2018 Toyota Camry complaints

AFTER TAKING DELIVERY OF THE VEHICLE I NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES VERY POOR AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SET ON CRUISE CONTROL IT WOULD DROP SPEED FOR NO REASON.

MY BRAKES GRAB AND JERK AT LOW SPEEDS. ESPECIALLY WHEN I'M BACKING UP OR PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAY THEY ARE FINE AND THE ISSUE IS NORMAL. I'VE ALSO CONTACTED TOYOTA CUSTOMER CARE AND THEY REFERRED ME BACK TO THE DEALER. I NOTICED VIA AN ONLINE SEARCH; THAT MANY OTHER DRIVERS ARE REPORTING THE SAME ISSUE WITH NO REMEDY OFFERED FROM TOYOTA.

THE WIPER'S TOP SPEED IS INSUFFICIENT TO ADEQUATELY CLEAR EVEN A MODERATE RAINFALL AT 35 MPH AND ABOVE

VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH BLIND SPOT DETECTION SYSTEM. HOWEVER, SYSTEM STAYS ON SEVERAL TIMES EVEN IF THE VEHICLE IN BLIND SPOT PASSES AWAY, ALERT STILL STAYS ON CREATING CONFUSION AND POTENTIAL HAZARD DURING LANE CHANGING. I HAVE RECORDED VIDEO PROOF OF THE SAME.

VEHICLE HAS ISSUES WITH TRANSMISSION. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN THE CAR CAN'T SEEM TO DECIDE WHAT GEAR TO PICK AND WHEN TO ENGAGE IT RESULTING IN A SECOND OR TWO OF DEAD ACCELERATION. ONCE VEHICLE DECIDES WHAT TO DO, IT SENDS AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF POWER TO THE WHEELS WITH UNINTENDED ACCELERATION RATES. THIS MOST COMMONLY HAPPENS WHEN SLOWING FOR A YIELD AND THEN GOING, STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, AND PASSING ON THE HIGHWAY. FUEL ECONOMY IS ALL OVER THE PLACE AS WELL, MOST LIKELY DUE TO POOR TRANSMISSION. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE CAR WAS FIRST BOUGHT IN NOVEMBER 2017....HAS NEARLY 8000 MILES AS OF JULY 18 AND STILL AN ISSUE.

I BOUGHT A 2018 TOYOYA CAMRY SE IN APRIL AND I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS EVER SINCE. THE ETUNE RADIO SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY WITH MY PHONE. I HAVE TO RECONNECT MY PHONE TO THE CAR WHILE I'M DRIVING TO GET MY MUSIC TO PLAY AFTER A PHONE CALL. THE AIR CONDITIONING DOESN'T COOL PROPERLY, AT TIMES I HAVE TO SET IT ON "LOW" IN ORDER TO GET IT TO COOL. OTHER TIMES, I CAN HAVE IT SET ON 80 AND IT COOLS. WHEN I PARK MY CAR AND GET OUT, I CAN SMELL RADIATOR FLUID. THE ACCELERATION DOESN'T' WORK PROPERLY. SOME TIMES I PRESS THE GAS AND THE CAR TAKES OFF SMOOTH, OTHER TIMES IT DOESN'T. THERE IS A GAP IN TIME BETWEEN ME PRESSING THE GAS AND THE CAR ACTUALLY TAKING OFF.

COLLISION DETECTION ENGAGES WHEN NO ONE CLOSE TO FRONT OF VEHICLE AT HIGH SPEED. OUR 2018 CAMRY ENGAGED THE COLLISION DETECTION AT ABOUT 65 MPH ON I-85 IN ATLANTA AND ABOUT WRECKED US. NO ONE WAS EVEN CLOSE TO THE FRONT THE VEHICLE OR STOPPING OR STOPPED AND IT LOCKED THE BRAKES UP SOLID FOR LIKE 5-10 SECONDS. THE VEHICLES BEHIND US ALMOST REAR ENDED US FROM IT ENGAGING WITHOUT WARNING. IT SCARED THE LIVING PISS OUT MY WIFE AND I. WE WONT EVEN DRIVE IT ON THE INTERSTATE ANY MORE OR CLOSELY FOLLOW SOMEONE. THE VEHICLE NEEDS FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED IN IT. I'M JUST REPORTING IT NOW BECAUSE I BEEN GIVEN THIS WEBSITE BY A LAWYER.

4-CYLINDER XSE HAS SIGNIFICANT ACCELERATION DELAY AFTER DEPRESSING THE PEDAL; THIS IS ESPECIALLY APPARENT WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A ROLLING STOP AT APPROXIMATELY 15-25 MPH. OCCASIONALLY, THE GEAR WILL ALSO SHIFT ABRUPTLY WHEN ACCELERATING FROM 15-25 MPH, CAUSING THE CAR TO LURCH FORWARD SUDDENLY. THIS IS DANGEROUS; IF THERE IS A CAR IN FRONT OF YOU, THERE IS A HIGH CHANCE OF CAUSING A REAR END ACCIDENT.

THE CAR HAS ACCELERATION/SPEED PROBLEMS. IT TAKES TOO LONG TO ACCELERATE WHEN CHANGING LANES, PASSING OTHER VEHICLE, OR ENTERING FREEWAY. THIS ISSUE IS GOING ON ALL AND EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT. I PURCHASED THE CAR ONE MONTH AGO. THIS IS MY 5TH CAMRY AND I NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. CAR IS UNSAFE AND IM SCARED TO DRIVE. TOYOTA, DO SOMETHING BEFORE SOMEONE DIES!!!!!!!!!!. I ALMOST GOT REAR-ENDED COUPLE OF TIMES

2018 CAMRY 8 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS DOWNSHIFTING PROBLEMS. THIS INVOLVES A DELAY IN DOWNSHIFTING THAT I HAVE FOUND ON 3 OCCASIONS COULD HAVE BEEN DANGEROUS. UPON COMPLETING A TURN AND REAPPLYING GAS PEDAL THE CAR APPEARED TO BE IN NEUTRAL OR STUCK BETWEEN GEARS. I HAD A DEAD GAS PEDAL FOR 3 OR 4 SECONDS. ON 1 OCCASION I COULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION IF THE OTHER DRIVER HADN'T REALIZED SOMETHING WAS WRONG AND SWERVED TO AVOID MY CAR. I CURRENTLY HAVE LEMON LAW COMPLAINT FILED WITH THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE INVOLVING THIS CAR AND IT'S TRANSMISSION.

I OVERALL LOVE MY NEW CAMRY XSE EXCEPT FOR TWO THINGS: 1-THE FEEDBACK ON THE HANDS FREE PHONE IS SO BAD NO ONE WILL TALK TO ME HANDS FREE EXCEPT MY FAMILY. THERE IS A HORRIBLE ECHO THAT MAKES IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FOR THE PERSON CALLING ME TO HEAR ME. THEY STATE ALL THEY CAN HEAR PRIMARILY IS THE ECHO OF THEIR OWN VOICE. WHEN AN ISSUE IS SO BAD THAT THE HANDS FREE SYSTEM-WHICH IS MEANT TO IMPROVE SAFETY WHILE DRIVING-THAT YOU NEVER USE IT, IT SEEMS LIKE A SAFETY ISSUE TO ME. I SEE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS FROM ALMOST EVERYONE REGARDING THIS SAME ISSUE. 2-ABOUT 1 OUT OF 20 TIMES I GET A CALL, IT COMES THROUGH WITH A VERY STRANGE RINGING SOUND THAT WILL NOT STOP UNTIL I STOP THE CAR & TURN IT OFF THEN ON AGAIN. I HAVE VIDEO OF THIS HAPPENING (I DON'T BELIEVE I CAN ATTACH A VIDEO HERE BUT I DO HAVE IT) AND I ALSO CANNOT ANSWER THE CALL AT ALL-IT WILL RING NONSTOP FOR OVER 30 MINUTES IF I DON'T PULL OVER AND STOP/RESTART MY CAR. BOTH OF THESE ISSUES ARE EXTREMELY ANNOYING CONSIDERING THE MONEY I PAID FOR THE CAR, I DIDN'T EXCEPT THESE TYPES OF ISSUES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, AN ABNORMAL THUMPING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. ANOTHER MOTORIST ALERTED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST ONTO THE SHOULDER AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO CENTRAL TOYOTA (11020 SOUTH ORANGE BLOSSOM TRAIL, ORLANDO, FL 32837). THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK PLASTIC SHIELD AND THE PLASTIC FUEL TANK FRACTURED, WHICH CAUSED THE FUEL TO LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

TOYOTA CAMRY XLE V6 HAS TRANSMISSION ISSUES. FIRST 5000 MI SERVICE HAS ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED. CAR CURRENTLY HAS ~8K MILES AND HAS NOT IMPROVED. (1) FIRST GEAR DOES NOT SHIFT SMOOTHLY TO SECOND. CAR JOLTS DURING THIS SHIFT. ISSUE IS WORSE WHEN THE CAR IS COLD, BUT CAN BE REPRODUCED EVEN WHEN IT IS WARMED UP. (2) TRANSMISSION TAKES A LONG TIME TO DOWNSHIFT AFTER ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED. SEEMS TO BE VERY CONFUSED IN PICKING THE RIGHT GEAR. (3) TRANSMISSION IS TOO EAGER TO DOWNSHIFT WHEN ACCELERATOR IS NOT PRESSED AND CAR IS SLOWING DOWN. THIS RESULTS IN ROUGH JOLTS AS THE CAR IS SLOWING DOWN OR BRAKING.

NEW 2018 CAMRY SE WITH 458 MILES, 4 CYLINDER/8 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. CAR HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING AND CANNOT SEEM TO FIND THE CORRECT GEAR. MOST NOTICEABLE BETWEEN 1ST AND 3RD GEARS. ALSO, DYNAMIC BRAKING SUPPORT PUT ME IN A DEAD STOP AS I WAS TRYING TO DEPART THE LANE TO AVOID A FRONT AND REAR END COLLISION. I HAD ALREADY APPLIED ENOUGH MANUAL BRAKE BUT WANTED TO QUICKLY ACCELERATE OUT OF THE LANE TO CREATE SPACE. THIS AUTOMATIC DEAD STOP DUE TO THE DYNAMIC BRAKING SYSTEM WAS A SCARY SURPRISE THAT NEARLY CAUSED A PILE UP. TOYOTA NEEDS TO RECOGNIZE THESE ISSUES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V200000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME AS THE RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED OVER TWO WEEKS AGO. THE DEALER (BAY RIDGE TOYOTA, 6401 6TH AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11220) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

THIS CAR ONLY HAS 120 MILES ON IT, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN PRESENT SINCE I TOOK DELIVERY. UPON INITIAL ACCELERATION FROM A DEAD STOP, THERE IS A LONG DEAD ZONE IN THE ACCELERATOR LEADING TO POOR THROTTLE RESPONSE. IT'S HARD TO TELL WHEN THE VEHICLE IS GOING TO BEGIN MOVING. ONCE MOVING, THE TRANSMISSION JUMPS IN AND OUT OF VARIOUS GEARS, AND THE CAR CAN'T DECIDE WHICH GEAR TO USE. IT ALSO SLAMS IN AND OUT OF SOME GEARS WITH NO CONSISTENCY. IT SEEMS LIKE A PROGRAM ISSUE, BUT IT NEEDS TO BE HANDLED VERY SOON OR THIS TRANSMISSION MAY NOT LAST 10-20K MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHIFT GEARS VERY ROUGHLY AND THEN CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED EVERYDAY SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED THREE MONTHS AGO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DAYTONA TOYOTA (451 N NOVA ROAD ,DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA 32114) TWICE, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS UNABLE TO BE ENGAGED DUE TO THE PRE-COLLISION SYSTEM. WHILE ENGAGING THE CRUISE CONTROL, THE PRE-COLLISION INDICATORS WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SUNNYSIDE TOYOTA (27000 LORAIN RD, NORTH OLMSTED, OH 44070) WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED ON A TEST DRIVE; HOWEVER, THE PRE-COLLISON SYSTEM WAS RESET. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. *TT *TR BRAKING ASSIST,ANTI BRAKING, ENGINE, ELECTONIC WARNING SYSTEM AND MORE. UPDATED 9/21/18*JB

TRANSMISSION IS FEELING VERY JERKY AFTER 5000 MILES. HOLDING ON TO LOW GEARS WAY TOO LONG. I'M DOING 40 MPH AND THE RPM IS OVER 3500. THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO KEEP MISSING GEARS. CONSTANTLY DOWNSHIFTING. MILEAGE HAS SURPRISINGLY GONE DOWN. EVEN ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IM DOING 65+ ITS STRUGGLING TO FIND GEARS AND KEEPS DOWNSHIFTING.

WHEN THE CAR IN THE LOW SPEED AROUND 20 MILES/HOUR AND THE ENGINE AROUND 2000RPM, THE TRANSMISSION IS WIRED TRYING TO FIND SPECIFIED GEAR, MAKE THE CAR SPEED INCREASED AND DECREASED, IT LIKE JERK THE CAR. ANOTHER PROBLEM IS WHEN YOU TRYING TO SPEED UP CATCH UP CARS SPEED FROM LOWER SPEED ON HIGHWAY, PRESS THE GAS PEDAL, THE CAR JUST LIKE THINKING THE LIFE PHILOSOPHY THE RPM REACH 4000 THE CAR SUDDENLY SPEED UP.

THE CAR KEEPS JUMPING FORWARD, IT CAN'T DECIDE WHEN IT WANTS TO SHIFT UP. WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP, OR DRIVING AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR TAKES OVER 5 SECONDS TO REALLY 'TAKE' AND REALIZE YOU ARE PUSHING ON THE GAS. ALL IT DOES IS REV, A LOT.

2018 TOYOTA CAMRY HAS BAD TRANSMISSION SINCE THE 1 ST WEEK OF HAVING THIS CAR IT HAS BEEN GIVING ME PROBLEMS IT SLAMS INTO GEAR SOMETIMES, IT HESITATES WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS LIKE IT DOESN'T KNOW WEATHER TO GO OR NOT IT JERKS LIKE IT CANT FIND WHICH GEAR TO GO INTO THE CAR IS REALLY BAD AND I CANT SEEM TO GET ANY HELP FROM TOYOTA THEY TOLD ME TO KEEP DRIVING MAYBE THE CAR NEEDS TO GET USE TO MY DRIVING. THEY TOLD ME ITS A 4 CYLINDER THAT'S HOW THEY DRIVE. THEY TOLD ME I SHOULD DRIVE IT MANUAL MODE. IM JUST FED UP .

WHILE DRIVING MY 2018 TOYOTA CAMRY ON MAY 15, 2018, MY DASH DISPLAYED A MESSAGE OF "PRE-COLLISION SYSTEM MALFUNCTION" AS WELL AS A WARNING LIGHT, A LIGHT DEPICTING TWO VEHICLES COLLIDING AND THE MESSAGE "VISIT YOUR DEALER". I UNDERSTAND TOYOTA HAD A RECALL ON 2015 MODEL TOYOTAS FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE HOWEVER, HAS ANYONE ELSE EXPERIENCED THIS WITH THEIR 2018 TOYOTAS OR HAS A RECALL BEEN RELEASED FOR THIS ISSUE? THIS VEHICLE IS 6 MONTHS OLD, PURCHASING IT IN OCTOBER LAST YEAR, AND I HAVE ALREADY HAD ONE RECALL FOR THE FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM AND NOW THE PRE-COLLISION SYSTEM HAS APPARENTLY MALFUNCTIONED. MY TOYOTA DEALER REFUSES TO ISSUE ME A LOANER VEHICLE SO I DO NOT HAVE TO CONTINUOUSLY TAKE OFF OF WORK TO BRING THE VEHICLE INTO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED, WHICH THEY HAVE REQUESTED I ALLOW AN HOUR AND A HALF TO CONDUCT. I PURCHASED A NEW VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY SO I WOULD NOT HAVE THE PROBLEMS A USED CAR COULD CREATE HOWEVER I AM CURRENTLY REGRETTING THE DECISION OF PURCHASING A TOYOTA AS IT WILL NOW HAVE BEEN IN THE SHOP TWICE FOR ISSUES BEYOND MY DOING OR CONTROL BUT CONTINUES TO CREATE AN INCONVENIENCE TO ME FINANCIALLY AS IT REQUIRES ME TO TAKE TIME OFF WORK FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND REPAIRS.

EXCESSIVE WIND NOISE IN DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WINDOW. I'VE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR A MONTH. [XXX] IS KNOWN FOR THIS AND DIDN'T EXPECT TOYOTA HAD THE SAME ISSUE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON A SECONDARY ROAD AND WARNING LIGHTS STARTED GOING OFF AT THE SAME TIME(ABS,PRECOLLISION WARNING, ENGINE LIGHT,ETC.) MY HUSBAND DROVE IT TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THE TOYOTA SERVICE REP ADVISES ME THAT THE ENGINE WIRES HAVE BEEN CHEWED BY RODENTS. HE ALSO ADVISES ME THAT THIS IS NOT A TOYOTA PROBLEM SO MY BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER IT. HE ADVISED MY AUTO INSURANCE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. THE PROBLEM IS A TOYOTA PROBLEM. THEY HAVE STARTED USING PLANT-BASED MATERIAL TO COVER THE WIRING WHICH ATTRACTS RODENTS. THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, BUT NOT FOR MY MODEL OF CAR. ALSO, THIS IS GOING TO GET SOMEONE KILLED, BECAUSE YOU CAN'T HARDLY KEEP THE CAR ON THE ROAD AFTER IT HAPPENS. I DON'T HAVE ANY PAPERWORK YET, BECAUSE MY CAR IS STILL AT THE DEALERSHIP.

THE 2018 TOYOTA CAMRY IS HAVING A PROBLEM SHIFTING AND ALLOWING THE CAR TO INCREASE SPEED. THE CAR CONSTANTLY JERKS WHEN YOU TRY TO MOVE AND SOMETIMES WHEN YOU'RE SITTING IT STILL JERKS. IT'S LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS MISSING A SHIFT OR SOMETHING.

CAR IS HESITATING/SLUGGISH WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP/ROLLING STOP. TAKES FOREVER TO GET TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS, WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. WHEN THERE IS TRAFFIC ON A HIGHWAY, CHANGING LANES INTO A LANE IN WHICH TRAFFIC IS GOING FASTER IS EXTREMELY HARD DUE TO FEAR BEING REAR-ENDED. CAR STRUGGLES TO GET FROM 0-45 AND WILL ONLY DO SO WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS STEPPED DOWN ALL THE WAY. TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ARE VERY JERKY. SEEMS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION DOESN'T KNOW WHAT GEAR TO BE IN 90% OF THE TIME. ALL THESE SYMPTOMS APPEAR TO BE IN ONLY THE 4 CYLINDER MODEL OF THE 2018 CAMRYS.

WATER GOING TO ENGINE BAY WHEN DRIVING IN RAINING WEATHER.

WATER AND DIRT LEAKING INTO ENGINE CABIN!

AFTER DAYS HARD RAIN LAST WEEK ON THE ROAD EVIDENCE WATER AND DIRT MARKS CAME FROM PASSENGER SIDE FENDER TO ENGINE BAY. TOYOTA MUST FIX THIS PROBLEM SOON AS POSSIBLE BEFORE CORROSION AND ENGINE ELECTRICAL SHORT ! THERE ARE POSTS FROM OTHER TOYOTA FORUM: (HTTP://WWW.TOYOTANATION.COM/FORUM/802-CAMRY-8TH-GENERATION-2018/1597922-WATER-DIRT-LEAKING-INTO-ENGINE-CABIN-FRONT-WHEELS.HTML) HTTPS://WWW.AUTOHOME.COM.CN/USER/201804/915221.HTML#PVAREAID=101356

THE FENDER IN THE ENGINE BAY IS NOT COMPLETELY SEALED. WATER IS WELLING FROM THE FRONT WHEELS INTO THE ENGINE BAY THROUGH THE OPENING OF THE FENDER. THE TOP COVER OF FRONT SHOCK ABSORBERS IN THE ENGINE BAY IS NOT SEALED EITHER. EVIDENT WATER IS WELLING THROUGH THERE, TOO. I'M NOT DRIVING ON ANY DIRTY ROAD. JUST REALLY COMMON HIGHWAY TO AND BACK FROM WORK, 20 MINUTES' DRIVE. YES IT RAINS, BUT NEVER CAUSE ANY PROBLEM ON THE ROAD. IT'S MAKING THE ENGINE BAY DIRTY. ALSO, IT COULD DAMAGE THE ENGINE, OR SHORTCUT ANY WIRE. IT COULD BE NORMAL TO GET DIRTY, BUT THIS POOR DESIGN IS NO GOOD. THE FENDER SHOULD BE SEALED TO RESIST WATER. THAT'S WHY IT'S CALLED FENDER. WE HAVE A POST ON TOYOTA NATION FORUM. IT SEEMS THAT IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM TO ALL 8TH GENERATION CAMRY. ANYONE, PLEASE TAKE A LOOK. IT HAS VERY DETAILED DESCRIPTION ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING. I'VE VISITED THE SERVICE CENTER. THEY JUST SAID 'IT'S NORMAL TO GET WATER IN FROM THE BOTTOM'. APPARENTLY THE PROBLEM IS NOT THE BOTTOM. WE GOT NEWS, THAT IN CHINA, TOYOTA HAS ALREADY OFFERED A FREE PATCHWORK TO ALL 8TH GENERATION CAMRY, TO SEAL THE OPENINGS. THE 2018 CAMRY MODEL IS UNIVERSAL THE SAME, SAME DESIGN, SAME PROBLEM. I HOPE WE COULD GET THE SAME PATCHWORK. THEY HAVE TO FIX THEIR POOR DESIGN.

DYNAMIC RADAR CRUISE CONTROL & PRE-COLLISION SYSTEM FAILURE DURING RAIN. ON APRIL 7TH, 2018 WHILE DRIVING IN LIGHT RAIN ON I95-S IN SOUTH CAROLINA @ 65-70MPH MY CRUISE CONTROL AND PRE-COLLISION SYSTEMS STOPPED WORKING, 2 LIGHTS CAME ON ON THE LEFT SIDE DRIVING CONSOLE AND AN ERROR MESSAGE READING "CLEAN SENSOR" DYNAMIC CRUISE FAILURE. I PULLED INTO THE NEXT REST AREA AND TURNED OFF CAR, "GOOGLED" WHERE THE SENSOR IS, BEHIND THE TOYOTA EMBLEM ON FROM OF CAR. INSPECTED IT, IT WAS CLEAN ON THE OUTSIDE OTHER THAN BEING WET FROM RAIN. I "POPPED" THE HOOD, I COULD NOT SEE ANY DIRTINESS EITHER. I THEN STARTED DRIVING AGAIN AND AS SOON AS I WAS UP TO HIGHWAY SPEED AND IT WAS STILL LIGHTLY RAINING THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I HAD TO DRIVE OVER 250 MILES WITH NO CRUISE CONTROL NOR PRE-COLLISION SYSTEM. WHEN IT STOPPED RAINING SEVERAL HOURS LATER AND THE NEXT DAY THERE WAS NO RAIN AS WELL IN HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC THE PROBLEM NEVER REOCCURRED.

THE TRANSMISSION IN THE 2018 XSE V6 IS JUNK. IT IS JERKY ON ACCELERATION (LIKE DRIVING A MANUAL TRANSMISSION) AND WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND THE SHIFTS ARE HARD, AND CLUNKY. EVEN WORSE WHEN COLD. WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THE SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 1ST HAPPENS WITH A HUGE THUD. HAD DEALER TAKE A LOOK AND THEY TOLD ME NOTHING WAS WRONG AFTER HOOKING IT UP TO THEIR COMPUTERS. PRETTY DISAPPOINTED IN THE WAY THIS BRAND NEW CAR DRIVES. MAJOR HESITATIONS WHEN ACCELERATING. CAUSES ENTIRE CAR TO JERK UNTIL THE MOTOR SMOOTHS OUT. THIS LOYAL TOYOTA OWNER FOR OVER 30 YEARS IS STRONGLY THINKING ABOUT SWITCHING BRANDS. 5K MILES ON CAR.

THE POWERTRAIN IS VERY ROUGH AT LOW SPEED. WHEN PEDAL IS PUMPED SLOWLY THE GEAR CHANGES WITH A THUD AND JERKING. THIS FEELS WORSE THAN A MANUAL GEAR CAR. THE CAR DROVE AROUND 7500MILES. COMPLAINT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY NOTIFIED IT MAY BE DUE TO CAR COMPUTER ISSUE.

I LEASED A LOW END CAMRY 6 MONTHS AGO. SINCE THEN I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM ABOUT 20 TIMES. WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP USUALLY ON A SLIGHT UPGRADE THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASE FROM THE 600 VALUE AT IDLE TO ABOUT 2200. THIS OCCURS IN A SPEED RANGE OF 0 TO 5 MPH. FORTUNATELY I HAVE MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHEN IT HAS HAPPENED AND GENERALLY AM NOT CLOSE TO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME SO I AM ABLE TO HOLD THE CAR WITH THE FOOT BRAKE BUT GENERALLY NEED TO SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE TO ELIMINATE THE HIGH RPM AND WHEN RESTARTING ALL IS BACK TO NORMAL. I HAVE HAD THE CAR AT THE DEALERS 3 TIMES AND ALL IS "WELL" BASED ON THE COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS. I SUSPECT A SOFTWARE PROBLEM IN THE COMPUTER BUT THAT FALLS ON DEAF EARS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2018 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RETRACT AND THE PRE-COLLISION DETECTION SYSTEM FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: AU0000000358273. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,600.

I WAS FOLLOWING THE CAR'S BUILT-IN NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND AS I GOT WITHIN ABOUT A MILE OF THE DESTINATION ADDRESS, IT ABRUPTLY STOPPED WORKING. THE DISPLAY DISAPPEARED. I USED MY SMART PHONE MAP TO GET TO MY DESTINATION. ALTHOUGH I WAS NOT DISTRACTED, I BELIEVE THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A HAZARD IF I HAD BEEN IN AN UNFAMILIAR AREA HAVING MY NAVIGATION INSTRUCTIONS AND MAP SUDDENLY DISAPPEAR

2018 CAMRY XSE V6 - IF THE CAR IS NOT FULLY WARMED UP AND YOU ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR IS VERY ROUGH. IT IS MORE PRONOUNCED IF YOU ARE ACCELERATING UP A HILL. THE ONLY WAY TO GET RID OF THE ROUGH 1ST TO 2ND GEAR SHIFT BEFORE THE CAR IS FULLY WARMED UP IS TO APPLY EXCESSIVE THROTTLE.

WIND NOISE FROM THE SIDE WINDOWS WHEN DRIVING

MY CAR REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE GOT FLAT AND PASSENGER SIDE TIRE HAS BUBBLE. MY CAR HAS ONLY 2500MILES ON IT.

I PURCHASED BRAND NEW 2018 CAMRY SE NOVEMBER 2017 ABOUT A WEEK AFTER PURCHASE I NOTICED THE CAR SHIFTS INTO GEAR ROUGHLY AND JERKS A LOT WHEN DRIVING SIMILAR TO DRIVING A MANUAL TRANSMISSION CAR SO I ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THE SALESMAN WHO SOLD ME THE CAR ONLY TO GET THE RUNAROUND ABOUT WHO TO TALK TO FINALLY WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN THEY CHECKED ALL 20 SOMETHING COMPUTERS ON THE CAR AND SAID THEY SAW NO ERRORS BEING REPORTED WENT FOR A TEST DRIVE NOTHING SO THEY SENT ME ON MY WAY CAR WAS STILL DOING THE SAME THING SO I TRIED A DIFFERENT TOYOTA DEALER LEFT THE CAR ALL DAY THEY CHECKED SYSTEMS SAID IT WAS UPDATED AND THAT I PROBABLY NEED TO DRIVE THE CAR MORE SO IT CAN GET ACCLIMATED WITH MY DRIVING SO I HAD THIS CAR FOR 3 MONTHS AND IT STILL DOES THE SAME THING HESITATION WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS, REVS UP PRETTY HIGH BEFORE SWITCHING GEARS, HARD SHIFTS INTO GEARS, AND JERKING EXCESSIVELY THIS CAR SO FAR HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE IM VERY UNSATISFIED WITH MY NEW CAR PURCHASE

I'VE HAD THIS VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS NOW. THE FIRST MONTH I NOTICED THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE WAY THIS NEW VEHICLE ACCELERATES. WHEN STOPPED AND STARTING MOVEMENT AGAIN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY JERKS AND DOES NOT SPEED UP RIGHT AWAY. THE JERKING PART IS MY MAIN SAFETY CONCERN. I HAVE PREVIOUSLY OWNED OTHER TOYOTA MODELS AND NO OTHER MODEL HAS DONE THIS. I'M AFRAID SOMEONE WILL REAR END MY DUE TO THE SUDDEN JERKING AND THEN DELAYED RESPONSE OF THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. IT IS ESPECIALLY DISTRESSING AT INTERSECTION LIGHTS, OFF RAMPS, AND STOP SIGNS. ANYWHERE REQUIRED TO STOP OR SLOW MOVEMENT AND THEN NEED TO ACCELERATE EVEN AT A MODERATE PACE. SOMETHING JUST IS NOT RIGHT.

THE CAR HAS ACCELERATION/SPEED PROBLEMS. THE CAR HAS ONLY 200 MILES, TOOK IT IN TE HIGHWAY AND TAKES TOO LONG TO REACH HIGHWAY SPEED. IT RARELY REACHES AND STAYS AT LOWER SPEED. LIKE OTHERS IT SEEMS THIS CAMRY WILL HAVE A LOT REAR-END ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE LACK OF SPEED PERFORMANCE. I FEEL SCARE TO DRIVE THIS CAR, TOO DIFFICULT TO CHANGE LANES, TOO DIFFICULT TO KEEP UP WITH TRAFFIC. IF CARS ARE APPROACHING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND YOU ARE CHANGING LINES YOU MORE THAN LIKELY WILL END UP REAR- END. IT TOOK ME TWO AND A HALF HOURS TO COMPLETE A 1 HOUR TRIP DUE TO LACK OF SPEED, CAR NOT RESPONDING AND FEAR OF GETTING REAR-END BY OTHER CARS WHO WERE HURNING BECAUSE CAR WOULDN'T SPEED UP. CAR IS TOO UNSAFE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO TOYOTA. WORST CAR EVER.

VEHICLE HAD AN UNINTENTIONAL BRAKING INCIDENT RELATED TO THE FACTORY SAFETY SYSTEMS WHICH CAUSED PROPERTY DAMAGE. OF CONCERN IS THAT ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER WHO READ THE EDR, THERE WAS NO RECORDED EVENT THEREFORE THEY ARE DENYING THAT AN UNINTENTIONAL BRAKING EVENT OCCURRED. I WAS NOT PRESENT AT THE DEALERSHIP WHEN THEY DOWNLOADED THE DATA HOWEVER THEY LEFT A THUMB DRIVE IN THE CAR WHICH ALLEGEDLY CONTAINS THE DATA THEY PULLED FROM THE CAR. WHEN THE EVENT OCCURRED, THE CAR WAS ON THE TRACK OF AN AUTOMATIC CAR WASH BEING PUSHED ALONG BY ROLLERS UNDER THE WHEELS WHILE IN NEUTRAL. THE SPEED WAS LIKELY 2-3 MPH. WHEN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WENT UNDER A CURTAIN OF SWAYING CLOTH STRIPS, ALARMS WENT OFF IN THE VEHICLE, LARGE ILLUMINATED LETTERS THAT SAID BRAKE APPEARED IN THE INSTRUMENT DISPLAY, IT BRAKED BY ITSELF CAUSING IT TO COME OFF OF THE TRACK ROLLERS AND THE CONVEYER PULLED THE VEHICLE BEHIND INTO THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE CAUSING DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES. THE OWNERS MANUAL LISTS AUTOMATIC CAR WASH AS A SITUATION WHEN THE SYSTEM MAY ACTIVATE (ALONG WITH PASSING OTHER VEHICLES, GOING UNDER HIGHWAY SIGNS AND ABOUT 20 OTHER COMMON EVERYDAY SITUATIONS WHERE ONE WOULD BE UNABLE TO DEACTIVATE THE SYSTEMS PRIOR TO THE SITUATION). THE OWNERS MANUAL DOES NOT TELL YOU TO DISABLE THE SYSTEM WHEN IN AN AUTOMATIC CAR WASH. TOYOTA DENIES ANY LIABILITY DUE TO THE EDR NOT RECORDING THE EVENT ALTHOUGH THEY IDENTIFIED THAT IT WOULD AND SHOULD HAVE IF IT OCCURRED. THERE CLEARLY IS A PROBLEM

THE TRANSMISSION CLUNKS WHEN THE LOWER FORWARD TRANSMISSION GEAR ENGAGES WHEN ACCELERATING ON TO THE HIGHWAY. THIS TRANSMISSION DEFECT CAN ALSO BE DESCRIBED AS A THUD THAT GIVES THE DRIVER THE IMPRESSION THE CAMRY TRANSMISSION WILL FAIL SHOULD THE DRIVER CONTINUE TO APPLY PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL.

HESITATION/LAGGING ISSUES AT BOTH HIGH AND LOW SPEEDS- HESITATES BOTH WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE TAKING OFF FROM A STOPPED POSITION - SHIFTS ARE HORRIBLE THE CAR JERKS A LOT- IN CRUISE CONTROL GOING 70-75 MPH JERKS HARD, WITH NO CARS IN FRONT OF IT. ACCELERATION IS HORRIBLE SO MUCH SO, THAT WE ALMOST GET REAR ENDED WHEN TRYING TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC. THIS STARTED A WEEK AFTER I PURCHASED THIS IN JULY- JAN 13 WE WERE ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT TO CAR NOT ACCELERATING AND JERKING

LANE SENSORS NOT WORKING. THESE SENSORS ARE SUPPOSED TO KEEP YOU IN YOUR LANE FOR SAFETY. I DIDN'T REALIZE I WAS GOING OVER CENTER LINE BECAUSE SENSOR NOT WORKING. NOT HAVING SENSORS THAT WORK COULD CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT.

TAKATA RECALL THE FRONT AXLE BREAKS WHEN DRIVING ON A CITY STREET (NOT TURNING BUT THE STEERING WHEEL IS SLIGHTLY RIGHT) WITH A SPEED OF ABOUT 25-30 MPH AND THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WENT OFF THE VEHICLE WITH BOTH RIGHT FRONT AND RIGHT REAR TIRES BURST. NOT SURE IF THE CAR HITS THE CURB FIRST OR THE AXLE OR FLAT TIRE HAPPENED FIRST.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 TOYOTA CAMRY. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE TRACTION AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. ALSO, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DARCARS 355 TOYOTA ROCKVILLE (15625 FREDERICK RD, ROCKVILLE, MD 20855 (301) 340-0900) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT RODENTS CHEWED THROUGH THE INSULATION AND WIRING, WHICH NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED THE FAILURE ONLINE AND FOUND THAT A SOY-BASED PRODUCT WAS USED IN MAKING THE INSULATION AND WIRING, WHICH COULD ATTRACT RODENTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 700.

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE ABOUT I MONTH A GO THE PROBLEM IS WHEN I SLOW DOWN TO AROUND 5 MPH AND THEN HIT THE GAS TO GO AGAIN THE CAR PICKS UP SPEED SUPER SLOWLY AND IT I HIT THE ACCELERATOR HARD THE TRANSMISSION JERKS REALLY HARD ALMOST LIKE SOMEONE IS HITTING ME FROM THE BACK , I TOOK IT TO TOYOTA THEY KEEP SAYING THE CAR IS JUST FINE . WORST CHOICE EVER IAM NEVER BUYING TOYOTA AGAIN I DROVE A 2015 CAMRY MUCH BETTER THEN THE [XXX] 2018 CAMRY THEY SAID IT'S BETTER BUT I SAY IT'S CHEAPER AND PROBABLY WON'T BE AS RELIABLE AS IT'S OLDER VERSION.. IT SUCK TO DRIVE IN THE CITY , ALSO THE ENGINE IS SUPER LOUD . INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR