2012 Toyota Camry Engine
Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.
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I HAVE A 2012 CAMRY 4 CYL, I NOTICED LIKE RATTLING NOISE COMING OUT FROM THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE WHEN I ACCELERATE AT THE LOW SPEED FROM 20 TO 30 MPH ( THE PROBLEM IS STILL). I ALSO CALLED THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURE TO COMPLAINT AND BROUGHT MY CAR TO LONGO TOYOTA (EL MONTE CA), AND ELMORE TOYOTA (WESTMINSTER CA) FOR FIXING. FINALLY, BOTH 2 DEALER TECHNICIANS TOLD ME THIS IS CHARACTERISTICS OF TOYOTA CAMRY 2012, THEY CAN NOT FIX THIS PROBLEM, BECAUSE THE SW CONTROL THE IGNITION TIMING, EXCEPT I CALL TOYOTA MANUFACTURE TO COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS CASE. I ALSO CALLED TOYOTA FOR THIS COMPLAINING BUT THEY DID NOT RESPOND TO ME. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2012 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WOULD ONLY START WITH A JUMP START AND THEN IT WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED FOUR TIMES OVER A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE CHARGED AND WAS NOT BEING DRIVEN ENOUGH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,400.
I CALLED SPARKS DEALERSHIP ABOUT RECALL ON CAR 12/30/13. THEY PUT ME ON LIST SAYING THEY DO NOT HAVE PART FROM COMPANY. I CALLED TODAY 1/20/14 AND THEY SAID THEY STILL DO NOT HAVE PART. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED TAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AREA AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND ADVISED THAT THEY COULD NOT DETECT ANY FAILURE CODES NOR COULD THE FAILURE BE DUPLICATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE BY MAIL BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500.
I AM THE OWNER OF A 2012 TOYOTA CAMRY....ON AT LEAST FOUR OCCASIONS THE MOTOR HAS REMAINED RUNNING AFTER I LEFT THE CAR....THIS CAR HAS PUSH BUTTON IGNITION....DID I NOT TURN IF OFF PROPERLY OR IS THERE A SYSTEM MALFUNCTION....I PARK MY CAR IN AN ATTACHED GARAGE TO OUR HOUSE AND THE DOOR TO OUR HOUSE FROM THE GARAGE IS LEFT OPEN IN THE SUMMER FOR VENTILATION.....IF THE CAR REMAINED RUNNING UNKNOWN TO US DURING THE NIGHT WE WOULD PERISH FROM THE CARBON MONOXIDE FUMES....I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY TOYOTA, IF NOT ONLY FOR US BUT OTHER TOYOTA CAMRY OWNERS....SO FAR TOYOTA HAS NOT ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE TO OUR SATISFACTION....IN FACT THE OWNER OF THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE PURCHASED THE CAR LAUGHED AT OUR SAFETY CONCERN.....THE ALARM SYSTEM ON THE CAR IS USELESS AS THE ALARM IS THE SAME WHEN I START THE CAR AS WHEN I STOP THE CAR AND HAVE THE DOOR OPEN OR IF DO NOT TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND GET OUT OF THE CAR AND CLOSE THE DOOR....ALL THESE ALARMS SOUND THE SAME AND MAKE THEM INEFFECTIVE....I HAVE A HEARING PROBLEM RELATED TO EAR SURGERY REPLACING MY BONES OF HEARING BY AN IMPLANT IN MY RIGHT EAR WHICH ALSO MAKES IT HARD FOR ME TO HEAR IF THE ENGINE IS RUNNING OR TURNED OFF.....THE ALARM SYSTEM ON THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE MODIFIED TO ENSURE NOTIFICATION TO THE DRIVER IF THE ENGINE IS RUNNING BE IT HUMAN ERROR OR SYSTEM MALFUNCTION..... *TR
THE VEHICLE HAD LOW OIL AND THE LOW OIL WARNING LIGHT DID NOT LIGHT UP. THE ENGINE SUFFERED DAMAGE. THE USERS GUIDE INFERS THAT THE CAR WILL WARN DRIVERS OF LOW OIL, BUT IT DID NOT. TOYOTA HAS A DESIGN FLAW.... *TR
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The 2012 Toyota Camry has 31 Engine complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.