Toyota Camry Change Vehicle

"Intermittent problem, probably with the catalytic converter"

"Needed a new charcoal canister"

"Replace Mass Air Flow Meter"

"Catalytic converter and both oxygen sensors"

"fuel vapor filter corroded, possibily due to disuse"

"EVAP charcoal canister needed replacing. The factory version was made of metal and rusted through because of Wisconsin winter salting of roads. $600.00 to replace"

"Had to have the catalitic convertor replaced within 22,000 miles of installation"

"After having the car plugged into a reader, it said it could be a gascap. We replaced it, same problem. Then was told 02 oxygen sensor. That didn't work. Now we're told it's a separate line that runs off the gas line to a fuel evaporator and very very expensive"

"Carbon canister failed causing check engine light. I am relocating to an inspection state and now must spend $880 to replace the canister. Mechanic believes that overfilling/topping off the gas tank caused fuel to get in canister; perhaps there is a method Toyota could prevent overfilling that causes this"

"The fuel; cap fell apart requiring replacement with a new one"

"Cap would not tighten"

"My engine light came on, and they had to replace part of my fuel system. They said there was a leak"

"not fuel cap per code and not converter??????????"

"Have had three engine lights indicating something wrong in fuel system. Have replaced gas cap, light went off for a few weeks, then came back on"

"The check engine light came on. It took several times to figure out what was causing it. New gas cap installed, check engine light then went off"

"CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON....THEY PUT IN A NEW CHARCOL CILINDER....LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN.....THEY GAME ME A NEW GAS CAP NOT SURE IF I EVER NEEDED THE CHARCOL CANISTER COST 600 DOLLARS"

"The fuel filler neck and cap needed to be replaced because it was emitting gas fumes. I made the mistake of having the work done at the dealership"

"About one a year goes out the last three years. Before that no problems with them. I haven't replaced them with genuine Toyota parts"

"Replaced the frontmost O2 sensor"

"Constant check engine light"

"Took to two different places. Had it replaced twice"

"The dealership replaced both 02 sensors because they normally do this when replacing catalytic converters"

"The service engine light came on. I had it checked and it was the sensor. I have not replaced the sensor due to cost and was told it would not affect my mileage much if any"

"check engine light; sensor on exhaust manifold faulty"

"replaced oxygen sensor because check engine light was on"

"The engine light came on and Toyota said it was the rear oxygen sensor that was bad. Cost about $350 to repair"

"had to replace both O2 sensors"

"Replaced 02 twice...check engine light recently came on, suspect it will indicate 02 sensors again"

"Check engine light. No other indication of a problem"

"Sensor wore out causing the check engine light to appear. After diagnosing the problem, the part cost me approximately $80 and was difficult to replace at home"

"tHE "CHECK ENGINE " WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, but the dealer did not find anything wrong with the engine. They spent about 6 hours checking & they did not charge anything for their services"

"Both sensors needed replacing"

"Had problems with catalytic convertor and each time the O2 sensors had to be replaced because the mechanic could not tell how reliable they were at the time"

"IT JUST KEPT COMING ON EVEN AFTER CARE REPAIRED"

"Sensors did not work properly. We're changed once and now come on intermittently"

"Check engine light stays on. Garage makes adjustments and for a 3 to 4 week period afterward, the light stays off. Eventually the light comes back on"

"O2 sensor failed and had to be replaced"

"Florida sun did major damage to the red colored Camry, while my Buick Century, exposed for the same time, held up well. The Buick was beige colored and was traded in for the new Subaru Outback"

"Top front portion is starting to peel"

"The surface finish remains intact, but the base paint (Desert Sand Mica) is fading underneath, leaving a mottled look. This is happening in only one spot, approximately 3 " square"

"Fading and peeling all over"

"Paint cracking and had to repaint"

"PAINT FADING"

"Paint bubbled on roof first, Fall River dealer and Toyota accused me of doing something like I was a criminal. They finally fixed it. Later bubbles on the trunk, etc. a little bit. I understand that some cars being transported from the factory ge"

"Oxidizing on roof and paint peeling on top of fender"

"paint on bumpers are easily damaged and have many black spots mostly do to normal parking bumps"

"Original paint is fading due to age exposure to weathering 24/7"

"rust and paint chalking"

"clear coat peeling. hood only"

"Clear coat blistering off; paint fading"

"Paint is peeling off roof"

"Paint loosing clear coat on roof"

"Painting started chipping in 2005 Bad paint job I had an Isuzu trooper that had better paint after 12 years than this car did after 3 years"

"Paint peeling & cracking to point of necessary replacement within 10 years"

"Paint only on hood of vehicle has faded"

"PAINT IS PEELING ON THE ROOF AND WILL SOON START TO PEEL ON THE TRUNK"

"Total clear coat paint adhesion failure peeling off in sheets"

"The paint on the hood had bubbled and was behind g to chip off. I had to repaint it"

"clear coat degradation on hood of the car. Had hood painted"

"Clear coat peeling off"

"The clear coat is peeling on the trunk and roof"

"peeling paint from rear bumper"

"Given the fact that the Camry is 14 years old and was not garaged until recently, I guess I really shouldn't complain but the clear coat blistered and peeled on the roof at the junction of the rear window"

"The clear coat has disintegrated on my hood, roof, and trunk, and the paint is starting to rust. The paint job is ruined. My opinion: whomever came up with the clearcoat process instead of the old style paint jobs should be taken out to a field, and executed in front of their families. SCREW the environment - I'm seeing paint go to hell because of cheap clearcoat & water-based on cars costing $40 - $60k and UP. This is FRAUD! In the meantime, the paint on my vintage 1971 Chevy Monte Carlo is"

"The paint on the hood began to peel about 4 months ago. The car runs well, just cosmetic issues"

"Slight rust in rocker panels. But rust on the pillar by drivers door is significant. I do remember a scratch there many years ago"

"rust on hood of car"

"Exterior front edge of rear passenger door is rusting though in an area of 2"x4" at the bottom edge of the window and cannot be repaired and would require replacing with a new door"

"2 inch round spot rusted thru on back passenger door. This door was replaced about 6 years ago and was suppose to be a new door. Actually, the whole car is pitted with small rust spots"

"serpentine belt had to be replaced as well as the belt tensioner"

"Second time this has occurred. $700 to replace charcoal filter in the gas tank. Never had this type of problem on any other vehicle I owned, Twice on this one"

"Replaced the engine sensor three times before a dealer replaced it the last time"

"Some relay had to be replaced about once a year to get the car to start"

"Engine makes a tapping sound at idle. Mechanic diagnosed it as coming from the intake manifold. A google search turned up a Service Bulletin about this problem with '03 Camrys. Needs to have Intake manifold replaced. Car is out of warranty and we"

"Upper right engine mount rubber was cracking. I replaced it for about $50. Dealer cost was $125"

"Engine mount loosened"

"busted mounts"

"one mount broke, was replaced"

"1 of 3 mounts required replacement. 1 mount is over $300. Labour is extra"

"Replaced one mount. Will wait on others"

"They need to be replaced because they cause increasing rattling of the engine"

"Engine mount was discovered to be loose by a mechanic we trust and have taken our vehicles to for over 25 years. The dealership missed it completely, apparently, as it had just been in for routine oil and filter change the day before"

"Had oil pan gasket replaced twice in a two-year period by Toyota. Third time took it to a local repair business for second opinion...was a year ago. All is okay considering year and # of miles on vehicle"

"Started to leak from head from head gasket & oil pan"

"In a number of places costing over $2,000 to fix"

"Gasket is replaced"

"Engines been leaking for two years now. The dealer doesn't want to work hard enough to fix it or even determine the cause of the leak"

"Valve cover gaskets leaked. Expected for a high mileage car. Not expected was the cost of over $600, most of it labor to get to the back valve cover. Need a better design or engine orientation for better maintenance access"

"MAJOR OIL LEAK REQUIRING TIMING BELT AND GASKETS. TIME BELT HAD BEEN REPLACED LESS THAN 9 MONTHS PRIIOR TO LEAK AND AN OIL CHANGE IN BETWEEN. ? WHY LEAK WAS NOT NOTED BY DEALER EARLIER....ALL CHANGES DONE BY DEALER DURING CARS LIFE TIME"

"It seems to be a common problem with engines where the bolts behind the engine get damaged and loose, causing the oil leak. Repair is very costly"

"Immediately after replacement of timing belt, suffering oil leak likely from oil pump seal. Questionable dealer svc quality -- should have at least inspected if not replaced since front was disassembled"

"You have names messed up. My name is Georgia Killewald , email: gtkillewald@peoplepc.com. AC stopped. The cost for an installed compressor was unbelievable. Not two weeks after, another part of the AC went bad. Just for those two things I spent"

"Compressor bearings failed"

"After having my starter replaced last June, within 40 miles I discovered that I no longer had cooled air coming from the air conditioner. Since it will cost too much to repair, it's still broken"

"This has been a great car, but the A/C will no longer turn on. It will be more expensive to fix than car is worth, so I'm going to buy a new car"

"The A/C compressor quit working, had to replace"

"A/C not working. Has not been serviced. I believe it needs to be recharged"

"Mixing of air to maintain selected temperature was not functioning: the car became very hot or very cold"

"Heating system works best on high system. Auto system no longer works"

"Had to adjust temperature controls to eighth degrees or above to ensure heat in cold weather"

"Had to replace the cooling fan assembly"

"It went out and needed to be replaced"

"When the compressor bearings failed, it sent metal fragments into the condensor"

"I actually haven't taken it to a mechanic as yet, but I can tell that the compressor is still turning so that leaves the condenser as the culprit. No cold air and a blinking light on the AC nob"

"The air conditioning stopped working intermittently last summer. Found out that it was a faulty relay switch that caused the problem. Not a major expense to fix $125"

"A/C control relay failure"

"Cold air came out of heating vents. Mechanic flushed system. This helped. Now vents on one side have heat; the other side air coming out is cold"

"Heating system seems to only work on the high setting. We no longer can use the auto function when trying to heat our vehicle"

"Refrigerant leak caused lack of cooling. Problem fixed (so far) by adding leak sealer to the system"

"needed recharged this spring"

"Low on freon"

"Car is blowing blue/gray smoke on cold start up and burning a bit of oil. I was told by the mechanic it could be seals/pistons. I have not fixed it and probably won't b/c of cars age. I will continue to drive it until it no longer functions"

"had to have 2 cylinders replaced at different times around 300000 miles"

"Defect from manufacture in engine. Wrong type of bolt at #3 cylinder. miss fires. Cost more to fix than value of car"

"Minor leak in one of the valve guides. Smokes a little when car is started up in the morning, then never again until the next morning. Have not fixed the problem since my insurance won't pay for it until the engine check light comes back on and the T"

"There was a bad valve which leaked oil into the exhaust pipe and ruining the catalytic converter. I had insurance that paid for it, but i was told it was more than $1600.00 to have it fixed. Other than that i have had no other problems with the car. Without using the air conditioner, i get better gas mileage than what the auto maker says it would get. Sometimes i will get 32 miles per gallon. Not bad for being an old car"

"Blown head gasket leading to engine rebuilt"

"several screws holding the valve cover/head gasket to the block were stripped. i had to buy a rebuilt engine"

"the seals for valve stems failed casuing oil leakage in to the cylinders while the engine is shut off. When the engine starts after waiting for some hours it blows out blue smoke first then runs ok after that. For 125k mile Camry this is unacceptable"

"Engine has NOT been rebuilt. However, it smokes very very significantly on startup after setting overnight. Even an oil additive to prevent this has not stopped the smoking. Once the engine runs briefly, no more smoke. I expect a possible broken p"

"Had a slow water leak that I missed, caused overheating with engine light coming on, that I also ignored, and I melted the engine. Also destroyed starter trying to re-start a dead engine. My bad. Except for the leak"

"My engine had been burning oil in recent years and it started guzzling oil early this year. My "check engine" light came on and I went to the dealer the next day. It needed a new engine or I needed a new car. I bought a used engine with 40,000 miles on it. Although it runs a little better than my old engine I still wish I'd gotten a new car instead. My mistake. Anyway, it's disappointing that my 13-year old 4-cylinder engine only made it through 160,000 miles. I'd thought Toyotas did better than"

"Started with failed radiator which resulted in a blown head gasket. Due to cost to replace/repair head gasket I chose to have engine rebuilt"

"during routine oil change etc, it was found the head gasket was leaking, so had it replaced. No driving problems at that point"

"Repaired along with intake manifold rrplacement"

"thermostat stuck causing three head bolts to strip out and replacement of head gasket"

"Expensive"

"no problem, decided to replace at 100000 miles when manual stated replace at 90000 miles"

"Replaced front timing cover gaskets and crank seal"

"Goes off randomly without being triggered"

"Gauge to operate internal cabin air flow broke and is too expensive to fix. The car only cycles outside air which brings in exhaust fumes and pollution"

"Fogged glass that was recurrent"

"Apprently there's 3 horns on a car - who knew - and they had to replace one in order for it to sound bold not like a squeek"

"Dome light stayed on and ran battery down"

"Turnk light wouldn't come on and was difficult to troubleshoot. Not sure if this was ultimately fixed"

"Seat heater. Indicator lights out. Some heater & AC lights burne out after warranty expired"

"inconsistent; changing the fuse did not guarantee they would go on and off consistently"

"Keyless entry doesn't work at all. The passenger front door also can't be unlocked even using a key. It has to be unlocked from the inside"

"Remotes to lock/unlock the doors/trunk as well as set the alarm have failed"

"Main brake lights went out. Center one still OK"

"Check engine light came on, but when tested, no problems were found. Only happened once"

"Engine trouble light (emission control). Many trips to garage. Catalytic converter, oxygen sensor, leaking hose, etc. Last visit I was told the vehicle has 2 catalytic converters. I've given up and ignore the trouble light"

"I had to replace the sun roof mechanism. The parts were only $140 but the dealer wanted over $2000 to do it. It only took me several hours to complete"

"When I took it to the first mechanic, shouldn't they have discovered the water leak and bad water pump??? They changed the oil and sent me on my way. This is more the fault of that mechanic shop. I understand my car is 14 years old and 1st mechanic kept telling me that. Second mechanic looked at it differently: He said, this is a very good car, we need to do some repairs and you can still get a lot more miles out of this very good car. The fault seems to be in that the 1st mechanic shop neg"

"Need to replace a motor mount and the seals on the struts are worn out"

"The car is now noisy inside, so unlike when it was new. Is telling me about time to replace it"

"Not major and it's probably due to aging"

"Very hard to located intermittent rattle under the dash, minor squeaks and noise in cabin"

"since the car was purchased the door rubber seals rubs the door frame causing squeeks particularly driving on rough surfaces. Checked by service multiple times, wrote Toyota for the issue but not resolved. then i found it myself if I press the seals"

"Squeeks when I turn the steering"

"Frequent squeaks from some place in the dashboard. Dealer no help!"

"Brake squeaks"

"Just found out the water pump is bad, the radiator is leaking, right brake needs replacement, and yes, the struts are bad. I had one mechanic shop lube and oil it and they sent me on my way...I heard all the noises and then had trouble stopping, so I took it to a different mechanice. He's the one I hired to do the work. The first mechanic did the following which I wrote about the other day. My bill with 1st mechanic for axle, boot, two tires and alignment was $445, the bill for the rest of i"

"Specifically door rattles which require the addition of insulation"

"Well the car is 12 years old and some of the weather stripping has aged and some wind noise is coming from the left front door"

"weather stripping poorly attached"

"it stopped working"

"Contines to cycle CDs but will not play them. Suspect it drains my battery because i have to replace it every 2 years---under warranty"

"CD'S WON'T EJECT AND THERE IS NO REPLACEMENT CD/RADIO MOLDING AVAILABLE IF WE REPLACE THE CURRENT CD WITH AN AFTER MARKET MODEL. TOYOTA DOES NOT SUPPORT A REPLACEMENT"

"The CD player stopped functioning soon after we bought this vehicle (new).It was replaced under warranty and worked until the warranty expired and needed replacing again. The dealership replaced it as though under warranty though, since it was so close to the expiration date. After a few months, the CD player stopped working again,and we have just given up on having a working CD player in this car"

"CD jammed in slot"

"Won't play the next tune if manipulated manually"

"Started to skip, now doesn't play any CD's"

"CD player stopped working, unknown reason"

"The controls on the radio are at times balky, not turning on or changing stations easily though they never fail eventually"

"Radio changes stations on its own and does not always respond to controls. When turning radio on or off it sometimes turns itself back on or off"

"Passenger-side door speaker was "blown" and had to be repaired"

"One of my front speakers stopped working recently"

"Never has been easy to read. Lacks a backlight"

"Ignition coils failed. First one, then a second a week later. All were then replaced"

"Ignition tends to lock after parked. Have to wiggle steering wheel to allow ignition to turn"

"worn out"

"Repeated problems starting car. Needed roadside assistance several times. Finally had to replace the started"

"needed to replace the starter twice within six months"

"Had to be replaced twice, dealer claimed it was another, more expensive problem. Local mechanic found Starter issue, replaced with OEM part which also failed"

"Complete failure with little warning"

"It wore out"

"Intermittent Starter failure. Replaced with rebuilt"

"Starter failed, was replaced"

"Altenator replaced 2 times"

"The alternator failed and we replaced it with a rebuilt alternator. This is the second alternator we had to replace in the Camry"

"Seat belts 'fold over' while retracting, requiring disassembly of trim, to unfold. Otherwise seat back will not retract once extended"

"Had to have the seat motor replaced"

"Leaking to interior during rain"

"Not closing well and leaking"

"Trunk lock malfunctioned. Had to access items in trunk by lowering passenger seats"

"Somewhere there is a leak and after rain storm, water accumulates in left side tray area of the trunk"

"Back window will not go down"

"Right front passenger window yo had to fiddle with the open close button to get it back up. Then one day it corrected itself. Weird"

"Left rear window stopped operating; will not open or close while the other 3 windows function without any issues"

"The window regulator became loose"

"Check engine light indicated thermostat had failed and needed to be replaced"

"stuck closed causing a head gasket, and rethreading head bolt holes"

"Had check engine light and found I needed a new temperature sensor. Replaced at a local repair shop but sensor failed within 1 month. Went to another repair shop and had replaced. Works fine now"

"Water pump failure leaked coolant. Observed and fixed by dealership service before a breakdown"

"Something started clicking in the engine. The water pump needed to be replaced. Also changed timing belt while replacing water pump. Runs fine now"

"replaced due water leak"

"Water pump started to fail. Second time it has been replaced -- replaced once already at 95000 miles"

"Asked for radiator flush. Told needed new water pump. $200 for the Toyota version"

"AC wasn't working because of electrical issues"

"A/C system failed due to a bad relay"

"Total transmission failure, told there was a lot of metal particles in the gears, had to be completely rebuilt"

"RPM needle increases, sounds like it has increasing power, and then the car acts like it's in neutral--doesn't drive forward for a brief moment"