Owner-reported complaints naming the other system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2002 Toyota Camry submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 16 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
WHILES DRIVING EAST ON I-20 THE TREAD ON MY REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE CAME OFF ALMOST CAUSING ME TO CRASH. I WAS TRAVELING AROUND 65 MPH & ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. AFTER PULLING OFF, I FOUND DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL-WELL. I ALSO THINK SOMETHING IN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED BECAUSE THE CAR SOUNDS DIFFERENT.
I WAS ON A RAMP TO I-520 AT A SPEED BETWEEN 45-50 MILES.HR AND THE RAMP IS STRAIGHT. SUDDENLY THE CAR LOST CONTROL AND SPINNING - FINALLY, I NOTICED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE IS FLAT. THE PROBLEM IS THE AIRBAGS WERE NOT DEPLOYED THOUGH THE FRONT (BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT) HIT THE CONCRETE WALL BADLY AND DAMAGED BADLY. ALSO THE ABS WAS NOT ENGAGED. *TR
I RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL STATING THERE WAS A RECALL FOR MY SUNROOF MADE BY WEBASTO. THE SERIAL NUMBER OF MY SUNROOF IS BETWEEN THE RANGE OF 6000000 TO 6396298. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IT REPLACED IF THAT IS THE CASE, PLEASE. *TR
2002 CAMRY WITH ONLY 50,586 MILES DRIVEN VERY EASY BY MY WIFE. VSC TRAC OFF LIGHTS COME ON AND STAY ON AFTER CAR IS IN MOTION WHICH I AM TOLD MEANS THE VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL IS NOT WORKING. IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS AM TOLD THIS CAN POSSIBLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR INJURY. TOOK CAR TO A TOYOTA DEALER AND AM TOLD IT NEEDS A SKID CONTROL ECU AND YAW RATE SENSOR AT A COST OF $2600 PLUS TAX. HAVE CALLED TOYOTA CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER AND ALL THEY WILL DO IS CONTACT THE DEALER'S CUSTOMER RELATIONS PERSON TO SEE WHAT THEY ARE WILLING TO DO. I GUESS TOYOTA ISN'T WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE I HAVE HEARD THERE HAVE BEEN ISSUES WITH TOYOTA'S VEHICLE STABILITY CONTROL. *TR
SECOND TIME IN THE 8 YEARS THAT WE HAVE OWNED OUR 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY THE CHROME PLATING ON THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE STARTING TO PEEL AGAIN CREATING A HAND CUTTING HAZARD. FIRST TIME THEY WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. I TALKED TO A SERVICE REP AT TOYOTA DEALERSHIP AND HE SAID HE HAS SEEN MANY DO THIS. MY WIFE AND NUMEROUS OTHER PEOPLE HAVE BEEN CUT BECAUSE OF THIS MANUFACTURER DEFECT. TOYOTA REFUSES TO CORRECT PROBLEM AND I REFUSE TO PAY MONEY TO PAY FOR OTHER DEFECTIVE PARTS ONLY TO DO THE SAME THING IN THE FUTURE. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE DRIVER WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH IN MAY 2009. THE CONTACT DROVE 3 MPH IN HER DRIVEWAY AND TURNED HER VEHICLE AROUND WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP TO 40 MPH ON ITS OWN AND CRASHED INTO A FENCE. THE DRIVER WAS THROWN FROM THE CAR INTO HER NEIGHBORS YARD. THE DRIVER WAS VERY SORE FROM THE CRASH BUT DID NOT GO TO THE HOSPITAL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD DOCUMENT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000.
WIFE DRIVING 2002 CAMRY FOR SMOCK INSPECTION. I AM FOLLOWING BEHIND. CAMRY STALLS - ENGINE JUST DIES. STEERING IS LOCKED. WIFE STOPPED AND TRIED TO RESTART. AFTER ~2MINS, CAR RESTARTED. CONTINUED ~2 MILES AND ENGINE DIES AGAIN, STEERING AGAIN LOCKS. WIFE ABLE TO START AGAIN. AFTER CAR STARTS, VSC AND TRAC OFF LIGHTS ARE NOW ON. TOOK CAR TO TOYOTA DEALER NEXT DAY. A SKID CONTROL COMPUTER IS DOWN PER TOYOTA. TOYOTA UNABLE TO DUPLICATE ENGINE DYING, BUT ADMIT FAULTY COMPUTER COULD BE CAUSE. SKID CONTROL COMPUTER COSTS $1453 TO REPLACE + $XXX FOR LABOR. I HAVE READ THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE FOR 2002 TOYOTA SO AM FILING A COMPLAINT. WHY HAS TOYOTA NOT RECALLED/FIXED THIS YET? IF THIS OCCURRED ON FREEWAY, STEERING WHEEL LOCKUP AT 55+ MPH? ARE THEY CRAZY? *TR
2002 TOYOTA V6 SE; FRONT BRAKE DISCS CAUSED SEVERE STEERING WHEEL SHAKING WHEN SLOWING FROM 40 TO 35 MPH. DEALER ORIGINALLY REPLACED ALL FRONT BRAKE SYSTEM AT ABOUT 15000 MILES UNDER A TOYOTA BULLETIN. AT 60,000 MILES BEGAN TO HAVE SAME PROBLEM WHICH BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE AT ABOUT 75,000 MILES. OUT OF WARRANTY, SO OWNER REPLACED FRONT ROTORS AND PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE CORRECTED.... NO TOYOTA RECALL..... *TR
REPLACEMENT OF WHEEL BEARING AND BRAKES REQUIRED FOR 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY, 64K MILES, NO RECORD OF ACCIDENTS. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED, BUT ONE WILL BEFORE LONG WHEN WHEEL BEARING AND/OR BRAKES FAIL. *TR
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKED, AIR WAS NOTICED LEAKING FROM A REAR TIRE. THE VEHICLE HAD NO WARNING LIGHTS FOR TIRE PRESSURE. THE LEAK WAS CONTINUOUS AND NO PROBLEM WAS DETECTED IN THE TIRE ITSELF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO DETERMINED THE LEAK WAS COMING THROUGH THE CAST ALLOY RIM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO TOOK THE CASE AND PROMISED TO CALL BACK THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY WHICH NEVER HAPPENED. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERN BECAUSE THE OTHER THREE WHEELS COULD BE DEFECTIVE AS WELL.
SEVERE VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEN BRAKES APPLIED 20+ MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. BROUGHT TO DEALER, DEFORMED ROTORS, MACHINED FRONT DISC BRAKES & REPLACED PADS. WHEN BRAKING AFTER THIS, VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT. 24 MONTHS LATER HAD SAME SEVERE VIBRATION/BRAKES AGAIN. RESEARCHED COMPLAINTS NHTSA SITE..MANY HAVE SAME COMPLAINT TO DEALER AGAIN & THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME $99 TO DIAGNOSE. I SAID NO & THE MGR STEVE SAID WE DON'T CHARGE THAT FEE FOR BRAKES. I ADVISED I KNEW OF TSB'S ISSUED FOR THIS CAR & SHOULDN'T HAVE SAME PROBLEM FROM 2 YRS AGO. HE SAID ONLY 1 YR WARRANTY ON PREV WORK, BUT HE WOULD TAKE A LOOK. HE SAID MY ROTORS WERE WARPED & COULD NOT BE MACHINED AGAIN, ONLY REPLACED, HOWEVER BRAKE PADS ARE REPLACED WHEN THEY ARE 2 ML & MINE WERE AT 7-8, & SAFE SO EITHER REPLACE ROTORS & PADS $469 LIVE W/ VIBRATION UNTIL PADS WORN DOWN TO 2 ML THEN DO BRAKE JOBE. I ADVISED I KNEW OF TSB'S FOR THIS PROBLEM & HE SAID HE ALREADY CHECKED & THERE AREN'T. I SAID CHECK AGAIN & AFTER WAITING TOLD ME THERE WAS A TSB BUT IT HAD EXPIRED BUT IN AN ACT OF "GOOD WILL" HE WOULD ORDER THE PART AND DO THE REPAIR TO BOTH FRONT BRAKES FREE. I MADE AN APPT & WENT FOR REPAIR. REPAIR ORDER SAID ONLY ONE SIDE ROTOR AND PAD REPLACED. NOW WHEN I APPROACH HGWY SPEED OF 60-65 MPH, STEERING WHEEL SHIMMIES. PEOPLE ARE HAVING ACCIDENTS DUE TO THESE BRAKE PROBLEMS ACCORDING TO NHTSA COMPLAINTS & NOTHING IS BEING DONE! I WORRY SOMEONE WILL BE HURT BECAUSE THIS PROBLEM IS NOT DEEMED WORTHY OF A RECALL. THE DESIGN OF THE BRAKES IS A PROBLEM. *NM
CONTINENTAL TOURING CONTACT AS TIRES EXPERIENCED TIRE FAILURE, 2 FRONT TIRES HAVE SAME WEAR PATTERN. THE STEEL CABLE WAS EXPOSED. *BF THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRES SEEMED AS IF THEY WERE RUNNING WHILE UNDER INFLATED AS THE OUTSIDE EDGES ON ALL FOUR TIRES WERE WORN. THE RECOMMENDED PRESSURE ON THE DOOR FRAME WAS CONFLICTING WITH THE INFORMATION ON THE TIRE. *SC *JB
I HAVE A 2002 CAMRY SE V6 THAT HAS A PERSISTENT NOISE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. I HAD THE CAR'S BRAKES REPAIRED AT JACK SHERMAN TOYOTA IN BINGHAMTON NY BECAUSE ALL ROTORS WERE WARPED AT APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES. I HAVE SINCE NOTICED A CLANG OR CLANK WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED OR THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED OR OCCASIONALLY GOING OVER BUMPS. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO JACK SHERMAN TOYOTA AND MADE THEM AWARE OF THE NOISE BUT WAS TOLD NOTHING COULD BE DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE SINCE PULLED THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL AND NOTICED THE WHEEL STUDS ARE TOO SHORT! THIS PROBLEM IS ACTUALLY PRESENT ON ALL WHEELS. THE TAPER AT THE BASE OF THE STUD DOES NOT PROTRUDE THROUGH THE HUB FLANGE TO CENTER THE ROTOR PROPERLY AND THIS ALLOWS THE ROTOR TO SLAP AGAINST THE STUD THREADS WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THIS MAY EVENTUALLY CAUSE THEM TO SHEAR OFF. I HAVE PICTURES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. I BELIEVE LONGER STUDS ARE REQUIRED BECAUSE WHEN I REMOVED ONE OF THEM FROM THE FLANGE AND INSERTED IT THROUGH ONE OF THE BOLT HOLES IN THE REAR OF THE ROTOR IT FIT PROPERLY. *AK
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING A 2002 CAMRY LE, WENT OFF THE ROAD AND STRUCK A TREE ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE FRONT DOOR. SHE HAD MASSIVE HEAD INJURIES AND DID NOT SURVIVE THE CRASH. NONE OF THE FRONTAL AIRBAGS OPENED ON SUCH A SEVERE IMPACT. AS IT MIGHT SEEM INITIALLY THAT THESE WERE FRONTAL AIRBAGS, BUT I HAVE SEEN A 2000 COROLLA WHERE THE IMPACT WAS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR DOOR AND BOTH THE FRONTAL AIRBAGS HAD DEPLOYED. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW A 2002 CAMARY THAT IS SUPPOSED BE A NEWER, BETTER CAR THAN A 2000 COROLLA, FAILED TO HAVE ITS AIRBAGS DEPLOY WHEN THE IMPACT WAS ON THE PASSANGERS SIDE; WHERE ON A COROLLA ALTHOUGH THE IMPACT WAS ON THE DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR; THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *JB
CRACKED AND BROKEN LUG NUTS- DEALER FOUND ONE AND I JUST FOUND ANOTHER. I HAVEN'T TAKEN IT IN TO THE DEALER YET. *JB
I HAVE A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY THAT I USE FOR NORMAL DRIVING. AT 12000 MILES THE CAR STARTED VIBRATING WHEN BRAKING. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT ROTOR WAS WARPED AND REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES AND TURNED THE ROTORS AT MY EXPENSE($250). NOW, AT 29000 MILES AND A LITTLE OVER A YEAR LATER, I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK
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