Toyota Camry Complaints (2003)

782 consumer complaints on file.

#10312172February 19, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH INTO A PARKING LOT. THERE WAS PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, FOLLOWED BY AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND CRASHED INTO AN AIR CONDITIONER UNIT OUTSIDE OF HER RESIDENCE. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES. THE POLICE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE BODY DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR $800. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311363February 17, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND THE GEAR WAS PLACED INTO THE PARK POSITION. SUDDENLY, THE ENGINE SURGED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE TRAVELED OVER A CURB AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED DURING THE CRASH. THE POLICE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 79,000. UPDATED 02/26/10 *BF UPDATED 04/29/10
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311496February 17, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
IN APRIL 2007 I HAD AN ACCIDENT WITH MY 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY. I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AND PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE, IT ACCELERATED GREATLY. I PUT ON THE BRAKES AND IT WOULD NOT STOP. I HIT ANOTHER CAR AND A FENCE BEFORE I COULD THROW IT INTO PARK AND STOP IT. HAD I GONE THRU THE FENCE, I WOULD HAVE GONE INTO A DEEP RAVINE AND I WOULD NOT BE HERE TO TELL THE STORY. I TOLD THE INSURANCE COMPANY THAT DAY THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CAR; IT WOULD NOT STOP. I TOLD THEM THEY SHOULD CONTACT TOYOTA ABOUT IT. THEY TOLD ME NOT TO WORRY, THEY WOULD COVER THE DAMAGES - AROUND $6000. I TOLD THE GARAGE THAT REPAIRED THE CAR THAT IT WOULD NOT STOP. HE SAID I HAD TO HAVE HAD MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR AND NOT THE BRAKE. NO I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR AND IT TOLD HIM SO. I TOLD CARSON CITY TOYOTA SERVICE MANAGER THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR AND LATER WHEN RECALLS STARTED, AGAIN TOLD HIM. HE SAID I COULD NOT PROVE IT. HAD ANYONE BEEN LISTENING TO ME 3 YEARS AGO, LIVES MIGHT HAVE BEEN SAVED. I AM STILL ANGRY ABOUT IT AND AM LOOKING TO REPLACE THE CAR AS SOON AS I CAN. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310733February 16, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2003 TOYOTA CAMRY LE 4-CYLINDER. 66,000 MILES. OCCASIONAL MINOR "LUNGING FORWARD" FROM STATIONARY POSITION. ON ONE OCCASION, WHILE SITTING AT A BANK DRIVE-UP WINDOW, THERE WAS A RAPID INCREASE IN GAS FEED WHEN I DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SLIGHTLY BUT WHEN I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE IT RETURNED TO NORMAL IDLING. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE PROBLEM IS RELATED TO THE GENERAL TOYOTA ACCELERATOR PROBLEM AND COULD GET WORSE. NO ACCIDENTS TO DATE. DATE INDICATED IS ONLY APPROXIMATE. I WOULD HAVE MADE A SPECIFIC NOTATION OF THE DATE IF I HAD KNOWN ABOUT THE GENERAL PROBLEM WITH TOYOTAS AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENTS. I REPORTED MY CONCERN VERBALLY A FEW DAYS AGO TO THE NATIONAL TOYOTA TELEPHONE CONTACT (AND WAS TOLD THAT MY CALL WAS BEING RECORDED) BUT HAVE NOT RECEIVED A REPLY. ANOTHER CONCERN IS THE GENERAL "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" PROBLEM THAT TOYOTAS HAVE. TOYOTA SAYS THE PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY CLICKING THE GAS CAP MORE THAN ONCE WHEN REATTACHING IT AFTER FILLING UP WITH GAS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A RATHER FLAKEY EXCUSE, AND I HAD TO PAY THE DEALER TO TURN OFF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT MORE THAN ONE YEAR AGO BUT RECENTLY RECEIVED AN OFFER FROM THE DEALER TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS FOR FREE. ARE THE ACCELERATOR PROBLEM AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT PROBLEM RELATED TO THE TOYOTA COMPUTER SYSTEM? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10306956February 16, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
2003 TOYOTA CAMRY ACCELERATION PROBLEM. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED IN 2006, WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FROM 5 MPH TO AT LEAST 60 MPH WITHOUT HER FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE ACCIDENT CAUSED MAJOR DAMAGE TO HER VEHICLE AND THE APARTMENT COMPLEX IN WHICH SHE LIVED. IN ADDITION, THE CONSUMER HAS A LINGERING INJURY FROM THE ACCIDENT. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10310992February 16, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
FATAL CAR ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#10310405February 15, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2003 TOYOTA CAMRY. WE HAVE HAD THE CAR SINCE NEW. I ALWAYS THOUGHT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES-THE PEDAL NEARS THE FLOOR BEFORE BRAKING ACTION BEGINS. REPORTED TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES. THEY MAINTAIN THE BRAKES ARE FINE AND UP TO SPECS. I HAD THE FRONT ROTORS AND PADS CHANGED ALONG WITH NEW SHOES ON THE REAR-EVEN THOUGH THE ORIGINAL PARTS WERE NOT WORN OUT-AND STOPPING IMPROVED ALTHOUGH THERE IS STILL AN AWFUL LOT OF PEDAL TRAVEL BEFORE BRAKING TAKES PLACE. I FEEL THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE MASTER CYLINDER THAT SHOULD BE RECTIFIED BY TOYOTA MOTOR CO. I THINK THE RECENT EVENTS WITH THEIR VEHICLE RECALLS IS JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310519February 15, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAVE A CAR TOYOTA CAMRY 2003 AND HAD TWO CAR ACCIDENTS (CRASH) IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS BECAUSE OF THE BRAKE FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310565February 15, 2010
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS ONE IN DRIVEWAY AFTER SHIFTING INTO DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310607February 15, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
IN 2005, I WAS DRIVING EAST ON U.S. HWY 74 BETWEEN I-26 AND SHELBY, NC IN MY 2003 CAMRY. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET FOR 65 MPH, THE SPEED LIMIT. A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE CAR BEGAN INCREASING SPEED TO 75 MPH. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND TURNED OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS THE ONLY TIME THIS HAPPENED. I REPORTED THIS TO A SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE AT MY TOYOTA DEALERSHIP WHEN I RETURNED TO CHATTANOOGA. HE SAID TO LET HIM KNOW IF IT EVER HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS YEAR, I SENT MY DEALERSHIP AND TOYOTA E-MAILS REMINDING THEM OF THE PROBLEM ENCOUNTERED IN 2005. NEITHER RESPONDED. THEN, I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TALKED WITH A SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE. THE GENTLEMAN SAID THAT TOYOTA HAD BEEN HAVING THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM WITH ITS CRUISE CONTROL FOR MANY YEARS (HE MENTIONED A SPECIFIC PIECE THAT WAS CAUSING THE MALFUNCTION), BUT IT WAS NOT REGARDED AS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE TAPPING ON THE BRAKE DISCONNECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310305February 14, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I WAS NOT GETTING HEAT IF MY CAR WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT. UPON EXAMINATION BY MY MECHANIC HE FOUND THERE WAS A GAP BETWEEN THE HEAD AND THE ENGINE BLOCK. IT BECAME APPARENT THAT THE SCREWS THAT HOLD THE HEAD TO THE ALUMINUM ENGINE BLOCK HAD STRIPPED AND THE HEAD WAS SEPARATING FROM THE BLOCK. . FIRST THE MECHANIC TRIED TO DRILL NEW HOLES WITH NEW BOLTS. HE DIDN'T FEEL THAT IT WOULD HOLD IN THE OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE BLOCK SO I HAD TO GET ANOTHER ENGINE WHICH COSTS ME $3215.78. I HAD NO CAR FOR OVER A MONTH. I AM VERY UPSET WITH THIS ISSUE. IF THE HEAD DETACHED, THE CAR WOULD HAVE LOST POWER. WHAT IF I WAS TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEED AND GOT HIT FROM BEHIND. ALSO WITH THE HEAD SEPARATED THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE FUEL COULD HAVE EXPLODED OR STARTED A FIRE WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE ARE OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. THERE ARE A LOT OF 2003 TOYOTA CAMRYS ON THE ROAD TODAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310355February 14, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MOVING AT 1 TO 2 MPH, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, I WAS SLOWING DOWN INTO A HEAD-IN SLIGHTLY DOWNHILL PARKING SPACE. THEN, WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE CAR LAUNCHED FORWARD, ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN AT FULL SPEED OVER AN EMBANKMENT, THROUGH THE AIR OVER A SIDEWALK CRASHING INTO THE SIDE OF A PARKED VEHICLE WHICH, FROM THE EXTREME IMPACT, RAMMED INTO AN ADJACENT PARKED CAR. MY FOOT WAS STILL ON THE BRAKE, NEVER ON THE ACCELERATOR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE TOYOTA DEALER BUT THEY TOOK NO RESPONSIBILITY AND THEY CLAIMED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED. BECAUSE OF MY CONCERN FOR PERSONAL SAFETY THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVEN AGAIN UNTIL IT WAS TRADED IN FOR A NEW HONDA. THE MILEAGE WAS 44,080. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310201February 13, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I HAVE EXPERIENCED BRAKING PROBLEMS SIMILAR TO THOSE PROMPTING THE PRIUS RECALL SINCE APPROXIMATELY OCTOBER, 2009. IF THE BRAKE IS ENGAGED ON ROUGH PAVEMENT (BUMPY, POTHOLES,ETC), IT SHUDDERS AND DOES NOT ENGAGE FOR SEVERAL SECONDS EVEN WHEN THE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. I HAVE HAD THE ROTORS AND PADS REPLACED WITHIN THE LAST SIX MONTHS AND HAVE HAD THE ABS SENSORS CLEANED AND LINES INSPECTED WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. THE PROBLEM OCCURS ON BOTH WET AND DRY PAVEMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310107February 12, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TOYOTA CAMRY 2003 4 CYLINDER. RATTLING NOISE FROM THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. MY MECHANIC SAID THAT THIS NOISE OCCURS DUE TO PLASTIC MATERIAL OF WHICH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS MADE OF. MY MECHANIC HAS SEEN THIS PROBLEM WITH OTHER 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY AND IS VERY COMMON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308815February 11, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS PARKING MY 2003 CAMRY IN A MALL PARKING LOT WHEN IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. I HAD NO CONTROL AND SMASHED INTO A PARKED CAR. I NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT IN 60+ YEARS OF DRIVING. NOW I KNOW IT WAS THE TOYOTA ACCELERATOR THAT CAUSED THE CRASH. MY ED MORSE TOYOTA DEALER IN DELRAY BEACH FL. TURNED ME AWAY FROM SERVICE SAYING IT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM BUT I SHOULD CONTACT TOYOTA. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REACH ANYONE THERE. I KNOW IT IS NOT IN THE RECALL BUT I TOLD THE DEALER I WANT TOYOTA TO KNOW THIS HAPPENED TO MY 2003 CAMRY AND I WANT THEM TO FIND THE CAUSE AND REMEDY IT. MY WIFE ALSO HAS A 2003 CAMRY AND WE DRIVE THEM BOTH WITH FEAR. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308414February 10, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I WATCHED THE CNN EVENING NEWS COVERAGE YESTERDAY, FEBRUARY 9 ON THE PRIUS RECALL DUE TO A BRAKE PROBLEM. THE CNN NEWS REPORTER ACTUALLY OWNS A PRIUS AND WAS RELAYING HER EXPERIENCE. HER STORY RESONANT WITH ME BECAUSE I HAVE CONTINUALLY HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH MY 2003 CAMRY. THOUGH I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER A NUMBER OF TIMES AND THE TECHNICIAN HAS EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, INCLUDING ROAD TESTS, NO MECHANICAL PROBLEM IS FOUND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308420February 10, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
IN WET WEATHER, I OFTEN FIND THE BRAKES ON MY 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY FAILING, EVEN AFTER I HAVE HAD NEW BRAKE PADS INSTALLED. ESPECIALLY WHEN I GO DOWNHILL NEAR MY HOUSE, WHEN I SLOWLY APPLY THE BRAKES IN WET WEATHER I HEAR A CRUNCHING SOUND AND GET LITTLE, AND OCCASIONALLY, NO BRAKE ACTION. N.B. I AM NOT SURE OF THE DAY I AM PUTTING IN BELOW, BUT AM PICKING THE 4TH AS AN APPROXIMATE DATE SO I CAN CONTINUE WITH THE FORM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308476February 10, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
PREVIOUSLY REPORTED ACCELERATION SURGE OF 2003 CAMRY WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE. REPORTS OF ACCELERATION SURGES ON YOUR SITE EXCEED 140 FOR THE 2003 CAMRY VERSUS (AS BEST I COULD IDENTIFY) 29 FOR THE MALIBU, 26 FOR THE ACCORD AND 12 FOR THE TAURUS, ALL 2003 MODELS. IN LIGHT OF RECENT TOYOTA FINDINGS ARE YOU GOING TO REOPEN INVESTIGATIONS OF THE 2003 CAMRY?...*TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308260February 10, 2010
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
THE DRIVER SIDE FLOOR MAT IS NOT FIXED TO THE UNDERLYING FLOOR. IT SLIDES AROUND. THIS CONDITION WAS APPARENT FROM THE DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR. THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. BEFORE I RECENTLY HEARD THIS COULD BE AN ACTUAL DANGER BY INTERFERING WITH THE GAS OR BRAKE PEDALS, I JUST STRAIGHTENED IT OUT WHEN I SAW IT HAS MOVED OUT OF PLACE. NOW I REMOVED THE MAT BUT THIS MEANS THE FLOOR BELOW IS NOT PROTECTED FROM DIRT, ETC. IT BOTHERS ME THAT TOYOTA NEVER THOUGHT THIS WAS AN ISSUE. NOW I FIND OUT THAT LATER MODELS WERE RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM. THEY STILL WILL NOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE IT'S A 2003 AND NOT UNDER A RECALL ORDER. I WANTED TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT SO IT KNOWN THAT THE 2003 CAMRY (XLE) HAS THIS PROBLEM TOO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10308038February 9, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I PURCHASED A USED TOYOTA CAMRY, 2003 MODEL, FROM A SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS CAR DEALER IN JANUARY, 2007. AT THE TIME THE CAR HAD ABOUT 103,000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65 MILES PER HOUR WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR'S ENGINE REVVED UP, THERE WAS A EASILY PERCEPTIBLE JOLT AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED BY ITSELF. ABOUT 2-3 SECONDS LATER I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, VERY HARD. THE CAR ACCELERATION RATE WENT SLIGHTLY DOWN, ENGINE RPMS STILL HIGH, AND I COULD BARELY KEEP CONTROL OF THE CAR, SO I BECAME CONCERNED (ALMOST FEARED) OF LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER ABOUT 30-40 SECONDS, RPMS WENT BACK TO MORE NORMAL LEVELS, ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE ENGINE WAS STILL ACCELERATED. AT THAT MOMENT I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 65 MILES PER HOUR AND IF I HAD LET GO ON THE BRAKE THE CAR WOULD HAVE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. AFTERWARDS, AND FOR BOUT 15 MINUTES (15-16 MILES) I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDALS AND THE CAR CRUISED ON ITS OWN AT ABOUT 65 MPH. I FINALLY GOT HOME, PARKED THE CAR AND NEXT TIME I USED IT EXPERIENCED NO PROBLEMS. I DON'T RECALL IF I HAD SIMILAR INCIDENTS LATER ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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