2008 Toyota Camry: engine overheating

Filed Jul 25, 2023 · Electrical · CA · crash · 1 injury

The vehicle is a hybrid and so with no warning present on the dash the vehicle was being back out of garage and when the hybrid battery Failed which led to loss of power including steering and brake and hit brick gate and after impact the vehicle is unable to drive has all warning lights on and displays "check hybrid system" and low voltage park immediately, and the hybrid battery is constantly on due to overheating, had it check by mechanic and was told it was the hybrid battery. Thank God no one was around when the crash occurred or that I was not on the highway.

Filed Jan 9, 2020 · Steering · 105,000 miles · CA

Lost power steering while parking the car, ps light also became on. The car became difficult to steer, but was able to complete parking job as the car was almost in parking position. Called aaa and towed the car home (2pm, no dealer was open) and later drove to a nearby dealer (the aaa driver told me how to handle the steering). The initial diagnostic by the dealer (stevens creek toyota, san jose, ca) is an ecu failure. Dealer told me that we were luck as it is very hard to control the car with this problem. I was lucky that it happened while we were parking the car. If it happened on highway, it can potentially cause crash for sure. Car is 2008 camry hybrid, 105k mile. Well maintained, all maintenance work were done by toyota dealer. What made me extremely concerned is that this car has a history of critical safety function failure in the past. 1) driver side winder switch was overheated and generated a lot of smokes. Dealer said the switch has a defect, and I believe it LED to a recall later. 2) driver side window wiper stopped moving while driving in rain, lost visibility in seconds. Dealer said a defect in the motor cause the problem, but not sure whether it LED to a recall. 3) ps / ecu problem that made the car hard to control. I think toyota is doing extremely poor on their car's safety. The dealer report is not done yet. I will update it later thanks [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Dec 30, 2018 · Engine · 122,000 miles · KY

Car began loosing coolant and oil plus overheating while being driven. Both oil and coolant ran out in a matter of 3 weeks

Filed Jan 11, 2016 · Engine · 67,000 miles · TX

While driving highway, approx. 50 MPH, my car engine quit running with no unusual noise, no warning lights or indicators. Oil was gone, but the oil indicator light had not lighted. No warning to quit driving before engine damage was experienced. The engine has not been disassembled for definitive diagnosis, but two auto repair shops, one being a local toyota dealer service dept., have indicated that the engine must be replaced because the engine is knocking loudly and the bearings are probably overheated and "welded" to the part surrounding them. I learned from toyota corp. About their "excessive oil consumption" extended warranty program, but they are refusing to stand behind this defect in my car and refuse to perform repairs at their cost. My engine burned up because the oil was depleted within a two month period - this happened on 12/28/15, and I had topped off the oil in october with 2.5 qts, and the remaining oil was clean. Toyota refuses to acknowledge that a highly abnormal event has occurred with my car, gave me no warning to act in a safe manner, and LED to engine failure with repairs estimated $5,300 - $7,600.

Filed Aug 24, 2015 · Visibility · 121,446 miles · AL · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 toyota camry. The contact stated that while driving, there was an odor of smoke emitting from the driver side door window switches. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who was able to remove the switch. The contact stated that the switch overheated and melted. The switch was disconnected. The vehicle was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 12v491000 (visibility). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 121,446.