1999 Toyota Camry Engine Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY. AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE, FLAMES ENGULFED THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,000.

HEADED SOUTH ON INTERSTATE WHEN BURST INTO FLAME. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY ONTO THE ON RAMP TO THE VETERANS EXPRESSWAY, THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD BANG AND SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE ENGINE.THE ENGINE STOPPED! I HAD BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW IN 1999,AND IT ONLY HAS 44,000 MILES ON IT. IT IS IN SUPER CONDITION, EXCEPT NOW IT HAS A HOLE IN THE ENGINE. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON THE EXPRESSWAY, I WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED!!! A CERTIFIED MECHANIC SAID THAT THE PISTON ROD CAP BOLT HAD BROKEN AND THE ROD BLEW A HOLE IN THE ENGINE. THE TOYOTA DEALER AND TOYOTA NATIONAL SAID THAT I MUST PAY TO HAVE THIS FIXED. IT NEEDS A WHOLE NEW ENGINE!!I FEEL THAT IT MUST BE A DEFECT OR THIS WOULD NOT HAPPEN AT 44,000 MILES.I HAVE ALWAYS HAD ALL OF THE MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS DONE. THIS IS CERTAINLY A DANGEROUS DEFECT, BECAUSE IF YOUR CAR SEIZES UP AND STOPS IN TRAFFIC, YOU DO NOT STAND A CHANCE. I'VE READ WHERE OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY HASN'T TOYOTA RECALLED THIS? IT IS CERTAINLY JUST AS DANGEROUS AS THE PROBLEMS THAT THEY DID RECALL CARS FOR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH APPROACHING A STOP SIGN WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL SUDDENLY AS WELL. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN SO THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN INTO PARK WHICH RESULTED TO THE VEHICLE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN DRIVING 40 MPH AND ABOVE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE EOR SENSOR, EOR SOLENOID AND EOR MODULE WERE REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000. UPDATED 4/4/11 *CN THE MECHANIC CLEANED THE THROTTLE. UPDATED 06/03/11

EXCESSIVE CORROSION AND RUSTING IN THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE. EXHAUST RUSTED ALL THE WAY THROUGH. FRONT FLEX PIPE RUSTED. CAT CONVERTER RUSTED . MUFFLER AND BACK EXHAUST PIPE RUSTED. *TR

I BOUGHT MY CAMRY BRAND NEW AND HAVE ALWAYS KEPT UP WITH THE REGULAR MAINTENANCE SCHEDULED. HOWEVER, OVER THE YEARS I'VE HAD TO HAVE THE CHARCOAL CANISTER REPLACED AT LEAST THREE TIMES AND VALVES REPLACED TWICE. ON OCT. 4TH WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, WITH NO FOREWARNING, I HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND FOLLOWED BY A PLUME OF WHITE/BLUE SMOKE. THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER ON THE SHOULDER IN TIME TO AVOID AND ACCIDENT. THE RESULTING TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED ME TO HAVE TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED. NOW I'M DISCOVERING THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH MY KIND OF ENGINE AND IT WAS QUIETLY SETTLED WITH THOSE WHO HAVE THE 2000 YEAR ENGINES. THE SAME PROBLEM EXISTED IN THE 1999'S AND HAS BEEN TOTALLY IGNORED. THIS IS AWFUL! *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. WHEN CROSSING HIGHWAY AT INTERSECTION, THE CAR HESITATED ON ACCELERATION AND SHE WAS STRUCK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR. SHE STATES SHE HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO CROSS BUT "THE CAR JUST WOULDN'T GO". ALSO, DESPITE IMPACTS FROM SEVERAL ANGLES, NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *TR

1999 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE PROBLEMS AND SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE WAITING FOR HIS WIFE, WITH THE ENGINE IDLING, WITH THE GEAR IN PARK AND THE A/C ON HIGH, THE ENGINE ACCELERATED ABRUPTLY AND WITHIN 2-3 SECONDS, THERE WAS A LOUD A NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. HE IMMEDIATELY SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF, EXITED THE VEHICLE, AND LOOKED UNDER IT. THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED OIL ON THE PAVEMENT. THE ENGINE HAD THROWN A ROD THROUGH THE PAN. THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE SOLD THE VEHICLE. *JB

AT ABOUT 3 PM I WAS DRIVING NORTH ON THE ON RAMP OF ROUTE 15 NORTH AT MIRA MESA. SUDDENLY MY CAR ACCELERATED AND WOULD NOT STOP. I MOVED TO THE RIGHT WHERE THERE WAS ROOM. AND DESPITE PUSHING HARD ON THE BRAKE, I COULD NOT STOP THE CAR. I MOVED TO THE GUARD RAIL HOPING TO SLOW THE CAR, WHICH IL DID, BUT THE CAR BOUNCED OFF THE RAIL AND SIDE SWIPED A WHITE LEXUS. THEN THE CAR CAME TO A STOP. A WORKMAN SAW THE ACCIDENT AND CONFIRMED THE PATTERN OF WHAT OCCURRED. HE CHECKED WITH ME AND THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER CAR AND WE BOTH SAID THERE WAS NO INJURY. HE REFUSED TO IDENTIFY HIMSELF. BOTH CARS WERE ABLE TO DRIVE AWAY WITHOUT DIFFICULTY. WHEN I GOT HOME I CHECKED THAT THE FLOOR MATS WERE IN THE PROPER PLACE AND NOT NEAR THE ACCELERATOR. I FEEL THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE OPERATING SYSTEM OF THE CAR TO CAUSE THIS SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *TR

WHEN I TRIED TO START THE CAR IT MADE A LOUD NOISE AND THE ENGINE WAS DEAD SO MY CAR HAD TO BE TOWED. THE BLOCK OF THE ENGINE HAS HOLE DUE TO MAJOR ENGINE MECHANICAL FAILURE. I HAD TO HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THAT THE SAME KIND OF PROBLEM OCCURRED ON THE SAME MODEL YEAR 2000 TOYOTA AND THEY WERE RECALLED. *TR

ENGINE BLEW OUT ON FREEWAY. ENGINE FAILURE DIAGNOSED AS SLUDGE BUILD UP LEADING TO THROWN ROD AND CRANKSHAFT. ROD BUSTED THROUGH CRANKCASE. MY 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY WAS ONE OF TOYOTA'S FLAWED ENGINE DESIGNS SUFFERING FROM A KNOWN OIL GEL BUILD UP PROBLEM - *5S-FE FOUR CYLINDER AND 1MZ-FE V-6 ENGINES. *TR

MY 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY STARTED BLOWING BLUE SMOKE OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE. THIS WAS AFTER REGULAR OIL CHANGES AT 3,000 MILES. FINALLY, WHILE ON A BUSINESS TRIP AND AFTER OIL WAS CHANGED, MY ENGINE STARTED MAKING A LOUD CLANKING NOISE. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. I HAD A LOCAL MECHANIC LOOK AT THE ENGINE, WHO STATE THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. I THEN PAID TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED 200 MILES TO MY HOUSE WHERE MY MECHANIC ALSO STATED THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN. I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING THE INTERNET FOR OVER A YEAR TO FIND A COST EFFECTIVE ENGINE WHEN AT LAST I FOUND A WEB SITE THAT EXPLAINS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM I HAD WITH SLUDGE OIL PROBLEMS CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE. WHY HAS THE NHTSA NOT ISSUED ANY RECALL? I CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT THE NHTSA IS NOT LOOKING OUT FOR THE CONSUMER? WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE TO GET SOME HELP FOR THE HARD WORKING CONSUMER AGAINST THE AUTO GIANTS WHO KNOW GOOD AND WELL THEY HAD A VERY SILENT CLASS ACTION NOTIFICATION WHICH DID NOT MAKE IT TO THE MAJORITY OF THE CONSUMERS. THAT ACTION MIGHT BE GOOD FOR THE BOARD MEMBERS AND STOCKHOLDERS BUT ISN'T THE NHTSA SUPPOSED TO LOOK OUT FOR THE CONSUMER. *TR

MY CAMRY SHOWED THE EXACT 3 SIGNS OF OIL GEL LIST IN SETTLED CLASS ACTION SUIT: EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION, BLUE SMOKE, & ENGINE LIGHT ON. SETTLED CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT SAYS TOYOTA SHOULD FIX/PAY. TOYOTA INC. DENIED CLAIM. CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT CLEARLY INCLUDES MY 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY 4CYL. TOYOTA SHOULD AUTHORIZE THE $3000 OF REPAIRS NEEDED ON MY CAMRY AND SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIRS AS THEY WERE DIRECTED TO BY A COURT OF LAW. I'M JUST GLAD I NOTICED THE 3 SIGNS OF OIL GET & BROUGHT IT TO A NEARBY DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT BEFORE SOMETHING TERRIBLE HAPPENED TO MY FAMILY. IN MINNESOTA LAST WEEK, ONE CAMRY-OWNING FAMILY WAS NOT AS FORTUNATE: DURING RUSH-HOUR ON ONE OF MINNESOTA'S BUSIEST HIGHWAYS, A TOYOTA CAMRY CAME TO A FULL STOP AND WAS REAR-ENDED BY A SEMI. AS A RESULT OF INJURIES SUSTAINED WHEN THE FAMILY'S CAMRY WAS REAR-ENDED, A 4 YEAR OLD GIRL DIED. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT CAMRY WAS ONE OF THE CAMRYS COVERED IN THE OIL GEL LAWSUIT. I DO KNOW THAT IF IT'S ONE OF THE TOYOTA CAMRYS THAT HAS ENGINE DAMAGE THAT, IF UNDETECTED BY OWNER, WILL CAUSE THE ENGINE TO SEIZE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THESE CAMRYS DO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON FREEWAYS. *TR

RE: TOYOTA CAMRY ENGINE FAILURE ON 12/21/07 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY LE DECEMBER 31, 2007 DEAR SIR, ON DECEMBER 21, 2007 AT 11:30AM PT, MY WIFE KIM LY NGUYEN DROVE OUR 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY LE ON THE 405 SOUTH FREEWAY. AS SHE WAS ABOUT TO PASS THE BRISTOL ST. EXIT IN COSTA MESA, MY WIFE SUDDENLY HEARD AN UNUSUAL NOISY SOUND AND DETECTED THE STRONG SCENT OF OIL AND GASOLINE LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE. IMMEDIATELY, MY WIFE MANEUVERED OUR CAR TO THE RIGHT-HAND SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY. ONCE MY WIFE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE CAR ENGINE SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED COMPLETE FAILURE AND WOULD NOT RE-START. OUR CAR WAS TOWED BY 21ST CENTURY INSURANCE TO ACCU AUTO SERVICE (23253 MADERO #A-104, MISSION VIEJO, CA 92691) FOR REPAIR. SINCE WE ARE HEAVILY DEPENDENT ON OUR CAR TO COMMUTE TO WORK EVERY DAY, IT WAS CRUCIAL THAT WE RECEIVED IMMEDIATE SERVICE ON OUR CAR. AFTER A DIAGNOSTIC EXAM, ACCU AUTO SERVICE DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN AND TOTAL FAILURE (PLEASE SEE ATTACHED PICTURES) AND WAS COMPLETELY REPLACED AND SERVICED. SINCE WE BOUGHT OUR TOYOTA CAMRY LE ON 4/10/99, IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY THROUGH THE ?GOLD SEAL MECHANICAL BREAKDOWN SERVICES CONTRACT LIMITED, AND WE ARE HOPING THAT YOU CAN HELP US WITH A REIMBURSEMENT OF OUR REPAIR COSTS. DUE TO THE DEPENDENCY ON OUR CAR FOR SURVIVAL, WE HAD TO AUTHORIZE AN IMMEDIATE REPAIR. THROUGH THE LIFE OF OUR TOYOTA CAMRY LE, WE HAVE MAINTAINED A GOOD MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE AND UPKEEP, WHICH CAN BE VERIFIED THROUGH LEW WEBB'S IRVINE TOYOTA, INC. (30 AUTO CENTER DR., IRVINE, CA 92618) AT 949-768-0688 OR ACCU AUTO SERVICES AT 949-859-9637. WE HOPE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND OUR SITUATION AND ARE ABLE TO HONOR OUR WARRANTY BY GRANTING US A REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIR OF THE DEFECTIVE CAR ENGINE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP AND TIME. SINCERELY, LIEM NGO & KIM LY NGUYEN *TR

1999 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH ENGINE FAILURE. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE AND OIL AND GASOLINE ODOR WAS PRESENT. CONSUMER THEN PULLED OVER AND ENGINE FAILED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. *KB

SINCE 2007 I HAVE NOTICED SOME TYPE OF ENGINE DIFFICULTY WITH THE TOYOTA. THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE RUNNING (IT IS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.) ALSO, ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY RECEIVE TOO HIGH A CHARGE RESULTING IN COMPUTER SYSTEM OVERHEATING. I HAVE REPLACED BOTH ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY SEVERAL TIMES, MUCH MORE THAN NECESSARY AND PROBLEM REMAINS WITH THE OBD SYSTEM. THIS ALSO CAUSES ENGINE TO HAVE SURGES OF POWER WHILE DRIVING AFFECTING CRUISE CONTROL... I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS ALSO A PROBLEM RELATIVE TO CURRENT TOYOTA ISSUES-ONLINE SOMEONE HAS A 2002 SOLARA WITH SAME PROBLEM. MY PARENTS HAVE 01 SOLARA-NO PROBLEMS REPORTED. MY OLD LEXUS HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS MY 1989 CELICA WAS A GREAT CAR. WOULD NOT OWN AGAIN-WOULD LIKE TO SELL NUT CONCERNED FOR SAFETY OF ANY FUTURE OWNER(S.) *TR

PROBLEM WITH 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY: IN TRYING TO PASS A VEHICLE ON A COUNTRY ROAD, THE ENGINE LITERALLY BLEW A HOLE. THE RPM WAS JUST A LITTLE OVER 4,000. THANKFULLY, THERE WAS NO VEHICLE COMING FROM THE OTHER SIDE AND THE OTHER DRIVERS ON MY SIDE QUICKLY SLOWED DOWN TO LET ME COME BACK TO MY SIDE OF THE ROAD. OTHERWISE THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. SHE PARKED THE VEHICLE AND ONE HALF HOUR LATER, THE POLICE ARRIVED TO FIND THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE ENGINE SIZE AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 42,000. UPDATED 06/08/07. *JB

ON MARCH 9, 2007 THE TOYOTA CAMRY ERUPTED INTO A FIRE DURING MY NORMAL DRIVING. ON NOV 28, 2006, I REPAIRED MY VEHICLE AT TOYOTA AUTHORIZED SERVICE STATIN, FITZGERALD TOYOTA, M FOR CHANGING WATER PUMP AND TIMING BELT. *AK MY ODO METER READING WAS AROUND 93.213 MILES AND WITHIN 800 MILES (CLOSE TO 94100) THE VEHICLE MET WITH FIRE ACCIDENT. REPEATED LETTER TOYOTA CORPORATION IS BEING IGNORED AND TOYOTA SERVICE STATION IS YET TO REPLY BACK MY LETTER.