2012 TOYOTA CAMRY Complaints

FUEL PUMP RUNS WITH CAMRY SITTING IDLE (OFF) IN GARAGE, WITH IGNITION OFF (HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM LOWER REAR OF CAR). HAPPEN FREQUENTLY AND AFTER CAR HAS BEEN SITTING UNUSED FOR HOURS SOMETIMES. NO FUEL LEAKS NOTED. WORRIED THIS COULD BE A FIRE HAZARD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT RENTED A 2012 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS LIFTING A WALKER FROM THE TRUNK WHEN THE TRUNK DOOR ABRUPTLY FELL AND STRUCK THE CONTACT ON THE HEAD. THE FAILURE CAUSED AN INTENSE, SEVERE PAIN TO THE CONTACT. THREE DAYS LATER, THE CONTACT BEGAN SEEING INK SPOTS IN HER VISION, SHOOTING LIGHTS, AND VERY TINY LIGHT SPOTS. THE CONTACT WAS SEEN BY A RETINA SPECIALIST AND WAS IMMEDIATELY REFERRED TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. THE CONTACT WAS THEN SEEN BY A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL AND WAS ADVISED THAT SHE WAS IN NEED OF EMERGENCY SURGERY TO CORRECT A TORN RETINA AND BLOOD CLOTS IN THE EYE, CAUSED BY THE IMPACT OF THE TRUNK STRIKING THE CONTACT ON THE HEAD. THE CONSUMER ALSO HAD A PARTIALLY TORN ROTATOR CUP IN THE SHOULDER. THE RENTAL COMPANY WAS ADVISED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURE WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 04/04/14*LJ UPDATED 4/9/14 MA UPDATED 04/11/2014 *JS *TR

MY CAR ONLY HAS A YEAR ON THE ROAD; WE BOUGHT IT NEW JANUARY 2013 AND STARTED HAVING ISSUES SINCE THEN. IT HESITATES AND SLIPPING, AND ITS BEEN MORE THAN COUPLE OF TIMES THAT I ALMOST HIT OTHER CARS OR THEY ALMOST HIT ME ON THE REAR BECAUSE THE CARS STAYS IN NEUTRAL. WE'VE BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP MORE THAN SIX TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY SAID THEY CANNOT FIND THE ISSUE BECAUSE THE COMPUTER IS NOT GIVING THEM ANY CODE. WE DROVE IT WITH THE SHOP FOREMAN OF THE DEALERSHIP AND HE SAID HE FELT IT TOO BUT DIDN'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING BECAUSE HE DIDN'T GET A CODE ON THE COMPUTER. THE DEALERSHIP HAS ADJUSTED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND IT HELPED FOR A WEEK BUT THE PROBLEM COMES BACK AGAIN. ME AND MY FAMILY DON'T FEEL SECURE USING THIS CAR WHICH IS ALMOST NEW AND NOBODY DO NOTHING ABOUT, EVEN WHEN WE HAVE WARRANTY. *TR

ON 02-18-2014, I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 55 AND THE SUNROOF/MOONROOF ON MY 2012 TOYOTA CAMRY SUDDENLY, AND WITHOUT APPARENT REASON, IMPLODED. BECAUSE I HAD THE SUNROOF SHADE OPEN, GLASS FLEW INTO THE CABIN OF THE CAR. FORTUNATELY, ALTHOUGH I COULD FEEL GLASS STICKING IN MY FOREARM AND PALM, I WAS NOT CUT AND THERE WERE NO OTHER PASSENGERS IN THE CAR. ALSO, TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AND I DID NOT CRASH AS A RESULT OF IT. WHEN THE GLASS BROKE, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE AN EXPLOSION. THE SITUATION COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I HAVE SEARCHED IN AND AROUND MY CAR BUT HAVE NOT FOUND ANY OBJECT THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS DUE TO A DEFECT IN EITHER THE SUNROOF OR THE GLASS. LAST APRIL, TOYOTA HAD TO ADJUST MY SUNROOF BECAUSE IT WAS RATTLING. THE REPAIR INCLUDED ADDING SOME SHIMS TO IT. I WAS TOLD THAT BY THE TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THE SUNROOF RATTLE WAS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL CAR. I BELIEVE THAT THE SUNROOF WAS DEFECTIVE. *TR

2012 TOYOTA CAMRY & 2013 TOYOTA AVALON. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BOTH VEHICLES HEATED SEAT ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER WANTED TO KNOW, HOW COULD A VEHICLE NOT SOLD, POSSIBLY BE DEEMED NOT UP TO VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS, BUT A VEHICLE SOLD WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE BE DEEMED NOT TO BE SUBJECT TO A SAFETY ISSUE.

I HAVE A 2012 TOYOTA CAMRY, I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT UP AHEAD AND I HAD TO BREAK SUDDENLY. ALL MY BRAKES DID WAS MAKE A LOUD STUTTERING SOUND WHICH I COULD ACTUALLY FEEL IN THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SLOWED VERY SO SLIGHTLY I HAD LITTLE TO NO CONTROL OF MY BRAKES. I THOUGHT IT WAS ALL OVER BECAUSE IT DIDN'T APPEAR THAT I WAS GOING TO STOP BUT I MANAGED TO JUST MISS THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME STEERING OFF TO THE SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY JUST IN TIME AND MY CAR FINALLY STOPPED. AT THE TIME, I THOUGHT IT MIGHT OF BEEN THE WAY I APPLIED MY BREAKS, OR AN ISOLATED INCIDENT UNTIL READING AN ARTICLE ABOUT A LEXUS RECALL WHICH SOUNDS LIKE THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS ISN'T MY FIRST CAR WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKES SO I AM FAMILIAR WITH THE WAY THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO WORK. IT APPEARS THAT TOYOTA MAY NEED ADD ONE MORE VEHICLE TO IT'S LIST BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *TR

RECENTLY I EXPERIENCED TWO EVENTS WHICH STARTED ME THINKING ABOUT ONE SAFETY FEATURE OF THE NEW AUTOMOBILE IGNITION SYSTEMS. I HAVE A 2012 TOYOTA CAMRY WHICH HAS AN IGNITION KEY (?) WHICH DOES NOT HAVE TO BE INSERTED INTO AN IGNITION KEYHOLE FOR STARTING THE ENGINE. ONE HAS TO PUSH THE START/STOP BUTTON WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO START THE ENGINE, AND JUST HAVE TO PUSH THE START/STOP BUTTON TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE. (THIS IS NOW STANDARD FOR MOST NEW VEHICLES.). ON TWO RECENT OCCASIONS I PARKED MY CAR AND WALKED AWAY WITHOUT PUSHING THE START/STOP BUTTON. I DID NOT REALIZE WHAT I DID FOR TWO REASONS: (1) THE ENGINE RUNS EXTREMELY QUIETLY, (2) MORE IMPORTANTLY, I WAS NOT REQUIRED TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE BY TURNING THE IGNITION KEY WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT I HAVE BEEN DOING ALMOST SUBCONSCIOUSLY. ON BOTH OCCASIONS I DID NOT COME BACK UNTIL ABOUT HALF AN HOUR LATER TO DISCOVER THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT TURNED OFF. THE SAFETY ISSUE ARISES FROM THE FOLLOWING SCENARIO. SUPPOSE I CAME BACK HOME AT NIGHT, PARKED THE CAR IN THE GARAGE UNDER THE HOUSE, GONE INSIDE THE HOUSE AND RETIRED FOR THE NIGHT. THE PRESENCE OF THE KEY IN MY POCKET DOES NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE CAR IS NOT IDLING. THIS IS THE BIG CHANGE BROUGHT ON BY THE NEW IGNITION KEYS. THE ENGINE RUNNING IN THE GARAGE CAN CREATE AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING SITUATION FOR THE INHABITANTS OF THE HOUSE. A SIMPLE SOLUTION TO THIS POSSIBLE CARBON MONOXIDE BUILD-UP PROBLEM WOULD BE TO INSTALL AN AUTOMATIC ENGINE SHUT-OFF FEATURE IN THE CAR AFTER A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME (~20-30 MINUTES) THAT THE ENGINE HAS BEEN IDLING. WHEN I CONTACTED TOYOTA THEY SAID THAT SUCH A FEATURE DOES NOT EXIST IN MY MODEL OF THE CAR. I HOPE YOU WILL STUDY THIS POSSIBLE SAFETY PROBLEM AND COME UP WITH A FEASIBLE SOLUTION. *TR

FRONT COLLISION WITH A FORD FOCUS AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHILE DRIVING A 2012 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY RESULTING IN INJURIES TO FIVE PASSENGERS. WILL FILE A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH TOYOTA CORPORATION. A POLICE REPORT WAS RECORDED OF ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH ON AN ICY ROADWAY, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKES RESUMED NORMALLY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT YET TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000 MILES.

I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT IS NOT TURNED ON WHEN I PLACE MY FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL. IN ORDER TO TURN ON THE LIGHT, I HAD TO PUSH LITTLE MORE THAN I USED TO DO ON THE OTHER NON-HYBRID CAR. BECAUSE THIS VEHICLE HAS REGENERATIVE BRAKE SYSTEM, IT ACTIVATES WHENEVER MY FOOT IS OFF FROM GAS PEDAL, AND STARTS TO SLOW DOWN. ON THE OTHER NON-HYBRID VEHICLE, THE LIGHT IS TURNED ON AS SOON AS I TOUCH THE BRAKE PEDAL, HOWEVER, ON THIS HYBRID VEHICLE, I HAVE TO PUSH MORE TO TURN IT ON. EVEN I CAN STOP THIS CAR WITHOUT TURNING ON THE BRAKE LIGHTS. I ASKED THE DEALER ABOUT THIS ISSUE, BUT THEY TOLD ME IT IS WITH IN NORMAL RANGE. BUT I FEEL THIS IS VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. FOR INSTANCE, A FOLLOWING DRIVER BEHIND THIS VEHICLE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO NOTICE THAT IT IS SLOWING DOWN BECAUSE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT ON, BUT ACTUALLY THE CAR IS STOPPING. PLEASE REVIEW THIS ISSUE AND COMPARE TO OTHER HYBRID VEHICLE WITH REGENERATIVE BRAKE SYSTEM. *TR