1991 Toyota Camry

RE: NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: - 93V147000. I WAS DRIVING HOME LISTENING TO THE RADIO WHEN IT STOPPED WORKING. WHEN I REMOVED THE RADIO FROM THE CAR I FOUND A SSCP03 TAG DATED 07/13/94 WITH DEALER CODE NO "78" STAMPED ON IT. SSCP03 IS THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB) NUMBER I FOUND FOR A "SAFETY RECALL" .TODAY I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AT WHICH I HAD PURCHASED THE CAR, TO INVESTIGATE THIS. THE DEALERSHIP REPRESENTATIVE PRESENTED ME WITH A PAGE OF A "WARRANTY DOFU/SSC REPORT" ITEMIZING A "P03 1991 CAMRY/PREVIA RADIO 08/24/94 31027" FOR MY VEHICLE. IT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THIS SHOWED THAT THE RADIO [TOYOTA 86120-03042...CE-2233TL1B SERIAL NO. R7002084] WAS FACTORY REPAIRED ON 07/13/94 AND INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE ON 08/29/94, SATISFYING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SAFETY RECALL. I AM CONCERNED THAT: THIS RADIO CEASED TO FUNCTION SUDDENLY; THE SSCP03 IDENTIFICATION APPEARS ON IT; AND, THOSE DATES PRECEED THE ISSUE DATE "SEP 94" OF THE SAFETY RECALL IDENTIFIED BY ALLDATA.COM. *AK

PURCHASED NEW BFGOODRICH TIRES AROUND MAY? OF 2001 AT A MERCHANTS SITE NOW CLOSED. AROUND JULY ONE TIRE HAD SIDEWALL CRACKS. MERCHANTS DETERMINED IT TO BE DEFECTIVE. REPLACED ONE TIRE AT A $10 COST FOR HAZARD WARRANTY. ABOUT NOV. 2001 REMAINING 3 TIRES EXHIBITED SAME SIDEWALL CRACKS. CAR HAD ABOUT 10K MILES ON IT AND ROCKVILLE MERCHANTS DETERMINED TIRES TO BE DEFECTIVE AND RETURNED TO DEALER FOR CREDIT. I WAS CHARGED ABOUT $90 OR 1/3 THE PRICE OF THE TIRES. NOW, MARCH 2002 THE 3 REPLACED TIRES AGAIN HAVE THE SAME TYPE SIDEWALL CRACKS AND SOME SWIRL PATTERNS. MERCHANTS DETERMINED TO BE DEFECTIVE AND REPORTED TO MICHELIN WHO OWNS GOODRICH. I REFUSE TO HAVE GOODRICH PUT ON THE CAR BUT AM BEING ASKED TO PAY ABOUT $20 FOR EACH OF 4 TIRES TO BE MICHELIN TO BE PUT ON THE CAR. MY FAMILY DR. ALSO SAID HE HAD 3 SETS OF SUCH TIRES REPLACED (FREE OF CHARGE) THEN JUST BOUGHT DIF. ONES HIMSELF. IT APPEARS THEY ARE NOT ACKNOWLEDGING A KNOWN DEFECT AND CONSUMERS ARE BEING PUT IN DANGER AND RIPPED OFF. I DO NOT PLAN TO KEEP THIS CAR MORE THAN A YEAR AND SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE DEFECTIVE TIRES REPLACED!!! OTHER DOT #'S END IN 2602 AND 3501. THOSE ARE THE RECENT ONES. I CAN GET THE PRIOR NUMBERS FROM RECORDS. I ALSO CAN GET THE SPECIFIC DATES IF NEEDED; THESE ARE ESTIMATED DATES.*AK (DOT NUMBER: ANV9D31136 TIRESIZE: P19560R15)

CONSUMER STATES CAR RADIO SHORT CIRCUITED AND THE POWER ANTENNA IS STUCK IN THE UP POSITION. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR WHICH ONLY BEGAN TO SUBSIDE A DAY AFTER MECHANIC REMOVED THE CAR RADIO FUSE. THERE IS A RADIO SAFETY RECALL - SSCP03, HOWEVER, CONSUMER'S VIN IS NOT ON RECALL LIST AND THE RECALL TIME FRAME HAS PASSED, THEREFORE CONSUMER IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REPAIR OR EXCHANGE. *TT