. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11364355October 14, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SHE STARTED PARKING THE VEHICLE OUTSIDE, THE DASHBOARD STARTED MELTING. THE CONTACT CALLED AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED TO CONTACT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MEET THE GUIDELINES FOR THE VOLUNTARY EVALUATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.*DT PURCHASED TOYOTA 2009 VEHICLE ON 12/30/2014. WAS NOT INFORMED OF ANY RECALLS/VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS FOR THE VEHICLE. EMPLOYMENT FROM 2014 - JANUARY 2018 PARKED IN THE PARKING GARAGE DURING THE DAY. CHANGED EMPLOYMENT JANUARY 2018 AND PARKED IN OPEN PARKING LOT, NO PARKING GARAGE AVAILABLE. NOTICED MINIMAL MELTING OF THE DASHBOARD AROUND JULY 2018. ASSUMED ISSUE WOULD AUTO-RESOLVE IN COLDER CLIMATE. PROGRESSIVE WORSENING OF "MELTING DASHBOARD" SUMMER OF 2019. RETURNED TO PREVIOUS EMPLOYER AND BEGAN PARKING IN THE PARKING GARAGE AGAIN DURING THE DAY FROM SEPT 2019 TO PRESENT DAY. COVID 19 PANDEMIC OCCURRED. NOTED MELTING OF DASHBOARD DID NOT RESOLVE, CALLED MECHANIC AND WAS ADVISED TO CONTACT TOYOTA NATIONAL CORPORATION. CONTACTED TOYOTA CORPORATION ON 10/09/2020 AND DISCUSSED CASE. ISSUE FORWARDED TO TOYOTA CORPORATION SUPERVISOR, HENRY CAREY CASE# [XXX]. PER MR. CAREY, THE VOLUNTARY PROGRAM EXPIRED ON 11/12/2018 AND WAS EXTENDED TO 150,000 MILES OR 10 YEARS WHICHEVER OCCURRED FIRST. I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY NOTIFICATIONS REGARDING THIS VOLUNTARY PROGRAM FOR THE TOYOTA DASHBOARD ISSUE. MR. CAREY ADVISED TO SUBMIT COMPLAINT TO NHTSA. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11364358October 14, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES
AS I WAS TURNING ONTO ANOTHER STREET ALL MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS LITE UP AND I TRIED TO BRAKE AND CAR WOULD NOT STOP. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK POSITION AND CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN AND THEN JOLTED AND CAME TO A STOP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11364364October 14, 2020
POWER TRAIN
I I TRIED TO USE MY FOREVER WARRANTY ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT NO HELP. AT 165000 MY CAR HAS BEGIN TO SHUDDER AT 35, 45, 55 MPH INTERVALS , ANYWHERE THE CAR IS DRIVEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11364178October 13, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASHBOARD IS STCIKY AND SHINES THR REFLEXION OF THE SUN WHILE DRIVING, AT THE POINT WHERE IT BECOMES HARD TO SEE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11364222October 13, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SUSPENSION, WHEELS
FRONT RIGHT AXLE BOOT LEAKS GREASE TO THE CONTROL ARM SUSPENSION CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE UN STABLE/VIBRATION PUTS ME IN FEAR. DEALERSHIP DOES NOT WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I AM VERY SCARED. THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11364230October 13, 2020
POWER TRAIN
20-40 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE/ HESITATION/ACCELERATION VERY RISKY. WENT TO DEALERSHIP. UNFORTUNATELY NO HELP. SAD VEHICLE IN MOTION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11363931October 12, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH CAME TO A RED LIGHT. SUDDENLY THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS VERY SOFT AND DIFFICULT- STOPPING ABILITY WITH GREAT PRESSURE APPLIED AND LONG DISTANCE TO STOP- BUT ABLE TO STOP. THEN A LOUD BANG AND THE PEDAL WENT TO NORMAL. VSC CODE APPEARED IN MIDDLE OF DISPLAY AND BRAKE TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS LIGHTS CAME ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11363750October 11, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE PROBLEM FOR REAR SEAT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE FROM INSIDE IS NOT WORKING AT ALL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11363808October 11, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY CAMRY HAS THE STICKY DASH PROBLEM AND ON SUNNY DAYS THE GLARE MAKES IT UNSAFE AND HARD TO DRIVE. I CALLED TOYOTA AND THE RECALL ENDED 11 MONTHS AGO BUT I NEVER KNEW ABOUT IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11363659October 10, 2020
ENGINE
WELL WHEN I DRIVE IT LOSES POWER AND ALSO BUNS A LOT OF OIL AND GAS AND LATELY IT BEEN SHAKING A LOT WHEN I DRIVE IT I MADE A TUNAP TO IT BUT IT SEEMS TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11363432October 8, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE ACULATOR MALFUNCTION DRIVING ON HIGHWAY BRAKE WOULDN'T STOP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11363439October 8, 2020
POWER TRAIN
FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER, SHUDDERS AT 20-40 MPH. SLUGGISH ON GEAR CHANGES FROM 3 TO 4, TOYOTA HAS A WARRENTY EXTENSION FOR 5/20 OR 150000 MILES WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. THIS CAR DIDN'T FAULT UNTIL 9/20 AND 87,000, WELL UNDER MILEAGE, BUT TOYOTA IS IN WILLING TO STAND BY AND REPAIR THIS FAULTY PART
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11363485October 8, 2020
ENGINE
VVT -I ENGINE MADE A RATTLE NOISE ON PASSENGER SIDE WHEN YOU DO A COLD START ESPECIALLY FIRST IN THE MORNING, BECAUSE THERE'S NO PRESSURE IN TO THE LOCKING PIN LOCATED INSIDE THE ACTUATOR WHICH CONNECTS TO THE CAMSHAFT, BECAUSE OF THIS THE HOUSING THE IMPUT AND THE OUTPUT ARE FREE TO MOVE RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER AND THIS CREATE WEAR INSIDE OF THIS HOUSING. IT JUST GOIN TO WEAR DOWN AND THEM YOU'RE NOT GONNA HAVE PROPER CONTROL OF THE VARIABLE VALVE TIMING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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