2014 TOYOTA CAMRY Complaints

NHTSA RECALL # 14V024 INDICATES AN OPEN RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE ISSUED JAN. 29, 2014 STATING THIS REPAIR SHOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETED WHILE IN DEALER INVENTORY PRIOR TO RETAIL DELIVERY. I DID NOT TAKE DELIVERY UNTIL MARCH, 2014, AND THIS REPAIR WAS NOT COMPLETED PRIOR TO DELIVERY. THE RECALL FURTHER STATES CUSTOMER OWNED VEHICLES ARE NOT COVERED BY THIS ACTION. SINCE THIS REPAIR SHOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETED PRIOR TO MY TAKING DELIVERY, DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE WITH THIS DEALER TO HAVE THE REPAIR COMPLETED?

THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY HESITATES (STALLS) AT STARTS AND AT OTHER TIMES AS WELL. WE HAVE NOTIFIED TOYOTA OF THIS SITUATION TWICE. AT FIRST THIS WAS JUST A NUISANCE (SHORTER HESITATIONS), BUT NOW IT IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY AND THE HESITATIONS ARE LONGER LEAVING US IN MORE PRECARIOUS SITUATIONS. WHEN WE ARRIVED TODAY I EXPLAINED THE HESITATION PROBLEM. SOME OF XXX STATEMENTS WERE RATHER TROUBLING TO ME: (1) "THIS IS A NEW SYSTEM. THERE IS NO LONGER A WIRE AND THROTTLE. YOU NEED TO LEARN TO RE-DRIVE WITH IT." (2) "THOUGH WE HAVE EQUIPPED ALL TOYOTAS WITH THIS NEW SYSTEM, THIS HESITATION PROBLEM IS PREDOMINATELY IN CAMRYS." (3) "I HAVE A 15 TOYOTA AVALON AND I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR IT TO HAPPEN TO ME. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED YET." (4) "IF THE COMPUTER ENGINE LIGHT IS NOT ON, THEN YOUR CAR IS OPERATING WITHIN SPEC. THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH YOUR SYSTEM." (5) "NEW CAMRYS HAVE A LOT COMPUTERS AND YOU NEED TO ALLOW ALL THE INTERFACES OF THE ALL THE COMPUTERS IN THE VEHICLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH ONE ANOTHER. THIS CAUSES SOME DELAY." THESE STATEMENTS WERE STATED BEFORE (1, 2, 4) AND AFTER (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) THE CAR WAS INSPECTED. I TOLD XXX REPEATEDLY THAT THIS WAS OUR SECOND VISIT TO GERMAIN TO REPORT THE PROBLEM AND THAT THIS HESITATION MAY CAUSE US TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. XXX KEPT INSISTING THAT IT WAS NOT TOYOTA'S / COMPUTER'S FAULT, THAT WE JUST NEEDED TO LEARN TO RE-DRIVE THE CAR. I DISAGREE THAT "IF THE COMPUTER ENGINE LIGHT IS NOT ON, THEN YOUR CAR IS OPERATING WITHIN SPECS." TOYOTA NEEDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT COMPUTERS CAN BREAK, BE LOADED WITH IMPROPER INFORMATION, BE SET UP INCORRECTLY, ETC. SOMETHING IS CAUSING THIS HESITATION "PRIMARILY" IN CAMRYS! IN OUR OPINION, ALL TOYOTA CAMRYS WITH THIS "NEW SYSTEM" SHOULD BE RECALLED AND THIS SITUATION ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. WE ARE HOPING THAT TOYOTA WILL DO THE RIGHT THING FOR ALL CAMRY OWNERS.

I PAID MODERN TOYOTA A LOT OF MONEY TO ADD NAVIGATION SYSTEM IN CAR THEY PUT A THIRD PARTY SYSTEM IN CAR LAST SUNDAY I WAS IN THE CAR AND LETTING A LADY PASS WITH SHOPPING CART THE MIC OF THIRD PARTY SYSTEM MELTED THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY ON ROOF WHERE THE GLASS HOLDER AND LIGHTS ARE FALL ON LAP I GOT SHOCK AND HIT THE GAS I HIT THE SHOPPING CART AND LADY FALL TO GROUND THAT MADE A DENT IN FRONT FENDER OF CAR I WENT TO TOYOTA TOLD THEM I PAID A LOT OF $ FOR SYSTEM AND THEY NEED TO REPLACE THIS WITH FACTORY WITH BUILT WITH BLUETOOTH AND NAVIGATION AND THE DENT THEY REFUSE TO DO SO I TOLD THEM MY FAMILY TRAVELS IN THAT CAR WHAT IF I WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND THAT HAPPEN THEY DIDN'T CARE ABOUT MY SAFETY OR MY FAMILIES I CALL TOYOTA THEY ARE BUYING TIME SO I CAN'T TAKE ACTION AGAINST THEM, I NEED JUSTICE I AM PAYING A LOT OF MONEY FOR THIS CAR IF THEY WON'T FIX IT THEN I NEED $ TO FIX IT MY SELF.

CAR DOES NOT ALWAYS ACCELERATE LIKE IT SHOULD WHEN TAKING OFF IT HAS TO BUILT UP SPEED WHICH IS REALLY DANGEROUS ENTERING HIGHWAY IT LAGS THEN PICK UP SPEED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A REFRIGERATOR AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,100.

THE SIDE WINDOWS HOUSING HAS MELTED ON BOTH SIDE WINDOWS. THIS IS CAUSING OBSCURE VISION WHEN TURNING. HAVE NOT GOTTEN INTO ACCIDENT AND NEED TOYOTA TO FIX ASAP BEFORE OTHER GET INTO SERIOUS TROUBLE. SPOKE TO COMPANY AND THEY TAKE CORPORATE LINE ON SAYING THAT THIS IS NOT NORMAL AND THAT THEY NEED MORE INFORMATION BUT NEVER SEEK INFORMATION EVEN WHEN I PROVIDE MULTIPLE CONTACT INFO. WOULD LOVE TO SHARE PIC.

6 CAR CRASH ON I-85 NEAR CHARLOTTE AIRPORT. 5 STOPPED CARS WERE SHOVED INTO EACH OTHER IN THE LEFT LANE BECAUSE THE 6TH CAR HIT A VAN GOING APPRX 40 MPH WHICH WAS SHOVED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF IT, ETC, ETC, ETC., ETC....AIRBAG DID NOT GO OFF IN MY CAR. EVERYONE ELSE'S DID GO OFF. I HIT THE DASHBOARD WITH BOTH KNEES/LEGS INJURING THE RIGHT KNEE. SOUGHT MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AFTER RETURNING HOME.....UPDATED 10/15/15 *BF UPDATED 10/17/2017*CN

DRIVER WAS SLOWING DOWN, COASTING BEFORE APPLYING BRAKE TO TURNED LEFT INTO DRIVEWAY. DRIVER APPLIED BRAKE AND CAR ACCELERATED VERY STRONG BUT BRIEF; DRIVER THEN APPLIED BRAKE VERY FIRMLY, AND CAR STOPPED; BUT BY THIS TIME, CAR MISSED DRIVEWAY ENTRY, AND HAD TO BACK UP TO RESTART ENTRY. THIS SAME SCENARIO HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES WITH 2 DIFFERENT DRIVERS. OTHER 2 OCCURRENCES WERE LESS STRONG, SUB-SECOND ACCELERATION "BLIPS" TOYOTA CASE #TA151210472.

IN JUNE 2014 I BOUGHT A 2014.5 CAMRY BRAND NEW. DURING THE FIRST WEEK I DROVE IT THE ACCELERATOR WOULD NOT SPEED UP AFTER PRESSING DOWN & HESITATED AS WELL TRYING TO CATCH UP. I REPORTED THIS TO TOYOTA OF ORLANDO & WAS INFORMED IT WAS LEARNING MY DRIVING TECHNIQUES AFTER A TEST DRIVE. THE REPORT WAS NEVER DOCUMENTED BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT & I HAD TO IDENTIFY WHO DROVE ME FOR THE PROBLEM I REPORTED TO PROVE I ACTUALLY REPORTED IT. IT WAS STATED HE JUST FORGOT. THIS KEPT HAPPENING VERY FREQUENTLY & AFTER ANOTHER DRIVER RANDOMLY DROVE MY CAR & ASKED WHAT WAS WRONG I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT IN AGAIN NOV 27,2014. THEY DID NOTHING. I WAS REFUSED TO BE SEEN AFTER SCHEDULING AN APPOINTMENT WITH TOYOTA OF CLERMONT, FL & THEY HEARD OF MY PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. DECEMBER 28, 2014 AS I WAS DRIVING WITH PEOPLE IN MY CAR, THE ENGINE CUT OFF AT 55 MPH. I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR ALL THE WAY DOWN & IT CONTINUED TO DECLINE. THIS WAS REPORTED THE NEXT MORNING. I WAS TOLD TO PARK MY CAR BECAUSE EVERYONE WAS ON VACATION & NOT TO DRIVE IT. THEY WOULD NOT RENT A CAR FOR ME IN THE MEANTIME. ONCE I WAS ABLE TO BE SEEN IT COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN WITH MY CHILDREN IN JANUARY 2015 & WAS ALSO RECORDED BY A PASSENGER RIDING WITH ME. AFTER THAT OCCASION EVERY SIGNAL LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT BACK TO A DIFFERENT TOYOTA OF CENTRAL FLORIDA DEALER & REPORTED THE PROBLEM & THE MECHANIC STATED NOBODY FROM TOYOTA ORLANDO ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT OR CALL THE SERVICE TECH LINE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. THEY ADDED A CODE TO FIX IT AND I LEFT. AFTER 1000 MILES OF DRIVING THE HESITATION STARTED AGAIN & ALSO THE GEARS COULD BE FELT CHANGING BY THE MECHANIC WHO TEST DROVE IT WITH ME. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AT CENTRAL FLORIDA GAVE ME A REPAIR ORDER & THEN A TOTALLY DIFFERENT REPAIR ORDER TO CORPORATE. I'VE WRITTEN THE MANUFACTURER DEMANDING MY MONEY BACK & THEY CONSTANTLY GIVE ME FALSE INFORMATION. MY JOB WAS LOST DUE TO NO RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION AND I'M STILL WAITING TO GO TO A LEMON LAW HEARING THAT WILL HOPEFULLY BE SCHEDULED SOON.

AFTER COMING TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT ON A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY, WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, THE 2014 TOYOTA CAMRY WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD FOR ABOUT 5 SEC. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED ON THE SAME DAY. WHEN ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN ACROSS TRAFFIC, THE CAR STALLED AGAIN FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS. IT WAS A RENTAL FROM HERTZ AND WAS EXCHANGED FOR ANOTHER AUTO.