2002 TOYOTA CAMRY Complaints

FOR THE LAST 2 YEARS OF ITS LIFE, THE CAMRY HAD A STALLING PROBLEM. IT WOULD RIDE OK FOR A FEW WEEKS AND THEN FOR SEVERAL DAYS IT WOULD STALL OUT FREQUENTLY. ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR WOULD SOMETIMES HESITATE. STALLING OCCURRED MOSTLY WHEN STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT AFTER COMING OFF A HIGHWAY. THE CAR WOULD START AGAIN, AND THEN STALL REPEATEDLY AT EVERY RED LIGHT OR OTHER EVENT THAT INVOLVED SLOWING DOWN OR STOPPING. AFTER ENDURING THE STALLING PROBLEM FOR MANY MONTHS, ON 6/19/09 WE TOOK THE CAR TO OUR MECHANIC. THEY SAID THE STALLING MIGHT BE CAUSED BY A STICKING VALVE OR THE IDLE CONTROL MOTOR, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIX IT. WE BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC AGAIN 8/20/09 AND THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY, WHICH SEEMED TO HELP. BY SPRING 2010 THE PROBLEM WAS BACK. WE BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC 5/21/10 AND THIS TIME THEY CLEANED OUT EGR ASSEMBLY AND CHECKED ALL VACUUM LINES. CAR STILL STALLED SO 6/26/10 WE TOOK IT TO TOYOTA DEALER. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE STALLING PROBLEM AND SAID THAT NEXT TIME IT HAPPENED, WE SHOULD BRING IT DIRECTLY TO THEIR SERVICE CENTER. ON 7/20/10, OUR SON WAS DRIVING THE CAMRY. AS BEFORE, WHEN HE WAS DRIVING AT A HIGHER, STEADIER SPEED, THE CAR WAS OK. WHEN HE SLOWED DOWN TO PARK IN A PARKING GARAGE, THE STALLING PROBLEM RECURRED. TRYING TO GET THE CAR TO RESTART, HE STEPPED ON THE GAS AND THE ENGINE ENGAGED. THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD AND SLAMMED INTO A WALL INSIDE THE PARKING GARAGE. IT WAS TOTALED. WE BELIEVE THERE WAS A FUNDAMENTAL MANUFACTURING FLAW IN OUR CAMRY THAT RESULTED IN THE REPEATED STALLING. WE NOTE OTHER TOYOTA PRODUCTS BEING RECALLED FOR STALLING PROBLEMS, AS WELL AS RECALLS FOR UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. WE CONTACTED TOYOTA BUT THEY TOOK NO RESPONSIBILITY. THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO WITHOUT EXAMINING THE VEHICLE DIRECTLY, BUT BY THAT TIME THE CAR HAD BEEN SENT TO A SALVAGE YARD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS EXITING A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY AT 10 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A MAILBOX. THE MANUFACTURER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE. THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION IN 2008 WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO TWO VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000. UPDATED 08-29/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR TWO SEPERATE ACCIDENTS INVOLVING ABNORMAL ACCELERATION. UPDATED 06/15/2012 *JS

2002 CAMRY LE WITH 153,000 SUFFERED FAILURE OF CATALYST AND CHARCOAL CANISTER AT TIME OF STATE INSPECTION. THIS IS THE THIRD FAILURE OF THE CATALYST SINCE PURCHASE OF THE CAR. DEALER SAID THAT CATALYST IS ONLY WARRANTIED FOR ONE YEAR FROM DATE OF INSTALLATION AND GAVE AN ESTIMATE OF MORE THAN $1700 TO COMPLETE REPAIRS. CONTACT WITH TOYOTA CONCERNING THIS ONGOING PROBLEM WAS A COMPLETE AND TOTAL WASTE OF TIME. VEHICLE TAKEN TO PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED REPAIRS WITH CONFORMING NON OEM PARTS CARRYING BETTER WARRANTIES AT HALF THE PRICE QUOTED BY DEALER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD UNTIL CRASHING INTO A CONCRETE DIVIDER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE DRIVER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A TOWING COMPANY. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILES WERE 75,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

IT IS 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY LE WITH 2.4L 2AZ-FE ENGINE. IT HAPPENED WHILE CAR WAS DRIVEN. ENGINE PRODUCED A LOUD BANG AND STALLED. DID NOT STARTED AFTER CRANKING IT. BEFORE TRIP THERE WAS NOTICEABLE STEAM OUT OF EXHAUST. AFTER CONSIDERING HEAD GASKET FAILURE THERE WAS ATTEMPT TO REPLACE THE GASKET. DURING REPAIR WAS FOUND THAT SEVERAL HEAD BOLTS WERE LOOSE DUE TO STRIPING FROM THEIR SITS. AFTER DIGGING IN GOOGLE IT WAS FOUND THAT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS ENGINES. IT SEEMS LIKE IT IS A MANUFACTURER DESIGN FLOW. ALL 2AZ-FE ENGINES ARE PRONE TO THIS BECAUSE OF INADEQUATE HEAT DISPERSION AT THE BACK OF THE ENGINE. TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE RESPONSE IS THAT THEY HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH IT. THIS IS A MAJOR DESIGN FLOW AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. ALL ENGINES FROM 2002 ARE PRONE TO IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND SUSTAINED MINOR CHEST INJURES FROM THE SEAT BELT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FROM THE CRASH SITE AS THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL TICKING AND RATTLING. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER. AN INVESTIGATOR WAS SENT BY THE MANUFACTURER TO FURTHER INSPECT THE FAILURE WHO WAS UNABLE O LOCATE OR DUPLICATE A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURE WOULD NOT ASSIST, STATING THAT NO FAILURES WERE DISCOVERED WITHIN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.

INSTRUMENT PANEL AND ALL GAUGES , LIGHTS WENT DEAD REPLACING OR TAKING OUT THE FUSE WHICH WAS STILL GOOD , TURNS IT BACK ON BUT THEN WHEN THE CAR IS OFF THE DASH GOES OUT AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE WARNING LIGHT. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WOULD GO FURTHER INTO THE FLOORBOARD THAN USUAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE AND BOTH FRONT SPEED SENSORS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE FAILURE AND WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,869.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE ENGINE COOLANT WAS LOW AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE AND ADDED MORE COOLANT TO THE VEHICLE. APPROXIMATELY 100 MILES AFTER BEING REPAIRED THE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHILE REPAIRING THE ENGINE, THE MECHANICED NOTICED THE BOLTS WHICH MOUNTED THE ENGINE WERE STRIPPED. AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE WAS PREVIOUSLY MOUNTED OUT OF POSITION, PREVENTING THE ENGINE COOLANT FROM PROPERLY ENTERING THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT DUE TO THIS FAILURE, THE ENGINE RAN AT A LOW TEMPERATURE AND THE HEAD GASKET FAILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE CLUTCH PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. SHE HAD TO REACH DOWN AND PULL THE PEDAL UP IN ORDER TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000.