Toyota Camry Complaints

19,642 consumer complaints on file.

#10114318March 19, 2005
STEERING
VEHICLE HAS PULLED LEFT EVER SINCE THE TIRES WERE ROTATED FOR THE FIRST TIME. I'VE HAD IT BACK TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES, WITH THEM SHOWING ME THAT THE ALIGNMENT FALLS WITHIN SPECS, AND ATTRIBUTING THE PULL TO ROAD CROWN. I JUST HAD MY 30K MILE SERVICE, AND THEY CALLED TO LET ME KNOW THAT MY TIRES ARE WEARING UNEVENLY BECAUSE OF ALIGNMENT ISSUES. I PAID TO HAVE IT ALIGNED AGAIN AND REMINDED THEM ABOUT MY PROBLEMS THE LAST TIME (PLEASE NOTE THAT MY TIRES ARE SUPPOSEDLY ROTATED EACH TIME THE DEALER PERFORMS AN OIL CHANGE). I DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND IT STILL PULLED TO THE LEFT. I AM GOING BACK THERE TODAY TO HAVE THEM ROAD TEST IT WITH ME AGAIN, ON THE PHONE THE TECH AGAIN ATTRIBUTED IT TO ROAD CROWN WHICH I DENIED, BUT I'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS. THIS IS RIDICULOUS THAT A DEALERSHIP OR MANUFACTURER WON'T REPAIR KNOWN ISSUES WITH THEIR VEHICLES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115769March 18, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TOYOTA CAMRY XLE 2005, WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. *BF AS THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR FROM A STOP THAT IS WHEN THE FEELING OF STALLING WOULD OCCUR. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE A LINKAGE CABLE, BUT A SENSOR AT THE GAS PEDAL; UPON DEPRESSING THE PEDAL THE COMPUTER DOES ALL THE REST AND HESITATION IS NORMAL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114308March 18, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE ACCELERATING VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD TICKING NOISE AUDIBLE FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND OUTSIDE. ONLY HEARD WHILE THE GAS PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. AT THIS TIME NO NOTICABLE MALFUNCTION OF THE ENGINE HAS BEEN DETECTED. DEALER SAYS "THIS IS NORMAL FOR THIS VEHICLE, BUT IT IS LOUDER THAN SIMILAR VEHICLES WITH SIMILAR EQUIPMENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114311March 18, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
IN JULY, 2003 (PLEASE REFER TO ODI ID NUMBER: 10030262) OUR 1997 TOYOTA CAMRY CE (MANUAL TRANSMISSION) BEGAN LEAKING LARGE AMOUNTS OF GASOLINE. IT WAS DETERMINED INTERNAL PRESSURE HAD CAUSED THE TANK TO BULGE OUT AND RIP AT THE SEAMS. AFTER TWO SOLDERING ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO PATCH THE TANK, THE ENTIRE TANK WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE. A PRESSURE TEST WAS CONDUCTED BUT NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND. IN FEBRUARY 2005 THE GAS TANK STARTED LEAKING AGAIN. THE SAME BULGE FROM INSIDE OUT WAS FOUND AS HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN SEEN WITH THE OLD AND SINCE REPLACED TANK. THE TANK WAS REMOVED & SENT OUT FOR WELDING, RETURNED AND TESTS WERE CONDUCTED ON THE CHARCOAL FILTER & VACUUM SWITCH. BOTH TESTED FINE. THE VACUUM SWITCH WAS REPLACED AS THE COST OF REPLACING THE CHARCOAL FILTER WAS TOO EXPENSIVE AND SINCE IT DIDN'T SHOW FAILURE, IT DIDN'T APPEAR TO BE NECESSARY. THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED PERIODIC TESTS IN CASE THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. ALSO, THE HEAT DISTRIBUTOR (I BELIEVE THAT'S THE NAME FOR THE METAL BETWEEN THE EXHAUST PIPE & THE GAS TANK TO KEEP THE TANK FROM OVERHEATING & EXPLODING) WAS FOUND TO HAVE BEEN "WRINKLED" BUT FROM THE PRESSURE OF THE IN-OUT EXPANSION OF THE TANK, NOT FROM AN OUT-IN PUSH THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED FROM DRIVING OVER SOMETHING. *AK LESS THAN TWO WEEKS LATER, THE GAS LEAK RETURNED. TOYOTA WAS CONTACTED AND WE WERE REFERRED TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER. THE CSM COORDINATED WITH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO HAVE THE CAR PUT UP ON THE RACK AND LOOKED AT. THREE INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING THE CSM DECLARED IT WAS AN "EXTERNAL LEAK FROM THE PATCH" AND FELT IT WAS NOTHING THEY WERE WILLING TO INVESTIGATE FURTHER. THEY DID SUGGEST REPLACING THE TANK AND DOING FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS TO ATTEMPT TO DUPLICATE THE PROCESS, HOWEVER, THE EXPENSES ARE SO EXTRAORDINARY, WE HAVE OPTED TO REPLACE THE TANK WITH A USED ONE AND LOOK AT OTHER REPLACEMENT VEHICLE OPTIONS, POSSIBLY SELLING PARTS OR TOWING TO A JUNK YARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114197March 16, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY MOTHER BERTHA SUSSMAN WAS DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED WHEN SHE APPROACHED THE GATE OF HER COMMUNITY. SHE STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR ACCELERATED. SHE HIT A TREE AS THE CAR PICKED UP SPEED. SHE HAS SPENT THE LAST YEAR IN THE HOSPITAL, HOSPICE, AND NURSING HOME.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10115655March 15, 2005
AIR BAGS:ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY
THE CONSUMER REQUEST THAT AN AIR BAG ON/OFF SWITCH BE INSTALLED IN HER 2001 TOYOTA CAMRY. *NM *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111568March 15, 2005
STEERING:COLUMN
WHILE TURNING AND DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS DRIVER HEARD A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT STEERING WHEEL NEEDED LUBRICATION. *AK DEALER LUBRICATED STEERING COLUMN BOOTH ACCORDING TO TSB RELATING TO PROBLEM. CONSUMER FELT THIS IS JUST A TEMPORARY FIX, AND PARTS ARE DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. MANUFACTURE NOTIFIED. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114010March 13, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SEVERE HESITATION ON ACCELLERATION. THE CAR REMINDS ME OF A 1970'S VOLKSWAGEN I HAD THAT WOULD STALL WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. IT CAN BE SCARY ACCELERATING ACROSS AN INTERCECTION WITH CARS COMING OR PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC BECAUSE OF THE UNPREDICTABILITY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113923March 11, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
ON 2/17/05 I WAS TRAVELING SOUTH @50MPH ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY. A DODGE RAM P/U TRUCK TURNED IN FRONT OF ME AT AN INTERSECTION. I RAN INTO THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK GOING AT LEAST 35 MPH. THE POINT OF CONTACT WAS A FULL FRONTAL IMPACT THAT RESULTED IN AN INOPERABLE VEHICLE THAT WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDIENT. POLICE REPORT LISTED THE VEHICLE AS TOTALED. THE FRONT AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE FRONT LEFT AIRBAG SENSOR LOCATED ON THE FRAME WAS SHEARED FROM THE WIRING ASSEMBLY. I WAS TRANSPORTED FROM THE ACCIDENT IN AN AMBULANCE. MY MOUTH AND THEN MY CHEST HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. MY HEAD ALSO HIT THE WINDSHIELD. THE IMPACT RESULTED IN A BROKEN TOOTH THAT WAS IMBEDDED IN MY CHIN, A LACERATION ON MY CHIN THAT REQUIRED STITCHES, HEAD, ARM, AND LEG ABRASIONS IN ADDITION TO PULLED MUSCLES IN MY NECK AND BACK THAT STILL REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10115126March 10, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
2003 TOYOTA CAMRY LE, ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. *BF THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT EVERY TIME WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND CONTINUE TO STEADILY HOLD IT DEPRESSED, THE ABS WOULD ACTIVATE IMMEDIATELY, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO COME TO A TIMELY STOP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114958March 10, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE STALLED. DRIVER WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112758March 9, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES ON THE 1997 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE DOES NOT LAST FOR MORE THAN THREE MONTHS, AND LESS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109120March 8, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE OIL PASSAGE WAS TOO NARROW, NOT LETTING OIL INTO THE CRANK SHAFT. THIS CAUSED A ROD TO BLOW THROUGH THE BLOCK, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL AND NO LONGER TO OPERATE. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY OWNER.*AK ENGINE WAS REPLACED WITH A USED MOTOR, TIMING BELT, WATER PUMP AND CAP ROTOR WIRES. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT DID NOT DO ANYTHING. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113504March 7, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING
WHILE DRIVING 31 MPH THE STEERING VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND COLLIDED INTO A TREE. NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE CAUSE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113509March 7, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, SEAT BELTS:FRONT, STEERING
WHILE MAKING A SLIGHT TURN, THE STEERING CONTINUED TO TURN RIGHT AND THE FRONT WHEELS LOCKED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND COLLIDED INTO A STONE WALL. THE DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE CONSUMERS SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED CHEST AND BACK PAIN DUE TO HITTING HER CHEST ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10113588March 7, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE CONSUMER COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH HER FEET WAS ON THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE SURGED. THE CONSUMER STATED IT SEEMED LIKE A COMPUTER PROBLEM. AN ACCIDENT DID OCCUR, HOWEVER THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONSUMER HAD TO MAKE THE VEHICLE SPIN BEFORE SHE COULD STOP IT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097622March 7, 2005
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A SHOULDER GUARD RAIL. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD AND BACK INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED, AND TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. GOODYEAR, COOPER, P195/70R13.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TREAD CAME OFF. *TC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10113423March 4, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
VEHICLE HESITATED THEN LAUNCHED FORWARD BEFORE ACCELERATING. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES. DEALERSHIP INDICATED TECHNICALLY THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING AS IT SHOULD, BUT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE NEW DRIVE BY WIRE TECHNOLOGY FOR WHICH MANUFACTURER HAD TO PROVIDE A REMEDY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113461March 4, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE BRAKING BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112533March 4, 2005
TIRES
I HAVE A NEW 2004 CAMRY 4 CYL. LE SEDAN WITH 5500 MILES ON THE ORIGINAL BIRDGESTONE TIRES. THESE TIRES HAVE VERY POOR TRACTION ON RAINY ROADS AND WITH EVEN LIGHT SNOW YOU CAN SLIDE EASLY AT 3 MPH AS WE DID. THESE TIRES ARE DANGEROUS AND SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED ON THE MARKET. SHAME ON TOYOTA FOR PUTTING SUCH SUB-STANDARD EQUIPMENT ON THEIR CARS. ADVERTISEMENT SAYS THESE TIRES ARE ALL SEASON TIRES, BRIDGESTONE SUGGESTED I PAY FOR UPGRADED TIRES. I SAY WHAY SHOULD I PAY FOR PROPRER ALL SEASON TIRE S THAT WERE SUPPOSE TO COME ON THE CAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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