1998 Toyota Camry complaints

CLAIM NUMBER 32-V073-594 - AS CONSUMER WAS LEAVING MOBILE STATION TO HAVE VEHICLE SERVICE FOR AN OIL CHANGE, VEHICLE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE; THE OIL FILTER WAS MISSING AND IT WAS NOT ATTACHED TO ENGINE PRIOR TO THE FIRE, EXAMINATION OF THE FLAME PATTERNS REVEALED THAT THE ENGINE OIL FROM THE MISSING OIL FILTER SPRAYED ONTO THE ENGINE PIPE AND IGNITED CAUSING A FIRE. *TT

WHILE DRIVING, THE INSURED NOTICED HEAT BEING GENERATED FROM THE BRAKES, THE INSURED THEN PARKED THE VEHICLE IN THE DRIVEWAY AND THE VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES. CLAIM #05-4482-577.*YD

(35-W173-913) INSURED HAD JUST STARTED VEHICLE WHEN IT BEGAN SMOKING AND THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE, CLAIM STATES SUBROGATION RECOVERY AGAINST FIRESTONE FOR A BAD OIL FILTER THAT CAUSED AN ENGINE FIRE. *JG

(04-1215-119) INSURED'S VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *JG

CLAIM NUMBER 11-3281-203 - EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL FAILURE WITH THE BATTERY WHICH EXPLODED CAUSING AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, THE ORIGINAL BATTERY WAS REPLACED WITH A SEARS DIE HARD WHICH WAS THE BATTERY THAT EXPLODED. *TT

INSURED TRIED TO START VEHICLE BUT IT WOULDN'T START, LIFTED HOOD AND THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE, 01-6209-199. *JG

INSURED WAS DRIVING AND PULLED INTO DRIVE WAY, THE VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING, WHEN SHE OPENED THE HOOD AND TOWARD THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE, IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. CLAIM NUMBER 13-7008-586. *YH

INSURED STATED THAT WHILE TOW TRUCK WAS PUTTING THE VEHICLE ON THE FLAT BED THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED THE TOW TRUCK, THE CAUSE OF FIRE WAS A SJORT CIRCUIT. CLAIM NUMBER 75-A137-314. *YH

WHILE INSURED WAS DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, TOYOTA REPRESENTATIVE STATED CAUSE OF FIRE WAS A LOOSE OIL FILTER CLAIM # 30-V068-383. *YD

WHILE DRIVING INSURED FIRST NOTICED SMOKE AND IT APPEARS THAT FIRE BEGAN IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT, THEN LOST CONTROL OF BRAKES. CLAIM # 33-0210-256. *YD

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. LIGHTS, WIPERS AND STOPLIGHTS DID NOT WORK BECAUSE OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *YH

BRAKES MAKE A GRINDING NOISE. ALSO, HAD TSB STATING BRAKE PADS HAD TOO MUCH METALLIC CONTENTS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND HAD ROTORS REPAIRED, PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS KEPT WEARING PREMATURELY.*AK AFTER CONSUMER HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED,THE FRONT BRAKES STILL GROAN. *JG

THERE WAS A HOLE LOCATED IN THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE BLOCK IN WHICH OIL SPRAYED ONTO THE EXHAUST CAUSING A FIRE.*JB(CLAIM#32-V387-711)

VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A CLICKING SOUND, THEN A BANG SOUND, THE INSURED STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED, HOWEVER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN SMOKING AND THEN BURST INTO FLAMES.*JB(CLAIM#38-J786-430)

THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE QUAKER STATE OIL FILTER AND THE THREADS BEING THE REASON.*JB(CLAIM#20-5365-973)

CONSUMER STATED ON 2 OCCASIONS THE THROTTLE ENGAGED BY ITSELF, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LURCH FOWARD AND CRASH.*JB

AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES AT ALL TIMES. ALSO, HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL ARE INOPERABLE. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK *YD

I HAVE A QUESTION AS TO IF THERE HAVE BEEN ANY OTHER REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH THE ACTUAL RIM OF THE TIRE, THE WHEEL ITSELF. MY BRAND NEW TIRE WOULD LOSE AIR AND NO LEAK COULD BE FOUND, SO I REPLACED THE TIRE WITH ANOTHER NEW ONE. THE PROBLEM KEPT OCCURING - FINALLY THE CULPRIT WAS FOUND TO BE A SMALL PINHOLE LEAK IN THE ACTUAL WHEEL, LOCATED ON THE FAR INSIDE. I WAS TOLD BY 3 SEPARATE MECHANICS THAT THIS HOLE COULD NOT HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY ANY TYPE OF MACHINERY AND IT MIGHT BE A DEFECT IN THE RIM ITSELF. MY QUESTION IS IF THIS IS A DEFECT OF THE CONSTRUCTION AND IF ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED. I DONT HAVE MY VIN # AS MY CAR IS NOT WITH ME RIGHT NOW. I CAN SUPPLY LATER IF NEEDED. SHOULD I CONTACT A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER? THANKS FOR YOUR TIME

FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ARE WEARING EXCESSIVELY. ALSO, NOTES WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THERE IS A VERY LOUD GRINDING NOISE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER RESPECTFULLY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

TIRE SIDEWALL BLEW OUT. TIRE TREAD STILL IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. *AK (TIRESIZE: 205 65 R15)

RECURRNET NOISE FROM FRONT END SINCE DAY ONE, ESPECIALLY GOING OVER ROUGH PAVEMENT. DEALERS SERVICED ONCE FOR FREE, BUT NOISE CONTINUED. NOW THAT WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, I AM ADVISED THAT THE STRUT MOUNTS HAVE FAILED AND NED TO BE REPLCED. REPLACED BOTH FRONT STRUT MOUNTS AT COST OF $416.58. SERVICE ADVISER ADMITS TOYOTA HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THIS BUT WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I BELIEVE THIS A POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEM THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD REPAIR FOR ALL OWNERS OF CAMRYS.

FAULTY TIRES ARE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE HAD AN ALIGNMENT AND THE TIRES WERE CROSS ROTATED BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO PULL (GOODYEAR 205/65HR15 EAGLE GA). NLM

WHEN VEHICLE IS COLD AND DRIVER TURNS HITTING OR A BUMPING THERE'S A GRINDING NOISE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS STRUT TOWERS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WITH 11,000 MILES ON VEHICLE THERE WAS A RUBBING NOISE COMING FROM VEHICLE WHEN BRAKE SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATED. DEALERSHIP SERVICED VEHICLE UNDER A SERVICE BULLETIN. THEN, AT APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES ON AUGUST 23, 2001 FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP DUE TO A RUBBING NOISE DURING BRAKE APPLICATION. ALSO AT 54,000 MILES ON JANUARY 22, 2002 REAR BRAKE DRUMS FAILED,AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION. *AK

WHEN CONSUMER MADE A TURN THE VEHICLE ASSUMED NORMAL ACCELERATION IN "DRIVE", WHEN SUDDENLY THE ACCELRATOR PEDAL BECAME LOOSE, DEALER SAID THE ACCELERATOR CABLE WAS BROKEN. *JG *AK

FRONT STRUTS EXPERIENCED LEAKING, STRUT MOUNT SUPPORTS NOISY. *SLC

CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE,THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, THE DEALER NOTED THAT THE TIMING BELT HAD BECOME LOOSE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK *SLC

I HAVE BEEN TRING TO HAVE A TETHER STRAP ANCHOR INSTALLED IN MY CAMRY FOR MY CHILD'S RESTRAINT WHICH REQUIRES SUCH TETHER. INITIALLY, I CONTACTED THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE PERSON ON THE PHONE SAID HE WOULDN'T INSTALL IT, BECAUSE THE LOCAL HOSPITAL, SHANDS, HAD YELLED AT HIM FOR IMPROPER INSTALLATIONS ON PRIOR CAR RESTRAINTS. WHEN I ASKED THE SAME SERVICE MAN IF HE COULD READ THE CAR MANUAL TO DETERMINE WHICH PARTS WOULD BE NECESSARY, HE SAID IT MADE NO SENSE TO HIM. I THEN CALLED THE NATIONAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND WAS GIVEN THE PHONE NUMBER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. I THEN SEARCHED THE INTERNET FOR A TOYOTA PARTS DEPARTMENT IN RICHARDSON TEXAS AND ORDERED THE PARTS LISTED IN THE MANUAL AS NECESSARY. I THEN CALLED BACK THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE PARTS INSTALLED. AFTER TAKING THE PARTS TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE MISSING PARTS. THE MISSING PARTS WERE NOT SENT TO ME BY THE TOYOTA RICHARDSON PARTS DEPARTMENT. I SEARCHED AGAIN THE TOYOTA WEB SITE TO FIND THE MISSING PART, WHICH WAS THE ANCHOR FOR THE TETHER. ONLY THE BOLTS AND THE SPACERS WERE SENT BY TOYOTA RICHARDSON. I CALLED THE NATIONAL TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO ASK IF THEY COULD IDENTIFY THE PART THAT I NEEDED SINCE, THE OWNER'S MANUAL DOES NOT CLEARLY LABEL THE PART OTHER THAN CALLING IT THE TETHER ANCHOR. I FEEL THAT THE CAR DEALERSHIP NEEDS TO HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF HOW TO PROPERLY INSTALL TETHER STRAPS INTO THEIR CARS, BUT I

I TRIED WORKING WITH TOYOTA TO RESOLVE THERE ISSUES, BUT BECASUE THE WARRANTY TIME IS EXPIRED THEY WON'T ASSIST IN FIXING THERE DEFECTS. I WAS TOLD IF I WANTED TO PAY THE $2,000.00 BILL THEY WOULD BE HAPPY TO ORDER THE PARTS. THE HEAD LAMPS ARE SO DIM I HAVE NEARLY HIT DEERS IN THE ROAD ON 5 SEPERATE OCCASIONS I KNOW THESE CAN'T PASS FMVSS REQUIREMENT. THE DRIVERS SEAT IS LOOSE IN THE TRACK AND ROCKS WHEN ACCELERATING AND STOPPING. THE FRONT STRUTS MOUNTING BRACKETS RATTLE, SHAKE, VIBRATE AND BANG. THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES WHILE TURNING. THE REAR STUTS ARE TOO WEAK FOR THE VEHICLE SO PEOPLE CAN'T RIDE IN THE REAR OR THE CAR BOTTOMS OUT. THE CAR ALARM SOMTIMES WORKS AND SOMTIMES DOESN'T. THE BURLWOOD DASH IS SPLITTING,CRAKING, FADING AND PEELING. I WAS TOLD BY THE ASST. SERVICE MGR. AT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP THAT TOYOTA IS AWARE OF ALL THESE DEFECTS AND IT'S A RESULT OF POOR ENGINEERING AND VEHICLE TEST VALIDATION. I THEN HEARD HIM TELL A MECHANIC "WHAT PEOPLE THINK JUST BECAUSE IT'S A TOYOTA IT DOESN'T EVER BREAK" HE THEN LAUGHED AND SAID THESE CARS ARE THE WORST. I THINK WE NEED SOME HELP IN MAKING TOYOTA FIX THERE KNOWN DEFECTS BECAUSE THIS IS UNCALLED FOR.*AK

UPON TURNING IGNITION VEHICLE MAKES LOUD NOISE. WHILE DRIVING BRAKES MAKE A GRINDING NOISE, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. WHEN TRYING TO STOP VEHICLE HAS TO PRESS PEDAL COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE SHAKES AND VIBRATES WHILE DRIVING THE AND ALIGNMENT IS OFF. DEALERSHIP WILL BE AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK *YH

WHILE MAKING A SHARP RIGHT TURN RIGHT FRONT TIRE SUDDENLY DEFLATED. RUBBER IS TORN FROM 1 INCH INTO SIDEWALL TO 2 INCHES INTO TREAD. HOLE WHICH CAUSED FLAT IS IN THE SIDEWALL. *AK (TIRESIZE: P205/70R14)

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS THERE WAS VIBRATION IN VEHICLE, AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND COULD NOT DETERMINE A CAUSE TO THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS. *AK

ROTORS /PADS OVERHEATED, HAS TO CHANGE THEM EVERY 8000 MILES. *AK

ALL THREE OF THE REAR SEATBELTS WILL NOT RETRACT. I TRIED TO PUT A CHILD RESRAINT SEAT IN THE LEFT REAR SEAT, I PULLED THE BELT ALL THE WAY OUT AS MY TOYOTA MANUEL SAYS TO DO IN ORDER TO LOCK THE CHILD SEAT INTO PLACE AND THE BELT WOULD NOT FEED BACK INTO THE RETRACTER. I THEN TOOK THE SEAT OUT AND PUT IT IN THE RIGHT SIDE AND THE SAME EXACT THING HAPPENED. THAT WAS IN MAY 2001. A FEW DAYS AGO THE MIDDLE SEAT BELT DID THE SAME THING, LEAVING MY CHILD WITH NO SEAT BELT IN THE BACK AND MY ONLY OPTION IS TO PUT HIM IN THE FRONT SEAT WHICH IS NOT SAFE EITHER. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFATURER OF TOYOTA AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT MY CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND IT WILL COST ABOUT $190.00 PER SEAT BELT TO GET THEM REPLACED. I DO NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY AND FEEL THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE SEAT BELT PROBLEMS IN A CAR THAT IS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD. I HAVE A HIGH AMOUNT OF MILES ON MY VEHICLE BUT MOST OF THOSE MILES DID NOT EVEN HAVE ANYONE USING THE REAR SEAT OR SEATBELTS SO THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE MALFUNCTIONED. I HAVE HAD MANY CARS SOME OF WHICH I HAD FOR 10 YEARS AND LONGER. NEVER HAVE I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT BELTS.*AK

INTERMITTENT AIR BAG LIGHT, EVENTUALLY FAILED CONTINUOUSLY ON, DEALER REPAIRED/REPLACED CABLE ASSEMBLY, FAILED AGAIN IN SAME MANNER WITHIN 12 MONTHS. *AK

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN STABLIZER BAR SPLIT, DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK AS A RESULT OF THE STABILIZER BAR BREAKING THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND ENDED UP IN A DITCH. *NLM

ACCELERATOR PEDAL WILL STICK AT FIRST START, NOT AFTER VEHICLE WAS WARMED UP. HAS TO PRESS HARD TO GET PEDAL TO UNSTICK. DEALER WAS NOT CONCERNED WHEN TOLD ABOUT IT.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH A VEHICLE IN THE OTHER LANE TRAVELING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION CROSSED IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, CAUSING A FRONT END COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, AND NO DETERMINATION HAS BEEN MADE FOR THE REASON THEY FAILED. CONSUMER RECEIVED NECK INJURIES, AND 2 INDIVIDUALS IN OTHER VEHICLE WERE TAKEN TO HOSPITAL WITH UNKNOWN INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

WHEN BRAKING THE CAR MAKE'S A LOUD PLANE NOISE AND A CLICKING NOISE. *AK

WHILE IN REVERSE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INTO A GAS STATION. TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT CONSUMER COMPLAINED TO DEALER THAT ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STICKING. DEALER STATED THERE COULD BE A CARBON BUILD UP IN FUEL INJECTION, BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. RECALL 01-V-012-000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 10A HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE'S MAKE/MODEL. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN.*AK *SLC

VEHICLE HAS A PROBLEM THAT CAUSES HARD STARTING AND LOW IDLE RPMS, CONSUMER FEELS THE IDLING AIR CONTROL VALVE COULD POSSIBLE BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *SLC

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON A MAIN STEEET TO GET TO HIGHWAY. HE WAS WAS TRAVELING SLOW, APPROACHING A STOP SIGN. ACCELERATOR PEDAL WENT DOWN TO FLOOR , PEDAL WAS STUCK. HAD NO BRAKES. VEHICLE WAS OUT OF CONTROL, AND HIT A VEHICLE AT INTERSECTION. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 99V307000.... REGARDING SSC-X06 1995-1998 JAPAN BUILT TOYOTA CAMRY STEERING WHEEL SET NUT SAFETY RECALL - I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT THROUGH TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE (1-800-331-4331) FOR REPAIR ACCORDING TO THE AFOREMENTIONED NOTICE. I CALLED ON 28 JUNE'01 (TOYOTA SERVICE REFERENCE # 200106280784) AND TOYOTA SCHEDULED ME FOR SERVICE WITH MICHAELS' TOYOTA OF BELLEVUE, WA, 120 116TH AV. NE, BELLEVUE, WA 98004 (PH: 425-455-9500) IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. BUT I DIDN'T GET A CALL BACK FROM MICAHEL'S TOYOTA FOR THE SERVICE DATE. AS A FOLLOW-UP, I CALLED TOYOTA AGAIN AND THEY FLAGGED A SERVICE CALL FOR MICAHEL'S TOYOYTA TO SCHEDULE SERVICE WITHIN 24 HOURS. BUT TILL DATE, THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED. I HAVEN'T BEEN CALLED BY THEM FOR SCHEDULING A SERVICE. I TOOK THE CASE AGAIN WITH TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY HAVE AGAIN NOTIFIED MICHAELS' TOYOTA TO SCHEDULE THE SERVICE. I FEEL I'M JUST WASTING MY TIME CALLING THEM UP AND THOUGHT OF BRINGING THE ISSUE WITH NHTSA SO AS TO MAKE THEM AWARE THAT TOYOTA IS NOT TAKING THESE RECALLS SERIOUSLY AND NOT GIVING ENOUGH IMPORTANCE TO THIS ISSUE. I'M QUITE CONCERNED ABOUT MY AND MY FAMILY'S SAFETY AND THE DEALERSHIP DOESN'T TAKE IT AS A PRIORITY - MAYBE BECAUSE IT'S A FREE SERVICE. THEY'RE NOT GETTING PAID FOR THIS AND MYBE CONSIDERING THIS AS A WASTE OF TIME. HOPE SOME MESAURES WILL BE TAKEN IN FUTURE SO THAT MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS DO NOT TAKE PEOPLE FOR A RIDE AND FOLLOW NHTSA GUIDELINES. P.S. I BOUGHT MY CAR THRU' KEARNY M

THE VEHICLE WAS INSTALLED WITH A NON-TOYOTA, AFTER MARKET ENGINE WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO DEVELOP A SLUDGE, RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE BEING IMMOBILE, THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING THAT TOYOTA HONOR THE WARRANTY AND PAY THE COST TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE. NLM CONSUMER IS REQUESTING SOME RESTITUTION FOR SOME OF THE REPAIRS AND FOR SOME OF THE MONTHLY PAYMENTS. *SLC

ON BOTH CAMRY'S I HAVE OWNED I NOTICED THAT WHEN THE STREETS ARE WET THE TIRES TEND TO SPIN WHEN I FIRST BEGIN TO ACCELERATE AND THEY HAVE DIFFICULTY GETTING TRACTION. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 MPH DRY PAVEMENT, ANOTHER DRIVER MADE A QUICK TURN RIGHT IN FRONT OF CONSUMER, CONSUMER WAS HIT ON DRIVER'S SIDE AND KNOCKED OFF THE ROAD, AND HIT A TREE HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD AND KNEE INJURIES, AND PASSENGER BROKE LEFT FOOT. *AK

WHILE ON A TRIP, A GRINDING SOUND CAME FROM THE TRANSMISSION. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTURAL AND MOVED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THERE I OBSERVED TRANSMISSION OIL POURING OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION. *AK

SINCE BUYING MY TOYOTA IN APRIL OF 1998, I HAVE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE BRAKES AND ROTORS 3 TIMES. I STILL CONTINUE TO HAVE SCREECHING AND GRINDING NOISES. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY TOYOTA DEALERSHIPS THAT THIS NOISE HAS BEEN A NOTED PROBLEM. I FIND THIS TO BE UNACCEPTABLE FOR A "NEW" CAR, I BOUGHT A NEW CAR TO AVOID MAKING REPAIRS AND I HAVE MADE MORE ON THIS TOYOTA AND ITS BAD BREAKS THAN I WOULD HAVE SPENT ON KEEPING MY USED RODEO. I MEAN WITH REGULAR MAINANTENCE CHECK, OIL CHANGE, CAR PAYMENTS, $200 BRAKE JOBS EVERY 8 TO 12 MONTHS, THIS IS RIDICULOUS. I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH CLUNKING NOISES COMING FROM MY FRONT SUSPENSION, ESPECIALLY IF I GO OVER A ROUGH ROAD. FOR A COMPANY THAT HAS A REPUTATION FOR SUPERIOR CARS, THIS HAS BEEN A DISAPPOINTING FIRST BUY AS I FIND THE CAR TO HAVE A VERY, VERY POOR BRAKING SYSTEM AND SUSPENSION. FROM READING YOUR TECHNICAL BULLETINS, THERE HAS BEEN 90 REPORTED COMPLAINTS ON THE BRAKES AND 31 REPORTED COMPLAINTS ON THE SUSPENSION. HOW MANY MORE COMPLAINTS NEED TO BE FILED BEFORE A RECALL ON THESE BRAKES ARE DONE?*AK

CONSUMER WAS BRAKNG AT A STOP SIGN ENGINE STARTED RIVVING, AND VEHICLE STARTED MOVING THROUGH INTERSECTION. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES SINCE THEN, LAST TIME WAS ON APRIL 27, 2001. TOYOTA DEALER BELIEVED CONSUMER'S FOOT WAS ON GAS PEDAL INSTEAD OF BRAKE. *AK