Toyota Camry Complaints

19,642 consumer complaints on file.

#10118553April 27, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1. WE PURCHASED A NEW 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE FROM BEAVERTON TOYOTA (BEAVERTON, OREGON) 2. HERE ARE THE THREE PROBLEMS: A. WHEN GOING DOWN A HILL, ON DRY PAVEMENT, WITH THE BRAKES BEING "FEATHERED", WITH NO ADDITIONAL FOOT PEDAL PRESSURE, THE BRAKES SUDDENLY ENGAGE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL PUSHES BACK ON THE DRIVERS FOOT. B. AFTER BRAKING AND THEN ACCELERATING, THE BRAKES DO NOT RELEASE AFTER THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS BEEN RELEASED. THIS CAUSES THE ENGINE TO HESITATE UNTIL THE BRAKES RELEASE. THIS HAPPENS ESPECIALLY IN HEAVY STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. C. WITH VERY LITTLE PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE ENGINE HESITATES WHICH CAUSES THE TRANSMISSION TO DOWNSHIFT MULTIPLE TIMES RUNNING THE RPMS UP TO THE REDLINE. 3. I HAVE REPORTED THESE PROBLEMS TO BEAVERTON TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE HILLSBORO (OREGON) TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT ONE TIME. THEY ADMIT THERE ARE PROBLEMS, BUT SINCE TOYOTA HAS NOT ISSUED A "SERVICE BULLETIN" THEY CAN DO NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEMS. I HAVE DRIVEN ANOTHER 2004 CAMRY AT THE HILLSBORO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND NONE OF THE PROBLEMS LISTED ABOVE OCCURRED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118556April 27, 2005
TIRES
ORIGINAL TIRES DO NOT FUNCTION ON ROAD IF ANY LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW IS PRESENT. HAZARDOUS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118463April 26, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
TOYOTA FAILED TO FIX DEFECT WITH BRAKES UNDER WARRANTY, LEFT FRONT BRAKE FAILED, AND CAUGHT FIRE AFTER SHORT DRIVE. DEALER FAILED TO FIX SECOND TIME CLAIMED IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM, CAR HAD BEEN TAMPERED WITH, TOYOT0 DEALERSHIP WAS LONE REPAIR SHOP EVER USED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117022April 26, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A TUNE UP AND AFTER THE TUNE UP THE DEALER TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR A TEST DRIVE AND THE ENGINE BLEW OUT. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THEY WOULD REPLACE THE ENGINE. *AK THERE WAS KNOCKING, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RUN. THE ORIGINAL MOTOR ROD HAD COME APART. THERE WAS NO SIGN OF MISUSE. THE OIL WAS OKAY AND THERE WAS NO SIGN OF WHY THE ROD HAD COME APART. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118360April 25, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES
IN MY 2001 TOYOTA CAMRY, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS RECENTLY COME ON. IT WAS DUE TO A FAULTY VSV VALVE CHARCOAL CANISTER ASSEMBLY, AS I AM BEING TOLD. AS A RESULT, THIS CAR WILL NOT PAST STATE EMISSIONS. I HAVE ALSO BEEN TOLD I NEED TO PAY OVER $400.00 SO FAR ON THIS REPAIR. I AM FORCED TO DO THIS AT THIS TIME SINCE I NEED TO PASS THE EMISSIONS AND BE ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR. THIS CAR HAS JUST TURNED 40K MILES. I HAVE RESEARCHED ON THE WEB AND FOUND MANY TOYOTA OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. SOME AND GETTING REPAIRS DONE FOR FREE, SOME ARE NOT. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS, BUT NO RECALL, SO I HAVE HEARD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118447April 25, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING FIRST 100 MILES THE TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING ERATICALLY, UPSHIFT AND DOWNSHIFTS NOT CHANGING SMOOTHLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118232April 21, 2005
STEERING
TOYOTA CAMRY WAS PURCHASED JUNE 28, 2004. PULLED TO LEFT DURING TEST DRIVE BUT WAS PROMISED THAT IT WOULD BE ALIGNED AND TAKEN CARE OF. REPEATED TRIP'S FOR SERVICE HAVE RESULTED IN THE TIRES BE ROTATED REPEATEDLY BUT NO EFFECT ON THE PULLING ISSUE. ENDED UP IN ARBITRATION. WASTE OF TIME. SHOP FORMAN TYPE PERSON ACKNOWLEDGED THIS AS A OFT REPEATED COMPLAINT. ARBITRATION DENIED ANY TYPE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT. CONSTANTLY REPEATED THE "CROWN OF THE ROAD" STORY, THE "ITS DESIGNED THAT WAY FOR YOUR SAFETY" STORY, ETC. FIRST SET OF TIRES WORE OUT AFTER 18000 MILES. WAS TOLD THAT THEY'RE DESIGNED THAT WAY FOR A BETTER RIDE. TOOK CAR TO ANOTHER TOYOTA DEALER. HE CHANGED SPRINGS AND SUCH, APPARENTLY TO EXERCISE THE WARRANTY. AFTER NEARLY A WEEK IN THE SHOP, NO BETTER. AGAIN TOLD THE "CROWN OF THE ROAD STORY" AND THE "ITS DESIGNED THAT WAY" STORY. TO REPEAT WHAT IF HAVE SEEN IN THE OTHER COMPLAINTS, THIS IS TOO MUCH TO PAY FOR A NEW CAR THAT CONSTANTLY PULLS TO THE LEFT. IT WOULD SEEM TO ME THAT HAVING IT PULL TOWARDS THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC WOULD NOT BE THE DESIRED RESULT HERE. THE ACT OF HAVING TO CONSTANTLY APPLY RIGHT TENSION IS NOT ONLY TIRING, IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. IF YOU GLANCE AWAY FROM THE ROAD, THE ABNORMAL FEEL OF RIGHT TENSION CAUSES SOME TOTALLY UNDESIRABLE MANEUVERS. TOTALLY FRUSTRATING. IT APPEARS THAT MY THIRD TOYOTA WILL BE MY LAST. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119171April 20, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2004 TOYOTA CAMRY EXPERIENCED SUDDEN BRAKE FAILURE.*MR THE CONSUMER WAS UNALE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN THE BRAKE FAILURE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT WHICH INVOLVED 4 VEHICLES. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10118155April 20, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE MY WIFE AND I WERE AT A COMPLETE STOP IN A LINE OF TRAFFIC, OUR ELEVEN MONTH-OLD CAMRY LE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY AND WITHOUT WARNING WHILE MY FOOT WAS SQUARELY AND FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. WITHIN A FEW SECONDS: A) THE CAR VIOLENTLY LURCHED FORWARD, AND I INSTINCTIVELY PRESSED HARDER ON THE BRAKE TO KEEP FROM PLOWING INTO THE LINE OF VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME; B) WE HEARD THE ENGINE ACCELERATING; AND, C) I CHECKED THE TACHOMETER AND OBSERVED IT STEADILY INCREASING FROM A NORMAL IDLE SPEED TO ALMOST THE MAXIMUM. I MAINTAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PREVENTED THE ENGINE SPEED FROM CONTINUING TO ITS PEAK BY QUICKLY SHIFTING THE CAR INTO PARK AND TURNING IT OFF. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 20-30 SECONDS I RESTARTED THE CAR, AND THE IDLE WAS ONCE AGAIN NORMAL. I DROVE THE CAR TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP, APPROXIMATELY 3 BLOCKS AWAY. THE CAR HAS NOW BEEN IN THE POSSESSION OF THE TOYOTA DEALER FOR OVER TWO MONTHS, AND THEIR MECHANICS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE EVENT OR FIND ANY RECORD OF THE INCIDENT IN THE ON-BOARD COMPUTER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118185April 20, 2005
STRUCTURE:BODY, STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR
CAR WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY FOR 2 DAYS ON MARCH 31 AND APRIL 1 DURING A DRIVING RAIN STORM CAR WAS NOT DRIVEN FOR 2 DAYS. ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON APRIL 1 AT 3:3 PM OPENED CAR DOOR AND DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR AND CARPETING WAS WET FROM GAS PEDAL UNDER SEAT TO BACK SEAT. TOYOTA SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG AND I MUST HAVE DRIVEN IN HIGH WATER OR PARKED WHERE MY CAR COULD FLOOD. FIRST OF ALL CAR WASN'T UNDER WATER IN MY DRIVEWAY, IF THAT WAS THE CASE, MY ENTIRE CAR WOULD BE FLOODED, NOT JUST DRIVERS SIDE FLOORBOARD, AND MY HOUSE WOULD BE UNDER WATER. SECOND OF ALL ,IF I HAD DRIVEN IN HIGH WATER BOTH SIDES OF FLOOR BOARD WOULD BE WET. NOT JUST DRIVERS SIDE. ON MARCH 30TH DAY BEFORE THE STORM MY CAR CAME FROM TOYOTA SHOP FROM GETTING A STEERING SHAFT PUT IN THE CAR. MAKES ME WONDER IF THEY DIDN'T SEAL SOMETHING UP AROUND THE FIREWALL, ANYWAY THEY ARE REFUSING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THIS CAR, IS LEAKING ON JUST THE DRIVERS SIDE FLOORBOARD. ALSO BAD RATTLES IN B PILLARS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109324April 20, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED A SURGE IN ACCELERATION. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM HAPPENED WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS APPLIED HARD. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115672April 18, 2005
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
GOODYEAR, AQUATREAD, 205/65R15, DOT# MDUP3MHP4301. ALL FOUR TIRES ARE WEARING ON THE OUTER EDGES. THERE IS ONLY 28,000 MILES OF TREAD WEAR ON THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN COMPLETELY ALIGNED HOWEVER, THE TIRES CONTINUE TO WEAR EXCESSIVELY ON THE OUTER EDGES. OWNER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND IS STILL WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. *AK THE CONSUMER FELT THE TIRE WERE UNSATISFACTORY IN RAIN OR WET ROADS. THE VEHICLE WOULD SLIDE AND SKID IN WET WEATHER. *BF *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109512April 18, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE MADE NOISES, ENGINE ACCELERATED, AND VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THE DEALER TOLD THE OWNER THAT THIS PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THEREFORE THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *AK *BF *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117998April 17, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I PULLED INTO A BUSINESS PARKING LOT AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, SLIGHTLY TOUCHED THE ACCELERATOR, REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR AND THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED RAPIDLY ON ITS OWN. I FIRMLY APPLIED THE BRAKE TO STOP BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE ACTION OF THE BRAKES LEFT A LONG PATCH OF RUBBER, BUT DID NOT SLOW THE CAR. AFTER STRIKING AN SUV, MOVING IT OUT OF THE WAY AND INTO ANOTHER CAR, THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE UNTIL IT WAS STOPPED BY A METAL LIGHT POLE. THE CAR HAS YET TO BE EXAMINED BY A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118898April 15, 2005
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE CONSUMER WAS ON THE ROAD. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE TIRES COMPLETELY SEPARATED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118914April 15, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION 11 TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AFTER EACH INCIDENT, BUT THE CAUSE WAS STILL UNDETERMINED.*AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116926April 14, 2005
SUSPENSION
2002 TOYOTA CAMRY PULLS TO THE LEFT. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE, BOTH TIMES THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE ALIGNMENT. AFTER CAR WAS REALIGNED IT STILL HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116823April 12, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON MARCH 2, THE ENGINE ON MY TOYOTA CAMRY THREW A ROD, AND RESULTED IN A TERMINAL FAILURE OF THE ENGINE. I HAVE MAINTAINED THIS CAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT, SUPPOSEDLY "CERTIFIED USED" FROM ROSEVILLE TOYOTA, IN AUGUST 2002. I PLEADED WITH TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION FOR ASSISTANCE BUT THEY SAID THAT MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED 2 MONTHS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. DUE TO EXTREME STRAINS ON MY TIME, I HAD THE ENGINE REBUILT FOR NEARLY $3700. UPON DRIVING THE CAR FOR LESS THAN 200 MILES AFTER HAVING THE ENGINE REBUILT, THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT AN ESTIMATED $1500. I DO NOT HAVE TIME OR MONEY TO CONTINUALLY REPAIR THIS CAR AND HAVE ASKED FOR ASSISTANCE FROM BOTH ROSEVILLE TOYOTA AND TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION BOTH. IT WAS RECENTLY BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT THE TOYOTA THAT I PURCHASED FROM ROSEVILLE TOYOTA WAS NEVER CERTIFIED TO BEGIN WITH. THEY MISLEADINGLY SOLD ME A CAR UNDER THE FALSE IMPRESSION THAT IT WAS CERTIFIED WHEN IT WAS NOT. I PLACE THE BLAME FOR THE RECENT FAILURES AND RESULTANT REPAIR FEES ON ROSEVILLE TOYOTA. IF I HAD KNOWN THAT THIS PARTICULAR CAR WAS NOT A CERTIFIED TOYOTA VEHICLE, I WOULD NEVER HAVE TAKEN IT OFF THE LOT AND CONSEQUENTIALLY EXPERIENCED ANY OF THE PROBLEMS DESCRIBED ABOVE. HOWEVER, I WAS FALSELY MISLEAD TO BELIEVE THAT I WAS GETTING A CERTIFIED VEHICLE AND DROVE OFF HAPPILY. NONE OF THE PARTS REPAIRED OR REPLACED ARE AVAILABLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116628April 8, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
BACK IN SEPT 2004 WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. THE CHARCOAL CANISTER WAS REPLACED WITH GENUINE TOYOTA PARTS. THEN THE LIGHT RETURNED ON 10/04/04, 11/23/04 AND 4/7/05 DUE TO THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE CANISTER WAS REPLACED EACH TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116560April 7, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO LEAVE PARKING SPACE MY 2004 CAMERY V6 WITH BRAKE DEPRESSED CAR CAR ACCELERATED WITH VERY HIGH RPM. COULD NOT STOP THE CAR HITTING A GMC TRUCK. WHEN CAR COULD NOT MOVE THE TRUCK IT STOPPED.DROVE HOME WITH NO PROBLEM. CALLED DEALER THEY STATED IF THE CAR WAS NOT HAVING THE PROBLEM NOW THEY COULDN'T FIX IT . AFTER DRIVING IT MY HUSBAND HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND DIDN'T WANT THE CAR BACK UNTIL THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. RETURNED CAR AFTER STATING THEY WOULD START FILE . *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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