2002 TOYOTA CAMRY Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE VEHICLE HAS B.F. GOODRICH TRACTION T/A TIRES, SIZE 205/65R15 (NA). THE TREAD ON ALL FOUR TIRES HAS CRACKS ON THE FIRST AND LAST ROWS. B.F. GOODRICH OFFERED TO GIVE THE CONTACT NEW TIRES AT A 40 PERCENT DISCOUNT. THE CONTACT HAS PICTURES AVAILABLE. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,500. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,453. UPDATED 08/14/08 *BF UPDATED 08/14/08

I HAVE A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE REAR BACK SPEAKERS DISINTEGRATED! THEY CRACKED AND THEN JUST CRUMBLED WHEN I TOUCHED THEM. *TR

TWO COMPLAINTS (1) HEADLIGHTS ARE DELAMINATING WHICH I UNDERSTAND IS A COMMON, EXPENSIVE PROBLEM. (2) INSIDE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE SO I COULDN'T GET OUT OF THE CAR. BOTH OF THESE PROBLEMS, I HAVE LEARNED ARE QUITE COMMON TO OTHER CAMRY OWNERS. *TR

3/21/2008 CAR STOPPED RUNNING WHILE ON EXPRESSWAY. TOWED 50 MILES INTO DEALERSHIP ALAMO TOYOTA, SAN ANTONIO, TX =NOT WHERE PURCHASED 100 MILES FROM RESIDENCE. TOLD ENGINE MOUNTING BOLTS SHEERED OFF INTO THE ENGINE BLOCK WHICH CAUSED CRACK. ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. DEALER FOUND SALVAGE ENGINE WITH 37000 MILES ON IT. OWNER DID NOT RECEIVE PROOF OF THE MILEAGE. DEALER KEPT USED ENGINE $4,000.00+. INCLUDED USED LONGBLOCK, OIL, OIL FILTER COOLANT REAR MAIN SEAL, FIPC, RADIATOR CLEANING. OWNER RENTED AT OWN EXPENSE RENTAL VEHICLE. TOLD CAR WAS REPAIRED. PICKED CAR UP DROVE OFF LOT, TURNED AROUND AND WENT BACK INTO DEALERSHIP. CAR WAS MISFIRING. HAD TO LEAVE CAR AGAIN. ADDITIONAL $235.00 TO REPLACE 4 COILS APRIL 11,2008. ON MAY 2 2008, A/C STOPPED COOLING. TOOK CAR INTO CHAMPION TOYOTA, AUSTIN TEXAS. $613.00 FOR AC CONDENSER, CONDENSER ASSY, RELAY, WARRANTY. AC CONDENSER LEAKING, PROBABLY DAMAGED DURING RADIATOR CLEANING AT ALAMO TOYOTA. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE OVERHEAD COMPARTMENT DIRECTLY ABOVE THE REARVIEW MIRROR CAME DOWN AND STRUCK THE CONTACT IN THE EYE. THE GLASSES SHE WAS WEARING PREVENTED THE INJURY FROM BEING SEVERE. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND LEARNED THAT THE COVER TO THE COMPARTMENT AND THE MECHANISM THAT CONTROLS THE SUNROOF FAILED. SHE WAS ABLE TO CLOSE THE COMPARTMENT UNTIL SHE RETURNED HOME, BUT IT WOULD NOT COMPLETELY LATCH BACK TOGETHER. THE SUNROOF HAS NEVER BEEN USED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 54,000. UPDATED 09/10/08 *BF UPDATED 09/11/08 *JB

3 FLAT TIRES FAULTY VALVE STEMS IN ALL 3 TIRES REPLACED THE 3 VALVE STEM. REPLACED VALVE STEM PART NUMBER IS TR414. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE TIRE SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THE VALVE STEM WAS CRACKED AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. WITHIN THE FOLLOWING WEEKS, THE THREE REMAINING VALVE STEMS FAILED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE TIRE SHOP AND THEY REPLACED THE VALVE STEMS. THE STEMS THAT WERE REPLACED WERE THE TR418, MANUFACTURED BY DILL AIR CONTROLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

THE DOOR HANDLE LOCK RELEASE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAD BROKEN WHEN I PROCEEDED TO OPEN THE DOOR OF THE VEHICLE TO GET OUT. HAD THIS BEEN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION SUCH AS A VEHICLE IMMERSION AND IF THERE WAS NO POWER TO THE POWER WINDOWS, I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO OPEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW TO REACH OUT AND RELEASE THE DOOR LOCK FROM THE OUTSIDE. *TR

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: WE PURCHASED A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY FROM ARLINGTON TOYOTA, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA- NEW IN DECEMBER 2001. WE HAVE ALWAYS OWNED TOYOTAS WITH NO PROBLEMS. PRESENTLY THE CAR HAS 64,000 MILES. ON JUNE 26 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND THEN WENT OFF, AFTER THAT THE A/C STOPPED WORKING. WE TOOK THE CAR INTO COGGIN TOYOTA AT THE AVENUES ON JUNE 28 AND WERE GIVEN A BILL OF $1154 WITH AN EXPLANATION THAT THE ENTIRE A/C CONDENSER ASSEMBLY, AIR FLOW SENSOR AND AIR FUEL SENSOR NEEDED REPLACEMENT. OBVIOUSLY WE HAD TO PAY FOR THIS AND HAVE IT DONE AS WE'RE GOING OUT OF TOWN AND HAVE A CHILD WHO RIDES IN THIS CAR REGULARLY, BUT THIS IS BEYOND RIDICULOUS. FOR THIS AGE OF A CAR, AND SUPPOSEDLY BEING THE MOST RELIABLE AND HIGHLY RATED CAR FOR THAT YEAR THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. THIS CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY BAD ACCIDENTS AND IS NOT DRIVEN EXCESSIVELY. ALL ROUTINE MAINTENANCE IS PERFORMED ON A REGULAR BASIS. THIS IS CLEARLY A DEFECT ON TOYOTA'S PART AND NEEDS TO BE COMPENSATED FOR. WE SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO PAY THIS MUCH FOR A REPAIR ON THIS TYPE OF CAR, WHETHER OR NOT THE WARRANTY IS EXPIRED. I EXPECTED MUCH MORE FROM TOYOTA THAN WE HAVE PRESENTLY EXPERIENCED AND AM VERY DISAPPOINTED AND FRUSTRATED. WE HAD PLANNED TO PURCHASE A NEW SIENNA WITHIN THE NEXT FEW YEARS BUT NOW WILL LOOK ELSE WHERE. ************ KRISTI B. GABRIEL, LMT, BA, MBA HEALING WATERS THERAPY *TR

VACUUMING MY DRIVERS SIDE SEAT I HAD MOVED THE DRIVER SEAT FORWARD FINISHED VACUUMING I TRIED TO MOVE THE SEAT BACK TO THE POSITION I HAD IT,WOULD NOT BUDGE SO I THOUGHT MAYBE A BAD FUSE NO THE FUSE WAS GOOD SO I THOUGHT THE MOTOR WOULD BE BAD AND HAVE TO WAIT TILL MONDAY TO TAKE INTO TOYOTA. AT TOYOTA I RECEIVED THIS INFORMATION THAT THE SEAT TRACK ASSEMBLY HAS EITHER SEIZED OR WAS FROZEN AND TO REPAIR THIS PART WOULD BE $1,200.00 I HAVE NEVER HEARD SUCH A THING AS TRACK WERE YOU ARE SITTING FREEZE OR SEIZE. *TR