Toyota Camry Complaints (2003)

782 consumer complaints on file.

#10045988November 11, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
2003 TOYOTA CAMRY IS EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRONIC COMPUTER CONTROLLED THROTTLE, ELECTRONIC COMPUTER CONTROLLED TRANSMISSION, AND CRUISE CONTROL. AT VARIOUS TIMES THE CAR WILL EITHER HESITATE FOR 5-10 SECONDS WHEN ACCELARATION IS DEMANDED OR ALTERNATIVELY UNDER LIGHT THROTTLE IT WILL SHIFT DOWN SEVERAL GEARS THE ENGINE RACING MADLY AND ACCELARATE. IN CRUISE CONTROL IT SOMETIMES SHIFTS DOWN AND ACCELARATES 15 MPH OVER THE SETPOINT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045644November 7, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
A 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY, V-6, WITH ALL SAFETY EQUIPMENT EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGEMENT, ACTUAL TURN-OFF, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. SOMETIMES THE BRAKE PEDAL NEEDED TO BE LIFTED WITH THE LEFT FOOT TO RESTART/RE-ENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL. LATER, WHILE PARALLEL PARKING, ON APPLYING THE BRAKE, THE CAR SURGED AHEAD HITTING THE SUV PARKED AHEAD. TOYOTA DEALER, AND FIELD TECHNICIAN DROVE VEHICLE AND THE ONLY THING NOTICED WAS THE CRUISE CONTROL WENT OFF WHEN TURNING AROUND IN A DRIVEWAY. THE PROBLEM WAS SPORADIC ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN FIRST OBSERVED. TOYOTA LEGALLY DENIED THE CLAIM AFTER OVER 3 MONTHS TIME FROM REPORTING TO THEIR REGIONAL CENTER. NO INJURIES OCCURRED. THE MASTER CYLINDER HAS BEEN REPLACED AND THE FRONT END REPAIRED. THE CAR APPEARS TO BE OPERATING SATISFACTORILY. *LA THE CONSUMER STATED IF THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED SLIGHTLY TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL, HE STILL HAS TO LIFT THE PEDAL TO ENGAGE IT AGAIN. UPDATED 03/05/10
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045699November 7, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
ROTTEN EGG SMELL FOR MY 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY. IT'S BEEN LIKE THIS FOR THE LAST 7 MONTHS, SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW. I CHANGED MANY DIFFERENT SUPPLIERS OF GRADE 87 GAS, AND THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE. I HAVE ABOUT 9000 MILES ON IT.*AK MY FRIEND WHO BOUGHT A 2003 CAMRY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS WELL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046174November 3, 2003
STRUCTURE
DURING THE DAY ODOMETER IS HARD TO VIEW. DEALER STATES THAT IT IS THE NEW DESIGN FOR THE 2003 MODELS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046073October 30, 2003
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A BROAD SIDE COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, SIDE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED BRUISED RIBS AND BACK INJURIES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10043528October 24, 2003
STEERING
VEHICLE PULLS TO LEFT AND DRIFTS WHEN DRIVEN UNDER MOST ROAD CONDITIONS. DEALER IS UNABLE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM IN THREE ATTEMPTS. THIS STEERING DEFECT REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY RISK. I INTEND TO TAKE STEPS TO FORCE TOYOTA TO REPURCHASE THIS VEHICLE UNDER THE OHIO LEMON LAW. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042299October 24, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING AT 40-43 MPH, AS THE TRANSMISSION WAS ABOUT TO BE SHIFTED INTO OVERDRIVE, THE FRONT END VIBRATED UNTIL ABOUT 45-50 MPH AND THEN THE PROBLEM DISAPPEARED. THE TIRES WERE ROTATED AND BALANCED THREE TIMES TO MAKE SURE THE TIRES WERE NOT THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERS CONCLUSION WAS THAT THERE WAS AN ENGINE OVERLOAD OR BAD TIRES. THE VIBRATION WAS FELT THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. (MAY BE A LOCKED UP CONVERTER OR THE TRANSMISSION) *NLM *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039916October 20, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE PARKING, THE ENGINE STARTED RACING AND CRASHED INTO A WALL IN A PARKING LOT. CAUSE OF PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *PH WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLES ENGINE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO RACE. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD ABOUT 3 FEET AND CRASHED INTO THE WALL OF THE PARKING STRUCTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT. *TS *NLM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044151October 15, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE PEDAL AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL ON 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY. *MR THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WERE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. THE PEDAL MOVED IN DISTANCE BEFORE HARD BRAKING OCCURRED. THE BRAKES WOULD STOP THE VEHICLE BUT THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR. IT WAS POSSIBLE THAT THE WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS PRESSED AS WELL. THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE TWO WERE THREE INCHES. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO SHOOT FORWARD WHEN BRAKING. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042831October 14, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH VEHICLE LOST COMPLETE POWER WITHOUT WARNING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041791October 14, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
ROTTEN EGG SMELL COMES INTO THE CAR. DOESN'T MATTER IF THE WINDOW IS CLOSED OR OPENED. I WILL BE CONTACTING THE DEALER TODAY. MY 2003 CAMRY WAS A DEMO SO I'M SURE WHOEVER WAS DRIVING IT HAD TO HAVE NOTICED THE SMELL. NOBODY SAID A WORD TO ME ABOUT THIS. I FELT THIS WAS UNDERHANDED BY THE DEALERSHIP. I DECIDED TO INVESTIGATE FURTHER TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAS COMPLAINED OF THE SAME PROBLEM AND WENT TO THE INTERNET TO SEE OF THERE WERE OTHER COMPLAINTS AND I FOUND ON YOUR SITE. SO NOW I KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041139October 3, 2003
STEERING, SUSPENSION
I PURCHASED A TOYOTA CAMRY V6 SE MODEL IN JULY OF 2003. SINCE PURCHASE THERE IS A STEERING PULL/VEER TO THE LEFT REQUIRING OVER CORRECTION TO THE RIGHT. I BROUGHT CAR INTO SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS 4 TIMES, 1ST TIME WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS NONEXISTENT; 2ND TIME, NO PROBLEM, NOTICEABLE AGAIN; 3RD TIME TIRE ROTATION PERFORMED, BUT CAR STILL VEERS TO THE LEFT. TWO WEEKS AGO, CAR WAS DRIVEN BY FACTORY REPRESENTATIVE WHO COMMENTED THAT THE CAR WAS MECHANICALLY PERFECT. SERVICE MANAGER SUGGESTED CHECKING TIRES BUT WOULD NOT ADMIT THAT THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM. I TEST DROVE A BRAND NEW SE V6 MODEL DIRECTLY FROM THE DEALERS LOT AND FOUND THE SAME CHARACTERISTIC STEERING BEHAVIOR, WITNESSED BY THE SERVICE MANAGER. I HAVE DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING THIS VEHICLE (BETWEEN 20 & 40 MPH) BUT HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS THE NATURE OF THE CAR AND I CAN BEGIN ARBITRATION IF I CHOOSE. I AM EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED AND HAVE BEEN GREATLY INCONVENIENCED BY THE NUMBER OF FRUITLESS TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP. THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING THAT THE DEALERSHIP AND APPARENTLY TOYOTA'S SPECIALISTS WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE IS ABNORMAL AND IN MY OPINION (AS WELL OF THOSE I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET) IS A DRIVING HAZARD. I WANT THIS TO BE FIXED, BUT BASICALLY HAVE NOWHERE TO TURN. ANY ASSISTANCE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039595September 26, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
I PURCHASED A 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY IN JAN. 2003 SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD ALL SORTS OF PROBLEMS, BUT THE ONE THAT BOTHERS ME THE MOST IS TINY POCK MARKS ALL OVER MY FRONT WINDSHILED. IT LOOKS AS IF SOMEONE TOOK A NAIL AND TAPPED LITTLE TINY NICKS ON THE GLASS. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW THIS HAPPENED, SEEING AS I DO NOT TAILGATE ANY VEHICLE ESPECIALLY TRUCKERS. THE DEALERSHIP IS GOING TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT BUT THEY THINK THIS IS MY FAULT SOME HOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040568September 25, 2003
STEERING
WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 60-70 MPH THE STEERING WHILE VIBRATED SEVERELY. THIS MADE CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE AND MAINTAINING IT ON THE ROAD VERY DIFFICULT. THE CONSUMER WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039217September 20, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE PEDAL OF 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY GOES TO THE FLOOR! DEALER SAYS THEY HAVE HAD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS BUT CORPORATE SAYS THAT'S NORMAL. I FEEL IT'S DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY TO SHORT DRIVERS. THIS CAR IS BRAND NEW AND I HAVE DRIVEN FOUR OTHER CAMRY'S, A 2002 AND 3-2003 S. THE DEALER SAYS THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING IN THE NEWER BODY STYLE BUT "THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH IT." 8JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039896September 12, 2003
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, CHEMICAL SMELLS ARE COMING THROUGH THE AIR CONDITIONER VENTS. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. ALSO, THE CONSUMER HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVER SEAT BELT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026425September 12, 2003
SUSPENSION
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT AT ANY SPEED. *AK ON A FLAT ROAD, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT SLIGHTLY. ON CROWNED ROADS IN PASSING LANES, THE VEHICLE PULLED MORE DRAMATICALLY TO THE LEFT. ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THE DEALERSHIP ATTEMPTED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM, BUT SUGGESTED THE VEHICLE WAS WITHIN THE SPECIFICS. IN ATTEMPTS TO FIX THE VEHICLE THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037356September 6, 2003
SUSPENSION
MY 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY, BOUGHT NEW, STEERS TO THE LEFT. THE SERVICE MANAGER AGREED THAT THE CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT. AFTER TWO VISITS TO THE DEALER'S SERVICE CENTER, THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. THE SERVICE MANAGER CLAIMS THAT THE ALIGNMENT IS WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS AND NOTHING CAN BE DONE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031880September 4, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
CONSUMER NOTICED THAT WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES PEDAL IT TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. *AK THE VEHICLE HAD TRAVEL TIME ON THE PEDAL ABOUT ONE INCH AND SPONGY. DEALER STATED ALL 2002'S AND 2003'S HAD THAT PROBLEM. *PH *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038601September 3, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKES DO NOT REACT UNLESS PRESSED TO THE FLOOR. *MR THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO TWO DIFFERENT TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS WHERE THEY SUGGESTED THAT THE BRAKES WERE NORMAL. THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATED THAT THE MINIMUM PEDAL CLEARANCE WHEN DEPRESSED WITH FORCE OF 110 FOOT POUNDS WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING SHOULD BE 2.5 INCHES. THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE BRAKE MEASUREMENT WAS 0.5 INCHES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE MEANS TO TEST THE REQUIRED PEDAL SPECIFICATION. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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