2017 TOYOTA CAMRY Complaints

THE SIDEWALKS OF MY NEW TIRES (UNDER 10K MILES) SEEM TO HAVE WEAR ON THEM. IT'S AS IF THE TIRES DON'T HOLD UP DURING TURNS. IF MY GUESS IS CORRECT, THEN THESE TIRES ARE VERY UNSAFE. THEY ARE HANKOOK S1 VENTUS NOBLE. P215/55R17

I SHUT THE CAR OFF TO PUMP GAS AND WHEN I TRIED TO TURN IT BACK ON TO LEAVE, IT WOULDN'T TURN ON ANYMORE CAUSE THE BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DRAINED. AFTER GOING TO AUTO ZONE, THEY SAID THE ALTERNATOR WAS BAD AND WASN'T CHARGING THE BATTERY. IT ONLY HAS 34,000 MILES ON IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE TURNING THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT, A BANGING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT AXLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AND REVERSING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL CLUNKING NOISE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RIVERHEAD TOYOTA (655 OLD COUNTRY RD, RIVERHEAD, NY 11901, (631) 727-7722) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE PADS WERE SHIFTING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE BRAKE PADS WERE THE INCORRECT SIZE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 1904020578. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,415.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2017 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HEAD AND NECK THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD SEND SOMEONE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

"CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM" ON THE DASHBOARD AND TOTALLY LOSS OF BRAKES. THE CAR JUST STARTED TO MOVE WHEN I BRAKED AND THE SYSTEM MESSAGE SHOWED UP. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY UPDATED THE ECU PROGRAM. TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE BUT ISN'T RECALLING OR MAKING ANY MOVE TO RECALL THE BRAKE FAILURE OR UPDATE THE SYSTEM.

WHILE DRIVING ON A STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 25MPH, I APPROACHED AN INTERSECTION WITH A STOP SIGN. I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND LOST POWER STEERING ELECTRIC BOOST, ABS SYSTEM, STABILITY CONTROL, AND SPEEDOMETER. I WAS DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE LEADING UP TO THE INTERSECTION. THERE WAS NO WARNING LEADING UP TO THIS LOSS OF FUNCTION. ALL SYSTEMS REMAIN NON-FUNCTIONING. WARNING LIGHTS FOR STEERING, BRAKES, ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ARE ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATES THAT THE ABS ACTUATOR IS FAULTY. THE REPAIR PART NOT IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE. THE TOYOTA REP STATED THAT THERE WAS NO ADDITIONAL WARRANTY AT THIS TIME. THE REPAIR WILL BE $3000. THERE ARE OTHER REPORTS OF SIMILAR ISSUES. THIS COULD BE AN UNRECOGNIZED SYSTEMIC SAFETY HAZARD. MY VEHICLE HAS NOT EXPERIENCED SLOWDOWNS AS OTHERS HAVE REPORTED WHEN EXPERIENCING SIMILAR SYSTEM FAILURES. UNCOMMANDED SLOWDOWNS IN THE HEAVY TRAFFIC IN THIS REGION COULD RESULT IN A FATAL ACCIDENT. REQUEST NHTSA IMMEDIATELY LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE AS THERE ARE OTHER REPORTS OF THIS ISSUE. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE ABS PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER WHICH LEADS TO THE INFERENCE THAT ABS ACTUATORS ARE BEING REPLACED WHILE NO NHTSA REPORTS ARE BEING FILED SYSTEMS IMPACTED INCLUDES, BRAKES, STEERING, SPEED CONTROL, STABILITY CONTROL. SYSTEMS ARE BASIC SAFETY SYSTEMS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT TRAVELED ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP AND CONTINUED TO ROLL. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT AND ALSO OCCURRED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2018. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HALEY TOYOTA OF RICHMOND (3600 LONAS PKWY, MIDLOTHIAN, VA 23112) ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 8019010. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2017 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BUSTED LIP AND A BRUISED CHIN THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION (STITCHES). THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO WILMES CHEVROLET BUICK GMC (2215 E BROADWAY ST, ALTUS, OK 73521, (877) 394-8034) WHERE IT WAS DEEMED TOTALED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

WHEN I WAS DRIVING MY 2017 TOYOTA CAMRY DRIVING TO THE CAR WASH, COMING OUT FROM THE DRIVE THROUGH I PUT THE CAR ON DRIVE HEADING TO THE VACUUM, MY CAR TAKE OFF I HIT THE BREAK I COULDN'T STOP IT. I HIT A CAR COMING OUT THE PARKING LOT, IN THE MIST OF ME PULLING TO THE VACUUM, HIT ANOTHER CAR THERE WAS NEXT TO MY CAR, PLUS A PEDESTRIAN THERE WAS OUTSIDE OF HER CAR, IN HIT HER DOOR THAN COLASP TO THE VACUUM, ONLY THING THAT STOP MY CAR FROM GOING THROUGH THAT BUILDING IS WHEN I HIT THE VACUUM. I THANK GOD I WAS NOT ON THE INTERSTATE.