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2014 Toyota Camry

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 2014 Toyota Camry do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 295.

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

303 reports with mileage · 152 unknown

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Power Train. Review the 128 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Vehicle Speed Control. Review the 64 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine. Review the 57 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

60 crash reports4 fire reports35 injury reports

What owners actually said

455 reports
9,000 miles · Mar 26, 2016
Power Train

TORQUE CONVERTER SHUDDERS UNDER LIGHT THROTTLE BETWEEN 25-60MPH. REPLACED TORQUE CONVERTER TWICE AND TRANSMISSION ONCE AND VEHICLE STILL SHUDDERS. THIS IS A HORRIBLE SAFETY ISSUE, AS IT WILL SHUDDER ON EXPRESSWAY ON RAMPS INSTEAD OF ACCELERATING AS APPROPRIATE. SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR SOME 12-14 CAMRYS BUT NONE AVAILABLE FOR MY V…

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TORQUE CONVERTER SHUDDERS UNDER LIGHT THROTTLE BETWEEN 25-60MPH. REPLACED TORQUE CONVERTER TWICE AND TRANSMISSION ONCE AND VEHICLE STILL SHUDDERS. THIS IS A HORRIBLE SAFETY ISSUE, AS IT WILL SHUDDER ON EXPRESSWAY ON RAMPS INSTEAD OF ACCELERATING AS APPROPRIATE. SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR SOME 12-14 CAMRYS BUT NONE AVAILABLE FOR MY VIN. VEHICLE HAS 13,000 MILES AND PROBLEM STARTED AT 9,000 MILES AND IS GETTING WORSE.

NHTSA ODI #10851802

10,000 miles · Mar 15, 2016
Unknown Or Other

WE BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2014 TOYOTA CAMRY, AND THERE'S A MOLD PROBLEM IN THE AC. IT SMELLS AWEFUL. THE CHEMICAL SPRAY THEY USE TO FIX IT DOESN'T WORK. WHEN THEY SPRAY IT, IT SMELLS EVEN WORSE FOR SEVERAL DAYS, BUT THEN IT ALWAYS COMES BACK. IT COSTS $100 EACH TREATMENT. SPENT $$ TRYING OTHER PRODUCTS, BUT NOTHING SEEMS TO WOR…

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WE BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2014 TOYOTA CAMRY, AND THERE'S A MOLD PROBLEM IN THE AC. IT SMELLS AWEFUL. THE CHEMICAL SPRAY THEY USE TO FIX IT DOESN'T WORK. WHEN THEY SPRAY IT, IT SMELLS EVEN WORSE FOR SEVERAL DAYS, BUT THEN IT ALWAYS COMES BACK. IT COSTS $100 EACH TREATMENT. SPENT $$ TRYING OTHER PRODUCTS, BUT NOTHING SEEMS TO WORK. VERY COSTLY AND NO REMEDY.

NHTSA ODI #10849880

45,000 miles · Mar 6, 2016
Vehicle Speed Control

SOMETIMES WHEN PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR WILL NOT GO. PUSHED IT TO THE FLOOR STILL NOTHING TOOK A FEW SECONDS FOR IT TO WORK AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES ALREADY. USUALLY AFTER STOPPING THEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE NOTHING HAPPENS.

NHTSA ODI #10840167

38,000 miles · Mar 5, 2016
Service Brakes

BRAKE PROBLEMS AT 38,000 MILES. PER DEALER NEED TO PAY $1500 FOR BRAKE BOOSTER. THIS IS CERTIFIED VEHICLE BY TOYOTA. FACTORY WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 36000 AND TOYOTA CERTIFIED WARRANTY EXPIRED A MONTH AGO.

NHTSA ODI #10840030

15,000 miles · Feb 19, 2016
Engine

MY CAR HESITATES OFTEN. MOSTLY WHEN I AM STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION ABOUT TO TURN LEFT, IT HESITATES RIGHT WHEN I'M ABOUT TO TURN. IT HESITATES FOR APPROX 1-2 SECS. UNSURE WHY. BUT I DO LOOSE POWER AND CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY. I ONLY HAVE 15K MILES

NHTSA ODI #10837175

54,000 miles · Feb 4, 2016
Power Train

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO NHTSA SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER: 10056821(POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHEN ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO NHTSA SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER: 10056821(POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

NHTSA ODI #10824227

23,000 miles · Jan 20, 2016
Power Train

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE AFTER BEING PLACED IN GEAR. THE VEHICLE WOULD REV HIGH AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE …

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE AFTER BEING PLACED IN GEAR. THE VEHICLE WOULD REV HIGH AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000.

NHTSA ODI #10821256

100,000 miles · Jan 10, 2016
StructureUnknown Or OtherVisibility/wiperInjury

FIRST, I DON'T OWN TOYOTA CAMRY, BUT EVERY TIME I DRIVE FOLLOWING BEHIND IT THAT BRAKE LIGHTS (LED) ARE SO BRIGHT THAT HURTS MY EYES AND MAKES MY VISION BLOTCHES FOR AWHILE. I BELIEVE THIS IS UNSAFE. I HOPE OUR GOVERNMENT CAN INVESTIGATE THIS AND SEE IF THOSE LED USED IN CAMRY COMPLIES SAFETY STANDARD.

NHTSA ODI #10819176

17,000 miles · Nov 25, 2015
Air BagsCrashInjury

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH, TWO OTHER VEHICLES WERE IMPACTED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED SPINE INJURIES, A FRACTURED SKULL AND FRACTURED RIBS THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL A…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH, TWO OTHER VEHICLES WERE IMPACTED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED SPINE INJURIES, A FRACTURED SKULL AND FRACTURED RIBS THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF OCCUPANTS FROM THE OTHER VEHICLES SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES AND ONE OCCUPANT HAD TO BE AIRLIFTED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

NHTSA ODI #10806724

15,000 miles · Nov 24, 2015
Tires

I HAVE A 2014.5 TOYOTA CAMRY ROUTINE MAINTAINED COMPLETED. AT 10000 MILES AIR LEAK OCCURRED TIRE NOT REPAIRABLE TIRE REPLACED. 3 WEEKS AGO AT 15,000 MILES TIRE HAD CATROPHIC FAILURE TIRE BLEW AT 25 OR LESS MILES PER HOUR CAUSING 3000.00 DAMAGE TO CAR INCLUDING ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON FREEWAY I WOULD HAVE BEEN D…

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I HAVE A 2014.5 TOYOTA CAMRY ROUTINE MAINTAINED COMPLETED. AT 10000 MILES AIR LEAK OCCURRED TIRE NOT REPAIRABLE TIRE REPLACED. 3 WEEKS AGO AT 15,000 MILES TIRE HAD CATROPHIC FAILURE TIRE BLEW AT 25 OR LESS MILES PER HOUR CAUSING 3000.00 DAMAGE TO CAR INCLUDING ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON FREEWAY I WOULD HAVE BEEN DEAD. TIRE IS MICHELIN PRIMISE 215517 MXV4 DT000 835 70M I

NHTSA ODI #10806625

Official recalls

3

14V715000 · Suspension:front:control Arm:lower Arm

Nov 7, 2014

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2014 Toyota Camry, Camry HV, Avalon, and Avalon HV vehicles equipped with 16-inch and 17-inch rims. In the affected vehicles, the left-side front suspension lower arm may have been incorrectly manufactured. As a result, the left side lower arm may not have enough clamping surface area for one of the bolts that secures the lower arm to the lower ball joint.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: Because of the insufficient clamping force, the lower arm may separate from the ball joint, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the left side lower arm, free of charge. The recall began on December 12, 2014. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.

14V576000 · Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery:hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings

Sep 19, 2014

Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2014 Toyota Avalon, Camry, Sienna, and Highlander and model year 2015 Lexus RX350 vehicles. Fuel may leak from the one of the fuel delivery pipes in the engine compartment.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.

Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace any of the suspect fuel delivery pipes free of charge. The recall began November 17, 2014. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.

13V505000 · Visibility:windshield Wiper/washer:switch/wiring

Oct 17, 2013

Toyota Motor Engineering & manufacturing North America, Inc. (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Camry and Camry HV, model year 2013 Avalon and Avalon HV and model year 2014 Corolla vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the windshield wiper switch assembly may short circuit. As such, these vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard, No. 104, "Windshield Wiping and Washing Systems."

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: A short circuit could cause inoperative windshield wipers, reducing driver visibility and increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the wiper switch assembly, free of charge. The recall began on November 8, 2013. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

0

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