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The red indicator light in my dash display came on when I started the car and continued while I was driving, so I took it to a mechanic. My alternator needs replacement, which is very disappointing because the car only has 84,000 miles on it and has been very well maintained and serviced regularly. I purchased a new battery about 2 months ago, and the alternator replacement quote from the Toyota dealership where my family purchased the car new is quoting $1,245 for a new alternator (parts & labor). An internet search led me to find that this is happening to quite a few owners of this era of Toyota. I called Toyota customer service and was informed that there is no recall or any type of assistance available to cover the cost of this very expensive and premature repair. My mechanic warned me of the huge dangers of having my alterator fail while operating the car, especially while doing the fast freeway driving that is so common in los angeles. I had no idea that the red battery dash light indicated such a serious problem. I hope that in the near future this can be recalled, to save consumers the huge cost of making this critical and untimely repair. Thank you very much for your time reading this complaint and your consideration in this matter.
My airbag light turned on in my car. I took it to the dealer and they said that water was leaking from the HVAC system onto the airbag control unit and shorting it out. This was because the drain from the HVAC system was clogged and condensed water was not draining out onto the ground as designed. Instead, it built up and then leaked onto the airbag control unit. This exact problem was recalled on other model years of Toyota Camry.
This car has required 6 sets of tires in less than 90,0000 miles. The driver's side window will roll down when pressing the button to roll it up. This has been going on since the first oil change. The air conditioner occasionally switches itself from recycled to fresh air while driving for unknown reasons. Sensor in passenger seat malfunctions causing random alarm about seatbelt when no one is seated there. The dashboard became sticky to the touch, and cloth would stick to it when attempting to wipe it clean. The dashboard then developed several deep cracks, running erratically ly from front to back. In places around trim pieces, dashboard plastic has flaked away. Plastic on the top of the console's lid has chipped and flaked away, and cracks have developed around it. Paint on trim of console has bubbled up and ruined the finish in console drink holder lid. The cd player malfunctioned, with a disc read error reported, though no disc was inside the player, requiring replacement of system. The aux audio port failed after only a year of regular use. The floor mats had to be removed due to the acceleration recall and the service department at dealership wanted to provide recall service limited to securing these with a zip tie. Carpeting became stained and filthy, and could not be effectively cleaned, so carpeting had to be replaced by owner. Recall notices received from Toyota by the owner have been expressly limited to weight capacity rating sticker, although this was Toyota financed vehicle and owner's address remains unchanged. Otherwise, all recall notices received by registered owner, have been limited to those reported by NHTSA following owner's registration at website. Local dealership has routinely been uncooperative, dismissive, or contentious when warranty service requests were made. Dealership offers only reasons to deny warranty repairs or replacements.
On 2 occasions while driving at speed (65-70 mph) in traffic on a major interstate, my car lost power (it did not cut off--only lost power). After working my way off of the interstate hwy., I was able to use a code reader and found that diagnostic trouble code P2112 had been set (throttle actuator control system-stuck closed). After erasing the dtc the car ran ok. This has happened twice--once on 02/16/2017 (mileage 75,465) and a second time on 04/10/2017 (mileage 75,829). Following the instructions in Toyota's service manual for this particular vehicle, I checked the resistance of the throttle actuator on the throttle body and found it was well within specifications--measured 4 ohms and spec is 0.3-100 ohms). In my opinion, losing power in heavy traffic on a major interstate is a very hazardous situation.
The instrument cluster went black when driving in the highway out of town. And later the engine was turned off. Restarted the car and drove to be checked at a dealer who said everything should be fine except for the instrument cluster. Restarted the car and the instrument cluster worked well this time. Two days later, the instrument cluster turned on all of warning lights and then went black again, at the same time, the car lost power and I couldn't speed it up. Pull over and restarted it, everything turned to be ok. So, I sent it the local dealer who replaced the instrument cluster. I keep the broken instrument cluster in case for need of further investigation.
- Savannah, GA, USA
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My fuel gauge always show a full tank of gas even when tank is empty, and when I turn the ignition key off, fuel gauge still shows full. I can't tell how much gas is in my tank, and this has result me without gas on a busy highway, it is really a safety hazard. Please recall.
Both the driver's side and passenger's side lock controls fail to lock and unlock both the driver's side and rear driver's side doors. Occasionally, depending on the temperature and humidity, the rear driver's side door will lock and unlock. It is a similar problem associated with the window/ lock control recall for 2007 and 2009 Toyota Camry. It almost seems as though there is a faulty wire connection. This occurs at all times, no matter whether the car is in motion or not.
The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that the anto-theft security alarm system was not functioning properly unless the contact used the key fob, which worked intermittently. The vehicle was broken into and the alarm failed to engage. A police report was filed. The vehicle was scheduled to be inspected and repaired by an authorized dealer. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 112,000.
The vehicle was stopped at an intersection attempting to make a left hand turn. The car was hit in the side front from the tires forward so the fluids and bumper were destroyed. Driver did hit the dashboard and no airbags deployed from the side curtain airbags or the front airbags. No airbags were ever deployed to protect the driver. When this car was purchased it was because of the safety of the airbags...which were no help in this accident.
I bought a brand new 2010 Camry le (4 cylinder), and it has already been through the set of factory-installed tires, another set of four Michelin tires, a third set of four, and 2 more tires as of 10/27/2013, although the vehicle only now has approximately 74,000 miles on it. The tires curiously go uniformly bald on the front in less than 1/3rd of the life of the tire. Each company from which I have purchased new Michelin or bfgoodrich tires for this Camry said this is highly unusual. They stated that the tires should not ordinarily be uniformly bald or be worn out so quickly. They have also stated that the vehicle must have come out of the factory aligned this way, since the first pair was useless after so few miles and the new tires are wearing out so quickly. Moreover, there are electrical problems with the ac system controls and the sensor on the driver's side power window. The ac mysteriously turns its recycled air switch from recycled to vent (without being pressed to make the switch) while driving. Also, the driver's side power window will go nearly all the way up (when pressed), but it stops short of the top and then rolls itself back down. The service manager at robbin's Toyota said his mechanics could not get these problems to re-occur when driven, and therefore, he could not and would not fix the two issues, although the vehicle was under warranty at the time. Finally, I cannot remove the oil filter canister for a home-oil change. I've used the oem filter cap wrench, but I am unable to get the canister housing to turn, which makes it impossible to change the oil filter at home. This was the first Toyota I've owned, and it will be the last.
Blower motor went bad on 2010 Toyota Camry. Dealership say no recall on this, I have been told that this almost never go out especially the age of the car.
Warning: Hood open when vehicle is parked and factory theft deterrent security system is engaged, intermittently alarm goes off (even when remote control is not within range and no unauthorized entry is attempted). Similar to T-sb-0171-11 and T-sb-0208-10 vehicle equipped with a factory theft deterrent system may exhibit a condition where the security horn is inappropriately triggered when the vehicle has not been disturbed. A revised hood latch assembly (with internal component switch) has been made available to address this condition.
The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning while driving 15 mph. The contact was able to bring the vehicle to a stop by applying the brakes. The vehicle also exhibited an electrical failure that caused the instrument panel lights to blink and the radio to fail. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 8 and the current mileage was 44,290.
Started car and tachometer showed aprox 3000 RPM then went to idle it lunged forward if I did mot have my foot on the brake it would have smashed into a guard rail.
On Friday, 25 March, 2011 at about 4 pm, my wife experienced a sudden deceleration event on our 2010 Toyota Camry. She made a right turn & in about a half mile, the Camry suddenly slowed to less than 10 mph from about 40 mph. She pulled into the first parking lot to the right and shut off the Camry. She said no matter how much she pressed on the accelerator, the car was not responding to the accelerator. She said the check engine and the stability control lights were on. She tried restarting the car and drove a little in the parking lot, the 2 dash lights were on, but it was driving ok. She drove the car slowly approximately 5 more miles to our home. I arrived soon & I checked the codes with my diagnostic tool, and the ECU was showing an active P0121 (throttle/pedal position sensor a, circuit range performance). So we drove the car slowly to atlanta Toyota, 2345 pleasant hill road, duluth, ga 30096. During the drive to the dealership, the dash lights went off. I reported the code P0121 to the service rep, and the driving symptoms. The next day (Saturday, 26 March 2011) atlanta Toyota called me reporting that there were no codes in the ECU. I repeated the code that I had read. The rep stated they would check again. Again atlanta Toyota called me, stating no codes found, and they had test driven the car and could not replicate the problem. They did replace the accelerator pedal assembly. On the drive home from the dealership I noticed that the clock time had changed about 30 minutes, and all the radio presets were gone, as if the battery had been disconnected.I inquired and the dealership rep said the battery had not been touched.my concern is this Toyota may have reprogrammed my car due to the sudden deceleration issue, (hence the clock & radio changes), and they are not being forthcoming regarding repairs. All they will say is, there were no codes.
The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Camry. The contact attempted to start the vehicle using the keyless entry and noticed that the vehicle would not start. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was informed that the failure could not be repaired. There were no prior warnings. The current and failure mileages were 6,000. Updated 8/2/10 updated 08/09/10
My 2010 Camry has been to the dealer a few times. Know one seems to be able to duplicate the acceleration surge I'm experiencing. I contacted Toyota directly. They sent me to different dealer. Dealer had it for a day and said the same thing "can't duplicate" I think they have all been schooled to say this. I had the service manager ride with me and told him to watch the RPM dial when I go to stop. He saw the RPM dial move up to almost 2000 when I hit the brake. He had me drive another 2010 Camry and it did the same thing. I had a 98 avalon and a 03 Camry that did not do this. He explained to me that this is the way these new cars down sift and it's different than the older Toyota's. he assured me that my car is safe and I have nothing to worry about. After reading all of the other complaints here I'm not 100% sold that this is normal down sifting. I think I'm going to take this to arbitration. I hate to do this because I love my new car...I'm just really nervous driving it.
On Wednesday, March 17, 2010, I was driving my 2010 Toyota Camry South on Alabama highway 59 in the vicinity of the intersection of baldwin county road 32 in summerdale. I was listening to radio station while out of mobile when the volume of the station faded out. It took about 2 seconds for the sound to completely disappear. I assumed the station had a problem and would be back in a few seconds. About a minute later I looked at the radio display and it showed "volume 0." I turned the volume back up and the station was there. It had been there all the time. Something had caused the volume to fade out without any action on my part. This now gives me concern that the computer that controls virtually everything on the car is subject to outside influences.
Ltr fwd (NY) owner of a 2010 Toyota Camry that has been service for multiple defects since purchased including braking system and gas pedal recall, reply to massapequa, NY ofc. The back seat foam was defective and had to be replaced, the passenger exterior mirror was loose, the brakes had to be pumped so they wouldn't feel mushy, the steering was loose and the dashboard lights would dim while driving and when applying the brake. The consumer contacted the dealer and informed them the lights were not working. They stated it sounded as though it was an electrical problem and she would have to leave the vehicle. The consumer also stated when she applied the brake, the vehicle would lunge forward.
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- Los Angeles, CA, USA