2020 Toyota Camry: won't start

Filed Apr 24, 2021 · Electrical, Engine · MI

After 2 days parked in garage with lights off and doors closed the car wouldn't start. After jump staring the car in the screen in the dashboard a video was playing stating that an electronic board is affecting the engine and transmission. The car has just 15,500 miles. In march 2020 the same happen. Dealer said was fixed. I talked to toyota (jeffrey) company and he said there is no recall or software upgrade.

Filed Mar 16, 2021 · Electrical, Engine · VA

Twice recently 2020 toyota camry with less than 8,000 miles on it would not start after being parked in a garage. In both cases, we charged the battery and car started right away. No doors were left open, no lights on, etc. What is causing the battery to drain after a day or two not being driven? My older toyota with 150,000 is more reliable, sadly. Have read about a battery drain issue with this car, but toyota customer service says my VIN number is not part of the recall. Seems like I am not the only one with this problem. Taking to dealership this week to see if problem can be identified.

Filed Mar 3, 2021 · Electrical · 1,224 miles · MA

Tl* the contact leased a 2020 toyota camry. The contact stated that the vehicle would not start sporadically and required a jump start. The contact took the vehicle to boch toyota (277 providence hwy, norwood, ma 02062) where it was diagnosed as a parasitic drain in the battery from the computer demand overload. The dealer informed the contact that the remedy options were to drive the vehicle for half an hour twice a week, replace the battery, or sign a new 36 month lease for a new vehicle. The contact stated she could not sign a new 36 month lease and should not be penalized for the manufacturer defect failure of the vehicle. The failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 1,224.

Filed Mar 2, 2021 · Engine · 878 miles · MA

I leased this vehicle in july 2020 for 24 months, the battery is not dependable; frequently, at random times, the car won't start.. I have had to call for assistance 6 times. Toyota explained that the battery has a defect called parasitic drain because of overload from 40 computers and only solution is to drive at least 1/2 hour twice a week. I am 88 years old with macula degeneration and consider this an unsafe requirement. Toyota suggested buying a new battery but if, as stated by the mechanic, the battery is getting continuously drained by overload, that makes no sense, I asked if they could block off some of the drainage (like bluetooth) they said not this model.I complained that I wasn't informed of this defect before buying and they explained it was in the manuel which I didn't receive until I signed the agreement.

Filed Feb 1, 2021 · Electrical · 12,000 miles · NC

I purchase a brand new 2020 toyota camry march 2020. On june 15, 2020 my vehicle was parked in my driveway and wouldn't start and had to be towed to the dealership. The doors would not lock and my dashboard displayed a malfunctioning system parking brake disabled. My car remain at the dealership for 4 days. On june 19 I picked up my vehicle. The toyota technician stated the battery was good after performing a battery test using toyota dca8000 test. The technician performed an update telematics module i9i-13 dcm to latest firmware to software version high at lg-n010ffb and software version low at cbc-98 or cbc-34 as applicable dealer techstream diagnostic tool. Ok this was suppose to be the fix to my problem. On aug 19 the same issue happened again. Again I had my car towed to the same dealership. After a series of test they stated it was the battery, so they replaced the battery with a new battery. I didn't understand how it could be the battery when this is a brand new car with less than 12,000 miles on the vehicle. . On jan 25, 2021 my vehicle was parked in my driveway and my car would start. The radio came on , the lights were working but the car wouldn't start, the steering wheel wouldn't move and the car wouldn't go into neutral. I had my car towed to my dealership again. Technician advise the next day had perform a dcm reset and firmware update for draining batteries to the 2020 camry. This vehicle has not perform to the standards I expected since day of purchase march 2020. State of georgia will not allow you to submit a lemon law claim because vehicle was not out of commission for 30 days total. I am a very upset customer and will continue to file complaints with toyota headquarters and possibly seek me a a consumer attorney. As much as I am paying for my vehicle I shouldn't have to continue to wait around for toyota to get this problem correct.

Filed Jan 3, 2021 · Electrical, Engine · 5,000 miles · MD

I purchased my camry in october. When starting it up in the morning for the past few weeks there was a slight hesitation. I attributed the issue to the cold temperatures and allowed the car to warm up before driving. Yesterday afternoon my car wouldn't start at all. It makes a clicking and rattling noise similar to an old clunker. I was parked in the parking lot of my apartment complex. I called the brown's toyota dealership where I purchased the vehicle and was told to contact roadside assistance to have the car towed there. They were closing at 4p and would not be able to check out the car until monday. They also informed me that I would have to pay for a loaner car upfront and be reimbursed if it was determined that I didn't cause the car not to start. So ridiculous. I shouldn't have this issue with a brand new car. From the looks of it reading through these other reports there's a serious issue with the 2020 toyota camry.

Filed Dec 2, 2020 · Electrical, Fuel system · 25,000 miles · TN

The car would not start after not using the vehicle for 2 days. The dashboard lit up like a christmas tree/flashing notice that said smart key fab malfunction. My car would not start completely dead. Called roadside assistance they told me to hold the key fab to the start button and try to start the car. Which did not start. They were going to send a tow truck to give me a jump. My car started fine with the jump. I took my ar to wolf chase toyota. They told me they would look at my car which they did not after beginning there over 6 hrs did not offer me a loaner vehicle. I took my car to auto zone had them check my battery no issues found also had the battery in key fab checked. About 2 weeks later the same thing happened again. I got a jump again everything was ok. My car is with chuck hutto toyota now they are trying to see what the problem is with my they did provide me with a loaner car. Also checking for power decease when I try to accelerate .

Filed Nov 20, 2020 · Electrical · 1,715 miles · OR

I bought this car 10/03/2020 with 76 miles on the odometer it was manufacturered 05/20/2020 today is 11/20/2020 went out to start my car it started clicking and won't start has lights flickering randomly had it towed to toyota it has 1,700 miles on it . Had drove the car the day before and it seemed fine. The gas mileage for the first 2 tanks was 48 mpg the last tank was 41 mpg. The cars battery drained over night about 12 hours and no lights were left on or doors open.

Filed Nov 17, 2020 · Electrical, Engine · 25,000 miles · WI

Would not start, 25,000 . Hybrid malfunction warning, ocs warming, pre-collision warning, brake system warning. Dealer claimed software update issue. Had to be towed, late to work urgent care/covid, uber to dealer to get loaner, upset. Friday it happened again and I had surgery scheduled. Hybrid malfunction warning pre-collision warning, do not drive, call dealer, tow truck tested battery and it was good. Lights, bells, stereo worked, held key fob to push start no. 40,000 car and dealer today said, oh, we put in a new battery? In a new car? And for it to not start due to software update???? I go 100 out of city with dogs, no cell and would have been stranded in a brand new car due to no notification of hey there are problems, your car wont start, software update? Anything? Second time 6 weeks later, missed my surgery appt!!!!!!!! Tow it again, they now say that toyota has fixed on 2021 and dealer had list of vehicles with issues by VIN. Great. Why not tell me. One more lemon law wisconsin. I don't even want to go pick it up. Its going to happen again. I think it is electrical, starter, hybrid. Byw why not replace hybrid battery? Because they are too expensive. There are recalls for 2020 complete engines. I want it gone. It was parked in my driveway would not start at critical times. I do not feel safe in it, brake malfunction warning? Pre crash warning, hybrid?

Filed Sep 28, 2020 · Driver assistance, Engine · GA

Try to start the car but won't start it check the battery but not battery issue after I that try start again still can't some cranky noises start than car shutdown,but even 90 day a lot of trouble n weird noises when push the brake paddles

Filed Aug 3, 2020 · Electrical · 6,000 miles · CA

When attempting to start the car from sitting just overnight, the dash will flash and click as if the battery is dead. The car won't start and has to be jumped. However when you have the car checked, it's not a problem with the battery. There is something draining the battery overnight that I haven't been able to diagnose. Nothing is plugged in and the lights are all turned off. The car is simply draining itself. There are only 6000 miles on the clock and no other outside factors that I can think of could be contributing to this issue. Also related to the electronics going crazy, is the rcd feature used while is reverse gear. After the car is jumped, that feature needs to be reset by a technician so the back up camera system works properly. This is very quickly becoming more then an annoyance.

Filed Mar 23, 2020 · Electrical · 4,800 miles · AR

The car can sit for 1 day without driving or not starting it and it will not start the next day. It has to be jump started.