Toyota Camry Complaints (2003)

782 consumer complaints on file.

#10079799June 23, 2004
WHEELS:HUB
THE HUB CAPS ON THE VEHICLE CRACKED.*MR *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078361June 17, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
INCIDENT OCCURRED DURING DAYTIME, CLEAR SKIES, DRY ROAD,WITH NO DEBRIS. VEHICLE WAS PRACTICALLY NEW, HAVING LESS THAN 300 MILES. AT 1230 IN AFTERNOON, I WAS DRIVING APPROX. 25-30 MPH ON A SLIGHT DOWNGRADE (IN A 45 MPH ZONE). ANOTHER VEHICLE SUDDENLY PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF VEHICLE THAT WAS 5-6 CAR LENGTHS DIRECTLY AHEAD OF ME. THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME SLAMMED ON BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING THE INTERLOPER. I TOO STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL HARD TO AVOID VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. ALTHOUGH I WAS APPLYING SIGNIFICANT PRESSURE (1 LEG PRESS 400+LBS, AND WAS APPLYING APPROX 1/2 TO 3/4 OF THAT) , BUT MY VEHICLE SLOWED NEGLIGIBLE - PROMPTING AN EXPLETIVE VERSION OF "WHAT THE HECK?!?!". AFTER A COUPLE OF INEFFECTIVE ATTEMPTS TO PUSH DOWN BRAKE PEDAL I STOMPED IT, WITH LITTLE OR NO EFFECT. MY VEHICLE ULTIMATELY CAME TO A STOP THROUGH IMPACT WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME (AFTER TRAVELING APPROX 150-200 FEET). THE OTHER DRIVER AND VEHICLE, MY PASSENGER AND I WERE UNHARMED, BUT MY VEHICLE SUFFERED SIGNIFICANT FRONT-END DAMAGE. I REPORTED THE BRAKE PROBLEM TO BOTH MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP (LOCATED 1/4 MILE FROM THE SITE OF THE INCIDENT) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT INCLINED TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM, BUT I PRESSED THE ISSUE WITH TOYOTA AND MY INSURER, UNTIL SOMEONE FROM THE TOYOTA REGIONAL OFFICE IN BALTIMORE AGREED TO EXAMINE MY VEHICLE. THE "EXAMINATION" OCCURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE (FRONT-END DAMAGE AND ALL) HAD BEEN SITTING ON THE DEALERS LOT FOR 3 WEEKS, AND CONSISTED OF A COUPLE OF TEST STOPS IN THE PARKING LOT AND PULLING WHEELS OFF THE VEHICLE IN THE SHOP TO INSPECT THE BRAKES. THIS, OF COURSE, YIELDED NO NEW INFORMATION AND TOYOTA EFFECTIVELY CLOSED THE COMPLAINT. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078354June 16, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I SLOWLY PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE, STEPPED ON THE BRAKE, AND THE CAR FAILED TO STOP AND SURGED FORWARD. THE CAR HIT THE STORE WALL, FIVE FEET FROM THE PARKING STALL. I REPORTED THIS TO MY INSURANCE COMPANY. THE BRAKES WERE CHECKED AND I WAS TOLD THEY WERE OKAY. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR FOR IT'S FIRST MAINTANCE AT THE TOYOTA DEALER, I TOLD THE SERVICE PERSON TO CHECK THE BRAKES AND WHY. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN INFORMED ME THAT THE 2003 CAMRY'S RPMS GO UP IF YOU HAVE THE AIR CONDITIONER ON AND YOU SIMULTANEOUSLY STEP ON THE BRAKES LIGHTLY. THEY DID NOT REPLACE ANY BRAKE PARTS, INSTEAD THEY SUGGESTED THAT I PRESS HARD ON THE BRAKES IF THE AIR CONDITIONER IS ON TO AVOID AN OTHER SURGING INCIDENT.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10076050June 10, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, CONSUMER DEPRESS BRAKES TO MAKE A STOP. WITHOUT ANY INDICATION, THE VEHICLE SURGED. THE DRIVER TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE BUT AT AN EXTENDED DISTANCE. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE THE CONSUMER SHIFT GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074917June 7, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON MAY 12, 2004 AT TIME 15:33 .MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY. ND WAS TWO BLOCKS FROM OUR HOUSE, MAKING A RIGHT TURN FROM FARMS RD CIRCLE ONTO RANGER ROAD. AS SHE MADE THE RIGHT TURN, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, AUSING HER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR, CAUSING HER TO JUMP THE CURB ON THE LEFT IDE OF THE STREET, AND STRIKE A PORTABLE BASSKETBALL NET/POLE ON THE CURB IN FRONT OF THE CORNER HOUSE . THE POLE SMASHED IN THE FRONT ROOF OF THE CAR AND SMASHED THE WINDSHIELD. THE CAR CONTINUED DOWN THE GRASS CURB AND ITS UNDERCARRIAGE STRUCK THE CURB WHILE GOING BACK ONTO RANGER ROAD. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE CAR WAS DAMAGED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074794June 4, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 V6 CAMRY EXPERIENCES SUDDEN AND RANDOM JERKSS/BUCKING/HESITATION AS DRIVER ACCELARATES INTO SECOND/THIRD GEARS. TOOK BACK TO DEALER 3X, 1ST TIME ECU WAS REPROGRAMMED; 2ND TIME DEALER SAID THE CAR WAS GETTING TO KNOW HOW I DRIVE; 3RD TIME THEY SAID THAT IS NORMAL FOR GEARS. I FOUND OUT THE LEXUS 300 ES, WHICH HAS THE SAME ENGINE, ALSO EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM. VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT EXPECTING THE JERKING/BUCKING/HESITATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074798June 4, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
EXCESSIVE TREADWEAR AFTER ONLY 20,000 MILES ON OEM CONTINENTAL TOURING CONTACT AS TIRES, ON MY 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071577June 4, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK HIS FOOT OFF THE BRAKE, WHILE SITTING AT AN INTERSECTION, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THREE VEHICLES AT A USED CAR DEALERSHIP AND A UTILITY POLE. THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS TOTALED ALONG WITH ONE OF THE USED VEHICLES. NO INJURIES OR FATALITIES WERE REPORTED. *AK *NM UPDATED 7/5/12 *CN
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061763June 4, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DOWN SHIFTING AND BRAKING WHEN GOING DOWN HILL, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO OVER DRIVE WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK THE DEALER INSTALLED A REPLACEMENT SOFTWARE PROGRAM BUT NO IMPROVEMENT WAS NOTICED. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074564May 31, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY SURGED FORWARD. CAUSING ME TO CRASH INTO THE GARAGE. *AK UPDATED 7/5/12
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074511May 30, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AS WE WERE PULLING OUT OF OUR PARKING SPACE ON THIS DAY, OUR 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY SEEMED TO ACCELERATE WHILE THE BRAKE WAS PRESSED. IN TURN WE SLAMMED INTO A PARKED CAR WHICH THEN HIT ANOTHER CAR, THAT HIT ANOTHER CAR. LUCKILY NONE WAS CRITICALLY INJURED THOUGH SOME MINOR INJURIES OCCURRED TO MY WIFE UPON IMPACT. ALSO, EVER SINCE WE HAVE BOUGHT THE CAR IT HAS DONE THIS FROM TIME TO TIME OR WE HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH THE BRAKES. UPON TAKING TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES, THEY ASSURED ME THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE BRAKES OR ANYTHING ELSE. I FEEL THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED OR CRITICALLY INJURED. IN MY EYES THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. NOT TO MENTION THE DAMAGE THAT WAS DONE TO OUR CAR AND THE OTHER INNOCENT VICTIM'S VEHICLES. *LA
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10074407May 27, 2004
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
THE OWNER INDICATED THAT THE DEFROSTER IN THE FRONT AND REAR WINDOWS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. WHEN THE OWNER PICKED UP THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER, THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074031May 21, 2004
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072674May 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WE PURCHASED A NEW 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY LE.AFTER ABOUT 6 MONTHS OR SO WE BEGAN TO HEAR A WATER SLOSHING SOUND UNDER OUR DASHBOARD.WE THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS BECAUSE OUR DRIVEWAY WAS AT A SLOPE AND MAYBE THE POSITION THE CAR WAS IN, THE FLUIDS WERE RUSHING THROUGH THE ENGINE.SO WE PARKED IN THE STREET.THE SAME NOISE CONTINUED WHEN WE BRAKED,TURNED AND STOPPED.AFTER TRYING TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM WE TOOK OUR CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TEST DROVE THE CAR AND SAID"OH,THAT'S A NORMAL ENGINE SOUND" I SAID I DON'T THINK SO AND WENT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP WHO SAID THAT IT SOUNDS LIKE AIR IN THE HOSES.THEY BLED THE SYSTEM AND IT WORKED FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND THEN RETURNED.BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP 5 MORE TIMES.FINALLY THEY THREW UP THEIR HANDS AND SAID FOR US TO GIVE THEM 60 MORE DAYS TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM WHICH IT WAS NOW IN ARBITRATION.HOW CAN THEY TRY TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM IF WE STILL HAD THE CAR IN OUR POSESSION? WE CONTINUED TO DRIVE THIS CAR PUTTING ON MILES NOT KNOWING THAT WHEN THEY BUY BACK YOUR CAR THEY DEDUCT THE MILES FROM THE COST OF WHICH THEY PAY YOU ON THE LEMON LAW BUYBACK.SO HAD THEY KEPT THE CAR ,KNOWING THEY COULDN'T REMEDY THE PROBLEM,OUR MONIES WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE.THEY ARE BUYING OUR CAR BACK AND WE FEEL EXTREMELY CHEATED.WE BOUGHT A NEW VEHICLE. NOT A TOYOTA. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073435May 11, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
LTR FM EUGENE KAROL (MD) WRITER OWNER OF A 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY SEEKING INFORMATION ON PREVIOUS INVESTIGATION CONDUCTED BY NTHSA RE: SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF TOYOTA VEHICLES. *MR *LA SEE VOQ 10067327, 10072208 AND 10073396 ALSO. *DSY THERE WERE AT LEAST 11 MORE TOYOTA'S THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR PROBLEM. TOYOTA ADVISED THE CONSUMER THAT THEY WERE HOLDING OFF ON ACTIONS UNTIL DOT COMPILES THE INVESTIGATION. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073396May 11, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
LTR FM EUGENE KAROL (MD) WRITER OWNER OF A 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY SEEKING INFORMATION ON PREVIOUS INVESTIGATION CONDUCTED BY NHTSA RE: SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF TOYOTA VEHICLES REPLY TO THE BALTIMORE DISTRICT OFC DOT #2004-4208 (REF ES04-03508 DUE 5/20/04). *MR *SC *JB SEE VOQS 10067327, 10072208 AND 10073435. *DSY *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067327May 11, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION AND THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK SEE VOQS 10072208, 10073396 AND 10073435. *DSY *LA WHEN THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS MOVED FROM DRIVE TO PARK THE ENGINE RACED AND REVVED. THE CONSUMER IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT IF THE SHIFTER WAS MOVED FROM PARK TO DRIVE THAT SUDDEN ACCELERATION WOULD HAVE OCCURRED. *NM UPDATED 7/5/12 *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067065May 11, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. CONSUMER HEARD THE ENGINE MOTOR RACING. THIS OCCURRED WHILE PULLING INTO A DRIVEWAY. VEHICLE HIT A PARKED VEHICLE'S BUMPER, A POST, AND A FENCE BEFORE STOPPING. *AK INSURANCE CLAIMS DEPARTMENT SAID THAT A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING ON THE VEHICLE ON THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM WHICH GIVES INFORMATION TO THE THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM. *LA
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065475May 11, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND HIT A WALL. THE CAUSE OF THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION WAS UNDETERMINED. *JB *SC *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072208May 6, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
LTR FWD FM EUGENE J. KAROL, JR. (MD) RE SUDDEN ACCELERATION DEFECT FOR HIS 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY, REQUESTS THE STATUS OF ANY NHTSA INVESTIGATION INTO SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND TOYOTA VEHICLES, REPLY IN DUPLICATE ATTN. DENISE NOOE @ANNAPOLIS, MD OFC. *PH *SC SEE VOQS 10067327, 10073396 AND 10073435. *DSY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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