2006 Toyota Camry Complaint Log

2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A VEHICLE FIRE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED PRIOR TO THE FIRE, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. HE LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW AND SAW A WOMAN SCREAMING THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. HE IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER, JUMPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND THEN IT BURST INTO FLAMES. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR INTEGRITY TIRES, P205/65/R15, DOT N6URB3JR. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE TREAD DELAMINATED AND SEPARATED, CAUSING THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE TO GO FLAT. THE REMAINING TREAD DEPTH WAS INCH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD NOT DRIVE OVER ANY POTHOLES OR ANYTHING THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE TIRE TO BECOME FLAT. THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS PURCHASED WAS 65,326. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

THIS IS A SOLUTION TO A VEXING PROBLEM. THE "GHOST IN THE ECU" PROBLEM HAS BEEN SOLVED WITH SIMPLE INEXPENSIVE TECHNOLOGY. IT IS INSTALLED ON A VEHICLE IN SO CAL (NEAR DISNEYLAND), AVAILABLE FOR DEMONSTRATION. GETTING THE WORD OUT WITHOUT BEING OVERRUN BY MEDIA IS A DELICATE BALANCE, SO I CONTACTED YOU FOLKS THROUGH THIS FORM. THE TECHNOLOGY IS PATENT PENDING, AND LICENSING OR ASSIGNING IT IS THE GOAL. PLEASE DON'T CONDEMN ME FOR BEING OPEN AND HONEST. (THIS IS IDENTICAL TO PRIOR SUBMISSION EXCEPT THIS ONE ELECTS FOR ME TO RECEIVE EMAIL CONFIRMATION). *TR

THIS IS A SOLUTION TO A VEXING PROBLEM. THE "GHOST IN THE ECU" PROBLEM HAS BEEN SOLVED WITH SIMPLE INEXPENSIVE TECHNOLOGY. IT IS INSTALLED ON A VEHICLE IN SO CAL (NEAR DISNEYLAND), AVAILABLE FOR DEMONSTRATION. GETTING THE WORD OUT WITHOUT BEING OVERRUN BY MEDIA IS A DELICATE BALANCE, SO I CONTACTED YOU FOLKS THROUGH THIS FORM. THE TECHNOLOGY IS PATENT PENDING, AND LICENSING OR ASSIGNING IT IS THE GOAL. PLEASE DON'T CONDEMN ME FOR BEING OPEN AND HONEST. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND AND PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO A TRACTOR TRAILER. HE SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO HIS HEAD AND RIGHT FOOT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT HE WOULD NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE IN TO BE REPAIRED UNTIL AN INVESTIGATOR INSPECTED IT TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. HE STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE OF THE TRAILER HE CRASHED INTO COULD POTENTIALLY HAVE INTERFERED WITH THE CURRENT OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE IN HIS VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 17,000. UPDATED 11/03/10 *BF THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. UPDATED 11/04/10

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP SOMETIMES WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. I HAD THE PROBLEM IN NOVEMBER 2006 AT 5,055 MILES AND TOOK IT TO THE DELAER IN KENT OH (TOYOTA CASE # [XXX] ). I WAS TOLD THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. I AGAIN HAD THE PROBLEM IN SEPTEMBER 2008 AT 15,092 MILES AND TOOK IT TO A DEALER IN NORTH CHARLESTON SC (TOYOTA CASE # [XXX] ). I WAS TOLD THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. TODAY 04/14/2010 THE CAR DID NOT STOP AGAIN AND I HAVE CALLED TOYOTA. CASE NUMBER IS [XXX] . INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2006 TOYOTA CAMRY--ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL /SERIOUS INJURY. OREGONLIC 992 CVQ--OREGON STATE POLICE INVESTIGATED. *TR

I WAS PULLING SLOWLY INTO A PARKING SPACE IN FRONT OF AN OFFICE BUILDING. WHEN I GENTLY APPLIED THE BRAKE, THE CAR SUDDENLY ZOOMED FORWARD AND STRUCK THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING, SHATTERING A LARGE GLASS WINDOW AND ITS FRAME AND AREA AROUND IT. THIS STOPPED THE CAR. I PUT IT INTO REVERSE AND BACKED INTO THE PARKING SPACE. THE AIR BAG DID NOT INFLATE. FORTUNATELY, THE OCCUPANT OF THAT OFFICE HAD JUST LEFT. OTHERWISE SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT BY FLYING GLASS. I HAD NEVER BEFORE HAD TROUBLE OF THIS KIND WITH THIS TOYOTA. THE DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED, BUT I SOLD THE CAR TO THE AUTO BODY SHOP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, A SUDDEN INCREASE IN ACCELERATION OCCURRED. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A CEMENT BLOCK. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT FILED WITH NO PERSONAL INJURY. THE ENTIRE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR SUSTAINED DAMAGES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE BODY DAMAGES. THE CONTACT FEARED DRIVING THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE SAFETY HAZARD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,000. UPDATED 10/28/10. *LJ UPDATED 11/02/10*JB

DRIVER TOOK HER 90 YEAR-OLD MOTHER FOR AN EYE INJECTION AT MOORE EYE INSTITUTE IN SPRINGFIELD, DELAWARE COUNTY, PA. AFTER THE APPOINTMENT, DRIVER WAS BACKING SLOWLY OUT OF A PARKING SPACE WHEN HER 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY SUDDENLY ACCELERATED HITTING ONE VEHICLE, THEN GOING INTO A TERRIBLE REVERSE SPIN CLOCKWISE. TWO VEHICLES WERE HIT DIRECTLY, AND TWO INDIRECTLY BEFORE COMING TO A STOP BETWEEN TWO SUV'S. THERE WERE FIVE CARS IN TOTAL THAT SUSTAINED DAMAGE. THE DRIVER AND HER PASSENGER WERE THE ONLY PERSONS INJURED. THE CAMRY WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR

2006 TOYOTA CAMRY ACCIDENT *GR THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED, HIT TWO CARS, WENT AIRBORNE, ROLLED OVER AND LANDED ON ITS ROOF. THE CONSUMER WAS TRAPPED INSIDE THE VEHICLE UPSIDE DOWN FOR APPROXIMATELY 40 MINUTES.

BOUGHT BRAND NEW 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHEN YOU MAKE A RIGHT TURN , THE STEERING WHEEL STICKS TO RIGHT EVEN AFTER THE TURN. THE STEERING WHEEL DOESN'T COME TO NORMAL POSITION QUICKLY. MY WIFE DRIVES THE CAR AND NEVER INFORMED ME, UNTIL I DROVE IT AND FELT LATELY. I WILL CALL THE COMPANY AND INFORM THEM AND SEE IF THERE WERE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS REPORTED. *TR

I HAVE TOYOTA CAMRY 2006 IN WHICH THERE ARE GOOD YEAR INTEGRITY TIRES WITH DEFECTS. IT SEEMS THAT A LITTLE OF WATER ON THE ROADS THE TIRES MAKE THE CAR TO LOOSE CONTROL. *TR

MY 22 YEAR OLD SON WAS DRIVING OUR 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY WAS INVOLVED IN A BROADSIDE COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AT A SIGNALIZED INTERSECTION. OUR CAMRY SUFFERED SEVERE FRONT END DAMAGE AND THE ADJUSTER FOR OUR INSURANCE COMPANY DEEMED THE CAR AS A TOTAL LOSS. OUR 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY WAS EQUIPPED WITH FRONT AND SIDE AIRBAG BUT NEITHER OF THEM WERE DEPLOYED IN THE CRASH. OUR SON ESCAPED WITH MINOR INJURIES BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS AND OUR SON COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT. *TR

MY WIFE SLOWLY PULLED INTO A PARKING SPOT IN A SUPERMARKET PARKING LOT. AS SHE HIT THE BRAKES TO COME TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE BEGIN RAPIDLY ACCELERATING AND BEFORE SHE COULD REACT THE CAR JUMPED A CURB AND ACROSS A GRASSY STRIP AND HIT A PARKED CAR. SHE HAS A CRACKED SPINE AND OTHER INJURIES. THE FRONT END CAR DAMAGE WAS CONSIDERABLE (ESTIMATE $5800) AND THERE WAS CONSIDERABLE FRONT END DAMAGE TO THE OTHER VEHICLE. OUR VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN FOR 20,000 MILE SERVICE JUST THE WEEK BEFORE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN SWERVING AND SHAKING. THE CONTACT SLOWED THE VEHICLE TO 49 MPH BUT THE SWERVING CONTINUED. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,622. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,299.

I WAS DRIVING ON A FAMILIAR RURAL ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. ANTICIPATING SLOWING DOWN BEFORE APPROACHING THE VILLAGE WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 30 MPH, I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR. AT THE MOMENT I LIFTED MY FOOT FROM THE PEDAL, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN FOR ABOUT TWO SECONDS, AND THEN, AGAIN ON ITS OWN, WENT BACK TO NORMAL. THIS IS THE FIRST AND ONLY FAILURE I HAVE EXPERIENCED WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. I TOOK NO REMEDIAL ACTION (OTHER THAN REPORTING THE INCIDENT TO MY HUSBAND.) *TR

ONE OF THE FRONT SPRINGS (PART# 48131-AA331) OF MY WIFE'S 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY BROKE IN TWO AND THE DEALERSHIP RECOMMENDED REPLACING BOTH SPRINGS. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE SHARP EDGE AT THE POINT OF BREAKAGE COULD HAVE PUNCTURED A TIRE, IF ONE OF THE PIECES DISLODGED. THE CAR HAD ONLY 41,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

WITH ONLY 63,000 MILES ON MY 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY, 4 CYLINDER, STARTED TO HEAR A KNOCKING SOUND WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL THAT GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. A POWER STEERING LEAK WAS DETECTED AND HAD TO REPLACE POWER STEERING RACK OR RUN THE RISK OF LOSING ABILITY TO CONTROL MY VEHICLE. I HAD TO PAY OVER $1,300 FOR THE REPAIR. *TR

MY COMPLAINT IS ABOUT THE UNSAFE POWER DOOR LOCK MECHANISM USED ON THE 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE (AND COUNTLESS OTHER VEHICLES THEY PRODUCE) I AM NOW ON MY FIFTH FAILURE. EVERY SINGLE POWER DOOR LOCK FAILED AND NOW IT'S STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN! THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD! IF YOU GET INTO A BAD WRECK AND THE POWER DOORS FAIL TO OPEN IT COULD BE A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH. EVERY SECOND COUNTS! I'LL BE GLAD TO GIVE YOU ACCESS TO THE CAR AND PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFO YOU NEED. *TR

I HAVE TOYOTA CAMRY -2006 MODEL WHICH WAS BOUGHT NEW IN FEB 2006. IT HAS APPROX 32,000 MILES ON IT MOSTLY DRIVEN BY MYSELF, 37 YEAR MAN AS OF TODAY AND MY WIFE(31 YEARS) ALSO DRIVES SOMETIMES SINCE LAST TWO YEARS. LAST SUNDAY 01/31/2010 MY WIFE , MYSELF AND MY TWO SONS WERE INSIDE CAR AND MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THIS CAR AND WAS STOPPING CAR IN DRIVE WAY. WE WERE ALMOST STOPPED AND SUDDENLY IT ACCELERATED AND MY WIFE WAS SCREAMING THAT IT IS NOT STOPPING EVEN SHE ALMOST STANDING ON BRAKES. MEANTIME IT HIT CLOSED GARAGE DOOR AND WENT INSIDE GARAGE WITH HIGH SPEED. RIGHT MIRROR WENT INSIDE THE GARAGE WALL AND FINALLY ITS CAR FRONT HIT BASE OF GAS-WATER HEATER AND CAR STOPPED. WINDSHIELD WAS FULLY DAMAGED, UPPER HOOD WAS BENDED, RIGHT MIRROR WAS BROKEN AND FRONT OF CAR WAS ALSO HIT BUT AIRBAG DID NOT POP UP BECAUSE RIGHT SIDE MIRROR COULD HAVE REDUCED SPEED BEFORE FRONT HIT GAS-WATER HEATER. BIG TRAGEDY WAS AVOIDED BECAUSE WATER HEATER WAS GAS BASED AND IT WAS ON. ALSO RIGHT SIDE BOTH DOORS WERE TOUCHED TO WALL SO CANNOT BE OPENED. MY TWO SONS 2 YEARS AND 8 YEARS WERE INSIDE CARE AND LEFT SIDE BACK DOOR HAD CHILD LOCK SO ONLY DOOR CAN BE OPENED WAS DRIVER SIDE WHICH MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND SHE WAS SCARED TO DEATH WITH THIS INCIDENT. LUCKILY FIRE DID NOT START AND WE ALL WERE ABLE TO COME OUT SAFELY. I CALLED LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER TWICE AND HE REFUSED TO LISTEN ME SAYING THIS CAR 2006 CAMRY IS NOT PART OF TOYOTA RECALL AND IF YOU HAVE TO REPORT THIS INCIDENT CALL TOYOTA'S CORPORATE NUMBER. I CALL TOYOTA NUMBER TWICE AND THEY ALSO MENTIONED THAT THIS MODEL IS NOT PART OF RECALL. I CLEARLY TOLD THEM THAT I WANTED TO REPORT THIS INCIDENT SO OTHER PEOPLE WILL KNOW THAT SOMETHING COULD HAPPEN WITH THIS MODEL CAR ALSO. AT THE SAMETIME I CALLED MY AUTO INSURANCE COMPANY AND THEY ADVISED ME TO TOW CAR TO REPAIR FACILITY. AS OF NOW REPAIR IS IN PROGRESS AND I AM EXPECTING TO GET CAR BY END OF NEXT WEEK. I WOULD LIKE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT. *TR

I EXPERIENCED SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION IN MY 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY LE,WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK IN FRONT OF A 7ELEVEN STORE TO PICKUP MY NEWSPAPER. I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PRIOR TO REACHING THE CEMENT PARKING STOP, I HEARD AND FELT A QUICK SURGE FROM THE ENGINE I HIT THE BRAKE HARD BUT STILL THE CAR CONTINUED TO MORE FORWARD RIGHT THRU THE FRONT DOORS OF THE 7ELEVEN THE CAR STOPPED BY A DOOR POST. *TR

2006 TOYOTA ACCELERATES AFTER THE ACCELERATOR IS RELEASED. THIS HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED BY MULTIPLE DRIVERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE. *TR

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED AS SHE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE VEHICLE THEN ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED TO THE RIGHT AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE BODY DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE AGAIN ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A STEEL BRACKET OF A DUMPSTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER YET THE DEALER REFUSED TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED HER TO GO THROUGH HER INSURANCE COMPANY, IN WHICH SHE DID. THE BODY DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED. ON THE THIRD INSTANCE OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS WHILE BRAKING. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATE AND CRASHED INTO A CEMENT WALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE FAILURE WOULD BE INVESTIGATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER DIAGNOSED AT THE DEALER FOR THE ACCELERATION FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DON'T WORK PROPERLY ON SLIPPERY ROADS. THE BRAKES SEEM TO PULSATE TO RAPIDLY WHEN DEPRESSED AND DON'T STOP UNTIL BRAKES ARE RELEASED. *TR

CONSUMERS 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY ACCELERATED DRIVING OVER AN ISLAND AND HIT A TREE BEFORE BRAKES BECAME RESPONSIVE. *TS THE CONSUMER WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND AS HE WAS ABOUT TURN ONTO THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD OVER AN ISLAND, KNOCKING DOWN A 6 INCH DIAMETER OAK TREE AND LEAVING ABOUT 25 FEET OF SKID MARKS ON THE ROADWAY BEFORE THE BRAKES KICKED IN. THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE ENTIRE TIME. *JB

THE BRAKE DOES NOT WORK EVERY TIME WHEN I DRIVE THE CAR ON ROUGH ROAD SUCH AS SNOW AND ICE ROAD, AND REPAIRING ROAD. I WENT TO TOYOTA DEALERS TRYING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM, BUT THEY SAID THAT IS DUE TO THE ANTI-LOCK MECHANISM! THIS IS REALLY DANGEROUS. I DRIVE VERY SLOWLY WHEN ROAD IS ROUGH. *TR

I AM REPORTING 2 INSTANCES OF UNINTENDED THROTTLE ACCELERATION IN MY 2006 SOLARA. CIRCUMSTANCES IN BOTH CASES WERE SIMILAR. THE TWO CASES: (1) APPROXIMATELY NOVEMBER 1, 2009 -- I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY IN A PARKING LOT. I BRAKED TO MAKE A TURN WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED VIOLENTLY. STEPPING HARD ON THE BRAKE AND PULLING THE SHIFTER INTO N STOPPED THE ACCELERATION. THE CAR THEN OPERATED NORMALLY. (2) APPROXIMATELY DECEMBER 20, 2009 -- I WAS PULLING SLOWLY INTO A PARKING PLACE IN FRONT OF A POST OFFICE WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED VIOLENTLY. STEPPING HARD ON THE BRAKE AND PULLING THE SHIFTER INTO N STOPPED THE ACCELERATION. THE CAR THEN OPERATED NORMALLY. OBVIOUSLY I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ESPECIALLY WITH THE PUBLICITY AND RECALLS BUT UNDERSTAND THAT MY MODEL IS NOT ON RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE FROM PARK TO DRIVE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. CONSEQUENTLY SHE CRASHED INTO THE WALL OF A GARAGE. SHE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR A STRAINED NECK AND SHOULDER. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WILL CALL THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE RECEIVED MAJOR DAMAGES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.

WHEN I TURN ON THE ENGINE, MY 2006 CAMRY ENGINE DOES NOT RETURN TO NORMAL IDLING EITHER AT ALL OR NOT FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. IT DOESN'T GO BACK TO NORMAL IDLING SPEED - - THE CAR WILL CONTINUE TO ROLL FORWARD AND THE BRAKE MUST BE APPLIED TO KEEP IT FROM GOING FORWARD. *TR

2006 CAMRY XLE I-4 TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED AT 30K MILES CAME OUT BLACK!! THIS MEANS THE FLUID IS BEING BURNED. CAR NOT ABUSED. DRIVEN IN 3RD & 2ND ON TWO DAYS 25 DAYS APART DOWN ROAD TO YOSEMITE BRAKE USED TO KEEP SPEED DOWN. ONLY TIME I CAN THINK OF THAT ADDED STRESS TO TRANSMISSION. ANOTHER TIME I HAD TO STEP/FLOOR ACCELERATOR ON FREEWAY ON-RAMP UP GRADE TO KEEP FAST MOVING SEMI-TRUCK FROM RUNNING ME OVER. THIS IS NORMAL OPERATION. TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT THESE TIME COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. *TW

ENTIRE DASHBOARD CRACKED AND CONTINUED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THERE ARE MULTIPLE CRACKS ALL OVER THE DASHBOARD. MY SON HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO HIS 2006 SOLARA CONVERTIBLE TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO OURS. BOTH CARS WERE ALWAYS GARAGED AND HAD VERY FEW MILES ON THEM. MY SON HAD ABOUT 18,000 AND WE HAD ABOUT 16,000. WE BOTH CALLED TOYOTA AND WE WERE EACH TOLD IT WAS BEYOND WARRANTY AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. *TR

2006 TOYOTA CAMRY SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE THE CAR WAS BEING PARKED IN A HANDICAPPED SPOT. THE CAR CRASHED INTO THE CONCRETE POST SUPPORTING THE HANDICAP SIGN, CAUSING $4700. DAMAGE.

MY 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY CRASHED AT 6:40PM OF DEC. 4, 2009. WHEN I WAS NEAR TO EXIT 65 OF HIGHWAY 26 (BEAVERTON, OR), THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME PUT ON BRAKES. I PUT ON BRAKES TOO AND THE DISTANCE BETWEEN MY CAR AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WAS ABOUT 50 METERS. BUT MY CAR ACCELERATED UNTIL IT HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. HISTORICALLY I KNEW MY CAR AUTOMATICALLY ACCELERATED SOMETIMES. BUT IT SEEMS ONLY LAST FOR A FEW SECONDS WHEN I DROVE IT DOWNHILL. CURRENTLY TOYOTA'S RECALL ONLY INCLUDES CAMRY MODEL AFTER 2007. I THINK CAMRY 2006 SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED TOO. *TR

MY 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA'S DASHBOARD IS CRACKED AND MORE CRACKS SEEM TO APPEAR OUT OF NOWHERE. THE VEHICLE IS GARAGED AND UNDER SHADE DURING THE DAY. IT HAS BEEN CRACKED FOR YEARS AND CONTINUES THE SAME TREND. I'VE SEEN OTHER TOYOTAS WITH CRACKED DASHBOARDS, THERE MUST BE A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS. I COULD IGNORE IT FOR A WHILE, BUT NOW IT HAS GONE TOO FAR. *TR

2006 TOYOTA 60,000 MILES. NEEDS TO HAVE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT REPLACED OR I WON'T BE ABLE TO STEER THE CAR SOON. HAPPENED TO MY OLD 1997 TOYOTA ALSO. COULDN'T TURN THE WHEEL HAD NO CONTROL. WORRIED THIS MAY HAPPEN AGAIN TO THIS 2006 CAR. TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT IT IS WEAR AND TEAR. HE ONLY SEES IT ON SOME TOYOTA NOT ALL. IF IT WAS WEAR THEN WHY NOT ON ALL. SOUNDS LIKE A DEFECT TO ME. VERY COSTLY TO REPLACE, $517. THIS CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED THRU TOYOTA DEALERSHIP ON A REGULAR BASIS, IT WAS BOUGHT AS A DEMO CAR FROM A DEALERSHIP WITH 12000 MILES. SOMETHING IS WRONG MAYBE ENGINEERING DEFECT? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. AS THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, TO BACK OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 54,000. UPDATED 1/14/10 *CN UPDATED 01/15/10.*JB

2006 TOYOTA SOLARA XLE CONVERTIBLE PASSENGER WINDOW EXPLODED AND SHATTERED WHEN PASSING A MEDIUM-SIZED TRUCK ON A SMOOTH CLEAN HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH. NO INDICATION OF OBJECT THROWN BY TRUCK AS WINDOW EXPLODED SHORTLY AFTER THE WINDOW WAS FORWARD OF THE TRUCKS FRONT BUMPER. NORMAL HIGHWAY WIDTH SPACING WITH NO CONVERGENCE OF THE VEHICLES. ALL WINDOWS WERE UP, CONVERTIBLE TOP SECURED UP AND AIR-CONDITIONING ON. WINDOW SAFETY GLASS PERFORMED WELL AS NO LONG SHARDS OR SHARP EDGES WERE FORMED. *TR

THE NUT THAT HOLDS THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM TO ITS MOTOR SHAFT LOOSENED AND CAUSED THE ARM TO VIBRATE. IF THE NUT HAD LOOSENED FURTHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM AND BLADE COULD COME OFF CAUSING TOTAL LOSS OF VISIBILITY IN RAIN OR OTHER WINDSHIELD DEBRIS CONDITIONS. THE NUT WAS EASY TO TIGHTEN AND REQUIRED ONLY APPROX 180 DEG CLOCKWISE ROTATION TO TIGHTEN. THE PASSENGER SIDE WIPER ARM WAS NOT LOOSE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED ON ALL CAMRYS. *TR

I NOTICED MY STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT RESPONDING AS NORMAL AND WAS MAKING NOISES. POWER STEERING PUMP FOR MY 2006 TOYOTA SOLARA WAS LEAKING FLUID AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BETWEEN 58 - 59 K MILES. I STRICTLY FOLLOW THE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE FOR THE CAR AND MY CAR IS ALWAYS SERVICED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM. *TR

THE AIRBAG LIGHT KEEP COMING ON WHEN I EITHER GO THROUGH A CAR WASH OR IF SOME TAPS MY FRONT-END WHILE PARKING. DEALER REFUSES TO VERIFY IF THEY HAVE HAD ANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. SHE STATED WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKES WOULD HESITATE TO ENGAGE AND WOULD FEEL SPONGY CAUSING HER TO USE EXTREME FORCE WHEN BRAKING. THIS WOULD OCCUR FREQUENTLY AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT ENGAGING AS DESIGNED. THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED UNDER THE FACTORY WARRANTY BUT DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER SENT A REPRESENTATIVE TO INVESTIGATE THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES WITHIN THE BRAKE SYSTEM. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE. SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY DECREASED IN SPEED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT HER YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL WERE NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT WAS 95,000. UPDATED 6/21/10 *CN WHEN THE CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALER, THEY FOUND AIR IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THE SECOND TIME SHE WENT FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, THEY FOUND THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS BAD AND REPLACED IT. UPDATED 06/24/10.*JB

CLUNKING NOISE. BROUGHT VEHICLE IN FOR NORMAL MAINTENANCE AND DIAGNOSIS. CLUNKING NOISE WAS IDENTIFIED AS STEERING SHAFT JOINT FAILURE. (FRIGHTENING PROSPECT). REPAIR OVER $300. MILEAGE 82,000. THAT ON TOP OF EARLY HEAD GASKET FAILURE DUE TO DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET HAS ME GETTING READY TO GET RID OF THIS CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 50 MPH THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR FELL OUT OF THE MIRROR ASSEMBLY SHELL. THE DEALER SPECULATED THAT SHE MUST HAVE HIT SOMETHING TO CAUSE THE MIRROR TO FALL OUT. THE MIRROR WAS REPLACED AT AN EXPENSE OF $222.00. SINCE THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED, THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 21,000. UPDATED 12/7/09 *CN UPDATED 12/08/09.*JB

AFTER STARTING THE CAR THE DRIVERS AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON. WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED AGAIN THE LIGHT MAY NOT BE ON. THIS WENT ON FOR 3 DAYS. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP HOOKED UP THE CAR TO READ ANY CODES THAT WERE THERE. AFTER 3 DAYS AT THE DEALERSHIP THE FIELD REP STATES THAT A NEW SEAT AND FLOOR WIRING HAS TO BE PURCHASED. THERE IS A SHORT IN THE FLOOR WIRING. TOTAL WILL COST $3450. THE DRIVERS SEAT HAS TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE WIRING. IF NOT REPLACED THE AIRBAG WILL NOT GO OFF. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE STRUCK A CEMENT BOULDER, AND THEN CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE THEN SPUN AROUND SEVERAL TIMES AND BECAME LODGED BETWEEN A TREE AND A POLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED SHORTLY THEREAFTER AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,150. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,500. UPDATED 1/11/09 *CN

SRS (SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM) INDICATOR WARNING LIGHT CAME ON & STAYS ON. BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN TO MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER WHO NOTIFIED ME THAT THEY "FOUND OPEN CIRCUIT IN SEAT SQUIBB NOT SERVICEABLE PART" $3154.28 TO REPLACE THE SEAT. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

REAR SEAT BUCKLE DOES NOT LATCH ON TO THE BELT CLIP. CANNOT BUCKLE THE CHILD CAR SEAT ON THAT SIDE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONSUMER WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP, SHE TAPPED THE ACCELERATOR TO MOVE AHEAD AND THEN THE ACCELERATOR BECAME STUCK. CONSEQUENTLY, SHE REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE BUMPER AND THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE WERE DAMAGED. THE DEALER STATED THAT SINCE THE INSURANCE COMPANY PROVIDED HER WITH ASSISTANCE, THEY WOULD ONLY DOCUMENT THE FAILURE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47003. UPDATED 12/22/09 *BF THE CONSUMER SUSPECTED THE FLOOR MAT WAS THE CAUSE. SHE HAS SINCE SOLD THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 12/22/09

2006 CAMRY, BOUGHT NEW, MAY, '07. FEEL SLIGHT CLUNK WITH SOFT SOUND WHEN TURN STEERING WHEEL. DEALER DIAGNOSED AS BUSHING/LOWER CONTROL (STEERING) ARM BREAKING DOWN. REPLACED BOTH CONTROL ARMS AT COST OF $1000+ NOT INCLUDING TAXES. CAR HAS APPROX. 70,000 KM (43,000 MI), IS TREATED FOR RUST PREVENTION ANNUALLY (KROWN) AND NOT DRIVEN HARD (99%) WELL PAVED ROADS. NORMAL WEAR (NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE)? *TR