2013 Toyota Camry
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Power train is the leading concern among 301 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 16th highest complaint count among 25 Camry model years with reports.
Of the 2013 reports, 46 involved a crash and 1 involved a fire. 29 people were injured and 1 person died.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Visibility, windshield wiper/washer, switch/wiringOct 17, 2013
Toyota Motor Engineering & manufacturing North America, Inc. (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Camry and Camry HV, model year 2013 Avalon and Avalon HV and model year 2014 Corolla vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the windshield wiper switch assembly may short circuit. As such, these vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard, No. 104, "Windshield Wiping and Washing Systems."
A short circuit could cause inoperative windshield wipers, reducing driver visibility and increasing the risk of a crash.
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the wiper switch assembly, free of charge. The recall began on November 8, 2013. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331.
Campaign 13V505000 on NHTSA.gov
Electrical systemOct 17, 2013
Toyota is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Avalon, Avalon HV, Venza, Camry, and Camry HV vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the drain hose for the air conditioning condenser may become clogged causing water to accumulate at the bottom of the air conditioning condenser unit housing. The accumulated water may then leak through a seam in the housing onto the air bag control module potentially resulting in a short circuit of the module.
A short circuit may cause the air bags to become disabled or inadvertently deploy. An inadvertent airbag deployment can increase the risk of injury or the possibility of a crash. An inoperative airbag can increase the risk of injury in a severe crash. The power steering assist could also become inoperable resulting in increased steering effort and can increase the risk of a crash at low speeds.
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will seal the air conditioning condenser unit housing and install a protective cover on the airbag control module, free of charge. The recall began on February 5, 2014. Owners may contact Toyota at 1-800-331-4331.
Campaign 13V442000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints
301 reports, newest first.
Equipment, Jul 30, 2014
TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GPS NAVIGATION INSTRUCTED HER TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN ONTO A ONE WAY STREET. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GPS NAVIGATION WAS ONLY ACCURATE SEVENTY PERCENT OF THE TIME. THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED AND UPDATED THE GPS SOFTWARE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.
Seat belts, Jul 30, 2014
TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE AND REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT RECEPTACLES WERE PUSHED DOWN INTO THE SEATS, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO CLICK THE SEAT BELT BUCKLES. THE RECEPTACLES SLID BACK DOWN INTO THE SEAT ONCE THE CONTACT PULLED THEM OUT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED REGULARLY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150.
Engine and engine cooling, Jul 24, 2014
WITHIN TWO OR THREE DAYS AFTER THE 10,000 MILE CHECK-UP(JULY 3,2014) MY WIFE AND I NOTICED A STAGNANT ODOR COMING FROM THE A/C VENTS ON FIRST START UP IN THE MORNING. A/C HAD BEEN SET ON RECYCLE AIR. WE SET THE A/C TO RUN WITH AIR FLOW ON VENT AND ODOR IS STILL THERE. A/C RAN FOR AWHILE AND ODOR WOULD GO AWAY. ODOR JUST GOT WORSE ON EVERY START UP. CARRIED TO TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHERE WE PURCHASED CAMRY AND LET THE SERVICE MANAGER SMELL THE ODOR COMING FROM THE A/C VENTS AT 8 AM JULY 20, 2014. HE SAID HE COULD SMELL IT. THE SERVICE DEPT. KEPT THE CAMRY JULY 20 AND 21. I TALKED WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER AROUND 3:20 PM ON THE 21. HE SAID TOYOTA TECH. DEPT. HAD SENT THEM A BULLETIN STATING TO CHANGE THE CABIN AIR FILTER WITH A CHARCOAL LINED CABIN AIR FILTER AND TO RUN THE A/C ON VENT FOR AWHILE BEFORE SHUTTING ENGINE DOWN SO A/C SYSTEM COULD DRAIN. JULY 24TH., SERVICE DEPT. INSTALLING CHARCOAL LINED CABIN AIR FILTER. SERVICE DEPT. SAID A/C SYSTEM WOULD HAVE TO DRY OUT WHEN ASKED ABOUT MOLD AND BACTERIA BUILD UP. THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT REALLY BEEN ADDRESSED BY SERVICE DEPT. EXCEPT FOR TURNING ON CAR HEATER TO DRY A/C SYSTEM OUT. ODOR DID NOT GO AWAY. MY WIFE DROVE CAMRY ON A TRIP JULY 12-14, 2014 WHERE SHE DROVE FOR SEVEN AND A HALF HOURS EACH WAY. SIX DAYS LATER SHE DEVELOPED A SEVERE SORE THROAT. SHE WENT TO OUR LOCAL DOCTOR ON JULY 23RD. HE GAVE HER A STEROID SHOT AND SAID IT COULD BE RELATED TO THE ABOVE PROBLEM BUT WAS NOT STREP THROAT. WE ARE WORRIED ABOUT THE BUILD UP OF MOLD AND BACTERIA. *TR
Vehicle speed control, Jul 18, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF A HYBRID VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,500.
Power train, Jul 17, 2014
WHILE ON INCLINE TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE ENGINE RUNNING LET FOOT OFF BRAKE CAR ROLLS BACKWARDS UNTIL BRAKE IS APPLIED. *TR
Air bags, Jul 8, 2014, crash
, I HAVE PERMANENT EAR DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF THE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS IN A 2012 TOYOTA CAMRY I WAS DRIVING. I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND WAS THE REASON FOR THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. I INJURED MY EARS ON AUGUST 4, 2013 AS THE RESULT OF THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS IN THE 2013 CAMRY AND MY HEARING HAS NOT IMPROVED. I WILL HAVE TO LIVE WITH A 20% HEARING LOSS FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THE CAMRY WAS NOT THE FAULT OF MY ACCIDENT BUT I FEEL THE AIR BAGS ARE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR FOR MY HEARING LOSS. ON AUGUST 4, 2013 AT 5:15 PM, I WAS ONE OF THREE CARS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON HIGHWAY 10 AND CR 663 IN OKLAHOMA. I WAS VISITING FROM MICHIGAN WITH MY WIDOWED SISTER, SHE LIVES IN WYANDOTTE, OKLAHOMA AND WE WERE RETURNING TO HER HOME AFTER BUYING A DAIRY QUEEN. A CAR TRAVELING AT 65 MILES PER HOUR IN A WHITE KIA CAME ACROSS THE CENTER LINE AND SLAMMED INTO ME BETWEEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL AND DOOR THAN SHE CONTINUED ON TO HIT A PICKUP TRUCK THAT WAS BEHIND ME HEAD ON. THE PICKUP TRUCK WAS HIT WITH SUCH A FORCE THAT IT OVER TURNED, PINNING THE DRIVER INSIDE. *JS
Fuel system, Gasoline, Vehicle speed control, Jun 28, 2014
NEW VEHICLE AFTER A COLD START REFUSED TO ACCELERATE. IT HAD 2/3 TANK OF FUEL, BRAKES RELEASED,AND NO INTERFERENCE WITH THE GAS PEDDLE. VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 15 MPH AND WOULD HESITATE AND STUMBLE TO THE POINT OF ENGINE STALL WHEN PRESSURE ON GAS PEDDLE INCREASED. ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS DID NOT INDICATE A PROBLEM. RESTARTED ENGINE SEVERAL TIMES ON THE WAY TO DEALER SERVICE SHOP. ABOUT TWO MILES FROM THE DEALER, THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO RESOLVE ITSELF. DEALER SERVICE COULD NOT REPLICATE PROBLEM AS OF THIS WRITING AND WILL REMAIN WITH THEM OVER THIS WEEKEND IN THE HOPE THAT THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM IS FOUND AND RESOLVED. THANKFULLY THE LACK OF ENGINE RESPONSE DEVELOPED WHILE DRIVING MY SUBDIVISION STREETS AND DID NOT CONTRIBUTE TO AND ACCIDENT. IT IS NOTED THAT THERE ARE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FOR THIS PROBLEM ON 2013 CAMRY,S LISTED BY OWNERS ON THE INTERNET WITH NO NOTED RESOLUTION. *TR
Service brakes, Jun 26, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME VERY HARD TO DEPRESS. AS RESULT, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD TO BE APPLIED IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,500.
Service brakes, Jun 25, 2014, crash
I WAS DRIVING AROUND THE CHICAGOLAND SUBURB OF WHEATON WITH MY MOTHER ONE SATURDAY MORNING A FEW WEEKS AGO. I BEGAN APPLYING THE BRAKES AS YOU NORMALLY WOULD AS WE APPROACHED A RED LIGHT. AS WE DREW CLOSER TO THE STOPPED CAR IN FRONT OF US, I APPLIED THE BRAKES MORE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CAR WAS ROLLING AT ABOUT 15 MPH, BUT IT WAS NOT SLOWING AS I APPROACHED THE STOPPED CAR AHEAD. I PUT MY FOOT ALL THE WAY TO THE GROUND ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BRAKES ENTIRELY TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP! MY MOM BEGAN YELLING FOR ME TO STOP, AND I SCREAMED BACK THAT I WAS TRYING! I HAD MY FOOT ALL THE WAY DOWN, AND I WAS FRANTICALLY PUMPING THE BRAKE, BUT IT KEPT ROLLING, COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE PEDAL FELT "MUSHY" AND WAS GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE GROUND ALL TOO EASILY. I BUMPED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, WHICH IS WHAT FINALLY BROUGHT ME TO A STOP. THE BUMP WAS LIGHT ENOUGH THAT THE DRIVER DIDN'T NOTICE, AND THERE WAS NOT ANY DAMAGE. HE LET IT GO, AND A REPORT WAS NOT FILED. I SLAMMED THE CAR INTO PARK AT THE LIGHT AND GOT OUT SO I COULD LOOK AROUND THE PEDALS TO SEE IF SOMETHING WAS JAMMED IN THERE THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THIS. THERE WAS NOT ANYTHING AROUND THE BRAKE PEDAL THAT SHOULD HAVE STOPPED IT FROM WORKING. IT WAS NOT A FLOOR MAT PROBLEM. I PUT THE CAR BACK IN DRIVE, AND IT CONTINUED ON NORMALLY, BRAKES NOW WORKING FINE. I TOOK IT STRAIGHT TO TOYOTA AND EXPLAINED THE INCIDENT (MY MOM SERVED AS A WITNESS), AND THEY RAN DIAGNOSTICS ON MY CAR. THEY SEEMED DISTURBINGLY UNFAZED BY THE STORY AS IF THEY GET THIS KIND OF COMPLAINT A LOT. OF COURSE, THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THEY SAID THE 2013 CAMRY SE WAS FINE, AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO TELL ME. ALTHOUGH THE CAR HAS BEEN FINE SINCE, I AM TERRIFIED AT WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN WHEN I AM MOVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY!! I LOVED THAT CAR, BUT NOW I AM SOMEWHAT AFRAID OF IT! *TR
Steering, Jun 25, 2014
I PURCHASED BRAND NEW CAR FROM DARCARS LOCATED AT 12210 CHERRY HILL RD, SILVER SPRING, MD 20904 ON MAY 27TH, 2013. FIRST INCIDENT TOOK PLACE APPROXIMATELY LESS THAN 4,780 MILEAGES; I BEGAN HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY STEERING. DURING THIS INCIDENT, I WAS DRIVING ON I95-N NEAR EXIT 43 OF MARYLAND WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION SUDDENLY THE STEERING WAS LOCKED AND THE STEERING WARNING SIGN WITH THE BEEP NOISE FOR A SECOND CAME ON. I PANICKED I COULDN'T NOT TURN THE STEERING AT ALL. LUCKILY, I TRIED VERY HARD AND WAS ABLE TO FORCE THE STEERING TO TURN A FRACTION OF A DEGREE ANGLE WHERE I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL THE CAR ON THE SHOULDER WITHOUT HURTING ANYONE. AT THAT POINT I RESTARTED THE CAR AND THE STEERING WAS UNLOCKED. I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS ON 07/15/2013 BUT, TO DATE, THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. ATTACHED ARE COPIES OF THE REPAIR ORDERS THAT DOCUMENT THE DEALERSHIP'S ATTEMPTS TO REPAIR MY CAR. WHILE I WAS DRIVING THIS VEHICLE ON GUILDFORD ROA SECOND INCIDENT TOOK PLACE APPROXIMATELY 15000 MILES, WHEN MY BROTHER IN LAW WAS DRIVING THIS VEHICLE TO GEORGIA. AT APPROXIMATELY 12 A.M AT NIGHT AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE HE WAS HEADING BACK ON THE I95-S. THE SAME INCIDENT HAD OCCURRED. AT THAT POINT ONLY THING I SUGGESTED HIM TO RESTART THE CAR AND MOVE ON. AFTER THE SECOND INCIDENT I DID RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TOYOTA MANUFACTURE ABOUT THE RECALL ON HVAC ASSEMBLY CAUSING A LEAK WHICH CAN RUIN THE SENSOR CAUSING STEERING ISSUES, AIR BAG ISSUES AND ETC. THE CAR WAS TAKEN BACK TO A DEALER 'ANTWERPEN' LOCATED AT 12420 AUTO DRIVE, CLARKSVILLE, MD 21029 WHERE THE RECALL FIX WAS PERFORMED. HOWEVER, THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AGAIN. THIRD INCIDENT TOOK PLACE APPROXIMATELY AT 31,500 MILES ON 06/14/2014 AT 1:45 PM ON THE GUILFORD ROAD, JESSUP, MD GOING TOWARD THE INTERSECTION OF RT-1 (AKA WASHINGTON BL. *TR
Structure, Jun 24, 2014
MICE CRAWLING UP YOUR LEGS WHILE GOING FREEWAY SPEEDS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO CRASH WITH MY FAMILY TRYING TO GET AWAY FROM THEM. TOYOTA NEEDS TO DEAL WITH THE MOUSE PROBLEMS IN THEIR CAMRY'S AND FIGURE OUT A WAY OF KEEPING THEM OUT. I KNOW LIVES WILL BE LOST BECAUSE OF THIS MANUFACTURING PROBLEM THAT COULD BE PREVENTED. THEY ARE NESTING AND DYING IN THE VENTILATION SYSTEM AND THAT IS VERY UNHEALTHY BREATHING MOUSE DROPPINGS AND ROTTING MICE. *TR
Service brakes, May 16, 2014
DRIVING ON INTERSTATE ON FLAT ROAD WITH A 3-WEEK-OLD CAR. A CLICK SOUNDED AND THE BRAKE SYSTEM, ABS SYSTEM, TRACTION CONTROL, AND BRAKE LIGHTS ALL TURNED ON. THE CAR WAS JUST ABOUT IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP. I HAD TO STOMP ON THE BRAKES WHILE COASTING UPHILL ON AN OFF-RAMP. THE ACCUMULATOR HAD MALFUNCTIONED REQUIRING A NEW BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER, BOOSTER ASSEMBLY, BRAKE CYLINDER ASSEMBLY, BRAKE BOOSTER GASKET, AND BRAKE FLUID. TOYOTA'S MULTI-CITY MASTER TECHNICIAN COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE. THE ERROR CODE WAS NOTED (C-1391) BUT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. *TR
Exterior lighting, May 13, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VISIBILITY WAS REDUCED DURING NIGHT DRIVING DUE TO DIM HEADLIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADJUSTED THE HEADLIGHTS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1.
Vehicle speed control, May 10, 2014, crash
CAR WAS PARKED ENGAGED THE CAR IN REVERSE, AND SUDDEN ACCELERATION OCCURRED. HIT UTILITY POLE AND CONTINUED GOING IN REVERSE. ENGINE RPM RED LINED. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. THIRD PARTY REVIEW SPONSORED BY TOYOTA WILL BE PERFORMED. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Electrical system, Vehicle speed control, May 5, 2014
I WAS DRIVING ON M-80 ACROSS ILLINOIS, FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS ON CRUISE CONTROL, SET AT 69 MPH. I SUDDENLY REALIZED THAT THE CAR SEEMED TO BE GOING TOO FAST, AS I PASSED A COUPLE CARS RATHER QUICKLY. I GLANCED AT THE SPEEDOMETER AND SAW IT, IN ABOUT ONE SECOND, GO FROM 85 MPH TO 87 MPH AND I IMMEDIATELY BRAKED, THEREBY STOPPING THE CRUISE CONTROL (?) FROM CONTINUING TO ACCELERATE THE CAR. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL OR MY HAND NEAR THE CRUISE CONTROL MECHANISM. THE CAR JUST SIMPLY ACCELERATED QUICKLY ON IT'S OWN. I TRIED TO CONTINUE TO USE CRUISE CONTROL TO DRIVE BACK TO MICHIGAN, HOWEVER SHORTLY THEREAFTER, IT BEGAN TO RAIN/SNOW SO I DIDN'T USE THE CRUISE CONTROL AFTER THAT. THIS IS A NEW CAR THAT I JUST BOUGHT IN SEPTEMBER. *TR
Power train, May 2, 2014
2013 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THE KEYLESS START DESIGN FLAW. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE RETURNED TO HIS VEHICLE, HE DISCOVERED HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT WHERE HE LEFT IT. THE VEHICLE HAD ROLLED BACK OUT OF THE SPOT AND DOWN THE ROAD A DISTANCE. HE REALIZED HE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, BUT LEFT IT IN DRIVE, AND HE WAS SHOCKED TO FIND OUT, THE VEHICLE COULD BE TURNED OFF, IN ANY GEAR. *JB
Service brakes, May 1, 2014, crash
AS I TURNED INTO A PARKING SPOT IN MY 2013 TOYOTA CAMRY (7 MONTHS OLD) AND PUT ON THE BRAKES, THE WINDOW WIPERS STARTED GOING LIKE MAD AND THE CAR ACCELERATED AT AN ALARMING RATE. AT THE TIME I HAD BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL AND I NEVER TOUCHED THE ACCELERATOR. IT WAS THE SCARIEST EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE. I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT TOOK ON A LIFE OF ITS OWN. IT SURGED OVER THE ONE FOOT CURB (THERE IS A HUGE DROP ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CURB) AND SMASHED INTO A LIGHTPOLE. THE CAR IS TOTALED. *TR
Steering, Apr 26, 2014
VEHICLE WANDERS ALL OVER THE ROAD SINCE NEW. 100% ATTENTION REQUIRED. STEERING CORRECTIONS NEEDED, EVERY SECOND, TO STAY IN YOUR OWN LANE. WINDY CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS. *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Power train, Engine, Apr 2, 2014
TOYOTA HAS ANOTHER THROTTLE PROBLEM. I BOUGHT A 2103 CAMRY SE ON MARCH 30TH 2013 FROM LARRY MILLER TOYOTA AND IT EXHIBITS AN INTERMITTENT THROTTLE PROBLEM. WHEN I START FROM A STOP SOME TIMES IT SEEMS AS IF THE ENGINE DIES. IT DOES NOT AS THE ENGINE DOES NOT NEED TO BE RESTARTED. THE THROTTLE IS SIMPLY NON-RESPONSIVE. THE CAR MOVES AHEAD A LITTLE AND VIRTUALLY DIES. THIS CAN OCCUR GOING STRAIGHT AHEAD, TURNING RIGHT OR WORSE YET IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING A LEFT TURN. THIS IS VERY MUCH A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN EXECUTING A TURN WHEN IT APPEARS ONE HAS A BREAK IN TRAFFIC AND THE CAR BARELY MOVES. THE CAR HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THERE IS NO FAILURE CODE SO THEY SAY THEY CANNOT VERIFY THE PROBLEM AND THAT IT IS WORKING AS IT SHOULD. I WENT OUT FOR A SHORT RIDE WITH THE SHOP FOREMAN AND I COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. HE DID SAY THAT HE HAD 3 OR 4 OTHER VEHICLES WITH A SIMILAR PROBLEM. I DID LEAVE THE CAR WITH THEM FOR 2 DAYS AND THEY DROVE IT 54 MILES AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. MY SUGGESTION TO THE DEALER AND TO TOYOTA IS TO DETERMINE WHAT IS MOST LIKELY TO CAUSE THIS PROBLEM AND REPLACE IT AND SEE IF THIS WILL FIX IT. THEY WILL NOT DO THIS. IT MUST BE A PROBLEM THEY CAN VERIFY ?FIND A FAILURE CODE?. I HAVE ASKED THEM TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE TRANSDUCER WHICH IS $250 IF REPLACING IT DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM I WOULD PAY FOR IT. THE LACK OF A FAILURE CODE JUST MEANS IT IS NOT A HARD PROBLEM AND FAILING IN A MANNER THEY ANTICIPATED WHEN THEY SET UP THERE FAILURE TROUBLE SHOOTING PROCEDURES. *TR
Air bags, Mar 27, 2014
I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE AND WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALER TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT, THEY TOLD ME THAT THE BEST THEY COULD DO IS SCHEDULE IT ON MAY 24 (TODAY IS MARCH 27). TWO MONTHS SEEMS LIKE MUCH TOO LONG A WAIT FOR SOMETHING THAT COULD EFFECT THE AIRBAG. THE DEALER WAS BOCH TOYOTA IN NORWOOD, MA. *TR
Steering, Mar 21, 2014
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE CAR WANDERS LEFT OR RIGHT. KEEPING THE CAR STRAIGHT TAKES SIGNIFICANT EFFORT WITHOUT CONSTANTLY MAKE CORRECTION TO THE STEERING WHEELS. REPORTED TO DEALER, BUT DEALER SAID CANT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY HAZARD. *TR
Power train, Engine, Mar 21, 2014
VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN APRIL 2013. FOR AS LONG AS I HAVE OWNED THE CAR, THE ENGINE HAS HAD A LOUD WHINING NOISE WHEN DRIVING 10 -35 MPH, ALWAYS WHEN ACCELERATING. THE NOISE IS CONSIDERABLE AND NOTICEABLE, SOUNDING LIKE A TRANSMISSION OR POSSIBLE ENGINE PROBLEM. BEING SKEPTICAL OF MY MYSELF, I HAVE DRIVEN 2 FRIEND'S CAMRYS WITH 4 CYLINDER ENGINES I HAVE ALSO DRIVEN A 2013 TOYOTA RAV4 WITH THE EXACT ENGINE AND 6 SPEED GEAR TRANSMISSION. NONE OF THESE MAKE THE LOUD WHINING NOISE MY ENGINE MAKES (1 A 2012 CAMRY AND THE OTHER A 2013 CAMRY MODEL AND 1 RAV4 2013 MODEL). I HAVE MENTIONED IT 3 TIMES ON 3 DIFFERENT SERVICE VISITS TO DEALER. EACH TIME THEY WRITE IT OFF AS TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFTING WITH 6 SPEED AUTO TRANSMISSION. I DO NOT BUY THIS DUE TO EVERY CAR I HAVE DRIVEN THE ENGINE'S ARE QUIET AT THESE SPEEDS AND DO NOT MAKE THE HIGH WHINING NOISE MY CAR MAKES. MATTER OF FACT, THEY WERE CONSIDERABLY QUIET TO THE POINT YOU CANNOT EVEN HARDLY HEAR THE ENGINE. I KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT EXACTLY A SAFETY ISSUE BUT A GREAT CONCERN IN WHICH I AM BEING IGNORED. JUST WANTED TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAS THIS ISSUE AS WELL. NOTE THAT I AM A AUTOMOTIVE GLASS PARTS SUPPLIER & ELECTRICAL ENGINEER AND I DO NOT IMAGINE THINGS. *TR
Steering, Electrical system, Air bags, Mar 18, 2014, crash
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME ROUGH WHEN DRIVING OR WHEN ATTEMPTING A TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THERE WAS ALSO AN ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE INFLATED TO THE CORRECT PRESSURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS AT AS TOP SIGN WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER?S SIDE OF THE CONTACT?S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED NECK, BACK AND HEAD INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V44200 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , EQUIPMENT) HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE AIR BAG RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3000. UPDATED 05/12/14 MA THE CONSUMER STATED ANOTHER VEHICLE STRUCK THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT LEFT WHEEL AND DRAGGED HIS VEHICLE SIDEWAYS TOWARD A TELEPHONE POLE. HE APPLIED THE BRAKE, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. HE HIT THE WINDOW DURING IMPACT AND WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS. UPDATED 05/14/14
Seats, Mar 12, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT INDEPENDENTLY ADJUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TRACK HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 24,000. *TR
Visibility/wiper, Mar 10, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, A LOUD EXPLOSION WAS HEARD AS THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SUNROOF HAD SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,240. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR