WAS NOTIFIED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY 2018 CAMRY . HAVENT BEENCALLED FOR REPAIR AND MY CAR IS OVER TWO YEARS OLD. DOESNT SEEM TO BE A FAST REPAIR.
2018 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 2018 record →
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. THERE SEEMS TO BE AN INCOMPLETE RECALL (FUEL PUMP) FOR WHICH TOYOTA HASN'T HAD A REMEDY PREPARED YET. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT ON, EVEN THOUGH I HAVEN'T HAD ANY ACCIDENT YET.
THE CAR STALLS WHEN THE GAS IS PRESSED. IT MAKES IT DIFFICULT WHEN CHANGING LANES BECAUSE THERE IS A DELAY IN DEPARTURE . THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES . I DROVE ANOTHER CAMRY SE BUT THE DELAY WASN'T PRESENT ... THAT'S WHEN I REALIZED SOMETIME EARLY WRONG WITH MY CAR
ELECTRONIC MALFUNCTION OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING. POWER WINDOWS, AIR BAGS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, HEADS UP DISPLAY, CLIMATE CONTROL, LANE ASSIST, AUTO LIGHTS, SEAT WARMERS, LANE ASSIST AND COLLISION SENSORS NOT WORKING. SINCE AUTO-LIGHTS FEATURE NOT WORKING, I HAD TO MANUALLY TURN ON LIGHTS AND AFTER 20 MINUTES OF DRIVING, THEY SHUT OFF.
IF YOU SLOW TO A ROLL THEN TRY TO ACCELERATE, IT JERKS REAL BAD LIKE IT DOES NOT KNOW WHAT GEAR TO GO INTO. TAPPING FROM THE ENGINE BAY THAT COMES AND GOES. THE BRAKE ASSIST FEATURE CAUSE MY ROTORS TO GET WARPED RIGHT AFTER REPLACING THEM. LANE KEEPING ASSIST WILL YANK YOU OVER INTO A TURNING LANE IF YOU AREN'T SUPER CAREFUL.
OPEN RECALL THE DEALER IS REFUSING TO REPAIR. I NEED THIS FIXED ASAP. I AM DISABLED AND WILL NOT PAY FOR A CAR THAT COULD CAUSE ME TO CRASH.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY FAILED TO START-UP WITHOUT WARNING AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT SHE HEARD AN ABNORMAL SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE, WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO SIERRA SUBARU OF MONROVIA (735 E CENTRAL AVE, MONROVIA, CA 91016) FOR A TRADE-IN HOWEVER, THE TRADE-IN WAS DENIED DUE TO THE VEHICLE BEING INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V682000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) AND THE PART NOT BEING AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OIL HAD BEGAN TO LEAK FROM THE ENGINE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DISCOVERED THAT THE VACUUM PUMP FRACTURED INTO TWO PIECES WHICH WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT LINKED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V682000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. NEITHER THE MANUFACTURER NOR THE DEALER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V682000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *BF
ON 9/29/18, I LEASED A TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID FROM SMITHTOWN TOYOTA. BEGINNING WITHIN THE FIRST FEW MONTH OF HAVING THE CAR, ON MULTIPLE, RANDOM OCCASIONS GASOLINE LEAKED OUT OF MY GAS TANK DOWN THE SIDE OF MY CAR. IT TENDS TO BE WHEN THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING FOR A PERIOD OF TIME - AFTER WORK, WHEN IT HAD BEEN SITTING FOR >8 HOURS, WHEN I RETURNED HOME FROM A WEEK VACATION, AND OTHER TIMES WHEN IT HAD BEEN SITTING OVERNIGHT IN MY DRIVEWAY. I WOULD SMELL A POWERFUL ODOR OF GASOLINE WHEN I APPROACHED THE CAR, WHICH IS WHAT WOULD MAKE ME CHECK THE GAS TANK AREA. SEVERAL TIMES, I WITNESSED THE GASOLINE RUNNING DOWN THE SIDE OF MY CAR. IN ALL CASES THERE WERE GASOLINE STAINS ON THE PAVEMENT UNDER THE GAS TANK. AND THE SIDE OF MY WHITE CAR HAS A PERMANENT YELLOW STREAK DOWN THE SIDE FROM THE LEAKING GAS. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES TO HAVE THEM DIAGNOSE IT, BUT THEY SAID THERE IS NO WAY IT COULD BE HAPPENING WITHOUT THE WARNING LIGHT GOING ON ON THE DASHBOARD BECAUSE IT IS A CLOSED SYSTEM. THEY SAID I MUST BE OVERFILLING MY GAS TANK OR NOT TIGHTENING THE GAS CAP ENOUGH. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE GAS LEAKING OUT AFTER THE CAR SAT OVERNIGHT, AND I HAD ALREADY DRIVEN 120 MILES SINCE MY LAST FILL UP. EVEN AFTER I SHOWED THE PICTURES TO THE SERVICE MANAGER, HE STILL SAID IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE THAT IT WAS HAPPENING. FINALLY, I CALLED TOYOTA'S CORPORATE LINE AND REPORTED IT. THEY HAD ME GO TO ANOTHER TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER, WHERE THEY FOUND THAT THE GAS LINE WAS NOT CONNECTED PROPERLY, WH
THE CAR SHUDDERS AND APPEARS TO ALMOST STALL WHEN IN MOTION. THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY. IT HAPPENED FROM THE VERY FIRST YEAR IT WAS DRIVEN. ONCE IT ACTUALLY STALLED AT AN INTERSECTION JUST AS THE TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I PULLED FORWARD. I HAD NOT BRAKED. THIS CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT.
TOYOTA HAS KNOWN ABOUT A FUEL PUMP ISSUE WITH THE 2018 TOYOTA CAMRY FWD AND HAS NOT ISSUED SENT PROPER NOTIFICATION TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE NHTSA NEEDS TO REQUIRE TOYOTA TO ISSUE AN IMMEDIATE RECALL WITH EXPEDITED SOLUTION. MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER20TB02 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER20V682
I BOUGHT MY 2018 TOYOTA CAMERY LE 3 MONTHS AGO, AT HURD BUICK IN JOHNSON RI I DIDN'T NO THERE WAS.A SAFETY RECALL ON IT FOR A FUEL PUMP I AM UPSET BECAUSE NO MATTER WHT TOYOTA DEALERSHIP I CALLED THEY DONT HAVE THE PART IN YET, THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT I WANT IT REPLACED BUT NO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP HAS THE RECALL FUEL PUMP THIS IS CRAZY I AM VERY UPSET
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V012000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED MARIETTA TOYOTA (750 COBB PKWY SE, MARIETTA, GA 30060, (470) 938-8436) AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL INDEPENDENTLY. AFTER TURNING OFF AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND WAS VERY FIRM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STOPPING DISTANCE WAS EXTENDED. THE LOW BRAKING POWER MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V211000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.*DT *TR
WHILE DRIVING THE CAR REFUSED TO STOP. IT WAS VERY HARD TO PRESS THE BRAKE,AND IT WOULD NOT STOP. INITIALLY IT WOULD NOT GO IN PARK OR NEUTRAL. AFTER CIRCLING THE PARKING CHILDREN IN FEAR, IT WENT IN PARK AND CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. APON TAKING IT TO A MECHANIC I WAS TOLD I NEED TO REPLACE THE BRAKE VACUUM PUMP.
TOYOTA ADDS 1.5M VEHICLES TO ENGINE STALLING RECALLS THE LATEST RECALL BRINGS THE TOTAL NUMBER REQUIRING FUEL PUMP REPAIRS TO 5.8 MILLION HOW IS THIS NOT ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE? THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED TO MY VEHICLE ...YET. IT IS BEING CHECKED. HTTPS://WWW.IEN.COM/HOME/NEWS/21200579/TOYOTA-ADDS-15M-US-VEHICLES-TO-RECALLS-FOR-ENGINE-STALLING?LT.LID=5F9C45C61DDB8129A9E9D36C<.ACK=B1OCOPFDD<.USR=24329411&UTM_SOURCE=IMT_10302020&UTM_MEDIUM=EMAIL&UTM_CAMPAIGN=125460&UTM_TERM=648171
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V012000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED GRIECO TOYOTA (415 TAUNTON AVE, EAST PROVIDENCE, RI 02914; (401) 227-4004) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.*DT*JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 20V012000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER HEARTLAND TOYOTA (901 W HILLS BLVD, BREMERTON, WA 98312, (360) 377-1200) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
VEHICLE STALL WHILE ON THE 75 FREEEWAY WHEN I WAS GOING 70 MPH. NO BREAK LIGHTS APPAREAR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPING CAUSING ME TO ALMOST CRASH WITH OTHER VEHICLES ON THE FREEWAY. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME. I HAVE REPORTED THE ISSUE SEVERAL TIMES TO TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THE DEALERSHIP IN COBB COUNTY GEORGIA BUT NOTHING IS BEEN DONE. I THINK IT EITHER THE PISTOL OR THE FUEL PUMP. TOYOTA CASE # 2009280896 & TOYOTA CASE #2 -2009281300.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED THEN REGAINED POWER. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AS A PRECAUTION AND WAITED AND THEN RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE TO HIS DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER CRYSTAL TOYOTA (220 US-22, GREEN BROOK, NJ 08812 (732) 968-1000). THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD LOOK AT THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAITED FOR OVER 3 HOURS. THE CONTACT SAW THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT BEING SERVICED AND RETRIEVED THE VEHICLE AND LEFT THE DEALER. THE CONTACT SAW ON THE INTERNET AND SUSPECTED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FUEL PUMP HOWEVER, HE WAS UNABLE TO CHECK THE VIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL MISFIRES WHEN STARTING THE CAR, AND THE CAR SOMETIMES GOES INTO LIKE AN IDLE MODE. THE DASHBOARD STATES 27 MPG, BUT I'VE BEEN TRACKING MILEAGE ON A PAPER LOG, AND THE VEHICLE IS REALLY ONLY RECEIVING APPROXIMATELY 19 MPG. I LOOKED TO IT TO SEE WHAT IT COULD BE, AND AFTER LOOKING UP ACTIVE RECALLS, REALIZED THAT IT WAS SYMPTOMS OF THE FUEL PUMP MALFUNCTIONING. I TOOK IT TO SCOTT CLARK TOYOTA; A MANUFACTURER'S DEALER, AND THEY REFUSE TO REMEDY THE SITUATION.
MY VEHICLE IS STAYING IN FOURTH GEAR IT WILL GO DOWN IF I DOWNSHIFT MANUALLY BY PUTTING IT INTO SPORT. ALTHOUGH WHEN IT IS SHIFTED DOWN IN SPORT MODE EVEN WHILE AT A DEAD STOP WHEN YOU SWITCH IT BACK OVER TO DRIVE AND THEN BACK IT STILL READS THAT IT'S IN FOURTH GEAR. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I HAVE GOTTEN THE VEHICLE IDK THE SPECIFIC DATE OF THE TRANSACTION.
I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY TOYOTA CAMRY 2018. THE CAR FEEL VERY HEAVY WHEN DRIVING, TGE STEERING WHEEL ARE STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO MOVE SOMETIMES. THE BRAKES ARE NOT STABLE LIKE THEY SHOULD EVEN AFTER I PAID FOR IT TO BE FIX. THE GAS GAUGE REFUSE TO OPEN WHEN IT'S TIME TO FUEL GAS THE CAR MAKES NOISES. IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING AND IT'S NOT WORTH WHAT I PAY FOR.
THE STEERING BECOMES VERY STIFF AND DOES NOT RETURN TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION AFTER MAKING A TURN IT FEELS LIKE IT IS NOT POWER STEERING AT ALL. I AM FEARFUL OF PULLING OUT IN TRAFFIC BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM
TRIED STARTING VEHICLE IN THE MORNING, TEMP WAS ABOUT 70 DEGREES, CAR HAS THE PUSH TO START BUTTON. BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH AN AFTERMARKET YELLOW TOP DEEP CYCLE BATTERY ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START, CAR ACTED AS IF THE BATTERY WAS VERY LOW IT TURNED OVER, DASH WENT BLACK FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS AND CAR STARTED VERY FORCEFULLY. CAR HAD BEEN PARKED UNDER CARPORT FOR ABOUT 16 HOURS. THE DAY BEFORE CAR WAS IN THE SAME CONDITIONS AND STARTED RIGHT UP NO PROBLEMS.
ON 9/24/20 WE EXPERIENCED A HEAD ON COLLISION IN WHICH BOTH OCCUPANTS EXPERIENCED INJURIES FROM THE SEATBELT (PASSENGER HAD A FRACTURED STERNUM), AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ONCOMING CAR CROSSED THE CENTERLINE ON A CURVE, BOTH CARS WERE MOVING. I WOULD DISPUTE THE SPEED OF THE OTHER CAR AS I BELIEVE IT WAS GOING MUCH FASTER THAN STATED IN THE POLICE REPORT. OUR VEHICLE MAY VERY WELL HAVE PERFORMED AS DESIGNED (TOYOTA HAS BEEN CALLED TO CONFIRM), WE ARE THANKFUL TO BE HERE, BUT FEEL THE INJURIES COULD HAVE BEEN MINIMIZED IF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. OTHER VEHICLE HAD AIRBAGS DEPLOY, BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WALKED AWAY.
ON SEPTEMBER 29TH 2020 AT 7:20PM EST THE 2018 TOYOTA CAMRY DID NOT WANTED TO START EVEN AFTER PUSHING THE BREAK AND START BUTTON SEVERAL TIMES. AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT FINALLY TURNED ON AND THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE. THE ENGINE ALSO HAD A FUNNY RATTLING NOISE AND A MASTER LIGHT CAME ON MY DASHBOARD. AFTER PUTTING THE CAR IN REVERSE THE BACK CAMERA SCREEN ALSO HAD A MASTER LIGHT ON WITH RCD OFF SIGNAL. AFTER DRIVING FOR A ABOUT 12 MINUTES AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE CAR STALLED AND I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR LESS THAN ONE YEAR AND ALL MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN DONE ACCORDINGLY TO SCHEDULE. I EVEN HAD TO PAY TOYOTA FOR A FULL DIAGNOSTIC CHECK UP ON JULY 08TH 2020. I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY AND OTHERS AROUND ME WHEN I AM DRIVING THIS VEHICLE.
I STARTED VEHICLE FROM A STOPPED POSITION DROVE ABOUT 20 FT AND NOTICED THAT I COULD NOT PUSH DOWN THE BRAKE PEDAL...I PUT THE CAR IN NUETRAL AND APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BREAK...THERE WAS A BREAK WARNING LIGHT AND A LOW BREAK POWER MESSAGE...I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK...
I FIRST NOTICED SEVERE VIBRATION WHEN GOING ON HIGHWAY, I APPLIED BRAKE AND THE ENTIRE FRONT END STARTED TO VIBRATE. THE CAR ONLY HAS AROUND 16,000 MILES AND ITS 2018 MODEL. BAD ROTOR IS CAUSING THIS TO SHAKE. THIS ROTOR MUST HAVE COME FROM THE FACTORY DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER IS UNWILLING TO REPLACE IT. THEY WANT ME TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR AROUND $300. I REALIZE THAT BRAKE PADS ARE NOT COVERED BUT THE ROTORS SHOULD BE COVERED BECAUSE THEY CAME LIKE THAT FROM THE FACTORY.
WHEN I START MY CAR BY PRESSING THE START BUTTON, THE CAR CAN'T START AND SAID IGNITION IS NOT READY AND MANY ERROR CODES SHOW UP ON THE SCREEN, SOMETIMES IT TAKES 8 TO 10 TIMES BEFORE CAR CAN START AND TODAY IT CAN'T START AT ALL, I WENT TO CHECK FOR THE CAR CATTERY AND IT IS FINE, AND WE CHANGED OUR KEY FOB BATTERY, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS, SOME WEBSITE SAID IT IS FUEL PUMP ISSUE, AND I SEE SOME 2018 TOYOTA CAMRY IS ON FUEL PUMP RECALLL BUT WHEN I INPUT MY VIN, IT SAID IT IS NOT UNDER RECALL, SO I AM VERY WORRIED THAT ONE DAY I WILL GET STRANDED SOMEWHERE WITHOUT NOTICE AND DON'T KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE ISSUE, PLEASE HELP. THIS HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE IS STATIONARY BEFORE I START.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2018 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT TRIED TO COME TO A STOP AND THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO REAR END THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. THE POLICE WERE ON THE SCENE AND A CASE WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK AND ARM INJURIES. HOWEVER, THE AMBULANCE WAS NOT ON THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TOYOTA OF FAYETTEVILLE (1352 W SHOWROOM DR, FAYETTEVILLE, AR 72704) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE MANUFACTURER FOR WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,392. *BF *AS
I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE 1 MONTH AGO. IT HAS STALLED ON THE FREEWAY TWICE. I AM AT 10K MILES. THE DEALER IS REPLACING THE "BAD" FUEL PUMP WITH ANOTHER IDENTICAL PUMP! THOSE CARS CONSIDERED PART OF THE KNOWN RECALL GET A DIFFERENT PUMP. SO I AM TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AT MY OWN RISK.
SEVERE HIGH IMPACT FRONT AND REAR COLLISION, NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. VEHICLE HYDROPLANED, STRUCK CONCRETE CENTER BARRIER, SPUN THREE TIMES ACROSS 3 LANES OF HIGHWAY AND HIT GUARDRAIL IN REAR. NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. I HAVE ONLY UNLOADED FRONT PICTURES, SITE WOULD NOT ALLOW MORE THAN 5 PICTURES. PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR THE REAR DAMAGE PICTURES
THE DRIVER DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK AT TIMES THE KEY WILL NOT WORK AND THE ONLY WAY TO UNLOCK IS BY GOING THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE AND UNLOCKING THE DRIVER DOOR. ALSO NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHERE THE CAR HAS LOST COMPLETE POWER AND YOU HAVE TO PULL OVER TURN IT OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON
SUNROOF EXPLODED GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, NO IMPACT FROM ROCK OR DEBRIS IT MAD A VERY, VERY LOUD 'BOOM' AND AFTERWARD WE PULLED OVER FOR INSPECTION AND THE SUNROOF EXPLODED UPWARD. THE GLASS SPLIT THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE GLASS PANEL
MY SON, [XXX], HYDROPLANED IN HEAVY RAIN WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT THE CONCRETE MEDIAN AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE IMPACT WAS VERY HARD AND INVOLVED THE FRONT AND DRIVER SIDE AND SUSTAINED HEAVY DAMAGE. THE FRONT NOR SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND THEREFORE HIS HEAD COLLIDED WITH THE STEERING WHEEL. HE SUSTAINED INJURIES TO INCLUDE A CONCUSSION AND A TORN AVAR LIGAMENT IN IS NECK. HIS INJURIES HAVE HIM INCAPACITATED. PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *JS
SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ALL REPORTED TO THE DEALER DURING REGULAR SERVICE INTERVALS. 1. STARTED THE DAY I DROVE IT NEW OFF THE LOT - CLOCK RADIO WAS GAINING 1 MINUTE EVERY WEEK, DEALER FLASHED SYSTEM SEVERAL TIMES ON MULTIPLE SERVICE APPOINTMENTS BEST IT HAS GOTTEN DOWN TO IS GAINING 1 MINUTE A MONTH. 2. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I WOULD PARK THE CAR FOR THE EVENING 1-2 HOURS LATER SOMEONE WOULD WALK PAST THE CAR NOTICE A HUMMING FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR, I'D GO CHECK SOUNDED LIKE THE FUEL PUMP RUNNING, INSERT KEY TURN ON IGNITION (NOT START CAR) TURN KEY OFF NOISE WAS GONE. REPORTED TO DEALER NOTHING FOUND COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. 3. STARTED AROUND 25K MILES - CAR IS VERY SLUGGISH, AND JERKY ON SLOW GRADUAL ACCELERATION FEELS LIKE A BAD PLUG OR FUEL DELIVERY PROBLEM, CAN BE DRIVING DOWN FLAT STRAIGHT INTERSTATE HIGHWAY CAR WILL HICCUP SPIT AND SPUTTER FOR A SECOND OR TWO THEN RESUMES SPEED. REPORTED TO DEALER DURING ROUTINE SERVICE COMPUTER DIDN'T THROW A CODE SO NOTHING COULD BE DONE OBSERVED 0.1 MPG DECREASE IN FUEL MILEAGE. 4. 28K-30K MILES STARTED CAR FOR WORK IDLED AND SHOOK HORRIBLY FOR 20-30 SECONDS JUST AS I REACHED FOR THE KEY TO SHUT IT OFF AND DRIVE MY SPARE CAR IT SMOOTHED OUT AND RAN FINE. FELT LIKE A DEAD CYLINDER SUSPECT A BAD PLUG OR COIL PACK ONCE AGAIN REPORTED TO THE DEALER NOTHING FOUND. 5. CAR NOW AT 38K MILES FUEL MILEAGE HAS GRADUALLY DECREASED FROM MAX OF 37 MPG WHEN NEW NOW DOWN TO 35.8 MPG WITHOUT ANY CHANGE IN DRIVING HABITS OR ROUTE. SINCE WARRANTY IS EXPIR
THE CAR JERKS WHEN I DO NOT ACCELERATE, WHILE MAKING A TURN, AFTER STOPPIJNG AT A RED LIGHT OR A STOP SIGN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OVERTAKE ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE RPM REVVED UP HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOYOTA OF ROCKWALL LOCATED AT 1250 E INTERSTATE 30, ROCKWALL, TX 75087, (469) 331-8372, HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE BY MAIL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,900.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V012000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) AT THOMASVILLE TOYOTA LOCATED AT 14724 US-19, THOMASVILLE, GA 31757. AFTER RETRIEVING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE SAME DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO THE MANUFACTURER TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8,000.
I HAVE 2018 TOYOTA CAMRY AND THIS IS THE VERY FIRST TIME THAT I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY GAS TANK LATCH NOT OPENING UP. I REPORTED THIS TO DICK DYER TOYOTA AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME FOR THIS ISSUE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO, BUT IF I'M DRIVING BY MYSELF AND I NEED GAS I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO OPEN MY GAS TANK TO THIS ISSUE. PLEASE HELP!!!
DURING MID 30'S AND BELOW, MY CAR DOES NOT GET UP TO OPERATING TEMPERATURE. IT SITS NEAR THE COLD MARK AND I HAVE INADEQUATE HEAT OUTPUT THROUGH MY VENTS WHICH MAKES IT VERY HARD TO SEE WHEN I'M DRIVING IN THE WINTER MONTHS. I HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER SEVERAL TIMES TO CLEAN MY WINDSHIELD BECAUSE THE DEFROSTER ISN'T STRONG ENOUGH TO MELT THE ICE. I'VE REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT (FORMER TOYOTA TECHNICIAN) AND IT STILL PRODUCES THE SAME RESULTS. I'VE TALKED TO SOME TOYOTA TECHNICIANS AND THEY HAVE NO EXPLANATION. PLEASE NOTE IN MY PICTURE I'VE ATTACHED THE 28 MINUTES OF DRIVE TIME WITH AN AVERAGE SPEED OF 39 MPH WITH MY NEAR COLD TEMP GAUGE.
MY CAR WILL RANDOMLY STALL AFTER DRIVING SEVERAL HOURS ON THE FREEWAY AND SOMETIMES WILL NOT START UP. I AM CONCERNED THAT IT WILL STALL WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY LEADING TO A CRASH. MY CAR IS NOT INVOLVED UNDER TOYOTA'S FUEL PUMP RECALL BUT I HAVE VERIFIED THAT MY FUEL PRESSURE GOES TO NEAR 0 PSI WHEN THE CONDITION HAPPENS (FORMER TOYOTA TECHNICIAN) AND THE SYMPTOMS ARE EXACTLY THE SAME AS OUTLINED IN THE RECALL. I HAVE CONTACTED TWO TOYOTA TECHNICIANS FROM MY LOCAL DEALER AND SAID THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DUPLICATE IT DUE TO HAVING TO DRIVE SO LONG AND AS A RESULT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE A FIX FOR ME. I WOULD BE TEMPTED TO PURCHASE A NEW FUEL PUMP, HOWEVER IF TOYOTA DOESN'T KNOW ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON MY CAR, THE PART WILL NOT BE UPDATED AND WILL LIKELY TO HAVE THE SAME RESULT.
WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT MY CAR IN AUGUST 2018 WHEN I FIRST DROVE IT... THE ACCELERATION WAS ON POINT. NOW IT SEEMS LIKE WHEN I GO TO TAKE OFF TO ACCELERATE IT FEELS SLUGGISH AS IF IT'S DOING THE WAY IT ORIGINALLY DID.
AS I WAS STARTING OUT MY DRIVEWAY THE STEERING SUDDENLY GOT VERY STIFF AND WHEN IT WOULD TURN IT WOULD NOT RETURN TO CENTER, SO I HAD TO DO THAT MYSELF. IT ONLY DID IT ONCE SO I CONTINUED TO MY DESTINATION, BUT WHEN I STARTED HOME IT BECAME MORE AND MORE STIFF AND WAS MAKING A GROWLING NOISE. I DROVE IT SLOWLY HOME AND HAD TO PARK IT FOR NEARLY TWO WEEKS TO WAIT FOR AN APPOINTMENT BECAUSE I WAS VERY CONCERNED THAT IT WOULD LOCK UP TOTALLY,. FINALLY GOT IT IN FOR SERVICE AND SERVICE SAID THAT THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT WAS BINDING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS SEEMS TO ME TO BE A VERY ODD PROBLEM TO HAVE WITH ONLY 47,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V012000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.*BF CONSUMER STATED RECALL HAS BEEN COMPLETED ON 07/21/20.*JB
2018 TOYOTA CAMARY SE. STEERING WHEEL IS STIFF AND LOCKS IN PLACE AS YOU ARE DRIVING AND TURN THE WHEEL SO IT DOES NOT RETURN IF YOU LET GO OF THE WHEEL AND YOU HAVE TO PUT A LOT OF PRESSURE TO TRY AND TURN BACK AND TURN MORE IN TO THE CORNER,
I HAVE A 2018 CAMRY XSE, THE TIRES THAT CAME WITH CAR HAS A LOT OF SIDEWALL PROBLEMS, WITHIN THE LAST 5 MONTHS I HAD TO REPLACE 5 TIRES DUE TO SIDEWALL DAMAGE. EACH TIME THE DAMAGE WILL OCCUR, WITH HITTING A SMALL POT HOLE, OR A SLIGHT RUBBING AGAINST THE CURB. THE BRAND OF TIRE ARE BRIDGESTONE,TURANZA 235/40R19. I REMEMBER WHEN BRIDGESTONE AND MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THERE TIRES WHICH CAUSE FATALITIES MANY YEARS AGO. SO I'M WONDERING IF THE SAME PRACTICE IS HAPPENING AGAIN
MY WIFE'S 2018 CAMRY ROLLED AWAY DOWN OUR DRIVEWAY WHILE THE SHIFTER WAS IN PARK. IT'S GOT 33K MILES ON IT. ON THE WAY DOWN THE HILL, IT CLEARLY ENGAGED THE PARKING PIN BECAUSE IT DRUG THE FRONT WHEELS 10 OR SO FEET BEFORE HITTING MY NEIGHBORS HOUSE. THE CAR WAS RUNNING, I HOPPED OUT AFTER PUTTING IT IN PARK AND ALL FOUR DOORS UNLOCKED. I PUT A PACKAGE IN THE REAR DRIVER SIDE, WENT TO OPEN THE TRUNK, MY WIFE (WHO WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGERS SEAT) HIT THE REMOTE ON THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION, AND THE CAR ROLLED BACKWARDS AND NEARLY HIT ME. ALL FOUR DOORS RELOCKED, THE PAWL CLICKED UNTIL IT ENGAGED AS IT ROLLED AWAY. IT JUMPED THE STREET, AND PARK ENGAGED AND IT SLID THE LAST 15 OR SO FEET. THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING UNTIL MY WIFE REMOVED THE KEY. THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY WAS IN PARK THE ENTIRE TIME.
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