2008 Toyota Camry Hybrid

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2016· ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  I HAVE A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH A 2AZ-FE ENGINE THAT BEGAN USING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL AFTER ABOUT 120K MILES. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHO TOLD ME IT WAS NORMAL TO NEED TO ADD OIL EVERY 1000 MILES OR SO. HOWEVER IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT TOYOTA ACKNOWLEDGED THIS ISSUE ON AUGUST 11, 2011 WITH TSB #0094-11.

• 12/31/2010· VISIBILITY

  SUN VISORS ARE DEFECTED. EASILY BROKEN WHEN PLACED INTO USE. COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE VISOR WILL NOT RETURN TO UP POSITION. THEY BLOCK THE VIEW AND UNABLE TO RETURN THEM BACK TO UP POSITION. *TR

• 12/31/2007· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE ENGINE RACES WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED. WHEN THE CONTACT PLACES THE VEHICLE INTO GEAR, IT LUNGES FORWARD. THE VEHICLE ALSO HESITATES WHEN PICKING UP SPEED AFTER DECELERATING. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER INFORMED HIM THAT THE COMPUTER WAS DESIGNED TO WORK IN THAT MANNER AND THERE WERE NO SOLUTIONS TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,000. UPDATED 01/29/08. *LJ UPDATED 01/29/08 *TR

• 12/30/2018· ENGINE

  CAR BEGAN LOOSING COOLANT AND OIL PLUS OVERHEATING WHILE BEING DRIVEN. BOTH OIL AND COOLANT RAN OUT IN A MATTER OF 3 WEEKS

• 12/29/2010· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIRS WERE RECALLS 09V3880000 & 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) WERE PERFORMED IN 2010. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LEG, FACE AND ARM. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 12/14/2011 *CN UPDATED 04/25/11

• 12/28/2015· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

• 12/28/2011· VISIBILITY

  WITH LESS THAN 18,000 MILES ON IT BOTH SUN VISORS ON MY 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY HAVE BROKEN. IN CHECKING ONE OF THEM I FOUND A BROKEN PIECE OF PLASTIC IN IT THAT CAUSED IT TO FAIL. I DID NOT HAVE TO REMOVE THE VISORS BUT DID USE A LARGE BINDER CLIP TO SQUEEZE THEM BACK TOGETHER SO THEY STAY UP BUT CANNOT PUT THEM DOWN IN CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE I NEED TO USE THEM. IF I LEAVE THEM DOWN MY VISIBILITY IS SEVERELY IMPAIRED. *TR

• 12/27/2013· SEAT BELTS

  MY HUSBAND WAS PUTTING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT AND IT WAS REALLY LOOSE AND FAILED TO RETRACT. WE WERE IN THE PARKING LOT OF WAL MART AND HE HAD TO GO WITHOUT WEARING A SEAT BELT DUE TO ITS FAILURE TO WORK PROPERLY. *TR

• 12/27/2012· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,104.

• 12/27/2011· VISIBILITY

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE SUN VISORS FRACTURED FROM THEIR HOUSING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE VISORS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000. THE VISOR WERE REPLACED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE DEALER WAS INFORMED OF THE PROBLEM AND THE SERVICE STAFF STATED IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. UPDATED 01/20/12

• 12/26/2020· SERVICE BRAKES

  I WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION ON A CITY STREET AND STARTED TO SLOW DOWN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL DROPPED, THE "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" MESSAGE CAME ON THE DASH, SEVERAL DASH LIGHTS TURNED ON, AND THE POWER BRAKES FAILED SO I HAD TO STEP ON THE BRAKES VERY HARD IN ORDER TO STOP. I WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY DRIVE HOME. THE "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" ,MESSAGE IS STILL ON THE DASH.

• 12/25/2017· SERVICE BRAKES,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEMCrash

  IN MARCH OF 2015, WHILE LEAVING MY PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT PARKING LOT THE FLOOR MAT APPARENTLY INTERFERED WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CAUSING THE CAR TO SPEED UP RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL, HITTING A FIRE HYDRANT HEAD ON. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. AFTER THE CAR WAS TOTALED, I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE REGARDING THIS ISSUE SHORTLY AFTERWARDS. A LETTER FROM MY INSURANCE COMPANY INDICATED THAT I WAS NOT AT FAULT AT CAUSING THE ACCIDENT BUT RATHER THE ACCIDENT WAS THE RESULT OF ONE OR MORE RECALLS WITH REGARD TO BRAKING CONCERNS: IN THE LETTER MY INSURANCE COMPANY REFERENCED A RECALL NOTICE; NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V017000. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA REGARDING THIS MATTER; HOWEVER M REQUESTS HAVE GONE UNANSWERED OR HAVE BEEN IGNORED. WHEN MY CAR WAS TOTALED MY INSURANCE PAID THE FAIR MARKET VALUE TO THE LENDER WHICH ENDED UP CREATING A DEFICIENCY. I'M STRUGGLING TRY TO PAY FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE AS WELL AS PAYING THE DEFICIENCY.

• 12/24/2014· STRUCTURE,VISIBILITY/WIPER

  THE DASHBOARD GETS EXTREMELY SOFT AND STICKY WHEN THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR GETS HOT (>90 DEGREES) AND CAUSES A BAD GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD THAT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SEE WHEN DRIVING. *TR

• 12/24/2011· VISIBILITY

  THE SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVER SIDE JUST FLOPPED DOWN. IT STARTLED ME AND I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT. THE SUN VISOR IS UNABLE TO STAY UP BY ITSELF, AND IT REMAINS FLOPPY AND HANGS STRAIGHT DOWN. I AM SHORT, AND I HAVE MY SEAT ALL THE WAYS FORWARD AND IN THE HIGHEST POSITION; SO THE FLOPPY VISOR IS A VISUAL OBSTRUCTION TO DRIVING. THE ONLY WAY TO KEEP THE VISOR UP IS TO TIE IT AND WRAP THE TIE AROUND THE CEILING HAND HOLDER ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. SO, IF I'M DRIVING INTO THE SUN, I HAVE TO UNTIE IT; BUT BECAUSE IT HANGS STRAIGHT DOWN, IT BLOCKS MY TOTAL VISION. THE PROBLEM IS COMPOUNDED BECAUSE I LIVE IN FLORIDA AND I AM CONSTANTLY USING MY SUN VISOR YEAR ROUND. *TR

• 12/23/2017· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  STICKY AND SHINY DASHBOARD. THE REFLECTION OF THE SHINING DASHBOARD IS CAUSING A LOT OF TROUBLE WHILE DRIVING. CANNOT GET A CLEAR VIEW OF THE ROAD IN THE FRONT WHEN THE DASHBOARD IS REFLECTED ON THE WINDSHIELD.

• 12/23/2015· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  MY TELESCOPING STEERING WHEEL LATCH WILL STAY LOCKED.AND MY REAR WINDOW SHADE WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN HAMPERING ME WHEN I BACKUP AT NIGHT. AND THIS HAPPENS WITH THIS WHEN IN MOTION ARE NOT MOVING.

• 12/23/2013· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES

  BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, THEN WARNING TO CHECK VSC SYSTEM, 2 OTHER WARNING LIGHTS AND ABS LIGHT CAME ON, BRAKING BECAME DIFFICULT WITH RESISTANCE WHEN APPLYING BRAKE, PULSING AND LURCHING FORWARD WHEN FOOT ON BRAKE STOPPED AT STOPLIGHT. THIS IS HAPPENING INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

• 12/23/2010· SUSPENSION,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  COPY OF LTR TO TOYOTA RE POTENTIAL STICKING ACCELERATOR PEDALS IN HIS 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE RADIATOR EXPLODED. THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS A DEFECT. ALSO, THE FRONT STRUTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMERS WIFE NOTICED WHEN THE VEHICLE IDLED, COLD AIR REPLACED HOT AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED AS THE WATER PUMP. *JB

• 12/22/2020· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,WHEELS

  CAR LURCHES FORWARD AFTER TOUCHING AN ICE PATCH AND SCARILY WANTS TO SPEED AHEAD. EVEN IN MY DRIVEWAY, IT SUDDENLY BEGINS TO SPEED FORWARD OR BACKWARD WHEN IT MERELY TOUCHES A SHEET OF ICE. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IN AREAS WHERE THERE ARE PEDESTRIANS BECAUSE THE CAR SUDDENLY SEEMS OUT OF CONTROL. MY SOLUTION IS TO GO AS SLOWLY AS POSSIBLE UNTIL I AM ABLE TO BRING THE CAR TO A DEALER ON A NONICY DAY.

• 12/22/2019· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  MELTING DASH BOARD

• 12/20/2007· POWER TRAIN

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE TO BE IN THE PARK POSITION IN ORDER FOR THE CONTACT TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE COULD ROLL WHEN PARKED ON AN INCLINE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NORMAL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,005 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,900. UPDATED 01/14/08 *BF UPDATED 01/14/08 *TR

• 12/19/2012· ENGINE

  TOYOTA ENGINES IN THE MODEL YEARS 2006 TO 2010 ARE DEFECTIVE IN THAT SOME BURN MORE THAN 1 QT OF OIL PER 1000 MILES. TOYOTA WILL TEST AND FIX FOR THE CONDITION ONLY WHEN A CUSTOMER COMPLAINS ABOUT THE CONSUMPTION. A SERVICE MANAGER SAID THEY HAVE A PROBLEM, BUT WILL NOT DO A FORMAL RECALL. THIS IS ANOTHER COVER-UP BY TOYOTA. A BAD ENGINE CAN BE A SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR

• 12/19/2012· SUSPENSION

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR AN UNRELATED REPAIR WHEN THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THE FRONT STRUTS WERE LEAKING OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

• 12/19/2010· STEERING,AIR BAGSCrash

  THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM OF THE 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY SE SEEMS TO BE FAULTY. THE CAR SUDDENLY SHOOK VIOLENTLY FROM LEFT TO RIGHT WHEN MY WIFE REACHED A SPEED OF 45MPH. THEN THE CAR DROVE INTO A DITCH. WHEN SHE PUSHED THE BRAKES, THE CAR TURNED OVER. THE CAR WAS TOTALED,BUT NONE OF THE 6 AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *TR

• 12/18/2011· VISIBILITY

  THE SUN VISOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAD BEEN LOOSE FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS, THEN AROUND SEPTEMBER, IT JUST BROKE AND BECAME FLOPPY. WE WERE UNABLE TO MAKE IT STAY IN RAISED POSITION, AND OPTED TO REMOVE IT ALL TOGETHER TO BE ABLE TO HAVE GOOD VISIBILITY AT ALL TIMES. THE TOYOTA COMPANY ASKED $120 TO REPLACE IT. THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, BUT WE WERE TOLD THAT THE WARRANTY DID NOT COVER THIS PART. *TR

• 12/17/2020· SERVICE BRAKES

  WHILE DRIVING UPHILL ALL OF A SUDDEN I RECEIVED MULTIPLE WARNINGS ( NOISE, BRAKE LIGHT, EXCLAMATION POINT, AND A MESSAGE ABOUT ABS). I WENT TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN ON A STREET TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR AND HAD NO BRAKES. THE BRAKE PEDAL DID NOT MOVE AT ALL. REALIZING I COULD NOT STOP, I DROVE ON THE GRASS AND COASTED UNTIL THE CAR CAME TO A STOP. TO SAY THIS WAS TERRIFYING IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT.I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR I COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE ELSE, I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO TOYOTA AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE BRAKE ACTUATOR AND IT WOULD BE $2054.00 FOR THE PART. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL ABOUT THIS PROBLEM

• 12/17/2013· SERVICE BRAKES

  "CHECK VSC SYSTEM" NOTICE CAME ON MY DASH. VSC (VEHICLE STABILITY/SKID CONTROL). I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP APPROXIMATELY EVERY 3 MONTHS AND NOTHING HAS EVER BEEN DETECTED IN TERMS OF THIS. THE AREA WHERE I LIVE DOES GET HEAVY SNOW SO THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO HAVE HAPPEN. *TR

• 12/17/2010· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. AS THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SHIFTED OUT OF PARK, THE RPMS INCREASED SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. TWO PEOPLE WERE INJURED AS A RESULT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED FOR DAMAGES. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A REPAIR FOR RECALL 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) BUT THE DEALER TOLD THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK WITHIN TWO MONTHS BECAUSE THEY COULD DETECT NO PROBLEMS. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

• 12/16/2016· ENGINE

  I CHECK MY ENGINE OIL DIPSTICK AND OIL IS LOW. OIL CHANGE WAS CHANGED ONLY LAST MONTH.

• 12/16/2015· SUSPENSION

  I BOUGHT THIS CAMRY 08 LAST YEAR AT 43000 MILES ON IT, WHEN I DRIVE IT ON THE FREEWAY OR CITY ROAD , THE FRONT END WAS BOUNCE EXESSIVELY AND NOT REALLY STABLE. AFTER I DO THE INSPECTION AND CHECK THE STRUT, THE FRONT RIGHT STRUT NEED REPLACEMENT (IT'S BOUNCING A LOT WHEN I PUSH IT DOWN AND RELEASE). MY COMPLAINT IS WHY IT FAIL FOR ONLY 45000 MILES?. IS THIS SUPPOSE TO BE A RECALL FOR REPLACEMENT?. BECAUSE IT INVOLVE SAFETY DRIVING. AND I READ, THERE 30 COMPLAINTS ALREADY ABOUT THIS SUSPENSION.

• 12/15/2015· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HEADLIGHTS GO ON AND OFF AFTER BEING ON FOR A FEW MINUTS.

• 12/15/2013· ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES

  DASH BOARD LIT UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE THE BRAKE, HAZARD WARNING, STABILITY CONTROL AND I THINK ITS A TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON TRAVELING AT 55 MILE AN HOUR COMING DOWN A 20 DEGREE INCLINE OFF OF THE ASTORIA BRIDGE TRAVELING NORTH, FROM WHAT I HAVE READ THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS HAPPENING QUITE FREQUENTLY. MY BRAKES SEAM TO WORK FINE I AM TAKING IT TO THE DEALER TOMORROW I UNDER STAND THIS IS A $3000.00 FIX I DID BUY EXTRA WARRANTY WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR NOW TO SEE IF ITS GOOD. ITS BEEN A VERY GOOD CAR UP TO THIS POINT. *TR

• 12/15/2011· VISIBILITY

  LETTER TO THE ADMINISTRATOR FROM CONGRESSMAN ISRAEL ON BEHALF OF ONE OF HIS CONSTITUENTS REGARDING THE SAFETY OF THE 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE SUN VISORS ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WERE MANUFACTURED WITH DEFECTIVE PARTS. THE INADEQUATE DESIGN CAUSED THE SUN VISOR TO FALL DOWN AT RANDOM TIMES WITH THE INABILITY TO SECURE IT BACK IN TO PLACE.

• 12/14/2017· ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES

  BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, THEN SUDDEN POWER BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON A TWO LANE BUSY ROAD AT A CURVE, THERE WAS A DING SOUND, THEN SIMULTANEOUSLY, A VSC WARNING MESSAGE AND MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. ONLY MANUAL BRAKING ALLOWED STOPPAGE OF VEHICLE. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT COULD HAVE HAD TRAGIC RESULTS .

• 12/14/2011· VISIBILITY

  I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND PUT THE SUN VISOR DOWN. WHEN I TRIED TO PUT IT BACK UP AFTER THE SUN WASN'T IN MY EYES, IT WOULDN'T GO UP. AFTER THAT, I TRIED TO FIX IT AT HOME AND ONE DAY IT JUST FELL BACK DOWN AND IT WON'T GO BACK UP. IT IS COMPLETELY BROKEN AND OBSTRUCTS MY VIEW WHILE I AM DRIVING. WHEN I CALLED TOYOTA TO TRY AND FIX IT THEY SAID IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND I WOULD HAVE TO FIX IT MYSELF. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX IT AND WHEN I ASKED THEM TO CLARIFY THAT THEY WOULDN'T HELP ME OUT WITH THE FIX EVEN THOUGH IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THEY CONFIRMED AND SAID YES. I ALSO WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND ASKED THE SERVICE MANAGER. WHEN I TOLD HIM THAT THE CAMRY HAS HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE SUN VISORS BREAKING HE SAID YEAH THEY DO BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW THERE IS NO RECALL ON THEM SO THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO HELP PEOPLE GET THEM FIXED. *TR

• 12/13/2013· ENGINE

  EXCESSIVE OIL USE REQUIRES VEHICLE PULL OVER, POSSIBLY IN TRAFFIC WHEN OIL LIGHT COMES ON. HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION HAS BEEN NOTED DURING ENTIRE LIFE OF VEHICLE. 1 QUART PER 1000 MILES. *TR

• 12/12/2011· VISIBILITY

  THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR HAS BROKEN AND WILL NOT STAY UP IN PLACE. THERE IS NO WAY TO KEEP THIS UP AND IT BECOMES A DRIVING HAZARD. REMOVAL OF THE VISOR THEN LEAVES THE DRIVER BLIND FROM THE LIGHT OF THE SUN IN THE MORNING AND IN THE EVENING. IT IS APPARENT THAT THIS PART FAILS ON A REGULAR BASIS AND THAT TOYOTA HAS CONTINUED TO USE THE SAME MECHANISM IN THE TOYOTA CAMRY SUN VISOR OVER A SEVERAL YEAR SPAN AND SIMPLY USES IT AS A REVENUE SOURCE FROM THE DRIVING PUBLIC. *TR

• 12/11/2020· ENGINE

  THE ENGINE IS BURNING OIL. NO LEAKS ARE DETECTED BUT I HAVE TO ADD 1-2 QUARTS OF OIL AROUND EVERY 500 MILES

• 12/10/2012· SUSPENSION

  WENT TO HAVE MY TIRES ROTATED AND FOUND THAT ALL 4 OF THE STRUTS ON THE CAR ARE LEAKING. SINCE THIS CAR IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD AND 56K IN MILES THESE STRUTS SHOULD NOT BE LEAKING. THIS IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT BUT TOYOTA DOES NOT REPLACE/REPAIR THESE EXCEPT AT FULL COST. *TR

• 12/09/2013· EQUIPMENT

  THE CD PLAYER HAS PROBLEMS LOADING THE CD. EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO CD IN THE DRIVE - IT KEEPS SAYING READING CD, NOT ALLOWING THE CD IN. WE HAD THIS PROBLEM ONLY ABOUT 2YEARS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE NEW. *TR

• 12/09/2013· ENGINE

  WHEN BRAKING, I NOTICED THE ENGINE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. I CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL AND IT WAS EXTREMELY LOW. I CALLED TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHERE WE HAD THE OIL CHANGE DONE AND THEY RECOMMENDED A OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. WHEN THEY TESTED MY VEHICLE, THEY NOTICED THAT THE OIL WAS LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE BECAUSE OF THE DEFECTIVE PISTON RINGS. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME I NEEDED A ENGINE REPLACEMENT WHICH WOULD COST $6000. SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW AND ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR 5 YEARS-THIS WAS A BIG SHOCK. I BOUGHT TOYOTA BECAUSE OF ITS REPUTATION AND I HAD ALWAYS KEPT UP WITH ALL MY MAINTENANCE AT THE DEALERSHIP. THIS IS A BIG DISAPPOINTMENT AND I FEEL TOYOTA SHOULD COMPENSATE FOR THIS DEFECT. PLEASE MAKE A RECALL AVAILABLE FOR THIS ISSUE SINCE THERE ARE NUMEROUS ONES EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

• 12/08/2017· ENGINE

  MY CAR HAS BEEN VERY WELL MAINTAINED, EVERYTHING ON-TIME. BACK AUGUST, JIFFY LUBE TOLD US THAT MY CAR IS CONSUMING ABOUT 2 QT EVERY 3K MILES. I READ ABOUT IT AND IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH TOYOTAS, I NEED THEM TO RESOLVE MY CAR ISSUE BECAUSE IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE FOR ME TO CARRY WITH A MANUFACTURER FAULTS.

• 12/08/2015· STRUCTURE

  TOYOTA CAMRY 2008 WAS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE OFF. DRIVER, SITTING IN DRIVER'S SEAT LISTENING TO THE RADIO, HEARS AN EXPLOSIVE NOISE DIRECTLY BEHIND HIM. TURNS AROUND TO SEE TWO FOUR-INCH DIAMETER HOLES ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BACK WINDOW. THE ENTIRE BACK WINDOW EXHIBITS FRACTURING. WITHIN FIVE MINUTES, NINETY PERCENT OF THE BACK WINDOW HAS DISINTEGRATED INTO PIECES. NO ONE IS NEAR THE CAR. NO EVIDENCE OF PROJECTILES IN OR AROUND THE CAR. AMBIENT TEMPERATURE IS IN THE SEVENTIES. WEATHER WAS RAINING. DRIVER HAD ENGAGED THE REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER PRIOR TO SPONTANEOUS SHATTER. DEFOGGER WAS OFF AT THE TIME OF SHATTER. AIR CONDITIONING WAS NOT ON PRIOR TO SHATTER. MILEAGE 62250. TOYOTA DISOWNS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SPONTANEOUS SHATTER.

• 12/08/2014· UNKNOWN OR OTHER,EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY,VISIBILITY/WIPER

  MY DASHBOARD HAS BEEN MELTING FOR THE LAST 2 MONTH AND NOW IS A STICKY AND HAS AN AWFUL GLARE THAT IS MAKING DRIVING VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME. THE DASHBOARD IS MELTING UNDER THE SUN. *TR

• 12/08/2014· STRUCTURE

  I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND HAD THE SUN GLARE OF THE DASHBOARD WHICH HAS COMPLETELY MELTED, I WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WHICH CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. GIVEN THE GLARE OF THE DASHBOARD WHICH HAS MELTED COMPLETELY DUE TO INTENSE SUN FROM FLORIDA I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT SINCE I CANNOT SEE CAR IN FRONT OF ME DUE TO THE LARGE GLARE. MY DEFECT IN THE CAR IS THAT THE DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND CREATING A VERY INTENSE GLARE WHICH IS PREVENTING ME FROM BEING ABLE TO SEE AND UNFORTUNATELY WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT. *TR

• 12/08/2009· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. DURING SLIGHT APPLICATION OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE AGGRESSIVELY ACCELERATED FORWARDS. SHE WAS ABLE TO DECELERATE, BY REMOVING HER FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. SHE RECEIVED TOYOTA FLOOR MAT RECALL IN LATE NOVEMBER OF 2009. SHE WILL CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,000. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

• 12/06/2019· ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES

  WHILE ON THE WAY BACK FROM A SHORT TRIP TO CALIFORNIA FROM ARIZONA, OUR "SERVICE ENGINE" WARNING LIGHT BECAME DISPLAYED ON OUR DASH ALONG WITH "CHECK VSC SYSTEM." THE BRAKING BECAME SOMEWHAT ERRATIC AND THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO "WANDER" MORE WITHIN THE LANE ON THE HIGHWAY CASING US TO REDUCE OUR SPEED. WHEN ARRIVING HOME WE MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE OUR VEHICLE SERVICED AND IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE A FAULTY ANTI LOCK BRAKE ACTUATOR THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $2900.00. I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE OF THE ARTICLE I FOUND DURING MY INVESTIGATION OF THIS ISSUE STATING "FEDS INVESTIGATE BRAKING PROBLEMS IN TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID" (HTTPS://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/NEWS/FEDS-INVESTIGATE-BRAKING-PROBLEMS-IN-TOYOTA-CAMRY-HYBRID-012814.HTML), ALONG WITH A MULTITUDE OF OTHER COMPLAINTS FOUND ON THE WEB PERTAINING TO THIS SAME ISSUE.

• 12/06/2017· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HORN WOULD SOUND INDEPENDENTLY WHEN MAKING RIGHT AND LEFT TURNS. ALSO, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALER (WESTCHESTER TOYOTA SALES, 2167 CENTRAL PARK AVE, YONKERS, NY, 10710) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRACKET WITHIN THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL AND AIR BAG WERE PROPERLY INTACT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE CONTACT FELT THAT HE WAS NOT AT FAULT AND A CRASH DID NOT OCCUR. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, AND THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 158,000.

• 12/06/2013· SERVICE BRAKES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKE SENSOR AND ABS SENSOR LIGHTS BOTH ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE ODOMETER AND TACHOMETER MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE INTERNAL ABS UNIT HAD FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED HOWEVER, THE DEFECT WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

• 12/05/2019· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHERFire

  THE CAR WAS PARKED OUTSIDE ON THE DRIVE WAY AND AT 4AM ON 12/4/19 WHEN I WAS ABOUT TO GO TO WORK I REALIZED THE DASHBOARD HAD EXPLODED. NO SIGNS OF A BREAK IN BECAUSE THE CAR WAS LOCKED. I AM NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED BUT I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES SINCE I GOT THIS CAR AND OUT OF A SUDDEN THE DASHBOARD JUST EXPLODES. WHAT IF THIS HAPPENED WHEN I WAS DRIVING? I AM CONCERN ABOUT ALL OTHER OWNERS OF SAME YEAR AND MODEL WHO ARE AT RISK OF SUCH EXPLOSION.