2001 Toyota Camry complaints

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

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

THE TIRES EXPERIENCED PREMATURE WEAR. *JB

TIRE EXPERIENCED PREMATURE WEAR. SCC *NLM

THE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT, WHEN THE REAR TIRE WAS TO BE CHANGED, IT WAS DISCOVERED THE SPARE TIRE WAS NOT COMPATIBLE FOR THE VEHICLE.*JB

SERVICE BRAKES. THE CONSUMER STATED TOYOTA DID NOT FIX THE BRAKES TO HIS SATISFACTION. *JB

THE BRAKES ON TOYOTA CAMRY LE MODELS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. IN EACH OF THREE DIFFERENT CAMRY CARS THAT I HAVE OWNED (1996,2000, AND 2001) THE BRAKES MAKE A RUMBLING SOUND WHEN SLOWING DOWN FROM A SPEED OVER 50 MILES AN HOUR. FURTHERMORE, ON MY 2001 CAMRY THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON DURING USE ON ICY ROADS, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO SAID THAT THIS HAPPENS AND THAT HE HAD FIVE OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE VERY SAME THING THAT DAY. HE ATTRIBUTED THIS TO ONE OF THE SENSORS "STICKING", AND THAT ALL I HAD TO DO IS TURN THE CAR OFF AND LET IT "COOL " DOWN AND THE LIGHT WOULD GO OFF. THIS IS TRUE, THIS DID HAPPEN, BUT WHAT GOOD ARE ABS BRAKES IF THEY MALFUNCTION ON THE VERY ICY ROADS THAT THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO PROTECT YOU FROM? IT SEEMS TO ME THAT IF A SENSOR IS "STICKING" THE SENSOR SHOULD BE REPLACED AND THAT THE CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE ALLOWED TO "COOL DOWN" ESPECIALLY SINCE THIS HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF A PARKWAY ON ICY ROAD CONDITIONS. ALSO, DURING THE TIME THE ABS LIGHT WAS ON ONE OF THE WHEELS BRAKES LOCKED PREVENTING THE WHEEL FROM SPINNING FURTHER CAUSING A MORE DANGEROUS SITUATION.

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL BOLTS BROKE CAUSING THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL TO FALL OFF. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

I HAVE A SAFETY CONCERN WITH MY 2001 TOYOTA CAMRY PURCHASED THROUGH IRA TOYOTA IN DANVERS MASS. THE TIRES PULLED TO RHE LEFT AND SQUEALED GOING AROUND CORNERS. I KEPT CHECKING TIRE PRESSURE TO SEE IF THAT WAS THE CAUSE, NO. IN OCTOBER I TOOK THE CAR IN TO HAVE THE TIRES ROTATED AT DUBE TOYOTA IN DOVER, NH. THE CAR HAD A LITTLE OVER 19,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS ASKED INTO THE SERVICE AREA TO LOOK AT THE TIRES BECAUSE THEY WERE VERY WORN. THE FRONT TIRES WERE VERY WORN ON BOTH THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE EDGES, THE CORDING WAS VISIBLE. THE REAR TIRES WERE WORN EVENLY. STARTED THE COMPLAINT PROCESS WITH IRA TOYOTA. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT BILL DUBE TALKED WITH THE DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE ABOUT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN REPLACING THE TIRES. I REPLACED THE FRONT TIRES IMMEDIATELY. HAD ALIGNMENT CHECKED. CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND SPOKE WITH CHRISTINA WOODS WHO INITIATED MY CLAIM/COMPLAINT I CALLED AGAIN AFTER A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND SPOKE TO ANOTHER PERSON, WAS TOLD TO SEND IN ALL MY WORK ORDERS/PAID RECEIPTS AND THEY WOULD REIMBURSE US FOR FOUR NEW TIRES AND THE WHEEL ALIGNMENT. I HAD THE REAR TIRES REPLACED. DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE SAID HE COULD REIMBURSE US FOR TWO TIRES. WHEN HE WAS INFORMED THAT TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID THEY WOULD PAY FOR ALL FOUR HE APPARENTLY BECAME LIVID, CALLED TOYOTA TO COMPLAIN BECAUSE THEY HAD USURPED HIS AUTHORITY. NEITHER PARTY WILL NOW REIMBURSE US FOR ANY TIRES. MY CONCERN AT THIS TIME IS THE SAFETY ISSUE. DURING MANY CONVERSATIONS WITH TOYOTA AND T

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING HAD A FRONT END COLLISION AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURIES. TS

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 40MPH ON THE HIGHWAY ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE A SUDDEN STOP, AFTER CUTTING IN FRONT OF HIM. HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND REARENDED THE VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, THE DUAL AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AT ALL. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

BRAKE FLUID FAILED CAUSING MASTER CYLINDER SEALS TO SWELL. IT COULD NOT HAVE BEEN CONTAMINATED SINCE NO ONE EVER TOUCHED THE BRAKING SYSTEM SINCE CAR WAS NEW. MR

THE RESPONSE TIME FOR THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS SEVERLY LACKING. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM NUMEROUS TIMES, INCLUDING ONCE ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE AT ALL. I HAVE NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER AND BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR INSPECTION NUMEROUS TIMES AND EACH TIME HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. HOWEVER I CONTIINUE TO EXPERIENCE DEFICIENCIES IN BRAKING RESPONSE TIME. MR

CONSUMER STATES AFTER PARKING VEHICLE, SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER HOOD,THEN THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. NLM *YH

CONSUMERS CONCERN WITH THE VEHICLE REGARDS EXCESSIVE COLD IDLE SPEED WHICH MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. WHEN CONSUMER DRIVES OUT OF HIS ALLEY, THERE IS A DOWNHILL SLOPE WHICH TAKES A LOT OF BRAKE PRESSURE TO STOP AND HOLD THE VEHICLE ON THE SLOPE. THE VEHICLE IS ALSO DIFFICULT TO STOP ON ICY CONDITIONS BECAUSE THE ENGINE IS TRYING TO RACE. CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT ACHIEVING THE SPECIFIED FUEL MILEAGE PER GALLON. THE MPG FOR THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE ARE 27 HIGHWAY 22 CITY. THIS VEHICLE, A COMBINATION OF 19 MPG. *JG

TIRES TOTALLY CAME APART WHERE SIDEWALL AND TREAD MEET WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THESE TIRES SEEMED DEFECTIVE WHEN NEW AND WERE REPORTED TO MANUFACTURER AND EXAMINED BY DEALER. BOTH SAID THEY WERE OK, BUT OBVIOUSLY THEY WERE WRONG! CAR SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO PASSENGER DOOR, BUT FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS INJURED.*AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 15 MPH. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER FRONTAL OR SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CLUTCH FAILURE - MANUAL CAR HAS 15000 MILEAGE, AND DEALER WILL NOT HONOR WARRANTY. *AK

VEHICLE STALLED AT 60 MPH. DEALER COULD NOT FIND A CAUSE.*AK THE A/C AND THE FUN SELECTOR MALFUNCTIONED, BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIX IT. THE VEHICLE STARTS AND STALLS IMMEDIATELY. THE DEALER INSTALLED A NEW CIRCUIT OPENING REALY AND THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED. *YH

ON THURSDAY, MAY 9TH, 2002 I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE JEWEL STORE AT 40TH STREET AND HARLEM AVE. IN STICKNEY, IL. MY SPEED AT THAT TIME WAS 1 OR 2 MPH. ABOUT 3 OR 4 FEET FROM WHERE I WAS TO MAKE A COMPLETE STOP - THE CAR SUDDENLY MADE A LOUD "REVVING" NOISE AND LURCHED FORWARD - UP OVER A CURB, UP A GRASSY EMBANKMENT, KNOCKED DOWN TWO PINE TREES AND SIDESWIPED A 6' WOODEN FENCE BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AS ALL THIS WAS HAPPENING, BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T STOP UNTIL STOPPED BY THE FENCE.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN A SUDDEN STOP, PEDAL IS NORMAL; HOWEVER, THERE IS AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO, PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE, AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK CONSUMER FEELS THE PROBLEM MAY BE DUE TO AN IMPROPER FRICTION MATERIAL, ALSO STATES THAT POSSIBLY THE MASTER CYLINDER PISTON DISPLACEMENT HAS BEEN MISCALCULATED. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE SEVERELY AND CAUSE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

LARGE AMOUNTS OF CO ARE ENTERING INSIDE THE CAR, MY WIFE HAS PASSED OUT OVER A DOZEN TIMES WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. WE USED A CO DETECTOR AND IT REGISTERD OVER 999PPM. I FEAR THAT THIS MAY BE A PROBLEM THAT GOES UNDETECTED. MY WIFE HAD AN EEG, EKG AND AN ELECTRO CARDIOGRAM PERFORMED, ALL TESTS CAME BACK NORMAL. WE FOUND IT INTERESTING THAT SHE WOULD ONLY PASS OUT WHILE DRIVING THE CAMRY AND THIS IS WHAT PUSHED US TO TEST THE CO LEVELS. I THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AND HOPE THAT THIS MAY HELP OTHERS THAT MIGHT BE EXPERIENCING THE SAME SYMPTOMS WITH THIS CAR OR OTHER CARS. NO SAFETY DEFECTS MENTIONED. *AK

ON DECEMBER 3RD 2001, I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY A CROWN VICTORIA DOING APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH AS THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME HAD STOPPED TO TURN AND THE DRIVER WHO HIT ME HAD FALLEN ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL. THE DAMAGE TO THE CAR WAS VERY MINIMAL, THE BUMPER AND TRUNK HAD TO BE REPLACED. ON IMPACT OF BEING HIT THE RECLINING PART OF MY SEAT BROKE AND EVEN THOUGH I WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT IT THREW ME INTO MY 3 YEAR OLD SON'S CAR SEAT THAT WAS POSITIONED DIRECTLY BEHIND ME (THANKFULLY HE WAS NOT IN THE CAR AT THE TIME). MY INSURANCE COMPANY (AS WELL AS MYSELF AND MY HUSBAND) COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHY THE SEAT WOULD BREAK SO EASILY SO WE ASKED FOR TOYOTA TO LOOK AND SEE WHAT HAPPENED AND THEY SAID THAT BOTH STEEL RODS ON THE SEAT HAD BROKEN BUT COULD NOT TELL US WHY THEY BROKE, THEY HAVE SINCE REPLACED THE SEAT AND NOW THE NEW SEAT HAS A DEFECT ALSO. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT KIND OF DEFECT WOULD CAUSE 2 STEEL RODS TO SNAP WITH SUCH LITTLE DAMAGE DONE TO THE CAR AND WHY AM I HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE NEW SEAT? AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT I WAS 28 WEEKS PREGNANT AND I THANK GOD THAT THE BABY WAS OKAY, HOWEVER I AM NOW SUFFERING NECK ,SHOULDER AND ARM PAIN AND I AM TERRIFIED TO PUT MY CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT OF MY CAR, I FEEL THAT IT IS UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS FOR ANY OF THEM TO SIT DIRECTLY BEHIND ME BUT WITH 3 CHILDREN I HAVE NO CHOICE!. I WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE I CAN SEE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS HAD THEIR SEAT BROKEN ACCORDING TO THE CONSUMER COMP

UPON STOPPING THE VEHICLE THE BRAKES DOES NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE MAKES A GRINDING NOISE AND IT DRAGS. DEALER STATES THAT A PART IS MISSING OFF THE BRAKES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. NLM

WHILE PULLING INSIDE OF DRIVEWAY APPLIED BRAKES, AND BRAKES FAILED, RAN INTO A TREE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HIT ON LEFT FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING ABOUT SAME SPEED HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE THIS VEHICLE REAR-ENDED AN EXPLORER AT ABOUT 30 MPH, NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CAMRY HAS EXTENSIVE FRONT-END DAMAGE WITH ALL FRONT-END SYSTEMS PUSHED BACK INTO ENGINE AND WHEELS. POLICE AT SCENE WONDERED WHY THERE WAS NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT, AND TOWING AND FIRE (MEDICAL) PERSONNEL USED EXTREME CAUTION UNTIL SURE THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WAS IN FACT DISARMED BY REMOVAL OF BATTERY. *AK

GENERAL, HP 400, P205/65R15, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2001, TOYOTA, CAMRY WITH 7000 MILES. PASSENGER FRONT TIRE HAD A TREAD SEPARATION AT 25-30 MPH, NO INJURIES.*AK DOT NUMBER ACUR3HU3400. *JB

CAR SPUTTERS AND KILLS WHILE TRYING TO START. WILL START AFTER A COUPLE OF ATTEMPTS - THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN NAMED THE "COLD START PROBLEM" BY TOYOTA.. TOYOTA HAS REPLACED THE COMPUTER, FUEL INJECTORS, FUEL PUMP, FUEL REGULATOR, SPARK PLUGS, CLEANED THE ENGINE.....NO GOOD. CAR IS DEFECTIVE AND THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE.

WHILE DRIVING, AND UPON COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE, PUT IN PARK AND PUT EMERGENCY BRAKE ON BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, DEALER FOUND EVERY THING NORMAL *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD AND ACCELERATES AFTER A COMPLETE STOP. *YD

THE POWDERED CHEMICAL ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE AIRBAGS CAUSED SKIN BURNS WHEN THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THIS WAS PARTICULARLY SEVERE WITH RESPECT TO THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE, WHO BURNED, BLISTERED, AND HAS HAD RESIDUAL RASH AND MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR THE CHEMICAL BURNS TO THE CHEST AREA, TWO MONTHS AFTER THE CRASH. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THESE TYPES OF AIRBAG INJURIES ARE MORE TYPICAL OF THE FIRST-GENERATION AIRBAGS, BUT VERY ATYPICAL OF AIRBAGS THAT WOULD BE INSTALLED IN A 2001 MODEL VEHICLE.*AK

ON JANUARY 4, 2002, I WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 CAMRY. A CAR IN FRONT OF ME (DODGE STRATUS) WAS STOPPED WAITING TO TURN LEFT. I WAS BEHIND THE CAR IN A STOPPED POSITION. ANOTHER CAR (1999 CADILLAC DEVILLE) TRAVELING AT ABOUT 40 MPH HIT ME FROM BEHIND FORCING MY CAR INTO THE REAR OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME RECEIVED DAMAGE TO TRUNK AND BUMPER WITH ENOUGH FORCE/DAMAGE TO CAUSE THE TRUNK TO NOT SHUT WITHOUT REPAIR. MY QUESTION, CONCERN IS THIS: MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY (NEITHER DRIVER OR PASSENGER) AND ACCORDING TO MY OWNER'S MANUAL THEY SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. ALSO, THE DRIVERS SEAT WAS FORCED INTO APPROXIMATELY A 45 DEGREE RECLINING POSITION DURING THE IMPACT AND IS CURRENTLY LOCKED INTO THAT POSITION. MY CAR HAD A POWER DRIVER'S SEAT AND SHOULD NOT HAVE COLLAPSED. I AM NOT SURE AT WHAT POINT THE SEAT COLLAPSED BUT THE IMPACT MUST HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO THROW ME FORWARD AND THEN BACK HARD ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE SEAT TO FAIL. AS A RESULT I HAVE SUFFERED SOME BACK AND NECK INJURY AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT. THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE SEATS WERE DESIGNED TO DO THIS BUT I CANNOT FIND ANYTHING IN THE MANUAL, ON THEIR SITE OR ON THE WWW TO THIS EFFECT. THE IMPACT WAS ENOUGH THAT A BIG MAC IN MY RIGHT HAND WAS THROWN AGAINST THE ODOMETER, DOWN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR AND INTO THE BACK SEAT ON THE WINDOWS. A 32 OUNCE COKE WAS SPLATTERED THROUGHOUT THE CAR INTO THE DASH ELECTRONICS (CD PLAYER, TAPE DECK, ETC.) A

THE FRONT SEATS ARE DEFECTIVELY DESIGNED, CREATING A HEALTH AND SAFETY HAZARD. *AK

CONSUMER CAN'T PUT VEHICLE IN REVERSE. VEHICLE HAS TO BE FORCED INTO REVERSE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY, AND NOTHING WAS WRONG.*AK

IN ADDITION TO THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR LAST AUGUST, IT HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE FOR ME. AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, THE MOLDING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR WAS DAMAGED, THE DEALER PROMISED THEY WOULD REPLACE IT, THEY NEVER DID, THEY JUST PAINTED IT, TWO DAYS LATER THE PAINT CAME OFF. THE CAR WAS ALSO DELIVERED TO ME WITHOUT THE WHEEL NUT WRENCH AND THE JACK HANDLE. I DISCOVERED IT WHEN I GOT A FLAT TIRE ON 11/21/01, WENT TO THE DEALER TO CLAIM THOSE PARTS, THE MANAGER IN CHARGE REFUSED TO COOPERATE, I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER WHO AGREED TO GIVE ME THOSE PARTS AT NO COST TO ME. BOTH THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER SHOWED NO CONCERN ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND MY FAMILY THAT I WAS DRIVING WITHOUT THOSE CRITICAL PARTS. WHILE TAKING CARE OF THIS, TO MAKE MATTERS WROST, I DISCOVERED THAT MY CAR, BEFORE I BOUGHT IT ON 07/23/01 WAS IN A COLLISION AND THE DEALER NEVER INFORMED ME OF IT. WHEN I CONTACTED BOTH THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER, THEY REFUSED TO COOPERATE. PLEASE ADVISE ME ON HOW TO PROCEED TO HANDLE THIS MALFAISANCE FORM THIS DEALERSHIP. THANK YOU

STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AT 60MPH SO VIOLENTLY THAT CONSUMERS HAVE GONE ALMOST NUMB. CONSUMERS CAN FEEL STEERING BOUNCING FROM FLOORBOARD. TOYOTA'S REPRESENTATIVE TEST DROVE, AND ACKNOWLEDGED PROBLEM. TIRES WERE DIAGNOSED AS POSSIBILE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. TOYOTA TOOK A SECOND LOOK, AND FOUND VEHICLE CAME FROM FACTORY WITH AXLE BEING OUTER ROUND AND REPLACED IT. TOYOTA STATED A THIRD PARTY WOULD HAVE TO DETERMINE IF VEHICLE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A BUY BACK. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL CRASH TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 60 TO 65 MPH, REAR-ENDED A STOPPED VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO ACTIVATE AND DEPLOY. UPON EXAMINATION OF DAMAGE FRONT BUMPER ASSEMBLY, AND AIR BAG SENSORS WERE DEMOLISHED. NO DETERMINATION HAS BEEN MADE AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK

I DROVE THE VEHICLE THROUGH A PUDDLE AND ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT CAUSED THE ENGINE TO HYDRO-LOCK. NOW THE VEHICLE NEEDS A NEW ENGINE AND THE WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER IT. I DON'T HAVE $4,000 TO PAY FOR IT. ANY ASSISTANCE IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 60 MPH, PASSENGER'S DOOR OPENED ENOUGH THAT DOOR WAS AJAR AND LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK *YH

HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE ON DRIVER SIDE. FRONT AND REAR DOORS SEVERELY DAMAGED. DRIVER SIDE SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK

CONSUMER STATED SHE HAD PROBLEMS KEEPING AIR IN TIRES, UNTIL FINALLY ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A SLIGHT THUMPING NOISE, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE TIRES CHECKED AND THE TIRE PRESSURE WAS LOW, THE TIRES WERE THEN ROTATED AND BALANCED, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIRES WERE VERY WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. (CONTINENTAL TIRES)*JB

FRONT END HAS VIBRATION. THE MORE VEHICLE ACCELERATES VIBRATION GETS WORSE.DEALER HAS TRIED 6 TIMES TO REPAIR PROBLEM BY BALANCING WHEEL/ FRONT ALIGNMENT AND REPLACING FRONT AXLE ON BOTH SIDES. THE REMEDIES HAVE NOT WORKED.*AK

WHENEVER SOMEONE GETS INSIDE OF VEHICLE, MAY EXPIERENCE DIZZINESS/ NAUSIA, HEADACHE, AND CHEST PAIN. *AK CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK FOUR TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. *YH