Faults:
Constantly hearing an assortment of vibrations, squeaks, and rattles from interior components.
The pedals appear to have a design flaw, and don't always respond properly when pressed, preventing the car from accelerating the way you want it to.
Defogging system is the worst I've ever encountered. Takes forever to operate, and sometimes doesn't do anything at all.
General Comments:
Bought a 2010 Toyota Camry XLE V6 with pretty much every option but the navigation system. I was looking to dump my SUV for a mid-size car that I could use for commuting and managed to buy one of these for a couple thousand below the listed price.
The positives:the design is very nice on the inside and out. I particularly like the combination of wood and metal trim in the XLE. The car is also very fast (surprisingly fast) with the V6, too bad the transmission is constantly in the wrong gear though!
For the most part, I'm convinced that the car is a piece of garbage. It looks nice inside and out but honestly drives terribly. The XLE the highest trim level and is supposed to have the smoothest ride, but I've experienced nothing but choppiness. Whatever suspension they're using for this car is very cheap. I feel every groove in the road.
Want steering feel? Not in this car, it's totally non communicative. In fact if I drive it with only one hand, it wobbles all over the place as if it doesn't have power steering. I'm convinced that my Jeep had better handling than this almost fully-loaded Camry. Wish I had noticed all of this during the test drive.
As for right now, I'm afraid to even drive the car because of the sticking pedal issue, it's getting worse. I never expected that a car could have problems with the pedals. Looks like I'll be trading it in very soon (if I can).
3rd Feb 2010, 19:20
Toyota's are inherently unsafe... all my friends have who own Toyotas have had nothing but problems. Even the unabashedly pro-Japanese publication Consumer Reports has pulled their recommendation!