1996 Toyota Camry

ON THE DATE OF FAILURE, DURING A ROUTINE VISIT TO A TOYOTA SHOP, MY FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE MEASURED TO BE 8MM. SINCE THAT TIME, AND WITH TOYOTA TECHS TAKING THE MEASUREMENTS, THEIR SIZE HAS NOT REDUCED MORE THAN 0.5 MM. SINCE THE REAR PADS SEEM TO BE WEARING AT A QUICKER-THAN-EXPECTED RATE (THEY WERE 10MM NEW, 6MM ON THE ABOVE DATE AND 3.5MM CURRENTLY), I AM CONCLUDING THAT THE FRONT BRAKES ARE NOT BEING EMPLOYED PROPERLY, AND THIS CONDITION IS PUTTING ME AND MY PASSENGERS AT A GREAT SAFETY RISK. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO TWO TOYOTA SHOPS, AND HAVE HAD THEIR DISTRICT SERVICE MANAGER INVOLVED, BUT TOYOTA CLAIMS THAT THE BRAKES ARE GOOD BECAUSE THE LINE PRESSURE READINGS ARE WITHIN SPECIFICATIONS. I HAVE NOT WITNESSED THESE TESTS NOR HAVE THEY TOLD ME WHAT THE READINGS SHOULD BE, SO I CAN'T BE SURE THAT THE TESTS WERE PERFORMED. THEY HAVE NOT ATTEMPTED A REPAIR, AND WON'T DO SO, BECAUSE "THERE IS NOTHING WRONG" AND IF THERE WAS, IT'S NOT RELATED TO THE WARRANTY. THEY TELL ME THAT I JUST HAVE VERY GOOD BRAKES. THEY WILL NOT ADDRESS HOW THE BRAKES CAN BE WORKING, BUT NOT WEARING. SINCE I HAVE HAD THEM INSPECT THE BRAKES AT LEAST THREE TIMES, I HAVE PAID FOR AT LEAST ONE INSPECTION, THEY HAVE TOLD ME TO TAKE MY COMPLAINT TO ARBITRATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE WARRANTY. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THE TOYOTA PEOPLE CAN TELL ME THAT THE FRONT BRAKES ARE FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY WITHOUT SHOWING ANY WEAR. THEY WORK BY WEARING. I BELIEVE THAT TOYOTA SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE BRAKE SYSTEM COMPONENTS, UNDER WARRANTY, UNTIL MY BRAKES ARE WORKING PROPERLY, THAT IS, THE FRONT BRAKES ARE DOING MOST OF THE STOPPIN, AS THEY SHOULD. *AK

THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN REACHING A SPEED ABOVE 55 MPH, ALSO ON HIGHWAY DRIVING THE VEHICLE PULLS TO RIGHT AND/OR LEFT AT TIMES, DEALERSHIP INDICATES NO PROBLEM, BECAUSE THEY WILL ONLY TEST THE VEHICLE ON SIDE ROADS, AS OPPOSED TO HIGHWAY DRIVING WHICH IS WHAT I BOUGHT THE CAR FOR. THE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN ENGAGED, IF YOU HIT THE BRAKES, WHILE THE TIRES ARE STILL TORQUED MAKES AN EXTREMELY LOUD BANG, AND THE VEHICLE AT TIMES TENDS TO SPEED UP THEN SLOW DOWN. *AK

BOTH PASSENGER DOORS HAVE A GLUE STICKY SUBSTANCE THAT IS LEAKING FROM THE WEATHER STRIPPING INSIDE THE DOOR. A DEALERSHIP LOOKED AT IT AND TOLD ME IT WOULD COST $60.00 PER DOOR TO FIX. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT IF THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED OFTEN THEN THERE SOUND LIKE A DEFECTIVE PROBLEM IN THE WEATHER STRIPPING OR SOME OTHER COMPONENT WITHIN THE DOOR. THE PROBLEM STARTED OCCURING AROUND NOV. 1997 ALMOST TWO YEARS AFTER THE CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW. CAN YOU HELP ME IN THIS PROBLEM? THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

1. IDLE SPEED CONTROL VALVE FAILED CAUSING COLD START PROBLEM ( VERY LOW RPM OR ENGINE DIES). TOYOTA OF CERRITOS CLAIMED THERE IS A DEFECT ON THE VALVE IT SELF. TOYOTA KEEP SUPPLING THEM WITH OLD/DEFECTIVE VALVE FOR SERVICE. PER SERVICE MANAGER, IF TOYOTA KEEPS DOING THIS, THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. TOYOTA CUSTOMER SERVICE IS NOT AWARE OF SUCH A PROBLEM. 2. TIRES WERE CUPPED AT 20000 MILES UNDER NORMAL SURFACE STREET AND FREEWAY DRIVING. GOODYEAR CLAIMED ITS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *AK( DOT NUMBER: M6RW TIRE SIZE: P195/70R14 )