2002 TOYOTA CAMRY Complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATED AND SUBSEQUENTLY CRASHED INTO A HOUSE. UPDATED 10/06/06. *JB

FRONT PASSENGER INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE SNAPPED AT SPINDLE. THIS CAR HAS 29,000 MILES AND PASSENGERS ARE RARELY CARRIED. BREAKAGE RENDERED DOOR INOPERABLE FROM INSIDE,CAUSING MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD IN EVENT OF EMERGENCY. CALLED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THIS IS A COSMETIC PROBLEM, THEREFORE WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER REPAIRS. UPON CALLING TOYOTA'S EXTRA CARE PROTECTION PLAN, I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. DEALER WILL REPLACE AT MY EXPENSE. *JB

I WROTE ON MAY 9, 2005 ABOUT MY 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. IN JUNE 2004 THE DRIVER'S INSIDE DOOR HANDLE CRACKED AND THE DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. IN MAY 2006 THE PASSENGER INSIDE DOOR HANDLE CRACKED. TOYOTA REFUSED ANY SUPPORT. IN JULY 2006 THE BACK SEAT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE CRACKED. ALL THREE TIMES IT CRACKED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. EXITING THE VEHICLE BECOMES IMPOSSIBLE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I HAVE AGAIN CONTACTED MY DEALERS CUSTOMER CARE AND PARTS DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS THE GENERAL MANAGER. THEY WOULD NOT LET ME TALK TO THE OWNER. THE PART MANAGER SAYS THERE HAVE NOT BEEN A LOT SOLD AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THERE IS NOTHING IN THE BULLETINS. BUT THIS IS A RECURRING SAFETY ISSUE. *JB

I WROTE TO YOU ON MAY 9, 2006 ABOUT MY 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. IN JUNE 2004, THE DRIVER'S INSIDE DOOR HANDLE CRACKED AND THE DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. IN MAY 2006 THE PASSENGER INSIDE DOOR HANDLE CRACKED. TOYOTA DID NOT HANDLE THIS EPISODE AND REFUSED TO DEAL WITH ME. IN JULY 2006 THE BACK SEAT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE CRACKED. ALL THREE TIMES IT CRACKED WHEN TRYING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. EXITING THE VEHICLE BECAME IMPOSSIBLE. IN MAY I CONTACTED MY TOYOTA DEALER AND TOYOTA INTERNATIONAL. BUT DID NOT GET ANY SATISFACTION. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE FIRST TWO EPISODES HAPPENED WHEN I OPENED THE DOOR. THIS LAST ONE OCCURRED WHEN AN 81 YEAR OLD MAN TRIED TO OPEN OUR DOOR. I CRINGE TO THINK IF IT WERE AN EMERGENCY. WE'VE OWNED A LOT OF CARS AND NEVER HAD DOOR HANDLES CRACK. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS PRODUCT. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR HANDLES ON THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE KEEPS BREAKING IN THE MIDDLE. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED ON TWO DOORS PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF THE WARRENTY. THE THIRD DOOR HANDLED FRACTURED RECENTLY AND WILL NEED TO BE REPAIRED AT COST. TO OPEN THE DOORS ONCE THE HANDLE BREAKS THE OCCUPANT HAS TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE.

TOYOTA CAMRY LE 2002, PASSENGER INSIDE DOOR PLASTIC HANDLES FRONT AND REAR (RIGHT SIDE) BROKE WITHIN ONE DAY APART, THEREFORE EXITING THE VEHICLE WAS IMPOSSIBLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY, SINCE DOORS AND WINDOWS ARE ELECTRIC. IN 2004, DRIVER SEAT INSIDE DOOR HANDLE ALSO BROKE IN THE SAME MANNER, (CRACKED IN THE HANDLE). *JB

THE INSIDE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE IN MY 2002 CAMRY BROKE OFF. VERY SELDOM DO I HAVE PASSENGERS RIDE WITH ME, SO IT WASN'T EXCESSIVE WEAR AND TEAR. I HAVE A 1995 TOYOTA COROLLA AND HAVE REPLACED BOTH INSIDE FRONT SEAT HANDLES AND A 1996 TOYOTA CAMRY AND HAVE REPLACED BOTH INSIDE FRONT HANDLES AND THE PASSENGER SIDE OUTSIDE HANDLE. I DON'T THINK THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON A 2002 TOYOTA. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP YET. *JB

TRANSMISSION INTERMITTENTLY SLIPS OUT OF GEAR WHEN DRIVING. CAUSES THE CAR TO HESITATE ABRUPTLY UPON ACCELERATION. THE PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED. NO REMEDY HAS RESOLVED THE ISSUE YET AND IT SEEMS TO BE WORSENING. *NM

THE CAR WOULD NOT START. JUMP STARTED IT. DROVE AROUND BUT JUST STALLED AFTER 2 MILES. AGAIN TRIED TO START BUT COULD NOT. BATTERY OK. CALLED TOW COMPANY AND PUT THE CAR BACK IN MY GARAGE. AGAIN JUMP STARTED IT TO PULL BACK INTO GARAGE. LET THE CAR REMAIN STARTED IN PARKING POSITION. ENGINE AGAIN DIED AFTER 5 MINUTES. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 10 TO 15 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 30 MPH. THE ISSUE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE SERVICE DEALER WAS NOT UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE.