Toyota Camry Complaints

19,642 consumer complaints on file.

#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
#10047738November 28, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST
BRAKES(ABS) ARE MUSHY AND PEDAL TRAVELS SO FAR DOWN I FEEL IT TAKES A LONGER TIME TO STOP THE CAR. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE BUT WAS TOLD THIS WAS NORMAL WITH THE 2002'S CAMRY. THEY ADJUSTED THE BRAKES BUT IT MADE NO DIFFERENCE. I TOOK OTHER 2002 CAMRY'S OUT FOR A TEST DRIVE ONLY TO FIND THERE BRAKES THE SAME. I HAVE DRIVEN SEVERAL TOYATO'S OVER THE YEARS AND NEVER HAD BRAKES LIKE THE 2002 CAMRY. I CAN'T AFFORD TO SELL THE CAR AO WOULD LIKE THE PROBLEM SOLVED AS I FEEL THIS WILL PROBALY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IN THE FUTURE. THANKS MR. WAGNER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047684November 27, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, EQUIPMENT
WHILE EXITING INTERSTATE 75S, 5-YEAR-OLD TOYOTA CAMRY MADE STRANGE ENGINE NOISES AND LATER BEGAN SMOKING HEAVILY. AFTER SMOKE CLEARED, THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE ENGINE. MECHANIC SAID THAT COULD BE ENGINE OIL SLUDGE PROBLEM AND/OR "THROWN ROD." DEALER COMPLETED 5-YEAR-MAINTENANCE CHECK ON 8/28/03. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047591November 26, 2003
TIRES
HI! THIS IS REGARDING MY CAMRY 2002. TIRES STARTED BALDING UNEVENLY, NOTICED AT 4000 MILES SECONDARY TO FAULTY ALIGNMENT. TIRES FRONT TWO ONLY REPLACED BY TOYOTA ON LODGING A COMPLAINT. TIRES WERE AGAIN BALDING AFTER ANOTHER 4000 MILES OR SO. FAULTY ALIGNMENT. TOYOTA AND DEALER REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE MY CONCERNS AND HAVE GOT ALIGNMENT CHECKED ON A MONTHLY BASIS TIMES 3 AND HAS BEEN FAULTY ON EACH OCCASION. TIRES WENT COMPLETELY WORN OUT, BALD WITH THE METAL WIRES COMING OUT.(HAVE ALL 4 TIRES AS EVIDENCE). I HAD TO PURCHASE FOUR NEW TIRES AND GET THE ALIGNMENT FIXED ON EACH OCCASION WITHIN THE FIRST ONE YEAR OF PURCHASING MY NEW CAMRY. I HAVE SPENT MORE THAN $1000 ON TIRES AND ALIGNMENT AND TOYOTA REFUSES TO HELP ME OUT IN CORRECTING THE FAULTY ALIGNMENT AND ALL THE TROUBLE I HAVE BEEN THROUGH WITH A NEW CAR!!! *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047635November 26, 2003
TIRES
CAR PULLED TO THE LEFT FROM THE DAY IT WAS PURCHASED. DEALERSHIP TRIED ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS TO FIX THE PROBLEM WITH NO LUCK. THEY BLAMED THE ROADS. TIRES WERE ALSO USELESS UNDER SNOWY CONDITIONS, PROVIDING MINIMAL TRACTION. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047649November 26, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
2000 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH 33,000 MILES. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER SAID IT WAS CODES PO440 PO441 AND PO446. THEY SAID I NEED A NEW "CANISTER AND CONTROL VALVE" AND IT WILL COST $600. AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THIS IS SOME KIND OF CHARCOAL FILED CANISTER THAT DEALS WITH EMISSIONS. IT WOULD SEEM THAT THIS IS A NON ESSENTIAL PART. IT WOULD ALSO SEEM THAT THIS WOULD HAVE FEW, IF ANY, MOVABLE PARTS AND SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE CAR. THIS HAD TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND COULD NOT BE RELATED TO USE OF THE CAR OR THE DRIVER. THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD STAND BEHIND THIS PART AND REPLACE IT ON A CAR WITH SO FEW MILES. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048649November 25, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER BEGAN TO HEAR A CRACKLING SOUND. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND POPPED THE HOOD AND SAW THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID THE FIRE OCCURRED BECAUSE OF A FAULTY IGNITION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047544November 25, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE TRAVELING ON 287 NORTH AROUND EDISON, NJ, MY 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY CAUGHT ON FIRE WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE FIRE STARTED FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. AT THE TIME THE FIREFIGHTERS RESPONDED, 60 PERCENT OF THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN ENGULFED ON FIRE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047554November 25, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT TURNS ON AND OFF RANDOMLY. I REPLACED GAS CAP AND NO HELP. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047564November 25, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE ENGINE FAILED ON MY 1993 V6 3.0L CAMRY WITH ONLY 70,000 MILES, DUE TO ELECTROLYSIS ON THE CYLINDERS AND RESULTING DAMAGE TO THE COOLING SYSTEM AND ENGINE BLOCK. MY SECOND OPINION MECHANIC STATES THAT THIS IS THE SAME V6 ENGINE THAT WAS USED IN TOYOTA TRUCKS IN THE EARLY 90'S THAT HAD HEAD GASKET DEFECTS THAT LED TO THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS. I UNDERSTAND THAT TOYOTA RECALLED AND REPLACED THESE GASKETS AND FIXED ANY RESULTING DAMAGE. TOYOTA OF SANTA BARBARA (WHERE I REGULARLY HAVE THIS CAR SERVICED) CLAIMS THAT THE SERVICE/PARTS ARE NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. IF NOT, WHY WOULDN'T THEY BE, GIVEN THAT IT'S THE SAME PROBLEM? DO I HAVE ANY RECOURSE? *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048680November 24, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
PROBLEMS WITH 1996 TOYOTA CAMRY.*MR A FEW YEARS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TOYOTA WHICH STATED IT WAS NECESSARY TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TIMING BELT REPLACED BEFORE 60,000 MILES. THE LETTER INDICATED THAT IF THE BELT SHOULD MALFUNCTION, THE VEHICLE COULD STOP RUNNING. SINCE RECEIVING THE LETTER THE CONSUMER HAS RECEIVED NUMEROUS ADVERTISEMENTS REGARDING TIMING BELT REPLACEMENTS FROM SEVERAL LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED SINCE TOYOTA SEEMED TO KNOW THERE WAS A PROBLEM. *JB *NM
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
#10047396November 23, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY ACHIEVED ONLY A TWO STAR NHTSA SIDE IMPACT RATING FOR THE FRONT DOORS (FIVE FOR THE REAR). A TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE AT THE 2002 INTERNATIONAL CAR SHOW IN SAN FRANCISCO SAID THIS WAS DUE TO A STRUCTURAL DESIGN FLAW WHICH WAS BEING CORRECTED ASAP FOR THE 2003 MODELS. THE FIX RESULTED IN A THREE STAR RATING. WILL THE CORRECTION BE RETROFITTED ON THE OLDER MODELS OR WILL PASSENGER SAFETY CONTINUE TO BE COMPROMISED BECAUSE OF THIS FLAW? *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047400November 23, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE I WAS DRIVING, WITH A PASSENGER, APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, ON A SLIGHT INCLINE ON A BACK COUNTRY ROAD, IN THE MID AFTERNOON. I NOTIFIED TOYOTA SANTA CRUZ, WHERE I HAD PURCHASED THE CAMRY NEW IN 1996, AND THEY ESSENTIALLY DID NOTHING. I NOTIFIED TOYOTA'S REGIONAL OFFICE AND I MET WITH AN AGENT FROM THERE WHO INSPECTED MY CAR AT TOYOTA SANTA CRUZ. HE FOUND EVIDENCE A ROCK HAD HIT A STABILIZING BAR UNDERNEATH. I REPORTED HAVING NOT SEEN OR HIT A ROCK ON THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT. I WAS TOLD TO AWAIT TOYOTA'S DECISION IN THE MAIL WITHIN 10 DAYS. THEY CONCLUDED MY AIR BAGS HAD DEPLOYED APPROPRIATELY. MY WITNESS AND I WROTE BACK TO THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT, WHERE WE HAD BEEN REFERRED, DISPUTING THEIR CONCLUSION TWICE, AND BOTH TIMES THE RESPONSE WAS THAT THEIR CONCLUSION WAS FINAL. I AM CONFINED TO ONLY BEING ABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT BY MAIL. MEANWHILE, I AM DRIVING WITH NO AIRBAGS NOW FOR CLOSE TO 2 YEARS. TOYOTA HAS PROMPTED ME TO GET MY AIR BAG LIGHT FIXED SINCE THE DEPLOYMENT, BUT THAT IS ALL. AND MY HORN DOESN'T WORK NORMALLY NOW THAT THE VINYL IS RIPPED OPEN IN THE CENTER OF THE STEERING WHEEL. I INTENTIONALLY BOUGHT THE CAMRY FOR IT'S SAFETY RECORD. I AM IN DISBELIEF THAT TOYOTA CARES SO LITTLE FOR SAFETY. PLEASE, PLEASE HELP ME. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10047249November 20, 2003
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR
INTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRROR OBSTRUCTS VIEW TO THE RIGHT FOR TALL PEOPLE. I'VE ALMOST HAD 3-4 SERIOUS ACCIDENTS BECAUSE THE REAR VIEW MIRROR IN MY 1992 TOYOTA CAMRY IS LOCATED RATHER LOW IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. I'M 6'3", AND WHEN I LOOK TO THE RIGHT, THE REAR VIEW MIRROR CAUSES A LARGE BLIND SPOT AS IT IS DIRECTLY IN MY FIELD OF VISION. THIS IS ESPECIALLY PROBLEMATIC AT INTERSECTIONS AS IT BLOCKS THE VIEW OF TRAFFIC COMING FROM THE RIGHT. PLEASE DO A STUDY OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING TALL DRIVERS (MORE THAN 6'2" IN HEIGHT) AND SEE IF THERE IS AN INCREASED NUMBER AT INTERSECTIONS INVOLVING CRASHES WITH CARS COMING FROM THE RIGHT. THIS APPLIES TO MANY DIFFERENT BRANDS OF CARS. THE SOLUTION WOULD BE SOME SORT OF ADAPTER THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO SITUATE THE MIRROR CLOSER TO THE ROOF OF THE PASSENGER CABIN. BY THE WAY, I GOT TO THIS SITE USING GOOGLE. THIS SHOULD BE ONE OF THE OPTIONS ON YOUR FORM FOR REFERRAL SOURCE. *LA
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
#10048266November 19, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH HEARD LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THIS FORCED DRIVER TO PULL OF THE ROAD. THEN, CALLED TRIPLE AAA, AND TOWED VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. TECHNICIAN STATED THE NEED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. CONSUMER HAD NAVIGATED IN DIFFERENT WEBSITES AND FOUND 5000 IDENTICAL PROBLEMS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048356November 19, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A STEERING COLUMN PROBLEM. ALSO, VEHICLE HAD A TOUGH TIME ENGAGING INTO GEAR. DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE CUSTOMER'S CONCERN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048123November 18, 2003
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR
THE INTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRROR CREATES A BLIND SPOT BECAUSE OF ITS SIZE AND LOCATION FOR TALL DRIVERS. CONSUMER IS 6 FEET 3 INCHES TALL. THIS CAUSES AN OBSTRUCTION WHEN DRIVER ATTEMPTS TO MERGE OVER TO THE RIGHT/LEFT. THE DRIVER IS UNABLE TO PROPERLY SEE ONCOMING MOTORISTS. *AK
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

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