2010 TOYOTA CAMRY Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID 09V388000 AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 10V017000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ACCELERATOR PEDAL REPAIRS PERFORMED. THE REMEDY WAS TO CUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL OFF TO MAKE IT SMALLER. THE CONTACT WAS NOT PLEASED WITH THE REMEDY SINCE HER FOOT COULD NOT REACH THE PEDAL AND WHEN HER FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF THE PEDAL IT WAS CAUGHT IN THE SUPPORT UNDERNEATH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. TOYOTA WAS NOTIFIED AND REPLACED IT WITH AN ACCELERATOR PEDAL THAT WAS THE SAME SIZE. TOYOTA MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR A FIELD AGENT TO INSPECT THE PEDAL AT A LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT SHE MISSED HER APPOINTMENT WITH THE FILED AGENT; HOWEVER, SHE STATED THAT SHE WAS GIVEN THE INCORRECT DATE. TOYOTA IS SUPPOSED TO NOTIFY THE CONTACT WITH AVAILABLE OPTIONS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 5,600. UPDATED 07/26/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAS MET WITH A TOYOTA REP TWICE AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS INSPECTED. SHE IS WAITING ON A RESPONSE FROM TOYOTA. UPDATED 08/06/10*JB

MY WIFE DRIVES A 2007 TOYOTA SOLARA AND WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE IN ANASTASIA PLAZA IN ST. AUGUSTINE, FL AND WAS ABOUT TO COME TO A STOP A PLACE THE CAR IN PARK WHEN IT ACCELERATED OVER THE TIRE STOP, OVER THE CURB AND THROUGH THE GLASS WINDOWS AND DOORS AND INTO THE SEA OATS RESTAURANT. SHE IS CONFIDENT THAT SHE NEVER TOUCHED THE ACCELERATOR AS HER FOOT WAS ALREADY ON THE BRAKE TO BRING THE CAR TO A STOP AND PLACE IN PARK. THERE WERE NO PRIOR SYMPTOMS OF THIS UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CAR SMASHED INTO THE LUNCH COUNTER, WHICH WEIGHS APPROX. 2 TONS) AND PUSHED IT 6 FEET. THERE WERE RUBBER MARKS ON THE FLOOR ON THE LEFT SIDE AS THOUGH THE FRONT WHEEL WAS SLIPPING AS IT PUSHED THE COUNTER (PICTURE AVAILABLE). MY WIFE CONTENDS THAT HER FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE THE WHOLE TIME. I CONTACTED TOYOTA AS WELL AS MY INSURANCE COMPANY. TOYOTA DID AN INSPECTION OF THE CAR ON 6/7/2010. I AM WAITING ON THE RESULTS AND EXPECT TO HEAR BY 6/9/2010. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. SHE STATED THAT WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THE WHEELS CONTINUED SPINNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO THE DEALER AND SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED, HOWEVER, THE ROTORS, GAS PEDAL AND FLOOR MATS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,406 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,000. UPDATED 7/20/10 *CN UPADTED 07/23/10*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON JUNE 1, 2010 WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PARKED POSITION, SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND SAW THE VEHICLE MOVING. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF A GARAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER WHO ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE INSPECTED AGAIN BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 10,000. UPDATED 07/26/10. *LJ UPDATED 08/03/10*JB

I BOUGHT A NEW 2010 CAMRY. I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER THE VERY NEXT DAY THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS TOO SENSITIVE AND THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVABLE. I WAS ASSURED THAT ALL ACCELERATOR PEDAL RECALL MODIFICATIONS WERE DONE ON THE CAR BEFORE THE SALE. I WAS STILL NOT SATISFIED. THE MANAGER OF THE SHOP AND I DID A TEST DRIVE AND AFTER A DETAILED DISCUSSION OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND DESIGN DEFECTS WE JOINTLY AGREED TO TRY AND REPLACE THE PEDAL MECHANISM WITH ONE MADE - NOT BY THE US VENDOR - BUT BY NIPPONDENSO -- TOYOTA'S ALTERNATE VENDOR IN JAPAN. TO MY GREAT SURPRISE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS OF A DIFFERENT DESIGN AND FEEL. WITH THE NIPPONDENSO PEDAL THE FOOTS POSITION ON THE PEDAL IS AT A MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE ANGLE. BUT MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL THE RESPONSE CHARACTERISTICS IS A 100% BETTER THAN THE AMERICAN MADE PEDAL. WITH THE US MADE PEDAL THE CAR HAD A "STEP" RESPONSE WHILST WITH THE NIPPONDENSO PEDAL IT HAS MORE OF A "RAMP" RESPONSE. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER'S SHOP MANAGER THAT THE NIPPONDENSO MADE PEDAL MECHANISM DOES NOT NEED THE SPACER OR THE FLOOR MAT MODIFICATION EITHER. I AM SURPRISED THAT TWO VENDORS MAKING THE SAME PART FOR THE SAME MANUFACTURER TO THE SAME SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS HAVE PRODUCTS THAT ARE SO VASTLY DIFFERENT. THE ONLY THING COMMON BETWEEN THE PEDAL MECHANISMS FROM THE TWO VENDORS IS ITS MOUNTING ON THE FLOOR BOARD. WHERE IS TOYOTA'S QUALITY CONTROL? IN MY OPINION THERE IS A STRONG CO-RELATION BETWEEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION COMPLAINTS AND THE US MADE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DESIGN AND ITS SHARP "STEP" RESPONSE. LET ALL THOSE WHO HAVE A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION INSIST ON REPLACING THE PEDAL MECHANISM MADE BY NIPPONDENSO. NHTSA SHOULD LOOK INTO THE VARIATIONS IN THE DESIGN FROM THE TWO VENDORS AND QUESTION AS TO WHY TOYOTA HAS PERMITTED THE VENDORS TO DESIGN THE MECHANISMS RATHER THAN JUST BUILD IT TO TOYOTA'S SPECIFICATIONS. *TR

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING-LETTER TO THE SECRETARY FROM RE 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY PROBLEMS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HIS DAUGHTER LEASED A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY AND WHEN HE DROVE THE VEHICLE HE NOTICED A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF ACCELERATION WHEN SLOWING DOWN. *JB

IN A REAR END COLLISION THE BACK OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT IN MY 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY FAILED, RECLINING ME AND FOLDING THE BACK INTO V. AS A RESULT I WAS RESTRAINED ONLY BY THE LAP BELT. THE CAR APPEARS UNREPAIRABLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20-25 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED WHEN SHE TURNED THE AIR CONDITIONER ON, SHE HAD NO CONTROL OF THE TEMPERATURE. WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE THE TEMPERATURE, NOTHING OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS BUT THE DEALERS WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,090. UPDATED 07/19/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. 09/30/10

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND CRASHED INTO A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES BUT A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP AND WAS AWAITING INSPECTION BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND THE DEALER. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE POWER STEERING TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE BUT THE DEALER REFUSED TO CHECK IT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 11,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, SUDDENLY THE SPEED RATE INCREASED TO APPROXIMATELY 80 TO 100 MPH. UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A UTILITY POLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO THE MUSCLE AREAS, CUTS AND ABRASIONS TO THE FACE AND LEG. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CAUSE OF FAILURE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 3,500.