2011 TOYOTA CAMRY Complaints

I AM WRITING BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT TOYOTA MAY HAVE UNDERREPORTED A PROBLEM WITH THE VOLUNTARY RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V014000. I OWN A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY. HOWEVER, MY VIN WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL, OR NEITHER I NOR MY DEALER RECEIVED NOTICE. AS YOU KNOW, THIS RECALL IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE OF THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG TO INFLATE IN AN ACCIDENT. ON FEBRUARY 17, 2015, MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER WERE T-BONED, WITH THE STRIKING CAR HITTING THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR AND B-PILLAR AREA FLUSH AT ABOUT 40 MPH. ALTHOUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR CURTAIN DEPLOYED, THE RIGHT SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT. MY DAUGHTER RECEIVED SOME INJURIES FROM THE FAILURE OF THIS AIRBAG TO INFLATE AND PROTECT HER. TOYOTA DID VISIT THE VEHICLE AFTER THE COLLISION AND DOWNLOADED THE DATA FROM THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE, AND IT SHOWED A FAILURE OF THAT AIRBAG. I TRIED TO ATTACH A COPY OF THE DOWNLOADED DATA FOR YOUR REVIEW, BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTACH IT. PLEASE LET ME KNOW HOW TO SEND YOU THIS PDF FILE. I AM CONCERNED THAT MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND THAT PERHAPS TOYOTA HAS UNDERREPORTED THE EXTENT OF THE PROBLEM, PUTTING MORE UNSUSPECTING TOYOTA CUSTOMERS AT RISK. IF YOU NEED ANY FURTHER INFORMATION FROM ME, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. MY CELL PHONE NUMBER IS [XXX]. I WOULD LIKE TO BE KEPT IN THE INFORMATION LOOP REGARDING ANY INVESTIGATION OF TOYOTA THAT RESULTS FROM MY COMPLAINT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR ...UPDATED 04/15/15 *BF UPDATED 10/3/2017*CN

I'M DEAF AND FOUND THE SUNVISOR ON THE FRONT OF DRIVER SEAT IS LOOSE ABOUT OCT 2014. I WENT TO TOYOTA DEALER AND WAS TOLD NEED TO PAY FOR FIX. I FELT THAT IT IS NOT SAFETY ISSUE. MY FRIEND TOLD ME THAT I CAN FILE A COMPLAINT SO I EMAIL YOU AND WHAT SHOULD I DO WITH IT? PLEASE ADVISE. THANKS [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE FOG LIGHT HAS BROKEN ON THIS VEHICLE SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW IN 2011. I BELIEVE THIS IS A VERY COSTLY DESIGN FLAW THAT TOYOTA REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. REPLACEMENT OF THE FOG LIGHT IS ABOUT $250.00 I WOULD LIKE THIS TO BECOME A RE-CALL ITEM FOR TOYOTA. THANK YOU *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, AN ABNORMAL ODOR EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND EXITED THE VEHICLE AS THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

THE INNER MECHANISM OF THE DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR GRADUALLY FAILED. THE SUN VISOR WOULD DROP DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY SOMETIMES OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVERS VIEW. AFTER A FEW DAYS, THE VISOR WOULD NOT STAY UP AT ALL. PART # 7432006780E0. *TR

CAR LOST BRAKES WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN ON A CITY STREET. ALL THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS CAME (ABS, PARKING BRAKE, BRAKE WARNING) ON ALONG WITH THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL WARNING. HAD TO PRESS BRAKES ALL THE WAY AND EVEN THEN THE BRAKING WAS VERY MINIMAL. IT WAS HARD TO BRING THE CAR TO A STOP. INTERMITTENTLY THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO BECAME HARD TO TURN. PULLED TO SIDE, TURNED OFF CAR. STARTED CAR UP AND THE SAME SET OF WARNING LIGHTS REMAINED ON DROVE CAR TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHICH WAS 1 BLOCK AWAY. BRAKING WAS HARD, BUT COULD BRING CAR TO A STOP DEALER SAID BRAKE COMPUTER WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL / WARRANTY COVERAGE FROM TOYOTA ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

MY DRIVERS SIDE SUN VISOR DOES NOT STAY UP THUS IMPEDING MY VISION WHEN I DRIVE. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THIS HAS BEEN A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM AND WAS A RECALL ON PREVIOUS MODELS SINCE 2007. UNFORTUNATELY THEY REQUIRE YOU TO PURCHASE THE ENTIRE VISOR AND WILL NOT FIX THIS PROBLEM. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT TOYOTA WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALER WANTS ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY DOLLARS TO REPLACE IT. THEY SAID IT WAS A BIG PROBLEM WITH THE CAMRY. *TR

2011 CAMRY LE - THE VEHICLE DOESN'T SEEM TO KNOW WHAT GEAR IT WANTS TO BE IN AFTER A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. I CAN PRESS THE GAS PEDAL AND THE CAR MINIMALLY RESPONDS, SLOWLY MOVING AND THEN SUDDENLY GOING AS IF THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. IF I DRIVE IT LIKE I STOLE OFF EVER STOP SIGN/STOP LIGHT IT WOULD DO ALRIGHT BUT YOU REALLY HAVE TO STOMP IT OFF THE LIGHT AND I DON'T DRIVE THAT WAY. AGAIN THE TRANSMISSION IS MESSED UP AND TOYOTA DOESN'T ACKNOWLEDGE IT! ALSO, ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROX 70-75 AND LETTING OFF THE GAS THE CAR HAS A SHUDDER WHICH IS UNSETTLING WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY....SOMETIMES I EXPECT THE ENGINE TO DIE OR THE TRANSMISSION FALL OUT. I HAVE CALLED TOYOTA AND HAD THE CAR SERVICED BY THE SERVICE MANAGER, SERVICE DEPT ETC WITHOUT ANY RESOLUTION. I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT A TRANSMISSION FLUSH WOULD BE THE FIRST THING BUT THEY HAVE NEVER DONE THAT!! THE DEALERSHIP CLEANED MY THROTTLE BODY SENSOR??? (WHY?), SYNCED MY COMPUTER MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEN THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID IT COULD BE A "COMPUTER" ISSUE MUCH LIKE THE OLD COROLLAS AND I JUST NEED TO GET USE TO IT. I'M DONE WITH TOYOTA, THIS IS MY SECOND ONE AND BOTH OF THEM HAD ISSUES THAT WERE NEVER RESOLVED! *JS

I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT THAT OCCURRED ON TUESDAY FEBRUARY 17,2015 @ 3:35PM WE A SEMI TRUCK CUT ME OFF AND END UP ATTACHING ME TO ITS TRAILER. MY ENTIRE FRONT END IS DAMAGE AND DRIVER REAR SIDE THE DRIVER DOOR AND AS WELL AS THE PASSENGER DOOR. I HAD THIS VECHILE SINCE FEBRUARY 2014. NEITHER ONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED IN THIS VECHILE. *JS

WHEN FIRST STARTING OUT WITH COLD ENGINE, STOPPING FOR TRAFFIC LIGHT, CARS TRANSMISSION DOES NOT FULLY ENGAGE PROPERLY. WHEN LEAVING INTERSECTION, ACCELERATING THE ENGINE, THE CAR WILL CREEP VERY SLOWLY FOR ABOUT 50 FEET OR SO, THEN SEEMS TO SLOWLY ENGAGE AS IT NORMALLY SHOULD. AFTER CAR IS WARM, IT SEEMS TO RUN FINE FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. THIS OBVIOUSLY IRRITATES CARS BEHIND ME, BUT EVEN MORE SO, CREATES A DANGEROUS SITUATION. DRIVING ON TODAY'S HIGHWAYS IS DANGEROUS ENOUGH. I'D HATE TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN, IF I SHOULD EVER NEED ACCELERATION TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT IN THE MAKING??? *TR