2002 Toyota Camry
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Vehicle speed control is the leading concern among 1,039 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 4th highest complaint count among 25 Camry model years with reports.
Of the 2002 reports, 275 involved a crash and 20 involved a fire. 146 people were injured and 13 people died.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Air bags, side/windowJul 13, 2004
ON CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH CURTAIN SHIELD AIR BAGS (CSA), ONE OR BOTH OF THE CURTAIN AIR BAGS MAY BE TWISTED NEAR THE INFLATOR DUE TO IMPROPER ASSEMBLY.
IF THIS OCCURS, THE CSA MAY NOT DEPLOY RAPIDLY ENOUGH WHEN ACTIVATED IN A SIDE IMPACT COLLISION. THIS MAY RESULT IN FAILURE TO PROVIDE THE INTENDED HEAD PROTECTION, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY.
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE CSAS AND REPLACE THE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY IF NECESSARY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 6, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331.
Campaign 04V346000 on NHTSA.gov
Air bags, frontalDec 11, 2001
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A THREE-SPOKE STYLE STEERING WHEEL. DURING AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE BOTTOM SEAM OF THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG MODULE COVER (HORN PAD) COULD BE TORN AWAY ALLOWING THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE COVER TO COMPLETELY DETACH FROM THE AIR BAG MODULE.
IF THIS SHOULD OCCUR, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE DETACHED BOTTOM PORTION MAY STRIKE THE DRIVER CAUSING PERSONAL INJURY.
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG MODULE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 28, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT TOYOTA AT 1-800-331-4331 OR LEXUS AT 1-888-333-9376.
Campaign 01V372000 on NHTSA.gov
TiresOct 1, 2001
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL TOURING TIRES, P205-65R15 92S, INSTALLED AT THE PORTS IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA. THE INCORRECT TIRES WERE INSTALLED ON VEHICLES THAT HAD DAMAGED TIRES. THE TIRES WERE DAMAGED DURING A PORT UPGRADE TO ALUMINUM WHEELS.
THE TIRES DO NOT CONFORM TO THE SPEED RATING FOR THE VEHICLE. IF THE VEHICLE EXCEEDED THE MAXIMUM SPEED RATING (112 MPH), POSSIBLE TIRE FAILURE COULD OCCUR.
DEALERS WILL REPLACE ALL FIVE TIRES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN SEPTEMBER 13, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT SOUTHEAST TOYOTA AT 1-800-301-6859.
Campaign 01V302000 on NHTSA.gov
Air bags, frontalSep 25, 2001
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. INCOMPLETE DEPLOYMENT OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG COULD OCCUR IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.
UNEXPECTED AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT CAN RESULT IN OCCUPANT INJURY.
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG ASSEMBLY. BOTH OWNERS WERE NOTIFIED BY TELEPHONE AND ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. THIS CAMPAIGN IS 100% COMPLETED. BOTH OWNERS HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED AND THEIR VEHICLES REPAIRED.
Campaign 01V306000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints
1,039 reports, newest first.
Service brakes, Electric, Feb 5, 2010
MY 2002 CAMRY, PURCHASED NEW, DID NOT STOP WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES WHILE RIDING OVER ROAD BUMPS AND ENGAGING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. I HAD A DEALER CHECK FOR PROPER ANTILOCK BRAKE FUNCTION IN 2002 AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. THIS CONDITION IS SIMILAR TO THAT DESCRIBED FOR THE TOYOTA PRIUS. *TR
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Feb 4, 2010
I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM IN MY 2002 CAMRY SINCE PURCHASE, BUT NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE IT. UPON SUDDEN BRAKING ON HILLS, UNEVEN GROUND AND OTHER CONDITIONS, OCCASIONALLY, THE BRAKES ARE JERKY LIKE THEY ARE NOT CATCHING AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO STOP. IT HAS BEEN DIFFICULT TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM AT THE SHOP AND SO NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT IT. THERE IS NO PARTICULAR DATE (SINCE 2002) ALTHOUGH I AM PUTTING IN A DATE SO I CAN GET THROUGH THE FORM. *JB
Vehicle speed control, Feb 4, 2010, crash
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH INTO A PARKING LOT IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE IN A COMPLETE CIRCLE, ACROSS TWO PARKING LOTS AND CRASHED INTO A BOULDER BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP OR CONTROL THE VEHICLE WHEN IT ACCELERATED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AT THE SCENE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 116,000.
Engine and engine cooling, Feb 4, 2010
I KEPT HEARING RUSHING WATER COMING FROM SOMEWHERE BUT NOTHING SEEMS TO BE WRONG. SO AT THE END OF NOVEMBER MY CAR RAN HOT I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE THERMOSTAT MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. I REPLACED IT'.IT RAN HOT AGAIN THE NEXT DAY. WAS TOLD I HAD A COOLANT LEAK. TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT' I NEED AN ENGINE! STRIPPED HEAD BOLTS IN THE BLOCK, NO NOT JUST A HEAD GASKET PROBLEM I WAS TOLD THE HEAD BOLTS HAVE LET GO FROM THE BLOCK. I ASKED THE MECHANIC FOR A WRITE UP OF HIS FINDINGS: (PARAPHRASED) 'THE ONLY OPTION LEFT IS TO REMOVE THE HEAD, WHICH REQUIRES AN EXTENSIVE DISASSEMBLY (R AND R CYLINDER HEAD). AFTER LOOSENING THE BOLTS IN SEQUENCE, I NOTICE THE HEAD BOLTS IN THE BACK OF THE ENGINE ARE LOOSE. FROM MY EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELD, I CAN CONFIDENTLY CONCLUDE THAT THIS ONLY MEANS ONE OF TWO THINGS: THE BOLTS WERE LEFT LOOSE AT THE FACTORY, OR THE BOLTS ARE STRIPPED. ( I COMMONLY HAVE SEEN STRIPPED BOLTS IN THE ALUMINUM CADILLAC NORTH STAR BLOCK DISCOVERED THROUGH LEAKING COOLANT.) NEXT, I REMOVED THE HEAD AND SURE ENOUGH, ONE BOLT CAME OUT WITH ALUMINUM IN THE THREAD...THUS INDICATING A STRIPPED BOLT. MY THEORY: THE PLACEMENT OF THE (INSULATION) FOAM RUBBER PIECE BETWEEN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND THE ENGINE BLOCK CREATED AN UNEVEN DISPERSION OF HEAT, CREATING "METAL FATIGUE" IN THE ALUMINUM BLOCK ALLOWING THE HEAD BOLT TO STRIP.' I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED. TOYOTA IS RESPONSIBLE, THERE'S NO PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE FOR THIS AND MY PROBLEM IS NOT ISOLATED... LOOK IT UP! *TR
Vehicle speed control, Feb 4, 2010
2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. ONCE OR TWICE IN THE LAST 90 DAYS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL APPEARED TO "STICK" AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE WHILE DRIVING IN-TOWN. ONLY BY APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL HARD WAS DRIVER ABLE TO BRING VEHICLE TO A SLOW-DOWN CONDITION. DRIVER REPORTS IT HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN. HOWEVER, IN LIGHT OF THE RECALL AFFECTING NEWER CAMRY MODELS AND THE FACT THAT OWNER DOES NOT KNOW IF THIS SITUATION WILL OCCUR AGAIN, IT IS REQUESTED NHTSA CONTACT OWNER FOR MORE DETAILS AND MAY WISH TO EXTEND THE INVESTIGATION BACK TO PRIOR YEARS OF TOYOTA CAMRY MODELS TO CONFIRM OR DENY THE EXISTENCE OF A PROBLEM. NOTE: OWNER CHECKED AND THE FLOOR MATS ARE NOT BINDING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN ANY WAY. *TR
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Feb 4, 2010, crash
I HAVE A TOYORA CAMRY 2002 MODEL. THE PROBLEM THAT IS CURRENTLY REPORTED WITH PRIUS BRAKES, I HAVE SIMILAR PROBLEM. SEVERAL TIMES I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP IN OAKBROOK, IL BUT I WAS TOLD THAT IS THE WAY IT IS DESIGNED. WHENEVER I GO OVER A BUMP AND IF HIT BRAKES, IT DOES NOT ENGAGE FOR A FEW SECONDS AND ACTUALLY ACCELARATES. CAN SOMEONE LOOK AT THESE MODELS THAT ARE NOT RECALLED YET. THIS HAPPENS PERIODICALLY NOT JUST ONCE. *TR
Vehicle speed control, Feb 3, 2010, crash
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH THROUGH THE CONTACTS GARAGE AND INTO HER HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH HER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED PRIOR THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD OCCASIONALLY SURGE WITHOUT WARNING BUT WOULD IMMEDIATELY CORRECT ITSELF.THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THERE IS NO POLICE REPORT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 43600.
Vehicle speed control, Feb 3, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY . THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE UP AND WHILE HAVING HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. AFTER HE SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN TO PARK AND TURNED IT OFF, THERE WAS SMOKE COMING THROUGH HOOD FROM THE ENGINE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND FAILURE COULD NOT DUPLICATED . THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS DONE TO THE VEHICLE . THE FAILURE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 03/04/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE PEDAL BECAME STUCK. THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH A SECOND CAMRY. UPDATED 09/16/10
Electrical system, Vehicle speed control, Feb 3, 2010, crash
I HAVE A TOYOTA SOLARA 2002, AND SINCE I OWNED IT BACK IN 2006, I'VE BEEN FIXING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS (ALL KINDS OF ELECTRICAL ISSUES), AND IT NEVER ENDS. RECENTLY, I'VE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS PEDAL, IT GOT STUCK AND I HIT A WALL IN THE GARAGE PARKING, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID SINCE THIS IS NOT A PART OF THE RECALLS, THEY WON'T FIX IT, AND THEY WON'T EVEN CHECK IT. PLEASE HAVE 2002 CAMRYS AND SOLARAS INVESTIGATED, I BELIEVE THEY HAVE A LOT OF SAFETY ISSUES AS WELL. *TR
Vehicle speed control, Feb 2, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. SHE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TWICE AND IT WAS NOT DUE TO THE FLOOR MAT. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE GARAGE WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. HOWEVER, SHE WAS ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP BY APPLYING THE BRAKE. THE DEALER ADVISED HER TO THE FLOOR MAT OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,000. UPDATED 03/10/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED AFTER SHE BACKED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. UPDATED 05/06/10.*JB
Vehicle speed control, Feb 1, 2010
02 TOYOTA CAMRY ACCELERATED ON IT OWN X PROB CORRECTED ITSELF AS I WAS TAKING CAR OUT OF DRIVE X ONLY HAPPENED ONCE. *TR
Vehicle speed control, Jan 30, 2010
SUDDEN ACCELERATION--WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT WITH THE CAR NEARLY STOPPED, IT SUDDENLY MADE A LOUD RACING NOISE AND ACCELERATED OVER TWO CEMENT PARKING SPACE CURBS. THE CAR LANDED IN THE ADJACENT PARKING LANE AND THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO STOP IT IN ABOUT 3 CAR LENGTHS. DRIVER HAD FOOT ON BRAKE AND WAS NEARLY STOPPED WHEN SUDDEN ACCELERATION OCCURRED. THE CAR HAD ACCESSORY WINTER FLOOR MATS. HOWEVER, THE MAT WAS NOT NEAR GAS PEDAL. VIN NUMBER STARTS WIT A "J" INDICATING IT WAS BUILT IN JAPAN. TOYOTA MECHANIC FOUND "ENGINE SPLASH AND DRIVER FRONT FENDER LINER RIPPED LOOSE, DRIVER SIDE SUBFRAME SCRATCHED AND DENTED (COSMETIC), DRIVER FRONT FENDER LINER RUBBING TIRE CAUSING NOISE. NOTHING WAS DONE TO ADDRESS ACCELERATION PROBLEM WHEN INITIALLY TAKEN TO TOYOTA SERVICE CENTER. AFTER EXPRESSING CONCERNS, SERVICE DIRECTOR CALLED AND SAID THAT HE WOULD DO AN ACCELERATION TEST ON THE CAR. CAR WAS REPAIRED AT TOYOTA DEALER AND INDEPENDENT BODY SHOP. THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ONLY ONCE. *TR
Vehicle speed control, Jan 29, 2010, crash
WHILE DRIVING TO WORK IN A TOYOTA CAMRY 2002, THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME SLOWED DOWN AND STOPPED FOR A RED LIGHT. BELIEVING THAT I HAD ENOUGH ROOM TO STOP MY TOYOTA CAMRY SAFELY I APPLIED MY BRAKES BUT THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN AND HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE THAT WAS STRUCK BUT MY TOYOTA CAMRY WAS TOTALED. THE ROAD CONDITION WAS WET FROM RAIN BUT NOT UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I FULLY BELIEVE THAT I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES WITH ENOUGH PRESSURE TO SAFELY STOP THE CAR BEFORE HITTING THE VEHICLEIN FRONT OF ME BUT MY TOYOTA CAMRY VEHICLE DID NOT STOP OR SLOW DOWN. PLEASE NOTE THAT TRAFFIC ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON DECEMBER 29, 2005. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND ON FILE. I DID NOT RECEIVE A TICKET. ORIGINALLY I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT UNTIL THE JANUARY 2010 RECALL OF CERTAIN MODEL YEAR TOYOTAS WITH THE ACCELERATOR STICKING. *TR
Vehicle speed control, Jan 28, 2010
FOLLOW UP TO COMPLAINT 10060829 I HAVE THE CAMRY NOW 8 YEARS. THE PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED IN THE ORIGINAL COMPLAINT HAS SHOWED UP OFF AND ON FOR THE YEARS I HAVE HAD THE CAR. MOST OF THE TIME ON THE FREEWAY. JUST A FEW SECONDS, NEVER DID I LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. THEN IN BEGINNING SEP 09 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD AUTO ZONE GET THE CODE, BUT THEY COULD NOT READ ANYTHING. I HAD A HARD TIME STARTING THE CAR AFTER THAT. I HAD MY MECHANIC CHECK OUT THE CAR THE NEXT DAY. NOTHING WAS FOUND. FOURTEEN DAYS LATER, DRIVING OUT OF A STRIP MALL PARKING LOT, THE CAR ENGINE REVVED VIOLENTLY, NO STICKING PEDALS, NOT EVEN TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL. AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. NEXT MORNING NO PROBLEM WHATSOEVER TO DRIVE TO THE REPAIR SHOP. IT TOOK THE MECHANIC A WHILE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. HE REPLACED VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR, 9/14/2009. SINCE THAT TIMEI HAVE NOT NOTICED THE SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION YET. THE REPAIR BILL WAS JUST UNDER $ 700. ASKED MECHANIC IF THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. HE SAID NO. TW*
Steering, Jan 28, 2010
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH IN TRAFFIC OR WHEN HE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC SIGN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME INOPERABLE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE OR IDENTIFY A FAILURE CODE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Vehicle speed control, Jan 28, 2010
ORIGINALLY I OPENED ODI 10060806 / DE04021 IN EARLY 2004 TO REPORT SUDDEN AND SHORT SURGES OF ACCELERATION WITH MY 2002 CAMRY LE. THIS PROBLEM HAS CONTINUES PERIODICALLY WITHOUT WARNING SINCE MY ORIGINAL REPORT. THE LAST OCCURRENCE WAS IN REVERSE ABOUT 5-6 MONTHS AGO. I AM VERY DISTURBED THAT TOYOTA HAS NOW RECALLED LATER MODEL YEAR CARS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS BUT CONTINUES TO NOT ADDRESS EARLIER MODELS WHICH FIRST REPORTED THE PROBLEM IN PE04021, DP05002, AND DP06003. I CALLED THIS MORNING AND WAS TOLD I WOULD NEED TO RE-ISSUE A NEW ODI TO GET THE NHTSA TO RE-OPEN THIS INVESTIGATION. I HAVE ADDITIONALLY OPENED CASES LOCALLY AND AT THE CORPORATE LEVEL WITH TOYOTA, AS I WANT THIS PROBLEM DOCUMENTED AGAINST MY VIN NUMBER. PLEASE, HELP THE OWNERS OF THE 2002 MODEL YEAR CARS THAT STARTED THESE INVESTIGATIONS ORIGINALLY BEFORE THERE ARE MORE DEATHS OR INJURIES AS THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*CW *TR
Fuel system, Gasoline, Jan 28, 2010
MY 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY V-6 HAS HAD SPEED CONTROL ISSUES STARTING ABOUT THREE YEARS AFTER WE BROUGHT IT. IT SURGES OCCASSIONALLY AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. I HAVE HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. *TW
Engine and engine cooling, Jan 27, 2010, fire
I WAS DRIVING TO WORK IN MY 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I SAW A FIRE AND SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WHEN I LIFTED THE HOOD I NOTICED THAT THE EXHAUST WAS RED NEAR THE BURN SITE. AFTER LOOKING ON THE INTERNET I FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS WITH THIS MODEL CATCHING FIRE WHILE DRIVING. *CN *TR
Vehicle speed control, Jan 27, 2010, crash, fire
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH INTO HER GARAGE, SUDDENLY, THERE WAS AN UNINTENDED INCREASE OF ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND CRASHED THROUGH THE INTERIOR WALLS OF THE GARAGE. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND REPAIRED FOR THE BODY DAMAGES. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THERE WAS A SEPARATE OCCASION THE IDENTICAL FAILURES OCCURRED WITH SEVERE INJURIES SUSTAINED TO THE TWO OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WERE CALLED TO THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Vehicle speed control, Jan 22, 2010
WE HAVE 02 TOYOTA CAMRY LE, 4 CYL. ON 12/23/09 WE EXPERIENCED A POWER LOSS. FORTUNATELY IT OCCURRED IN OUR DRIVEWAY; THE ENGINE WOULD IDLE NORMALLY, BUT THERE WAS NO POWER FROM DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL GARAGE. THE CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS THE REPLACEMENT OF THE GAS PEDAL ASSEMBLY. THIS IS ALL ELECTRONIC, OUR PART COST WAS $447.75 PLUS LABOR AND TAXES. I THINK THIS COMPONENT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS A POTENTIAL IN THE TOYOTA RECALL. *TR
Vehicle speed control, Jan 13, 2010, crash
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS SOON AS HE SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE, IT ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER THE CURB AND INTO A SNOW EMBANKMENT BEFORE CRASHING INTO A STONE WALL. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE POLICE OR NEED TO GO TO A HOSPITAL. THE CONTACTS INSURANCE COMPANY TOWED THE VEHICLE SO THAT IT COULD BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE CRASH TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED SINCE A PASSENGER COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED WHEN THE CRASH OCCURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000. UPDATED 1/28/10 *CN THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE TRADED THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 02/03/10.*JB
Seat belts, Jan 10, 2010
PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SEATBELT WON'T RETRACT AGAIN AFTER A 2ND SEATBELT WAS INSTALLED. *TR
Seat belts, Jan 10, 2010
2002 TOYOTA SOLARA PASSENGER FRONT SEATBELT FAILS TO RETRACT. *TR
Vehicle speed control, Jan 7, 2010, crash
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT THE STOP LIGHT HER FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CRASH CAUSED DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND A MECHANIC FROM TOYOTA NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS RETRIEVED DATA FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE MANAGER AT A LOCAL DEALER STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER SAW NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IF THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS NOT IN FRONT OF HIM IT WOULD HAVE ACCELERATED INTO ON-COMING TRAFFIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
Engine and engine cooling, Jan 6, 2010
I HAVE JUST NOTICED THAT MY 2002 CAMRY 4 CYLINDER HAS A COOLANT LEAKING PROBLEM. SEARCH ON THE WEB, THE ISSUE IS VERY LIKELY DUE TO THE STRIPPED HEAD BOLT AS MANY PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS WARRANTS A RECALL!!!!!! *TR