Toyota Camry Complaints

19,642 consumer complaints on file.

#10904257September 6, 2016
STEERING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DURING AUG 2016 I WENT TO GET SOME LUNCH AND WHEN I TURNED OFF THE PARKING RAMP THE CAR WAS FINE. ONCE I ENTERED ON TO THE FWY AND APPROACHED THE SPEED OF 50 MY STEERING WHEEL FROZE AND WOULD NOT TURN EITHER WAY. I COULD NOT SLOW DOWN ON THE FWY FOR FEAR OF BEING HIT, SO I JUST STAYED IN MY LANE AND BEGIN TO EXIT COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET BECAUSE I COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL ONCE I CAME TO A STOP I HAD HELP GETTING THE CAR TO MY HOUSE AND CALLED AAA TO TOW THE CAR TO A REPAIR SHOP BY MY JOB AND FOUND OUT THE POWER STEERING UNIT JUST STOPPED. HE SAID HE HAD NEVER SEEN THAT. I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE RACKNPENION. THE LIGHT WHERE YOU SHIFT GEARS WENT OUT, SO CAN'T SEE AT NIGHT WHAT GEAR I'M IN. DRIVE OR REVERSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10903666September 5, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
STICKY DASHBOARD. DEPREACIATED VALUE TO TRY TO SEEL. WHO WOULD WANT IT. FEEL STUCK. FRUSTRATED. STICKY DASHBOARD CAUSING GLARE ON WINDOW THAT CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WHEN IT SUNNY OUT.FEEL CHEATED BY TOYOTA. I HAVE BOUGHT TOYOTAS FOR THE LAST THREE CARS. NOT AGAIN. I FEEL LIKE I CAN'T SELL IT OR EVEN TRADE IT WITHOUT TAKING A LOST ON THE VALUE AND ITS THEIR FAULT NOT MIND. I FEEL TAKEN, SCREWED AND WANT SOMETHING DONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10903477September 3, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND IS EXTREMELY STICKY. THIS CAUSES A GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THIS DASHBOARD NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE ADVISE! I'LL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR RESPONSE. THANK YOU!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10903481September 3, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WENT BLACK WHEN DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY OUT OF TOWN. AND LATER THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. RESTARTED THE CAR AND DROVE TO BE CHECKED AT A DEALER WHO SAID EVERYTHING SHOULD BE FINE EXCEPT FOR THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. RESTARTED THE CAR AND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WORKED WELL THIS TIME. TWO DAYS LATER, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER TURNED ON ALL OF WARNING LIGHTS AND THEN WENT BLACK AGAIN, AT THE SAME TIME, THE CAR LOST POWER AND I COULDN'T SPEED IT UP. PULL OVER AND RESTARTED IT, EVERYTHING TURNED TO BE OK. SO, I SENT IT THE LOCAL DEALER WHO REPLACED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. I KEEP THE BROKEN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IN CASE FOR NEED OF FURTHER INVESTIGATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10903212September 2, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2016 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK IN THE DEPRESSED POSITION AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 80 MPH. THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO RESPOND AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A POLE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED STERNUM THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DEEMED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,700.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10902981September 1, 2016
ENGINE
2007 CAMRY CE, PROBLEM STARTED WITH CAR HAVING 75K MILES. CAR NOW HAS 102K MILES. OIL CONSUMPTION IS INCREASING. NOW CONSUMING 1-2 QUARTS EVERY OTHER WEEK. THERE ARE NO OIL LEAKS ANY WHERE. NO LEAKS UNDERNEATH ENGINE, ON TOP OF ENGINE, AND ANY WHERE VISIBLE OR AT ALL. NO OIL LEAKS! BUT OIL IS REQUIRED REGARDLESS EVERY OTHER WEEK! CAR IS STATIONARY WHEN OIL IS CHECKED. CAUSE OF PROBLEM (I AM TOLD BY DEALERSHIP MECHANICS THAT OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY "BAD" RINGS IN THE ENGINE). THE DEALERSHIP MECHANIC SAY THEY SEE THAT PROBLEM OFTEN WITH THE YEAR, MODEL, AND MAKE OF CAR. NO PAPERWORK PROVIDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10903025September 1, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL ERRONEOUSLY TURNED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10903090September 1, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ABS, A/C, AND SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. HAD TO REPLACE ABS MODULE/ACTUATOR FOR A COST OF $2,156.65! CAR ONLY HAD BEEN DRIVEN 71,779 MILES. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE TOYOTA HIGHLANDER HAD A RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET. TOYOTA WILL NOT REIMBURSE ME FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I DIDN"T HAVE THE REPAIR WORK DONE AT A DEALER EVEN THOUGH THE PART WAS OBTAINED FROM THE DEALER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10899808August 31, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1998 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE BRAKES DID NOT FUNCTION EVEN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED BETWEEN THE CONTACT'S TREE AND A NEIGHBORING HOUSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 47,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10899412August 30, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DRIVER'S SUN VISOR FALLS DOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10899456August 30, 2016
VISIBILITY/WIPER
ON APPROXIMATELY JULY 19, 2016, I WAS DRIVING WESTBOUND AT 60 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON I-85 DURING THE EARLY EVENING IN DURHAM, NC. THE SUN WAS LOW IN THE SKY AND I PULLED THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR DOWN TO SHIELD MY EYES FROM THE SUN'S GLARE. THE NEXT THING I KNEW WAS THAT THE SUN VISOR WAS IN MY HAND AND I WAS STRUGGLING TO SEE THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME SO THAT I WOULD NOT HIT IT. I WAS TOTALLY STARTLED NOT ONLY BY THE GLARE OF THE SUN AFTER THE VISOR FAILED, BUT ALSO BY THE FAILURE OF THE VISOR ITSELF. THE VISOR HAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM ITS SUPPORT ARM. I IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND ORDERED A REPLACEMENT SUN VISOR. WHILE THERE, A SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THAT TOYOTA HAD A RECALL AND EXTENDED WARRANTY ON SOME 2011 CAMRY SUN VISORS. HE OFFERED TO LOOK UP MY CAR TO SEE IF IT WAS ON THE LIST. IT WASN'T, BUT HE SAID THAT CARS ON THE LIST HAD VISORS THAT FAILED IN THE SAME WAY AS MINE HAD. EVEN THOUGH MY CAR WAS NOT ON THE LIST, THE SERVICE ADVISOR RECOMMENDED THAT I CONTACT TOYOTA, WHICH I DID. THE TOYOTA EXTENDED WARRANTY IS DESIGNATED "ZTT" AND AFFECTS MANY CAMRYS, INCLUDING SOME MANUFACTURED IN 2011, BUT BEFORE MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED. AN INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS PICTURES OF VISORS AMONG THE EXTENDED WARRANTY VEHICLES THAT FAILED IN EXACTLY THE SAME MANNER AS MINE HAD. YESTERDAY, I RECEIVED A LETTER STATING THAT TOYOTA WOULD NOT PAY FOR A REPLACEMENT VISOR SO I 'M WRITING TO INFORM YOU OF THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION WHICH COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH, AS NEARLY HAPPENED TO ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10899486August 30, 2016
ENGINE
ON 06-21-2016, WE TOOK OUR 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY SE TO WONDRIES TOYOTA IN ALHAMBRA CA FOR THE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST UNDER THE ENHANCEMENT WARRANTY (ZE7). WE WERE TOLD BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE (WHICH HAD 61088 MILES) FOR APPROXIMATELY 1100-1300 MILES THEN BRING IT BACK IN FOR THE RE-INSPECTION. ON 08-29-2016, WE BROUGHT OUR CAMRY BACK INTO THE DEALERSHIP WITH 62330 MILES ON IT. WE WERE TOLD BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR THAT OUR VEHICLE DID NOT FAIL THE TEST. THE VEHICLE HAD ONLY USED UP "A 1/4 OF A QUART OF OIL" AND IN ORDER TO FAIL THE TEST IT WOULD'VE NEEDED TO BURN "A QUART OF OIL" IN THE GIVEN AMOUNT OF MILES. I ASK THE SERVICE ADVISOR IF IT WAS NORMAL FOR THE VEHICLE TO HAVE BLUEISH COLOR SMOKE COME OUT OF THE TAILPIPE EVERY MORNING. HE STATED NO. THE SERVICE ADVISOR STATED "YOU WOULD NEED TO CHECK MY OIL EVERY 1200 MILES TO ADD OIL". I ASKED HIM IT WAS NORMAL FOR ME TO HAVE TO CHECK AND ADD OIL TO THIS VEHICLE. HE STATED NO. I STATED IF I FOLLOW THE TOYOTA OIL CHANGE GUIDELINE (CHANGING OIL EVERY 5000-7000 MILES) THEN MY VEHICLE WOULD HAVE LOST 1-11/2 QUART OF OIL PRIOR TO THE OIL CHANGE. HE STATED YES. I EXPLAINED TO HIM THAT IT WAS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR MY WIFE THAT DRIVES THE VEHICLE AND NOW SHE RUNS THE REST OF THE MOTOR STOPPING ON HER BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE OIL USAGE AND THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. HE STATED THERE WAS NOTHING HE CAN DO SO I NEED TO CONTACT TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10899488August 30, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE ODOMETER AN TACHOMETER STOP WORKING OR GO UP AND DOWN WILDLY AT THE SAME TIME THE AIR CONDITIONER BLOWS HOT AIR. ALSO EXCESSIVELY BURNING OIL 1 TO 2 QUARTS PER 1000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10899172August 29, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE CORRECTLY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, A LOUD CHIRPING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE BRAKES AND THE ABS AND VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL (VSC) INDICATOR ILLUMINATED SHORTLY AFTERWARDS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT FAILURE CODE: T1391 PERTAINING TO THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY AND VSC FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10902040August 28, 2016
SEAT BELTS
SEAT BELT RETRACTORS (RIGHT AND LEFT) IN THE BACK SEAT DO NOT WORK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10899050August 27, 2016
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I HAVE A 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY SE WITH 53,000 MILES ON IT. THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE DURING DRIVING . UPON INSPECTION I FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS NO COOLANT IN THE RESERVOIR. I ALSO FOUND THAT THERE WAS PINK POWDER RESIDUE ON THE ENGINE NEAR THE SERPENTINE BELT WHERE THE WATER PUMP IS LOCATED . DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND OUT MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE CARS BUILT FROM 2007-2009 CAMRYS HAD THE SAME ISSUE UNDER WARRANTY. SOME CARS HAD 10,000 MILES OR LESS WITH THE PROBLEM. ALSO FOUND OUT TOYOTA REPLACED THE WATER PUMPS ON THESE CAMRYS WITH A WATERPUMP BUILT FROM A DIFFERENT COMPANY. I FILLED THE RESERVOIR WITH COOLANT AND TOOK IT TO TOYOTA AND THEY SAID INDEED THE WATER PUMP WAS LEAKING. THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE COSTS UNDER WARRANTY SINCE IT HAD EXPIRED. THERE WOULD BE NO COOLANT LEAKING UNDER THE CAR. DURING MANY OF THE OIL CHANGES THE TOYOTA TECHNICIANS WOULD ADD COOLANT AND TOP IT OFF AND NEVER MENTIONED ANYTHING ABOUT THE WATER PUMP LEAKING . I ONLY FOUND OUT BECAUSE I SAW THE COOLANT RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY AND STARTED LOOKING FOR A LEAK. I BELIEVE TOYOTA KNEW THESE WATER PUMPS WERE DEFECTIVE , AND ONLY CHANGED IT FOR PEOPLE WHO COMPLAINED ABOUT THE PROBLEMS UNDER WARRANTY WITH A DIFFERENT MANUFACTURER OF THE WATER PUMP FREE OF CHARGE . ENGINES WITHOUT COOLANT CAN GET HOT AND CATCH FIRE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE OF DEFECTIVE WATER PUMPS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10898908August 26, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AT TIME WHEN YOU PRESS THE ACCELERATOR THE ENGINE WILL NOT RESPOND, THEN IT JUMPS AND TAKES OFF VERY FAST. I THINK IT IS DANGEROUS WHEN CHANGING LANE, COMING ON A RAMP INTO THE INTERSTATE OR OTHER FAST MOVING LANES. BOTH NOT MOVING AND/OR JUMPING ON THE TRAFFIC. I WAS TOLD IT WAS A COMPUTER PROBLEM AND CANNOT BE TUNED?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10899031August 26, 2016
VISIBILITY/WIPER
DRIVER SIDE VISOR NO LONGER STAYS UP AND PARTIALLY BLOCKS MY VIEW OF THE WINDSHIELD. I HAVE TO LEAN FORWARD TO SEE THE WHOLE ROAD AND MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO LOOK AT MY REAR VIEW MIRRORS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10898632August 25, 2016
VISIBILITY/WIPER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I'M RESPONDING TO THE KNOWN ISSUE. I HAVE A STICKY SHINY DASHBOARD THAT CHIPS VERY EASILY. IT FEELS LIKE PAINT THAT'S NOT CURED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10898633August 25, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
I HAVE A 2007 TOYOTA CAMRY. IT HAS ABOUT 170,000 MILES. I GET REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND CHECK UP ON THE CAR. WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE VSC LIGHTS, BRAKES, AND BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON AND MY POWER STEERING GOES OUT. MY CAR ENGINE TURNS OFF AND I AM UNABLE TO RECRANK IT. ALL OF MY SYSTEMS ARE ON SUCH AS THE AC, RADIO, AND LIGHTS, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO START. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO BE TWICE IN 1 WEEK. THE FIRST TIME I GOT IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED IT WAS JUST THE BATTERY. SO AFTER PAYING OVER $150 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AND OIL CHANGE, I DROVE MY CAR AWAY ONLY TO GET ABOUT 5 MILES DOWN THE ROAD AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME, I ALMOST CRASHED INTO A CAR WHILE I WAS TRYING TO PULL MY CAR SAFELY OFF THE ROAD. THIS LED TO A SECOND TOW TRUCK BILL AND AN IRRITABLE CALL TO THE DEALER. THE CAR IS THERE NOW AND THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS GOING ON. THEY ARE TRYING TO STATE THE CAR MAY HAVE WATER DAMAGE TO THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WHICH SEEMS TO BE TOTAL BS. MY CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY TYPE OF FLOOD ZONES. LUCKILY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE THEY PROVIDED ME WITH A RENTAL CAR BECAUSE I WAS LEFT STRANDED AFTER THEY ASSURED ME THAT MY CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. THAT IS THE ONLY UPSIDE OF THIS, HOWEVER I AM CONCERNED THEY WILL COME BACK TO ME WITH AN ASTRONOMICAL BILL FOR A COMPUTER ERROR. HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD THIS ISSUE TO HAPPEN? THIS IS VERY SCARY TO DRIVE A CAR AND IT JUST CUTS OFF ON YOU. BAD MOVE TOYOTA, BAD MOVE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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