Toyota Camry Complaints

19,642 consumer complaints on file.

#10938915December 31, 2016
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH A 2AZ-FE ENGINE THAT BEGAN USING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL AFTER ABOUT 120K MILES. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHO TOLD ME IT WAS NORMAL TO NEED TO ADD OIL EVERY 1000 MILES OR SO. HOWEVER IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT TOYOTA ACKNOWLEDGED THIS ISSUE ON AUGUST 11, 2011 WITH TSB #0094-11.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10938934December 31, 2016
SEAT BELTS
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET, THE LEFT REAR PASSENGER HAD THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE DETACH FROM THE SEAT BELT WITH THE BUCKLE REMAINING ON THE BELT. UPON ARRIVING AT MY RESIDENCE I INSPECTED THE SEAT BELTS, I NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT PASSENGER BELT BUCKLE WAS ALSO DETACHED FROM THE STRAP. IT SEAMS THE THREADS WHERE THE BUCKLE IS SEWN INTO THE STRAP HAVE DISINTEGRATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10938948December 31, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1ST INCIDENT: CAR IN MOTION DRIVING STRAIGHT UPHILL ON 2 LANE COUNTRY ROAD AT 30 MPH - CAR KEPT LURCHING FORWARD - LASTED A COUPLE OF MINUTES. 2ND INCIDENT: CAR STOPPED AT STOPLIGHT. STEPPED ON ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO MOVE STRAIGHT AHEAD AND CAR DIDN'T MOVE. STEPPED HARDER ON ACCELERATOR AND CAR SUDDENLY LURCHED AND SPED UP VERY FAST. 3RD INCIDENT: CAR IN MOTION AND TURNED ONTO DEAD END STREET. CAR STARTED TO LURCH FORWARD AT SPEED OF ABOUT 20 MPH WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN STREET - LASTED A FEW SECONDS. 4TH INCIDENT: CAR IN MOTION ON ROUTE 17WEST IN NY STATE (3 LANE HIGHWAY WITH VERY BUSY HOLIDAY TRAFFIC) - DRIVING STRAIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 65 - 70 MPH - IN LEFT HAND PASSING LANE. CAR STARTED TO LURCH VERY HARD AND THEN LOSE POWER - ALMOST HAD ACCIDENT TRYING TO MOVE OVER 2 LANES TO SHOULDER. CAR KEPT LURCHING FORWARD VERY HARD AND THEN SLOWING DOWN PRACTICALLY TO A STAND STILL - DID THIS FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES UNTIL WE COULD GET IT OFF EXIT AND INTO A GAS STATION. CAR WAS THEN TOWED TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP - THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEMS. CAR IS NOW SITTING IN OUR DRIVEWAY AND WE WILL NOT DRIVE IT ANY FURTHER! INNOCENT PEOPLE COULD GET KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS CAR. WE HAVE NOW REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO 3 DIFFERENT TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS AND THEY CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM AFTER INSPECTING THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10938660December 29, 2016
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
PURCHASED NEW SET OF PIRELLI FOUR SEASON PASSENGER TIRES AT LARGE-CHAIN MEMBERSHIP STORE FOR 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. LESS THAN 1 YEAR LATER ONE OF FOUR BEGAN LOOSING AIR AND TOOK IT IN FOR INSPECTION. TIRE SHOP FOUND SIDEWALLS WERE FAILING WITH NOTICEABLE BULGING IN SEVERAL PLACES AND REPLACED WITH BRAND NEW TIRE (MINUS SMALL PRORATED WARRANTY + INSTALLATION FEE). DROVE AWAY HAPPY AND ASSUMING WAS JUST A FLUKE BUT WITHIN 20 MILES ON WAY OUT OF TOWN DRIVING NORMAL 65 MPH ON MAJOR FREEWAY THE BRAND NEW TIRE BLEW OUT WITH COMPLETE INNER SIDEWALL FAILURE. WAS VERY SCARY AND AT NIGHT BUT MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND REPLACE WITH THE SPARE. NEXT DAY THE TIRE SHOP REPLACED WITH ANOTHER NEW TIRE WHICH UNFORTUNATELY WAS OF THE EXACT SAME LOT AND DATE # AS THAT WAS ALL THEY HAD IN STOCK. TOOK TALKING TO THE MANAGER TO GET THEM TO NOT CHARGE ME A SECOND INSTALLATION FEE AS THEY TRIED TO DO GIVEN IT WAS LESS THAN 16 HOURS SINCE I BOUGHT THE FAILED TIRE. THE SECOND GUY AND THE SHOP TOLD ME SIDE BAR AND OFF THE RECORD THAT THESE WERE REALLY BAD TIRES BUT THE FIRST GUY THE PRIOR DAY SAID THEY WERE GOOD. HOPING FOR THE BEST BUT REALLY MAKES ME UNEASY HEADING OUT FOR A LONG TRIP ON THESE PIRELLI TIRES AFTER TWO SEPARATE SIDEWALL ISSUES LIKE THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10938541December 29, 2016
POWER TRAIN
AFTER STOPPING AT INTERSECTION, THEN STEP ON GAS TO TURN RIGHT, CAR MAKES THE TURN OUT INTO THE ROAD, BUT THEN ENGINE BEGINS TO REV AS IF THE TRANSMISSION HAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. AFTER LETTING OFF THE GAS PEDAL FOR A SECOND OR TWO THE CAR WILL RECOVER AND ACT NORMALLY. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN PULLING ONTO A BUSY STREET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10938027December 28, 2016
SEAT BELTS
FRONT SEAT BELTS ARE JAMMING AND GETTING FOLDED AND THUS CREATING A DRIVING HAZARD. THEY BECOME STUCK AND WON'T RETRACT SOMETIMES LEAVING TOO MUCH SLACK. THEY TWIST INSIDE THE SIDE PANEL OF THE VEHICLE AND YOU HAVE TO REMOVE THE MOLDING TO RETRACT THE SEATBELT. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES WITH BOTH FRONT SEATS BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER. I AM JUST TAKING THE TIME TODAY TO LOG THIS COMPLAINT HOPING MAYBE THERE IS A RECALL I AM NOT AWARE OF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10937586December 27, 2016
ENGINE
OIL CONSUMPTION. I HAD THE OIL CHANGED AT THE DEALERSHIP IN MAY WHEN I STARTED NOTICING CONSUMPTION. I HAPPENED TO CHECK THE OIL A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER AND IT WASN'T EVEN TOUCHING THE STICK, SO I ADDED 2 QUARTS OF OIL AND TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND ASKED THEM IF THEY EVEN CHANGED THE OIL. THEY OF COURSE SAID YES AND WE KEPT NOTICING IT BURNING QUITE A BIT OF OIL. I TOOK IT TO A MY MECHANIC AND HE IMMEDIATELY KNEW TOYOTA HAD A RECALL ON THIS MODEL BURNING OIL AND ADVISED US TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO CONDUCT THEIR TEST. WE DID THE TEST WHICH WAS DRIVE IT 1200 MILES AND BRING IT BACK AND OF COURSE THEY SAID IT ONLY BURNT A LITTLE OVER A HALF OF A QUART. I HAVE BEEN PUTTING OIL IN THIS CAR MOST OF THE SUMMER SOMETIMES LESS THAN 1200 MILES WELL OVER A QUART. I HAVE READ SEVERAL BLOGS AND SEE WHERE TOYOTA HAS BEEN SUED OVER THIS ISSUE. I JUST WANT MY CAR FIXED. THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10937627December 27, 2016
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ACCELERATION HESITATION AT SLOW SPEEDS, ESPECIALLY WHILE TURNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10937756December 27, 2016
ENGINE
MY 2009 CAMRY SE (4 CYLINDER) DID NOT BURN OIL, LEAK OIL OR OTHERWISE HAVE ANY ISSUE WITH OIL UNTIL I GOT MY OIL LOW OIL LIGHT AT APPROXIMATLEY 130,000 MILES. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP THAT HAD BEEN THE ONLY PLACE THAT HAD CHANGED THE OIL IN MY CAR. THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM, AND THE SUDDEN OIL CONSUMPTION COULD BE FIXED IF IT FAILED A SIMPLE TEST. THE TEST IS TO CHANGE THE OIL IN YOUR CAMRY, AND BETWEEN 1,000 AND 1,300 MILES LATER (NOT TO EXCEED 1,300 MILES) TO DUMP AN ENTIRE QUART OF OIL IN THE CRANKCASE. IF THE LEVEL WAS FULL, THERE WAS NO FURTHER ACTION TO TAKE. IF IT WAS LOWER THAN FULL, TOYOTA WOULD TEAR INTO YOUR ENGINE AND FIX THE ISSUE AT NO COST TO ME. NOT A VERY SCIENTIFIC TEST, BUT THEY PERFORMED THIS ON MY CAR AT APPROXIMATELY 133,000 MILES. IT WAS NOT DETERMINED THAT FURTHER ACTION WAS REQUIRED. I DETERMINED THAT MY CAR HAD USED 4 QUARTS OF OIL IN APPROXIMATELY 4,700 MILES, PRIOR TO THE TEST. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD WAIT UNTIL IT WAS BURNING MORE OIL, AND I COULD BRING IT BACK IN TO REPEAT THE TEST. 9 MONTHS LATER, I DETERMINED THAT I WAS USING 1 QUART OF OIL FOR EVERY 1,000 MILES DRIVEN. I NOW HAVE 150,430 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. DURING THE ORIGINAL TEST, THE ADVISOR TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO MILEAGE LIMIT, AND THEY HAD ACTUALLY JUST REBUILT THE ENGINE IN A RAV 4 WITH 179,000 MILES ON IT. DURING THE CALL ON 12-23-16, I WAS TOLD THAT I MISSED THE DEADLINE OF OCTOBER 31ST, AND THE DEAL NOW ONLY WAS FOR VEHICLES WITH LESS THAN 150,000 MILES. I CALLED THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER 800-331-4331AND OPENED CASE NUMBER 1612273514. THEY INFORMED ME THE PROGRAM HAD NEVER CHANGED, AND DEALERSHIPS WERE CONFUSED WITH HOW TO ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PISTON RINGS ARE A KNOWN PROBLEM, BUT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY WOULD DO FOR ME AT THIS TIME. THEY FIELD MANY CS CALLS ON THIS MATTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10937777December 27, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS SLOWLY PULLING INTO A PARKING LANE, STARTED TO TURN LEFT TOWARDS A PARKING SPOT WHEN MY 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND PRESSING ON THE BRAKE DID LITTLE TO STOP THE CAR. THIS HAPPENED IN A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT. AS A RESULT, TWO OTHER CARS WERE DAMAGED AND THE MY CAMRY WAS TOTALED. THE CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 148000 MILES ON IT. THE CAR HAD BEEN ROUTINELY MAINTAINED. THE CAR HAD PREVIOUS ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING USING THE CRUISE CONTROL BUT THE PROBLEM HAD NEVER BEEN TRACED DOWN AS TO WHAT CAUSED THIS ISSUE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE RPM NEEDLE JUMPED FROM LOW RPM TO HIGH RPM. IN ADDITION, WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH HAD COME ON UN-EXPECTEDLY. THESE ISSUES WERE NEVER REPRODUCED WHEN TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC AND THE PROBLEMS NEVER RESOLVED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10937410December 26, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WE HAVE A 2009 CAMRY LE WITH ONLY 53,000 MILES ON IT. THE DASH IS STARTING TO MELT AND STICK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10937419December 26, 2016
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
IN JULY 2016 I WAS CRESTING THE TOP OF A HILL WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME CAUSING ME TO HIT MY BRAKES. UPON BRAKING AND DECELERATION, I FELT THE CAR MOMENTARILY TRY ACCELERATING THROUGH THE BRAKES. THIS FREAKED ME OUT AND I PULLED OVER TO TRY AND FIGURE OUT WHAT HAD HAPPENED. CHECKED MY FLOOR MAT AND EVERYTHING WAS LOCKED IN PLACE AS IT SHOULD BE. SO I STARTED MY CAR BACK UP, WITH IT IN PARK GAVE IT A LITTLE REV. THAT IS WHEN I NOTICED THAT WHEN THE MOTOR IS COMING BACK DOWN ON THE RPM'S, IT IS ACTUALLY HANGING UP, AND SOMETIMES ACTUALLY JUMPING AT OR AROUND 1500 RPMS. IT DOES IT EVERY SINGLE TIME. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE INTO TWO DEALERSHIPS NOW TO BE TOLD NOTHING WE CAN DO. I DON'T BELIEVE THIS IS A SINGLE VEHICLE ISSUE...I AM THE ONLY ONE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE HAD MY CAR MOMENTARILY ACCELERATE THROUGH THE BRAKES AND SAID ANYTHING SO FAR! I HAVE SAT IN NUMEROUS BRAND NEW TOYOTAS WITH THE 2.5L LIKE THE CAMRY AND RAV4 AND EVERY NEW TOYOTA DOES THIS WEIRD RPM JUMP ON THEIR OWN AND ALL THE DEALERS SAID TO ME WAS "IF THE OTHERS ARE DOING IT ON THE LOT....IT IS OBVIOUSLY NORMAL" THIS IS NOT NORMAL AND IS AN OBVIOUS FLAW IN THE DESIGN OF SOMETHING IN TOYOTA'S 2.5L ENGINE. I HAVE BEEN TRYING SINCE JULY TO WORK WITH TOYOTA AND HAVE NOW DECIDED TO ESCALATE IT THROUGH THE NHTSA BECAUSE I FEEL THIS IS A HUGE CONCERN AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED!!!!!! I HAVE TAKEN A VIDEO AND UPLOADED IT TO YOUTUBE. THE LINK IS AS FOLLOWS BELOW. HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=K9JUTPQV2U8&T=11S
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10937480December 26, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP OR WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A LEFT TURN, IT HESITATES AS IF THE CAR HAS STALLED WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL TO GO. IT WILL GO ABOUT 5 -10 FEET JUST ENOUGH TO GET YOU OUT THERE INTO TRAFFIC AND THEN NOSE DIVES BECAUSE IT LOSES ALL FORWARD POWER, STEADY PRESSURE ON GAS PEDAL AND MILKING GAS PEDAL DOES NOT MAKE IT RESUME ANY FASTER. SO FAR IT HAS LASTED 30 TO 45 SECONDS AND THEN RESUMES. THE RPMS STAY AT ABOUT 1 (IDLE) AND THE ECO LIGHT FLASHES RANDOMLY BUT CAR DOES NOT STALL SO FAR JUST LOSES FORWARD MOTION AND WONT ACCELERATE OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC ONCOMING AND BEHIND YOU. THIS HAS HAPPENED 9-10 TIME OCT 2016-DEC 2016
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10937375December 25, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TAKATA RECALL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10937397December 25, 2016
POWER TRAIN
THIS VEHICLE HESITATES FOR 4 SECONDS WHEN TRANSMISSION SWITCHES GEARS. CAR WAS TAKEN BACK TO DEALER AND AFTER 2 SOFTWARE UPDATES AND A NEW TORQUE CONVERTER THEY SAID THE CAR COULDNT BE FIXED. THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS AND WILL MOST DEFINITELY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT REAR END COLLISION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10937044December 22, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
MY CAR CAMRY HYBRID 2007 HAVE ALL LIGHT ON: MASTER WARNING LIGHT, BRAKE WARNING LIGHT, CONTROLLED BRAKE WARNING, ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM, SLIP INDICATOR LIGHT. ALSO THE BRAKE IS SO HARD THAT I WAS CLOSE TO HIT CAR, I CALL TOYOTA IN ORLANDO,FLORIDA BUT THEY TOLL ME THEY DON'T HAVE ANY RECALL AND NORMALLY IS ECU PEDAL STROKE SENSOR AND ABS MODULE SYSTEM, BOTH PARTS COST IS $3,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10937101December 22, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, VISIBILITY
VISOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE KEEPS FALLING DOWN AND IS A HAZARD WHEN DRIVING. APPARENTLY TOYOTA ISSUED A RECALL AND I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED. TOYOTA HAS MY UPDATED ADDRESS AND I CONSTANTLY RECEIVE NOTICES FROM TOYOTA BUT DID NOT RECEIVE THIS ONE AND THE DEADLINE FOR WARRANTY RECALL HAS EXPIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10936787December 21, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 42 MPH, THE ABS FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE VCS AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED, AND AN ALARM SOUNDED. IN ADDITION, SMOKE APPEARED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10936401December 20, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED WITH BRAKE, CHECK CSV SYSTEM AND ABS LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10936497December 20, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING , THE GEAR SHIFTER MOVED FROM THE PARK POSITION INTO THE REVERSE POSITION. THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS, RAN OVER THE CONTACT, AND STRUCK A LIGHT POLE IN A PARKING LOT. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE'S BLACK BOX WAS EXAMINED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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