Toyota Camry Complaints (2002)

953 consumer complaints on file.

#10302991January 28, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ORIGINALLY I OPENED ODI 10060806 / DE04021 IN EARLY 2004 TO REPORT SUDDEN AND SHORT SURGES OF ACCELERATION WITH MY 2002 CAMRY LE. THIS PROBLEM HAS CONTINUES PERIODICALLY WITHOUT WARNING SINCE MY ORIGINAL REPORT. THE LAST OCCURRENCE WAS IN REVERSE ABOUT 5-6 MONTHS AGO. I AM VERY DISTURBED THAT TOYOTA HAS NOW RECALLED LATER MODEL YEAR CARS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS BUT CONTINUES TO NOT ADDRESS EARLIER MODELS WHICH FIRST REPORTED THE PROBLEM IN PE04021, DP05002, AND DP06003. I CALLED THIS MORNING AND WAS TOLD I WOULD NEED TO RE-ISSUE A NEW ODI TO GET THE NHTSA TO RE-OPEN THIS INVESTIGATION. I HAVE ADDITIONALLY OPENED CASES LOCALLY AND AT THE CORPORATE LEVEL WITH TOYOTA, AS I WANT THIS PROBLEM DOCUMENTED AGAINST MY VIN NUMBER. PLEASE, HELP THE OWNERS OF THE 2002 MODEL YEAR CARS THAT STARTED THESE INVESTIGATIONS ORIGINALLY BEFORE THERE ARE MORE DEATHS OR INJURIES AS THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*CW *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303023January 28, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH IN TRAFFIC OR WHEN HE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC SIGN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME INOPERABLE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE OR IDENTIFY A FAILURE CODE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303102January 28, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
FOLLOW UP TO COMPLAINT 10060829 I HAVE THE CAMRY NOW 8 YEARS. THE PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED IN THE ORIGINAL COMPLAINT HAS SHOWED UP OFF AND ON FOR THE YEARS I HAVE HAD THE CAR. MOST OF THE TIME ON THE FREEWAY. JUST A FEW SECONDS, NEVER DID I LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. THEN IN BEGINNING SEP 09 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD AUTO ZONE GET THE CODE, BUT THEY COULD NOT READ ANYTHING. I HAD A HARD TIME STARTING THE CAR AFTER THAT. I HAD MY MECHANIC CHECK OUT THE CAR THE NEXT DAY. NOTHING WAS FOUND. FOURTEEN DAYS LATER, DRIVING OUT OF A STRIP MALL PARKING LOT, THE CAR ENGINE REVVED VIOLENTLY, NO STICKING PEDALS, NOT EVEN TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL. AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. NEXT MORNING NO PROBLEM WHATSOEVER TO DRIVE TO THE REPAIR SHOP. IT TOOK THE MECHANIC A WHILE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. HE REPLACED VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR, 9/14/2009. SINCE THAT TIMEI HAVE NOT NOTICED THE SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION YET. THE REPAIR BILL WAS JUST UNDER $ 700. ASKED MECHANIC IF THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. HE SAID NO. TW*
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302896January 27, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING TO WORK IN MY 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I SAW A FIRE AND SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WHEN I LIFTED THE HOOD I NOTICED THAT THE EXHAUST WAS RED NEAR THE BURN SITE. AFTER LOOKING ON THE INTERNET I FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS WITH THIS MODEL CATCHING FIRE WHILE DRIVING. *CN *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302519January 27, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH INTO HER GARAGE, SUDDENLY, THERE WAS AN UNINTENDED INCREASE OF ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND CRASHED THROUGH THE INTERIOR WALLS OF THE GARAGE. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND REPAIRED FOR THE BODY DAMAGES. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THERE WAS A SEPARATE OCCASION THE IDENTICAL FAILURES OCCURRED WITH SEVERE INJURIES SUSTAINED TO THE TWO OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10301863January 22, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WE HAVE 02 TOYOTA CAMRY LE, 4 CYL. ON 12/23/09 WE EXPERIENCED A POWER LOSS. FORTUNATELY IT OCCURRED IN OUR DRIVEWAY; THE ENGINE WOULD IDLE NORMALLY, BUT THERE WAS NO POWER FROM DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL GARAGE. THE CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS THE REPLACEMENT OF THE GAS PEDAL ASSEMBLY. THIS IS ALL ELECTRONIC, OUR PART COST WAS $447.75 PLUS LABOR AND TAXES. I THINK THIS COMPONENT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS A POTENTIAL IN THE TOYOTA RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10299646January 13, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS SOON AS HE SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, IT ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER THE CURB AND INTO A SNOW EMBANKMENT BEFORE CRASHING INTO A STONE WALL. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE POLICE OR NEED TO GO TO A HOSPITAL. THE CONTACTS INSURANCE COMPANY TOWED THE VEHICLE SO THAT IT COULD BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE CRASH TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED SINCE A PASSENGER COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED WHEN THE CRASH OCCURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000. UPDATED 1/28/10 *CN THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE TRADED THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 02/03/10.*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298608January 7, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT THE STOP LIGHT HER FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CRASH CAUSED DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND A MECHANIC FROM TOYOTA NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS RETRIEVED DATA FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE MANAGER AT A LOCAL DEALER STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER SAW NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IF THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS NOT IN FRONT OF HIM IT WOULD HAVE ACCELERATED INTO ON-COMING TRAFFIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298523January 6, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
I HAVE JUST NOTICED THAT MY 2002 CAMRY 4 CYLINDER HAS A COOLANT LEAKING PROBLEM. SEARCH ON THE WEB, THE ISSUE IS VERY LIKELY DUE TO THE STRIPPED HEAD BOLT AS MANY PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS WARRANTS A RECALL!!!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297578December 30, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WIFE DRIVING 2002 CAMRY FOR SMOCK INSPECTION. I AM FOLLOWING BEHIND. CAMRY STALLS - ENGINE JUST DIES. STEERING IS LOCKED. WIFE STOPPED AND TRIED TO RESTART. AFTER ~2MINS, CAR RESTARTED. CONTINUED ~2 MILES AND ENGINE DIES AGAIN, STEERING AGAIN LOCKS. WIFE ABLE TO START AGAIN. AFTER CAR STARTS, VSC AND TRAC OFF LIGHTS ARE NOW ON. TOOK CAR TO TOYOTA DEALER NEXT DAY. A SKID CONTROL COMPUTER IS DOWN PER TOYOTA. TOYOTA UNABLE TO DUPLICATE ENGINE DYING, BUT ADMIT FAULTY COMPUTER COULD BE CAUSE. SKID CONTROL COMPUTER COSTS $1453 TO REPLACE + $XXX FOR LABOR. I HAVE READ THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE FOR 2002 TOYOTA SO AM FILING A COMPLAINT. WHY HAS TOYOTA NOT RECALLED/FIXED THIS YET? IF THIS OCCURRED ON FREEWAY, STEERING WHEEL LOCKUP AT 55+ MPH? ARE THEY CRAZY? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296528December 21, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A POLE. SHE SHIFTED GEARS INTO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THERE WAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT AND BACK END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TOWED TO A TOYOTA DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED; HOWEVER, NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296598December 21, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
UNINTENTIONAL ACCELERATION OF 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY LE MODEL WITH STABILITY CONTROL. (THIS CAR WAS MANUFACTURED IN THE US AND PURCHASED IN FOLSOM, CA IN MARCH 2002. WITHIN THE FIRST TWO YEARS THE CAR EXPERIENCED TWO CASES OF UNINTENTIONAL ACCELERATION. FORTUNATELY, SPEEDS WERE LOW AS THE CAR WAS IN THE PROCESS OF STOPPING. BOTH TIMES THE ENGINE SUDDENLY RACED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS AND IT MUST BE THE WAY THE CAR WAS DRIVEN. THE SECOND TIME THE DEALER CHECKED THE SYSTEMS AND COULD FIND NOTHING. THE PROBLEMS HAS NOT RECURRED. THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY OF A PROBLEM IN THE SOFTWARE THAT MAY HAVE BEEN CORRECTED WITHOUT OUR KNOWLEDGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295833December 15, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
LOSS OF COOLANT. TOOK TO AUTO REPAIR. TOLD TO REPLACE HEAD GASKET. UPON REPLACEMENT OF HEAD, DISCOVERED HEAD BOLTS WOULD NOT TIGHTEN BECAUSE THREADS IN ALUMINUM BLOCK WERE STRIPPED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295549December 14, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2002 CAMRY XLE V6...AT 138,000 MILES WHILE WAITING AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL DURING RUSH HOUR THE ENGINE STALLS AND AFTER 4 ATTEMPTS FINALLY RESTARTS. THE CAR CONTINUED TO NOT IDLE THE REST OF MY TRIP HOME - STALLING EVERY TIME I SLOWED DOWN TO STOP OR TURN A CORNER...VERY UNSAFE...DIDN'T TRUST THE CAR TO MAKE IT TO MECHANIC. CAR WAS TOWED, MECHANIC COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. IT HAPPENED AGAIN 3 MORE TIMES WITHIN A WEEK. SAME SCENARIO, TOWED TO MECHANIC, FOUND NOTHING WRONG BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON AND THEREFORE THE COMPUTER DOES NOT REGISTER ANY ISSUES. MECHANIC CLEANED ALL SENSORS, IDLE VALVE, DEALERSHIP AND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FIND NOTHING WRONG. CAR WAS FINE UNTIL JULY 4, WEEKEND AND DID THE SAME THING TWICE AGAIN. MECHANIC FINDS NOTHING BECAUSE IT SO RANDOM. SAME SITUATION IN NOVEMBER WHILE TURNING CAR STALLED BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT IDLE, LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES AND ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR WHILE TURNING. 3 MECHANICS AND NO ONE CAN FIND ANYTHING WRONG. HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED THE ISSUES MENTIONED WITH BRAKES AND ROTORS WHICH HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294785December 7, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I OWN A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY V6 LE WITH A MILEAGE READING OF ABOUT 115000. I DO REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND ALL NECESSARY SERVICES. HOWEVER OFF LATELY THE CAR HAS RANDOMLY STARTED TO STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF ROAD WHILE BEING DRIVEN. THIS HAS STARTED TO BE A BIG PROBLEM AND I HESITATE TO DRIVE THE CAR FOR LONG DISTANCE. THE CAR WOULD SUDDENLY DIE IN THE MIDDLE OF ROAD SPECIALLY WHEN I STOP FOR A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN AND THEN WOULD REFUSE TO START AGAIN. I HAVE TO KEEP THE GAS PEDAL DEPRESSED IN ORDER FOR THE CAR TO STAY IDLE AND NOT DIE. AFTER ABOUT 5-10 MINS THE CAR WOULD AGAIN START UP AND WORK NORMALLY. I'VE HAD THIS PROBLEM ABOUT THREE TIMES THIS PAST 2 WEEKS AND ITS SCARY NOW TO EVEN DRIVE THIS CAR ANYWHERE. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHERE I GET ALL SERVICES DONE AND HE SAYS EVERYTHING IS FINE, BUT THEN I HAD TWO STALLS AFTER THE VISIT. PROBLEM IS THAT IT STALLS RANDOMLY AND WHEN I TAKE IT TO MECHANIC, IT PERFORMS QUIET WELL WITH NO PROBLEMS AT ALL. I READ TODAY IN MOTORTREND WEBSITE THAT NHTSA IS ENQUIRING ABOUT SOME TOYOTA VEHICLES REGARDING THIS SAME ISSUE AND WAS WONDERING IF THESE INCIDENTS ARE RELATED? *TR THANKS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293955November 30, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE RPM'S INCREASED TO 5,000. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WARNING SENSOR. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 112,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292972November 19, 2009
POWER TRAIN
IN AUGUST 2009 MY 2002 TOYOTA ACCELERATED INTO REVERSE WHILE BACKING OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE CAUSING A BAD ACCIDENT. I BROUGHT IT TO MY TOYOTA DEALER. THEY TOLD ME NOTHING WAS WRONG. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292844November 18, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY WIFE WAS PULLING INTO THE GARAGE AND THE AUTOMOBILE JUST TOOK OFF . LUCKILY SHE WAS STOPPED BY THE END OF THE CARPORT BY CONCRETE STEPS. SECOND, MY WIFE AND GRANDCHILD WHERE AT SHOPPING CENTER. MY WIFE WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND THE CAR, AS BEFORE, JUST TOOK OFF AT FULL THROTTLE. THIS TIME SHE WENT INTO A 180 DEGREE SPIN AND STRUCK THREE OTHER AUTOS, WITH EXTENSIVE DAMAGES TO OUR CAT AND OTHERS. WE HAVE TAKEN THE AUTOMOBILE TWO TIMES TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAY THEY FIND NOTHING WRONG. BEING THAT THIS CONDITION HAS HAPPENED TWICE, SO FAR, BOTH MY WIFE AND I ARE VERY CONCERNED AND WOULD LIKE THIS PROBLEM SOLVED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292368November 16, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, EQUIPMENT
2002 TOYOTA V6 SE; FRONT BRAKE DISCS CAUSED SEVERE STEERING WHEEL SHAKING WHEN SLOWING FROM 40 TO 35 MPH. DEALER ORIGINALLY REPLACED ALL FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM AT ABOUT 15000 MILES UNDER A TOYOTA BULLETIN. AT 60,000 MILES BEGAN TO HAVE SAME PROBLEM WHICH BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE AT ABOUT 75,000 MILES. OUT OF WARRANTY, SO OWNER REPLACED FRONT ROTORS AND PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE CORRECTED.... NO TOYOTA RECALL..... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291762November 10, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE IN TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. SINCE THE TECHNICIANS COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE, NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. HE TRADED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 47,000. UPDATED 12/08/09. LJ THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT, IT THEN CHANGED TO GREEN AND THEN SUDDENLY THE ENGINE RPM'S RACE AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT FULL FORCE AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER HAD DAMAGE TO HIS BUMPER, BUT NO DAMAGED TO THE OTHER VEHICLE. UPDATED 12/10/09.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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