2006 Toyota Camry

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. HE PURCHASED A NEW CAR AND IN THE FIRST TWO MONTHS THE BRAKES FAILED TWICE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO AT THE TIME BECAUSE THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO GO THROUGH ARBITRATION. A REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THE BRAKE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE DESIGN. THE FIRST REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT IF THE BRAKES AND THE GAS PEDAL ARE DEPRESSED AT THE SAME TIME, THE BRAKES WILL FAIL. HE HAS PURCHASED A NEW VEHICLE OF THE SAME YEAR, MAKE, AND THE MODEL, AND THE BRAKE FAILURE IS IDENTICAL. WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED THE ENGINE IDLED TO 3000+. THE REPRESENTATIVE ALSO ADVISED HIM TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND THAT SHOULD FIX THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8200. THE ENGINE SIZE AND FULL ADDRESS OF THE DEALER WERE UNKNOWN. THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER 4 ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONSUMER STATED HE JUST WANTS OTHER CONSUMERS TO BE AWARE OF THE DEFECTS WITH THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED REPAIR INVOICES. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD IF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL WERE APPLIED AT HTE SAME TIME, THEN THE BRAKES WOULD FAIL. THE CONSUMER STATED IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW. UPDATED 08/07/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S FRONT BRAKES WERE OUT OF ROUND AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO PULSATE. THE DEALER RESURFACED THE FRONT ROTORS AND SANDED THE FRONT BRAKE PADS. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND FAILED TO STOP. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A CEMENT WALL. THE DRIVER SUFFERED BRUISES ON BOTH LEGS, A HAND, AND CHEST. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 5,637. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED CORRESPONDENCE LETTERS FROM TOYOTA, AMENDED ACCIDENT REPORT, VEHICLE DESCRIPTION VIA WEB, AND EXTENDED WARRANTY INFORMATION. UPDATED 09/20/07 *TR SEE ODI 10308272 *DSY

I AM WRITING TO INFORM YOU OF A DISSATISFACTORY EXPERIENCE I HAD WITH TOYOTA. RECENTLY, MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING AND HAD A VERY UNFORTUNATE EXPERIENCE. WHILE DRIVING AT FULL SPEED, WE WERE HIT FROM THE BACK. AT THAT POINT, THE CAR IMMEDIATELY LOST CONTROL. IMAGINE OUR SURPRISE BY BEING STUCK IN A CAR OVER WHICH WE HAD ABSOLUTELY NO POWER. WE TRIED TO STOP IN JUST ABOUT EVERY WAY POSSIBLE. MY FIRST INSTINCT WAS TO STEP ON THE BRAKES. I DID SO, AS HARD AS I COULD, BUT WITH NO SUCCESS. APPARENTLY, THE BRAKES FAILED. I STILL KEPT TRYING, BUT THEY WOULD NOT WORK. BASICALLY, MY WIFE AND I WERE TRAPPED IN A CAR GOING AT A FAST SPEED WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WAY TO STOP. IT WAS A VERY SCARY SITUATION ,AND WE FEARED FOR OUR LIVES. WE CONSIDER OURSELVES VERY LUCKY AS THE SITUATION COULD HAVE DEFINITELY BEEN A LOT WORSE. IT WAS A GOOD THING THAT THERE WERE NO CARS OR PEDESTRIANS THAT GOT IN OUR WAY. WE HAD NO IDEA WHAT TO DO. WE CONTINUED TRYING TO GET THE CAR TO STOP BY PUTTING THE CAR INTO PARK AND PULLING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, BUT NEITHER OF THESE METHODS WORKED. WITH SUCH A REPUTABLE COMPANY LIKE TOYOTA, I WOULD IMAGINE THAT THE CARS WERE DESIGNED TO HANDLE SITUATIONS OF HIGH STRESS LIKE THIS ONE. MY WIFE AND I LUCKILY MANAGED TO GET OUT SAFELY. SOMEHOW WE MANAGED TO MANEUVER THE CAR TO SIDE, BUT UNFORTUNATELY IT LANDED IN A DITCH, AND THE CAR WAS TOTALLY WRECKED. JUST A FEW FEET FROM WHERE WE LANDED WAS A TREE AND WE WERE FORTUNATE THE CAR STOPPED WHEN IT DID. IT WAS A TERRIFYING SITUATION. IT WAS SHAMEFUL THAT A CAR FROM SUCH A REPUTABLE COMPANY COULD PUT US THROUGH SUCH A TERRIBLE ORDEAL. I NEVER WOULD HAVE IMAGINED ANYTHING LIKE THIS WOULD HAPPEN. I CANNOT EVEN BEGIN TO DESCRIBE HOW UNHAPPY I AM. I DO NOT HAVE THE SAME FAITH IN TOYOTA CARS AS I ONCE DID. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF THE SITUATION. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. *AK

TL* - THE CONTACT HAS A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY . THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE AT ABOUT 25 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE ABOUT A TWENYTH OF A MILE BEFORE SLOWING DOWN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONLY ONCE WET WEATHER MAY HAVE BEEN A FACTOR WHEN THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED. *AK UPDATED 03/07/17.*JB

I HAVE NOTICED MY 2006 CAMRY XLE HAS NOT STOPPED AS QUICKLY AS THE 1995 V6 CAMRY I PREVIOUSLY OWNED. THE INSTANCE THIS HAS BEEN MOST DANGEROUS IS WHEN I HAD 3 GRANDCHILDREN IN THE BACK OF MY CAR AND A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT. I APPLIED BRAKES WHILE GOING ABOUT 45 MPH BEHIND A FLATBED TRUCK. THE BRAKES DID NOT STOP THE QUICKLY ENOUGH, AND WE ALMOST RAN INTO THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. ALSO, IF I TRY TO STOP QUICKLY AT A YELLOW LIGHT, THE CAR CANNOT STOP QUICKLY ENOUGH. I END UP EITHER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION OR RUNNING A LIGHT TO AVOID BEING HIT. THE CAR ONLY HAS 1250 MILES. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THERE WAS EXCESSIVE BRAKING DISTANCE RESULTING IN TWO REAR END COLLISIONS. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE CAUSED INJURIES TO THE OTHER DRIVER AND A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP EACH TIME FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.

I HAVE A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH 1700 MILES ON IT. I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES 3 TIMES AND HAVE HAD THE CAR ONLY 8 MONTHS. WHEN I TRY TO STOP IT SEEMS THE ENGINE RACES AND THE BRAKES WON'T STOP THE CAR. THE FIRST TIME I WENT THROUGH A STOP SIGN. THE SECOND TIME I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND THE CAR KEPT GOING AND WAS ALMOST HIT BY A SEMI-TRUCK. THE THIRD TIME I WAS STOPPING FOR A LIGHT AND THE CAR SPED UP. I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES SO I PUT IT IN PARK BUT IT DIDN'T STOP AND I REAR ENDED A VAN. THE POLICE WOULD NOT LET ME DRIVE THE CAR HOME. OAK LAWN TOYOTA SAID I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO MY HOUSE FOR THEM TO COME OUT AND INSPECT IT. THEY JUST WANTED ME TO PAY THE $300 FEE. TOYOTA CAME TO THE DEALER TO INSPECT IT OVER 3 WEEKS AGO AND I STILL HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. I ONLY DRIVE IT WHEN I HAVE TO TAKE MY 90 YEAR OLD FATHER TO THE GROCERY STORE. *JB