Toyota Camry Complaints (2003)

782 consumer complaints on file.

#10302903January 28, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY CAMRY HAS A BLOW GASKET. I FOUND OUT BECAUSE MY MECHANIC DID THE EXAM HE PRESSURIZED THE COOLING SYSTEM AND PUT THE CAR UP ON THE LIFT. HE IMMEDIATELY NOTICED COOLANT LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD IN THE REAR OF THE ENGINE. HE ALSO NOTICED A LARGE PIECE OF FOAM RUBBER BETWEEN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND THE ENGINE BLOCK AND HEAD. THIS WAS BLOCKING OUR VIEW OF THE LEAK. WE COULD ONLY SEE THAT THE LEAK WAS BEHIND THE FOAM PIECE. THE ONLY OPTION TO DISCOVER THE SOURCE OF THIS LEAK WAS TO REMOVE THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD, WHICH I DID. AFTER THIS WAS REMOVED, IT BECAME OBVIOUS THAT COOLANT HAD BEEN LEAKING A MINOR AMOUNT FOR QUITE SOME TIME DUE TO BUILD UP BETWEEN THE CYLINDER HEAD AND BLOCK. THE ONLY OPTION LEFT IS TO REMOVE THE HEAD, WHICH REQUIRES AN EXTENSIVE DISASSEMBLY (R AND R CYLINDER HEAD). AFTER LOOSENING THE BOLTS IN SEQUENCE, HE NOTICED THE HEAD BOLTS IN THE BACK OF THE ENGINE WERE LOOSE. FROM HIS EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELD, HE CAN CONFIDENTLY CONCLUDE THAT THIS ONLY MEANS ONE OF TWO THINGS: THE BOLTS WERE LEFT LOOSE AT THE FACTORY, OR THE BOLTS ARE STRIPPED. ( HE COMMONLY HAS SEEN STRIPPED BOLTS IN THE ALUMINUM CADILLAC NORTH STAR BLOCK DISCOVERED THROUGH LEAKING COOLANT.)NEXT, HE REMOVED THE HEAD AND SURE ENOUGH, ONE BOLT CAME OUT WITH ALUMINUM IN THE THREAD...THUS INDICATING A STRIPPED BOLT. THE PLACEMENT OF THE (INSULATION) FOAM RUBBER PIECE BETWEEN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND THE ENGINE BLOCK CREATED AN UNEVEN DISPERSION OF HEAT, CREATING "METAL FATIGUE" IN THE ALUMINUM BLOCK ALLOWING THE HEADBOLT TO STRIP. IF TOYOTA HAD OUT AN ALUMINUM MANIFOLD INSTEAD OF PLASTIC, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NO NEED TO INSULATE (W/ FOAM PIECE), THUS ELIMINATING THE PROBLEM. THE ONLY SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM IS TO UNFORTUNATELY REPLACE THE ENGINE. THE COST TO REPAIR IT OTHERWISE WOULD BE SUBSTANTIAL. THIS IS AN ENGINE DEFECT AND WE WILL BE SEEING MORE OF THIS. *TW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302962January 28, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE GEAR, SLIGHTLY PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE RPM'S RAPIDLY INCREASED WITHOUT WARNING AND CONTINUED TO INCREASE UNTIL THE CONTACT SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 102,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302167January 25, 2010
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTION SINCE THE LOWER BALL JOINTS BUSHING NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. THERE ARE NO RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 330002 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33012.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10301845January 22, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ACROSS THE PARKING LOT AND AS SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT IS AVAILABLE IF NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. A CLAIM WAS FILED WITH THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,700. SEE ODI 10306036 *DSY
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10299070January 11, 2010
STEERING, SUSPENSION
2003 TOYOTA CAMRY V6 XLE - SKIDS OR SPINS OCCASIONALLY AND ESPECIALLY IN WET WEATHER (NOT JUST ICY OR SNOW CONDITIONS). MAY 2009 MY CURRENT 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY TOOK A 360 DEGREE TURN (I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE) IN A 60 TO 70 DEGREE TURN AT 40 MILES PER HOUR. IT WAS RAINING ALL DAY ON THAT DAY. ON THAT DAY THE CARE HIT THE GUARD RAIL AND CAUSED FRONT AND REAR BUMPER AND SIDE DAMAGES. ALSO IN OTHER SITUATIONS THE CAR SKIDDED IN WET CONDITION WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A HARD STOP OR TAKING A TURN. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH MOST OF THE TOYOTA MODELS. I HAD A 1994 TOYOTA COROLLA AND A 1995 TOYOTA 4 RUNNER. ALL THE 3 VEHICLES HAD SAME SPINNING OR SKIDDING ISSUE IN WET CONDITION ON RAIN. ALSO, I LEARNT THAT ONE OF OUR FRIENDS TOYOTA AVALON SPUN RECENTLY IN WET CONDITION AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298806January 9, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I OWN A 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY 4CYN AND NOTICED BROWNISH OIL SUBSTANCE LEAKING FROM THE CAR. I TOOK IT TO THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THAT HAS BEEN SERVICING MY CAR FOR YEARS ONLY FOR THEM TO TELL ME THAT I HAVE A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. WHEN I ASKED THEM TO EXPLAIN HOW THIS HAPPENED AND INFORM THEM THE CAR GAVE ME NO WARNING THEY INDICATED THAT THE HEAD BOLTS WERE STRIPPED AND THIS CAUSED THE COOLANT TO LEAK WHICH IN TURN IS WHY THE ENGINE HAS TO BE REPLACED. OF COURSE THE QUOTE WAS STARTING AT $3000. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM AND NOTICING THAT THIS IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN OCCURRING OVER SOME TIME AND TOYOTA IS AWARE OF IT BASED ON THE SERVICE BULLETIN 01507 NHTSA#10021542 DATED APRIL 6,2007,TOYOTA SHOULD BE PURSUED WITH A CLASS ACTION SUIT. THERE ARE MANY CAMRY OWNERS (RANGING IN YEARS 2002-2006) WITH THIS PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE HELPED IN SOME KIND OF WAY FROM THE TOYOTA CORPORATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298311January 5, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I OWN A 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH A 2.4 4 CYL. 2AZ-FE MOTOR. AND HAVE AN ISSUE WHERE THE HEADBOLTS PULL OUT OF THE BLOCK, CAUSING A COOLANT LEAK. THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM IS KNOWN TO TOYOTA, AS DESCRIBED IN TOYOTA SERVICE BULLETIN 01507, NHTSA #10021542, DATED APRIL 6 2007. EVEN THOUGH TOYOTA AND YOUR OFFICE IS AWARE THIS ISSUE AFFECTS HUNDREDS OF CONSUMERS, CAUSING REPAIRS ANYWHERE FROM $2000 TO $6000, NOTHING IS BEING DONE TO CORRECT THIS OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW. TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE BLOCK NEEDS TO BE DRILLED AND TAPPED TO ACCOMMODATE INSERTS TO ALLOW THE HEADS TO BE TORQUED TO THE REQUIRED SPECS, OR IN SOME CASES, THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296977December 26, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ENGINE OIL LIGHT CAME ON WITH NO WARNING. WENT TO TOYOTA DEALER IMMEDIATELY AND SAID I HAD SLUDGE BUILD UP AND NEEDED A NEW ENGINE BLOCK - QUOTE $6200. THIS HAPPENED 2 DAYS BEFORE XMAS. I WAS STUNNED AND ASKED TO SPEAK TO MANAGEMENT. TOYOTA DENIED ANY SLUDGE PROBLEMS AND FAILED TO MENTION THAT A CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT WAS MADE FOR MODELS UP TO 2002 FOR THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE A 2003 WITH THE SAME ENGINE SPECS.*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296552December 21, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE ENTERING A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OVER AN EMBANKMENT, AND THEN INTO A CEMENT WALL. THE DRIVER RECEIVED INJURIES TO THE LOWER PART OF THE BODY. THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE BODY SHOP. THE INSURANCE COMPANY ALSO INVESTIGATED THE ACCELERATOR, AND CONCLUDED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, TWO YEARS PRIOR THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED SEVERAL TIMES. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED HE WAS ABLE TO REGAIN VEHICLE CONTROL, THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10295531December 13, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2003 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE WHILE STOPPED WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE IN A LINE OF CARS WAITING FOR THE TRAFFIC LIGHT TO TURN GREEN, CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CAR IN FRONT CAUSING SIGNIFICANT FRONT-END DAMAGE TO OUR CAR. AGAIN, THE DRIVER'S FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. THE FLOOR MAT (1) WAS ALL THE WAY BACK AGAINST BASE OF THE SEATS AND NOT IN THE AREA OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND (2) THE MAT IS BY DESIGN, CUT BACK 3 TO 4 INCHES SHORT OF THE CARPETED AREA UNDER, NEAR AND AROUND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AND (3) THE BASE AND REAR OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ARE SUSPENDED 2 1/2 TO 3 INCHES AWAY FROM THE CARPETED FLOOR AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO PRESS THE ACCELERATOR TO A POSITION CLOSE TO THE FLOOR--AND IT DEFINITELY BEYOND THE PEDAL TRAVEL DISTANCE THAT DRIVERS WOULD/COULD PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO TOYOTA DEALER SERVICE ASSOCIATE WHO SAID "NO PROBLEM FOUND." PROBLEM CONTINUES TO OCCUR PERIODICALLY, BUT WE NOW KNOW TO PRESS DOWN HARDER THAN NORMAL WHEN STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. (WE ALSO NOTED A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH OUR 2006 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE--BUT THE PROBLEM HAPPENS WHEN CAR IS IN REVERSE. WHEN STARTING UP IN THE MORNING AND BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE WITH FOOT COVERING THE BRAKE (AND NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL), THE ENGINE RPMS SUDDENLY ACCELERATE AND IF YOU AREN'T AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND DON'T HAVE YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE CAR CAN SPEED UP SIGNIFICANTLY AND GO OUT OF CONTROL. THIS PROBLEM WAS ALSO REPORTED TO TOYOTA DEALER SERVICE ASSOCIATE WHO ALSO SAID: "NO PROBLEM FOUND.") *TR SEE ALSO 10174244, SAME COMPLAINANT, DIFFERENT VEHICLE. *DSY
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295193December 10, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD BECOME STUCK DUE TO THE ENTRAPMENT OF THE FLOOR MAT. SHE USUALLY HAS TO MANUALLY REMOVE THE FLOOR-MAT TO PREVENT A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED EVERY-TIME SHE OPERATED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT SINCE HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NUMBER 09V388000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL), SHE WAS INELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REMEDY. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, BUT COULD NOT REACH A REPRESENTATIVE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE, BUT SHE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING THE FLOOR- MAT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 162,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293962November 30, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN AT 40 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT INTENTION. AFTER REPEATED BRAKE APPLICATION HE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS WHILE REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY ACCELERATED. HE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY USING THE SAME METHOD. HE WAS IN PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,000. UPDATED 2/26/10 *CN THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY PROBLEMS/ UPDATED 05/17/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293963November 30, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ON 2 OCCASIONS THE GAS PEDAL HAS STUCK ON MY 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY. ON THE FIRST OCCASION, IT OCCURRED WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING FORWARD WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE. THE 2ND OCCASION WAS ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE. ON BOTH OCCASIONS I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR UNDER CONTROL BY FORCEFULLY STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE SECOND TIME THIS OCCURRED WAS A VERY NEAR ACCIDENT - CAME WITHIN INCHES OF HITTING A PARKED VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293632November 26, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
FIRST, LET ME SAY THAT I AM AND REMAIN A SATISFIED TOYOTA CUSTOMER. HOWEVER, I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE "STUCK ACCELERATOR" TYPE OF INCIDENT IN MY 2003 CAMRY ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. AT FIRST, I CONSIDERED IT TO BE SOME SORT OF RARE EVENT. IT DID SEEM TO ME THAT THE FLOOR MAT AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WERE SOMEHOW "JAMMED" WHEN THAT HAPPENED. CURRENTLY, WITH THE NEWS ABOUT OTHERS HAVING THE SAME EXPERIENCE, WITH NEWER MODELS OF CAMRY, I WANT TO ALERT NHTSA THAT THE PROBLEM MAY EXIST IN MODEL YEARS AS FAR BACK AS 2003. *TR NORMAN F CARNAHAN, PE, PHD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293074November 20, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THIS MORNING I FILED A SAFETY COMPLAINT ABOUT MY 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE DUE TO THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION WITHOUT WARNING PROBLEM. AT THAT TIME I GAVE INCORRECT FAILURE MILEAGE AS 50,000 MILES. WHEN I CHECKED MY RECORDS OF MILEAGE AT GAS FILL UPS I FOUND THE FOLLOWING: 24 JULY 2008: MILEAGE AT TIME OF INCIDENT WAS BETWEEN 58026 AND 58444. 28 AUG 2008: MILEAGE WAS BETWEEN 59090 AND 59463. 17 OCT 2008: MILEAGE WAS BETWEEN 60257 AND 60540. MILEAGE AT TIME OF ACCIDENT WAS APPROXIMATELY 60399. 14 OCT 2009: MILEAGE WAS BETWEEN 64205 AND 64532. THAT IS AS CLOSE AS I CAN PIN DOWN THE FAILURE MILEAGE . I USED THE 10/17/2008 DATE FOR APPROX. INCIDENT DATE BECAUSE THAT WAS THE ONE TIME THAT OUR CAR HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US. THE OTHER THREE TIMES WE DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT. I TRUST YOU CAN PUT THIS INFORMATION WITH THE REPORT I FILED THIS MORNING. NOTE: MY E-MAIL ADDRESS MAY CHANGE WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO AS I AM PLANNING ON HOOKING UP TO HIGH SPEED INTERNET ACCESS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. *TR CHARLES & ALGENE ASHWORTH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293002November 20, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SUDDEN ACCELERATION WITHOUT WARNING: 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE: FOUR INCIDENTS TO DATE: WHILE DRIVING CAR IT BEGAN TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY WITHOUT WARNING. TAKING FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR AND PUTTING ONTO BRAKE DID NOT GET THE CAR SLOWED DOWN. HAD TO CUT OFF IGNITION AT THE KEY SWITCH. THE ONLY THING IN COMMON WAS THAT EACH TIME THIS OCCURRED IT HAD BEEN EITHER DAMP, MISTY, RAINING OR RAINING HARD. THIS IS NOT AN ACCELERATOR PEDAL/FLOOR MAT PROBLEM. IT IS A THROTTLE PROBLEM! OUR FLOOR MAT WAS LOCKED DOWN AND DID NOT GET NEAR THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT WE REMOVED THE FLOOR MAT ANYWAY. INCIDENTS AS FOLLOWS: 24 JULY 2008 - TRAVELING TO ROANOKE VA SOUTH ON I-81. FEMALE OWNER DRIVING. CRUISE CONTROL ON. DAYTIME. RAINING GENTLY. CAR MADE A ROARING SOUND (LIKE REVVING THE MOTOR WHILE IN NEUTRAL) AND SUDDENLY INCREASED SPEED RAPIDLY. WE GOT THE CAR STOPPED WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. 28 AUG 2008- TRAVELING TO ROANOKE VA SOUTH ON I-81. FEMALE OWNER DRIVING. CRUISE CONTROL ON. NIGHT. RAINING VERY HARD. CAR SUDDENLY MADE THE ROARING SOUND AND THE CAR ACCELERATED RAPIDLY. WE GOT THE CAR STOPPED WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. 17 OCT 2008 - ON A CITY STREET IN LYNCHBURG VA. MALE OWNER DRIVING. CRUISE CONTROL OFF. DAYTIME. HAD BEEN RAINING HARD ALL DAY. DRIVING SLOWLY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. CAR MADE ROARING SOUND AND ACCELERATED RAPIDLY. CAR HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT OF IT. NO SERIOUS DAMAGE. 14 OCT 2009- TRAVELING ON CITY STREET IN HENRICO VA. MALE OWNER DRIVING. CRUISE CONTROL OFF. SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. MORNING AND JUST STARTING A MISTY RAIN. CAR MADE ROARING SOUND AND CAR ACCELERATED RAPIDLY. NO ACCIDENT. MCGEORGE TOYOTA, BROAD ST., HENRICO(RICHMOND)VA HAS MADE EVERY EFFORT THEY KNOW TO TRY TO FIND OUT WHAT CAUSED THESE INCIDENTS, WITHOUT RESULTS. THEY KEPT THE CAR AND DROVE IT IN GOOD AND RAINY WEATHER AND DID NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY CALLED THE ENGINEERS IN CALIFORNIA WHO DON'T HAVE ANSWERS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292197November 15, 2009
SEATS
I PURCHASED A NEW TOYOTA CAMRY IN 2003. APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS LATER THE DRIVER'S ELECTRIC SEAT FAILED. THE GEARS LOWERING AND RAISING THE BACK PART OF THE SEAT WERE GRINDING AND COULD NOT POSITION THE SEAT BACK IN A COMFORTABLE POSITION. TOYOTA OF MANHATTAN BEACH REPAIRED THE SEAT IN UNDER WARRANTY INSTEAD OF REPLACING IT AS I HAD REQUESTED. APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS LATER THE CHAIR FAILED AGAIN IN THE SAME MANNER. TOYOTA OF PASADENA REPAIRED IT UNDER WARRANTY IN 7/07 INSTEAD OF REPLACING THE SEAT AS I HAD REQUESTED. HOWEVER, THEY FAILED TO FIX THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. IN SEPTEMBER/09 THE SEAT FAILED YET A THIRD TIME IN THE SAME MANNER. (IT IS HARD TO TELL WHEN EXACTLY THE SEAT ACTUALLY FAILED SINCE I EXERCISE THE CONTROLS NO MORE THAN ONCE OR TWICE A YEAR). I BROUGHT IT IN TO TOYOTA OF PASADENA FOR INSPECTION. THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD LOOK INTO HAVING TOYOTA REPAIR IT UNDER WARRANTY BUT NEVER CALLED BACK. AFTER COMPLAINING TO TOYOTA CORPORATE TOYOTA OF PASADENA'S CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER CALLED BACK AND TOLD ME THEY ONLY WARRANT THEIR WORK FOR ONE YEAR. I TOLD HER THAT THE SEAT WAS A LEMON AND SHOULD BE REPLACED UNDER THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY. I ALSO POINTED OUT TO HER THAT IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE IF THE SEAT BECAME STUCK IN THE WRONG POSITION BUT SHE DIDN'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING MORE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292225November 15, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS SLOWLY PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT AT THE MALL AND THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND I CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS DRIVING 100MPH. I CALLED THE TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS PROBABLY DUE TO THE CAR MATS. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT BECAUSE MY MATS WERE IN PLACE AFTER THE CRASH. THERE WAS MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE CAR AND THE TREE.*TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291163November 5, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2003 TOYOTA CAMRY INVOLVED IN AN 8 CAR ACCIDENT ON 6/20/09. CAR ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY AND DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO STOP CAR.*TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
4
Deaths:
0
#10290968November 4, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE. SUDDENLY, AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION OCCURRED WITHOUT APPLICATION TO THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS. THE ENGINE RPM'S BEGAN TO INCREASE. THE CONTACT COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE WITH APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE IDENTICAL FAILURE OCCURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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