2001 TOYOTA CAMRY Complaints

WHEN THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE IS 70 DEGREES OR ABOVE AND TANK IS FIS FULL VEHICLE SPUTTERS AND STALLS. *AK

THE NEWER TYPE OF HIGH INTENSITY HEADLIGHTS ARE A SAFETY HAZARD IN THAT THEY ARE SO BRIGHT THAT THEY CAUSE ONCOMING DRIVERS TO LOSE THEIR "NIGHT VISION". PLEASE WORK TO GET RID OF THE GLARE. I HAVE THOUGHT THIS FOR A LONG TIME, BUT THE RECENT PRESS COVERAGE OF THIS ISSUE PROMPTED ME TO LODGE A COMPLAINT. THANKS BILL K. *NLM

VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. *MR THE CONSUMER STATED A VENT PIPE HAD FALLEN ACROSS THE BRAKE AND AT THE SAME TIME WAS PRESSING DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL. *JB

VIBRATION IN FRONT END BEGINNING WITHIN 2 MONTHS OF PURCHASE IN JAN 2001. VIBRATION HAS GROWN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE ESPECIALLY ON ROUGH PAVEMENT OR DIRT RAODS. ALSO A POPPING NOISE FRONT FRONT RIGHT CORNER WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL TO EITHER LIMIT.*AK

2001 TOYOTA CAMRY ALL FOUR BRIDGESTONE POTENZA TIRES HAVE WORN DOWN AND THERE IS ONLY 25,500 MILES ON THEM. *NLM

AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, PARTICULARLY FROM 45 MPH TO 65-75 MPH, STEERING WHEEL ON 2001 CAMRY LE 4-CYL VIBRATES. TIRES AND WHEELS HAVE BEEN BALANCED MANY TIMES BUT STILL NO REMEDY. ALIGNMENT WAS ALSO PERFORMED MANY TIMES BUT WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. WENT TO TOYOTA DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES, WITH THE SAME CAUSE, DEALER TENTATIVELY FIXED ISSUE BUT RESTARTS (VIBRATES) AFTER A FEW MILES. STEERING WHEEL SEEMS LOOSE (ABOUT TO FALL OFF) AND MOVES THE CAR SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT. VISUAL VIBRATE OF STEERING WHEEL IS SEEN AND OF COURSE FELT. THIS VIBRATE NOT SEEN IN MY PREVIOUS 1998 COROLLA AT THE SAME SPEED RANGE. ALSO, OTHER GENERATION 4 (1997-2001) CAMRY'S HAVE THE SAME DEFECT. POSSIBLE ENGINE MOUNT PROBLEM (ENGINE NOT HELD PROPERLY), OVER OR UNDER TORQUING OF STEERING WHEEL AND RELATED COMPONENTS. PROBABLY SUSPENSION FAILURE OR IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF STEERING AND SUSPENSION. NOTE: INCIDENT DATE IS TODAY'S DATE (02 MAY 03). INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES IN NORMAL DRIVING. NOTE: NUMBER OF FAILURES IS MEASURED IN EVERY TIME I START THE CAR AND DRIVE AT THE ABOVE SPECIFIED SPEEDS. HOWEVER, THE NUMBER IS LESSER SINCE IT HAS BEEN AWHILE THAT I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO TOYOTA. *NLM

2001 TOYOTA SOLARA. CAR MAKES "CLUNKING" SOUND FROM FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AND DRIVER SIDE. USUALLY OVER BUMPS OR UNEVEN ROADS. NOISE GETS WORSE OVER TIME. ALREADY HAD STRUT MOUNTS REPLACED ONCE BY TOYOTA. THE STRUT MOUNTS APPEAR TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE NOISE. THIS NOISE IS RECOGNIZED BY TOYOTA AS SERVICE BULLETIN HOWEVER THE NOISE STILL PERSISTS. CAR SOUNDS UNSAFE. *NLM

CAM SHAFT SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED W/APPROXIMATELY 49,000 MILES. DEALER WILL NOT COVER COST OF REPAIR ALTHOUGH IT AFFECTS THE ENGINE'S PERFORMANCE. IT WAS NOT AN INTERNAL PROBLEM. *NLM

THE VEHICLE FISHTAILED ON A GENTLE SNOW COVERED CURVE. THE DEALER LATER DISCOVERED THAT THE VEHICLE LOSS REAR TIRE GRIP WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO FISH TAIL. PH *NLM

I AM NOT GETTING THE MILES PER GALLON EXPECTED. I HAVE A 4 CYLINDER AND I AM ONLY GETTING 16-19 MILES PER GALLON IN THE CITY, AND AROUND 27-28 HIGHWAY. I GOT BETTER GAS MILEAGE WITH MY 6 CYLINDER INTRIGUE. *JB