2014 TOYOTA CAMRY Complaints

I WAS MAKING A TURN OUT OF A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT, BUT WHEN I MADE THE TURN THE PLASTIC COVERING OVER MY STEERING WHEEL FLEW OFF AND FELL TO THE GROUND. I WAS ABLE TO STEER AND HIT THE BRAKES JUST IN TIME TO AVOID HITTING A PARKED CAR. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO BRAKE SINCE THE COVER HIT THE GROUND AND PREVENTED ME FROM MOVING EASILY TO HIT THE BRAKE PEDAL. *TR

MELTING DASHBOARD: THE DASHBOARD STARTED MELTING ABOUT TWO (2) YEARS AGO AND IT CONTINUE TO GET WORST. THE GLARE FROM THE SHINY DASHBOARD MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE WHEN DRIVING DURING THE DAY AND THE SUN IS IN A POSITION THAT A GLARE RESULTS. APART FROM THE AESTHETICS OF THE DASHBOARD,, THE GLARE CREATES A DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT AND INJURIES TO DRIVER, PASSENGERS AND OTHERS. *TR

THE TOYOTA CAMRY WAS INVOLVED IN A 2 VEHICLE ACCIDENT RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE CORNER OF THE VEHICLE. THE CAMRY WAS NOT DRIVABLE AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP. TWO DAYS LATER WHEN AN INSPECTOR WENT TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE, IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE FIRE DAMAGE THAT RESULTED FROM A SLOW BURN COMING FROM THE DASH BY THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR

ON AUGUST 11, 2014, WHILE DRIVING IN A RAINSTORM ON INTERSTATE 20 IN MISSISSIPPI, I HEARD SOMETHING HARD STRIKE THE WINDSHIELD. A MOMENT LATER I SAW A CRACK ABRUPTLY RUN FROM THE EDGE TOWARDS THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER SEAT. THE CRACK HAD TRAVELED ABOUT 12 INCHES BEFORE STOPPING. I INSPECTED THE WINDSHIELD WHEN WE ARRIVED HOME AND DISCOVERED THAT SOMETHING STRUCK THE UNPROTECTED EDGE OF THE GLASS. ON ALL VEHICLES I'VE DRIVEN TO DATE (INCLUDING OUR 2008 TOYOTA YARIS) THE VULNERABLE WINDSHIELD EDGES ARE PROTECTED WITH TRIM OR GASKETS BUT NOT ON OUR 2014 CAMRY. AT FIRST WE THOUGHT THAT EDGE PROTECTORS WERE MISSING FROM OUR VEHICLE BUT WE INSPECTED ALL THE CAMRYS AT OUR DEALERSHIP AND FOUND THAT ALL HAVE EXPOSED WINDSHIELD EDGES. EXPOSED WINDSHIELD EDGES ARE VERY DANGEROUS. ROADWAYS ARE LITTERED AND CONTAIN CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS (GRAVEL, METAL AND OTHER MATERIALS) THAT COULD STRIKE A CAR WHEN DRIVEN OVER AND LAUNCHED INTO TRAFFIC. WHILE SAFETY GLASS WILL ABSORB A GREAT DEAL OF IMPACT, ITS INTEGRITY IS COMPROMISED WHEN CRACKED SUCH AS WHAT HAPPENED TO MY 2014 CAMRY. ANY SHARP STRIKE TO THE EDGE OF GLASS WILL CAUSE A CRACK TO DEVELOP THAT COULD RESULT IN COMPLETE WINDSHIELD FAILURE. MORE IMPORTANTLY, A SUDDEN CRACK WILL STARTLE A DRIVER AND MAY RESULT IN THEIR LOSING CONTROL OF THEIR VEHICLE. THIS CONDITION IS A SERIOUS THREAT TO ALL DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. I UTILIZED THE TOYOTA 3-TIER COMPLAINT PROCESS WITHOUT SUCCESS. THE TOYOTA COMPANY DOES NOT BELIEVE THIS DEFICIENCY IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN ACCORDING TO MY PERSONAL CONVERSATION WITH THEIR COMPLAINT DEPARTMENT. TOYOTA SHOULD VOLUNTARILY RECALL ALL IT'S VEHICLES WITH SIMILAR EXPOSED WINDSHIELD EDGES AND APPLY A PROTECTIVE EDGE GUARD. THEY SHOULD ALSO REPAIR DAMAGED WINDSHIELDS THAT ARE CAUSED BY STRIKES TO THE VULNERABLE EDGES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS WERE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. AS A RESULT, BOTH PEDALS WERE DEPRESSED SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,300.

I WAS TRAVELING ON A FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY LOST POWER WHEN I "STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR" TO COMPENSATE FOR A SLIGHT UPGRADE ON THE FREEWAY, AND SUBSEQUENTLY SLOWED TO APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, FORCING ME TO PULL ONTO THE SHOULDER AND STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IDLED NORMALLY WHILE PARKED ON THE SHOULDER; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE HAD NO POWER, WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE 20-25 MPH, AND FORCED SLOW TRAVEL ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD IN AN ATTEMPT TO REACH THE NEAREST OFF-RAMP.. I WAS FORCED TO TRAVEL ALONG THE SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH FOR TWO OR THREE MILES. EACH TIME I ATTEMPTED TO "STEP ON THE GAS" WHILE TRAVELING OF THE SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY, THE ENGINE WOULD "STUMBLE", APPEAR TO LOSE POWER, AND FORCE ME TO LET UP ON THE "GAS." AFTER TRAVELING ON THE SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY FOR TWO TO THREE MILES, THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY REGAINED POWER AND ALLOWED ME TO RESUME FREEWAY TRAVEL AT 55-60 MPH. PRIOR TO THE 24 AUGUST, 2014, INCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY, THE VEHICLE MOMENTARILY LOST POWER WHEN ACCELERATING ON A FREEWAY ON-RAMP; HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM WAS ONLY A MOMENTARY EVENT THAT CORRECTED ITSELF IN A FEW SECONDS. *TR

THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE DOES NOT COOL DOWN WITH A/C AT ANY SPEED. AIR IS ICE COLD AT VENTS BUT NOTHING REACHES THE BACK EVEN AT FULL BLAST. VERY DANGEROUS FOR KIDS OR REALLY ANYONE OVER A FEW HOURS IN 100 DEGREE HEAT LET ALONE 120 DEGREES. THIS WAS A RENTAL AND GLAD NOT STUCK WITH IT. *TR

UPON ACCELERATION AFTER A START INTO A TRAFFIC LANE THE ENGINE STALLED. THE ENGINE DID NOT STOP, IT JUST STALLED UNTIL THE SPEED DROPPED TO ABOUT 5 MPH THEN STARTED TO ACCELERATE NORMALLY. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED TWO DAYS AFTER PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED ALMOST EVERY TIME I OPERATE THE VEHICLE AND CANNOT BE PREDICTED. SOMETIMES AFTER SLOWING FROM ABOUT 45 MPH TO ABOUT 20 MPH AND RE-ACCELERATE, IT STALLS FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING NOW SINCE PURCHASE JUNE 11, 2014. IT HAS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT SEVERAL TIME DUE TO THIS STALLING WHEN ENTERING TRAFFIC AND OTHER CARS ARE EFFECTED. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT PROBLEM NEVER APPEARED BEFORE. THEY MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH TOYOTA DEALER FOR INSPECTION. LICENSED TOYOTA DEALER IN WASHINGTON, NC KEPT THIS VEHICLE TWO DAYS AND WAS UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. I HAVE CONTACTED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE THREE TIME AND AM TOLD EACH TIME THEY NO IDEA WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE AND JUST KEEP TAKING IT IN FOR INSPECTION. SELLING DEALER, TOYOTA OF NEW BERN, NEW BERN, NC DID NOT WANT TO EVEN DISCUSS WHAT I COULD DO. THEIR CUSTOMER RELATIONS MANAGER WILL NOT NOW RETURN MY CALLS. AGAIN TODAY, IT STALLED AND WOULD NOT TAKE THE GAS UNTIL IT ALMOST STOPPED IN TRAFFIC FROM 30 MPH DOWN TO 5 MPH. I PULLED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC, IT THEN TOOK THE GAS AGAIN. IT IS LIKE, WHAT I CALL "VAPOR LOCK". TOYOTA HAS ASSIGNED CASE # 1406180890 TO MY COMPLAINT. I CONSIDER THIS A SERIOUS DEFECT THAT COULD CAUSE ME INJURY AFTER BEING HIT BY AN APPROACHING VEHICLE AS I ATTEMPT TO ENTER TRAFFIC AS THE VEHICLE STALL. THIS STALLING HAS HAPPENED DOZENS OF TIME SINCE PURCHASE AND THE CURRENT MILES IS 2,524.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BRAKES IN ORDER TO PARK, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A POLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,100.

SINCE I HAVE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE SINCE JANUARY 2014, I HAVE EXPERIENCED STEADY DETERIORATION OF DRIVER SEAT LEATHER CUSHIONNESS. RIGHT NOW IT HAS DECREASED BY ONE AND HALF INCH TO TWO INCHES. I HAVE FILED A CASE FILE #1407011080 WITH TOYOTA ON JULY 1, AND VISITED DEALER TO GET MY SEAT EXAMINED, BUT TOYOTA HAS NOT REPLACED MY DRIVER SEAT. I HAVE EVEN CONTACTED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE TWO TIMES BOTH VIA EMAIL ON JULY 14 AND PHONE CALL ON JULY18. BUT THERE IS NO RESPONSE OR NOT EVEN A SIMPLE FOLLOW UP. DUE TO VERY LESS CUSHIONNESS IN MY DRIVER SEAT, I AM EXPERIENCING PAIN IN MY LEGS AND HIPS.PLEASE HAVE TOYOTA FIX THIS ISSUE ASAP BY REPLACING VEHICLE SEATS. *JS