2002 Toyota Camry complaints

BOTH REAR BRAKE DISCS WERE GROOVED AFTER 4000 MILES OF USE. DEALERSHIP TURNED ROTORS. PROBLEMS STILL EXISTED WITH NOISE. TOOK TO SECOND DEALER AND THEY TURNED DISCS (SECOND TURNING) DIAGNOSIS: WARPED DISCS. MY CONSCERN IS THE SAFETY OF THE REAR BRAKES NEW, AS WELL AS AFTER THE REMEDY (TURNING). CUSTOMER SERVICE REP. FROM FIRST DEALER STATED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT NOISE, BUT IT IS PERFECTLY SAFE. *AK

THE DRIVER SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATED UP TO ABOUT 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE HIT A CAR AND A TREE BEFORE IT STOPPED . *AK *CB *NLM UPDATED 7/2/12 *CN

2002 CAMRY DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT INSIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF PREVENTING EXIT FROM VEHICLE. VEHICLE HAS 16,000 MILES ON IT. THIS PART IS MADE OF PLASTIC. ALL OF MY CURRENT AND RECENT VEHICLES HAVE A METAL INSIDE DOOR HANDLE I.E 1994 AND 1996 HONDA ACCORDS, 1992 CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY AND 1990 TOYOTA CAMRY.

WHILE DRIVING REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. WHEN CHANGING THE TIRE, SEVEN PUNCTURED HOLES WERE FOUND ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE. BRIDGESTONE FIRESTONE RADIAL TIRE. *AK

THREE TIMES CONSUMER WENT TO TOYOTA TO TELL THEM THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH MY BRAKES. THE FIRST TIME, (MAY 3,03) WAS BRAKING SLOWLY AND 2002 CAMRY JUMPED AHEAD, THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. THE SECOND TIME(MAY 28,03) I CONSUMERWENT IN, TOLD THEM BRAKE PEDAL WENT SLOWLY DOWN TO THE FLOOR WHEN STOPPING FOR A LIGHT. 1993 CAMRY NEVER DID THAT. ALSO NO OHTER CAR I HAD DID THAT. THEY TESTED, SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. THE THIRD TIMEON JULY 3, CONSUMERTOLD THEM, DO NOT TELL ME NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH BRAKES, DID NOT WANT TO HEAR IT! HE DROVE THE CAR AND SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. NOW ON JULY 11, 2003, WHILE PARKED AT MACY'S MALL AT CROSS COUNTY, I AM BACKING UP SLOWLY OUT OF MY SPACE, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, CONSUMER'S VEHICLE JUMPED AHEAD FLYING AND HIT TWO PARKED CARS FACING HER. ALL THE VEHICLES HAD DAMAGE. CONSUMER WILL NEVER DRIVE THAT CAR AGAIN, COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE.*AK

THE FRONT DISC BRAKE ROTORS ARE WARPING DESPITE NORMAL DRIVING, CAUSING SHAKING OF STEERING WHEEL WHEN BRAKING AND POSSIBLY COMPROMISING VEHICLE STOPPING ABILITY. IT OCCURRED AT 10,000 MILES. TOYOTA WARRANTY SERVICE ONLY PROVIDES FOR RESURFACING THE ROTOR RATHER THAN PART REPLACEMENT. IS THIS PROBLEM DUE TO DEFECTIVE ROTOR MATERIALS AND/OR FAULTY BRAKE SYSTEM DESIGN.*AK

THE TIRES CONTAINED BUBBLES . IT WAS LATER TAKEN TO THE HUDIBURG TOYOTA. THEY REMOVED THE TIRE AND PERFORMED AN INSPECTION, THE DEALER STATED THE DEFECT WAS CAUSED BY ROAD HAZARDS. NEW TIRES WERE PLACED ON THE VEHICLE. *NLM *CB *JB

VEHICLE'S NEW BRAKING SYSTEM WAS UNSAFE. BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE DEPRESSED ALMOST TO THE FLOOR BEFORE IT ENGAGED. AS A RESULT, THE CONSUMER ACCIDENTALLY HIT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHILE BRAKING. *AK THE CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, AND AS SHE TURNED THE CORNER, THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED AND DID NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OVER THE CURB, ONTO THE SIDE WALK, AND INTO THE LIBRARY. (ONE MUST PLACE THERE FOOT ON THE CENTER OF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FOOT COULD POSSIBLY DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR) *SCC *JB

I WENT OVERSEAS FOR TWO MONTHS AND RETURNED WHICH I DO FREQUENTLY AND WILL IN THE FUTURE. I HAD THE CAR PARKED AND NO ONE DROVE THE VEHICLE AND IT ONLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 7,500 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. I WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES FOR THE FIRST TIME AND THE VEHICLE SURGED BACK AND FORTH AND ALMOST CRASHED. THE BRAKES CATCH" AND THEN RELEASE IN A SEVERE LUNGING MOTION AND THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. AFTER SPEAKING TO THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS RUST BUILDUP AND IT WOULD NOT BE UNDER WARRANTY AND I MUST PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. IN ALL MY 30 YEARS OF DRIVING I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING AND CONSIDER THE BRAKING SYSTEM OR PARTS INFERIOR AND THEIR SHOULD BE A WARNING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM OR IT COULD BE POTENTIALLY A FATAL SITUATION. I HAVE HAD VEHICLES SIT AROUND FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME AND HAVE NEVER HAD SUCH A PROBLEM SUCH AS THIS. SO IT SEEMS THAT AFTER GOING AWAY AND RETURNING TO DRIVE THIS $23K VEHICLE, I MUST PAY FOR REPAIRS EVERY TIME. I WILL NOT DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AND AM LOOKING INTO LEGAL ACTION. *JB

I OWN A 2002 CAMRY SE, AND IT CAME ORIGINALLY EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE TURANZAS ON IT. THESE TIRES ARE WORTHLESS IN THE SNOW AND RAIN. I TOOK MY COMPLAINT TO THE TOYOTA DEALER, AND THEY SAID THAT THE TIRES WERE "PERFORMANCE" TIRES AND ALL THEY COULD DO WAS HELP ME GET A DISCOUNT ON ANOTHER SET OF TIRES. THAT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE, AS THIS TYPE OF (FAMILY) CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE COME EQUIPPED WITH A DANGEROUS TIRE. I COMPLAINED TO THE BRIDGESTONE DEALER AS WELL, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THESE WERE VERY HARD TIRES, AND ARE THE TYPE THAT WOULD NORMALLY BE PUT ON A CORVETTE, OR SIMILAR SPORTS CAR. I WAS FORCED TO REPLACE THE TIRES AT MY EXPENSE, WITH ONLY 21,000 MILES ON THEM. THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP IN THE SNOW, AND WOULD SLIP AT TAKEOFF IN THE RAIN AS WELL. THESE TIRES SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN PUT ON THIS CAR. I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT TOYOTA WOULD PUT THIS TYPE OF TIRE ON A CAMRY. *NLM

2002 XLE CAMRY OIL AND FILTER HAS BEEN CHANGED EVERY 3000-3500 MILES. AT THE FIRST 3000 MARK A SMALL AMOUNT OF METALLIC METAL WAS FOUND IN THE OIL. AT THE 9000 MARK OIL AND FILTER CHANGE (THIRD OIL CHANGE) A LARGER AMOUNT OF METALLIC METAL WAS FOUND IN THE OIL. BETWEEN THE THIRD OIL AND FILTER CHANGE THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF METAL UNTIL THE OIL CHANGE THAT WAS DONE AT 18145 MILES. MORE METAL IS FOUND IN THE OIL AT THE 18145 MILE OIL AND FILTER CHANGE. *NLM

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK WITH FOOT APPLIED TO BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CRASHING INTO A TREE.*AK

2002 TOYOTA CAMRY SE: WHILE CAR WAS BEING BACKED DOWN A DRIVEWAY AT 2-3 MPH WITH DRIVER'S FOOT ON BRAKE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE CAR ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY BACKWARD FOR ABOUT 66 FEET AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CAR THEN SOMEHOW SURGED FORWARD FOR ABOUT 132 FEET. CAR WAS TOTALED. UPDATED 7/2/12 *CN UPDATED 07/17/12

NEW AUTOMOBILE PROBLEMS. *NLM

THERE IS A STRONG SULFUR/ROTTEN EGG SMELL EMITTED BY THE VEHICLE WHETHER I DRIVE FOR ALONG TIME OR NOT. SERVICE FOLKS OVER PHONE INDICATED THAT IT WAS JUST A "NEW CAR" SYNDROME AND WOULD GO AWAY SHORTLY. 11,000 MILES LATER IT HAS NOT GONE AWAY. I LIVE IN ATLANTA WHERE WE HAVE LOW SULFUR CONTENT FUEL AND IT SHOULD NOT BE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. ON SHORT TRIPS, THE ENTIRE OUTSIDE AROUND THE CAR STINKS LIKE A SEWER WHEN I STOP. AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS, THE SMELL IS REALLY BAD. I CAN NOT USE THE FRESH AIR CIRCULATION BECAUSE OF THE SMELL. SEEMS LIKE THE PCV SYSTEM MAY NOT BE WORKING RIGHT, BUT THERE ARE NO MILS ON INDICATING A PROBLEM. IF THERE IS A CIRCULATION PROBLEM WHICH INCLUDES THE EXHAUST SYSTEM THERE COULD BE A SIGNIFICANT CO ISSUE THAT WE WOULDN'T BE AWARE OF UNTIL IT IS TOO LATE. PLEASE HELP GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS. *AK

THE VEHICLE TAIL PIPE HAD A SHARP EDGE WHICH CUT THE CONSUMER FINGER WHILE HE WAS WASHING HIS VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A STITCH TO CLOSE THE CUT. *MR *SCC *NLM

CAR DIED WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AROUND A CURVE. POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND CAR NEARLY HIT THE CURB AND SEVERAL PARKED CARS. TOOK VEHICLE TO TOYOTA WHO REFUSED TO FIX IT UNDER WARRANTY, BECAUSE THEY SAID IT WAS CONSUMER'S FAULT THAT IT HAPPENED. THEY SAID THAT FUEL GOT INTO THE CHARCOAL CANISTER, WHICH THEY CLAIMED TO BE EVIDENCE THAT CONSUMER TOPPED OFF AT THE GAS PUMP. I TOLD THEM THAT I NEVER TOPPED OFF (FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REASONS AS WELL AS VEHICLE PROTECTION), AND THEY SAID IT ALSO COULD HAVE BEEN BECAUSE THE CAR SAT AT AN ANGLE IN THE DRIVE WAY BUT THAT THEY STILL WOULDN'T FIX IT. *TT

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK CONSUMER HIT A PATCH OF ICE AND HIT A CAR IN FRONT OF HER. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK *CB *JB

BRAKES DON'T HOLD ON A HILL. ALSO WHEN YOU COME TO A STOP THE AUTO WILL STOP THEN THE PEDAL WILL GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. *TT

2002 CAMRY LE. BRAKES WERE FINE UNTIL ABOUT 1K MILES. PEDAL BEGAN SINKING TO THE FLOOR. DEALER REPLACED BOOSTER AND MASTER CYLINDER. BRAKES STILL GO TO FLOOR WITH CONSTANT PRESSURE. THEY ARE MUSHY, INTERMITTENTLY GRAB, AND FADE QUICKLY. SOMETIMES GRABBING. THE FEEL SEEMS TO VARY. DEALER SAYS ALL IS NORMAL. *NLM

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE PRESSED WHILE DRIVING ON WET ROADS THE VEHICLE SLID SEVERELY. THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE TIRE PER THE DEALERSHIP. *NLM

THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE FRONT BRAKES WERE NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON 1/9/2003 AND STATED THE BRAKES WERE FINE. *NLM

BRAKE FAILURE OF 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY V6 WITH ABS BRAKES. BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOORBOARD, BRAKES MAKE LOUD RATCHETING / GRINDING SOUND, CAR DOES NOT STOP. ON THREE OCCASIONS, APPROACHING STOPS AT LESS THAN 30 MPH, CAR HAS GONE THROUGH LIMIT LINE EXCEEDING STOPPING POINT BY AT LEAST 10 FEET, UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THIS CAR HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY MANUFACTURER THREE TIMES. SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS "NORMAL" FOR ABS BRAKES. PAPERWORK FROM SERVICE DEPARTMENT ALSO INDICATES THAT CAR IS SAFE TO DRIVE. I AM AFRAID TO PUT MYSELF, A PASSENGER, OR ANOTHER MOTORIST AT RISK. THE CAR IS JUST OVER ONE-YEAR-OLD, AND I HAVE COMPLETELY STOPPED DRIVING THE CAR. I HAVE WRITTEN A LETTER TO TOYOTA 4-26-03 REQUESTING A FULL REFUND UNDER THE LEMON LAW. *NLM

WHILE TRAVELING ON INDIAN HEAD HIGHWAY, CONSUMER SWERVED TO AVOID A DEER, INSTEAD SWERVED TO THE RIGHT/LOST CONTROL AND HIT A GUARD RAIL. UPON IMPACT, FRONT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES, AND VEHICLE WAS DEMOLISHED. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A SULFUR-LIKE OR ROTTON EGG ODOR COMING FROM EXHAUST SYSTEM. ALSO, BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR FOLLOWING PROBLEMS: POOR ALIGNMENT/ENGINE CHECK LIGHT/FUEL INJECTOR/ SPARK PLUGS, MIRRORS, AND STRUCTURAL DEFECTS *AK

WHEN THE PAVEMENT WAS WET AND THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE DIDN'T STOP. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BUT COULD NO DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *NLM

I BOUGHT A 02 TOYOTA CAMRY SE LAST YEAR. I LIVE IN MICHIGAN AND IN THE WINTER IT SNOWS QUITE A BIT. GENERALLY NORMAL (NOT SNOW) TIRES WORK FINE IN THE WINTER. HOWEVER, THE NEW TIRES THAT COME WITH THE SE ARE NOT MEANT FOR WINTER WEATHER AT ALL. THEY PERFORM TERRIBLY EVEN IN THE LEAST AMOUNT OF NOW AND SKID. I HAD SEVERAL INCIDENTS WHERE I ALMOST HAD FATAL ACCIDENTS. LUCKILY I DID NOT GET INTO A CRASH AS I DRIVE EXTREMELY SLOWLY. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY DID NOT DO ANYTHING. HOWEVER, THEY REPLACED THE TIRES FOR A FEW SE BUYERS BUT DID NOT DO SO FOR ME. I THINK TOYOTA KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I THINK THEY SHOULD NOT SELL THE SE WITH THE BRIDGESTONE TIRES THAT THEY CURRENTLY DO. YOU CAN EXPECT A BUYER TO REPLACE ALL FOUR NEW TIRES WHEN THEY HAVE ONLY 2000 MILES ON THEM. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD FOR PEOPLE WHO DO NOT REALIZE THE PROBLEM BEFORE THEY BUY THE VEHICLE. I HOPE YOU WILL INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER AND HELP ALL THE SE BUYERS. *JB

I HAVE A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY, AUTO, 4 CYLS. THE CAR HAS A SURGE LIKE MOVEMENT WHEN I TRY TO PULL OUT OF STOP, REDUCE SPEED THEN REACCELERATE AND PRESS THE GAS PEDAL AFTER TURNING THE CAR AT AN INTERSECTION. WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATES, IT INCREASE SPEED INITIALLY, THEN LOOSE POWER FOR A SECOND, AFTER THAT REGAIN SPEED. THE CAR ALSO ABRUPTLY REDUCES SPEED WHEN CRUISING BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH IF I RELEASE THE GAS JUST A LITTLE.

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB *TS

I PURCHASED A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY LE V IN OCT 2002 I STARTED NOTICING THAT IN NOV 2001 THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE LEFT WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I ASLO NOTICED THAT WHEN I AM DRIVING THE VEHICLE I CAN FEEL EVERY VIBRATION AND BUMP IN THEROAD WHILE HOLDING THE STEERING WHEEL AND THROUGH THE GAS PEDAL. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER IN DECEMBER 2001 AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. THEY TOOK IT OUT FOR A TEST DRIVE BUT DID NOT EXCEED 40 MILES AN HOUR. I HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER AT LEAST TWO MORE TIMES AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. IN DECEMBER 2002 I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SAME DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT I HAD THE ALIGNMENT DONE AND THE CAR IS NO BETTER.

THE AUTOMATIC DIMMING INSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR DOES NOT DIM SUFFICIENTLY TO ELIMINATE GLARE FROM THE HEADLIGHTS OF CARS BEHIND ME AT NIGHT. *NLM

WHEN I STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL OF MY 2002 CAMRY XLE, THE PEDAL CAN BE DEPRESSED TO SUCH AN EXTENT THAT MY FOOT ALSO RESTS ON THE GAS PEDAL CAUSING THE ENGINE TO REV UP AND THE CAR NOT TO STOP AS EXPECTED. THIS HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. DATE BELOW IS APPROXIMATE. *NLM THE INTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR IS AN AUTO DIMMING TYPE AND DOES NOT HAVE A MANUAL DEVICE TO ORIENT THE MIRROR WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE CONSUMER STATES THE MIRROR DOES NOT DIM SUFFICIENTLY (OR AT ALL) TO PREVENT ANNOYING GLARE FROM THE HEADLIGHTS OF FOLLOWING VEHICLES. THE MIRROR MUST BE MANUALLY TILTED AT NIGHT CAUSING LOSS OF MIRROR USE.

THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. *JB

INVOLVED IN FRONTAL CRASH AT 35 MPH AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB

BRAKE PEDAL ON 2002 CAMRY TOUCHES FLOOR WHILE I AM STOPPED AT LIGHT. NO ACCIDENTS YET, BUT I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE CAR. DEALER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL. (LOW BRAKE PEDAL) I HAVE SCHEDULED ANOTHER CHECKUP FOR THE BRAKES. WHAT CAN I DO? *NLM

THE THROTTLE STUCK IN THE IDLE POSITION UPON ACCELERATION . THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM

THUMPING NOISE IN REAR SUSPENSION OF MY 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE STABILIZER BAR IN THE REAR SUSPENSION. THIS NOISE CONTINUES TO GROW LOUDER. INSPECTION OF REAR SUSPENSION MAKES ME THINK THE STABILIZER BAR TIE ROD THAT ATTACHES TO THE COIL SPRING STRUT IS FAULTY.*JB

THE TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOW OUT. *JB

BRAKES ARE VERY SPONGY AND PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR IF CONTINUOUS PRESSURE IS APPLIED. NOT ABLE TO COME TO A STOP QUICKLY IF NEEDED.*JB

I HAVE 2002 CAMRY SE V6. THE CAR CAME WITH BRIGESTONE TIRES THAT WERE TOTALLY UNCONTROLLABLE UNDER VERY LITTLE SNOW CONDITIONS. DRIVING THIS CAR ON A COUPLE OF SNOW DAYS GAVE ME THE SCARE OF MY LIFE. I TRIED TO CONTACT THE DEALER AND TOYOTA MANY TIMES AND DID NOT GET ANY HELP. I HAVE SPEND $300.00 TRADED MY NEW TIRES TO DIFFERENT TIRES. THE TRACTION OF THE VEHICLE GREATLY IMPROVED. I SIMPLY CAN NOT BELIEVE A 'REPUTED' CAR COMPANY CAN S... CUSTOMER LIKE THIS WHEN THEY SPEND $30,000 ON A BRAND NEW CAR. THE SECOND PROBLEM I HAVE IS THAT THE CAR 'WOBBLES' WHILE DRIVING AT ALL SPEEDS. MAY COMPLAINTS TO THE DEALERS GOT THE SAME RESPONSE: "THE ROAD ARE TO BE BLAMED, NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR". RECENTLY I GOT THE WHEEL BALANCE/ALIGNMENT DONE. NOT MUCH DIFFERENCE. I DRIVE MY OTHER VEHICLE ON THE SAME ROADS AND NEVER FEEL THIS WAY. DRIVEN OTHER CARS AND NOT FELT LIKE THIS. THIS DEFINITELY SEEMS SOME DEFECT IN THE SUSPENSION/WHEELS OR FRAME. TOYOTA - YOU BETTER DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS OR PEOPLE WILL JUST "TALK" ABOUT THESE PROBLEMS AND YOU WILL HAVE TO HEAR THEM. JB

THE POSITION OF THE BRAKE PEDAL IS IN THE SAME PLANE AS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMERS FOOT TO ACTIVATE THE ACCELERATOR WHILE BEING MOSTLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TOO LOW TO THE FLOOR DURING BRAKING.

THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WITH THIS VEHICLE AND A NEWLY PURCHASED 2003 CAMRY. *JB SCC THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO TRAVEL FORWARD. THE CONSUMER CUT OFF THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE FINALLY CAME TO A STOP. *TC

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT ON AN INCLINE THE VEHICLE WOULD ROLL BACKWARDS AFTER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS RELEASED AND BEFORE THE GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED. THE CONSUMER REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT OTHERS REPORTED SIMILAR CONCERNS. THE DEALER ALSO INDICATED THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY A LACK OF LOCK ON THE TRANSMISSION. *NLM *NLM

THE SPEEDOMETER WAS INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. SCC *JB

BRAKES SQUEALING. HAVE BEEN TAKING THIS ISSUE WITH DEALERSHIP WHEN EVER I GO FOR SERVICE AND ALSO INDEPENDENTLY AT ONE TIME. DEALER DOES SOMETHING AND THE BRAKES STOP MAKING NOISE FOR 1-2 DAYS. AFTER THAT ITS THE SAME. THE BRAKES MAKES SUCH A GREAT EAR PIERCING NOISE. *JB

BACKING CAR OUT OF DRIVEWAY IN APPROXIMATELY. 6 INCHES OF SNOW (HAD BEEN PARKED NIGHT BEFORE AFTER 1-2 INCHES HAD FALLEN). ROCK GUARD CAUGHT SNOW (GAVE NO FEELING OF RESISTANCE) AND RIPPED OFF, ALSO PULLING OFF FRONT BUMPER (MOSTLY DRIVER SIDE) AND DAMAGING DRIVER SIDE HEAD LAMP ASSEMBLY. DEALER CLAIMS THIS IS "NORMAL." HOWEVER, THE MINIMAL SPEED AND FORCE THAT IT TOOK FOR THIS AMOUNT OF DAMAGE MAKES US QUESTION THE INTEGRITY OF THE PARTS USED IN OUR VEHICLE. TOYOTA REFUSES TO INVESTIGATE OR CLAIM ANY RESPONSIBILITY, AND REFUSES TO GIVE OUT ANY INFORMATION ON HOW TO REACH A FACTORY REP. OTHER THAT TELLING US THEY WILL "RELAY THE COMPLAINT" TO THE FACTORY REP. AND HAVE HER CALL US "WHENEVER SHE WILL BE IN TOWN." THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY BEEN OWNED FOR 8 1/2 MONTHS AND HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. IT HAD NO PROBLEMS DRIVING FORWARD IN SNOW CONDITIONS. WE WERE TOLD DUE TO THE BUILD OF THE VEHICLE TO WITHSTAND FRONT END COLLISIONS, THAT IT MAKES THE CAR VULNERABLE TO THE CIRCUMSTANCES WE HAVE EXPERIENCED, HOWEVER, WE WERE NOT GIVEN THIS INFORMATION PRIOR TO PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. WE HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLE IN EXACTLY THE SAME OR WORSE CONDITIONS IN THE PAST. WE ARE NOW BEING HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR OVER $1400 IN DAMAGES. WE FEEL THAT THERE IS FAULTY MANUFACTURING INVOLVED AND WOULD LIKE THIS INVESTIGATED. WE ALSO WANT TOYOTA TO OWN UP TO SOME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR PRODUCT MANUFACTURING. *JB

CAR EMITS AN STRONG ODOR OF ROTTEN EGGS (SULFUR DIOXIDE) THROUGH THE INTERIOR VENT SYSTEM. THIS CONDITION IS DOCUMENTED IN TOYOTA TSB EG003-03 DATED 2/24/03. ALTHOUGH THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THE CONDITION, THEY SAY IT IS THE FAULT OF THE GASOLINE. I HAVE TRIED MANY DIFFERENT BRANDS AND MY NEIGHBORS CARS DO NOT EXHIBIT THIS SMELL. SULFUR DIOXIDE IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS TO PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS SUCH AS MY DAUGHTER WHO HAS ASTHMA. HER CONDITION HAS BECOME WORSE THIS WINTER BECAUSE (WE THINK) OF HER CONTACT WITH THIS CAR. TOYOTA HAS SAID THAT THE CONDITION IS NOT COVERED IN THEIR WARRANTY AND THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT. *NLM

ALL 4 OF THE BRIDGESTONE POTENZA TIRES WERE DANGEROUS UNDER SNOWY CONDITIONS. THE TREAD FILLED UP WITH SNOW AND THE TIRES HAD NO TRACTION, WHICH CAUSED THEM TO SPIN.*JB

ALL 4 OF THE BRIDGESTONE POTENZA TIRES WERE DANGEROUS UNDER SNOWY CONDITIONS. THE TREAD FILLED UP WITH SNOW, AND TIRES HAD NO TRACTION, WHICH CAUSED THEM TO SPIN.*JB

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED. *JB

THE BRAKES SQUEAKED WHEN THEY WERE APPLIED, HOWEVER THE DEALER DID NOT FIND A PROBLEM. *JB