Toyota Camry Complaints

19,642 consumer complaints on file.

#11003937July 10, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
UNFORTUNATELY ON 4OF JULY I HAPPEN TO BE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AS IM DRIVING ENTERING THE INTERSECTION TO ENTER FREEWAY I START SMELLING STRONG GAS FUMES HALF WAY INTO THE FREEWAY I START SEEING SMOKE RISE UP SO I PULLED OVER GRABBED WHATEVER I COULD AS I BACK AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE CATCHES ON FIRE I CALL 911 AND UNFORTUNATELY BECAUSE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS OFF THEY TOWED MY VEHICLE THAT IS NOW A TOTAL LOSS I'VE ONLY HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR 4 MONTHS I PURCHASED THROUGH A DEALERSHIP I PUT ALMOST 4000 THE FIRST DOWN PAYMENT AND UNFORTUNATELY BECAUSE I DIDNT HAVE FULL COVERAGE EVERYONE I HAVE CONTACT IS NO HELP I ALSO HAD TO RUSH TO THE HOSPITAL THE DAY AFTER I JUST THANK THE LORD I DIDNT HAVE MY CHILDREN WITH ME I HOPE THERE IS SOMETHING THAT YOU GUYS CAN DO FOR ME AND MY FAMILY
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11003954July 10, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY DASHBOARD HAS BECOME STICKY. IT APPEARS THAT IT IS MELTING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11004129July 10, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, POWER TRAIN, VISIBILITY/WIPER
THIS IS LIFE OF CAR NEW 2008 T0 2017 LESS THAN 20000 MILES CLUTCH HAD TO BE REPLACED ALL ENGINE WIRES REPLACED BRAKES RUSTED OUT SUN VISOR KEPT FALLING DOWN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11003218July 6, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND THE CAR BURNS OIL FAST
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11001049July 6, 2017
SEATS
2016 TOYOTA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DRIVER SIDE SEAT MALFUNCTION. *LD THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REPEATEDLY FOR THE MANUFACTURER TO REPAIR THE SOP ON THE SEAT WITH BETTER MATERIAL. THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BOTTOM SOP CONTINUOUSLY BREAKS. UPDATED 07/06/2017*JS UPDATED 08/16/17*LJ *CN *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11003434July 6, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
BASICALLY THE ABS ACTUATOR IT'S FAILING LIKE IN THE HYBRID MODEL BUT ARE NOT COVERED BY THE TOYOTA EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH IS COMPLETELY UNFAIR AS THE PART FAILING IT'S THE SAME BASIC ABS PART BUT ON DIFFERENT NON-ELECTRIC VARIANT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11003014July 5, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED VIOLENT SHAKING AFTER BEING OPERATED AT 50 MPH. THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THEY SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT STATED UPON INSPECTION THEY SAW RED FLUID LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY DE-POWERED THE VEHICLE AND EXITED IT IMMEDIATELY AFTER SEEING THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE CITY WORLD TOYOTA DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11003054July 5, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN DRIVING ON LOCAL ROADS, THE ABS, SLIP AND WARNING LIGHTS WOULD COME ON SUDDENLY. I WOULD EXPERIENCE A SEVERE DECREASE IN BRAKE FUNCTION (I WOULD NEED TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO GET THEM TO APPLY PROPERLY). THIS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES BEFORE THE SERVICE CENTER WAS ABLE TO DIAGNOSE A FAILED ABS ACTUATOR. THIS IS APPARENTLY A KNOWN ISSUE FOR THE CAMRY HYBRIDS, AS TOYOTA ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 2006-2011 CAMRY HYBRIDS FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM. (UNFORTUNATELY, I HAVE A 2012 HYBRID AND THE SERVICE CENTER WOULD LIKE TO CHARGE ME OVER $3K (!) TO FIX THIS ISSUE.).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11003125July 5, 2017
ENGINE
I PURCHASED MY CAR IN MAY 2011 AND WITHIN A FEW MONTHS, I NOTICED THE OIL BURNING FASTER THAN USUAL YET THERE WERE NO LEAKS. THIS WAS MY SECOND CAMRY WHICH MY FIRST I OWNED FOR 12 YEARS (ALSO OWNED A SCION SO 3RD TOYOTA CAR PURCHASED) AND NO ISSUES SO I KNEW THIS WAS NOT NORMAL. I WOULD TAKE MY CAR IN FOR INSPECTION AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY LEAKS AND TOLD ME IT WAS NORMAL. FINALLY AFTER YEARS OF HAVING TO GET CONSTANT OIL CHANGES AND PURCHASING EXTRA GALLONS OF OIL TO REFILL EVERY 1K MILES OR LESS, I GOT A LETTER FROM TOYOTA ON MARCH 2016 AND AFTER TAKING IT IN FOR THE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST, MY CAR FAILED MISERABLY AND IT WAS ADDED TO THE LIST. MY CAR WAS FIXED ON JANUARY 2017 AND WAS TOLD I WOULD GET REIMBURSED FOR THE OIL THAT I HAD TO ADD BECAUSE OF THE DEFECT. I SUBMITTED ALL RECEIPTS AND DOCUMENTATION THAT THEY REQUESTED ON MARCH 2017 AND THEY GAVE ME THE RUNAROUND FOR MONTHS. ALTHOUGH EVERY SINGLE PIECE OF PROOF WAS SUBMITTED, THEY WOULD DENY THE REQUESTS. I KEPT CALLING AND SPEAKING TO DIFFERENT REPS, FAXED/EMAILED DOCUMENTS AS WELL AS SENT LETTERS THROUGH CERTIFIED MAIL. FINALLY ON JULY 1, 2017, THEY DECIDED TO ONLY PAY $500 WHEN THE TOTAL OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES SINCE 2012 WAS $1,558.08. THEIR REASONING WAS THAT THEY WERE ONLY PAYING FOR ANY EXTRA OIL USED BETWEEN MARCH 2016 UNTIL JANUARY 2017. THIS IS NOT OK BECAUSE I STARTED HAVING ISSUES IN 2012 AND THE ISSUE WAS FOUND IN 2011 YET THEY DIDN'T NOTIFY ME UNTIL MARCH 2016. THEY SHOULD HAVE HONORED WHAT THEIR ORIGINAL LETTER STATED WHICH WAS BASED ON WHEN MY CAR STARTED HAVING ISSUES. I SUBMITTED PROOF OF RECEIPTS AS WELL AS INVOICES FROM GOODYEAR OF WHEN THIS STARTED. THEY DID NOT HONOR THEIR AGREEMENT AS THEY SHOULD HAVE. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED AND THEY HAVE LOST A LOYAL TOYOTA CUSTOMER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11003140July 5, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
CAMRY HYBRID BRAKES PULSATING - THIS IS A HAZARDOUS ISSUE WHICH SEEMS TO BE IGNORED BY TOYOTA. JUST GOOGLE, "CHECK VSC SYSTEM TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID" AND YOU WILL SEE THAT 100S OF RESULTS SHOW UP INVOLVING THREADS THAT ARE AT TIMES 100 POSTS LONG AND MENTIONING SPECIFICS LIKE "INTERMITTENT LOSS OF ASSISTED BRAKING" AND "NHTSA INVESTIGATING 30,000 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRIDS FOR BRAKE ASSIST PROBLEMS" - BRAKE ASSIST PROBLEMS ARE NOT TO BE IGNORED. TOYOTA IS ACTING SOCIALLY IRRESPONSIBLY, WITHOUT QUESTION, TO NOT HAVE ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS PART. SINCE I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE 5 YEARS AGO (USED WITH 45K ON IT) THERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A STRANGE SOUND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, ESPECIALLY WHEN AGGRESSIVELY - IF NEEDED. I HAVE A NEWBORN ON THE WAY AND WILL NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IN MY 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID UNTIL I CAN AFFORD THIS COSTLY REPAIR (AT AVERAGE OF $2500-$3000 TO HAVE DEALER INSTALL, FROM WHAT OTHERS SAY). PLEASE HELP. WE ALSO OWN A 2017 TOYOTA RAV4 HYBRID AND HAVE SO FAR HAD NO ISSUES WITH THAT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11002788July 3, 2017
ENGINE
MY CAR HAS BEEN EXCESSIVELY BURN OIL. IN 2014 I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TOYOTA. THIS LETTER ADVISE ME TO HAVE A OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. I HAVE HAD 2 THE DEALER IS TELLING ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG, THAT OIL BURRING IS NORMAL. I HAVE TO PUT OIL IN MY CAR AT LEAST 3 TIMES IN ONE MONTH. MY OIL LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON TO NOTIFY ME THAT ME OIL IS DANGEROUSLY LOW AT LEAST TWO TIME BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORST AND TOYOTA REFUSES TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM DESPITE THE LETTER AND THEM KNOWING THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH TOYOTA CAMARYS . I DO NOT WHAT ELSE TO DO
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11002805July 3, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS DRIVING ON I35 NORTHBOUND AT SET SPEED LIMIT. SUDDENLY A MOTORBIKE IN FORNT OF ME ME HIT THE BRAKES TO AVOID COLLISION WITH A CAR IN FORNT OF IT. I HIT MY BRAKES, TO THE MAXIMUM. I SLID QUIET LONG DISTANCE AND CAME TO A FINAL STOP. I NEARLY HIT THE BIKER, BUT I COULD FEEL THE BRAKES NOT BEING ABLE TO SLOW DOWN THE CAR. A WEEK AFTER THIS, SAME THING HAPPENED BUT IN A CITY TRAFFIC SIGNAL. I WAS TRYING TO STOP IN A RED LIGHT, BUT AGAIN THE CAR SLID THIS TIME AND THE CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION. LUCKILY NOBODY WAS IN THE STREET, OTHERWISE BOTH OF THESE INCIDENCES COULD HAVE BEEN A FATAL ACCIDENTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11002876July 3, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASH BOARD IS REALLY STICKY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11002904July 3, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WATER PUMP WAS MAKING LOUD NOISE DUE TO POOR ASSEMBLY LINE SUPPLIED FROM TOYOTA VENDER FOR THIS SPECIFIC MODEL DUE TO PLAY IN PULLY /SHAFT /BEARING,FINALY WATER PUMP STOPS WORKING,IF CAR IS IN MOTION,THERE IS CHANCE OF GETTING HOT AND CATCHING FIRE.THIS HAPPENED AT 33807 MILES ON ODOMETER.I ALSO SEARCHED GOOGLE LOTS OF PEOPLE REPORTED ISSUE WITH WATER PUMP RANGING MILEAGE BETWEEN 33000 TO 45000 ON ODOMETER FOR THIS 2009 TOYOTA LE 4 CYL 2.4L AUTOMATIC ENGINE OF THIS SPECIFIC MODEL ONLY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11002691July 2, 2017
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING
TWICE WHEN I HAD TO SUDDENLY HIT THE BRAKES, THE CAR DID NOT STOP. THE SECOND TIME, THE STEERING LOCKED UP COMPLETELY SO I COULD NOT STEER OR STOP THE VEHICLE. EPS LIGHT CAME ON, STAYED ON ALL DAY UNTIL TOOK TO DEALER WHO CLAIMED LIGHT WAS NOT ON AND NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11002716July 2, 2017
ENGINE
CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE AT HIGH-SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY. ON JUNE 22, 2017 AT ~ 9:05 AM I WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON MA RTE 128 IN LEFT PASSING LANE JUST BEYOND THE MANCHESTER EXITS. I WAS IN THE LEFT-HAND LANE IN A CLUSTER OF CARS TRAVELING AT 65-70 MPH. I WAS TRAVELING ~ 70 MPH PASSING THE VEHICLES ON THE RIGHT. THERE WERE CARS BEHIND ME IN THE LEFT-HAND LANE, THE CLOSEST APPROXIMATELY 40-50 FT BEHIND ME. SUDDENLY I HEARD A EXPLOSION UNDER MY CAR. IMMEDIATELY CLOUDS OF A SMOKE-LIKE VAPOR POURED FORTH FROM THE BACK OF MY CAR, FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF POWER AND A RACKET FROM UNDER THE CAR. I IMMEDIATELY THREW ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND SOMEHOW MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF RT. 128 WITHOUT A COLLISION. LUCKILY NO ONE GOT HURT. FROM ALL THAT I UNDERSTAND ABOUT THE FAILURE, IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE WAS NO OIL IN MY TRANSMISSION, YET I HAD IT SERVICED, INCLUDING AN OIL CHANGE, AT IRA TOYOTA IN DANVERS MA ~ 6 MONTHS AGO. I HAD NO INDICATION OF LOW OIL PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11002739July 2, 2017
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I AM WRITING TO REPORT A DEFECT AND SAFETY CONCERN ABOUT MY 2016 TOYOTA CAMRY. LAST JULY I BOUGHT A 2016 TOYOTA CAMRY (VIN:[XXX]) FROM TOYOTA OF SARASOTA (7435 S TAMIAMI TRAIL SARASOTA, FL 34231). LAST NOVEMBER, WHEN I WAS DRIVING THIS CAR ON I75, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF SUDDENLY AND THE DASHBOARD WAS DEAD AS WELL . I WAS SO SCARED AND PULLED THE CAR OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. WHEN I CALMED DOWN , I TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE, AND IT WORKED AGAIN. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST BECAUSE IT WAS A NEW CAR AND DID NOT REPORT THIS TO THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY. WHEN MY FIRST SCHEDULED SERVICE VISIT ON JANUARY THIS YEAR, I TOLD THE DEALER WHAT HAPPENED IN NOVEMBER AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE CAR CAREFULLY AND THOROUGHLY. THEY TOLD ME THEY DID NOT HEAR OF THE THING I TOLD THEM EVER HAPPENED ON CAMRY BEFORE AND AGREE TO TAKE A LOOK. THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR. BUT TWO WEEKS LATER, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AGAIN WHEN I DRIVING THE CAR ON HIGHWAY I75. THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. I CALLED TOYOTA THOUGH THE NUMBER 800-331-4331, AND THEY SAID THEY DID NOT HAVE THE SIMILAR CASE REPORTED AND SUGGESTED ME TO CHECK MY CAR AT THE DEALER. I STOPPED BY THE DEALER AND THEY DROVE MY CAR ON THE HIGHWAY TRYING TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM BUT FAILED. THEY ALSO CHECK THE CAR THOROUGHLY AND FOUND NOTHING UNNORMAL. YESTERDAY(7/2/2017), I WENT THE DEALER FOR MY SECOND SCHEDULED SERVICE VISIT AND EVERYTHING WAS GOOD FOR MY CAR. BUT WHEN I WAS DRIVING HOME ON I75, THE ENGINE STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND DROVE BACK TO THE DEALER REPORTING THEM THE PROBLEM. THEY CHECK THE CAR AGAIN AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG AGAIN. ENCLOSED PLEASE FIND THE PICTURES I TOOK YESTERDAY WHEN I PULLED OVER MY CAR ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE DASHBOARD WAS DEAD AND THE KEY WAS STILL AT THE ON POSITION. PLEASE HELP ME TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, WHICH IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11002471June 30, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE DOORS OPENS WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION ALTHOUGH THEY ARE LOCKED. BY MISTAKE I PULLED THE HANDLE WHEN IT WAS IN MOTION AND THE DOOR OPENED IT T HAPPENED ON A CITY STREET. TOYOTA EMPLOYEES SAID THAT IT IS NORMAL, BUT ANY CAR SHOULD OPEN THE DOORS WHEN IT IS MOTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11002479June 30, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY CAR WAS PARKED AT WORK IN MARCH, 2017. THE VEHICLE NEXT TO ME WAS A BMW SUV. ABOUT ONE HOUR AND FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER THE BMW BURST INTO FLAMES CAUSING FIRE DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY FOR THE BMW HAS CLOSED THE CLAIM SAYING THE FIRE WAS NOT INTENTIONAL THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT PAYING ANYTHING FOR MY CLAIM. MY INSURANCE COMPANY IS PAYING FOR REPAIRS TO MY CAR, HOWEVER, I HAVE TO PAY THE DEDUCTIBLE AND COST OF A RENTAL CAR. AFTER THIS HAPPENED I SAW SEVERAL NEWS REPORTS OF BMW'S BURSTING INTO FLAMES AFTER BEING TURNED OFF FOR A WHILE. THEY SAID I WAS 0% AT FAULT (OBVIOUSLY), BUT IT DOES NOT SEEM FAIR THAT I HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING FOR THIS INCIDENT. ALL I DID WAS PARK MY CAR; MY CAR DID NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT. I HOPE YOU WILL CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL SEVERAL INCIDENTS ARE FAR TOO MANY FOR BMW TO IGNORE. THEY CERTAINLY HAVE MORE MONEY THAN I DO. I HAVE PHOTOS, VIDEO, ETC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11002505June 30, 2017
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS HAVE A NEAR 0% EFFECTIVENESS. I LEAVE THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH IN THE "ALWAYS ON" POSITION, BUT AT NIGHT I OFTEN HAVE TO SWITCH THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON TO VERIFY THEY ARE ON. WHEN THEY ARE ON AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS ARE AT NEAR 0% EFFECTIVENESS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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