2014 Toyota Camry

I WAS DRIVING ON A LOCAL ROAD (40MPH) IN JANUARY 2015 AND AT SOME POINT HAD TO PRESS ON MY BRAKES SOMEWHAT ABRUPTLY DUE TO A CAR IN FRONT OF ME SUDDENLY SLOWING DOWN. A FEW MINUTES LATER MY CAR ACCELERATING CAPACITY SUDDENLY TURNED OFF AND THE CAR WAS COMING TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND THE CAR WAS MAKING A LOUD REVVING NOISE AS I TRIED TO INCREASE THE SPEED. IT ALSO WAS NOT MOVING FURTHER. I SOMEHOW PULLED OVER TO A RIGHT TURNING LANE, WHERE I STOPPED THE CAR AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON, THE CAR BEGAN RUNNING FINE. THEN AGAIN ON 3/1/2015 I WAS DRIVING ON A ROAD CONNECTING TO THE HIGHWAY AT MAYBE 35-40MPH WHEN THIS TIME I HAD TO MAKE A SUDDEN BREAK DUE TO ANOTHER CAR MERGING INTO THE LANE UNEXPECTEDLY. MY CAR THEN IMMEDIATELY STOPPED MOVING FORWARD AND THE CAR WAS TURNING OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. IN ORDER TO BE HIT BY TRAFFIC COMING BEHIND ME AT 50+ MPH, I WAS FINALLY AGAIN ABLE TO VEER INTO A RIGHT TURNING LANE WHERE I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND STARTED IT AGAIN. IT WAS ALSO MAKING THAT SAME LOUD REVVING NOISE WHEN I WAS VEERING IT INTO THE SAFETY LANE. IT AGAIN DROVE FINE ALL THE WAY BACK HOME. THIS IS A 10 MONTH OLD TOYOTA CAMRY SE (BOUGHT IN APRIL 2014) AND I'M TERRIFIED THAT IF FOR ANY REASON I NEED TO HIT MY BRAKES SUDDENLY ON A HIGHWAY OR ANYWHERE ELSE, MY CAR WILL TURN OFF AND THAT WILL BE THE END OF MY CAR AND ME. THERE IS CLEARLY A SERIOUS DEFECT IN THIS CAR OR MODEL AND OTHERS NEED TO KNOW. THE CARE WAS BOUGHT IN MS. *TR

MY CAR WAS T-BONE IN AN INTERSECTION,OTHER DRIVER RAN A RED LIGHT,THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR AND PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR,THE SRS AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND I SUSTAINED INJURY.(CLASSIC WHIP FLASH) THIS MODEL CAR ISN'T SAFE,I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED,THE SRS AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED ACCORDING TO THE OWNERS MANUAL. TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE WAS OF NO HELP AT ALL !!!!! *TR

CAMRY HAD AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION IN A SCHOOL PARKING LOT. MY WIFE WAS PARKING AT THE SANTA CLARA ADULT EDUCATION CENTER ON BENTON AVE, SANTA CLARA, CA. SHE WAS DRIVING IN THE PARKING LOT AND MADE A RIGHT TURN INTO THE PARKING STALL. AS SHE APPROACHED THE CONCRETE STOP AT THE END OF THE STALL, HER CAR WENT FULL THROTTLE AND STARTED GOING FORWARD. MY WIFE STEPPED ON THE BRAKES BUT THE CAR STILL CONTINUED GOING FORWARD. IT WENT OVER THE CONCRETE STOP, WENT ANOTHER 6 FEET PASS THE STOP, AND WENT OVER ANOTHER CONCRETE STRIP. THE 2 CONCRETE STOPS HELPED SLOW THE CAR DOWN, BUT STEPPING ON THE BRAKES DID NOT HELP. THE CAR STOPPED ABOUT 5 FEET FROM A BUILDING SO DAMAGE WAS JUST TO THE FRONT BUMPER AND SPLASH GUARD UNDER THE ENGINE. TOYOTA HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BUT THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR SO IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY. SINCE THIS OCCURRED AT A SCHOOL, I WAS ABLE TO OBTAIN VIDEOS OF THE CAR FROM THE SCHOOL. IT SHOWS THE CAR ENTERING THE PARKING LOT FROM THE STREET, GOING THROUGH THE PARKING LOT, AND TURNING INTO THE PARKING STALL. THE VIDEO SHOWS THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON GOING INTO THE PARKING STALL, BUT THERE IS NO FOOTAGE OF THE CAR WHILE IT WAS GOING OVER THE CONCRETE STOPS. I'M HOPING NHTSA INVESTIGATES THE 2014 CAMRY AS THERE WERE OTHERS ON THIS SITE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. JUST BECAUSE TOYOTA CAN'T FIND THE CAUSE DOESN'T MEAN THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. ANYONE WHO HAS TAKEN A CAR IN TO A MECHANIC WHO CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM WOULD REALIZE THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, WITH THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ACTIVATED, THERE WAS POOR VISIBILITY. THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT IN A RURAL AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000. UPDATED 6/8/15*CN UPDATED 9/21/2017*CN

WHEN ACCELERATING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN VEHICLE WILL SOMETIMES MOVE ABOUT 10 FEET AND THEN HESITATE FOR 1 TO 2 SECONDS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN CAR STOPS IN MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I HAVE TAKEN CAR TO DEALER TWICE AND THEY SAY IF YOU DON'T COME TO A COMPLETE STOP THE CAR THINKS IT IS IN THIRD GEAR AND COMPUTER HAS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO. THIS IS NOT GOOD BECAUSE YOU DO NOT ALWAYS COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. .....UPDATED 03-03-15 *BF *TR UPDATED 9/21/2017*CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A DEER AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH, THE CONTACT SUSTAINED WHIPLASH, NECK AND BACK INJURIES WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE STATE OF THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ASSESSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,963. .. UPDATED 02/19/15 *BF UPDATED 10/28/2015*JS

2/05/2015 AT WORK CAR DID NOT START ONLY CLICKING NOISE AFTER 3 ATTEMPTS IT STARTER LIKE IF HAD A LOW BATTERY 2/062015 5:30 AM CAR DID NOT START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, LEFT FOR 9HRS AFTER 6 ATTEMPTS STARTER CLICKING AND WAS ABLE TO TURN ON, 2/07/2015 8:00 AM IT DID NOT START, LEFT IT FOR 6HRS AFTER 5 ATTEMPTS IT STARTED TOOK TO THE DEALER AND IT STARTED EVERY TIME NOW IT SEEMS TO START BUT IT HESITATES LIKE IF IT HAD A LOW BATTERY, MORE SO IN THE MORNING WHEN THE CAR IS COLD, IT SEEMS TO START RIGHT AWAY AFTER TURNING OFF AND RESTARTING. *TR

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP THE VEHICLE WILL SOMETIMES MOVE ABOUT 10 FEET AND HESITATE FOR 1 TO 2 SECONDS.IT IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN TURNING LEFT AT AN INTERSECTION WITH ON COMING CARS. IT IS INFREQUENT AND YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. IT IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. IT HAPPENED ON FRIDAY 2/6/15 WITH MY GRANDKIDS IN THE CAR. I HAD THE CAR TO DEALER ON12/30/2014 AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG BUT CAR CONTINUES TO DO THIS. *JS

I DO NOT KNOW IF IT IS A POWER TRAIN, ENGINE, TRANSMISSION OR ACCELERATOR PEDAL THAT TIS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, THAT IS, IT DOESN'T HAPPENED ALL THE TIME. THE FIRST TIME THE PROBLEM HAPPENED WAS WHEN THE CAR WAS VERY NEW -100KM - AND I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR TO PASS A VEHICLE AND NOTHING HAPPENED, THE CAR SEEMED TO BE DEAD THEN A FEW MOMENTS LATER - 1-2 SECONDS - THE CAR JUST TOOK OFF. THE NEXT IT HAPPENED WAS AT 2500 MILES AND THE CAR WAS ABOUT 20 MIN. INTO DRIVING IN THE LATE FALL . I CAME TO A STOP SIGN AND THE TRAFFIC WAS VERY HEAVY. I SAW AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET INTO TRAFFIC AND PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR AND NOTHING HAPPENED THE CAR JUST DIDN'T MOVE. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT TOOK OFF SPINNING ITS WHEELS AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL. THE NEXT TIME IT HAPPENED WAS ON A VERY COLD DAY AND AGAIN I WAS AT A STOP SIGN AND PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR TO GO AHEAD AND ... NOTHING. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT JUST TOOK OFF. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE SERVICE CENTER AND THEY DROVE IT FOR 20 MINUTES AND AFTER A CHARGE OF $24.00 THEY SAID THAT NOTHING IS WRONG. I DID TELL THEM IT WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THIS IS VERY SCARY BECAUSE OF THE LAPSE OF RESPONSE AND THEN A SUDDEN RESPONSE CAN LEAVE THE DRIVER IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT I TRY NOT TO EXPECT IMMEDIATE RESPONSE FROM MY ACCELERATOR. HAS THERE BEEN ""HIDDEN RECALL" TO THIS PROBLEM?.....UPDATED 03-03-15 *BF UPDATED 3/24/2016 *JS UPDATED 9/21/2017*CN