2011 Toyota Camry Complaint Log

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH WHEN MY TOYOTA CAMRY 2011 SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. I HIT THE BRAKE IMMEDIATELY TO STOP THE CAR'S FORWARD ACCELERATION TO AVOID HITTING A TREE. THE BRAKE STOPPED THE FORWARD MOTION OF THE WHEELS WITH THE CAR BODY LURCHING FORWARD. *TR

THIS VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 22 THOUSAND MILES, AND THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE SUN VISORS THAT COME DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY AND BLOCK VIEW OF THE ROAD. TOYOTA SAYS THAT THERE WAS A RECALL BUT MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED! I BELIEVE THAT IT IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR WAS STUCK IN THE DOWNWARD POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,900.

PURCHASED VEHICLE SEPT 2013 WITH APPROX 44,000 MILES ON IT. AROUND APRIL 2014 STARTED TO HEAR SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING WAS LOOSE INSIDE THE CAR. SOUNDED METALLIC. IT WAS DUE FOR SERVICE AT 50,000 MILES SO I TOOK IT IN. MENTIONED THE KNOCKING METALLIC SOUND AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE MOONROOF. I COULDN'T QUITE FIGURE HOW THEY KNOW THAT SO SOON BUT I COULDN'T LEAVE IT THAT DAY ALL DAY, JUST FOR THE SERVICE. I BROUGHT IT BACK TODAY AND THEY SAID IT WAS DEFINITELY THE MOONROOF. IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY SO IT COST ME $248 TO FIX. WHEN I CAME HOME I LOOKED IT UP ON THE TOYOTA FORUM AND, BINGO, THERE WERE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM OWNERS OF VARIOUS YEARS. SO THAT'S WHY THEY KNEW WHAT IT WAS RIGHT AWAY. THERE ARE ALSO A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS HERE WITH THE SAFER.GOV SITE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR MALFUNCTIONED. THE SUN VISOR CONTINUOUSLY FELL DOWN AND WOULD NOT STAY IN THE UPWARD POSITION. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR FOR OVER A PERIOD OF TWO MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

AS I PULLED ON TO THE DRIVEWAY AT A FUNERAL HOME, MY CAR STARTED SPEEDING, CRASHED INTO A BRICK WALL, AT WHICH THE AIR BAG POPPED OPEN, THE CAR BOUNCED OFF THE WALL, STARTED SPINNING IN CIRCLES, CRASHED OVER A CONCRETE BARRIER, AND STARTED SPINNING AGAIN AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER CAR WHICH WAS TOTALED. I THOUGHT I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES & EVEN TRIED TO TURN THE CAR OFF WITH THE KEY. BUT AFTER THE CRASH PEOPLE ASKED ME IF I HAD MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR, AND I SAID I MUST HAVE, BUT COULDN'T UNDERSTAND HOW I COULD HAVE MISTAKEN ONE FOR THE OTHER. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING SINCE 18 YEARS OF AGE, AND HAVE NEVER HAD THAT HAPPEN. I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND HOW AND TOLD MY DOCTOR I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE AGAIN (4 DAYS AFTER THE ACCIDENT) HE TOLD ME TO WAIT A MONTH OR TWO UNTIL I WAS FEELING BETTER FROM THE SEVERE SPRAIN TO MY NECK AND SHOULDER, AND BAD BRUISING OF MY BREAST ABOUT A MONTH AGO MY BROTHER IN FLORIDA TOLD ME ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH MY MODEL OF TOYOTA WITH THE ACCELERATOR STICKING. I NEVER REALLY THOUGHT ABOUT THAT COULD HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE, NOTHING ELSE MADE SENSE TO ME UNLESS I WAS LOOSING MY MIND, AND EVERYBODY I KNOW ASSURE ME "NO" *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SUN VISOR FELL OWN AND MOMENTARILY OBSTRUCTED HIS VIEW. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER NOR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000.

THE CAR REQUIRES ALMOST CONSTANT DRIVER INPUT IN THE STEERING TO MAINTAIN IT WITHIN THE LANE OF TRAFFIC AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. THERE IS PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE CAR DOES NOT TRACK SECURELY WHILE DRIVING ON A FREEWAY. AS A RESULT IT IS FATIGUING TO CONSTANTLY HAVE TO CORRECT FROM RIGHT TO LEFT AND BACK AGAIN LEFT TO RIGHT WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. TOYOTA REP AND DEALER MECHANICS CLAIM THERE IS NO PROBLEM. IT FEELS AS THOUGH THE ELECTRONIC VARIABLE ASSIST POWER STEERING IS NOT DECREASING WHEN AT FREEWAY SPEEDS AS IT IS SUPPOSED TO WHICH CAUSES THE CAR TO NOT TRACK SECURELY WITHIN IT'S LANE. THERE ARE NO TIRE OR ALIGNMENT ISSUES. TOYOTA IS PRETENDING THERE IS NO PROBLEM AND HOPING I WILL GO AWAY. *TR

THE SUN VISOR STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY AND WOULD NOT STAY UP OR WOULD NOT STAY WHERE I PUT IT AND WOULD AFFECT MY VISIBILITY WHEN DRIVING. ULTIMATELY, THE VISOR BECAME DETACHED. THIS IS APPARENTLY A KNOWN PROBLEM TO TOYOTA. MY VEHICLE (A 2011 CAMRY) IS NOT WITHIN THE "EXTENDED WARRANTY" COVERAGE THAT TOYOTA HAS IMPLEMENTED FOR THIS KNOWN PROBLEM. IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE THAT TOYOTA KNOWS THE SUN VISOR IS A PROBLEM, HAS RECALLED SOME VEHICLES BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT REFUSES TO INCLUDE OTHER VEHICLES--MANUFACTURED IN THE SAME YEAR AS THOSE VEHICLES INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, NO LESS--THAT ARE ALSO EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. IF YOU CAN "ENCOURAGE" OR FORCE TOYOTA TO EXTEND THEIR "EXTENDED WARRANTY"/SUN VISOR RECALL TO OTHER VEHICLES EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM, I WOULD APPRECIATE IT. AS IT IS NOW, I WILL HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THE REPAIR, AND THIS WILL BE A HARDSHIP AS MY FAMILY IS EXPERIENCING SEVERE FINANCIAL PROBLEMS. *TR

POWER WINDOW ON DRIVERS SIDE IS INTERMITTENT. *TR

I HAVE A TOYOTA CAMRY 2011 HYBRID MODEL, I HEAR A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ROOF. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT IS THE PROBLEM WITH THE MOON ROOF. IT IS MOST PERSISTENT WHEN DRIVING ON THE UNEVEN STREET PAVEMENT. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, THE HEADLINER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND IT WILL COST ABOUT $600. THIS CAR WAS NEVER INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENTS AND I HARDLY USED THE MOON ROOF. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND SHOULD BE REPORTED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING WEST ON FLAMINGO JUST PAST THE 95 EXIT. I WAS DRIVING IN THE CENTER LANE, WAITING FOR CLEARANCE TO GET INTO THE TURN LANE. WHEN I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE BREAK, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. I WAS ABLE TO SLAM ON THE BRAKE AND STOP IMMEDIATELY. I HAD DEALER CHECK IT OUT -- PLUS A PREVIOUS INCIDENT ON SEPT 24, 2012 AS WELL AS ANOTHER ONE ON NOVEMBER 6, 2012. TOYOTA DENIES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM, BUT IT KEEPS HAPPENING. *JS

A RATTLE OR POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE MOONROOF ABOVE FRONT/REAR PASSENGER SEAT. A LOUD CREAKING SOUND ALL THE TIME HEARD SINCE WINTER IS PRESENT WHEN MAKING TURNS OR JUST HITTING BUMPS IN THE ROAD. CALLED DEALER WAS TOLD THAT PLASTIC SHIMS/ OR DIFFERENT KITS WERE NEEDED AND THE LABOR WAS OUTRAGEOUS FOR CUSTOMER PAY. THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY IS RIDICULOUS THIS IS A STRUCTURAL ISSUE. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH ALL 2007 -UP TOYOTA CAMRY'S. TSB'S ARE ONLINE. IF YOU GOOGLE MOONROOF POPPING OR RATTLING ON 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY'S, YOU'LL FIND THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA IS HAVING WITH THEIR MOONROOF. WHY SHOULD THE CONSUMER SPEND THOUSANDS TO FIX A STRUCTURAL ISSUE? I HEARD WORST CASE SCENARIO IS TOTAL REMOVAL OF MOONROOF WITH NO GUARANTEES TO FIX ON MY TAB. CAR IS BARELY OUT OF BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. *JS

MELTING DASHBOARD. SHINING AND STICKY

THE SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE BECAME TIGHT. WITHIN A DAY, IT WOULD NOT STAY UP AND WHILE DRIVING IT SIMPLY STARTED DANGLING AND HAD TO BE PULLED OFF. I AM WAITING TO HEAR FROM THE DEALER HOW THEY WILL CORRECT THIS. I HAVE SEEN MANY REPORTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM ON YOUR WEBSITE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THE DESIGN/MANUFACTURING APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM. IF A TSB DOES NOT EXIST, IT SHOULD BE SENT BY TOYOTA TO DEALERS TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DECELERATE WHEN THE CONTACT REMOVED PRESSURE FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTION WAS ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT WOULD APPLY THE BRAKES WHEN USING CRUISE CONTROL, THE CRUISE CONTROL INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD SHUT OFF BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD MAINTAIN THE SET SPEED. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED IN 10 DEGREE WEATHER OR BELOW. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE DEFECT. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,200. *TR

AIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYED IN FRONT END COLLISION. *TR

ABS INDICATOR AND SLIP INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT MY ABS ACTUATOR/STEERING ANGLE SENSOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF 3400.00. I ONLY HAVE 21000 MILES ON THE CAR. I WAS WONDERING IF THERE ARE OTHER 2011 CAMRY'S WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THE PROBLEM WITH THE CAR IS THE SUN VISORS. FIRST THEY STARTED TO HANG LOW WOULDN'T STAY UP. ONE DAY ON MY WAY BACK HOME FROM WORK I WAS DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY, THEY JUST COMPLETELY FELL. I HAD TO HOLD THEM UP THE WHOLE ENTIRE TIME I WAS DRIVING. THEY KEPT BLOCKING MY VIEW AND THEY WERE DISTRACTING AND A SAFETY HAZARD. TOYOTA REFUSES TO FIX THEM CAUSE THEY ARE NO LONGER COVER UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND THE TWO REAR DOORS FAILED TO UNLOCK FROM OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE DOORS ONLY UNLOCKED MANUALLY FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR LATCHES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMPUTER LOCATED UNDER THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 03/12/14*LJ THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. UPDATED 03/21/14

VEHICLE STRUCK HEAD ON. NO DEPLOYMENT OF ANY AIRBAGS. NO SEATBELT RETENSION. VEHICLE TOTALED. *TR

DURING WINTER PERIOD BELOW 30 DEGREES F IT IS NECESSARY TO APPLY A LOT OF PRESSURE TO BRAKE PEDAL, IT FEELS AS IF THE BRAKES ARE NOT APPLYING PROPERLY. THIS RESULTED IN SNOWY CONDITION THE CAR SLID AND RESULTED IN ACCIDENT. THIS HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES, IN COLD WEATHER. *TR

VEHICLE NEEDS EXCESSIVE DRIVER INPUT WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS TO KEEP CAR IN ITS LANE. THIS OCCURS AT ALL TIMES, ON ALL ROADS AND ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS AND WITH DIFFERENT DRIVERS, AS LONG AS IT IS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE CAR FROM LEAVING ITS LANE, DRIVER MUST MAKE SWIFT, ALTERNATING STEERING FROM RIGHT TO LEFT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND GIVEN A TEST DRIVE AND "INSPECTION". IT WAS FOUND TO BE IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION. *TR

STEERING COLUMN HAS A POPPING IN IT WHEN TURNING. THIS HAPPENS WHILE STATIONARY AND WHILE MOVING. THIS IS APPARENTLY A COMMON PROBLEM THROUGH MULTIPLE GENERATIONS OF THE TOYOTA CAMRY. IT STARTED AROUND 50K MILES AND CONTINUES TO GET WORSE WITH TIME.

STARTED CAR IN MORNING AND IT WAS MAKING WINDING NOISE, LEFT AND NOTICED THE TRANNY DID NOT KNOW WHAT GEAR TO BE IN , WHEN I WOULD STOP IT THE TRANNY COULD NOT DOWN SHIFT FAST ENOUGH AND IT WOULD BANG DOWN IN GEAR, AND THE SPEED ODOMETER WOULD JUMP UP AS IT WAS SHIFTING DOWN, YOU HAVE TO KEEP YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE OR IT WILL JUMP FORWARD,IT HAS SNOWED A FEW TIMES SINCE AND YOU CAN NOT DRIVE IT IN THE SNOW AT ALL, IT LURCHES AT SLOW SPEEDS AND YOU HAVE TO KEEP YOUR FOOT ON BREAK , IT DRIVES IT SELF AND KEEPS SHIFTING UP AND DOWN IT IS A DEATH TRAP WAITING TO HAPPEN, OTHER PEOPLE HAVE DROVE IT AND THE SAME ISSUES , I HAVE PUT A 1000 MILES ON IT AND I HATE IT, MY 1998 CAMRY IS SAFER TO DRIVE THEN THIS CAR, NEVER A TOYOTA AGAIN , ONLY MADE 1 PAYMENT AND READY TO TRADE IN AND TAKE A LOSS, THANKS TOYOTA *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND CRASHED INTO A HOUSE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT NO DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS WERE AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND SPEED WERE UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE GEAR SHIFT MOVED INTO ANOTHER GEAR WHEN IT WAS INADVERTENTLY BUMPED BY THE CONTACT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000. UPDATED 10/23/2014*LJ UPDATED 10/23/14*CN UPDATED 4/7/2015 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED OVER THE CURB. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND STATED IT WOULD TAKE THREE WEEKS FOR THE VEHICLE TO INSPECTED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE INSPECTOR PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND INDICATED THEY COULDN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,918. UPDATED 06/09/14*LJ UPDATED 06/13/2014 *JS

TRAVELING ON A STATE ROAD DURING A SLIGHT SNOW EVENT. THE ROAD WAS PARTIALLY SNOW COVERED BUT TREATED AND NOT OVERLY SLIPPERY. THE CAR SUDDENLY VEERED TO THE LEFT AND WENT OUT OF CONTROL. DURING THIS TIME THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON WHILE MAKING THE CAR UNRESPONSIVE TO ATTEMPTS TO STEER THE CAR. HIT A FENCE DOING MINOR DAMAGE TO CAR AND FENCE. AFTER THE CRASH DROVE THE CAR AT A LOW SPEED TO HOME. CAR WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP ON ROAD AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT STAYED ON CONTINUALLY. AT HOME ONCE THE CAR WAS PLACED ON DRY GARAGE FLOOR AND BACKED UP IT MADE A LOUD THUD NOISE AND THEN SEEMED TO RESPOND NORMALLY. THIS LASTED ONLY FOR TWO TENTHS OF MILE THEN LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND CAR CONTROL BECAME ERRATIC AGAIN. PUT BACK IN GARAGE AWAITING FOR INSURANCE ADJUSTER. NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE. *TR

NEW BRAKES WERE PUT ON MY CAR ON 11/23/13. A SHORT TIME LATER, I WAS APPROACHING A RED LIGHT AND BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. UPON DOING SO THE ABS SYSTEM KICKED IN AND WHEN I APPLIED MY FOOT TO THE BREAKS THEY WOULD NOT WORK. AS I APPROACHED THE INTERSECTION, I MADE A SHARP RIGHT 90 DEGREE TURN TO AVOID GOING THROUGH THE RED LIGHT AS THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AND I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. THE ROAD WAS NOT WET BUT IT HAD RAINED EARLIER IN THE DAY AND THE ROAD WAS DRY. I RETURNED VEHICLE TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT REPEAT THE SITUATION AND EVERYTHING WAS OKAY. THEY TOLD ME THAT EVEN IF THE ROAD IS DRY ONCE IT RAINS, THE ROAD CAN STILL HAVE PARTICLES ON IT THAT CAUSE THE ABS TO KICK IN. THIS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN INTERMITTENTLY ABOUT ONCE A MONTH. IN THE PAST MONTH, IT HAS HAPPENED EVERY FEW DAYS. MY SON WAS DRIVING THE CAR IN LATE FEB. AND HE WENT OVER A VERY SMALL PILE OF LEAVES THAT WOULD NOT WARRANT THE ABS TO KICK IN. HE TOO WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN A WRECK. CAR WENT BACK TO DEALER BUT DEALER CAN FIND WHAT WAS WRONG. THE ABS SEVERELY REACTS WHEN IT SHOULD NOT BE DOING SO. THE ABS IS ENGAGING WHEN IT SHOULD NOT BE DOING SO. IF ONE GOES OVER A ROAD THAT IS BARELY WET OR A SMALL PATCH OF DRIVE LEAVES, AS I DID THE OTHER NIGHT, THE ABS KICKS IN AND LOCKS UP THE CAR. WHEN I TOUCH ON THE BREAKS LIGHTLY COMING TO A STOP, THERE ARE NO BREAKS AND THEN THEY SUDDENLY GRAB REALLY HARD. BREAKS FEEL LIKE AIR IS IN THE LINE. THIS DID NOT OCCUR UNTIL THEY PUT NEW BREAKS IN MY CAR AT 30,000 MILES. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION IS WHINING, SHIFTING ROUGHLY AND NOT SHIFTING WHEN IT IS SUPPOSED TO. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR OVER A WEEK AND THEY SAID THEY WILL BE KEEPING IT AT LEAST UNTIL THIS COMING WED. WHEN A TOYOTA FIELD INSPECTOR WILL BE COMING TO INSPECT THE CAR. *TR

SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR, I HAVE TO REPAIR EVERYTHING, AND I AM MAKING THE PAYMENT EVERY MONTH. I WAS TOLD THE DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR THAT THE CAR WAS CLEAN WITH NO ACCIDENT. I FOUND OUT THAT THE CAR GOT ACCIDENT

WHEN TURNING RIGHT INTO THE DRIVEWAY, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND HIT THE CORNER OF THE HOUSE AFTER GOING THROUGH THE GRASS. *JS

DRIVING DOWN RD WENT TO BRAKE WOULDN'T STOP STEERING THREW US IN A DITCH-FIELD HIT A SIGN STILL COULD NOT STOP. *TR

ON THE WAY TO WORK DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR FLOPPED DOWN AND MADE ME JUMP AND HIT MY FOREHEAD ON IT. NOW IT WILL NOT GO BACK IN TO PLACE, JUST FLOPS AROUND. SEEMS SOMETHING INSIDE SPLIT APART ON THE TOP BY THE ARM HOLDING IT. STARTLED ME AND IT WAS A PAIN ALL THE WAY IN. HAD TO HOLD IT UP TO BE ABLE TO SEE GOOD. I THEN CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER (AFTER READING INFO ONLINE) TO SEE IF IT WAS COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY I READ ABOUT AND HE LAUGHED. NEVER OFFERED TO CHECK, JUST SAID HE WAS NOT SURPRISED AND THAT I WAS NOT ALONE AND THAT EVERYONE OUT THERE HAS A BROKEN ONE. I THEN CALLED TOYOTA AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN EXTENSION. THEY WERE VERY NICE BUT COULD NOT ANSWER WHY ONLY SOME WERE AND SOME WEREN'T EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD THE SAME ONGOING PROBLEMS. GUESS THOSE OF US NOT COVERED WILL HAVE TO FIX AT OUR OWN EXPENSE EVEN THOUGH IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND SOME CARS MADE THE SAME YEAR ARE COVERED. INTERESTING WAY TO DO BUSINESS... *TR

HAVE A 2011 CAMRY 4CY WITH 6SP AT. THE CAR TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ROUGH AND CAR RPM SUDDENLY GOES AROUND 3K IN STOP A GO DRIVING. WHILE COMING TO STOP THE CAR RELEASE THE GEAR AT VERY LATE WHILE ALMOST STOPPED. FEELS LIKE IT WILL JERK AND HIT OTHER CAR. ON COLD START THE CAR TRANSMISSION DOES NOT LIKE TO MOVE(UNLESS YOU WARM UP THE ENGINE WHICH TAKES 15MIN IDLING. THEN I AM NOT SURE HOW THIS CARE PASS EPE POLLUTION STANDARD ). SO WHILE GETTING INTO ROAD THE CAR NEEDS HIGH REVVING TO MOVE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAY ITS BEHAVING NORMAL AND COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. TOOK TO ANOTHER DEALER AND THEY GIVE THE SAME "NORMAL" ANSWER. FILED A COMPLAIN TO TOYOTA. THEIR EXPLANATION IS FIELD TECHNICIAN (TOYOTA DEALER) SAID ITS NORMAL AND NO ISSUE SO ITS NORMAL. AS A OWNER OF SUCH VEHICLE I PERSONALLY THINK THE TRANSMISSION BEHAVE ABNORMAL AND UNSAFE. ALSO THE CAR HAS A WHINING NOISE MOST NOTICEABLE AROUND 2-2.5K RPM. 1 ST DEALER SAID ALL CAMRY OF THIS MODEL MAKES SUCH NOISE. 2ND DEALER SAID ITS FROM THE TRANSMISSION. NHTSA SHOULD INVESTIGATE AND MAKE SURE TOYOTA IS NOT TRYING TO AVOID ANY POTENTIAL DEFECT WHICH WILL CAUSE A LIFE THREATENING ACCIDENT. *TR

DASH LIGHT INTENSITY CHANGES FROM VERY BRIGHT TO VERY DIM WHILE DRIVING, DEALER STATES THEY CAN'T REPRODUCE. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY DISTRACTING WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE MADE A VIDEO ON MY PHONE TO SHOW THEM WHAT IS HAPPENING, THE RESPONSE IS...... YES THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT WE CAN'T FIX IF WE CANT DUPLICATE? *TR

DRIVER SUN VISOR BROKE OFF. I WENT TO A TOYOTA DEALER TO GET THIS FIXED THE DAY AFTER IT FELL AND WAS THERE FOR OVER AN 1 HR. THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER AND I PAID $90.99 FOR THE PART AND THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER FOR 3 TO 6 WEEKS. I CALLED TOYOTA SERVICES AND AFTER BEING ON THE LINE FOR ONE HOUR, TOYOTA WILL REIMBURSE THE PART; BUT NOT THE LABOR; WHICH WILL BE OVER $30.00. THE REIMBURSEMENT WILL ALSO TAKE SEVERAL WEEKS. I LOOKED ON YOUTUBE AND IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT THAT IS AFFECTING SEVERAL TOYOTA CAMRY'S SINCE 2007; MINE IS A 2011. I WAS TOLD SINCE THIS ITEM IS NOT IN A RECALL I WON'T BE REIMBURSED COMPLETELY. PLEASE ORDER THEM TO FIX THIS DEFECT. *TR

THE SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVE SIDE WENT INTO THE DOWN POSITION AND WHEN I TRIED TO PUT IT BACK UP IT WOULD NOT STAY. AFTER A FEW DAYS THE ENTIRE VISOR FELL OFF. NOT LONG AFTER THE THE PASSENGER SIDE DID THE SAME THING. HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING FROM TOYOTA. I WAS TOLD IT WAS ONLY CERTAIN VEHICLES. STILL WAITING TO HEAR IF MINES IS ONE OF THEM. *TR

ON 9/7/13, WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO ROUTE 80 IN NJ, I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, THE ACCELERATOR STUCK FLAT ON THE FLOOR. I HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. FORTUNATELY NOBODY WAS NEXT TO ME. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO USE THE SIDE OF MY FOOT TO POP IT BACK UP. IT PERFORMED NORMALLY AFTER THAT, THOUGH I DID NOT PUSH IT TO THE FLOOR AGAIN. *TR

I WAS JUST LEAVING WORK AND WHEN I WENT TO GO START MY CAR AS USUAL AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WENT CRAZY AND CAME ON OUT OF NOWHERE. MY RADIO WAS BLARING VERY LOUD AND I NEVER HAD IT ON TO BEGIN WITH! I'VE ALWAYS HEARD TOYOTA HAD SOME REALLY GOOD VEHICLES I HOPE THIS WAS JUST A ONE TIME DEAL AND I CAN GET IT FIXED SOON! OTHER THAN THAT GREAT CAR! *TR

THE BRAKES WERE MAKING NOISE. TOOK IN THE CAR TO A LOCAL AUTOMOTIVE BRAKE SHOP AND THEY SAID THE REAR BRAKES WERE HANGING UP. THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE PADS WERE DISCOLORED. THE RIGHT REAR CALIPERS HAD BLACK MATERIAL ON THE INSIDE NEXT TO THE PADS. THE PADS AND CALIPERS ON BOTH REAR TIRES WERE REPLACED. YOU CAN TELL THE DIFFERENCE AFTER THE WORK WAS COMPLETED. *JS

I PURCHASED A USED 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY IN 2013 FROM A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. BEFORE THE 30 DAY WARRANTY WAS UP, I HAD TO RETURN TO HAVE AN ALIGNMENT DONE. THE NEXT DAY I WAS BACK AGAIN BECAUSE THE CAR WAS NOT IN ALIGNMENT. I HAD THE ALIGNMENT REPEATED. I CAN'T RECALL THE TOTAL NUMBER OF TIMES I HAVE HAD THIS DONE. AFTER THE DEALER WARRANTY RAN OUT, I USED AT LEAST 3 OTHER AUTO REPAIR CHAINS TO TRY TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I WENT BACK TO EACH ONE NUMEROUS TIMES TRYING TO GET THE PROBLEM SOLVED. IT WAS NEVER CORRECTED TO MY SATISFACTION. AT SOME OF THE REPAIR SHOPS I ALSO HAD 12 MONTH WARRANTY THAT I PURCHASED WITH TIRES, BRAKES, AND OTHER SERVICES. THEY BEGAN TO REFUSE TO REPEAT THE ALIGNMENTS, ASKING IF I HIT SOMETHING OR SUGGESTING OTHER EXPENSIVE SERVICES THAT I DIDN'T WANT OR NEED, REFUSING TO HONOR THEIR WARRANTY UNTIL I HAD THESE SERVICES DONE. I KNOW THEY HATED TO HAVE ME COME IN SO MANY TIMES TO HAVE AN ALIGNMENT REPEATED. IT WAS NEVER CORRECTED AND THIS BECAME VERY EXPENSIVE-HAVING UNNECESSARY SERVICES THAT NEVER HELPED THE PROBLEM. AS I AM NOT THE ORIGINAL VEHICLE OWNER, I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION ABOUT THE RECALL ON THE BALL JOINTS OR ANY OTHER NOTICES ABOUT IT. NEVER EVEN HEARD OF THIS OR BEEN INFORMED BY ANYONE CONCERNING THE PROBLEM. I CANNOT RECALL THE PROBLEM BEING CORRECTED EVER. IT ONLY HAS 72,000MI ON IT AND IT DOES NOT FEEL LIKE A SAFE OR RELIABLE VEHICLE ANY LONGER. THE ALIGNMENT PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. I BELIEVE TOYOTA SHOULD AT LEAST MAKE SOME ATTEMPT TO ASSIST ME. IT IS STILL DIFFICULT TO DRIVE THE CAR. LIKE FIGHTING WITH IT AND HAVING TO CONSTANTLY KEEP IT IN THE CORRECT LANE AND ON THE STREET.

I WAS SLOWLY PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE ADJACENT TO THE PUTTING GREEN AT MY CONDOMINIUM. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD, JUMPED THE CURB, AND HIT A CONCRETE BENCH PLACED AT THE EDGE OF THE GREEN. THE BRAKE DID NOT WORK. THE IMPACT WAS SO FORCEFUL IT DESTROYED THE BENCH, AND THE CAR HAD TO BE JACKED UP TO GET IT OFF A LARGE PIECE OF CONCRETE. THANK GOODNESS THE GOLFER WAS NOT CLOSE TO THE CAR. THE CAR WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REPAIRED FOR $2,410.58 IN DAMAGES. BEING AFRAID THAT THIS "SUDDEN ACCELERATION" WOULD OCCUR AGAIN, I TRADED THE CAR IN FOR A DIFFERENT BRAND. BECAUSE OF "FRAME DAMAGE" (WHICH GOES TO SHOW THE FORCE AND SPEED OF IMPACT), I ONLY RECEIVED $10,000 FOR MY TRADE-IN INSTEAD OF THE $14,000 BLUE BOOK/EDMUNDS/NADA VALUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL, SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER REPAIRED NOR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8260. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH OVER A BUMPY ROAD, THE CONTACT SUDDENLY LOSS CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TRE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED NO PERSONAL INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SALVAGE CENTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT MANUAL FORCE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000. UPDATED 10/22/13 *CN

DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND APPLYING BRAKES THERE IS A STRONG PULSING AND VIBRATION IN THE CAR AND MAKES SLOWING DOWN UNSTABLE. BRAKES WERE JUST CHECKED AND ARE FINE ACCORDING TO THE DEALER. SINCE CAR WAS NEW, THERE IS A LOUD KNOCK THAT DEALER SAYS IS ABS SYSTEM RESETTING WHEN YOU START CAR. ALSO TIRES WEAR OUT MUCH TOO FAST WHICH DEALER SAYS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CAMRY SE DUE TO TUNING OF SUSPENSION, AS WELL HAS CAUSING RAPID WEARING OF BRAKE ROTORS. *TR

ON 6/20/2013, I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION AT AAMCO. THE SERVICE MANAGER CALLED ME IN TO LOOK AT MY TIRES. HE SHOWED ME THE METAL SHOWING THROUGH MY TIRES, AND TOLD ME THERE WAS NO NEED FOR A TIRE ROTATION. ALTHOUGH AAMCO DOES NOT SELL TIRES, HE RECOMMENDED THAT I TAKE MY CAR SOMEWHERE ELSE ASAP TO REPLACE THE TIRES BECAUSE THEY WERE IN SUCH BAD SHAPE. ON 6/22/2013, I TOOK MY CAR TO GOODYEAR TO HAVE THE TIRES REPLACED. THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A BAD LEAK IN THE STRUTS WHICH CAUSED THE WEAR ON MY TIRES. WITH APPROXIMATELY 45,000 MILES ON MY CAR, THE GUY FROM GOODYEAR SAID THAT MY TIRES SHOULD NOT HAVE WORN DOWN THAT BADLY. HE RECOMMENDED THAT I CALL TOYOTA TO FIND OUT IF THEY HAD ANY RECALLS CONCERNING STRUTS WITH BAD LEAKS. HE ALSO SAID THAT THE LEAKAGE WOULD CONTINUE TO BE A PROBLEM UNTIL THEY WERE REPLACED, AND THAT IF NOT REPLACED, I COULD COUNT ON ABNORMAL WEAR ON MY BRAND NEW TIRES, AS WELL. THEREFORE, I WILL BE CONTACTING TOYOTA SOON. I SAW OTHER POSTS ON THIS SITE CONCERNING PROBLEMS WITH STRUTS. SO, I DOUBT THEY WILL DO ANYTHING ABOUT MY ISSUE. HOWEVER, THE GUY FROM GOODYEAR SAID IT LOOKED LIKE A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM AND I SHOULD AT LEAST TRY TO GET THEM TO REPAIR AT NO COST. *TR