2012 Toyota Camry

DRIVING DOWN I35 WHEN I HEARD A LOUD BOOM AND SMELLED A BURNING RUBBER SMELL AND REALIZED MY BACK PASSENGER WINDOW SHATTERED ON DRIVERS SIDE. THE DEALER SHIP NOR TOYOTA SHOW ANY INTEREST IN HEARING ABOUT THE ISSUE OR TAKING RESPONSIBILITY. I HAD TO REPAIR OUT OF MY POCKET. THANKFUL MY DAUGHTER WAS NOT IN THE BACK SEAT AND ONLY I WAS IN THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH INTO A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED THROUGH THE GARAGE DOOR. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND SENT AN ENGINEER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED BEFORE SUDDENLY ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE DEFECT COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED AND NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15. *TR

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE CAR CONSTANTLY WANDERS TO THE LEFT AND/OR RIGHT REQUIRING CONSTANT STEERING CORRECTIONS. IT IS DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE CAR DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE AT SPEED. INITIALLY I THOUGHT IT THE CAUSE WAS CROSS-WINDS BUT THE PROBLEM HAPPENS ALL THE TIME EVEN ON CALM DAYS WITH NO WIND. I HAVE ALSO DISCARDED ROAD SURFACE IMPERFECTIONS/ANGLE AS THE PROBLEM OCCURS WHILE DRIVING ON DIFFERENT ROADS. IT TAKES A LOT OF CONCENTRATION AND CONSTANT MOVEMENT OF THE STEERING TO PREVENT THE CAR FROM CROSSING INTO ADJACENT LANES. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. THANKS. *TR

THIS COMPLAINT IS SIMILAR TO COMPLAINT #10545567. THE CAMRY EXPERIENCES SPURIOUS OR INTERMITTENT ACCELERATION HESITATION AND SOMETIMES STALLS WHEN ACCELERATION IS NEEDED. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONDITION ESPECIALLY IN WHEN ENTERING A HIGHWAY OR ACCELERATING ONTO AN INTERSTATE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT THE SITUATION, BUT BECAUSE THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT CONDITION, THE DEALER DOESN'T SEE IT AND CLAIMS CANNOT DIAGNOSE THE CONDITION. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING BETWEEN TWO MAJOR INTERSECTIONS ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF DECORA, IA ON A FOUR LANE ROAD WITH MY LIGHTS ON DIM. I WAS ALONE IN MY LANE THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC IN FRONT NOR BEHIND THOUGH THERE WAS MAYBE ONE OR TWO CARS IN THE LANES COMING TOWARD ME. SUDDENLY I SAW WHITE ON THE ROAD IN FRONT OF ME. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND TURNED SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT. AT THIS POINT I REALIZED THE WHITE WERE DEER FEET, THE DEER RAN OFF THE ROAD TO MY RIGHT. I ONLY SAW THE FEET MOVE, I NEVER SAW THE DEER IN FULL. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THE CAMRY HEADLIGHTS DO NOT ALLOW ENOUGH LIGHT TO SHINE ABOVE THE PAVEMENT TO BE ABLE TO SEE A THREAT THAT IS NOT RIGHT ON THE ROAD. IF YOU BRING THE CAMRY AGAINST A WALL YOU WILL SEE THERE IS A LINE IN THE HEADLIGHT SHINE, ABOVE WHICH THERE IS VERY LITTLE LIGHT, IT IS BLACK. THE ONLY LIGHT THAT SEEMS TO SHINE ABOVE IS THAT WHICH BOUNCES UP FROM THE PAVEMENT. THE HEADLIGHTS DO A GOOD JOB OF PUTTING LIGHT ON THE PAVEMENT BUT DO NOT PUT ENOUGH LIGHT ABOVE THE PAVEMENT TO SEE ANYTHING THAT IS NOT FLAT ON THE PAVEMENT. THE BRAKES AND TIRES WORKED WELL, THEY SAVED ME FROM HITTING THE DEER. THIS WAS A VERY CLOSE CALL. THESE HEADLIGHTS ARE A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR END OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,264.

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE ON SEPTEMBER 2012 JUST FOR MY USUAL COMMUTE OF 20 MILES PER DAY. THE FIRST FEW MONTHS JUST ABOUT 1000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE STALLING ANYTIME I SLOW DOWN ON TRAFFIC OR TURNING. I THOUGHT BECAUSE IT NEW VEHICLE BUT IT KEEP ON UNTIL MY FIRST OIL CHANGE ABOUT 5000 MILES WHEN I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP; THERE IS NO ANY CODE AND I WAS REFERRED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT I BOUGHT; SECOND OIL CHANGE NO PROBLEM FOUND. NOW IT STALLS ALMOST ANY TIME THAT I AM DRIVING IT, I DID OPEN A CASE (CASE #: 1309201533) WITH TOYOTA NORTH AMERICA, AND I GOT CALL FROM THEIR REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE TODAY THAT BECAUSE THERE IS NO CODE, TOYOTA CANNOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THERE IS NO ANY CODE TO DIAGNOSTIC. I AM AFRAID, THIS WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT TO ME AND MY FAMILY BECAUSE I HAVE NINE AND SEVEN YEARS OLD WHO ALWAYS SIT AT THE BACK, AND IF THE CAR WAS TO STALL US ON HIGHWAY, IT WILL BE A SERIOUS DISASTER FOR MY FAMILY. PLEASE, I WILL LIKE TOYOTA TO TAKE THE VEHICLE WITH A COMPLETE DIAGNOSTICS OR REPLACE IT COMPLETELY AS I AM PAYING FOR IT AS AT NOW. THANK YOU *JS

I RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS CAR AS A CERTIFIED TOYOTA USED CAR WITH 3675 MILES. AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MPH THE CAR CONSTANTLY WANDERS FROM RIGHT TO LEFT REQUIRING CONSTANT STEERING CORRECTION. THIS IS VERY TEDIOUS TO THE DRIVER AND CREATES A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN ATTEMPTING TO KEEP THE VEHICLE WITHIN THE DESIGNATED LANE OF TRAFFIC. ALL TIRES ARE INFLATED TO FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS AND THE CAR IS PROPERLY ALIGNED. THIS IS A NEW VEHICLE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON LINE RELATED TO THIS TOPIC AND VEHICLE. I CONTACTED BOTH A TOYOTA DEALER AND TOYOTA U.S.A. AND BOTH HAD NO RECORDS OF COMPLAINTS AND OR RECOMMENDED ACTIONS TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE. THE CAUSE OF THIS IS MOST LIKELY ASSOCIATED WITH THE EPS (ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING) WHICH TOYOTA STARTED TO INSTALL INTO THE CAMRY IN 2012. EPS HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED AS HAVING A NUMB FEELING AND IN SOME CASES WANDERING STEERING. UNFORTUNATELY, I WAS UNAWARE OF THIS WHEN ACQUIRING THIS 2012 CAMRY. PREVIOUS TO THIS CAR I LEASED A 2011 CAMRY WHICH DID NOT HAVE EPS AND NO SUCH WANDERING STEERING. I BELIEVE THIS IS A "VERY UNSAFE" VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND ASK THAT THE NHTSA INVESTIGATE THIS COMPLAINT FURTHER. I THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING THE PUBLIC TO POST SUCH ISSUES TO YOUR AGENCY.*JB