2012 Toyota CAMRY problems and owner complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION BECAME STUCK BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEAR. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE VEHICLE IN ORDER FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED PADDLE SHIFTING ON THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DID NOT AGREE BECAUSE THE PADDLE SHIFTING WAS NEVER USED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,800.

Owner-reported narrative. 50 miles reported. Look up ODI 10437950 at NHTSA ↗

IT SOMETIMES WILL NOT SHIFT INTO NORMAL REVERSE. ON THESE OCCASIONS, WHEN YOU SHIFT INTO REVERSE ,IT WILL NOT MOVE OR CREEP SLOWLY BACK AS IT NORMALLY DOES. IT FEELS LIKE A BRAKE IS ON AND YOU MUST PUSH HARD ON THE GAS TO GET THE CAR TO BACK UP AT ALL. THE CAR THEN LUNGES BACKWARD UNTIL YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE GAS AND IT WILL JERK TO A STOP WITHOUT YOU EVEN TOUCHING THE BRAKES. THIS IS SCARY WHEN YOU ARE IN A PARKING SPACE AT A RETAIL STORE,RESTAURANT ,ETC. AND HAVE SOMEONE PARKED ON BOTH SIDES OF YOU. YOU CANT BACK UP SLOWLY,ONLY CAN LURCH …

Owner-reported narrative. 3,100 miles reported. Look up ODI 10460923 at NHTSA ↗

I ENTER INTO A PARKING LOT BEHIND A CLUSTER OF HOMES, A CAR WAS BEHIND ME AND THE DRIVER INDICATED THAT I WAS GOING AT LESS THAN 3-5 MILES PER HOUR. I PARK THE CAR AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE CAR ACCELERATED, WENT OVER THE PARKING BUMP AND OVER A WOOD SAFETY WALL, OVER SOME BUSHES AND LANDED 2 FEET DOWN, DAMAGING THE HOMES AND A COUPLE OF HEATING UNITS. I PRESSED THE BRAKE BUT THE CAR KEPT ON ACCELERATING. THIS CAR SHOULD NOT BE IN THE MARKET. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10440070 at NHTSA ↗

STARTED THE CAR AND HAD SEVERAL BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND THEY RETRIEVED A CODE OF C1214. THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. BEFORE THEY CLEARED THE CODE AND WHILE I HAD THE WARNING LIGHTS, I HAD NO REGENERATIVE BRAKING. ONLY THE FRICTION BRAKES WORKED, WHICH CONSIDERABLY LENGTHENED THE STOPPING DISTANCE. NOW I NO LONGER HAVE ANY CONFIDENCE IN THE CAR.

Owner-reported narrative. 690 miles reported. Look up ODI 10458693 at NHTSA ↗

STEERING IS VAGUE AND NOT PREDICTABLE. NEVER HAD A CAR WITH ELEC. STEERING. CAR FOLLOWS ITS OWN COURSE. IT TAKES A LOT OF ATTENTIONS TO KEEP IT ON THE ROAD. I THINK ITS SOMETHING TO CHECK OUT. DID NOT GO TO THE DEALER YET. *TR DURING A TEST DRIVE AT THE DEALER, THEY DID CONFIRM THERE WAS A PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO REMEDY TO FIT IT. UPDATED 08/27/12

Owner-reported narrative. 1,050 miles reported. Look up ODI 10468325 at NHTSA ↗

IN SEPTEMBER 2012 I EXPERIENCED A FLATTENING OUT OF THE ACCELERATION. TURNING AT A VERY LOW SPEED THE CAR DID NOT ACCELERATE (THIS STILL OCCURS OFF AND ON). IT IS QUITE DANGEROUS BECAUSE THERE IS NO WARNING TO THE CAR BEHIND ME THAT I AM NO LONGER MOVING FORWARD. IT IS LIKE A STALLING OUT WHICH LAST AROUND 5 SECONDS OR SO. VERY UNNERVING BUT ONLY SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN I AM GOING SLOW AND TURNING THE WHEEL. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10487458 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED TAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AREA AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND ADVISED THAT THEY COULD NOT DETECT ANY FAILURE CODES NOR COULD THE FAILURE BE DUPLICATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE BY MAIL BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500.

Owner-reported narrative. 1,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10497901 at NHTSA ↗

AS I WAS DRIVING 30 MPH, MY POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT WENT ON AND MY POWER STEERING FAILED. THANKFULLY THERE WAS NO ONE BEHIND ME SO I STOPPED MY CAR AND RESTARTED IT AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO TURN RIGHT ONTO A SIDE STREET AND THEN IMMEDIATELY IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE AND PARKED MY CAR. AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES, I STOPPED THE CAR AND STARTED IT AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT BACK HOME (LESS THAN A MILE) WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED MY LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE VERY RESPONSIVE TO MY CONCERN ESPECI…

Owner-reported narrative. 7,495 miles reported. Look up ODI 10511019 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE FIRE MARSHALL THAT THE WIRING UNDER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAD CAUSED THE FIRE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

Owner-reported narrative. 28,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10531674 at NHTSA ↗

FUEL PUMP RUNS WITH CAMRY SITTING IDLE (OFF) IN GARAGE, WITH IGNITION OFF (HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM LOWER REAR OF CAR). HAPPEN FREQUENTLY AND AFTER CAR HAS BEEN SITTING UNUSED FOR HOURS SOMETIMES. NO FUEL LEAKS NOTED. WORRIED THIS COULD BE A FIRE HAZARD. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 15,210 miles reported. Look up ODI 10566583 at NHTSA ↗

THE FUEL PUMP.OFNTHE CAR STOPPED WORKING WHILE THE CAR WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. FORTUNATELY WAS IN THE RIGHTMOST LANE SO WAS ABLE TO MANOEUVR TO THE SHOULDER, BUT THE CAR IMMEDIATELY STALLED AND HAD TO BE TOWED. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WAS CLUELESS AND TOOK COUPLE DAYS TO.FIGURE OUT THAT THE FUEL PUMP BLEW UP, WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION. THEY REPLACED THE FUEL AND THE CAR WORKED FINE. IT IS LIKELY THAT THE CURRENT PROBLEM OF.FUEL.PUMP.ON NEWER MODEL MAY ALSO.BE RELEVANT TO.OTHER.OLDER MODELS

Owner-reported narrative. 80,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11300198 at NHTSA ↗