2001 TOYOTA CAMRY Complaints

TRIP BACK FROM NEW ORLEANS THE CAR JUST STOPPED RUNNING. REPAIRMAN SAID IT WAS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE REPAIR SHOP. THE COST IS BETWEEN 2,000 AND 2,500 DOLLARS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA SOLARA. WHILE IDLING, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE REVVED UP TO FULL RPM AND WENT THROUGH FOUR LANES OF TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT STRUCK ONE VEHICLE ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE. THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 88,000. UPDATED 02-25-08 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. UPDATED 3/18/08 *CN TEXAS POLICE REPORT UPDATED 03/18/08 *TR

WE PURCHASED A USED (ABOUT 43,000 MILES) 2001 TOYOTA CAMRY LE ) AT THE END OF JUNE 2006. EVERY THING WORKS FINE SINCE WE PURCHASED IT. THE PREVIOUS OWNER IS A FRIEND OF MINE, WHO ALWAYS DID REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND OIL CHANGES IN TOYOTA DEALER AND LEFT ALL MAINTENANCE RECORDS TO ME. AFTER WE GOT THE CAR, WE HAD CHANGED BRAND NEW TIRES, NEW BRAKES, REPLACED DRIVER SIDE AUTO WINDOW MOTOR, AND ALSO DONE OIL CHANGES REGULARLY. ON JUNE 11, 2007, I TOOK MY CAMRY TO MECHANIC TO DO OIL AND BRAKE CHANGES. NO PROBLEM WAS REPORTED. THE TOTAL MILEAGE ON THAT CAR WAS LESS THAN 49,600 MILES AT THAT TIME. ON FRIDAY, JULY 20, 2007, AT 11:00 AM, MY WIFE DROVE KIDS FROM HOME TO LOCAL LIBRARY FOR ABOUT 7 MINUTES. AFTER PARKING IN THE LIBRARY PARKING LOT, WALKING INTO LIBRARY, A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE LIBRARIAN ANNOUNCED AND ASKED THE OWNER OF CAMRY WITH THE SPECIFIC PLATE NUMBER TO GO TO FRONT LOBBY. HOWEVER, THE LIBRARIAN DID NOT STATE THE REASON. MY WIFE THOUGHT SHE PARKED WELL WITHOUT ANY VIOLATION, SO SHE DID NOT PAY TOO MUCH ATTENTION TO THE FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT. AFTER LIBRARIAN'S SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT, MY WIFE FELT THAT THE PLATE NUMBER SOUNDED FAMILIAR, SO SHE WENT TO FRONT LOBBY TO CHECK OUT WHAT'S HAPPENING. WHEN MY WIFE GOT OUT TO THE PARKING LOT, SHE SAW POLICE CAR AND FIRE TRUCK, AND HER CAR WAS BURNED OUT. ALL OF THE PARTS INSIDE THE ENGINE COVER WERE ALL MELTED. THE FIRE ALSO DAMAGED THE RIGHT FRONT PANEL OF THE CAR PARKED NEXT TO MY CAMRY. I ASKED MY MECHANIC TO TOW MY CAR TO HIS REPAIR SHOP AND CHECKED MY CAR. HE TOLD ME THAT THIS CAR IS NOT REPAIRABLE AND IS TOTALED. I HAD CONTACTED TOYOTA CORPORATE OFFICE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE CENTER REGARDING MY CAMRY ENGINE FIRE SINCE JULY 23, 2007. THE CASE MANAGER - SANDRA TOLD ME THAT SHE WOULD SEND MY CASE TO TOYOTA'S CLAIM DEPARTMENT AND SOMEONE WILL CONTACT ME TO INVESTIGATE MY CAR. HOWEVER, IT HAD BEEN TWO WEEKS SINCE MY FIRST CONTACT WITH TOYOTA, I HAD NOT RECEIVED PHONE CALL FROM TOYOTA CLAIM DEPARTMENT. *TR

THE LOCAL DEALER, THE GOOD GUYS ADMITTED THAT THE LEGEND EL DORADO TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE EVER SINCE THEY MOVED THE MANUFACTURING TO CHINA. HOWEVER, YOU WILL SEE DENIAL FROM THE EMAIL BELOW FROM TREADWAY CORP. MR.EDMONSTON , I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU TALKING ABOUT , AND THE INFORMATION DOES NOT LINE UP WITH ANY OF OUR CODES. THE LEGEND LINE YOUR REFER TO HAS NOT HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE LINE OR THAT SIZE. I WILL TRY TO CONTACT GOODGUYS TO SEE WHAT THEIR MEMORY IS REGARDING YOUR SITUATION ! "STEVE EDMONSTON" <[email protected]> 06/23/2007 02:44 PM TO: <[email protected]> CC: SUBJECT: DEFECTIVE TIRES YOUR LEGEND # 0220814 TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE. I HAD TO REPLACE THREE OF THE FOUR I BOUGHT FROM THE GOOD GUYS TIRE WITH LESS THAN 20,000 MILES ON THEM. THEN I AGAIN REPLACED ALL FOUR OF THEM AS THE TREAD SEPARATION AND CAR WOBBLE CONTINUED. SIZE P205/65R15. I PURCHASED THEM UNDER PRESSURE FROM THE GOOD GUYS AS GOOD TIRES FOR LESS MONEY. I HAVE NOW SPENT OVER TWICE THE AMOUNT AND WENT TO MICHELIN TIRES OUT OF FRUSTRATION WITH THE TIRES AND THE GOOD GUYS. I CALLED YOUR CORPORATE OFFICE EARLY ON AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES, YET THREE OTHER TIRE CENTER HAVE CONFIRMED THEY WERE DEFECTIVE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND CAUSED HIM TO PULL OFF INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD THE SAME FAILURES AS NOTED IN RECALL # 01V072000 CONCERNING STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS . THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD SEND OUT AN INSPECTOR WITHIN THIRTY DAYS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE SUFFERSED FROM MODERATE HEAD, NECK, SHOULDER, LOWER BACK, AND ORTHOPEDIC INJURIES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 110,000. *AK

MY SON IN LAW DIED IN THIS CAR IT WAS SAID THAT THE AIR BAG DID NOT INFLATE, AND THEY THINK THAT THE TROLLER WAS STUCK. *AK

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA SOLARA. THE CONTACTED STATED THAT WHITE SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE IN 2002. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. THE DEALER REBUILT THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT RECENTLY STARTED TO EXPERIENCE WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE TAIL PIPE AGAIN. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AS NEEDING A NEW ENGINE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE CONTACT HAS THE REPAIR INVOICES. *AK

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN AT 25 MPH THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION. THE CONTACT ENDURED CHEST AND HEAD IMPACT TO THE STEERING WHEEL. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS IN THE VEHICLE DEPLOYED. THE SEAT BELT DIDN'T SECURE THE DRIVER DURING THE COLLISION, AND THE CONTACTWAS PREGNANT. THERE WAS NO POLICE REPORT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000. *AK

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 TOYOTA SOLARA. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH UNDERIN WET CONDITIONS IT STRUCK THE REAR END OF A SECOND VEHICLE. HE THEN DROVE OFF AN EMBANKMENT, WENT THROUGH ABOUT 12 WOODEN POSTS, AND CRASHED INTO A BOLDER WHICH CRUSHED THE FRONT BUMPER IN HALF. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POLICE CAME TO THE SCENE AND FILED A REPORT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING AND THEY TOLD HIM THAT THEY WOULD LOOK AT THE PICTURES THAT WERE TAKEN BY HIS INSURANCE COMPANY FROM THE CRASH SITE TO TRY AND DETERMINE IF THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. *AK

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT WOULD TILT WHEN TURNING CORNERS; BOLT SECURING SEAT WAS "BROKEN OFF" ALLOWING AN UNSECURED SEAT TO MOVE. SEAT HAD TO BE REMOVED TO REPLACE BROKEN BOLT, THUS 1 HR SERVICE CHARGE AND 3.50 CHARGE FOR BOLTS. I HAD TOYOTA GARAGE REPLACE BOTH REAR BOLTS TO ASSURE SAFETY OF MY PASSENGERS. *JB