10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
4 / 3
Injuries / Deaths:
6 / 0
Average Mileage:
8,887 miles

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problem #86

Oct 152023

Camry

  • miles
Received while driving notification on driving panel car needed to be taken to the dealership immediately. I returned vehicle to service department of where I purchased the car. I also had an engineer from the bureau of automotive repair evaluate my car. The engineer attested the issue was a result of a design flaw. The service department did not comment but instead reported I would have a $3000 repair. I never saw my car again even though while it was at the dealership I made TWO MORE CAR PAYMENTS.

- Corona, CA, USA

problem #85

May 082024

Camry

  • miles
Vehicles panoramic roof will not close. Repair costs around $10,000. Please recall!

- Granite City, IL, USA

problem #84

Jun 102024

Camry

  • miles
Trunk opens extremely fast and almost hits the rear window glass. It flings open so fast I-??m afraid it is going to break and shatter my rear window glass.

- New Castle, IN, USA

problem #83

Jul 202020

Camry

  • miles
Vehicle should have automatic emergency braking safety feature when vehicle is driving in -??Reverse-??. I made a very careless and dangerous mistake because I was in a rush and placed my vehicle in -??Reverse-?? instead of -??Park-??, immediately after parking on the street in front of my friend-??s house. Not realizing the vehicle was in reverse, I quickly opened the driver-??s side door and placed my left foot on the street as I was getting out. Suddenly, the moving vehicle and opened driver-??s side door knocked me down on the street and continued to drive in reverse crushing my body. The vehicle should have stopped the moment it hit something or before it hit something. Instead, the vehicle smashed me against the pavement, rolled right over me, and then continued in reverse at a rapid speed. At the same time, my friend was getting out of the front passenger side and was almost pinned against a telephone pole that the opened passenger side door hit, but thankfully she got out of the way just in time. The car, however, continued running in reverse. Another friend had to run down the street and literally jump in the driver-??s side to quickly place his foot on the brakes. I was still laying injured on the street in agony, and sustained multiple injuries.

- Lima, OH, USA

problem #82

Jan 152024

Camry

  • miles
The Car would not go above 2000 Rpm-??s and would jerk back and fourth when trying to go above 2000 RPMS

- Burlington, NC, USA

problem #81

Dec 072023

Camry

  • miles
pulling into parking stall in front of a store at a slow speed and my Camry Hybrid unexpectedly accelerated and lurched forward. I could not stop the car and the car hit the building at the end of the parking stall

- Temecula, CA, USA

problem #80

Nov 302023

Camry

  • miles
The xle Camry 2018 models moonroof/sunroof, stops working and there is no safety close option for the moonroof. It gets stuck open and the only option to get it to close is a $10,000 repair. I have extended warranty that will cover this plus 14 days of a car rental, but the dealership cannot guarantee when the parts will be in, so I have approximately more than 30 days for my car to be repaired. So I still have to pay more than $1600 for fees plus car rental and no assistance from Toyota. (this is including there is more than 3 cars at the dealership with the same issue).

- Iowa Colony, TX, USA

problem #79

Aug 012023

Camry

  • miles
I am writing this letter because, on August 1, 2023, my wife, and I, were involved in an accident with our 2018 Toyota Camry, which may have been due to SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, a defect which affected Camry owners for over 10 years, and is still happening. Most of these accidents occurred when the driver was pulling slowly into a parking space and their car suddenly accelerated strongly and couldn-??t be stopped by hitting the brakes. The car only stopped when it hit a solid object. This often resulted in serious injuries, even death. On August 1, my wife was driving the Camry (I was in the front passenger seat) and she was in the process of slowly pulling into a parking space at Parkside Town Commons in Cary, with her foot on the brake. Without warning, the car suddenly accelerated and she was unable to stop it by hard braking. The car jumped the curb in front of it and climbed a landscaped incline, only stopping when it crashed into a wrought iron fence in front if it. There were no vehicle warning messages prior to the accident. Fortunately, no one was injured, but the Camry had over $6,000 in damages and the fence was bent badly where the car hit it. We called the Cary Police and a Police Report was made. No tickets were issued by the Cary Police. Our Toyota dealer referred us to a higher level Toyota office that deals with special vehicle problems, which we called. We reported the accident, they said it would be reviewed. We have had no response from theToyota higher level office since. Though the damage was repaired, we are very worried that if our Camry has a SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION defect, we could suffer another such accident anytime. It is very critical to have our vehicle inspected for such a flaw, whether in electronics, the throttle, brakes, or anything else. As this problem is an important safety issue, we feel the need to have it checked out. Would appreciate your assistance.

- Cary, NC, USA

problem #78

Oct 302019

Camry

  • miles
The fuel door release mechanical system has not been working since the car was purchased. The fuel door release mechanical system has very flimsy parts. I believe that this model and year also had a recall on the fuel pump because of a flimsy part as well.

- Elk Grove, CA, USA

problem #77

Jul 282023

Camry

  • miles
Car does not accelerate from stop at a traffic light intermittently. THis poses a risk/hazard as the car behind it closes on it and expects the car to move forward. The vehicle was recalled a year ago for a fuel pump that was supposed to cause the same issue. Its been replaced and the issue has shown up again and now cannot be reproduced by the manufacturer.

- Chandler, AZ, USA

problem #76

Jul 192023

Camry

  • miles
Low brake power warning randomly comes and now the brakes are not working. Also having intermittent ics malfunction problems.

- Clovis, CA, USA

problem #75

Jun 242023

Camry

  • miles
My instrument panel went black. I can no longer tell how fast I'm going I can no longer tell if my safety features are on or off. I can no longer see if my tire pressure is good or bad. I've checked the fuses and there is no blown fuse. Also my odometer reading is on this screen and I'm not able to see it.

- Alhambra, CA, USA

problem #74

Apr 062023

Camry

  • miles
The car-??s dashboard will light up and all systems started failing with no warning while driving. The car will not accelerate, brake, or steer properly. It happened twice and the Toyota mechanics couldn-??t figure out what was happening and just tried changing something out on the engine. A few months later the same thing happened again (today). This is very dangerous as I have no control when it happens and I can-??t control the car. In all instances, I was driving on a busy road, the entire dash lit up, I couldn-??t accelerate despite pushing it all the way down with my foot, and I couldn-??t steer the car. Luckily, I was able to get off the road before I was in an accident.

- Summerville, SC, USA

problem #73

Mar 252023

Camry

  • miles
That gas damper strut on the trunk lid failed, allowing the trunk lid to sprint open dangerously fast. I have been hit in the face with it and also on the top of my head when it rebounds. The car is available for inspection. We will have the car serviced soon and have them confirm the failure. The car/failure has not been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance or others.

- Santa Rosa, CA, USA

problem #72

Aug 102022

Camry

  • miles
Hdbd

- Woodbridge, VA, USA

problem #71

Aug 012021

Camry

  • miles
When opening the trunk the trunk lid opens very fast and makes contact with the rear window. This has a very high potential to break the rear glass making it unable to see out off.

- Bealeton, VA, USA

problem #70

Jul 302022

Camry

  • miles
The hood doesn't stay open. The hood uses two gas struts to be opened and they failed causing the hood to slam into my head and neck. The hood doesn't have a prop up bar which can keep the hood propped open. My car is a 2018 Toyota Camry Hybrid with 70,000 miles on it. The hood was opened all the way for 5 minutes before it slammed shut on me.

- Fayetteville, NC, USA

problem #69

Apr 082021

Camry

  • miles
Fuel\propulsion system, There was no power given to the engine when I turned a corner with an exorbitant amount of time. There was a car at least 100 yards away. When I put my foot on the gas pedal there was no power. It felt like the car did not switch gears for the fuel pump or Pistons just were not working correctly. The car almost rear-ended me and caused a major accident. This has happened multiple times.

- Mission Viejo , CA, USA

problem #68

May 072022

Camry

  • miles
Backup camera suddenly stopped showing video feed to the vehicle screen. No warning lamps were ever produced. The screen works intermittently and will fail for entire ignition cycles once it stops working. I had to dig through diagnostic menus that are hidden to the customer. The screen works as intended when the vehicle is not in reverse. Safety concern is that no check engine lamp was lit when the backup camera circuit failed.

- Lake Orion, MI, USA

problem #67

Oct 012021

Camry

  • miles
I just brought this car on June 1 2021 then 2 month engine light came out after that October 1 2021 stop running it doesn-??t run no more it start but don-??t run at all

- Santa Clarita, CA, USA

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