Toyota Camry Complaints

19,642 consumer complaints on file.

#11153490November 24, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AT ABOUT 40 MPH (IN A 50 MPH ZONE ON A BACK ROAD) I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN. THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE CHECK VBS SYSTEM WARNING CAME ON AS WELL AS ALL OF THE DASH BOARD WARNING LIGHTS. THE CAR WAS CHECKED AND THE BRAKE PADS WERE FINE, THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL WAS NORMAL, AND NO COMPUTER CODES CAME UP WHEN THAT WAS CHECKED. THE BRAKE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND OFF AND THE BRAKES WORK MOST OF THE TIME, BUT OUT OF NO WHERE THEY WON'T ENGAGE. IT WAS VERY SCARY, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE MY KIDS WERE IN THE CAR. THANK GOODNESS I WASN'T GOING FASTER THAN I WAS BECAUSE I DON'T THINK WE WOULD HAVE STOPPED IN TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11153392November 23, 2018
ENGINE
I AM HAVING PROBLEM WITH MY CAR 2 MONTHS AGO, WHEN I STARTING AFTER FEW SECOND SOMETHING BLOCKING AND L STOPS.I AM USING MY CAR FOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN HOME JOB, SCHOOL ON STREET, NOT TO MUCH USING ON HIGHWAY. ON 19 NOVEMBER 2018 I CHANGED MY OIL AND ASKED THEM CHECK EVERYTHING FOR WINTER TIME, ALSO TOLD ABOUT PROBLEM, BECAUSE I AM GRANDMA AND EVERYDAY PICKIN UP MY GRANDKIDS FROM SCHOOL. THE BODY SHOP FIND OUT ABOUT TRANSMISSION AND RECALL. ADVICED ME TO CALL TOYOTA. MY CAR HAD RECALL ON 2014.WE PURCHASED THIS CAR ON 2014 AND DEALER DID NOT TOLD US ABOUT RECALL. CAR HAD ALREADY 60000 MILES, NOW MY CAR HAS 82171 MILES. ALSO RECALL PAPER WAS SENT TO 1 ST OWNER. I TALKED WITH TOYOTA THEY SUGGEST ME TO DO INSPECTION IN ANY TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY WILL FIX, BUT TODAY AUTONATION TOYOTA DEALER LIBERTY I'LL SERVICE TOLD ME WHOLE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO CHANGE AND RECALL WILL NOT COVER COST. INSPECTION SHOWS TRANSMISSION LUNGES SOMETIMES WHEN STARTING FROM STOP DIAG 30 TRANSMISSION FAILING BETWEEN 2ND AND3RD GEARS. I WOULD SAY NEVER REPAIRED TRANSMISSION CONVERTER LAST 5 YEARS THIS DEFECT AFFECTED TO WHOLE TRANSMISSION. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU HELP ME TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION. REPLACEMENT WILL COST$6723.00, WE ALMOST SOON PAYING OFF OUR LOAN LESS THAN THIS AMOUNT.THIS SERVICE CLERK ADVICED ME TO CHANGE TRANSMISSION OR TRADE AND BUY ANOTHER CAR. WE HAVE BEEN VERY HAPPY SOON WE WILL NOT GONE HAVE ANYMORE MONTHLY PAYMENTS, SO NOW COME UP LIKE NOT PUT TO DANGER MY GRAND KIDS , WE SHOULD BUY OR PAY FOR REPLACEMENT.EVEN IF WE DO TRADE OUR CAR, DEALER WILL NOT FIX TRANSMISSION AND SALE TO ANOTHER PERSON WHO WILL HAVE SOON A PROBLEM AS LIKE ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11153396November 23, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY TOYOTA DID NOT EXHIBIT THE STICKY DASHBOARD UNTIL JUNE OF 2017. I WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL ONLY WENT UNTIL MAY 0F 2017 AND WAS REFUSED BY TOYOTA. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT IT WAS A DEFINITE FACTORY DEFECT AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN CORRECTED. NOW I HAVE THIS CONTINOUS GLARE WHICH AFFECTS BOTH DAY AND NIGHT VISABILITY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11153220November 22, 2018
STEERING
MY 2015 TOYOTA CAMRY SE LOSS POWER STEERING AND VEERED LEFT ON A STRAIGHT ROAD . THE STERING WAS HARD TO CONTROL AND HAD TO KEEP TURNING RIGHT TO GO STAIGHT. THIS EPISODE COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT ON A BUSY 4 LANE HIGHWAY IN VIRGINIA. WILL NOT DRIVE CAR UNTIL THE MECHANIC LET ME KNOW THE PROBLEM. NHTSA NEEDS TO RECALL ALL 2015 CAMRY TO FIX THE ELECTRONIC BOARDS BEFORE FATALITIES.. THANK YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11153221November 22, 2018
WHEELS
ON 11/21/18 I RECEIVED MY CAR FROM JIM COLEMAN'S SERVICE DEPT. MY TIRE ICON WAS DISPLAYED ON THE DASH. MY TIRE PRESSURE APP. INDICATED ONE OF MY NEW TIRES WAS SEVERELY OVER INFLATED AT 45 PSI. THE SIDE WALL OF THE 94 V RATED TIRE SAID " MAX LOAD PRESSURE 44 PSI NEVER INFLATE BEYOND 40 PSI." HAD I NOT HAD PRESSURE SENSORS IN MY RIMS, I WOULD HAVE TRUSTED MY CAR WAS ROAD WORTHY AND SAFE. THEY JEOPARDIZED MY SAFETY AND THAT OF OTHERS BY ALLOWING MY CAR TO LEAVE IN SUCH A CONDITION. I COULD HAVE HAD A BLOW-OUT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I AM NOTIFYING YOU OF THIS EGREGIOUS ERROR TO PRECLUDE ITS HAPPENING TO FUTURE CLIENTS. THE PROPER INFLATION WOULD HAVE BEEN 35 PSI. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU INTEND TO DO TO IMPROVE THE SAFETY AWARENESS AND PRACTICES OF THIS DEALERSHIP. PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) ## VIN PASSED ## TOYOTA CAMRY 2012 ##
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11153233November 22, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
2000 TOYOTA CAMRY CAUGHT ON FIRE AUGUST 7TH, 2018. I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AND MY RADIO KEPT GOING ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING, I NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND PARKED THE CAR. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND STARTED TO SMELL SMOKE. I OPENED THE HOOD AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS ON FIRE ON THE RIGHT SIDE NEAR THE BATTERY. I WAS ABLE TO GET A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND PUT THE FIRE OUT BUT I HAVE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. I HAVE NOT SEEN A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE BUT MY CAR SHOULD NOT START ON FIRE. I SUBMITTED A CLAIM TO TOYOTA (CLAIM# 180808-000043) ASKING IF THERE IS A TECHNICAL BULLETIN. TOYOTA SENT THEIR INSPECTOR AND HE NOTED THE STARTER FAILED TO DISENGAGE FROM FLYWHEEL CAUSING FIRE. THE STARTER KEPT RUNNING BURNING IT OUT AND ALSO BURNING THE POSITIVE CABLE TO THE BATTERY. TOYOTA DID NOT SHARE A COPY OF THE REPORT WITH ME. THE DAMAGE WAS SEVERE ENOUGH TO WRITE OFF THE CAR WITH ONLY 95,000 MILES ON IT. THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. WHY WOULD MY CAR STARTER CATCH ON FIRE LIKE THIS?
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11153181November 21, 2018
POWER TRAIN
MY 2013 TOYOTA CAMRY WILL NOT ACCELERATE WHEN I FIRST TRY TO DRIVE THE CAR IN THE MORNING OR IN THE EVENING WHEN I GET OFF WORK. IT HAS ALSO STOPPED ACCELERATING AS I WAS TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ONTO A BUSY STREET. THANKFULLY, THE CAR BEHIND ME DID NOT RUN INTO ME. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THE CAR HAS TO 'WARM UP' BEFORE IT WILL DRIVE NORMALLY. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR 5 YEARS AND IT ONLY STARTED DOING THIS IN SEPTEMBER 2018. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER, THE FIRST TIME THE ABS, CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON, BUT THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE. EACH TIME I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK, I'VE BEEN TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THIS CAR BEFORE ANYTHING BAD HAPPENS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11152774November 20, 2018
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION JERKS AND CANT SEEM TO FIND THE CORRECT GEAR. IF YOU COME TO A STOP THEN TRY TO CHANGE LANES THE TRANSMISSION CANT SEEM TO FIND THE CORRECT GEAR. I ALMOST GOT INTO A CRASH BECAUSE OF IT TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL AND UPDATE THE SOFTWARE BEFORE SOMEONE DIES OR GETS HURT!! ALSO THE TRANSMISSION JERKS INTO GEARS IT MAKES FOR A CRAP RIDE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11152878November 20, 2018
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2018 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS LOW SPEEDS IN A 30-CAR GARAGE FACILITY, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A WALL AND BOUNCED BACK APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET, STRIKING A NEARBY PARKING COLUMN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC ABS BECAME INOPERATIVE DURING THE FAILURE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE LOT WHERE IT WAS DEEMED DESTROYED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED SEVERE BRUISING AND BLEEDING FROM THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT ACROSS THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CHEST. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE CRASH AND SENT AN ENGINEER ON NOVEMBER 14, 2018 TO REMOVE THE COMPUTER SYSTEM FROM THE VEHICLE FOR FURTHER ANALYSIS. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED WITH CASE NUMBER: 810130693. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,600.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11152890November 20, 2018
POWER TRAIN
AROUND 40-45 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTS TO STUTTER/SHAKE WHEN CHANGING GEARS. I LOOK ONLINE AND THESE CARS HAVE PROBLEM WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND TOYOTA WOULD NOT FIX IT BECAUSE THEY SAID ITS NOT A RECALL. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THE TECHNICIAN SAID THAT HE CANNOT FEEL IN AND NEITHER DOES HIS SUPERVISOR. I FEEL THE STUTTER/ SHAKE EVERYDAY WHEN I DRIVE THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11152927November 20, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLIGHTS ON LOW BEAM HAVE BEEN DESIGNED WITH LIGHT/DARK ZONES WHEN FOCUSED FOR THE FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS. THERE IS LITTLE DIFFUSION OF LIGHT INTO THE UPPER{DARK} ZONE AND OBJECTS ABOVE THREE FEET OR SO ARE NOT ILLUMINATED AT 100 FEET. I RECENTLY PASSED A PEDESTRIAN WALKING ON THE ROAD SHOULDER, AND THE PERSON WAS ONLY VISIBLE FROM THE WAIST DOWN. STOP SIGNS ARE NOT ILLUMINATED, BUT THE POLES ARE. I HAD THE DEALER CHECK THE LIGHTS AND WAS TOLD THEY WERE SET TO THE DESIGN SPEC. I CONTACTED TOYOTA INC. AND WENT THROUGH THREE LAYERS OF PEOPLE TO BE TOLD THAT IT IS AS DESIGNED AND COULD NOT BE CHANGED. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11152967November 20, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
THE BRAKE LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL AND ABS LIGHTS TURNED ON, AND CHECK VSC SYSTEM DISPLAYED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED CORRECTLY. I WAS ON THE HWY GOING 65 MPH, IN MY 2007 CAMRY HYBRID WHEN THIS HAPPENED, TOTALLY LOST POWER, I WAS ABLE TO PILL OVER TO THE SIDE ROAD CALL FOR HELP. THIS IS A RIDICULOUS SITUATION FOR AN AUTOMOBILE. I FEEL LIKE THE PUBLIC IS BEING USED LIKE TEST DUMMIES BY TOYOTA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11152381November 19, 2018
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2016 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60-70 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FROM THE CRASH SITE, BUT WAS LATER DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#11152492November 19, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED INTO A BRICK BUILDING. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THERE WERE NO JURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11152251November 18, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS DRIVING EAST ON MARSHALL AVE. IN LONGVIEW TEXAS, TO SUPER 1 GROCERY STORE, AND TURN LEFT TO PARK IN FRONT OF THE STORE. WHEN I TURNED LEFT THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD POPING SOUND COMING FROM SUNROOF AREA. IT HAS BEEN DOING IT EVERY TIME I TURN LEFT OR RIGHT AS LONG AS THERE IS AN UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE THAT CAUSES THE FRONT TIRES TO BE AT A DIFFERENT ELEVATION THAN REAR TIRES. THIS POSITION PRODUCES A TWISTING MOTION OF THE VEHICLE FRAME AND THAT IS WHEN THE ROOF POPING IS HEARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11152263November 18, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
CHECK VSC SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11152200November 17, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE ACTUATOR WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED OF ANY EXTENDED WARRANTY COERING THIS DEFECT. NOW WE ARE BEING TOLD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET WHEN WE THE OWNERS WERE NEVER NOTIFIED IN THE FIRST PLACE THAT THIS WAS AN ISSUE UNTIL THE EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED AND WE EXPERIENCED AN ISSUE. HAD WE BEEN NOTIFIED WE NEVER WOULD HAVE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN THE FIRST PLACE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11151983November 16, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN DRIVING ONE DAY WITH MY NEW BORN IN THE CAR, THE LIGHTS ASSOCIATED WITH MY BRAKES ALL CAME ON. FOLLOWING, MY BRAKES STARTED REACTING FUNNY WHEN PUSHED ON THE PEDAL. THE DASH SAID SOMETHING ABOUT SVC SYSTEM CHECK VSC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11152097November 16, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
BRAKE, ABS AND WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, CHECK VSC MESSAGE CAME ON AND MY BRAKES STOPPED WORKING. I WAS LEAVING MY PARKING LOT AND GOT HALFWAY DOWN THE BLOCK WHEN THIS OCCURRED. I COULD NOT BRAKE SO I LET THE CAR ROLL TO A STOP AND USED THE CURB TO MAKE A COMPLETE STOP. CAR I HAD NOT MOVED SINCE I DROVE IT REALLY SLOW TO HOUSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11151683November 15, 2018
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OIL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE OIL LEVEL WAS VERY LOW AFTER A RECENT OIL CHANGE. THE DEALER (TOYOTA OF LANCASTER, 43301 12TH ST W, LANCASTER, CA 93534, (661) 948-0731) ADVISED THE CONTACT TO WAIT A MONTH AND OBSERVE IF THERE WAS WHITE OR BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE, WHICH COULD SIGNAL A FAILURE WITH THE PISTON SEALS. THE CONTACT TRIED USING THICK SYNTHETIC OIL, BUT THE OIL LEVEL FAILURE STILL OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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