CarComplaints.com Notes: How can we give the 2006 Camry our "Seal of Awesome" when the NHTSA data shows engine problems in the triple digits & multiple deaths/injuries/crashes etc?
The problem with NHTSA data for the 2006 Camry is that for months on end, the news media repeatedly told the public that several Toyota models had an unintended acceleration defect, & to go to safercar.gov (the NHTSA's website) to file a complaint.
So, the NHTSA received a disproportionate number of complaints about Toyota unintended acceleration issues because of the national news media attention, to the point where their data is unreliable taken in context with any other vehicle that did not receive national news attention.
In other words, it's our opinion that the 2 deaths & other injuries/fires/crashes reported to the NHTSA are significant, but (unfortunately) not out of the ordinary for any vehicle, once you factor in the effects of the extended national media coverage of Camry unintended acceleration issues.
CarComplaints.com typically receives more complaints per day about vehicles than the NHTSA does, but the news media did not repeatedly say "go to CarComplaints.com to report your Camry acceleration problems" like they did about the NHTSA -- so although we have less complaint data than the NHTSA for the 2006 Camry, our data for the Camry is a far more statistically accurate representation of the Camry's reliability than what the NHTSA data shows.
left side tension rod of trunk came off the left hinge
All of a sudden when I opened my trunk it made loud snapping noise and trunk lost most of it tension. Looked inside and found that left side tension rod came off the V groove and left hinge is hanging down. Now I have to close my trunk slowly holding all the way down. If I don't hold it it slams down and may hit your head if you are too close to trunk. You need special tool to attach hinge to tension rod.
Every time the trunk door is opened it slams against the back of the car, causing slight damage each time. Several people I have talked to have also reported this problem with their '06 Toyota Camry LE.
- moineau,
Katy, TX, US
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left side tension rod of trunk came off the left hinge
All of a sudden when I opened my trunk it made loud snapping noise and trunk lost most of it tension. Looked inside and found that left side tension rod came off the V groove and left hinge is hanging down. Now I have to close my trunk slowly holding all the way down. If I don't hold it it slams down and may hit your head if you are too close to trunk. You need special tool to attach hinge to tension rod.
- Nc P., Buena Park, CA, US