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Toyota Camry Engine Safety Report | July 10, 2013
Reported on July 10, 2013
| I AM THE OWNER OF A 2012 TOYOTA CAMRY....ON AT LEAST FOUR OCCASIONS THE MOTOR HAS REMAINED RUNNING AFTER I LEFT THE CAR....THIS CAR HAS PUSH BUTTON IGNITION....DID I NOT TURN IF OFF PROPERLY OR IS THERE A SYSTEM MALFUNCTION....I PARK MY CAR IN AN ATTACHED GARAGE TO OUR HOUSE AND THE DOOR TO OUR HOUSE FROM THE GARAGE IS LEFT OPEN IN THE SUMMER FOR VENTILATION.....IF THE CAR REMAINED RUNNING UNKNOWN TO US DURING THE NIGHT WE WOULD PERISH FROM THE CARBON MONOXIDE FUMES....I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY TOYOTA, IF NOT ONLY FOR US BUT OTHER TOYOTA CAMRY OWNERS....SO FAR TOYOTA HAS NOT ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE TO OUR SATISFACTION....IN FACT THE OWNER OF THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE PURCHASED THE CAR LAUGHED AT OUR SAFETY CONCERN.....THE ALARM SYSTEM ON THE CAR IS USELESS AS THE ALARM IS THE SAME WHEN I START THE CAR AS WHEN I STOP THE CAR AND HAVE THE DOOR OPEN OR IF DO NOT TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND GET OUT OF THE CAR AND CLOSE THE DOOR....ALL THESE ALARMS SOUND THE SAME AND MAKE THEM INEFFECTIVE....I HAVE A HEARING PROBLEM RELATED TO EAR SURGERY REPLACING MY BONES OF HEARING BY AN IMPLANT IN MY RIGHT EAR WHICH ALSO MAKES IT HARD FOR ME TO HEAR IF THE ENGINE IS RUNNING OR TURNED OFF.....THE ALARM SYSTEM ON THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE MODIFIED TO ENSURE NOTIFICATION TO THE DRIVER IF THE ENGINE IS RUNNING BE IT HUMAN ERROR OR SYSTEM MALFUNCTION..... *TR | |
| Make: | Toyota |
| Model: | Camry |
| Manufactured by: | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | VALLEY VIEW PA |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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