| Issue ID | 1054967 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10577767 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | CAMRY HYBRID |
| Model Year | 2008 |
| File date | 08/10/10 |
| Component | VISIBILITY/WIPER |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I had several incidents for my camry hybrid in the past years which are related to safety 1) on 11/28/10, while driving in rainy situation on local street at low speed, the driver side wiper stopped working causing bad visibility. I pull over to street side and rain stopped after a while. I drove the car to a nearby toyota dealer. Diagnosis is "wiper arm slipped splines" 2) on 4/16/10, while driving on street at low speed (30 mph) heavy smoke came out of driver side window switch. After i pulled over and turned off the engine, the smoke stopped. Car was towed to a nearby toyota dealer and diagnostic was switch locked on "on" position. I believe this is one of the toyota "recall" case. 3) about 11/2013, while driving on freeway the tire air pressure light went on. I drove back to toyota dealer and was told it was because of cold weather. No fix was performed. However,the light went on / off since then and after a month stayed on all the time. Brought the car to dealer again and they found a faulty sensor for tire air pressure. Luckily all incidents did not involve crash / injury. However, i am very disappointed / concerned on my car's safety / reliability. If you need further information, i can be reached at [xxx] [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6). |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 43000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | SAN JOSE, CA |
| VIN pattern | 4T1BB46K08UXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 4 |
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| Vehicle speed | 30 |
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