Latches/locks/linkage Problems of Toyota Camry - part 1

The contact owns a 2023 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that while attempting to use the key fob to lock the vehicle, the doors failed to lock as needed. The passenger’s side rear doors were unable to be locked automatically or by using the buttons inside the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed and determined that the lock actuators on the rear doors were inoperable and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and opened a case. The failure mileage was approximately 37,500.

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The contact owns a 2020 Toyota Camry. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 23v865000 (air bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the "failure - ignition control" message was displayed. The contact stated that occasionally the seat belt warning chime failed to turn off while the seat belt was secured. In addition, the contact stated that the vehicle occasionally failed to start, and all four door latches failed to unlock while using the key fob. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 76,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

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The contact owns a 2020 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that all four doors on her vehicle would fail to either lock or unlock as needed. She stated that the failure initially started with the rear passenger door after the door failed to unlock with the key fob; she then attempted to unlock the door with the button on the driver side door but to no avail. The failure then began to occur all four door as an abnormal, squeaking sound would emit from the doors upon an attempt to unlock them. The dealer was notified of the failure and informed her that the vehicle was no longer under warranty. The manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000.

The contact owns a 2012 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that the doors failed to lock and unlock from inside or outside the vehicle. In addition, the interior lighting failed. There were no warning indicators illuminated and the failures were intermittent. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 111,000.

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The contact owns a 2012 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that while sitting at a stop sign with the doors locked, the front passenger's side door was able to be opened from the exterior. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection where they stated that the motor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 36,361. The VIN was unavailable.

2007 Toyota Camry. Consumer writes in regards to dissatisfactory repair work on vehicles power window unit and doors. The consumer stated prior to his visit to the dealer, the automatic door locks worked fine on the driver and rear doors. Upon reaching work a few hours later after the recall repair, three of the doors would not lock. The consumer returned to the dealer and an inspection revealed all three actuators were dead. The consumer was informed it would cost$ 1,800 to fix. The dealer stated it was a coincidence that the door locks stopped working after the recall was performed on the power window unit.

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When utilizing latch system my other children can't access their safety belts in back seat.

The contact owns a 2011 Toyota Camry. While parked, the contact noticed that the front passenger side door and both rear doors would not unlock when using the front driver’s side lock switch. The contact attempted to unlock the doors using the key fob from the exterior of the vehicle, but the doors would not unlock. The front driver’s door would unlock and did not experience the failure. The failure occurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for a diagnostic test. The technician was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 15,000.

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My husband went to open the door of my 1999 Camry and it broke off in his hand. Now it I cannot get in the door if an emergency occurs, I feel unsafe when getting in my car at night, particularly when I have to work late ,at a mall or the grocery store. It is going to cost $150 or more to replace this handle. I don't think we should have to do that when I have talked to several Camry owners and they have had the same problem and Toyota has known about this. They need to fix the problem for nothing because I am in danger everytime I have to enter my car. In addition, having to open the door by grasping the metal part and then sticking my hand underneath, can injure my hand. This may not seem like a safety concern to them but it is to me.

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The rear passenger door in my 2003 Camry had a failure of the lock actuator. In mid January 2011, it just would not open, not manually unlocking at the door handle, with the lock switch in the car, or the remote unlock. The car was not hit or damaged before this happened. I took it to the dealer, for $90 they took apart the door and said the lock actuator was failing, and it would be almost $500 to replace it. I declined having it replaced at this time, since it worked after the mechanic took it apart and put it back together (it has been one week and has not locked up again yet). I will probably have to have it replaced since my child rides in the back seat, and I consider this to be a life safety problem. If the car were hit in the side that worked, I would be unable to get her out of the car, without pulling her through the front seat.

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The driver side sunvisor is defective in my 2007 Toyota Camry. I was driving one day and the visor suddenly fell from its up-and-locked position. The first time it fell, I pushed the visor back up into its up position and it managed to stay lock, albeit not as sturdy. Subsequently, the inability of the sunvisor to stay up intensified to the point where the thing would not stay up at all. I currently have the sunvisor tied up so it does not obstruct my view while driving. I am currently looking for a replacement for the visor. However, Toyota considers the sunvisor to be a "trim" item and will not replace the visor, even though I am covered under their platinum extended warranty.

Failure of door latches on a Toyota 2002 Camry. In the last year I have had both door latches on the driver and passenger side to break without any notice, preventing exit from the vehicle. Contacted Toyota and the y not acknowledge any problems with the latches.

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Passenger front door latch no longer closes. The door needed to be taped shut to drive it home. The latch failed in the open state instead of the closed state and I'm concerned this could happen to someone while on the road.

The contact owns a 2010 Toyota Camry. The contact attempted to start the vehicle using the keyless entry and noticed that the vehicle would not start. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was informed that the failure could not be repaired. There were no prior warnings. The current and failure mileages were 6,000. Updated 8/2/10 updated 08/09/jb.

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The contact owns a 2005 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that in hot weather the power door lock button inside would only open the driver side door and not the other doors. When he unlocked the vehicle manually it would only open one door. The button inside of the vehicle had to be pulled so that the three other doors would unlock. The dealer was informed about the failure and stated that they had to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 50000. The current mileage was 53000.

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The contact owns 2003 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that within two weeks, the drivers side door, both rear driver and passengers side door locks failed. The dealer advised the contact that the failure occurred due to a defective actuator. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was unable to unlock the doors whenever he was outside of the vehicle. The failure and current mileages were 25,000.

The contact owns a 2002 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that both rear doors did not lock or unlock automatically. The contact had to open the front doors to unlock the vehicle and had to manually lock the rear doors before exiting. The dealer inspected the vehicle but the contact could not remember what the dealer said needed to be repaired. The failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was approximately 105,000.

2005 4 door Toyota Camry. Back driver's side door in locked position and does not open at all. Called gateway Toyota in toms river, NJ and they stated we would have to pay for repairs. This car has not been involved in an accident. Online complaints from other Toyota Camry owners show this is a manufacturer's problem and is occurring quite often. With children in back seat this is a big problem if an emergency were to occur!.

Actuators in my 2005 Camry se continue to stick; thereby causing all of the passenger doors to not open the majority (90%) of the time. I reported the issue immediately to Toyota corporate and the dealer (baierl Toyota in cranberry, PA) because it's also a safety risk; especially since I have a 3 month year old and a 2 year old. The Toyota mechanic also reported that this should not be happening and the actuators should be replaced.

Opening the hood to add windshield wiper fluid, the hood release did not work, had to reconnect it. The power steering fluid was extremely low, have only owned car for 6 months, only 4000 miles on it. Sometimes when you let off the gas pedal, feels like the brakes engage, really slows the car down when "coasting".

My Toyota doors lock by themselves. I can be sitting in the garage and the locks just click and locks, them I have to go inside the house to get the keys to unlock the car doors. This happens at least twice a week. I never mention this to my roommate until this month February. He was washing my car and he told me on tues Feb 9th that my doors just locked by themselves he said I'm glade I had your car keys in my pant pocket. I told him I'm glade it happen to you now I know I am not crazy. I took it to Toyota dealer here in stockton California and they told me it did lock on the. So I am taking it again on 2/13/10 and this time I am going to make them write down why I brought it in.

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Pressing the accelerator has no affect on the engine rpms. The dealer said the sensor at the gas pedal was defective. Not related to the current recall. He replaces the sensor at a cost to me of $750. 00.

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Door locks for 2003 Toyota Camry work intermittently?? there are so many complaints on here now I would have to say there is a defect in the part (actuaries) for the door lock? I do also agree that it could pose a safety problem as sometimes the door won't unlock at all without having to force it and depending on where you are in a pond or ditch filled with water this could be very dangerous!! [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

This problem has to do with the power door actuator on the driver door. The malfunction started intermittently at certain temperatures. The door lock on driver side would not work when pressing the remote or pressing the power door lock button on driver door. As the problem progressed the interior door lock button and latch stopped functioning in manual mode. Not allowing the driver to exit the vehicle. The lock does not open anymore and does not override the malfunctioning door actuator. As a result, should I need to quickly egress the vehicle in an emergency such as a fire or otherwise I will not be able to do so. The only way to open the door at this time is to press the power door lock button back and forth until something catches on, and the button opens. However, this will likely not work in an emergency. I've requested that Toyota replace the faulty part, but was informed that given that the vehicle is out of warranty they are not responsible for it. I requested that they take my case to southeastern Toyota upper management to make a decision. According to the Toyota dealer I was at, the service manager for the entire southeastern united states did not agree with my complaint and did not think it was within their duties to replace the part. My investigation into the issue has revealed that this issue repeats with many other vehicles of the same model years 02-06. . Read more...

I have a 2005 Toyota Camry. The driver's side door is the only door that has an outside lock that works with a key. The lock began not working either with the key or with the remote. The dealer replaced the lock assembly and actuator for approximately $500. 00. Now the rear passenger side door has failed. Again they are telling me I need a new actuator. There are many complaints online from other 2005 Toyota Camry owners that describe this same failure. It seems to be a common problem for not only 2005 but other years. . Read more...

We have a 2009 Camry that has intermittent issues in regard to the throttle linkage it has twice become stuck in the wide open position, we are very concerned about this issue and have been ignored by Toyota personal, we feel there is a real problem with the linkage and or computerized linkage issues.

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1. Toyota solara 1999 hood opened up during driving on the highway and crashed into the windshield breaking the windshield into drivers side seat and obstructing vision the drivers side window would not roll down preventing the driver from looking outside to pull over. 2. Driver narrowly escaped traffic collision because of obstructed vision. 3. Driver pulled over to the highway shoulder. Pulled down the hood and tied the hood to the chassis using rope. The windshield was completely damaged. All parts are available as the car was not repaired.

All four interior door handles have failed making it impossible to exit the car without rolling down the windows. This is potentially dangerous in case of emergency. The left rear was first to fail at ~100k miles, the driver handle failed last at 139k miles. The local dealer offered a 10% discount on the repair, Toyota of America customer satisfaction would offer anything better.

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The electric door switch, drivers side, does not always open or lock. Either by inside door lock/unlock switch or wireless/remote control. This has been happening for the last 6 months, on and off. Other doors open & unlock with inside switch and wireless/remote control. But not always the drivers side. This happens on a weekly basis. Most times it corrected, after I turned the locking button manually in, instead of hitting the electronic switch. But more and more frequently, I have to lock the door manually, by pushing in the lock button. Or having to use the key, to get inside the car. The car is a 2003 Camry le, with 29,500 miles on it. Don't drive it that much. The electronic actuator switch, solenoid switch, or perhaps the master lock switch is not working properly. A Camry should not be having this kind of a problem, with so few miles on it!!! especially when the parts to replace them with are so expensive! not counting the diagnosis labor fee, than the actual labor fee to repair!!!.

Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6). 2004 Toyota Camry/solora technical problem passenger door or trunk will not open. There is no key latch to enter car from outside of car on passenger side door or to open trunk. Key remote does not work , I've taken car to Toyota dealer and replaced battery, but still will not open car door or trunk. I've tried report this problem within the last past 2 years to the Toyota dealer w/ no help. They want to charge me for dioagnostic check. I feel this is the dealers responsibiliy because the passenger door or trunk does not have a key latch on outside of the door or trunk . I have a daughter who has to ride in the back seat for saftey purposes; I feel that in case of accident or emergency she would not be able to get out of / or someone would not be able to open door from outside or she cannot get out of car from inside. Please advise. [xxx].

Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6). 2004 Toyota Camry/solara technical problem passenger door or trunk will not open. There is no key latch to enter car from outside of car on passenger side or to open trunk. Key remote does not work , I've taken car to Toyota dealer and replaced battery, but still will not open car door or trunk. I've tried report this problem within the last past 2 years to the Toyota dealer w/ no help. They want to charge me for diagnostic check. I feel this is the dealers responsibility because the passenger door or trunk does not have a key latch on outside of the door or trunk . I have a daughter who has to ride in the back seat for safety purposes; I feel that in case of accident or emergency she would not be able to get out of / or someone would not be able to open door from outside or she cannot get out of car from inside. Please advise. [xxx].

During normal usage of the vehicle. At first intermittent, now continuous. Electronic door locks fail to function. This is a safety issue since the keys can open multiple locks but you can't lock the car the drivers seat.

Driver door lock does not operate. Cannot be opened/closed manually, with key, or remote. Dealer states it is very unusual for this type of failure to occur but offered no financial relief. Car is no longer under warranty. Dealer to replace door lock actuator (approx cost $600).

Inside door handles on driver and passenger. The chrome coating has cracked and peeled revealing a sharp edge that cuts the fingers of the person pulling the handle to open the door. Permanent repair requires removing the inside door panels and installing new handles.

The door handles on the car where you open the door at break. This is from normal wear and tear from just opening the doors.