KnownCarProblems2013 Toyota Camry Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 274 complaints with NHTSA about the 2013 Toyota Camry, most often about the transmission (25% of complaints, typically around 56,500 miles). It is 17th of 25 Camry model years by number of complaints and has 2 recalls.
Most common 2013 Toyota Camry problems
Transmission
67 complaints · 25%Half of these problems showed up before 56,500 miles. Parts named most often: automatic transmission.
The contact owns a 2013 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that the dealer had replaced the battery four times within 8 years, and the water pump and the alternator had been replaced within 18 months. Additionally, the contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle shuddered, hesitated, and failed to…
My car would stall and come to a stop unpredictably. It has happened when the car was in motion at low speeds and during turns. The car would stall and come to a stop. Sometimes it can be started after you shut down the engine, sometimes you have to try a couple times in order to start again. Toyota dealership was…
Other or unspecified
46 complaints · 17%Half of these problems showed up before 57,000 miles.
On april 1, 2019 I was taking my granddaughter to school one morning. She got in on the passenger side and shut the door. The sound I heard when she shut the door I had never heard before. It sounded like she had maybe grazed an empty plastic water bottle as she shut the door. I didnt think much about it again until…
On april 1, 2019 I was taking my granddaughter to school one morning. She got in on the passenger side and shut the door. The sound I heard when she shut the door I had never heard before. It sounded like she had maybe grazed an empty plastic water bottle as she shut the door. I didnt think much about it again until…
Air bags
36 complaints · 13%Half of these problems showed up before 23,000 miles. Parts named most often: frontal.
The contact owns a 2013 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that while stopped at a traffic light, the vehicle was struck on the front driver side by another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact and the driver of the other vehicle sustained injuries that required medical attention. A police report was…
My nephew was driving my car (2013 Camry) on I-85 northbound in auburn alabama. He said he was going 60 or 65 MPH. The air bags deployed without any type of impact. There was a recall on my air bags and it was repaired july 10, 2014 by Toyota. The air bags stilled deployed on oct. 27, 2014, all air bags deployed…
Speed control
35 complaints · 13%Half of these problems showed up before 20,000 miles. Parts named most often: accelerator pedal.
Tl-the contact owns a 2013 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that while reversing, the brake pedal was depressed but the vehicle accelerated causing the vehicle to crash into a cement wall. In addition, after crashing into the cement wall, the contact attempted to move the vehicle forward and the vehicle over…
The contact owns a 2013 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that the after the vehicle was serviced under a voluntary recall for speed control, the vehicle accelerated independently without warning. The brake pedal was depressed and failed to respond. As a result, the contact crashed into the shelves in his garage and…
Engine
30 complaints · 11%Half of these problems showed up before 10,000 miles.
Within two or three days after the 10,000 mile check-up(july 3,2014) my wife and I noticed a stagnant odor coming from the A/C vents on first start up in the morning. A/c had been set on recycle air. We set the A/C to run with air flow on vent and odor is still there. A/c ran for awhile and odor would go away. Odor…
Toyota has another throttle problem. I bought a 2103 Camry se on march 30th 2013 from larry miller Toyota and it exhibits an intermittent throttle problem. When I start from a stop some times it seems as if the engine dies. It does not as the engine does not need to be restarted. The throttle is simply non-responsive.…
Electrical
29 complaints · 11%Half of these problems showed up before 25,000 miles.
While driving the vehicle either on a city street or highway or turning the vehicle comes to a complete stop. Nothing works, car wont start , key will not move, gear is stuck. This has happen three times within a year. The dealer has check it out but has no answer to why it happens. My air-condition fogs up the…
My wife has a 2013 Camry with 28,000 miles. We have been having a issue with the brake light switch which also works with the antilock brakes and the shifter. My wife was at work late and could not get it out of park. I did some research and found the switch and tapped on it and if finally allowed US to get it home.
Body and structure
26 complaints · 10%Half of these problems showed up before 8,500 miles. Parts named most often: body.
The contact owns a 2013 Toyota Camry. While driving at approximately 25 MPH, the vehicle shook. The contact noticed that snow accumulated inside all four wheel wells and turned into ice. The failure occurred multiple times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that there where chunks of ice inside…
I like toyotas and have two camrys. I previously had 3 toyotas. Usually they are very good, built well, upkeep good, last long and Toyota stands behind them, usually. A little over a year of having the last Toyota Camry se, I noticed that the driver side of the bumper popped out. One good hit to the correct spot and…
Steering
26 complaints · 10%Half of these problems showed up before 6,000 miles.
While driving at highway speed, the car wanders left or right. Keeping the car straight takes significant effort without constantly make correction to the steering wheels. Reported to dealer, but dealer said cant duplicate the problem. This is a real safety hazard.
The contact owns a 2013 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that while driving approximately 70 MPH, the vehicle swayed from side to side. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis. The technician was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired.…
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2013 Toyota Camry recalls
Equipment: air conditioner
Risk: A short circuit may cause the air bags to become disabled or inadvertently deploy. An inadvertent airbag deployment can increase the risk of injury or the possibility of a crash. An inoperative airbag can increase the risk of injury in a severe crash. The power steering assist could also become inoperable resulting in increased steering effort and can increase the risk of a crash at low speeds.
Fix: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will seal the air conditioning condenser unit housing and install a protective cover on the airbag control module, free of charge. The recall began on february 5, 2014. Owners may contact toyota at 1-800-331-4331.
Full defect summary
Toyota is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 avalon, avalon hv, venza, camry, and camry hv vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the drain hose for the air conditioning condenser may become clogged causing water to accumulate at the bottom of the air conditioning condenser unit housing. The accumulated water may then leak through a seam in the housing onto the air bag control module potentially resulting in a short circuit of the module.
Visibility and wipers: switch/wiring
Risk: A short circuit could cause inoperative windshield wipers, reducing driver visibility and increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will replace the wiper switch assembly, free of charge. The recall began on november 8, 2013. Owners may contact toyota at 1-800-331-4331.
Full defect summary
Toyota motor engineering & manufacturing north america, inc. (toyota) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 camry and camry hv, model year 2013 avalon and avalon hv and model year 2014 corolla vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the windshield wiper switch assembly may short circuit. As such, these vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard, no. 104, "windshield wiping and washing systems."
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which recalls are still open on your car.
Questions about the 2013 Toyota Camry
- What are the most common problems with the 2013 Toyota Camry?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: transmission (67 complaints, typically around 56,500 miles); other or unspecified (46 complaints, typically around 57,000 miles); air bags (36 complaints, typically around 23,000 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2013 Toyota Camry have?
- 2 recalls listed by NHTSA, the latest from October 17, 2013 (equipment). Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which ones are still open on your car.
- Is the 2013 a bad year for the Toyota Camry?
- It is 17th of 25 Camry model years by number of complaints, with 274 complaints. Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular years collect more of them, and the newest years have had less time to.