Toyota Camry Complaints

19,642 consumer complaints on file.

#10135768September 8, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION HESITATION WHEN PRESSING GAS PEDAL. AFTER 2 OR 3 SECONDS THE CAR THEN LURCHES FORWARD VIOLENTLY. THIS NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AS I ATTEMPTED TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS IS A WIDELY KNOWN DEFECT THAT WILL CAUSE MANY ACCIDENTS IF NOT CORRECTED VERY SOON. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135502September 7, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT DEACTIVATE AFTER TURNING OFF AND ON AGAIN. THIS OCCURS IF NOTHING ELSE IS DONE TO DEACTIVATE IT (E.G. PRESSING BRAKE). THEN, WHEN YOU TURN IT BACK ON, IT SETS TO A DIFFERENT SPEED. TO REPRODUCE: SET CRUISE CONTROL AT 60 MPH. THEN, SET TO 65 MPH. THEN, TURN OFF (BY PRESSING BUTTON ON END OF WHEEL MOUNTED LEVER SWITCH, NOT USING BRAKE OR ANYTHING ELSE). THEN, TURN BACK ON (AGAIN, BY PRESSING BUTTON ON END OF WHEEL MOUNTED LEVER). NOTICE, IT IS SET AT 60 MPH OR SOMETHING OTHER THAN LAST SETTING AND VEHICLE TRIES TO CRUISE AT THAT SPEED, BUT SHOULD NOT BE SET TO ANY SPEED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135503September 7, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PEOPLE, LIKE THE ONE WHO FILED ODI# 10131293, SHOULD WEAR THEIR SEAT BELTS, NOT TRY TO DISABLE THEM AND THE SYSTEMS THAT MAKE YOU WEAR THEM. THEY ARE COUNTER-PRODUCTIVE TO THE INDUSTRY AND AGENCIES THAT ARE TRYING TO SAVE LIVES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135683September 7, 2005
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER DOOR HINGES CRACKED CAUSING THE DOOR TO FALL OFF WHEN OPENING. NO LONGER ABLE TO UTILIZE REAR PASSENGER SEATS BECAUSE OF FEAR OF DOOR SUDDENLY OPENING AND CAUSING INJURY. NOT REPAIRED. I BELIEVE THIS IS AN ENGINEERING DEFECT AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED AND PAID FOR BY TOYOTA. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135454September 6, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2ND TIME IN A YEAR THAT MY 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY ACCELERATED AND JUMPED THE CURB. THIS TIME THE CAR HIS ANOTHER VEHICLE. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS INJURED. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135492September 6, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AFTER BEING INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION (WITH MY CAMRY XLE V6) WHEN REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AT A BUSY RESTAURANT, I ATTEMPTED TO PULL FORWARD A FOOT OR TWO AND PARK BY PUTTING THE CAR INTO DRIVE (NOT PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR). UPON PRESSING THE BRAKE TO PARK THE CAR ACCELERATED FORWARD UNCONTROLLABLY (WITHOUT APPLICATION OF THE GAS PEDAL) CRASHING INTO THE CAR PARKED IN FRONT OF ME AND PUSHING THAT CAR INTO THE CAR DIRECTLY ACROSS THE PARKING LOT FROM IT. THE CAR DIRECTLY ACROSS THE PARKING LOT WAS PUSHED OVER THE CONCRETE PARKING BLOCK AND INTO A TREE. AFTER PUSHING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, I WAS ABLE TO STEER AWAY FROM OTHER CARS AND WAS FINALLY ABLE TO STOP THE CAR ONLY BY USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. FROM THE TIME THE CAR ACCELERATED FORWARD WITHOUT PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. AFTER CLEARING THE CARS I LOOKED DOWN TO MAKE SURE I WAS USING THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHICH I WAS, AND IT WAS NOT WORKING AT ALL. DURING THIS ENTIRE INCIDENT THERE WAS A VERY LOUD AND CONSISTENT NOISE COMING FROM MY CAR. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY BEING INSPECTED. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10135264September 3, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2000 TOYOTA CAMRY. PART # 7774033122 CHARCOAL CANNISTER FAILURE. CAUSES CEL ON. DEALERSHIP DENIED TO REPLACE FOR FREE. WE FOUND SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALERSHIPS CHARGES $500 TO REPLACE THIS PART. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134962August 31, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
IN HOT WEATHER AFTER ABOUT 100 OR 200 MILES THE CRUISE CONTROL ON OUR 1996 TOYOTA CAMRY WOULD FAIL AND WOULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO SPEED UP UNTIL THE CRUISE WAS TURNED OFF. OTHER TIMES THE CRUISE WOULD JUST FAIL AND DROP OUT UNEXPECTEDLY. EITHER EVENT COULD BE HAZARDOUS SO WE STOPPED USING THE CRUISE CONTROL. WE WENT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER TWICE WHEN THIS FIRST HAPPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE WE WERE UNABLE TO DEMONSTRATE THE PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY. TODAY WE DID A RECALL SEARCH ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND THE PROBLEM DID EXIST ON MOST 1996 CAMRY BUT OUR VIN NUMBER DID NOT FIT THEIR LISTING. VIN# [XXX] TODAY WE WENT BACK TO THE TOYOTA DEALER WHERE WE BOUGHT THE CAR NEW ON 3/14/1996, BUT THEY WOULD DO NOTHING FOR US. THE DEALER IS RINKE TOYOTA 25420 VANDYKE CENTERLINE, MI 48015 586-758-2000. WE ALSO CALLED THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE 800 NUMBER BEFORE CONTACTING YOU BUT THEY WERE NOT HELPFUL. PLEASE HELP US RESOLVE THIS SAFETY ISSUE. THANK YOU. [XXX]. *NM 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
#10135591August 30, 2005
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
2001 TOYOTA CAMRY WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.*MR WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134744August 30, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. DEALER REPLACED VALVE AND VACUUM SWITCH. ELEVEN MONTHS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED, ONLY THIS TIME IT WAS ANOTHER VALVE AND THE SOP CANISTER. *NM WE WENT ON A TOYOTA CAMRY CHAT LINE AND DISCOVERED MANY MANY OTHER OWNERS WITH THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAD ONLY 28000 MIS. WITH THE FIRST REPAIR AND 34,000 WITH THE SECOND AND LARGER REPAIR. IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH A LARGE NUMBER OF CAMRYS. SHOULD THERE BE A RECALL?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129972August 30, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY; SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE CAR WASH. THE VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO NEUTRAL, ONCE IT CAME OFF OF THE CONVEYER BELT SHE ENTERED THE VEHICLE, PUT HER FOOT ON THE GAS AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE, THE VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO DRIVE WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INTO TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE HIT A MEDIAN STRIP. THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND THE CONSUMER WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS. SHE THEN HIT A SCHOOL BUILDING. SHE HAS A FRACTURED LEG, NECK AND FACIAL INJURIES.. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BUT NOTHING WAS FOUND. THIS HAPPENED JUNE 4, 2005. THE CONSUMER IS NOT SURE WHETHER THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT TAKEN. SHE WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM IMMEDIATELY AND HAS NOT LEFT THE HOSPITAL SINCE. *JB UPDATED 10/06/10. *LJ UPDATED 10/08/10*JB UPDATED 10/14/10. *LJ UPDATED 10/19/10*JB UPDATED 03/15/11*LJ THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC WHO STATED THE IDLE CONTROL WAS STUCK, WHICH CAUSED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. TOYOTA THEN INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. UPDATED 05/13/11*JB UPDATED 09/18/15*LJ *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10134477August 29, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
MY 03 CAMRY WITH 22K MILES, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE SAFETY BUTTON ON THE SHIFTER, OR THE SHIFTER ITSELF. WITH THE ENGINE OFF AND NO KEY IN THE IGNITION, I CAN SLIDE THE SHIFTER FROM PARK TO ANY OTHER GEAR, WITHOUT PRESSING IN THE SAFETY BUTTON. I CANNOT SLIDE THE SHIFTER BACK INTO PARK. HERE'S HOW I FOUND OUT. I PARKED IN MY DRIVE, PUT THE CAR IN PARK, REMOVED THE KEYS, GRABBED MY SHOPPING BAG AND WENT INSIDE. MY HUSBAND CAME IN A FEW MINUTES LATER WITH SOME SHOCKING NEWS. APPARENTLY, MY CAMRY HAD ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVE, TOOK OUT OUR MAILBOX, WENT ACROSS THE STREET AND STOPPED IN OUR NEIGHBOR'S FRONT YARD. OUR DRIVE IS OVER 100' LONG AND SLOPES DOWN TOWARD THE STREET. I HANDED MY HUSBAND THE KEYS AND HE WENT TO THE CAR. IT WAS IN DRIVE. WHAT I CAN FIGURE IS THAT WHEN I GRABBED MY SHOPPING BAG, WHICH WAS FAIRLY HEAVY, I HIT THE SHIFTER AND TOOK THE CAR OUT OF PARK. BUT THAT DOESN'T EXPLAIN HOW THE SHIFTER WAS ABLE TO MOVE WITHOUT MY PUSHING IN THE SAFETY BUTTON. I CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER RELATIONS IN TORRANCE, AND THEY ARRANGED A SERVICE APPT FOR ME AT THE DEALER. THE DEALER INDICATED THEY HAD TO MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT. DURING A FOLLOW-UP CALL FROM THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE REP, THEY INDICATED THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM BEFORE. WHEN I ASKED IF IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN, THE REP SAID IF IT DOES, BRING IT IN. I WILL TRY VERY HARD TO REMEMBER TO USE MY EMERGENCY BRAKE WHENEVER I PARK MY CAR. BUT WHAT IF I FORGET? I DON'T WANT TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MY CAR ROLLING INTO A CHILD, ADULT OR OTHER VEHICLE. IT IS ONLY DUMB LUCK THAT NO ONE WAS HURT WHEN THE CAR ROLLED DOWN OUR DRIVE. HAD IT BEEN DAYTIME, THE CHANCES ARE VERY HIGH THAT SOMEONE WOULD HAVE BEEN INJURED OR KILLED. WE LIVE ON A CUL DE SAC, AND THOSE IN OUR DEVELOPMENT WALK WITH THEIR CHILDREN ON A REGULAR BASIS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THIS IS VERY FRIGHTENING. ARE YOU AWARE OF THIS ISSUE HAPPENING PREVIOUSLY?*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134379August 27, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE PARKING CAR AND APPLYING BRAKE, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SLOWLY ACCELERATE AND PUSHED IN A TIN WALL HOUSING THE FURNANCE ROOM OF A GYM. CAR RESTED ON THE FURNANCE AND A GAS LINE. TOYOTA DIST. MANAGER SAID HE COULDN'T FIND ANY DEFECTS AND COULDN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM SO SAID THEIR HANDS WERE TIED. NOTHING DONE. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134397August 27, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TOYOTA CAMRY 2004, SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY SURGED FORWARD OUT OF CONTROL. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10134305August 26, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DT: THE CALLER SAID TWO WEEKS AFTER SHE BOUGHT VEHICLE IT STALLED AT AN INTERSECTION. SHE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND THEY HAD IT FOR 2 DAYS. DEALER GOT IT STARTED AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. WHEN THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY TOLD HER TO DRIVE IT, AND IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN ,TO LEAVE IT WHERE IT WAS, AND THEY WILL COME AND GET IT. THE SECOND TIME THEY HAD IT THEY REPLACED THE CRANK SENSOR, BUT SAID THEY FOUND NOTHING AGAIN AFTER DOING A DIAGNOSTIC. MANUFACTURER SAID THE VEHICLE WAS FIXED. THE CALLER STILL HAD CONCERNS ABOUT THE VEHICLE BEING SAFE. CALLER HAS ONE CLOSE CALL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134350August 26, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT: THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE BRAKE PROBLEM THE PROBLEM CONCERNED ABS PUMP. WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKES FAILED. EVERY TWO-THREE MONTHS THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED, AT LEAST TWENTY TIMES. THIS PROBLEM FIRST STARTED IN SEPTEMBER 2001. THE FIRST DOCUMENTATION WAS FOR MAY OF 2002. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL NEAR ACCIDENTS, BUT NONE AS OF YET. THE DEALER WAS UNSURE OF THE EXACT PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND IT. THEY HAVE TOLD THE CONSUMER NUMBERS POSSIBILITIES, BUT STILL HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. ALSO, THERE WAS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE. THEY CHANGED THE TIMING BELT BECAUSE OF ENGINE NOISE. THEY TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE WATER PUMP AND IT WAS CHANGED. THE CONSUMER HAD A REPORT FROM THE DEALERSHIP. BUT, NOT ALL OF THE TIMES THAT VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WAS INCLUDED IN THE REPORT. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT ENGINE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE VALVE AND THE LIFTERS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10134195August 25, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
TERRIBLE SMELL FROM HEAT/AIR VENTS,KIDS HAVE ASTHMA AND CAN'T STAND THE SMELL, TOYOTA DEALER JUST SPRAYED VENTS AND POURED FRESHNER IN OUTSIDE VENT, PROBLEM KEPT COMING BACK AND POLLEN FILTER KEPT PLUGGING, NOTHING DONE TO CORRECT IT, NOW IN 2005 MY WATER PUMP WENT BAD. I KNOW THAT THE SMELL IS SOME KIND OF MILDEW OR MOLD FROM SOMETHING NOT BEING FIXED, WHICH COULD LEAD TO SEVERE HEALTH CONDITIONS!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133997August 23, 2005
POWER TRAIN
MY 2005 4-CYLINDER TOYOTA CAMRY HAS DELAYED ACCELERATOR AND ROUGH SHIFTING OF TRANSMISSION. BY DELAYED ACCELERATOR I MEAN THAT YOU HAVE TO PRESS ACCELERATOR PEDAL ABOUT 1/4" TO 1/2" BEFORE ENGINE ENGAGES. THIS HAS BEEN DANGEROUS IN PARKING LOTS WHERE SLOW DRIVING MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO KEEP ENGINE AT SAFE SPEED. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO SHIFTS ROUGHLY AND DOWNSHIFTS HARD WHEN DECELERATING DOWN A HILL. I CONTACTED DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASE MY VEHICLE AND SAY THAT IS THE WAY IT IS SINCE IT IS COMPUTERIZED. SINCE THERE ARE NO CABLES TO ADJUST, I AM OUT OF LUCK. I ALSO CONTACTED 800 NUMBER FOR TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY WERE NO HELP. THEY DID MENTION THAT THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR SAME PROBLEM ON THE CAMRY V-6. IT SEEMS THAT THE 4-CYLINDER HAS SAME PROBLEM BUT NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO WARRANT A TECHNICAL BULLETIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133767August 22, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS COMING ON WITH APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES ON MY 2001 CAMRY. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD A VALVE WAS BAD AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED (ALONG WITH ABOUT $2000 OF OTHER THINGS THAT MYSTERIOUSLY DIDN'T NEED ANY WORK AT MY 36,OOO MILE END OF WARRENTY CHECK-UP). A CURSORY INTERNET SEARCH SHOWED THAT THE VALVE PART WAS ACTUALLY A SENSOR THAT REGULATES FUEL. THE INTERNET SEARCH SHOWED SEVERAL ARTICLES ABOUT INPROPERLY CALIBRATED SENSORS AND ARTICLES SAYING THAT 2001 CAMRYS MANUFATURED IN KENTUCKY WERE UNDER RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE SENSORS. I WAITED FOR A RECALL NOTICE, AND NEVER RECEIVED ONE. I SEARCHED AGAIN FOR THE CALIBRATION ARTICLES AND A MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE LIGHT WOULD TURN OFF IF I DID NOT CARRY A LOT OF LUGGAGE IN THE TRUNK , DID NOT ACCELERATE TOO QUICKLY OR USE A BICYCLE RACK ON THE TRUNK. AVOIDING THESE THINGS CAUSED THE LIGHT TO GO OUT FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME, USUALLY A FEW THOUSAND MILES, AND THEN THE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND GO BACK OFF BEFORE I COULD TAKE IT TO A MECHANIC. I INQUIRED AT TWO TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS TO SEE IF MY CAR WAS TO BE RECALLED. BOTH SAID NO. THE NATIONAL TOYOTA CUSTOMER RELATIONS INSISTED NO 2001 CAMRYS FROM KENTUCKY WERE RECALLED, DESPITE MY FINDING THAT SEVERAL RECALL WEBSITES LISTED THEM. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS NOW BACK ON, AND HAS NOT TURNED OFF LIKE IT HAS IN THE PAST. AFTER SEEING SO MANY ARTICLES ON IMPROPER CALIBRATION AND DEFECTS, I WOULD LIKE TO SUBMIT MY CAR FOR RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133778August 22, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
DT: THE CRUISE CONTROL TOOK OFF AND ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. WENT TWO YARDS AND HIT A TELEPHONE POLE. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID DEPLOY. CONTACTED TOYOTA, THERE WERE SUPPOSED TO CALL BACK, COME AND LOOK AT VEHICLE. . THIS HAPPENED ON AUGUST 12, 2005. THE CONSUMER DID NOT WANT TO GIVE PHONE NUMBER.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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