2008 Toyota Camry Complaint Log

MY MOTHER WAS DRIVING MY 2008 CAMRY IN AUGUST 2009. AS SHE WAS PARKING THE CAR SHE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHICH PROPELLED THE VEHICLE OVER A RAISED SIDEWALK AND INTO THE SIDE OF A RETAIL BUILDING. THE VEHICLE HAD 3000 MILES ON IT AND NO MODIFICATIONS HAD BEEN MADE SINCE PURCHASED NEW. THERE WERE FLOORMATS IN THE VEHICLE WHICH MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT, BUT HAVE SINCE BEEN REMOVED. MY MOTHER SAYS THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND REFUSES TO DRIVE IT. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED, BUT PROPERLY DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE WAS $1800 AND DAMAGE TO THE BUILDING WAS $6700. TOYOTA HAS BEEN CONTACTED BUT DENIES ANY RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

2008 BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL400 P21560R16 94V ORIGINAL TIRES ON MY 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID TODAY MILEAGE IS 19873 2/32 AND 3/32 LEFT ON ALL 4 TIRES TIRE PRESSURE AND ROTATIONS TIMELY THESE ARE THE WORST TIRES I HAVE EVER HAD POOR WEAR, SHOULD LAST AT LEAST 30K MILES. *TR

MY 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY LE HAS A VIBRATION PROBLEM THAT OCCURS THROUGHOUT THE CAR AND IS FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN THE CAR HITS SPEEDS BETWEEN 40 - 55 MPH, PARTICULARLY GOING UPHILLS IN D. I TOOK IT TO MY TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS NATURAL. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME, "THE CAR JUST HAS TO "SHAKE" SOMETIMES TO GET UP A HILL WHEN GOING AT SUCH LOW RPM'S." I DON'T BUY IT, AND I KNOW OF SEVERAL OTHERS WHO HAVE SAID THE SAME PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED IN THEIR CAMRY'S AS WELL (WWW.EDMUNDS.COM). *TR

MY 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE IN AUGUST 2009. THEY REPLACED IT AS IT WAS WITHIN WARRANTY. THE PASSENGER SIDE SUN VISOR BROKE IN APRIL 2011. THEY WILL NOT REPLACE IT AS IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY, ALTHOUGH I HAD BEEN TOLD IT WOULD BE REPLACED AS I SUSPECTED IT TOO WOULD BREAK. THE VISOR HANGS DOWN AND IMPAIRS VISION. I GOOGLED "TOYOTA CAMRY SUN VISOR" AND SAW MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. MANY OF THEM SAID WHEN THEY CONTACTED TOYOTA, TOYOTA SAID THEY DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO INITIATE A RECALL. THEY ARE GIVING US ALL THE RUN AROUND. I APPRECIATE THE NHTSA LOOKING INTO THIS FOR US AS THEY ARE CLEARLY MAKING THEIR CARS WITH CHEAP ITEMS THAT BREAK AND IMPAIR VISION, THEN LEAVING US TO PAY FOR IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 60 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN ACCELERATING. ON A LATER DATE, HE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF A RECALL AND REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V017000: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL ACCELERATOR PEDAL). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES FOR UNINTENDED ACCELERATION INSTANCES AFTER THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT BECAUSE THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE, THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT HE NO LONGER DRIVES THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,882 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,120. UPDATED 6/1/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD TAKE OFF AT ANY SPEED, EVEN FROM A DEAD STOP AND CONTINUE AT A VERY RAPID RATE OF SPEED. UPDATED 06/18/10.

SPORADIC FAILURE OF THE HEADLIGHT(S) TURNING OFF EITHER ONE OR THE OTHER AND AT TIMES BOTH LIGHT GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME. TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN SOMETIMES RESETS THE LIGHT, BUT THEN GO OUT AGAIN. CHANGING THE BULB DID NOT CORRECT THIS FAILURE. CONTACTING THE DEALER RESULTED IN NO ACTION/RESOLUTION EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY SE. WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 45 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED TO SPEEDS OF 70 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FLOOR MATS WERE THE CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO THE FAILURE. THE FLOOR MATS WERE REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT DID NOT BELIEVE THAT THE FLOOR MATS CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR AND NOTIFIED THE DEALER WITH HIS CONCERNS. THE DEALER ADVISED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WITH THE VEHICLES BUT PROVIDED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED 2 OTHER OPERATORS OF THE VEHICLE HAD ALSO EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 8,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, SHE FELT A JOLTING JERK AND THE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR WHEN SHE APPLIED IT LIGHTLY. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE DEALER RECALIBRATED THE STROKE SENSOR. ABOUT 8-9 MONTHS LATER, THE ISSUE OCCURRED AGAIN SO SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THE STROKE SENSOR WAS REPLACED. SHE STATED THAT SHE NOTICED NO PROBLEMS SINCE THE LATEST REPAIR. SHE HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER TO-DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 24,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.

JUNE, 2009 MY 2008 CAMRY HYBRID VEERED ACROSS TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC EVEN THOUGH I WAS HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL AND DID NOT STEER THE VEHICLE IN THAT DIRECTION. ALSO, ON THAT SAME TRIP, WHEN ENGAGING CRUISE CONTROL, MY 2008 CAMRY STARTED TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY, I DISENGAGED CRUISE CONTROL IMMEDIATELY, AND PUSHED THEN RELEASED THE GAS PEDAL AND IT CORRECTED. *TR

I GET TOYOTA CAMRY 2008 BUT I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH CAR THAT SHOWS UP A LOT OF PROBLEM AND ALSO I CALL ALL THE TIME TOYOTA CUSTOMER CARE EXPERIENCE THAT SHOULD CALL TOYOTA CUSTOMERS DON'T CARE ON THE NUMBER 1800 THAT THEY GAVEAND NOW I GIVE UP FOR THE SERVICE AND I WANT RETURN THE CAR FOR ANY TOYOTA DEALER ON NY THERE IS ANY LEGALLY LAW ON THIS COUNTRY THAT CAN HELP UP? THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION. *TR

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON HWY, HYBRID SYSTEM FAILURE ALERT TURNED ON. NO OTHER INDICATORS ON. ENGINE TEMP WAS NORMAL. ATTEMPTED TO PULL OVER AFTER A FEW MILES AND CAR SEIZED UP, SMOKE WAS BILLOWING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. SMALL FLAMES VISIBLE THROUGH GRILL AND WITHIN MINUTES ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ENGULFED IN FLAMES. NO PRIOR PROBLEMS EXCEPT THAT ABOUT 6 WEEKS EARLIER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. I TOOK TO THE DEALER AND AFTER RUNNING COMPLETE ENGINE DIAGNOSTIC, DEALER ATTRIBUTED PROBLEM TO A LOOSE GAS CAP. AFTER THAT INCIDENT, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD NOT REAPPEARED. I HAD THE ENGINE OIL CHANGED AT THE DEALER 4 DAYS PRIOR TO INCIDENT. CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 28,000 MILES. *TR

WAS TOLD A ROCK PUT HOLE IN CONDENSER CAUSING UNIT TO EXPEL ANTIFREEZE. REPAIR ESTIMATE >800. THIS IS HAPPENING FAR TO OFTEN FOR OTHERS AS WELL. THIS HAS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW THAT ENCOMPASSES MANY MODELS AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

TOYOTA CAMRY SUN VISOR HINGE BROKEN. VISOR JUST HANGS IN FACE. *TR

I TOTALED MY 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY JUNE 2009. I T-BONED A TRUCK AS I PULLED OUT FROM A STOP SIGN ENTERING AN INTERSECTION. MY INSURANCE COMPANY TOTALED THE TRUCK AS WELL. THE PROBLEM IS MY AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE EMS WORKER AND THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER STATED THAT WITH ALL THE FRONT END DAMAGE, THE AIR BAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. I'VE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH POST CONCUSSION SYNDROME. MEMORY LOSS, TENDONITIS ETC. FOR WHICH I AM TOLD ALL TIME CAN HEAL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY AND CRASHED INTO A POLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED FROM THE SCENE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT IS AVAILABLE IF NEEDED. THE CONTACT DOES NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SOLARA. WHILE RELEASING THE PARKING BRAKE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT INTENTION. AS A CONSEQUENCE HE REAR-ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE FROM SURGING FORWARD HE HAD TO SHIFT INTO THE NEUTRAL GEAR, AND THEN REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 11900. UPDATED 12/07/09. *LJ UPDATED 12/08/09

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND AS THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ABNORMALLY SHAKE AND VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE FRONT BRAKES WERE REPLACED AND THE FRONT ROTORS WERE RESURFACED YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 23,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT INTENTION FOUR TIMES. AFTER REPEATED BRAKE APPLICATION THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO THE INTENDED SPEED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE BRING THE VEHICLE IN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. UPDATED 11/20/09 *BF THE SERVICE MANAGER LOOKED AT THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE CARPET AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG, BUT PLACED TWO TIES AT THE EDGE OF THE CARPET. UPDATED 11/20/09

I PURCHASED MY CAMRY IN 2007 FROM CARSON TOYOTA IN LOS ANGELES. ON THE SECOND DAY AFTER PURCHASED MY VEHICLE I ALREADY STARTED EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH MY MOON ROOF. ON SOME OCCASIONS IT WOULD NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. INSTEAD OF PUSHING THE CLOSE BUTTON, I HAD TO TAP IT TILL IT CLOSES COMPLETELY AND CAREFUL NOT TO OVER TAP OR IT WOULD OPEN ON ITS OWN AGAIN. THIS PROBLEM COMES AND GOES AND I'VE HAD THE DEALER CHECKED MY CAR BACK THEN. OVERALL, THEY GAVE ME A HARD TIME, FIRST RESPONSE I RECEIVED FROM THEIR MECHANIC WAS "THAT'S HOW IT IS" SO I ARGUED WITH HIM THAT YOU DON'T TAP A MOON ROOF BUTTON HOPING IT WOULD CLOSE PROPERLY. I ALSO SPOKE TO THE SALES AGENT WHO SOLD IT TO US AND JUST GAVE THE ANSWER "IT'S A MACHINE, SOMETIMES IT BREAKS DOWN" WHICH MADE ME UPSET AS I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR A WEEK BEFORE AND IF HE TOLD ME THAT THEN, I WOULD NOT HAVE SUNK $20,000 INTO IT IF IT WOULD START ACTING UP ON THE SECOND DAY! ANYWAY, THEY CHECKED MY MOONROOF AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND TOLD ME TO COME BACK NEXT WEEK IF IT STILL DIDN'T WORK. UNFORTUNATELY IT STOPPED AND IN THE PAST 2.8 YEARS THIS PROBLEM KEEPS SURFACING AND DISAPPEARING UP TO NOW. THEN AFTER LIVING WITH THIS DEFECT, I HAD THE UNFORTUNATE EXPERIENCE OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN MY GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK. I HAVE BAD BACK PROBLEMS BUT WITH SUDDEN PANIC WAS ABLE TO REACH DOWN AND GRAB THE CARPET TO LOOSEN THE PEDAL. SINCE THEN I HAVE NOT FELT SAFE IN MY CAR AND I'M AFRAID TO PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL TO HARD. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE RECALL AS IT DOES NOT PREVENT THE ACCELERATIONS FROM HAPPENING AND IF I HIT MY BRAKES ON A BUSY STREET AND THE CAR DIES, I'M AFRAID OF GETTING HIT FROM BEHIND OR ON THE SIDE ESPECIALLY WITH MY SON IN THE CAR. TO SUMMARIZE: I'VE HAD AN ACCELERATION AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS TOYOTA. IF I MAY PUT IN A REQUEST, TOYOTA NEEDS TO TAKE BACK THIS CAR AND REFUND IT'S CURRENT WORTH AT THE TIME OF THE RECALL, SO THAT WE CAN PURCHASE A SAFER FAMILY CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY HV. THE MAT WHICH IS A PROTECTIVE MAT OVER THE STANDARD VEHICLE MAT CAUSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO GET STUCK UNDER THE MAT. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS HE HAD TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND DISCONNECT THE MAT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

DELAYED BRAKING IN 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID - I HAVE EXPERIENCED WHAT I CONSIDER TO BE A SLOW BRAKING RESPONSE IN MY CAR SINCE I PURCHASED IT NEW IN MAY 2008. I HAVE ALWAYS FELT AS THOUGH THE BRAKES IN MY 2008 CAMRY HYBRID DO NOT ENGAGE QUICKLY ENOUGH IN ALL BRAKING SITUATIONS. THE SENSATION I GET IS, "THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT IS PULLING FORWARD IN RESISTANCE TO THE BRAKING ACTION CREATING WHAT FEELS LIKE A SLOW BRAKING RESPONSE". I HAVE ALWAYS ASSUMED THE SLOW BRAKING RESPONSE IS DUE TO THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE GAS ENGINE, ELECTRIC MOTOR AND THE REGENERATIVE BRAKING SYSTEM. I HAVE DISCUSSED THE CONCERNS I HAVE WITH MY DEALER AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THE BRAKES ARE WORKING AS DESIGNED. NOW THAT I AM READING ABOUT TWO (OR THREE) TOYOTA RECALLS, I THINK THERE IS AT LEAST A POSSIBILITY THAT THE SLOW BRAKE RESPONSE MAY BE A DESIGN FLAW. I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT 5/13/2009 WHERE I REARENDED ANOTHER CAR ON ROUTE 84 IN FARMINGTON CT. WHEN THE TRAFFIC SLOWED, I THOUGHT I HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO STOP. THE BRAKING REACTION IN MY VEHICLE STARTLED ME WHEN THE CAR TOOK LONGER THAN EXPECTED TO SLOW DOWN AND RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS WAS MY FIRST AT FAULT ACCIDENT IN 38 YEARS OF DRIVING. I CONTINUE TO BE STARTLED BY THE BRAKING ACTION IN THIS CAR AND DEFINITELY WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER CAMRY HYBRID. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED BY TOYOTA AND IS IN GOOD CONDITION. THE BRAKES CONTINUE TO PRODUCE WHAT I CONSIDER TO BE A SLOW RESPONSE. MY ONLY OTHER THOUGHT REGARDING THE SLOW BRAKING IS THE POSSIBLE IMPACT OF THE ADDED WEIGHT FROM THE HYBRID SYSTEM AND BATTERIES IN A CAR THAT WAS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED FOR A GAS ENGINE ONLY. *TR

A HEAD ON COLLISION CAUSE AN INJURY TO THE DRIVER'S LEFT ARM, NECK BRUISES, SHOULDER CHEST, BACK AND BACK OF MY HEAD DUE TO THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY AFTER A STRONG IMPACT IN THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE. *TR

2008 TOYOTA CAMRY SUN VISOR/S WILL NOT STAY IN PLACE CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR DRIVER. *TR

I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS IS A COMPLAINT AND WRITE AS I SEE THE TOYOTA PRIUS BRAKE INVESTIGATION. I HAVE A CAMRY HYBRID AND HAD A BRAKE PROBLEM LAST SPRING. ON SATURDAY 4-25-09, MY VSC/ABS/WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS NEAR THE BAIERL CADILLAC DEALERSHIP. AS I HAD LEASED FROM BAIERL TOYOTA, I PULLED IN THE BAIERL CADILLAC SERVICE AS THE BRAKES FELT WRONG AND TOOK TWO FEET. THE CAR DID STOP. THEY CALLED BAIERL TOYOTA WHO SAID TO DRIVE UP UNLESS FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS. THE LIGHTS WERE STEADY SO I DROVE SLOWLY WITHOUT ANY ACCIDENT FROM WEXFORD PA TO MARS PA TO THE DEALERSHIP. I CALLED MONDAY (ORDERED PART), TUES (WAITING FOR PART FOR BRAKES) AND WED(PART IN MORNING -NEED COMPUTER TO CALIBRATE). THE CAR WAS RETURNED AND THE BRAKES SEEM FINE WITH NO FURTHER VSC/ABS LIGHTS. I DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS. I ASSUME THAT BAIERL TOYOTA, MARS, PA 16046 HAS THE RECORDS AND COULD TELL YOU MORE. I DID NOT PAY MORE ATTENTION AS IT WAS TAKEN CARE OF BY THE DEALERSHIP UNDER WARRANTY. MY FRIEND SUGGESTED THAT I NOTIFY YOU IN THE EVENT THAT THE HYBRID BRAKES ON THE CAMRY SHOULD ALSO BE CHECKED TO HELP SOMEONE ELSE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN HER VEHICLE WAS OUT OF CONTROL. SHE WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH ONTO A RAMP AND THE VEHICLE JUST BEGAN TO SPEED UP TO AT LEAST 35 MPH. WHEN SHE TRIED TO USE THE BRAKES, SHE FELT AS SHE WERE PRESSING ON AIR. SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE TOWARD A TREE BUT BEFORE IT CRASHED INTO THE TREE, SHE GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT IS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESTROYED. SHE WAS TOLD BY OTHER OCCUPANTS IN A VEHICLE BEHIND HER THAT HER BRAKE LIGHTS WERE FLASHING AS IF SHE WERE USING HER HAZARD LIGHTS. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HER TO WRITE A LETTER REGARDING THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, A CLAIMS MANAGER TOLD HER THAT THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT ASSIST HER AND THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 21,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 16,000.

IN APPROX APR 2009 I EXPERIENCE ACCELERATE PEDAL , I WENT TO SLOW THE CAR DOWN EASING ON BRAKE BECAUSE I WAS COMING TO A INTERSECTION AND COULD NOT STOP AND TRIED TO PUSH ON BRAKE THAT DID NOT WORK HAD TO SWITCH TO NEUTRAL BECAUSE BRAKE WAS NOT WORKING I WAS ON DRY LAND AND IT WAS LIKE I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE CAR, WHEN I TOOK IT TO HAVE OIL CHANGED NO ONE SAID ANYTHING AND IT WAS LIKE OH WELL. *TR

WHEN I FIRST USED AIR CONDITIONING ON VEHICLE, NOTICED ROUGH IDLING. IT WAS SO BAD THE CAR WOULD SOMETIMES SHUDDER AND SHAKE. I CALLED LOCAL DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NORMAL FOR THE CAR TO BEHAVE THIS WAY WHEN AIR CONDITIONER WAS RUNNING AT IDLE. THE CAR IS NOW 5 1/2 YEARS OLD WITH 39,000 MILES ON IT AND STILL DOES THE SAME THING. I HAD IT IN TO DEALER WITHIN THE LAST YEAR WITH ANOTHER RECALL AND I TALKED TO SERVICE ADVISOR ABOUT IT. HE SAID HE ALSO HAD A 2008 CAMRY AND IT DID THE SAME THING. IT WAS THE WAY THE ENGINE WAS SET UP WHEN MANUFACTURED AND COULD NOT BE CHANGED. I HAVE OWNED TWO OTHER CAMRYS AND STILL HAVE A 99 MODEL WITH 125,000 MILES ON IT AND NEITHER HAD THAT KIND OF PROBLEM. I FIND IT DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE THAT THE CAR OR ANY CAR WOULD HAVE BEEN DESIGNED TO IDLE THE WAY THIS CAR DOES. THIS SEEMS TO ME TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE IF YOU ARE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND YOU ARE STOPPING AND STARTING AND THE WEATHER IS HOT AND YOU HAVE YOUR AIR CONDITIONING RUNNING AND THE CAR IS SHUDDERING AND SHAKING AND YOU ARE TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC AND YOU ARE AFRAID THE CAR IS NOT GOING TO ACCELERATE THE WAY IT SHOULD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. THE CONTACT IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE SEEMS LIKE THE MOTOR IS SPINNING AND NOT DOING ANYTHING. THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO SLIP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS HAPPENS WHEN GOING DOWN HILLS AND WHEN GOING UP HILLS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SLIP IN THE TRANSMISSION HAPPENS WHEN GOING FROM FOURTH TO FIFTH GEAR AND TRAVELING 45-50 MPH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57000.

THE THROTTLE RESPONSE HAS A INTERMITTENT DELAY, THIS PUTS THE DRIVER IN HAZARDOUS JEOPARDY. *TR THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THE FLOOR MAT HAD SLID FORWARD AND THE EDGE WAS WARPED UP AND WAS ON TOP OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS GIVEN HOLD DOWN CLIPS FOR THE MAT. UPDATED 03/04/10.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS DRIVING 60 MPH. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE INCLEMENT AND THE ROADS WERE WET WHEN THE CONSUUMER LOST CONTROL AND DID NOT RESPOND TO HER STEERING AT ALL. THE CONTACT CALLED AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED. THE DEALER STATED THAT SHE SHOULD CALL HIGHWAY PATROL TO ENSURE THAT THERE WAS NO BLACK ICE ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT DID CONTACT HIGHWAY PATROL WHO CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO KNOWN REPORTS OF BLACK ICE ON THE FREEWAY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CALLED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,870. UPDATED 04/16/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS LIGHT SNOW AND THE ROADS WERE WET. UPDATED 09/21/10

DRIVING IN AT A PARKING LOT, DRIVEN AT 5 NOT EVEN 10 MPH THE CAR - CAMRY SOLARA CONVERTIBLE 2008, TOUCH THE BRAKE TO PARK AND IN 20 FEET OF DISTANCE THE CAR SPEED BY ITSELF CRASHING IN PARKING BAR. THE AIR BAGS EXPLODE AND I GOT INJURIES ON MY SHOULDERS AFTER THE IMPACT WITH THE SEAT BELT. *TR

HELLO, I HAVE A 2008 SOLARA. I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO. I HAD REPORTED SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE ACCELERATION. TOYOTA HAS TOLD ME THEY RECEIVED NO COMPLAINTS AND THAT I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM AND MAKE SURE THAT I DON'T JUST PUSH THE PEDAL TO HARD IN OTHER WORDS HE SAID DON'T GUN IT. THIS ALL HAPPENED BEFORE ANY RECALL WAS DONE. THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR UNLESS I CAN DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I DRIVE IN WASHINGTON DC AND WHEN YOU STOP AND GO AND SOMETIMES WHEN IT GOES IT PICKS UP ACCELERATION AND I HAVE TO KEEP HITTING MY BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN OR HIT FOR A HARD STOP. THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN ALOT BUT STILL I HAVE CONCERNS, SINCE AT ONE POINT THERE USED TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THIS. THIS WAS NOT DUE TO FLOOR MATS AND AS I STATED THIS WAS WELL BEFORE RECALL. NO ONE HAS BEEN HURT AND NOW I HAVE TO KEEP A GREAT DISTANCE TO MAKE SURE I DON'T HIT THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME SINCE I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL KICK IN. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH MY CAR. THE DATE I AM CLICKING ON BELOW IS A GUESS SINCE I AM WORKING AND HAVE MY PAPERS AT HOME. THE DATE BELOW ALSO IS THE BEGINNING OF ALL THIS. *TR THANK YOU

I OWN A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. THANKFULLY, IT WAS AN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND THERE WERE VERY FEW CARS ON THE EXPRESSWAY. I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON AT FIRST WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND THE CAR WOULDN'T SLOW DOWN. I THEN THOUGHT TO MOVE THE FLOOR MAT OUT OF THE WAY AND THE GAS PEDAL BECAME DISENGAGED. THIS OCCURRED AGAIN, HOWEVER, AND I TOOK THE FLOOR MAT OUT OF MY CAR. I THOUGHT IT COULD HAVE BEEN THE FLOOR MAT UNTIL I RECENTLY HEARD ABOUT THE REPORTS OF OTHER TOYOTA OWNERS AND THEIR EXPERIENCE WITH THIS PROBLEM (ESPECIALLY THE FAMILY THAT WAS KILLED AS A RESULT OF THEIR GAS PEDAL STICKING). FURTHERMORE, I NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM TOYOTA REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. A FRIEND OF MINE MADE ME AWARE OF IT. I FIND THIS APPALLING. I ALSO FIND IT APPALLING THAT TOYOTA IS EXCUSING ITSELF FROM BLAME AND IS SHIFTING IT TO THE VEHICLES' OWNERS. *TR

2008 TOYOTA CAMRY SUDDENLY LOST POWER IN 5TH GEAR (MANUAL TRANSMISSION). STEERING WHEEL LOST CONTROL. AT THE TIME THE INCIDENT HAPPENED, THE ROAD WAS DRY AND THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. I WAS LUCKY BECAUSE NO ONE WAS NEAR ME SO I DID NOT HIT ANY OTHER CAR. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED DURING MORNING COMMUTE. AFTERWARD, I TESTED MY CAR ON A DIFFERENT ROAD AT NOON AND THE CAR STILL FEEL SLUGGISH AT 5TH GEAR. BY EVENING TIME, THE 5TH GEAR RECOVERED SOME MORE POWER. *TR

ON 1/16/09 I REAR-ENDED A MERCEDES SUV AFTER ATTEMPTING TO STOP MY 08 TOYOTA CAMRY. I COULD NOT MAKE IT SLOW OR STOP, EVEN HAVING SUFFICIENT SPACE ON THE ROAD TO DO SO. AS A RESULT, I HAD SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF MY CAMRY, A $500 DEDUCTIBLE TO PAY AS WELL AS TWO WEEKS OF NOT HAVING THE CAR IN USE. I ALSO HAVE BEEN DOUBLY PENALIZED IN THE FACT THAT MY CAR INSURANCE HAS GONE UP. AT THE TIME, TOYOTA CLAIMED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE AUTO, IT HAD TO BE DRIVER ERROR. I HAVE HAD ALL OF THE "RECALL" WORK DONE ON THE CAR. IT HAS STILL BEEN "RACING" IT'S OWN ENGINE WHEN STOPPED AT RED LIGHTS ETC. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE. I DID TRADE IT IN, BUT HAD TO SUFFER A LOSS OF $$ IN THE FACT THAT IT HAD LITTLE VALUE TO ANYONE. THE DEALER PLANS TO DUMP IT AS SOON AS THE TITLE COMES THRU. HE WILL NOT PUT IT ON HIS LOT FOR RESALE. I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THIS PROBLEM IS CONTINUING EVEN AFTER TOYOTA STATES THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO PADDING IN THE FRONT ARM REST OF THE VEHICLE. HE EXPERIENCED EXTREME DISCOMFORT. IN ADDITION, THE AUTOMATIC DIMMING MIRRORS DIM IN LOW-LIGHT SITUATIONS. HE CANNOT MANUALLY ADJUST THE COMPONENT. ON ONE OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE MIRRORS AUTO-DIMMED. VISIBILITY WAS REDUCED AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED HIM TO A DEALER. THE FAILURES HAVE NOT BEEN REMEDIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND THEN BEGAN TO ACCELERATE PAST THE INTENDED SPEED. AFTER REPEATED BRAKE APPLICATION SHE WAS ABLE TO DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND ALL OF THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR THE FAILURE RESURFACED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, AND THE TECHNICIAN COMPLETED A SOFTWARE UPDATE. HE THEN ADDED THAT THE ROTORS WERE OUT- OF- ROUND AND THUS NEEDED TO BE TURNED. NONE OF THE REPAIRS HAVE REMEDIED THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN THEN CONCLUDED THAT BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE, THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY. SHE INSPECTED HER VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE CLIPS DID NOT PROPERLY SECURE THE COVER TO THE AIR FILTER HOUSING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 31,000. UPDATED 2/22/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE LACKED POWER. THE DEALER RECALIBRATED THE ECM AND TRANSMISSION. UPDATED 07/09/10.*JB

I WAS DROPPING MY CHILDREN OFF AT SCHOOL WHEN MY CAMRY WENT FORWARD AND I WAS UNABLE TO BRAKE AND MY CAR WENT DIRECTLY INTO A FIRE HYDRANT APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET AWAY. I WAS DRIVING AT A VERY SLOW RATE OF SPEED AS I APPROACHED TO TURN A CORNER BUT THE CAR ACCELERATED STRAIGHT AHEAD INTO THE HYDRANT. I DISLOCATED PART OF MY FOOT BECAUSE I WAS PRESSING ON THE BRAKE AS HARD AS I COULD TO STOP THE CAR BUT IT WOULD NOT STOP. IT WAS AS IF I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE CAR. THE BRAKES AND/OR ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DID NOT DO ANYTHING. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DID NOT ACTIVATE. WE HAD THE CAR REPAIRED AT OUR EXPENSE BUT WERE NOT AWARE OF THE RECALL AT THAT TIME AND DID NOT HAVE THE ACCELERATOR LOOKED AT. I WAS TOLD AT OUR LAST MAINTENANCE APPOINTMENT THAT THE FLOOR MAT IN MY CAR WAS SECURED BUT THAT THE CAR WOULD BE RECALLED. I BELIEVE IT WAS REPORTED TO THE POLICE WHEN I WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM BUT I DO NOT KNOW IF THEY MADE A REPORT. *TR

EARLY JANAURY 2009 MY TOYOTA CAMRY HAD A SUDDEN ACCELERATION INCIDENT THAT DID NOT RESULT IN ANY INJURY BUT DID RESULT IN A DAMAGE TO MY CAR AND A CLAIM WITH NATIONWIDE INSURANCE. AT THE TIME I HAD NO IDEA WHAT HAPPENED IT WAS LIKE MY CAR WAS POSSESSED. I KNOW IT WAS NOT A FLOOR MAT ISSUE. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY INDICATED THAT SINCE I DID NOT HAVE MY CAR REPAIRED AT THEIR SERVICE CENTER THERE WOULD BE NO COMPENSATION. *CW

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO FULL THROTTLE, ALTHOUGH HE HAD BARELY DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN AN ATTEMPT TO RETURN TO HIS ORIGINAL SPEED OF 65 MPH. THE CONSUMER STOMPED THE BRAKE, BUT THE ACCELERATION CONTINUED WITH THE TIRES SMOKING FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 YARDS BEFORE HE SWITCH THE GEAR TO NEUTRAL. THE CONSUMER WAS CONTINUED TO APPLY TO THE BRAKE AND PULLED OFF TO THE SHOULDER. HE TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND THEN EXAMINED THE PEDAL AND FLOOR MAT. THE FACTORY FLOOR MAT WAS IN PLACE AND PROPERLY SECURED BY THE FACTORY RETAINERS. THE MAT WAS AT THE NORMAL DISTANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 INCHES FROM THE GAS PEDAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000. UPDATED 3/4/2010 *CN UPDATED 05/17/10.*JB

COPY OF LTR TO TOYOTA RE POTENTIAL STICKING ACCELERATOR PEDALS IN HIS 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE RADIATOR EXPLODED. THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS A DEFECT. ALSO, THE FRONT STRUTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMERS WIFE NOTICED WHEN THE VEHICLE IDLED, COLD AIR REPLACED HOT AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED AS THE WATER PUMP. *JB

TL* THE CONTACTS OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS MELTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN A VOLUNTARY RECALL BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED 40 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN WITHOUT THE GAS BEING ENGAGED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED EVERYTIME THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE A PADDING WAS PLACED ON THE BRAKE. THE DRIVER ALSO STATED THAT THE VISOR CONSTANTLY FELL DOWN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4380.-TS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE ROAD VEHICLE ACCELERATED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HIT THE GUARD RAIL ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INSTEAD. THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,000.

LACK OF THROTTLE CONTROL,UP AND DOWN SHIFTING,ACCELERATION SURGING,EXTREME ACCELERATION FROM MINIMAL THROTTLE DEPRESSION (IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE IN MAINE WINTER SLIPPERY ROADS). CRUISE CONTROL VARIES 7 TO 9 MPH ON THE MAINE TURNPIKE WHEN SET 75 MPH. AT 75 MPH THE CAR WILL UN-LOCK THE CONVERTER AND DOWN SHIFT TO MAINTAIN SPEED AND OVER ACCELERATES BY 5MPH AND STAYS IN THE LOWER GEAR FOR CONSIDERABLE TIME THEN DE-CELERATES THE THROTTLE AND DOES NOT UP SHIFT,THEN UP SHIFTS AND LOCKS THE CONVERTER AT THE SAME TIME CREATING A SUDDEN JOLT AND TAKES 1/2 MILE TO RESUME SET SPEED UNLESS THERE ANOTHER HILL. *TR

ON SEPT 25, 2007 WE PURCHASED FOR MY WIFE A NEW 2008 CAMRY HYBRID AT LONGO TOYOTA, EL MONTE, CA. SHE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL PROBLEMS (DEAD STARTER BATTERY FROM HEADLIGHTS STAYING ON OR COMING ON AFTER PARKING, CAR NOT DECELERATING WHEN FOOT TAKEN OFF ACCELERATOR, ODD THINGS WITH AUTO DOOR LOCKS) THE FIRST MONTH, AND WHEN WE CALLED THE DEALER THEY TALKED US INTO ATTENDING A NEW OWNERS MEETING, SO WE COULD BECOME MORE FAMILIAR WITH THE CAR. WHEN WE BROUGHT THESE THINGS UP DURING THE MEETING, MOST OF IT WAS EXCUSED AS BEING UNFAMILIAR WITH THE CAR FEATURES, ALTHOUGH THEY TOOK THE CAMRY AND AFTER 15 MINUTES TOLD US NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE HEADLIGHTS. A SUPPOSED TOYOTA HEADQUARTERS REP STATED TO ME, "THE LITTLE WOMAN ISN'T THAT TECHO, IS SHE"? A MONTH LATER SHE WAS STOPPED GOING TO WORK IN THE EARLY MORNING BY CHP, FOR DRIVING WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS BEING ON, BUT WAS NOT TICKETED BECAUSE THE OFFICER WITNESSED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS ON. (WE STILL NOTICE THE HEADLIGHT DOING ODD THINGS, AND THE SWITCH IS IN THE ON POSITION, NOT THE AUTI POSITION). BACK TO THE DEALER, NO PROBLEM FOUND. EARLY NOVEMBER 2009 WE RECEIVED FROM TOYOTA MOTOR SALES USA A "POTENTIAL FLOOR MAT INTERFERENCE WITH ACCELERATOR PEDAL SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN (INTERM NOTICE)" WHICH STATED "WE WILL NOTIFY YOU AGAIN AS SOON AS A CAMPAIGN REMEDY IS AVAILABLE FOR YOUR VEHICLE". WE HAVE HEARD NOTHING SINCE THAT TIME, EXCEPT FOR A SEALED OVERSIZED BUSINESS ENVELOPE LAST WEEK, WHICH WAS NOT ABOUT A FIX TO THE VEHICLE PROBLEMS, BUT SALES MATERIALS ON THE NEW 5TH GENERATION 4RUNNER. TOYOTA IS STILL NOT OWNING UP TO ALL THE DEFECTS IN THE CAMRY HYBRID. *TR

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

I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY V6. EARLY ONE MORNING I TOOK THE CAR TO A WASH AND ON THE WAY BACK HOME PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN THE GAS PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR WITH THE ACCELERATOR WIDE OPEN. IT TOOK A GOOD HALF BLOCK OF STOMPING ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE TO CLEAR. LONGO TOYOTA TOLD ME THEY NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE INSURANCE COMPANY STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED AND DECLARED THE VEHICLE TO BE DESTROYED. THE FRONT END WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE. THE CONTACT STRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL AND SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE CHEST, ALONG WITH BREAST PAIN. SHE WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT IN THE VEHICLE WEARING A SEAT BELT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE AIR BAGS HAD NOT BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CONSOLE LIGHTS IN THE VEHICLE ARE TOO BRIGHT AND BLIND HIM WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. HE REFUSES TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 22,000.