1994 Toyota Camry

I TOOK MY 1994 TOYOTA CAMRY TO TOYOTA MALL OF GEORGIA, 3505 BUFORD DR., BUFORD, GA 30519 FOR A ROUTINE SERVICE ON 8/31/10. I ALSO TOLD THEM IT WAS MAKING A WHOO, WHOO, WHOO SOUND IN THE PASSENGER FRONT END AND THAT THE LAST TIME IT WAS MAKING A SOUND LIKE THAT I NEEDED A NEW AXLE. THEY CALLED ME SHORTLY AFTER I LEFT AND SAID THAT IT NEEDED A NEW AXLE. DIDN'T SAY WHY, JUST THAT IT NEEDED ONE. (INFLATED PRICING) I GAVE THEM APPROVAL TO INSTALL A NEW AXLE. THEY SAID THAT IT NEEDED TO COME OUT OF JACKSONVILLE, FL SO IT WOULD BE TOMORROW (9/1/10) BEFORE MY CAR WAS READY. THEY PUT IT ON THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT. ON MONDAY 9/13/10 I WAS CIRCLING AROUND BEHIND A BUILDING WHEN THE AXLE BROKE IN HALF. I WAS ONLY TRAVELING ABOUT 15/20 MPH. WHAT IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHEN I WAS GOING FASTER ? I CAN ONLY ASSUME THAT THIS WAS A NEW TOYOTA PART. WAS THE AXLE DEFECTIVE OR WAS THE MECHANIC ? I DID NOT CALL TOYOTA BECAUSE OF OTHER ISSUES THAT HAD OCCURRED WITH THEM. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOP THAT REPLACED THE BROKEN AXLE. *TR

3 TIMES SINCE PURCHASING MY NEW 1994 CAMRY (V6 SEDAN), THE ENGINE HAS COMPLETELY DIED WHILE DRIVING. ALL POWER LOST TO ENGINE, POWER STEERING, AND POWER BRAKES. HAPPENED WHEN BRAND NEW. BROUGHT IT BACK TO SHOP AND THEY SAID IT'S THE TYPE OF "COMPUTER GLITCH" THAT'S TO BE EXPECTED ON SUCH A COMPLEX COMPUTER SYSTEM. HAS HAPPENED TWICE MORE SINCE THEN. WHEN I PULL OVER TO RESTART THE ENGINE, EVERYTHING IS FINE. SCARY AS HELL WHEN IT HAPPENS WHEN I'M DRIVING. HAS ONLY HAPPENED 3 TIMES, FORTUNATELY. *TR

* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1994 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE INTO AN INTERSECTION WHERE A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND PUSHED THE VEHICLE UP ON A CURB WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. THE CONTACT WAS KILLED IN THE CRASH AND TWO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS WERE INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED ACCORDINGLY. THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED BY THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WHO HAS ALSO PREVIOUSLY DRIVEN THE VEHICLE. SHE CONFIRMED THAT SHE TOO HAD EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT YET BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,000. UPDATED 06/03/10*BF UPDATED 08/30/10 UPDATE 9/19/2011*CW

1994 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER STATES ENGINE EXPLOSION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE STARTED THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN IMMEDIATE EXPLOSION IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ENGINE WITH SMOKE. THE CONSUMER CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD TO FIND THAT MANY PARTS OF THE ENGINE HAD BURST; THE RIM AND PISTON WERE VISIBLE FROM THE OUTSIDE. ALL THE ENGINE OIL BLEW UP AND WAS OVER THE FLOOR. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING ON A SNOW COVERED SURFACE AT 10 MPH, THE CONTACT BEGAN EXPERIENCING STEERING FAILURE. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE BRAKES WERE SERVICED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PREVIOUSLY SERVICED THE BRAKES AND ROTORS WHO STATED THAT THE BOLTS WERE MISSING FROM A PREVIOUS BRAKE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 128,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,934.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE 91 FREEWAY IN CA AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY ACCELERATOR STUCK. I WAS FRANTIC TRYING TO STOP MY CAR. I PRESSED ON MY BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD. IN THE MEANTIME I GOT OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY AND EXITED THE NEAREST OFF RAMP (CARMENITA). I DROVE THE STREETS FOR AWHILE AND CAME TO A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. SOMETIME DURING THIS TIME THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO GET BETTER. I PULLED OVER TO A HOUSE WITH TWO WOMEN STANDING IN FRONT AND I WAS ABLE TO STOP AND ASKED THEM FOR HELP. ONCE I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND BACK ON AGAIN THE PROBLEM WAS GONE. I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE TO MY DESTINATION WHICH WAS TO VISIT MY DAUGHTER IN THE HOSPITAL. IT WAS ONE OF THE SCARIEST MOMENTS OF MY DRIVING EXPERIENCES. IT IS AMAZING THAT I DIDN'T HIT ANOTHER CAR. IT NEVER HAPPENED AGAIN SO I NEVER REPORTED IT UNTIL NOW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED NUMEROUS TIMES WITH NO RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE CONTACT DID NOT REPORT ANY INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER PRIOR TO THE FAILURE FOR THE BRAKES TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A PROBLEM, AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AFTER THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,933.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1994 TOYOTA CAMRY. SHE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50-55 MPH WHEN CHANGING LANES, SHE FELT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATE AND SHE HIT A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER, WHICH CAUSED THE AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY .THERE IS A POLICE REPORT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THERE WERE MINOR INJURIES. THE FAILURE WAS 107,077. UPDATED EVOQ 08/30/10*JB