2002 Toyota Camry Complaint Log

MY CAR ALARM GOES OFF DURING THE NIGHT AND WILL NOT RESET. THIS HAS HAPPENED PERIODICALLY. *TR

2002 TOYOTA CAMRY SE V6, WHEN YOU APPLY THE BRAKES THEY WILL NOT STOP THE CAR IN THE SAME AMOUNT OF DISTANCE EACH TIME. EVERY TIME WHEN THE BRAKES ARE HAVING PROBLEMS, IT TAKES TWICE ARE FAR TO STOP THE CAR AS NORMAL. MY WIFE AND I JUST SIGNED UP TO TAKE AN EMERGENCY VEHICLE OPERATIONS CLASS SO THAT WHEN THE BRAKES FAIL AGAIN, WE WILL BE MORE PREPARED TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID A WRECK WITH OUR 2 CHILDREN IN THE CAR. THE CAR HAS BEEN LEFT AT THE DEALERSHIP 10 TIMES JUST FOR THE BRAKES . THE BRAKES HAVE FAILED WITH THE DEALER 2 TIMES, BUT THEY ARE CELLULOSE AS TO THE ORIGIN OF THE PROBLEM . THE DEALERSHIP IS AFFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR MORE THAN A FEW MILES AT A TIME, BECAUSE THEY SAID THEY "DO NOT WANT TO WRECK THE CAR". THAT IS MY POINT EXACTLY!!!! I CALLED SOUTHEAST TOYOTA, CASE #200308050397, SHE SAID IF THE DEALER CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM EACH TIME, THAT THERE IS NOT A PROBLEM. SE TOYOTA TOLD THE DEALER TO " QUIT LOOKING AT THE CAR FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS". THAT WAS A STATEMENT THE SERVICE MGR WOULD NOT GIVE TO ME IN WRITING!! IT IS NOW FAILING MORE OFTEN . I AM AFRAID FOR MY WIFE AND KIDS TO BE IN THE CAR AT ALL . I WILL BE FILING FOR ARBITRAION VERY SOON. AFTER THIS I WILL NEVER DRIVE ANOTHER TOYOTA. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE FROM TOYOTA, ON A PROBLEM AS MAJOR AS BRAKES , LACKS ANY CONCERN AT ALL. I HOPE TOYOTA FINDS THE PROBLEM BEFORE ANYONE ELSE GETS HURT!!!!!!!!!!JW . *AK

CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE AND IT WAS EXPERIENCING A SLIGHT PULL TO THE LEFT. DRIVING OF THE VEHICLE, THE SLIGHT PULL IS VERY PRONOUNCED. THE DEGREE OF PULL REQUIRES A SIGNIFICANT RIGHT TURN TORQUE ON THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN A STRAIGHT TRACK. VEHICLE ALIGHNMENT WAS CHECKED AND WERE FOUND TO BE OUT OF SPECIFICATIONS. VEHICLE CONTINUES TO EXHIBIT A STRONG PULL TO THE LEFT. ALL ATTEMPTS TO PINPOINT THE CAUSE HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL.*JG

VEHICLE PULLED TO LEFT WHILE DRIVING, THE FASTER IT WENT THE MORE IT PULLED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS , AND THEY INFORMED CONSUMER NOTHING COULD BE FOUND, AND THAT WAS THE NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF VEHICLE. *AK *YH

CONSUMER STATES THE DOOR LOCK MOTOR WAS REPLACED.*JB

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING OCCASIONALLY WHITE SMOKE EXITS THE EXHAUST. CONSUMER STATES DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE WANDERS FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. MAINLY AT SPEEDS OF 65MPH AND ABOVE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN CHECKED BY DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO RESOLUTION.*JB

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE DOES NOT TRACK RIGHT, WILL DRIFT TO LEFT. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS DRIVER MUST MAKE A SLIGHT CORRECTION IN STEERING WHEEL TO PREVENT VEHICLE FROM DRIFTING LEFT. *YH

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

BRAKE PADS ARE SQUEAKING, TOOK VEHICLE TO FORD AND THEY REPLACED PADS AND ROTORS.ROTORS WERE CRACKED. DEALER REPLACED ROTORS.L CURRENTLY, VEHICLE IS SQUEAKING AGAIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

TERRIBLE SMELL FROM HEAT/AIR VENTS,KIDS HAVE ASTHMA AND CAN'T STAND THE SMELL, TOYOTA DEALER JUST SPRAYED VENTS AND POURED FRESHNER IN OUTSIDE VENT, PROBLEM KEPT COMING BACK AND POLLEN FILTER KEPT PLUGGING, NOTHING DONE TO CORRECT IT, NOW IN 2005 MY WATER PUMP WENT BAD. I KNOW THAT THE SMELL IS SOME KIND OF MILDEW OR MOLD FROM SOMETHING NOT BEING FIXED, WHICH COULD LEAD TO SEVERE HEALTH CONDITIONS!

SINCE I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE ON 3/30/02 IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 6 TIMES FOR THE SAME ALIGNMENT PROBLEM THAT I FEEL HAS IS NOW AND HAS ALWAY BEEN A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM. I NO LONGER DRIVE MY VEHILCE DUE TO THE SAFETY FACTOR.*AK

DRIVERS SIDE POWER SEAT MOVES FORWARD AND BACKWARD WHEN STOPPING VEHICLE OR TAKING OFF. CONSUMER FEARS THAT IN AN ACCIDENT SEAT WILL COME COMPLETELY OUT.*AK THE DRIVER SEAT PROBLEM WAS GETTING WORSE AND THE CONSUMER HAS FILED A CLAIM WITH THE DEALER. *YH

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ABS IS VERY SENSITIVE CAUSING IT TO BE FAULTY.*JB

THUMPING NOISE IN REAR SUSPENSION OF MY 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE STABILIZER BAR IN THE REAR SUSPENSION. THIS NOISE CONTINUES TO GROW LOUDER. INSPECTION OF REAR SUSPENSION MAKES ME THINK THE STABILIZER BAR TIE ROD THAT ATTACHES TO THE COIL SPRING STRUT IS FAULTY.*JB

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES DURING NORMAL BRAKING PROCEDURE, THERE IS AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, THE PEDAL FEELS NORMAL. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXAMINED 4 TIMES BY DEALER, CANNOT FIND CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AKCONSUMER IS AFRAID TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. TOYOTA DEALERS STATE THAT THE PROBLEM MUST BE VERIFIED BEFORE ANY WORK CAN BE DONE TO THE VEHICLE. NO PROBLEM HAS BEEN FOUND. THE DEALER CONSIDERS EVERYTHING TO BE OPERATING IN ITS NORMAL FUNCTION. *JG

FROM THE FIRST DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR IT PULLS TO THE LEFT AND AFTER 6 MONTHS OF COMPLAINING I FILED FOR THE LEMON LAW. NOW A YEAR AND A HALF LATER IT STILL ISN'T RESOLVED.

AT A CONSTANT CRUISING SPEED, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ABRUPTLY JERKS (PRESUMABLY SHIFTS) WHEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS RELEASED SLIGHTLY. A CLUNKING NOISE CAN ALSO BE HEARD AT THIS TIME. THE ABS ACTUATOR ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED EARLIER AS IT WAS PRODUCING A CLUNKING NOISE AFTER THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED SHARPLY AT LOW SPEEDS.

CAR PULLED TO THE LEFT FROM THE DAY IT WAS PURCHASED. DEALERSHIP TRIED ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS TO FIX THE PROBLEM WITH NO LUCK. THEY BLAMED THE ROADS. TIRES WERE ALSO USELESS UNDER SNOWY CONDITIONS, PROVIDING MINIMAL TRACTION. *LA

THE PROBLEM IS WITH BOTH FRRONT AND BACK BRAKES. CHRONOLOGY OF PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES: WHEN THE ODOMETER REACHED ABOUT 400 MILES, THE BRAKES STARTED TO SQUEAK INTERMITTENTLY. ON MAR. 28, 2002, I BROUGHT THE CAR TO HERB CHAMBERS TOYOTA OF BOSTON SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEY FOUND THE BRAKES SHOES WERE GLAZED UP AND DID THE REPAIR. ASSURED THAT EVERYTHING WAS OK, I DROVE HOME. TWO BLOCKS DOWN THE STREET, I COULD HEAR THE BRAKES SQUEAKING AGAIN. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED AROUND AND WENT BACK TO THE SERVICE DEPT. THEY FOUND THAT THE FRONT BRAKE PADS NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THEY HAD TO ORDER THE PARTS AND WOULD CALL ME WHEN THE PARTS WERE DELIVERED. AFTER THEY NOTIFIED ME OF THE DELIVERED PARTS, I BROUGHT THE CAR IN ON APRIL 4, 2002. ONE HOUR LATER, THEY TOLD ME THAT BOTH ROTORS WERE CRACKED! AGAIN, THEY HAD TO ORDER THE PARTS AND SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET THEM THE NEXT DAY. MEANWHILE I HAD TO GET A RENTAL TO GO HOME, WHICH THEY PAID FOR. NEXT MORNING, I CALLED THEM TO CHECK ON THE STATUS. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS WOULD NOT COME IN FOR ANOTHER WEEK. SO THEY PLANNED TO TAKE ROTORS OFF FROM ANOTHER "BRAND NEW" CAMRY AND PUT THEM ON MINE. THE REPAIR WAS FINISHED AROUND NOON TIME. WHEN I PICKED UP THE CAR, THE SERVICE ADVISOR REASSURED ME THAT EVERYTHING SHOULD BE FINE.AFTER DRIVING FOR A COUPLE WEEKS, I STARTED TO HEAR SQUEAKY BRAKES AGAIN. AT FIRST I THOUGHT THE NOISE CAME FROM OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD. AS THE SQUEAK GOT LOUDER AND MORE FREQUENT, I KNEW THE NOISE WAS FROM MY NEW CAMRY. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE SERVICE DEPT. ON MAY 8, 2002. WITHIN ONE HOUR, THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID THEY WERE NOT GOING TO FIX IT, PENDING ADVICE FROM TOYOTA.. SHE DID NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WOULD GET IT BUT SAID THAT SQUEAKY BRAKES SHOULD NOT BE A SAFETY ISSUE.I DO NOT THINK THE DEALER IS TAKING THIS MATTER SERIOUSLY. THE BRAKES ARE SQUEAKING BADLY. SOME UNKNOWN REASON HAD CAUSED THE ROTORS TO CRACK BEFORE, CAN ANYONE GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN?*AK

BRAKES WERE MUSHY STRAIGHT OFF OF THE NEW CAR LOT. TWO DAYS AFTER BUYING THE CAR I CAME UPON A TRAFFIC LIGHT THAT TURNED RED WHILE I APPROACHED. I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, THE CAR WOULDN'T STOP AND WENT RIGHT ON THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. LUCKILY, NO CARS CROSSED THE INTERSECTION WHEN I WENT THROUGH IT. BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER . THEIR SERVICE DEPT CHECKED THE CAR AND SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. I HAD THEM BLEED THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND THEN TOOK THE CAR HOME. AFTER THEY BLED THE BRAKES, THE STEERING WHEEL NOW VIBRATES WHEN THE BRAKES ARE PRESSED, PLUS THE BRAKES ARE STILL MUSHY. SOMETIMES WHEN STOPPED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR WHEN PRESSURE IS APPLIED. NLM

EXHAUST SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TOO CLOSE TO GROUND AND MAY CAUSES A POTENTIAL FIRE, MAKING CONTACT WITH DEBRIS. DEALER AND MANFUCTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK *YH

I TOOK DELIVERY OF A 2002 CAMRY XLE ON 3/12/03. FROM THE DRIVE HOME TO THIS DATE THE CAR HAS HAD A SIGNIFICANT PULL TOWARD THE LEFT WHEN DRIVING. THIS PULL IS SUCH THAT EVEN RELATIVELY MINOR CHANGES IN ROAD SURFACE RESULT IN A WORSENED PULL THAT REQUIRES CONSTANT CORRECTION BY STEERING TOWARD THE RIGHT. APPROXIMATELY EIGHT (8)ATTEMPTS TO HAVE THE PROBLEM REPAIRED OR CORRECTED THROUGH THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS HAVE PROVEN FUTILE. I HAVE MADE REPEATED CALLS TO THE TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER IN TORRENCE,CALIFORNIA. EFFORTS TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM HAVE INCLUDED:NEW TIRE AND WHEEL ROTATIONS(5-6 TIMES), ALIGNMENTS(5-6 TIMES), AND CAMBER BOLTS REPLACED(TWICE). AFTER THE LAST CAMBER BOLT REPLACEMENT THERE WAS IMPROVEMENT FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME BUT THE STEERING PROBLEM QUICKLY RETURNED. I TOOK THE CAR TO ANOTHER LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP IN AN EFFORT TO TRY AND RESOLVE THE STEERING PROBLEM. THE FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT REVEALED THAT THE CASTER WAS NOT WITHIN THE FACTORY SPECIFIED RANGE. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO ADJUSTMENT FOR THE CASTER AND THERE WAS A WARNING ON THE PRINTED ALIGNMENT SPECIFICATION SHEET STATING,"THIS VALUE IS NOT WITHIN SPECIFICATION. TIRE WEAR,HANDLING AND SAFETY PROBLEMS MAY RESULT". THIS WAS AND STILL IS OF GRAVE CONCERN TO ME. I NOTIFIED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE OF THE SAFETY CONCERNS AND WAS REFERRED BACK TO THE PURCHASING DEALERSHIP.IN THE COURSE OF THESE REPEATED SERVICE VISITS I WAS GIVEN A 2002 CAMRY LE TO DRIVE AS A LOANER CAR ON TWO OCCASIONS AND ONE OF THE LOANER CARS HAD THE SAME STEERING PROBLEM AS MINE. I FEEL UNSAFE WITH THEY'RE UNRESOLVED STEERING PROBLEMS AND FEEL THAT THIS PRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD TO ME AND MY FAMILY AND PERHAPS OTHER 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY OWNERS. *LA

ABS LIGHT WOULD STAY ON WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK *JG

I WAS BACKING OUT AND TURNING 90 DEGREES FROM A PARKING SPACE AT MY APARTMENT WHEN THE ENGINE IN MY 2002 CAMRY BEGAN TO SURGE. I COULD NOT STOP MY CAMRY BY APPLYING THE BRAKES, AND IT BACKED INTO A GMC SOMONA PICKUP TRUCK.*AK

THIS VEHICLE CONTINUES TO CHANGE DIRECTION SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. I HAVE BEEN CLOSE TO HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS DUE TO THE VEHICLE VEERING OUT OF MY LANE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN OUT OF ALIGNMENT ON FOUR SEPARATE SERVICE CALLS AT 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS, YET THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. I FIND THIS VEHICLE TO BE COMPLETELY UNSAFE AND IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE WITHOUT CONTINUOUSLY FIGHTING THE WHEEL TO KEEP IT IN MY LANE. MR

BRAKES SQUEALING. HAVE BEEN TAKING THIS ISSUE WITH DEALERSHIP WHEN EVER I GO FOR SERVICE AND ALSO INDEPENDENTLY AT ONE TIME. DEALER DOES SOMETHING AND THE BRAKES STOP MAKING NOISE FOR 1-2 DAYS. AFTER THAT ITS THE SAME. THE BRAKES MAKES SUCH A GREAT EAR PIERCING NOISE. *JB

BRAKES SQUEAL WHILE CONSUMER IS APPLYING BRAKES.*AK

THE CAMRY SE MODEL EQUIPPED WITH SPORT TIRES(BRIDGESTONE TURANZA IN THIS CASE) WILL NOT FUNCTION IN ANY LEVEL OF SNOWFALL. I HAVE HAD EASILY OVER 10 INCIDENTS OF NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE...MORE INCIDENTS OF NOT BEING ABLE TO GET STARTED IN RIDICULOUSLY LIGHT SNOW CONDITIONS. I HAD AN ACCIDENT WHERE I REAR-ENDED A CAR WHILE DOING 10 MPH BECAUSE I COMPLETELY LOST ANY CAPABILITY OF STOPPING. I HAVE HAD 5 OTHER PEOPLE DRIVE THE CAR AND EVERY ONE OF THEM COULD NOT BELIEVE THE LACK OF TRACTION. MY INSURANCE AGENT OWNS A CAMRY LE WITH COMPLETELY DIFFERENT TIRES AND CLAIMS THE CAR IS EXCELLENT IN THE SNOW. I CALLED TOYOTA AND THEY SAID THAT THERE ARE NO OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS...BULL!!! ...THE DEALER WHERE I TAKE THIS CAR FOR SERVICE SAID THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS IN REGARD TO THIS SE SITUATION BUT THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT'S A MANUFACTURER / TIRE ISSUE. THEY TELL YOU TO CALL TOYOTA ONLY TO HAVE CORPORATE TELL YOU TO GET LOST. I FEEL THAT YOU NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS NOW!...THERE ARE MANY MANY SE OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM .. IT IS DANGEROUS! SOMEBODY IS GOING TO GET KILLED! ...I NOW HAVE 2 CHOICES ...SPEND 500.00 ON NEW TIRES SO MY FAMILY CAN BE SAFE OR TRADE THIS IN AND TAKE A HUGE MONETARY HIT. HOW IS IT POSSIBLE THAT TOYOTA IS NOT REQUIRED TO TEST THIS CAR WITH THESE TIRES IN SNOW CONDITIONS BEFORE PUTTING PEOPLE IN HARM'S WAY? THEIR SERVICE PEOPLE ADMIT THAT THESE TIRES ARE TOO HARD AND THE CAR IS TOO LIGHT ....A RECALL SHOULD BE MANDATED TO HAVE TOYOTA REPLACE THESE TIRES NOW!*AK

KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM IGNITION WHEN CAR IS IN DRIVE. IGNITION DEFECT COULD CAUSE THE CAR TO ROLL AND STRIKE ANOTHER CAR OR A PERSON WHEN UNATTENDED. THE IS THE SECOND SERIOUS MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT ON THIS CAR. THIS IS THE SAME NEW CAR THAT HAS INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURES OF HYDRAULIC ABS IN UNDER 15,000, CAUSING CAR TO GO THROUGH STOPS THREE TIMES. PLEASE SEE COMPLAINT # 10018667. IMPOSSIBLE TO GET MANUFACTURE TO ASSIST DESPITE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. BUYER BEWARE. *JB

WHILE STOPPING ON A HILL, BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER HAD TO PUMP BRAKES FOR VEHICLE TO STOP. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO STATED THAT CARDBOARD WAS IN DISC BRAKES. MECHANIC STATED THAT ABS WERE SUPPOSE TO GO TO THE FLOOR. *AK CONSUMER STATES STEERING WHEEL HAS EXCESSIVE PLAY, NO ACTION FROM WHEELS WITH SLIGHT MOVEMENT. *YD

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH. THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED AND LUNGED FORWARD. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE IDENTICAL FAILURE OCCURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THE DRIVER FLOOR MAT WAS REMOVED BEFORE THE FAILURE OCCURRENCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 150,000. THE CONSUMER STATED IS SEEMED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED MORE, EACH TIME HE APPLIED THE BRAKE HARDER EVENTUALLY, THE VEHICLE DID SLOW DOWN AND RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION. UPDATED 03/29/10

WHILE PARKING AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD, HITING A WALL. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH TIRES DIRECT FROM THE FACTORY, WHEN DRIVEN IN LESS THAN ONE INCH OF SNOW WAS VIRTUALLY UNDRIVEABLE. SPEED DID NOT MATTER - 5MPH OR 40MPH SAME AFFECT - OR LACK THERE OF. ALL INDICATOR LIGHTS FOR SKID CONTROL, ABS, TRACTION CONTROL WERE ACTIVELY FLASHING AT ALL TIMES - DRIVING OR BRAKING. CAR SLIDE THRU THREE INTERSECTIONS, WHILE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE CAR 1/2 BLOCK BEFORE INTERSECTION. CAR ALSO LACKED ACCELERATION, TAKING 20 SECONDS TO COMPLETE A TURN ACROSS A TWO LANE ROAD. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED SAME DAY. THEY RAN SEVERAL TESTS PER TOYOTAS TECH LINE ON ABS/SKID/TRACTION SYSTEM...LATER CHANGED THE TIRES AND THE MOST NOTABLE DIFFERENCE WAS MADE. IT IS AMAZING THAT NO ACCIDENTS OCCURRED.TOYOTA SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO SWAP TIRES FOR CLIENTS THAT HAVE THIS ISSUE. IT IS NOT SAFE FOR THE DRIVER, THE OTHERS ON THE ROAD AND ULTIMATELY THIS IS A TERRIBLE RISK FOR TOYOTA. PLEASE ENSURE TOYOTA AND OTHER CAR MANUFACTURERS ARE TRULY TESTING THE VEHICLES AND ALL FEATURES THEY SELL SO CUSTOMERS CAN HAVE CONFIDENCE IN THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE THEY PURCHASE. AIRBAGS, TRACTION, AND ABS WILL ONLY BE EFFECTIVE IF THEY WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OTHER FEATURES OF THE CAR. THIS CAMRYSE THAT IS AFFECTEDIS NOT THE ONLY ONE AFFECTED.. PLEASE DO WHATEVER YOU CAN TO ENSURE TOYOTA CORP. ADDRESSES THIS ISSUE IN A TIMELY MANNER.*AK (TIRESIZE: 215/60R16)

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY PULLED TO THE LEFT. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION, AND PERFORMED A FRONT END ALIGNMENT, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK *LA

WHILE OPERATING MY VEHICLE ON A HIGHWAY, I WAS STARTLED WHEN AN OBJECT SUDDENLY FELL/DROPPED ONTO MY ANKLE/FOOT FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE'S DASH. THIS INCIDENT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE SELLING DEALERSHIP, I WAS INFORMED THAT OBJECT WHICH FELL OFF WAS THE "DRIVER'S SIDE AIR FLOW DUCT." FURTHER INFORMED THAT PIECE FELL OFF BECAUSE A CLIP(S) WAS EITHER NOT INSTALLED DURING ASSEMBLY OR, CLIP FELL OFF DURING OPERATION OF VEHICLE PRIOR TO MY INCIDENT. NOTE: STILL AWAITING FOR SPECIAL ORDER PART (CLIP) TO ARRIVE AT DEALERSHIP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN SHE RELEASE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO APPLY HER FOOT TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE KEPT ACCELERATING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE THREE PEOPLE INJURED IN THE CRASH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS AT HER INSURANCE COMPANY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND TESTING. THE CONTACT STATED THERE ARE 2 PEOPLE IN THE FAMILY THAT DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND 2 PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 49,000.

TRANSMISSION LINKAGE PROBLEMS. WHEN SLOWING AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS OR WHILE IN MOTION, UPON ACCELERATION, TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS AND THEN UPSHIFTS ABRUPTLY IN A VERY DISTURBING ABNORMAL WAY. IT HAPPENS CONSTANTLY DURING NORMAL CITY DRIVING. YOU MUST BE VERY CAREFUL TO BE "GENTLE" WHEN ACCELERATING AFTER SLOWING DOWN. THIS WILL BE MY VERY LAST TOYOTA.

WHILE DRIVING 73 MPH IN A 2002, TOYOTA CAMRY, THE LEFT REAR TOYO TIRE, SIZE: P215/60R16-94V, DOT: CXFI8L42401 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, TIRE HAD APPROXIMATELY 3,100 MILES ON IT, AND WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON VEHICLE,. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED TIRE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK. CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS ALSO SIDEWALL FAILURE ADJACENT TO TREAD.*SLC

SUDDEN ACCELARATION ON FREEWAY IN TOYOTA CAMRY LE. JUST AFTER I HAD BOUGHT THE TOYOTA I NOTICED THIS HAPPENING AND DID WRITE AN E-MAIL TO THE MAIN WEB SITE OF TOYOTA JUST TO KNOW IF THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THEY REFERRED ME TO THEIR DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. I NEVER MENTIONED IT DURING SERVICE APPOINTMENT BECAUSE AFTER THE FIRST FEW MONTHS THE PROBLEM DID NOT SEEMS TO OCCUR TOO OFTEN. IT MAINLY HAPPENS AT HIGHER SPEEDS. NEVER NOTICED IT A LOWER SPEEDS.

TRANSMISSION INTERMITTENTLY SLIPS OUT OF GEAR WHEN DRIVING. CAUSES THE CAR TO HESITATE ABRUPTLY UPON ACCELERATION. THE PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED. NO REMEDY HAS RESOLVED THE ISSUE YET AND IT SEEMS TO BE WORSENING. *NM

IN JAN. 2002 I BOUGHT A 2002 V6 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH AUTO TRANSMISSION. I NOTED THAT ON LEVEL SURFACES AT A CONSTANT SPEED OF +/- 50 MPH IT WOULD SHIFT RANDOMLY BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH. ON SLICK ROAD SURFACES THERE WAS A MOMENTARY LOSS OF CONTROL. I REPORTED TO MY TOYOTA DEALER WHO FOR MONTHS DENIED THE PROBLEM. THEN TOYOTA ANNOUNCED A REPROGRAMMING OF THE COMPUTER. I GOT THIS, BUT IT MADE NO IMPROVEMENT. I REPORTED TO TOYOTA USA, AND TO NHTSA, BUT THERE WAS NO ACTION. *TR

ARM THAT HOLDS UP BRAKE PEDAL IS INTERFERRING WITH THE DRIVERS FOOT. DRIVER STATED IF CONSUMER HAD A LARGE SIZE FOOT, IT COULD EASILY GET WEDGED AND STUCK ON BRAKE PEDAL. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT HIS FOOT GETS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE FLOORMAT AND THE BRAKE ARM, FEELS THIS NEEDS TO BE REDESIGNED. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY PULLS BACK AND SHIFTS TO A LOWER GEAR. AND THE RPM ABRUPTLY GOES FROM 2100 RPM TO 1900 RPM AND BACK AGAIN. DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. *TT

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE STARTING THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD BY ITSELF, CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE, BUT IT DID NOT WORK, CONSUMER PULLED THE TRANSMISSION SELECTOR TO REVERSE AND THEN THE PARK POSITION IT STILL DID NOT MOVE FOWARD UNTILTHE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF, ON THE SECOND OCCASION THE VEHICLE KEPT ROLLING BACKWARDS UNTIL IT HIT A PARK CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.*YD

HI! THIS IS REGARDING MY CAMRY 2002. TIRES STARTED BALDING UNEVENLY, NOTICED AT 4000 MILES SECONDARY TO FAULTY ALIGNMENT. TIRES FRONT TWO ONLY REPLACED BY TOYOTA ON LODGING A COMPLAINT. TIRES WERE AGAIN BALDING AFTER ANOTHER 4000 MILES OR SO. FAULTY ALIGNMENT. TOYOTA AND DEALER REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE MY CONCERNS AND HAVE GOT ALIGNMENT CHECKED ON A MONTHLY BASIS TIMES 3 AND HAS BEEN FAULTY ON EACH OCCASION. TIRES WENT COMPLETELY WORN OUT, BALD WITH THE METAL WIRES COMING OUT.(HAVE ALL 4 TIRES AS EVIDENCE). I HAD TO PURCHASE FOUR NEW TIRES AND GET THE ALIGNMENT FIXED ON EACH OCCASION WITHIN THE FIRST ONE YEAR OF PURCHASING MY NEW CAMRY. I HAVE SPENT MORE THAN $1000 ON TIRES AND ALIGNMENT AND TOYOTA REFUSES TO HELP ME OUT IN CORRECTING THE FAULTY ALIGNMENT AND ALL THE TROUBLE I HAVE BEEN THROUGH WITH A NEW CAR!!! *LA

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.*JB

I HAVE JUST FILED A COMPLAINT AND HAVE SINCE FOUND MY VIN NUMBER. I WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE THAT TO YOU NOW AS AN ADDENDUM TO MY COMPLAINT. MY CAR SURGED FORWARD EVEN WHILE I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES AT THE INTERSECTION OF HWY 1604 AND I-10 AT 4:45 P.M ON JANUARY 14, 2010. I CRASHED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME SMASHING BADLY THE FRONT OF MY CAR BUT BARELY SCRATCHING THE OTHER CAR'S REAR BUMPER. THE OTHER PARTY DIDN'T WANT A POLICE REPORT. I HAVE HIS NAME AND PHONE NUMBER FOR VERIFICATION OF THE INCIDENT. I WILL BE IN KOMAKI,JAPAN UNTIL JULY 2010 SO PLEASE CONTACT ME THROUGH E-MAIL UNTIL THEN. *TR

WHEN BRAKING STEERING WHEEL WILL JUMP AND WILL PULL VEHICLE TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK