2010 TOYOTA CAMRY Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTO-THEFT SECURITY ALARM SYSTEM WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY UNLESS THE CONTACT USED THE KEY FOB, WHICH WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS BROKEN INTO AND THE ALARM FAILED TO ENGAGE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED TO BE INSPECTED AND REPAIRED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

ON SUNDAY, MAY 18, 2014, I STARTED MY 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY AND MY CHECK ENGINE AND VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHTS WERE ON. I HAD NO PREVIOUS ISSUES WITH THE CAR. I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP ON MONDAY MORNING TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT, THE FIRST ONE I COULD GET WAS JUST OVER A WEEK AWAY. I QUESTIONED THE DEALERSHIP IF MY CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND THEY SAID YES, AS LONG AS THE VSC LIGHT WASN'T BLINKING. MY CAR WAS CHECKED BY THE DEALERSHIP ON MAY 27. I WAS TOLD MY BRAKE ACTUATOR HAD GONE OUT AND THE REPAIRS WERE AROUND $2,400 BEFORE TAXES. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS FROM A CHARCOAL CANISTER THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, ANOTHER $500+. THE PARTS HAD TO BE ORDERED AND IT WAS MAY 30 WHEN MY CAR WAS READY. WHEN QUESTIONING THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT WHY MY BRAKE ACTUATOR HAD GONE OUT, THEY ASSURED ME THAT IT WAS NOTHING I HAD DONE AND THEY SAID THEY'VE HAD PROBLEMS WITH OTHERS GOING OUT. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE I FOUND THAT OTHER MODELS BY TOYOTA HAVE HAD RECALLS FOR THE BRAKE ACTUATOR. IF THE COMPANY IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME PIECE OF EQUIPMENT IN OTHER MODELS, THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED. MINE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT WAS FAULTY AND FAILED. AFTER SEARCHING, I ALSO FOUND THERE HAVE BEEN VARIOUS ISSUES WITH THE CHARCOAL CANISTER AS WELL IN VARIOUS MODELS BY THE COMPANY. PERHAPS RESEARCH SHOULD BE DONE ON THIS ISSUE ALSO. MY CAR IS 4 YEARS OLD AND WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP IT HAD 54,259 MILES. I CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY REITERATED THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS; THEREFORE, AT THIS POINT TOYOTA COULD DO NOTHING ABOUT THE REPAIR. *TR

MY PHONE DOESN'T RECONNECT TO THE HEAD UNIT AFTER TURNING THE BLUETOOTH OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN (FROM STAND STILL AND DRIVING SITUATION). THE ONLY WAY TO RECONNECT THE PHONE IS BY TURNING THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY ROUGH AND ABNORMAL FORCE HAD TO BE USED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IN ANY DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE ALSO HAD AN INTERMITTENT ACCELERATION AND BRAKE FAILURE THAT CONTINUED TO OCCUR EACH TIME THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS LATER DRIVING AND APPLIED THE BRAKES WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC STOP. THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE ANKLE AND BACK, WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN. THE CAR WAS HIT IN THE SIDE FRONT FROM THE TIRES FORWARD SO THE FLUIDS AND BUMPER WERE DESTROYED. DRIVER DID HIT THE DASHBOARD AND NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED FROM THE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS OR THE FRONT AIRBAGS. NO AIRBAGS WERE EVER DEPLOYED TO PROTECT THE DRIVER. WHEN THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY OF THE AIRBAGS...WHICH WERE NO HELP IN THIS ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS SECURED IN PARK, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO INCREASE IN RPMS. AFTER PRESSING ON THE BRAKES, THE RPMS RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND OFFERED NO REMEDY. THERE WAS NO DIAGNOSIS ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 39,800. UPDATED 11/24/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO INCREASE IN RPM'S WHILE IN PARK. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, THE CONSUMER HAD TO STOMP ON THE BRAKE A COUPLE OF TIMES, TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. UPDATED 01/08/15

ON APRIL 19, 2014 I PURCHASED THE ABOVE REFERENCED VEHICLE, A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY SE FROM PRINCE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN TIFTON, GEORGIA. THIS VEHICLE WAS FOUR YEARS OLD AND HAD LESS THAN 10,000 MILES AT THE TIME OF MY PURCHASE. NEEDLESS TO SAY, IT WAS IN IMMACULATE CONDITION FROM ITS PREVIOUS ONE OWNER. HOWEVER, WHEN I RETURNED HOME TO ROME, GEORGIA ON APRIL 20TH, 2014 I NOTICED A TYPE OF ?STICKINESS? TO THE DASH BOARD AREA. I DROVE MY VEHICLE TO WORK AND ON THAT TUESDAY, APRIL 22ND, MY SUPERVISOR, CHIEF PROBATION OFFICER [XXX] WANTED TO LOOK AT MY NEW CAR. I SHOWED HIM MY VEHICLE AND ALSO POINTED OUT THE STICKINESS ON THE DASH BOARD. BOTH HE AND I ASSUMED THAT SOMEONE SPILLED SOMETHING ON IT. THE STICKINESS WAS LOCATED ON BOTH THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD. ON APRIL 27TH, 2014 I DROVE MY VEHICLE ON A TRIP TO SOUTH FLORIDA TO SEE MY SISTER GRADUATE COLLEGE. WHEN I RETURNED, ON MAY 5TH I TOOK MY CAR TO HAVE IT WASHED AND CLEAN THE INSIDE. WHILE WIPING OFF THE DASHBOARD I NOTICED THE STICKINESS AGAIN AND MY FINGERNAIL SWIPED ACROSS THE DASH AND LEFT A GASH IN THE DASHBOARD. I DO NOT HAVE LONG NAILS. I THEN BEGAN TO FEEL AROUND ON THE DASHBOARD AND NOTICED THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD WAS SOFT AND COULD BE EASILY DESTROYED. I THEN KNEW THAT THIS WAS NOT SOMETHING SOMEONE HAD SPILLED ON THE DASH AND REALIZED THIS IS A DEFECTIVE DASH BOARD. I BEGAN TO RESEARCH IT AND FOUND ARTICLE AFTER ARTICLE ONLINE WHERE OTHER PEOPLE WERE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM. IT HAS BEEN NAMED A ?MELTING DASHBOARD?. THIS HAS OCCURRED IN OTHER AUTO DEALER'S VEHICLES AS WELL AS TOYOTA'S. I HAVE ALSO FOUND THAT OTHER DEALERS HAVE REPLACED THE DASH BOARDS AND HAVE CALLED THEM DEFECTIVE. *TR

CPSC: I1440194A. 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATED AT 23,000 MILES THE BRAKE ROTORS WARPED CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. *LN THE CONSUMER STATED 8000 MILES LATER, THE ROTORS WARPED AGAIN. TOYOTA OFFERED A PARTIAL CREDIT TO REPLACE THE ROTORS, WITH THE SAME TYPE AS A GOODWILL GESTURE. *JB

THE BRAKE ROTORS WARPED AT 23000 MILES CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE ROTORS WERE NOT COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY AND I PAID TO HAVE THEM RESURFACED. 8000 MILES LATER THE ROTORS WARPED AGAIN WITH THE RESULTING SEVERE STEERING WHEEL SHAKING. THIS COULD RESULT IN THE LOSS OF CONTROL AND ACCIDENTS.CHECKING ON THE INTERNET I DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA PRODUCTS AND I BELIEVE THE ROTORS ARE SUBSTANDARD AND A SAFETY HAZARD. TOYOTA SHOULD RECALL ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES AND REPLACE THE ROTORS WITH QUALITY ONES AND UPGRADE THE ROTORS IN ALL CARS BUILT FROM THIS TIME ON. *TR

WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR IT HAD 39,675 MILES ON IT. THE CAR WAS CERTIFIED. AT 89,226 MILES I HAD TO HAVE MAINTENANCE ON THE WHEEL BEARING - REPLACED INNER AND OUTER BEARINGS (CUPS AND SEALS AND REPACKED WHERE NECESSARY). LEFT FRONT WHEEL. REPAIR MILEAGE REAR BRAKE CYLINDER 46,804 LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING 89,226 ENGINE REPLACE SENT PRIOR COMPLAINT. I AM SO, SO, SO, UPSET WITH TOYOTA. *TR