Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | |||
| 01/08/2013 | 18930 | ||
| Every morning when the vehicle is first started up and both the engine and transmission are cold, vehicle exhibits a transmission flare between the first and second gear during normal driving behavior whilst the accelerator pedal is depressed - even if only slightly. during the incident, which lasts no more than five seconds, the engine revs significantly (up to 2500-3000 rpm from 1000) and the transmission appears to be in a neutral state, e.g. slipping between gears. the vehicle also jerks and shifts violently while downshifting when coasting occurs mainly at highway speeds, but does occur sometimes at neighborhood speeds. the former said issue only appears during the morning after the vehicle has been sitting for an extended period of time (i.e. come home from work and leave next morning), and is unable to be duplicated at any other time. on the other hand, the latter said issue occurs nearly every time the vehicle is used. the vehicle has been brought to the local toyota dealership where repair attempts have already been made, but have been unsuccessful. the vehicle will be brought back for service once again. it is important to note that these problems are very similar to earlier problems the 2007 camry experienced (which is the same generation as the 2011 camry) -- to which several tsbs were issued to correct those problems. | |||
| 06/14/2012 | |||
| There was a loud engine running all of sudden and the car took off by itself. it was very quick spurt of acceleration and slamming on brake did not slow down the car. the car was totally uncontrollable. the car ran over side walk and rammed into the school fence. my car was totalled. it was toyota's sudden acceleration defect happened to me. | |||
| 11/24/2012 | 37000 | ||
| A very very bad burning smell is coming from the brakes. i smell it everytime i get out of my car. started a few eeks ago. | |||
| 08/07/2011 | |||
| 07/01/2012 | 15000 | ||
| I experienced a rattle from a door panel. | |||
| 08/07/2011 | |||
| 07/01/2012 | 15000 | ||
| I experienced a rattle from a door panel. | |||
| 10/07/2010 | 13 | ||
| Vibration @ various spds: 10/7/10 (mge 16): purchased (misconstrued vibe for road conditions). 10/8/10 (mge 49) all spds, brought to dealer. per dealer: flat spots on tires due to car sitting to long. solution: over-inflate & instructed to drive. also, disc were out of round. 10/11 (mge 89) discs serviced, vibe still present. dealer denies presence. 11/15 (mge 975) dealer acknowledges vibe, tires replaced, vibe still present @ highway spds. 2/19/11 (mge 5160) 5k maint., vibe still present, car pulling left when braking/accelerating. service rep claims to have driven the car in addition to mechanic. denied presence of vibe, exact quote it drives like a camry. 2/21/11: car hit in rear driver tire, wheel assembly replaced, new rim, new bumper needed. no change in vibe, still present at highway spds. 7/12 (mge 10127) 10k maint., vibe still present. again dealer denies presence of vibe. 11/4 (mge 15355) 15k maint. advised vibe still present. again dealer denies presence of vibe. 3/22/12 (mge 19973) 20k maint., vibe still present, now severe pulse when braking. pulse acknowledged, rotors resurfaced. again dealer denies presence of initial vibe. 06/8 (mge 24949) vibe now felt at lower spds 50+ w/ increases intensity with spd & @ 19-25mph. per dealer unable to validate low spd, but noted slight pulse at highway spds. dealer called factory rep. 6/10: dealer advised they went over car's hx with rep, no further action, tires too warn to evaluate. (lf uneven wear; other 3 ok). instructed to buy tires for eval. 6/12 (mge 25087): called toyota; case # 1206120145. 6/13/12 toyota rep advised do not warranty tires, factory rep can't assess w/defective equipment. but, call dealer to see if temp tires could be used for eval since complaint was noted upon taking ownership. immediate options: wait for dealer response, buy tires to see if the vibe is present or contact bridgestone. | |||
| 09/22/2011 | |||
| When i bought my car around september 15, 2011, i test driven one of their 2 camry models; xle & se. i was with a sales guy when we test drove it. i didn't go really fast so i didn't realize if there was any loud wind noise and also because the sales guy was telling me things. after i got it for about a wind, i started to actually drive it to work and everytime, i go about 50-80mph, i would hit loud wind noise coming it for somewhere. i bought the car to 4 different toyota service center and they agreed with me, but they told me that is how it was design, and that i should just turn the radio up loud and forget about it because there is no current fix on it. i am extremely paranoid person due to post problem when i got into a bad accident, so that is why i don't use my radio or even if i did, would turn it up so loud. i am hoping that yall could talk to toyota hq and get it fix because i might go crazy soon because i am sitting here waiting for a fix, but i don't hear or see anything about toyota planning to address this issue. and just to prove my point again, i went to go test drive the newer toyota camry models and they have the same exact problems. please, i need you help. thank you!! | |||
| 11/18/2010 | 1324 | ||
| 1. defective car was delivered by toyota & its dealer to me (customer). ----------- 2. car was not tested by toyota/dealer on tires & vibration/shaking before delivery to customer. ----------- 3. when i complained to toyota, then toyota found the evidence that tires were defective. ----------- 4. because of defective tires fitted by toyota & not tested properly by toyota, damages happened on the overall life span of car - suspension & steering systems. ----------- 5. customer - driving safety was also put on huge risk, as untested car was delivered by toyota. ----------- 6. when i complained to toyota, then toyota found the evidence that tires were defective. ----------- 7. by having that defect in tires, it is obvious that overall life span of car's suspension, struts & steering system has been reduced, because of running with this vibration & shaking. ----------- 8. with this existing defect in car (it was present before delivery & couldn't be fixed by toyota service dealer for 6-months), customer's comfort & driving experience is totally ruined. toyota is responsible for this damage to the customer's driving discomfort & the safety risk of customer's life (while driving the shaking & vibrating car). ----------- 9. now, as your supervisor offered one year of extended warranty on this car. it shows that toyota know it very well that car is so much impacted & now has shorten the life span of car (because of these damaged tires & impacted parts in the car) so toyota is only offering one year of extended service to cover up their mistakes / defects in their quality. ============== - car's shaking (vibrations at both - slow and higher speed), - impacts/damages the life span of steering, suspension and struts, - tires not in balance (wheel balancing was not done by toyota). ============== | |||
| 09/22/2011 | |||
| When i bought my car around september 15, 2011, i test driven one of their 2 camry models; xle & se. i was with a sales guy when we test drove it. i didn't go really fast so i didn't realize if there was any loud wind noise and also because the sales guy was telling me things. after i got it for about a wind, i started to actually drive it to work and everytime, i go about 50-80mph, i would hit loud wind noise coming it for somewhere. i bought the car to 4 different toyota service center and they agreed with me, but they told me that is how it was design, and that i should just turn the radio up loud and forget about it because there is no current fix on it. i am extremely paranoid person due to post problem when i got into a bad accident, so that is why i don't use my radio or even if i did, would turn it up so loud. i am hoping that yall could talk to toyota hq and get it fix because i might go crazy soon because i am sitting here waiting for a fix, but i don't hear or see anything about toyota planning to address this issue. and just to prove my point again, i went to go test drive the newer toyota camry models and they have the same exact problems. please, i need you help. thank you!! | |||
| 11/18/2010 | 1324 | ||
| 1. defective car was delivered by toyota & its dealer to me (customer). ----------- 2. car was not tested by toyota/dealer on tires & vibration/shaking before delivery to customer. ----------- 3. when i complained to toyota, then toyota found the evidence that tires were defective. ----------- 4. because of defective tires fitted by toyota & not tested properly by toyota, damages happened on the overall life span of car - suspension & steering systems. ----------- 5. customer - driving safety was also put on huge risk, as untested car was delivered by toyota. ----------- 6. when i complained to toyota, then toyota found the evidence that tires were defective. ----------- 7. by having that defect in tires, it is obvious that overall life span of car's suspension, struts & steering system has been reduced, because of running with this vibration & shaking. ----------- 8. with this existing defect in car (it was present before delivery & couldn't be fixed by toyota service dealer for 6-months), customer's comfort & driving experience is totally ruined. toyota is responsible for this damage to the customer's driving discomfort & the safety risk of customer's life (while driving the shaking & vibrating car). ----------- 9. now, as your supervisor offered one year of extended warranty on this car. it shows that toyota know it very well that car is so much impacted & now has shorten the life span of car (because of these damaged tires & impacted parts in the car) so toyota is only offering one year of extended service to cover up their mistakes / defects in their quality. ============== - car's shaking (vibrations at both - slow and higher speed), - impacts/damages the life span of steering, suspension and struts, - tires not in balance (wheel balancing was not done by toyota). ============== | |||
| 09/22/2011 | |||
| When i bought my car around september 15, 2011, i test driven one of their 2 camry models; xle & se. i was with a sales guy when we test drove it. i didn't go really fast so i didn't realize if there was any loud wind noise and also because the sales guy was telling me things. after i got it for about a wind, i started to actually drive it to work and everytime, i go about 50-80mph, i would hit loud wind noise coming it for somewhere. i bought the car to 4 different toyota service center and they agreed with me, but they told me that is how it was design, and that i should just turn the radio up loud and forget about it because there is no current fix on it. i am extremely paranoid person due to post problem when i got into a bad accident, so that is why i don't use my radio or even if i did, would turn it up so loud. i am hoping that yall could talk to toyota hq and get it fix because i might go crazy soon because i am sitting here waiting for a fix, but i don't hear or see anything about toyota planning to address this issue. and just to prove my point again, i went to go test drive the newer toyota camry models and they have the same exact problems. please, i need you help. thank you!! | |||
| 11/18/2010 | 1324 | ||
| 1. defective car was delivered by toyota & its dealer to me (customer). ----------- 2. car was not tested by toyota/dealer on tires & vibration/shaking before delivery to customer. ----------- 3. when i complained to toyota, then toyota found the evidence that tires were defective. ----------- 4. because of defective tires fitted by toyota & not tested properly by toyota, damages happened on the overall life span of car - suspension & steering systems. ----------- 5. customer - driving safety was also put on huge risk, as untested car was delivered by toyota. ----------- 6. when i complained to toyota, then toyota found the evidence that tires were defective. ----------- 7. by having that defect in tires, it is obvious that overall life span of car's suspension, struts & steering system has been reduced, because of running with this vibration & shaking. ----------- 8. with this existing defect in car (it was present before delivery & couldn't be fixed by toyota service dealer for 6-months), customer's comfort & driving experience is totally ruined. toyota is responsible for this damage to the customer's driving discomfort & the safety risk of customer's life (while driving the shaking & vibrating car). ----------- 9. now, as your supervisor offered one year of extended warranty on this car. it shows that toyota know it very well that car is so much impacted & now has shorten the life span of car (because of these damaged tires & impacted parts in the car) so toyota is only offering one year of extended service to cover up their mistakes / defects in their quality. ============== - car's shaking (vibrations at both - slow and higher speed), - impacts/damages the life span of steering, suspension and struts, - tires not in balance (wheel balancing was not done by toyota). ============== | |||
| 11/18/2010 | 1324 | ||
| - car's shaking (vibrations at both - slow and higher speed), - impacts/damages the life span of steering, suspension and struts, - tires not in balance (wheel balancing was not done by toyota). ============================= 1.defective car was delivered by toyota & its dealer to me (customer). 2.car was not tested by toyota/dealer on tires & vibration/shaking before delivery to customer. 3.when i complained to toyota, then toyota found the evidence that tires were defective. 4. because of defective tires fitted by toyota & not tested properly by toyota, damages happened on the overall life span of car - suspension & steering systems. 5.customer - driving safety was also put on huge risk, as untested car was delivered by toyota. 6.when i complained to toyota, then toyota found the evidence that tires were defective. 7.by having that defect in tires, it is obvious that overall life span of car's suspension, struts & steering system has been reduced, because of running with this vibration & shaking. 8.with this existing defect in car (it was present before delivery & couldn't be fixed by toyota service dealer for 6-months), customer's comfort & driving experience is totally ruined. toyota is responsible for this damage to the customer's driving discomfort & the safety risk of customer's life (while driving the shaking & vibrating car). 9.now, as your supervisor offered one year of extended warranty on this car. it shows that toyota know it very well that car is so much impacted & now has shorten the life span of car (because of these damaged tires & impacted parts in the car) so toyota is only offering one year of extended service to cover up their mistakes / defects in their quality. | |||
| 03/28/2012 | 16723 | ||
| Drove down road keeping a constant 40-45mph. vehicle suddenly revs engine wildly to redline. car speed increases drastically to 65mph from 40-45mph. took foot off gas pedal and engine still accelerated. moments later engine went back to normal operating condition. | |||
| 11/18/2010 | 1324 | ||
| - car's shaking (vibrations at both - slow and higher speed), - impacts/damages the life span of steering, suspension and struts, - tires not in balance (wheel balancing was not done by toyota). ============================= 1.defective car was delivered by toyota & its dealer to me (customer). 2.car was not tested by toyota/dealer on tires & vibration/shaking before delivery to customer. 3.when i complained to toyota, then toyota found the evidence that tires were defective. 4. because of defective tires fitted by toyota & not tested properly by toyota, damages happened on the overall life span of car - suspension & steering systems. 5.customer - driving safety was also put on huge risk, as untested car was delivered by toyota. 6.when i complained to toyota, then toyota found the evidence that tires were defective. 7.by having that defect in tires, it is obvious that overall life span of car's suspension, struts & steering system has been reduced, because of running with this vibration & shaking. 8.with this existing defect in car (it was present before delivery & couldn't be fixed by toyota service dealer for 6-months), customer's comfort & driving experience is totally ruined. toyota is responsible for this damage to the customer's driving discomfort & the safety risk of customer's life (while driving the shaking & vibrating car). 9.now, as your supervisor offered one year of extended warranty on this car. it shows that toyota know it very well that car is so much impacted & now has shorten the life span of car (because of these damaged tires & impacted parts in the car) so toyota is only offering one year of extended service to cover up their mistakes / defects in their quality. | |||
| 03/28/2012 | 16723 | ||
| Drove down road keeping a constant 40-45mph. vehicle suddenly revs engine wildly to redline. car speed increases drastically to 65mph from 40-45mph. took foot off gas pedal and engine still accelerated. moments later engine went back to normal operating condition. | |||
| 11/18/2010 | 1324 | ||
| - car's shaking (vibrations at both - slow and higher speed), - impacts/damages the life span of steering, suspension and struts, - tires not in balance (wheel balancing was not done by toyota). ============================= 1.defective car was delivered by toyota & its dealer to me (customer). 2.car was not tested by toyota/dealer on tires & vibration/shaking before delivery to customer. 3.when i complained to toyota, then toyota found the evidence that tires were defective. 4. because of defective tires fitted by toyota & not tested properly by toyota, damages happened on the overall life span of car - suspension & steering systems. 5.customer - driving safety was also put on huge risk, as untested car was delivered by toyota. 6.when i complained to toyota, then toyota found the evidence that tires were defective. 7.by having that defect in tires, it is obvious that overall life span of car's suspension, struts & steering system has been reduced, because of running with this vibration & shaking. 8.with this existing defect in car (it was present before delivery & couldn't be fixed by toyota service dealer for 6-months), customer's comfort & driving experience is totally ruined. toyota is responsible for this damage to the customer's driving discomfort & the safety risk of customer's life (while driving the shaking & vibrating car). 9.now, as your supervisor offered one year of extended warranty on this car. it shows that toyota know it very well that car is so much impacted & now has shorten the life span of car (because of these damaged tires & impacted parts in the car) so toyota is only offering one year of extended service to cover up their mistakes / defects in their quality. | |||
| 03/28/2012 | 16723 | ||
| Drove down road keeping a constant 40-45mph. vehicle suddenly revs engine wildly to redline. car speed increases drastically to 65mph from 40-45mph. took foot off gas pedal and engine still accelerated. moments later engine went back to normal operating condition. | |||
| 11/18/2010 | 1324 | ||
| - car's shaking (vibrations at both - slow and higher speed), - impacts/damages the life span of steering, suspension and struts, - tires not in balance (wheel balancing was not done by toyota). ============================= 1.defective car was delivered by toyota & its dealer to me (customer). 2.car was not tested by toyota/dealer on tires & vibration/shaking before delivery to customer. 3.when i complained to toyota, then toyota found the evidence that tires were defective. 4. because of defective tires fitted by toyota & not tested properly by toyota, damages happened on the overall life span of car - suspension & steering systems. 5.customer - driving safety was also put on huge risk, as untested car was delivered by toyota. 6.when i complained to toyota, then toyota found the evidence that tires were defective. 7.by having that defect in tires, it is obvious that overall life span of car's suspension, struts & steering system has been reduced, because of running with this vibration & shaking. 8.with this existing defect in car (it was present before delivery & couldn't be fixed by toyota service dealer for 6-months), customer's comfort & driving experience is totally ruined. toyota is responsible for this damage to the customer's driving discomfort & the safety risk of customer's life (while driving the shaking & vibrating car). 9.now, as your supervisor offered one year of extended warranty on this car. it shows that toyota know it very well that car is so much impacted & now has shorten the life span of car (because of these damaged tires & impacted parts in the car) so toyota is only offering one year of extended service to cover up their mistakes / defects in their quality. | |||
| 03/28/2012 | 16723 | ||
| Drove down road keeping a constant 40-45mph. vehicle suddenly revs engine wildly to redline. car speed increases drastically to 65mph from 40-45mph. took foot off gas pedal and engine still accelerated. moments later engine went back to normal operating condition. | |||
| 05/17/2011 | 121 | ||
| When i take off and get to exactly 25 mph, i hear a thumping from the back passenger side of the car. sounds like thumping is coming from the tire. it only happens until it gets to 25 mph. when you go pass 25 mph it stops. i have taken the car to the dealership approximately five times and they never hear the noise. they tried to tell me that it was probably gas swishing around in the gas tank. it is a thumping, not a swishing. | |||
| 11/17/2011 | 22000 | ||
| While driving dashboard lights came on, lost engine power, pulled over, smoke from under hood-electrical fire, car totaled | |||
| 05/17/2011 | 121 | ||
| When i take off and get to exactly 25 mph, i hear a thumping from the back passenger side of the car. sounds like thumping is coming from the tire. it only happens until it gets to 25 mph. when you go pass 25 mph it stops. i have taken the car to the dealership approximately five times and they never hear the noise. they tried to tell me that it was probably gas swishing around in the gas tank. it is a thumping, not a swishing. | |||
| 11/17/2011 | 22000 | ||
| While driving dashboard lights came on, lost engine power, pulled over, smoke from under hood-electrical fire, car totaled | |||
| 05/17/2011 | 121 | ||
| When i take off and get to exactly 25 mph, i hear a thumping from the back passenger side of the car. sounds like thumping is coming from the tire. it only happens until it gets to 25 mph. when you go pass 25 mph it stops. i have taken the car to the dealership approximately five times and they never hear the noise. they tried to tell me that it was probably gas swishing around in the gas tank. it is a thumping, not a swishing. | |||
| 11/17/2011 | 22000 | ||
| While driving dashboard lights came on, lost engine power, pulled over, smoke from under hood-electrical fire, car totaled | |||
| 05/17/2011 | 121 | ||
| When i take off and get to exactly 25 mph, i hear a thumping from the back passenger side of the car. sounds like thumping is coming from the tire. it only happens until it gets to 25 mph. when you go pass 25 mph it stops. i have taken the car to the dealership approximately five times and they never hear the noise. they tried to tell me that it was probably gas swishing around in the gas tank. it is a thumping, not a swishing. | |||
| 11/17/2011 | 22000 | ||
| While driving dashboard lights came on, lost engine power, pulled over, smoke from under hood-electrical fire, car totaled | |||
| 10/14/2011 | 1000 | ||
| Soon after i bought this brand new 2011 camry the car started acting weird. a constant problem that appear a lot of time when i am driving concerns the transmission. at low speeds, mostly city driving, the car jerks with abrupt shiftings, and sometimes harsh shifting. also it feels like the car pauses a little when shifting at low speeds. the thing that concerns me and my wife the most is that the car takes off like it rushes rather than a smooth acceleration, although we both press the gas pedal really gently. this mostly happens at low speeds when we are driving in the city where heavy traffic might be present. this is making both of us very concerned about our safety. we are concerned to the point that we both stopped driving the car unless we really have to, we rely on our second car which is a bmw. one other issue is that the car feels like it is going to stall when i release my foot from the acceleration. this happens at both slow speeds and high speeds. | |||
| 11/14/2011 | 9710 | ||
| This vehicle was involved in a previous accident in the home driveway of the owners of the vehicle. as the owner was turning into his driveway, a tire blew out on the vehicle's right front passenger side. as the driver/owner hit the brake the car accelerated into the side rock barrier of the driveway. according to toyota who investigated the incident, there was no issue with vehicle. but another incident has recently happened involving the car this year on the incident date listed on this form. the wife of the owner of the vehicle was in the driveway operating the toyota camry 2011 to park the vehicle. as the car was turning to park in the driveway the operator pressed on the brake to back the vehicle back when all of a sudden without warning the vehicle leaped forward hitting the an exterior door to their basement which is surrounded by the rock that covers their home. the car was severely damaged, air bags were deployed and the operator sustained some injuries which caused her to visit the hospital and have medication prescribed to her. the impact on this second accident was so severe that is shown pictures of the incident you have to wonder how such an impact could happen unless their was fault in the vehicle. this time we are awaiting response from toyota to investigate this problem. we also wanted to contact the government to make known of this recurring issue with the braking or unintended acceleration of the vehicle. | |||
| 11/19/2010 | 460 | ||
| This vehicle was involved in an accident in the home driveway of the owners of the vehicle. as the owner was turning into his driveway, a tire blew out on the vehicle's right front passenger side. as the driver/owner hit the brake the car accelerated into the side rock barrier of the driveway. according to toyota who investigated the incident, there was no issue with vehicle. but another incident has recently happened involving the car this year which will be reported on a separate form which shows us their is an unsafe issue with the vehicle that requires toyota to be investigated. | |||
| 10/14/2011 | 1000 | ||
| Soon after i bought this brand new 2011 camry the car started acting weird. a constant problem that appear a lot of time when i am driving concerns the transmission. at low speeds, mostly city driving, the car jerks with abrupt shiftings, and sometimes harsh shifting. also it feels like the car pauses a little when shifting at low speeds. the thing that concerns me and my wife the most is that the car takes off like it rushes rather than a smooth acceleration, although we both press the gas pedal really gently. this mostly happens at low speeds when we are driving in the city where heavy traffic might be present. this is making both of us very concerned about our safety. we are concerned to the point that we both stopped driving the car unless we really have to, we rely on our second car which is a bmw. one other issue is that the car feels like it is going to stall when i release my foot from the acceleration. this happens at both slow speeds and high speeds. | |||
| 11/14/2011 | 9710 | ||
| This vehicle was involved in a previous accident in the home driveway of the owners of the vehicle. as the owner was turning into his driveway, a tire blew out on the vehicle's right front passenger side. as the driver/owner hit the brake the car accelerated into the side rock barrier of the driveway. according to toyota who investigated the incident, there was no issue with vehicle. but another incident has recently happened involving the car this year on the incident date listed on this form. the wife of the owner of the vehicle was in the driveway operating the toyota camry 2011 to park the vehicle. as the car was turning to park in the driveway the operator pressed on the brake to back the vehicle back when all of a sudden without warning the vehicle leaped forward hitting the an exterior door to their basement which is surrounded by the rock that covers their home. the car was severely damaged, air bags were deployed and the operator sustained some injuries which caused her to visit the hospital and have medication prescribed to her. the impact on this second accident was so severe that is shown pictures of the incident you have to wonder how such an impact could happen unless their was fault in the vehicle. this time we are awaiting response from toyota to investigate this problem. we also wanted to contact the government to make known of this recurring issue with the braking or unintended acceleration of the vehicle. | |||
| 11/19/2010 | 460 | ||
| This vehicle was involved in an accident in the home driveway of the owners of the vehicle. as the owner was turning into his driveway, a tire blew out on the vehicle's right front passenger side. as the driver/owner hit the brake the car accelerated into the side rock barrier of the driveway. according to toyota who investigated the incident, there was no issue with vehicle. but another incident has recently happened involving the car this year which will be reported on a separate form which shows us their is an unsafe issue with the vehicle that requires toyota to be investigated. | |||
| 11/14/2011 | 9710 | ||
| This vehicle was involved in a previous accident in the home driveway of the owners of the vehicle. as the owner was turning into his driveway, a tire blew out on the vehicle's right front passenger side. as the driver/owner hit the brake the car accelerated into the side rock barrier of the driveway. according to toyota who investigated the incident, there was no issue with vehicle. but another incident has recently happened involving the car this year on the incident date listed on this form. the wife of the owner of the vehicle was in the driveway operating the toyota camry 2011 to park the vehicle. as the car was turning to park in the driveway the operator pressed on the brake to back the vehicle back when all of a sudden without warning the vehicle leaped forward hitting the an exterior door to their basement which is surrounded by the rock that covers their home. the car was severely damaged, air bags were deployed and the operator sustained some injuries which caused her to visit the hospital and have medication prescribed to her. the impact on this second accident was so severe that is shown pictures of the incident you have to wonder how such an impact could happen unless their was fault in the vehicle. this time we are awaiting response from toyota to investigate this problem. we also wanted to contact the government to make known of this recurring issue with the braking or unintended acceleration of the vehicle. | |||
| 11/19/2010 | 460 | ||
| This vehicle was involved in an accident in the home driveway of the owners of the vehicle. as the owner was turning into his driveway, a tire blew out on the vehicle's right front passenger side. as the driver/owner hit the brake the car accelerated into the side rock barrier of the driveway. according to toyota who investigated the incident, there was no issue with vehicle. but another incident has recently happened involving the car this year which will be reported on a separate form which shows us their is an unsafe issue with the vehicle that requires toyota to be investigated. | |||
| 11/14/2011 | 9710 | ||
| This vehicle was involved in a previous accident in the home driveway of the owners of the vehicle. as the owner was turning into his driveway, a tire blew out on the vehicle's right front passenger side. as the driver/owner hit the brake the car accelerated into the side rock barrier of the driveway. according to toyota who investigated the incident, there was no issue with vehicle. but another incident has recently happened involving the car this year on the incident date listed on this form. the wife of the owner of the vehicle was in the driveway operating the toyota camry 2011 to park the vehicle. as the car was turning to park in the driveway the operator pressed on the brake to back the vehicle back when all of a sudden without warning the vehicle leaped forward hitting the an exterior door to their basement which is surrounded by the rock that covers their home. the car was severely damaged, air bags were deployed and the operator sustained some injuries which caused her to visit the hospital and have medication prescribed to her. the impact on this second accident was so severe that is shown pictures of the incident you have to wonder how such an impact could happen unless their was fault in the vehicle. this time we are awaiting response from toyota to investigate this problem. we also wanted to contact the government to make known of this recurring issue with the braking or unintended acceleration of the vehicle. | |||
| 11/19/2010 | 460 | ||
| This vehicle was involved in an accident in the home driveway of the owners of the vehicle. as the owner was turning into his driveway, a tire blew out on the vehicle's right front passenger side. as the driver/owner hit the brake the car accelerated into the side rock barrier of the driveway. according to toyota who investigated the incident, there was no issue with vehicle. but another incident has recently happened involving the car this year which will be reported on a separate form which shows us their is an unsafe issue with the vehicle that requires toyota to be investigated. | |||
| 08/10/2011 | |||
| I have a 2011 toyota camry se. at around 5,000 miles when it was time to take it in for service, oil change, tire rotation etc. i had a type of squeaking crackling noise that i would hear when pulling in and out of driveway. i took it in and toyota service department knew right away what it was. it was the supports for the sunroof that needed to be fixed. they advised that the noise would only get louder and louder. they had it there for two days guing/bonding supports. on august 10, 2011 i was driving my car when i heard a loud explosion. i looked at all my glass windows and didn't notice what had until glass was flying on the passenger side of the car. i pulled over and that is when i saw my sunroof glass broken. the strange thing about the glass was that it looked a volcano. it was shatterred from the outer part of the sunroof glass to the middle. almost like there was pressure built up and it only had one way of shooting up and out. i called toyota to make an appointment for that day. i went in that afternoon and explained everything i just wrote to their service department. i also mentioned that the work order history had where they fixed the supports on the sunroof/ he said they would look at the car tomorrow and let me know. i received a phone call from them the next day stating that i had to get a hold of my insurance claim adjuster so they could go look at damages. he had talked to totota warranty department and they came to a conclusion that they were not going to cover damages. he stated that it seemed like a rock had hit it. i spent the next 10 days waiting for my car to get fixed and on top of everything, i had to pay rental fees for the 10 days because toyota does not offer free rental service to customers. they also don't direct bill your insurance company so you can pay only the percent stated on insurance policy. i had to pay them the full amount and take it up with my insurance. i paid my insurance deductible and then took the car. | |||
| 12/10/2010 | 1179 | ||
| The windows consistently stick when in the up position. it is very difficult to put the window down. many times the power window button has to be forced to get the window down. in addition, there is a residue that keeps appearing on the top of the window which sits on a rubber seal. the rubber seal at the top of the window is being worn. concern: in the event of an emergency if the window needs to be opened it may fail to open. | |||
| 08/10/2011 | |||
| I have a 2011 toyota camry se. at around 5,000 miles when it was time to take it in for service, oil change, tire rotation etc. i had a type of squeaking crackling noise that i would hear when pulling in and out of driveway. i took it in and toyota service department knew right away what it was. it was the supports for the sunroof that needed to be fixed. they advised that the noise would only get louder and louder. they had it there for two days guing/bonding supports. on august 10, 2011 i was driving my car when i heard a loud explosion. i looked at all my glass windows and didn't notice what had until glass was flying on the passenger side of the car. i pulled over and that is when i saw my sunroof glass broken. the strange thing about the glass was that it looked a volcano. it was shatterred from the outer part of the sunroof glass to the middle. almost like there was pressure built up and it only had one way of shooting up and out. i called toyota to make an appointment for that day. i went in that afternoon and explained everything i just wrote to their service department. i also mentioned that the work order history had where they fixed the supports on the sunroof/ he said they would look at the car tomorrow and let me know. i received a phone call from them the next day stating that i had to get a hold of my insurance claim adjuster so they could go look at damages. he had talked to totota warranty department and they came to a conclusion that they were not going to cover damages. he stated that it seemed like a rock had hit it. i spent the next 10 days waiting for my car to get fixed and on top of everything, i had to pay rental fees for the 10 days because toyota does not offer free rental service to customers. they also don't direct bill your insurance company so you can pay only the percent stated on insurance policy. i had to pay them the full amount and take it up with my insurance. i paid my insurance deductible and then took the car. | |||
| 12/10/2010 | 1179 | ||
| The windows consistently stick when in the up position. it is very difficult to put the window down. many times the power window button has to be forced to get the window down. in addition, there is a residue that keeps appearing on the top of the window which sits on a rubber seal. the rubber seal at the top of the window is being worn. concern: in the event of an emergency if the window needs to be opened it may fail to open. | |||
| 08/10/2011 | |||
| I have a 2011 toyota camry se. at around 5,000 miles when it was time to take it in for service, oil change, tire rotation etc. i had a type of squeaking crackling noise that i would hear when pulling in and out of driveway. i took it in and toyota service department knew right away what it was. it was the supports for the sunroof that needed to be fixed. they advised that the noise would only get louder and louder. they had it there for two days guing/bonding supports. on august 10, 2011 i was driving my car when i heard a loud explosion. i looked at all my glass windows and didn't notice what had until glass was flying on the passenger side of the car. i pulled over and that is when i saw my sunroof glass broken. the strange thing about the glass was that it looked a volcano. it was shatterred from the outer part of the sunroof glass to the middle. almost like there was pressure built up and it only had one way of shooting up and out. i called toyota to make an appointment for that day. i went in that afternoon and explained everything i just wrote to their service department. i also mentioned that the work order history had where they fixed the supports on the sunroof/ he said they would look at the car tomorrow and let me know. i received a phone call from them the next day stating that i had to get a hold of my insurance claim adjuster so they could go look at damages. he had talked to totota warranty department and they came to a conclusion that they were not going to cover damages. he stated that it seemed like a rock had hit it. i spent the next 10 days waiting for my car to get fixed and on top of everything, i had to pay rental fees for the 10 days because toyota does not offer free rental service to customers. they also don't direct bill your insurance company so you can pay only the percent stated on insurance policy. i had to pay them the full amount and take it up with my insurance. i paid my insurance deductible and then took the car. | |||
| 12/10/2010 | 1179 | ||
| The windows consistently stick when in the up position. it is very difficult to put the window down. many times the power window button has to be forced to get the window down. in addition, there is a residue that keeps appearing on the top of the window which sits on a rubber seal. the rubber seal at the top of the window is being worn. concern: in the event of an emergency if the window needs to be opened it may fail to open. | |||
| 08/10/2011 | |||
| I have a 2011 toyota camry se. at around 5,000 miles when it was time to take it in for service, oil change, tire rotation etc. i had a type of squeaking crackling noise that i would hear when pulling in and out of driveway. i took it in and toyota service department knew right away what it was. it was the supports for the sunroof that needed to be fixed. they advised that the noise would only get louder and louder. they had it there for two days guing/bonding supports. on august 10, 2011 i was driving my car when i heard a loud explosion. i looked at all my glass windows and didn't notice what had until glass was flying on the passenger side of the car. i pulled over and that is when i saw my sunroof glass broken. the strange thing about the glass was that it looked a volcano. it was shatterred from the outer part of the sunroof glass to the middle. almost like there was pressure built up and it only had one way of shooting up and out. i called toyota to make an appointment for that day. i went in that afternoon and explained everything i just wrote to their service department. i also mentioned that the work order history had where they fixed the supports on the sunroof/ he said they would look at the car tomorrow and let me know. i received a phone call from them the next day stating that i had to get a hold of my insurance claim adjuster so they could go look at damages. he had talked to totota warranty department and they came to a conclusion that they were not going to cover damages. he stated that it seemed like a rock had hit it. i spent the next 10 days waiting for my car to get fixed and on top of everything, i had to pay rental fees for the 10 days because toyota does not offer free rental service to customers. they also don't direct bill your insurance company so you can pay only the percent stated on insurance policy. i had to pay them the full amount and take it up with my insurance. i paid my insurance deductible and then took the car. | |||
| 12/10/2010 | 1179 | ||
| The windows consistently stick when in the up position. it is very difficult to put the window down. many times the power window button has to be forced to get the window down. in addition, there is a residue that keeps appearing on the top of the window which sits on a rubber seal. the rubber seal at the top of the window is being worn. concern: in the event of an emergency if the window needs to be opened it may fail to open. | |||
| 06/12/2011 | 6000 | ||
| On a hot day while parked, the front windshield of my 2011 toyota camry developed a very large crack. | |||
| 05/09/2011 | |||
| 2011 toyota camry, going up hill on an intersection vehicle was hit on the front side ( passenger) and passenger door. upon impact the force of the hit caused me to hit another vehicle which was parked and that vehicle strucked another vehicle in front of it. my passanger lost concious since she hit her head on the window. *bf | |||
| 03/29/2011 | 11517 | ||
| My wife and i are retired in florida. we parked our 2011 toyota camry xle with keyless ignition in our garage and brought the key fob with us into our home. my wife either did not push the engine off button hard enough or forgot to push the engine off button to turn off the engine. we did not hear the 3 short beeps telling us the engine was running and the key fob was removed from the vehicle. the garage is attached to our home. the vehicle was left running in our closed garage. carbon monoxide fumes entered our home causing headaches, nausea, and lethargy. our home carbon monoxide detector sounded an alarm. we investigated and found that we left the vehicle running in the garage for 90 minutes. the garage temperature was over 100(f) degrees. there was a large pool of water under the car from condensation from the car air conditioning compressor. we were sickened by the carbon monoxide fumes and came close to losing our lives. the keyless ignition option is too dangerous. there needs to be a change in design that turns off the engine when the key fob leaves the vehicle and the engine off button is not depressed. | |||
| 12/17/2010 | 3000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2011 toyota camry le. the contact stated that for the last three months he smelled an odor inside the vehicle when he turned the air conditioner/heat off. after a while he became sick and was hospitalized, but they couldn't figure out what caused him to become sick. the vehicle was inspected by a dealer who advised him that the filter underneath the glove box may need to be changed. they were able to duplicate the failure, smell the odor and a technician from the factory was notified. when the technician inspected the vehicle they advised him that they could not locate where the odor was came from; however, he added a special filter to the vehicle to keep the odor out. within a few weeks he smelled the strong odor again. the failure mileage was approximately 3,000. the vin was unavailable. | |||
| 12/17/2010 | 3000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2011 toyota camry le. the contact stated that for the last 3 months he noticed an odor inside the vehicle once he shut the air conditioner/heat off. after a while he became sick and was hospitalized, but they couldn't figure out what was the cause. the vehicle was inspected by a dealer and they advised him that the filter under the glove box may need to be changed. after they reenacted the failure and found the odor a technician from the factory was called in. when the the technician inspected the vehicle they advised him that they could not locate where the odor was coming from. the technician went on and added a special filter to the vehicle to keep the odor out. in a weeks time he noticed the strong odor again. the failure mileage was approximately 3,000. the vin was unavailable. tb | |||
| 03/07/2011 | 5000 | ||
| Just 5 second after pulling out from parking space, while going around the school bus and trying to avoid the car going toward me, pushed the accelerator pedal. the car speed up at whole power and i was not able to stop it. it flied approximately 90 feet reaching speed at least 50 mph in approximately 1-2 second. i was trying to push the pedal to stop it, and at the same time trying to avoid collision with the traffic in front of me, i managed to jump on a curb and eventually stopped after hitting a building and after my car flipped on the driver side. i strongly believe something, inside the car (either mechanical or automatic system) prevented me stopping the car timely. there was no injury, building were damaged just sightly, my car was destroyed , but it has a full coverage. the whole crash was tapped by a security camera. it clearly shows the acceleration of the car, which everybody, who watched it, believe couldn't be done by person, but mostly by a car itself. that simply looks for me something the same as it was in previous toyota recalls. | |||
| 09/09/2010 | 100 | ||
| At highway speeds, my new 2011 toyota camry veers left.(purchased 9/9/10)the dealer has aligned it twice, and the vehicle still veers left at highway speeds. i have not had the vehicle for more than 1 day in a row, as it has been returned to dealer over and over. | |||
| 08/25/2010 | |||
| During the period of august 17-27, i rented a 2011 toyota camry. i rented it from hertz at the denver international airport. on august 25, while traveling east on us 70, about 10 miles west of frisco, colorado, the car | |||