2006 Toyota Camry complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR WINDOW HEAD LINING IS LOOSE. THE SIDE MOLDING IS DEFECTIVE AND IS NOT PROPERLY HOLDING THE LINER. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE DEALER WILL SUPPLY A NEW HEAD LINER AND TWO SIDE PANELS, BUT THE CONTACT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE $300 LABOR CHARGE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 58,000.

2006 TOYOTA CAMRY WAS TAKEN TO (JACK TAYLOR ALEXANDRIA) DEALERSHIP TO FIND WHY CAR WAS NOT SHIFTING GEARS IN AUTOMATIC. WAS INFORMED BY SERVICE REP THAT THE CAR NEEDED TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED "TRANSMISSION OIL HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED AND WAS BLACK THUS IT HAD CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO BE BURNED AND IT WAS GOING TO COST $5336 TO REPLACE WITH NEW TRANSMISSION. THIS CAR HAS HAD ALL REGULAR SERVICE COMPLETED ON THE VEHICLE BY TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS OWNER HAS ALL THE RECORDS. CONTACTED TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE (NADER BASTA) 800-331-4331 AND WAS TOLD I NEED TO CONTACT THE LIAISON AT THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE WHAT THEY COULD DO. SPOKE WITH SUSAN DANFORA (703 684-0700) SHE STATED THE BEST THEY COULD WAS TO OFFER 10% DISCOUNT OFF OF $5,336 =$500 (WHICH WAS A SERVICE COUPON DEAL TO ALL CUSTOMERS VIA MAIL BROCHURE) I ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT CONTACTED TOYOTA CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE (NADER BASTA) 800-331-4331 HOWEVER ONCE AGAIN WAS REFERRED BACK TO THE ROBERT BELL (703 684-0700) THE SERVICE MANAGER AT JACK TAYLOR TOYOTA ALEXANDRIA TO NO AVAIL. *TR

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. RECENTLY THE SPEAKERS SOUNDED HORRIBLE. WHEN I WENT TO CHECK THEM I NOTICED THE SPEAKER COVERS IN THE REAR WINDOW WERE CRUMBLING AND FALLING ONTO THE TOPS OF THE SPEAKERS. AFTER I RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE I FOUND HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE WHO OWNED CAMRYS OF VARIOUS YEARS WHO ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. TOYOTA'S RESOLUTION IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE BACK PANEL FOR A COST OF $700 THAT INCLUDES LABOR. THESE ARE $30 SPEAKER COVERS THAT COULD BE REPLACED FOR LESS THAN $75 INSTALLED. WITH THE NUMEROUS CASES REPORTED ON THE INTERNET WITH HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM THEY SHOULD BE RECALLED OR COME UP WITH A VIABLE SOLUTION THAT ISN'T $700. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS VERY SOFT AND SIMILAR TO STEPPING ON A SPONGE. HE STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RESISTANCE IN THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL HAS TO BE DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE TOYOTA DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE. THE DEALER LATER REPAIRED THE BRAKE PEDAL FOR FREE SO THAT THERE WOULD BE A LITTLE MORE RESISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,000. UPDATED 09/16/08 *BF UPDATED 09/22/08. *JB

FRONT END COLLISION WITH 2006 TOYOTA CAMERA. 40-45 MPH CRASH. SEAT BELT FAILED TO FIRE. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ENGINEERING ANALYSIS CONFIRMED THAT SEAT BELTS DID NOT FIRE, AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, TORN-DEFECTIVE AIR BAG SENSOR. RESEARCH INDICATED THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS AIR-BAG SYSTEM FOR TOYOTA CAMERA'S 2006 MODEL BUT WAS NEVER NOTIFIED. NEED GOVERNMENT AGENCY TO ANALYZE COMPUTER CODES. REFUSE TO TURN OVER COMPUTER TO TOYOTA. CAR TOTALED... *TR

2006 V6 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE. DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE IN ICY CONDITIONS. VEHICLE STRUCK CONCRETE EMBANKMENT AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED, APPROXIMATELY 50-70 MPH. NO OTHER VEHICLES INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO FRONT, REAR AND LEFT REAR. CAR DETERMINED TO BE TOTAL LOSS BY INSURANCE COMPANY. NEITHER FRONT NOR SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUFFERED CONTUSION TO HEAD WITH NO OTHER INJURIES. *TR

I HAVE A PROBLEM ON MY 2006 CAMRY LE. ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT. THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY ALMOST TO THE FLOORBOARD BEFORE THE CAR SLOWS DOWN OR STOPS. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES TO HAVE THEM CHECK. TOYOTA MOTORS & THE DEALER SAID NORMAL, NOTHING WRONG. THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING MORE. I FOUND ALL LOT OF CAMRY OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE CHECK THIS : WWW.AUTOBYTEL.COM/CONTENT/RESEARCH/FORUMS/INDEX.CFM/ACTION/POSTS/FID/3327 IS THERE ANY SOLUTION FOR THIS. PLEASE HELP. *TR

CAR CONSTANTLY PULLS TO LEFT. CANNOT RELEASE TENSION ON STEERING WHEEL FOR FEAR OF GOING OFF THE ROAD. TOYOTA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM. AFRAID TO TAKE ON A LONG TRIP FOR FEAR OF DRIVER FATIGUE. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA CAMERY V6 AND IT HAS MAJOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE TRANSMISSION DOESN'T PROPERLY CHANGE GEARS. THE CAR DRIVES SLOWER THAN A CAR WITH A V4 ENGINE. IT SEEMS TO STALL FOR A FEW SECONDS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE GEARS. I'VE TAKEN IT THE DEALER 4 TIMES. CURRENTLY THIS CAR ONLY HAS 12,000 MILES AND THE DEALER CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION ONCE. WHEN I CAME BACK AGAIN AND AGAIN WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT THE CAR IS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. I'VE GONE INTO ARBITRATION WITH TOYOTA AND THEY CLAIM THAT THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THIS CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AND THEN DIM. CURRENTLY, THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER SIX TIMES. THE FIRST FOUR TIMES, THE DEALER RESET THE AIR BAG LIGHT AND THE FIFTH TIME THE DEALER REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY. THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS DIM IN INTERVALS OF TWO TO FOUR MONTHS AND THEN ILLUMINATES AGAIN. THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED AGAIN TWO WEEKS AGO. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,700 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.

DIRECTIONAL SIGNAL TONE IS VERY LOW AND EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO HEAR. DEALER TELLS ME THAT THERE IS NO WAY TO INCREASE THE VOLUME. SAFETY ISSUE IS WITH THE FACT THAT IT IS VERY EASY TO LEAVE THE SIGNAL ON IF YOU DO NOT MAKE A WIDE TURN. THIS DISTRACTS OTHER DRIVERS WHO ARE EXPECTING YOU TO MAKE A TURN. I REALIZE THAT THE SIGNAL FLASHES ON THE DASHBOARD BUT IT IS NOT ALWAYS EASY TO SPOT WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. *TR UPDATED 01/09/08. *LJ UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

2006 CAMRY....WHILE INCHING MY CAR FORWARD IN MY DRIVEWAY TO POSITION THE CAR TO BACK IT UP, I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKE AND MOVING AT A SPEED OF NO MORE THAN 2-3 MPH. THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE WHICH KEPT INCREASING. I WAS TAKEN BY SURPRISE, DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS HAPPENING. I LOOKED DOWN AT THE ACCELERATOR TO MAKE SURE IT WASN'T ME. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. BEFORE I KNEW IT, I HIT HEAD ON THE VERY LARGE TREE AT THE END OF MY DRIVEWAY. I WAS APPROXIMATELY 4 FT FROM THE TREE WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED REVVING. I HAD MY SEAT BELT ON, WHICH SAVED ME FROM SMACKING MY FACE ON THE STEERING WHEEL. MY HEAD JERKED FORWARD AND I HAD A TREMENDOUS HEADACHE AFTERWARDS WITH PAIN IN MY NECK. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND MY HUSBAND REACHED IN THE WINDOW AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. WHEN I STARTED IT UP AGAIN, THERE WAS NO PROBLEM AND I CAREFULLY MOVED IT AWAY FROM THE TREE. THE FORCE WITH WHICH I HIT THE TREE PUSHED IN MY FRONT END AND ALSO DID SOME DAMAGE UNDER THE HOOD SINCE THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING. I AM CURRENTLY WAITING FOR THE INSURANCE ADJUSTOR TO CHECK THIS OUT. HE DID SAY THAT IF HE DOESN'T EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM, HE DOESN'T KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE BY TOYOTA. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I AM ANXIOUS FOR THE RESULTS AND WILL NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CAR. *JB

MASSIVE PILE UP ON THE FREEWAY IN FOG AT NIGHT CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE FOG LIGHTS ARE TO SMALL AND HE CAN'T SEE GOOD**CC

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. HE STATED THAT HE HEARD A GRINDING NOISE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,400 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,840.

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60-65 MPH WHEN TIRE SEPARATED . WHEEL WAS RUINED AND AS TIRE PARTS CAME OFF THE WHEEL PAINT ON THE FENDER WAS DAMAGED. TIRE IS A BRIDGESTONE POTENZA RE 92 P215/60 R16 WITH APPROXIMATELY 15,000 MILES. ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. RIM WAS AMERICAN CUSTOM MADE DESIGNED TO WORK WITH CAMRY. *TR

A COIN WAS EASILY LODGED BETWEEN THE PLASTIC COVERING OF THE SHIFTER AND THE CONSOLE. THE COIN EASILY WORKED ITS WAY DOWN INTO THE SHIFTER MECHANISM. THE PLASTIC COVERING CAME OUT OF ITS TRACK AND BEGAN TO BUCKLE. THE BUCKLING OF THE PLASTIC COVERING LED TO INABILITY TO SHIFT GEARS EASILY AND TIMELY. EVENTUALLY, THE BUCKLING BECAME SO INTENSE, THE PLASTIC COVERING INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED THE GEARS FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL TWICE WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE. TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR AND SHIFT GEARS WITHOUT CONSTANT UNDO PRESSURE FROM THE BUCKLING PLASTIC COVER, THE DRIVER WOULD NEED TO PULL THE PLASTIC COVERING OUT COMPLETELY, EXPOSING THE SHIFTING MECHANISM TO OTHER OBJECTS AND LIQUIDS---THE PLASTIC COVERING SITS IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF THE DRINK HOLDERS. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO TOYOTA. AT THE LOCAL AND NATIONAL LEVEL, TOYOTA DOES NOT VIEW THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I HAD PULLED SLOWLY INTO A PARKING SPACE. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. I WAS STOPPED. I WAS PUTTING THE CAR INTO THE PARK POSITION WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY SURGE FORWARD AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE THE ENTIRE TIME. THE CAR WENT OVER THE CEMENT BLOCK INTO THE PARKING SPACE, JUMPED OVER A CEMENT CURB ONTO A GRASSY CENTER ISLAND AND FINALLY STOPPED WHEN I HIT A TREE. I HAVE PICTURES OF SKID MARKS ON THE GRASSY AREA AND THE PAVEMENT TO SHOW THAT I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND I WAS TRYING TO STOP THE CAR. THE CAR WAS TOTALED, AND I SUSTAINED BRUISES FROM THE AIRBAG AND THE SEAT BELT. I CONTACTED TOYOTA. THEY SENT AN ENGINEER TO INSPECT THE CAR. THE ENGINEER SAID THAT HE COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM AND NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. I KNEW THAT MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE, NOT THE GAS PEDAL. EVEN IF IT WAS ON THE GAS PEDAL, I WAS PARKING AND CERTAINLY WOULD NOT HAVE STOMPED ON THE GAS PEDAL TO MAKE THE CAR SURGE OUT OF CONTROL AS IT DID. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT DRIVING 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL AND HIT A PARKED VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT REMEMBER IF SHE WAS APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE POWER TRAIN INFORMATION WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 26,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. HE PURCHASED A NEW CAR AND IN THE FIRST TWO MONTHS THE BRAKES FAILED TWICE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO AT THE TIME BECAUSE THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO GO THROUGH ARBITRATION. A REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THE BRAKE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE DESIGN. THE FIRST REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT IF THE BRAKES AND THE GAS PEDAL ARE DEPRESSED AT THE SAME TIME, THE BRAKES WILL FAIL. HE HAS PURCHASED A NEW VEHICLE OF THE SAME YEAR, MAKE, AND THE MODEL, AND THE BRAKE FAILURE IS IDENTICAL. WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED THE ENGINE IDLED TO 3000+. THE REPRESENTATIVE ALSO ADVISED HIM TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND THAT SHOULD FIX THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8200. THE ENGINE SIZE AND FULL ADDRESS OF THE DEALER WERE UNKNOWN. THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER 4 ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONSUMER STATED HE JUST WANTS OTHER CONSUMERS TO BE AWARE OF THE DEFECTS WITH THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED REPAIR INVOICES. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD IF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL WERE APPLIED AT HTE SAME TIME, THEN THE BRAKES WOULD FAIL. THE CONSUMER STATED IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW. UPDATED 08/07/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE TURN SIGNAL, BUT THE CLICKING SOUND WAS NOT LOUD ENOUGH. THE CONTACT IS ALSO UNABLE TO SEE THE TURN SIGNAL FLASHING ON THE DASHBOARD OR INDICATE WHEN THE FLASHING STOPS. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED SINCE MARCH OF 2006. THE VEHICLE WAS ALIGNED AND THE TIRES WERE ROTATED ON TWO OR THREE OCCASIONS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 29,800 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14. UPDATED 02/01/08 UPDATED 02/01/08 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S FRONT BRAKES WERE OUT OF ROUND AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO PULSATE. THE DEALER RESURFACED THE FRONT ROTORS AND SANDED THE FRONT BRAKE PADS. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A CEMENT WALL. THE DRIVER SUFFERED BRUISES ON BOTH LEGS, A HAND, AND CHEST. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 5,637. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED CORRESPONDENCE LETTERS FROM TOYOTA, AMENDED ACCIDENT REPORT, VEHICLE DESCRIPTION VIA WEB, AND EXTENDED WARRANTY INFORMATION. UPDATED 09/20/07 *TR SEE ODI 10308272 *DSY

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE GRADUALLY ACCELERATED TO 40 MPH. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE SUNNY AND CLEAR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER; THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE REASON. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

I AM WRITING TO INFORM YOU OF A DISSATISFACTORY EXPERIENCE I HAD WITH TOYOTA. RECENTLY, MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING AND HAD A VERY UNFORTUNATE EXPERIENCE. WHILE DRIVING AT FULL SPEED, WE WERE HIT FROM THE BACK. AT THAT POINT, THE CAR IMMEDIATELY LOST CONTROL. IMAGINE OUR SURPRISE BY BEING STUCK IN A CAR OVER WHICH WE HAD ABSOLUTELY NO POWER. WE TRIED TO STOP IN JUST ABOUT EVERY WAY POSSIBLE. MY FIRST INSTINCT WAS TO STEP ON THE BRAKES. I DID SO, AS HARD AS I COULD, BUT WITH NO SUCCESS. APPARENTLY, THE BRAKES FAILED. I STILL KEPT TRYING, BUT THEY WOULD NOT WORK. BASICALLY, MY WIFE AND I WERE TRAPPED IN A CAR GOING AT A FAST SPEED WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WAY TO STOP. IT WAS A VERY SCARY SITUATION ,AND WE FEARED FOR OUR LIVES. WE CONSIDER OURSELVES VERY LUCKY AS THE SITUATION COULD HAVE DEFINITELY BEEN A LOT WORSE. IT WAS A GOOD THING THAT THERE WERE NO CARS OR PEDESTRIANS THAT GOT IN OUR WAY. WE HAD NO IDEA WHAT TO DO. WE CONTINUED TRYING TO GET THE CAR TO STOP BY PUTTING THE CAR INTO PARK AND PULLING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, BUT NEITHER OF THESE METHODS WORKED. WITH SUCH A REPUTABLE COMPANY LIKE TOYOTA, I WOULD IMAGINE THAT THE CARS WERE DESIGNED TO HANDLE SITUATIONS OF HIGH STRESS LIKE THIS ONE. MY WIFE AND I LUCKILY MANAGED TO GET OUT SAFELY. SOMEHOW WE MANAGED TO MANEUVER THE CAR TO SIDE, BUT UNFORTUNATELY IT LANDED IN A DITCH, AND THE CAR WAS TOTALLY WRECKED. JUST A FEW FEET FROM WHERE WE LANDED WAS A TREE AND WE WERE FORTUNATE THE CAR STOPPED WHEN IT DID. IT WAS A TERRIFYING SITUAT

I WAS IN A PARKING SPACE WHEN THE CAR TOOK OFF (WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE) AND THE CAR WENT INTO A BRICK BEAM ON THE OUTSIDE OF A STORE FRONT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DESPITE THE ENTIRE FRONT-END OF THE CAR IS COMPLETELY CAVED IN. I QUESTIONED MYSELF BUT KNEW THERE IS NO WAY POSSIBLE THAT I COULD HIT THE GAS AND CAUSE THAT AMOUNT OF DAMAGE. I HEARD THE ENGINE SURGE BEFORE THE CAR RAN UP THE BRICK PIECE ON THE GROUND BEFORE IT WENT UP THE SIDEWALK AND HIT THE BRICK BEAM. DURING THE ENTIRE ACCIDENT I TRIED TO STOP THE CAR BUT COULD NOT GAIN CONTROL. THE GROUND WAS DRY THEREFORE RAIN WAS NOT AN ISSUE. *JB

WEAK BRAKES. *JB

MY 2006 AUTOMATIC CAMRY SHIFT LEVER WILL DISENGAGE WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE HIT THE SHIFT LEVER WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED (65 MPH) BY ACCIDENT AND THE LEVER WENT FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL. MY ENGINE REVS WERE ALARMING. WORRIED ABOUT BLOWING MY ENGINE. I QUICKLY PUT MY CAR BACK INTO DRIVE (D) AND CONTINUED. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. I WAS CONCERNED THAT MY CAR WOULD SLOW DOWN AND I WOULD BE REAR ENDED. WITH THE TAILGATING TREND OF TODAY'S DRIVERS THIS IS A GRAVE CONCERN TO ME. HAS THERE BEEN ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ? I FEEL THAT THE LOCK TO CHANGE FROM PARK TO DRIVE SHOULD WORK IN ALL POSITIONS SO THIS EVENT WILL NOT ACCURE. I FEEL THAT THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. THIS DEFECT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT NOTICED A RATTLE AND HEARD SQUEAKY NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT DASH AND CENTER CONSOLE OF THE 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY ON THE DAY OF PURCHASE. THE VEHICLE WILL DECELERATE WHILE DRIVING AND VIBRATE WHEN FIRST TURNED ON. THE DEALER REPLACED THE DASH AFTER KEEPING THE VEHICLE FOR TWO WEEKS. HOWEVER, THE CONTACT DID NOT SEE ANY WORK WAS DONE ON THE VEHICLE. THE NOISE STILL OCCURRED . THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE 4 - 5 TIMES TO THE DEALER WITH NO RESOLUTION SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN JUNE 23 2006. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY GIVING 23 MILES PER GALLON, NO WAY NEAR THE 40 MILES PER GALLON ADVERTISED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30 MILES , AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,200 MILES.*AK

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRIDGESTONE TIRES ON THE 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY DID NOT PROVIDE TRACTION WHEN IT RAINED OR SNOWED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP AND PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE CAR WOULD VIBRATE AND MAKE A NOISE. THIS WAS NOT A PROBLEM IN DRY CONDITIONS. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS.*AK

TL* - THE CONTACT HAS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY . THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE AT ABOUT 25 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE ABOUT A TWENYTH OF A MILE BEFORE SLOWING DOWN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONLY ONCE WET WEATHER MAY HAVE BEEN A FACTOR WHEN THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED. *AK UPDATED 03/07/17.*JB

CAR HAS ON TWO OCCASIONS, SURGED FORWARD WHEN MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE, MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR ME TO STOP IT. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT MOST OF THE INCIDENTS OCCURRED WHILE THE HE WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE. THE CONTACT STATED THE HE HAD FOUR MINOR CRASHES DUE TO THE VEHICLE ACCELERATING. IN THE LATEST INCIDENT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ACROSS A FIVE LANE HIGHWAY AND CRASHED INTO A UTILITY POLE. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE DRY, AND WAS NOT AWARE OF THE VEHICLE'S SPEED. THE DRIVER WAS INJURED, AND TAKEN IN AN AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED BURNS FROM THE SEAT BELTS. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD PREVIOUSLY TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE CONTACT HAS THE REPAIR ORDER, AND THE POLICE REPORT.*AK UPDATED 02/06/07. *JB

I OWN A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. THE PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE OCCURS ON MORNINGS WHEN THE TEMPERATURE FALLS JUST BELOW 50 DEGREES F. WHEN THE NEEDS ARISES TO USE THE HORN THE SOUND IT MAKES IS AS IF THE HORN IS STICKING AND CAN NOT SOUND T6HE PROPER TONE AND VOLUME OF THE HORN. ONCE THE HORN IS USED AND THIS OCCURS THE HORN WORKS PROPERLY UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING THE TEMPERATURE FALLS BELOW 50 DEGREES F. I HAVE RECORDED THIS OCCURRENCE ON A VOICE RECORDER BUT THE DEALER DOES NOT WANT TO ACCEPT IT AS PROOF. NO REPAIR WORK HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED AS THE DEALER STATES THEY MUST REPLICATE THE ISSUE BEFORE THEY WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED TO ME THAT IT IS TOOTSIE POLICY THAT IF WARRANTY WORK IS PERFORMED AND THE PART IS DEEMED NOT DEFECTIVE BY TOYOTA, THE DEALERSHIP MUST ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE COST OF THE REPAIR AND PARTS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE HORN IS NOT FUNCTIONING AT PROPER DB LEVELS THAT IT WAS MANUFACTURED FOR. THIS COULD LEAD TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF THE HORN DECIDES NOT TO FUNCTION PROPERLY WHEN NEEDED IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE HE WAS APPLYING THE BRAKE WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT WHEN THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO APPLY THE BRAKE BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED VERY SLOWLY FORWARD UNTIL IT WENT THROUGHT A STORE'S GLASS WINDOW. THE POLICE DETERMINED THE CONTACT MUST HAVE ACCIDENTALLY DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT THE CONTACT DENIED THE DETERMINATION. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN, AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER.*AK UPDATED 12/28/2006 - THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *NM

MY 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY SE IS EXPERIENCING THROTTLE & SHIFT LAG. I'VE TRIED MERGING INTO TRAFFIC ONLY TO HAVE MY VEHICLE NOT RESPOND. THE CRAZY REVVING FROM THE VEHICLE NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY IS ALSO CAUSING A SUBSTANTIAL DECREASE IN FUEL ECONOMY (FROM 24 MPG TO 18 MPG). TOYOTA HAS NO FIX AT THIS TIME. *NM

CAR SURGES (SUDDENLY INCREASES SPEED) IN REVERSE 10-30 SECONDS FOLLOWING COLD START. THIS OCCURS DURING SLOW, BRAKE CONTROLLED, BACKING FROM MY HOME GARAGE. WHEN SURGE OCCURS, TACHOMETER GOES UP A FEW HUNDRED RPM AND I HAVE TO QUICKLY APPLY MORE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES TO KEEP THE CAR FROM SURGING BACK AND GOING OUT OF CONTROL OR HITTING SOMETHING. THE A/C-HEATER IS NOT TURNED ON WHEN PROBLEM OCCURS SO IT DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE THE A/C SOLENOID INCREASING THE ENGINE RPM. THE CRUISE CONTROL IS OFF. THIS CONDITION IS VERY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN PREPARED TO EXPECT IT. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS EVERY TIME I START THE CAR COLD. I HAVE ESTIMATED THE NUMBER OF INCIDENTS BELOW AND HAVE PROVIDED TODAY'S DATE AS THE LATEST DATE OF INCIDENT. I ONLY HAVE INFORMATION ON THIS HAPPENING IN "REVERSE" BECAUSE EVERY TIME I START MY CAR COLD, IT IS IN THE GARAGE AND I HAVE TO BACK OUT. *JB SEE ALSO 10295531, SAME COMPLAINANT. * DSY

WHEN I PRESSED ON MY BRAKES WHILE TURNING INTO A STORE RONT MY CAR WOULD NOT STOP. MY CAR RAN INTO THE STOREFRONT. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE EXCESSIVELY ACCELERATED WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT 2 MPH. PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, THE MOTOR WOULD ROAR UP WHEN PUT INTO GEAR AND WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS WAITING TO HEAR THE RESULTS OF THE EXAMINATION. THEIR WAS AN ODI #10150350 THAT APPLIED TO THIS COMPLAINT PERTAINING TO THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL MODULE.

FRONT-END OF MY 2002 CAMRY WAS DESTROYED IN A FRONT-END COLLISION. BOTH AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE BACKING THE VEHICLE OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, WITH PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR, THE PEDAL PUSHED DOWN INTO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LURCHED BACKWARDS CRASHING INTO A TREE. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED, THE OCCUPANTS WERE WEARING SEATBELTS. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE POLICE WERE ON THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TO AWAIT INSPECTION BY A FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE.

THE AIRBAGS ON MY TOYOTA-CAMRY- LE 2006 DID NOT DEPLOY DURING AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE PHOTOS OF THE VEHICLE FROM THE INCIDENT SITE IF REQUIRED. MY WIFE WAS INJURED. I BELIEVE IF THE AIR BAG WOULD HAVE DEPLOYED, THE INJURY MAY HAVE BEEN PREVENTED. *JB

PETITION FOR DEFECT INVESTIGATION INTO MODEL YEAR 2002 THROUGH 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA VEHICLES FOR INCIDENTS RELATING TO VEHICLE SURGING. *TS THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN HIS VEHICLE. *JB SEE ALSO 10161608. *DSY

MY 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY LE SEEMS TO HAVE A FRONT END PROBLEM. I'VE TRIED TO HAVE THE DEALERSHIP FIX THE ALIGNMENT AND BALANCE THE TIRES TWICE, BUT NOTHING HAS IMPROVED. THE CAR DOESN'T TRACK VERY WELL AND IT TENDS TO VIBRATE ABOVE 60 MPH. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE OFTEN BECAUSE IT REQUIRES CONSTANT ATTENTION TO STAY IN A STRAIGHT LINE. DID TOYOTA DESIGN OR ASSEMBLE SOMETHING IMPROPERLY? *JB

06/07 CAMRY V6 AND 07 AVALON HAVE A 1 SECOND DELAY OR LONGER ON ACCELERATION. I FEEL THIS DELAY IS VERY DANGEROUS. THIS OCCURS AT ANY SPEED AND IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOU PRESS ON ACCELERATOR FARTHER DOWN THAN REQUIRED BECAUSE OF THE DELAY AND THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD AFTER THE DELAY. MY DEALER SAYS ALL 5 SPEED AUTO TRANSMISSION CARS FOR TOYOTA HAVE THIS DELAY AND THEY CANNOT FIX IT. MY DEALER IS NOT DISCLOSING THIS TO CUSTOMERS BUT WILL GLADLY ADDRESS THIS IF ASKED. MY DEALER HAS AGREED TO REPLACE MY 06 CAMRY WITH AN 07 BECAUSE I FEEL THE 80 HP MORE ON THE 07 AND MORE AIR BAGS ARE BETTER THAN THE 06. THE DELAY IS ALSO ON THE 07 CAMRY V6. *NM

CONSUMER WOULD LIKE INFORMATION REGARDING 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SYSTEM. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HIS WIFE SITS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, MOST OF THE TIME THE LIGHT INDICATES THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS OFF. IF SHE RAISES HER FEET OFF THE FLOOR WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED, ABOUT 3/4 OF THE TIME THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT WILL BE ON. THE CONSUMER STATED IT IS HIS BELIEF THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG SHOULD BE ON WITHOUT TAKING SPECIAL MEASURES. *JB

I HAVE NOTICED MY 2006 CAMRY XLE HAS NOT STOPPED AS QUICKLY AS THE 1995 V6 CAMRY I PREVIOUSLY OWNED. THE INSTANCE THIS HAS BEEN MOST DANGEROUS IS WHEN I HAD 3 GRANDCHILDREN IN THE BACK OF MY CAR AND A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT. I APPLIED BRAKES WHILE GOING ABOUT 45 MPH BEHIND A FLATBED TRUCK. THE BRAKES DID NOT STOP THE QUICKLY ENOUGH, AND WE ALMOST RAN INTO THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, IF I TRY TO STOP QUICKLY AT A YELLOW LIGHT, THE CAR CANNOT STOP QUICKLY ENOUGH. I END UP EITHER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION OR RUNNING A LIGHT TO AVOID BEING HIT. THE CAR ONLY HAS 1250 MILES. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THERE WAS EXCESSIVE BRAKING DISTANCE RESULTING IN TWO REAR END COLLISIONS. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE CAUSED INJURIES TO THE OTHER DRIVER AND A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP EACH TIME FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.

2006 TOYOTA CAMRY'S STEERING WHEEL PULLS TO THE LEFT. *KB ***NAR*** THE STEERING WHEEL PULLS WHILE IN CURSES. THE CONSUMER HAS TO HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL FIRMLY TO MAINTAIN CONTROL. THE VEHICLE PULLS WHILE DRIVING ON BUMPY ROADS AND MORE FREQUENTLY ON THE HIGHWAY. SOMETIMES IT ALSO PULLS WHILE BRAKING. THE VEHICLE SEEM TO ALWAYS BE PARKED AT AN ANGLE, ALTHOUGH THE CONSUMER PULLS STRAIGHT INTO PARKING SPACES. THE STEERING WHEEL SEEMS STIFF AS IF THERE IS NOT ENOUGH POWER STEERING WHEN MAKING SHARP TURNS. THE CONSUMER HAS ALSO NOTICED A NOISE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WHEN TURNING INTO TIGHT SPOTS. *NM

CONSUMER 2006 CAMRY SURGES. *TS *JB SEE ALSO 10166955. *DSY

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH 1700 MILES ON IT. I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES 3 TIMES AND HAVE HAD THE CAR ONLY 8 MONTHS. WHEN I TRY TO STOP IT SEEMS THE ENGINE RACES AND THE BRAKES WON'T STOP THE CAR. THE FIRST TIME I WENT THROUGH A STOP SIGN. THE SECOND TIME I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND THE CAR KEPT GOING AND WAS ALMOST HIT BY A SEMI-TRUCK. THE THIRD TIME I WAS STOPPING FOR A LIGHT AND THE CAR SPED UP. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES SO I PUT IT IN PARK BUT IT DIDN'T STOP AND I REAR ENDED A VAN. THE POLICE WOULD NOT LET ME DRIVE THE CAR HOME. OAK LAWN TOYOTA SAID I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO MY HOUSE FOR THEM TO COME OUT AND INSPECT IT. THEY JUST WANTED ME TO PAY THE $300 FEE. TOYOTA CAME TO THE DEALER TO INSPECT IT OVER 3 WEEKS AGO AND I STILL HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. I ONLY DRIVE IT WHEN I HAVE TO TAKE MY 90 YEAR OLD FATHER TO THE GROCERY STORE. *JB

2006 CAMRY PROBLEM 1: -- SYMPTOM: WHEN FILLING UP THE TANK AND SETTING THE GAS PUMP HANDLE TO AUTOMATICALLY FILL THE TANK, (I.E., SETTING THE SWITCH ON THE HANDLE), CANNOT BE DONE (THE PUMP SWITCH POPS). (THIS PROBLEM REPEATED AT MULTIPLE DIFFERENT STATIONS OVER SEVERAL CONSECUTIVE FILL-UPS.) AFTER A DIAGNOSTIC, THE DEALER SAID THE CANISTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. ANOTHER GAS STATION ATTENDANT SAID THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM ON MANY LATE MODEL CAMRYS (HIS STATION IS DOWN THE BLOCK FROM A DEALER SO HE SAYS HE HAS SEEN A FEW OF THESE), CAUSED WHEN THE TANK IS OVERFILLED AND FLOODING GAS INTO THE CANISTER, RUINING IT, AND ULTIMATELY CAUSING THE FILL-UP PROBLEMS DESCRIBED ABOVE. ITS SCHEDULED TO BE FIXED TOMORROW, BUT WONDERING IF THIS IS A DESIGN/PRODUCT DEFECT, THAT WILL REOCCUR IN THE FUTURE (ESP AFTER THE WARRANTY ENDS.) PLEASE DO NOT ADVISE TO NOT OVERFILL THE TANK, FOR 2 REASONS: 1) I LIVE IN NJ, WHERE ONLY STATION ATTENDANTS ARE LEGALLY ALLOWED TO FILL THE TANK, SO I HAVE LITTLE/NO CONTROL OVER IT. 2) THIS SHOULD NOT EVER BE A PROBLEM, IN GENERAL, EVEN IF THE TANK IS OVERFILLED AND GAS GUSHES ONTO THE GROUND. PROBLEM 2: WINDSHIELD CONSTANTLY FOGS UP; NEED TO USE DEFROSTER IN ALL TYPES OF WEATHER, ESP RAINING. I HAD THIS PROBLEM ON MY 84 COROLLA; BIG PAIN. PROBLEM 3: SOMEWHAT JERKY RIDE, NOTICED WHEN COASTING TO A STOP, AT APPROX 5-15 MPH, THEN THE TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNS GREEN, AND START TO PRESS THE GAS, THE CAR JERKS AND LUNGES; SEEMS TO ME THAT ITS TRYING TO FIND THE RIGHT GEA