2013 Toyota Camry Electrical Problems

The panel that controls the interior lights, garage door operation, moon window and an SOS button appeared to have an electrical malfunction and part of that control panel which is on the ceiling between the moon window and mirror melted due a heat source. I do not know what caused the problem but took the vehicle to a dealer and they would not advise on what made the plastic melt. In my opinion that could have caused a fire as the vehicle is in the garage when not in use.

I had this car for 5 months, the dealer lied to me about the engine being repaired, the coverage he has on the vehicle. The electronic doesn't work front driver/ passenger doors, we have to unlock the back doors to get into the car and hop over to the front. The hood doesn't have a holder to keep the hood up on its own, the electrical sound blows out and I had to buy more wires and sound system to equip. The day it started tripping, first was when the car didn't start, it made an awful clicking noise. I got a jump it started. I decided to buy new battery; however, the check engine light is on, and check service soon light on. I checked to see if there was any oil, there's no oil. I called the dealership advise him of the problem and he blows me off as if it's not his concern. I'm extremely upset because I trusted that his word to sell me a good and no bad conditions car. I have me and my friends with me along driving, my friend said, "C car is smoking", I looked in the mirror, oh my God I see white thick smoke from the back. I immediately pull over to look at the problem. I can't drive. I called my insurance to get the car tolled to my home. I called the dealers, I had no good help from him at all. I'm out of a car what to do? My wife called Toyota company to tell them what going on and to get the Maintenace history (tune up, spark plugs and oil change). The dealer & the lender didn't want nothing to do with this car, I'm so hurt because I've been deceived for my money. He did the contract the way he wanted, and lenders company to continue to report a fraud contract on my credit report. I have less than time to turn the car back or continue to pay for a broken car. My wife side the car its safe anymore to continue to drive or put any more money into a car you didn't damage. Who is responsible, the manufacturers said they can't help me it's passed the mile; I have to pay out of pocket. This contract is all a lie the amount value and work. I need help with to

DRIVER SIDE BACKSEAT PASSENGER WINDOW SEAT THE SEATBELT IS LOOSE AND DOESN'T RETRACT BACK INTO PLACE. HYBRID BATTERY AND TRANSMISSION SYSTEM STUTTERS AFTER SYSTEM FLUSH AT DEALER CAUSING THE HYBRID SYNERGY SYSTEM CHECK, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ESLAMATION LIGHT IN ORANGE TO STAY ON DASH. ERROR STATING THAT BATTERY NEEDS REPLACEMENT FOR HYBRID BATTERY

MY WIFE HAS A 2013 CAMRY WITH 28,000 MILES. WE HAVE BEEN HAVING A ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH WHICH ALSO WORKS WITH THE ANTILOCK BRAKES AND THE SHIFTER. MY WIFE WAS AT WORK LATE AND COULD NOT GET IT OUT OF PARK. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THE SWITCH AND TAPPED ON IT AND IF FINALLY ALLOWED US TO GET IT HOME.

CAR WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND MY GRANDCHILDREN WERE UNABLE TO GET OUT THE BACK DOOR BECAUSE THE LOCKS WOULDN'T WORK, THIS IS HAPPENED WITH MY 2002 CAMRY ALSO THEY TAKE TURNS WORKING AND SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL I HAVE TO OPEN IT MANUALLY WHICH IT DOESN'T HAVE A KEY TO ENTER FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE

THREE OF FOUR CAR DOOR LOCKS, ALL OF WHICH SHOULD BE AUTOMATIC, HAVE STOPPED WORKING WHEN TRYING TO LOCK/UNLOCK THE CAR, BOTH WITH REMOTE AND INSIDE OF CAR USING DRIVER'S SIDE CAR LOCK BUTTONS. FORCES US TO MANUALLY LOCK/UNLOCK EACH DOOR LOCK WHEN USING THE VEHICLE AND LETTING ANY PASSENGERS IN. LOCKS HAVE TO BE MANUALLY LOCKED WHEN LEAVING THE VEHICLE AS WELL. I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY MANUFACTURER REPAIR/REPLACEMENT.

APRIL 13, 2018 MY 2013 TOYOTA CAMRY ENTIRE OVERHEAD CENTER ROOF CONSOLE BOX ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS REQUIRED DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT EXPOSURE CAUSING WARPING, CRACKING AND MELTING OF THE SMALL GREY PLASTIC FACING THAT HOUSES THE SMALL BLACK BUTTONS: 3 GARAGE DOOR BUTTONS, TWO INTERIOR INSIDE LIGHT BUTTONS FLANKED BY THE OPEN / CLOSE AND UP / DOWN BUTTONS. THIS WAS NEVER A PROBLEM IN ANY EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED AS A NEW CAR UNTIL APRIL 10, 2018. THE ISSUE OCCURRED DURING HOT WHETHER WHERE THE CAR WAS PARKED IN AN OPEN RESIDENTIAL LOT WITH AND WITHOUT A SUN SCREEN VISOR. THE TOYOTA DEALER INSPECTED THE ASSEMBLY AND STATED THAT IT WAS NOT ABLE TO DETECT AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. THE DEALER SAID THIS SAME ISSUE OCCURRED IN 2 TO 3 OTHER TOYOTA CAMRYS AT THAT DEALERSHIP WHERE THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO ESTABLISH AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. MY CONCERN IS / WAS THAT THE HEAT WAS SO INTENSE THAT THE PLASTIC FRAMING ABOUT 3' BY 5' WAS ACTUALLY MALLEABLE TO THE POINT THAT I COULD STRAIGHTEN OUT THE DEFORMED PIECES AND PUSH THE FRAME BACK INTO POSITION TO HOLD IN PLACE UNTIL THE NEXT TIME IT OVERHEATED AND FEEL OUT OF PLACE. THE CAR IS NOT UNDER EXTENDED WARRANT. BUT THE SAFETY CONCERN IS ABOUT SOME UNKNOWN CAUSE OF OVERHEATING THAT APPEARS TO BE FAR MORE THAN HOT WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE 2013 TOYOTA CAMRY ENTIRE OVERHEAD CENTER ROOF CONSOLE BOX ASSEMBLY PART NO. IS 63650-06432-B0. I PAID $223.90 FOR THE PART AND INSTALLATION OF THE FULL ASSEMBLY. NO WARRANTY OR GUARANTY IS OFFERED BY TOYOTA ON THE NEW INSTALLATION SHOULD THIS REOCCUR ANY TIME SOON. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THERE ARE / HAVE BEEN RECALLS FOR THE SAME ISSUE ON TOYOTA FORERUNNERS BUT NOT ON 2013 CAMRYS. I BELIEVE THAT A POTENTIAL ELECTRICAL RECALL SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FOR SAFETY REASONS. SEE 5 ATTACHMENTS

THE ELECTRICAL LOCKS HAVE NOT WORKED PROPERLY IN THE LAST YEAR. IT HAS BEEN A CONSISTENT ISSUE. IT STARTED WITH ONE LOCK AND THEN ANOTHER ONE HAD ISSUES UNTIL ALL FOUR DO NOT PROPERLY LOCK. THERE IS NO REASON WHY THIS SHOULD HAVE OCCURRED WHEN THE CAR WAS LESS THAN 4 YEARS OLD. THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2014 BUT I DID NOT RECEIVE A NOTICE ABOUT ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. MOSTLY LIKELY BECAUSE THE RECALL CAMPAIGN DID NOT INCLUDE ALL CARS THAT WERE AFFECTED.

THE POWER DOOR LOCKS HAVE STOPPED WORKING EXCEPT FOR THE PASSENGER REAL DOOR.

TWO OCCURRENCES OF RODENT DAMAGE TO SOY BASED WIRING OF CAR ENGINE AND CHEWING ON AIR BAGS WHILE PARKED IN THE GARAGE.. FUTHERMORE, I HAVE A 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU THAT HAS BEEN PARKED IN THE GARAGE FOR 14 YEARS AND A 1996 TOYOTA COROLLA THAT WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE FOR 9 YEARS WITHOUT AND DAMAGE TO WIRING. COST OF TWO REPAIRS $3500. FIRST DAMAGE FEBRUARY 24, 2016 AND SECOND AUGUST 10, 2017

TWO OF THE DOOR LOCKS NO LONGER WORK WITH THE KEY FOB OR THE BUTTONS ON THE DOOR PANEL; THE KEY MUST BE USED TO UNLOCK THE DOOR OR YOU HAVE TO SLIDE THE LOCK MANUALLY. THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR STOPPED WORKING FIRST THEN THE DRIVERS SIDE PASSENGER DOOR STOPPED A MONTH OR SO LATER.

ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL WHEN HEAT IS ON. TAKING THE CAR TO TOYOTA DEALER.

PROBLEM WITH ACCELERATION THE CAR DOESN'T ACCELERATE MORE THAN 30M/H DAIGNOSED BU TOYOTA DEALER AS THROTTLE PEDAL POSITION SENSOR FAILURE .THE CAR HAS 94K ONLY ALTHOUGH I HAVE EXTENDED WARANTEE PURCHESED WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR BUT TOYOTA COMPANY REFUSE TO HONOUR IT SAYING IT'S ONLY COVERING ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION.

THE GEAR SHIFT COMPACTMENT NOT PROPERLY COVERED. GEAR SHIFT WILL NOT MOVE. LIQUID PLACED IN CUP HOLDER BOX SPLASHED INTO GEAR SHIFT BOX AS CAR MOVING CAUSING LIQUID TO ENTER IN THE SHIFT BOX THAT IS NOT PROPERLY CASE. LIQUID ENTER THE GEAR BOX AS CAR IS MOVING /IN MOTION CAUSING IT TO DAMAGED THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENT OF THE MOTOR. CAUSING THE NEED TO REPLACE GEAR SHIFT

DRIVING SLOWLY, STRAIGHT AHEAD, CITY STREET, RIGHT PASSENGER MIRROR EXPLODED WITH A BIG BANG. LOOKING INSIDE, PLASTIC LINKAGES THAT LINK THE MIRROR TO THE ADJUSTMENT MOTOR ASSEMBLY WERE BROKEN. LANE ASSIST LEDS CONTINUED TO WORK BUT THE MIRROR, HANGING LOOSE FROM ITS SHROUD, WAS USELESS. I HADN'T ADJUSTED THE MIRROR IN MONTHS.. CAR WAS 1 MONTH OUT OF WARRANTY - PARTS AND LABOR TO REPLACE ~$400. GOOGLING I DISCOVERED I'M NOT THE FIRST PERSON TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM.

CPSC: I1420031A. 2013 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES DOES THE FLAME RETARDANT MATERIAL IN THE HEATED SEATS WHEN THE HEATER IS IN USE GIVE OFF VAPOR OR FUMES THAT CAUSE EYE AND RESPIRATORY IRRITATION? *LN THE CONSUMER STATED A NEW RELEASE WAS PUBLISHED, TO STOP TOYOTA FROM SELLING 2013 AND 2014 TOYOTA CAMRY'S, DUE TO FLAME RETARDANT MATERIALS IN HEATED SEATS, NOT APPROVED BY THE FDA.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V442000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , EQUIPMENT) AND THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE REMEDY PART WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL FEBRUARY 13, 2014. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT RODENTS HAD DAMAGED THE ELECTRICAL WIRING BY ATTEMPTING TO BUILD A NEST INSIDE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6000. UPDATED 02/11/2014 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V442000 (AIR BAGS , ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , EQUIPMENT) BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE ON A NATIONAL BACKORDER. THE CONTACT FELT THAT SINCE THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED IN OCTOBER OF 2013, THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A REMEDY AVAILABLE BEFORE DECEMBER 2013. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,000.

THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM, WHICH IS ALL ELECTRONIC IN THESE NEW MODELS, IS RANDOMLY MALFUNCTIONING, AND GIVES IMPROPER VOICE COMMANDS THAT HAVE CAUSED ME TO MAKE SUDDEN AND UNSAFE TURNS. IT ONCE TOLD ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE 405 FREEWAY: "TURN LEFT NOW". IT STOPS NAVIGATING ON ON ITS OWN WHEN YOU HAVEN'T REACHED YOUR DESTINATION. IT TELLS YOU TO TURN IN 300 YARDS, YET THE TURN IS ACTUALLY MORE LIKE 30 YARDS. WHILE PARKED AT MY HOME ADDRESS, THE NAVIGATION DISPLAYS AN ADDRESS 4 TO 5 HOUSES AWAY, (IT'S ABOUT 80 YARDS AWAY). THE SYSTEM JUMPED FROM BEING ON THE SOUTHBOUND 405 FREEWAY TO THE STREET AND SAID: "ROUTE RECALCULATION". THESE MALFUNCTIONS ARE RANDOM. MY WIFE AND I HAVE ACTUALLY STARTED VIDEO TAPING THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM IN ACTION TO SHOW THE MALFUNCTIONS. WE HAVE ACTUAL VIDEO FOOTAGE OF THE MALFUNCTIONS. I HAVE TRIED TO HAVE TOYOTA REPAIR THE UNIT, BUT WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NO SOFTWARE UPDATE. NOW, I AM BEING TOLD THAT THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM IS "OPERATING AS DESIGNED". THIS IS ALSO NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AS IT IS DISTRACTING, MISLEADING AND IT DOESN'T ALLOW ME TO MAINTAIN ROAD AWARENESS. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE WHILE THE NAVIGATION IS IN USE. *TR