Middleboro Review: 2011 Toyota Camry Complaints

2011 Toyota Camry Complaints from NHTSA web site:

Date Complaint Filed: 04/27/2013
Component(s): WHEELS

Date of Incident: 04/26/2013
NHTSA ID Number: 10509746

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T4BF3EK9BR...

SUMMARY:

2011 CAMRY WITH 27,373 MILES ENTERED TRAFFIC ON FWY AT 50+ MPH STARTED TO SHIMMY VIOLENTLY ENGULFING ME FROM ALL SIDES IT WAS IF CAR WAS POSESSED. IN MY 61 YEARS I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS. THE RADIO CUT OUT I FELT PRESSURE WAVES AND NOISE THROUGHOUT THE CAR. I FOUND A GAS STATION JUST OFF FWY AND CHECKED THE TIRES SINCE THAT SEEMED THE LOGICAL CULPRIT, I FOUND NOTHING UNUSUAL. TO GET HOME I HAD TO DRIVE ABOUT ANOTHER 20 FWY MILES KEEPING CAR AT OR UNDER 60. I ARRIVED AT DEALER AND WAITED 3 1/2 HOURS BEFORE BEING SHOWN POSSIBLE PROBLEM. ALL 4 TIRES HAD WHAT HE REFERED TO AS "CUPPING," ON THE INSIDE RIM. THAT WOULD EXPLAIN THE ENTIRE CAR TURNING INTO A FREAK-SHOW LIKE NOTHING I EVER EXPERIENCED. THEIR SOLUTION WAS TO CHARGE ME FOR 4 NEW TIRES AT RETAIL. MECHANIC SAID TIRES LOOKED GOOD AND HAD 20,000 PLUS MILES LEFT. WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO REPLACE, (IN MY OPINION), DEFECTED TIRES. TIRES WERE NOT OUT OF ALIGNMENT IF THEY WERE THEN THE DEALERSHIP IS AT FAULT SINCE THEY DID IT. I EXAMINED ALL 4 TIRES IN THE BAY WHILE IT WAS JACKED UP, NO EXCESSIVE WEAR SHOWED. WHO DO I SEE THAT WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY? THESE ARE BRIDGESTONE TIRES I THOUGHT WERE A SOLID BRAND. I WENT ONLINE TO SEE IF ANYONE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND FOUND SEVERAL. WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED TO ME IF THOSE 4 TIRES DECIDED THE PRESSURE WAS TOO MUCH AND BLEW SIMULTANEOUSLY, PROBABLY A HIDEOUS DEATH!? WIFE DRIVES THE CAR IT HERS. SHE HAS HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION. SHE CAN'T SHIFT INTO GEAR UNTIL VEHICLE IS WARMED UP AND EVEN THEN IT IS STIFF AND NOISY. ON A HILL THERE WAS NO GRAB IT WAS IF THE CAR HAD NO STOP IT LITERALLY TOOK BOTH FEET ONE ON BRAKE OTHER REVING ENGINE TO KEEP FROM BACKING INTO A TRUCK.

Date Complaint Filed: 04/13/2013
Component(s): AIR BAGS

Date of Incident: 04/12/2013
NHTSA ID Number: 10508111

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:Yes
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): Not Available

SUMMARY:

I WAS REAR ENDED CAUSING ME TO HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DELPOY DESPITE THE IMPACT BEING SIGNIFICANT.

Date Complaint Filed: 03/25/2013
Component(s): VISIBILITY , VISIBILITY/WIPER

Date of Incident: 03/21/2013
NHTSA ID Number: 10504420

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BF3EK2BU...

SUMMARY:

I WAS DRIVING ON ROUTE 50 OVER THE KENT NARROW BRIDGE IN MARYLAND WHEN I HEARD A LOUD CRASH. I THEN HEARD THE SOUND OF WIND AND GLASS BREAKING. I LOOK UP AT MY SUNROOF AND SAW BROKEN GLASS AND A LARGE HOLE IN THE SUN ROOF. THE SUN ROOF EXPLODED OUT, SO THERE WAS VERY LITTLE GLASS IN THE CAR. I DID NOT SEE ANY OBJECTS THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSE THIS OR ANY TRUCKS NEAR ME THAT WOULD HAVE DROPPED ANYTHING. THANK GOD THE SUN ROOF EXPLODED OUT AND NO BROKEN GLASS CAME INTO THE CAR WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SEVERE ACCIDENT. TOYOTA IS BULKING AT COVERING THIS UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE LOOK AT VERY CAREFULLY. I HAVE PICTURES IF NEEDED. *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 02/26/2013
Component(s): TIRES , WHEELS

Date of Incident: 02/01/2013
NHTSA ID Number: 10500533

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BK3EKXBU...

SUMMARY:

FACTORY-INSTALLED TIRES WERE COMPLETELY AND DANGEROUSLY WORN THIN AT BELOW 24K MILES. TIRE AIR LEVELS ROUTINELY FELL BELOW NORMAL BUT TOYOTA DEALERSHIP (TOYOTA OF DALLAS) FAILED TO NOTIFY AT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE APPOINTMENTS OF TIRE WEAR. *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 02/22/2013
Component(s): SUSPENSION

Date of Incident: 02/13/2013
NHTSA ID Number: 10499661

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BF3EK3BU...

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING ROUTINE SERVICE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, HE WAS INFORMED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THAT THE FRONT STRUTS WERE LEAKING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THAT THEY COULD POSSIBLY ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000. *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 02/14/2013
Component(s): ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Date of Incident: 02/07/2013
NHTSA ID Number: 10498134

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BK3DB2BU...

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA AVALON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 16,000.

Date Complaint Filed: 02/05/2013
Component(s): STEERING

Date of Incident: 04/01/2010
NHTSA ID Number: 10496483

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BB3EKXBU...

SUMMARY:

EVER SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR THE STEERING HAS TROUBLE WITH NEEDING CONSTANT DRIVER INPUT TO STAY IN THE LANE OF TRAFFIC. THIS IS MORE PROMINENT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I HAVE HAD TWO STEERING ADJUSTMENTS AND THE DEALER SAYS THE STEERING IS OK. THE CAR HAD BAD STEERING ADJUSTMENT SINCE DAY ONE. *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 01/29/2013
Component(s): SEATS

Date of Incident: 01/23/2013
NHTSA ID Number: 10495158

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): Not Available

SUMMARY:

DRIVERS SEAT STARTED TO GO UP AND DOWN WHEN GOING OVER HUMPS IN ROAD AND BODY WEIGHT WAS TRANSFERRED UP. YOU COULD FEEL THE THREADS FROM A BOLT WERE RUBBING ON A METAL PART. WITHIN A WEEK THE TRAVEL HAD MORE THAN DOUBLED AND WAS HAPPENING WHILE GETTING IN AND OUT. BROUGHT INTO DEALER FOR SAFETY CONCERN AND WARRANTY (CAR ONLY 2 1/2 YRS OLD) AND THEY SAID THEY PUSHED AND PULLED AND IT SNAPPED BACK INTO PLACE. I WAS THEN ADVISED THERE WAS A $58.50 CHARGE FOR AN "ADJUSTMENT". THE DEALER WOULD NOT RELEASE THE CAR WITHOUT PAYMENT SO I SIGNED OFF AND PAID TO GET THE KEYS. I CALLED TOYOTA BUT THEY STATED THE DEALER WAS INDEPENDENT AND THEY COULD NOT MAKE THEM REIMBURSE ME. TOYOTA OFFERED ME A JACKET OR A DUFFEL BAG, WHICH I REFUSED. *TR

Toyota absolves itself of responsibility!

Date Complaint Filed: 01/16/2013
Component(s): AIR BAGS , SERVICE BRAKES , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Date of Incident: 01/15/2013
NHTSA ID Number: 10493269

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:Yes
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:1
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BF3EK4BU...

SUMMARY:

VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN ON A DIRT ROAD, GOING AROUND A CORNER, THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN AND WENT OFF THE ROAD AND SKIDDED ALONGSIDE THE ROAD FOR ABOUT 30 FT. THE VEHICLE THEN HIT A FEW SMALL STUMPS, STILL WITHOUT SLOWING DOWN, AND FINALLY SLAMMED INTO A LARGE TREE. THE IMPACT IN WHICH THE CAR HIT THE TREE WAS SO STRONG THAT THE BACK END OF THE CAR ROSE UP INTO THE AIR AND STAYED IN THAT VERTICAL POSITION. ONLY THE TAIL LIGHTS WERE STILL VISIBLE FROM THE ROAD AFTER THE CAR SLAMMED INTO THE TREE AND STOPPED. IF THE TREE HADN'T BEEN HIT, THE CAR WOULD HAVE CONTINUED DOWN THE HILLSIDE INTO THE BOTTOM OF A RAVINE, ABOUT ANOTHER 40 FT. THE ENTIRE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WAS SHOVED ALMOST TO THE WINDSHIELD AND NOT ONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THE ENTIRE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE MOTOR AND HOOD WERE DESTROYED, THE BATTERY WAS CRUSHED AND LEAKING ACID EVERYWHERE AND WAS SITTING BEHIND THE FRONT TIRE AND THE HOOD WAS "V" SHAPED AND PUSHED INTO THE WINDSHIELD. THERE WERE NO SKID MARKS SO CLEARLY THE BRAKES WEREN'T FUNCTIONING PROPERLY EITHER, ALSO THE SPEED IN WHICH THE VEHICLE WENT INTO THE TREE SHOWS THAT THE ACCELERATION WAS FAULTY BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T SLOW DOWN. THE DRIVERS FACE SLAMMED INTO THE STEERING WHEEL AND BROKE HER NOSE AND RECEIVED A POSSIBLE CONCUSSION BECAUSE THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, ALONG WITH NUMEROUS BRUISES AND SCRATCHES. THE DAMAGE IS SO SEVERE THAT THE CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS BUT STILL WE ARE LEFT WONDERING WHY THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T GO OFF. IF THE DRIVER HADN'T BEEN WEARING HER SEATBELT, IT IS VERY LIKELY THAT SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN THROWN STRAIGHT THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD AND IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A FATALITY. WE HAVE PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE AND THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT TO SHOW JUST HOW SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS THIS IS. WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ANSWERS AS TO WHY A VEHICLE WITH SUCH HIGH CRASH TEST RATINGS WOULD FAIL TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SAFETY TO THE DRIVER. *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 01/09/2013
Component(s): ENGINE , POWER TRAIN

Date of Incident: 01/08/2013
NHTSA ID Number: 10491927

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BF3EK8BU...

SUMMARY:

EVERY MORNING WHEN THE VEHICLE IS FIRST STARTED UP AND BOTH THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION ARE COLD, VEHICLE EXHIBITS A TRANSMISSION FLARE BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND GEAR DURING NORMAL DRIVING BEHAVIOR WHILST THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS DEPRESSED - EVEN IF ONLY SLIGHTLY. DURING THE INCIDENT, WHICH LASTS NO MORE THAN FIVE SECONDS, THE ENGINE "REVS" SIGNIFICANTLY (UP TO 2500-3000 RPM FROM 1000) AND THE TRANSMISSION APPEARS TO BE IN A "NEUTRAL" STATE, E.G. "SLIPPING" BETWEEN GEARS. THE VEHICLE ALSO JERKS AND SHIFTS VIOLENTLY WHILE DOWNSHIFTING WHEN COASTING OCCURS MAINLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, BUT DOES OCCUR SOMETIMES AT NEIGHBORHOOD SPEEDS. THE FORMER SAID ISSUE ONLY APPEARS DURING THE MORNING AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SITTING FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME (I.E. COME HOME FROM WORK AND LEAVE NEXT MORNING), AND IS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED AT ANY OTHER TIME. ON THE OTHER HAND, THE LATTER SAID ISSUE OCCURS NEARLY EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS USED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE REPAIR ATTEMPTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN MADE, BUT HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. THE VEHICLE WILL BE BROUGHT BACK FOR SERVICE ONCE AGAIN. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THESE PROBLEMS ARE VERY SIMILAR TO EARLIER PROBLEMS THE 2007 CAMRY EXPERIENCED (WHICH IS THE SAME GENERATION AS THE 2011 CAMRY) -- TO WHICH SEVERAL TSBS WERE ISSUED TO CORRECT THOSE PROBLEMS. *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 01/04/2013
Component(s): VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Date of Incident: 12/24/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10491458

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BF3EK9BU...

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT APPLIED EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES AND SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK. THE CONTACT LATER RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT ACTED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO GENERATE ANY FAILURE CODES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 17,200. ... UPDATED 02/27/13 *BF

Date Complaint Filed: 01/03/2013
Component(s): ENGINE , SERVICE BRAKES

Date of Incident: 06/14/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10490845

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:Yes
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:1
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T4BF3EK9BR...

SUMMARY:

THERE WAS A LOUD ENGINE RUNNING ALL OF SUDDEN AND THE CAR TOOK OFF BY ITSELF. IT WAS VERY QUICK SPURT OF ACCELERATION AND SLAMMING ON BRAKE DID NOT SLOW DOWN THE CAR. THE CAR WAS TOTALLY UNCONTROLLABLE. THE CAR RAN OVER SIDE WALK AND RAMMED INTO THE SCHOOL FENCE. MY CAR WAS TOTALED. IT WAS TOYOTA'S "SUDDEN ACCELERATION" DEFECT HAPPENED TO ME. *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 12/10/2012
Component(s): SERVICE BRAKES

Date of Incident: 11/24/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10487851

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): Not Available

SUMMARY:

A VERY VERY BAD BURNING SMELL IS COMING FROM THE BRAKES. I SMELL IT EVERYTIME I GET OUT OF MY CAR. STARTED A FEW WEEKS AGO. *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 12/07/2012
Component(s): ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING , FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

Date of Incident: 12/04/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10487687

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T4BF3EK1BR...

SUMMARY:

CATALYTIC CONVERTER PROBLEM WITH 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH 31088 MILES. *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 12/07/2012
Component(s): SERVICE BRAKES , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Date of Incident: 12/06/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10487648

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BF3EK9BU...

SUMMARY:

THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN VIRTUALLY IDENTICAL SCENARIOS BUT THE MOST RECENT WAS AS FOLLOWS: I WAS DRIVING IN MODERATELY HEAVY TRAFFIC ON A THREE LANE DIVIDED STREET WITH TRAFFIC SIGNALS. TRAFFIC WAS FLUCTUATING BETWEEN "STOP & GO" AND APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. AFTER A TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I BEGAN ACCELERATING AT A RELATIVELY RAPID PACE WHEN A VEHICLE CUT DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME AND BRAKED. I IMMEDIATELY STEPPED ON THE BRAKE BUT FELT A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF RESISTANCE FROM THE PEDAL AND THE CAR WAS BARELY ABLE TO STOP IN TIME TO AVOID HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I NOTICED THAT AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE, THE ENGINE WAS STILL REVVING AT A HIGH RATE FROM THE ACCELERATION ATTEMPT. IT SEEMS THAT THERE IS SOME TYPE OF PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM WHEREBY IF THE ENGINE IS REVVING THE BRAKE WILL FAIL EVEN IF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS NO LONGER BEING PRESSED. A VERY IMPORTANT DETAIL IS THAT EACH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IT HAS BEEN WITHIN THE FIRST FEW SECONDS OF A QUICK ACCELERATION FROM A COMPLETE STOP OR A CRAWL. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM WHEN TRYING TO STOP FROM A NORMAL SPEED. *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 11/19/2012
Component(s): VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Date of Incident: 09/30/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10485211

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:Yes
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:1
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BF3EK6BU...

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CHEST AND HEAD INJURIES DUE TO CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESTROYED THE BUT THE FRONT SUSPENSION WAS DAMAGED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,400...UPDATED 12/03/12*BF UPDATED 12/05/2012 *JS UPDATED 4/26/13 *CN

Date Complaint Filed: 10/24/2012
Component(s): AIR BAGS

Date of Incident: 10/10/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10482099

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:Yes
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:1
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BF3EK9BU...

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY SE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK, SHOULDER, LOWER BACK, HIP AND RIBS. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WITH THE LEVEL OF IMPACT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE FRONT END OF THE CONTACT’S VEHICLE SUSTAINED SEVERE DAMAGES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000.. ..UPDATED 12/03/12 *BF UPDATED 12/7/2012 *JS

Date Complaint Filed: 10/18/2012
Component(s): SERVICE BRAKES

Date of Incident: 09/05/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10480990

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): Not Available

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE PAD HAD DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Date Complaint Filed: 10/09/2012
Component(s): VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Date of Incident: 10/01/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10479354

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:Yes
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:1
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): Not Available

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND CRASH INTO A WALL. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS AND WAS UNABLE TO WALK AT THE TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND SHE WAS AWAITING A RETURN CALL FROM A CASE MANAGER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Date Complaint Filed: 10/01/2012
Component(s): VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Date of Incident: 08/01/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10478153

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:Yes
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:1
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BF3EK9BU...

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 5 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEIZED AFTER BEING DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE CRASH CAUSED CHEST INJURIES TO THE DRIVER. THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED AND REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,400 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,480. UPDATED 11/16/12*LJ UPDATED 11/20/2012 *JS

Date Complaint Filed: 09/22/2012
Component(s): TIRES , WHEELS

Date of Incident: 09/21/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10476738

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): Not Available

SUMMARY:

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012 I JUST HAPPENED TO CHECK THE AIR PRESSURE OF THE TIRES (JUST BOUGHT A NEW TIRE PRESSURE GAUGE) WHEN I NOTICED A LARGE BULGE ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. I TOOK IT TO MY TOYOTA DEALER IN ROUND ROCK TX AS DIRECTED BY MY SERVICE ADVISOR. HE INDICATED THAT THE TIRE WAS PINCHED OR HIT SOMETHING TO CAUSE THIS BULGE AND THAT TOYOTA WOULD NOT REPLACE IT UNDER ITS ORIGINAL WARRANTY. HE TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO THE FIRESTONE STORE NEXT DOOR AND SEE IF THEY WOULD REPLACE IT UNDER WARRANTY. NEEDLESS TO SAY THEY CLAIMED THAT IT WAS A ROAD HAZARD AND WOULD NOT REPLACE IT. NOW, MY WIFE AND I HAVE BEEN DRIVING A COMBINED 62 YEARS AND WE'VE NEVER HAD A NEW TIRE BLISTER LIKE THIS, GRANTED ALL THE TIRE THAT CAME WITH THE CAR AND THE SUBSEQUENT ONES WE PURCHASED WERE MICHELINS. LOT OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THESE BRIDGESTONE OEM TIRES ON THE INTERNET. *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 09/17/2012
Component(s): POWER TRAIN

Date of Incident: 09/10/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10475633

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BF3EK5BU...

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN LEAKING FLUID AND THE VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS CRACKED FROM A STONE AND THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,000.

Date Complaint Filed: 09/10/2012
Component(s): VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Date of Incident: 08/15/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10474450

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BF3EK8BU...

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING UP AN INCLINE APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED; HOWEVER WHEN DRIVING DOWN AN INCLINE THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO MAINTAIN THE SET SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO INFORMED THE VEHICLE PERFORMED AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000. UPDATED 10/10/12 *CN UPDATED 10/17/12

Date Complaint Filed: 09/06/2012
Component(s): TIRES

Date of Incident: 07/26/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10474106

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Tire Brand NameTire Line / Tire Size Production Dates

HANKOOKOPTIMO H725A -

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: HANKOOK TIRE CO., LTD. , TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BG22K01U...

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY CE EQUIPPED WITH HANKOOK OPTIMO H727 TIRES, LINE SIZE P205/65R/15. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH THE VEHICLE STEERED TOWARDS THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TREAD COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

Date Complaint Filed: 09/03/2012
Component(s): SERVICE BRAKES

Date of Incident: 07/11/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10473650

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BF3EKXBU...

SUMMARY:

I WENT IN TO DO THE LAST FREE OIL CHANGE I HAD WITH TOYOTA AND THEY CAME IN AND TELL ME THEY CAN'T LET ME DRIVE MY CAR IT IS NOT SAFE AS ONE BRAKE PAD IS TOTALLY WORN AND THE OTHER ISN'T AND SHOWS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR SO I ASK HOW THAT HAPPENS AND THEY SAY THE BRAKE WAS STUCK AND PAD WORE OUT BECAUSE I DRIVING AROUND WITH A BRAKE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF MY CAR WHICH WAS STUCK DOWN ALL THE TIME WHICH IS WHY IT WORE AT THE TIME I BROUGHT IT IN IT WAS NOT STUCK THIS WAS MY BACK BRAKES. ONE MORNING ON THE WAY TO WORK I HAD TO QUICKLY GO INTO THE LANE NEXT TO WHERE I WAS DRIVING BECAUSE A WOMAN WHO WAS ON THE PHONE CAME INTO THE LANE I WAS IN I TRIED TO SLOW DOWN MY CAR NOT TO HIT THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME AND THE CAR WAS PULLING TOWARD THE LEFT WHICH WAS THE BRAKE THAT WAS NOT WORKING I WAS LUCKY I GOT CONTROL OF CAR NO ACCIDENT. AFTER BEING TOLD I HAD A STUCK BRAKE WHAT HAPPENED THAT MORNING MADE MORE SENSE TO ME. TOYOTA FEELS THIS IS NORMAL ONE BRAKE PAD TOTALLY WORN THE OTHER SHOWING NORMAL WEAR A STUCK BRAKE THAT IS NOT NORMAL. THAT IS A DEFECT IN THAT BRAKE. I HAVE WRITTEN AND EMAIL TOYOTA SPOKEN TO SOMEONE IN DEALERSHIP THEY SAY THIS IS NORMAL. I WAS LUCKY IT WAS ONLY ONE BRAKE THAT STUCK. TOYOTA HAS TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THE PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT . *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 08/13/2012
Component(s): SERVICE BRAKES

Date of Incident: 07/18/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10470411

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BF3EKXBU...

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE WHEN THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE BRAKES WERE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,706 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 24,000.

Date Complaint Filed: 08/07/2012
Component(s): SUSPENSION

Date of Incident: 06/07/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10469481

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T4BF3EK4BR...

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REPLACING THE TIRES, THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE STRUTS WERE LEAKING OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO DEALER OR A REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION OF THE STRUTS OR ANY REPAIRS. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE STRUTS WERE SUPPOSED TO LEAK. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED THE SAME INFORMATION AS WELL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,800. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

Date Complaint Filed: 07/23/2012
Component(s): FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM , POWER TRAIN

Date of Incident: 06/30/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10467053

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T4BF3EK4BR...

SUMMARY:

TRANSMISSION ISSUES..... WHILE DOING MOSTLY CITY DRIVING AND IN THE FIRST TEN MINUTES OF DRIVING, TRANSMISSION WILL NOT KNOW WHAT GEAR IT WANTS TO BE IN, THERE IS A WHINY NOISE ASSOCIATED WITH IT ALSO (NEVER HEARD THIS BEFORE IN THE TOYOTA'S I HAVE OWNED). WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP THE VEHICLE WILL ALMOST DIE TO CONSERVE FUEL. WHEN YOU GO TO START BACK UP THE VEHICLE WILL DO THIS GEAR "CHECKING" PROCESS LEADING TO THE VEHICLE NOT MOVING AS IT SHOULD. ONCE IT FINDS THE CORRECT GEAR THE CAR WILL LUNGE VERY QUICKLY AND ALMOST CREATE REAR END COLLISIONS. I HAVE TWO INTERSECTIONS NEAR MY HOME THAT I AM AFRAID TO COME TO BECAUSE I HAVE TO FLOOR THE GAS AND STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL SO THE CAR DOES NOT STALL AND SO THAT THE CAR WILL MAKE IT ACROSS THE INTERSECTION WITHOUT GETTING T-BONED. I ALMOST GOT T-BONED TWICE DUE TO THIS THE LAST HAPPENING ON 6-30-12. THIS ISSUE IS A 6-15 MPH ISSUE AND WHEN COLD MORE THAN WARMED UP. I READ THAT THIS ISSUE IS NOT AN ISSUE BUT A LEARNING TRANSMISSION AND THAT IT TRIES TO LEARN OPERATORS. WITH 21,000 MILES A CAR SHOULD NOT BE LEARNING AND WHAT IF A DIFFERENT OPERATOR DRIVES IT? THE CAR WILL JERK ME AROUND WHILE ON MY 8 MILE JAUNT TO THE HIGHWAY IN THE MORNINGS. ONCE ON THE HIGHWAY THIS IS A NON-ISSUE. I CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY HAVE NOT ISSUED A RECALL BUT I HAVE READ OF MANY OTHER TERRIFIED TOYOTA 2011 AND 2010 CAMRY OWNERS THAT HAVE CALLED THEM AND SEVERAL HAVE CONTACTED YOUR ORGANIZATION. THERE IS A TSB (TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN) 0287-10 OUT FOR THE LEARNING OF THIS TRANSMISSION BUT IT HAS NOT HELP MY SITUATION OR OTHERS FROM WHAT I READ. (UPDATED TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE) I WILL NOT ALLOW MY WIFE OR CHILDREN IN THIS CAR. I EVEN TOOK THE KEYS WITH ME ONCE WHILE AWAY ON BUSINESS SO SHE WOULD NOT FORGET AND DRIVE IT. *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 07/18/2012
Component(s): ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Date of Incident: 03/21/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10466465

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T4BF3EK2BR...

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED SPEEDS THAT WERE 5 MPH ABOVE THE ACTUAL SPEED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THE FAILURE BY DRIVING THROUGH A POLICE STREET RADAR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER COULD NOT DIAGNOSE A FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,300.

Date Complaint Filed: 07/19/2012
Component(s): EQUIPMENT , STRUCTURE

Date of Incident: 07/02/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10466245

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BF3EK9BU...

SUMMARY:

2011 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO WET CARPET AND MOISTURE FOUND IN VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT AND REAR WINDOWS WERE FULL OF MOISTURE. THE AIR CONDITION DID NOT COOL THE VEHICLE ADEQUATELY AND TIMELY. *JB

Date Complaint Filed: 07/17/2012
Component(s): ENGINE , POWER TRAIN , SERVICE BRAKES

Date of Incident: 08/17/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10466023

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BF3EK8BU...

SUMMARY:

EVERY TIME I RELEASE OR PUSH ACCELERATION MORE THAN 50 MILES CAR GETS PULSE.(EXAMPLE : GENERATOR MOVE FORWARD AND BACKWARD EVERY TIME PISTON GOES UP AND DOWN) I FELL LIKE ENGINE WILL DROP. REPRODUCE STEPS : DRIVE CAR AT ABOUT 60 MILES/HR ON GOOD ROAD SO YOU CAN FEEL PULSE. NOW WE WANT KEEP SPEED 60 MILES SO WE WILL PRESS PEDAL TO MAINTAIN SPEED NOW AS SOON AS YOU WILL REMOVE PEDAL YOU WILL FEEL PULSE. NOW, YOU REMOVED PEDAL SO SPEED GOING DOWN SO AS SOON AS YOU TRYING TO MAINTAIN SPEED YOU WILL FELL PULSE AGAIN. REPRODUCE RATE ABOUT 85%. I AM HAVING THIS PROBLEM SINCE AUGUST 2011. I HAD PUT MY CAR AT TOYOTA DEALER MORE THAN 5 TIMES AND THEY ADMIT THAT THEY ARE NOT FEELING THIS PULSE. THAN I PUT CASE TO NCDS FOR REVIEW. BUT TOYOTA RESET MY COMPUTER RIGHT BEFORE INSPECTION SO NCDS PERSON DIDN'T TEST DRIVE AND REFUSE MY CASE. AT TIME OF CASE, ONE TECHNICIAN FROM CHICAGO ADMIT THIS PROBLEM IN SOME DIFFERENT DIRECTION LIKE THIS PULSE IS NORMAL(WHICH IS VERY SCARY). ITS DEPEND ON WHERE YOU DRIVING (ITS EASY TO REPRODUCE IN HWY, I ALSO FEEL IN CITY TO BUT THEY TOLD ME THAT ITS CHANGING GEAR SO IT'S NORMAL) ITS DEPEND ON DRIVER( I TOLD HIM TO DRIVE AND FIX THIS ISSUE IF I AM NOT GOOD DRIVER). NOW THIS IS VERY SIMPLE ANSWER FOR TOYOTA TO GIVE YOU CUSTOMER AND REJECT CASE. ONCE THEY RESET COMPUTER OF MY CAR THEY TOLD ME TO WAIT TILL CAR COMPUTER LEARN DRIVER PATTERN. I WAIT 2MONTH , 1500 MILES. I ALSO ASK THEM THAT HOW LONG ? HOW MANY MILES ? BUT THEY TOLD ME THAT IT'S DEPEND ON DRIVER. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT IF ANYTHING WRING WE WILL HAPPY TO HELP IF ANYTHING WRONG IN ENGINE/TRANSMISSION. I ALSO DECIDE TO GO COURT BUT IF THEY ARE GOING TO INSPECT MY CAR AGAIN THEN THEY WILL ADMIT THAT NOTHING HAPPENED. SO, PLEASE HELP ME FOR THIS PROBLEM I SPEND 24000 DOLLAR. I DESERVER BETTER ANSWER THAN THIS ABOVE CRAZY ANSWER. *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 07/11/2012
Component(s): VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Date of Incident: 05/30/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10465294

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:Yes
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:1
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BF3EK4BU...

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT WAS TURNING WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED AND CRASHED INTO A TREE AS A RESULT. THE CONTACT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A LOCAL GARAGE BEFORE BEING TOWED TO A JUNK YARD. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY STATED THAT THE WOULD SEND AN INDEPENDENT ENGINEER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. UPDATED 8/23/12 *CN UPDATED 09/06/2012 *JS

Date Complaint Filed: 07/06/2012
Component(s): POWER TRAIN

Date of Incident: 08/07/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10464425

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:1
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BF3EK2BU...

SUMMARY:

ACCIDENT DESCRIPTION: ON AUGUST 7, 2011, I GOT IN MY CAR TO BACK OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. I STOPPED THE CAR APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET FROM A CLOSED GATE BY STEPPING ON THE BRAKE AND SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK. WITH THE CAR STOPPED AND IN PARK, I OPENED MY DOOR AND EXITED THE VEHICLE, LEAVING THE DOOR OPEN. I WALKED 25 FEET FROM MY CAR TO THE GATE AND OPENED IT. WHEN I TURNED TO ATTEND TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE GATE, I SAW THE CAR WAS OVERTAKING ME, GOING IN REVERSE. I WAS STRUCK BY THE DRIVER'S DOOR AND GOT TRAPPED UNDERNEATH. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED ACROSS THE STREET IN REVERSE. *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 07/04/2012
Component(s): STRUCTURE

Date of Incident: 07/01/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10464172

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): Not Available

SUMMARY:

I EXPERIENCED A RATTLE FROM A DOOR PANEL. *JS

Date Complaint Filed: 06/21/2012
Component(s): VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Date of Incident: 03/11/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10462524

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:Yes
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BK3EK9BU...

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING 1 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE TACHOMETER DISPLAYED AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS OF 5,000. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A STORE FRONT. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE POLICE WERE CALLED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE UNKNOWN REPAIRS WERE MADE TO CORRECT THE ACCELERATION FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,500.

Date Complaint Filed: 06/18/2012
Component(s): AIR BAGS

Date of Incident: 05/31/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10462051

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:Yes
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:3
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BF3EK3BU...

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE FAILED TO YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP AND CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE’S FRONT END. THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFURED A CHEST INJURY AND HAD A STROKE, THE FRONT PASSENGER ALSO SUFFERED A CHEST INJURY. THE REAR PASSENGER SUFFERED SHOULDER, LEG, AND HEAD INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 20,000.

Date Complaint Filed: 06/16/2012
Component(s): SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC , SUSPENSION , WHEELS

Date of Incident: 10/07/2010
NHTSA ID Number: 10461947

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T4BF3EK5BR...

SUMMARY:

VIBRATION @ VARIOUS SPEEDS: 10/7/10 (MGE 16): PURCHASED (MISCONSTRUED VIBRATION FOR ROAD CONDITIONS). 10/8/10 (MGE 49) ALL SPEEDS, BROUGHT TO DEALER. PER DEALER: FLAT SPOTS ON TIRES DUE TO CAR SITTING TO LONG. SOLUTION: OVER-INFLATE & INSTRUCTED TO DRIVE. ALSO, DISC WERE OUT OF ROUND. 10/11 (MGE 89) DISCS SERVICED, VIBRATION STILL PRESENT. DEALER DENIES PRESENCE. 11/15 (MGE 975) DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES VIBRATION, TIRES REPLACED, VIBRATION STILL PRESENT @ HIGHWAY SPEEDS. 2/19/11 (MGE 5160) 5K MAINT., VIBRATION STILL PRESENT, CAR PULLING LEFT WHEN BRAKING/ACCELERATING. SERVICE REP CLAIMS TO HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR IN ADDITION TO MECHANIC. DENIED PRESENCE OF VIBRATION, EXACT QUOTE "IT DRIVES LIKE A CAMRY". 2/21/11: CAR HIT IN REAR DRIVER TIRE, WHEEL ASSEMBLY REPLACED, NEW RIM, NEW BUMPER NEEDED. NO CHANGE IN VIBRATION, STILL PRESENT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. 7/12 (MGE 10127) 10K MAINT., VIBRATION STILL PRESENT. AGAIN DEALER DENIES PRESENCE OF VIBRATION. 11/4 (MGE 15355) 15K MAINT. ADVISED VIBRATION STILL PRESENT. AGAIN DEALER DENIES PRESENCE OF VIBRATION. 3/22/12 (MGE 19973) 20K MAINT., VIBRATION STILL PRESENT, NOW SEVERE PULSE WHEN BRAKING. PULSE ACKNOWLEDGED, ROTORS RESURFACED. AGAIN DEALER DENIES PRESENCE OF INITIAL VIBRATION. 06/8 (MGE 24949) VIBRATION NOW FELT AT LOWER SPEEDS DS 50+ W/ INCREASES INTENSITY WITH SPEEDS & @ 19-25 MPH. PER DEALER UNABLE TO VALIDATE LOW SPEED, BUT NOTED SLIGHT PULSE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DEALER CALLED FACTORY REP. 6/10: DEALER ADVISED THEY WENT OVER CAR'S HX WITH REP, NO FURTHER ACTION, TIRES TOO WARN TO EVALUATE. (LF UNEVEN WEAR; OTHER 3 OK). INSTRUCTED TO BUY TIRES FOR EVAL. 6/12 (MGE 25087): CALLED TOYOTA; CASE # 1206120145. 6/13/12 TOYOTA REP ADVISED DO NOT WARRANTY TIRES, FACTORY REP CAN'T ASSESS W/DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT. BUT, CALL DEALER TO SEE IF TEMP TIRES COULD BE USED FOR EVAL SINCE COMPLAINT WAS NOTED UPON TAKING OWNERSHIP. IMMEDIATE OPTIONS: WAIT FOR DEALER RESPONSE, BUY TIRES TO SEE IF THE VIBRATION IS PRESENT OR CONTACT BRIDGESTONE. *JB

Date Complaint Filed: 06/07/2012
Component(s): LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

Date of Incident: 03/01/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10460942

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T4BF3EK8BR...

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND BOTH REAR DOORS WOULD NOT UNLOCK WHEN USING THE FRONT DRIVER’S SIDE LOCK SWITCH. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO UNLOCK THE DOORS USING THE KEY FOB FROM THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE, BUT THE DOORS WOULD NOT UNLOCK. THE FRONT DRIVER’S DOOR WOULD UNLOCK AND DID NOT EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

Date Complaint Filed: 06/05/2012
Component(s): STRUCTURE

Date of Incident: 09/21/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10460685

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T4BF3EK1BR...

SUMMARY:

MY CONCERN DOES NOT INVOLVE AN ACCIDENT. IT INVOLVES THE DRIVERS BLIND SPOT. UNABLE TO SEE VEHICLES IN BLIND SPOT. A DEFECT WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH OR COULD CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH. *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 05/19/2012
Component(s): POWER TRAIN

Date of Incident: 09/21/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10459012

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T4BF3EK5BR...

SUMMARY:

TRANSMISSION WHINES AT LOW SPEEDS, VERY ANNOYING. IT SLIPS BETWEEN 1ST & 2ND GEAR. DOWN SHIFTS ROUGH. SOMETHING BUMPS AROUND TRUNK WHEN TAKING OFF & STOPPING. DEALER TELLS ME THAT ALL THIS IS NORMAL. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER TOYOTA EVER. MY ADVISE TO OTHERS, DON'T BUY 2011 CAMRY, YOU'LL BE SORRY. *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 05/11/2012
Component(s): SERVICE BRAKES

Date of Incident: 04/24/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10458127

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:Yes
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T4BF3EK7BR...

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING UPHILL AT 20 MPH AND APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A FENCE AS A RESULT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT’S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FREQUENTLY, HE WOULD HAVE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKES ABRUPTLY AND WITH TWO FEET BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,000

Date Complaint Filed: 05/10/2012
Component(s): SUSPENSION

Date of Incident: 05/04/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10458055

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BF3EK5BU...

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE RIDE COMFORT HAD BEGAN TO DECLINE, ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING OVER ANY TYPE OF ROAD BUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE ALL FOUR STRUTS WERE REPLACED DUE TO A LEAKAGE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 56,000.

Date Complaint Filed: 05/04/2012
Component(s): ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Date of Incident: 09/22/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10457434

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): Not Available

SUMMARY:

WHEN I BOUGHT MY CAR AROUND SEPTEMBER 15, 2011, I TEST DRIVEN ONE OF THEIR 2 CAMRY MODELS; XLE & SE. I WAS WITH A SALES GUY WHEN WE TEST DROVE IT. I DIDN'T GO REALLY FAST SO I DIDN'T REALIZE IF THERE WAS ANY LOUD WIND NOISE AND ALSO BECAUSE THE SALES GUY WAS TELLING ME THINGS. AFTER I GOT IT FOR ABOUT A WIND, I STARTED TO ACTUALLY DRIVE IT TO WORK AND EVERYTIME, I GO ABOUT 50-80MPH, I WOULD HIT LOUD WIND NOISE COMING IT FOR SOMEWHERE. I BOUGHT THE CAR TO 4 DIFFERENT TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER AND THEY AGREED WITH ME, BUT THEY TOLD ME THAT IS HOW IT WAS DESIGN, AND THAT I SHOULD JUST TURN THE RADIO UP LOUD AND FORGET ABOUT IT BECAUSE THERE IS NO CURRENT FIX ON IT. I AM EXTREMELY PARANOID PERSON DUE TO POST PROBLEM WHEN I GOT INTO A BAD ACCIDENT, SO THAT IS WHY I DON'T USE MY RADIO OR EVEN IF I DID, WOULD TURN IT UP SO LOUD. I AM HOPING THAT YALL COULD TALK TO TOYOTA HQ AND GET IT FIX BECAUSE I MIGHT GO CRAZY SOON BECAUSE I AM SITTING HERE WAITING FOR A FIX, BUT I DON'T HEAR OR SEE ANYTHING ABOUT TOYOTA PLANNING TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. AND JUST TO PROVE MY POINT AGAIN, I WENT TO GO TEST DRIVE THE NEWER TOYOTA CAMRY MODELS AND THEY HAVE THE SAME EXACT PROBLEMS. PLEASE, I NEED YOU HELP. THANK YOU!! *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 05/03/2012
Component(s): AIR BAGS

Date of Incident: 04/09/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10457403

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:Yes
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): Not Available

SUMMARY:

WE WERE IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE, AND WE WERE AT A COMPLETE STOP IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. THE CAR BEHIND US GOING 65 ? 70 MPH NEVER STOPPED. SMASHED US FROM BEHIND AND PUSHED US INTO THE BACK OF A SEMI TRUCK. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY SAID THEY DO NO GO OFF ALL THE TIME. ISN'T WHAT THEY ARE FOR? THIS WAS AN IMPACT FROM THE BACK AND THE FRONT. WHEN I DID THE RESEARCH ON AIRBAGS, THEY ARE DESIGNED TO GO OF AT WHAT MPH. THE REASON THAT WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE WAS FOR THE SAFETY RATINGS. I WOULD LIKE TO GET SOME ANSWERS. ALL TOYOTA DOES IS MAKE EXCUSES. I LOVED MY CAR. 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY. *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 05/03/2012
Component(s): VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Date of Incident: 04/28/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10457378

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:Yes
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:2
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4C1BF3EK5BU...

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 2 MPH WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL ENGAGED WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO TWO VEHICLES. THE CONTACT AND A PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES BUT WERE NOT TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE AND DECLARED AS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 14,700. UPDATED 05/24/12*LJ

Date Complaint Filed: 05/02/2012
Component(s): STEERING , SUSPENSION , WHEELS

Date of Incident: 11/18/2010
NHTSA ID Number: 10457132

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BF3EK6BU...

SUMMARY:

1. DEFECTIVE CAR WAS DELIVERED BY TOYOTA & ITS DEALER TO ME (CUSTOMER). ----------- 2. CAR WAS NOT TESTED BY TOYOTA/DEALER ON TIRES & VIBRATION/SHAKING BEFORE DELIVERY TO CUSTOMER. ----------- 3. WHEN I COMPLAINED TO TOYOTA, THEN TOYOTA FOUND THE EVIDENCE THAT TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE. ----------- 4. BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE TIRES FITTED BY TOYOTA & NOT TESTED PROPERLY BY TOYOTA, DAMAGES HAPPENED ON THE OVERALL LIFE SPAN OF CAR - SUSPENSION & STEERING SYSTEMS. ----------- 5. CUSTOMER - DRIVING SAFETY WAS ALSO PUT ON HUGE RISK, AS UNTESTED CAR WAS DELIVERED BY TOYOTA. ----------- 6. WHEN I COMPLAINED TO TOYOTA, THEN TOYOTA FOUND THE EVIDENCE THAT TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE. ----------- 7. BY HAVING THAT DEFECT IN TIRES, IT IS OBVIOUS THAT OVERALL LIFE SPAN OF CAR'S SUSPENSION, STRUTS & STEERING SYSTEM HAS BEEN REDUCED, BECAUSE OF RUNNING WITH THIS VIBRATION & SHAKING. ----------- 8. WITH THIS EXISTING DEFECT IN CAR (IT WAS PRESENT BEFORE DELIVERY & COULDN'T BE FIXED BY TOYOTA SERVICE DEALER FOR 6-MONTHS), CUSTOMER'S COMFORT & DRIVING EXPERIENCE IS TOTALLY RUINED. TOYOTA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS DAMAGE TO THE CUSTOMER'S DRIVING DISCOMFORT & THE SAFETY RISK OF CUSTOMER'S LIFE (WHILE DRIVING THE SHAKING & VIBRATING CAR). ----------- 9. NOW, AS YOUR SUPERVISOR OFFERED "ONE YEAR" OF EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS CAR. IT SHOWS THAT TOYOTA KNOW IT VERY WELL THAT CAR IS SO MUCH IMPACTED & NOW HAS SHORTEN THE LIFE SPAN OF CAR (BECAUSE OF THESE DAMAGED TIRES & IMPACTED PARTS IN THE CAR) SO TOYOTA IS ONLY OFFERING "ONE YEAR" OF EXTENDED SERVICE TO COVER UP THEIR MISTAKES / DEFECTS IN THEIR QUALITY. ============== - CAR'S SHAKING (VIBRATIONS AT BOTH - SLOW AND HIGHER SPEED), - IMPACTS/DAMAGES THE LIFE SPAN OF STEERING, SUSPENSION AND STRUTS, - TIRES NOT IN BALANCE (WHEEL BALANCING WAS NOT DONE BY TOYOTA). ============== *JS

Date Complaint Filed: 04/30/2012
Component(s): POWER TRAIN , STEERING , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Date of Incident: 04/06/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10456919

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): Not Available

SUMMARY:

EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR (4 CYL., XLE) A YEAR AGO: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS SOMETIMES SLOWLY AFTER A PAUSE OR UNEXPECTEDLY AND ABRUPTLY AS IT SEARCHES FOR GEARS, AND IT RACES INTERMITTENTLY, ESPECIALLY AT START-UP; IT COASTS A FEW INCHES AFTER I PUT IT INTO PARK, EVEN ON LEVEL GROUND. POWER STEERING REQUIRES CONSTANT CORRECTION, EVEN ON LEVEL ROAD SURFACES. CRUISE CONTROL IS SLOW TO RESPOND TO ADJUSTMENTS FROM LEVER ON STEM. DEALER'S SERVICE DEPT. CLAIMS, AFTER 4 ATTEMPTS TO DIAGNOSE, THAT THE CAR PERFORMS AS DESIGNED, SO MY COMPLAINT WILL NEED TO BE WITH THE DESIGN. *JS

Date Complaint Filed: 03/30/2012
Component(s): SUSPENSION , WHEELS

Date of Incident: 11/18/2010
NHTSA ID Number: 10453583

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BF3EK6BU...

SUMMARY:

- CAR'S SHAKING (VIBRATIONS AT BOTH - SLOW AND HIGHER SPEED), - IMPACTS/DAMAGES THE LIFE SPAN OF STEERING, SUSPENSION AND STRUTS, - TIRES NOT IN BALANCE (WHEEL BALANCING WAS NOT DONE BY TOYOTA). ============================= 1. DEFECTIVE CAR WAS DELIVERED BY TOYOTA & ITS DEALER TO ME (CUSTOMER). 2. CAR WAS NOT TESTED BY TOYOTA/DEALER ON TIRES & VIBRATION/SHAKING BEFORE DELIVERY TO CUSTOMER. 3. WHEN I COMPLAINED TO TOYOTA, THEN TOYOTA FOUND THE EVIDENCE THAT TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE. 4. BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE TIRES FITTED BY TOYOTA & NOT TESTED PROPERLY BY TOYOTA, DAMAGES HAPPENED ON THE OVERALL LIFE SPAN OF CAR - SUSPENSION & STEERING SYSTEMS. 5. CUSTOMER - DRIVING SAFETY WAS ALSO PUT ON HUGE RISK, AS UNTESTED CAR WAS DELIVERED BY TOYOTA. 6. WHEN I COMPLAINED TO TOYOTA, THEN TOYOTA FOUND THE EVIDENCE THAT TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE. 7. BY HAVING THAT DEFECT IN TIRES, IT IS OBVIOUS THAT OVERALL LIFE SPAN OF CAR'S SUSPENSION, STRUTS & STEERING SYSTEM HAS BEEN REDUCED, BECAUSE OF RUNNING WITH THIS VIBRATION & SHAKING. 8. WITH THIS EXISTING DEFECT IN CAR (IT WAS PRESENT BEFORE DELIVERY & COULDN'T BE FIXED BY TOYOTA SERVICE DEALER FOR 6-MONTHS), CUSTOMER'S COMFORT & DRIVING EXPERIENCE IS TOTALLY RUINED. TOYOTA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS DAMAGE TO THE CUSTOMER'S DRIVING DISCOMFORT & THE SAFETY RISK OF CUSTOMER'S LIFE (WHILE DRIVING THE SHAKING & VIBRATING CAR). 9. NOW, AS YOUR SUPERVISOR OFFERED "ONE YEAR" OF EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS CAR. IT SHOWS THAT TOYOTA KNOW IT VERY WELL THAT CAR IS SO MUCH IMPACTED & NOW HAS SHORTEN THE LIFE SPAN OF CAR (BECAUSE OF THESE DAMAGED TIRES & IMPACTED PARTS IN THE CAR) SO TOYOTA IS ONLY OFFERING "ONE YEAR" OF EXTENDED SERVICE TO COVER UP THEIR MISTAKES / DEFECTS IN THEIR QUALITY. *JS

Date Complaint Filed: 03/29/2012
Component(s): ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING , UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Date of Incident: 03/28/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10453463

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BF3EK3BU...

SUMMARY:

DROVE DOWN ROAD KEEPING A CONSTANT 40-45MPH. VEHICLE SUDDENLY REVS ENGINE WILDLY TO REDLINE. CAR SPEED INCREASES DRASTICALLY TO 65MPH FROM 40-45MPH. TOOK FOOT OFF GAS PEDAL AND ENGINE STILL ACCELERATED. MOMENTS LATER ENGINE WENT BACK TO NORMAL OPERATING CONDITION.

Date Complaint Filed: 03/28/2012
Component(s): VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Date of Incident: 03/27/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10453315

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BF3EK6BU...

SUMMARY:

PULLING IN TO BALLGAME LAST NIGHT ON THE GRASSY AREA TO PARK CAR. FOOT ON THE BRAKE NOT ON THE GAS, CAR ACCELERATED SO HARD IT THREW MY HEAD BACK AGAINST THE HEAD REST, THANK GOD THERE WERE NO CHILDREN IN FRONT OF ME. TAKING CAR IN TO BE CHECKED. VERY UPSET BY THIS. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SAID I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THEM IF THEY COULD NOT FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS EVEN THOUGH MY CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY AND THERE ARE NUMBEROUS COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES OF THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR.

Date Complaint Filed: 03/19/2012
Component(s): ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Date of Incident: 01/03/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10452289

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): Not Available

SUMMARY:

I AM REPORTING THE SAME SPEEDOMETER VARIANCES AS ORIGINALLY NOTED IN ODI CASE NUMBER: 10444688. MY SPEED REFLECTS 35 MPH ON MY SPEEDOMETER, WHEN IN FACT IT IS ONLY 33 MPH. ALSO, IF I AM GOING 55 - PER THE SPEEDOMETER, THE CAR IN FACT IS ONLY GOING 52 - 53 MPH. THIS DIFFERENCE IS CONSISTANT WITH AN ACTUAL SPEED BEING ABOUT 5% LESS THAN WHAT IT ACTUALLY DISPLAYS ON THE CAMEY'S SPEEDOMETER. I HAVE 'CHECKED' THE ACTUAL SPEED BY 1) A POLICE SPEED MONITORING SIGN/DISPLAY THAT IS PUT INTO VARIOUS LOCATIONS TO BOTH CHECK YOUR SPEED AND TO NOTIFIY YOU OF THAT ACTUAL SPEED IN THE HOPES THAT YOU WILL SLOW DOWN; AND 2) BY CHECKING MY TOMTOM GPS UNIT WHICH PROVIDES A TRUE READOUT OF MY ACTUAL SPEED MEASURED BY ITS 8 SATELITES IN THE SKY. IT LIKEWISE ALWAYS SHOWS A LOWER 'ACTUAL' READING THAN WHAT MY SPEEDOMETER SHOWS. IT IS BETTER TO HAVE THE 'INACURRACY' OF THE READ SPEED TO BE ON THE LOWER END OF THINGS - I.E., YOU ARE GOING SLOWER THAN YOU THINK YOU ARE, THAN TO HAVE IT REVERSED - WHICH WOULD BE BOTH MORE UNSAFE AND CAUSE YOU TO GET SPEEDING TICKETS. HOWEVER, IN THIS DAY-AND-AGE, WITH 'DIGITIAL' INSTRUCTMENTS/CHIPS'; YOU WOULD THINK THAT 'MEASURING SPEED' CORRECTLY WOULD BE VERY SIMPLE TASK! ...MAKES YOU WONDER, IF THEY CAN'T DO THIS CORRECTLY - WHAT ELSE, OF A MORE SERIOUS NATURE, IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. *JS

Date Complaint Filed: 03/02/2012
Component(s): VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Date of Incident: 11/16/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10450037

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:Yes
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:1
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BF3EK7BU...

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK IN A PARKING GARAGE AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE JUMPED AS THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE ABNORMAL ACCELERATION AND CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE WALL. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO PARK AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, YET THE ENGINE RPMS CONTINUED TO IDLE EXTREMELY HIGH. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE SHOULDER AND NECK. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PAINT & AUTO BODY SHOP AND THE MANUFACTURER SENT AN ENGINEER TO INSPECT THE BLACK BOX. THE ENGINEER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 45 MPH WHEN IT CRASHED INTO THE CONCRETE WALL. THE ENGINEER DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE WAS NOT APPLIED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED AND THAT THE INCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY DRIVER ERROR AND NOT A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE AUTO BODY SHOP REPLACED THE FRONT END BUMPER, STEERING CABLE AND THE RADIATOR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,900. UPDATED 03/27/12*LJ UPDATED 06/25/12

Date Complaint Filed: 02/27/2012
Component(s): SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Date of Incident: 02/11/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10449402

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:Yes
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BF3EK1BU...

SUMMARY:

I WAS RETURNING HOME FROM THE MALL IN POTTSVILLE, PA. I DROVE DOWN THE ROADWAY NEXT TO THE MALL TO THE STOP SIGN. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR AT THAT TIME. I PROCEEDED TO TURN TO THE LEFT OUT THE DRIVEWAY OF THE MALL. THE DRIVEWAY OF THE MALL IS PRETTY LONG AND ON A STEEP HILL. I ATTEMPTED TO APPLY MY BRAKES AT THE TOP OF THE HILL. THERE WAS PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE FORWARD. I DIDN'T WANT TO CONTINUE DOWN THE STEEP HILL KNOWING THE BRAKES WEREN'T WORKING AND CRASH INTO THE VAN AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL SO I DECIDED TO TURN TO THE RIGHT SHARPLY ON A DRIVE THAT CURVED AROUND TO A NEIGHBORING STORE NEXT TO THE MALL (GOING ALMOST BACK UPHILL AT THIS TIME). STILL NO BRAKES SO I DECIDED TO HIT THE CURB TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND PREVENT HITTING ANY OTHER VEHICLE. WHAT IS EXTREMELY ODD IS THAT EVEN THOUGH MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR AND WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND I TURNED SHARPLY AND GOING SLIGHTLY UPHILL THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN THE ACCELERATION OF THE CAR. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO HIT THE CURB TO STOP THE CAR. I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND BACK OFF OF THE CURB. I PROCEEDED DOWN THE HILL AGAIN. STILL NO BRAKES. I COULD FEEL THE PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE BRAKES JUST DIDN'T WORK. I HAD TO TURN THE CAR TO THE RIGHT AND HIT THE CURB AGAIN NEXT TO THE LANE I WAS IN. SO WHEN THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC AND THE LIGHT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL TURNED GREEN I PROCEEDED DOWN THE HILL AND TURNED RIGHT ONTO RT 61 S. I IMMEDIATELY TRIED THE BRAKE AGAIN AND NOTHING. SO IN ORDER TO STOP THE CAR I APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THIS OF COURSE CAUSED THE CAR TO SPIN BUT AT LEAST THE CAR STOPPED. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND THEN USED THE CLUTCH LESS SHIFTING TO CONTROL THE SPEED OF THE CAR AND RETURNED HOME. TOYOTA HAS RETAINED AN INSPECTOR TO INSPECT THE CAR TODAY AT THE DEALERSHIP TODAY 2/27/12. *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 02/20/2012
Component(s): SUSPENSION , TIRES , WHEELS

Date of Incident: 10/24/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10448576

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BF3EK9BU...

SUMMARY:

CAR WAS BROUGHT IN FOR TIRE NOISE. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TIRES WERE WEARING UNEVENLY DUE TO MISALIGNMENT. SINCE THE DEALER DID AN ALIGNMENT IN APRIL I FELT THAT THIS WAS UNACCEPTABLE. AFTER COMPLAINING FOR ABOUT A HALF AN HOUR THAT THIS WAS THE WORST TOYOTA I HAVE EVER BOUGHT (AND I HAVE HAD MANY). THE SERVICE MANAGER FINALLY RELENTED TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES AND DO A FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT FREE OF CHARGE. THEY SAID IT WAS FOR "CUSTOMER RELATIONS". OR PERHAPS TO MAKE ME DISAPPEAR. IN ANY EVENT I WAS PLEASED WITH THE RESULTS. ONLY TIME WILL TELL IF THIS ALIGNMENT HOLDS. *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 02/09/2012
Component(s): SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Date of Incident: 01/17/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10447234

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:Yes
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T4BF3EK8BR...

SUMMARY:

THE DRIVER WAS IN PARKING LOT OF REHAB CENTER PICKING UP PATIENT AND SAYS THE CAR LOST CONTROL GOING 6 MILES PER HOUR RAN INTO THE REHAB CENTER INCURRING OVER $10,000 IN DAMAGES TO THE CAR NOT INCLUDING DAMAGES TO THE REHAB CENTER FRONT GLASS DOOR. THE 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY PURCHASED IN SEPTERMBER OF 2011 NEW FROM THE LOT AT MECHANICSVILLE VA TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. WE CALLED THE TOYOTA MAIN OFFICE AND THEY SENT OUT A REPRESENTITIVE FOR INSPECTION OF THE CAR ON JANUARY 26TH OR 27TH 2012 PRIOR TO ANY WORK BEING DONE TO REPAIR THE CAR. WE HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM TOYOTA AS IT TAKES UP TO 30 DAYS. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY UNDER FULL REPAIR FROM THE COLLISION. *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 01/26/2012
Component(s): POWER TRAIN

Date of Incident: 01/24/2012
NHTSA ID Number: 10445409

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T4BF3EK4BR...

SUMMARY:

THERE IS A TRANSMISSION ISSUE AT LOW SPEEDS, MOSTLY CITY DRIVING, THE CAR JERKS WITH ABRUPT SHIFTING, AND SOMETIMES HARSH SHIFTING. ALSO IT FEELS LIKE THE CAR PAUSES A LITTLE WHEN SHIFTING AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY CONSISTENT AMONG OTHER OWNERS IN FORUMS I HAVE REVIEWED. IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND FIXED. *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 01/20/2012
Component(s): ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Date of Incident: 12/03/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10444688

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BF3EK8BU...

SUMMARY:

THE SPEEDOMETER IS INACCURATE BY ALMOST 10%, WHEN DRIVING BY RADARS OR WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 35 MPH THE RADAR READS 32. DRIVING NEXT TO ANOTHER VEHICLE TO CHECK THE SPEEDOMETER, IT READS 70 MPH BUT THE OTHER VEHICLE'S SPEEDOMETER READS 64 MPH. THE DEALERSHIP HAS VERIFIED THE INACCURACY BUT CLAIMS THE VARIANCE IS WITHIN THE SPEC OF 10%. PER THE DEALER AND IT'S EXPERTS THE SPEEDOMETER CANNOT BE CALIBRATED OR FIXED SINCE IT IS IN SPEC. *TT

Date Complaint Filed: 01/04/2012
Component(s): SUSPENSION , TIRES

Date of Incident: 12/16/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10442975

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Tire Brand NameTire Line / Tire Size Production Dates

BRIDGESTONETURANZA EL400-02 -

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE NORTH AMERICA TIRE , TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): Not Available

SUMMARY:

2011 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE TIRES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE HAVING HIS 25,000 MILE SERVICE CHECK-UP, THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THE TIRES WERE SHOWING SIGNS OF WEAR AND INDICATED THERE WAS TIRE CUPPING AS WELL, WHICH WAS DUE TO THE VEHICLE BEING OUT OF ALIGNMENT. *JB

Name	Description	Size(KB)

Date Complaint Filed: 12/16/2011
Component(s): POWER TRAIN , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Date of Incident: 09/06/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10440130

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): Not Available

SUMMARY:

AT LOW SPEED (15-39 MPH), THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT ROUGHLY. THE CAR WAS EITHER PULLED BACK (1) BY THE ENGINE OR JUMPED (2,WHILE MY FOOT ON THE BREAK PEDAL) DURING THE DOWN SHIFT. THE PULLING BACK (1) GIVES THE SAME EFFECT AS USING ENGINE BREAKING IN THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION. BASED ON THE SIGNS THAT I HAVE SEEN ON INTERSTATE, STATE LAWS (IN SOME STATES) PROHIBIT DRIVER TO USE ENGINE BREAKING. THE JUMPING (2) WAS VERY BAD. THE CAR NEEDED APPROXIMATELY 3-10 FEET MORE TO STOP DUE TO THE UNPREDICTABLE JUMPING BEHAVIOR. WELL 3-10 FEET DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A LOT BUT LET SAY IF YOU ARE 1 FOOT AWAY FROM RUNNING OVER A LIVING THING.......... THIS PROBLEM HAVE HAPPENED SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW AND THEY STILL BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN DRIVEN ABOUT 10-20 CARS (INCLUDING RENTALS) BUT I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THE JUMPING (2, WHILE MY FOOT ON THE BREAK PEDAL) UNTIL I BOUGHT THIS CAMRY. AFTER READING THE REVIEWS ONLINE, THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MODEL. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS IMMEDIATE ATTENTIONS. *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 12/07/2011
Component(s): VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Date of Incident: 12/01/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10438907

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): Not Available

SUMMARY:

CHANGE IN GEARS JERKY AND BETWEEN 20-40MPH THE CAR DRAGS DURING ACCELERATION IT FEEL LIKE SOMETHING IS TRYING TO PULL THE CAR BACK.WHEN IT FINALLY MOVES TO THE NEXT GEAR IT JUMPS INTO GEAR. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO TOYOTA MANY TIME AND AS USUAL ONCE TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO CHECK NO ONE SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM. I AM DISAPPOINTED IN TOYOTA, I HAVE ALWAYS DRIVEN TOYOTA AND FINALLY DECIDED TO BUY A NEW CAR DUE TO TRAVELING TO WORK LONG DISTANCES AND GAVE MY DAUGHTER MY 1999 CAMRY WHICH I LIKE DRIVING BETTER THAN MY NEW ONE. I STUCK WITH TOYOTA AND THEY HAVE LET ME AND MANY MORE CONSUMERS DOWN , THEY KNOW THIS IS A PROBLEM AND FALSE ADVERTISE A SMOOTH RIDE. *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 11/30/2011
Component(s): SUSPENSION , UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Date of Incident: 05/17/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10437914

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BF3EK3BU...

SUMMARY:

WHEN I TAKE OFF AND GET TO EXACTLY 25 MPH, I HEAR A THUMPING FROM THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. SOUNDS LIKE THUMPING IS COMING FROM THE TIRE. IT ONLY HAPPENS UNTIL IT GETS TO 25 MPH. WHEN YOU GO PASSED 25 MPH IT STOPS. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP APPROXIMATELY FIVE TIMES AND THEY NEVER HEAR THE NOISE. THEY TRIED TO TELL ME THAT IT WAS PROBABLY GAS SWISHING AROUND IN THE GAS TANK. IT IS A THUMPING, NOT A SWISHING. *KB

Date Complaint Filed: 11/30/2011
Component(s): ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Date of Incident: 11/17/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10437788

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:Yes
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BF3EK5BU...

SUMMARY:

WHILE DRIVING DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON, LOST ENGINE POWER, PULLED OVER, SMOKE FROM UNDER HOOD-ELECTRICAL FIRE, CAR TOTALED. *KB

Date Complaint Filed: 11/21/2011
Component(s): EQUIPMENT

Date of Incident: 11/21/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10437009

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): Not Available

SUMMARY:

2011 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH AIR CONDITION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE EXCEEDED 90 DEGREES, IT TOOK THE A/C OVER 10 MINUTES TO COOL THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. *JB

Name	Description	Size(KB)

Date Complaint Filed: 11/18/2011
Component(s): ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING , POWER TRAIN

Date of Incident: 04/15/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10436357

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BF3EK4BU...

SUMMARY:

MY VEHICLE AT BELOW 40 MPH, MOSTLY CITY DRIVING, THE CAR JERKS WITH ABRUPT SHIFTING, AND SOMETIMES HARSH SHIFTING. ALSO IT FEELS LIKE THE CAR PAUSES A LITTLE WHEN SHIFTING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE CAR TAKES OFF LIKE IT RUSHES RATHER THAN A SMOOTH ACCELERATION, THOUGH I PRESS THE GAS PEDAL GENTLY. THIS REALLY BOTHERS ME DURING THE RUSH HOUR BECAUSE MY BOTH KIDS ARE IN THE BACK SEAT AT THAT TIME. I HAVE BEEN TO THE TOYOTA DEALER BUT THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. SOME ONE PLEASE, PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS. IT REALLY BOTHERS ME AFTER SPENDING LOT ON MONEY ON THIS CAR, I CAN'T EVEN DRIVE IT SAFE AND ITS REALLY DANGEROUS DRIVING AROUND THE CITY WITH MY FAMILY THINKING ABOUT WHAT WILL HAPPEN AT THE NEXT STOP LIGHT. *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 11/18/2011
Component(s): POWER TRAIN

Date of Incident: 10/14/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10436329

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): Not Available

SUMMARY:

SOON AFTER I BOUGHT THIS BRAND NEW 2011 CAMRY THE CAR STARTED ACTING WEIRD. A CONSTANT PROBLEM THAT APPEAR A LOT OF TIME WHEN I AM DRIVING CONCERNS THE TRANSMISSION. AT LOW SPEEDS, MOSTLY CITY DRIVING, THE CAR JERKS WITH ABRUPT SHIFTING, AND SOMETIMES HARSH SHIFTING. ALSO IT FEELS LIKE THE CAR PAUSES A LITTLE WHEN SHIFTING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE THING THAT CONCERNS ME AND MY WIFE THE MOST IS THAT THE CAR TAKES OFF LIKE IT RUSHES RATHER THAN A SMOOTH ACCELERATION, ALTHOUGH WE BOTH PRESS THE GAS PEDAL REALLY GENTLY. THIS MOSTLY HAPPENS AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN WE ARE DRIVING IN THE CITY WHERE HEAVY TRAFFIC MIGHT BE PRESENT. THIS IS MAKING BOTH OF US VERY CONCERNED ABOUT OUR SAFETY. WE ARE CONCERNED TO THE POINT THAT WE BOTH STOPPED DRIVING THE CAR UNLESS WE REALLY HAVE TO, WE RELY ON OUR SECOND CAR WHICH IS A BMW. ONE OTHER ISSUE IS THAT THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO STALL WHEN I RELEASE MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATION. THIS HAPPENS AT BOTH SLOW SPEEDS AND HIGH SPEEDS. *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 11/17/2011
Component(s): SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC , UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Date of Incident: 11/14/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10436274

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:Yes
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:1
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BF3EK8BU...

SUMMARY:

THIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A PREVIOUS ACCIDENT IN THE HOME DRIVEWAY OF THE OWNERS OF THE VEHICLE. AS THE OWNER WAS TURNING INTO HIS DRIVEWAY, A TIRE BLEW OUT ON THE VEHICLE'S RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. AS THE DRIVER/OWNER HIT THE BRAKE THE CAR ACCELERATED INTO THE SIDE ROCK BARRIER OF THE DRIVEWAY. ACCORDING TO TOYOTA WHO INVESTIGATED THE INCIDENT, THERE WAS NO ISSUE WITH VEHICLE. BUT ANOTHER INCIDENT HAS RECENTLY HAPPENED INVOLVING THE CAR THIS YEAR ON THE INCIDENT DATE LISTED ON THIS FORM. THE WIFE OF THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY OPERATING THE TOYOTA CAMRY 2011 TO PARK THE VEHICLE. AS THE CAR WAS TURNING TO PARK IN THE DRIVEWAY THE OPERATOR PRESSED ON THE BRAKE TO BACK THE VEHICLE BACK WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE LEAPED FORWARD HITTING THE AN EXTERIOR DOOR TO THEIR BASEMENT WHICH IS SURROUNDED BY THE ROCK THAT COVERS THEIR HOME. THE CAR WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED, AIR BAGS WERE DEPLOYED AND THE OPERATOR SUSTAINED SOME INJURIES WHICH CAUSED HER TO VISIT THE HOSPITAL AND HAVE MEDICATION PRESCRIBED TO HER. THE IMPACT ON THIS SECOND ACCIDENT WAS SO SEVERE THAT IS SHOWN PICTURES OF THE INCIDENT YOU HAVE TO WONDER HOW SUCH AN IMPACT COULD HAPPEN UNLESS THEIR WAS FAULT IN THE VEHICLE. THIS TIME WE ARE AWAITING RESPONSE FROM TOYOTA TO INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM. WE ALSO WANTED TO CONTACT THE GOVERNMENT TO MAKE KNOWN OF THIS RECURRING ISSUE WITH THE BRAKING OR UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 11/17/2011
Component(s): SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Date of Incident: 11/19/2010
NHTSA ID Number: 10436263

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:Yes
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BF3EK8BU...

SUMMARY:

THIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN THE HOME DRIVEWAY OF THE OWNERS OF THE VEHICLE. AS THE OWNER WAS TURNING INTO HIS DRIVEWAY, A TIRE BLEW OUT ON THE VEHICLE'S RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. AS THE DRIVER/OWNER HIT THE BRAKE THE CAR ACCELERATED INTO THE SIDE ROCK BARRIER OF THE DRIVEWAY. ACCORDING TO TOYOTA WHO INVESTIGATED THE INCIDENT, THERE WAS NO ISSUE WITH VEHICLE. BUT ANOTHER INCIDENT HAS RECENTLY HAPPENED INVOLVING THE CAR THIS YEAR WHICH WILL BE REPORTED ON A SEPARATE FORM WHICH SHOWS US THEIR IS AN UNSAFE ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE THAT REQUIRES TOYOTA TO BE INVESTIGATED. *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 10/13/2011
Component(s): AIR BAGS

Date of Incident: 09/07/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10430132

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BF3EK6BU...

SUMMARY:

THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AS A USED RENTAL RETURN VEHICLE ON AUGUST 18, 2011. ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2011 THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP (IRON TRAIL MOTORS - VIRGINIA, MN) BECAUSE THE AIR BAG SENSOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE TURNED OFF WHILE THE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED BY AN ADULT. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD US THAT THEY RESET THE AIRBAG AND THAT WOULD RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. I TOOK THE VEHICLE HOME AND WITHIN A WEEK THE SAME ERROR OCCURRED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. I RETURNED THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ORDERED A NEW WIRING HARNESS FROM TOYOTA AND REPLACED THE WIRING TO THE AIR BAG AND SENSORS. I ONCE AGAIN TOOK THE VEHICLE HOME AND WITHIN THREE DAYS THE SAME ERROR RECURRED. I RETURNED THE VEHICLE AND AFTER HAVING THE CAR FOR FOUR DAYS I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM THE DEALERSHIP STATING THAT THE FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE FROM TOYOTA TOLD THEM (DEALERSHIP) THAT WE WERE "BEING SEATED TO HEAVILY" ON THE SEAT AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM AND THEY WOULD RESET THE SENSOR ONCE AGAIN, ADDITIONALLY I WAS ALSO TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT TOYOTA WOULD NO LONGER PAY FOR ANY FURTHER RETURNS OF THE CAR BECAUSE OF AIR BAG ISSUES. TODAY I FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA CUSTOMER CARE (CASE # [XXX]) INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 10/11/2011
Component(s): TIRES

Date of Incident: 09/05/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10429431

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Tire Brand NameTire Line / Tire Size Production Dates

BRIDGESTONETURANZA -

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE NORTH AMERICA TIRE , TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BF3EK4BU...

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE TURANZA TIRES, SIZE P215-60-R16, DOT NUMBER: OBX8PM6. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME RESISTANT. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW DUE TO BLISTERS ON THE SIDEWALL. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TIRE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO ROAD HAZARDS. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,240. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

Date Complaint Filed: 10/02/2011
Component(s): FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

Date of Incident: 04/01/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10428193

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): Not Available

SUMMARY:

UPON STOP AND THEN THE VEHICLE MOVES FORWARD THE FUEL IN THE TANK MOVES CAUSING THE BAFFLE IN THE TANK TO MAKE A BANGING HAPPENS IN FULL TANK FUEL OR 3/4TH OF THE TANK. INFORMED THE DEALER AND NO PROPER DIAGNOSE ACTION RESPONDED. *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 09/28/2011
Component(s): VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Date of Incident: 06/17/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10427766

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T4BF3EKXBR...

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 TO 40 MPH DOWN HILL, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UP TO 75 MPH. THE RPMS INCREASED UP TO 5 OR 6 FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE. THE DRIVER PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN BACK INTO DRIVE IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED HER THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 4,500. UPDATED 12/12/11*LJ UPDATED 01/19/12 THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THE CONSUMER LIFTED HIS FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL, AND APPLIED THE BRAKE AGAIN, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROAR LOUDLY AND AT A HIGH SPEED. THE CONSUMER THEN SHIFTED TO DRIVE AND THEN TO S-MODE WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED ROARING, SLOWED DOWN AND RESPONDED NORMAL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 01/19/12

Name	Description	Size(KB)

Date Complaint Filed: 09/19/2011
Component(s): TIRES

Date of Incident: 09/05/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10426287

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BF3EK4BU...

SUMMARY:

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011 DEAR SIR, ABOUT 10 DAYS AGO, MY WIFE HAD A BLOWOUT OF HER RIGHT FRONT TIRE WITH TREAD SEPARATION OF THE SIDEWALL VERY NEAR THE TIRE TREAD. AT THAT TIME, SHE ALSO NOTICED ON THE RIGHT REAR TIRE A LARGE BLISTER IN APPROXIMATELY THE SAME AREA THAT WAS BULGING OUT SEVERAL INCHES. AS DIRECTED BY TOYOTA I TOOK THE 2011 CAMRY LE TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER (SPARKS TOYOTA) IN MYRTLE BEACH, SC. THE SERVICE MANAGER (CHRIS ?) INDICATED THAT HE THOUGHT WE HAD HIT SOMETHING THAT DAMAGED THE SIDEWALL ON THE FRONT AND REAR TIRES. HE SHOWED ME A MINISCULE SCRATCH ON THE PAINTED ALLOY RIM THAT HE THOUGHT MAY HAVE BEEN AN IMPACT AREA. I COULD HARDLY SEE IT AND IT WAS TOO SMALL TO BE PHOTOGRAPHED BY MY CAMERA. HE ALSO SAID THE TIRE WAS SCUFFED SLIGHTLY BUT OF COURSE IT WAS SCUFFED AFTER THE BLOWOUT BY SUDDEN DEFLATION. THE RIGHT REAR TIRE HE INDICATED ALSO HAD BEEN IMPACTED WHICH I COULD NOT SEE ANY APPARENT DAMAGE. I SPOKE WITH FIRESTONE BY TELEPHONE AND THEY INDICATED THAT SINCE THE TECHNICIAN HAD REPORTED SIDEWALL DAMAGE THE WARRANTY WAS NO GOOD DUE TO IMPACT. QUITE FRANKLY, WE HAVE NOT HIT ANYTHING WITH EITHER TIRE NOR RUN OVER OR SCRAPED THE SIDEWALL ON CURBING. I FEEL THAT BOTH OF THESE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE AND TOYOTA AND FIRESTONE ARE COVERING UP DEFECTIVE TIRES THAT NEED TO BE RECALLED. I AM FILING A COMPLAINT WITH THE NTSB AND ALSO WITH THE CONSUMER PRODUCTS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION IN WASHINGTON D.C. *KB

Date Complaint Filed: 09/13/2011
Component(s): VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Date of Incident: 09/10/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10425257

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T4BF3EK9BR...

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THERE WAS SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND AS THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER THE CURB AND STOPPED IN AN EMPTY PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN FROM THE SCENE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS CONTACTED. THERE WERE DAMAGES TO THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEBRIS OF TREES THE VEHICLE TRAVELED OVER WHILE IN THE PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD SEND OUT A REPRESENTATIVE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000. UPDATED 11/03/2011 *LN

Name	Description	Size(KB)

Date Complaint Filed: 09/13/2011
Component(s): WHEELS

Date of Incident: 08/14/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10425255

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BF3EK9BU...

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, HE DROVE OVER A ROCK AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW. AS A RESULT OF THE BLOWOUT, THE RIM ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SPLIT IN HALF. THE CONTACT INSTALLED A SPARE TIRE AS A TEMPORARY REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE RIM REPLACED. THE RIM WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,700. UPDATED 11/01/2011 *LN

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Date Complaint Filed: 08/20/2011
Component(s): UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Date of Incident: 12/10/2010
NHTSA ID Number: 10421750

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BF3EK4BU...

SUMMARY:

THE WINDOWS CONSISTENTLY STICK WHEN IN THE UP POSITION. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO PUT THE WINDOW DOWN. MANY TIMES THE POWER WINDOW BUTTON HAS TO BE FORCED TO GET THE WINDOW DOWN. IN ADDITION, THERE IS A RESIDUE THAT KEEPS APPEARING ON THE TOP OF THE WINDOW WHICH SITS ON A RUBBER SEAL. THE RUBBER SEAL AT THE TOP OF THE WINDOW IS BEING WORN. CONCERN: IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY IF THE WINDOW NEEDS TO BE OPENED IT MAY FAIL TO OPEN.

Date Complaint Filed: 08/23/2011
Component(s): VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Date of Incident: 08/17/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10421110

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:Yes
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:1
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BF3EK4BU...

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ATTEMPTING TO MERGE INTO A PARKING SPACE AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A BRICK WALL. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE BUILDING AND TO THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER NECK AND SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION FROM HER DOCTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY REPAIR SHOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED A CASE MANAGER WOULD FOLLOW UP WITH THE CONTACT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,500.

Date Complaint Filed: 08/21/2011
Component(s): VISIBILITY

Date of Incident: 08/10/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10420834

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): Not Available

SUMMARY:

I HAVE A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY SE. AT AROUND 5,000 MILES WHEN IT WAS TIME TO TAKE IT IN FOR SERVICE, OIL CHANGE, TIRE ROTATION ETC. I HAD A TYPE OF SQUEAKING CRACKLING NOISE THAT I WOULD HEAR WHEN PULLING IN AND OUT OF DRIVEWAY. I TOOK IT IN AND TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT KNEW RIGHT AWAY WHAT IT WAS. IT WAS THE SUPPORTS FOR THE SUNROOF THAT NEEDED TO BE FIXED. THEY ADVISED THAT THE NOISE WOULD ONLY GET LOUDER AND LOUDER. THEY HAD IT THERE FOR TWO DAYS GLUING/BONDING SUPPORTS. ON AUGUST 10, 2011 I WAS DRIVING MY CAR WHEN I HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION. I LOOKED AT ALL MY GLASS WINDOWS AND DIDN'T NOTICE WHAT HAD UNTIL GLASS WAS FLYING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. I PULLED OVER AND THAT IS WHEN I SAW MY SUNROOF GLASS BROKEN. THE STRANGE THING ABOUT THE GLASS WAS THAT IT LOOKED A VOLCANO. IT WAS SHATTERED FROM THE OUTER PART OF THE SUNROOF GLASS TO THE MIDDLE. ALMOST LIKE THERE WAS PRESSURE BUILT UP AND IT ONLY HAD ONE WAY OF SHOOTING UP AND OUT. I CALLED TOYOTA TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THAT DAY. I WENT IN THAT AFTERNOON AND EXPLAINED EVERYTHING I JUST WROTE TO THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT. I ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE WORK ORDER HISTORY HAD WHERE THEY FIXED THE SUPPORTS ON THE SUNROOF/ HE SAID THEY WOULD LOOK AT THE CAR TOMORROW AND LET ME KNOW. I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM THEM THE NEXT DAY STATING THAT I HAD TO GET A HOLD OF MY INSURANCE CLAIM ADJUSTER SO THEY COULD GO LOOK AT DAMAGES. HE HAD TALKED TO TOYOTA WARRANTY DEPARTMENT AND THEY CAME TO A CONCLUSION THAT THEY WERE NOT GOING TO COVER DAMAGES. HE STATED THAT IT SEEMED LIKE A ROCK HAD HIT IT. I SPENT THE NEXT 10 DAYS WAITING FOR MY CAR TO GET FIXED AND ON TOP OF EVERYTHING, I HAD TO PAY RENTAL FEES FOR THE 10 DAYS BECAUSE TOYOTA DOES NOT OFFER FREE RENTAL SERVICE TO CUSTOMERS. THEY ALSO DON'T DIRECT BILL YOUR INSURANCE COMPANY SO YOU CAN PAY ONLY THE PERCENT STATED ON INSURANCE POLICY. I HAD TO PAY THEM THE FULL AMOUNT AND TAKE IT UP WITH MY INSURANCE. I PAID MY INSURANCE DEDUCTIBLE AND THEN TOOK THE CAR. *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 08/08/2011
Component(s): VISIBILITY

Date of Incident: 05/30/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10418017

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T4BF3EK5BR...

SUMMARY:

I BOUGHT A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY TWO AND A HALF MONTHS AGO--PROBLEM IS THE REAR WINDOW DURING NIGHT DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WITH MANY CAR HEADLIGHTS HITTING THE WINDOW AND THE REARVIEW(MIRROR-- THE IMAGE ON THE REAR VIEW MIRROR IS LIKE VIEWING A WET SPIDER WEB WITH A SCINTILLATING GRID BECAUSE OF THE WIRES EMBEDDED IN THE GLASS,(WHETHER FOR DEFROST OR RADIO RECEPTION IDO NOT KNOW) THIS GRID IN THE REAR WINDOW CAUSES A DISTORTED IMAGE --IT IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE THE IMAGE SUFFERS FROM 'IMAGE STATIC' WHICH CAUSES THE DRIVER TO SORT OUT THE HEADLIGHTS FROM THE 'STATIC'--IT IS VERY TIRESOME DRIVINGAT NIGHT ON THE FREEWAY--TRY IT AND YOU SHOULD SEE THERE IS SOMETHING NOT RIGHT--I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS IN OTHER CARS--IT IS UNSAFE, THE WINDOW SHOULD NOT BREAK UP THE LIGHT COMING THROUGH IT -VERY DISTRACTING. *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 08/07/2011
Component(s): POWER TRAIN

Date of Incident: 04/24/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10417831

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BF3EK2BU...

SUMMARY:

VERY HARSH/COARSE SHIFTING OF TRANSMISSION DURING UPSHIFT AND DOWNSHIFT ESPECIALLY AROUND 20MPH AND BETWEEN 35-39MPH. ALSO ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION A LOUD THUMPING SOUND HAS BEEN HEARD COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION AS THE CAR IS SLOWING DOWN AND IS IN PROCESS OF DOWNSHIFTING AROUND 20MPH. *TT

Date Complaint Filed: 07/28/2011
Component(s): FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

Date of Incident: 03/28/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10415503

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BF3EK7BU...

SUMMARY:

2011 TOYOTA CAMRY. FROM A STOP WHEN THE VEHICLE MOVES FORWARD THE FUEL IN THE TANK MOVES CAUSING THE BAFFLE IN THE TANK TO MAKE A BANGING SOUND. THE SOUND IS LOUDER WITH MORE FUEL IN THE TANK. *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 07/27/2011
Component(s): SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

Date of Incident: 07/10/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10415391

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:Yes
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BB3EK4BU...

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 55 MPH AND ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL NOISE. AS A RESULT, SHE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO HER DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDALS SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO SENT AN ENGINEER TO FURTHER INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,600.

Date Complaint Filed: 07/20/2011
Component(s): ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Date of Incident: 03/01/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10413831

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BB3EK9BU...

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS INACCURATE BY 5 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT IT WAS NORMAL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER SPECIFICATION THEREFORE THEY DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,700.

Date Complaint Filed: 07/15/2011
Component(s): POWER TRAIN

Date of Incident: 07/14/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10413101

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): Not Available

SUMMARY:

2011 TOYOTA CAMRY LE, UNDER 3,000 MILES ON CAR, SLUGGISH DRIVE AS THOUGH I AM PULLING A TRAILOR OR SOMETHING BEHIND THE CAR.VEHICLE JERKING IN AND OUT OF GEARS.LOUD THUMP SOUND TWICE FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAR AS THOUGH SOMETHING BROKE. IN ADDITON TO THE CAR AT A STOP SIGN BRAKE ENGAGED AND CAR JERKED FORWARD. PROCEEDED HOME AND PARKED CAR AND PROCEEDED TO EXIT CAR AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWRD. AS I TURN TO SEE IF THE CAR WAS NOT IN THE PARK POSTION IT WAS AND I AM TERRIFIED TO HAVE THIS CAR AT HOME MY DAUGHTER WAS IN THE AREA A FEW MINUTES BEFORE AND SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT BY THE CAR IF SHE WAS STILL THERE. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA AND TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO TAKE A LOOK, AND THE ONLY THING THEY CAN DO IS TRY AND RECREATE THE PROBLEM IF IT DOES NOT DO THE SAME THING WHEN THEY TRY AND RECREATE IT THEN IT WILL BE CLOSED AND DEEMS NOT AN ISSSUE. THIS IS AN ISSUE AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE WITH WHAT HAPPEND. *TT

Date Complaint Filed: 06/22/2011
Component(s): AIR BAGS

Date of Incident: 06/07/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10409495

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:Yes
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:1
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BF3EKXBU...

SUMMARY:

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN CRASH AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.

Date Complaint Filed: 06/28/2011
Component(s): STRUCTURE , VISIBILITY

Date of Incident: 06/12/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10409198

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): Not Available

SUMMARY:

ON A HOT DAY WHILE PARKED, THE FRONT WINDSHIELD OF MY 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY DEVELOPED A VERY LARGE CRACK. *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 06/26/2011
Component(s): VISIBILITY

Date of Incident: 06/25/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10408973

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): Not Available

SUMMARY:

ON MY TOYOTA CAMRY '07 XLE MY PASSENGER'S SUN VISOR STARTED TO FAIL TO STAY UPRIGHT. BROKE AND FELL OFF IT'S HINGE WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THERE'S NO WARRANTY OR RECALL. CAR ONLY HAS 31000 MILES. WHILE DOING RESEARCH, ENCOUNTERED THAT IS A CURRENT INCIDENT AMONG THIS CAR OWNERS. *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 06/23/2011
Component(s): POWER TRAIN , SEATS

Date of Incident: 05/09/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10408618

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BF3EKXBU...

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER STRIKING THE GEAR SELECTOR, THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD ERRONEOUSLY SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL BECAUSE THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS NOT DESIGNED WITH A SWITCH TO ENGAGE. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. IN ADDITION, THE SIZE AND LENGTH OF THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE HEAD REST SIGNIFICANTLY OBSTRUCTED THE VISIBILITY OF THE DRIVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.

Date Complaint Filed: 06/20/2011
Component(s): FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

Date of Incident: 06/13/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10407478

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): JTDKN3DU3A1...

SUMMARY:

22 MPG AT BEST ON HIGHWAY FOR 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. *TT

Date Complaint Filed: 05/13/2011
Component(s): VISIBILITY

Date of Incident: 05/13/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10403441

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BF3EKXBU...

SUMMARY:

WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT 55-60 MPH IN A SUNNY DAY, THE FRONT WINDSHIELD OF TOYOTA CAMRY 2011 ON THE DRIVER SIDE SUDDENLY CRACKED FROM UPPER LEFT CORNER AND GRADUALLY EXTENDED TOWARDS THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD.

Date Complaint Filed: 05/25/2011
Component(s): AIR BAGS

Date of Incident: 04/14/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10403440

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY201

Crash:Yes
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:2
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BF3EK7BU...

SUMMARY:

2011 TOYOTA CAMRY. GOING UP HILL ON AN INTERSECTION WHEN THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE FRONT SIDE ( PASSENGER) AND PASSENGER DOOR. UPON IMPACT THE FORCE OF THE HIT CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH WAS PARKED AND THAT VEHICLE STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT OF IT. THE PASSENGER LOST CONSCIOUSNESS SINCE SHE HIT HER HEAD ON THE WINDOW. *BF

Date Complaint Filed: 05/25/2011
Component(s): POWER TRAIN

Date of Incident: 05/24/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10402634

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BF3EK2BU...

SUMMARY:

EXPERIENCED A COARSE SHIFTING OF TRANSMISSION DURING UPSHIFT AND DOWNSHIFT ESPECIALLY AROUND 20 MPH AND BETWEEN 35-37MPH. ON MORE THAN ONCE OCCASION I HAVE EXPERIENCED A LOUD THUMP NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION AS THE CAR IS SLOWING DOWN AND IS IN PROCESS OF DOWNSHIFTING AROUND 20MPH. OTHER TIMES SIMILAR BEHAVIOR HAS OCCURRED AT SPEEDS OF 35-37MPH. *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 05/23/2011
Component(s): FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

Date of Incident: 05/20/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10402415

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): Not Available

SUMMARY:

BRAND NEW 2011 CAMRY, 4 CYL, 19 MPG CITY, 21 MPG HIGHWAY AFTER MULTIPLE REPEATED MEASUREMENTS. DRIVING IN MANUAL MODE DOES NOT HELP AS THE MANUAL MODE IS VERY MISLEADING ON THE STEPTRONIC AS WELL. *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 05/22/2011
Component(s): VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Date of Incident: 05/19/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10402303

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:Yes
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BF3EK0BU...

SUMMARY:

WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED BEYOND MY CONTROL. THE CAR ACCELERATED ACROSS THE STREET AND ONTO THE SIDEWALK AND CRASHED INTO THE FENCE OF A SCHOOLYARD ACROSS THE STREET FROM MY HOUSE. WE NARROWLY MISSED CHILDREN PLAYING. THE BACK OF THE CAR IS TOTALED. THANKFULLY, NO ONE WAS HURT. THE CAR IS NOW LOCATED IN A BODY SHOP SUGGESTED BY GEICO, MY INSURANCE CARRIER. WE ARE ASKING THEM NOT TO PROCEED WITH REPAIRS UNTIL WE CONTACT THIS AGENCY AND TOYOTA AMERICA. *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 03/30/2011
Component(s): UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Date of Incident: 03/29/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10394590

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BK3EKXBU...

SUMMARY:

MY WIFE AND I ARE RETIRED IN FLORIDA. WE PARKED OUR 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE WITH KEYLESS IGNITION IN OUR GARAGE AND BROUGHT THE KEY FOB WITH US INTO OUR HOME. MY WIFE EITHER DID NOT PUSH THE ENGINE OFF BUTTON HARD ENOUGH OR FORGOT TO PUSH THE ENGINE OFF BUTTON TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE. WE DID NOT HEAR THE 3 SHORT BEEPS TELLING US THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AND THE KEY FOB WAS REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE GARAGE IS ATTACHED TO OUR HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT RUNNING IN OUR CLOSED GARAGE. CARBON MONOXIDE FUMES ENTERED OUR HOME CAUSING HEADACHES, NAUSEA, AND LETHARGY. OUR HOME CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR SOUNDED AN ALARM. WE INVESTIGATED AND FOUND THAT WE LEFT THE VEHICLE RUNNING IN THE GARAGE FOR 90 MINUTES. THE GARAGE TEMPERATURE WAS OVER 100(F) DEGREES. THERE WAS A LARGE POOL OF WATER UNDER THE CAR FROM CONDENSATION FROM THE CAR AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR. WE WERE SICKENED BY THE CARBON MONOXIDE FUMES AND CAME CLOSE TO LOSING OUR LIVES. THE KEYLESS IGNITION OPTION IS TOO DANGEROUS. THERE NEEDS TO BE A CHANGE IN DESIGN THAT TURNS OFF THE ENGINE WHEN THE KEY FOB LEAVES THE VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE OFF BUTTON IS NOT DEPRESSED.

Date Complaint Filed: 03/22/2011
Component(s): ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , EQUIPMENT

Date of Incident: 11/01/2010
NHTSA ID Number: 10392517

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): Not Available

SUMMARY:

BLUETOOTH DOES NOT WORK. *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 03/17/2011
Component(s): UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Date of Incident: 12/17/2010
NHTSA ID Number: 10390542

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:1
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): Not Available

SUMMARY:

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FOR THE LAST THREE MONTHS HE SMELLED AN ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE WHEN HE TURNED THE AIR CONDITIONER/HEAT OFF. AFTER A WHILE HE BECAME SICK AND WAS HOSPITALIZED, BUT THEY COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT CAUSED HIM TO BECOME SICK. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE FILTER UNDERNEATH THE GLOVE BOX MAY NEED TO BE CHANGED. THEY WERE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE, SMELL THE ODOR AND A TECHNICIAN FROM THE FACTORY WAS NOTIFIED. WHEN THE TECHNICIAN INSPECTED THE VEHICLE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THEY COULD NOT LOCATE WHERE THE ODOR WAS CAME FROM; HOWEVER, HE ADDED A SPECIAL FILTER TO THE VEHICLE TO KEEP THE ODOR OUT. WITHIN A FEW WEEKS HE SMELLED THE STRONG ODOR AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Date Complaint Filed: 03/08/2011
Component(s): VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Date of Incident: 03/07/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10386934

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:Yes
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BF3EK1BU...

SUMMARY:

JUST 5 SECOND AFTER PULLING OUT FROM PARKING SPACE, WHILE GOING AROUND THE SCHOOL BUS AND TRYING TO AVOID THE CAR GOING TOWARD ME, PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CAR SPEED UP AT WHOLE POWER AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP IT. IT FILED APPROXIMATELY 90 FEET REACHING SPEED AT LEAST 50 MPH IN APPROXIMATELY 1-2 SECOND. I WAS TRYING TO PUSH THE PEDAL TO STOP IT, AND AT THE SAME TIME TRYING TO AVOID COLLISION WITH THE TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME, I MANAGED TO JUMP ON A CURB AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED AFTER HITTING A BUILDING AND AFTER MY CAR FLIPPED ON THE DRIVER SIDE. I STRONGLY BELIEVE SOMETHING, INSIDE THE CAR (EITHER MECHANICAL OR AUTOMATIC SYSTEM) PREVENTED ME STOPPING THE CAR TIMELY. THERE WAS NO INJURY, BUILDING WERE DAMAGED JUST SLIGHTLY, MY CAR WAS DESTROYED , BUT IT HAS A FULL COVERAGE. THE WHOLE CRASH WAS TAPPED BY A SECURITY CAMERA. IT CLEARLY SHOWS THE ACCELERATION OF THE CAR, WHICH EVERYBODY, WHO WATCHED IT, BELIEVE COULDN'T BE DONE BY PERSON, BUT MOSTLY BY A CAR ITSELF. THAT SIMPLY LOOKS FOR ME SOMETHING THE SAME AS IT WAS IN PREVIOUS TOYOTA RECALLS. *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 03/01/2011
Component(s): VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Date of Incident: 01/15/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10386098

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:Yes
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BF3EK5BU...

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING HER TO CRASH INTO A POLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER SENT AN INVESTIGATOR TO RETRIEVE THE BLACK BOX FROM THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE CRASH WAS NOT CAUSED BY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT GIVE THE DEALER AUTHORIZATION TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000. UPDATED 03/24/11*LJ UPDATED 1/5/11 *CN

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Date Complaint Filed: 02/26/2011
Component(s): ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Date of Incident: 02/25/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10384600

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 2T1BU4EE4BC...

SUMMARY:

AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 40 AND 75, WHEN THE ENGINE IS LIGHTLY LOADED, THE COMPUTER CONTROLLED THROTTLE CANNOT DECIDE IF IT OUGHT TO BE SLIGHTLY OPEN OR COMPLETELY CLOSED. THE WORST CASE IS WHEN TRYING TO MAINTAIN SPEED DOWN A GENTLE HILL. THE THROTTLE CYCLES INTERMITTENTLY BETWEEN OFF AND ON. WHEN THE THROTTLE SHUTS, THE TACH WILL SUDDENLY DROP ABOUT 150 RPM AND THE CAR NOTICEABLY DECELERATES. OFTEN, AFTER A FEW SECONDS, THE COMPUTER SEEMS TO REALIZE THAT THE THROTTLE SHOULDN'T BE ALL THE WAY OFF, AND COMMANDS THE ENGINE TO SPEED UP. ENGINE SPEED THEN JUMPS ABOUT 200 RPM, WITH AN ANNOYING SURGE AND DROPS BACK ABOUT 50 RPM A SECOND OR SO LATER. OCCASIONALLY THE SYSTEM WOULD NOT ¿WAKE UP¿ AND I WOULD HAVE TO APPLY THROTTLE TO GET THE CAR TO RETURN TO THE DESIRED SPEED, AT WHICH POINT IT WOULD ACCELERATE THROUGH MY TARGET SPEED AND I WOULD BACK OFF, ONLY TO HAVE THE CYCLE REPEAT. OCCASIONALLY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DECELERATE, WITH MY FOOT COMPLETELY OFF THE THROTTLE, THE CAR WOULD CONTINUE TO HOLD SPEED AS IF ON CRUISE CONTROL. AT ONE POINT, I PROCEEDED ABOUT A HALF MILE AT 60 MPH WITH MY FEET FLAT ON THE FLOOR. SEVERAL TIMES, I HAD TO STEP ON THE BRAKES TO KEEP FROM OVERRUNNING TRAFFIC AHEAD WHEN THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND TO REDUCED THROTTLE. WHEN DECELERATING TO A STOP FROM CRUISING SPEED (ABOVE 50 MPH), PARTICULARLY DOWN A HILL, AFTER THE THROTTLE HAD INITIALLY CLOSED, THE VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE NORMALLY TO ABOUT 40 MPH, AT WHICH POINT ENGINE SPEED WOULD SUDDENLY INCREASE ABOUT 200 RPM AND THE VEHICLE WOULD BEGIN TO GENTLY ACCELERATE. THESE UNCOMMANDED THROTTLE EXCURSIONS WERE MILD. WHEN THE VEHICLE DID NOT DECELERATE AS COMMANDED, SPEED COULD ALWAYS BE REDUCED WITH LIGHT BRAKE APPLICATION. BUT, THE PROBLEM IS CONSISTENTLY ANNOYING AND IS A SYMPTOM THAT THE COMPUTER CONTROLLED THROTTLE SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY IN THIS VEHICLE. THIS RENTAL CAR EXHIBITED THE PROBLEM CONSISTENTLY FOR A WEEK. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 02/17/2011
Component(s): POWER TRAIN

Date of Incident: 01/14/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10383104

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BF3EK9BU...

SUMMARY:

MY 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY DOESN'T SHIFT SEAMLESSLY AS TO WHAT TOYOTA IS CLAIMING. IT'S BEEN VERY ANNOYING. BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY CLAIM THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT EVEN THOUGH THE MASTER TECHNICIAN IN PITTS TOYOTA DUBLIN GA ADMITS THAT ITS NOT SUPPOSE TO SHIFT SEAMLESS. TOTALLY CONTRASTING COMMENT. *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 02/11/2011
Component(s): SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC , WHEELS

Date of Incident: 02/11/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10381632

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BK3EK5BU...

SUMMARY:

IN AUG. OF `10 I PURCHASED A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY. IT HAS ABOUT 6500 MILES ON IT AND AFTER DRIVING IT HOME FROM NIAGARA FALLS YESTERDAY, ABOUT 100 MILES, I RAN IT THROUGH A CAR WASH. I DROVE IT HOME ABOUT A MILE AND MADE TWO STOPS ON THE WAY. PARKED IN THE GARAGE I WENT OUT TO GET THE CAR AROUND NOON TODAY (19 HOURS AFTER THE WASH). THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE AS THE WHEELS WERE ALL TIGHTLY LOCKED. I COULD NOT GET IT TO GO FORWARD OR BACKWARD. FINALLY ONE OF THE FRONT WHEELS MOVED SLIGHTLY AND IN SO DOING THE BACK END OF THE CAR WENT SIDEWAYS INTO THE GARAGE WALL DOING MINOR DAMAGE. I DID NOT TRY IT ANY MORE UNTIL AROUND 24 HOURS AFTER THE CAR WASH AND IT STILL IS TIGHTLY LOCKED AND WILL NOT MOVE. THE TEMPERATURE LAST NIGHT WAS ABOUT ZERO AND 20 DEGREES TODAY. I FEAR IF I REALLY FORCE IT MAY DO DAMAGE TO THE BRAKES IF IT HASN'T ALREADY. I HAVE DRIVEN CARS FOR 60 YEARS, WASHED MANY IN AS COLD WEATHER AND NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS A DESIGN FLAW. IF I WAS NOT RETIRED AND HAD TO GO TO WORK I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MOVE THE CAR. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO REPORT THIS PROBLEM. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 02/10/2011
Component(s): FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

Date of Incident: 12/17/2010
NHTSA ID Number: 10381466

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BF3EK2BU...

SUMMARY:

POOR GAS MILEAGE SINCE NEW. THE VEHICLE ONLY GETS 22 TO 23 MPG AND MOSTLY HWY DRIVING. *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 01/29/2011
Component(s): AIR BAGS , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Date of Incident: 11/20/2010
NHTSA ID Number: 10379532

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:Yes
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T4BF3EK9BR...

SUMMARY:

HEADING EAST ON RT. 41 AND UPON INTERING AN INTERSECTION ON A GREEN LIGTH I SLOWED TO ALLOW 2 CARS TO PASS FROM THE ONCOMING EAST TRAFFIC BEFORE MAKING A LEFT TURN NORTH ONTO A 4 LANE STREET. UPON ACCELERATING TO MAKE THE TURN, THE CAR HIT THE RIGHT CURB AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED CAUSING ME TO QUICKLY STEER TO THE LEFT TO STOP ME FROM HITTING THE ON COMING TRAFFIC FROM THE NORTH.. I MANAGED TO CROSS TWO LANES BUT IN THE THIRD LANE WAS HIT BY AN ONCOMING SOUTH BOUND VEHICLE.. MY CAR WAS THEN STOPPED BY THE LEFT HAND CURB. THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS DEMOLISHED AND $8,000 DAMAGE WAS CAUSED TO MY FRONT END. THE AIR BAGS IN THE DEMOLISHED CAR WERE DEPLOYED BUT MINE WERE NOT. I FEEL AS THOUGH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY EXCELERATED CAUSING THE ACCIDENT SO AFTER HAVING THE CAR REPAIRED AND CHECKED I COULD NOT FEEL SAFE IN IT SO TRADED IT OFF THE ONE THAT I COULD. *LN

Date Complaint Filed: 01/21/2011
Component(s): AIR BAGS , SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC

Date of Incident: 01/21/2011
NHTSA ID Number: 10378222

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:Yes
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T4BF3EK0BR...

SUMMARY:

IN TRAFFIC DRIVING APPROX 20 MPH WHEN I TRIED TO STOP, PRESSED THE BRAKE AND CAR DIDN'T STOP, ACTUALLY SEEMED TO SPEED UP. REAR ENDED CAR IN FRONT. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CAR IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED AT BODY SHOP. *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 01/11/2011
Component(s): POWER TRAIN

Date of Incident: 12/21/2010
NHTSA ID Number: 10376267

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BF3EKXBU...

SUMMARY:

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS ON AN INCLINE, SOMETIMES IT WOULD ROLL BACKWARDS RAPIDLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS AS IF IT HAD A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER TESTED THE VEHICLE AS WELL AS AN ADDITIONAL VEHICLE AND SINCE THE FAILURE WAS IDENTICAL THE DEALER THEY DETERMINED THAT IT WAS NORMAL. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED SINCE THAT WAS UNSAFE AND CAUSED HER TO APPLY THE BRAKE AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,400. UPDATED 04/28/11

Date Complaint Filed: 01/02/2011
Component(s): AIR BAGS , SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Date of Incident: 12/09/2010
NHTSA ID Number: 10373810

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:Yes
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:1
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BF3EK3BU...

SUMMARY:

ON 9 DEC 2010, I DROVE A RENTAL CAR, 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY (BLUE) FROM VIRGINIA BACK TO NEW JERSEY (NJ). THE CAR HAD 3316 MILES WHEN I RENT ON 8 DEC 2010 IN NJ. AT APPROXIMATELY 6:35 PM EDT ON 9 DEC 2010, I WAS DRIVING IN THE MOST LEFT EXPRESS LANE AT 60 MPH IN PRINCE GEORGE¿S COUNTY IN MARYLAND. THE DRIVER FROM MY RIGHT HAND PASSENGER SIDE TENDED TO PASS ME FROM THE RIGHT, AND THAT CAR WAS ALSO VERY CLOSE TO ME. I COULD NOT EVEN SEE THE REAR LIGHT OF THAT VEHICLE. I WAS FORCED TO SLOW DOWN THE 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY TO AVOID COLLISION, BUT THE CAR COULD NOT SIMPLY SLOW DOWN. IN ORDER TO AVOID THE COLLISION, I SHIFT PART OF MY CAR TO THE SHOULDER IN MY LEFT HAND SIDE. THEN I DISCOVERED A CAR PARKED ON THE SHOULDER WITH NO SIGNALS/LIGHTS. I PUT ON BRAKES THE 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY REALLY HARD TO THE FLOOR, BUT THE CAR COULD NOT SLOW DOWN AND COULD NOT STOP COMPLETELY. THE BRAKE SYSTEM IN THE 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY WAS OBVIOUSLY FAILED AND IT WAS EVEN ACCELERATED DURING THE LAST FEW SECONDS PRIOR TO THE COLLISION. THE 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY WAS FINALLY HIT RIGHT ONTO BACK OF THE PARKED CAR (ON THE SHOULDER). AFTER THE SEVERE COLLISION AT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS IN THE 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY WAS DEPLOYED FROM THIS SEVER FRONT DRIVER SIDE COLLISION. MOST OF ALL, I WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP THE 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY DUE TO ITS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE! THE MILEAGE AFTER THE COLLISION WAS 3595 AND THE TOTAL NUMBER OF MILES DRIVING DURING THIS TRIP WAS 279 MILES (8-9 DEC 2010). I WAS HURT SEVERELY IN THE LOWER BACK/LUMBAR SPINE AREA. I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT I WAS SURVIVED FROM THIS SEVERE CAR ACCIDENT. *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 12/29/2010
Component(s): VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Date of Incident: 12/21/2010
NHTSA ID Number: 10373253

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): Not Available

SUMMARY:

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE IDLE POSITION WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SUDDENLY EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP TO 20 MPH AND THE CONTACT USED ALL OF HER WEIGHT TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL MUST HAVE GOTTEN STUCK UNDER THE FLOOR MAT BUT THE CONTACT BELIEVED OTHERWISE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 800.

Date Complaint Filed: 12/22/2010
Component(s): FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

Date of Incident: 12/11/2010
NHTSA ID Number: 10372178

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T4BF3EK7BR...

SUMMARY:

I WAS DRIVING INTO A PARKING AREA, IDLING FORWARD SO THAT I COULD BACK UP AND DROP OFF MY COLLEAGUE AT HER HOUSE. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR, BARELY IDLING FORWARD, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE PEDAL WAS FLOORED AND THE CAR WAS SURGING FORWARD WITH A PARKED VEHICLE RIGHT IN FRONT OF US. I JAMMED ON THE BREAKS, AND IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. BOTH THE PASSENGER AND I WERE TERRIFIED. I WENT HOME, AND WILL NEVER DRIVE THAT CAR AGAIN. I DO NOT TRUST TOYOTA TO FIX IT OR OWN UP TO WHAT IS REALLY GOING ON. THE ACCELERATOR FLOORED ITSELF, AND THEN STUCK THERE. I COULD EASILY HAVE KILLED A PEDESTRIAN, MY PASSENGER OR MYSELF. *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 12/13/2010
Component(s): AIR BAGS

Date of Incident: 11/30/2010
NHTSA ID Number: 10370330

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:Yes
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BF3EK6BU...

SUMMARY:

ON NOVEMBER 30, 2010 OUR 2011 CAMRY WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE CAMRY WAS STRUCK BY A 1999 HONDA CRV, THE POINT OF IMPACT WAS BEHIND THE RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT. THE CRV CONTINUED TO TRAVEL ALONG THE RIGHT FRONT QUARTER PANEL, BREAKING THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE AND STOPPED AT THE FRONT OF THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER DOOR. THE ESTIMATED SPEED OF MY CAMRY WAS 10MPH AND THE HONDA CRV WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40MPH. THE FRONT AIR BAG ON THE CAMRY DEPLOYED BUT NONE OF THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE IMPACT OF THE VEHICLE CAUSED MY DAUGHTER, RIDING IN THE BACKSEAT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, TO HIT HER HEAD ON THE WINDOW. THE IMPACT CAUSED THE WINDOW TO SHATTER. A WITNESS AT THE SCENE OBSERVED HER STOCKING CAP FLY OUT THE REAR WINDOW. MY DAUGHTER WAS TAKEN TO THE DOCTOR AND WAS CLEARED AND WE WERE ADVISED TO OBSERVE HER FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS TO MAKE SURE SHE DID NOT HAVE A CONCUSSION. THE DOCTOR ALSO STATED THAT SHE WAS LUCKY TO BE WEARING THE STOCKING CAP AS IT HELPED CUSHION THE BLOW. THE DAMAGE ON THE CAMRY WAS SEVERE ENOUGH TO TOTAL THE VEHICLE. I TRIED TO GET AN ANSWER FROM TOYOTA AS TO WHY THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY BUT AS OF YET I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 12/10/2010
Component(s): SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC , TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM

Date of Incident: 06/19/2010
NHTSA ID Number: 10370168

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T4BF3EK9BR...

SUMMARY:

LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE TWO INSTANCES OF TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE IN 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED SHE NOTICED THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THEN THE TRACTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FIVE MINUTES LATER, WHILE APPROACHING A RED LIGHT, AS SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN, THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE THEN JERKED FORWARD REPEATEDLY. THE CONSUMER HAD NO CHOICE, BUT TO RUN THE RED LIGHT. AS THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO PULL OVER, SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE, BUT THE PEDAL LITERALLY WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE CONSUMER STATED THE SECOND TIME SHE EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE, IT NEARLY CAUSED HER TO CRASH INTO A BARRIER. AFTER SHE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A STOP, THE CONSUMER SMELLED A BURNING ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE ABLE TO BRING UP THE TROUBLE CODES. THE FIRST CODE, INDICATED AN OPENING IN THE STOOP LIGHT SWITCH CIRCUIT AND THE SECOND CODE WAS THE ABS TRACTION ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY AND SKID CONTROL ECU. THE CONSUMER STATED DESPITE THE EVIDENCE, TOYOTA REFUSED TO MAKE ANY REPAIRS. *JB

Date Complaint Filed: 12/09/2010
Component(s): EXTERIOR LIGHTING

Date of Incident: 12/08/2010
NHTSA ID Number: 10369726

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): Not Available

SUMMARY:

NEW MODELS OF TOYOTA PASSENGER VEHICLES HAVE EXCESSIVELY BRIGHT LED TAIL/BRAKE LIGHTS WHICH CAN/WILL IMPAIR THE VISION OF DRIVERS IN TRAILING AUTOMOBILES, CAUSING DANGEROUS UNBEARABLE CONDITIONS. *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 11/23/2010
Component(s): ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Date of Incident: 09/12/2010
NHTSA ID Number: 10367320

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BF3EK2BU...

SUMMARY:

2011 CAMRY WITH 3000 MILES. GOING UPHILL, CAR SEEMED TO STALL-AS IF RUNNING OUT OF GAS. I LET GO OF GAS AND CAR APPEARED TO BE OK. HALF A SECOND LATER, I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL AND CAR STALLED. DASH LIGHTS CAME ON, POWER STEERING NO LONGER WORKED. I PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL AND TRIED TO START IT, WOULD NOT START. CAME TO A STOP, REMOVED KEY FROM IGNITION AND THEN TRIED TO START CARE. CAR STARTED BUT SPUTTERED AT IDLE. CAR HAD 3/4 TANK AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON-OTHER THAN WHEN DASH WAS LIT UP FROM STALLING. TOOK TO DEALER. RAN DIAGNOSTICS ON IT AND SAID EVERYTHING WAS OK. THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE ISSUE. *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 11/15/2010
Component(s): POWER TRAIN

Date of Incident: 11/01/2010
NHTSA ID Number: 10366128

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BF3EK3BU...

SUMMARY:

2011 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE SHIFT THE GEAR BACK INTO DRIVE. *JB

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Date Complaint Filed: 10/27/2010
Component(s): POWER TRAIN

Date of Incident: 10/23/2010
NHTSA ID Number: 10362616

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BF3EK5BU...

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH WHEN A WATER BOTTLE THAT WAS ON THE CONSOLE HIT THE GEAR SHIFT AND THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE NEVER MOVED BACKWARD BUT EXHIBITED A VERY LOUD, ABNORMAL SOUND. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND ATTEMPTED TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,999.

Date Complaint Filed: 10/20/2010
Component(s): ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Date of Incident: 10/18/2010
NHTSA ID Number: 10361381

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BB3EK3BU...

SUMMARY:

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE BATTERY "DIED" WITHIN THE FIRST 150 MILES. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND SHE STILL HAD ISSUES WITH THE CD PLAYER, BLUETOOTH AND OTHER BATTERY-OPERATED COMPONENTS ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER BUT THE DEALER COULD NOT ASSIST HER AT THE TIME. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED HER NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 591. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120.

Date Complaint Filed: 09/24/2010
Component(s): SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC

Date of Incident: 06/18/2010
NHTSA ID Number: 10357285

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T4BF3EK9BR...

SUMMARY:

DRIVER FIRST NOTICED A PROBLEM WHEN SHE CAME TO A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE CAMRY STARTED REVVING THE ENGINE EVEN THOUGH DRIVER WAS DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL; AT THIS POINT THE TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON. FIVE MINUTES LATER, DRIVER APPROACHED A RED LIGHT GOING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE CAMRY MADE A LOUD SOUND THEN JERKED FORWARD REPEATEDLY. THE BRAKES DID NOT SLOW DOWN THE CAR CONSEQUENTLY CAUSING HER TO RUN THE RED LIGHT. SHE THEN ATTEMPTED TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE, SO SHE PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT. WHEN DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO STOP BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, THE CAR DID NOT STOP OR SLOW DOWN NEARLY CAUSING HER TO CRASH INTO A PARKING LOT BARRIER. THERE WAS A NOTICEABLE BURNING SMELL. TERRIFIED, WE TOOK THE CAMRY TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP TECHNICIANS RECOVERED DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES: C1249 AND U0129. THE TECHNICIANS ALSO DROVE THE CAMRY FOR 55 MILES, BUT THEY DID NOT MAKE ANY REPAIRS, DESPITE THE DTC CODES, BECAUSE THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A BRAND NEW CAMRY, AND WE ARE TERRIFIED TO DRIVE IT, BUT TOYOTA WON¿T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE THEY SAY THERE¿S NOTHING WRONG. THE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES INDICATE OTHERWISE. BASED ON RESEARCH WE DID, THE FIRST CODE C1249, INDICATES AN OPENING IN THE STOP LIGHT SWITCH CIRCUIT, WHICH RECOMMENDS THREE LIKELY CAUSES OF THE ERROR, 1) THE STOP LIGHT SWITCH, 2) STOP LIGHT SWITCH CIRCUIT, OR 3) THE BRAKE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY (SKID CONTROL ECU). THE SECOND CODE U0129 INDICATES TROUBLE WITH THE ABS AND TRACTION ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY (AS WELL AS THE SKID CONTROL ECU), OR THE CAN COMMUNICATION SYSTEM. THIS IS PARTICULARLY ALARMING BECAUSE WHAT THIS ERROR MEANS IS THAT THE COMPUTER DISENGAGES THE BRAKES, WHICH IS CLEARLY WHAT HAPPENED TO US. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP TOLD US TO CONTACT CORPORATE; CORPORATE TOLD US TO CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE, AND THE CAR IS JUST COLLECTING DUST NOW. *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 09/23/2010
Component(s): SUSPENSION

Date of Incident: 09/09/2010
NHTSA ID Number: 10357101

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BF3EK9BU...

SUMMARY:

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, MY NEW 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY VEERS LEFT.(PURCHASED 9/9/10)THE DEALER HAS ALIGNED IT TWICE, AND THE VEHICLE STILL VEERS LEFT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I HAVE NOT HAD THE VEHICLE FOR MORE THAN 1 DAY IN A ROW, AS IT HAS BEEN RETURNED TO DEALER OVER AND OVER. *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 09/13/2010
Component(s): SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

Date of Incident: 09/11/2010
NHTSA ID Number: 10355223

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T4BF3EK5BR...

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING ON AN INCLINE WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE BRAKE PEDAL BEGAN TO INDEPENDENTLY MOVE FARTHER INTO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE BRAKES AND WHEN REAPPLYING, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NORMAL. THE CONTACT STATED HE CALLED TWO LOCAL INDEPENDENT MECHANICS AND HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A DEFECTIVE MASTER CYLINDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 600.

Date Complaint Filed: 09/02/2010
Component(s): ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Date of Incident: 08/25/2010
NHTSA ID Number: 10353514

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): Not Available

SUMMARY:

DURING THE PERIOD OF AUGUST 17-27, I RENTED A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY. I RENTED IT FROM HERTZ AT THE DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. ON AUGUST 25, WHILE TRAVELING EAST ON US 70, ABOUT 10 MILES WEST OF FRISCO, COLORADO, THE CAR¿S ENGINE STOPPED AND THE DASH WENT BLANK, NO WARNING OR ANYTHING. THIS WAS VERY ANNOYING FOR MY PASSENGERS AND ME, GOING FROM 65-70 MPH TO -0- IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO PULL ON TO THE BERM AND OUT OF THE WAY OF ONCOMING SEMIS, MOST OF WHOM WERE ABLE TO PULL INTO THE PASSING LANE. I THOUGHT THAT MAYBE THE CAR OVERHEATED AS I HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR SEVERAL HOURS WITH THE AC ON AND THE ROAD IS A MOUNTAINOUS ROAD. I LET THE CAR COOL FOR A FEW MINUTES, MADE SURE THE AC WAS OFF. I STARTED THE CAR AND ¿EVERYTHING¿ CAME TO LIFE. I DROVE UP THE REMAINDER OF THE HILL, KEEPING THE SPEED AT APPROXIMATELY 55MPH, DOWN THE NEXT AND STARTED UP WHEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED ¿ COMPLETE LACK OF POWER. AGAIN VERY ANNOYING!!! AFTER THIS LAST EPISODE WE CALLED YOUR OFFICE AND WERE TOLD TO WAIT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR A REPLACEMENT. AS WE HAD A SCHEDULED ENGAGEMENT IN FRISCO, AND A FRIEND WHO COULD DRIVE OUT 10 MILES TO PICK US UP, THE AGENT TOLD US TO LEAVE THE CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE AGENT SAID A CAR WOULD BE DELIVERED TO OUR HOTEL IN FRISCO. THE CAR WAS DELIVERED TWO AND A HALF HOURS LATER. AND ONE MORE THING. I AM NOT SURE BUT I THINK THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK THE FIRST STALL TIME. I THINK THE CAR STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARD BEFORE I GOT IT FROM DRIVE TO PARK I WAS CAUGHT BY SURPRISE THE FIRST TIME AND A LITTLE SLOW TO REACT TO THE STALL. THE SECOND TIME AS SOON AS IT STALLED I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE AND PUT IT INTO PARK. HERTZ VEHICLE INFO: VEHICLE [XXX] 2011 CAMRY LIC CO [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 08/25/2010
Component(s): VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Date of Incident: 08/20/2010
NHTSA ID Number: 10351798

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:Yes
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): Not Available

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. SHE THEN APPLIED THE BRAKES WITH MORE FORCE AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE, INCREASING IN SPEED. ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO HER BUMPER. THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE TURNED AND THEN PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO A LIGHT POLE, THE VEHICLE STOPPED AFTER CRASHING INTO THE POLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL BODY REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

Date Complaint Filed: 08/07/2010
Component(s): EXTERIOR LIGHTING , VISIBILITY

Date of Incident: 07/15/2010
NHTSA ID Number: 10347904

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BF3EK0BU...

SUMMARY:

MY NEW CAR HAS A ¿VOR¿ LENS WHICH RESULTS IN HALF THE WINDSHIELD DARKENED DURING LOW BEAM USE. THIS ¿ECE¿ STYLE LIGHTING IS TOTALLY DISTRACTING AND I BELIEVE DANGEROUS IN A DARK, RURAL SETTING. MOTORISTS ARE REFUSING TO ¿BEAM DOWN¿ WHEN APPROACHING SINCE THEY¿RE UNCOMFORTABLE WITH HALF THE WINDSHIELD DARK! OFF THE MAIN ROADWAY HAS IT¿S PROBLEMS WHEN MORE THAN HALF THE WINDOW BECOMES VERY DARK, VERY QUICKLY. OVER USE OF HIGH BEAMS WILL HAVE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES. ORIGINAL SAE LIGHTING SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR RETROFIT FOR THE NORTH AMERICAN MARKET. *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 07/29/2010
Component(s): AIR BAGS , VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Date of Incident: 07/08/2010
NHTSA ID Number: 10346120

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:Yes
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): Not Available

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT 2 MPH ENTERING A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SKID. THE VEHICLE JUMPED A CURVED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ALTHOUGH THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL BODY REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 200.

Date Complaint Filed: 07/27/2010
Component(s): ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Date of Incident: 07/24/2010
NHTSA ID Number: 10345624

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): Not Available

SUMMARY:

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TURNED ON AND WHEN THE CONTACT TOUCHED THE RADIO INTERFACE, IT WAS EXTREMELY HOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 71.

Date Complaint Filed: 07/10/2010
Component(s): VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Date of Incident: 07/08/2010
NHTSA ID Number: 10342424

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:Yes
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T4BF3EK7BR...

SUMMARY:

I WAS SLOWED PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT. THE CAR SUDDENLY GAVE A ROARING SOUND AND HEADED FULL SPEED AHEAD. I ASSUME I MUST HAVE LET MY FOOT SLIP ONTO THE GAS BUT I'M NOT SURE THAT IS WHAT HAPPENED. I THOUGHT I'D REPORT TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE'S INCURS A PROBLEM. I WAS ASSURED THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM DID NOT EXIST ON THE 2011'S. THE FORCE WAS SO HARD, IT KNOCKED A TOYOTA TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE AND INTO THE STREET. IT WAS NOT DRIVABLE AND HAD TO BE TOWED. I ALSO TOOK OUT THE VAN BESIDE ME. MY CAMRY SUFFERED BUMPER AND LIGHTS DAMAGE AND A SLIGHT RIPPLE TO THE HOOD. THE DAMAGE WAS UNBELIEVABLY SLIGHT CONSIDERING THE DAMAGE TO THE OTHER TWO VEHICLES. *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 07/03/2010
Component(s): STEERING

Date of Incident: 06/20/2010
NHTSA ID Number: 10341347

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T1BF3EK2BU...

SUMMARY:

I JUST BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY IN MAY 2010. THE CAR IS ONLY 1 MONTH OLD AND SINCE DAY 1, THE CAR VEERS TO THE LEFT AT HIGHWAY CRUISING SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MPH. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER, AND THEY ALIGNED THE TIRES, ROTATED THE TIRES AND PERFORMED A FULL INSPECTION. THEY SAID IT WAS FIXED, BUT AS SOON AS I DROVE OFF, THE PROBLEM REMAINED AND VEERS LEFT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR

Date Complaint Filed: 06/02/2010
Component(s): VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Date of Incident: 06/02/2010
NHTSA ID Number: 10334833

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

TOYOTACAMRY2011

Crash:No
Fire:No
Number of Injuries:0
Number of Deaths:0

Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 4T4BF3EK6BR...

SUMMARY:

2011 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD WHILE DRIVING *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE USED THE CRUISE CONTROL FEATURE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED TO A SPEED JUST OVER 75 MPH, EVEN THOUGH THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AT 70 MPH. AFTER BRAKING BACK TO THE DESIRED 70 MPH, HE CONTINUED TO DRIVE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE INCIDENT HAPPENED A SECOND TIME, AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 80 MPH. *JB

Saturday, April 27, 2013

2011 Toyota Camry Complaints

Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

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Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

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Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

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Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

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Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

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Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

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Vehicle MakeModelModel Year(s)

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Tire Brand NameTire Line / Tire Size Production Dates

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