2012 Toyota Camry

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AND PARKED. THE CONTACT LATER DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE REMAINED POWERED ON FOR SIX HOURS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEYLESS VEHICLE SHOULD BE EQUIPPED WITH A FUNCTION THAT WOULD SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AFTER BEING POWERED OFF FOR A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME WITHOUT AN OCCUPANT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE ON AND OFF BUTTON FEATURE FOR IGNITION WAS WORKING AS DESIGNED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,000. UPDATED 07/10/13*LJ UPDATED 07/11/2013*JS

AS I WAS DRIVING 30 MPH, MY POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WENT ON AND MY POWER STEERING FAILED. THANKFULLY THERE WAS NO ONE BEHIND ME SO I STOPPED MY CAR AND RESTARTED IT AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO TURN RIGHT ONTO A SIDE STREET AND THEN IMMEDIATELY IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE AND PARKED MY CAR. AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES, I STOPPED THE CAR AND STARTED IT AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT BACK HOME (LESS THAN A MILE) WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE VERY RESPONSIVE TO MY CONCERN ESPECIALLY SINCE THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH WITH MY 4-YEAR OLD CHILD IN THE CAR. AFTER I DROPPED OFF MY CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP, THEY RAN AN INSPECTION AND FOUND A CODE C1554 POWER SUPPLY RELAY FAILURE AND REPLACED MY POWER STEERING ECU ASSY. ALTHOUGH I'M GLAD THIS FIX WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, I WILL ALWAYS HAVE ANXIETY ABOUT IT FAILING AGAIN ESPECIALLY SINCE I'VE READ OTHER REPORTS OF STEERING FAILURES IN 2012 TOYOTA CAMRYS. TOYOTA SAYS THAT THIS IS THE FIRST LINE OF CAMRYS WITH THEIR EPS (ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING) SYSTEM. WITH IT BEING A NEW SYSTEM FOR TOYOTA AND BASED ON THE COMPLAINTS I'VE READ ON 2012 TOYOTA CAMRY'S EPS, I URGE A MORE IN-DEPTH INVESTIGATION ON THIS. *TR

OUR FAMILY BOUGHT A 2012 TOYOTA CAMRY IN ABOUT EARLY APRIL THE YEAR OF 2012 . A FEW MONTHS LATER WE STARTED TO NOTICE NOISE. CONSIDERING A BRAND NEW CAR WE HAD PURCHASED. IT WAS IN OUR CONCERN TO WHY THIS WAS HAPPENING. WE GET EVERYTHING DONE FROM THE DEALER LOCATED IN LINCOLNWOOD, IL. FROM WHERE WE HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE SAME DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES WITH THE SAME CONCERN. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FINE, BUT ODDLY THE NOISE WAS CONSTANT EVEN AFTER A VISIT AT THE DEALERS. THIS VISIT WE HAD DONE WAS NOT JUST ONCE BUT MANY TIMES, RECEIVING THE SAME ANSWER. WHAT UPSETS ME IS THAT AFTER MY WARRANTY WAS OVER. SUDDENLY THE DEALER KNEW THE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM I WAS CONSTANTLY VERIFYING THEM ABOUT EARLIER. WHICH SUMMED UP TO ABOUT THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS. I, WHO IS REFUSING TO PAY THIS.THIS CAR STARTED GIVING ME PROBLEMS FROM DAY ONE. WHAT I CAN CONCLUDE FROM THIS IS, THAT THE CAR ITSELF IS A DEFECT.THE DEALER TOLD OUR FAMILY TO CALL THE MANUFACTURES AND LET THEM KNOW, BECAUSE THIS CAR COULD HAVE BEEN A DEFECT FROM BEGINNING, WHEN PURCHASED. THE DEALER SAYS, THE PROBLEM IN THE CAR IS " BRAKE ACTUATOR BOOSTER ASSEMBLY." *TR

WHILE DRIVING NORTH OF MARK WEST SPRINGS ROAD, SONOMA, CA, WE WERE DRIVING THROUGH A CURVE, WE SLID OF THE ROAD AND WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT HITTING A TREE CAUSING INJURY TO THE PASSENGER AND DAMAGE TO THE WINDSHIELD/PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. UNFORTUNATELY NONE OF THE AIRBAGS GOT DEPLOYED CAUSING LACERATIONS AND CONTUSIONS TO THE PASSENGER'S FACE, NECK AND ARMS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRUNK LOCK MECHANISM FAILED TO ENGAGE. AS A RESULT, THE TRUNK FAILED TO STAY OPEN AND STRUCK THE CONTACTS HEAD. THERE WAS NO INJURY TO REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS WORKING UP TO STANDARDS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,523. *TR

THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN STEERING ERRATICALLY AND PULLING TO THE LEFT PRIMARILY. IT FEELS AS THOUGH THE WIND IS BUFFETING THE VEHICLE AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN A STEADY COURSE. WHEN FAMILY HAVE DRIVEN BEHIND ME IT HAS BEEN NOTED THAT THE VEHICLE IS ALL OVER THE ROAD. I WAS TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOP FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND TO HAVE THE PROBLEM CHECKED OUT THIS WEEK BUT I HAD AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR PULLED TO THE LEFT AND I STRUCK AN ONCOMING VEHICLE.THE DAY WAS CLOUDY BUT DRY. THERE WERE NO EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES. BOTH CARS WERE TOTALED. I STRUCK THE VEHICLE LEFT HEAD LIGHT TO MY LEFT HEAD LIGHT. THE OTHER DRIVER AND I WERE BOTH HOSPITALIZED FOR INJURIES. WE ARE FORTUNATE NOT TO HAVE BEEN KILLED. I RECEIVED A TICKET FOR FAILURE TO MAINTAIN LANE AND WILL GO TO COURT IN JUNE.THIS IS A DANGEROUS VEHICLE AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOMETHING DONE BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *TR

THE CAR IS BECOMING UNDRIVEABLE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET CHECKED OUT, AND THEY SAID THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. ON THEIR REPORT THEY STATED "THE VEHICLE'S OPERATING AS DESIGNED." SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR IT'S BEEN PERFORMING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR IT SEEMS TO LOSE POWER. THE RIDE IS CHOPPY, BURDENED, AND LABORED. THE ENTIRE CAR SEEMS TO BE STRUGGLING WITH ITSELF. I GET INTO THE CAR FEELING FINE PHYSICALLY, AND THEN I FEEL ILL AND SICK AFTER A WHILE. THERE'S FOUL ODORS COMING FROM MY CAR, DEFINITELY FROM THE EXTERIOR AND POSSIBLY FROM THE INSIDE. THE DEALERSHIP CHECKED FOR EXHAUST LEAKS AND DIDN'T FIND ANY, BUT I'M SMELLING THINGS IN THE CAR NO ONE SHOULD BE SMELLING. IT EVEN SEEMS LIKE THE CAR WOBBLES AND SHIMMIES AS IT TRAVELS DOWN THE ROAD. *TR

CAR SURGING WHILE DRIVING AND RADIO WOULD CUT OUT AND THE TOYOTA EMBLEM AND WORD TOYOTA APPEARS ON SCREEN. 1ST VISIT DEALER STATED A COMPUTER CHIP NEEDED UPDATE. THIS FIXED THE SURGING WHILE DRIVING BUT DID NOT FIX THE RADIO FROM CUTTING OUT. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE RADIO SHUT DOWN. SECOND VISIT BACK TO DEALER, HAD THE CAR 10 DAYS AND WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE RADIO SHUTTING OFF. DEALER REPLACED THE EXTENSION MODULE. CAR RETURNED AND STILL RADIO WAS CUTTING OUT. 3RD TIME DEALER REPLACED THE ENTIRE RADIO UNIT, WITHIN 30 MINUTES OF DRIVING THE RADIO WAS DOING IT AGAIN.FOURTH VISIT BACK TO DEALER. DEALER DISCONNECTED EXTENSION MODULE, RADIO STILL CUT OUT, REPLACED RADIO AND AMPLIFIER FROM NEW CAR SITTING ON THE LOT, RADIO STILL CUT OUT. SERVICE MANAGER DROVE CAR HOME FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND RADIO WAS STILL CUTTING OUT. TRAVELING SERVICE REP WAS CALLED IN ON 2 OCCASIONS TO DIAGNOSE. TRAVELING SERVICE REP IS DRIVING A TOYOTA TACOMA THAT DOES THE SAME THING BUT IS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER RETURNED THE CAR AND SAID IT WAS NOT THEIR ISSUE AND IT IS A HD RADIO SIGNAL BEING SENT OUT BY 98.9, A ENTERCOM BROADCASTING COMPANY AND THAT THEIR EQUIPMENT WAS WORKING IS NOT AN ISSUE WITH THE INSTALLED EQUIPMENT. TALKING WITH TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE THEY STATED THE PROBLEM WAS A KNOWN ISSUE. I CONTACTED 5 TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENTS AND NONE OF THEM HAVE HEARD OF THIS ISSUE OR HAD A CUSTOMER BRING THEIR CAR IN FOR THE SAME ISSUE. TALKING WITH TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE THEY STATED THEY WERE ONLY DEALING WITH MY CAR AND NOT CONCERNED WITH OTHER CARS HAVING THIS ISSUE. I AM HAVING TROUBLE UNDERSTANDING HOW THIS IS NOT A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I CANNOT SEE A HD RADIO SIGNAL SHUTTING THE ENTIRE RADIO DOWN AND THEN RESTARTING. WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURS IT CAUSES THE LIGHTS ON THE SIDE DISPLAY BUTTONS OF THE RADIO TO ALSO GO OUT AND COME BACK ON. *TR

YESTERDAY I WAS PULLING INTO MY SISTERS DRIVEWAY WHICH IS ON A DOWNSLOPE INCLINE AND MY CAR SEEMED TO ACCELERATE TO THE POINT THAT I HAS TO STOMP ON THE BRAKES VERY HARD TO STOP THE CAR. SHE HAS A CARPORT IN WHICH HER CAR WAS PARKED AND I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO CRASH INTO THE CARPORT AND HER CAR. IT WAS VERY FRIGHTENING AND IT HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TOMORROW TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. IT HAPPENED SO FAST AND SO UNEXPECTED I'M NOT SURE WHAT REALLY HAPPENED, ONLY WHAT I FELT LIKE HAPPENED. I HEARD A SCRUBBING NOISE AS I WAS PUSHING ON THE BREAK PEDAL AND I THOUGHT MAYBE PUSHING ON THE BRAKE SO HARD HAD CAUSED THAT. THANK-YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION ON THIS MATTER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP AFTER THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES. THE SECOND TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO A LIGHT POST. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.