32 complaints reported

2013 Toyota Camry UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
32
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

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Apr 2024

Toyota Camry se 2013 When accelerating at a stop light or when slowing down to make a turn, it hesitates when stepping on it to go or when accelerating at a turn,. It will go about 5 - 10 feet and hesitate, It happens more several times in one day! It scares me and I’m worried about getting into an accident. No check engine light and does not throw any codes.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 TOYOTA CAMRY, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Dec 2023
Dec 2023

The 2012-2014 Toyota Camry U760 ATM ECM Software update recall refers to a shudder that can potentially happen in these Toyota models made during these years. The shudder comes from the transmission, especially during the acceleration of the Camry models

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 TOYOTA CAMRY, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Dec 2019
Aug 2023

My car has a vibration on the front end. I have taking it for alignments, tire balancing none of those is the issue. We check for CB joints, wheel bearing not the issue. Someone made a statement of the same issue I am having with my car saying that it’s a class action lawsuit out take it to a transmission shop get it fix and submit invoice to get reimbursed.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 TOYOTA CAMRY, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Jan 2022
Feb 2022

I am the owner of 2013 Toyota Camry SE VIN# 4T1BF1FKXDU279537. My vehicle shudders when I drive over 25 mph. On 19 April 2022 I took my 2013 Toyota Camry SE to the Glen Toyota dealership. After the diagnosis the representative stated that I needed a new torque converter. The cost would be $2902.30 to repair. After further investigation I discovered Toyota offered the Torque replacement at no charge under the Toyota enhancement warranty program. Under the extended repair program the torque converter was replaced at no charge for 8 years or 150,000 miles. My vehicle is currently under 150,000 miles and the 8 year mark occurred during Covid19 when businesses were shut down. The service adviser told me the dealership would not cover the repair. Under a normal situation this would be acceptable. Due to unusual circumstances related to Covid19, I am requesting that my vehicle's torque converter be replaced at no cost to me. I have uploaded the document to the Toyota Warranty Enhancement Program that explains the shudder while driving under light throttle conditions between approximately 25 – 50 mph. Also included is the service recommendation from the Glen Toyota dealership that shows the seriousness of this repair. I do not fell safe driving this vehicle until the torque converter is replaced. Thank you.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 TOYOTA CAMRY, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Apr 2022
Nov 2021

Faulty torque converter and engine control module software glitch - TSB-NOSB0034-14R2 Original owner never notified about the Toyota Service Bulletin. I purchased car from Toyota Dealer who knew of problem but it did not happen during test drive and I then the day I drove it home, it started happening. I took it back and they wanted an additional $2400 to repair what should have been repaired on a recall. I have read many many complaints about this same issue with many 2012 and 2013 Camry's and I believe that this should have been recalled!!!!!!

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 TOYOTA CAMRY, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Sep 2021
Apr 2021

WHILE MY CAR WAS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY, MY SUNROOF EXPLODED. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING, THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS. THE EVENING BEFORE I HEARD A "POP". THAT NIGHT, I COULD NOT LOCATE THE SOURCE. THE NEXT MORNING, I REALIZED MY SUNROOF HAD SHATTERED. I CONTACTED TOYOTA. THEY TOOK A REPORT, BUT I DON'T THINK THEY TOOK ME SERIOUSLY.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 TOYOTA CAMRY, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Sep 2019
Jan 2020

MY FAMILY AND I HEARD SOMETHING LIKE A GUNSHOT THAT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS VERY CLOSE TO OUR HOUSE. WE WERE TOO AFRAID TO GO OUTSIDE OR LOOK OUT THE WINDOWS. BECAUSE MY CAR WASN'T BEING DRIVEN MUCH AT THE TIME, A DAY OR 2 LATER I DISCOVERED MY SUNROOF HAD EXPLODED WHILE THE CAR WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY. THAT EXPLAINED THE SOUND WE HEARD PREVIOUSLY.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 TOYOTA CAMRY, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Sep 2019
Dec 2019

CANNOT BUY A FUTURE NEW CAR SINCE THEY ARE KEYLESS! BOTH OF US ARE PROFOUND HARD OF HEARING AND CANNOT HEAR ENGINE RUNNING IN GARAGE !

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 TOYOTA CAMRY, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Dec 2019
Aug 2019

THIS COMPLAINT IS TRUE FOR NOT ONLY MY CAMRY, BUT ALSO FOR MANY IF NOT MOST MODELS AND MAKES TODAY. THERE HAS BEEN CONSIDERABLE JUSTIFIED EMPHASIS ON THE DANGERS OF USING CELL PHONES IN VEHICLES AND TEXTING WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE THE DRIVER IS DISTRACTED FROM THE ROAD. HOWEVER, AT THE SAME TIME, VEHICLE CONTROLS FOR FEATURES LIKE RADIO AND AIR CONDITIONING (TO NAME JUST TWO) HAVE BECOME MORE AND MORE DISTRACTING AND DANGEROUS. YEARS AGO, YOU PUSHED A BUTTON FOR THE RADIO CHANNEL. NOW YOU MUST LOOK AT AN LED DISPLAY THAT'S OFTEN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE (SO YOU STARE AT IT) IN ORDER TO CHANGE RADIO CHANNELS. SAME WITH A/C CONTROLS; INSTEAD OF A BIG KNOB WHERE YOU CHANGE SETTINGS BY TOUCH AND FEEL, YOU NOW HAVE TO STARE AT A TINY LED SCREEN TO DETERMINE WHAT A/C MODE YOU ARE SELECTING. I CAN ELECT NOT TO USE MY CELL PHONE, BUT I WILL CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE TO SEE TINY LED DISPLAYS SO I CAN CHANGE A/C MODES OR RADIO CHANNELS OR SELECTIONS. NHTSA SHOULD TAKE THE LEAD IN REVERSING THIS DANGEROUS TREND.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 TOYOTA CAMRY, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Aug 2019
Jul 2019

VEHICLE HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING. SHORTLY AFTER STARTING MY CAR, MY CAR WILL HESITATE TO ACCELERATE AT AROUND 20 MPH. IT WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR AND EVEN IF I PUSH THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, IT STILL WILL NOT GO. I HAVE TO TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE PEDAL AND PUSH IT REPEATEDLY TO GET IT TO GO. FINALLY IT WILL CATCH UP AND DO SO VICIOUSLY. I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN TO ME WHILE PULLING OUT ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED. I HAVE A 14 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER WHO RIDES IN THE BACKSEAT AND I FEEL SO UNSAFE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TO ONE OTHER MECHANIC AND THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE NOR ARE ANY CODES BEING THROWN. PLEASE RECALL THIS VEHICLE. ALSO, THIS HAPPENS A LOT WHEN GOING AT A STEEP INCLINE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 TOYOTA CAMRY, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Jul 2019
Jul 2019

THIS CAR HAS AUDIO SYSTEM PROBLUM. WHEN YOU CONNECT USB IT KEEP LOADING ON AND ON . THE RADIO DON'T TUNE PROPERLY. TOUCH SCREEN IS SOO INSENSITIVE. I

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 TOYOTA CAMRY, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Oct 2018
Jun 2019 Crash

ON NOVEMBER 25, 2014 MY MOTHER WAS KILLED WHEN HER 2013 KEYLESS IGNITION TOYOTA CAMRY ROLLED DOWN HER DRIVEWAY AND PINNED HER UNDERNEATH. SHE HAD JUST DRIVEN INTO HER GARAGE AND NEGLECTED TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK. THE GARAGE HAD A VERY SLIGHT INCLINE, BUT THE DRIVEWAY WAS MUCH STEEPER. SHE HAD WALKED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY TO PICK UP A NEWSPAPER AFTER PUTTING THE CAR IN THE GARAGE. I JUST SAW AN ARTICLE SAYING THAT A PARK IT ACT HAD BEEN INTRODUCED INTO CONGRESS. I WOULD LIKE TO BE SURE THAT MY MOTHER IS INCLUDED IN THE STATISTICS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE DIED BECAUSE OF ROLLAWAY CAR ACCIDENTS. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS ANOTHER METHOD I SHOULD USE TO DO THIS. YOUR AGENCY WAS CITED IN THE ARTICLE I READ. THAT'S WHY I AM CONTACTING YOU. THANK YOU

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 TOYOTA CAMRY, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Nov 2014
Feb 2019

MUSTY/MUSKY ODOR FROM AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WHEN USING THE A/C. THIS HAS CONTINUED SINCE APRIL 2014 TO PRESENT, WHICH IS FEBRUARY 2019

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 TOYOTA CAMRY, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Mar 2014
Feb 2019

ON APRIL 1, 2019 I WAS TAKING MY GRANDDAUGHTER TO SCHOOL ONE MORNING. SHE GOT IN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND SHUT THE DOOR. THE SOUND I HEARD WHEN SHE SHUT THE DOOR I HAD NEVER HEARD BEFORE. IT SOUNDED LIKE SHE HAD MAYBE GRAZED AN EMPTY PLASTIC WATER BOTTLE AS SHE SHUT THE DOOR. I DIDNT THINK MUCH ABOUT IT AGAIN UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES LATER WHEN WE STOPPED AT A CONVENIENCE STORE. I HEARD THAT SAME NOISE WHEN SHE GOT OUT AND SHE THE DOOR. I OPENED THE DOOR MYSELF, LISTENED CAREFULLY AND REALIZED I HAD A HOLE IN THE GLASS OF MY SUNROOF THE SIZE OF A GOLF BALL. NOT ONLY THAT BUT VISIBLY I COULD SEE EVERY INCH OF MY SUNROOF WAS SHATTERED. VERY PUZZLED, I EXHASTED ALL THE POSSIBILITIES OF HOW THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED AND COME UP WITH NOTHING. I CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND COULDN'T GIVE THEM AN EXPLANATION ON HOW THIS HAPPENED. AFTER READING AN ARTICLE ONLINE, I REALIZE THAT MY SUNROOF HAD EXPLODED WHILE (THANK GOD) MY CAR WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 TOYOTA CAMRY, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Jan 2019
Feb 2019

ON APRIL 1, 2019 I WAS TAKING MY GRANDDAUGHTER TO SCHOOL ONE MORNING. SHE GOT IN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND SHUT THE DOOR. THE SOUND I HEARD WHEN SHE SHUT THE DOOR I HAD NEVER HEARD BEFORE. IT SOUNDED LIKE SHE HAD MAYBE GRAZED AN EMPTY PLASTIC WATER BOTTLE AS SHE SHUT THE DOOR. I DIDNT THINK MUCH ABOUT IT AGAIN UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES LATER WHEN WE STOPPED AT A CONVENIENCE STORE. I HEARD THAT SAME NOISE WHEN SHE GOT OUT AND SHE THE DOOR. I OPENED THE DOOR MYSELF, LISTENED CAREFULLY AND REALIZED I HAD A HOLE IN THE GLASS OF MY SUNROOF THE SIZE OF A GOLF BALL. NOT ONLY THAT BUT VISIBLY I COULD SEE EVERY INCH OF MY SUNROOF WAS SHATTERED. VERY PUZZLED, I EXHASTED ALL THE POSSIBILITIES OF HOW THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED AND COME UP WITH NOTHING. I CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND COULDN'T GIVE THEM AN EXPLANATION ON HOW THIS HAPPENED. AFTER READING AN ARTICLE ONLINE, I REALIZE THAT MY SUNROOF HAD EXPLODED WHILE (THANK GOD) MY CAR WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 TOYOTA CAMRY, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Jan 2019
Feb 2019

ON APRIL 1, 2019, WHEN GETTING INTO MY CAR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, IN MY DRIVEWAY AND MY GRANDDAUGHTER GETTING IN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, SHE SHUT THE DOOR. THE SOUND I HEARD WHEN SHE SHUT THE DOOR I HAD NEVER HEARD BEFORE. IT SOUNDED LIKE SHE HAD MAYBE GRAZED AN EMPTY PLASTIC WATER BOTTLE AS SHE SHUT THE DOOR. I DIDNT THINK MUCH ABOUT IT AGAIN UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES LATER WHEN WE STOPPED AT A CONVENIENCE STORE. I HEARD THAT SAME NOISE WHEN SHE GOT OUT AND SHE THE DOOR. I OPENED THE DOOR MYSELF, LISTENED CAREFULLY AND REALIZED I HAD A HOLE IN THE GLASS OF MY SUNROOF THE SIZE OF A GOLF BALL. NOT ONLY THAT BUT VISIBLY I COULD SEE EVERY INCH OF MY SUNROOF WAS SHATTERED. VERY PUZZLED, I EXHASTED ALL THE POSSIBILITIES OF HOW THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED AND COME UP WITH NOTHING. I CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND COULDN'T GIVE THEM AN EXPLANATION ON HOW THIS HAPPENED. AFTER READING AN ARTICLE ONLINE, I REALIZE THAT MY SUNROOF HAD EXPLODED WHILE (THANK GOD) MY CAR WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 TOYOTA CAMRY, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Jan 2019
Feb 2019

ON APRIL 1, 2019 I WAS TAKING MY GRANDDAUGHTER TO SCHOOL ONE MORNING. SHE GOT IN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND SHUT THE DOOR. THE SOUND I HEARD WHEN SHE SHUT THE DOOR I HAD NEVER HEARD BEFORE. IT SOUNDED LIKE SHE HAD MAYBE GRAZED AN EMPTY PLASTIC WATER BOTTLE AS SHE SHUT THE DOOR. I DIDNT THINK MUCH ABOUT IT AGAIN UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES LATER WHEN WE STOPPED AT A CONVENIENCE STORE. I HEARD THAT SAME NOISE WHEN SHE GOT OUT AND SHE THE DOOR. I OPENED THE DOOR MYSELF, LISTENED CAREFULLY AND REALIZED I HAD A HOLE IN THE GLASS OF MY SUNROOF THE SIZE OF A GOLF BALL. NOT ONLY THAT BUT VISIBLY I COULD SEE EVERY INCH OF MY SUNROOF WAS SHATTERED. VERY PUZZLED, I EXHASTED ALL THE POSSIBILITIES OF HOW THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED AND COME UP WITH NOTHING. I CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND COULDN'T GIVE THEM AN EXPLANATION ON HOW THIS HAPPENED. AFTER READING AN ARTICLE ONLINE, I REALIZE THAT MY SUNROOF HAD EXPLODED WHILE (THANK GOD) MY CAR WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 TOYOTA CAMRY, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Jan 2019
Feb 2019

ON APRIL 1, 2019, WHEN ENTERING MY VEHICLE IN THE DRIVEWAY, ALONG WITH MY GRANDDAUGHTER WHO GOT IN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, SHE CLOSED THE DOOR. I HEARD A SOUND I NEVER HEARD BEFORE. IT SOUNDED LIKE AN EMPTY PLASTIC WATER BOTTLE WAS GRAZED AS SHE SHUT THE DOOR. I DIDN'T THINK MUCH ABOUT IT UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES LATER WHEN WE STOPPED AT A CONVENIENCE STORE. I HEARD THE SAME SOUND AS SHE GOT OUT AND SHUT THE DOOR. FROM THE DRIVERS' SIDE I OPENED AND SHUT THE DOOR AGAIN. LISTENING CAREFULLY, I HEARD THE SAME SOUND AND REALIZED THE SOUND FROM COMING FROM ABOVE MY HEAD. I SLID OPEN THE SUNROOF SHADE AND COULDN'T BELIEVE WHAT I SAW. THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE GLASS OF MY SUNROOF THE SIZE OF A GOLF BALL. NOT ONLY THAT, BUT WHAT WAS MOST ASTOUNDING WAS EVERY INCH OF THE SUNROOF GLASS WAS SHATTERED. VERY PUZZLED, I EXHAUSTED ALL POSSIBILITIES OF HOW THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED, (WHICH WEREN'T MANY) AND CAME UP WITH NOTHING. NOT KNOWING AT THE TIME THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH EXPLODING SUNROOFS, I CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND COULDN'T GIVE THEM AN EXPLANATION OF HOW THIS HAPPENED. MY DEDUCTIBLE WAS $500, SO THE INSURANCE COMPANY COULD NOT HELP BECAUSE THEY ASSESSED THE DAMAGE AS COSTING ON AROUND $282. A FEW WEEKS LATER, I WAS FORCED TO TRY TO GET THE SUNROOF REPAIRED BECAUSE THE INTERIOR OF MY VEHICLE WAS BEING DAMAGED BECAUSE OF THE RAIN, I SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR SOMEONE TO DO THE REPAIR.THIS IS WHEN I CAME ACROSS SEVERAL ARTICLES ON EXPLODING SUNROOFS. THAT WAS THE ONLY EXPLANATION THAT MADE SENSE OF WHY MY SUNROOF WAS BROKEN AND WHY EVERY INCH OF THE SUNROOF WAS SHATTERED. MY CAR WAS LAST DRIVEN THAT SUNDAY EVENING. NO UNKNOWN SOUNDS WERE HEARD AS THE DOORS WERE OPENED AND SHUT. THE SUNROOF HAD TO HAVE EXPLODED WHILE IN THE DRIVEWAY, SOMETIME AFTER THE CAR WAS LAST DRIVEN SUNDAY EVENING AND WHEN I AND MY GRANDDAUGHTER GOT BACK IN MONDAY MORNING AT APPROXIMATELY 6:30AM.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 TOYOTA CAMRY, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Jan 2019
Dec 2018

SOUND IN RADIO SUDDENLY JUST WENT OUT AND DID SOME READING ON THE WEB AND SEE OTHER PEOPLE WITH SAME MAKE AND MODEL ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 TOYOTA CAMRY, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Dec 2018
May 2018

SHUDDERING WHEN HITTING 2ND GEAR.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 TOYOTA CAMRY, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Jan 2016
Mar 2018

THIS MODEL CAR HAS DOOR LOCK ISSUE. DOOR LOCK FAILURE. REMOTE LOCK/UNLOCK FAILS. POWERED DOOR LOCKS/UNLOCK WONT WORK. NO RECALL FOR 2013-14 MODEL.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 TOYOTA CAMRY, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Jan 2014
Mar 2018

THIS MODEL CAR HAS DOOR LOCK ISSUE. DOOR LOCK FAILURE. REMOTE LOCK/UNLOCK FAILS. POWERED DOOR LOCKS/UNLOCK WONT WORK. NO RECALL FOR 2013-14 MODEL.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 TOYOTA CAMRY, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Jan 2014
Feb 2018

FUEL TANK HAS A CRACK IN THE SEAM ON THE TOP OF THE TANK WHICH IS RIGHT UNDERNEATH THE BACK SEAT. ENTIRE FUEL HAS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1319. IT MUST BE REPLACED FOR SAFETY REASONS. THE CAUSE IS FAULTY MANUFACTURING AS THIS CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. IF WE HAD BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT IT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN EXPLOSION ENDANGERING MY CHILDREN WHO SIT IN THE BACK SEAT. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT IT HAS TO BE A FAULTY TANK DUE TO THE CRACK BEING IN THE SEAM.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 TOYOTA CAMRY, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Feb 2018
Oct 2017

AIR CONDITIONER DEVELOPS MOLD IN THE EVAPORATOR COIL CAUSING THE SMELL OF MOLD TO BE CIRCULATED IN THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR. MYSELF AND PASSENGERS COUGH WHEN THE SMELL IS PRESENT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 TOYOTA CAMRY, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Jul 2017
Aug 2017

2013 TOYOTA CAMRY SE 2.5L ROOF OVERHEAD CONSOLE MELTED IN A NON EXTREME TEMPERATURE. UNSATISFACTORY PLASTIC USED FOR LIGHTING CONSOLE. THE CASE MELTED AND EXPOSED A CIRCUIT BOARD. COULD BE A POTENTIAL FIRE AND ROAD HAZARD.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2013 TOYOTA CAMRY, Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Corporation
Incident: Jan 2017

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The 2013 Toyota Camry has 32 UNKNOWN OR OTHER complaints on file. 1 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.