tl* the contact owns a 2012 toyota camry. the contact stated that the transmission would shutter and sputter while driving. the contact took the vehicle to robinson toyota (1453 vann dr, jackson, tn 38305, (731) 668-1234) and was informed that he missed the extended warranty by two days. on december 3, 2019, the contact paid $1,600 for the repairs to replace the torque converter. the contact was referred to the manufacturer. the manufacturer sent a letter stating that they would not cover the expenses since the warranty was expired. the failure mileage was 131,790.
dt*: the contact stated after starting the vehicle, the gear shifter was placed in drive and the vehicle would not move. the vehicle was towed to an independent repair shop, where it was determined the transmission shifter cable snapped due to corrosion. the cable was replaced. the vehicle was located in a salt belt state.
tl*the contact owns a 2002 toyota camry. the contact stated that the vehicle erratically shifts. while accelerating up an incline at 65 mph, the vehicle drives as if it is in neutral. when shifting from second to third gear, it feels stuck on second gear and then pops into third. the transmission was replaced in either november or december of 2007, but the failure has recurred. the vehicle has been with a mechanic for over a week, but they still cannot determine the cause of the failures. the vin was unknown. the current and failure mileages were 132,000.
followup to odi #10256120. informed by toyota rep that your agency performed two investigations f the 2003 camry respecting acceleration surges but returned no findings of vehicle failure.your website recounts about 130 reports of such 2003 camry failures mostly (102) under vehicle speed control , some under power train auto trans & vsc accelerator pedal. for ford taurus i counted 12; honda accord and chevrolet malibu 20+ - all for model year 2003. as % of cars sold quite small even for camry but as an occurrence ratio of 6-1 or 10-1 vs. the other models quite impressive.. the fact you conducted two investigations of camry is telling in and of itself. how many accelerator investigations did you conduct for the 2003 taurus, accord & malibu? absent an airplane like recorder how can you be assured that there was no vehicular failure? the alternative is to imply that camry operators are less competent than drivers of other makes... *tr harvey miller
twice on start-up i had the engine race, sounding like a jet revving up. last time was as i parked in the garage after using the car it revved up sounding again like a jet starting up. i thought someone or some thing had come up behind me in driveway. dates were approximately oct. 2008 and nov. 2009. car has under 45,000 actual miles on it. *tr
2002-2005 toyota throttle body assembly failure. fails at various mileage. no warning - just dies. not a warranty item. one dealer admits that toyota is aware and have redesigned part. topix.com has blog reports many instances, but not recall or campaigns. repair is $1k-$1.5k. owners feel this to be a recall item and that toyota should be responsible. please help. corporate office is no help and will not report any web material - will only motor phone calls. please help. if this part fails on highway could cause major accident or worse. *tr
vehicle hesitate during acceleration. vehicle surges/accelerates slightly when not pressing pedal to accelerate. tire pressure light always comes on even when tires are properly inflated. vehicle runs "hard" when cruising at 40mph. there is a hard engine running sound. *tr
my car is toyota 2004 camry show check engine light i didn't pass the air care emission test,so they say is a manufacture problem they say is a federal issue. *tr
tl*the contact owns a 2000 toyota camry. the automatic transmission failed when he attempted to shift into reverse gear and the vehicle would not move forward when the accelerator pedal was engaged. the vehicle was towed to a local mechanic where they rebuilt the transmission at his expense. he later contacted the dealer and was told that the warranty had expired. the manufacturer was contacted and confirmed that the warranty was not valid and offered no further assistance. complaint 1010212163 was filed with the manufacturer. the failure mileage was 58,000.
tl*the contact owns a 2007 toyota camry which was purchased brand new. while traveling 5 mph and up and depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle slowly picked up speed and would often hesitate. the dealer could not duplicate the failure and advised the contact that the vehicle was operating according to the manufacturer's specifications. there was an open recall on the vehicle (nhtsa campaign id number: 10v017000, vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal) and the related repair was performed. the failure persisted. the manufacturer was contacted and stated that since the recall repairs were performed on the vehicle they would not assist any further. the failure mileage was unknown and the current mileage was approximately 50,000. updated 5/10/10 *cn the consumer stated the vehicle would hesitate upon acceleration. there was a delay when attempting to accelerate. updated 09/16/10