NHTSA Complaint #10583981 — 2012 TOYOTA CAMRY

ON THE MORNING OF MARCH 11, 2014 I WAS DRIVING UP A CURVY ROAD WITH A CO-WORKER IN THE CAR WHEN MY DRIVER'S DOOR UNEXPECTEDLY FLEW OPEN. IT OPENED ON IT'S OWN AFTER 10+ MINUTES OF DRIVING 25-35 MPH AROUND A FEW OTHER CORNERS WITH THE DOOR SECURELY CLOSED. WHEN THE DOOR OPENED THE DASH LIGHT ALERTING ME A DOOR WAS OPEN CAME ON AS WELL AS THE DOOR CHIME. LUCKILY THERE WASN'T ANOTHER CAR COMING FROM THE OTHER DIRECTION OR THEY WOULD HAVE HIT MY CAR DOOR. ON APRIL 2ND I WAS DRIVING FROM MY HOME TO MY OFFICE WHEN MY DOOR UNEXPECTEDLY FLEW OPEN AGAIN WHILE GOING AROUND A TURN. THIS WAS AFTER 5+ MINUTES OF DRIVING AND GOING AROUND A TURN PRIOR TO IT OPENING. THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED WHERE THE DOOR FLEW OPEN, THE DASH ALERT AND CHIME CAME ON. ONCE AGAIN I WAS LUCKY THERE WASN'T A CAR COMING THE OTHER DIRECTION OR THEY WOULD HAVE HIT MY CAR. THE LOCAL DEALER CANNOT VERIFY THE PROBLEM SO THEY HAVE SAID THERE'S NOTHING FOR THEM TO FIX, PUTTING MY SAFETY AT RISK AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD AT RISK. I HAVE ASKED TOYOTA CORPORATE FOR HELP BUT SO FAR THE ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED. *TR