According to Toyota’s promotional online 2025 Camry brochure, “Every day deserves more fun.” The automaker also promises that the new Camry will allow drivers to “chase your daily thrill in style.” But what about those who have cracked windshields, shattered or leaking sunroofs, sudden unintended acceleration or abrupt braking, dead batteries, and other major problems? These aren’t the “thrills” they expected, and there’s certainly no fun about them!
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Common Problems Overview
The most common complaints to the National Highway Traffic Administration (NHTSA) about the 2025 Toyota Camry relate to visibility/wiper problems. The bulk of these are due to windshields cracking spontaneously. Cracked and leaking sunroofs are also an issue. Sudden unintended acceleration is identified as electrical and/or unknown or other issues. Faulty batteries are listed under the electrical system and the fuel/propulsion system. Brake malfunctions are seen primarily as being forward collision avoidance problems. Additionally, there are complaints that the fuel capacity of the Camry is not as good as it is advertised to be.
Other components and systems listed as being problematic include the airbags, engine as well as engine and engine cooling, exterior lighting, lane departure, powertrain, seat belts, seats, service brakes, steering, suspension, vehicle speed control, and wheels.
Several complaints mention dealers unable to assist with problems, sometimes because parts are not available. Alarmingly, one owner with a hub/bearing issue that required replacement parts.”I was told in Kentucky alone (there are) 59 other cars waiting on this part and that’s just one state!”
Forward Collision Avoidance: Adaptive Cruise Control
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Cracked Windshields & Sunroofs
Issues identified as visibility/wiper problems include windshields that crack for no apparent reason, windshields with distorted glass, sunroofs that crack, and wipers that suddenly stop working or don’t clean the windshield properly.
An owner from Ohio states there was suddenly a large crack from the top middle to middle left of the front windshield on the passenger side. “With the length of the crack, I don’t feel safe driving it. I’ve read reviews online that the new Camry’s windshield is faulty.”
The windshield of a Camry owned by someone in Idaho cracked 10 days after purchase, while the car was parked in the garage overnight. At the time, the temperature was 71 degrees and there was no rain.
An owner from Tennessee tells how “a small foreign item hit the front windshield and shattered the glass. The issue is Toyota has no parts for this car. The glass cannot be located. I cannot get a reasonable solution from Toyota.”
Defective Windshields
Cracking isn’t the only problem. An owner from North Carolina states that the right side of my windshield has significant ripples and distortions on the right side. “It isn’t just on the edge where it curves, but 6 inches to a foot in. I took it to the dealers who saw it.” Photographs supplied to the dealer by the owner show all the undulations.
“However, the dealership pulled up another car — same year, make, and model — and it had it too. I saw with my own eyes that it was just as bad as mine. But Toyota’s answer was (that) it isn’t an issue because it’s in other cars. My answer is that both/all are defective. It is a major safety issue because I constantly see movement that isn’t there that is caused by a defective windshield.”
Cracked Sunroofs
The back glass of a 2025 Camry sunroof cracked while a California owner’s wife was driving at about 60-65 mph. All the dealer was prepared to do was “make a claim with the insurance and pay the deductible of $500 because they (are) saying this was from an ‘external influence’. They gave us a ‘rental vehicle’ while their inspector’s engineers called for a non-manufactured issue.”
The owner’s questions are, “How will you get hit on the sunroof while driving at 60-65 mph on the freeway? How is it possible that a small size object could shatter a whole TEMPERED GLASS and also, an outline crack all around instead of a center hit like they mentioned? If there was an external object hitting the sunroof why isn’t (there) any internal damage if it’s right above the sunroof motor? If it was something that big to shatter a whole tempered glass section, wouldn’t it damage the motor as it is right on the center of the shatter too?”
Adding insult to injury (or damage), the owner was charged for the rental vehicle and quoted $4,700 repair labor for the damaged part because it was not a manufactured item.
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Unintended Acceleration
Regarded as an unknown or other, engine, and electrical system issue, an owner from Michigan reports that unintended acceleration caused a collision. “I was ready to park my vehicle in the garage of my company at a very low speed between two vehicles, then it suddenly accelerated on its own and the brakes would not stop the vehicle. My vehicle collided with a wall only around 3 feet before my vehicle.” Identifying a safety issue and suspecting a defect, the owner asked Toyota to investigate. After a two-month investigation, Toyota stated it didn’t think this was a vehicle defect.
An owner from Georgia states, “While driving at a low speed through a parking lot, I began braking and turning into a parking space, my vehicle suddenly and unexpectedly surged forward. The car accelerated without input from me and also did not respond to the brakes. I was unable to stop the vehicle before it struck a tree and bushes. Fortunately, no one was injured, but the car sustained significant damage.”
The police report attributed the crash to driver error, “but I firmly believe that this was a case of sudden unintended acceleration. This was not a case of pedal misapplication. The event felt completely out of my control, and I suspect an electronic or mechanical malfunction. I am extremely concerned about the safety of the vehicle and whether this issue could occur again.”
An owner from Washington was driving up a steep driveway inside a parking garage. “While turning a corner, the accelerator pedal began pulling away from my foot, and the car started speeding up on its own. I managed to apply the brake to stop the vehicle. I checked to see if there was anything near the pedal, like a mat, but there wasn’t.“
Collision Avoidance Complaints
All the forward collision avoidance complaints report brake issues.
An owner from California states that while driving on the Interstate, the wheel jerked to the right toward the offramp. “It was fighting me. Another time a bus was pulled to the right in front of me to pick up the people, and my car abruptly braked despite being in the clear.” It then “jerked into the left lane over the right when I made a right turn from a stop, nearly causing me to be rear-ended by traffic. As I was driving approximately last week, my car made a completely harsh stop at approximately 30 mph causing me to have severe neck and head pains that have only been increasing since.”
An owner from Virginia reports that the adaptive cruise control system brakes abruptly when driving around town. “The two conditions when this happens are:
You are driving on a divided highway that has left turn lanes. If there are cars in the left turn lane the system can abruptly brake. It thinks the cars in the left turn lane are in your path.
If you are driving in the left lane of a one-way street where cars are parked on the left-hand side of the street, the system can brake abruptly. It thinks the parked cars are in your path.
I consider this a safety issue because drivers often follow too closely and abrupt braking might cause a rear-end collision.”
An owner from Pennsylvania experienced emergency or phantom braking while merging onto the Interstate at 65 mph, with no cars immediately in front of the Camry. The car “stopped dead in (the) travel route for about 2 minutes then restarted.”
Airbag Concerns
There are not many complaints about faulty airbags, but one stands out.
An owner from Florida states in an NHTSA complaint that airbags not deploying in a crash resulted in traumatic brain injury (TBI) and other medical issues. The new 2025 Camry was T-boned and the car was totaled. “I have a TBI now along with other medical issues because when I was hit no airbags deployed. If airbags had been deployed my injuries wouldn’t be so bad.”
How Can You Fight
If your 2025 Toyota Camry has recurring issues or has been unusable for an extended period, it may qualify as a lemon. In cases like these, it’s worth speaking with a lemon law attorney. Every year, automakers like Toyota buy back, replace, or provide cash settlements to thousands of consumers facing similar problems.
The good news is that the manufacturer (not you) is legally required to cover all lemon law-related legal fees. This means that pursuing a claim won’t cost you anything.
Lemberg Law has helped many vehicle owners secure settlements from major manufacturers. We offer free evaluations, and we’re happy to assess your 2025 Toyota Camry issues whenever you need assistance. Call our Helpline or fill out our contact form today. We will respond promptly.
About the Author:
Sergei Lemberg is an attorney focusing on consumer law, class actions related to automotive issues, and personal injury litigation. With nearly two decades of experience, his areas of practice include Lemon Law (vehicle defects), Debt Collection Harassment, TCPA (illegal robocalls and texts), Fair Credit Reporting Act, Overtime claims, Personal Injury cases, and Class Actions. He has consistently been recognized as the nation's "most active consumer attorney." In 2020, Mr. Lemberg represented Noah Duguid before the United States Supreme Court in the landmark case Duguid v. Facebook. He is also the author of "Defanging Debt Collectors," a guide that empowers consumers to fight back against debt collectors and prevail, as well as "Lemon Law 101: The Laws That Lemon Dealers Don't Want You to Know."
