Toyota Camry / 2014
2014 Toyota Camry problems
Owners have filed 640 complaints about the 2014 Toyota Camry with NHTSA. Power train accounts for 20% of them — the clear leader, ahead of vehicle speed control at 10%.
Complaints640
Crashes94
Fires8
Injuries74
Deaths1
What owners report breaking
Power train 20.0% · 128
Unknown or other 11.1% · 71
Vehicle speed control 10.0% · 64
Engine 8.9% · 57
Electrical system 8.6% · 55
Air bags 6.7% · 43
Service brakes 5.6% · 36
Fuel/propulsion system 4.2% · 27
Severity
Of those complaints, 94 describe a crash, 8 describe a fire, 74 report an injury and 1 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 33 model years of the Toyota Camry in this data, 2014 sits 16th by complaint volume. 2007 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 71 in the last three years against 102 in the three before. The issues here may already have been addressed.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 36,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Car shudders at 45 mph which becomes whooshing sound at 55 mph. Took to dealer, who says it is problem with torque converter. They changed some computer settings which made the problem better, but it reappeared 2 weeks later. Now dealer says there's nothing they can do till Toyota issues a recall for the transmission. Isuue is that the transmission will fail at some point, putting driver and passenger lives are risk Power train · reported at 63,000 miles
Torque converter shudders under light throttle between 25-60mph. Replaced torque converter twice and transmission once and vehicle still shudders. This is a horrible safety issue, as it will shudder on expressway on ramps instead of accelerating as appropriate. Software update for some 12-14 camrys but none available for my vin. Vehicle has 13,000 miles and problem started at 9,000 miles and is getting worse. Power train · reported at 9,000 miles
While going down hill the transmission will downshift on it's own to lower gears and speed. While on the highway when trying to accelerate from a slower speed the transmission slams into gear. This has been going on for several years. The dealer said they can't get it to do it, and that there are no codes. It's is especially noticeable when you slow down then try to accelerate. It's now happening more frequently. Power train · reported at 89,868 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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