Toyota Camry Complaints

19,642 consumer complaints on file.

#10117511April 6, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VEHICLE STALLS IN TRAFFIC AND THEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE IS OKAY. MANUFACTURER STATES THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES.*AK.....VEHICLE HAS A HESITATION PROBLEM. ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS CONSUMER WAS PLACED IN DANGER OF CROSSING A BYSY HIGHWAY BECAUSE THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE...AT ALL. THE ENGINE HAS A ONE MINUTE DELAY BETWEEN THE TINE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS PRESSED TO THE TIME THE RPMS BEGIN TO GO UP. FURTHERMORE, WHEN CROSSING AN UNCONTROLLED INTERSECTION ON A HIGHWAY WITH 55+ MPH TRAFFIC THE HESITATION CAN LAND CONSUMER'S VEHICLE IN THE ONCOMING LANE TOO LATE. THE LUNGE THAT AKES PLACE WHEN VEHICLE FINALLY DOES ACCELERATE, IS A VERY JERKY AND UNSAFE RIDE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113456April 6, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, AIR BAGS
COMPLAINT VIA E-MAIL. HAD LEARNED THAT NHTSA INVESTIGATED SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN THE 2002 AND 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY. I EXPERIENCED THIS EFFECT RECENTLY WITH MY 1999 CAMRY. THE INCIDENT TOOK PLACE INSIDE THE GARAGE OF MY APARTMENT BUILDING. ALTHOUGH NO INJURIES OCCURRED, MY CAR AND ANOTHER CAR SUFFERED SOME BODY DAMAGE. I TOOK THE CAR TO A TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER , BUT THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING THAT WOULD EXPLAIN THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS BACKING INTO HIS PARKING SPACE WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD. THE BRAKES DID NOT SLOW THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER HIT A POST, BOUNCED OF IT AND HIT A PARKED VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *SC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117472April 5, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED THROUGH THE CAR WASH WHILE IDLING THE ATTENDANT MOTIONED THE CONSUMER TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE CAR WASH. CONSUMER SHIFTED VEHICLE INTO DRIVE AND IT SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED AND LURCHED FORWARD AT HIGH SPEED AND HIT A TREE BEFORE STOPPING. CONSUMER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO THE BODY, BUT THEY DECLINED TRANSPORTATION TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL. MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER WERE NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10116280April 3, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS TURINING INTO THE PARKING AREA AT MY COMPLEX I ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN AND APPLIED THE BRAKES AS I NORMALL WOULD TO TURN INTO MY PARKING SPACE. AS I STARTED TO BRAKE, THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE. I MADE A CONSCIOUS EFFORT TO LIFT MY FOOT OFF BOTH PEDALS TO BE SURE I WAS NOT PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR INSTEAD OF THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE KEPT ACCELERATING. I IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO APPLY THE BRAKE, WHICH DID NOT SLOW THE VEHICLE. WHEN I REALIZED THAT I WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN, I ABORTED THE TURN INTO THE PARKING SPACE AND STRAIGHTENED OUT THE VEHICLE TO AVOID HITTING OTHER PARK CARS AND TO GIVE MORE TIME AND DISTANCE TO SAFELY BRAKE. THE VEHCILE WOULD NOT SLOW, AND KEPT ACCELERATING, CAUSING IT TO GO UP AND OVER THE CONCRETE CURB/SIDEWALK, AND RIGHT INTO A SET OF STAIRS AT THE COMPLEX. NO ONE WAS INJURED, MYSELF INCLUDED, BUT THE STAIRCASE, NEEDLESS TO SAY, IS DEMOLISHED, AS IS THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF MY CAMRY. VEHICLE IS AT BODY SHOP AS OF NOW, NO ASSESSMENT HAS BEEN DONE. I DID, HOWEVER, EARLIER THIS EVENING SIMPLY LOG ONTO GOOGLE WHERE I TYPED IN "TOYOTA CAMRY ACCELERATOR STICKING" AND CAME UP WITH THE FOLLOWING LINK: HTTP://SUBSCRIPT.BNA.COM/SAMPLES/PLD.NSF/0/33A2947408D24D5185256E5300035CAC?OPENDOCUMENT. *AK *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117239April 1, 2005
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
VEHICLE WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT. UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE THE NEXT MORNING CONSUMER SMELLED SMOKE. HE DISCOVERED THE SMOKE HAD COME FROM THE PASSENGER'S DOOR PANEL WHICH WAS NOT BURNING ANYMORE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117435March 31, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2003 TOYOTA CAMRY HAS PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE EQUIPMENT.*MR THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES FADED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES BUT THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116103March 30, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE REVS AND LUNGES WHEN STOPPED AND IN DRIVE. THIS OCCURS REGULARILY AND THE DEALERSHIP TOLD MY WIFE THAT IT WAS "INHERRENT" WITH THE CAMRY. IT HAPPENS FREQUENTLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108704March 30, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE VEHICLE TENDS TO HESITATE AND NOT ACCELERATE WHILE PRESSING DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHILE ON THE ROAD. OWNER WILL CONTACT MANUFACTURER. *JB *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116003March 29, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ON MARCH 21,2005 I GAVE MY TYOTA CAMRY CE 1999 WITH 103,000 MILES ON IT FOR TUNE UP TO DOOR'S AUTO SPEED SHOP. THE NEXT DAY, AFTER THE TUNEUP WAS COMLETED THE MECHANICS TOOK THE CAR FOR A TEST DRIVE. DURING THE DRIVE BELOW 40 MILES PER HOUR THE ENGINE BLEW UP. MR. KEITH DOOR, THE OWNER AND MANAGER OF THE SHOP, CALLED THE LOCAL TOYOTA OF SLIDELL AND INFORMED THEM THAT THE ENGINE BLEW UP BECAUSE OF THE ACCUMULATION OF THE SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. THEY AGREED TO CHANGE THE ENGINE FREE OF CHARGE. LATER, HOWEVER, THEY DEMANDED $4,000 FOR THE NEW ENGINE CLAIMING THAT THE CAUSE OF THE BLOWUP WAS NOT THE SLUDGE.THEY COULD NOT TELL, HOWEVER,WHY THE ENGINE BLEW UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117036March 29, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AT 630 MILES THE ODOMETER FAILED. WHICH READ 56 MILES UPON PURCHASE. THE SPEEDOMETER, CRUISE CONTROL, AND THE ODOMETER OPERATED UNDER ONE MODULE. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THREE MONTHS LATER, THE MODULE FAILED AGAIN. TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THEY REPLACED THE SPEEDOMETER ASSEMBLY. WHILE DRIVING WITH THE VEHICLE IN CRUISE CONTROL IT WILL SURGE FORWARD AT AN ALARMING RATE OF SPEED. TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117084March 29, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, AIR BAGS
VEHICLE WAS RUNNING WHILE THE DRIVER WAS SITTING INSIDE OF THE PARKING LOT. VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IT CRASHED INTO A BRICK WALL. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117303March 29, 2005
AIR BAGS
THE CONSUMER REQUEST THAT THE AIR BAGS IN HER 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY BE TURNED OFF BECAUSE SHE ONLY SITS APPR. 6 INCHES FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. *MR *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112822March 28, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN BRAKING INTERMITTENTLY THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THIS CONDITION HAS OCCURRED 8 TIMES WITHIN TWO MONTHS. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE CAUSE OR DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK THIS PROBLEM ALSO OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE. *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117410March 25, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
CONCERNS WITH DESIGN FLAW WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM ON THE 2005 TOYOTA CAMRY.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED THE DISTANCE IN WHICH THE BRAKE PEDAL MUST MOVE TO STOP THE VEHICLE MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115832March 25, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN ACCELERATION PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH DRIVER WOULD STEP ON THE ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE WOULD BEGAN TO HESITATE. THEN, THE SPEED WOULD CONTINUE TO DECREASE EVEN WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS PUSHED DOWN TO THE FLOOR. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. OWNER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER. THE DEALER HAS HAD THE VEHICLE FOR A MONTH. HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115863March 25, 2005
WHEELS
WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH RIGHT FRONT WHEEL CAME OFF WITH THE HUB, LUGS AND NUTS STILL CONNECTED TO THE WHEEL. VEHICLE LOST SOME CONTROL, BUT WAS NOT INVOLVED IN A CRASH. NO INJURY OR REPORT WAS TAKEN. CONSUMER HAS THE VEHICLE TOWED TO HIS HOME.THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED ,AND THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115694March 23, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN DRIVING AND GOING DOWN HILL BRAKES WERE HARD, AND A NOISE COULD BE HEARD. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING IN THE ICE AND SNOW ON BOTH OCCASIONS. VEHICLE WENT INTO A FISH TAIL, ALMOST CAUSING A COLLISION. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115705March 23, 2005
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
DRIVER NOTICED THAT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE WAS INOPERATIVE. DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE HANDLE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED IT. A FEW YEARS LATER THE PROBLEM RECURRED WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR. THEN, MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE HANDLE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115527March 22, 2005
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK WITH OR WITHOUT THE REMOTE OR THE KEY. NO ONE CAN ENTER INTO THE PASSENGER SEAT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114383March 20, 2005
STRUCTURE:BODY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
1.) THE BLACK PAINT ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAS WORN OFF, EXPOSING A BRIGHT METALLIC SURFACE WHICH REFLECTS SUNLIGHT DIRECTLY INTO THE DRIVER'S EYES.; 2.) HAVING ONLY 37,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, THE EXHUAST SYSTEM IS IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT!!!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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