2014 Toyota Camry Hybrid Recalls & Complaints

Incident: September 18, 2019 · Filed: September 18, 2019

THE CAMRY HYBRID COVERED ONLY BY WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT ZKK ARE SUFFERING THE SAME DANGERS FROM BRAKE BOOSTER PUMP ASSEMBLY FAILURES AS THOSE TOYOTA COVERED BY TOYOTA SAFETY RECALLS (D0H & K0L). BY EXCLUDING CAMRY HYBRIDS WITH DEFECTIVE BRAKES FROM THE D0H AND K0L SAFETY RECALLS, TOYOTA IS LEAVING THE OWNERS TO HELPLESSLY EXPERIENCE LIFE-THREATENING BRAKE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION BEFORE TOYOTA WILL PROVIDE THE REPLACEMENT BRAKE COMPONENTS NEEDED TO MAKE THE VEHICLE SAFE. THE LAW REQUIRES TOYOTA TO PREVENT THE LIFE-THREATENING DANGERS OF THIS BRAKE DEFECT BEFORE THE FAILURE OCCURS. TOYOTA'S COST-CUTTING STRATEGIES ARE CAUSING CRASHES AND INJURIES. INJURIES AND CRASHES CAUSED BY THE BRAKE DEFECT EXPLAINED IN THIS LETTER HAVE OCCURRED AND BEEN REPORTED TO THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION. TOYOTA'S DECISION TO PROVIDE A REACTIONARY, POST-FAILURE REPAIR - INSTEAD OF A PREVENTATIVE SAFETY RECALL REMEDY - EXPLAINS MANY OF THE CRASHES AND INJURIES ON NHTSA'S SAFERCAR.GOV WEBSITE. BELOW IS A LIST OF RELEVANT COMPLAINTS FROM SAFERCAR.GOV. 'C' INDICATES A 'CRASH' AND 'I' INDICATES 'INJURY': 10681105 (C), 10883971 (C), 10971542 (C), 10664739(C)(I), 10807100 (C), 10794987 (C), 10605988(C), 11154818 (C)(I), 10606258, 10592072, 10967838, 10626061(C), 10604544 (C)(I), 10569158 (C)(I), 11090508 (C)(I), 11057737 (C)(I), 10779877(C)(I), 10722560 (C)(I), 10692225 (C), 10560809 (C), 10523025 (C), 10502158 (C), 10616767 (C), 10641347,10611145, 10596979, 1051996, 11003054, 10597316, 10705883, 10875822, 10510996, 10564619 C1256, C1253, C1252, AND C1391 - INDICATING DANGERS AND NONCOMPLIANCE - ARE BEING STORED IN VEHICLES EXCLUDED FROM THE PAST SAFETY RECALLS. *TR

Incident: September 20, 2018 · Filed: February 10, 2019

WE HAVE HAD ALL FOUR DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS REPLACED... BEFORE 40,000 MILES!!! AND ALL WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF EACH OTHER...UGH!!! BUT AT LEAST THEY WERE UNDER WARRANTY, THANK GOD, BECAUSE IF THEY WEREN'T, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN $1,700. I KNOW THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA PRODUCTS, I GUESS THEY JUST HAVE VERY WEAK DOOR LOCK MOTORS. THIS IS THE ORDER THEY WENT OUT IN: DRIVERS, REAR PASSENGER, FRONT PASSENGER, AND REAR DRIVER. BEFORE THEY ACTUALLY WENT OUT, THEY WOULD INTERMITTENTLY NOT WORK. YOU COULD SEE THE DOOR LOCK INDICATOR TRYING TO MOVE, BUT IT COULDN'T MOVE ALL THE WAY INTO THE LOCKED OR UNLOCKED POSITION. IT SEEMED TO HAPPEN WHEN IT EITHER WAS SUPER COLD OR SUPER HOT OUTSIDE. WHAT WAS SUPER ANNOYING WAS IF ONE DOOR LOCK DIDN'T LOCK, THE ENTIRE CAR UNLOCKED ITSELF. SO YOU WOULD WALK AWAY THINKING THE CAR WAS LOCKED, WHEN IT REALLY WASN'T. EVENTUALLY THEY JUST QUIT LOCKING AND UNLOCKING ALL TOGETHER. OTHER THAN THAT, THE CAR HAS BEEN FLAWLESS. WE ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE CAR, WE ARE TOYOTA PEOPLE FOR LIFE! HOWEVER, I FIGURE IF ENOUGH PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT THEM, TOYOTA WILL RECALL THEM OR DO SOME SORT OF SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THEM.

Incident: December 9, 2018 · Filed: December 9, 2018

UNAUTHORIZED ACCELERATION OF THE CAR IN A PARKING LOT. THE CAR WAS IN A SLOW RIGHT TURN WHILE PREPARING TO PARK, AND THE CAR SURGED FORWARD WITHOUT APPLICATION OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. DRIVER HEADED TOWARD A TREE IN ORDER TO MISS A PUBLIC UTILITY BOX BUT A HIGH CURB ASSISTED IN STOPPING THE VEHICLE.

Incident: December 2, 2018 · Filed: December 3, 2018

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING. THE SWITCH IS NOT CHANGING SPEED. THE WIPERS JUST STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THEIR MOVEMENT CYCLE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION UNDER THE RAIN. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS WERE IN DANGER OF CRASH.

Incident: August 23, 2018 · Filed: August 24, 2018

PLASTIC PART OF THE RELEASE BUTTON BROKE EITHER AFTER RELEASE OR WHEN TRYING TO BUCKLE UP. IT WOULD NO LONGER LATCH. UNDER 75K MILES ON THE CAR AND I AM ONLY DRIVER.

Incident: October 8, 2017 · Filed: October 11, 2017

CAR WILL NOT START UNLESS I USE A BATTERY CHARGER.

Incident: January 15, 2017 · Filed: March 31, 2017

I PUT A SUITCASE IN THE TRUNK ON ITS SIDE. IT WAS TOUCHING THE INSIDE TOP OF THE TRUNK. IN REMOVING THE SUITCASE THE SPRING MECHANISM , THAT HOLDS THE TRUNK OPEN, WAS DISLODGED. THIS CAUSED THE TRUNK LID TO FALL HEAVILY ON ME.

Incident: March 21, 2017 · Filed: March 22, 2017

DRIVER DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR STOPPED WORKING 41,000 MILES. PURCHASED CAR NEW FROM TOYOTA DEALER. LEASE.

Incident: March 22, 2017 · Filed: March 22, 2017

WHEN I COMING TO A SLOW DOWN OR STOP ON THE CITY STREET OR THE HIGHWAY, I FELT THE BRAKE PEDAL LOOSEN UP AND THE CAR STARTED TO ROLL FORWARD. THE CAR CAME TO STOP AFTER I PUSHED VERY HARD ON THE PEDAL 2 TO 3 TIMES. THIS HAPPENS MOST TIME.

Incident: December 16, 2016 · Filed: January 30, 2017

WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 40-45 MPH, A VEHICLE RAN THE STOP SIGN ON A SIDE STREET ON TO THE STREET MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON, AND SHE HIT THE VEHICLE BROADSIDE. HER SAFETY BELT WAS SECURELY FASTENED, HOWEVER THE SHOULDER PORTION OF THE BELT GAVE WAY, AND MY WIFE STRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL WITH HER CHEST, PINNING HER WRIST IN BETWEEN HERSELF AND THE STEERING WHEEL. THE AIRBAGS ALSO DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR