Major Problems with 2006 Toyota Camry Derived from Complaints & Recalls
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Worst 3 complaints of 2006 Toyota Camry
2006 Toyota Camry
ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Victims: 4
Mileage: 15800 miles
2006 Toyota Camry
ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Victims: 3
Mileage: 1579 miles
2006 Toyota Camry
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Victims: 3
Browse 2006 Toyota Camry complaints by category
Problems with VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, AIR BAGS and STEERING are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Toyota Camry owners.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 1) no events leading to failure noticed 2) was backing up in a wal mart parking lot after shopping -... |
100
~ 38901 miles |
| AIR BAGS tl* - the contact stated the vehicle accelerated unexpectedly while driving. the contact stated that most of the incidents occurred... |
41
~ 65208 miles |
| STEERING 2006 camry steering wheel locked and ignition key refused to turn. *ts *nm... |
26
~ 75662 miles |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC when i pressed on my brakes while turning into a store ront my car would not stop. my car ran |
19
~ 32947 miles |
| TIRES 2006 camry only 5 thousand miles back right continental brand tire unexpectedly and suddenly blew out and was completely obliterated... |
12
~ 50193 miles |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM after starting the car the drivers airbag light stays on. when the car is started again the light may not... |
11
~ 61000 miles |
| ENGINE i was pulling the car into a parking lot at a very slow speed (~4mph). suddenly the car took off... |
10
~ 104767 miles |
| FRONTAL > AIR BAGS the airbags on my toyota-camry- le 2006 did not deploy during an accident. i have photos of the vehicle from... |
10
~ 48550 miles |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER my 2006 automatic camry shift lever will disengage while driving. i have hit the shift lever while driving at high... |
10
~ 76887 miles |
| POWER TRAIN information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia) 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6) toyota acceleration complaint march 24 2010 odi... |
9
~ 58989 miles |
| SEAT BELTS front end collision with 2006 toyota camera. 40-45 mph crash. seat belt failed to fire. airbags did not deploy. engineering... |
8
~ 62000 miles |
| AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN 2006 camry problem 1: -- symptom: when filling up the tank and setting the gas pump handle to automatically fill... |
8
~ 31263 miles |
| ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC i have a 2006 toyota camry with 1700 miles on it. i had problems with the brakes 3 times... |
8
~ 18697 miles |
| SERVICE BRAKES in an attempt to park the car in a parking lot the care accelerated unintentionally and jumped on to the |
7
~ 88674 miles |
| ACCELERATOR PEDAL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota camry. the consumer was at a complete stop she tapped the accelerator to... |
7
~ 20195 miles |
| STRUCTURE tl*- the contact noticed a rattle and heard squeaky noise coming from the front dash and center console of the... |
7
~ 31719 miles |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING leaking head gasket-car began making intermittent clicking noise. dealer checked and said nothing to worry about-probably loose fuel pump. they... |
6
~ 27830 miles |
| EQUIPMENT i own a 2006 toyota camry. recently the speakers sounded horrible. when i went to check them i noticed the... |
6
~ 34841 miles |
| TREAD/BELT > TIRES driving on highway at approximately 60-65 mph when tire separated . wheel was ruined and as tire parts came off... |
6
~ 54337 miles |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING the 2006 toyota camry uses the high beam headlamps for daytime running lights. the configuration of the lamp assembly places... |
6
~ 25344 miles |
| BODY > STRUCTURE traveling east on interstate 10 west of tonopah az felt vibration and pulled to the side of the road. the... |
4
~ 88486 miles |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE driving at slow speed. tried to slow at an intersection and when i hit brakes the car unexpectedly accelerated and |
4
~ 60358 miles |
| SIDE/WINDOW > AIR BAGS 2006 v6 toyota camry xle. driver lost control of vehicle in icy conditions. vehicle struck concrete embankment at high rate... |
4
~ 65625 miles |
| SUSPENSION my 2006 toyota camry le seems to have a front end problem. i've tried to have the dealership fix the... |
4
~ 38977 miles |
| IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2006 camry steering wheel locked and ignition key refused to turn. *ts *nm... |
3
~ 233 miles |
| MECHANICAL > EQUIPMENT 2006 camry xle i-4 transmission fluid changed at 30k miles came out black!! this means the fluid is being burned.... |
2
~ 73000 miles |
| ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING when applying brakes engine surges and continues to surge until brakes are released. *tr... |
2
~ 75343 miles |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER there seems to be a defect with evap system for 2006 toyota camry just like previous other toyota models. currently... |
2
~ 36000 miles |
| EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY my 2006 camry ranaway on rt 290 west when it was a few months old following the replacement of an... |
2
~ 2500 miles |
| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL my 2006 camry ranaway on rt 290 west when it was a few months old following the replacement of an... |
2
~ 3685 miles |
| INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl*- the contact noticed a rattle and heard squeaky noise coming from the front dash and center console of the... |
2
~ 18 miles |
| WHEELS dt*: the contact stated while driving past a roadside radar check the display read slower than the speedometer on the... |
2
~ 81400 miles |
| GLASS, SIDE/REAR > VISIBILITY dt*: the contact stated while the vehicle was parked in front of the house another vehicle passed by setting off... |
2
~ 21354 miles |
| TURN SIGNAL > EXTERIOR LIGHTING dt*: the contact stated the turn signals disengage only when the steering wheel is turned at least 170 degrees. the... |
2
~ 8250 miles |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER when the toyota camry was parked by a curb on the street without anything or anyone touching it. the whole... |
1
~ 140000 miles |
| RADIATOR ASSEMBLY > COOLING SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl* the contact owns a 2009 toyota camry. while driving 35 mph and making a right turn there was a... |
1
~ 92000 miles |
| SEATS air bag light came on intermittently for weeks before coming on in february 2015. thinking it was not urgent i... |
1
~ 46000 miles |
| POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS > VISIBILITY drivers window switch burnt out causing window motor to fail. toyota is recalling 7.5 million cars for this but says |
1
~ 175000 miles |
| FRONT > SUSPENSION one of the front springs (part# 48131-aa331) of my wife's 2006 toyota camry broke in two and the dealership recommended... |
1
~ 41000 miles |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES my complaint is about the unsafe power door lock mechanism used on the 2006 toyota camry xle (and countless other... |
1
|
| VISIBILITY the nut that holds the driver's side windshield wiper arm to its motor shaft loosened and caused the arm to... |
1
~ 47700 miles |
| EXTERIOR > REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES > VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2006 toyota camry. while driving less than 50 mph the passenger side mirror fell out... |
1
~ 21000 miles |
| SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC 2006 toyota camry xle when you apply the brakes suddenly they caught and then release and caught again. we have... |
1
|
| OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL > OTHER > EQUIPMENT 2006 toyota camry was taken to (jack taylor alexandria) dealership to find why car was not shifting gears in automatic.... |
1
~ 79000 miles |
| SWITCH > TURN SIGNAL > EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota camry. while driving 55 mph the contact activated the turn signal but the clicking... |
1
~ 14 miles |
| MODULE > IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota camry. while driving 10 mph the vehicle gradually accelerated to 40 mph. the road... |
1
~ 4000 miles |
| FLOOR SHIFT > LEVER AND LINKAGE > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION a coin was easily lodged between the plastic covering of the shifter and the console. the coin easily worked its... |
1
|
| HORN > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM i own a 2006 toyota camry le. the problem with my vehicle occurs on mornings when the temperature falls just... |
1
~ 13750 miles |
| MANUAL TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN my 2006 toyota camry se is experiencing throttle & shift lag. i've tried merging into traffic only to have my... |
1
|
| RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. > ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT i have a late 2006 toyota camry that has standard stereo option with cd and with volume and channel selection... |
1
|
| ROTOR > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota camry. while driving 80 mph the brakes failed. the contact was forced to apply... |
1
~ 51840 miles |
| SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE > FRONTAL > AIR BAGS consumer would like information regarding 2006 toyota camry passenger seat airbag system. *kb the consumer stated when his wife sits... |
1
|
| DELIVERY > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 2006 camry problem 1: -- symptom: when filling up the tank and setting the gas pump handle to automatically fill... |
1
~ 16000 miles |
| GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) > STEERING i've got very bad experience with car dealer. i have bought toyota camry 2006 at the end of february 2006.... |
1
~ 500 miles |
| WINDSHIELD > VISIBILITY dt*: the contact stated the visibility of the windshield is distorted. while driving at various speeds the contact is unable... |
1
~ 2022 miles |
| FAN/MOTOR > DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY dt*: the contact stated while using the heater the heat system released an unidentified odor. as a result of the... |
1
~ 200 miles |
| PEDALS AND LINKAGES > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC tl*the contact owns a 2006 toyota camry. he purchased a new car and in the first two months the brakes... |
1
~ 6 miles |
| REAR WINDOW > DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY the defogger wires in the rear window reflect headlights and glare from behind the vehicle. it creates a prism effect... |
1
~ 150 miles |
| FRONT > SEAT BELTS 2006 toyota camry seatbelt leaves white film on clothing. *kb *jb... |
1
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