2002 TOYOTA CAMRY Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. SHE STATED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 40 MPH ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE FOR A TRAFFIC STOP, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE POLICE ARRIVED ON SCENE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 06/24/10 *BF UPDATED 07/06/10 UPDATED 8/9/10 *CN ACCORDING TO THE CONSUMER, HER HUSBAND WAS KILLED AS WELL AS ANOTHER MOTORIST. THERE WERE ALSO TWO INJURIES. UPDATED 08/11/10

THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. WHENEVER I HIT A POTHOLE OR A BUMP AND I HIT MY BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN, THE CAR MAKES THIS REALLY LOUD GRINDING SOUND AND THE CAR DOES NOT STOP AT ALL AND KEEPS ACCELERATING. THE ONLY WAY I CAN GET THE BRAKES TO ENGAGED IS BY TAKING MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE COMPLETELY AND STEPPING ON IT AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING FROM A DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED BACKWARD. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO THREE PARKED VEHICLES. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED ACCORDINGLY AT THE SCENE. THE BODY DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER; THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED FOR THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 155,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 165,000.

2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AS HIS WIFE ENTERED THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE CONSUMERS OTHER VEHICLE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AND THE SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 171,000. UPDATED 07/29/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM TOYOTA REGARDING A RECALL FOR THE SIDE AIR BAGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION AND THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE SIDE AIR BAGS WERE OK. UPDATED 08/03/10.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN IN INCLEMENT WEATHER OR OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE BRAKES MADE A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS ELECTRICAL AND REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS WITHIN THE ABS COMPUTER SYSTEM BUT THE DEALER DID NOT KNOW HOW TO REPAIR IT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 38,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND UNOCCUPIED, THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR INDEPENDENTLY MOVED TO THE DRIVE POSITION BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT ROLL AWAY. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND UNOCCUPIED AND WHEN SHE RETURNED TO WHERE SHE HAD PARKED THE VEHICLE, IT HAD ROLLED INTO A DIFFERENT PARKING SPOT AND THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR HAD AGAIN MOVED TO THE DRIVE POSITION. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT UNIT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AND REPAIRS WERE MADE AT HER EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TRANSMISSION SOLENOID WAS LUBRICATED. THE FAILURE HAD NOT RECUR FOLLOWING REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 55,822. UPDATED 07/19/10.*LJ UPDATED 07/26/10*JB

I PURCHASED A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY LE, CARFAX ONE OWNER, STEERING LOSE HARD TO TURN TOOK TO SHOP THAT'S BEEN IN OPERATION SINCE 1972 TOLD I HAD ACRACKED STEERING COLUMN THE SAME AS THE TOYOTA TRUCKS AND SUV MID 2000 MODELS. THE SHOP SAID IT WOULD BE 750.00 DOLLARS SHOULD TAKE TO TOYOTA AS THEY HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE IN TOYOTA CARS AND TRUCKS. CALLED TOYOTA THEY SAID CAR WAS TO OLD EVEN THOUGH OTHER WISE CAR IN PERFECT MECHANICAL CONDITION. I'M SURE I AM NOT THE ONLY CONSUMER OUT THEIR WITH THIS PROBLEM. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR CRACKS IN ANY VEHICLE'S STEERING COLUMN SINCE THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST COMPONENT ON ANY VEHICLE, THE BIG 3 NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD SCORES OF OTHERS. EVERY ONE KNOWS THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE, FAULTY STEERING CRACKS ON A -1 USED CAR BECAUSE OF A DESIGN FLAW, NOT USAGE. *TR

2002 TOYOTA ACCELERATION IN REVERSE. ON 30 APRIL 2009 THE CAMRY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED IN TO A PT CRUISER. THE CRASH WAS REPORTED TO TOYOTA IN APRIL 2010, AND CASE NUMBER 1004020679 WAS MADE. WHEN THE CONSUMERS WIFE PUT HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND STARTED THE ENGINE, IT HAD A VERY HIGH IDLE AFTER IT WAS STARTED. SHE PLACED THE TRANSMISSION INTO REVERSE WITH HER FOOT STILL ON THE BRAKE WHEN SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED BACKWARDS AND HIT A PARKED VEHICLE. UPDATED IVOQ 05/25/10 THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TOYOTA STATING DIAGNOSTIC TESTING DID NOT REVEAL ANY TYPE OF MANUFACTURING DESIGN OR DEFECTS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT. UPDATED IVOQ. 10/18/10*JB.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT NOTICED THE VEHICLE LEAKING COOLANT AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC INFORMED HIM THAT THE HEAD BOLTS WERE STRIPPED AND THE HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN. THE MECHANIC TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS COMMON WITH HIS PARTICULAR MODEL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 99,000.