Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - BRAKE LIGHTS - SWITCH | ||||||||||||||||
| 12V091000 | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. | from 07/01/2008 to 02/28/2009 | V (Vehicle) | 186798 | 04/12/2012 | MFR | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION | 03/07/2012 | 03/07/2012 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Toyota is recalling certain model year 2009 camry vehicles manufactured from july 1, 2008, through february 28, 2009, and model year 2009-2011 venza vehicles manufactured from october 20, 2008, through january 4, 2011. during assembly of the contact-type stop lamp switch, silicone grease may have come in contact with the surface of the switch which could cause contact resistance. if this occurs, warning lamps could illuminate, a no start condition could result, the shift lever may not shift from the | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Inoperative brake lights would not warn other drivers that the vehicle is slowing or stopping, increasing the risk of a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the stop lamp switch, free of charge. the safety recall began on april 12, 2012. owners may contact toyota at 1-800-331-4331. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | |||
| 12/01/2012 | 69000 | 1 | |
| Parked car in driveway two hours later my neighbor told me my lights were on. light switch was off could not get lights to go off. called tow truck they could not get lights to turn off, so they pulled the fuses for the lights. three hours later the horn started blowing,,had to disconnect to get it to stop. took into toyota dealer where i bought it, a year ago. they said they thought it was a after market alarm system that was installed previously to my ownership. they disconnected it, three weeks later same thing started happening, except this time the high beam headlights would not turn off. take it back to toyota and now they say it is an internal electrical problem that may cause other problems if not fixed. around $825. *tr | |||
| 12/01/2012 | 69000 | ||
| Parked car in driveway two hours later my neighbor told me my lights were on. light switch was off could not get lights to go off. called tow truck they could not get lights to turn off, so they pulled the fuses for the lights. three hours later the horn started blowing,,had to disconnect to get it to stop. took into toyota dealer where i bought it, a year ago. they said they thought it was a after market alarm system that was installed previously to my ownership. they disconnected it, three weeks later same thing started happening, except this time the high beam headlights would not turn off. take it back to toyota and now they say it is an internal electrical problem that may cause other problems if not fixed. around $825 | |||
| 09/02/2009 | 1 | 1 | |
| The design of the headlights on the camry is awful. you cannot see the overhead signs on the highways at night without turning on the bright lights which will blind other oncoming cars. you cannot even see the street signs without turning on the bright lights. it | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS | |||
| 03/01/2011 | 1 | 04/01/2008 | |
| 2009 toyota camry. consumer states problems with headlights and unresolved matters regarding vehicle *tgw the consumer stated it appeared that the headlight lenses were not capable of accepting heat from the bulbs of the headlights which caused the headlight lenses to melt.*jb | |||
| 07/11/2009 | 16000 | 1 | 08/27/2008 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry hybrid. while driving approximately 50 mph at night, the contact noticed that the low beam headlights did not produce enough light. he was unable to see a group of people standing in the road, but managed to avoid a crash. the vehicle will be taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the current and failure mileages were 16,000. updated 09/11/09 *bf updated 09/15/09.*jb | |||