2019 Toyota Camry

2019 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A U TURN THE STEERING WHEEL YANKED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTING. THE VEHICLE'S SPEED ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY AND BRUSHED A PARKED CAR, HIT A TREE THAT IN TURN FELL ON A HOUSE. THE CAME TO A REST AFTER IT HIT THE TREE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE FLOOR MAT WAS NOT PRESSING AGAINST THE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE INVESTIGATED DUE TO THE VEHICLE BEING SO DESTROYED. *JS *JS

THE PLASTIC PART BELOW MY VENT BUT ABOVE THE NAVIGATION SCREEN MELTED. I WAS DRIVING FROM FLORIDA TO SOUTH CAROLINA. BEFORE I LEFT I KNOW IT WASNT THERE BECAUSE I CONNECTED MY PHONE TO THE CAR. THEN I STOPPED IN GEORGIA FOR A BREAK. AS I WAS DRIVING MY PHONE RUNG AND I WENT TO HIT ANSWER ON MY SCREEN I NOTICED IT. IM NOT SURE IF IT HAPPENED AS I WAS DRIVING OR WHEN I STOPPED. SO I CONTACTED THE TOYOTA PLACE IN VIRGINIA WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT TO THE NEAREST TOYOTA PLACE. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT MY CAR TO FLORENCE TOYOTA IN FLORENCE SC. THEY TOOK PICTURES AND SENT THEM TO CORPORATE. THE FOLLOWING WEEK I CONTACTED THEM TO SEE WHAT WAS SAID. I WAS TOLD THAT IT LOOKS LIKE AIR FRESHNER GOT ON IT AND CAUSED IT TO MELT AND ITS NOT COVERED BY MY WARRANTY. SO I REPLIED I DO NOT KEEP AIR FRESHNER IN THAT VENT I KEEP THEM IN MY SIDE VENTS SO THATS NOT POSSIBLE. THEN I CALLE D TOYOTA CORPORATE OFFIC AND I WAS TOLD THEY CAN NOT COVER IT BECAUSE ITS NOT AND MANUFACTURE ERROR AND IT WOULD CAUSE ME $7000 TO REPLACE. I JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR IN APRIL AND ITS JUST SEPTEMBER NOTHING SHOULD BE MELTING IN THIS CAR AND IF AIR FRESHNERS CAN CAUSE THIS PLASTIC TO MELT ITS NOT A GOOD QUALITY CAR!

THE CHROME SURROUNDING THE TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER, AS WELL AS THE CHROME SURROUNDING THE INSIDE OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE CHROME TOYOTA EMBLEM ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE CHROME SURROUNDING THE START BUTTON AND THE CHROME AROUND THE SHIFTER ALL CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL GLARE FOR THE DRIVER (AND PASSENGER) WHEN THE SUN IS OUT. THIS GLARE MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THE SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, AND MOST OF ALL THE ROAD AND DASH. THERE IS NO EASY WAY TO BLOCK THIS GLARE AND STILL BE ABLE TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE SAFELY.

I PURCHASED THE CAR NOT EVEN 4 MONTHS IN AND I STARTED HEARING A "KNOCKING SOUND" IN THE ENGINE. I TOOK VIDEOS OF IT. I NOTICED THE THE KNOCKING SOUND COMES ON WHEN I DRIVE IT FOR A WHILE. I TOOK THE CAR THE DEALERSHIP AND SHOWED THEM THE VIDEO. THE SERVICE TECH DROVE IT AND SAID HE DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING. THEY RAN TESTS ON IT AND THEY SAID NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. THE SERVICE REP SAID HE DROVE THE CAR FOR 5 MINS ON THE STREET. BUT I TOLD HIM THE SOUNDS STARTS AFTER I DRIVE THE CAR FOR A WHILE AND IN THE FREEWAY. THEY SENT ME HOME AND SAID NOTHING IS WRONG. I DROVE THE CAR AGAIN ON THE FREEWAY AND THE SOUND CAME BACK ON. I ALSO HAVE FELT WHAT OTHER CAMRY USERS ARE SAYING ABOUT THE LACK OF ACCELERATION WHEN DRIVING THE CAR. IT DOES TAKE TIME TO PICK UP SPEED AND IT CAN BE DANGEROUS WHEN MERGING ONTO FREEWAYS AND LANES. NEED TO GET THIS FIX OR THEY NEED TO MAKE A RECALL ON THIS MODEL.

WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL, THE CAMRY WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WITH THE GAS PEDAL FULLY PRESSED. AT THE TOP OF THE HILL, THE CAMRY WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE BEGAN ROLLING BACKWARD DOWN THE HILL AT WHAT WAS APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH. THE BRAKE WOULD NOT STOP THE MOVEMENT OF THE CAR. EVENTUALLY, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ALSO PUT IN PLACE. THE CAMRY ROLLED DOWN THE ENTIRE HILL AND STOPPED WHEN THE BACK TIRE HIT THE CURB. THE CAR WAS STILL ON AND IN DRIVE MODE. WE DID NOT COLLIDE WITH ANY OTHER CARS BECAUSE MOST WERE OFF THE STREET. IT WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. FORTUNATELY, WE COULD HAVE BEEN SEVERELY INJURED OR WORSE. THIS TOOK PLACE ON A CITY STREET. THE HILL IS VERY WALKABLE. THE FACT THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WITH THE GAS PEDAL FULLY DEPRESSED IS ALARMING FOR A NEW CAR WITH LESS THAN 4 MONTHS OF USE. THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR FROM ROLLING BACKWARD WHILE THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN DRIVE. ONCE THE CAR STOPPED, IT SHOWED A CAR FAILURE NOTICE. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO TOYOTA AND REMAINS WITH THE DEALERSHIP TODAY. .

THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS CAR DOES NOT SHIFT THE WAY IT SHOULD. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO HAVE TROUBLE DECIDING WHAT GEAR IT SHOULD BE IN AND THE SHIFT POINTS ARE TOO HIGH ESPECIALLY WHEN SHIFTING INTO 3RD OR 4TH GEAR. THERE IS SOME SERIOUS HESITATION THAT SHOULD NOT BE PRESENT. ALSO, WHEN DOWNSHIFTING IT FEELS LIKE SOMEONE TAPPED THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAUSE IT SLOWS DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY. IF A CAR BRAKES IN FRONT OF ME AND I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN AND THEN GET BACK ON THE GAS TO SPEED BACK UP IT TAKES TOO LONG FOR THE CAR TO GET UP TO SPEED TO KEEP UP WITH TRAFFIC. THIS HAS ALL HAPPENED ON SIDE STREETS AS I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY YET.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT HAD JUST HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED AT MODESTO TOYOTA (LOCATED AT 4513 MCHENRY AVE, MODESTO, CA 95356, (209) 529-2933) WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,617.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT RECENTLY PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND KEPT HEARING AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BILL KIDD'S TOYOTA (10401 YORK RD, COCKEYSVILLE, MD 21030, (410) 666-8900) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A ROD STUCK IN ONE OF THE TIRES. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED AT BROWNS TOYOTA (7167 RITCHIE HWY, GLEN BURNIE, MD 21061, (410) 761-9000). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000. THE VIN WAS INVALID.