2003 Toyota Camry Complaint Log

THE SEAT WOULD NOT PROPERLY RETRACT AFTER UNBUCKLING ON OUR 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. PULLING IT OUT TO RETRACT IT CAUSED IT TO BECOME FULLY EXTENDED SO THAT THE SEAT BELT COULD NOT BE WORN. WE HAD TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER IN VIOLATION OF OHIO SEAT BELT LAWS. THE DEALER COULD NOT RETRACT IT EITHER AND CHARGED US $322.00 TO REPAIR IT. IF WE WERE IN AN ACCIDENT WE WOULD NOT HAVE A SEAT BELT RESTRAINT. *TR

GETTING A LARGE CHATTER OR RATTLE FROM THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD, WHICH AFTER REVIEWING INTERNET INFO APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM THAT WARRANTS A DEFECTIVE ISSUE. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR ALMOST A YEAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHEN ANOTHER MOTORIST CUT THE CONSUMER OFF. THE CONSUMER COULD NOT REGAIN CONTROL DUE TO THE WIND AND RAIN. THE VEHICLE STRUCK THE MEDIAN AND WAS DESTROYED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND PARAMEDIC'S ARRIVED AT THE SCENE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THREE OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED HEAD AND NECK INJURIES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 32,000. UPDATED 12-12-07. *KB

CAR CONSTANTLY ROLLS WHEN VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE. IT IS AN AUTOMATIC AND WE HAVE TO KEEP OUR FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL WHEN COMPLETELY STOPPED AND A FLAT ROAD. *TR

AFTER INSTALLING FOUR NEW TIRES NOTICED THUMPING NOISE IN FRONT. HAD MECHANIC CHECK THE TIRES. HE TOLD ME THERE WAS A HIGH SPOT AND CHOPPING ALONG THE EDGE. HAD TIRE REPLACED. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 TOYOTA SOLARA CONVERTIBLE. MY SEAT BELT WOULD LOCK UP ON ME ON A REGULAR BASIS AND HAVE TO WORK AT IT TO LOOSEN IT FROM MY NECK.- THIS HAS HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES. IT WAS SO BAD I HAD TO MANUALLY ROLL THE SEAT BELT BACK INTO THE HOLDER EVERY TIME I GOT OUT OF THE CAR FOR THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF. FINALLY THE OTHER DAY IT JUST WOULDN'T ROLL BACK IN AT ALL, SO IT WAS PULLED OUT ALL THE WAY AND WOULD NOT ROLL IN. I HAD TO TAKE GET AN ENTIRE NEW MECHANISM AND SET BELT INSTALLED. THIS COST IS OVER $400.00 TO REPLACE I REALLY FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT. I HAD A CHRYSLER FOR OVER 13 YEARS AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH A SEAT BELT, IN FACT I ALSO HAVE A 1992 GM AND HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT BELTS. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED WITHOUT WARNING WHEN THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS AND THEN CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V346000 (AIR BAGS: SIDE/WINDOW) WAS REFERENCED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE INSURANCE INSPECTOR FELT THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUSED THE FAILURE. AS OF OCTOBER 25, 2007, THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 41,000. SEE 10209036 ALSO. *DSY. UPDATED 01/11/08. *LJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT SWITCHED GEARS FROM NEUTRAL TO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO MAXIMUM SPEED. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. SHE DROVE INTO SOME BUSHES AND TREES THAT WERE IN FRONT OF A TWO FOOT WALL. THE UNDERCARRIAGE, TRANSMISSION HOUSING, TIE ROD, AND BUMPER WERE ALL DAMAGED. THE REPAIRS WOULD COST $5,800. THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS ALONG WITH AN AMBULANCE ARRIVED AT THE SCENE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE CONTACT REFUSED TO GO TO A HOSPITAL, EVEN THOUGH HER BLOOD PRESSURE WAS 200. THE DEALER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 43,960. SEE ODI 10206896 ALSO. *DSY

2003 TOYOTA CAMRY PASSENGER AIR BAG COVER COMING APART. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT THIS GAP IN BETWEEN THE DASHBOARD AND THE AIR BAG COVER AFFECTING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE AIR BAG IF IT IS NEEDED. *KB THE DEALER STATED THE SEPARATION APPEARED TO BE CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE HEAT.*JB

I HAVE A TOYOTA CAMRY 2003. SINCE AROUND 2007 I HAVE NOTICED THAT SOME KIND OF FLUID NOISE COME FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AREA, ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNING AND WHEN TURNING TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT. SOMETIMES THE NOISE IS SO LOUD THAT THE OTHER PASSENGER CAN HEAR IT. IT SOUND LIKE A LOT OF FLUID IS MOVING ON THE DASH AROUND THE STEERING WHEEL. NO LEAK INSIDE THE CAR OBSERVED. FOR SEVERAL MONTHS FEEL LIKE CAR STEER MORE/EASILY WHEN DRIVING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE STATED THAT THERE WAS SLUDGE IN THE ENGINE. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS IMPOSSIBLE AND ACCUSED THE CONTACT OF NOT USING THE RECOMMENDED AMOUNT OF OIL AND INSPECTING THE VEHICLE. HE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 42,000.

BACK HATCH UNLOCKED AND FLEW OPEN ON HIGHWAY WHILE I HAD CUSTOMERS IN MY 4 RUNNER. PULLED OVER AND TRIED TO SHUT...WOULD NOT SHUT. HAVING TO DRIVE NOW WITH BACK TAILGATE TIED SHUT. EXHAUST COMES IN THROUGH BACK OF VEHICLE. HAVING REPAIRED ON 10/24 FOR A COST OF OVER $400! *TR

SEPTEMBER OF 2007- I NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IN MY 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY LE CAR AND I WAS DUE FOR A CAR INSPECTION FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER. THE DEALERSHIP AND OTHER REPAIR SHOPS STATED THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT PASS THE CAR INSPECTION WITH THAT LIGHT ON. ON SEPTEMBER 10TH,2007, I TOOK THE CAR TO A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND A MECHANIC FOUND A LEAK AT THE FUEL FILLER NECK. THEY REPLACED THE FUEL FILLER NECK AND CAP. THE COSTS WERE $225 FOR LABOR, $143.60 FOR PARTS, AND $25.80 FOR SALES TAX FOR A TOTAL REPAIR JOB OF $394.40! THE CAR WAS OVER 3 YEARS OLD. THAT SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING IN A YOUNG CAR. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN OCTOBER OF 2005 FROM A TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. THE COMPLAINT IS WHY SHOULD THE CUSTOMERS BE PAYING FOR " POOR QUALITY" BY THE TOYOTA MANUFACTURER WHEN I COULDN'T HAVE PASSED A CAR INSPECTION FOR THEIR "POOR QUALITY " PARTS? IF I CAN'T PASS AN INSPECTION THEN WE HAVE AN EMISSIONS AND SAFETY ISSUE BY THE FAULT OF TOYOTA. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE BETWEEN 3-5 MPH, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV. THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD WHEN THE CONTACT APPLIED MORE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A CONCRETE WALL AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. HER KNEES WERE BADLY BRUISED. THE HOOD AND FRONT BUMPER WERE DAMAGED, BUT THE MAJORITY OF THE DAMAGE WAS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE SIDE PANELS WERE MOVED AND MISALIGNED, WHICH IMPACTS THE OPENING AND CLOSING OF THE DOORS. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 58,500.

BEGAN TO HEAR RATTLING NOISE SHORTLY BEFORE TAKING CAR TO DEALER FOR 90,000 MILE SERVICING. ADVISED BY DEALER THAT INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS BROKEN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $600. HAD MANIFOLD REPLACED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE THE CONTACT HAD THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT OF IT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP BUT BOTH DEALERS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR REPAIR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. UPDATED 11/03/10. *LJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH SHE HEARD A LOUD POP. SHE PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A BLOW OUT ON THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. THE ROAD WAS SMOOTH AND DRY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,628.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT HEARD WATER MOVING FROM ONE END OF THE VEHICLE TO THE OTHER WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE TURNS OR WHEN SHE STARTED THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING COOLANT. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. IN AUGUST 2007 WITH 98,000 MILES, THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 167,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD TICKING AND RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. SHE IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND THEY PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TEST INDICATED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS SEPARATING FROM THE INSIDE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TOO MANY MILES TO BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 62,000.

IT HAS BEEN OVER A YEAR THAT I COMPLAINED TO TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE ABOUT MY HEADLINER COMING DOWN. THEY INITIALLY AGREED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE IT AND THEN AFTER THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE GOT INVOLVED THEY RESCINDED THEIR INITIAL AGREEMENT TO REPAIR IT. I ASKED CUSTOMER SERVICE WHO IS LOCATED IN TORRANCE, CALIF. TO SEND ME A WRITTEN LETTER STATING WHY THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE IT AS THEY INITIALLY AGREED TO AND THEY REFUSED TO DO SO. MY VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AT THE END OF 2003 AND AS STATED, IT HAS BEEN OVER A YEAR THAT I HAVE HAD NO SATISFACTION TO THIS PROBLEM. THE HEADLINER IS CONTINUALLY COMING DOWN AND I FEEL IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. TOYOTA CONCLUDES IT IS WEAR AND TEAR. YOUR HEADLINER SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

THE DEALERSHIP STATES THAT THE MANIFOLD HAS A PROBLEM CAUSING A VERY LOUR RATTLING AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. MANY MANY INDIVIDUALS HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM FORUMS ON THIS SITE: HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.NET/FORUM/AUTOS/TOYOTA-CAMRY/T9MGD2F66FRTCKKID. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 4RUNNER THAT HAS A HORRIBLE CLUNKING SOUND THAT HAPPENS AT RANDOM. THE TOYOTA DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX IT 3 TIMES. IT WILL HAPPEN WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR STARTING FROM A STOP. IT'S VERY ANNOYING AND NOT VERY COMFORTING. IF THE DRIVESHAFT IS SLAMMING AND MAKING THIS NOISE, I CAN'T IMAGING ANYONE THINKING THAT IS VERY SAFE. THE THING COULD BREAK AT ANY MOMENT. WHO KNOWS WHAT DAMAGE THE SLAMMING DOES TO IT! TOYOTA NEEDS TO FIX THIS BEFORE SOME GETS HURT FROM IT. *TR

DELAYED RESPONSE OF ENGINE AND FORWARD MOTION OF THE CAR WHEN APPLYING ACCELERATION. FOR LACK OF BETTER WORDS, IT SEEMS TO CREATE A REVVING OR SURGE IN THE ENGINE...LIKE SOMETHING IS OUT OF SYNCH. OTHER ISSUES RELATE TO PERSISTENT PROBLEMS WITH THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE AND GRINDING IN THE STEERING COLUMN THAT HAVE BEEN DISMISSED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT WORKS ON MY CAR. AS OF TODAY, I CANNOT SAFELY DRIVE MY CAR BECAUSE I AM NOT CONFIDENT I WILL BE ABLE TO STOP THE CAR. I AM SCHEDULED TO BRING THE CAR IN THIS WEEK, BUT WILL NEED TO EXPEDITE IT GIVEN THE RAPID CHANGE IN BRAKE RESPONSE IN THE LAST FEW DAYS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE IS A GAP IN THE DASHBOARD ABOVE THE AIR BAG COVER. THE AIR BAG CAN BE SEEN THROUGH THE GAP. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG IS IN STILL IN PLACE AND THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH BEING ABLE TO SEE THE AIR BAG THROUGH THE GAP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 46,009.

MY PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG COVER LOOKS LIKE IS COMING APART. I SEE A GOOD GAP BETWEEN THE COVER AND THE DASH-BOARD. INSIDE THE AIRBAG COVER, I CAN SEE A YELLOW PLASTIC SHEET KIND OF MATERIAL. I AM WORRIED WHETHER IT WILL AFFECT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE AIRBAG OR WHETHER IF DUST OR SOMETHING GETS IN , IT WILL CREATE PROBLEM ON ITS FUNCTIONALITY. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL TOYOTA DEALER, THE REPORT SAYS "TECH STATES SEPARATION APPEARS TO BE CAUSED DO TO EXCESSIVE HEAT. AIR BAGS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN TAMPERED WITH. COST TO REPLACE ....". THEY CLAIM IT IS NOT AN ISSUE AND IF I WANT I CAN REPLACE MY ENTIRE DASH-BOARD TO SEAL THE GAP ON MY EXPENSE. 1. IT MAY LOOK FINE NOW WHAT IF TOMORROW IF THE COVER COMES OUT FULLY THAT WHEN I AM DRIVING IN A HIGHWAY. 2. ANYTHING CAN GET-IN IN SUCH A BIG GAP. I HAVE PHOTOS FOR EVIDENCE. AND I HAVE ATTACHED IT. 3. EXCESSIVE HEAT ( THE MAX TEMPERATURE ON THIS MONTH-JUNE WAS AROUND 95+) SO THEY MEAN TO SAY THE DASH-BOARDS ARE NOT DESIGNED TO WITHSTAND THAT OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE ?(PROBABLY IT WILL BE LITTLE MORE INSIDE). SO ARE THEY SAYING EXCESSIVE SUMMER HEAT CAN CREATE A GAP BETWEEN DASH-BOARD AND AIR BAG COVER FOR ANY CAR?. AIR BAG IS SUCH A CRITICAL SAFETY PART HOW CAN ALLOW SUCH GAP BETWEEN THE COVER AND DASH-BOARD FOR THE SUMMER HEAT? . I AM PLANNING TO TAKE THIS TO NHTSA TO SEE A PATTERN. THE EXPLANATION OF EXCESSIVE HEAT LOOKS UNREALISTIC. SAFETY IS MY FIRST CONCERN NOT ONLY THE PERSON DRIVING OR PASSENGERS AND TO THE OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD TOO. IF THE AIR BAG POPS OUT WHEN I AM DRIVING, IT CAN DEFINITELY DISTRACT ANY DRIVER. OR IF DUST GETS IN IT CAN MAL-FUNCTION TOO. WHETHER TOYOTA IS INSTALLING A CAR DASH BOARD WHICH CANT EVEN WITHSTAND SUN LIGHT TEMPERATURE ? IF THAT'S THE CASE, AM I GOING TO SEE THE GAP INCREASING BY END OF THIS SUMMER ? MY INCIDENT # WITH TOYOTA IS : 070625-000298 AND MY EMAIL IS DOCUMENTED AT THEIR TOYOTA NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS UNDER FILE #200706260111. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY SOLARA. ON JUNE 21, 2007, THE VEHICLE SURGED WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT 5 MPH. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED SO QUICKLY THAT IT WHIPPED THE CONTACT'S HEAD BACK AND LEFT SKID MARKS ON THE GROUND. SHE HAD TO REMOVE HER FOOT FROM THE BRAKE AND DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN BEFORE THE VEHICLE FINALLY STOPPED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION (# DTO6003 - VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL) THAT WAS CLOSED IN APRIL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WOULD TAKE HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THE FOLLOWING MORNING. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 67,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AUTOMATICALLY TO 45 MPH AS SHE WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS. THE VEHICLE STRUCK A CEMENT BLOCK. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED FRONT END DAMAGE AND WAS TOWED AWAY. THE BODY DAMAGE MUST BE REPAIRED BEFORE THE DEALER CAN ATTEMPT TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 24,000.

DEFECTIVE INTERMEDIATE STEERING JOINT IN THE STEERING COLUMN. *AK

2003 CAMRY LE, 39,000 MILES. THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUTS ITSELF DOWN WHILE DRIVING. LUCKILY, THIS HAPPENED IN A PARKING LOT OF A DEALERSHIP WHEN WE BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR A SEEMLY UNRELATED ISSUE. SHOULD THIS HAPPEN OUTSIDE, IT COULD BE DEADLY. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM GIVEN ITS DANGEROUS FAILURE MODE. THE CAR INITIALLY HAD START ISSUE A DAY EARLIER. IT ONLY STARTED AFTER THE HOOD HAS BEEN OPENED FOR A FEW MINUTES. BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP NEXT DAY. THE START ISSUE HAPPENED A FEW MORE TIMES IN THE DEALERS LOT. AFTER IT FINALLY STARTED, IT HAD A POWER WINDOW FAILURE, FOLLOWED BY THE SHUTTING DOWN OF THE CAR BY ITSELF WHILE THE CAR WAS PHYSICALLY MOVING. THE DEALER COULD NOT PIN POINT THE PROBLEM BUT SUSPECTED THE BODY ECU (ENGINE CONTROL UNIT) BECAUSE OF THE POWER WINDOW FAILURE. THEY REPLACED AN ECU AND THAT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. *TR

ENGINE NOISE CAUSED BY INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACK AS DIAGNOSED BY A TOYOTA SERVICE DEALER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLINER ROOFING MATERIAL FELL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY FAULTY GLUE OR WEAR AND TEAR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10. UPDATED 12/12/2007 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE HEADLINER IS DETACHING FROM THE BACK BY THE REAR ALL THE WAY ACROSS. UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

SUMMER 2007, DRIVING FROM BEDFORD, TX TO SOUTHWEST FORT WORTH, 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FROM NEAR STOP CONDITION TO MUCH HIGHER SPEED FOR TWO OR MORE BLOCKS. NOT SURE HOW FAST IT WAS GOING. DON'T RECALL DETAILS. THIS NEVER HAPPENED AGAIN. STILL OWNS CAR. *TR

THE DRIVER'S SEAT WHICH IS ADJUSTED USING BUTTONS ON THE SIDE OF THE SEA BECAME STUCK ALL THE WAY FORWARD 3 TIMES, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR MY HUSBAND TO DRIVE. THE TOYOTA SERVICE DEPARTMENT REMOVED THE SEAT, AND FOUND SHARDS OF PLASTIC IN THE TRACK. THEY SUGGESTED THAT I REFRAIN FROM MOVING THE SEAT ALL THE WAY FORWARD, WHICH IS TRICKY WHEN YOU ARE 5' 1" TALL. *AK

2003 TOYOTA CAMRY, SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHILE PARKING VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, JUMPED A PARKING BLOCK, AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. *TR

RE: NOTIFICATION CASE #245324 DATED ON 03/17/2010 THE INCIDENT HAPPENED ON A BECHTEL-TOWER VISITOR PARKING IN HOUSTON, TX. I PASSED THE ENTRANCE GATE, MADE TWO 90 DEGREES TURNS AND POSITIONED CAR BETWEEN PARKING LINES. SUDDENLY, I HEARD A HORRIFIED SOUND COMING OUT FROM THE ENGINE: MOTOR WAS ROARING LIKE A WILD LION. I PRESSED THE BRAKE BUT IT DID NOT PREVENT THE ACCIDENT. LIKE A ROCKET THE VEHICLE RAN OVER THE CURB AND LANDSCAPING COLLIDING INTO A LARGE THREE. THE SEAT BELT SAVED MY LIFE, HOWEVER THE WHOLE FRONT BODY OF THE VEHICLE WAS SMASHED AND THE ESTIMATED DAMAGE WAS NEAR $8,000. THE BECHTEL SECURITY GUARD OFFICER WAS CONTACTED IMMEDIATELY. THE INCIDENT HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED AND RECORDED IN BECHTEL SECURITY FILE. LATER THIS YEAR WHEN TOYOTA "UNINTENDED ACCELERATION" PROBLEM WAS REVEALED I CONTACTED THE TOYOTA MOTOR SALES DEPARTMENT. THEY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT ALL TESTS PERFORMED SAFELY. FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE, THE FOLLOWING ATTACHMENTS HAVE BEEN MAILED TO YOUR OFFICE ON MARCH 24, 2010: A COPY OF MY LETTER SUBMITTED TO TOYOTA MOTOR SALES, U.S.A., TORRANCE, CA. THIS LETTER PERTAINS ALL EVENTS AND DETAILS RELATED TO THE INCIDENT. REPORT OF STERLING MCCALL TOYOTA TESTING PERFORMED ON FEBRUARY 10, 2010. I GREATLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. UPDATED 04/20/10

IN APRIL 2007 I HAD AN ACCIDENT WITH MY 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY. I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AND PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE, IT ACCELERATED GREATLY. I PUT ON THE BRAKES AND IT WOULD NOT STOP. I HIT ANOTHER CAR AND A FENCE BEFORE I COULD THROW IT INTO PARK AND STOP IT. HAD I GONE THRU THE FENCE, I WOULD HAVE GONE INTO A DEEP RAVINE AND I WOULD NOT BE HERE TO TELL THE STORY. I TOLD THE INSURANCE COMPANY THAT DAY THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CAR; IT WOULD NOT STOP. I TOLD THEM THEY SHOULD CONTACT TOYOTA ABOUT IT. THEY TOLD ME NOT TO WORRY, THEY WOULD COVER THE DAMAGES - AROUND $6000. I TOLD THE GARAGE THAT REPAIRED THE CAR THAT IT WOULD NOT STOP. HE SAID I HAD TO HAVE HAD MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR AND NOT THE BRAKE. NO I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR AND IT TOLD HIM SO. I TOLD CARSON CITY TOYOTA SERVICE MANAGER THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR AND LATER WHEN RECALLS STARTED, AGAIN TOLD HIM. HE SAID I COULD NOT PROVE IT. HAD ANYONE BEEN LISTENING TO ME 3 YEARS AGO, LIVES MIGHT HAVE BEEN SAVED. I AM STILL ANGRY ABOUT IT AND AM LOOKING TO REPLACE THE CAR AS SOON AS I CAN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE IS A GLITCH IN THE COMPUTER THAT PREVENTS THE VEHICLE FROM STOPPING SAFELY. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED TWICE WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 90,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2003 4 CYLINDER CAMRY. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED IN AUGUST, 2006. IN THAT YEAR AND THE YEAR AFTER, I HAD 2 OR 3 ACCELERATION PROBLEMS WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. I THOUGHT IT WAS MY FAULT DUE TO THE NEW PLASTIC FLOOR MATS I HAD INSTALLED OR WAS DUE TO THE FACT THAT WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, MY FOOT EXTENDED OVER THE END OF THE PEDAL AND WHEN I PRESSED DOWN, I HIT THE ACCELERATOR AS WELL. I HAVE HAD NO INCIDENTS SINCE. *TR

CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT DISENGAGE UPON PRESSING BRAKE PEDAL. HYDRAULIC BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP VEHICLE. METHOD USED TO STOP VEHICLE INCLUDED PUTTING VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND APPLYING EMERGENCY/PARKING BRAKE. NARROWLY AVOIDED COLLISION WITH OTHER VEHICLES WHICH HAD STOPPED BY SQUEEZING BETWEEN THEM AND THE CONCRETE MEDIUM. MY VEHICLE WAS SCRAPED ON DRIVERS SIDE BUT NO OTHER VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED (THANK GOD!). COULD NOT DUPLICATE. *JB

MY 2003 CAMRY HAS HAD A POPPING SOUND/FEEL IN THE STEERING WHEEL. I FIRST NOTICED IT IN 2004 AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THEY COULD VERIFY THE PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED SOMETHING IN THE STEERING COLUMN WHICH SOLVED THE PROBLEM UNTIL ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO. WHEN I GOT MY CAR FROM THE DEALER I ASKED IF THIS WOULD BE AN ON-GOING PROBLEM, AND THE SHOP MANAGER TOLD ME IT WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. WELL....4 MONTHS AGO IT STARTED POPPING AGAIN. MY CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND I WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST 900.00 TO BE REPAIRED. I JUST HOPE IT IS NOTHING GOING ON IN THE STEERING COLUMN THAT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

I PURCHASED A USED TOYOTA CAMRY, 2003 MODEL, FROM A SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS CAR DEALER IN JANUARY, 2007. AT THE TIME THE CAR HAD ABOUT 103,000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65 MILES PER HOUR WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR'S ENGINE REVVED UP, THERE WAS A EASILY PERCEPTIBLE JOLT AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED BY ITSELF. ABOUT 2-3 SECONDS LATER I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, VERY HARD. THE CAR ACCELERATION RATE WENT SLIGHTLY DOWN, ENGINE RPMS STILL HIGH, AND I COULD BARELY KEEP CONTROL OF THE CAR, SO I BECAME CONCERNED (ALMOST FEARED) OF LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER ABOUT 30-40 SECONDS, RPMS WENT BACK TO MORE NORMAL LEVELS, ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE ENGINE WAS STILL ACCELERATED. AT THAT MOMENT I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 65 MILES PER HOUR AND IF I HAD LET GO ON THE BRAKE THE CAR WOULD HAVE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. AFTERWARDS, AND FOR BOUT 15 MINUTES (15-16 MILES) I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDALS AND THE CAR CRUISED ON ITS OWN AT ABOUT 65 MPH. I FINALLY GOT HOME, PARKED THE CAR AND NEXT TIME I USED IT EXPERIENCED NO PROBLEMS. I DON'T RECALL IF I HAD SIMILAR INCIDENTS LATER ON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT NOTICED HOLES IN THE REAR SPEAKER COVERS AND PIECES OF THE COVERS HAD FALLEN INTO THE TRUNK OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE BEGAN IN MARCH OF 2007 AND STILL PERSISTS. THE DEALER AGREED TO SPLIT THE COST FOR PARTS, BUT THE CONTACT MUST PAY THE LABOR FEES. WHEN THE WINDOWS ARE ROLLED DOWN, THE SPEAKER COVER FRAGMENTS FLOAT AROUND INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 45,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 02-01-08 *BF UPDATED 02/01/08 *TR

2003 TOYOTA CAMRY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL AND REAR ENDED SECOND VEHICLE AND THEN A BUILDING BEFORE STOPPING. OPERATOR ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY FULLY DEPRESSING BRAKES, PUMPING BRAKES AND SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL TO NO AVAIL. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO DEALER FOR PROBLEM IN 06/06 AND AGAIN IN 02/07. IN 06/06 DEALER STATED THERE WAS A COMPUTER PROBLEM AND AN ADJUSTMENT WAS MADE. IN 02/07 DEALER STATED THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM. OPERATOR STATE HE HAD FOUR FAILURES BEFORE SERVICING IN 2006 AND ONLY ONE FAILURE BEFORE BRINGING IT IN IN 2007. THERE WAS DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT THAT CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *NM SEE ALSO 10196913 *SY

2003 TOYOTA CAMRY FAULTY ACCELERATION CUSTOMER STATES VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL AND CAUSED HER TO HIT ANOTHER CAR AND A HOUSE**SB *JB SEE ALSO 10183782 *SY

TOYOTA DEALER ADVISES REPLACEMENT OF INTAKE MANIFOLD ON 2003 CAMRY 4-CYLINDER DUE TO LOUD RATTLING NOISE. TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ADDRESSES THIS ISSUE. MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS NOTED. *NM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND IT ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS FOOT REMAINED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE, IT LUNGED FORWARD OVER A CURB AND HIT A TREE. THE REAR AXLES WERE DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN, AND THE CONTACT HAD PHOTOS OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AT THIS TIME.*AK THE VEHICLE LUNGED IN REVERSE, ONTO A MANIN STREET, JUMPED THE CURB AND HIT A TREE. UPDATED 03/19/07. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY. A POPPING SOUND IN THE STEERING WHEEL OCCURRED WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL IN ANY DIRECTION. THE FAILURE HAPPENED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. TOYOTA STATED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL MEMO DUE TO SEVERAL COMPLAINTS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83397. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON JANUARY 9, 2007. *AK

SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF 2003 CAMRY WITH 27,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS PARKED, HAD FOOT ON BRAKE, TURNED CAR ON . PUT CAR IN DRIVE WHILE FOOT STILL ON BRAKE AND CAR SURGED FORWARD. THIS WAS SO FRIGHTENING AS A MOM AND CHILD WERE WALKING IN FRONT OF MY CAR. I SMASHED MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, PUT CAR IN PARK AND TURNED MOTOR OFF TO MAKE IT STOP. *JB SEE ALSO 10184772. *DSY

I WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR-END COLLISION IN MY 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY WHEN MY ABS BRAKES FAILED. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY TO HAVE THE BRAKES INSPECTED. THE INSPECTION WAS VISUAL ONLY. THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT WAS NOT ON AND NO DEFECT WAS OBSERVED. THE SERVICE ADVISOR RECOMMENDED THAT WE HAVE OUR TIRES REPLACED, IN CASE THE TIRES CONTRIBUTED TO THE FAILURE. WE REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES. ONE WEEK LATER, WE EXPERIENCED ANOTHER INCIDENT IN WHICH THE BRAKES FAILED TO DEPLOY CORRECTLY, CAUSING US TO FEEL UNSAFE AT A STOP LIGHT IN TIGHT TRAFFIC. WE TOOK THE CAR IN FOR A SECOND INSPECTION. A TOYOTA TECHNICIAN TOOK ME FOR A TEST RIDE AND SAID THEY HAD RECEIVED COMPLAINTS OF "SOFT, CUSHY" BRAKES, BUT THAT WHENEVER TESTED, THESE BRAKES MET THE TOYOTA SPECIFICATIONS. AGAIN, WE WERE DISSATISFIED AND FELT THAT OUR SAFETY WAS COMPROMISED IN THIS CAR. WE CONTACTED TOYOTA'S CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS AND REGISTERED A COMPLAINT. AN ACCIDENT REPORT WAS TAKEN OVER THE TELEPHONE. WE WERE GIVEN NO FURTHER HELP. WE RECONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND REQUESTED THAT THE DISTRICT TECHNICIAN TAKE OUR CAR FOR A TEST RIDE. ON 4/4/08, THE TECHNICIAN AND THE SERVICE MANAGER OF THE DEALERSHIP TOOK THE CAR OUT ON A TEST RIDE. THEY INFORMED US THAT THE ABS BRAKES MET TOYOTA'S SPECIFICATIONS. DESPITE THE DEALERSHIPS ASSURANCES, MY HUSBAND HAD A THIRD INCIDENT RECENTLY IN TRAFFIC WHERE THE BRAKES FAILED ONCE AGAIN. WE FEAR FOR OUR SAFETY IN THIS CAR AND DO NOT WANT TO DRIVE IT IN TRAFFIC OR OTHERWISE. *TR

POWER LOCKS - BEGINNING IN 2006, THE DRIVER SIDE/REAR POWER LOCK IN MY 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY SE BEGAN TO FAIL. THE FAILURE BEGINS WITH INTERMITTENT FUNCTIONING OF THE LOCKS - THE DOORS WILL LOCK/UNLOCK UNPREDICTABLY. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE FOR A COUPLE OF REASONS - CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND THE RISK OF THEFT FROM A CAR THAT FAILED TO LOCK. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE PART WAS COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. (I ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD). *NM