2008 Toyota Camry problems
Owners have filed 1,141 complaints with NHTSA about the 2008 Toyota Camry. Wipers, windshield & visibility is the most reported problem area, at 25% of complaints. Next are engine (13%) and body & structure (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,141 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 25% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 121 and 20
- Injuries and deaths
- 85 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 59,000 miles 836 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 130 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 137 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 162 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 132 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 100 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 54 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 38 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 41 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 18 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 11 |
| 200k+ miles | 13 |
What the data shows
Of the 836 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 59,000 miles. For wipers, windshield & visibility specifically, the median reported mileage is about 50,000 miles (231 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 121 complaints mention a crash; 20 complaints mention a fire; 85 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2008 ranks 5th most-complained-about out of 35 model years of the Toyota Camry with enough data (649 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 7 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
12/28/13 - elsrode ave. Baltimore, md 21214, side street next to our house. [xxx] , wife, was parallel parking this vehicle driving in reverse. Vehicle had unintended acceleration. Brakes did not work. Vehicle went up a set of cement steps and stopped for a second, but then accelerated in drive down steps into street. Again brakes did not work. [xxx] drove vehicle into an alley and hit a stone wall where it stopped. Engine was smoking. In reverse and in drive, [xxx] had her feet on the brakes.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota camry. The contact stated that the console lights in the vehicle are too bright and blind him while driving at night. He refuses to drive the vehicle at night due to the failure. The vehicle has not been repaired. The failure and current mileages were 22,000.
My 2008 toyota camry had problems from the day that I purchased it. I took it back to the dealer and also contacted toyota motor sales u.s.a. I have taken the car back to the dealer several times for the same problem. The national center for dispute settlement was called by the toyota motor sales u.s.a. And they also did not resolve the problem. I feel unsafe driving the car. The car races unexpectedly and lurches forward in stop and go traffic. I am afraid that the car is going to crash into something or someone.