2017 Toyota Camry

TO USE THE DEFROST SETTING IN THE 2017 TOYOTA CAMRY, OUTSIDE AIR MUST BE ON. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS FEATURE WITH ANY OTHER CAR I OWNED AND IT IS NOT LIKE THIS IN THE 2018 MODELS. THIS MEANS WHEN DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, YOU MUST HAVE OUTSIDE AIR ON TO RUN THE DEFROSTERS. THIS CAUSES EXHAUST TO COME IN YOUR CAR. SINCE I LIVE IN HOUSTON, TX WITH HIGH HUMIDITY, RUNNING THE DEFROSTERS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. THIS HAS CAUSED ME TO HAVE A HEADACHE MANY TIMES. IN 2017, IT SNOWED IN HOUSTON AND TO CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD, YOU HAD COLD OUTSIDE AIR COMING IN.

ABOUT 09-01-2018 WHEN BACKING UP, FRONT BREADS STARTED MAKING A POPPING NOISE, HAD OIL CHANGE ON 12-06-2018 AND BROUGHT IT THE SERVICE ASSOCIATE, THEY HAD IT CHECKED AND SAID IT WAS NORMAL BRAKE PAD SHIFT (DOCUMENTED ON SERVICE RECORD), THIS NOISE OF POPPING IS NOT NORMAL FOR A CAR WITH 25000 MILES. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD NEVER HAVE ANY NOISE FROM BRAKE AREA, IF A BRAKE PAD SHIFT IS NORMAL THERE SHOULD BE A FIX IN PLACE TO ALLIVIATE THE NOISE

WHEN DRIVING OVER MEDIUM SIZED BUMPS IN THE DRIVEWAY, OR GOING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS, THE FRAME OF THE CAR SOUNDS LIKE IT IS TWISTING AT WHICH POINT YOU CAN HERE A POPPING NOISE. IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE IT IS COMING FROM THE SUSPENSION, BUT MORE SO FROM THE TOP OF THE C-POST (REAR ROOF). I DO NOT FEEL IT IS A HUGE ISSUE, BUT I FEEL LIKE THE BODY METAL IS BENDING EACH TIME. I HAVE NOT BROUGHT THE ISSUE UP TO THE DEALERSHIP YET, BUT AFTER READING THROUGH SOME OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS, IT DOESN'T SOUND TO ABNORMAL FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS TO HAPPEN TO THE CAMRY.

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 280 SOUTHBOUND AT ROUGHLY 65 MPH IN FRIDAY EVENING TRAFFIC, THE MOONROOF ON MY 2017 CAMRY EXPLODED SPONTANEOUSLY. IT WAS SO LOUD, I THOUGHT I HAD BEEN SHOT AT. LUCKILY, THE COVER WAS CLOSED OR GLASS WOULD HAVE BEEN EVERYWHERE IN THE CAR'S INTERIOR. THE GLASS HAD EXPLODED OUTWARD AS THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE SLIDING COVER AT ALL. I CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY BUT WAS UNABLE TO GET INTO A SHOP AS IT WAS AFTER 5 PM. THE MOONROOF RAILS HAD TO BE REPLACED WHEN I INITIALLY BOUGHT THE CAR LAST YEAR AND SO I THOUGHT THE DEALER WOULD HAVE THE REPAIR UNDER WARRANTEE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ON SATURDAY MORNING AND THEY ADMITTED THAT THEY HAD SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE AND THAT THE REPAIR WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTEE. DENNIS MCCONNELL STATED THAT THE CAR WAS UNDER SO MUCH EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL PRESSURE WHEN SEALED UP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THAT THIS FAILURE SOMETIMES HAPPENS ESPECIALLY AS MOONROOF AND SUNROOFS BEING A STANDARD FEATURE ON CARS TODAY. I ENDED UP PAYING $1072 FOR A REPAIR I FEEL MUST BE A STRUCTURAL ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE UNDER RECALL BY TOYOTA. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 25K MILES. I SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF THIS REPAIR. I AM NOW AFRAID THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND DRIVE WITH THE MOONROOF OPEN ON THE FREEWAY.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE ON A RAINY, COOL DAY WHEN I HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION. THINKING IT WAS A GUNSHOT, I LIKED AROUND THE VEHICLE TO MAKE SURE PASSENGER WAS OK. I HEARD A WINDY SOUND AND OPENED THE SUNROOF COVER PANEL TO SEE THAT MY ENTIRE SUNROOF IS CRACKED TO PIECES. I RUSHED HOME AND ONCE EXITING THE CAR, I NOTICE THE GLASS ON THE SUNROOF LOOKS TO HAVE EXPLODED OUTWARDS. IT IS COMPLETELY DESTROYED WITH NO SIGNS OF IMPACT OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY DRIVING. IT WAS COMPLETELY EXPLODED FROM THE INSIDE OUT.

THE BODY OF THE SIDE REAR VIEW MIRRORS IS BLOCKING A SIGNIFICANT AREA OF THE DRIVER'S VIEW TO THE RIGHT AND TO THE LEFT. THE MIRRORS OF AVERAGE SIZE ARE PART OF A BODY THAT IS EXCESSIVELY LARGE, ADDING SEVERAL INCHES AROUND THE AREA OF THE MIRROR. THE WHOLE BODY IS INSTALLED ON A LONG ARM, AND BLOCKS THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER TOWARDS THE RIGHT AND THE LEFT WHILE HE/SHE DRIVES. WHEN TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT, I MAY HIT SOMETHING THAT I COULD NOT SEE BECAUSE THE MIRROR BLOCKED IT. PICTURES ATTACHED.

UNKNOWN PART OR PARTS OF CAR.HESITATION ON ACCELERATION,FEELS AS THOUGH ENGINE DYING.HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES ON STREETS,HIGHWAYS,TURNING,GOING STRAIGHT.DANGEROUS AT TIMES DUE TO TRAFFIC.STARTED WITHIN 4 MONTHS OF PURCHASE.REPORTED TO THE DEALER AT THE 10,000 MILE SERVICE.SAID THEY COULD DO NOTHING UNLESS WE PAID.SEEMS TO BE GETTING MORE FREQUENT.