The fog light at the bottom of the bumper caught on fire. the fireman stated the have never seen that before. he also stated it was an electrical problem. for me too report it to toyota
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 toyota camry. the contact stated that while driving at approximately 45 mph, the turning signals would malfunctioning periodically. in addition, there was black smoke entering the vehicle from the air vents periodically. the vehicle was taken to family toyota of arlington (1661 wet n wild way, arlington, tx 76011) where they informed the contact that the failures could not be duplicated. the vehicle was not repaired. the contact mentioned that the headlamps failed to operate. the contact stated that the light bulbs in the headlamps were replaced and the headlamps failed to operate. the manufacturer was not notified of the failures. the approximate failure mileage was 103,000.
I was driving during night with lights on at hiway speed and all interior and exterior lights went out while driving 70 mph in pitch black! i had to guess where i was on curved overpass. i tried flicking the hi/low beam switch, but that didn't help. couldn't get lights to come on until stopped, shut off car and restarted it. has happened twice since i bought it new. first time was prior to any body damage, second time it wasn't completely pitch black so not as dangerous. another trip we were on 4 lane interstate driving through a city and someone else had hit an orange construction barrel and it had flipped up into air and we hit it at hiway speed on left front corner of car. had to replace bumper, headlight, washer fluid tank, repair fender. air bags never went off. i am an emt and another day was driving to a gunshot call at 80 mph and reached for pager as it was falling and front wheel dropped off shoulder and i knew not to correct it, so just kept straight and came to stop in snow filled ditch. air bags did not deploy. i had to get it towed out, and the tow truck driver indicated that it was a difficult ditch to get it out of. had get get it realigned and replace right front headlight, bumper, and some other plastic pieces. third time we were t-boned at an intersection in town, would estimate less than 30 mph, and air bags did not deploy. damage was bad enough it was not driveable anymore and insurance company totaled the car out. we bought the car back to repair it to continue driving it, but now i am thinking that was a poor decision as i wonder about the safety of it. the last accident has me very shook up and i am waiting to have surgery on my neck now because of it. i wonder if the side air bags had worked, would i need to have my neck fused.
2014 toyota camry. consumer writes in regards to vehicle being hacked and hackers gaining control over stereo system. *ld *js
The front door locks no longer operate by remote. this is not a remote problem since my rear door locks do respond. i believe the front door lock actuators have failed on both the driver and passenger sides. the repairs for this will cost hundreds of dollars. there is currently a class action lawsuit in california. i think this is a wide spread problem.
Touch screen radio bass control stopped working wurring noise from steering wheel while i turn wheel in reverse backing passenger airbag off light is on and won't turn off
Car in motion on curve in city street. pushed rear window defrost button. radio went off. headlights went off. steering very hard to use. electric power steering (eps) dash indicator light came on. within 2 seconds all returned to normal. this occurred two times.
Steering system warning showing and have no power, hard time to restart the engine.
First noticed last year 2018. heat and a/c controls seemed to be fluctuating. a/c stopped blowing cold air a few times, until i started driving a few more miles, worked somewhat. now march 2019, a/c seemed to be getting warm it is not blowing cold air and the outside air control stays on but should not with the a/c control. heat seems to work on and off, just not working properly. this is all while driving. i leased this car, the only owner, garaged and only 41k miles. i also got a weird smell one time but can't remember when it was. i am going to call flemington toyota and see what they say. probably not covered. i am still making payments and that is so distressing and disheartening.
Touch screen controls are becoming non responsive starting at lower right hand corner. google search shows this is very, very common in 2014 and 2015 toyotas. can' t pair phone with bluetooth anymore, since "add" button is in lower right corner of screen. also very distracting while driving, when buttons never or intermittently respond! contacted toyota dealers and toyota headquarters. one dealer admitted being aware of the issue, but all say toyota hasn't issued a recall or warranty extension! safety issue with driver distraction!!!!
At 50000 miles there was a plastic crunching sound in the steering column. the air bag light went on. over the next couple of weeks there was more crunching and lost the cruise control followed by the horn and radio controls. the phone function was the last to go on the steering wheel. it was diagnosed as the clock spring and because my car was not in the recall for the exact same thing as other toyota vehicles i was told they would not fix it. this is a safety issue and my airbag and horn do not work due to a faulty part that toyota is well aware of. any help in this matter would be greatly appreciated.
In my opinion there is an issue with the battery and or charging system. the vehicle was bought new. the new battery failed within three years. a new replacement battery then displayed notable corrosion starting around four months. the internet confirms the opinion of a seemingly off gassing problem causing corrosion especially on the positive terminal as is my experience. the internet notes risks of being stranded with dead batteries and in at least one case belief or opinion that a house fire starting in the garage caused around $300,000 of damage. the fire is stated to have derived in the battery location from a claimed defective battery. the dealer states corrosion is common and costs around $55 to service and or replacing positive battery terminal clamps and connecting cables as needed. my sister vehicle with an older battery were both garaged in the california moderate climate and has no corrosion. the issue of a failure seems suspected by toyota as the date i reported the second alleged failure, toyota sends me a questionnaire asking about driving distances and times noting the battery failure. the internet suspects the system is overcharging. danger in my view arises from being stranded or fire. unnecessary cost is required in my opinion to service at $55 and or buy new clamps and cables that are corroded. the toyota survey confirms suspicion advanced in my opinions about charging failure since questions include distance and time driven and starts and stops. i had pleasant treatment at the dealership and a report to the corporate toyota case manager. the pleasantries don't however account for the cost of service, cost or replacement and ancillary considerations as being stranded with a dead battery is fraught with unsettling consequences. i am a loyal toyota customer, there is no rancor or animosity. i own several toyotas and will buy again.
Dead battery after car is idle for 3-4 days, this has happened 3 times.
'takata recall' on dec. 20, 2017 the sound in my toyota camry went out. the local dealership here in grenada,ms informed me on using these procedures to get the isssue token care of. i️ bought my 2014 camry brand new i️ am the first owner
For the fourth time, an actuator in my 2014 camry le failed. i now have had four ' different ' actuators fail in my car. this as a safety issue. most consumers expect that if the car has an auto-lock feature ' as ours has' that it will do so. if one depresses the remote lock button, or the lock button on the driver's door, they expect all doors will lock. our doors fail in all these ways. having four locked doors in our sedan is a vital safety feature, both during movement, and while parked. we bought our camry as a new car in 2014. approximately one year ago at 31k miles, the rear, left actuator failed. the oem part cost $341. i purchased a replacement, and fixed at my expense in march, 2018. the day of the repair, the front passenger side failed. i called toyota experience. i asked for assistance to which their response was a $200 refund on a new actuator purchase from a toyota dealer. the cost of new oem part was $329, plus, installation. i would have to foot the difference and jump through various hoops to seek a re-imbursement. in early november 2018 the front, driver door actuator failed. really, three actuators going bad on one car ' starting with a three year old automobile, garaged and very well maintained, with only 31,000 miles? in mid november the rear, passenger side did not properly lock. now all the actuators in our car have gone bad in the last year! this is a safety and welfare issue. we constantly worry if any of the doors auto-lock on movement. similarly, we worry that if a door is left unlocked we could be victimized with an unauthorized entry with loss of personal property, vandalism or assault. as we have never experienced similar problems with door lock mechanisms since we started driving (late 1960s), we think this is a safety and quality control issue that toyota should remedy.
On changing cellular service this year, i got a new phone. instructions to enter it into the camry's bluetooth were unsuccessful, because, as i found out after taking the camry to toyota for service, the bottom half of the touch screen no longer works. as a result, to use the cell phone in the car i have to hold it in my hand and work the phone. i was told by toyota that the car is out of warranty and that they will not fix the problem. this creates a safety problem, apparently so prevalent in toyotas that it can be googled online.
The battery drains if the car is parked and not driven for more than a day or two. the dealer checked the issue and couldn't find anything. this issue occurred before; about 2 months ago. having to drive around with a portable jump kit in my trunk just in case.
Ac condenser unit plugs and creates mold and bad smell from vents. mold causes people with allergies to start having reactions. in addition, there is concern that the accumulated water may then leak through a seam in the housing onto the air bag control module potentially resulting in a short circuit of the module. a short circuit may cause the air bags to become disabled or inadvertently deploy. this is similar to 2013 camry model recall. nhtsa campaign number: 13v442000. i think the recall should extend to 2014 camry model as well.
Rear suspension bad make bumps in both tires,that cause noise wen runnig,im take to the dealer where i buy to alignment rear wheel but dont help..tires worst bad.shock donnt shows any leaks,and the brakes im feel dont works properly. delays in press or something and radio touchy screen don't work!
Intermittently, the button start will not cause the car to start. it happens most often at temperatures around 50f. the car will indicate that it recognizes that a key is nearby (green key icon on the dash) but when the brake is depressed and the button is pushed, only the electronics of the car turn on. the car, though, refuses to turn over. we have taken this issue to a toyota dealer and, of course, they are unable to recreate the issue. they are also unable to find any cause for this problem. i suspect that it could be a grounding issue of the battery. but further testing of that hypothesis has proven me wrong, so far. i have seen similar problems online but no one has been able to offer a fix.
My steering wheel controls (including cruise control, phone controls, radio and volume controls) stopped working while driving about 1 month ago. while at my local toyota dealership for my regular maintenance, i had a diagnostic test run. i was informed than my spiral cable was the issue, which affects my controls and air bag. my car was purchased new of the lot 2.5 years ago, has only been serviced by my local toyota dealership.
Battery died, battery was jumped and the windshield wipers switch fried and short circuited my entire electrical wiring. resulting in $2,800.00 in damages. the car was stationary. there was recall on this problem for camry's and i believe this wasn't fixed on mine.
A rabbit chomped on the lower wiring harness rendering the car disabled due to the wiring being made out of an "organic" compound in keeping with its "green" philosophy. i was told by the mechanic it is made from either a peanut oil or similar ingredient that attracts rodents. he also went on to say that the wiring covering causes issues on many of the toyota's due to rodents eating the wiring and is is not covered under warranty. my car was sitting in my driveway prior to any issues and the engine would not start. this will cost $1900 to repair my brand new car.
The car computer refuses to accelerate properly when needed. when pressing on accelerator to cross busy intersection or from stop light, the exhibited 3-5 seconds of delay, it refuse to pickup speed which could cause a deadly accident! toyota must recall the cars back and fix this problem before someone died again on the road!!!
Driver was slowing down, coasting before applying brake to turned left into driveway. driver applied brake and car accelerated very strong but brief; driver then applied brake very firmly, and car stopped; but by this time, car missed driveway entry, and had to back up to restart entry. this same scenario has occurred 3 times with 2 different drivers. other 2 occurrences were less strong, sub-second acceleration "blips" toyota case #ta151210472.
I went out to the garage to verify that the garage door was closed and heard something humming in the garage. upon investigating the sound it turned out to be coming from under the rear of the car. the only thing that made sense to me was the fuel pump was running. i proceeded to get the keys and cycled the ignition to on without starting the car and then back to off. the humming stopped. i did remember hearing a second humming sound start and stop when turning the key to the on position, which would be the normal fuel pump cycling for an engine start sequence. i am wondering if what i originally heard may have been a relief valve slowly bleeding off pressure, but i am not sure if there is a relief valve somewhere in the back of the car. i disconnected the battery overnight for piece of mind. this did all occur between 4-5 hours after the car had been parked. i will be contacting my toyota dealer regarding this problem. *tr
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
On dec. 1, my radio/ipod system malfunctioned. i was not able to go from am to fm to my ipod. toyota replaced the radio unit with a rebuilt unit. on dec. 31, the entire system failed. the display screen is black; thus in addition to not having any sound system, the back up camera cannot display what is behind me. *tr
Driving on i-70 east of frederick, md up long hill when car lost power. speed dropped from 75 to 50 mph. i was in center lane and traffic was heavy. narrowly avoided multi-car pileup while trying to work my way to shoulder. nothing on dashboard indicated problem. no unusual odors or sounds. i had been driving about 4 hours when incident occurred. when i returned to florida 3 days later i took the car to the dealer for inspection and repair. they could not diagnose problem because no error codes appeared on their equipment and they could not replicate the problem because there are no hills in the area. took car to a second dealer and got the same response. dealer recommends 6 cylinder car. i have driven nothing but 4 cylinder cars for more than 30 years and have driven them from coast to coast including colorado, wyoming, montana and california. i never experienced this problem with any of the 4 cylinder cars on any terrain. there is no question that the car has a defect which could be a serious safety problem and the lack of diagnosis indicates to me a failure in their diagnostic equipment. *tr
Tl*the contact owns a 2014 toyota camry. the contact stated that the vehicle was emitting a mildew odor causing him to become nauseous when driving. the failure occurred on a daily basis. the vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the air conditioning system needed to be refreshed. the vehicle was repaired but the failure persisted. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 21,000.
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
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 toyota camry. while parked, the vehicle was unable to start and various electrical functions were active. in addition, the doors could not be locked from outside the vehicle. the contact mentioned that the vehicle was able to start after a while. the failure recurred intermittently. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed, but the cause of the failure could not be determined. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 500.