Toyota Camry Complaints (2003)

782 consumer complaints on file.

#10071228January 15, 2004
STEERING, SUSPENSION
THIS CAR PULLS LEFT AND TRACKS POORLY UNDER MOST DRIVING CONDITIONS. IT IS ESPECIALLY BAD IN CROSSWINDS AND ON WET ROADWAYS. IT WAS ORIGINALLY ESTABLISHED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT LOW CASTER ANGLE WAS TO BLAME. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO LOOSEN AND JIGGLE THE ENGINE CRADLE TO GET THE CASTER ON THE MINIMUM SPECIFICATION FOR CASTER, BUT THIS HAS DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT THE POOR HANDLING. AFTER 4 VISITS AND MUCH UNNECESSARY DELAY, THE DEALERSHIP AND TOYOTA NOW CLAIM THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. THIS DEFECT REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE WITH LANE DRIFTAGE, AND LIMITS THE USE OF THE CAR. I AM DEEPLY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE DEALERSHIP'S AND TOYOTA'S POSITION. I SELECTED TOYOTA FOR THEIR APPARENT GOOD REPUTATION FOR INTEGRITY AND SERVICE, BUT MY EXPERIENCE HAS SHOWN OTHERWISE. MY INTERACTIONS WITH TOYOTA THROUGH THEIR AGENTS HAS SHOWN THAT THEIR REPUTATION APPEARS TO BE LARGELY BASED ON THEIR OWN PUBLIC RELATIONS CAMPAIGN--NOT ON SERVICE AND QUALITY. I AM NOW FACED WITH THE PROSPECT OF ARBITRATION AND LAWSUIT TO FORCE TOYOTA MOTOR CORP TO HONOR THEIR WARRANTY. I CANNOT IN GOOD CONSCIENCE KNOWINGLY SELL THIS VEHICLE TO ANOTHER UNSUSPECTING BUYER, SO I MUST CHOOSE TO EITHER SUE TOYOTA OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE MYSELF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069379January 15, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SUSPENSION
GAS TANK THUMP WHEN STARTING FROM STOP. SLIGHT THUMP AND HEAVY THUMP ALL DEPENDS HOW MUCH FUEL IN TANK. SUSPENSION BOLTS TIGHTENED TO FACTORY SPECS. PARKING BRAKE OUT OF ADJUSTMENT COMING UP TO HIGH HARD HOLDING ON HILL AND BRAKE PEDAL TO SOFT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054031January 14, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT, SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING. THIS CAUSED BRUISES ON THE CHEST OF PASSENGERS IN THOSE SEATING POSITIONS. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10053911January 13, 2004
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, AIR BAGS
WHILE MAKING LEFT TURNS AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKE PEDAL LOCKED UP. AS RESULT, CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052728January 9, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKES HAVE A PULSATION IN BRAKE PEDAL WHEN STOPPING. FRONT ROTORS WERE OUT OF ROUND,LATERAL OUT OF ROUND AND REAR DRUMS NEEDED TO BE MACHINED. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP ON FOUR OCCASIONS AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. ALSO, WHEN STOPPING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, MOTOR MAKES A FLUTTERING SENSATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053774January 9, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN ACCELERATION PROBLEM. VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING WITHOUT THE USE OF THE GAS PEDAL. ONCE PUT THE VEHICLE IN GEAR AND IT REVVED WITHOUT DRIVER'S ASSISTANCE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053317December 31, 2003
TIRES
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH CONTINENTAL TIRE EQUIPMENT.*MR TIRE FAILURE WITH THREE OF THE CONTINENTAL TIRES WHILE TRAVELING ALONG THE SAME ROAD. THE FIRST FAILED TIRE COULDN'T BE REPAIRED. THE SECOND WAS REPAIRED AT NTB. *PH *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051314December 30, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE NEW MODEL YEAR 03 AND 04 TOYOTA CAMRY SEDANS, SIENNA MINI VANS HAVE POORLY DESIGNED AND OR MIS ADJUSTED HEADLIGHTS CAUSING BLINDING GLARE TO ON COMING DRIVERS OR DRIVERS IN FRONT OF THESE VEHICLES. THE EXCESSIVELY GLARING LIGHT CAUSED EYE PAIN TO OTHER DRIVERS AND TEMPORARY BLINDNESS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10051206December 28, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
CAMRY 2003 BRAKE FAILURE. BRAKE PEDAL FROZE WHEN DRIVING AND WOULD NOT PRESS DOWN AT ALL. FRANTICALLY, WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25 MPH AND 30 MPH, AFTER APPROXIMATELY 1500 FEET, THE PEDAL WENT DOWN AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO GET THE PEDAL DOWN. (I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM AND TESTED THE BRAKES. THOUGH THE BRAKES SHOWED THAT THEY WERE FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY, THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE BRAKES FAILED DUE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL COMPLETELY FREEZING. I HAD TO CONTINUALLY TRY TO PUSH THE PEDAL DOWN AND FRANTICALLY WARNED MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR THAT THE PEDAL WAS STUCK AND WOULDN'T BUDGE, THAT I LOST THE BRAKES. LUCKILY THERE WASN'T ANYONE ELSE ON THE ROAD BECAUSE IT WAS AT LEAST 1500 FEET BEFORE THE PEDAL EVENTUALLY WENT DOWN, WITH TIGHT HESITATION). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051028December 23, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION/ENGINE AT MODERATE SPEEDS (50 MPH) STUMBLES WHEN THROTTLE INPUT IS REMOVED. THE CONCERN IS INCREASED BRAKING DISTANCE WHEN THE CONDITION OCCURS. DOES NOT OCCUR EVERYTIME THROTTLE INPUT IS REMOVED. DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE FAILURE MODE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051897December 22, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
BRAKE PEDAL GOES DOWN LOW CLOSE TO THE GAS PEDAL BY ITSELF. WHEN MASTER CYLINDER FLUID IS ADDED THE PEDAL RETURNS TO ITS CORRECT POSITION. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049654December 12, 2003
STEERING
FROM ORIGINAL PURCHASE DATE OF VEHICLE, THE CAR TRACKS LEFT. THE TRACKING TO THE LEFT OCCURS IN ANY LANE AT ANY TIME. I HAVE HAD INTO DEALER THREE TIMES FOR REPAIR. FIRST TWO VISITS RESULTED IN COMMENTS THAT THIS WAS "NORMAL" AND THE CROWN OF THE ROAD. A THIRD VISIT, AT ANOTHER DEALER INDICATED THAT THE TOE WAS "SLIGHTLY" OFF. WHILE THIS HAS AMELIORATED THE PROBLEM, IT CONTINUES. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS "TYPICAL" FOR CAMRY'S WITH 16" WHEELS. I FIND THIS SITUATION UNACCEPTABLE. THE 15" WHEEL CAMRY DOES NOT APPEAR TO SUFFER FROM THIS CONDITION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046120December 10, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THIS RESULTED IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED, THEN THE DEALERSHIP CLEANED AND READJUSTED THE REAR BRAKES. *AK THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE GROUND. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050302December 9, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING ROTTEN EGG SMELL CAME INTO THE VEHICLE, IT DIDN'T MATTER WHETHER THE WINDOWS WERE CLOSED OR OPENED. CONSUMER FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN THE NOSE AND THE THROAT. DEALERSHIP/ FLOOR MANAGER MADE AN INCREDIBLE STATEMENT, INQUIRING IF PRESIDENT BUSH PUT SULFUR IN THE GAS, CALL HIM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10050041December 4, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
INTERMITTENTLY TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE. FROM DRIVE TO PARK TRANSMISSION LOCKS UP AND CAR WON'T MOVE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047725November 28, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
ROTTEN EGG (OR WORSE) SMELL INSIDE VEHICLE, THE SAME AS IN MY 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY. VISITS TO DEALERS WITH 1999 WAS NO HELP. JUST RECENTLY FOUND OUT ABOUT SERVICE BULLETIN & HAD QUARTER VENT DUCT ASSEMBLY REPLACED. SAME SMELL IN 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY. DEALER SAID IT NO LONGER HAS VENTS SO NO PROBLEM. COULD NOT GET WORK ORDER RECEIPT TO PROVE I WAS AT DEALERS WITH THIS COMPLAINT. TH/MA. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044691November 24, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DURING A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE CHECK, THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE REAR BRAKE PADS LOCKED UP AND DAMAGED THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. THE DEALER RESURFACED THE REAR BRAKE ROTORS AND REPLACED THE REAR BRAKE PADS. *JB *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047254November 20, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY WIFE RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2003 CAMRY LE AND HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE BRAKING ON THE VEHICLE. IN OUR OPINIONS THERE IS EXCESSIVE PEDAL TRAVEL BEFORE THE BRAKING SYSTEMS STARTS TO ENGAGE AND YOU MUST PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL PRACTICALLY TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER TO STOP. AS A RESULT, MY WIFE NEARLY HAD TWO ACCIDENTS DURING SUDDEN STOPS. WE BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEIR ASSESSMENT WAS THAT THE BRAKES ARE FINE AND WE MUST GET USED TO THEM. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047147November 18, 2003
SUSPENSION, STEERING
2003 CAMRY PURCHASED JAN 03: COMPLAINT WAS--CAR HAS TO BE "HERDED" CONTINUALLY. WILL NOT MAINTAIN STRAIGHT LINE OF TRAVEL. FEELS LIKE IT IS "ON TOP OF THE BUBBLE." ANNOYING. DEALER CHECKED ALIGNMENT AND SAID "ALL WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS--NO PROBLEM FOUND." IT STILL DOES IT! (CHECKED 5/22/03) *LA THE VEHICLE DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT ABOUT 3 SECONDS AFTER THE PRESSURE WAS RELEASED FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE ONLY DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT NOT THE LEFT, THEREFORE CONSTANT PRESSURE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ALWAYS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE TIRES WERE REPLACED BUT THAT DID NOT STOP THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT DRIFT EXCLUSIVELY TO THE RIGHT WAS ACCEPTABLE TO TOYOTA. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048030November 17, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP AND ATTEMPTING TO PUT VEHICLE INTO PARK, IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. ON BOTH OCCASIONS, DRIVER'S FOOT WAS PRESSING ON BRAKE PEDAL. AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED THE SECOND TIME, AND VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP, ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS REARENDED DUE TO SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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