2012 Toyota Camry

A RATTLE OR POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE MOONROOF ABOVE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. ON 2/7/13 A REPAIR WAS MADE AND WAS TOLD THAT WELDING DEBRIS WAS FOUND ON A CONTACT POINT IN THE MOONROOF. REPAIR STATED THAT THE MOONROOF MOUNTINGS WERE CLEANED AND THE MOONROOF WAS RE-TORQUED. AFTER THE REPAIR WE HEARD A CREAKING SOUND ON OCCASION WHEN MAKING TURNS AND ON ROUGH ROADS BUT DIDN'T FEEL IT WAS BAD ENOUGH TO TAKE BACK FOR REPAIR. NOW A YEAR LATER ON 3/3/14, THE NOISE HAS RETURNED AND TOOK IT IN AGAIN FOR REPAIR. WAS TOLD THAT PLASTIC SHIMS HAD TO BE ORDERED AND THAT THEY WOULD CALL WHEN THEY COME IN. I'LL TAKE MY CAR IN AGAIN WHEN THE PARTS ARRIVE AND LET THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT RE-ATTEMPT TO MAKE THE REPAIR AGAIN. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH ALL 2012 TOYOTA CAMRY'S. IF YOU GOOGLE MOONROOF POPPING OR RATTLING ON 2012 TOYOTA CAMRY'S, YOU'LL FIND THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM THAT TOYOTA IS HAVING WITH THEIR MOONROOF. HOPEFULLY, THE NEXT REPAIR RESOLVES THIS PROBLEM. *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

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

MY SON WAS DRIVING ABOUT 1/2 MILE AWAY FROM HOME WHILE TURNING THE BRAKE FAILED AND HE HIT THE CENTER CURB AND FURTHER TO AN ON COMING (STOPPED) VEHICLE. WHEN HE REALIZED THAT THE BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING HE PRESSED THE EMERGENCY BRAKES THAT SLOWED THE CAR. BUT THE DAMAGE HAD ALREADY OCCURRED. OUR TOYOTA IS 2012 AND HAS BEEN ROUTINELY MAINTAINED BY TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS. BRAKES SHOULD NOT FAIL. WE ARE GLAD THAT THERE WAS NO APPARENT INJURY BUT THE CAR IS LIKELY TO BE TOTALED. I REQUEST TOYOTA TO DO AN INVESTIGATION ON WHAT MIGHT HAVE CAUSED THE BRAKES TO FAIL. *TR

MY CAMRY WAS ONE OF THE CAMRY EFFECTED BY THE EVACUATOR HOSE DYSFUNCTION WHICH LEFT MY CAR DRENCHED IN WATER AND THE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS DAMAGED. THERE WAS MILDEW GROWTH IN MY CAR AND MY CAR EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED AND CONNECTORS CORRODED. THERE NEEDED TO BE MASSIVE REPAIR OF MY CAR WHICH LEFT IS FLAWED AND VALUE GREATLY DEPRECIATED I AM AGAIN HAVING PROBLEMS AS MY CAR TRUNK DOES NOT CLOSE. IT SEEMS TO BE DUE TO THE TRUNK OPENING SWITCH WHICH IS DAMAGED. IT HAPPENED FIRST TIME AROUND 20 DECEMBER AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY WITH THE TRUNK NOT CLOSING MY CAR HAS SUFFERED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE DUE TO THE MANUFACTURING FAULT AND IT IS MY RIGHT TO A NEW CAR WHICH IS UNDAMAGED AND TOYOTA IS NOT COOPERATING WITH THE REPAIRS NOT ALONE CHANGING THE CAR. *TR

I OWN A 2012 4CYL CAMRY XLE. A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE BACK OF THE ROOF ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAPPENS WHEN THE BODY INTEGRITY IS COMPROMISED, LIKE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS OR ENTERING A HOME GARAGE FROM THE DRIVEWAY. BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALER IN DECEMBER 2013 WHO REFUSED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY (THE CAR HAD OVER 40,000 MILES AND THE WARRANTY COVERAGE WAS UP TO 36,000 MILES). THEY OFFERED TO REPAIR THE CAR FOR $486.85 USD. ALTHOUGH TWO TOYOTA REPAIR CENTERS IN PUERTO RICO (TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER IN SAN LORENZO, PR AND FURIEL TOYOTA AUTO), BOTH ACKNOWLEDGED IT WAS A PROBLEM OTHER CUSTOMERS COMPLAINED ABOUT AND THEY KNOW OF. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND THERE ARE FORUMS DISCUSSING THE SAME PROBLEM ON 2012 CAMRY'S WITH SUNROOF, SO I UNDERSTAND IT IS A MANUFACTURING ISSUE FOR WHICH TOYOTA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE. *TR

WHILE ON FREEWAY DRIVER SIDE TIRE BURST ALL OF SUDDEN WITHOUT ANY APPARENT REASON. I WAS IN THE SECOND LANE FROM RIGHT AND COULD SAFELY TOOK CAR ON THE SHOULDER. CALLED TOYOTA ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE AND TOWED THE CAR TO NEARBY DEALERSHIP. THEY ASSESSED DAMAGE TO ALLOY WHEEL, TIRE SENSOR AND ASCENDER LINER ALONG WITH TIRE. FOR ANY WARRANTY ISSUED ASKED ME TO CONTACT TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE. TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE DIRECTED TO BRIDGETONE TIRES SAYING ITS NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

THERE IS A GRAB HANDLE OVER EACH FRONT SIDE DOOR; THE REAR HINGE OF THE HANDLE POSES A SEVERE DANGER TO THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S HEADS. THE HEADLINER IS PADDED, BUT THIS HANDLE EXTENDS ABOUT AN INCH OUT FROM THE HEADLINER AND IS A HARD PLASTIC COVER OVER A STEEL HINGE. A SEVERE SIDE MOTION, AS IN A CRASH, COULD DRIVE THIS HINGE THROUGH THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S SKULL. A LESSER SIDE MOTION, AS IN A SUDDEN MANEUVER, COULD HIT THE DRIVER'S HEAD HARD ENOUGH TO DISTRACT THE DRIVER AND CAUSE A CRASH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRUNK LOCK MECHANISM FAILED TO ENGAGE. AS A RESULT, THE TRUNK FAILED TO STAY OPEN AND STRUCK THE CONTACTS HEAD. THERE WAS NO INJURY TO REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING UP TO STANDARDS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,523. *TR