2001 TOYOTA CAMRY Complaints

WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION. AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. SEAT BELT DID NOT ENGAGE. I HAD REPORTED THE SEATBELT PROBLEM TO THE TOYOTA DEALER PREVIOUSLY. PASSENGER SEATBELT WAS REPLACED, BUT DEALER ASSURED ME THAT THE DRIVER SEATBELT WAS FINE. TOYOTA WOULD NOT REPLACE AIRBAG AFTER ACCIDENT.

VIBRATIONS IN THE FRONT END OF 2001 TOYOTA CAMRY FROM DAY OF PURCHASE.. ABOVE 65 MPH VIBRATIONS CAN BE FELT, PRETTY SEVERELY AT TIMES, IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND ON THE FLOOR BOARD, NEAR THE FEET. DEALER HAS AGRREED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED 5 TIMES OVER LAST 2 YEARS TO FIX THE PROBLEM: WHEEL BALANCING, NEW TIRES, NEW RIGHT FRONT AXLE, NEW WHEELS. BUT VIBRATIONS ARE ACTUALLY GETTING WORSE.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE DALLAS NORTH TOLLWAY, IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VEHICLE. IT STARTED TO PULL TOWARDS THE LEFT AT FIRST SLIGHTLY, THEN MORE VIOLENTLY CAUSING ME TO CRASH INTO THE CONCRETE MEDIAN THAT SEPARATES THE NORTH AND SOUTHBOUND LANES OF THE HIGHWAY. I SUSTAINED ACCUTE MUSCLE AND LIGAMENT SPRAIN IN MY BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING FINE THE PREVIOUS DAY. *AK

CONSUMER HAS CONCERNS ON HOW TO HOLD STEERING WHEEL SO THAT THUMBS ARE NOT INJURED DURING DEPLOYMENT. *MR *SCC

ALL TIRES ON THE VEHICLE ARE BADLY WORN . THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHO STATED PROBLEM WAS DUE TO WHEEL ALIGNMENT. FIRESTONE BRIDGEPORT TIRES. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS.

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED 15 MPH, VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE AND, COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THERE WAS A 3-4 INCH HOLE IN THE ENGINE WHICH LEAKED OIL AND IGNITED A FIRE. THE FIRE INVESTIGATOR REPORTED THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION AND NOT IMPROPER CARE. *AK THERE WAS NO WARNING, THE VEHICLE JUST EXPLODED WITH A BIG BANG AND THE BRAKES HAD GONE OUT. *SCC *JB

LAST YEAR AT APPROXIMATLEY SAME MONTH & DATE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON.I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN MAY OF 2001, IT ONLY HAS 9034 MILES AND THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT.*AK

THERE WAS A SULFUR ODOR COMING THREW THE AIR VENT FROM THE EXHAUST WHICH MADE THE OCCUPANTS SICK. *NLM (SEE ANNOTATION - MJ) *TS *JB

ON JUNE 21, 2003 @ APPROX. 1730 HRS A 1993 FORD MUSTANG TURNED INTO THE PATH OF MY WIFE'S 2001 CAMRY. THE CAMRY WAS TRAVELING APPROX. 45 MPH AND LEFT APPROX 51 FEET OF SKID MARKS PRIOR TO IMPACT WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE ENTIRE FRONT CAP OF THE CAMRY WAS DAMAGED AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *NLM