2001 Toyota Camry Seats Problems

MY CAR (VEHICLE 1) WAS STOPPED AT RED LIGHT WHEN VEHICLE 2 FAILED TO SLOW AND STRUCK THE REAR OF VEHICLE 1 AT 45 MPH. MY DRIVERS SEAT BACK FAILED AND THE SEAT EXTENDED BACK UNTIL IT STOPPED ON TOP OF THE REAR SEAT. THE SEAT FAILURE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY TO MY NECK AND SPINE WITH VERTEBRAE COMPRESSION AND POSSIBLE FRACTURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH AND ATTEMPTED TO ADJUST THE DRIVER'S SIDE ELECTRONIC SEAT ADJUSTER. THE SEAT ADJUSTER FAILED AND THE SEAT WAS ABNORMALLY RECLINED TOWARD THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADJUSTED THE DRIVER SEAT INTO A HIGHER POSITION THAT WOULD NOT ALLOW THE CONTACT TO REACH THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER DENIED ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE WITH THE DRIVER SEAT FAILURE. THERE WERE NO FURTHER REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,000. UPDATED 08/31/11 *BF UPDATED 2/9/12 *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA SEQUOIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WELDING ON THE SEAT FRAME OF THE MIDDLE ROW DETACHED AND CAUSED THE SEAT TO SWIVEL AND MOVE. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND PERFORMED THE REPAIR, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 109,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.*AK

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WOULD TILT WHEN TURNING CORNERS; BOLT SECURING SEAT WAS "BROKEN OFF" ALLOWING AN UNSECURED SEAT TO MOVE. SEAT HAD TO BE REMOVED TO REPLACE BROKEN BOLT, THUS 1 HR SERVICE CHARGE AND 3.50 CHARGE FOR BOLTS. I HAD TOYOTA GARAGE REPLACE BOTH REAR BOLTS TO ASSURE SAFETY OF MY PASSENGERS. *JB

RECENTLY WE WERE HIT BY A PICKUP TRUCK WHILE STOPPED ON THE INTERSTATE. WE WERE STOPPED DUE TO ANOTHER ACCIDENT AHEAD. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS BROKE AT THE TILT POINT AND COLLAPSED BACKWARD ONTO THE REAR SEAT, NARROWLY MISSING OUR 31 MONTH OLD CHILD AND HIS CAR SEAT. THE DRIVER SEAT DID MAKE CONTACT WITH THE CAR SEAT, BUT WAS DEFLECTED DUE TO THE STRENGTH OF THE CAR SEAT. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THE SEATS ARE DESIGNED TO COLLAPSE. WHY DID OUR SEATS FAIL? *JB

FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT HAS LOOSE TRACK AND ROCKS WHILE DRIVING. DEALER ATTEMPTED A QUICK FIX PER TSB TO NO AVAIL. TOYOTA REP ADVISED TOYOTA WOULD REPLACE THE SEAT TRACK, BUT DEALER STATED I WOULD HAVE TO COVER THE $350.00 LABOR CHARGE. I WAS ADVISED THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ON DEFECT, BUT I STILL HAD TO PAY FOR THE LABOR. IF THERE IS A KNOWN DEFECT, MATERILAS AND LABOR SHOULD BE AT THE EXPENSE OF TOYOTA. *AK

CONSUMER CUT HAND WHILE TRYING TO GET A PIECE OF PAPER FROM UNDERNEATH ONE OF THE SEATS.*MR THE CONSUMER'S LEFT WRIST WAS CUT BY A SHARP OBJECT UNDER THE SEAT. THE CONSUMER WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AND HAD TO RECEIVE STICHES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. *NM

CONSUMER NOTICED WHILE MAKING A TURN PASSENGER'S SEAT BEGAN TO ROCK. PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A BROKEN FRAME BOLT. *AK *MR

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT WOULD ROCK BACK AND FORTH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO WARRANTY, NOTHING WE COULD DO. *AK THE SEAT WAS REPAIRED BUT THEN SIX WEEKS LATER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. TOYOTA SUGGESTED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *SC

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING POWER SEAT WOULD ROCK BACK AND FORTH OR SIDE TO SIDE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE STEREO HAD A HISSING SOUND. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE THE VEHICLE REPLACED WITH A LATER MODEL, FULL REFUND OR A RENTAL VEHICLE UNTIL THE REPAIRS ARE COMPLETED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT BUT WAS DENIED. *PH *NLM

DRIVERS SEAT FEELS LIKE CUSHION FAILS ON DOOR SIDE, ALLOWING DRIVER TO FEEL HARD WIRE STRUCTURE AND CONNECTORS IN SEAT. *JB

ON DECEMBER 3RD 2001, I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY A CROWN VICTORIA DOING APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH AS THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME HAD STOPPED TO TURN AND THE DRIVER WHO HIT ME HAD FALLEN ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL. THE DAMAGE TO THE CAR WAS VERY MINIMAL, THE BUMPER AND TRUNK HAD TO BE REPLACED. ON IMPACT OF BEING HIT THE RECLINING PART OF MY SEAT BROKE AND EVEN THOUGH I WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT IT THREW ME INTO MY 3 YEAR OLD SON'S CAR SEAT THAT WAS POSITIONED DIRECTLY BEHIND ME (THANKFULLY HE WAS NOT IN THE CAR AT THE TIME). MY INSURANCE COMPANY (AS WELL AS MYSELF AND MY HUSBAND) COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHY THE SEAT WOULD BREAK SO EASILY SO WE ASKED FOR TOYOTA TO LOOK AND SEE WHAT HAPPENED AND THEY SAID THAT BOTH STEEL RODS ON THE SEAT HAD BROKEN BUT COULD NOT TELL US WHY THEY BROKE, THEY HAVE SINCE REPLACED THE SEAT AND NOW THE NEW SEAT HAS A DEFECT ALSO. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT KIND OF DEFECT WOULD CAUSE 2 STEEL RODS TO SNAP WITH SUCH LITTLE DAMAGE DONE TO THE CAR AND WHY AM I HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE NEW SEAT? AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT I WAS 28 WEEKS PREGNANT AND I THANK GOD THAT THE BABY WAS OKAY, HOWEVER I AM NOW SUFFERING NECK ,SHOULDER AND ARM PAIN AND I AM TERRIFIED TO PUT MY CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT OF MY CAR, I FEEL THAT IT IS UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS FOR ANY OF THEM TO SIT DIRECTLY BEHIND ME BUT WITH 3 CHILDREN I HAVE NO CHOICE!. I WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE I CAN SEE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS HAD THEIR SEAT BROKEN ACCORDING TO THE CONSUMER COMPLAINTS.*JB

THE FRONT SEATS ARE DEFECTIVELY DESIGNED, CREATING A HEALTH AND SAFETY HAZARD. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED RAPIDLY DRIVER'S SEAT MOVES. *AK