2016 Toyota Camry

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. ALSO, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND VIBRATED WHILE IDLING. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED GERMAIN TOYOTA OF COLUMBUS AT (614) 686-0300 (LOCATED AT 5711 SCARBOROUGH BLVD, COLUMBUS, OH 43232) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT WOULD BE CHARGED A DIAGNOSTIC FEE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

WHILE IN A PARKING LOT IN GRIDLOCK TRAFFIC LEAVING AN EVENT MY 2016 TOYOTA CAMRY MADE A LOUD THUMP NOISE AS IF WAS RELEASING THE BRAKE. THE CAR THEN LITERALLY MADE A SUDDEN ACCELERATION FORWARD AND IT WOULD NOT STOP. BECAUSE IT WAS GRIDLOCK IN THE PARKING LOT THE ONLY WAY IT WAS GOING TO STOP WAS TO HIT A PERSON OR ANOTHER CAR. MY CAMRY HIT 2 CARS AND FINALLY STOPPED. THE CAR AT THE TIME WAS NOT IN MOTION BUT IN DRIVE WITH THE FOOT ON THE BRAKE

WITH RIGHT FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR WAS VERY SLOWLY MOVING FORWARD WITH A PLAN TO PARK IN FRONT OF A PALM TREE THAT IS SURROUNDED BY CONCRETE BORDER APPROX. 8' HIGH. THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY AND ABRUPTLY ACCELERATED THEN HIT THE PALM TREE. ALTHOUGH, THE CONCRETE STOPPED FURTHER FORWARD MOVEMENT, THE CAR HAD SIGNIFICANT FRONT END DAMAGE. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO AUTONATION DEALER FOR INSPECTION ON 04/23/18, WHO ADVISED ME TO CALL TOYOTA CLAIMS DEPT. TOYOTA CLAIMS DEPT. ASSIGNED AN INSPECTOR TO REVIEW THE EVENT ELECTRONIC DATA RECORDER (EDR). THE INSPECTOR DOWNLOADED THE DATA FROM THE EDR, GAVE ME A COPY AND FORWARDED TO TOYOTA CORP. THE INSPECTOR ALSO TEST DROVE THE CAR. ON 04/04/18 I RECEIVED A MAIL FROM TOYOTA INDICATING THAT THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF A DEFECT WITH THE THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM THAT CAUSED THE INCIDENT BASED ON THE EDR READOUTS. THE READOUTS COVER THE PRE-CRASH DATA AS FOLLOWS: 1. THE EDR READOUTS INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A MOMENTARY ACCELERATOR INPUT THAT BROUGHT THE ENGINE RPM FROM 700 TO 1500. HOWEVER, THE EDR READOUT ALSO INDICATED THE ENGINE RPM INCREASED FROM 1500 TO 1900 WITHOUT ACCELERATOR INPUT. 2. THE EDR READOUTS ALSO INDICATED AT 0 SEC, THE ENGINE IS AT 1500 RPM WITH ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE INPUTS AT THE TIME. ON 04/08/18 I SENT A LETTER TO TOYOTA CLAIMS ADMINISTRATOR REQUESTING FURTHER REVIEW OF ABOVE ITEMS 1 & 2. ON 07/10/18, TOYOTA CLAIMS ADMINISTRATOR RESPONDED MAINTAINING THAT THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF DEFECT. ON 07/17/18 I SENT A WRITTEN REQUEST TO TOYOTA FOR AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THE ENGINE RPM INCREASED FROM 1500 TO 1900 WITHOUT ACCELERATOR INPUT. ALSO REQUESTED FOR AN EXPLANATION OF HOW COULD THERE BE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE INPUTS AT THE SAME AS INDICATED IN ABOVE ITEM 2. I ALSO FOLLOWED UP WITH A PHONE CALL. AS OF TODAY, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE OR RETURN CALL FROM TOYOTA.

ON SUNDAY JUNE 15, 2018, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:15 AM, I WAS TRAVELING IN THE LEFT LANE, EAST ON ROUTE 72 TOWARDS LBI, THE BLACK PICK UP TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME LOST HIS HITCH. HE DID NOT HAVE IT SECURELY ATTACHED TO HIS VEHICLE. THE HITCH HIT THE ROAD IN FRONT OF ME AND BEGAN BOUNCING AND WAS BOUNCING HIGHER AND HIGHER AND I HAD HEAVY TRAFFIC BEHIND ME AND IN THE RIGHT LANE AS WELL. I HAD TO TIME THE BOUNCE OF HIS HITCH SO I COULD GO OVER IT. WHEN I SUCCESSFULLY DID THIS THE HITCH MADE DENTS TO THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF MY VEHICLE AND POSSIBLY CAUSED OTHER DAMAGES THAT I HAVE NOT YET FOUND. THE BLACK PICK UP TRUCKS' LICENSE PLATE NUMBER WAS NJ:H45HNJ. I DID NOT PURSUE THE VEHICLE. I MADE MY WAY TO MY WORK AND FILED REPORT WITH MY INSURANCE COMPANY GEICO.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN ABNORMAL BURNING ODOR WAS DETECTED IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SLOANE TOYOTA OF PHILADELPHIA (1546 COTTMAN AVE, PHILADELPHIA, 19111) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT NO FAILURE COULD BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,355.

TAKATA RECALL AND DRAS II FAILURE FOR AS YET TO BE DETERMINED ADDITIONAL VINS MY FRIEND AND I WERE IN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AND FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEATS, BUCKLED UP, SITTING IN TRAFFIC STOPPED ON THE 5 FREEWAY HEADED NORTH. WE WERE REAR ENDED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, AT A SLIGHT ANGLE TO OUR BUMPTER, BY A DRIVER WHICH RESULTED IN THE TOTAL DECIMATION OF THEIR VEHICLE AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO OUR VEHICLE WHICH MANIFESTED ITSELF AS REAR BUMPER AND REAR UNDER BODY DAMAGE, AS WELL AS CRUMPLING OF THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FRAME AND QUARTERPANELS, TO OUR 2016 TOYOTA CAMRY. BOTH THE DRIVER AND I WERE THROWN FORWARD, AND DESPITE WEARING OUR SEATBELTS I HIT MY HEAD AND KNEE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD AREA DURING THE IMPACT. NO AIRBAGS INFLATED IN THE VEHICLE. UPON EXAMINING THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE INCIDENT, THE DRIVER CONSOLE DISPLAYED RED ERROR LIGHTS INDICATING THAT AIRBAGS HAD BEEN DEPLOYED DESPITE NONE HAVING DONE SO. BOTH THE DRIVER AND I SUSTAINED SERIOUS AND ONGOING INJURIES AS A RESULT. THE VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 27000 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THERE ARE CONFIRMED REPORTS FROM TOYOTA DEMONSTRATING THAT AIRBAG SENSORS ARE PRONE TO FAILING AT THE CHIP EDGE DUE TO LARGE INTERNAL TENSILE STRESS INCONJUNCTION WITH DEFECTS IN THE SENSOR CAUSING IT TO DELAMINATE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2016 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CHEST AND BACK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE OTHER DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW LOT AND DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE CONTACT PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER (STONE MOUNTAIN TOYOTA, 4400 STONE MOUNTAIN HWY, LILBURN, GA 30047), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REACHED OUT TO THE DEALER REGARDING A WARRANTY REFUND. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

DURING HEAVY RAIN, THE WATER FROM THE WHEEL WELLS IS THROWN UP ONTO THE WINDSHIELD AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CANNOT KEEP UP WITH IT. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT 30 MPH, AS WELL AS HIGHER SPEEDS. THIS COMPLETELY OBSCURES VISIBILITY AND HAS NEARLY CAUSED TWO ACCIDENTS, AS WELL AS SOME VERY FRIGHTENING INCIDENTS. THESE OCCURRED ON HIGHWAYS AND LOCAL PAVED ROADS. HEAVY WATER THROWN BY OTHER VEHICLES CAN'T BE TAKEN CARE OF BY THE WIPERS, FORCING THE DRIVER TO GUESS WHERE THE ROAD AND OTHER VEHICLES ARE.