1999 Toyota Camry

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH APPROACHING A STOP SIGN WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL SUDDENLY AS WELL. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN SO THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN INTO PARK WHICH RESULTED TO THE VEHICLE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN DRIVING 40 MPH AND ABOVE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE EOR SENSOR, EOR SOLENOID AND EOR MODULE WERE REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000. UPDATED 4/4/11 *CN THE MECHANIC CLEANED THE THROTTLE. UPDATED 06/03/11

WHILE DRIVING MY 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY ONTO THE ON RAMP TO THE VETERANS EXPRESSWAY, THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD BANG AND SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE ENGINE.THE ENGINE STOPPED! I HAD BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW IN 1999,AND IT ONLY HAS 44,000 MILES ON IT. IT IS IN SUPER CONDITION, EXCEPT NOW IT HAS A HOLE IN THE ENGINE. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON THE EXPRESSWAY, I WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED!!! A CERTIFIED MECHANIC SAID THAT THE PISTON ROD CAP BOLT HAD BROKEN AND THE ROD BLEW A HOLE IN THE ENGINE. THE TOYOTA DEALER AND TOYOTA NATIONAL SAID THAT I MUST PAY TO HAVE THIS FIXED. IT NEEDS A WHOLE NEW ENGINE!!I FEEL THAT IT MUST BE A DEFECT OR THIS WOULD NOT HAPPEN AT 44,000 MILES.I HAVE ALWAYS HAD ALL OF THE MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS DONE. THIS IS CERTAINLY A DANGEROUS DEFECT, BECAUSE IF YOUR CAR SEIZES UP AND STOPS IN TRAFFIC, YOU DO NOT STAND A CHANCE. I'VE READ WHERE OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY HASN'T TOYOTA RECALLED THIS? IT IS CERTAINLY JUST AS DANGEROUS AS THE PROBLEMS THAT THEY DID RECALL CARS FOR. *TR

1999 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE TRAVELING, THE DRIVER CLAIMED TO HAVE HEARD A NOISE AND LOST THE ABILITY TO STEER THE VEHICLE. *BF THE DRIVER WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD, STRUCK A MEDIAN BARRIER, CAME BACK ACROSS THREE LANES, WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD, STRUCK A GUARDRAIL AND THEN CAME TO REST PARTIALLY IN THE RIGHT LANE. ACCORDING TO THE WRECKER THE DRIVER, THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE STEERING. HOWEVER, THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE THAT WAS NOT A RESULT OF THE CRASH AND THAT COULD HAVE POSSIBLY CAUSED A PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0359-90)*JB UPDATED 08/05/10 *BF

AT ABOUT 3 PM I WAS DRIVING NORTH ON THE ON RAMP OF ROUTE 15 NORTH AT MIRA MESA. SUDDENLY MY CAR ACCELERATED AND WOULD NOT STOP. I MOVED TO THE RIGHT WHERE THERE WAS ROOM. AND DESPITE PUSHING HARD ON THE BRAKE, I COULD NOT STOP THE CAR. I MOVED TO THE GUARD RAIL HOPING TO SLOW THE CAR, WHICH IL DID, BUT THE CAR BOUNCED OFF THE RAIL AND SIDE SWIPED A WHITE LEXUS. THEN THE CAR CAME TO A STOP. A WORKMAN SAW THE ACCIDENT AND CONFIRMED THE PATTERN OF WHAT OCCURRED. HE CHECKED WITH ME AND THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER CAR AND WE BOTH SAID THERE WAS NO INJURY. HE REFUSED TO IDENTIFY HIMSELF. BOTH CARS WERE ABLE TO DRIVE AWAY WITHOUT DIFFICULTY. WHEN I GOT HOME I CHECKED THAT THE FLOOR MATS WERE IN THE PROPER PLACE AND NOT NEAR THE ACCELERATOR. I FEEL THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE OPERATING SYSTEM OF THE CAR TO CAUSE THIS SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *TR

I BOUGHT MY CAMRY BRAND NEW AND HAVE ALWAYS KEPT UP WITH THE REGULAR MAINTENANCE SCHEDULED. HOWEVER, OVER THE YEARS I'VE HAD TO HAVE THE CHARCOAL CANISTER REPLACED AT LEAST THREE TIMES AND VALVES REPLACED TWICE. ON OCT. 4TH WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, WITH NO FOREWARNING, I HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND FOLLOWED BY A PLUME OF WHITE/BLUE SMOKE. THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER ON THE SHOULDER IN TIME TO AVOID AND ACCIDENT. THE RESULTING TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED ME TO HAVE TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED. NOW I'M DISCOVERING THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH MY KIND OF ENGINE AND IT WAS QUIETLY SETTLED WITH THOSE WHO HAVE THE 2000 YEAR ENGINES. THE SAME PROBLEM EXISTED IN THE 1999'S AND HAS BEEN TOTALLY IGNORED. THIS IS AWFUL! *TR

MY 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY STARTED BLOWING BLUE SMOKE OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE. THIS WAS AFTER REGULAR OIL CHANGES AT 3,000 MILES. FINALLY, WHILE ON A BUSINESS TRIP AND AFTER OIL WAS CHANGED, MY ENGINE STARTED MAKING A LOUD CLANKING NOISE. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. I HAD A LOCAL MECHANIC LOOK AT THE ENGINE, WHO STATE THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. I THEN PAID TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED 200 MILES TO MY HOUSE WHERE MY MECHANIC ALSO STATED THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN. I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING THE INTERNET FOR OVER A YEAR TO FIND A COST EFFECTIVE ENGINE WHEN AT LAST I FOUND A WEB SITE THAT EXPLAINS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM I HAD WITH SLUDGE OIL PROBLEMS CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE. WHY HAS THE NHTSA NOT ISSUED ANY RECALL? I CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT THE NHTSA IS NOT LOOKING OUT FOR THE CONSUMER? WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE TO GET SOME HELP FOR THE HARD WORKING CONSUMER AGAINST THE AUTO GIANTS WHO KNOW GOOD AND WELL THEY HAD A VERY SILENT CLASS ACTION NOTIFICATION WHICH DID NOT MAKE IT TO THE MAJORITY OF THE CONSUMERS. THAT ACTION MIGHT BE GOOD FOR THE BOARD MEMBERS AND STOCKHOLDERS BUT ISN'T THE NHTSA SUPPOSED TO LOOK OUT FOR THE CONSUMER. *TR

THE CAR WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW. THIS IS THE HISTORY OF THE 1999 CAMRY (PROBLEM: ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON EACH TIME): 1/24/2007 GOODYEAR AUTO--REPLACED CHARCOAL CANISTER AND CONTROL VALVE $549.19 7/12/2007 GOODYEAR AUTO--REPLACED PURGE VALVE $134.24; CHARCOAL CANISTER REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY 11/8/2008 TOYOTA DEALERSHIP--REPLACED CHARCOAL CANISTER AND PURGE VALVE (TOYOTA SAYS THEY STILL HAVE TO CHARGE FOR THIS REPAIR, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS REPLACED EARLIER) $656.75 2/9/09 TOYOTA DEALERSHIP--REPLACED CONTROL VALVE--$142.34 IN SUMMARY, CHARCOAL CANISTER WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES, PURGE VALVE REPLACED 2 TIMES, CONTROL VALVE REPLACED 2 TIMES--ALL IN A SPAN OF 2 YEARS. TOYOTA SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE JUSTIFIES IT BY SAYING IT IS A "REVISED" PART. *TR