Toyota Camry Complaints (2003)

782 consumer complaints on file.

#10157467May 12, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING INTO THE AUTOMATIC CAR WASH, SLOWED TO GO UP SLIGHT RAMP TO TOP. GAVE THE CAR A LITTLE GAS AND IT STARTED REVING, DID NOT STOP WHEN BRAKE PEDAL PUSHED, JUMPED THE TRACK AND HIT THE SIDE OF THE CAR WASH. THE CAR WAS ABLE TO BE MOVED TO OUTSIDE CARWASH, STILL REVING BUT WAS ABLE TO STOP AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. THE FRONT BUMPER AND DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT FENDER WERE REPLACED, AND SUSPENSION DAMAGE REPAIRED. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156846May 5, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SUSPENSION:REAR
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THIS OCCURRED FOUR TIMES. THE FIRST 3 TIMES THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED WITH EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE LAST TIME THE VEHICLE STRUCK A POLE. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT TAKEN AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR BODY REPAIRS CAUSED BY THE CRASH. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED THE FIRST THREE TIMES DIAGNOSTIC TESTING DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY CODES. ALSO, WHILE CARRYING 125 POUNDS OF BIRD SEED IN THE TRUNK, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VEER TO THE LEFT ON A SLUSHY ROAD. WHEN THE BIRD SEED WAS MOVED TO THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. UPDATED 7/11/2006 - THE CONSUMER REPORTED THESE INCIDENTS TO THE DEALER BUT THEY TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154900April 9, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I REAR ENDED ANOTHER CAR IN MY MOM'S 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY. ALTHOUGH MY MOM'S CAR WAS TOTALED, THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10154549April 4, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS PARKED IN A STRIP MALL WHERE I HAD JUST PICKED UP SOME DRY CLEANING. I ENTERED MY CAR, A 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE, AND STARTED THE ENGINE. I THEN PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE GEAR, AND REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE. THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED IN REVERSE,,AND WENT TOTALLY OUT OF CONTROL, HITTING ANOTHER CAR PARKED ACROSS FROM MINE AND CONTINUED IN A SOMEWHAT CIRCULAR PATH UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO APPLY THE BRAKE AND COME TO A STOP. I HAVE CALLED NHTSA TODAY AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE HAVE BEEN 83 PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS FOR THIS VEHICLE UNDER "VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL," AND 15 COMPLAINTS UNDER "VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ACCELERATOR PEDAL." I HAVE ALSO CALLED TOYOTA MOTOR SALES (1 800 331-4331) AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH A NEARBY TOYOTA DEALER TO HAVE MY CAR INSPECTED FOR ANY DEFECTS. I HAVE ALSO GONE TO A AUTO BODY SHOP WHERE THE DAMAGES TO MY CAR HAVE BEEN ESTIMATED AT $3,879.13. IN ADDITION, THE POLICE ARRIVED AT THE SCENE AND I WAS CITED FOR "CARELESS DRIVING," AND PAID A FINE OF $107.70. I AM ALSO BEEN REQUIRED TO ATTEND A 4 HOUR TRAFFIC SCHOOL WHERE THE FEE IS $35.95. I WISH TO HAVE THIS MATTER INVESTIGATED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10154137March 27, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2003 CAMRY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL CAUSING CONSUMER TO CRASH INTO A WALL. *TS THE CONSUMER WANTED TO KNOW IF ANY ACTION WILL BE TAKEN REGARDING HER COMPLAINT. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10153502March 23, 2006
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR PASSENGER SEATBELT WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHICH DETERMINED THE SEATBELT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10152402March 10, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
CAR MAKES CLICKING NOISE WHEN IDLE AND IN FIRST GEAR. I GOT A DIAGNOSTIC TEST BY TOYOTA DEALER AND THE PROBLEM IS A BROKEN AIRFLOW DEFLECTOR IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WHICH IS FLAPPING AROUND. THIS PROBLEM IS REPORTEDLY COMMON ON CAMRYS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151772March 4, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS
THOUGH THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACED ENTIRELY AT LEAST ONCE, THE BRAKES ON MY 2003 CAMRY STILL SQUEAK UPON A GRADUAL BRAKE DURING THE DAY. OTHER THAN THE SQUEAK, I MUST ADMIT THAT THEY BRAKES DO WORK WELL. THIS MAY NOT BE A SAFETY PROBLEM UNLESS I GET SO USED TO THE SQUEAK THAT I DON'T CATCH THE 'TELLTALE' THAT MANY PAD MANUFACTURERS PUT IN THEIR PADS TO GIVE AN AUDIO CLUE TO CHANGE THEIR BRAKE PADS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151596March 2, 2006
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TURNING, THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A GRINDING NOISE. AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THE STEERING WHEEL NEEDED TO BE REMOVED AND LUBRICATED. UPDATED 03/20/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10151643March 2, 2006
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP, THE STEERING WHEEL CONTINUED TO MOVE TO THE LEFT. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE A PROBLEM. UPDATED 03/28/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10150008February 11, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I AM WRITING WITH REGARD TO A 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY, VIN [XXX], PURCHASED IN THE SUMMER OF 2003. ON DECEMBER 14, 2005, I TOOK THE CAR INTO JON LANCASTER TOYOTA/SCION DEALERSHIP. PRIOR TO BRINGING THE CAR IN, ON 3 OCCASIONS, THE BRAKES FAILED. UPON ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE, THE BRAKE PEDAL BEGAN VIBRATING AND THERE WAS A THUDDING SOUND. THE CAR DID NOT BRAKE AND I HAD TO PUSH THE PEDAL 5 TIMES IN ORDER FOR THE CAR TO SLOW DOWN. HOWEVER THE CAR DID NOT STOP COMPLETELY. ACCORDING TO THE DOCUMENTS, A TECHNICIAN CHECKED OVER THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND STATED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. AN EMPLOYEE STATED THAT THE THUDDING NOISE AND THE INABILITY TO STOP WAS NORMAL WHICH THIS TYPE OF BRAKE SYSTEM AND THAT HE HAS HAD SEVERAL CUSTOMERS IN THE PAST COMPLAIN OF THIS PROBLEM. SINCE THE INSPECTION, THE CAR HAS FAILED TO BRAKE ON TWO OCCASIONS. I CONTACTED ROSEMURGY TOYOTA, THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR, AND THEY INFORMED ME TO BRING THE CAR BACK TO JON LANCASTER. HOWEVER, JON LANCASTER DEALERSHIP IS INSISTING THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. THIS CAR IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE NOT ONLY TO IT OCCUPANTS BUT ALSO TO OTHERS ON THE ROAD. THIS CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY AND I AM WRITING TO INSIST THAT THIS MATTER BE LOOKED INTO AND RESULTING IN REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF THE CAR. I HAVE CONTACTED AN ATTORNEY REGARDING THIS MATTER. ALSO, I WILL BE FORWARDING A COPY OF THIS LETTER TO THE WISCONSIN CONSUMER PROTECTION AGENCY AND THE US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. *JB UPDATED 07/17/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149800February 8, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY CAR IS A 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY LE WITH 4 CYLINDER ENGINE, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, CRUISE CONTROL AND ABS. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON JANUARY 21, 2006 IN NEW YORK CITY IN BROAD DAYLIGHT AND IN CLEAR WEATHER. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AS I ENTERED GAS STATION TO PUMP GAS. I LOST CONTROL WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION. I HIT ANOTHER CAR PARKED TO PUMP GAS.. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148720January 25, 2006
STRUCTURE:BODY, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
RUST SPOTS APPEARED ON 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY LE, ESPECIALLY ON TRUNK LID , THROUGHOUT 2003-2006. TOYOTA DENYING ANY RESPONSIBILITY, STATING IT WAS ENVIRONMENTAL. MY SON' CAR AXLE OF SAME YEAR HAS SAME PROBLEM . HE LIVES 60 MILES FROM ME. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147221January 9, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A HISSING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, AND THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS AN INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAK, AND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS REPLACED .*AK UPDATED 2/7/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147122January 6, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS BARELY BEING TOUCHED. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AND OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED POSITION. THE DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN ON A LEVEL HIGHWAY, WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED,IT WILL ACTIVATE AND DEACTIVATE ON ITS OWN. UPDATED 02/07/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146931January 4, 2006
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THE TORSION BARS ON OUR 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY SUDDENLY FAILED TO WORK. WHEN THE TRUNK WAS OPENED, IT THEN HAD TO BE MANUALLY PUSHED UP TO THE TOP OPEN POSITION, HOWEVER IT WOULD EASILY AND QUICKLY COME DOWN IF IT WAS WINDY OUTSIDE. TWICE I WAS HIT IN THE HEAD OR BACK WHILE LEANING INTO THE TRUNK AND PUTTING SOMETHING IN OR TAKING SOMETHING OUT, A MAJOR PROBLEM BECAUSE WE WERE ALWAYS PUTTING IN OR TAKING OUR BABY STROLLER OUT OF THE TRUNK, AND WE WERE AFRAID THE TRUNK MIGHT ALSO CLOSE ON OUR SON'S HAND OR HEAD IF HE WERE STANDING NEARBY. WE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO OUR LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER; THEY AT FIRST DENIED THERE WAS ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUNK. BUT THE SERVICE MANAGER EVENTUALLY UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED WITH ME ABOUT THE PROBLEM. HE ORDERED AND REPLACED THE TORSION BARS IN OUR TRUNK; IT FIXED THE PROBLEM AT THAT TIME. THIS WAS ONE YEAR AGO. IN OCTOBER 2005, THE SAME THING STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN. WHILE THE TRUNK DOESN'T SLAM DOWN ON US YET, IT DOES IDLE HALFWAY UP AND MUST BE PUSHED UP OR DOWN TO LOCK THE POSITION. WE BROUGHT IT BACK TO OUR TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND ASKED FOR THE SAME SERVICE MANAGER DIRECTLY. HE REMEMBERED US AND IS GOING TO REPLACE THE TORSION BARS AGAIN, BUT CLAIMED THAT HE HASN'T SEEN THIS PROBLEM HAPPEN IN SEVERAL YEARS; APPARENTLY IT WAS A RECURRING PROBLEM ON OLDER MODELS. MY MAIN CONCERNS WITH THIS ISSUE ARE THAT FIRST, IT KEEPS ON HAPPENING AND SECONDLY, THIS PAST SUMMER ON LONG ISLAND, NY, TWO YOUNG BOYS WHO WERE MISSING, WERE LATER FOUND DEAD IN THE TRUNK OF A TOYOTA CAMRY ON THEIR STREET. APPARENTLY THE TRUNK WAS BROKEN AND IT SHUT ON THEM, TRAPPING THEM INSIDE THE VEHICLE DURING A HEAT WAVE. THE POLICE DIDN'T FIND THEM IN THE CAR UNTIL A FEW DAYS LATER. I DON'T KNOW IF THE BROKEN TRUNK HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE TORSION BARS THAT WE HAVE, BUT THE NEWS STORY CONCERNED US ENOUGH TO REPORT THIS TO YOU. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10146781January 3, 2006
SUSPENSION
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT AND TO THE RIGHT. HOWEVER, MORE TO THE LEFT. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN MAINTAINED WITH PROPER AIR INFLATION. ROAD CONDITIONS OR SPEED DID NOT APPEAR TO IMPACT THE PULLING. AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT THE DEALER ALIGNED THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PULLING PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER, AND THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WAS ALIGNED. THIS, TOO, DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144952December 12, 2005
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER REPLACED BOTH FRONT DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS, WHICH CORRECTED THE PROBLEM WITH THE DOOR LOCKS. AFTER A WHILE, BOTH REAR DOOR LOCKS FAILED. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK THE POWER WINDOW WAS INOPERATIVE. UPDATED 01/11/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145345December 7, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2003 CAMRY WAS INVOLVED IN 2 ACCIDENTS IN WHICH THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. *TS THE ELECTRONIC PART FOR THE ACCELERATOR WAS REPLACED AT THE DEALER AFTER EACH ACCIDENT. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144581December 6, 2005
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
DT: CONTACT STATED THE RIGHT REAR SEAT BELT CAME UNDONE ON A PASSENGER DURING AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE SLID IN A SNOW STORM AND CRASHED. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER GAVE THE CONTACT CASE NUMBER, AND OFFERED NO FREE REMEDY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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