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2013 Toyota Camry complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2013 record →

Structure › Body
Filed Jan 29, 201510,000 milesME

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT SNOW ACCUMULATED INSIDE ALL FOUR WHEEL WELLS AND TURNED INTO ICE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WHERE CHUNKS OF ICE INSIDE OF THE WHEEL WELLS THAT NEEDED TO BE REMOVED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

Engine and Engine CoolingCrash
Filed Jan 25, 20154,631 milesMI

THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED ON OCTOBER 14, 2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 2PM. I WAS LEAVING MY DENTIST'S PARKING LOT. I BACKED OUT OF MY PARKING SPOT, STOPPED AND WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE, THE CAR SHOT BACKWARD AT A VERY HIGH RATE OF SPEED. TO AVOID HITTING THE BUILDING I TURNED THE WHEEL SHARPLY, BUT COULD NOT AVOID HITTING A PARKED CAR. DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE WAS ALMOST $3000. I REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO TOYOTA AND THEY DID AN INSPECTION ON MY VEHICLE AND SAID THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG SO I MUST TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ACCIDENT.

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Jan 5, 2015500 milesTN

ANYTIME DURING WARM WEATHER WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER HAS BEEN/IS BEING USED THERE IS A DISGUSTING FOUL MILDEW ODOR IMMEDIATELY UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE ODOR IS NAUSEATING AND CAUSES HEADACHES. EVERY TIME THE CAR IS DRIVEN, I HAVE TO TURN ON THE HEAT AND PUT ALL THE WINDOWS DOWN FOR ABOUT 5-10 MINUTES TO GET RID OF THE ODOR. APPARENTLY THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH CONDENSATION FROM THE AC NOT DRAINING PROPERLY. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIND SEVERAL SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ONLINE. SOME DEALERSHIPS CLAIM THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS ISSUE, WHILE OTHERS ADMIT THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF IT BUT THAT TOYOTA HAS NO "FIX" FOR IT. BREATHING IN MOLD IS A SAFETY CONCERN. THIS DOES NOT OCCUR IN THE WINTER WHEN AC IS NOT USED. *TR

Air Bags
Filed Dec 5, 201423,350 milesGA

MY NEPHEW WAS DRIVING MY CAR (2013 CAMRY) ON I-85 NORTHBOUND IN AUBURN ALABAMA. HE SAID HE WAS GOING 60 OR 65 MPH. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF IMPACT. THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY AIR BAGS AND IT WAS REPAIRED JULY 10, 2014 BY TOYOTA. THE AIR BAGS STILLED DEPLOYED ON OCT. 27, 2014, ALL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED EXCEPT FOR THE PASSAGE BAG. MY NEPHEW WAS THE ONLY PERSON IN THE CAR. MY CASE NUMBER WITH TOYOTA IS #[XXX]. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Nov 19, 201410,288 milesCA

I WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION ON 10/19/14. THE ADVERSE DRIVER TURNED LEFT IN FRONT OF ME AND HIT THE FRONT OF MY 2013 TOYOTA CAMRY, PUSHING THE CAR UP OVER THE CURB. THE STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG DEPLOYED AS DID THE AIRBAG FROM UNDER THE DASH. THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE LOWER AIRBAG CAUSED A LARGE HEMATOMA ON MY RIGHT SHIN, AND AN OPEN LACERATION/BURN AND HEMATOMA ON MY LEFT SHIN WHICH BECAME INFECTED. THE WOUNDS ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE AMBULANCE REPORT, HOSPITAL REPORT AND REPORT FROM MY TREATING PHYSICIAN WHO PRESCRIBED MEDICATIONS TO REDUCE THE INFECTION. THE CAR WAS SUBSEQUENTLY ASSESSED A TOTAL LOSS AND SOLD TO MY INSURANCE COMPANY. I RETAIN PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE DAMAGED VEHICLE. *TR

Engine
Filed Nov 14, 201417,000 milesOK

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP THE VEHICLE WILL SOMETIMES MOVE ABOUT 10 FEET AND THEN HESITATE FOR ABOUT 1 TO 2 SECONDS. IT WILL THEN ACCELERATE NORMALLY. ONE TIME THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO ABOUT 20 MPH AND THEN THE ENGINE RPM RETURNED TO IDLE. THE ACCELERATOR WAS PUSHED TO THE FLOOR AND THE RPM REMAINED AT IDLE. THE ACCELERATOR WAS RELEASED AND PUSHED DOWN AGAIN. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED NORMALLY. THIS HAPPENED ONLY ONE TIME. THE INTERMITTENT HESITATION IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN TRYING TO CROSS A BUSY INTERSECTION WHEN THE CROSS TRAFFIC IS UNCONTROLLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE PROBLEM. THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE CONDITION. THE U760E TORQUE CONVERTER SHUDDER RECALL UPGRADE WAS PERFORMED. THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID THAT THE TECHNICIAN SAID THAT SOME TRANSMISSION HESITATION WAS NORMAL. THE SERVICE ADVISOR ALSO SAID THERE HAD BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS CONDITION. THERE ARE ALSO COMPLAINTS ON THE ONLINE AUTOMOBILE FORUMS. THIS CONDITION IS DANGEROUS AND NOT NORMAL. .....UPDATED 03-03-15 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED. WITHIN THE LAST WEEK, HE REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR TO SLOW DOWN FROM 65 MPH TO 40 MPH. WHEN HE TRIED TO ACCELERATE TO MERGE INTO THE OFF RAMP OF TRAFFIC, HE HAD TO PUSH THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONSUMER RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR, PUSHED DOWN AGAIN AND EVERYTHING WENT BACK TO NORMAL. THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM IS STILL NOT FIXE

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash2 injured
Filed Oct 25, 201420,000 milesCA

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A CEMENT WALL. IN ADDITION, AFTER CRASHING INTO THE CEMENT WALL, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE VEHICLE FORWARD AND THE VEHICLE OVER ACCELERATED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER WALL. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON THE SECOND IMPACT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISING AND THE REAR PASSENGER SUSTAINED BRUISING WHICH BOTH DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. DJR

Structure › Body
Filed Oct 2, 201415,000 milesCA

I HEARD THIS PERSISTENT MODERATELY LOUD KNOCKING NOISE, WHICH SOUNDED LIKED IT WAS ACTUALLY COMING FROM THE FRONT LEFT(?) WHEEL AREA. AS SOON AS YOU START DRIVING, THE KNOCKING SOUND OCCURS, STOPS, AND STOPS AGAIN. IT IS MOST PERSISTENT WHILE DRIVING OVER UNEVEN STREET PAVEMENT. *TR

Steering
Filed Sep 30, 2014MS

I WOULD LIKE TO STATE THAT MY CAR REQUIRES CONSTANT STEERING. IT WILL NOT CONTINUE IN A STRAIGHT LINE. IT WILL ALWAYS DRIFT IN THE APPOSITE DIRECTION OF THE LAST CORRECTION. TO DATE I HAVE 11,400 MILES ON THE CAR.

Service Brakes
Filed Sep 15, 201414,760 milesVA

DURING A PANIC STOP ON DRY PAVEMENT, AFTER THE ABS BRAKES PULSED THREE TIMES, AT LEAST THE TWO FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP CAUSING THE CAR TO SKID. I COULD NOT TELL IF THE REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP. WROTE TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE CASE NUMBER IS 1409112221. MY BRAKES WERE INSPECTED BY MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER WHO REPORTED TO ME THAT DURING A HEALTH CHECK OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THE MECHANIC AND SERVICE MANAGER STATED TO ME THAT DURING HARD STOPS THE ABS BRAKES MAY LOCK UP. I THOUGHT ABS STOOD FOR ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. *TR

Structure › Body
Filed Sep 12, 20142,000 milesMN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA CAMRY. AFTER READING A PUBLICATION, THE CONTACT REALIZED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A DEFECTIVE FRONT END STRUCTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.

Steering
Filed Aug 31, 2014100 milesIL

VEHICLE WANDERS IN LANE FROM SIDE TO SIDE. *TR

Power Train
Filed Aug 27, 201413,000 milesGA

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS OVER THE LAST MONTH I HAVE NOTICED THE CAR STALLS WHEN YOU ATTEMPT TO DRIVE IN REVERSE. MOST RECENTLY IT DID THE SAME THING WHILE THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE. SCHEDULED FOR CAR TO GO TO DEALER 8/29/14. *TR

Steering
Filed Aug 25, 2014750 milesMA

VEHICLE WANDERS SIDE TO SIDE. ALMOST UNDETECTABLE. OCCURS IN EVERY CIRCUMSTANCE REGARDLESS OF DRIVING CONDITION- SPEED, CONDITION OF HIGHWAY, WEATHER ETC. NOT IMMINENTLY DANGEROUS, BUT COULD BE AS WHEN PASSING TRAILER TRUCK AT SPEED ON HIGHWAY. RETURNED TO DEALER AND AFTER TEST DRIVE BY TECHNICIAN CLAIMED CONDITION UNDETECTABLE, OR JUST A PECULIARITY OF VEHICLE. TECHNICIAN INFLATED FRONT TIRES TO 37PSI AND STATED THAT \THIS CURED PROBLEM. IT DID NOT. *TR

Steering
Filed Aug 5, 20142,000 milesMA

VEHICLE WANDERS REQUIRING CONSTANT CORRECTION. DEALER SAID COULD NOT FEEL ANY WANDERING TENDENCIES. EVERYONE WHO HAS DRIVEN VEHICLE CONFIRMS DEFECT. *TR

Engine and Engine Cooling
Filed Jul 24, 201410,116 milesAR

WITHIN TWO OR THREE DAYS AFTER THE 10,000 MILE CHECK-UP(JULY 3,2014) MY WIFE AND I NOTICED A STAGNANT ODOR COMING FROM THE A/C VENTS ON FIRST START UP IN THE MORNING. A/C HAD BEEN SET ON RECYCLE AIR. WE SET THE A/C TO RUN WITH AIR FLOW ON VENT AND ODOR IS STILL THERE. A/C RAN FOR AWHILE AND ODOR WOULD GO AWAY. ODOR JUST GOT WORSE ON EVERY START UP. CARRIED TO TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHERE WE PURCHASED CAMRY AND LET THE SERVICE MANAGER SMELL THE ODOR COMING FROM THE A/C VENTS AT 8 AM JULY 20, 2014. HE SAID HE COULD SMELL IT. THE SERVICE DEPT. KEPT THE CAMRY JULY 20 AND 21. I TALKED WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER AROUND 3:20 PM ON THE 21. HE SAID TOYOTA TECH. DEPT. HAD SENT THEM A BULLETIN STATING TO CHANGE THE CABIN AIR FILTER WITH A CHARCOAL LINED CABIN AIR FILTER AND TO RUN THE A/C ON VENT FOR AWHILE BEFORE SHUTTING ENGINE DOWN SO A/C SYSTEM COULD DRAIN. JULY 24TH., SERVICE DEPT. INSTALLING CHARCOAL LINED CABIN AIR FILTER. SERVICE DEPT. SAID A/C SYSTEM WOULD HAVE TO DRY OUT WHEN ASKED ABOUT MOLD AND BACTERIA BUILD UP. THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT REALLY BEEN ADDRESSED BY SERVICE DEPT. EXCEPT FOR TURNING ON CAR HEATER TO DRY A/C SYSTEM OUT. ODOR DID NOT GO AWAY. MY WIFE DROVE CAMRY ON A TRIP JULY 12-14, 2014 WHERE SHE DROVE FOR SEVEN AND A HALF HOURS EACH WAY. SIX DAYS LATER SHE DEVELOPED A SEVERE SORE THROAT. SHE WENT TO OUR LOCAL DOCTOR ON JULY 23RD. HE GAVE HER A STEROID SHOT AND SAID IT COULD BE RELATED TO THE ABOVE PROBLEM BUT WAS NOT STREP THROAT. WE ARE WORRIED ABOUT THE BUILD UP

Power Train
Filed Jul 17, 20142,500 milesMN

WHILE ON INCLINE TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE ENGINE RUNNING LET FOOT OFF BRAKE CAR ROLLS BACKWARDS UNTIL BRAKE IS APPLIED. *TR

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Jul 8, 20148,909 milesMI

, I HAVE PERMANENT EAR DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF THE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS IN A 2012 TOYOTA CAMRY I WAS DRIVING. I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND WAS THE REASON FOR THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. I INJURED MY EARS ON AUGUST 4, 2013 AS THE RESULT OF THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS IN THE 2013 CAMRY AND MY HEARING HAS NOT IMPROVED. I WILL HAVE TO LIVE WITH A 20% HEARING LOSS FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THE CAMRY WAS NOT THE FAULT OF MY ACCIDENT BUT I FEEL THE AIR BAGS ARE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR FOR MY HEARING LOSS. ON AUGUST 4, 2013 AT 5:15 PM, I WAS ONE OF THREE CARS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON HIGHWAY 10 AND CR 663 IN OKLAHOMA. I WAS VISITING FROM MICHIGAN WITH MY WIDOWED SISTER, SHE LIVES IN WYANDOTTE, OKLAHOMA AND WE WERE RETURNING TO HER HOME AFTER BUYING A DAIRY QUEEN. A CAR TRAVELING AT 65 MILES PER HOUR IN A WHITE KIA CAME ACROSS THE CENTER LINE AND SLAMMED INTO ME BETWEEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL AND DOOR THAN SHE CONTINUED ON TO HIT A PICKUP TRUCK THAT WAS BEHIND ME HEAD ON. THE PICKUP TRUCK WAS HIT WITH SUCH A FORCE THAT IT OVER TURNED, PINNING THE DRIVER INSIDE. *JS

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jun 28, 20142,500 milesMO

NEW VEHICLE AFTER A COLD START REFUSED TO ACCELERATE. IT HAD 2/3 TANK OF FUEL, BRAKES RELEASED,AND NO INTERFERENCE WITH THE GAS PEDDLE. VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 15 MPH AND WOULD HESITATE AND STUMBLE TO THE POINT OF ENGINE STALL WHEN PRESSURE ON GAS PEDDLE INCREASED. ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS DID NOT INDICATE A PROBLEM. RESTARTED ENGINE SEVERAL TIMES ON THE WAY TO DEALER SERVICE SHOP. ABOUT TWO MILES FROM THE DEALER, THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO RESOLVE ITSELF. DEALER SERVICE COULD NOT REPLICATE PROBLEM AS OF THIS WRITING AND WILL REMAIN WITH THEM OVER THIS WEEKEND IN THE HOPE THAT THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM IS FOUND AND RESOLVED. THANKFULLY THE LACK OF ENGINE RESPONSE DEVELOPED WHILE DRIVING MY SUBDIVISION STREETS AND DID NOT CONTRIBUTE TO AND ACCIDENT. IT IS NOTED THAT THERE ARE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FOR THIS PROBLEM ON 2013 CAMRY,S LISTED BY OWNERS ON THE INTERNET WITH NO NOTED RESOLUTION. *TR

Service Brakes
Filed Jun 26, 20144,500 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME VERY HARD TO DEPRESS. AS RESULT, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD TO BE APPLIED IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,500.

Steering
Filed Jun 25, 20144,780 milesMD

I PURCHASED BRAND NEW CAR FROM DARCARS LOCATED AT 12210 CHERRY HILL RD, SILVER SPRING, MD 20904 ON MAY 27TH, 2013. FIRST INCIDENT TOOK PLACE APPROXIMATELY LESS THAN 4,780 MILEAGES; I BEGAN HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY STEERING. DURING THIS INCIDENT, I WAS DRIVING ON I95-N NEAR EXIT 43 OF MARYLAND WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION SUDDENLY THE STEERING WAS LOCKED AND THE STEERING WARNING SIGN WITH THE BEEP NOISE FOR A SECOND CAME ON. I PANICKED I COULDN'T NOT TURN THE STEERING AT ALL. LUCKILY, I TRIED VERY HARD AND WAS ABLE TO FORCE THE STEERING TO TURN A FRACTION OF A DEGREE ANGLE WHERE I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL THE CAR ON THE SHOULDER WITHOUT HURTING ANYONE. AT THAT POINT I RESTARTED THE CAR AND THE STEERING WAS UNLOCKED. I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS ON 07/15/2013 BUT, TO DATE, THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. ATTACHED ARE COPIES OF THE REPAIR ORDERS THAT DOCUMENT THE DEALERSHIP'S ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR MY CAR. WHILE I WAS DRIVING THIS VEHICLE ON GUILDFORD ROA SECOND INCIDENT TOOK PLACE APPROXIMATELY 15000 MILES, WHEN MY BROTHER IN LAW WAS DRIVING THIS VEHICLE TO GEORGIA. AT APPROXIMATELY 12 A.M AT NIGHT AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE HE WAS HEADING BACK ON THE I95-S. THE SAME INCIDENT HAD OCCURRED. AT THAT POINT ONLY THING I SUGGESTED HIM TO RESTART THE CAR AND MOVE ON. AFTER THE SECOND INCIDENT I DID RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TOYOTA MANUFACTURE ABOUT THE RECALL ON HVAC ASSEMBLY CAUSING A LEAK WHICH CAN RUIN THE SENSOR CAUSING STEERING ISSUES, AIR BAG ISSUES

Service BrakesCrash
Filed Jun 25, 201412,500 milesIL

I WAS DRIVING AROUND THE CHICAGOLAND SUBURB OF WHEATON WITH MY MOTHER ONE SATURDAY MORNING A FEW WEEKS AGO. I BEGAN APPLYING THE BRAKES AS YOU NORMALLY WOULD AS WE APPROACHED A RED LIGHT. AS WE DREW CLOSER TO THE STOPPED CAR IN FRONT OF US, I APPLIED THE BRAKES MORE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CAR WAS ROLLING AT ABOUT 15 MPH, BUT IT WAS NOT SLOWING AS I APPROACHED THE STOPPED CAR AHEAD. I PUT MY FOOT ALL THE WAY TO THE GROUND ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BRAKES ENTIRELY TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP! MY MOM BEGAN YELLING FOR ME TO STOP, AND I SCREAMED BACK THAT I WAS TRYING! I HAD MY FOOT ALL THE WAY DOWN, AND I WAS FRANTICALLY PUMPING THE BRAKE, BUT IT KEPT ROLLING, COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE PEDAL FELT "MUSHY" AND WAS GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE GROUND ALL TOO EASILY. I BUMPED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, WHICH IS WHAT FINALLY BROUGHT ME TO A STOP. THE BUMP WAS LIGHT ENOUGH THAT THE DRIVER DIDN'T NOTICE, AND THERE WAS NOT ANY DAMAGE. HE LET IT GO, AND A REPORT WAS NOT FILED. I SLAMMED THE CAR INTO PARK AT THE LIGHT AND GOT OUT SO I COULD LOOK AROUND THE PEDALS TO SEE IF SOMETHING WAS JAMMED IN THERE THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THIS. THERE WAS NOT ANYTHING AROUND THE BRAKE PEDAL THAT SHOULD HAVE STOPPED IT FROM WORKING. IT WAS NOT A FLOOR MAT PROBLEM. I PUT THE CAR BACK IN DRIVE, AND IT CONTINUED ON NORMALLY, BRAKES NOW WORKING FINE. I TOOK IT STRAIGHT TO TOYOTA AND EXPLAINED THE INCIDENT (MY MOM SERVED AS A WITNESS), AND THEY RAN DIAGNOSTICS ON M

Structure
Filed Jun 24, 201413,090 milesOR

MICE CRAWLING UP YOUR LEGS WHILE GOING FREEWAY SPEEDS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO CRASH WITH MY FAMILY TRYING TO GET AWAY FROM THEM. TOYOTA NEEDS TO DEAL WITH THE MOUSE PROBLEMS IN THEIR CAMRY'S AND FIGURE OUT A WAY OF KEEPING THEM OUT. I KNOW LIVES WILL BE LOST BECAUSE OF THIS MANUFACTURING PROBLEM THAT COULD BE PREVENTED. THEY ARE NESTING AND DYING IN THE VENTILATION SYSTEM AND THAT IS VERY UNHEALTHY BREATHING MOUSE DROPPINGS AND ROTTING MICE. *TR

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed May 13, 20141 milesVA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VISIBILITY WAS REDUCED DURING NIGHT DRIVING DUE TO DIM HEADLIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADJUSTED THE HEADLIGHTS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1.

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
Filed May 10, 201420,146 milesIN

CAR WAS PARKED ENGAGED THE CAR IN REVERSE, AND SUDDEN ACCELERATION OCCURRED. HIT UTILITY POLE AND CONTINUED GOING IN REVERSE. ENGINE RPM RED LINED. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. THIRD PARTY REVIEW SPONSORED BY TOYOTA WILL BE PERFORMED. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed May 5, 20142,600 milesMI

I WAS DRIVING ON M-80 ACROSS ILLINOIS, FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS ON CRUISE CONTROL, SET AT 69 MPH. I SUDDENLY REALIZED THAT THE CAR SEEMED TO BE GOING TOO FAST, AS I PASSED A COUPLE CARS RATHER QUICKLY. I GLANCED AT THE SPEEDOMETER AND SAW IT, IN ABOUT ONE SECOND, GO FROM 85 MPH TO 87 MPH AND I IMMEDIATELY BRAKED, THEREBY STOPPING THE CRUISE CONTROL (?) FROM CONTINUING TO ACCELERATE THE CAR. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL OR MY HAND NEAR THE CRUISE CONTROL MECHANISM. THE CAR JUST SIMPLY ACCELERATED QUICKLY ON IT'S OWN. I TRIED TO CONTINUE TO USE CRUISE CONTROL TO DRIVE BACK TO MICHIGAN, HOWEVER SHORTLY THEREAFTER, IT BEGAN TO RAIN/SNOW SO I DIDN'T USE THE CRUISE CONTROL AFTER THAT. THIS IS A NEW CAR THAT I JUST BOUGHT IN SEPTEMBER. *TR

Power Train
Filed May 2, 2014NY

2013 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THE KEYLESS START DESIGN FLAW. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE RETURNED TO HIS VEHICLE, HE DISCOVERED HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT WHERE HE LEFT IT. THE VEHICLE HAD ROLLED BACK OUT OF THE SPOT AND DOWN THE ROAD A DISTANCE. HE REALIZED HE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, BUT LEFT IT IN DRIVE, AND HE WAS SHOCKED TO FIND OUT, THE VEHICLE COULD BE TURNED OFF, IN ANY GEAR. *JB

Service BrakesCrash
Filed May 1, 201416,000 milesIL

AS I TURNED INTO A PARKING SPOT IN MY 2013 TOYOTA CAMRY (7 MONTHS OLD) AND PUT ON THE BRAKES, THE WINDOW WIPERS STARTED GOING LIKE MAD AND THE CAR ACCELERATED AT AN ALARMING RATE. AT THE TIME I HAD BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL AND I NEVER TOUCHED THE ACCELERATOR. IT WAS THE SCARIEST EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE. I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT TOOK ON A LIFE OF ITS OWN. IT SURGED OVER THE ONE FOOT CURB (THERE IS A HUGE DROP ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CURB) AND SMASHED INTO A LIGHTPOLE. THE CAR IS TOTALED. *TR

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Apr 2, 201410,000 milesAZ

TOYOTA HAS ANOTHER THROTTLE PROBLEM. I BOUGHT A 2103 CAMRY SE ON MARCH 30TH 2013 FROM LARRY MILLER TOYOTA AND IT EXHIBITS AN INTERMITTENT THROTTLE PROBLEM. WHEN I START FROM A STOP SOME TIMES IT SEEMS AS IF THE ENGINE DIES. IT DOES NOT AS THE ENGINE DOES NOT NEED TO BE RESTARTED. THE THROTTLE IS SIMPLY NON-RESPONSIVE. THE CAR MOVES AHEAD A LITTLE AND VIRTUALLY DIES. THIS CAN OCCUR GOING STRAIGHT AHEAD, TURNING RIGHT OR WORSE YET IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING A LEFT TURN. THIS IS VERY MUCH A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN EXECUTING A TURN WHEN IT APPEARS ONE HAS A BREAK IN TRAFFIC AND THE CAR BARELY MOVES. THE CAR HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THERE IS NO FAILURE CODE SO THEY SAY THEY CANNOT VERIFY THE PROBLEM AND THAT IT IS WORKING AS IT SHOULD. I WENT OUT FOR A SHORT RIDE WITH THE SHOP FOREMAN AND I COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. HE DID SAY THAT HE HAD 3 OR 4 OTHER VEHICLES WITH A SIMILAR PROBLEM. I DID LEAVE THE CAR WITH THEM FOR 2 DAYS AND THEY DROVE IT 54 MILES AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. MY SUGGESTION TO THE DEALER AND TO TOYOTA IS TO DETERMINE WHAT IS MOST LIKELY TO CAUSE THIS PROBLEM AND REPLACE IT AND SEE IF THIS WILL FIX IT. THEY WILL NOT DO THIS. IT MUST BE A PROBLEM THEY CAN VERIFY ?FIND A FAILURE CODE?. I HAVE ASKED THEM TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE TRANSDUCER WHICH IS $250 IF REPLACING IT DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM I WOULD PAY FOR IT. THE LACK OF A FAILURE CODE JUST MEANS IT IS NOT A HARD PROBLEM AND FAILING IN A MANNER THEY ANTICIPATED WHEN THEY SET UP THERE FAILURE TROUBLE

Air Bags
Filed Mar 27, 2014MA

I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE AND WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT, THEY TOLD ME THAT THE BEST THEY COULD DO IS SCHEDULE IT ON MAY 24 (TODAY IS MARCH 27). TWO MONTHS SEEMS LIKE MUCH TOO LONG A WAIT FOR SOMETHING THAT COULD EFFECT THE AIRBAG. THE DEALER WAS BOCH TOYOTA IN NORWOOD, MA. *TR

Engine
Filed Mar 21, 2014300 milesPA

VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN APRIL 2013. FOR AS LONG AS I HAVE OWNED THE CAR, THE ENGINE HAS HAD A LOUD WHINING NOISE WHEN DRIVING 10 -35 MPH, ALWAYS WHEN ACCELERATING. THE NOISE IS CONSIDERABLE AND NOTICEABLE, SOUNDING LIKE A TRANSMISSION OR POSSIBLE ENGINE PROBLEM. BEING SKEPTICAL OF MY MYSELF, I HAVE DRIVEN 2 FRIEND'S CAMRYS WITH 4 CYLINDER ENGINES I HAVE ALSO DRIVEN A 2013 TOYOTA RAV4 WITH THE EXACT ENGINE AND 6 SPEED GEAR TRANSMISSION. NONE OF THESE MAKE THE LOUD WHINING NOISE MY ENGINE MAKES (1 A 2012 CAMRY AND THE OTHER A 2013 CAMRY MODEL AND 1 RAV4 2013 MODEL). I HAVE MENTIONED IT 3 TIMES ON 3 DIFFERENT SERVICE VISITS TO DEALER. EACH TIME THEY WRITE IT OFF AS TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFTING WITH 6 SPEED AUTO TRANSMISSION. I DO NOT BUY THIS DUE TO EVERY CAR I HAVE DRIVEN THE ENGINE'S ARE QUIET AT THESE SPEEDS AND DO NOT MAKE THE HIGH WHINING NOISE MY CAR MAKES. MATTER OF FACT, THEY WERE CONSIDERABLY QUIET TO THE POINT YOU CANNOT EVEN HARDLY HEAR THE ENGINE. I KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT EXACTLY A SAFETY ISSUE BUT A GREAT CONCERN IN WHICH I AM BEING IGNORED. JUST WANTED TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAS THIS ISSUE AS WELL. NOTE THAT I AM A AUTOMOTIVE GLASS PARTS SUPPLIER & ELECTRICAL ENGINEER AND I DO NOT IMAGINE THINGS. *TR

Steering
Filed Mar 21, 20145,995 milesGA

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE CAR WANDERS LEFT OR RIGHT. KEEPING THE CAR STRAIGHT TAKES SIGNIFICANT EFFORT WITHOUT CONSTANTLY MAKE CORRECTION TO THE STEERING WHEELS. REPORTED TO DEALER, BUT DEALER SAID CANT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Mar 18, 20143,000 milesLA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME ROUGH WHEN DRIVING OR WHEN ATTEMPTING A TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THERE WAS ALSO AN ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE INFLATED TO THE CORRECT PRESSURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS AT AS TOP SIGN WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER?S SIDE OF THE CONTACT?S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK, BACK AND HEAD INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V44200 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , EQUIPMENT) HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE AIR BAG RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3000. UPDATED 05/12/14 MA THE CONSUMER STATED ANOTHER VEHICLE STRUCK THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT LEFT WHEEL AND DRAGGED HIS VEHICLE SIDEWAYS TOWARD A TELEPHONE POLE. HE APPLIED THE BRAKE, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. HE HIT THE WINDOW DURING IMPACT AND WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS. UPDATED 05/14/14

Seats
Filed Mar 12, 201424,000 milesTX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT INDEPENDENTLY ADJUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TRACK HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 24,000. *TR

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Mar 10, 201416,240 milesMS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, A LOUD EXPLOSION WAS HEARD AS THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SUNROOF HAD SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,240. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

Engine
Filed Mar 5, 20145,100 milesCA

THE CAR ENGINE AND RPM GO UP WHEN THE CAR GO DOWN HILL OR YOU SLOW DOWN IN TRAFFIC AT SPEED 45/35/25 MPH. DEFINITELY IT HAPPEN MORE OFTEN AT SPEED OF 25/35 MPH WITH FULL TANK OR 3/4 OF GAS TANK. WHEN I'M DOWN HILL AT SPEED 30 OR MORE THEN COME TO THE POINT YOU NEED TO SLOW DOWN TO MAKE A TURN AT 25 MPH THE RPM WHEN UP TO AT SOME POINT THE RPM UP TO 2.5 X 1000. I HAVE NOTICE THIS ISSUE AT MY TOYOTA DEALER WHEN MY SERVICE 10,000 MILE AND THEY TEST THE CAR AND SAID NOTHING HAPPEN TO THE CAR. I'M CONCERNING I MIGHT END UP OUT OF CONTROL THE CAR IF THIS ISSUE CONTINUES HAPPEN AND I'LL BE IN THE CAR ACCIDENT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Unknown or Other
Filed Mar 4, 20145,146 milesIL

***SUNROOF*** CONSTANTLY KNOCKING. AFTER TAKING IT IN THE FIRST TIME I WAS TOLD THE BOLTS WERE INCORRECTLY BOLTED OUT OF THE PLANT. AFTER PICKING UP THE VEHICLE I NOTICED THE KNOCKING WAS STILL THERE. TOLD THAT THEY NEEDED SOMEONE FROM CORPORATE OFFICE TO ASSIST. INSTALLED CHIMS AND FIXED. NOVEMBER 13TH KNOCKING NOISE BACK AGAIN. AGAIN SOMEONE FROM CORPORATE HAD TO COME IN TO ASSIST, AGAIN CHIMS INSTALLED AND TOLD IT WAS FIXED. I ASKED TO SPEAK WITH A MANAGER TO INQUIRE IF THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IF I SHOULD BE AFFRAID THAT MY SUNROOF WOULD COME LOSE AND ALSO TO ASK HOW MANY TIMES MUST I RETURN TO HAVE THIS ISSUE LOOKED AT WITH THE THOUGHT THAT IS WAS ACTUALLY FIXED. SALES MANAGER SAID THEY DON'T BELIEVE ITS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT I SHOULD NOT WORRY ABOUT THIS REPAIR BEING AN ISSUE IN THE FUTURE AS THEY HAVE A DOCUMENTED HISTORY OF THIS PROBLEM AND THAT I WOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING FOR IT IN THE FUTURE. IT IS NOW JANUARY OF 2014 AND THE NOISE IS BACK AGAIN. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND FIND THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH TOYOTA SUNROOFS AND THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM SINCE 2008 BUT HAVE YET TO DETERMINE WHAT THE ISSUE IS. THE INSTALLATION OF CHIMS IS ONLY A BAND AID .

Visibility
Filed Feb 26, 2014FL

2013 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO HVAC ASSEMBLY AND AC SYSTEM ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, FOR THE ODOR ISSUE COMING FROM THE AC AND THE MILDEW AND FUNGUS GROWTH IN THE PADDING AND CARPET. *JB

Steering
Filed Feb 12, 20145,000 milesNY

VEHICLE DOES NOT TRAC STRAIGHT ON IT'S OWN. I FIND MYSELF CONSTANTLY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL SLIGHTLY LEFT TO RIGHT, RIGHT TO LEFT IN ORDER TO GO STRAIGHT. IF YOU TURN THE STEERING WHEEL SLIGHTLY LEFT OR RIGHT IT WILL CONTINUE TO GO IN THAT DIRECTION. FINDING THE EXACT STEERING WHEEL POSITION TO GO STRAIGHT AND KEEPING IT STRAIGHT IS A CHORE AND TIRING. *TR

Seats › Front Assembly › Seat Heater/Cooler
Filed Feb 4, 2014CO

CPSC: I1420031A. 2013 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES DOES THE FLAME RETARDANT MATERIAL IN THE HEATED SEATS WHEN THE HEATER IS IN USE GIVE OFF VAPOR OR FUMES THAT CAUSE EYE AND RESPIRATORY IRRITATION? *LN THE CONSUMER STATED A NEW RELEASE WAS PUBLISHED, TO STOP TOYOTA FROM SELLING 2013 AND 2014 TOYOTA CAMRY'S, DUE TO FLAME RETARDANT MATERIALS IN HEATED SEATS, NOT APPROVED BY THE FDA.

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Feb 4, 20141,500 milesMN

THREE SEPARATE UNRELATED INCIDENTS: 1. WHILE DRIVING IN FREEWAY TRAFFIC AND ATTEMPTING TO BLEND INTO SIDE LANE, THERE WAS NO POWER FOR A BRIEF SECOND AND THEN A SURGE WHICH MADE US DECIDE TO STAY IN THE CURRENT LANE. THE REPAIR MAN SAID HE HAD HEARD THIS CONCERN FROM OTHER 2013 CAMRY OWNERS, BUT I NEEDED TO LEARN TO DRIVE THIS AS A NEW VEHICLE. 2. DEALER PUT US OFF WHEN WE ASKED ABOUT RECALL DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAGS. WHEN WE E-MAILED TOYOTA THEY REFERRED US BACK TO OUR LOCAL DEALER. WE FELT CAUGHT BETWEEN THEM.THIS HAS FINALLY BEEN DEALT WITH. 3. STARTING THE CAMRY WHICH WAS PARKED IN OUR GARAGE,(OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES WERE BELOW ZERO) THERE WAS A RUMBLING AND A POP. I CALLED OUR DEALER TO BE SURE I SHOULD DRIVE INTO TOWN. WHEN I WENT TO THEIR LOCAL OFFICE, THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS HAD HAPPENED TO OTHER OWNERS AND IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE NEW FEDERAL GUIDELINES FOR FUEL EFFICIENCY WHICH MADE PARTS CLOSER TOGETHER AND THE NEED TO USE A THINNER OIL WHICH WOULD SETTLE AND CAUSE THIS BANG. YET, THEY ALSO SAID THAT NONE OF THEIR LOT CARS HAD EXPERIENCED THIS AND THEY WERE NOT IN GARAGES. *TR

Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal
Filed Jan 28, 2014CA

2013 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SOON AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD STICK, ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. IT WOULD HAPPEN WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP SIGN OR STOP LIGHT, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE VEHICLE WOULD TAKE OFF. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *JB

Structure › Body
Filed Jan 18, 2014500 milesGA

ROUGHLY A FEW WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING MY 2013 CAMRY SE AND ABOUT 500 MILES, I NOTICED A POPPING/CLUNKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ROOF OVER THE DRIVER SIDE. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN <30 MPH AND ON UNEVEN/BUMPY GROUND. TO DATE IT HAS BEEN IN THE TOYOTA MAINTENANCE SHOP FOR 35 DAYS AND COUNTING WITHOUT ANY IMPROVEMENTS. NO ONE AT THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS AN IDEA OF WHAT IS CAUSING THE SOUND OR HOW TO FIX IT. I AM CONCERNED THAT THERE MAY BE SOME UNDIAGNOSED STRUCTURAL ISSUE. THEY HAVE MENTIONED IN THE PREVIOUS REPAIR ATTEMPT THAT THE ROOF MAY BE TOO THIN ALLOWING THE METAL TO FLEX TOO MUCH. *TR

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Jan 14, 20147,500 milesME

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS SITTING IN HIS PARKED VEHICLE WHEN A SNOW PLOW PUSHED ANOTHER VEHICLE INTO THE CONTACT'S. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISING TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS RIB AREA, LEFT KNEE, RIGHT ELBOW AND SHOULDER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION BUT NO DIAGNOSIS WAS DETERMINED FOR THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,500.

SteeringCrash1 injured
Filed Dec 31, 201312,500 milesMA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA CAMARY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AS SHE MADE A LEFT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND SUSTAINED AN INJURY TO HER HEAD, AND SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANICS GARAGE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,500. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. 12,500.

Air Bags
Filed Dec 30, 2013KY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V442000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , EQUIPMENT) AND THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE REMEDY PART WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL FEBRUARY 13, 2014. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

Electrical System
Filed Dec 26, 20136,000 milesAL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT RODENTS HAD DAMAGED THE ELECTRICAL WIRING BY ATTEMPTING TO BUILD A NEST INSIDE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6000. UPDATED 02/11/2014 *BF

Visibility/Wiper
Filed Dec 24, 20133,000 milesMS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN LOOKING OUT OF THE REAR WINDOW WITH THE DEFROST ENGAGED LINES DISTORTED HER VIEW. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW MANY VEHICLES WERE BEHIND HER. THIS FAILURE ALSO HAPPENED WHEN THE SUN WAS SHINING IN THE WINDOW. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BUT THEY HAVE UNABLE TO REPAIR IT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3000.

Air Bags
Filed Dec 18, 2013FL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V442000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , EQUIPMENT) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE ON A NATIONAL BACKORDER. THE CONTACT FELT THAT SINCE THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED IN OCTOBER OF 2013, THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A REMEDY AVAILABLE BEFORE DECEMBER 2013. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,000.

Unknown or Other
Filed Dec 17, 2013MN

YOUR ONLY ALLOW 1900 CHARACTERS. THAT WASN'T ENOUGH FOR ME TO TELL YOU THAT YOU NEED HELP. YOU DIDN'T EVEN ALLOW ME TO ENTER WHAT MY RECALL IS FOR. MORE GOV'T BS! TYPICAL. *TR

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