2002 Toyota Camry complaints

I STARTED THE CAR, AND I RELEASED THE BRAKE AND STARTED IN REVERSE. AFTER A FEW SECONDS, THE CAR SUDDENLY SPED UP TO ABOUT 45 MPH IN REVERSE. THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP EVEN AS I PRESSED THE BRAKE, AND IT THEN HIT TWO CARS. THAT IS WHEN IT STOPPED. I TRIED TO PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE TO GO BACK INTO THE PARKING SPACE, BUT IT JOLTED FORWARD AND SKIPPED TWO PARKING BUMPERS. AT THAT TIME, I HIT ANOTHER CAR. AT THAT POINT, I LEFT THE CAR ALONE SEEING AS THERE WAS SOMETHING CLEARLY WRONG. IN THE END, MY CAR SUSTAINED DAMAGED TO THE FRONT AND TO THE BACK TOTALING $10,111.60. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE DAMAGE TO THE THREE OTHER CARS, THE TOTALS OF DAMAGE OF WHICH I AM NOT AWARE OF ALTHOUGH THEY ARE CLAIMING MY INSURANCE. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER HAVING CONDUCTED RESEARCH ON WHAT HAPPENED TO ME. I FOUND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN CLAIMS AGAINST TOYOTA FOR PROBLEMS WITH ELECTRONIC THROTTLE WHERE THERE IS A SUDDEN, INVOLUNTARY ACCELERATION. I SHOWED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ALL THE RESEARCH I HAD GATHERED FROM THE INTERNET. THE DEALER CHECKED THE CAR'S COMPUTER, AND THEY CLAIMED THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE OR WITH THE CAR'S COMPUTER. THEY CLAIMED THAT AIR POCKETS BETWEEN THE ACCELERATION AND THE BRAKE CAUSED THE PROBLEM. AS A RESULT, THEY FIXED THE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO MY CAR, BUT THEY MAINTAINED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS, SPECIFICALLY THE THROTTLE, OF THE CAR. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. UPON IMPACT, THE FRONT AND SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS HIT BROADSIDE ON THE PASSENGER'S DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AWAY FROM THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE IS NOW AT A BODY SHOP AWAITING REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND THE CONTACT WAS EXPECTING A RETURN PHONE CALL. *AK

DT: CONTACT STATES WHILE HIS CAR WAS PARKED, HE PUT HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE IN ORDER TO SHIFT IT INTO DRIVE AND THE CAR ACCELERATED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO ACROSS TWO SIDEWALKS AND A HOSPITAL LAWN AND INTO TWO TREES. HE REPORTS HAVING NO PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. *JB UPDATED 12/7/2005 - *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THE REAR SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY GETS LODGED UNDER THE SEAT. THIS MAKES THE SEAT BELT INOPERATIVE. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED HIM TO CONNECT THE SEAT BELT WHEN NOT IN USE, SO THE BUCKLE WILL NOT GO UNDER THE SEAT. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND NO CORRECTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE. *JB

DT CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. WHEN PUTTING THE FOOT ON THE BRAKES TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN AND TO COME TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED IT CAUSED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALERS NOW. AT THIS POINT THE DEALER IS NOT SURE WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK

CHILD SAFETY SEAT MOLDING HOLDING BAR IN PLACE IS LOOSE. *TS WHEN DISENGAGING THE BASE, THE METAL ROD NEEDED TO BE PULLED OUT. THIS REQUIRED A MOLDED PLASTIC TAB ON ONE SIDE TO BE PUSHED TO THE SIDE ALLOWING THE ROD TO SLIP OUT OF THE BASE. THE ROD WAS FREE MOVING WITH NO MOLDING OR OTHER MEANS TO REMAIN IN PLACE. *SC

FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE. PIECE IS MADE OF PLASTIC AND JUST BROKE, DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM INSIDE, PASSENGER CANNOT EXIT THE VEHICLE. SPOKE WITH DEALER, CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY, PART CAN BE REPAIRED AT OWNERS EXPENSE. *NM

BRAKES WERE UNABLE TO BRING CAR TO A STOP, INSTEAD THE CAR ACCELERATED. CAR FINALLY CAME TO A STOP AFTER CRASHING INTO THE HOUSE. CAR WAS DAMAGED AND THE BODY AND FENDERS OF THE CAR WERE REPAIRED BUT NOTHING WAS REPAIRED WHICH LED TO THIS OCCURRENCE IN REGARDS TO THE MECHANICS OF THE CAR. IN ADDITION AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON IMPACT.*JB

I HAVE A 2002 CAMRY AND THERE IS A KNOCKING SOUND WHEN MAKING LEFT HAND TURNS. I'VE NOTICED SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS THAT ARE SIMILAR, SO THIS MUST BE A DEFECT WITH THE CAR. I WAS TOLD THAT MY STRUTS AND MOUNTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED - ALONG WITH MY BRAKES. *NM

SEVERE VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEN BRAKES APPLIED 20+ MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. BROUGHT TO DEALER, DEFORMED ROTORS, MACHINED FRONT DISC BRAKES & REPLACED PADS. WHEN BRAKING AFTER THIS, VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT. 24 MONTHS LATER HAD SAME SEVERE VIBRATION/BRAKES AGAIN. RESEARCHED COMPLAINTS NHTSA SITE..MANY HAVE SAME COMPLAINT TO DEALER AGAIN & THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME $99 TO DIAGNOSE. I SAID NO & THE MGR STEVE SAID WE DON'T CHARGE THAT FEE FOR BRAKES. I ADVISED I KNEW OF TSB'S ISSUED FOR THIS CAR & SHOULDN'T HAVE SAME PROBLEM FROM 2 YRS AGO. HE SAID ONLY 1 YR WARRANTY ON PREV WORK, BUT HE WOULD TAKE A LOOK. HE SAID MY ROTORS WERE WARPED & COULD NOT BE MACHINED AGAIN, ONLY REPLACED, HOWEVER BRAKE PADS ARE REPLACED WHEN THEY ARE 2 ML & MINE WERE AT 7-8, & SAFE SO EITHER REPLACE ROTORS & PADS $469 LIVE W/ VIBRATION UNTIL PADS WORN DOWN TO 2 ML THEN DO BRAKE JOBE. I ADVISED I KNEW OF TSB'S FOR THIS PROBLEM & HE SAID HE ALREADY CHECKED & THERE AREN'T. I SAID CHECK AGAIN & AFTER WAITING TOLD ME THERE WAS A TSB BUT IT HAD EXPIRED BUT IN AN ACT OF "GOOD WILL" HE WOULD ORDER THE PART AND DO THE REPAIR TO BOTH FRONT BRAKES FREE. I MADE AN APPT & WENT FOR REPAIR. REPAIR ORDER SAID ONLY ONE SIDE ROTOR AND PAD REPLACED. NOW WHEN I APPROACH HGWY SPEED OF 60-65 MPH, STEERING WHEEL SHIMMIES. PEOPLE ARE HAVING ACCIDENTS DUE TO THESE BRAKE PROBLEMS ACCORDING TO NHTSA COMPLAINTS & NOTHING IS BEING DONE! I WORRY SOMEONE WILL BE HURT BECAUSE THIS PROBLEM IS NOT DEEMED WORTHY OF A RECALL. THE DESIGN O

TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 75,000 MILES EVEN THOUGH IT WAS SERVICED AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED AT 30,000 AND 60,000. THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP ON THE FREEWAY DOING 70 MILES AN HOUR. *JB

I HAVE A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH 42,608 MILES. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON YESTERDAY. TODAY I HAD THE CHARCOAL CANISTER, HOSE AND VACUUM SEALED VALVE REPLACED AT GREAT COST. NOW I HAVE READ THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE 96-98 CAMRY'S AND THAT THE EPA REQUIRED TOYOTA TO EXTEND THE EMISSIONS WARRANTY TO 14/150000. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE PLASTIC DOOR OPENING LEVER ON THE INSIDE AT THE RIGHT CORNER OF THE DRIVER'S DOOR BROKE OFF, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR WITHOUT LOWERING THE WINDOW AND REACHING THE OUTSIDE HANDLE OF THE DOOR TO OPEN THE DOOR. THIS WAS AN ENGINEERING PROBLEM , AND DID NOT RELATE TO THE MILEAGE OF THE CAR. THE CONTACT FELT IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. IF HE HAD AN ACCIDENT AND THE POWER WAS OFF HE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET THE WINDOW DOWN. *AK

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM IS ENTIRELY TOO SENSITIVE. THE BRAKE SYSTEM KICKS IN AT SPEEDS BELOW TWENTY, ON DRY UNEVEN PAVEMENT, IRON GRATES AND ANY SOUGHT OF BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE HAS ALMOST RESULTED IN NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS. WAS TOLD BY A SALESMEN THIS IS A PROBLEM ON 2002 CAMRY'S. HAVE HAD BRAKES CHECKED ON NUMEROUS OCCASION BY TOYOTA SERVICE TECHNICIANS BUT NO PROBLEM IS EVER FOUND. *NM

I WAS DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY SOUTH BOUND ON I-5 WHEN WE EXITED THE FREEWAY AND PULLED INTO THE TILLICUM CHEVRON STATION. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON BUT DISENGAGED. I TURNED RIGHT INTO A PARKING SPOT AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED (3 TO 5 MPH). I WAS ALMOST AT A COMPLETE STOP AND HAD JUST ENOUGH TIME TO REALIZE THAT I COULD NOT STOP!!! I COULD HEAR THE CAR'S ENGINE ROAR AND A MOMENT LATER FOUND THAT I HAD DRIVEN OVER A CONCRETE CURB, UP A TWO FOOT CONCRETE RETAINING WALL, AND THROUGH A CHAIN-LINK FENCE. I DON'T KNOW HOW A CAR COULD DO THIS!! THE TOTAL SPACE FOR THIS TO HAPPEN WAS ONLY ABOUT 3 LINEAR FEET!! I WAS NOT PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR!! THERE WAS INDEED AN ACCELERATION SURGE IN MY 2002 CAMRY V6. THE CAR STOPPED, STRADDLING THE CONCRETE WALL, THE FRONT DRIVE WHEELS WERE OFF THE GROUND. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND ASKED THE MECHANIC ON-SITE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS ON THE 2002 CAMRY. I SWEAR THIS IS THE VERY FIRST THING I SAID BECAUSE I KNEW THAT I DID NOT CAUSE THE ACCIDENT. THE ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECT IN THE TOYOTA CAMRY. A TOW TRUCK REMOVED MY VEHICLE FORM THE RETAINING WALL. I THEN DROVE THE CAR DIRECTLY TO THE TITUS-WILL TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE AND INDICATED IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. DAMAGE TO THE CAR INCLUDED THE FRONT BUMPER, SEVERAL MAJOR SCRATCHES, AND SEVERAL SMALL DENTS. I EXPLAINED THAT WE WERE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY AND ASKED ABOUT RECALLS. THEY INDICATED THAT THERE WERE NONE FOR MY VEHICLE. THEY DID ADMIT AFTER SO

THE TRUNK RELEASE ON THIS CAR FAILED. THIS IS BAD ENOUGH, BUT WHEN IT FAILS THE EMERGENCY TRUNK RELEASE THAT IS LOCATED IN THE TRUNK NO LONGER FUNCTIONS EITHER. IF A CHILD GETS TRAPPED IN THE TRUNK, THEY PROBABLY WON'T BE ABLE TO GET OUT. SINCE I HAVE SMALL CHILDREN, I AM REALLY CONCERNED. I CALLED A TOYOTA DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRUNK RELEASE IS REPAIRED FAIRLY OFTEN. I WAS TOLD THEY HAVE TO TAKE THE TRUNK APART TO GET ACCESS TO REPAIR THE PART. I WOULD SAY THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. I AM AWARE OF THE TRUNK LOCK FEATURE THAT PREVENTS ACCESS TO THE TRUNK UNLESS YOU HAVE A KEY. REGARDLESS OF THIS FEATURE, THE TRUNK SHOULD BE ABLE TO BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE TO PREVENT POSSIBLE DEATH TO SMALL CHILDREN. THIS HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED YET. *JB

2ND TIME IN A YEAR THAT MY 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY ACCELERATED AND JUMPED THE CURB. THIS TIME THE CAR HIS ANOTHER VEHICLE. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS INJURED. *NM

TERRIBLE SMELL FROM HEAT/AIR VENTS,KIDS HAVE ASTHMA AND CAN'T STAND THE SMELL, TOYOTA DEALER JUST SPRAYED VENTS AND POURED FRESHNER IN OUTSIDE VENT, PROBLEM KEPT COMING BACK AND POLLEN FILTER KEPT PLUGGING, NOTHING DONE TO CORRECT IT, NOW IN 2005 MY WATER PUMP WENT BAD. I KNOW THAT THE SMELL IS SOME KIND OF MILDEW OR MOLD FROM SOMETHING NOT BEING FIXED, WHICH COULD LEAD TO SEVERE HEALTH CONDITIONS!

1) FRONT BRAKES KEEP GOING BAD 4 TIMES IN 25,000 MILES 2) WARPING OF THE DISC BAD VIBRATION 3) KEEP REPLACING FRONT ROTORS AND PADS. *JB

2002 TOYOTA CAMRY LE-WHILE ON VACATION ON 8/3/2005, I ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR AND THE HANDLE CRACKED. I COULD NOT EXIT THE CAR FROM THE INTERIOR CABIN. SOMEONE HAD TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE, OR I HAD TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND OPEN THE DOOR MYSELF. UPON RETURNING HOME, MY 6 YEAR OLD SON ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR. THAT DOOR HANDLE CRACKED IN THE EXACT SAME PLACE. THIS POSES A SAFETY ISSUE IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY IN THAT WE ARE UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE FROM THE INTERIOR CABIN OF ON THE ENTIRE PASSENGER SIDE. I PLACED A CALL TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND ADVISED THERE MUST BE SOME DEFECT ON THE DOOR HANDLES OF MY CAR. I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD CHARGE ME $41.00 TO COME IN AND DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. I SUBSEQUENTLY CALLED THE CONSUMER HEADQUARTERS FOR TOYOTA AND ADVISED OF THE PROBLEM AND OBTAINED A CASE NUMBER. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO NATIONAL RECALL AND I SHOULD CONTACT THE CUSTOMER RELATIONS MANAGER AT THE DEALER. THIS PERSON TOLD ME THAT BECAUSE THE CAR "WAS SO FAR OUT OF WARRANTY," THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I DO HAVE 95,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND IT IS 3 YEARS AND 5 MONTHS OLD. I AGAIN CONTACTED THE HEADQUARTERS FOR TOYOTA AND EXPLAINED THAT THE MILEAGE ON THE CAR HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE DOOR HANDLES. I WAS TOLD THAT THE MILEAGE SHOWED THAT IT WAS "FULLY USED." I NOTED THAT BOTH OF THE HANDLES BROKE OFF WITHIN 8 DAYS OF EACH OTHER IN THE SAME PLACE. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS A SIGN THAT IT W

DEFECTIVE STRUTS, FRONT END AND REAR END NOISE, SEVERE SHUDDER WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. *JB

DT: CONSUMER OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE SEAT TRACK WORE OUT. SHE FELT THAT THIS MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE IT ALLOWED THE SEAT TO MOVE FREELY. THE DEALER TOLD HER THE SEAT REPAIR WOULD COST $350 FOR LABOR AND THE PART WAS $1304. SHE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THE MANUFACTURER LEFT HER A MESSAGE SAYING THAT THEY WOULD MAKE HER A ONE TIME OFFER OF REIMBURSING $1000. *AK

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE IN REVERSE FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE MADE J LIKE TURN AND HIT AN ELECTRICAL BOX WHICH CAUSED THE POWER TO GO OUT IN APPROXIMATELY THREE HOMES AND DAMAGED THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST DELIVERED IN APRIL 2002 THIS HAPPENED. BUT THE CONSUMER THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE IT WAS A NEW VEHICLE. ON JULY 5, 2005 A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND WAS TAKEN TO BELL TOYOTA . WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE IT CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. *AK *SC

THE INSIDE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE (THE OPENER) BROKE (SIMPLY SNAPPED IN TWO) AND BECAME INOPERABLE IN MY 2002 CAMRY. WHEN I WENT TO GET A REPLACEMENT, THE PARTS OFFICE TOLD ME IT HAPPENED EVERY DAY, IT WAS PLASTIC AND TO BE EXPECTED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IN AN EMERGENCY, THE RIDER WOULD HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME EXITING THE VEHICLE. I HAVE/HAD TWO OTHER CAMRYS- ONE A 1987 MODEL AND THE OTHER A 1996. NEITHER HAS HAD THE PROBLEM AND HAVE HAD FAR MORE USE OF THE DOOR HANDLE THAN THIS NEWER CAR. *JB

DT: ON JUNE 29, 2005 CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED, AT 65 MPH, AND THEN IT HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF IT. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT KNOW WHY THEY DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. SHE SUSTAINED WHIPLASH AND WA SSEEING A CHIROPRACTOR. THIS HAPPENED IN A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED, AND A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN.*AK

DT: CONTACT STATES THE SPEEDOMETER FLUCTUATED WHILE DRIVING AND THE RPM GAUGE FLUCTUATED ON ITS OWN. THE FIRST THREE TIMES THIS HAPPENED THE CAR SLOWED DOWN . CONSUMER FELT THE SHIFT CHANGE WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING. THIS LAST TIME THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGE WENT UP TO 60 MPH WHILE SHE STOPPED IN TRAFFIC, AND WHEN SHE ACCELERATED THE SPEEDOMETER SHOT UP TO 80 MPH. SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES, AND THEY TOLD HER THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. SHE TRIED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER, BUT HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REACH THEM. THIS HAPPENED SINCE JUNE 2004. THEY CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION, AND THE SPEED SENSOR IN JUNE -2004 AFTER THE FIRST 3 TIMES THIS HAPPENED. CURRENTLY, THEY TOLD HER NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR.*AK

ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE CRACKED AND BROKE. UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE - THIS COULD POSE A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. PART WAS REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE - INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT IT IS CONSIDERED "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR."

OUR CAR IS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY LE WITH THE 4-CYLINDER ENGINE, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, AND CRUISE CONTROL BUT IT DOES NOT HAVE ABS. I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER IN OCTOBER 2003 AND, AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, HAD ABOUT 35,000 MILES ON IT. BASED ON THE ORIGINAL OWNER''S RECORDS AND MY OWN, NO ELECTRICAL WORK HAD EVER BEEN DONE ON THE CAR AND THE BATTERY WAS THE ORIGINAL. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON JULY 22, 2004 IN MISSION VIEJO, CALIFORNIA IN BROAD DAYLIGHT AND IN CLEAR WEATHER. COLLEEN WAS ALONE IN THE CAR AND WAS NOT HURT. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS ABOUT $3,500 IN DAMAGE. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AS MY WIFE WAS PARKING THE CAR WHEN SHE ARRIVED AT HER DOCTOR''S OFFICE FOR AN APPOINTMENT. AS SHE MADE A LEFT TURN INTO A PARKING STALL, SHE SLOWED TO ALMOST A STOP HALF WAY INTO THE PARKING SPACE. THE GEAR LEVER WAS IN THE NORMAL DRIVE POSITION AND HER FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. SUDDENLY, THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD JUMPING OVER THE CEMENT PARKING SPACE BUMPER, OVER THE CURB AT THE END OF THE PARKING SPACE, AND SQUARELY INTO A BLOCK WALL JUST A FOOT BEYOND THE CURB. THE SURGE IN ACCELERATION MUST HAVE LASTED LESS THAN A SECOND SINCE THE TOTAL DISTANCE TRAVELED WAS ONLY ABOUT 6 TO 8 FEET AND YET RESULTED IN $3,500 DAMAGE. MY WIFE WAS REALLY SHAKEN BY THE INCIDENT AND HAS DRIVEN VERY LITTLE EVER SINCE. SHE SWORE HER FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE ALL THE TIME. LATER, HOWEVER, SINCE THERE SEEMED TO BE NO OTHER POSSIBLE CAUSE, SHE CONVINCED HERSELF THAT HER FOOT MUST HAVE SLIPPE

I PURCHASED MY 2002 CAMRY NEW [XXX]. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 25,000 MILES (4 JAN 03 WAS REPAIR DATE), THE FRONT BRAKES BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND SHAKE, CAUSING SOME CONTROL PROBLEMS WHEN BRAKING. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THE FRONT ROTORS WERE RESURFACED AND NEW PADS WERE INSTALLED. NOW, AT APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES, THE SAME PROBLEM DEVELOPED. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE AND THAT HE BLAMED POOR DRIVING HABITS ON THE FAILURE. AGAIN, THE FRONT ROTORS WERE RESURFACED AND NEW PADS WERE INSTALLED. EVEN THOUGH I HAD PAPERWORK FROM THE FIRST REPAIR, AND I HAD PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, THIS REPAIR WASN'T COVERED. AFTER CONDUCTING SOME RESEARCH AT THIS WEBSITE, I FIND THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT BRAKES, BUT TOYOTA IS EVIDENTLY NOT OWNING UP TO THE PROBLEM. THERE IS A TOYOTA SERVICE BULLETIN (00602), BUT I CAN'T SEEM TO GET THE DEALER TO FIND OR ADMIT TO THAT BULLETIN. *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

DRIVER'S SIDE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE AND DOOR CANNOT BE OPENNED FROM THE INSIDE. HANDLE IS MADE OF PLASTIC. I HAVE HAD TO SPECIAL ORDER A REPLACEMENT PART FROM THE DEALER AT MY OWN EXPENSE.

CONSUMER WAS IN AN FRONT END COLLISION ACCIDENT YET THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER WAS GOING THE SPEED OF 35 MPH . *AK *TT *SB

AT APPROXIMATELY 90,000 MILES, THE VEHICLE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CHECKING WITH TOYOTA DEALER, THEY INDICATED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER MUST BE REPLACED. THEY FUTHER INDICTATED THAT THERE IS A NATIONWIDE BACKORDER FOR THIS ITEM AND THEY ALREADY HAVE 10 VEHICLES ON THE WAITING LIST AT THEIR DEALERSHIP. I BELIEVE, FROM THIS INFORMATION, THAT THIS MUST BE A PROBLEM THAT IS A RESULT OF A DESIGN DEFECT AND THEREFORE SHOULD BE RESOLVED BY TOYOTA.

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE WINDSHIELD HAS BEEN BROKEN BY LOW IMPACT ROAD DEBRIS THROWN UP BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. I HAVE EXPERIENCED STRONGER IMPACTS IN OTHER VEHICLES WITH NO OR CONSIDERABLY LESS DAMAGE.

STRONG GLARE IN WINDSHIELD DUE TO REFLECTION OF SUNLIGHT OFF TOP OF DASH ABOVE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THIS IS VERY DISTRACTING TO SEE THROUGH DURING BRIGHT SUNLIGHT AND MAKES DRIVING DANGEROUS.

WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED BUT THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO REIMBURSE THE TOWING COST. THEY WON'T PAY FOR THE 7 MILES TOWING CHARGE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER. *BF

DT: 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THE BRAKES AND ACCELERATOR. WHEN BOTH OWNER AND THE SPOUSE DROVE THE VEHICLE, THEY FELT THE PLACEMENT OF THE ACCELERATOR AND THE BRAKE WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS AND NO OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THIS ONLY OCCURS WHEN BOTH ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE ARE PUSHED. THE CONSUMER FELT IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW OR DEFECT. *JB *SB

WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND TURNING THE WHEEL COUNTERCLOCKWISE, I ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE BUT THE CAR FLEW OUT OF CONTROL , CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE WALL AND A PARKED VEHICLE.

THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AFTER HIS VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND DID NOT STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. *MR ALL COMPUTER PULSES WERE TESTED AND NOTHING WAS FOUND WRONG. WHEN THE SHIFTER WAS PLACED IN THE DRIVE POSITION, THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STEERED TO AVOID THE PARKED VEHICLES AND CRASHED INTO A CHURCH. *SC *JB

ORIGINAL TIRES DO NOT FUNCTION ON ROAD IF ANY LIGHT RAIN OR SNOW IS PRESENT. HAZARDOUS.

2002 TOYOTA CAMRY PULLS TO THE LEFT. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE, BOTH TIMES THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE ALIGNMENT. AFTER CAR WAS REALIGNED IT STILL HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED THROUGH THE CAR WASH WHILE IDLING THE ATTENDANT MOTIONED THE CONSUMER TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE CAR WASH. CONSUMER SHIFTED VEHICLE INTO DRIVE AND IT SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED AND LURCHED FORWARD AT HIGH SPEED AND HIT A TREE BEFORE STOPPING. CONSUMER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO THE BODY, BUT THEY DECLINED TRANSPORTATION TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL. MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER WERE NOTIFIED.*AK

I WAS TURINING INTO THE PARKING AREA AT MY COMPLEX I ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN AND APPLIED THE BRAKES AS I NORMALL WOULD TO TURN INTO MY PARKING SPACE. AS I STARTED TO BRAKE, THE CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATE. I MADE A CONSCIOUS EFFORT TO LIFT MY FOOT OFF BOTH PEDALS TO BE SURE I WAS NOT PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR INSTEAD OF THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE KEPT ACCELERATING. I IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO APPLY THE BRAKE, WHICH DID NOT SLOW THE VEHICLE. WHEN I REALIZED THAT I WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN, I ABORTED THE TURN INTO THE PARKING SPACE AND STRAIGHTENED OUT THE VEHICLE TO AVOID HITTING OTHER PARK CARS AND TO GIVE MORE TIME AND DISTANCE TO SAFELY BRAKE. THE VEHCILE WOULD NOT SLOW, AND KEPT ACCELERATING, CAUSING IT TO GO UP AND OVER THE CONCRETE CURB/SIDEWALK, AND RIGHT INTO A SET OF STAIRS AT THE COMPLEX. NO ONE WAS INJURED, MYSELF INCLUDED, BUT THE STAIRCASE, NEEDLESS TO SAY, IS DEMOLISHED, AS IS THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF MY CAMRY. VEHICLE IS AT BODY SHOP AS OF NOW, NO ASSESSMENT HAS BEEN DONE. I DID, HOWEVER, EARLIER THIS EVENING SIMPLY LOG ONTO GOOGLE WHERE I TYPED IN "TOYOTA CAMRY ACCELERATOR STICKING" AND CAME UP WITH THE FOLLOWING LINK: HTTP://SUBSCRIPT.BNA.COM/SAMPLES/PLD.NSF/0/33A2947408D24D5185256E5300035CAC?OPENDOCUMENT. *AK *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

VEHICLE WAS RUNNING WHILE THE DRIVER WAS SITTING INSIDE OF THE PARKING LOT. VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY. DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IT CRASHED INTO A BRICK WALL. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK

THE CONSUMER REQUEST THAT THE AIR BAGS IN HER 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY BE TURNED OFF BECAUSE SHE ONLY SITS APPR. 6 INCHES FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. *MR *NM

WHEN BRAKING INTERMITTENTLY THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THIS CONDITION HAS OCCURRED 8 TIMES WITHIN TWO MONTHS. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE CAUSE OR DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK THIS PROBLEM ALSO OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE. *BF

DRIVER NOTICED THAT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE WAS INOPERATIVE. DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE HANDLE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED IT. A FEW YEARS LATER THE PROBLEM RECURRED WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR. THEN, MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE HANDLE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK WITH OR WITHOUT THE REMOTE OR THE KEY. NO ONE CAN ENTER INTO THE PASSENGER SEAT.*AK

WHILE TURNING AND DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS DRIVER HEARD A LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT STEERING WHEEL NEEDED LUBRICATION. *AK DEALER LUBRICATED STEERING COLUMN BOOTH ACCORDING TO TSB RELATING TO PROBLEM. CONSUMER FELT THIS IS JUST A TEMPORARY FIX, AND PARTS ARE DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. MANUFACTURE NOTIFIED. *TT

VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION. OWNER WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. WHEN THE OWNER APPLIED THE BRAKES , THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE OWNER HAD TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE, IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM

FAILURE OF ABS ON 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. *BF THIS PROBLEM CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. TOYOTA BLAMED THE INCIDENT ON WORN TIRES. *SC