Toyota Camry Complaints

19,642 consumer complaints on file.

#10125384June 15, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
I HAVE DRIVEN A TOYOTA CAMRY FOR 14 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT NOR A TRAFFIC CITATION. IN OCTOBER 2004 WE BOUGHT A NEW TOYOTA CAMRY. ON APRIL 25, 2005 I DROVE TO A MEETING AT A PRIVATE HOME ON A 27 ACRE FARM. I HAD TWO PASSENGERS IN THE CAR. WHEN BACKING UP VERY SLOWLY TO TURN THE CAR AROUND I HAD A SUDDEN UNEXPECTED SPEED SURGE. BRAKES DID NOT WORK. I GLANCED OFF ONE CAR DAMAGING THE BACK BUMPER AND PUTTING A CREASE IN THE SIDE, THEN HIT A PICKUP TRUCK SQUARE ON ITS BUMPER KNOCKING OFF THE LICENCE PLATE. SINCE THERE WERE PEOPLE, CARS AND BUILDINGS BEHIND ME, I MANAGED TO GET IT OUT OF REVERSE BUT THEN IT SURGED FORWARD (NO BRAKES) WENT ABOUT 150 FT AND I HAD TO TURN OFF THE KEY IN AN ATTEMPT TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN. THIS WAS ON A LONG GRAVEL DRIVEWAY AND THE CAR WAS OUT OF CONTROL. IT COASTED ABOUT 90 FT, WENT THROUGH A WIRE FENCE, HIT A FENCE POST, A ROOF SUPPORT, AND HIT A 800 LB BALER WHICH MOVED 5 FT INTO A LARGE FARM SPRAYER. THREE PEOPLE WITNESSED WHAT HAPPENED AND HEARD THE CAR WHEN IT SURGED BACKWARD. THE REAR SEAT BELT SNAPPED OPEN ON IMPACT. ONE OF THE PASSENGERS WAS INJURED, ONE HAD BRUISES.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10125819June 10, 2005
STEERING:COLUMN, POWER TRAIN
2003 TOYOTA CAMRY EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH HESITATION UPON ACCELERATION.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** *MR THIS WOULD OCCUR AS THE CONSUMER WOULD ATTEMPT TO PASS OTHER VEHICLES. THERE WAS A BREAK AND OR CHATTER IN THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL. THE HESITATION WOULD OCCUR AT ALL SPEEDS AND THERE WAS A RUBBING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124660June 9, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TOYOTA CAMRY WITH 4 CYLINDER ENGINE, 2000 SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER SLUDGE POLICY SUDDENLY SEIZED THROWING A ROD THROUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK AT HIGHWAY SPEED. TOYATA IS REFUSING TO FIX DUE TO UNABLE TO PROVIDE 5 DOCUMENTED OIL CHANGES DUE TO HUSBAND DOING MOST ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. REFUSING TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION STATING DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124459June 7, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT: CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE TAKES OFF BY ITSELF. THIS CAN HAPPEN WHILE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH FOOT ON BRAKE. AT ONE TIME CONSUMER WAS PUTTING THE CAR ON PLANKS TO CHANGE OIL AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, AND HIT CONSUMER'S SPOUSE, WHO SUSTAINED INJURIES.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10124378June 6, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE WINDSHIELD HAS BEEN BROKEN BY LOW IMPACT ROAD DEBRIS THROWN UP BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. I HAVE EXPERIENCED STRONGER IMPACTS IN OTHER VEHICLES WITH NO OR CONSIDERABLY LESS DAMAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124773June 3, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW WHY HER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER SHE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIES. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10124083June 3, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM), STEERING, POWER TRAIN
RECENTLY I BROUGHT MY 04 CAMRY TO MY DEALER BECAUSE OF SULFUR SMELL AND RATTLE AT LIGHT ACCELERATION. THE DEALER VERIFIED THE PROBLEMS AND REPLACED THE CONVERTER AND INTAKE MANIFOLD ACCORDING TO THE TSBS. THEY SAID THEY ALSO HAD TO RE-PROGRAM THE ECM. THEN AFTER I PICKED UP THE CAR, I FOUND EVERYTHING IS HARDER: THE ACCELERATION, STEERING, AND BRAKING. I FOUND IT IS HARD TO MAINTAIN A SPEED WHETHER ON LOCAL OR HIGHWAY. ON MAY 28,2005, WHILE I DROVE THE CAR ON HIGHWAY WITH 4 PERSONS SITTING IN THE CAR (INCLUDING ME), I FOUND THE STEERING WAS VERY HARD AND FELTED LIKE IT WAS LOCKED, AND I FOUND IT IS VERY HARD TO ACCELERATE TO HWY SPEED AND HARD TO MAINTAIN IT. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER AGAIN ON MAY 31. AFTER HAVING A TECHNICIAN TEST DROVE IT, THEY TOLD ME IT WAS SIMILAR TO OTHER CAMRYS (NORMAL) AND WOULDN'T WANT TO SOLVE MY PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THEY NEVER TRIED TO REPRODUCE MY PROBLEM (BY HAVING MORE PEOPLE SITTING IN THE CAR). I THINK THIS PROBLEM IS A SAFTY ISSUE SO I FILE COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. I ALSO FEEL THE CAR DOESN'T SHIFT RIGHT AND ENGINE IS NOISER AFTER THE CONVERT/INTAKE CHANGE AND RE-PROGRAMMING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124084June 3, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT: ON 5/27/05 WHILE DRIVING AND AFTER STOPPING THE ACCELERATOR WOULD HESITATE, THEN THE TRANSMISSION WOULD JERK INTO GEAR. PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. CANNOT MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN OR RIGHT HAND TURN BECUASE THE CAR HESITATES SO MUCH IT WONT GO. TOOK CAR TO DEALER, AND DELAER REPORTED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NORMAL. DEALER REPORTED NOTHING COULD BE DONE. TOYOTA REPORTED THEY WERE LOOKING AT THE PROBLEM AND WILL REPORT ANY DEVELOPMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124753June 3, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT
2005 TOYOTA CAMRY LE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE TURN SIGNALS.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** *MR WHEN MAKING GENTLE TURNS, THE SIGNAL OFTEN DID NOT DISENGAGE. *SC THE TURN SIGNALS WERE ALSO SILENT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124738June 2, 2005
STRUCTURE
CONSUMER WANTS TO FILE A CLAIM REGARDING THE NON CONFORMITY OF THE WINDSCREEN FOR THE 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY. *MR THERE WAS A NOISE CREATED BY THE WINDSCREEN WHICH WAS ABNORMAL AND LOUD. THERE WAS ALSO A VIBRATION NOISE COMING FROM THE SUNROOF. TOYOTA'S RESOLUTION WAS TO REFUND MONEY. TOYOTA ALSO SUGGESTED THAT THE NOISE WAS NORMAL. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10123934June 2, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER, STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT OR RIGHT--MOSTLY LEFT. VEHILCE WILL NOT DRIVE STRAIGHT WITHOUT CONSTANT PRESSURE ON THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAVE COMPLAINED AND HAVE TAKEN IT IN FOR SERVICE AND/OR TEST DRIVEN A TOTAL OF EIGHT TIMES. FOUR TIMES HAVE BEEN IN THE LAST MONTH. THE SPRINGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND A WHEEL ALIGNMENT HAS BEEN PERFORMED. TWO SERVICE MANAGERS HAVE DRIVEN WITH ME FROM TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS. THEY COULD FEEL THE CAR PULLING BUT SAID IT WAS "NORMAL." THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE PULL/DRIFT BUT THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY IMPROVEMENT TO MY VEHICLE. I HEAR RATTLES IN THE DRIVER WINDOW, THE PASSENGER WINDOW/DOOR, AND THE DASH. THE WINDOWS WERE SERVICED ONCE. THE DASH HAS BEEN SERVICED TWICE. SERVICEMEN REPLACED THE SEATBELT PANEL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BECAUSE THEY THOUGHT THE NOISE EXISTED THERE. THE NOISE STILL EXISTS. SINCE THEN, THEY DON'T TRY TO REPAIR AND I'VE BEEN TOLD 'A LITTLE PLAY IN THE WINDOWS IS NORMAL.'
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10123738June 1, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, STEERING:COLUMN
DT: ABOUT 300 MILES WHILE DRIVING STEERING WHEEL CAME LOOSE, AND CAUSED LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. AT 537 MILES, WHILE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN AND THEN A LEFT TURN, AS DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO STRAIGHTEN THE VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT RESPOND. STEERING WHEEL HAD NO CONTROL. THE WEATHER WAS DRY, A FLAT ROAD. THE SPEED WAS ABOUT 65 PMH. VEHICLE CRAHED INTO A WALL. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PASSENGER SUSTAINED A BROKEN BACK, AND ARM. DRIVER SUSTAINED A BROKEN ANKLE AND BRUISES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10122296May 27, 2005
TIRES
DT: CONSUMER BOUGHT A NEW TOYOTA CAMRY IN 2004. THE SALESMAN REPRESENTED THE TIRES AT 50,000 MILES WITH NO PROBLEMS. IN ONE YEAR, THE TIRE HAD LESS THAN 21,000 MILES AND ALL FOUR WERE BALD. THERE IS A NEED FOR 4 NEW TIRES. CONSUMER CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THEIR TIRES ONLY HAD 20-30,000 MILES ON TIRES. CONSUMER HAD BEEN DRIVING WITH GRANDCHILDREN IN CAR ON THOSE SUPPOSEDLY 50,000 MILE TIRES THINKING THEY HAD LONGER WEAR. VEHICLE NOW NEEDS ALL NEW TIRES AFTER ONE YEAR AND LESS THAN 21,000 MILES. CONSUMER TOOK A TRIP TO FLORIDA @ 14,000 MILES AND AFTER PICKING UP A TACK WENT TO DEALER TO GET REPAIRED AND SERVICE DEALER NOTED THERE WAS UNEVEN WEAR ON TIRES. CALLED TOYOTA AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD TAKE 3-5 DAYS. TOOK TO FIRESTONE INSTEAD WHO ROTATED TIRES AND SAID THE TIRES WERE NORMAL. YESTERDAY WAS TOLD THE TIRES WERE READY TO BLOW, THE STEEL BELTS WERE ABOUT TO COME. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10122316May 27, 2005
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
REAR SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. I NOTICED SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS FROM CONSUMERS. I BELIEVE IT IS TIME THE MANUFACTURER TOOK NOTE OF THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10122333May 27, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
STRONG GLARE IN WINDSHIELD DUE TO REFLECTION OF SUNLIGHT OFF TOP OF DASH ABOVE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THIS IS VERY DISTRACTING TO SEE THROUGH DURING BRIGHT SUNLIGHT AND MAKES DRIVING DANGEROUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117204May 26, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH BEHIND A PICK UP TRUCK WOODEN CANVAS CONNECTED TO SOME METAL POLES FLEW OFF THE BACK OF THE PICK UP AND HIT THE FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, SPUN SEVERAL TIMES UNCONTROLLABLY AND RAN INTO A LAMP POLE. UPON IMPACT, THE FRONT OR SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE CONSUMER WAS STRUCK IN THE WINDSHIELD BY A PICK UP TRUCK BED COVER LINER. *SC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10115784May 23, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED BUT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO REIMBURSE THE TOWING COST. THEY WON'T PAY FOR THE 7 MILES TOWING CHARGE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER. *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121792May 21, 2005
AIR BAGS
ON APRIL 26, 2005, MY DAUGHTER DRIVING A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY LE (V6) REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE (AN ACURA) AT AN SPEED OF 50+ MPH AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS IN THE CAMRY WERE DEPLOYED. DRIVERS OF BOTH CARS WERE TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR FURTHER EVALUATION. LATER, I CONTACTED TOYOTA CORP. WHICH HAD ONE OF ITS INSPECTOR INSPECT THE WRECKED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED "THE AIRBAGS OPERATED AS DESIGNED." I HAVE REQUESTED ON AT LEAST TWO OCCASIONS A COPY OF THE INSPECTION REPORT AND OTHER RELATED DOCUMENTS AND MEMOS FROM TOYOTA CORP AND THEY HAVE REFUSED TO PROVIDE ME WITH THE REQUESTED DOCUMENTS. IN A MAY 16, 2005, LETTER SENT TO ME BY TOYOTA, THEY HAVE STATED THAT "THE SRS AIRBAGS ARE NOT DESIGNED TO INFLATE IF THE VEHICLE IS SUBJECTED TO A REAR IMPACT, IF IT ROLLS OVER OR IF IT IS INVOLVED IN A LOW SPEED FRONTAL COLLISION." IN REALITY, OUR CAMRY WAS NOT REAR-ENDED, DID NOT ROLL OVER, AND HAD A HIGH SPEED FRONTAL COLLISION OF 50+MPH.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10122662May 19, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AFTER HIS VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND DID NOT STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. *MR ALL COMPUTER PULSES WERE TESTED AND NOTHING WAS FOUND WRONG. WHEN THE SHIFTER WAS PLACED IN THE DRIVE POSITION, THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STEERED TO AVOID THE PARKED VEHICLES AND CRASHED INTO A CHURCH. *SC *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121422May 19, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
DT: 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THE BRAKES AND ACCELERATOR. WHEN BOTH OWNER AND THE SPOUSE DROVE THE VEHICLE, THEY FELT THE PLACEMENT OF THE ACCELERATOR AND THE BRAKE WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS AND NO OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THIS ONLY OCCURS WHEN BOTH ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE ARE PUSHED. THE CONSUMER FELT IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW OR DEFECT. *JB *SB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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