Issue ID | 1691966 |
Internal NHTSA # | 11360340 |
Manufacurer | Toyota Motor Corporation |
Brand | TOYOTA |
Model | CAMRY |
Model Year | 2020 |
File date | 02/09/20 |
Component | UNKNOWN OR OTHER |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | From i bought this car i've noticed a heavy jerk or shift within the engine / transmission i took the vehicle back to toyota 3 different times complaining about the problem they told me that they reset the transmission but had only documented one time , so on the 2nd of september i was down in ftlauderdale fl at the traffic light of 31st & mcnab the light was red then turned green i drove off then i heard a sound saw so much smoke i couldn't see nothing outside so i stopped turned off the ignition saw that the signs on the dash saying the engine is dead waited until i could safely exited the vehicle went outside saw a lot of antifreeze on the ground but no oil so i opened the hood saw antifreeze all over & a little old so i called toyota they told me to have the vehicle towed to the nearest dealer after being there for a few hours they told me i had a hole in the engine i replied that couldn't be possible i haven't driven over anything matt the service rep told me it could be 3 things one being my negligence by driving the vehicle without oil i said that can't be possible the oil was changed at 10,000 miles then he said it could be hydrolock meaning i've driven through 3-4 feet of water i replied impossible look at my car do you see how clean it is then he say it also could be factory defect but they would have to pull the engine down to see & they would have results in 2 day i contact them in 2 days they said that they're still diagnosing the problem so on monday september 7 they contacted me saying the vehicle is hydrolock and it's an insurance claim i said it's impossible he said that's the only way to go so i contact my insurance they went & look at my car & decided that it wasn't driven through water i was driving when the problem happened i thought that the vehicle was going to blow up due to the amount of smoke didn't know that a new car by toyota wo |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 12221 |
Number of Occurences | |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | DAYTONA BEACH, FL |
VIN pattern | 4T1C11AK1LUXXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
Was medical attention required? | N |
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Date of purchase | 27/03/25 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
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Vehicle speed | 15 |
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