Toyota Camry Complaints (2003)

782 consumer complaints on file.

#10036938August 31, 2003
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC)
2003 CAMRY SE, DESPITE TWO RETURNS TO DEALER, STILL CONSISTANTLY DRIFTS AND/OR VEERS TO THE LEFT. HEAD TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THIS WAS THE #2 COMPLAINT ON LATE MODEL CAMRY'S, AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE, AS IT WAS THE "NATURE" OF THE CAR.*AK I FEEL THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION (ESPECIALLY SINCE IT IS MOST EVIDENT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS), AND HAVE READ THAT IT IS, IN FACT, A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT AMONG 2002/2003 CAMRY OWNERS. SOMEONE COULD EASILY GET HURT OR KILLED, WITH THIS MANY CAMRY'S OUT ON THE ROAD AND, EVIDENTALLY, MANY (ALL?) HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037830August 27, 2003
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
VEHICLE'S HEADREST SITS AT AN ANGLE WHERE IT CAUSES THE CONSUMERS HEAD TO BE PUSHED DOWN.*MR TRANSFERRED TO OVSC. *CB *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033222August 21, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
ON THE FREEWAY WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES FOR EMERGENCY STOP IT WENT TO THE FLOOR.T TOOK EXTENDED DISTANCE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER CHANGED THE MAIN CYLINDER, BUT AFTER A WEEK THE PROBLEM GOT WORSE. THE BRAKE PEDAL DOES NOT HAVE ANY RESERVE DISTANCE AS IT SPECIFIED IN THE MAINTANANCE AND REPAIR MANUAL, THE PEDAL IS TOO SOFT AND SPONGY. BECAUSE THE BRAKE PEDAL SOFTNESS THE BRAKING TIME IS INCREASED BY 3 SECONDS. WHEN I ASKED THE ASSITANT MANGER HAD THEY PERFORMED ACTUAL TESTS ON THE VEHICLE AFTER THE REPAIR HE TOLD ME THAT THEY DID A COMPUTERIZED BRAKE TEST, BUT WHEN I ASKED FOR HTE PRINTOUT HE SAID THAT THE COMPUTER CANNOT PRINT IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026512August 7, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED BRAKE PROBLEMS AND WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT IT FELT AS THOUGH HE STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR. *AK *SCC *JB CONSUMER OWNS TWO 2003 CAMRY MODELS (HIS AND HERS) AND BOTH VEHICLES HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME CONDITION. *DSY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032062August 5, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
CONSUMER STATES BATTERY DOSE NOT PRODUCE ENOUGH POWER TO RUN A/C AND RADIO AT SAME TIME. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED,AND REPLACED ALTERNATOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10028347August 1, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2003 TOYOTA CAMRY 3.0L V6 (MIDYEAR 210HP MOTOR) THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE THE WAY IT WAS DESIGNED. THE TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE STATED IT WAS NORMAL. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED IT WAS DANGEROUS WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS PRESSED, BECAUSE SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE IMMEDIATELY. WHEN THE PEDAL ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS PUSHED FURTHER TOWARD THE FLOOR, THE VEHICLE BOLTED OUT INTO TRAFFIC WITH A RUSH OF POWER. THE TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT WAS HOW THE CAR WAS ENGINEERED, AND HE COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THE LEAD MECHANIC SAID THE CONSUMER NEEDED TO GET USED TO IT. IT HAD BEEN 5 MONTHS SINCE THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. *AK *TS *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10028351August 1, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
2003 TOYOTA CAMRY V6 (MIDYEAR 210 HP MOTOR). THE BRAKES ON THIS CAR FADE ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WHEN DEPRESSING THE PEDAL. THIS IS VERY DISCONCERTING AS THERE ISN'T ANY "PEDAL" TO THE BRAKE AND HAS TO JUST KEEP PRESSING, PRESSING, PRESSING THE PEDAL UNTIL THE CAR STOPS. THE TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE SAYS THIS IS HOW THE CAMRY BRAKES ARE DESIGNED AND IT IS NORMAL. THE TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE INSISTS THAT SINCE HE CAN NOT REENGINEER THE CAR HE CANNOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP WITH THE PROBLEM. HE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. THE DEALER SERVICE MANAGER WAS "OBVIOUSLY" CONCERNED WITH THE PROBLEM, BUT THE TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE DISMISSED HIS CONCERN. IT APPEARS THAT TOYOTA "THINKS" IT'S SMARTER THAN THE REST OF US. BUT PERHAPS THEY SHOULD TAKE A STEP BACK AND LOOK AT WHERE THAT ATTITUDE HAS GOTTEN A FEW OF THE OTHER AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS. THE CAMRY'S BRAKES DO NOT GIVE THE DRIVER A FEELING THAT THE BRAKES WILL STOP THE CAR. IN FACT, THE CAR DOES NOT STOP. THESE BRAKES ARE DANGEROUS. *AK *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024949August 1, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS
CONSUMER NOTICED THAT AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE WENT INTO EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED BY DEALER. TECHNICIAN ADJUSTED BOTH REAR BRAKE SHOES.*AK *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030190July 25, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 15MPH THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029700July 18, 2003
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND HIS KNEES WERE INJURED WHEN THEY HIT THE STEERING COLUMN ADJUSTMENT HANDLE BAR. THE DESIGN OF THE ADJUSTMENT HANDLE BAR WAS NOT CORRECT AND STUCK OUT OVER 1 INCH TO FAR. PH *CB *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10022839July 11, 2003
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR
WHILE TRAVELING, THE CONSUMER FELT HOT AIR BLOWING FROM THE AIR VENTS WHILE THE UNIT WAS TURNED OFF. THE CONSUMER HAD TO TRAVEL WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ON AT ALL TIMES. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK *CB *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026942July 10, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS TO BE PRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. ALSO GAS AND BRAKE PEDALS ARE THE SAME HEIGHT AND CLOSE TOGETHER. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT WAS HOW THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026332July 1, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
WHEN DRIVING A ROTTEN EGG SMELL ENTERS THE PASSENGER CABIN WHICH CAUSES THE OCCUPANTS TO FEEL A BURNING SENSATION IN THE NOSE. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THIS ABOUT THREE WEEKS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER STATES THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE GASOLINE STATIONS IN TENNESSEE ARE NOT REGULATING THE AMOUNT OF SULFUR IN THE GAS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026392July 1, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE TRAVELING THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD, SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A FENCE. *AK CONSUMER WAS MANEUVERING THE VEHICLE IN A PARKING SPOT AND LIFTED HER FOOT FROM THE BRAKE TO ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO DRIFT FORWARD A SHORT DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND RAN OVER A PARKING STOP, A SIDEWALK CURB AND THEN RAN INTO A WOODEN FENCE WHERE IT STOPPED. ON PRIOR OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE HAD SIMILARLY SURGED FORWARD WHILE STOPPED IN TRAFFIC WAITING AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL. IN THESE INSTANCES, THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING THE BRAKES.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019875June 26, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE, AND COLLIDED WITH SEVEN OTHER VEHICLE'S. *JB CONSUMER TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY APPLYING THE BRAKES HOWEVER THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RACE. *TT *JB SEE ALSO ODI 10025068 *DSY
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024794June 24, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN TRYING TO APPLY THE BRAKES THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023543June 22, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I PARKED MY 2003 CAMRY (WITH UNDER 5000 MILES ON IT) ON A STEEP, CIRCULAR DRIVEWAY ON A DRIZZLY MORNING. WHEN I WENT TO LEAVE, CREEPING FROM A DEAD START, MY BRAKES FAILED...OR MY TIRES DIDN'T GRIP THE ASPHALT. I DON'T KNOW WHICH. I JAMMED MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I WENT SKIDDING DOWN THE INCLINE. WHEN I REACHED THE BOTTOM, MY CAR FINALLY STOPPED. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO CROSS TRAFFIC, SO I AVOIDED A COLLISION. I HAVE PHOTOS OF THE EXTENSIVE SKID MARKS LEFT BY MY CAR. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024695June 16, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE CONSUMER WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM IN MANUFACTURING OR QUALITY CONTROL OF 2003 CAMRY BRAKE SYSTEM. *MR THE CONSUMER BELIEVED WHEN THE VEHICLE LEFT THE FACTORY, THE BRAKES WERE OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. WHEN THE CONSUMER HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES, HE DISCOVERED THE BRAKES WERE SPONGY AND THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR. IT WAS DISCOVERED THE REAR BRAKES WERE OUT OF ADJUSTMENT, THE FRONT BRAKE PADS CONTAINED GLAZE AND THE FRONT SPRINGS WERE INOPERATIVE. *TS *JB *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025068June 14, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE VEHICLE RACED BACKWARDS WHEN THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. *MR *TT *JB SEE ODI 10019875 *DSY
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023049June 13, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
THE FUEL LINE UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE CAR HAD A CRACK IN IT THAT WAS LEAKING GAS. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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