2011 Toyota Camry Hybrid Problems

The contact owns a 2011 Toyota Camry Hybrid. The contact stated while driving 25 MPH, the ABS, vehicle stability control, brakes, and TPMS warning lights illuminated. The contact merged over to the side of the road and opened the Owner’s manual. The contact read that due to the warning lights being illuminated, the vehicle should not be driven. The contact drove the vehicle to the dealer, where the vehicle was diagnosed with, TPMS battery replacement, a leak inside of the accumulator, and a fractured actuator assembly failure. The vehicle was repaired for the most recent failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 80,417.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IN ORDER, TO STOP THE VEHICLE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTONATION ARAPAHOE (10531 E ARAPAHOE RD, CENTENNIAL, CO 80112, 303-578-6111) WHO DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT MULTIPLE FUNCTIONS OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM HAD FAILED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT OF AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE VEHICLE, BUT THE CONTACT STATED THAT DO NOT COVER THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

HI THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE DRIVER SIDE ARM REST WHICH IS CRACKED BECAUSE OF CHEAP PLASTIC AND IT FLEXING I THINK ITS DANGEROUS BECAUSE WHILE YOU DRIVING FOR LONG HOURS AND YOU NEED TO REST YOUR ARM ITS NOT RELAYABLE YOUR ARM DIPS IN THE HOLE INSTEAD OF COMFORT I HOPE IT EXPLAINS RITE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD MELTED AND WAS STICKY, WHICH MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO CLEAN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 1705190412. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

THE SUPPLIED JACK DOES NOT RAISE VEHICLE HIGH ENOUGH WHEN USED ON PAVEMENT AS INSTRUCTED BY MANUAL. DASH MOBILE DIRECTION GIVES UNSAFE DIRECTIONS AND THE WRONG WAY ON A ONE WAY STREET.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A TURN, THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO DISENGAGE. THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL WITHOUT WARNING. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED, BUT WAS DRIVABLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURES WERE SUSTAINED. THE CONTACT CALLED DARCARS TOYOTA SILVER SPRING AT 301-622-0300 (LOCATED AT 12210 CHERRY HILL RD, SILVER SPRING, MD 20904) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE DEALER HAD RECENTLY COMPLETED REPAIRS ON THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE EVENT DATA RECORDER NEEDED TO BE INSPECTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 124,785.

ON APPROXIMATELY JULY 19, 2016, I WAS DRIVING WESTBOUND AT 60 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON I-85 DURING THE EARLY EVENING IN DURHAM, NC. THE SUN WAS LOW IN THE SKY AND I PULLED THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR DOWN TO SHIELD MY EYES FROM THE SUN'S GLARE. THE NEXT THING I KNEW WAS THAT THE SUN VISOR WAS IN MY HAND AND I WAS STRUGGLING TO SEE THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME SO THAT I WOULD NOT HIT IT. I WAS TOTALLY STARTLED NOT ONLY BY THE GLARE OF THE SUN AFTER THE VISOR FAILED, BUT ALSO BY THE FAILURE OF THE VISOR ITSELF. THE VISOR HAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM ITS SUPPORT ARM. I IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND ORDERED A REPLACEMENT SUN VISOR. WHILE THERE, A SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THAT TOYOTA HAD A RECALL AND EXTENDED WARRANTY ON SOME 2011 CAMRY SUN VISORS. HE OFFERED TO LOOK UP MY CAR TO SEE IF IT WAS ON THE LIST. IT WASN'T, BUT HE SAID THAT CARS ON THE LIST HAD VISORS THAT FAILED IN THE SAME WAY AS MINE HAD. EVEN THOUGH MY CAR WAS NOT ON THE LIST, THE SERVICE ADVISOR RECOMMENDED THAT I CONTACT TOYOTA, WHICH I DID. THE TOYOTA EXTENDED WARRANTY IS DESIGNATED "ZTT" AND AFFECTS MANY CAMRYS, INCLUDING SOME MANUFACTURED IN 2011, BUT BEFORE MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED. AN INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS PICTURES OF VISORS AMONG THE EXTENDED WARRANTY VEHICLES THAT FAILED IN EXACTLY THE SAME MANNER AS MINE HAD. YESTERDAY, I RECEIVED A LETTER STATING THAT TOYOTA WOULD NOT PAY FOR A REPLACEMENT VISOR SO I 'M WRITING TO INFORM YOU OF THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION WHICH COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH, AS NEARLY HAPPENED TO ME.

DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR BECAME LOOSE AND DID NOT RETAIN ITS POSITION. IT DROPPED DOWN AND BLOCKED MY VISION CAUSING ME TO VEER OFF THE ROAD. SUN VISOR THEN DETACHED COMPLETELY FROM HINGE. CAT NOW HAS NO WAY TO BLOCK SUN AND I HAVE TO DRIVE ONE HANDED TO BLOCK THE SUN LIGHT.

CAR LOST BRAKES WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN ON A CITY STREET. ALL THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS CAME (ABS, PARKING BRAKE, BRAKE WARNING) ON ALONG WITH THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL WARNING. HAD TO PRESS BRAKES ALL THE WAY AND EVEN THEN THE BRAKING WAS VERY MINIMAL. IT WAS HARD TO BRING THE CAR TO A STOP. INTERMITTENTLY THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO BECAME HARD TO TURN. PULLED TO SIDE, TURNED OFF CAR. STARTED CAR UP AND THE SAME SET OF WARNING LIGHTS REMAINED ON DROVE CAR TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHICH WAS 1 BLOCK AWAY. BRAKING WAS HARD, BUT COULD BRING CAR TO A STOP DEALER SAID BRAKE COMPUTER WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL / WARRANTY COVERAGE FROM TOYOTA ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

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WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, THE "CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM" LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR LOST POWER. THE CAR HAD VERY LITTLE POWER AND JUST CREPT AT A VERY LOW RATE. STEPPING ON THE THROTTLE PEDAL DID NOT DO ANY GOOD. IF WE WERE IN TRAFFIC WE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A DANGEROUS SAFETY SITUATION. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A DEALER AND ARE WAITING FOR AN ASSESSMENT. WE HAVE SEEN ON TOYOTA NATION THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE. WHY HASN'T A RECALL OR AN ALERT BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS SITUATION. IT IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE IGNITION KEY PROBLEM WHERE THE ENGINE IS INADVERTENTLY SHUT-OFF. WE HAVE BEEN LUCKY THAT THIS HAPPENED CLOSE TO OUR RESIDENCE. IF MY WIFE HAD BEEN DRIVING WITH OUR GRANDCHILDREN IN THE CAR, WHO KNOWS WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONDITION THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED BY TOYOTA. AT THE TOYOTA DEALER, WE COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE "CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM" CONDITION AND WE ARE NOT COMFORTABLE ABOUT DRIVING THIS CAR IF TOYOTA CAN NOT ASSESS AND FIX THIS UNSAFE CONDITION.

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE FOG LIGHT HAS BROKEN ON THIS VEHICLE SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW IN 2011. I BELIEVE THIS IS A VERY COSTLY DESIGN FLAW THAT TOYOTA REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. REPLACEMENT OF THE FOG LIGHT IS ABOUT $250.00 I WOULD LIKE THIS TO BECOME A RE-CALL ITEM FOR TOYOTA. THANK YOU *TR

THE SUPPLIED JACK DOES NOT RAISE VEHICLE HIGH ENOUGH WHEN USED ON PAVEMENT AS INSTRUCTED BY MANUAL. DASH MOBILE DIRECTION GIVES UNSAFE DIRECTIONS AND THE WRONG WAY ON A ONE WAY STREET.

ON 9/7/13, WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO ROUTE 80 IN NJ, I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, THE ACCELERATOR STUCK FLAT ON THE FLOOR. I HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. FORTUNATELY NOBODY WAS NEXT TO ME. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO USE THE SIDE OF MY FOOT TO POP IT BACK UP. IT PERFORMED NORMALLY AFTER THAT, THOUGH I DID NOT PUSH IT TO THE FLOOR AGAIN. *TR

The contact owns a 2011 Toyota Camry Hybrid. The contact stated while driving 25 MPH, the ABS, vehicle stability control, brakes, and TPMS warning lights illuminated. The contact merged over to the side of the road and opened the Owner’s manual. The contact read that due to the warning lights being illuminated, the vehicle should not be driven. The contact drove the vehicle to the dealer, where the vehicle was diagnosed with, TPMS battery replacement, a leak inside of the accumulator, and a fractured actuator assembly failure. The vehicle was repaired for the most recent failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 80,417.

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, THE "CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM" LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR LOST POWER. THE CAR HAD VERY LITTLE POWER AND JUST CREPT AT A VERY LOW RATE. STEPPING ON THE THROTTLE PEDAL DID NOT DO ANY GOOD. IF WE WERE IN TRAFFIC WE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A DANGEROUS SAFETY SITUATION. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A DEALER AND ARE WAITING FOR AN ASSESSMENT. WE HAVE SEEN ON TOYOTA NATION THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE. WHY HASN'T A RECALL OR AN ALERT BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS SITUATION. IT IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE IGNITION KEY PROBLEM WHERE THE ENGINE IS INADVERTENTLY SHUT-OFF. WE HAVE BEEN LUCKY THAT THIS HAPPENED CLOSE TO OUR RESIDENCE. IF MY WIFE HAD BEEN DRIVING WITH OUR GRANDCHILDREN IN THE CAR, WHO KNOWS WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONDITION THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED BY TOYOTA. AT THE TOYOTA DEALER, WE COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE "CHECK HYBRID SYSTEM" CONDITION AND WE ARE NOT COMFORTABLE ABOUT DRIVING THIS CAR IF TOYOTA CAN NOT ASSESS AND FIX THIS UNSAFE CONDITION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SUN VISOR WOULD DROP DOWN INDEPENDENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD TO MANUALLY HOLD UP THE SUN VISOR WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE CAUSED HIS VISION TO BE OBSTRUCTED WHILE DRIVING. MODESTO TOYOTA (4513 MCHENRY AVE, MODESTO, CA 95356, (209) 529-2933) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO SCHEDULE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BUT DECLINED TO DO SO. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,100.