2006 Toyota Camry

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE, ANOTHER VEHICLE PASSED BY SETTING OFF THE CAR ALARM. AFTER ENTERING THE VEHICLE TO TURN OFF THE ALARM, THE CONTACT SHUT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. UPON SHUTTING THE DOOR, THE REAR WINDSHIELD IMPLODED ON THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE TOYOTA DETERMINED A STONE MUST HAVE HIT THE VEHICLE'S REAR WINDSHIELD CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD TO IMPLODE. THE DEALERSHIP ALSO INFORMED THE CONTACT THE REAR WINDSHIELD DID NOT HAVE A PROTECTIVE COATING. THE CONTACT CONTENDS THAT IF A STONE CAN COMPROMISE THE INTEGRITY OF THE REAR WINDSHIELD, THIS IS SAFETY DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 06/23/06- THE CONSUMER REQUESTED RENTAL REIMBURSEMENT. *JB

I'VE GOT VERY BAD EXPERIENCE WITH CAR DEALER. I HAVE BOUGHT TOYOTA CAMRY 2006 AT THE END OF FEBRUARY 2006. AFTER RECEIVING A NEW CAR, I HAD HEARD SOME KIND OF NOISE WHEN I DROVE THE CAR FOR THE FIRST TIME. AT THAT POINT, I KNEW THAT THIS KIND OF NOISE WAS NORMAL BECAUSE MY CAR WAS BRAND NEW. UNFORTUNATELY, THAT NOISE HAD GOT LOUDER TIME AFTER TIME, AND DID NOT STOP. TO FIX A NOISE PROBLEM ON MY CAR, I CHECKED MY CAR TO TOYOTA. TOYOTA FOUND THE PROBLEM AND TOLD ME THAT MY CAR NEEDED TO REPLACE A WHOLE TRANSMISSION. AT THAT TIME, I COULD NOT BELIEVE THE FACT THAT MY NEW CAR NEEDED TO FIX, BECAUSE MY CAR HAD GOT JUST 500 MILEAGE ON IT AND JUST PASSED TWO WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING MY CAR. FURTHERMORE, I FELT DISPLEASURE AND WAS VERY UPSET ABOUT THEIR EMPLOYEES' ATTITUDE. I WANTED TO TRADE IN MY CAR WITH A NEW ANOTHER CAMRY. THEY REQUIRED ME TO PAY FOR 7000 DOLLAR MORE WITH MY OLD CAR. I HAD BEEN WAITED FOR MORE ONE HOUR TO MAKE DEAL WITH ONE OF THEIR EMPLOYEES. AT THAT TIME, I HAD FELT SOME KIND OF DISCRIMINATION. EVEN WORSE, THIS THURSDAY, I ALSO HAVE HEARD SAME NOISE AGAIN. TO CHECK THE NOISE, I DROPPED OFF MY CAR AGAIN TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SERVICE. TOYOTA TOLD ME THAT MY CAR HAD ANOTHER PROBLEM ON STEERING SHAPE AT THIS TIME. I LET HIM REPAIR IT AGAIN. UNTIL THIS VERY DAY, EVEN THOUGH MY CAR WAS CHECKED TWICE AT THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE, I CAN HEAR THE SAME NOISE AGAIN. I'VE KNOWN THAT THE QUALITY OF TOYOTA IS VERY GOOD AND TRUSTED THE SERVICE. FOR NOW, I AM SO DOUBT ABOUT THE TOYOTA AND THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE. IT SEEMS THE TECHNICIANS ARE NOT TRAINED TO BE PROFESSIONAL TO REPAIR TOYOTA CARS OR THEY DID NOT TRY TO CHECK MY CAR. I AM WONDERING IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER WAYS TO CHANGE MY CAR. LIKE I MENTIONED ABOUT MY CAR, I WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE IT TO THE ANOTHER NEW CAR, IF POSSIBLE. I HOPE THAT YOU CAN HELP ME TO SOLVE MY CAR PROBLEM. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. THANK YOU SO MUCH. *JB

THE DEFOGGER WIRES IN THE REAR WINDOW REFLECT HEADLIGHTS AND GLARE FROM BEHIND THE VEHICLE. IT CREATES A PRISM EFFECT, WITH 10-12 LINES SHOWING BOTH ABOVE AND BELOW EACH AND EVERY HEADLIGHT OR BRIGHT LIGHT SOURCE BEHIND THE VEHICLE. THE IMAGE YOU SEE IN YOUR REAR-VIEW MIRROR IS FALSE, MISLEADING AND DISTRACTING. CHANGING TINT AND/OR MIRROR DOES NOT AFFECT THE PROBLEM. THE REAR WINDOWS NEED TO BE REPLACED WITH A DIFFERENT DESIGN THAT INCLUDES DEFOGGER WIRES THAT HAVE A NON-REFLECTIVE SURFACE. *JB

THE 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY USES THE HIGH BEAM HEADLAMPS FOR DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS. THE CONFIGURATION OF THE LAMP ASSEMBLY PLACES THE TURN SIGNALS IMMEDIATELY INBOARD OF THE DRLS. ACCORDING TO FMVSS 108, S 5.5.11(A).4: "IF NOT OPTICALLY COMBINED WITH A TURN SIGNAL LAMP, IS LOCATED SO THAT THE DISTANCE FROM ITS LIGHTED EDGE TO THE OPTICAL CENTER OF THE NEAREST TURN SIGNAL LAMP IS NOT LESS THAN 100 MM" THE DRL IMPLEMENTATION ON THE 2006 CAMRY APPEARS TO BE IN VIOLATION OF THIS STANDARD. A QUALITATIVE OBSERVATION OF THE CAMRY AT AN INTERSECTION SHOWS THAT THE TURN SIGNAL IS SIGNIFICANTLY MASKED BY THE ADJACENT HIGH BEAM DRLS. NHTSA ISSUED A RECALL FOR A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH THE TOYOTA CELICA A FEW YEARS AGO: NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V566000 RECALL DATE : NOV 23, 2004 RECOMMENDED ACTION OF NHTSA: INVESTIGATE COMPLIANCE OF 2006 CAMRY DRLS WITH SPEC IN NO. 108 AND ISSUE RECALL IF CAMRY IS NON-COMPLIANT. RECOMMENDED ACTION OF TOYOTA: IF DEFECTIVE, DISABLE ALL DRL FUNCTIONALITY. THE BENEFITS OF DRLS ARE NOT PROVEN, AND DRLS ARE NOT REQUIRED IN THE US. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING PAST A ROADSIDE RADAR CHECK, THE DISPLAY READ SLOWER THAN THE SPEEDOMETER ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THIS WAS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE STEEL WHEELS; THEY CAUSE AN INACCURATE READING WITH THE SPEEDOMETER. THE MANUFACTURER DETERMINED THE SPEEDOMETER COULD BE FALSE UP TO 8 PERCENT, AFTER HAVING A RADAR TEST, IT WAS DETERMINED THE VEHICLE WAS OFF BY 9 PERCENT.

STEERING WHEEL PULLS LEFT AND RIGHT, MORE FREQUENT ON FREEWAY ESPECIALLY GOING AROUND CURVES AND HAVE TO HOLD WHEEL FIRMLY. PULLS SOMETIMES WHEN BRAKING AND DRIVING OVER SMALL BUMPS. STEERING WHEEL IS STIFF AT TIMES WHEN MAKING SHARP TURNS IN TIGHT SPACES AS IF THERE IS NO POWER STEERING. CAR WOBBLES TOO MUCH WHEN GOING OVER SMALL BUMPS. 8JB

I TERMINATED A LEASE ON A 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY ON FEB. 28. I ONLY DROVE IT FROM NOV. 1 TO JAN. 9 WHEN FOR THE THIRD TIME IN THOSE TWO MONTHS IT SURGED AHEAD WHEN I WAS PARKING. THE SURGE WAS SO POWERFUL, THAT THE CAR FLEW THRU THE AIR AND DAMAGED ANOTHER CAR IN THE PARKING LOT. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. THE CAR SUFFERED $6000 WORTH OF DAMAGES. I CONTACTED THE DEALER TO SAY I WOULD HAVE THE DAMAGED CAR TOWED TO THEIR SHOP AND THEY SAID THE BODY HAD TO BE REPAIRED BEFORE THEY WOULD CHECK TO SEE WHY IT MALFUNCTIONED. I WAS TOLD THAT A REGIONAL ENGINEER FROM TOYOTA WOULD INSPECT THE CAR. I HAD GREAT HOPES THAT THEY WOULD FIND THE PROBLEM AND FIX IT BUT THE REPORT SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. OF COURSE THERE IS SOMETHING VERY WRONG WHEN THE CAR WILL NOT STOP BUT RATHER SURGES AHEAD WHEN YOU ARE BRAKING. THEY IMPLIED THAT AFTER 45 YEARS OF ACCIDENT FREE DRIVING , I PUT MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR INSTEAD OF THE BRAKE. I TERMINATED THE LEASE. BUT I AM VERY FEARFUL AND VERY PERPLEXED THAT TOYOTA IS UNCONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THEIR CARS. TOYOTA MUST ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM---IT IS VERY WRONG TO IGNORE THIS SAFETY HAZARD. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT ABOUT A CAR I NO LONGER HAVE BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN SOLD TO AN UNSUSPECTING PERSON. THE NEW OWNER WAS NOT TOLD OF THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY SAY THERE IS NO PROBLEM. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO CONTACT THE NEW OWNER. I THOUGHT THE DEALER WOULD DO THE RIGHT THING AND SEND THE CAR BACK TO THE FACTORY TO BE FIXED. *NM SEE ODI 10155560 ALSO. *DSY