2018 TOYOTA C-HR Complaints

THE SEAT BELT WAS DEFECTIVE. MY CHILD'S STOMACH WAS STUCK AROUND THE SEAT BELT. I HAD TO STOP AT A SHOP I TRIED TO PULL ON THE SEAT TO EXTEND IT TO RELEASE MY CHILD BUT IT COULDN'T RETRACT. THE SEAT BELT WAS LOCKED AND IT WAS TWISTING ON MY SON'S STOMACH. HE WAS CRYING AND COULDN'T BREATH SO I HAD TO CUT THE SEAT BELT USING SCISSORS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 TOYOTA C-HR. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, ANOTHER VEHICLE DROVE THROUGH A RED LIGHT AND STRUCK THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE SPUN AROUND. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL; HOWEVER, THE OTHER DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (GREEN'S TOYOTA OF LEXINGTON, 630 E NEW CIRCLE RD, LEXINGTON, KY 40505, (859) 254-5751) WHERE IT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 372.

CAME OUT OF WORK 7/24/18 AND MY BACK WINDOW ON HATCH HAD EXPLODED. BOTH SIDES ARE BLOWN OUT AND THE ENTIRE WINDOW WAS CRYSTALIZED. THERE ARE NO IMPACT POINTS SHOWING ANYTHING HIT THE WINDOW. THE GLASS BLEW OUT, NOT INTO THE CAR. DROVE IT TO DEALERSHIP COLLISION CENTER IN OKC. THEY HAVE THE CAR AND HAVE GIVEN ME A LOANER. THEIR FEELING IS THIS IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT, BUT SOMEONE FROM LOCAL TOYOTA HAS LOOKED AT IT AND SAID NO. IT IS BEING ESCALATED TO DECIDE IF TOYOTA IS LIABLE AND SHOULD PAY FOR THIS REPAIR. WITH THIS BEING A NEW MODEL, I'M CONCERNED THIS WILL BE HAPPENING TO OTHERS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 TOYOTA C-HR. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNOCCUPIED AND PARKED, IT ROLLED BACKWARDS, CRASHED INTO A POLE, AND THEN STARTED TO ROLL FORWARD. THE CONTACT HAD TO JUMP INTO THE VEHICLE TO STOP IT FROM ROLLING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT CALLED GALAXY TOYOTA AT (732) 544-1000 (LOCATED AT 750 NJ-36, EATONTOWN, NJ 07724) AND WAS INFORMED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,523.

TAKATA RECALL THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE AND WE HAVE CALLED OUR DEALERSHIP TO ASK TO SCHEDULE A DATE WHERE WE CAN TAKE IN THE CAR TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED. WE HAVE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES NOW AND EVERY SINGLE TIME, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE REPAIR WOULD NOT YET BE CHECKED AT. WE HAVE EVEN CONTACTED THEIR HEADQUARTERS ONCE AND WERE SENT TO VOICEMAIL. TOYOTA HAS DONE A TERRIBLE JOB AT ADDRESSING THIS PROBLEM AND WE ARE EXTREMELY ANGERED BY THEIR INCOMPETENT WORK AND DISREGARD OF CONSUMERS (ESPECIALLY AFTER THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE). THE PLACE WHERE WE HAVE CALLED 3 TIMES IS 713-270-3951 AND ONE OF THE PEOPLE WHO ANSWERED THE CALL WOULD BE LENETTE.

I PURCHASED THIS CAR ON MARCH 9TH, 2018 AT 8:00 PM AT HERITAGE TOYOTA CATONSVILLE) AND DROVE TO WORK NEXT DAY (MARCH 10TH, 2018). WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON THE HIGHWAY ROUTE 100, THE CAR SUDDENLY AND COMPLETELY STOPPED / DEAD IN THE MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY AND I ALMOST GOT HIT BY ANOTHER CAR BEHIND ME. I CALLED THE DEALER (HERITAGE TOYOTA CATONSVILLE WHERE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE) TO GET THE CAR BACK AND ASKED THEM TO EXCHANGE ANOTHER ONE BUT THEY REFUSED. I'M REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY FOR MY LIVE WHEN I HAVE TO DRIVE THIS CAR ON THE HIGHWAY TO WORK EVERYDAY. I'M EXPECTING TOYOTA TAKE THIS CAR BACK AND LET ME EXCHANGE FOR ANOTHER ONE.

I JUST PURCHASED THE NEW 2018 CHR. DRIVING HOME AND CAR ENGINE HAD A BURNING ODOR WITH EXHAUST FUMES, AND THE ENGINE SHIMMIED. I PULLED OVER AS I THOUGHT THE TIRE WAS FLAT. I WENT HOME AND GOT MY SON. HE CHECKED THE ENGINE AND IT WAS OVER HEATED. I HAD ONLY DRIVEN THE NEW CAR 60 MILES IN 2 WEEKS. WE DROVE TO TOYOTA AND ALL I COULD SMELL WAS A CARBON MONOXIDE ODOR IN THE CAR WITH EXHAUST FUMES. I FELT LIKE I WAS GOING TO PASS OUT. THE CAR IS WITH TOYOTA FOR THE WEEKEND. I AM FILING THIS REPORT, IN CASE OTHER CAR OWNERS OF CHR HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED AS THIS CAR HAS ONLY BEEN DRIVEN A TOTAL OF 85 MILES. IT SHOULD NOT HAVE EXHAUST FUME, BURNING ODOR SMELLS GOING INTO THE CABIN WHICH ALMOST CAUSED ME TO PASS OUT. IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.

WHEN HOLD FUNCTION IS ACTIVE IN VEHICLE IF PROGRESSIVELY SLOWING DOWN WHEN YOU ARE NEARING A FULL HALT THE CAR MAKES WEIRD SCREECHING AND CLANKING SOUND AND BRINGS CAR TO A SUDDEN ABRUPT STOP. IF YOU GET TO A FULL STOP BY DECELERATING PRETTY QUICKLY THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN, BUT IF YOU DECELERATE SLOWLY IT WILL HAPPEN EVERY TIME.

THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. THE FOLLOWING ERROR MESSAGES APPEAR SIMULTANEOUSLY WHEN TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE "BRAKE OVERRIDE MALFUNCTION. VISIT YOUR DEALER", DRIVE-START CONTROL MALFUNCTION.VISIT YOUR DEALER", "ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LOW", "ENGINE COOLANT TEMPERATURE HIGH. STOP IN A SAFE PLACE. SEE OWNER'S MANUAL". THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 5100 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR MORE THAN 2 HOURS (AFTER A 35 MILES DRIVE) IN MY DRIVEWAY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. TEMPERATURES WERE IN THE HIGH 40'S/LOW 50'S.

2018 TOYOTA CHR XLE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FUEL RANGE INACCURACY. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL RANGE WAS OFF BY 150 MILES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT ADVISED THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. *JS