2018 Toyota Camry complaints

WHEN DRIVING WITH THE PRE COLLUSION SYSTEM CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED THE CAR SLAMS ON IT'S BRAKES DROPPING UP TO 19 MPH INSTANTLY AND CAN COME TO A COMPLETE STOP PER TOYOTA. IT ALMOST GOT ME RUN OVER BY A SEMI. I FILED VIA THE TOYOTA LEMON LAW WEBSITE TO NO AVAIL. IN 2018 THE PRE-COLLUSION SENSOR WAS TIED INTO THE PEDESTRIAN SENSOR. HENCE AT TIMES WHEN SENSING PERIPHERY IT SLAMS ON THE BRAKES. TOYOTA HAS 71 DISCLAIMERS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES, BUT ALMOST EVERY TOYOTA SINCE 1018 HAS THIS DANGEROUS TECHNOLOGY. SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS ARE AWARE OF THIS AND MY SALESMAN TOLD ME TO USE THE ALTERNATE CRUISE CONTROL SINCE IT HAPPENED TO HIM ALSO. I WAS ADVISED OF THE SAME BY TWO OF THEIR OTHER EMPLOYEES. THIS SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN HORRIFIC ACCIDENTS. IT TYPICALLY ACTIVATED WHEN COMING UPON THE QUARTER PANEL OF ANOTHER CAN AND AT TIMES WHEN IT'S ONCOMING TRAFFIC. SOME OF THE DISCLAIMERS STATE: "SNOW COMING OFF THE CAR IN FRONT, SIGNS, OTHER CARS, METAL IN THE ROAD" AND SO ON. TOYOTA EXUDES INDIFFERENCE AND INSULTS ME UPON INVESTIGATING THE CAR IS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. I EMAILED 114 NEWSPAPERS NATIONWIDE, BUT DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE PUBLISHED. I'VE SPOKEN WITH SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS THAT HAVE HAD CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS. IT HAPPENS BOTH ON STREETS AND HIGHWAYS. IT HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME AROUND OCT 1, 2018. TO MAKE THINGS MORE FRUSTRATING TWICE STATED THE CAR IS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES FOR NO REASON. I DOUBT THAT ANYONE CARES, BUT I WARN YOU: DO NOT FOLLOW NEWER

VEHICLE HESITATE WHEN ACCELERATING AND THE ENGINE SHAKES REAL BAD, IT FEELS LIKE A MOUNT IS REALLY LOOSE. VEHICLE ALSO HESITATE TO PICK UP SPEED AFTER SLOWING DOWN.

THE VEHICLE DOES A WEIRD CLOCKING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATION AND AS I BREAK OR GO AT A LOWER SPEED OR HIGHER SPEED THE SOUND IS LESS OR MORE . THIS STARTS AT A SURTEN SPEED. ALSO WHEN THE CAR IS ON IT DOES THE NOISE LIKE A CLICKING SOUNDS IVE READ ABOUT THE RECALLS ON THIS MODELS AND IM CONCERN DUE TO THE SAME INFO THE CAR ARE BEING CALLED FOR RECALLS. MINES DOING THE SAME NOISE AND PROBLEM NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE WHEN GOING ON THE FREEWAY OR HIGHWAY NOW I NOTICE IT GETTING WORSE RECALL NUMBER -18V200000 ALSO THERES A LIGHT THAT INDICATES THE FRONT CAMARA IS OF AND IT GOES OF AND ON ON ITS OWN SOMETIMES

WHEN TRYING TO STEER THE CAR IT'S HARD TO TURN AND WHEN DRIVING IT FEELS LIKE THE CAR IS

IN DEEP WHITE SANDS DESERT CAR KEYS LOCKED INSIDE THE TRUNK. AFTER OPTING FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR USING THE HANGER ANCHOR METHOD WHOLE CAR COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM WENT DOWN AND THERE IS NO WAY TO OPEN THEN TRUNK FROM INSIDE THE CAR. 2018 CAMRY HAS NO LEVER ANY PULL-DOWN SEATS TO OPEN THE TRUNK. PARK RANGER TOOK ME TO THE NEAREST TOWN TOYOTA DEALERSHIP(DESERT SUN TOYOTA,3333 N WHITE SANDS BLVD, ALAMOGORDO, NM 88310), THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT HAVING THE ABILITY TO CUT THE NEW LASER KEY THEY WERE NOT EVEN AWARE 2018 YOU CAN'T OPEN THE TRUNK BY A LEVER OR PULLING DOWN SEATS. IT WAS COLD AND DARK AND FAMILY WITH KIDS SITTING IN THE DUNES ALONE WHILE I WAS WORKING WITH TOYOTA DEALERSHIP FOR A NEW KEYS. AFTER DOING ALL BRAINSTORMING THE LAST SOLUTION CAME TO ME WAS MAKE A HOLE BEHIND NUMBER PLATE TO OPEN THE TRUNK LATCH. A GOOD MAN AGREED TO COME TO THE PARK AND OPEN THE TRUNK BY DRILLING THE HOLE. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE MY FAMILY SAFE. AFTER REACHING DALLAS (MY HOME) I SENT AN EMAIL TO TOYOTA NORTH AMERICA CEO JAMES ABOUT THE WHOLE INCIDENT AND HIS OFFICE CALLED ME AFTER THE EMAIL BUT NOT ACCEPTING THIS AS A DEFECT AND DENIED TO HELP ME TO FIX MY HOLEY CAR. THE 6 HRS I SPENT WITH FAMILY TO JUST OPEN THE TRUNK IS A SERIOUS DEFECT IN THE 2018 CAMRY. THIS IS VERY COMMON TO LOSE KEYS WHILE TAKING STUFF OUT OF THE TRUNK. IF THE HAPPENS ON NOWHERE LANDS AND NO CELL PHONE SIGNALS THEN IT IS DANGEROUS.

MASTER CONTROL LIGHT ON, NOT IDLING, WONT START IMMEDIATELY AFTER PUMPING GAS, CUTS OF RANDOMLY WHEN I STOP AND MALFUNCTION WARNING LIGHT FOR POWER STEERING

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT APPEAR TO KNOW WHAT GEAR TO BE IN AND IS ALWAYS SEARCHING. SO MUCH SO THAT IT WILL LUNGE AT TIMES WHEN ALL YOU ARE TRYING TO DO IS ACCELERATE. WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND THEN SLOWLY APPLYING GAS AGAIN, NOTHING HAPPENS FOR A GOOD 10 SECONDS AND THEN IT SURGES AND CAUSES MY HEAD TO SLAM INTO THE BACK OF THE HEAD REST. ALSO WHILE IDLING THE VEHICLE IS DECENTLY LOUD, MORE SO WHEN DEFROSTER IS ENGAGED. AT FREEWAY SPEEDS IT TENDS TO DO BETTER, BUT MOST ISSUES APPEAR TO BE IN CITY DAY TO DAY DRIVING FROM THE TRANSMISSION/ OR FUEL SYSTEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2018 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK IN THE CARPORT WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY ACCELERATED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF THE CARPORT. THE VEHICLE BOUNCED OFF THE VEHICLE, STRUCK THE CORNER OF THE HOUSE, AND KEPT ACCELERATING INTO A FIELD. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP BECAUSE THE FIELD WAS MUDDY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ALL STAR TOYOTA OF BATON ROUGE (9150 AIRLINE HWY, BATON ROUGE, LA 70815) WHERE IT WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

I HAVE TWO PROBLEM WITH MY NEW CAR: 1) I HAVE A MOLDY ODOR COMING FROM OUT AC SYSTEM WITHIN A FEW MONTHS OF PURCHASING THE NEW CAR, AND WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER SERVICE CENTER, I WAS NOTIFIED THAT I COULD FLUSH THE AC SYSTEM AND INSTALL A CHARCOAL CABIN FILTER, BUT THERE IS NO PERMANENT SOLUTION TO FIXING THE ODOR COMING FROM THE CAR. 2) MY CAR IS EXPERIENCING ACCELERATION PROBLEMS WHEN I'M TRYING TO SPEED UP TO CHANGE LINES ON A FREEWAY OR MERGING ONTO A FREEWAY AND NEED TO ACCELERATE TO GET UP TO SPEED. WHEN I PRESS THE GAS, MY ENGINE REVS BUT DOESN'T RESPOND FOR 3-5 SECONDS. THIS BECOMES REALLY DANGEROUS AS I CANNOT PREDICT WHEN IT HAPPENS AND IT'S USUALLY OCCURS WHEN I'M SPEEDING UP TO MERGE OR CHANGE LANES.

WE MET WITH A CAR ACCIDENT ON 11/11/2019 MORNING. OUR CAR GOT BADLY HIT ON THE FRONT SIDE AND HAS BEEN DECLARED TOTALED BY INSURANCE. VIN [XXX]. THIS IS A TOYOTA CAMRY 2018. THE MAIN REASON WE WENT WITH THIS CAR IS THE SAFETY THAT WAS ADVERTISED. HOWEVER, DURING THIS CRASH NONE OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED FROM THE CAR AND HELPED MY WIFE (THE DRIVER) FROM GETTING THE SHOCK. SHE ALSO GOT NECK STRAIN DURING THIS INCIDENT. IF THIS DUE TO THE FAULTY AIR BAG, IT MAKES ME ANNOYED AS MY 8 YEAR SON WAS ALSO ON THE CAR WHEN THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED. IT MAKES ME WONDER WHETHER THIS CAR IS REALLY THAT SAFE AS IT IS GETTING ADVERTISED AND REQUIRE YOU HELP IN REGISTERING THIS COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA TO SEE WHAT WOULD BE NEXT STEPS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH AT NIGHT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED TO 50 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE AND NEARLY CAUSED A CRASH THE SECOND TIME. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE FEATURE SUDDENLY ACTIVATED. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK THE BLACK BOX INFORMATION AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GREEN'S TOYOTA OF LEXINGTON (630 E NEW CIRCLE RD, LEXINGTON, KY 40505, (859) 254-5751). IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE ROTORS FAILED AND THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE CONTACT FELT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT GOING TO ASSIST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS STILL RESEARCHING THE INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE VEHICLE'S BLACK BOX. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW AND HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER BETWEEN 10 TO 15 TIMES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD WHERE THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS, YOU CAN VISIBLY SEE THE LINES AND IT IS SLIGHTLY RAISED IN THE MIDDLE. I'VE NEVER OWN A VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY A NEW CAR THAT YOU COULD VISIBLY SEE THE EXACT LINES WHERE THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS. I WOULDN'T BE CONCERNED, BUT I KNOW IF THIS EXACT PROBLEM ON ANOTHER CAMRY NEAR ME.

WHEN ONE STARTS THE CAR BY PUSHING THE START BOTTOM, THE CAR WILL START TO SHAKE AND SOON A VERY LOAD CRACKING AND RATTLING NOISE WILL BEGAN COMING FROM THE ENGINE. ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY AND THEN TURNS OFF CAUSING THE DRIVER TO BE AWARE OF SOME ISSUE. ONCE THE CONCERNING NOISE GOES AWAY THE CAR CONTINUES TO SHAKE BUT EVENTUALLY STOPS AFTER A WHILE. THIS COULD MAKE THE CAR TO STALL AND CAUSING A POTENTIAL CRASH. THE VEHICLE LEFT BLIND SIDE DETECTOR DOES NOT RESPOND 100%, IT ONLY WORKS ABOUT 60% OF THE TIME. THIS CAUSES THE DRIVER TO THINK HE/SHE ARE CLEAR TO TURN TO THE LEFT LANE IN THE CITY AND HIGHWAY AND IT CAN CAUSE THE DRIVER TO HIT ANOTHER CAR AND POTENTIALLY CRASHING. THE SCREEN PANEL GLITCHES FROM TIME TO TIME WHILE DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY CAUSING THE DRIVER TO NOT BE ABLE TO SEE AND LOCATE RADIO STATIONS OR MANIPULATE THE PANEL.

TL* THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2018 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONSUMER HAS STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SHOOK. ALSO, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE. ADDITIONALLY, AN ABNORMAL RATTLING NOISE WAS DETECTED AND THE BLIND SPOT SENSOR FAILED TO WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JIM ELLIS HYUNDAI ATLANTA (5785 PEACHTREE BLVD, ATLANTA, GA 30341, (770) 454-6789), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,500 . *BF *AS

CAR SEEMS LIKE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS ON BUT ITS NOT. WHEN I DRIVE OFF IT PULLS BACK AND HESITATES. THE SEATBELT DOESNT ALWAYS SEND THE SIGNAL THAT IAM WEARING IT WHICH MAKES THE CAR SEAT ALARM GO OFF. THE CAR WONT TURN OFF WHEN I PRESS THE BUTTON MULITIPLE TIMES THE AC COOLING IS LOUD ALONG WITH THE ENGINE SOUND BEING ALSO LOUD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO INCREASE THE SPEED TO 50 MPH. AFTERWARDS, THE ENGINE MADE AN ABNORMALLY LOUD SOUND, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED, AND SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO KOONS TOYOTA (8610 LEESBURG PIKE, VIENNA, VA 22182, 703-790-5920) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AXLE ASSEMBLY AND THE TRANSMISSION BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 1910182445. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

THE VERY FIRST AND SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS 2018 CAMRY LE IS ITS GAS PEDAL . IT IS VERY STIFF AND HARD TO PRESS THE GAS PEDAL . DUE TO THAT IT GETS SO HARD TO GIVE GAS POWER TO ENGINE AND DUE TO THAT CAR GIVE JERKS TO PICK UP THE ACCELERATION AND START JERKING AND SECONDLY DUE TO THAT STEERING WHEEL ALSO GET REALLY TIGHT AND ALSO IT MAKES THE SHIFTING OF THE GEAR OF TRANSMISSION GET STUCK. GAS PEDAL NEED TO BE SOFT, WHEN YOU PRESS THE PEDAL TO GIVE THE RACE OR ACCELERATION TO CAR FOR TO CHANGE GEARS AUTOMATICALLY FROM TRANSMISSION. IT IS VERY SERIOUS HAZARD WHEN THE GAS PEDAL GET STUCK AND STAY STIFF VERY HARD

IN AUGUST 2918, THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM MCGEORGE TOYOTA OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. IN FEBRUARY 2019,THE AC WAS NOT COOLING. IT WAS FOUND THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL HIGH PRESSURE LEAKS. THE CONDENSER WAS REPLACED IN THE CAR AND HAS ATTEMPTED TO BE REPAIRED THREE OTHER TIMES, AS TWO OTHER TIMES THE FREON WAS FOUND TO BE LOW, AND LEAKS FROM HIGH PRESSURE LINES. AFTER THE SECOND REPAIR IN MARCH 2019, THE WIRING WAS FOUND TO BE FAULTY, WHICH IN TURN HEATED THE VENTS UP SO HOT, IT PRODUCED A MILD BURN ON MY FINGERS. WHILE DRIVING, THE TEMPERATURE OF THE AIR COMING OUT OF THE VENTS WAS EXTREMELY HOT, SO I TURNED THE BLOWER DOWN AND ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE VENTS IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. FURTHERMORE, THE MIRROR WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE AND A PIECE FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN JANUARY OF 2019. TODAY, ON 10/24/19, THE CAR MALFUNCTIONED WHILE IN MOTION AND IN A STATIONARY POSITION. WHEN THIS EVENT OCCURRED, IT EFFECTED POWER, STEERING, BRAKES, AIR BAGS AND SEVERAL OTHER MAJOR FUNCTIONS. I LEFT FOR WORK AND NOTICED MY CAR JUST SEEMED TO BE DRIVING ODDLY. I PULLED OFF TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON AND GET COFFEE. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, WENT INTO THE STORE. WHEN I CAME TO THE VEHICLE AND STARTED IT, I PUT IT IN REVERSE AND COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL. NEARLY ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND LET IT SIT FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. WHEN I TURNED THE VEHICLE BACK ON, ALL OF THE LIGHTS WERE OFF AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO MOVE AND DRIVE NORMALLY. OVERALL, THIS VEHICLE HA

AC SYSTEM SMELLS LIKE MOLD. STARTED WHEN VEG ONLY HAD 5000 MILES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 TOYOTA CAMRY. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INTO THE STREET AND UP A HILL WHERE IT CAME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND DRIVEN HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO STEVEN TOYOTA (2970 S MAIN ST, HARRISONBURG, VA 22801, (540) 434-1400) WHERE IT WAS KEPT FOR OVER A WEEK, BUT NO FAILURE WERE IDENTIFIED. A WEEK LATER, THE CONTACT PARKED IN FRONT OF A HOUSE WHERE IT ACCELERATED AGAIN ON ITS OWN AND CRASHED INTO THE HOUSE AT 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER AND THEY REFERRED THE CONTACT TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT WANTED THE MANUFACTURER TO BUY BACK THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ASSIGNED TO TWO CASE MANAGERS TO FIND A SOLUTION FOR THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000. *BF *LN*JB *TR

MY 2018 TOYOTA CAMRY HAS A VERY ROUGH SHIFTING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I BEGAN TO NOTICE THE ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE WHEN I REACHED ABOUT 20,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. WHEN EVER I PUT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, REVERSE, OR PARK THE VEHICLE MAKES A THUD SOUNDS AND SHAKES A BIT. WHENEVER I AM DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND I AM ACCELERATING THE TRANSMISSION HAS A LARGE DELAY BEFORE IT SHIFTS INTO THE NEXT GEAR, AND IT FEELS LIKE IT IS SHIFTING INTO THE WRONG GEAR BECAUSE OF THE LACK OR POWER OR TOO MUCH POWER AT TIMES. IT IS ESPECIALLY TELLING WHEN I'M ON CITY STREETS AT LOW SPEEDS, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY AS WELL AT HIGHER SPEEDS. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS ISSUE TO LIGHT TO THE TOYOTA AUTO DEALERSHIP IN THE PAST IN THE PAST TO WHICH THEY HAVE RESPONDED THAT THIS IS STANDARD WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS OF THESE 2018 CAMRY'S, AND THAT I AM NOT THE FIRST TO HAVE REPORTED SUCH A THING. I HAVE OWNED 3 TOYOTA CAMRYS BEFORE THIS 2018, AND NEVER HAD I HAD AN ISSUE LIKE THIS ON THEM. AND IT IS VERY UNUSUAL FOR A VEHICLE SO NEW AND WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE TO EXHIBIT SUCH POOR PERFORMANCE.

LEFT REAR RIM CRACKED, NO TIRE DAMAGE OR OTHER WHEEL DAMAGE. DID NOT NOTICE ANY MAJOR POTHOLE WHILE DRIVING. DID NOT NOTICE DURING ANY EVENT, JUST THE DISTORTION OF THE RIM WHEN APPROACHING THE VEHICLE.

WHEN DRIVING THERES A TIGHTNESS IN THE STEERING WHEEL, WENT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER TO FIND OUT WHATS IS WRONG IN MY CAR AND SAYING THAT THERE IS INTERNAL MECHANICAL FAILURE IN THE CAR THAT THEY CANNOT FIGURE IT OUT , THE CAR WAS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD AND STILL LOW MILEAGE IN THE CAR AND I NEVER EXPERIENCE THAT KIND OF ISSUES BEFORE. JUST WONDERING ITS A NEWER CAR AND ALREADY HAVE ISSUES. TOYOTA LAST LONG THATS WHY I CHOOSED TO BUY IT.

THE DRIVER WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM CANNOT BE LIFTED UP BY DESIGN, THE PASSENGER SIDE IS OK AND LIKE IN ALL OTHER VEHICLES, BOTH WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUPPOSED TO LIFT UP COMPLETELY FOR CLEANING, SNOW REMOVAL ETC

WHEN DRIVING MY VEHICLE I GET A STALLED RESPONSE WHEN PRESSING ON THE GAS AND THEN IT JERKS FORWARD. THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING ON THE STREETS BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT IF STOP AND GO MOVEMENTS. IT USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AT A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, EVEN WHEN STOPPING TO TURN DOWN A STREET. I'M NOT SURE WHY THE VEHICLE DOES THIS, I JUST BOUGHT IT SO IT SHOULD STILL BE IN VERY GOOD SHAPE. I'M REPORTING THIS BECAUSE IT CAN BE A POTENTIAL HAZARD FOR A CAR CRASH. PLEASE HAVE TOYOTA FIX THIS PROBLEM IN THEIR 2018 TOYOTA CAMRY SE.

THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT ERRATICALLY, WHEN CRUISING AT A CONSTANT SPEED THE TRANSMISSION JERKS. IT FEELS LIKE IT DOWN SHIFT THEN UP SHIFTED, THIS HAPPENS A FEW OF TIMES A WEEK TOYOTA SAYS THIS IS NORMAL IN 4 CYLINDER, BUT THIS IS NOT NORMAL BEHAVIOR I HAVE 2013 CAMRY WITH NO SUCH ISSUE. THE MOST ANNOYING, BOTH THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS SOUND HOLLOW AND MAKE A LOUD BANGING SOUND WHEN SHUTTING THE DOORS. THEY SOUND LIKE METAL BANGING OR HOLLOW TIN CANS. WHEN I SEARCHED ONLINE I FOUND THAT THE ADHESIVE ON THE DOOR SKIN COULD BE BAD CAUSING THE METAL THUMPING SOUND. I CAN MAKE A VIDEO AND SEND IT TO YOU GUYS IF NEEDED. THANK YOU.

WHEN TURNING AT SLOW SPEEDS THE STEERING WHEEL GOES FROM TIGHT TO LOOSE AS YOU MAKE A TURN. WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE STEERING WHEEL FEELS REALLY TIGHT AND HARD TO TURN. THIS ISSUE STARTED AT 37,429 MILES, WHICH IS CONVENIENTLY 1,429 OUT OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD.

WHENEVER I HAVE 1 OR 2 BACKSEAT PASSENGERS, THE SEATS THAT AREN'T OCCUPIED IN THE BACK THE SENSORS GO OFF AS IF SOMEONE'S IN THE SEAT AND NEEDS TO PUT ON THEIR SEATBELT. SO I JUST PUT THE SEATBELT CONNECTED SO IT STOPPED SENSORING.

TODAY AUG 31 2019, I TEST DROVE THE ABOVE VEHICLE. 2 THINGS I NOTICED DURING DRIVING. 1). AT START UP THERE WAS A VERY AUDIBLE TICKING SOUND AT THE FRONT END OF THE ENGINE. IT WAS MUCH MORE AUDIBLE WHEN THE HOOD WAS RAISED, AND IT STOPPED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS WITH ONLY A FAMILIAR TICKING SOUND OF THE 4 CYLNDER ENGINE ONCE IT STOPPED 2). MOST IMPORTANT - DURING ACCELERATION FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO BOGG DOWN, AND FEEL LIKE THE FUEL WAS NOT FEEDING PROPERLY, OR THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. ONCE THE VEHICLE REACHED 15 MPH OR SO, IT SEEMED TO DRIVE NORMAL. I DID NOT HAVE A CHANCE TO DRIVE ON THE FREEWAY, ONLY CITY STREETS. THE ACCELERATION SHOULD BE OF MAJOR CONCERN.

WHILE PULLING INTO PARKING SPOT, APPLIED BRAKES & CAR EXCELLERATED, WOULD NOT STOP. ALMOST WENT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. CAR ONLY STOPPED WHEN I PUT IT IN PARK. SCHAUMBURG TOYOTA CUSTOMER CARE IS LOOKING INTO MATTER.

THERE ARE TWO ISSUES WITH MY 2018 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH 10,250 MILES AND UNDER WARRANTY. (1) ONE IS A KNOCKING SOUND THAT A TOYOTA DEALER I TOOK IT TO SAID IS AN ENGINE PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE PULLED THE ENGINE BUT THEY HAVE NOT FIGURED OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS YET. THIS PROBLEM WAS MISSED WHEN I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER TOYOTA DEALER FOR THE 10,000 OIL CHANGE ON JULY 30TH, AND EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT A NOISE I THOUGHT COULD BE A MUFFLER NOISE.. THIS ENGINE COULD HAVE FAILED AND ONLY LUCKY FOR ME IT DIDN'T WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE ON THE RECALL LIST FOR THIS ENGINE PROBLEM AND FOR THE (2) TRANSMISSION POWERTRAIN PROBLEM. WHEN I PULL OUT INTO MAJOR STREETS FROM A SIDE STREET, I HAVE TO DO IT VERY GRADUALLY AND CANNOT ACCELERATE QUICKLY BECAUSE IT WILL MISS GEARS. THIS ALSO COULD BE DANGEROUS WHEN TRYING TO PASS OTHER TRAFFIC ON BUSY HIGHWAYS OF ONE LANE IN EACH DIRECTION. *TT CONSUMER STATED SHE DOES NOT WISH THE INVESTIGATOR TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE AUTOMAKER AT THIS TIME OF THE INVESTIGATION.*JB

THE RADAR SENSOR CONTINUOUSLY MALFUNCTIONS AND TURNS ITSELF OFF. INITIALLY THOUGHT BY THE DEALER TO BE DUE TO RAIN, EVEN DURING SUNNY CONDITIONS IT MALFUNCTIONS. THE CAR HAS TO BE TURNED OFF AND TURNED BACK ON TO GET RADAR SPEED CONTROL TO WORK AGAIN. I HAVE TAKEN YOU DEALER AND THEY SAID THIS IS NORMAL AND HAS NO FIX. THIS SHOULDN'T BE OCCURRING UNLESS THEIR IS A DIRECT BLOCKAGE OF RADAR SIGNAL ON THE SENSOR.

WHEN SLOWLY ACCELERATING FROM ABOUT 20 MILES PER HOUR TO ABOUT 40 MILES PER HOUR AND AROUND 2500 REVOLUTION PER MINUTE, THE ENGINE AND/OR TRANSMISSION SHAKES AND/OR STALL.

VEHICLE IS SHUTTERING AT STOP SIGNS AND HAS A MAJOR LAG IN ACCELERATION WHICH HAS LEAD TO SOME CLOSE CALLS MERGING ONTO THE FREEWAY AND PULLING INTO TRAFFIC.

FOR A YEAR AND A HALF, MY CAR HAS ALWAYS REFUSED TO ACCELERATE ON TIME, OFTEN OVERCOMPENSATING AND LUNGING FORWARD, OR UNDERGOING A ROLLING SENSATION AND ACCELERATING. I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING/TIRES TWICE IN THE PAST WEEK AND TODAY AS WELL. WHEN MAKING A TURN AND ACCELERATING THE CAR TIRES SKID VERY LOUDLY AND THE STEERING WHEEL MOVES ON ITS OWN TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT. I ALMOST WENT OUT OF MY LANE BECAUSE OF THIS. TIRES ARE FINE AND DO NOT SHOW EXCESSIVE WEAR OR DAMAGE.

SIDEWALL FAILURE TOTAL LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE AND HAD TO REPLACE TIRE WITH ONLY 20000 MILES ON TIRE AND APPROX. 7/32 TREAD ON TIRE.

SIDEWALL DAMAGE HAPPENED VERY QUICKLY TIRE DEFLATED QUICKLY INDICATOR ON DASH ILLUMINATED. PULLED INTO A SERVICE STATION AND TIRE WAS COMPLETELY FLAT. REQUIRED ROAD SERVICE TO INSTALL SPARE BECAUSE WIFE IS A HEART PATIENT AND CANNOT CHANGE TIRE. LUCKILY SHE WAS GOING THROUGH A TOWN AT UNDER 40 MPH. PICTURE ATTACHED OF SIDEWALL DAMAGE NOT SURE IF IT LOOKS DEFECTIVE OR WAS A ROAD HAZARD.

THE WIPERS DO NOT CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD ON MODERATE HEAVY RAIN VISIBILITY IS VERY BAD. I OWN A 2002 CAMRY WHICH DOES A BETTER JOB. AS PER MY OBSERVATION THE WIPER FREQUENCY NEEDS TO BE INCREASED .

WAS RAINING AND PUSH THE BRAKE AND THE CAR DIDN'T STOP AND THE WHEELS SLIPPED ON THE PAVEMENT

IN MOTION: TODAY 7/28/2019 WHILE PULLING OUT IN TRAFFIC THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND I LOOKED DOWN IN THE GEAR SHIFT DRIVE AND NEUTRAL WAS LIT AND THE NETRULA WAS FLASHING. NEXT, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED, AND THE DASH START FLASHING STAR INFLATION MALFUNCTION AND SEE A DEALER IMMEDIATELY. I JUST PURCHASED . MY GRANDDAUGHTER WAS IN THE CAR THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY.

THE RESPONSE TIME OF ACCELERATING AND THE CAR MOVING IS SIGNIFICANT AT IRREGULAR INTERVALS. THIS IS HAZARDOUS WHEN I AM PLANNING TO OVERTAKE BECAUSE IT TAKES LONGER THAN EXPECTED.

2018 CAMRY SE, SLOW TO TAKE OFF WHEN STEPPING ON GAS AFTER A STOP OR SLOW DOWN MOSTLY NOTICEABLE ON CITY STREETS. VERY HESITANT & GAS MUST BE PUMPED IN ORDER FOR TRANSMISSION TO CATCH UP. ALMOST INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT WHEN COMING OFF EXIT RAMP & ONTO HIGHWAY. CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE & OTHER DRIVERS WERE AT SPEED LIMIT BEHIND ME. GEARS SHIFT ALMOST LIKE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. GAS PEDAL CAN BE DIFFICULT TO PUSH AT TIMES AS WELL.

THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT'S GOING TO STALL WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SIGN OR SIGNAL LIGHT. THE TRANSMISSION FEELS VERY JERKY LIKE IT'S IN THE WRONG GEAR. I'M AFRAID THAT I'M GOING TO GET REAR-ENDED WHILE THE TRANSMISSION IS HESITATING TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHICH GEAR TO SHIFT INTO.

TAKATA RECALL. WHENEVER I ENGAGES THE BRAKE OR SLOW DOWN AND TRY TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE CAR HESITATES AND JERKS AND IT DOES THIS FROM DAY 1 THAT BOUGHT THE CAR

THIS VEHICLE GAVE ME PROBLEMS FROM THE BEGINNING. TO BEGIN, IT BEGAN BREAKING ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD GOING ABOUT 45-50 MPH. THIS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN AND MY TOYOTA DEALER TOLD ME THAT I WAS A LIAR. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE CAR, UNKNOWING WHEN IT WOULD STOP ME IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AGAIN. IT THEN HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS BECAUSE THE DASHBOARD AND RADIO WOULD GO BLACK WHILE I WAS DRIVING; MY AIR CONDITIONER WOULD STOP AS WELL. ALSO, I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE ALONE WITH MY CRUISE CONTROL ON AND IT KEPT BREAKING ME AND TELLING ME THAT THERE WAS ANOTHER CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THIS CONTINUED FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES OF CONSTANT DRIVING (PICTURE BELOW). THE LAST THING THAT HAPPENED TO ME IN THIS CAR WAS THAT THE LANE ASSIST WOULD PULL ME OUT OF MY LANE AND INTO ANOTHER WHEN TRYING TO CORRECT BETWEEN LINES. THIS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES AND TOYOTA WOULD DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. MY MOTHER WAS DRIVING MY CAR ONE DAY ABOUT 75 MPH ON AN INTERSTATE AND IT PULLED HER OFF THE ROAD TO THE LEFT. THIS CAR GAVE ME NOTHING BUT TROUBLE SINCE PURCHASING IT BRAND NEW. MY CAR STARTED THIS TROUBLE WITHIN 5 MONTHS OF ME OWNING THE VEHICLE AND TOYOTA PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. I WAS VERY UPSET AND DISAPPOINTED THAT I CHOSE THIS CAR ABOVE OTHERS. I HOPE TOYOTA WILL DO THEIR JOB AND FIX THESE PROBLEMS SO ANOTHER CAMRY DRIVER MAY NOT EXPERIENCE WHAT I, UNFORTUNATELY, HAD TO.

AFTER SLOWING DOWN OR COMPLETELY STOPPING, MY CAR STALLS AS I REACCELERATE. WHEN I SLOW DOWN (I.E TO TURN, ETC) AND THEN REACCELERATE THE CAR STALLS, SLOW TO GAIN SPEED, AND AT TIMES EVEN JERKS SLIGHTLY- THIS MAINLY OCCURS WHEN I SLOW DOWN AND THEN REACCELERATE ON AN INCLINE (I.E GETTING ON A BRIDGE). IF I AM STOPPED COMPLETELY AT A LIGHT, ETC, THE CAR DELAYS UPON ACCELERATION, AND WILL KICK-IN AFTER A COUPLE SECONDS, ALSO, IF I ATTEMPT TO INCREASE MY SPEED SUDDENLY (I.E TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE QUICKLY TO PREVENT BEING REAR-ENDED!) THE TIME TO ACCELERATE IS DELAYED. THE GAS PEDAL DOES NOT STICK, BUT SEEMS TO BE A DELAY IN CHANGING GEARS OR SOMETHING. I DRIVE ~120 MILES A DAY, MOSTLY MULTI-LANE ROADWAYS, AND IN HEAVILY TRAFFICKED AREAS WITH MANY TOURISTS AND YOUNG DRIVERS. I ENCOUNTER MANY IRRESPONSIBLE SPEEDERS EVERYDAY, AND SOMETIMES I NEED TO GET OUT OF THEIR WAY ASAP TO AVOID BEING RUN OVER! THIS IS MY 4TH TOYOTA IN 20 YEARS, AND A REGRETTABLE PURCHASE. THIS ISSUE STARTED ABOUT 1 MONTH AFTER PURCHASING, AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED IT EVERYDAY SINCE.

CAR GETS VERY CONFUSED WHEN SHIFTING. DOESN'T SEEM TO KNOW WHAT GEAR IT'S WANTS TO BE PLACED IT. WHEN I'M AUTO SHIFTING SETTING NO PROBLEM WITH SHIFTING OR TRANSMISSION.

DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION: 1: CAR HESITATES TO SPEED UP FROM A FULL STOP OR WHILE IN MOTION. 2: RPM'S GO OVER 3000 BEFORE CAR REACTS (2-3 SECONDS DELAY) , DANGEROUS SPECIALLY WHEN TAKING CURVES OR MERGING INTO TRAFFIC (HIGHWAYS, FAST TRAFFIC ROADS). 3: I FEEL A "HICCUP" LIKE MOVEMENT WHILE IN MOTION (SOMETIMES). 4: CAR HESITATES TO SHIFT OR SHIFTS WHIT EXCESSIVE POWER. 5: DOWNSHIFTS AND LOSS OF ACCELERATION (IT HAPPENS ERRATICALLY DEALER HAVE REPLACED THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSIST, NOW THEY ARE GOING TO REPLACE THE VEHICLE COMPUTER AND IF THE PROBLEM PERSIST THEY WILL REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN. IT SEEMS LIKE THEY DON"T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM REALLY IS. UNTIL NOW THIS ARE THE SYMPTOMS I'M EXPERIENCING WITH MY 2018 CAMRY 4-CYL, CERTAINLY SOMETHING I WASN'T EXPECTING FROM A TOYOTA PRODUCT. THE UNPREDICTABLE BEHAVIOR OF THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS, I NEVER KNOW WHEN IS GOING TO RESPONSE AS IT SHOULD DO OR WHEN I'LL HAVE TO FLOOR IT SO IT CAN REV UP AND FINALLY MOVE.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE DURING CLEAR CONDITIONS DURING A TURN ON A CITY STREET, THE STEERING BECAME HEAVIER. THE STEERING WHEEL NOW STICKS AT MULTIPLE POINTS AND DOES NOT TURN BACK TO CENTER WITHOUT HEAVY FORCE, IT ALSO RATTLES LOUDLY AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THE 2018 CAMRY HAD APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES WHEN THIS ISSUE STARTED TO HAPPEN.

THE CAR APPLIED THE BRAKES VERY HARD WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE WITH NO OBJECTS OR OTHER VEHICLES NEARBY. I WAS RUNNING AROUND 50MPH AND THE COLLISION AVOIDANCE ACTIVATED AND THE CAR SLOWED TO NEARLY 20MPH.