2006 Toyota Camry complaints

2006 TOYOTA CAMRY LE 4. STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT PROBLEM PER TOYOTA TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ST001-06. REPAIR REFUSED. SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

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

2006 TOYOTA CAMRY - 1. WHILE BRAKING ON SURFACES THAT ARE UNEVEN, BUMPY OR CONTAINING POTHOLES MY BRAKES DON'T HOLD. 2. ANYTIME I BRAKE ON ANY OF THESE SURFACES. OCCURS DURING ANY RATE OF SPEED (LOW/HIGH). I TRY TO AVOID BRAKING ON THESE SURFACES. 3. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE ISSUE. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME ME IT IS A NORMAL FUNCTION OF THE ANTI-LOCKING SYSTEM. *TR

ACCELERATOR STUCK ON 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. TOYOTA TOLD ME IT HAD TO BE THE ELECTRONICS AND NOT THE THROTTLE ASSEMBLY. I WAS SO AFRAID I HAD THE THROTTLE ASSEMPBLY REPLACED ANYWAY AT MY OWN EXPENSE. THIS WAS ALL BEFORE THE RECENT PUBLICITY. I HAVE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS FOR YOUR REVIEW. TOYOTA NEVER TOLD ME ABOUT THE HISTORY OF ISSUESS NOR OFFERED TO PAY FOR THIS. UPDATED 02/24/10

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

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

I AM CONCERNED THAT MY 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. WHILE REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING PLACE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A TREE THEN SURGED FORWARD AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED BACK INTO THE PARKING AREA WITH TREES THAT I HAD REVERSED OUT OF. MY FOOT WAS FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE BUT THE VEHICLES ENGINE REVVED AND SURGED BACK THROUGH THE TREES. IMPACT WITH TREE ON LEFT DRIVERS SIDE FIRST THEN VEHICLE SLAMMED INTO TREE ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THERE IS NO TIME TO REACT TO THIS TYPE OF DEADLY SPEED ACCELERATION. WHEN MY VEHICLE DID COME TO A STOP IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. THE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE WAS $4,300, MY INSURANCE DOUBLED AND I AM LUCKY TO BE ALIVE AND THAT I DIDN'T KILL SOMEONE IN THE PARKING LOT. TOYOTA HAS NO RECALL FOR 2006 CAMRY BUT I HAVE COUNTED 50 TO 60 PLUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE ALONE UNDER BRAKES, IGNITION, ACCELERATION ETC. TOYOTA SAYS I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR WHICH IS TOTALLY UNFAIR. MY VEHICLE HAS DEPRECIATED QUICKLY IN VALUE BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT, THE ACCIDENT, AND USED PARTS BEING USED IN THE ACCIDENT REPAIR. I FEEL AS IF I AM TAKING A CHANCE WITH MY LIFE AND THE LIFE OF MY CHILD EACH TIME I DRIVE THIS CAR. YOU CANNOT GET THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL FAST ENOUGH TO AVOID A CRASH. THIS IS DEADLY SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEEMS TO BE "STICKY" AND HAS BEEN THIS WAY SINCE PURCHASE - IF YOU DEPRESS THE PEDAL, THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE SPEED WHEN IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, ESPECIALLY. THIS RESULTED IN MY CAR LURCHING FORWARD (WITH A LIGHT PRESS OF THE PEDAL) INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. NO INJURIES, BUT MY FRONT BUMPER WAS CRACKED FROM THE IMPACT. THERE WAS LESS THAN 5 FEET IN BETWEEN OUR CARS AT THE TIME, BUT ENOUGH FORCE TO PUT THE TRAILER HITCH OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME THROUGH THE BUMPER. *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

THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT GETS TANGLED WHENEVER IT IS PULLED OUT IN ORDER TO BUCKLE WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE, BUT ONLY THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. YOU THEN HAVE TO MOVE THE ADJUSTABLE SLIDE FOR THE SEAT BELT ON THE SIDE OF THE CAR UP AND DOWN REPEATEDLY IN ORDER TO GET THE SEAT BELT UNTANGLED IN ORDER TO USE IT PROPERLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR USED IN JANUARY OF 2007. *TR

I CONTACTED TOYOTA AFTER HEARING ABOUT THE INCIDENTS INVOLVING THE FLOOR MATS WITH THEIR TOYOTA CAMRY VEHICLES. I PURCHASED A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY (USED) IN JANUARY OF 2007. WHEN I EXPLAINED TO THE REPRESENTATIVE AT TOYOTA THAT MY FLOOR MAT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE MOVES INVOLUNTARILY UNDER BOTH THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL, HE ASKED ME IF I HAD THE MAT ANCHORED CORRECTLY. I EXPLAINED THAT THERE WAS NO ANCHOR IN THE CARPETING OR A HOLE WHERE THERE MAY HAVE BEEN ONE. I FURTHER ADVISED THERE WAS NO HOLE IN THE MAT FOR AN ANCHOR. THE REP SOUNDED SURPRISED AT THIS AND TOOK DOWN MY INFORMATION. THE REP TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD HEAR BACK FROM TOYOTA AND TO REMOVE MY MATS AT THIS TIME DUE TO THE RECENT SAFETY ISSUES. I NEVER HEARD BACK FROM TOYOTA AND THERE HAS BEEN NO UPDATE ON THIS SITE AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR MISSING MAT ANCHORS ON THE CARPETS. *TR

ACCELERATION WHILE PRESSING ON BRAKE PEDAL. UNABLE TO STOP CAR FOR ABOUT 20 SECONDS. *TR

WAITING IN OFFICE DRIVEWAY TO MAKE RIGHT TURN NORTH ON ROADWAY. ALL OF A SUDDEN INSTEAD OF TURNING, MY CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED EXTREMELY FAST STRAIGHT ACROSS 4 LANES OF NORTH & SOUTH TRAFFIC. APPLIED BRAKE HARD & WAS LUCKY TO STOP JUST SHORT OF SLAMMING INTO SIDEWALK & STORES. IT WAS A MIRACLE NO CARS BROADSIDED ME ON MY RIGHT OR LEFT. *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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AND THEN LURCH FORWARD. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY BECAUSE IT WAS A COMPUTER FAILURE BETWEEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE MOTOR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4500 . THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

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

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

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

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE PARKING, THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY ACCELERATED OVER A CURB AND THROUGH THE GLASS OF A STORE- FRONT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. HE CALLED THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. HOWEVER HE HAS NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. THE DAMAGES TO THE VEHICLE AND THE STORE FRONT WERE OVER $17,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT INTENTION AND CRASHED INTO A HOUSE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES ON HER HAND. THERE WERE DAMAGES TO THE REAR BUMPER, EXTERIOR LIGHTS AND FRAME STRUCTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000. UPDATED 01/06/10 *BF UPDATED 01/07/10.*JB

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. 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

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

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

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

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

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE ENTERING THE GARAGE AT 3 MPH HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND THEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT INTENTION. CONSEQUENTLY, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE WALL AND THEN INTO THE KITCHEN. THERE WERE DAMAGES TO THE CABINETS, DISHWASHER, STOVE AND REFRIGERATOR. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WITH SEVERE DAMAGES. AN IDENTICAL FAILURE OCCURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED NO PERSONAL INJURIES. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 12/08/09. *LJ UPDATED 12/10/09.*JB

ONE OF THE FLOORMAT HOOKS HOLDING THE FLOORMAT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE PULLS OUT OF THE HOLE IN THE VEHICLE'S FLOOR OCCASIONALLY, ALLOWING THE FLOORMAT TO SHIFT POSITION. THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 4 TIMES IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS. *TR

4 CYLINDER AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CONSOLE SHIFTER MECHANISM IS SUPPOSED TO LOCK WHEN PLACED INTO PARK. SAFETY LOCK SHOULD NOT RELEASE SHIFTER FROM PARK UNLESS THE KEY IS IN THE IGNITION, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL AND RELEASE BUTTON ON SHIFTER ARE BOTH DEPRESSED. ON MY CAR, THE SHIFTER WILL COME OUT OF PARK JUST BY MOVING IT, WHETHER OR NOT THE KEY IS IN THE IGNITION, AND WHETHER OR NOT THE BRAKE PEDAL AND/OR THE RELEASE BUTTON ARE DEPRESSED. I PULLED OFF THE TRIM COVER OVER THE MECHANISM AND FOUND THAT THE WHITE PLASTIC PART THAT ROTATES OVER THE LOCK PIN HAD OVER-ROTATED SO THAT THE LOCK PIN MISSED ITS ENTRY INTO THE SLOT. I RETURNED IT TO ITS ORIGINAL POSITION AND THE MECHANISM APPEARED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY AGAIN. HOWEVER, ABOUT A WEEK LATER THE PROBLEM HAS RE-OCCURRED SO I THINK IT WILL REQUIRE NEW PARTS. OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE: TRANSMISSION CAN BE KNOCKED OUT OF PARK AT ANY TIME. *TR

MY 2006 CAMRY RANAWAY ON RT 290 WEST WHEN IT WAS A FEW MONTHS OLD FOLLOWING THE REPLACEMENT OF AN OXYSENDOR AND INSTALLATION OF TOYOTA FLOOR MATS. I COULD NOT STOP THE CAR AS IT ENTERED THE HIGHWAY AND THUS I REARENDED A SEMI WHO NEVER EVEN KNEW THAT I HIT HIM. YET, GREATER THAN 2000.00 OF DAMAGE HAPPENED TO MY AUTO. I HAVE PAID NEARLY 3000.00 IN PENALTIES FOR AN ACCIDENT WHICH I HAD NO CONTROL OVER. FROM THENCE, I WAS TOLD TO PUT MY CAR IN NEUTRAL WHEN I STOPPED AT LIGHTS ETC. IT TRIED TO RUNAWAY AT LEAST 20 TIMES SPORADICALLY.. I TOOK IT TO TOYOTA DEALERS WHO TOLD ME THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. I TRIED TO FILE A LEMON LAW. IT WAS 3 YRS OF DRIVING IN ?!@#$% NEVER KNOWING WHAT COULD HAPPEN NEXT. I HAVE WITNESSES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 30,000.

BRAKE LAMP FAILURES FOR 2002-2006 TOYOTA CAMRYS. SINCE 2002, I'VE SEEN HUNDREDS OF THESE MODELS WITH BURNED OUT BRAKE LIGHTS. JUST TODAY ON MY WAY TO WORK, I SPOTTED THREE. ONE ONLY HAD IT'S THIRD BRAKE LIGHT WORKING AND IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN COMING TO A STOP! TOYOTA NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. THESE NEWER VEHICLES SHOULD NOT BE BURNING THOUGH LIGHTS AT THIS LEVEL. THIS IS A SERIOUS HAZARD TO PUBLIC SAFETY. *TR

THE ENTIRE OUTER TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE, LEAVING THE SIDEWALLS INTACT. OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH AT 6AM ON FREEWAY. THE TIRE PRESSURE SLOWLY LEAKED OUT WHILE DRIVING OFF OF FREEWAY. STEELBELTS DO NOT APPEAR TO BE DAMAGED AND ARE THE ONLY THING LEFT IN TREAD AREA. WHEN TREAD SEPARATED, A LOUD NOISE OCCURRED AND REAR FENDER AREA WAS MODERATELY DAMAGED. *TR

LEAKING HEAD GASKET-CAR BEGAN MAKING INTERMITTENT CLICKING NOISE. DEALER CHECKED AND SAID NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT-PROBABLY LOOSE FUEL PUMP. THEY TIGHTENED THAT. STILL NOISE. TOOK IT BACK-"OOPS" IT'S A LEAKING HEAD GASKET THEY SAID HAD BEEN DEFECTIVE SINCE MANUFACTURE. HAD I CONTINUED TO DRIVE I COULD HAVE EXPERIENCED COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE AT ANY SPEED. *TR

2006 TOYOTA CAMRY SURGED UNEXPECTEDLY. INCREASE IN ENGINE SPEED OCCURRING WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS NOT DEPRESSED. UNCONTROLLED SURGE CAUSED VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO OTHER OBJECTS. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT INFLATE. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY WHICH DIED WHEN DRIVING TO WORK ON FRIDAY 6/26/09. I WAS IN A CURVE AT 45 MPH AND THE STEERING BECAME VERY STIFF AND THE ENGINE DIED AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. I WAS TRYING TO PASS A CYCLIST AND NEARLY HIT A GRAVEL TRUCK AND THE CYCLIST WHEN TRYING TO STEER THE CAR OFF THE ROAD AND STOP IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER PROCEEDED THROUGH A STOP SIGN CAUSING THE DRIVER TO CRASH AND REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING THE DRIVER TO SUSTAIN INJURIES TO HER CHEST, LEFT LEG AND BROKEN FINGERS ON HER LEFT HAND. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY FAILURES WITH THE AIR BAG SYSTEM PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INSURANCE ADJUSTER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

WHEN I TRIED TO LOWER THE POWER WINDOW ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY THE WINDOW SYSTEM MADE A LOUD POPPING NOISE BUT IT WOULD NOT LOWER. IT SEEMS LIKE THE WINDOW FELL OFF ITS TRACK AND IS NOW INOPERABLE. TOYOTA CORP. SAID THEY WOULD NOT MAKE THE REPAIR UNDER THE WARRANTY WHICH JUST RAN OUT TWO WEEKS AGO. I BELIEVE THIS CREATES A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. IN 2008 TOYOTA RECALLED THE 2006 TOYOTA COROLLAS FOR A SIMILAR PROBLEM BUT DID NOT INCLUDE THE CAMRY MODEL. I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST AN INVESTIGATION OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CAMRY LE WHICH HAS DEVELOPED A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE STEERING SHAFT OR COLUMN SOMEWHERE BELOW THE STEERING WHEEL. TOYOTA HAS A SERVICE NUMBER ON IT, BUT WILL NO DO ANYTHING UNLESS THIS DETECT WAS REPORTED BEFORE 36,000 MILES. THEY REQUIRE YOU TO FIND THEIR DETECT IT EARLY AND IF YOU FIND IT LATER AFTER 36,000 MILES THEY SAY THAT'S TOO BAD YOU ARE TOO LATE. THIS IS JUST WRONG !! THEY KNOW THEY HAVE A PROBLEM, YET THEY HOPE YOU PASS 36,000 MILES SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO FIX THEIR KNOWN DEFECT. *TR

POPPING AND LOOSE STEERING WHILE TURNING, STOPPING , ACCELERATING OR JUST DRIVING. THE FAILURE IS THE UPPER INTERMEDIATE SHAFT UNIVERSAL JOINT, THE OCCURRENCE IS CONSTANT WHILE DRIVING. THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT BEGAN COUGHING AND BLACKED OUT. HE CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO SEVERAL TREES AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES OR PASSENGERS INVOLVED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 141,000. UPDATED 12/30/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER BLACKOUT FROM CHOKING. UPDATED 01/05/09. *JB

2006 TOYOTA CAMRY 4 LE STEERING INTERMEDIATE SHAFT NOISE, COMPANY SENT TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ST001-06 DATED 02.16.2006 TO DEALERS FOR REPLACEMENT UNDER WARRANTY. OWNER NEVER MADE AWARE OF THIS. I BECAME AWARE OF 'STEERING KNOCKS' TWO MONTHS AGO, WHILE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN WARRANTY (UNDER 36,000 MILES). TOLD BY DEALERS SERVICE 'ADVISER' THAT THIS WAS NORMAL 'PLAY'. NOW PROBLEM WORSE BUT REPLACEMENT REFUSED, BECAUSE VEHICLE HAS 36,700 MILES (ONE MONTH AND 700 MILES OVER). HAVE SAFETY CONCERN IF NOT FIXED. *TR

THERE SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT WITH EVAP SYSTEM FOR 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY, JUST LIKE PREVIOUS OTHER TOYOTA MODELS. CURRENTLY HAVE A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DUE TO THE EVAP SYSTEM, TOYOTA NOT WILLING TO HELP SINCE JUST OUT OF WARRANTY PERIOD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MOUNTING CLIPS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE WINDOWS TO FALL DOWN INTO THE DOOR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,650 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,632. UPDATE 10/01/08 *CW UPDATED 10/02/08. *JB

ODOMETER READS 10% HIGH. THIS IS VERIFIED WITH TWO DIFFERENT GPS UNITS SIMULTANEOUSLY AS WELL AS HIGHWAY RADAR SIGNS. DEALER (TAYLOR TOYOTA) FALSELY CLAIMS ODOMETER/SPEEDOMETER IS ACCURATE. THIS MAY LEAD TO DRIVING TOO SLOWLY, AND ALSO FALSELY INDICATES A HIGHER MILEAGE THAN TRUE, DEVALUING THE VEHICLE. *TR

MY MOTHER HAS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. AT NIGHT, I NOTICED HER DRIVING WITHOUT HER HEADLIGHTS ON. I STOPPED HER, AND WE GOT HER HEADLIGHTS ON. LATER, I WAS DRIVING HER CAMRY AT NIGHT, AND I NOTICED THE INSTRUMENT LIGHTS WERE ON, BUT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE OFF. THE ONLY SETTING TO GET THE HEADLIGHTS ON TURNED OFF THE INSTRUMENTS LIGHTS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I WENT TO THE HUNTSVILLE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. A MECHANIC JIGGLED THE SWITCH, AND EVERYTHING WENT BACK TO NORMAL. IT IS OBVIOUS THE TOYOTA MECHANICS KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. NOW, I HAVE TO WORRY EVERYTIME I OR MY MOM DRIVE THE CAMRY THAT WE DON'T JIGGLE THE SWITCH TO CAUSE THE ABOVE PROBLEM. IT IS A MAJOR INCONVENIENCE AND A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE ONE DAY WE MAY FORGET AND ACCIDENTALLY JIGGLE THE SWITCH AND DRIVE AT NIGHT WITH THE INSTRUMENTS LIGHT ON AND THE HEADLIGHTS OFF. THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH MUST BE RECALLED!!!! *TR

I WAS TRAVELING AT 70 MPH ON THE 210 EAST NEAR PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, AND UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITION, THE VEHICLE?S BRAKES FAILED NEAR THE MOUNTAIN STREET EXIT. MY IMMEDIATE REACTION WAS TO USE THE HAND BRAKE, AFTER WHICH I PUMPED THE BRAKE PEDAL IN AN ATTEMPT TO RESTORE THE MECHANISM. I WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN DOING SO. TURNING ON THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS, I TRAVELED FOR ABOUT 2 MILES, GOING THROUGH A TUNNEL, AND TOOK THE FIRST EXIT, LAKE AVENUE, OFF THE FREEWAY. I LEFT VEHICLE AT A FRIEND?S PLACE CLOSE TO THE EXIT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RESTORE THE BRAKES ALL ALONG, THE CAR FINALLY DID STOP ON A SIDE STREET NEAR THE EXIT. I WAS TRANSPORTING THREE ADULTS AND A CHILD IN THE CAR AT THIS TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN A CRASH, AND ACCORDINGLY THERE WERE NO DEATHS OR INJURIES. THIS IS THE FIRST OCCURRENCE OF AN INCIDENT OF THIS NATURE. I AM THE FIRST OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM FRONTIER TOYOTA IN VALENCIA, CALIFORNIA. ACTING ON THE ADVICE OF THE SERVICE REPRESENTATION AT FRONTIER TOYOTA, WHO INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A WARRANTY ON IT THAT WOULD COVER THE TOWING, I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. UPON INSPECTION, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THE TOWING, AND THAT THE TOWING CHARGES OF $264.00 HAD TO BE PAID FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE RELEASED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER INSPECTED, AND THE BRAKES WERE CERTIFIED AS ?IN GOOD CONDITION? BY A MECHANIC AT FRONTIER TOYOTA. THE MECHANIC?S RECORDS THAT WERE FURNISHED BY THE DEALERSHIP INDICA