Toyota Camry Complaints (2008)

1,095 consumer complaints on file.

#11097541May 23, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WHEN DRIVING THE CAR, THE CHECK VSC SYSTEM, ABS ICON AND SOMETIMES THE BATTERY ICON APPEARED ON SCREEN. SHORTLY AFTER IT STARTS TO AFFECT THE ENTIRE CAR WHERE IT STARTS LOSING POWER IN THE CABIN AS WELL AS EXTERIOR OF THE CAR. THE VEHICLE ALSO EXPERIENCE COUPLE OF BAD SHAKES FOLLOWED BY SPEED DECREASING, ODOMETER GOING HAYWIRE WHERE YOU ARE SPEEDING OR GIVING GAS BUT THE ODOMETER IS AT 0. FINALLY THE CAR COMES TO A STOP. IT ACTS TOTALLY WEIRD. IF YOU ARE TURN OFF THE CAR TO TURN IT ON AGAIN, THE CAR DOES NOT TURN ON. THERE IS NO IGNITION CLICKING AS WELL. WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE FIRST TIME, THE CLICKING OF STARTING THE ENGINE COULD BE HEARD. THE SECOND TIME, IT WAS AS THE CAR HAS COMPLETELY DIED ALTHOUGH BATTERY STILL HAS POWER SINCE THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS DO TURN ON. BOTH OF THE TIME THE ACCIDENT WAS AVOIDED. THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS LUCKILY PULLED INTO A SIDE STREET AND NOT ON MAIN ROAD. THE SECOND TIME IT WAS CLOSE ENOUGH BUT WAS ABLE TO PULL ON TO THE SIDE STREET AND TO A PARKING SPACE. IN THE FIRST ATTEMPT, THE BATTERY WAS JUMPED AND TOOK OFF THE CABLE IN COUPLE OF MINUTES AND FINDING THE CAR DEAD. THIS WAS THOUGHT THAT THE BATTERY WAS BAD. SECOND TIME, NEW BATTERY WAS INSTALLED AND THE SIMILAR INCIDENT WAS EXPERIENCED. WHEN THE NEW BATTERY WAS INSTALLED, THE CAR WAS 'OK' FOR COUPLE OF DAYS BUT THE BATTERY ICON WOULD COME AND GO. WHEN THE ABOVE ISSUE WAS EXPERIENCED AGAIN AND THIS TIME ON THE NEW BATTERY, IT WAS JUMPED AND STAYED FOR 5 MINUTES BEFORE DRIVING AWAY. THE BATTERY ICON STILL COMES AND GOES AND IT IS NOT DUE TO THE BATTERY BEING LOSE. EVERYTHING IS TIGHTENED PROPERLY. THIS WAS NOT EXPERIENCED IN THE 10 YEARS OF OWNING THIS CAR. THERE ARE NO MAJOR ACCIDENTS ON THE CARS. THERE WAS NOTHING MINOR OR MAJOR HAPPENED TO THE CAR PRIOR TO THE INCIDENTS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11096918May 20, 2018
ENGINE
TAKATA RECALL, OIL CONSUMPTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11092373May 7, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WE GOT A RECALL ON DASH , TOOK IT IN AT THE TIME JAY WOLF TOYOTA ,WAS TOLD DASH NOT BAD ENOUGH TO FIX. TOOK IN NOVEMBER OR DECEMBER OFF 2017 SHOWING THEM THE DASH! THEY SAID THEY WILL FIX ! ONLY TO BE TOLD WE WHERE A MONTH OR TWO LATE..I CALLED AND COMPLAINED TO THERE MAIN OFFICE TELLING THEM OF MY COMPLAINT THEY BLAMED THE DEALER SHIP FOR NOT SHOWING WE TOOK IN A COUPLE YEARS EARLIER,.THE CAR IS A 2008 RECALL IS UP TO 2018 , THERE SAYING WE BOUGHT IT IN THE FALL OF 2007, SO WE ARE PAST TIME FRAME! MY COMPLAINT THEY SHOULD HAVE FIXED IT A COUPLE YEARS EARLIER WHEN THEY TOLD US THE DASH WASN'T BAD ENOUGH AT THAT TIME, WE BOUGHT AND USED JAY WOLF TOYOTA AT THAT TIME, WE QUIT GOING TO THEM BECAUSE OF THERE MECHANICS , AND THEY WENT THROUGH SEVERAL MANAGERS SINCE WE BOUGHT THE CAR. WE ONLY HAVE 61000 MILES ON CAR,PLEASE GET BACK WITH ME ON ISSUE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11091319May 2, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASHBOARD OF THE CAR IS MELTING AND HAS BECOME VERY SHINY CAUSING A GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD THAT PARTIALLY OBSCURES THE VIEW OF THE ROAD, PARTICULARLY WHEN THERE IS BRIGHT SUNSHINE. TOYOTA ALREADY ACKNOWLEDGES THE SAFETY ISSUE AND EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE DASHBOARD TO 10 YEARS. MY CAR (PURCHASED NEW) DID NOT EXHIBIT THE MELTING ISSUE UNTIL AFTER WE MOVED IT FROM NORTHERN STATES, MD AND MI TO FL STARTING IN JAN 2016. THE FAILURE ONLY APPARENT AFTER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY OR 10 YEARS EXPIRED IN OCT 2017. THE REFLECTION OF THE DASHBOARD UPPER SURFACE ON WINDOW IS HIGHLY DISTRACTING AND SIGNIFICANTLY OBSCURES VISION OF THE ROAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11090901April 29, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASH BOARD HAS A STICKY FILM ON IT AND POSES A SAFETY HAZARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11085065April 14, 2018
ENGINE
OIL LOSS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11085087April 14, 2018
ENGINE
EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. THIS IS ACTUALLY MY FATHER'S CAR. HIS NAME IS [XXX] AND HE HAS ASKED ME [XXX] TO ACT ON HIS BEHALF. [XXX] IS 91 YEARS OLD AND DOES NOT USE COMPUTERS. I TALKED TO A TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE ABOUT THEIR "WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT NOTIFICATION" LETTER # ZE7AND WAS TOLD THAT MY FATHERS CAR DOES NOT APPLY BECAUSE TOYOTA PUT A CUT-OFF AT 150,000 MILES OR 10 YEARS FROM FIRST DATE OF ISSUE. MY FATHER IS THE SECOND OWNER OF THIS CAR AND HE HAS OWNED IT FOR ABOUT 2.5 - 3 YEARS. WHEN HE PURCHASED IT, IT HAD ABOUT 130,000 MILES ON IT, IT NOW HAS 158,3000 MILES. HE HAS NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE OR LETTER FROM TOYOTA NOTIFYING HIM OF OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUES. I WAS DRIVING WITH HIM IN LATE JANUARY OF 2018 WHEN THE OIL WARNING LIGHT LIT UP ON THE DASH, I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AS I KNEW HE HAD JUST HAD THE OIL & FILTER CHANGED AT THE LOCAL JIFFY LUBE ABOUT 1500 MILES PRIOR TO WHAT THE MILEAGE READ. I WAS VERY ANGRY WHEN I SAW IT DIDN'T REGISTER ON THE DIPSTICK AND I HAD TO ADD ABOUT 1 1/4 QUARTS OF OIL. I THOUGHT JIFFY LUBE SHORTED HIM ON OIL AND I THEN STARTED CHANGING IT MYSELF. I KEEP A CLOSE WATCH ON THE OIL CONSUMPTION AND HAVE FOUND THAT I NEED TO ADD ABOUT ONE QUART EVERY 1200 MILES. THE ENGINE IS THE 2AZ-FE, 2.4L AND IS INVOLVED WITH THE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA HAS ACKNOWLEDGED, BUT WILL NOT SEEM TO HELP SINCE THE CAR HAS OVER 150,000 MILES ON IT. AS A CONSUMER I THINK THIS IS WRONG ON TOYOTA'S PART AND THAT THEY SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT WHEN IT IS THEIR FAULT FOR KNOWINGLY USING FAULTY PARTS/ MATERIAL, THEN LEAVING THE CONSUMER TO ABSORB THE COST. [XXX] 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
#11084403April 10, 2018
ENGINE
EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION, OIL LIGHT NEVER TURNS ON EVEN THOUGHT THERE IS NO OIL IN RESIVIOR, BROUGHT TO ATTENTION OR SPOT CITY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP DALLAS AND WAS NEVER RESOLVED PRIOR TO DAMAGE OF ENGINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11081484March 27, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
"TOYOTA PISTON RING RECALL"I HAVE NOT RECIEVE A NOTICE THAT A RECALL FOR 2008 CAMRY, WHICH I PURCHASED IN JUNE OF 2017. I HAVE DRIVEN IT ONLY 6,000 MILES AND HAVE CHANGED THE OIL TWICE. BOTH TIMES, I REALIZED THAT THE AMOUNT OF OIL IN THE CAR WAS ABNORMALLY LOW. I RECENTLY GOT AN OIL CHANGE AT VALVOLINE STORE, ABOUT 1200 MILES AGO, ON MARCH 15, 2018. IT IS ALREADY DANGEROUSLY LOW, AFTER DRIVING IN A NORMAL FASHION, 10 DAYS LATER. I AM NOW AWARE THAT A RECALL HAS OCCURRED FOR MILLIONS OF TOYOTAS HAVING THE IMPROPER PISTON RINGS INSTALLED. SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR DURING THIS RECALL PERIOD, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE ISSUE RESOLVED BY TOYOTA BEARING ALL OF THE COSTS TO REPAIR IT. THIS ONGOING PROBLEM WILL PROVE TO BE FATAL TO THE ENGINE IN MY CAT AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE A SAFETY CONCERN, SHOULD THE ENGINE SEIZE, OR OTHERWISE MALFUNCTION, WHILE I AM DRIVING IT. I HAVE VISITED AND ADDRESSED MY ISSUE WITH MY LOCAL, COPELAND TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THEY DENY ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR IT. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH 2 REPRESENTATIVES AT TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS WHOM ALSO DENY THAT TOYOTA HAS ANY RESPONSIBILITY. THERE ARE STILL MILLIONS OF CARS BY THUS MAKER, OUT ON THE ROAD, DRIVEN EVERYDAY WITH THIS SAFETY ISSUE. I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM ANOTHER AUTHORITY , WHAT I AM TO DO ABOUT GETTING TOYOTA TO FIX MY CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11080981March 22, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
STICKY DASHBOARD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11079077March 14, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE DRIVING MY CAR ON 40 MILES/HOUR THE BRAKE LIGHT, ABS, SKID CONTROL, AND MAINTENANCE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH A WHISTLING SOUND TOO, ALSO THE DASH BOARD HAD CHECK THE VSC SYSTEM WARNING. I WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE CAR DUE TO BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE, SO I PULLED OVER TO A CLOSE BY GAS STATION AND STOPPED BY HITTING THE CURB. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND DIAGNOSED AS ABS BRAKING ACTUATOR SYSTEM MALFUNCTION, AND ESTIMATED REPAIR COST IS $2,200, IT WAS OUT OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY BY 4 MONTHS SO I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THIS PARTICULAR MANUFACTURER LIFE THREATENING MISTAKE THAT COULD TAKE AWAY MY LIFE IF I COULDN'T STOP THE CAR. I CONTACTED THE TOYOTA COMPANY 3 TIMES THEY STATED THEY ARE AWARE OF THE MALFUNCTION PROBLEM, BUT THEY HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH IT, AS IT IS NOT A RECALL YET, IT'S ONLY UNDER INVESTIGATION. I KNOW THIS HAPPENED TO MANY CARS OF THIS MODEL. AND INJURIES OCCURRED BUT TOYOTA DON'T WANT TO TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY OF THEIR DANGEROUS MISTAKE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11079429March 14, 2018
ENGINE
EXCESSIVE CONSUMPTION OF MOTOR OIL. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER TWICE. THEY HAVE SEALED THE OIL GAUGE AND WHEN I RETURN THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT CONSUMPTION IS NORMAL; IT IS NOT. EVERY MONTH I HAVE TO PUT A QUART & A THIRD TO KEEP THE VEHICLE AT THE MID-MARK OF THE OIL DIP STICK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11078587March 11, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
I HAVE NOTICED EXCEESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION SINCE 2015 IS 2016 AND HAVE GONE THROUGH NUMEROUS REPAIRS ONLY TO STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE LATEST ESTIMATE IS FOR AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT BECAUSE AFTER ALL OF THIS TIME ONE GUY ACTUALLY NOTICED THAT THE OIL WAS LITERALLY BURNING UP RIGHT AFTER HE CHANGED THE OIL. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED ON THE INTERSTATE AT NIGHT WITH A TODDLER FOR HOURS, AS WELL AS NOT BEING ABLE TO START THE CAR AT TIMES. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED MY CAR RANDOMLY SHAKING AND SMOKING IN TRAFFIC, AFTER WHICH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. MY CAR HAS BEEN STATIONARY FOR WEEKS AT A TIME, MOST RECENTLY THIS PAST WEEK AFTER I WAS UNABLE TO FIND OUT WHO COULD FIX IT AND NOT KEEP RIPPING ME OFF. TO FIND OUT THERE WAS KNOWLEDGE OF THIS ISSUE BY TOYOTA AND NOTHING WAS SENT TO ME SAYS A LOT ABOUT HOW THE LIVES OF THEIR CUSTOMERS, AND/OR THEIR CUSTOMER FAMILY AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD, ARE ACTUALLY VALUED. THE NUMBER OF CAMRY'S MANUFACTURED AND SOLD TO UNKNOWINGLY TRUSTING CONSUMERS IS BOTH SHOCKING AND SCARY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11076257March 5, 2018
ENGINE
ENGINE IS BURNING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL. TOYOTA REFUSES TO ISSUE RECALL ON PREMATURE WEARING ENGINE COMPONENTS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11076260March 5, 2018
ENGINE
ENGINE CONSUMES OIL DURING OPERATION. AS MUCH AS 1 QUART IS CONSUMED IN LESS THAN 1,000 MILES. TOYOTA IS NOT STANDING BY THE FIX OR PASSES THE TEST ALL THE TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11075317February 27, 2018
ENGINE
BURNING 1 QT OF OIL EVERY 600 MILES. TOYOTA ACKNOWLEDGES THERE IS A DESIGN DEFECT BUT WON'T FIX SINCE IT IS PAST THE WARRANTY EXTENSION. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO KNOW THERE WAS A WARRANTY EXTENSION? THEY SAID THE DEALER WOULD TELL ME WHEN I GO INTO SERVICE. BUT, I SAY THAT I DON'T GO TO MY DEALER FOR SERVICE. THEY SAY THAT IS WHY I SHOULD GO TO A DEALER FOR SERVICE. REALLY SHADY WAY TO SAY YOU HAVE PROVIDED A WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR A KNOWN DESIGN DEFECT BUT THEN DO NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE NOTIFICATION TO THE CONSUMER. I HAVE HAD THE OIL LIGHT GO ON WELL BEFORE THE NEXT OIL CHANGE. THIS DEFECT CAUSES THE ENGINE TO BURN UP TO 4 TO 5 QUARTS OF OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES SO CAN EASILY LEAD TO AN ENGINE FAILURE. THIS OIL CONSUMPTION DEFECT CAN CAUSE ENGINE FAILURE IN A MOVING VEHICLE SO IT IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE. IF ENGINE FAILURE HAPPENS THEN IT WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11075095February 26, 2018
ENGINE
I HAVE ALWAYS HAD ABNORMAL ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION SUCH THAT I HAVE HAD TO ADD QUARTS OF OIL AFTER 2,000-4,000 DRIVING MILEAGE WHICH HAS BEEN ALWAYS FAR BEHIND OIL-FILTER REPLACEMENT SERVICES AT 5,000 MILES. MY WIFE'S TOYOTA COROLLA DOES NOT HAVE THIS CONSUMPTION ISSUE AT ALL EVEN THOUGH IT IS ONE YEAR OLDER. ULTIMATELY, IN 2016, I TOOK MY CAMRY TO A TOYOTA CENTER AND THEY SUGGESTED TO RUN AN ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST (WHICH TOYOTA HAD OFFERED IN A RECALL DUE TO A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM IN THE ENGINE -- EITHER IN PISTONS OR RINGS, OR BOTH). I ACCEPTED TO RUN THE TEST, AND AFTER THE TEST, THE TECHNICIAN CONFIRMED THAT THE TEST DID NOT SHOW SIGNIFICANT ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION, AND THEY DID NOT FIX MY CAR. THIS ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM IS A TOYOTA MANUFACTURING FAULT AND MUST BE FIXED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BY TOYOTA AT ANY TIME WITHOUT ANY DEADLINE. TOYOTA ANNOUNCED 2008 CAMRYS HAVE THIS PROBLEM, AND THE PROBLEM IS THERE IN ALL 2008 CAMRY CARS NOT ONLY IN DIAGNOSED CARS. TECHNICIANS MAY MAKE MISTAKES IN RUNNING THE TEST; HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURED PIECES (PISTON AND/OR RING IN MY CASE) ARE ALL FAULTY IN ALL 2008 CAMRYS. REQUESTING TO RUN A TEST IS NOT REASONABLE AT ALL FOR A CAR TYPE THAT IS LEGITIMATELY PROVEN BY THE MANUFACTURER OR NUMEROUS CUSTOMERS TO POSSESS A FAULTY PIECE OR PIECES. I CALLED THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICES NORTH AMERICA DURING THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS (FEBRUARY 24 AND 26, 2018) AND TALKED TO SEVERAL RANKING CUSTOMER SERVICES AGENTS UP TO A SUPERVISOR. ALL OF THEM FAILED TO RESOLVE MY ISSUE AS I REQUESTED THEM TO FIX MY CAR MANUFACTURING PROBLEM AT TOYOTA EXPENSE. ALL IN ALL, I STRONGLY URGE TOYOTA TO FIX THIS ISSUE TIMELESSLY BEFORE PEOPLE FALL INTO BIGGER AND FAR MORE SERIOUS TROUBLES OF LOSING THE CAR ENGINES (AND CONSEQUENT SAFETY ISSUES) AND FILING NUMEROUS LAWSUITS AGAINST TOYOTA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11074327February 22, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SWOPE TOYOTA (1085 N DIXIE HWY, ELIZABETHTOWN, KY), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11072800February 13, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SUSPENSION
THE DOORS ARE POWERED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11071812February 8, 2018
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TAKATA RECALL: I WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION ON JANUARY 27, 2018 WITH A JEEP RANGER IN MY 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. I WAS GETTING ON THE FREEWAY EXIT ROAD, THE POSTED SPEED WAS 65MPH AND HAD NO TIME TO AVOID THE ACCIDENT. AFTER MAKING CONTACT WITH THE JEEP MY CAR THEN WENT INTO A FENCE. THE AIR BAGS IN MY CAMRY NEVER DEPLOYED. AND I HAVE SUFFERED FROM INJURIES AND SIGNIFICANT MEDIAL BILLS AS A RESULT OF THE AIR BAGS FAILURE TO DEPLOY.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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