2024 TOYOTA CAMRY

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Rear camera is not aligned off by 8 inches. This is a safety hazard potential damage accident or loss of life please investigate. Dealership said nothing they can do until a recall is issued. Dealership hit bumper on routine service says nothing sure what happened

AIR BAGS

The contact owned a 2024 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that while driving approximately 10 mph on the last lane during traffic, and depressed the brake pedal when another vehicle suddenly rear-ended their vehicle, causing them to rear-end the vehicle in front. The vehicle that rear-ended the contact was also rear-ended as a result of the crash, causing a second impact from the rear to the contact's vehicle. As a result, the contact's vehicle rear-ended the vehicle in front a second time. The incident involved 6 vehicles in total. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact received back injuries, and medical attention was sought. The contact did not receive reports that any other persons were injured. A police report was filed. The vehicle was able to be driven to the residency, but once parked, an unknown warning flashed on the instrument panel. The vehicle was inoperable. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, who, after inspecting the damage on the vehicle, determined that the vehicle was not worth being repaired, especially due to the extensive damage done to its front-end. The vehicle was 80% damaged and therefore considered totaled. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 22,412.

SEAT BELTS

The seat belt on the right side in the second row failed to work. My son-in-law was sitting in that position when I, who was driving, began to proceed through an intersection when I thought the light had turned green. When I realized I was wrong, I slammed on the brakes. His seatbelt did not arrest his forward movement, and he hit the back of the right front passenger seat. Thank goodness I had only been going about 5 mph. Also, the belt did not retract afterwards. For the remaining two blocks of our trip, he had a few feet of slack seat belt in front of him. I have not yet reported the issue to Toyota.

POWER TRAIN

The vehicle allows the engine to be turned off, key removed, while the vehicle is still in drive with no warning lights or sounds. I have tested and the vehicle can roll away. Complained to the toyota dealership and they said the service tech consulted with toyota headquarters and determined no fix was possible because this is normal function of the the vehicle. However, this is a concerning safety hazard because the vehicle can roll. But also, is against the standards. Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 114, Theft Protection and Rollaway Prevention, mandates that vehicles with an automatic transmission and a "park" position must have a key-locking system that prevents key removal unless the transmission is locked in "park" or becomes locked in "park" as a direct result of removing the key.