Toyota Camry Complaints (2008)

1,095 consumer complaints on file.

#11362356October 2, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKES FAIL TO WORK IN MAJORITY OF DRIVING CIRCUMSTANCES. VSC SYSTEM WARNING INDICATED AND BRAKES FAIL TO FUNCTION CAUSING NEAR FATAL ACCIDENT
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11355647September 17, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD MELTED AND BECAME STICKY AND REFLECTIVE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DCH TOYOTA OF OXNARD DEALER LOCATED AT 1631 AUTO CENTER DR, OXNARD, CA 93036, (805) 288-7692, AND WAS INFORMED THAT AN UNKNOWN RECALL ON THE VEHICLE WAS EXPIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 115,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11352529September 1, 2020
VISIBILITY/WIPER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING WITH MY 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY IS THAT THE DASH IS MELTING LEAVING A VERY SHINNY LOOK TO IT. WHEN THE SUN HITS IT REFLECTS OFF THE GLASS MAKING IT DIFFUCULT TO SEE. AT NIGHT THE STREET LIGHTS AND ON COMMING TRAFFICE TIGHS ALSO REFLECT MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE. PLUS ITS VERY STICKY AND EVEYTHING THAT FLYS BY DUST LINT HAIR WILL STICK TO MY DASH, VERY UNAPPEALING AND DIRTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11344295August 10, 2020
ENGINE
ENGINE KNOCK/RATTLE NOISE AT COLD STARTUP. LASTS 2 MINUTES UNTIL THE CAR WARMS UP..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11343268August 4, 2020
VISIBILITY/WIPER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND IS CREATING A VERY BAD GLARE IN SUNLIGHT OR DAYTIME OPERATIONS. I CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY SAID THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT IT'S EXPIRED NOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11343339August 4, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGE KEPT AND USE WINDSHIELD COVER WHEN LOCATED OUTSIDE. NOTICED THE DASH WAS VERY STICKY AND SHINY AFTER THE CAR HAD BEEN SITTING OUTSIDE. CALLED THE DEALER TO ASK ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID THAT THEY KNEW OF THE PROBLEM BUT THAT MY CAR WAS NO LONGER COVERED BY WARRANTY OR BY THE WARRANTY EXTENSION. THEY RECOMMENDED THAT I FILE A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA CORPORATE. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA WHO SAID THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE. I GOT A CALL TODAY STATING THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE VEHICLE. DON'Y KNOW WHY THEY WON'T FIX IT SINCE IT IS A KNOWN MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. THEY GLARE OFF THE DASH IS SO BAD THAT IT IS DIFFICULT TO SEE WHEN DRIVING. IT'S A REAL SAFETY CONCERN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11339861July 17, 2020
ENGINE
THIS ENGINE HAS BEEN BURNING WAY TOO MUCH OIL AND AFTER LOOKING AT COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM I REALIZED THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE SENT OUT A LETTER YEARS AGO IN 2016 I BELIEVE BUT I NEVER RECEIVED ANY TYPE OF NOTICE ABOUT THIS SO CALLED EXTENDED WARRANTY TO WHERE THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO FIX THE DEFECT PISTONS IN THE ENGINE. SO NOW THEY SAY IT IS PAST THE TIME FRAME AND MILES TO FIX IT AT THEIR COST. NOW IT IS BURNING MORE OIL AND GETTING WORSE AND TOYOTA WILL NOT FIX THEIR MISTAKE. BAD BUISNESS!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11338612July 10, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE AC DOES NOT BLOW COLD AIR AT ALL. THE ECO BUTTON DOESN'T WORK. WHEN PRESSED, THE CAR STALLS. THIS WAS WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED. TOO AFRAID TO TRY WHILE DRIVING. VISIBILITY IS POOR. I'VE REPLACED THE BRAKES NUMEROUS SINCE ACHIEVING OWNERSHIP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11331130June 26, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY
MY DASHBOARD HAS SOMEHOW MELTED AND IS COMPLETELY STICKY! THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS STUCK TO IT AND CANNOT BE REMOVED- AN ENTIRE PIECE OF PAPER, PLASTIC PIECES, FIZZ, DIRT, ETC.. I HONESTLY DO NOT KNOW HOW THIS HAPPENED BUT IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE OVER THE LAST YEAR. I'VE TRIED TO HAVE IT REPAIRED BUT THE PRICE IS OUTRAGEOUS, I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO AT THIS POINT. MY CONCERN HAS HEIGHTENED DURING THE COVID PANDEMIC, AS I'M PARANOID THAT GERMS AND MANY OTHER THINGS MIGHT BE STUCK ON THE DASHBOARD. I'M NOT SURE HOW LIKELY THAT IS, BUT I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE A RECALL OR SOME SORT OF REPAIR ON BEHALF OF THIS ISSUE- AS IT IS A FAULT OF THE MANUFACTURER! THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11327098June 3, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
STICKY DASHBOARD WHERE IT IS DIFFICULT TO SEE OUT OF WINDOW DUE TO GLARE FOR A FEW YEAR NOW. I DON'T REMEMBER GETTING ANY NOTIFICATIONS FROM TOYOTA ABOUT THIS ISSUE.IT HAS BEEN GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER THE YEARS. THEY TOLD ME THERE IS NO RECOURSE AS THE WARRANTY ENDED AT THE END OF 2017. I HAVE MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH THE TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENTS WITH OTHER RECALLS INCLUDING THE OIL CONSUMPTION AND SUN VISORS WHERE THEY CLAIM IT ISN'T A PROBLEM. TOYOTA CASE # [XXX]. 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
#11323996May 9, 2020
ENGINE
I HAVE HAD TO ADD OIL IN BETWEEN OIL CHANGES OVER THE PAST 5 YEARS, OFTEN TWICE BETWEEN CHANGES. AFTER BEING TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL OF THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE FROM A MECHANIC, I THEN FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS BEYOND THE LENGTH OF TIME TO GET IT REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. I WAS THEN INFORMED THAT I SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TOYOTA IN THE MAIL STATING THERE WAS A RECALL. I NEVER RECEIVED A LETTER ABOUT THIS RECALL. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN TOWN ABOUT THE ISSUE AND THEY SAID THEY COULD PERFORM AN OIL TEST ON IT TO SEE HOW MUCH IT WAS BURNING AFTER 1,500 MILES. UPON BRINGING IT BACK I WAS INFORMED THAT MY CAR HADN'T BURNED ENOUGH TO THEIR REQUIRED AMOUNT (AMOUNT NOT DISCLOSED TO ME) TO DO ANYTHING, BUT TOLD ME THAT I COULD ALWAYS COME BACK AND HAVE ANOTHER OIL TEST DONE. I FIND IT VERY DISTURBING THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE AND THAT THERE IS A CLAIM OF A LETTER BEING SENT TO ME WHEN I NEVER RECEIVED ONE. IT ALSO APPEARS THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS INDIVIDUALS WITH THIS SAME YEAR HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT. I AM WONDERING IF THERE HAS BEEN AN INVESTIGATION TO ANYTHING ABOUT THE SUPPOSED LETTERS THAT TOYOTA HAS CLAIMED TO MAIL OUT? IT IS OVERALL BAD BUSINESS ON TOYOTA'S PART TO NOT ENSURE THAT THEIR CUSTOMERS ARE TAKEN CARE OF ENOUGH TO WANT TO CONTINUE BUYING THEIR VEHICLES. WILL THINK TWICE BEFORE BUYING TOYOTA AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11317882March 13, 2020
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE NOTED TO BURN A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF OIL DRIVING LESS THAN 1,200 MILES. CONTACTED TOYOTA WHO INDICATED THEY DID DO AN EXTENSION TO FIX THE ISSUE BUT I WAS TOO LATE. I NEVER RECEIVED THE NOTIFICATION TO LEARN THEY HAD AN OLD ADDRESS FOR ME. I AM NOW HAVING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE CANNOT AFFORD A NEW ONE AND HAVING TO PUT OIL IN EVERY 7-10 DAYS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11312107February 28, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKES FAIL AT RANDOM TIMES, CANNOT ADEQUATELY STOP CAR WHEN PROBLEM OCCURS. PROBLEMS OCCURS SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK, CAUSING NEAR ACCIDENTS MULTIPLE TIMES, INCLUDING WITH YOUNG PASSENGERS ON BOARD. VSC LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHTS APPEAR WHEN PROBLEM OCCURING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11310692February 22, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASH HAS BECOME VERY STICKY. NOT ONLY IS THIS BOTHERSOME AS I CAN NOT LAY ANYTHING ON IT WITHOUT IT STICKING SUCH AS PARKING PASSES AND SUCH NOR CAN I USE A SIN VISOR BECAUSE PART OF IT STUCK TO THE DASH BUT IT IS ALSO A SAFETY ISSUE. THE STICKY MELTED DASH CAUSES A BAD GLARE AND YOU CAN'T SEE VERY WELL OUT OF THE WINDSHIELD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11302971January 30, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING ACCELERATE TO MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE ABNORMALLY AND LOST MOTIVE POWER. THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS RELEASED AND THE VIBRATION CEASED. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO (FAMILY TOYOTA OF BURLESON 801 S BURLESON BLVD, BURLESON, TX 76028 (817) 768-2829) TO BE INSPECTED. THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO RETRIEVE FAULT CODE 1391 WITH A STATED FAILURE OF THE ABS ACTUATOR. THE CONTACT WAS QUOTED A COST OF $2,050 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11299078January 13, 2020
ENGINE
THE OIL CONSUMPTION IS WAY TOO HIGH! MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED ON OTHER ONLINE FORUM. I HAVE TO REFILL MY OIL EVERY 2-3 DAYS. I NOTICED THIS ISSUE SIGNIFICANTLY WHEN MY CAR BEGAN DRIVING WIERD ONLY 2 WEEKS AFTER AN OIL CHANGE & WHEN I WENT TO MY MECHANIC, HE SAID THERE WAS NO MORE OIL IN MY CAR. MY CAR COULD HAVE STALLED ANYWHERE. THE FACT THAT THIS IS A WELL KNOWN BUT IGNORED ISSUE IS ABSURD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11298505January 10, 2020
ENGINE
ENGINE IS BURNING TO MUCH OIL, LAST THREE OIL CHANGES I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING TO TOYOTA DEALER THAT CAR IS GETTING LOW ON OIL ON AVERAGE EVERY TWO WEEKS, I NEVER RECEIVED ANY LETTER FROM TOYOTA REGARDING OIL CONSUMPTION. ON LAST OIL CHANGE IN JUNE 2019 ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I TOOK CAR BACK TO THE DEALER THEY DIAGNOSED EXHAUST MANIFOLD NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BUT NEVER DISCLOSED IT IS DUE TO THE TOO MUCH OIL CONSUMPTION. RECENTLY, CAR IS CONSUMING TOO MUCH OIL AND CAR IS JERKING WHEN GAS IS PUSHED. FINALLY, I SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS AN OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE WITH 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. PLEASE WATCH THIS VIDEO ON YOUTUBE HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=ZBQXCQA_PJK I EMAILED TOYOTA COMPANY ABOUT THIS ISSUE THEY NEVER REPLIED IN WRITING. THEY CALLED ME ON PHONE AND SAID SINCE THIS CAR IS OLDER THAN 10 YEARS AND HAS MORE THAN 150,000 MILES, SO THIS ISSUE IS NO MORE COVERED BY TOYOTA. THEY ALSO CLAIM THAT THEY MAILED ME A LETTER IN 2015 WHICH I NEVER RECEIVED., RECEIVED OTHER THREE LETTERS ABOUT OTHER RECALLS FROM TOYOTA AND THESE LETTERS ARE ONLINE IN MY CAR PROFILE, NOT THE ONE ABOUT OIL CONSUMPTION. I ALWAYS TOOK MY CARE TO TOYOTA DEALER FOR OIL CHANGE. I HAVE BEEN TELLING THEM THAT EITHER YOU ALL ARE NOT PUTTING ENOUGH OIL, OR IT IS BURNING TOO MUCH OIL, BUT THEY NEVER DISCLOSED OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE WITH MY CAR MODEL. I REQUEST NTSHA TO PLEASE INVESTIGATE WHY 1.TOYOTA NEVER SEND ME A LETTER VIA MAIL REGARDING THIS OIL CONSUMPTION? 2.WHY THIS LETTER IS NOT SHOWING IN THE CAR PROFILE ONLINE BUT ALL OTHERS ARE. 3.WHY DEALER NEVER DISCLOSED ME REGARDING THIS ISSUE, EVEN CAR IS CONSUMING TOO MUCH OIL? TOYOTA IS A BIG COMPANY AND SHOULD NOT GET BY FROM THEIR RESPONSIBILITY OF CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT EASILY ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY ADMITTED THERE IS A DEFECT WITH THESE CARS. I REQUEST NTSHA PLEASE HAVE TOYOTA COMPANY FIX MY CAR. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11298246January 9, 2020
STEERING
LOST POWER STEERING WHILE PARKING THE CAR, PS LIGHT ALSO BECAME ON. THE CAR BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER, BUT WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE PARKING JOB AS THE CAR WAS ALMOST IN PARKING POSITION. CALLED AAA AND TOWED THE CAR HOME (2PM, NO DEALER WAS OPEN) AND LATER DROVE TO A NEARBY DEALER (THE AAA DRIVER TOLD ME HOW TO HANDLE THE STEERING). THE INITIAL DIAGNOSTIC BY THE DEALER (STEVENS CREEK TOYOTA, SAN JOSE, CA) IS AN ECU FAILURE. DEALER TOLD ME THAT WE WERE LUCK AS IT IS VERY HARD TO CONTROL THE CAR WITH THIS PROBLEM. I WAS LUCKY THAT IT HAPPENED WHILE WE WERE PARKING THE CAR. IF IT HAPPENED ON HIGHWAY, IT CAN POTENTIALLY CAUSE CRASH FOR SURE. CAR IS 2008 CAMRY HYBRID, 105K MILE. WELL MAINTAINED, ALL MAINTENANCE WORK WERE DONE BY TOYOTA DEALER. WHAT MADE ME EXTREMELY CONCERNED IS THAT THIS CAR HAS A HISTORY OF CRITICAL SAFETY FUNCTION FAILURE IN THE PAST. 1) DRIVER SIDE WINDER SWITCH WAS OVERHEATED AND GENERATED A LOT OF SMOKES. DEALER SAID THE SWITCH HAS A DEFECT, AND I BELIEVE IT LED TO A RECALL LATER. 2) DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WIPER STOPPED MOVING WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN, LOST VISIBILITY IN SECONDS. DEALER SAID A DEFECT IN THE MOTOR CAUSE THE PROBLEM, BUT NOT SURE WHETHER IT LED TO A RECALL. 3) PS / ECU PROBLEM THAT MADE THE CAR HARD TO CONTROL. I THINK TOYOTA IS DOING EXTREMELY POOR ON THEIR CAR'S SAFETY. THE DEALER REPORT IS NOT DONE YET. I WILL UPDATE IT LATER THANKS [XXX] 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
#11290725December 22, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MELTING DASH BOARD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11287498December 6, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WHILE ON THE WAY BACK FROM A SHORT TRIP TO CALIFORNIA FROM ARIZONA, OUR "SERVICE ENGINE" WARNING LIGHT BECAME DISPLAYED ON OUR DASH ALONG WITH "CHECK VSC SYSTEM." THE BRAKING BECAME SOMEWHAT ERRATIC AND THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO "WANDER" MORE WITHIN THE LANE ON THE HIGHWAY CASING US TO REDUCE OUR SPEED. WHEN ARRIVING HOME WE MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE OUR VEHICLE SERVICED AND IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE A FAULTY ANTI LOCK BRAKE ACTUATOR THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $2900.00. I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE OF THE ARTICLE I FOUND DURING MY INVESTIGATION OF THIS ISSUE STATING "FEDS INVESTIGATE BRAKING PROBLEMS IN TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID" (HTTPS://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/NEWS/FEDS-INVESTIGATE-BRAKING-PROBLEMS-IN-TOYOTA-CAMRY-HYBRID-012814.HTML), ALONG WITH A MULTITUDE OF OTHER COMPLAINTS FOUND ON THE WEB PERTAINING TO THIS SAME ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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