2014 Toyota Camry

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING IN A ROUNDABOUT, A VEHICLE TRAVELING 45 MPH CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR AND ALL PASSENGER AIR BAGS EXPLODED. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO A NEARBY EMERGENCY ROOM. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK, HIP, RIGHT EAR AND MODERATE BRUISING. THE CONTACT'S EAR WAS STILL RINGING DUE TO THE EXPLOSION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND AND THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 11/07/14 *BF THE CONSUMER DOES NOT WANT HER COMPLAINT PUBLISHED. UPDATED 11/17/14 THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO WITHDRAW HER COMPLAINT, TO GIVE THE DEALER MORE TIME AND OPPORTUNITY TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 11/20/14

I WAS MAKING A TURN OUT OF A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT, BUT WHEN I MADE THE TURN THE PLASTIC COVERING OVER MY STEERING WHEEL FLEW OFF AND FELL TO THE GROUND. I WAS ABLE TO STEER AND HIT THE BRAKES JUST IN TIME TO AVOID HITTING A PARKED CAR. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO BRAKE SINCE THE COVER HIT THE GROUND AND PREVENTED ME FROM MOVING EASILY TO HIT THE BRAKE PEDAL. *TR

MELTING DASHBOARD: THE DASHBOARD STARTED MELTING ABOUT TWO (2) YEARS AGO AND IT CONTINUE TO GET WORST. THE GLARE FROM THE SHINY DASHBOARD MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE WHEN DRIVING DURING THE DAY AND THE SUN IS IN A POSITION THAT A GLARE RESULTS. APART FROM THE AESTHETICS OF THE DASHBOARD,, THE GLARE CREATES A DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT AND INJURIES TO DRIVER, PASSENGERS AND OTHERS. *TR

THE TOYOTA CAMRY WAS INVOLVED IN A 2 VEHICLE ACCIDENT RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE CORNER OF THE VEHICLE. THE CAMRY WAS NOT DRIVABLE AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP. TWO DAYS LATER WHEN AN INSPECTOR WENT TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE, IT WAS FOUND TO HAVE FIRE DAMAGE THAT RESULTED FROM A SLOW BURN COMING FROM THE DASH BY THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR

ON AUGUST 11, 2014, WHILE DRIVING IN A RAINSTORM ON INTERSTATE 20 IN MISSISSIPPI, I HEARD SOMETHING HARD STRIKE THE WINDSHIELD. A MOMENT LATER I SAW A CRACK ABRUPTLY RUN FROM THE EDGE TOWARDS THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER SEAT. THE CRACK HAD TRAVELED ABOUT 12 INCHES BEFORE STOPPING. I INSPECTED THE WINDSHIELD WHEN WE ARRIVED HOME AND DISCOVERED THAT SOMETHING STRUCK THE UNPROTECTED EDGE OF THE GLASS. ON ALL VEHICLES I'VE DRIVEN TO DATE (INCLUDING OUR 2008 TOYOTA YARIS) THE VULNERABLE WINDSHIELD EDGES ARE PROTECTED WITH TRIM OR GASKETS BUT NOT ON OUR 2014 CAMRY. AT FIRST WE THOUGHT THAT EDGE PROTECTORS WERE MISSING FROM OUR VEHICLE BUT WE INSPECTED ALL THE CAMRYS AT OUR DEALERSHIP AND FOUND THAT ALL HAVE EXPOSED WINDSHIELD EDGES. EXPOSED WINDSHIELD EDGES ARE VERY DANGEROUS. ROADWAYS ARE LITTERED AND CONTAIN CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS (GRAVEL, METAL AND OTHER MATERIALS) THAT COULD STRIKE A CAR WHEN DRIVEN OVER AND LAUNCHED INTO TRAFFIC. WHILE SAFETY GLASS WILL ABSORB A GREAT DEAL OF IMPACT, ITS INTEGRITY IS COMPROMISED WHEN CRACKED SUCH AS WHAT HAPPENED TO MY 2014 CAMRY. ANY SHARP STRIKE TO THE EDGE OF GLASS WILL CAUSE A CRACK TO DEVELOP THAT COULD RESULT IN COMPLETE WINDSHIELD FAILURE. MORE IMPORTANTLY, A SUDDEN CRACK WILL STARTLE A DRIVER AND MAY RESULT IN THEIR LOSING CONTROL OF THEIR VEHICLE. THIS CONDITION IS A SERIOUS THREAT TO ALL DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. I UTILIZED THE TOYOTA 3-TIER COMPLAINT PROCESS WITHOUT SUCCESS. THE TOYOTA COMPANY DOES NOT BELIEVE THIS DEFICIENCY IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN ACCORDING TO MY PERSONAL CONVERSATION WITH THEIR COMPLAINT DEPARTMENT. TOYOTA SHOULD VOLUNTARILY RECALL ALL IT'S VEHICLES WITH SIMILAR EXPOSED WINDSHIELD EDGES AND APPLY A PROTECTIVE EDGE GUARD. THEY SHOULD ALSO REPAIR DAMAGED WINDSHIELDS THAT ARE CAUSED BY STRIKES TO THE VULNERABLE EDGES.