Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHEELS | |||
| 10/05/2012 | 68000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2009 toyota corolla. while parked the contact noticed front and rear driver and passenger side wheels were corroding. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the technician stated the wheels would have to be replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and offered a discount on the wheel but would not cover the repair because the vehicle was out of warranty. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 68,000. da | |||
| 09/19/2012 | 15000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. the contact stated that the tire pressure monitor light illuminated on the instrument panel. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified and they stated that they did not have a psi range for the tires and that they could not provide any assistance. the failure mileage was 15,000. the vin was unavailable. pmb | |||
| 09/19/2012 | 15000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. the contact stated that the his tire pressure monitor light illuminated on the instrument panel. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified and they stated that they do not have a psi range for the tires and that they could not provide no assistance. the failure mileage was 15,000. the vin was unavailable. ap | |||
| 09/15/2011 | 38000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. while driving approximately 45 mph, the contact noticed excessive shaking and a loud rumbling sound coming from the front end of the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for a diagnostic test. the mechanic stated that all four struts would have to be replaced because they were leaking. also all four tires would also have to be replaced due to excessive wear caused by the struts. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 38,000. sm. | |||
| 09/15/2011 | 38000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. while driving approximately 45 mph the contact notice excessive shaking and a loud rumbling sound coming from the front end of the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic. the mechanic stated all four struts would have to be replaced because they were leaking. also all four tires would have to be replaced due to excessive wear caused by the struts. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 38,000. da | |||
| 12/04/2011 | 18000 | ||
| The air-tires symbol is on although toyota changed a tire($236.00) for me. | |||
| 04/02/2010 | 25000 | ||
| Early april, i attempted to rotate tires on a 2009 toyota camry. after jacking up the vehicle and removing the lug nuts, i was unable to remove the tire despite using a technique of placing a 2x6 across the tire and hitting it with a 3 pound hammer. i split the 2x6 without any affect upon the tire. i phoned toyota hq in ny and subsequently took the vehicle to schaumburg il toyota where they told me that they used a sledge hammer to loosen the tires. when i returned home and after jack up the vehicle at all 4 points, i still had to lay down and use a 3 pound hammer and hit the inside of the steel wheel multiple times for each wheel in order to remove each wheel. without a very heavy hammer and the act of hitting the steel wheel with tremendous force ,it was impossible to remove a wheel. since i previously lifted weights benching 390 pounds, i do not consider myself average in terms of the ability to change a tire. without a very heavy hammer and the strength to deliver tremendous force to the wheels, it is impossible to change a 2009 toyota camry tire. since it is mandatory for manufactures to provide the means to change tires in an emergency, toyota has made it impossible for virtually the entire user community to change a tires. this constitutes an extreme risk to owners and passengers where a tire failure occurs and there is no heavy hammer and the individuals do not have the strength to free the on-vehicle wheel. i wrote 3 letters to toyota hq japan and received a phone call from toyota ny where they indicated that it is necessary to rotate tires every 5,000 miles. due the extremely close fit of the wheel to the axle assembly and the propensity of the axle assembly metallic composition to oxidize and the act of tightening the lug nuts which presses the metal wheel on to the axle assembly, there is virtually no time period in which users are able to remove a wheel within normal constraints. this is a serious design deficiency which toyota due their i | |||