1998 Toyota Camry

NOISY SUSPENSION FRONT & REAR. ROADWAY BUMPS CAUSE THE FRONT SUSPENSION SYSTEM TO MAKE A BANGING AND BUMPING NOISE. THE FRONT STRUTS HAD REPLACEMENT MOUNTS INSTALLED BUT DID NOT ELIMINATE THE BANGING AND BUMPING NOISE FROM THE FRONT STRUTS. THE REAR STRUTS BOTTOM OUT WITH MINOR BUMPS IN A ROADWAY. THE CASE IS IN ARBITRATION WITH TOYOTA AND TOYOTA IS AGAIN TO REPLACE THE FRONT STRUT MOUNTS WITH A NEWER 2ND GENERATION REPLACEMENT STRUT MOUNT. TOYOTA IS GOING TO REPLACE BOTH REAR STRUTS WITH REPLACMENT STRUTS. AT THIS TIME THE WORK HAS NOT BEEN CONDUCTED SO I DO NOT KNOW WHETHER THE 2ND GENERATION STRUT MOUNTS AND REPLACEMENT STRUTS FOR THE REAR WILL ELINIMATE THE SUSPENSION NOISE. I'VE TOLD TOYOTA I BELIEVE THE STRUT SYSTEM IS BADLY DESIGNED AND THAT THE ENTIRE SUSPENSION SYSTEM IS WEAK. IF TOYOTA'S ADDITIONAL ACTIONS DON'T STOP THE BUMPING NOISE, THE CASE GOES BACK TO ARBITRATION WITH TOYOTA.

A YEAR AFTER I PURCHASED TO TOYOTA CAMRY, THE REAR SHOCK ABSORBANTS GOT EXTREMELY NOISY AND IT FEELS LIKE IT WILL BREAK ANY TIME I HAVE TO DRIVE OVER A SMALL BUMP. I HAVE CONTACTED JIM COLEMAN'S TOYOTA IN BETHESDA MARYLAND WHEN I TOOK THE CAR FOR SERVICE AROUND 19000 MILES. I WAS TOLD THAT ALL CAMRY'S HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND TOYOTA IS GOING TO MAKE A RECALL AND FIX IT. UP UNTIL TODAY THAT HAS NOT HAPPENED. MY WARRENTY RANS OUT AT 36000 MILES. I CURRENTLY HAVE AROUND 25000. SO I LIKE EITHER TOYOTA OR THE DEALER TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND FIX THE PROBLEM. THANK YOU

WITH THE SQUEAKS AND CRACKING NOISES THAT COMES FROM THE SUSPENSION MAKE YOU WONDER. I HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF LUBE JOBS ON THE FRONT SUSPENSION. I HAVE HAD THE DRIVERS SEAT TRACK REPLACED BECAUSE OF TO MUCH MOVEMENT... A ROCKING CHAIR. THE DEALER FINALLY SUPPORTED ME ON THE SQUEAKY BRAKES WITH THE UNBEARING FEELING OF THAT GRIND. THE REPAIR KIT WORKS. THE CAMRY HAS A GREAT FEEL WHEN DRIVING A SPEED LIMIT UNDER 45MPH, ANYTHING OVER THAT SPEED THE CAR SUSPENSION DOESN'T HANDLE WELL. MY CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT MOST OF THE TIME. I THOUGHT IT WAS THE TIRES. I HAVE HAD THEM ROTATED AND BALANCED ACCORDING THE THE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES. THE GOODYEAR INTEGERITY'S HAS TO BE REPLACED. ALL I GOT OUT OF THEM IS 32,000 MILES. FUEL IS ANOTHER THING I BROUGHT UP AT MY LAST SERVICE. PUTTING A LOWER GRADE 83 OXCTAIN MAKES THE CAR EXHAUST SMELL REALLY BAD. THIS STARTED AROUND 18,000 MILES OR SO. NOW JUST NOT TO GET THAT SMELL, I'M USING THE HIGHEST GRADE POSSIBLE 93 OXCTAIN. OTHER THEN THAT THE CAR HAS BEEN REALLY GO TO ME. MY SERVICE ADVISOR HAS WORKED REALLY HARD IN GETTING MY TRUST. HE HASN'T FAIL ME YET. THANKS, SPENCER