10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
34,584 miles

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2012 Toyota Camry Hybrid electrical problems

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2012 Toyota Camry Hybrid Owner Comments

problem #6

May 012019

Camry Hybrid

  • 125,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Over the course of my ownership of this car, Toyota Camry hybrid 2012, all 4 lock actuators have malfunctioned at least once. Recently, the driver's front side lock actuator stopped working for the second time and the only way to lock and unlock this door, is to do so manually. I paid for the repair the first time in January of 2016, $642, paid to run the diagnostics for the other three doors that went out at the same time, December 2016, and was quoted $656 today, May 2019, to repair the same driver side front door again. Toyota goodwill covered the other three doors beyond the cost of the diagnostics. I feel that they only covered the cost in December of 2016 to prevent me from issuing a complaint. This is only an issue when the vehicle is stationary. Safety issues could arise when you need to quickly enter the car in an unsafe neighborhood.

- Agoura Hills, CA, USA

problem #5

Jun 292017

Camry Hybrid

  • 42,000 miles
When driving on local roads, the ABS, slip and warning lights would come on suddenly. I would experience a severe decrease in brake function (I would need to slam on the brakes to get them to apply properly). This happened four times before the service center was able to diagnose a failed ABS actuator. This is apparently a known issue for the Camry hybrids, as Toyota issued an extended warranty for 2006-2011 Camry hybrids for this very problem. (unfortunately, I have a 2012 hybrid and the service center would like to charge me over $3K (!) to fix this issue.).

- Palo Alto, CA, USA

problem #4

Aug 272014

Camry Hybrid 4-cyl

  • miles
2012 Toyota Camry. Consumer states vehicle turned on by itself and ran for an unknown period of time.

- San Mateo, CA, USA

problem #3

Aug 212013

Camry Hybrid

  • 30,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

No matter where I park rodents are finding ways to get into my car. I do not keep food in the car and I have done several different things to prevent them getting in. Including moving my car around to places other than my designated covered parking spot. My dealer has told me to piss off. As has Toyota, but it would appear that Toyota switched over to more environmentally friendly insulation materials in recent years. I purchased this 2012 Toyota Camry brand new. This has been going on for two years now and it would appear I'm not the only person experiencing this as is apparent from the links below. I have extensive pictures of what has happened to my car. This also hasn't been an issue for any of the other vehicles in my parking lot and my previous car was parked there for years without issue (a different manufacturer). I also park our older Toyota matrix (2003) and Toyota MR2 spyder (2000) in that spot and I have not had any issues with either vehicle. I believe our older Toyota models have very different materials that aren't as attractive to rodents. I firmly believe this has to do with Toyota's move to more environmentally friendly materials. Just tonight I finally have had enough because these creatures chewed into my trunk and were chewing up the materials in my trunk near the hybrid battery. I'm parked in a completely different area and it's still happening. This isn't a coincide! I have some serious health and safety concerns here. I was reading about another owner that had rodents get into their new Toyota prius that ate the passenger airbag and did over $10,000 in damages! this needs to be investigated asap. www.toyotanation.com/forum/152-venza-forum/359615-rodent-patrol-against-damage.html priuschat.com/threads/Toyota-claims-not-aware-of-mouse-problem.113690/page-2#ixzz32awyylol

- Rochester, MI, USA

problem #2

Jun 132013

Camry Hybrid 4-cyl

  • 10,505 miles
Tried multiple times to get into ready mode, checked brake lights not on with brake pedal depressed.when I used shift override, vehicle lunged backwards striking person, while brake was applied.

- Four Seasons, MO, USA

problem #1

Jun 172012

Camry Hybrid

  • miles
The master power window switch started smoking while I was driving down the road on 6/18/12. At the time, I wasn't aware of any issues with the power switches. So my family and I jumped out the car and called the fire department. They disconnected the battery and the car towed to Toyota. The power switch had burned up and some of the door panel was burned as well. Went back to get my car, and the battery went out as well. Today, 10/12/12, my car is still in the shop at Toyota. It has been a long, drawn out process, but I'll be glad when I receive my reimbursement and car. I am a loyal Toyota customer and this is my first incident with them.

- Lewisville, TX, USA

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