Seats Problems of Toyota Camry - part 1

This is the recall I am speaking about 23v865 for the 2020 Toyota Camry. This is a serious safety risk that I would like to have resolved. I drive around with my family and younger siblings and don't want there safety at risk. It's been 20 months since it was issued and there is no solution! this shouldn't still be any issue after 20 months.

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I am not sure if this qualifies as a safety issue, but the head rest on Camry is terrible. They are heavily tilted forward and non-adjustable (cannot tilt them back). When seated and trying to maintain a neutral posture - it is not possible, one has to keep their head tilted forward which becomes painful after a while.

The middle to upper seat constantly pops during acceleration and braking, which is distracting to the driver and may cause an accident due to popping sensation in the middle of the driver's back. If in a forceful accident, I am worried that the movement in the seat could cause potential harm if a part is loose enough to move with gentle braking/acceleration. This issue appears to be common in 2025 Camrys as there are many complaints on internet forums and on the NHTSA complaint site.

The middle to upper seat constantly pops during acceleration and braking, which is distracting to the driver and may cause an accident due to popping sensation in the middle of the driver's back. This issue appears to be common in 2025 Camrys as several driver forums are reporting this issue.

The contact owns a 2025 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that while exiting the vehicle, the contact became aware that the front driver’s seat backrest had no cushion. The contact had pain in the ribs while driving at various speeds. A dealer was contacted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed, and determined that the seat needed to be replaced. The contact was informed that several models of the Toyota Camry had the same issue. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but offered no assistance. The contact was then referred to the NHTSA hotline to report the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 17,000.

I purchased this vehicles in may and after 3 weeks I begin to have terrible neck pain. I’m now in physical therapy and have difficulty sitting in the vehicle for long periods. The design of the front seats are terrible. It pushes your head forward and the upper shoulder design compensates poorly. It is not ergonomically correct. I’ve reported this to Toyota to ask for assistance and they provided none. They told me I should bring it to the dealer, but that doesn’t change their poor design. This is a very real problem that is causing significant pain and damage, which Toyota will not acknowledge or fix.

It appears that the driver seat and I suspect the passenger seat has some sort of internal issue or defect. Every time I accelerate, brake, or go up and down on the road, there is a crunching or punching feeling in the seat right around the middle back area. Not sure if something is loose or broken but whatever it is, it is not a normal feeling and aside from being extremely annoying, it could be dangerous. If there are loose parts from the seat's structure and if someone is driving quickly and brakes, it could shift and impale the driver and/or the passenger. Or if the seat's internal structure has an issue, it could impact the functionality of the seat beat or the seat itself during a collision. This issue for sure has nothing to do with the fabric/stitching; something internal is the problem. Additionally, per my investigation online, other customers who purchased from all trims of the 2025 Toyota Camry are dealing with this defect. I believe that Toyota needs to take it seriously and address the issue/repair immediately before the issue gets bigger than it needs to be. In regards to the questions above, the seat is available for inspection. The safety risk is described above. The vehicle was taken to the dealership today and their diagnosis has not been reported back to me. Component has not been inspected by the manufacturer; I reached out to Toyota about the issue and they assumed I was just submitting my general opinion; I don't see or feel any sense of urgency from Toyota to investigate and make a repair. The car functions normally aside from the issue above.

Bought 2025 Toyota Camry le on 2025 January. Started noticing some movement on driver seat backrest just after few days of owning it. It makes big crunchy/creaking sound when I lean into the seat back and then lean forward again. Because of this, it doesn't provide stable driver position when turning the vehicle, accelerating from a stop and when sudden braking. It feels like it is not going to provide enough support in an unfortunate event of an accident. Took the car to the dealership when it had about 1500 miles on it. Dealership said , a technical took a look into and didn't find anything wrong with it and will have to live with it. I am already regretting purchasing a Camry. Here is a reddit thread of other Camry owners having the same issue: [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

The air bag system has a fault and it makes it so the passenger air bag light is always reading as off, as if there isn’t a passenger there. It also has the passenger seatbelt light flashing all the time.

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I started to get the ringing noise I do not have my seatbelt buckled and the srs airbag warning started popping up. I learned after taking my car in for service it is due to the recall related to the sensor under my passenger seat.

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Front passenger seat back appears to be loose and squeaks if anyone occupies the seat.

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The contact owns a 2017 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that after exiting the vehicle, she noticed that the base of the driver's seat was fractured. The vehicle had not yet been taken to an independent mechanic or a local dealer to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 71,000.

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The seat warmer is heated even when no indication on control panel that it is on. The seat stays hot and there is no way to turn it off.

While driving home from work I suddenly noticed green smoke billowing from under my passenger seat. I immediately pulled over rolled my windows down I removed my back pack from the seat that was smoldering on top of the seat . There was absolutely nothing combustible in my back pack I removed my back back from the vehicle. The extinguished itself some how. I began coughing and choking due to the toxic smoke. Once I felt that the fire in the passenger seat was no longer a threat to my life. I berudgingly continued my drive home which was an additional 15 miles home. I am a sheriff deputy for los angeles county I realized that getting off the highway was the safest place for my self and other vehicles around me. The 15 freeway is a very busy highway and is not safe to remain on the side of the road unless there was an immediate threat of danger or an accident that needed to be reported. I arrived home safely but extremely unnerved. I do not smoke I do not use vaping or any other such things. I took several pictures it's quite obvious the seat caught on fire from under or within the seat. There is absolutely zero aftermarket products added to my vehicle . All of my vehicle maintenance has been done at Toyota dealerships only. This incident was very scary to say the least. Fortunately I had no passengers had I had my teenage children wife or anyone else in the front passenger seat the potential of serious harm could have occurred. I am reporting this as Toyota claims no recalls for this vehicle. My vehicle warranty just recently expired. Toyota has many recalls on several different years for this type of thing occuring. With my personal experience, I highly recommend this incident be investigated, and a possible recall should be implemented for the safety of others. There appears in pictures that the wiring underneath the seat initiated the fire. Toyota needs to be responsible for this. Thank you sincerely jose a aguilera.

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What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? sear, safety belt, airbag and the speedometer 1. The driver side seat was powered by electricity, it moved forward by itself during the crash. However, the car battery was destroyed and caught on fire as soon as the crash happened. 2. The airbag might have a delayed deployment, which caused my right eye rupture. 3. The speedometer stopped at 93mph however the crash data retrieval report shows its 75 mph. The vehicle is available for inspection since I still have the vehicle. How was your safety or the safety of others put at risk? I suffered right eye globe rupture, basically lost my right eye. Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center? not that I know of. Has the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others? no. Were there any warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure, and when did they first appear? no.

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There’s been a few times when I started my car to head to work and something appears on the dash board that reads ( air bag malfunction) then it’s gives me a hard time to steer the car. This has happened ample times. So when it does happen I have to shut the car off and then turn it back on so that the issue on the dash board disappears. I do this 2 to 3 times until it clears. (very weird). . Every time it happens it’s when I turn my car on to head out to either go to work or do errands. Etc. But I usually shut the car off immediately when I see that it appears on the dash board. When I do , it usually goes away and I can again take control of the steering wheel and the pressure on the steering wheel go back to being normal and manageable. But I’ve noticed that when it does come on there’s a tremendous change in the steering ps. It reads …. Airbag malfunction.

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On the highway a rattling noise from the right front indicating something was loose. Took to a tire shop to see the problem and as the front tire was removed I noticed that the wheel bearing its almost completely off from the fraction of the vehicle.

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Passenger airbag sensor on now and the wheels grind after brake change and highway rides are unsafe always has been just my wife doesn't feel safe driving it.

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I originally bought a vehicle from carbone Subaru of troy NY on 11/27 2018. (complaint originally submitted December, 2019). The car was a lemon. I finally got a replacement vehicle (with clean carfax) on 12/31/18. On 8/30/19, car was totaled due amount of mold found everywhere in the car, icluding roof and spare tire in trunk. I called carbone Subaru several times and was ignored. I finally got ahold of melinda @ lithia motor group hq in oregon. I was told she would call me back within a week. Over 3 weeks later and several attempts I got ahold of her. I explained to her I complained about the horrific odor in the car to my salesperson and to a mechanic, and was given an air freshener. I was told that I bought the car in winter, and water is a summer problem, and they would only help me if I bought a 3rd car from them. I now have to follow up with a pulmonary specialist for the next several years to check for mold related health problems. It has also cost $150 in doctor CO-pays so far, $500 in insurance deductible, $1,500 for down payment and expenses for having to buy another car after 8 months of owning the 2014 Camry. I have several pictures of the mold found in Camry, the complete loss statement by insurance, the $20,000+ estimate to remediate the mold, and medical documentation.

As I am checking my credit report I decided to look at the vehicle report an I see recalls that I never new anything about, two recalls. I recall recently having issues with said recall, control arms, one of said recall in question, now I hadn't purchased this vehicle long after the recall, as I stated did not get a letter nor did the dealership say anything, as I have gotten regular oil changes with the recall time frame, my car was hit on the street while parked in 2017, but I was told the controls arms problem was not a result of that, I had taken my vehicle to several Toyota dealers an they said they couldn't see t find anything, an eventually one dealer fix it, under my warranty. But it seem to still be a problem with the upper lower control because the car is is swaying from time to time especially with this powerful winds, today my car swayed into the other lane as I was on the freeway I had to get off immediately.

Heating and cooling for the seats just stopped working.

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We were struck in the rear by a driver and pushed into another car in front of us. The airbags never deployed during the accident, seatbelts did not constrain us and the driver seats snapped backwards injuring passengers in the front and in the back of the car. Back seat passengers had life-threatening injuries and front passengers had severe injuries.

Whenever I have 1 or 2 backseat passengers, the seats that aren't occupied in the back the sensors go off as if someone's in the seat and needs to put on their seatbelt. So I just put the seatbelt connected so it stopped sensoring.

I noticed a 3 inch burn mark on my passenger side seat. I thought my car had been vandalized. However, today when I got in the car I noticed another burn area next to the other one and there was an odor of something burning in the car. I concerned that it is the air bag sensor in the seat which is shorting out and could cause a fire. This was occurring when the vehicle was parked and off.

The seat belt does not say fastened in the receptacle. It comes out while driving.

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I noticed my back passenger leather seat by the door is turning white and the leather is getting warp. I'm assuming my door is over lapping the seat when shut.

Drivers side seat rail loosened at the rivets, allowing the seat to have excessive play in the rail itself. Toyota eventually replaced under warranty after much arguing. Had this been allowed to continue the rivets could have actually pulled through the rail allowing the seat to become totally loose in the event of a crash. The symptoms were felt primarily under starting and stopping when one could feel the seat rocking excessively.

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Oil consumption. Drive car a lot of shaking vibration. Turn on ac an engine noise. When load is put. Transmission rpm aroundv40mph to 45mph weird vibration and hesitation. This car engine and transmission not good.

Front seats are over heating.

When I first accelerate from a stopped position & accelerate the vehicle lags and hesitates before it will move forward. I have almost gotten hit by another vehicle more than once because the car wouldn't move fast enough to cut across traffic. September 1, 2017 was the first date I drove the vehicle on the road but it happens to this date as I'm accelerating.

The contact owns a 2017 Toyota Camry. While driving at an unknown speed, the front driver's seat moved up and down. While the vehicle was parked, the seat moved to the steering and the back of the seat reclined to the rear driver's side seat. The failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (silsbee Toyota in silsbee, TX), but the failure could not be duplicated. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that nothing could be done without duplicating the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 700.

2016 Toyota. Consumer writes in regards to driver side seat malfunction. The consumer requested repeatedly for the manufacturer to repair the sop on the seat with better material. The driver's side seat bottom sop continuously breaks. Updated 07/06/2017.

After driving the 2015 Camry le for approximately a year, I noticed a moldy smell coming from the a/c vents upon start up. I googled and found out a class action suit was filed in 2015 in CA for defective hvac system in 2012 Camrys because of mold and smelly odors coming out of a/c vents. It appears Toyota is still manufacturing Camrys with the same defective hvac part. I had my mechanic do a procedure to clean the mold out and purchased the charcoal air cabin filters. I am keeping records of each time I have the a/c service and filters replaced. I have had allergy tests performed and I am highly allergic to mold and mildew. I live in florida and have never had this issue with a/c in cars ever and I've been driving 40 years. Regarding the seats, they are extremely uncomfortable after driving for any extended period of time. I drive 3 to 4 hours a day for work mon-fri and I have had to purchase special gel cushions (costing $135) to make the seat tolerable. I have heard complaints from other Camry and Lexus owners of the uncomfortable seats, which could lead to health issues. I purchased the 2015 Camry 9/28/15 and the current mileage is approximately 38,000 miles.

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I've owned this car since may 2016 and everything worked fine until this morning when I got in my car and started it up and then turned on my driver's side heated leather seat. There was a strong burning smell coming from the seat so I immediately turned it off. The seat had been turned on 1 minute or less. I store my car in my garage at all times and there is nothing under my seat that could be keeping the warmer from working correctly. I haven't noticed that smell with the passenger seat. I have a 2008 Toyota Camry se.

The seat in rocking back and forth. The track on the right side of the seat is the culprit. I have removed the seat to inspect it and there is no adjustment but it wasn't moving when I bought the car and it is getting worse every day. It is annoying to have the seat move when you are driving. It feels like it may come off sometime.

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