2018 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID Problems & Recalls

The contact owns a 2018 Toyota Camry Hybrid. The contact stated that while driving 35 MPH, there was an abnormal beeping sound coming from the vehicle. The message "Low Braking Power - See dealer" was displayed. The contact stated that the beeping sound continued, and several messages were displayed...

Mileage: 286,000

The contact owns a 2018 Toyota Camry Hybrid. The contact stated that the plastic trim on the steering wheel would reflect a glare while driving. The contact stated that the glare would obstruct his vision while driving. The dealer was notified of the failure and informed him that there were no recal...

Mileage: 36,000

THE STEERING STIFFENS UP TREMENDOUSLY AND THEN LOOSEN. TOOK CAR TO TOYOTA FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD A STEERING SHAFT (BELIEVE THAT WAS WHAT HE CALLED IT) IS THE PROBLEM AND IT IS GOING TO BE $770. THE GENTLEMAN AT THE DEALERSHIP ALSO INFORMED ME THAT I AM THE 3RD PERSON IN A MONTH WITH A 2018 CAMRY T...

Mileage: 41,500

SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN AUGUST 2018 UNTIL NOW, I HAVE BEEN DRIVEN IT IN NORMAL CONDITION, BUT HAVE NEVER GOTTEN FUEL CONSUMPTION ABOVE 41 MPG. THE STICKER ADVERTISED AT 48 MPG OR HIGHER FOR HWY/LOCAL. TOYOTA DEALER HAS RAN DIAGNOSTIC ON THE VEHICLE BUT REFUSE TO ADMIT THE FALSE ADVERTISEMENT. I WO...

VEHICLE IN MOTION GETTING ONTO FREEWAY. PRESSING GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE CAR NOT ACCELERATING BEYOND 40MPH AND FELT LIKE IT WAS BEING FORCED TO ACCELERATE LIKE THERE WAS DRAG AND PULL. CAR JERKED FORWARD A FEW TIMES AS IF IT WAS BEING CHOKED ON GAS. THE HYBRID DIAL WAS BOUNCING ERRATICALLY AS IF ...

Mileage: 20,600

VEHICLE IN MOTION GETTING ONTO FREEWAY. PRESSING GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE CAR NOT ACCELERATING BEYOND 40MPH AND FELT LIKE IT WAS BEING FORCED TO ACCELERATE LIKE THERE WAS DRAG AND PULL. CAR JERKED FORWARD A FEW TIMES AS IF IT WAS BEING CHOKED ON GAS. THE HYBRID DIAL WAS BOUNCING ERRATICALLY AS IF ...

Mileage: 20,600

VEHICLE IN MOTION GETTING ONTO FREEWAY. PRESSING GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE CAR NOT ACCELERATING BEYOND 40MPH AND FELT LIKE IT WAS BEING FORCED TO ACCELERATE LIKE THERE WAS DRAG AND PULL. CAR JERKED FORWARD A FEW TIMES AS IF IT WAS BEING CHOKED ON GAS. THE HYBRID DIAL WAS BOUNCING ERRATICALLY AS IF ...

Mileage: 20,600

FOR FIRST MINUTE OR TWO AFTER STARTING VEHICLE, THE BRAKES PREVENT SMOOTH OPERATION CAUSING "LURCHING" ESPECIALLY DURING SLOW SPEED BACKING. TOYOTA DECLARES "NORMAL" BEHAVIOR OF THE BRAKES.

Mileage: 30,000

I CONTACTED TOYOTA REGARDING A PROBLEM WITH MY SCOUTLINK GPS. I WAS DRIVING TO NEW YORK AND THE GPS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING.THE DISPLAY SHOWED THE CAR TO THE RIGHT OF THE PATH THEN TO THE LEFT THEN BACK AGAIN, THEN TOLD ME TO MAKE A TURN. I WAS GOING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AS YOU DO ON THE TURNP...

Mileage: 16,000

ISSUE #1 RADIO/BLUETOOTH FAILS TO SYNC WITH PHONE FORCING ME TO HAND HOLD THE PHONE IN VIOLATION OF STATE LAW. ISSUE #2 RADIO/BLUETOOTH/MICROPHONE HAS SO MUCH BACKGROUND NOISE THAT IT'S DIFFICULT FOR PEOPLE TO HEAR/UNDERSTAND ME. THIS IS AN ISSUE IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT OR OTHER SITUATION WHE...

Mileage: 35,842

ISSUE #1 RADIO/BLUETOOTH FAILS TO SYNC WITH PHONE FORCING ME TO HAND HOLD THE PHONE IN VIOLATION OF STATE LAW. ISSUE #2 RADIO/BLUETOOTH/MICROPHONE HAS SO MUCH BACKGROUND NOISE THAT IT'S DIFFICULT FOR PEOPLE TO HEAR/UNDERSTAND ME. THIS IS AN ISSUE IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT OR OTHER SITUATION WHE...

Mileage: 35,842

THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND PROPERLY TO THE DRIVER PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. WHEN THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AFTER IT HAD BEEN PARKED FOR A FEW HOURS, WITH NO PROBLEMS PREVIOUSLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD BARELY ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE FELT VERY SLUGGISH AND EVEN WITH THE ACCELERATOR FULLY...

Mileage: 25,000

2018 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID HAS ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS SINCE NEW. HAD IT ALIGNED FROM TOYOTA 2 TIMES AND STILL WEARING OUT THE TIRES.

Mileage: 14,000

2018 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID HAS ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS SINCE NEW. HAD IT ALIGNED FROM TOYOTA 2 TIMES AND STILL WEARING OUT THE TIRES.

Mileage: 14,000

BRAKES PERIODICALLY GRAB SEVERELY WHEN FIRST DRIVING THE CAR. USUAL OCCURRENCE IS WHEN FIRST BACKING FROM GARAGE OR PARKING SPACE AND TRYING TO EASE THE BRAKE PEDAL. BRAKES GRAB AND PREVENT SLOWING THE CAR SMOOTHLY. AFTER DRIVING FOR A DOZEN OR SO YARDS, PROBLEM DOESN'T REOCCUR--UNTIL IS AGAIN PA...

Mileage: 500

RODENTS CHEWED ELECTRICAL WIRING WHILE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY OF OUR HOME. TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WANTS TO REPLACE ENGINE HARNESS WIRING, BUT INSURANCE COMPANY REFUSES AND INSISTS ON REPAIRS ONLY. TOYOTA DOES NOT WANT TO DO REPAIRS.

Mileage: 5,900

SINCE WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEW,THERE IS SEVERE BREAK GRAB AT LOW SPEED'S ESPECIALLY IN BUMPER-TO-BUMPER TRAFFIC HAVE BROUGHT INTO THE DEALERSHIP MORE THAN ONE IT'S STILL NOT FIGURED OUT.

Mileage: 250

WHEN I COME TO A FULL STOP AND ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE SORT OF "STALLS" THEN EVENTUALLY THE GEARS CATCH AND IT STARTS TO DRIVE. THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS WHEN TRYING TO PICK UP SPEED IN A HIGHWAY OR SOMETHING. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS AT A STOP SIGN. UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE, THE VE...

Mileage: 29,550

WHEN I COME TO A FULL STOP AND ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE SORT OF "STALLS" THEN EVENTUALLY THE GEARS CATCH AND IT STARTS TO DRIVE. THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS WHEN TRYING TO PICK UP SPEED IN A HIGHWAY OR SOMETHING. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS AT A STOP SIGN. UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE, THE VE...

Mileage: 29,550

WHEN I COME TO A FULL STOP AND ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE SORT OF "STALLS" THEN EVENTUALLY THE GEARS CATCH AND IT STARTS TO DRIVE. THIS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS WHEN TRYING TO PICK UP SPEED IN A HIGHWAY OR SOMETHING. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS AT A STOP SIGN. UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE, THE VE...

Mileage: 29,550

THE BRAKES ARE VERY GRABBY AT LOW SPEED (SUCH AS MANEUVERING IN A PARKING SPACE ON A SLIGHT INCLINE). THE BRAKES SUDDENLY BECOME MORE EFFECTIVE (WITH THE SAME PEDAL PRESSURE) AT CITY-STREET SPEEDS AS WELL AS HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS HAS OCCASIONALLY CAUSED THE ABS TO ENGAGE, WITH THE CAR LOSING TRACT...

VEHICLE BRAKES ARE BEST DESCRIBED AS GRABBY AT LOW SPEEDS, E.G., COMING TO STOP SIGN OR PULLING INTO GARAGE. THE PROBLEM LEADS TO JERKY STOP/GO/STOP/GO/STOP SITUATIONS. VEHICLE ALSO HAS A TENDENCY TO BOLT FORWARD OR BACKWARD WHEN RELEASING BRAKES WHICH HAS LED TO RUNNING INTO GARAGE WHILE BACKING UP...

Mileage: 6,000

BOTH SIDE WINDOWS IN THE FRONT HAVE VISIBLE DARK AND LIGHT SPOTS, AND PATTERNS. REAR WINDOWS HAVE A LOT OF RIPPLING DARK PATTERNS. PATTERNS CAN BE SEEN WHEN WE LOOK THROUGH POLARIZED SUNGLASSES. IT IS ALSO VISIBLE WITH BARE EYES FROM AN ANGLE. WHAT IS THE STANDARD OF THE TEMPERED GLASS ON A...

SINCE THE CAR WAS DELIVERED FROM THE DEALER, THE BRAKES HAVE CONTINUED TO SEVERELY GRAB AT LOW SPEEDS AS IF A CHILD IS JAMMING DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDDLE. IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO EASE THE CAR INTO A PARKING SPACE WITHOUT THE BRAKES BUCKING SEVERAL TIMES. BACKING UP CAUSES THE SAME BUCKING PROBLEM. ...

BRAKES ARE VERY 'GRABBY'. AT SLOW SPEEDS IN TRAFFIC (<5MPH) WHEN YOU APPLY YOUR FOOT TO THE BREAK YOU COME TO AN IMMEDIATE STOP (SIMILAR TO SLAMMING ON THE BRAKE). AT HIGH SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY (>60MPH) WHEN YOU APPLY THE BREAK THE CAR WILL ALSO SLOW DOWN AS IF YOU ARE PUSHING DOWN HARD ON THE BREA...

MY DRIVER REAR TIRE STARTED WOBBLING AND I HAD A COMPLETE BLOW OUT WITHIN 3 SECONDS. I WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. MY CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 7500 MILES. THE VEERED LEFT AND HAD TO REDIRECT IT RIGHT TO GET OFF FREEWAY.

Mileage: 7,600

MY DRIVER REAR TIRE STARTED WOBBLING AND I HAD A COMPLETE BLOW OUT WITHIN 3 SECONDS. I WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. MY CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 7500 MILES. THE VEERED LEFT AND HAD TO REDIRECT IT RIGHT TO GET OFF FREEWAY.

Mileage: 7,600

I PARKED MY CAMRY AND LET MY WIFE OUT OF THE CAR. I HAD LEFT THE SHIFT LEVER IN DRIVE AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. ALTHOUGH THE DASH WARNING SAID FOR ME TO SHIFT INTO PARK I DID NOT DO IT THAT INSTANCE. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE STARTED MOVING WITH THE ENGINE OFF. THERE WAS NO INCL...

Mileage: 5,316

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING IN TRAFFIC ON I-526 IN CHARLESTON COUNTY, SC. THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME PUT ON BREAKS DUE TO A TRUCK MERGING IN FRONT OF HIS VEHICLE. THE BRAKING SYSTEM IN MY CAR, BRAKED, THEN THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD AS BRAKES WERE APPLIED. IN ADDITION A VERY LOUD NOISE OCCURRED INSIDE THE VEHI...

Mileage: 10,000

HANKOOK TIRE SIDEWALL SPLIT WHILE DRIVING - 30 MPH, CAUSING FLAT TIRE. ONLY 1836 MILES. HANKOOK MODEL 235/45R18 94V, DOT 5MN9 1BH 5117. UNSAFE AND UNRELIABLE

Mileage: 1,836

WHILE BRAKING AT VERY LOW SPEEDS, THE BRAKES ON THE CAR 'LOCK UP' AT THE SLIGHTEST APPLICATION OF PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO MANEUVER IN TIGHT SPACES (LIKE GARAGE OR PARKING SPACE) WITHOUT NECK-JERKING SUDDEN STOP AND GO DRIVING. THE PROBLEM OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY, AND ...

Mileage: 500

WHILE BRAKING AT VERY LOW SPEEDS, THE BRAKES ON THE CAR 'LOCK UP' AT THE SLIGHTEST APPLICATION OF PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO MANEUVER IN TIGHT SPACES (LIKE GARAGE OR PARKING SPACE) WITHOUT NECK-JERKING SUDDEN STOP AND GO DRIVING. THE PROBLEM OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY, AND ...

Mileage: 500

WHILE DRIVING ON ROADS/HIGHWAYS, AT ANY SPEED, THE DRIVER'S SIDE (L) BLIND SPOT MONITOR INTERMITTENTLY FAILS TO FUNCTION PROPERLY, OFTEN FALSELY INDICATING OTHER VEHICLES IN THE BLIND SPOT, WHILE IN REALITY, NO OTHER VEHICLES ARE PRESENT, OR BY NOT SIGNALING WHILE OTHER VEHICLES ARE PRESENT. RECENT...

Mileage: 500

BRAKES ON TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID 2018 MODELS GRAB ABRUPTLY WHEN GENTLE PRESSURE IS APPLIED ON BRAKE PEDAL. THE BRAKES CANNOT BE SMOOTHLY CONTROLLED LIKE ON NON-HYBRID MODELS OF THE SAME YEAR.

Mileage: 11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS IN BOTH DRIVE AND REVERSE, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AND JERK. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS MORE SEVERE WHILE DRIVING IN VERY COLD WEATHER TEMPERATURES AND WHEN THE ENGINE WAS NOT WARMED UP. IN ADDITION, TH...

Mileage: 1,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 TOYOTA CAMRY HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS IN BOTH DRIVE AND REVERSE, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AND JERK. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS MORE SEVERE WHILE DRIVING IN VERY COLD WEATHER TEMPERATURES AND WHEN THE ENGINE WAS NOT WARMED UP. IN ADDITION, TH...

Mileage: 1,000

CAR SWERVING OUT OF CONTROL: I WAS DRIVING EAST ON THE MASS TURNPIKE ON A SOMEWHAT WET EVENING, 2/25/18, THROUGH MIST, WHEN I DROVE OVER AN AREA OF THE HIGHWAY THAT HAD A PATCHED SURFACE. I WAS GRIPPING THE WHEEL WITH TWO HANDS AT 4 O'CLOCK AND 8 O'CLOCK. MY HANDS, INCLUDING MY THUMBS, WERE WRAPPED...

Mileage: 400