2015 Toyota Camry

WHILE DRIVING MY BRAKE ALARM WENT OFF AND THE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OFF. THE BRAKES WHERE HARD TO PRESS AND TO STOP. I TOOK THE CAR TO TOYOTA AND FOUND THAT THE "BRAKE BOOSTERS" HAVE FAILED. I WAS TOLD TOYOTA KNOWS ABOUT THE ISSUE BUT NOT ENOUGH CARS TO DO A RECALL. THEY ONLY POSTED A BULLETIN FOR THEM . I CAN'T BELIEVE MY LIFE WAS IN THEIR HANDS AND WAS NEVER TOLD BECAUSE NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE ARE HAVING AN ISSUE. THEY REPLACE THE PART BUT NOW I FEEL UNSAFE IN A NEW CAR...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING IN THE SNOW, THE WHEEL WELLS BECAME CLOGGED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCE STEERING FAILURES. DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE BRAKES FAILED TO WORK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A RECURRING FAILURE DURING BAD WEATHER. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR BRAKES SEIZED AND THE CALIPER BRACKETS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING HOT SPOTS ON THE REAR ROTORS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.

THREE DAYS AFTER WE PURCHASED THE CAR, WE WERE BACKING OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY, BRAKE TO STOP BEFORE PULLING INTO THE STREET AND THE CAR WOULDN'T STOP. WE HEARD A CLANKING NOISE AND IT TOOK EXTRAORDINARY PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES TO STOP THE CAR. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO, AFTER INSPECTING THE CAR AND DRIVING IT FOR A DAY OR TWO COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. THIS HAPPENED A SECOND TIME APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS LATER UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS. AT THAT TIME, THE DEALER'S SERVICE MANAGER SAW A NOTICE FROM THE CORPORATE OFFICE INDICATING THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM IN SOME 2015 CAMRY'S WHICH WERE MANUFACTURED DURING A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME. THE PROBLEM INVOLVED THE "BRAKE BOOSTER" WHICH WAS REPLACED IN OUR CAR AFTER THE SECOND BRAKE FAILURE. WITHIN ANOTHER WEEK, THE SAME THING HAPPENED TWICE AGAIN. WE REFUSED TO TAKE THE CAR BACK AND TOYOTA BOUGHT BACK THE CAR AND REFUNDED THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE CAR. *TR

THE CHROME FINISH ON THE FRONT DASH SIDE AIR VENTS ARE REFLECTED IN THE OUTSIDE SIDE MIRRORS, CAUSING AN UNUSUAL AND SURPRISING DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR WAS JUST BOUGHT, AND OTHERWISE SATISFACTORY. WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS REMEDIED BY TOYOTA, AS THE CHROME COULD BE PAINTED BLACK, AND THEREBY ELIMINATING THE REFLECTIONS IN THE SIDE MIRRORS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V144000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF THE TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TRAVELING ON STH 13 IN IOWA. DOG RAN IN FRONT OF ME AND I COULD NOT AVOID HIM. ALL 11 AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CAR WAS IMMOBILIZED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD BLOCKING ONE LANE AND PARTIALLY THE SECOND. DOORS COULD NOT BE OPENED AND CAR COULD NOT BE MOVED. WE WERE NEAR A MINI MART AND TWO GENTLEMEN RAN DOWN AND OPENED THE DRIVERS DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. HE THEN USED HIS KNIFE TO PUNCTURE THE AIR BAG MY SIDE AND CUT IT OFF SO I COULD GET OUT. WE THEN WENT TO THE PASSENGER SIDE AND OPENED THE DOOR FOR MY WIFE. SHE WAS ABLE TO SLIDE UNDER THE AIR BAG ONCE THE DOOR WAS OPENED. I THEN GOT BACK IN THE CAR AND PEOPLE WHO HAD STOPPED MANAGED TO PUSH THE CAR OFF THE ROAD. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEFLATE EVEN AFTER SEVERAL HOURS, CONTACT WITH DOG DID MINOR DAMAGE TO THE CAR. GRILL WAS LOOSE AND FRONT BUMPER SKIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AIR BAG COSTS WERE OVER $20,000. CAR WAS TOTALED BY INSURANCE COMPANY. ..MY WIFE WAS HIT IN THE FACE WITH AN AIR BAG CAUSING A SPLIT LIP AND A DAMAGED EYE. WE VISITED THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND NO FURTHER TREATMENT WAS REQUIRED...WHEN THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ALL VISION FROM THE CAR WAS BLOCKED. ONLY THE TWO FRONT AIR BAGS DEFLATED, ALL OTHER AIR BAGS STAYED INFLATED FOR HOURS. AFTER THE MINOR ACCIDENT WE WERE LEFT SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF A STATE HIGHWAY UNABLE TO SEE ANYTHING AND UNABLE TO GET OUT. I WOULD COMPARE IT TO BEING BLINDFOLDED AND LEFT STANDING IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY, WE WERE TERRIFIED. I FEEL THAT THE ACTIVATION OF THE AIR BAGS IN THE CASE OF MINOR COLLISION IS VERY DANGEROUS, WE HAVE HIT ANIMALS HARDER IN THE PAST AND CONTINUED ON WITH OUR JOURNEY. IN ADDITION THE FACT THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEFLATE AND LEFT US UNABLE TO EXIT THE CAR IS AN UNACCEPTABLE HAZARD. IF PEOPLE HAD NOT BEEN ON THE SCENE WE COULD HAVE BEEN LEFT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD FOR HOURS, UNABLE TO SEE ANYTHING....UPDATED 12/16/15 *BF *TR UPDATED 10/3/2017*CN

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND MADE A LOUD GRINDING SOUND. THE DASHBOARD FLASHED WARNING LIGHTS "BRAKE" AND A 2ND WARNING OF "CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM". I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND CONSULTED THE MANUAL WHICH SAID STOP IMMEDIATELY AND CONTACT TOYOTA DEALER, WHICH I DID. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO AUTO NATION IN WESTON, FL (I WAS VERY CLOSE WHEN THIS HAPPENED). BY THE TIME I REACHED THE DEALER THE BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OUT. THEY CALLED LATER AND INFORMED ME NOTHING WAS WRONG. I ASKED THEM TO RECHECK AS I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG SINCE THE BRAKE DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AND MADE A TERRIBLE NOISE. THEY KEPT THE CAR UNTIL THE FOLLOWING MORNING TO RECHECK THE CAR, AND AGAIN SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. THEY INFORMED ME THE CAR DIDN'T KNOW IT DID ANYTHING WRONG, MY REPLY WAS THAT I KNEW THE CAR DID SOMETHING WRONG. (THE SERVICE TICKET READS: "PERFORMED HEALTH CHECK, NO PROBLEM FOUND, NO REPAIRS PERFORMED") I AM VERY RELUCTANT TO DRIVE THE CAR NOW. *TR