Toyota Camry Complaints (2002)

953 consumer complaints on file.

#10203941September 24, 2007
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
I PURCHASED A 2002 CAMRY (NEW) AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS FRONT DOOR HANDLES DUE TO BREAKAGE, WERE NOT TALKING EXCESSIVE FORCE HERE. THIS IS THE PART YOU PUT YOUR FINGERS IN TO PULL OPEN DOOR LATCH. THEY ARE BREAKING AT THE PIVOT POINT, WHERE THE PIN GOES THROUGH. TOYOTA IS CHARGING $37.00 APIECE FOR AN ITEM THAT WILL GET YOUR VIRGINIA STATE INSPECTION STICKER REVOKED UNTIL REPAIRED, AS I JUST FOUND OUT. IN MY OPINION THE SAFETY ASPECT OF THIS( NOT BEING ABLE TO EGRESS THE VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY)CONSTITUTES A RECALL. THANKYOU, MARK GROSE *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10203846September 21, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
2002 TOYOTA CAMRY INSIDE DOOR HANDLE FAILURE. CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE INSIDE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR HANDLES HAVE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CUSTOMER BELIEVES THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *KB THE LEFT BRAKE LIGHT BULB WAS INOPERATIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10202569September 11, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THERE WAS A VIBRATION SOUND ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER CHECKED OUT THE VEHICLE AND INDICATED AIR BAG MALFUNCTION PROBLEM, AND THAT IT MAY DEPLOY OR MAY NOT DEPLOY IN CASE OF ACCIDENT. DRIVING THE VEHICLE IS NOT RECOMMENDED DUE TO SAFETY ISSUE. *TR UPDATED 10/10/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195049June 30, 2007
TIRES:SIDEWALL
SIDEWALL IS BULGING - WILL BE RETURNING TO DEALER (COSTCO). HAS NOT COMPLETELY FAILED. TIRE IS A MICHELIN MXV4 S8 ALL SEASON P215/60R16 94V RRBL. INSTALLED 1/10/06. ABOUT 10,000 MILES OF USE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188813April 25, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM), SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST, STEERING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TOYOTA CAMRY LE 2.4 L WINTER WEATHER CAUSE TO VVT ON AUTO TO FAIL AND STALL ENGINE. STALLED ENGINE CAUSED LOST OF CONTROLS, STEERING, BRAKES, ETC..PARTS REPLACED WERE OXYGEN SENSORS, CAT.CONVERTOR, ETC.. THE VVT IS VARIABLE VALVE TIMING CONTROL ALONG WITH OCM, PCM, THROTTLE SENSOR, MASS AIR SENSOR WHICH REGULATES THE ENGINE PERFORMANCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185631March 20, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. SHE NOTICED GAS FUMES AND A GAS LEAK COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONTACT THIS OCCURRED WHEN THE GAS TANK WAS OVERFILLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR REPAIR. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE CHARCOAL CANISTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY OTHER OCCURRENCES SINCE THE REPLACEMENT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70000. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED SHE ALWAYS TOPPED OF THE TANK AND THERE WAS NO WHERE IN THE MANUAL WHERE IT SAID IT COULDN'T BE DONE. UPDATED 04//12/07. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10182434February 13, 2007
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
MY 2002 CAMRY HAS BEEN A GREAT CAR EXCEPT FOR THE FOUL ODOR COMING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AS WELL AS TOYOTA ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN FIXED. WE ARE STILL DEALING WITH THE ODOR FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10179445January 23, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* - WHILE BACKING UP OUT OF A PARKING LOT THE 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKE WITH FULL FORCE IN ORDER TO STOP VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING INTO A WALL. THE CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE INTO THE LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE ACCELERATOR POSITION SENSOR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 21265 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE IS 21200.*AK CONSUMER HAS INCLUDED THE REPAIR ORDER AND WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED. UPDATE *4/17TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10179054January 18, 2007
AIR BAGS
MY WIFE, AMY S. JENSON, REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE ON S MAIN ST IN FINDLAY, OH. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO FRONT END OF HER CAR. THE ENGINE WAS PUSHED BACK THE BEST PART OF A FOOT BECAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THERE WAS NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT OF ANY SORT FROM THE ACCIDENT. ISN'T THAT WHAT AIR BAGS ARE THERE FOR? AS A RESULT THERE IS SIGNIFICANT BRUISING OF MY WIFE'S HEAD WHERE IT HIT THE WINDSHIELD AND BROKE IT. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS DEFECTIVE AIR BAG IS COMMON AMONG HER CAR TYPE. SHE DRIVES A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10177984January 6, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
APPLIED BRAKES TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP AT 25 MPH. THE BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR(SPONGY) AND ALSO ABS GOT ACTIVATED BUT DID NOT STOP. IT HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT AND STOPPED WITHOUT ANY DAMAGE. THIS HAPPENED COUPLE OF TIMES EARLIER, BUT NOT INVOLVED ANY ACCIDENT. BEFORE THIS ACCIDENT, GOT THE BRAKES ADJUSTED 3 TIMES AT DEALER FOR LOW PEDAL. AFTER THE REPAIR WAS DONE, THE BRAKES STILL REMAINED THE SAME. ON BUMPY ROADS ABS GETS ACTIVATED DIRECTLY. I PAID FINE FOR THE ACCIDENT FOR TOYOTA FLAW. WILL GET RID OF THIS CAMRY IF TOYOTA DOES NOT RECALL. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10175899December 12, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I PURCHASED MY CAR IN 2001, USED WITH 17K MILES, FORM TOYOTA OF DURHAM. I HAVE 105K MILES NOW ON IT. I KEPT THE ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND HAD SLUGGISH OIL PROBLEMS EVERY TIME I GOT MY OIL CHANGED. THERE WAS NO DOCUMENTED OIL SLUGGISH PROBLEM FROM TOYOTA. MY VEHICLE IS CLICKING WITH A STRANGE SOUND. I HAD IT LOOKED AT AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE TIMING BELT IS GOING. BUT HE ADVISED ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT. I DID AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE ENGINE. I NEED A NEW ENGINE. A NEW ENGINE, NO WAY. HOW IS IT THAT A TOYOTA CAMRY WITH BARELY 100K MILES NEED A NEW ENGINE AND NOTHING IS SAID TO BE WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE OWNED TOYOTA AND LEXUS MODELS FOR A LONG TIME NOW AND HAVE YET TO DEAL WITH SUCH SHAME IN THEIR MODELS. I AM REALLY DISAPPOINTED AT THIS MESS OF A CAR. SURELY, WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE SOMETHING THAT NEED TO BE DONE AT A CERTAIN TIME BUT WHY IS IT THAT A NEW ENGINE WOULD BE REQUIRED? I AM REALLY NOT GOING TO BE THE BEST PERSON PROMOTING TOYOTA CARS IN THE FUTURE. I HAD PLANS ON LOOKING INTO THE TOYOTA SIENNA FOR MY FAMILY. BUT THE ODYSSEY IS LOOKING MUCH BETTER NOW. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10175687December 9, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WE OWN A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY LAST NIGHT MY WIFE, SON AND A FRIEND WERE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT BEHIND ANOTHER CAR. WITH MY WIFE'S FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR REVVED UP AND LUNGED INTO THE BACK OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER. IMMEDIATELY AFTER HITTING HER ONCE, THE ENGINE REVVED UP EVEN HIGHER AND ACCELERATED INTO THE CAR AGAIN. HAD SHE BEEN FIRST IN LINE AT THE LIGHT, SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN THROWN INTO THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY FOUR LANE INTERSECTION AND MIGHT POSSIBLY NOT BE HERE TODAY. IF YOU HAVE ANY MORE INFO ON THIS, COULD YOU PLEASE SEND IT TO ME OR TELL ME WHERE IT COULD BE FOUND. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10175636December 8, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I WAS DRIVING MY WIFE'S 2002 CAMRY SE V6. TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 45-50 MPH APPLIED BRAKES TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AT TRAFFIC LIGHT (LIGHT WAS RED) AND BRAKES CONTINUED TO TRAVEL TO FLOOR WITHOUT STOPPING VEHICLE. I QUICKLY RELEASED BRAKE PEDAL AND PUMPED BRAKE. CAR THEN SLOWED BUT I HAD TO MAKE A VERY AGGRESSIVE TIRE SQUEALING RIGHT TURN. IF I DID NOT THINK TO PUMP BRAKE I DON'T FEEL THAT CAR WOULD HAVE SLOWED AT ALL. IF I WAS NOT MAKING A RIGHT TURN, BY THE TIME THE BRAKES ACTIVATED THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE ENTERED OR PASSED THE INTERSECTION BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS HAPPENED AT APPROX. 5:30 AM. I TOOK VEHICLE TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AT 8 AM THE SAME MORNING. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY "COULD NOT DUPLICATE CONCERN". *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174094November 22, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
1. THE VEHICLE IN THE FRONT MADE A SUDDEN STOP AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT. 2. BRAKES FAILED TO STOP AT A SAFE DISTANCE FROM THE CAR IN THE FRONT AS THEY WERE TOO SOFT. 3. BRAKES AND ASSEMBLY WAS CHECKED AND NOTHING WAS CHANGED AS THEY ARE AS PER THE STANDARDS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173029November 9, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE IN TEMPERATURES 40 DEGREES OR LESS. I HAVE SPOKE WITH THE DEALER WHO SAYS THAT THEY HAVE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I OFFERED TO SEND ARTICLES FROM CONSUMER MAGAZINES AND THEY STATE THAT THEY ALREADY HAVE BEEN SENT INFO. FROM AT LEAST 10 TIMES DIFFERENT CUSTOMERS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173039November 9, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE ON THE UPPER LEVEL OF A MULTI-LEVEL PARKING GARAGE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD, BREAKING THROUGH THE SAFETY CABLE AND DAMAGING THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 12/5/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171382October 19, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I WAS COMING HOME ONE DAY AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE O2 SENSOR GOING BAD. I WANTED A SECOND OPINION SO I TOOK MY CAR TO ANOTHER DEALER WHO TOLD ME IT WAS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. I WAS VERY CONCERN BY THESE TWO DIFFERENT ANSWERS, SO I WENT TO A THIRD DEALER WHO TOLD ME IT WAS INDEED THE O2 SENSOR. AFTER HAVING THAT REPLACED, WITHIN 2 MONTHS THE LIGHT WAS BACK ON AGAIN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171210October 16, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
LTR FM (CA) RE THE 2002-2005 TOYOTA CAMRY, SOLORA, AND LEXUS AUTOMOBILES, REQUEST NHTSA DO A FULL INVESTIGATION ON THESE VEHICLE RE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *TS WHILE DRIVNG THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170767October 13, 2006
WHEELS:RIM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKED, AIR WAS NOTICED LEAKING FROM A REAR TIRE. THE VEHICLE HAD NO WARNING LIGHTS FOR TIRE PRESSURE. THE LEAK WAS CONTINUOUS AND NO PROBLEM WAS DETECTED IN THE TIRE ITSELF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO DETERMINED THE LEAK WAS COMING THROUGH THE CAST ALLOY RIM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO TOOK THE CASE AND PROMISED TO CALL BACK THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY WHICH NEVER HAPPENED. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERN BECAUSE THE OTHER THREE WHEELS COULD BE DEFECTIVE AS WELL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170561October 11, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DRIVER CONCLUDED BUSINESS AT A DRIVE THROUGH ATM AT A LOCAL SHOPPING MALL. VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO 'DRIVE' AND AT THAT INSTANT THE ENGINE STARTED RACING AT HIGH SPEED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY. THE DRIVER DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RACING AT TOP SPEED AND THE VEHICLE WAS PICKING UP MOMENTUM. THE DRIVER PUMPED THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES, BUT NO FEEDBACK RESPONSE COULD BE FELT. THE RAPID, UNINTENDED ACCELERATION CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO TRAVEL ACROSS THE CENTERLINE AND INTO THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF TRAFFIC. WITH OPPOSING TRAFFIC APPROACHING THE DRIVER TURNED THE VEHICLE SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT IN AN EFFORT TO AVOID A COLLISION. SEEING A NUMBER OF CARS STOPPED AT THE APPROACHING INTERSECTION TO THE MAIN ROAD, THE DRIVER CONTINUED TO STEER THE CAR HARD TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE THEN WENT OVER AN EMBANKMENT AND STRUCK A STEEL LIGHT POLE RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF THE VEHICLE AND SIGNIFICANT INJURIES TO THE DRIVER. TOTAL TRAVEL DISTANCE OF THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATION TO IMPACT WAS APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET. TOTAL INCIDENT TIME AND FINAL SPEED ARE UNCERTAIN. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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