2014 Toyota Camry Hybrid Problems

THE CAMRY HYBRID COVERED ONLY BY WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT ZKK ARE SUFFERING THE SAME DANGERS FROM BRAKE BOOSTER PUMP ASSEMBLY FAILURES AS THOSE TOYOTA COVERED BY TOYOTA SAFETY RECALLS (D0H & K0L). BY EXCLUDING CAMRY HYBRIDS WITH DEFECTIVE BRAKES FROM THE D0H AND K0L SAFETY RECALLS, TOYOTA IS LEAVING THE OWNERS TO HELPLESSLY EXPERIENCE LIFE-THREATENING BRAKE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION BEFORE TOYOTA WILL PROVIDE THE REPLACEMENT BRAKE COMPONENTS NEEDED TO MAKE THE VEHICLE SAFE. THE LAW REQUIRES TOYOTA TO PREVENT THE LIFE-THREATENING DANGERS OF THIS BRAKE DEFECT BEFORE THE FAILURE OCCURS. TOYOTA'S COST-CUTTING STRATEGIES ARE CAUSING CRASHES AND INJURIES. INJURIES AND CRASHES CAUSED BY THE BRAKE DEFECT EXPLAINED IN THIS LETTER HAVE OCCURRED AND BEEN REPORTED TO THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION. TOYOTA'S DECISION TO PROVIDE A REACTIONARY, POST-FAILURE REPAIR - INSTEAD OF A PREVENTATIVE SAFETY RECALL REMEDY - EXPLAINS MANY OF THE CRASHES AND INJURIES ON NHTSA'S SAFERCAR.GOV WEBSITE. BELOW IS A LIST OF RELEVANT COMPLAINTS FROM SAFERCAR.GOV. 'C' INDICATES A 'CRASH' AND 'I' INDICATES 'INJURY': 10681105 (C), 10883971 (C), 10971542 (C), 10664739(C)(I), 10807100 (C), 10794987 (C), 10605988(C), 11154818 (C)(I), 10606258, 10592072, 10967838, 10626061(C), 10604544 (C)(I), 10569158 (C)(I), 11090508 (C)(I), 11057737 (C)(I), 10779877(C)(I), 10722560 (C)(I), 10692225 (C), 10560809 (C), 10523025 (C), 10502158 (C), 10616767 (C), 10641347,10611145, 10596979, 1051996, 11003054, 10597316, 10705883, 10875822, 10510996, 10564619 C1256, C1253, C1252, AND C1391 - INDICATING DANGERS AND NONCOMPLIANCE - ARE BEING STORED IN VEHICLES EXCLUDED FROM THE PAST SAFETY RECALLS. *TR

WHEN I COMING TO A SLOW DOWN OR STOP ON THE CITY STREET OR THE HIGHWAY, I FELT THE BRAKE PEDAL LOOSEN UP AND THE CAR STARTED TO ROLL FORWARD. THE CAR CAME TO STOP AFTER I PUSHED VERY HARD ON THE PEDAL 2 TO 3 TIMES. THIS HAPPENS MOST TIME.

THE CAMRY HYBRID COVERED ONLY BY WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT ZKK ARE SUFFERING THE SAME DANGERS FROM BRAKE BOOSTER PUMP ASSEMBLY FAILURES AS THOSE TOYOTA COVERED BY TOYOTA SAFETY RECALLS (D0H & K0L). BY EXCLUDING CAMRY HYBRIDS WITH DEFECTIVE BRAKES FROM THE D0H AND K0L SAFETY RECALLS, TOYOTA IS LEAVING THE OWNERS TO HELPLESSLY EXPERIENCE LIFE-THREATENING BRAKE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION BEFORE TOYOTA WILL PROVIDE THE REPLACEMENT BRAKE COMPONENTS NEEDED TO MAKE THE VEHICLE SAFE. THE LAW REQUIRES TOYOTA TO PREVENT THE LIFE-THREATENING DANGERS OF THIS BRAKE DEFECT BEFORE THE FAILURE OCCURS. TOYOTA'S COST-CUTTING STRATEGIES ARE CAUSING CRASHES AND INJURIES. INJURIES AND CRASHES CAUSED BY THE BRAKE DEFECT EXPLAINED IN THIS LETTER HAVE OCCURRED AND BEEN REPORTED TO THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION. TOYOTA'S DECISION TO PROVIDE A REACTIONARY, POST-FAILURE REPAIR - INSTEAD OF A PREVENTATIVE SAFETY RECALL REMEDY - EXPLAINS MANY OF THE CRASHES AND INJURIES ON NHTSA'S SAFERCAR.GOV WEBSITE. BELOW IS A LIST OF RELEVANT COMPLAINTS FROM SAFERCAR.GOV. 'C' INDICATES A 'CRASH' AND 'I' INDICATES 'INJURY': 10681105 (C), 10883971 (C), 10971542 (C), 10664739(C)(I), 10807100 (C), 10794987 (C), 10605988(C), 11154818 (C)(I), 10606258, 10592072, 10967838, 10626061(C), 10604544 (C)(I), 10569158 (C)(I), 11090508 (C)(I), 11057737 (C)(I), 10779877(C)(I), 10722560 (C)(I), 10692225 (C), 10560809 (C), 10523025 (C), 10502158 (C), 10616767 (C), 10641347,10611145, 10596979, 1051996, 11003054, 10597316, 10705883, 10875822, 10510996, 10564619 C1256, C1253, C1252, AND C1391 - INDICATING DANGERS AND NONCOMPLIANCE - ARE BEING STORED IN VEHICLES EXCLUDED FROM THE PAST SAFETY RECALLS. *TR

UNAUTHORIZED ACCELERATION OF THE CAR IN A PARKING LOT. THE CAR WAS IN A SLOW RIGHT TURN WHILE PREPARING TO PARK, AND THE CAR SURGED FORWARD WITHOUT APPLICATION OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. DRIVER HEADED TOWARD A TREE IN ORDER TO MISS A PUBLIC UTILITY BOX BUT A HIGH CURB ASSISTED IN STOPPING THE VEHICLE.

WE HAVE HAD ALL FOUR DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS REPLACED... BEFORE 40,000 MILES!!! AND ALL WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF EACH OTHER...UGH!!! BUT AT LEAST THEY WERE UNDER WARRANTY, THANK GOD, BECAUSE IF THEY WEREN'T, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN $1,700. I KNOW THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH TOYOTA PRODUCTS, I GUESS THEY JUST HAVE VERY WEAK DOOR LOCK MOTORS. THIS IS THE ORDER THEY WENT OUT IN: DRIVERS, REAR PASSENGER, FRONT PASSENGER, AND REAR DRIVER. BEFORE THEY ACTUALLY WENT OUT, THEY WOULD INTERMITTENTLY NOT WORK. YOU COULD SEE THE DOOR LOCK INDICATOR TRYING TO MOVE, BUT IT COULDN'T MOVE ALL THE WAY INTO THE LOCKED OR UNLOCKED POSITION. IT SEEMED TO HAPPEN WHEN IT EITHER WAS SUPER COLD OR SUPER HOT OUTSIDE. WHAT WAS SUPER ANNOYING WAS IF ONE DOOR LOCK DIDN'T LOCK, THE ENTIRE CAR UNLOCKED ITSELF. SO YOU WOULD WALK AWAY THINKING THE CAR WAS LOCKED, WHEN IT REALLY WASN'T. EVENTUALLY THEY JUST QUIT LOCKING AND UNLOCKING ALL TOGETHER. OTHER THAN THAT, THE CAR HAS BEEN FLAWLESS. WE ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE CAR, WE ARE TOYOTA PEOPLE FOR LIFE! HOWEVER, I FIGURE IF ENOUGH PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT THEM, TOYOTA WILL RECALL THEM OR DO SOME SORT OF SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THEM.

CAR WILL NOT START UNLESS I USE A BATTERY CHARGER.

PLASTIC PART OF THE RELEASE BUTTON BROKE EITHER AFTER RELEASE OR WHEN TRYING TO BUCKLE UP. IT WOULD NO LONGER LATCH. UNDER 75K MILES ON THE CAR AND I AM ONLY DRIVER.

WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 40-45 MPH, A VEHICLE RAN THE STOP SIGN ON A SIDE STREET ON TO THE STREET MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON, AND SHE HIT THE VEHICLE BROADSIDE. HER SAFETY BELT WAS SECURELY FASTENED, HOWEVER THE SHOULDER PORTION OF THE BELT GAVE WAY, AND MY WIFE STRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL WITH HER CHEST, PINNING HER WRIST IN BETWEEN HERSELF AND THE STEERING WHEEL. THE AIRBAGS ALSO DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

I PAID MODERN TOYOTA A LOT OF MONEY TO ADD NAVIGATION SYSTEM IN CAR THEY PUT A THIRD PARTY SYSTEM IN CAR LAST SUNDAY I WAS IN THE CAR AND LETTING A LADY PASS WITH SHOPPING CART THE MIC OF THIRD PARTY SYSTEM MELTED THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY ON ROOF WHERE THE GLASS HOLDER AND LIGHTS ARE FALL ON LAP I GOT SHOCK AND HIT THE GAS I HIT THE SHOPPING CART AND LADY FALL TO GROUND THAT MADE A DENT IN FRONT FENDER OF CAR I WENT TO TOYOTA TOLD THEM I PAID A LOT OF $ FOR SYSTEM AND THEY NEED TO REPLACE THIS WITH FACTORY WITH BUILT WITH BLUETOOTH AND NAVIGATION AND THE DENT THEY REFUSE TO DO SO I TOLD THEM MY FAMILY TRAVELS IN THAT CAR WHAT IF I WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND THAT HAPPEN THEY DIDN'T CARE ABOUT MY SAFETY OR MY FAMILIES I CALL TOYOTA THEY ARE BUYING TIME SO I CAN'T TAKE ACTION AGAINST THEM, I NEED JUSTICE I AM PAYING A LOT OF MONEY FOR THIS CAR IF THEY WON'T FIX IT THEN I NEED $ TO FIX IT MY SELF.

AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 AM, ON 3/10/2015, WHILE MY WIFE WAS MAKING THE FINAL APPROACH (APPROXIMATELY 5 FT.) TO A PARKING SPOT AT THE MILL BAKERY, NAVOO, IL; SHE EXPERIENCED AN UNINTENDED VEHICLE ACCELERATION. THE HYBRID CAR WAS RUNNING ON ITS ELECTRIC MOTOR WHEN MY WIFE BEGAN TO STEP ON THE BRAKE TO SLOW THE CAR TO A STOP. WHILE BRAKING, THE CAR TURNED ON THE GAS ENGINE AND ACCELERATED WITH ENOUGH SPEED TO LEAVE LEAVE RUBBER TIRE MARKS ON THE PARKING SURFACE. THE CAR JUMPED THE PARKING BARRIER AND DAMAGED THE LOWER PORTION OF THE RIGHT-FRONT BUMPER. MY WIFE CONTINUED TO STEP ON THE BRAKE AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR. WHEN MY WIFE RETURNED TO OUR HOME IN MISSOURI ON 3/11/2015, I REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO THE TOYOTA COMPANY, MY LOCAL DEALER AND INSURANCE COMPANY. *TR

POOR TRACTION, STARTING AND STOPPING ON WET PAVEMENT. *JS

WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 40-45 MPH, A VEHICLE RAN THE STOP SIGN ON A SIDE STREET ON TO THE STREET MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON, AND SHE HIT THE VEHICLE BROADSIDE. HER SAFETY BELT WAS SECURELY FASTENED, HOWEVER THE SHOULDER PORTION OF THE BELT GAVE WAY, AND MY WIFE STRUCK THE STEERING WHEEL WITH HER CHEST, PINNING HER WRIST IN BETWEEN HERSELF AND THE STEERING WHEEL. THE AIRBAGS ALSO DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING. THE SWITCH IS NOT CHANGING SPEED. THE WIPERS JUST STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THEIR MOVEMENT CYCLE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION UNDER THE RAIN. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS WERE IN DANGER OF CRASH.

SINCE I HAVE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE SINCE JANUARY 2014, I HAVE EXPERIENCED STEADY DETERIORATION OF DRIVER SEAT LEATHER CUSHIONNESS. RIGHT NOW IT HAS DECREASED BY ONE AND HALF INCH TO TWO INCHES. I HAVE FILED A CASE FILE #1407011080 WITH TOYOTA ON JULY 1, AND VISITED DEALER TO GET MY SEAT EXAMINED, BUT TOYOTA HAS NOT REPLACED MY DRIVER SEAT. I HAVE EVEN CONTACTED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE TWO TIMES BOTH VIA EMAIL ON JULY 14 AND PHONE CALL ON JULY18. BUT THERE IS NO RESPONSE OR NOT EVEN A SIMPLE FOLLOW UP. DUE TO VERY LESS CUSHIONNESS IN MY DRIVER SEAT, I AM EXPERIENCING PAIN IN MY LEGS AND HIPS.PLEASE HAVE TOYOTA FIX THIS ISSUE ASAP BY REPLACING VEHICLE SEATS. *JS

THIS IS A COPY OF MY SAFETY COMPLAINT TO CONSUMER REPORT MAGAZINE REGARDING POTENTIALLY FATAL FLAW IN TOYOTA HYBRID CAMRY CARS. I AM WRITING THIS TO EXPRESS MY STRONG DISAPPOINTMENT IN CR'S SHODDY CAR REVIEWS, IN THIS CASE, HYBRID CAMRY. NOT ONCE HAS YOUR REVIEWS OF THIS CAR MENTIONED THE MAJOR AND POTENTIALLY FATAL FLAW IN THIS CAR WHEN DRIVING IT AT NIGHT: THE HEADLIGHTS OF THE CARS BEHIND SEEN IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR ARE DISTORTED, MAKING IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE DRIVER TO CORRECTLY JUDGE DISTANCE OR RELATIVE POSITION OF THE CARS APPROACHING FROM BEHIND. INSTEAD, ONE SEES A BLURRED WINDOW OF PARALLEL, INTERTWINING, AND CONFUSING RAYS OF LIGHT. IT MAKES CHANGING LANES NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AND DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AT NIGHT, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS RAINING, EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND TERRIFYING. I BELIEVE THAT THIS CAR NEED TO BE RECALLED AND FIXED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. TO THAT END, I AM SENDING A COPY OF THIS EMAIL TO THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER SAFETY AND THE HEADQUARTERS FOR THE TOYOTA COMPANY. *TR

I PAID MODERN TOYOTA A LOT OF MONEY TO ADD NAVIGATION SYSTEM IN CAR THEY PUT A THIRD PARTY SYSTEM IN CAR LAST SUNDAY I WAS IN THE CAR AND LETTING A LADY PASS WITH SHOPPING CART THE MIC OF THIRD PARTY SYSTEM MELTED THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY ON ROOF WHERE THE GLASS HOLDER AND LIGHTS ARE FALL ON LAP I GOT SHOCK AND HIT THE GAS I HIT THE SHOPPING CART AND LADY FALL TO GROUND THAT MADE A DENT IN FRONT FENDER OF CAR I WENT TO TOYOTA TOLD THEM I PAID A LOT OF $ FOR SYSTEM AND THEY NEED TO REPLACE THIS WITH FACTORY WITH BUILT WITH BLUETOOTH AND NAVIGATION AND THE DENT THEY REFUSE TO DO SO I TOLD THEM MY FAMILY TRAVELS IN THAT CAR WHAT IF I WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND THAT HAPPEN THEY DIDN'T CARE ABOUT MY SAFETY OR MY FAMILIES I CALL TOYOTA THEY ARE BUYING TIME SO I CAN'T TAKE ACTION AGAINST THEM, I NEED JUSTICE I AM PAYING A LOT OF MONEY FOR THIS CAR IF THEY WON'T FIX IT THEN I NEED $ TO FIX IT MY SELF.

I AM EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH THE CONTROL ARM AND THE LOWER BALL JOINT SIMILAR TO NHSTS#14V715000. I BROUGHT THE RECALL INFORMATION TO DCH BRUNSWICK TOYOTA NEW JERSEY. THEY REFUSE TO LOOK UNDER RECALL. I SPOKE TO JUAN MARTINEZ.