2008 Toyota Camry Complaint Log

I HAVE WAITED UNTIL A GOOD YEAR HAS PASSED SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAMRY. DRIVING IN THE LOS ANGLES AREA I EXPERIENCE QUITE A FEW INCIDENCES WHERE I NEED TO BRAKE ABRUPTLY. I FIND THAT THE BRAKING IS CONTROLLED BY THE ABS SYSTEM, WHICH IS NOT RESPONDING TO MY REQUEST FOR A VERY QUICK STOP. IN MOST OF THESE INCIDENCES MY BRAKE PEDAL WILL BOTTOM OUT. I REPORTED THIS PROBLEM WHEN THE CAR WAS SERVICED, 11/7/08, AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT?S JUST THE WAY THE CAR, BRAKING SYSTEM, WAS DESIGNED BY TOYOTA. IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS HIT THE FLOOR OF THE CAR OVER 12 TIMES. 7 OF THEM I CAME TO CLOSE TO HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT AND FELT IT TOOK 30% (OR MORE) LONGER DISTANCE TO STOP THAN IT SHOULD HAVE. ALL OF THESE EVENTS HAVE OCCURRED WHILE GOING STRAIGHT IN DRY CONDITIONS, SO SKIDDING WAS NOT AN ISSUE. MY PREVIOUS TWO AUTOS, I30 AND ACURA, BOTH HAD ABS AND I NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS. AT THIS TIME I HAVE VERY LITTLE CONFIDENCE THAT I CAN BRAKE IN AN EMERGENCY. IT IS SO BAD MY WIFE WILL ONLY DRIVE THE CAR AS A LAST RESORT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. EVERYTIME HE STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE. SECONDLY, HE NOTICED THAT THE AUTOMATIC WINDOW ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WOULD NO LONGER GO ALL THE WAY DOWN WHEN THE CONTROL WAS PUSHED ONCE. HE CURRENTLY HAS TO KEEP HIS FINGER ON THE BUTTON IN ORDER FOR IT TO GO ALL THE WAY DOWN. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,020 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,000.

TL*THE CONTACTS OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR RECALL 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE SUDDEN ACCELERATION AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CONTACT STATED THE ACCELERATION OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHENEVER THE CONTACT PUTS THE VEHICLE INTO ANY GEAR THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY SURGE FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT HAD TO USE MORE THAN NORMAL BRAKING POWER. THE CONTACT HAS NOTICED THE FAILURE SINCE THE DAY THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED.THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 24000.

FYI: MY 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY ACCELERATED RAPIDLY MANY TIMES WHEN IT WAS A NEW CAR, AS WERE THE BRAKES! THIS STARTED WITHIN A WEEK OF MY PURCHASING THE CAR NEW. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD NOT TO WORRY AS THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WAS JUST LEARNING MY DRIVING HABITS. *TR

INTERMITTENT GAS PEDAL HESITATION AND THEN SUPER QUICK ACCELERATION, ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS WHEN ENTERING HIGHWAY. ALSO OCCURS IN LOCAL TRAFFIC. CONTACTED TOYOTA IN JAN., 2008 AND WAS TOLD ISSUE COULDN'T BE DUPLICATED - MY DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER AT LEAST 3X THEN ESCALATED TO TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE IN APR. 2008. LAST CONTACT IN JUNE 2008 WHEN AUTO WAS "FIXED" PURSUANT TO TSB 0068-08. TROUBLE WAS BLAMED ON CALIBRATION IN THE COMPUTER. CAR WAS SOMEWHAT BETTER BUT THERE WAS A LATER INCIDENT IN FALL OF 2008 WHEN I ACCELERATED OVER A SPEED BUMP IN A PARKING LOT AND WAS TURNING LEFT INTO A PARKING SPACE. CAR SHOT FORWARD WENT THROUGH HEDGE AND OUT INTO BUSY STATE ROUTE 25A. ACCIDENT AVOIDED BY CONTINUING LEFT TURN ONTO BERM WHERE BRAKES FINALLY WORKED. DID NOT REPORT AS THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. ALSO THOUGHT I COULD HAVE BEEN TO BLAME AS TOYOTA HAD BEEN "FIXED" AND I HAD BEEN ADVISED A NUMBER OF TIMES BEFORE THE "FIX" THAT COMPUTER RESPONDS TO INDIVIDUAL DRIVER'S ACTIONS. *TR

A FEW DAYS AFTER I TOOK POSSESSION OF MY 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY, THE SPLASH GUARD CAME OFF. I WAS TOLD THAT (1) I HAD GONE OVER SOMETHING AND PULLED IT OFF, OR (2) THE FACTORY MAY NOT HAVE TIGHTENED THE BOLTS ENOUGH. THE DEALER TIGHTENED THE BOLTS. A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE SAME THING OCCURRED. THIS TIME, I NOTICED THAT THE WHEELS WERE HITTING THE SPLASH GUARD WHEN I TURNED SHARPLY. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM BUT ALL THE DEALER DID WAS TIGHTEN THE BOLTS AGAIN. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE BOLTS WERE TIGHTENED, I NOTED THAT THE SAME THING HAPPENED WHEN I TURNED THE WHEEL SHARPLY. I FINALLY HAD A FREE DAY AND BROUGHT THE CAR IN AGAIN AND TOLD THE DEALER THAT THE SAME THING WAS HAPPENING. AGAIN, I AM BEING BLAMED FOR GOING OVER THINGS IN THE ROAD AND THEY REFUSE TO LOOK INTO THE SITUATION. I AM TRYING TO AVOID A DANGEROUS INCIDENT. WHAT CAN I DO TO INSIST THAT THE CAR BE GIVEN A THOROUGH SAFETY SCREENING AT NO COST TO ME? *TR

1. DRIVING CAR ON INTERSTATE AND 65MPH AND IT STALLED ON 08/28. DRIVING CAR AT 35 MPH AND IT STALLED SEPT. 10TH. 2. ON AUG. 28TH AND SEPT. 10TH - CAR ENGINE SHUTS OFF AND IS VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE CAUSEWAY BRIDGE. CAN CAUSE ACCIDENT AND POTENTIAL INJURY OR LIFE OF DRIVER. 3. LAKESIDE TOYOTA COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM ON AUG. 28TH OR 29TH. COMPUTER CHIP REGISTERED NO PROBLEMS. NO REPAIRS MADE. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY SE WITH A SIX SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AT ABOUT 750 MILES. IT HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. I THOUGHT MAYBE THERE IS A BREAK IN PERIOD UNTIL IT SLIPPED WHEN I PULLED OUT OF A PARKING LOT ON TO A VERY BUSY STREET. THE TRANSMISSION JUST QUIT THE ENGINE RACED BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. AS I WAS IN TRAFFIC I TRIED TO COAST TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. I GUESS I STILL HAD MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THERE WAS A LOUD BANG AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED WORKING AGAIN. AS I WAS TRYING TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT AND WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD THE SUDDEN APPLICATION OF THE TRANSMISSION SHOT ME UP AND OVER THE CURB DAMAGING THE RIGHT SIDE WHEELS AND THE FRONT BUMPER. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD NO CODES AND THEY COULD DO NOTHING ABOUT MY CONCERN. I RESEARCHED THIS CONDITION ONLINE AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE SERVICE ADVISOR TO SEE IF OTHERS WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. I FOUND HUNDREDS OF CASES JUST LIKE MINE. ONE REFERRED ME TO TOYOTA WEB SITE. THERE WAS A PHONE NUMBER SO I CALLED AND TOLD THEM WHAT WAS HAPPENING. THEY GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER AND TOLD ME THEY WOULD CONTACT ME. THE NEXT DAY A PAUL TIMBERLAKE FROM TOYOTA CALLED AND TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. HE MENTIONED THAT THE DEALER FOWLER TOYOTA IN NORMAN OKLAHOMA COULDN'T GET IT TO ACT UP. HE THEN TOLD ME "THE CONDITION WAS NORMAL." I WAS SHOCKED. I TOLD HIM THE BLACK SPOT ON THE CURB WAS STILL THERE. HE SAID "WELL YOU CANT PROVE IT THAT THE TRANSMISSION CAUSED THE ACCIDENT." AGAIN I WAS SHOCKED. THE PROBLEM IS THIS CONDITION IS GOING TO COST SOMEONE THEIR LIFE. THERE IS A PETITION BEING CIRCULATED BY OWNERS SUCH AS MYSELF. THIS CONDITION IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT COULD AND DOES HAPPEN AT ANY TIME. MR TIMBERLAKE ALSO SAID "THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT YOU HAVE NEVER CHANGED THE OIL." I WAS AGAIN SHOCKED. I CHANGED THE OIL MYSELF AND HAVE THE RECIPT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT LEASED A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY FOR A TAXICAB COMPANY. A DRIVER RAN THE RED LIGHT WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO STRIKE HIS VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE SPEED OF IMPACT WAS 30 MPH; HOWEVER, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE BOTTOM PART OF THE SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONED AND THE SEAT BELT DID NOT SECURE HIM DURING THE CRASH. HE SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES WHICH INCLUDED A TEAR IN HIS HEART, CONCUSSION, AND THE DISCS IN HIS NECK AND BACK. HE NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER; HOWEVER, THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT THE TAXICAB COMPANY PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND SOLD THE PARTS ON IT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 74,000.

SUN VISOR FAILURE IN 2008 ON A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. LESS THAN SIX MONTHS OR 10000 MILES OF VEHICLE USAGE. CONTACT DEALER ABOUT FAILURE BUT COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. CALLED DEALERSHIP 2 YEARS LATER AND WILL FIX IT IF VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 36000 MILES. DELAYED TACTIC MAKES DEALERSHIP THE WINNER IN THIS SITUATION. HAVE BEEN WITHOUT SUN VISOR SINCE. A TSB ON ALLDATA HELPED ME UNINSTALL SUNVISOR AND STILL HAVE IT IN MY POSSESSION. WEAK PLASTIC MATERIAL CAUSES THE FAILURE ON THIS ITEM. *TR

THE CAR SEVERELY VIBRATES EVEN ON LOW SPEED WHICH MAKES DRIVING LIKE RIDING A HORSE. ALSO IT DOESN'T ACCELERATE PROPERLY WHEN I WANT TO, WHICH IS REALLY DANGEROUS IN MANY SITUATIONS. IT CAN CAUSE ACCIDENTS. THERE'S NOISE COMES FROM TRANSMISSION AND BRAKES ALL THE TIME. I WENT TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THE TECHNICIAN TRIED TO PLAY THE IDIOT GAME BY SAYING I SEE NOTHING WRONG. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IF I'M CRAZY ENOUGH TO BUY THEIR CAR, I SHOULD KEEP QUIET. I MOVED TO CA RECENTLY AND WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC, THE CAR BECOMES REALLY ANNOYING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SOLARA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TIRES WERE ROTATED. AFTER ROTATING THE TIRES THE VEHICLE WOULD THEN PULL TOWARDS THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE ONE OF THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO PULL TO THE RIGHT AND SHE HAD TO ROTATE THE TIRES VERY OFTEN BECAUSE THEY WERE BEGINNING TO WEAR RAPIDLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

THE ENGINE CONSUMES 1 QUART OF OIL EVERY 1200 MILES. TOYOTA SAYS THIS IS ACCEPTABLE BUT 25% OF OIL LOSS IS WAY TOO MUCH. IF I WAIT TILL THE MAINTENANCE OF 3000 MILES, ALMOST 75% OF THE OIL WILL BE GONE AND WOULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE CAR. *TR

I ALREADY HAVE A COMPLAINT # 10239284 OR 254. I PUT IN THE WRONG DATE I PUT AUGUST WHEN THE CONCERN HAPPENED ON 14 JULY 2008. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SOLARA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 80 MPH WITH THE SPEED CONTROL ACTIVATED. THERE WAS A SUDDEN INCREASE IN ACCELERATION. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS EXCESSIVE FORCE APPLIED TWICE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL; AND DEACTIVATION OF THE SPEED CONTROL. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO REACH THE MANUFACTURER TO REPORT THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.

DRIVING ON BACK ROAD LATE AT NIGHT-CAR SUDDENLY VERIED TO LEFT HITTING ONCOMING CAR-THEN GOING INTO DITCH-COULD NOT CONTROL MY CAR-WAS HAVING PROBLEMS PRIOR-AS CAR KEPT WANTING TO VEER TO RIGHT AND ACCELETOR SEEMED TO STICK FROM TIME TO TIME-CAR WAS TOTALED AND I SUFFERED FROM INJURIES.I WAS ONE MILE FROM MY HOME WHEN ACCIDENT OCCURED. I ALWAYS FELT LIKE CAR HAD HANDLING PROBLEMS-BUT WITH TOYDA,S QUALITY REPUTATION DID NOT THINK IT WAS A MANUFACTURING ISSUE. I HAVE A NEW TOYDA-STILL HAS TENDANCY TO ACCILER ATE FROM TIME TO TIME UNEXPECTEDLY-NO ACCIDENTS OR CLOSE CALLS.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD KEYLESS ENTRY, WHICH POSED AS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN GEAR. SHE STATED THAT MOST VEHICLES MANUALLY REQUIRE PLACING THE GEAR IN PARK BEFORE SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE. THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OFF UNLESS THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK; HOWEVER, THAT WAS NOT THE CASE. SHE ALSO STATED THAT SHE HAD FORGOTTEN TO PLACE THE CAR IN PARK SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE DUE TO THE ON/OFF BUTTON FOR THE ENGINE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE HAS ROLLED AWAY FROM THE DRIVEWAY ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,300. UPDATED 09/10/08.*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE DID NOT SHUT OFF WHILE IN GEAR, BUT THE VEHICLE CAN BE TUNED OFF WHILE IN GEAR, WHICH COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO ROLL. UPDATED 09/11/08.*JB

MY CAR HAS THE STICKY DASH ISSUE THAT MANY TOYOTAS HAVE. I FIRST NOTICED A 'PLASTIC / RUBBER' SMELL IN THE CAR A MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT IT; HOWEVER, THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SAID THAT IT WAS THE 'NEW CAR SMELL'. LATER I WAS TOLD IT WAS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH MY CABIN INLET FILTER. FINALLY THE DASH STARTED BECOMING SOFT AND GOOEY. I LATER FOUND OUT THAT MY CAR WAS PART OF A RECALL AND TOYOTA AGREED TO REPLACE THE DASH - 9 YEARS LATER. I HAVE BEEN BREATHING THE TOXIC FUMES FROM THE MELTING DASH FOR 9 YEARS, 150K PLUS MILES.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE SURGED TO 80 MPH. SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY DECELERATE TO 60 MPH. SHE ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL, WHICH ALSO DID NOT HELP SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. SHE THEN ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR, BUT THIS FAILED AS WELL. WHENEVER SHE RELEASED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE BACK TO 80 MPH. SHE PULLED OVER AND ACTIVATED THE HAZARD LIGHTS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MANEUVER THROUGH OTHER GEARS. SHE PLACED BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHICH SLOWED THE VEHICLE DOWN TO 40 MPH, BUT DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DROVE AROUND THE CORNER TO ANOTHER HIGHWAY AND ATTEMPTED SOME SHIFTING MANEUVERS, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. SHE CALLED 911 FOR ASSISTANCE AND THEY INSTRUCTED HER TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND TURN OFF THE IGNITION, WHICH ABRUPTLY STOPPED THE VEHICLE. SMOKE THEN FLOWED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE SMOKING. SHE WAITED FOR 911, WHO INFORMED HER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE HUBCAPS ON THE VEHICLE WERE HOT. SOMEONE IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT SHE MUST HAVE HAD THE FLOORMATS UNDER THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE MATS WERE NOT UNDER THE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHECKED THE MOTOR. THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, AND INSISTED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE MATS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 6,300. TOYOTA BLAMED THE FLOOR MATS FOR THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE POLICE OFFICER STATED THE FLOOR MATS WERE NO WHERE NEAR THE GAS PEDAL.

I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY AND THERE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM IN THE TRANSMISSION WHEN ACCELERATING AND DOWNSHIFTING IT SEEMS TO HESITATE. *TR

THE 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY SE HAS A OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM, TOYOTA HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS ISSUES SINCE THEIR 2007 CAMRY MODELS AND CONTINUED THEIR DECEPTION THROUGH THE 2009 CAMRY MODELS. I'VE HAD MY VEHICLE TESTED TWICE BY THE LOCAL DEALER ONLY TO BE MISLED. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN LOOSING OIL SINCE THE FIRST MONTHS OF PARCHES. TOYOTA HAS BEEN CONCEALING THE OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE FROM THE OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES.

DRIVER SIDE HEAD VISOR GOES DOWN ALL THE TIME IT CAME OUT DEFECTIVE AND ITS ALWAYS ON MY WAY AND ALMOST CRASH COUPLE OF TIMES. *TR

ON A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY I HAVE A REFLECTION OF THE DASHBOARD THAT EMITS ITSELF ONTO THE INSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. THIS OCCURS AT MOST TIMES AND IS A VISUAL HAZARD ALMOST BLINDS THE DRIVER. THIS HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *TR

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I ATTEMPT TO USE CRUISE CONTROL - I HAVE E-MAILS WHERE THEY PROMISED RESPONSE FROM LIAISON BY YESTERDAY CUSTOMER ([XXX] ) 03/02/2010 09:43 AM I ORIGINALLY SENT MY E-MAIL TO YOU ON FEBRUARY 24TH. TODAY IS MARCH 2ND. PLEASE PROVIDE ME WITH YOUR RESPONSE PROVIDING A SOLUTION ASAP. [XXX] CUSTOMER ([XXX] ) 02/24/2010 05:39 AM MY 2008 SOLARA DOES NOT DRIVE WELL IN CRUISE CONTROL. I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR SERVICE AND WHEN I MENTION THIS THEY JUST TELL ME IT'S HOW THE COMPUTERS IN THEM WORK NOW. I FIND IT VERY UNSAFE BECAUSE WHILE I AM DRIVING FROM MOBILE, ALABAMA TO NASHVILLE, TN AND TRY TO USE ON THE INTERSTATE, THE THING GOES WAY INTO THE RED ZONE AT EVEN THE SLIGHTEST INCLINE, AND EVEN ON MORE LEVEL HIGHWAY, IT TRIES TO SPEED UP AND THE ENGINE REVS TOO HIGH. I JUST TURN IT OFF, BUT IT IS AN ABSOLUTE BUMMER NOT TO BE ABLE TO USE IT. DRIVING 7 HOURS WITH FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR MAKES MY LEG HURT. MY 2003 SOLARA HAD AN OUTSTANDING CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM. NOW WITH ALL THE RECALLS ON TOYOTAS, I AM CONSIDERING GOING WITH ANOTHER BRAND, BUT I HAVE DRIVEN TOYOTAS FOR SO MANY YEARS AND ALWAYS TRUSTED THEM. I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF MY VEHICLE IS PART OF THE CURRENT RECALL, BUT I DO KNOW THAT CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK AND EVEN NOT USING IT, SOMETIMES MY CAR ACTS LIKE IT WANTS TO TAKE OFF BY ITSELF, ALTHOUGH TO DATE, I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN ABLE TO STOP MY VEHICLE AND OTHER THAN NUMEROUS BLIND SPOTS WHEN TRYING TO BACK IT UP, I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCE TROUBLE. BUT I HATE, HATE, HATE THE CRUISE CONTROL. I WANT A NEW CAR NOW, JUST NOT SURE IT SHOULD BE A TOYOTA. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. AFTER BEING PARKED IN THE GARAGE FOR EIGHT HOURS, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE DESTROYED THE LAUNDRY ROOM, THE GARAGE, AND THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE CAUSED $200,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO THE HOME. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES AVAILABLE. THE INVESTIGATORS STATED THAT THE FIRE ORIGINATED IN THE DASHBOARD. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 3,500. UPDATED 09/15/08 *BF UPDATED 09/17/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. NO ONE WAS INJURED DURING THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE SUFFERED DAMAGE TO THE ENTIRE FRONT END. THE CONTACT COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER ABOUT THE VEHICLE SURGING OWN ITS OWN BEFORE THE CRASH NUMEROUS TIMES. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THE VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN IT'S IDLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER DID NOT FIND A PROBLEM THROUGH THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. UPDATED 05/20/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAS TO PUT THE GEAR IN NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO DECREASE THE VIBRATION. UPDATED 09/28/10

I OWN A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY AND HAVE HAD A FEW SERIOUS PROBLEMS THAT WERE NEVER RECOGNIZED BY THE TOYOTA DEALER WHICH I ALWAYS SERVICED THE CAR. THEY RANGE FROM SMALL TO SERIOUS. FRONT STRUTS SEEM TO BE LEAKING HYDRAULIC FLUID, I ALSO COMPLAINED ABOUT A STEERING PROBLEM TO THE DEALER, THEY INSPECTED THE CAR AND TOLD ME THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THE STEERING ISSUE WAS VERY APPARENT, AND NOW HAS GOTTEN WORSE. WHEN CORNERING AT LOW OR HIGHER SPEEDS THE CAR SEEMS TO SKIP, AND CONTROLLING THE CAR GETS MUCH MORE DIFFICULT, WHICH BECOMES A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME. THERE WHERE SERVICE BULLETINS AVAILABLE FOR THESE ISSUES BUT YET MY CAR WAS NEVER REPAIRED. ANOTHER ISSUE I HAVE NOTICED HAS BEEN WITH BRAKING, THE CAR WILL VIBRATE DRAMATICALLY ONCE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN CUT 5 MONTHS AGO. THE CAR HAS NEW TIRES AND HAS BEEN ALIGNED IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS AS REQUESTED BY THE TOYOTA DEALER, YET THE STEERING PROBLEMS PERSIST. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE DRIVING THIS CAR, IN BACK OF MY MIND I FEEL LIKE SOMETHING SERIOUS MIGHT HAPPEN EVERY TIME I GET IN THIS CAR AND DRIVE IT. I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE DRIVING THIS CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THERE IS A GLARE IN THE REAR WINDOW THAT HINDERS THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS NOT A VEHICLE SAFETY DEFECT, BUT RATHER A DESIGN FLAW. THE CONTACT PURCHASED SOME BLACK FABRIC AND LAID IT ACROSS THE INSIDE OF THE WINDOW, WHICH REMEDIED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 800 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,000. UPDATED 6/16/08 *CN UPDATED

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PULL THE SEAT BELT OUT FOR USE, IT LOCKED AT A CERTAIN POINT AND COULD NOT RETRACT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,118 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,500.

AT 40 MPH THE CAR VIBRATES BECAUSE ITS IN OVERDRIVE, IF GOING UP SMALL HILL EVEN WORSE, THE CAR IS ALWAYS TRYING TO SHIFT TO THE HIGHEST GEAR CAUSING THE CAR TO VIBRATE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED A SHADOW BEING CAST ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD. THE SHADOW IMPAIRED HIS VISION. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 92. UPDATED 03-25-08 *BF UPDATED 03/25/08 *TR

CAR HAS A VIBRATION IN DRIVE TRAIN CAR STARTS TO VIBRATE AT APPROX. 40 MPH,CAR IS IN 5TH. GEAR( AUTO TRANS) AND ACCERATING SLOWLY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SEVERELY VIBRATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT FELT AS IF THE TRANSMISSION WERE ABOUT TO FREEZE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12.

PURCHASED 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY 2/5/08 FROM STOLTZ TOYOTA SCION OF DUBOIS PA 814-371-3333. AFTER DRIVING FOR 3 WKS I STARTED TO NOTE UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION & DECELERATION AT 20-50 MPH ALSO ACCELERATION WHEN PUTTING ON THE BRAKE AT 25-35MPH AT THESE TIME THE TACH WOULD JUMPING BACK & FORTH I FELT VERY UNSAFE & CALLED THE DEALER SVC DEPT 2/22/08 THEY SET UP AN APPT FOR 2/25 DURING THE SVC TECH'S TEST DRIVE THE CAR DIDN'T DO ANY OF THE ABOVE. HE SAID THEY WOULD CALL TOYOTA TECH IN CALIFORNIA TO SEE HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM & WOULD GET BACK TO ME. I HAD NOT HEARD BACK BY 2/28 SO I CALLED FOR AN UPDATE BECAUSE THE CAR IS STILL DOING THE ABOVE & I AM FEELING MORE UNSAFE. AFTER TALKING WITH THE PERSON WHOM ANSWERED THE PHONE SHE SAID SHE WOULD TALK TO HER SVC MANAGER AS IT COULD TAKE UP TO A WEEK BEFORE CALIFORNIA WOULD GET BACK TO THEM. ON 3/3 THE ASST SVC MANAGER CALLED ME & WE DISCUSSED THE PROBLEM & HE SET UP AN APPT TO BRING IN THE CAR ON 3/7. STILL FEELING VERY UNSAFE & THAT THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT TAKE THE ISSUE SERIOUSLY I E-MAIL ON 3/5 THE SALESMAN I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM EXPRESSING HOW UNSAFE I FELT & DETAILED THE PROBLEM & ALSO THAT I WAS NOW NOTICING AT ABOUT 40MPH THAT THE CAR ACTED LIKE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION THAT NEED TO SHIFT DOWN THE NEXT DAY 3/5 THE ASST MANAGER CALLED ME @ & THAT HE WAS SENDING SOMEONE TO PICK UP THE CAR RIGHT NOW. THE ASST MANAGER KEPT ME UPDATE WITH PHONE CALLS ON 3/6, 3/7 THEY WHERE STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON AS DURING TEST DRIVES THE CAR HAD NOT ACCELERATED. BUT WOULD CONTINUE TO TEST IT. I ALSO TOLD THE ASST MANAGER ABOUT THE REVIEWS ON EDMONDS.COM THAT'S WHERE THE SAME PROBLEMS ON 3/12 HE CALLED AGAIN THAT ONE OF THE TEST DRIVERS HAD EXPERIENCED THE ACCELERATION & HAD IDENTIFIED OTHER SHIFTING PROBLEMS. ON 3/14 THE SERVICE MANAGER CALLED TELLING ME THAT TOYOTA. DIDN'T HAVE A FIX FOR THE PROBLEM & THAT THEY COULD NOT FIX MY CAMRY. THAT TOYOTA SAYS IT IS "OPERATING TO FACTORY SPECS, RIGHT NOW. *TR

VEHICLE HAS AN ACCELERATION PROBLEM, VEHICLE HESITATES BEFORE ACCELERATION. *TR

OVERTURNED VEHICLE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL BETWEEN 30-40 MPH THE RPM INCREASED RAPIDLY, AND THEN THE VEHICLE DOWN-SHIFTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE COMPUTER WAS ADJUSTING TO HER STYLE OF DRIVING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,000 .

2008 TOYOTA CAMRY, 4 CYL. HAS A SERIOUS HESITATION PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. ALMOST REARENDED TWICE NOW WHEN HAVING TO SPEED UP WHILE CHANGING LANES. *TR

PURCHASED A NEW 2008 TOYOTA SOLARA FROM COLEMAN TOYOTA IN BETHESDA, MD. ON 1/19/08. FROM DAY 1, TRANSMISSION IS JERKY, HESITATES, HAS NOT POWER WHEN NEEDED. CAR STALLS WHEN WAITING TO TURN AND FLOODS. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER 2X. *TR

I BOUGHT MY WIFE A NEW 2008 CAMRY IN SEPT 07, IT WAS DOING GREAT, THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 7,100 MILES SINCE 2,898 MILES THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN HESITATING IT SEEMS IT DOESN"T WANT TO SWITCH GEARS WHEN IT SHOULD THIS IS AN AUTOMATIC, IT APPEARS TO HAPPEN BETWEEN 40-50 MPH, I HAVE REPORTED THE PROBLEM MORE THEN ONCE TO DIEHL TOYOTA IN YORK, PA WHERE I PURCHASED IT, BUT WAS TOLD PROBLEM COULD NOT BE FOUND OR ITS NOT DOING IT NOW. OR WE HAVE RECEIVED LITTLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. I FEEL TOYOTA IS GIVING THE CONSUMER A RUN AROUND ABOUT A PROBLEM THAT HAS EXITED FOR AT LEAST 07/08 CAMRY'S SOMEONE NEEDS TO MAKE THEM TAKE CARE OF THIS ISSUE. BY THE WAY ITS BAD ENOUGH TO HAVE THE PROBLEM WHEN YOUR FINANACING, BUT IN MY CASE I PAID CASH FOR THIS VEHICLE AND FEEL CHEAPENED. *TR

LOSS OF POWER STEERING IN BRAND NEW 08 CAMRY HYBRID. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON FEBRUARY 8, 2008 AND IMMEDIATELY NOTICED AN EXTREME VIBRATION AT LOW OR HIGH SPEEDS. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE LUNGES AND CONSTANTLY VIBRATES AND BOUNCES. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT CANNOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL A SERVICE BULLETIN IS ISSUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 386.

I BOUGHT A 2008 CAMRY A FEW MONTHS AGO AND THE OTHER DAY MY CAR HESITATED TOO LONG WHEN TRYING TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND IT ALMOST GOT ME INTO AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET ABOUT MANY OTHER PEOPLE EXPERIENCING SUCH HESITATION PROBLEMS WITH THE 2007/2008 CAMRY. I BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY CAR IS AT THE CORRECT SPECIFICATIONS AND THAT IT SHOULD BE FINE. I'M SCARED TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND AM CONSIDERING TRADING IT IN FOR A DIFFERENT CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. WHEN THE CONVERTIBLE TOP IS RETRACTED AND THE COVER IS PLACED OVER IT, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCES DIFFICULTY SEEING OBJECTS BEHIND THE VEHICLE. THE BLIND SPOT IS CAUSED BY THE ROOF COVER, ALSO KNOWN AS BOOT, AND MAKES VISIBILITY DIFFICULT. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO OFFER A REPAIR, BUT STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 2,000. UPDATED 02-19-08 *BF UPDATED 02/19/08 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA SOLARA. WHILE IDLING, THE ENGINE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART AFTER 2-3 MINUTES. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED FOR 2-3 SECONDS WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WOULD THEN SURGE FORWARD. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, ONE OF THE TOYO TIRES BLEW OUT. THE FOLLOWING DAY, A SECOND TIRE BLEW OUT AS WELL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIRES. THE TIRE SIZE AND LINE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 700.

APPROXIMATE INCIDENT DATE IS ENTIRELY INACCURATE. I DO NOT REMEMBER WHEN THIS HAPPENED, BUT PROBABLY MORE THAN A YEAR AGO EITHER IN A 2006 CAMRY OR A 2008 CAMRY HYBRID. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 09V388000. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE "TOYOTA HAS DETERMINED THAT THIS DEFECT DOES NOT EXIST IN VEHICLES IN WHICH THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR MAT IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE VEHICLE AND IS PROPERLY SECURED" AND BELIEVE THAT MY COMPLAINT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED CONCURRENTLY WITH THIS ONE. 1. MY COMPATIBLE AND PROPERLY SECURED CARPETED DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR MAT SLIPPED OFF THE RETAINING HOOKS (CLIPS) AND BUNCHED UP UNDER THE PEDALS. THERE ARE ONLY TWO HOOKS, WHICH ARE REMOVABLE, AND THEY SPIN AROUND AND AROUND, ALLOWING THE MAT TO SLIP OFF. I BELIEVE THAT A SIMPLE FIX OF INSTALLING PERMANENT HOOKS THAT DO NOT SPIN, OR FOUR HOOKS, WOULD SOLVE THIS POTENTIALLY FATAL ISSUE. 2. AS I WAS DRIVING, I FOUND MYSELF UNABLE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. I DISCOVERED THAT MY FLOOR MAT HAD LODGED UNDER THE BRAKE PEDAL, MAKING IT SO THAT COULD NOT PRESS IT DOWN. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO DISLODGE THE MAT AND AVOID A COLLISION. THIS INCIDENT ONLY HAPPENED ONCE, BUT THE MATS DO COME OFF THE HOOKS FREQUENTLY, THEREFORE I MUST CONSTANTLY MAKE SURE THAT MY MAT IS SECURE AND THAT THE HOOKS ARE FACING THE CORRECT WAY SO THE MAT CANNOT SLIP OFF THEM. 3. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPORTED AND NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE TO BE IN THE PARK POSITION IN ORDER FOR THE CONTACT TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE COULD ROLL WHEN PARKED ON AN INCLINE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NORMAL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,005 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,900. UPDATED 01/14/08 *BF UPDATED 01/14/08 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE NOTICED A GAS SMELL WHEN OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE THEN NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS NOT PROPERLY CONNECTED. AS A RESULT, THE DEALER INSTALLED A NEW FUEL TANK AND THERE HAD BEEN NO FURTHER OCCURRENCES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 640.