2014 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THE BRAKES SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT WHEN ENGAGING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL FAILED TO DEPRESS AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A POLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,400.

THIS IS A COPY OF MY SAFETY COMPLAINT TO CONSUMER REPORT MAGAZINE REGARDING POTENTIALLY FATAL FLAW IN TOYOTA HYBRID CAMRY CARS. I AM WRITING THIS TO EXPRESS MY STRONG DISAPPOINTMENT IN CR'S SHODDY CAR REVIEWS, IN THIS CASE, HYBRID CAMRY. NOT ONCE HAS YOUR REVIEWS OF THIS CAR MENTIONED THE MAJOR AND POTENTIALLY FATAL FLAW IN THIS CAR WHEN DRIVING IT AT NIGHT: THE HEADLIGHTS OF THE CARS BEHIND SEEN IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR ARE DISTORTED, MAKING IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE DRIVER TO CORRECTLY JUDGE DISTANCE OR RELATIVE POSITION OF THE CARS APPROACHING FROM BEHIND. INSTEAD, ONE SEES A BLURRED WINDOW OF PARALLEL, INTERTWINING, AND CONFUSING RAYS OF LIGHT. IT MAKES CHANGING LANES NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AT NIGHT, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS RAINING, EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND TERRIFYING. I BELIEVE THAT THIS CAR NEED TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. TO THAT END, I AM SENDING A COPY OF THIS EMAIL TO THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER SAFETY AND THE HEADQUARTERS FOR THE TOYOTA COMPANY. *TR

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