1999 Toyota Camry

CONSUMER STATES ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN THERE IS TWO OR MORE PASSENGERS AND SOME LUGGAGE, THE VEHICLE SUSPENSION SAGS TO A POINT WHERE THE TAIL PIPE AND POSSIBLY THE FUEL TANK, OCCASIONALLY COMES IN CONTACT WITH THE ROAD WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE BOTTOMING OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE BEARS A LOAD FAR BELOW ANY MAXIMUM SPECIFIED WEIGHT, CONSUMER HAS BEEN TRYING TO GET THE COIL SPRINGS REPLACED BY MANUFACTURER BUT HAS HAD NO LUCK, HE HAS BEEN TOLD BY DELAERSHIP THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE SUSPENSION AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY UNLOADED, EVEN THOUGH THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN ADMITTED THAT THE VEHICLE APPEARED LOW, HE THEN STATED THAT CONSUMER OVERLOADED VEHICLE.*JB

ON 6-16-01, I WAS ON MY WAY HOME WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER. I WASN'T ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IN ORDER TO STOP IT, I HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT FROM. IT HAS BEEN THERE EVER SINCE. I FOUND OUT TODAY THAT THE WATER PUMP FROZE UP ON IT AND BROKE THE TIMING BELT. THE SALESMAN WHO SOLD ME MY CAR TOLD ME THAT HE HAS HEARD OF MANY OWNERS OF THE CAMRY WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I'M EXPERIENCING. HE TOLD ME THAT THE CAR IS PRETTY MUCH UNSAFE, SO I TRADED IT IN AND BOUGHT A COROLLA TODAY. I HAD NO INTENTION OF TRADING IN MY CAR. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF TOYTOA KNEW ABOUT THE FAILED WATER PUMP/TIMING BELT IN THEIR CAMRYS'. AND IF SO, WHY DIDN'T THEY LET THE PUBLIC KNOW ABOUT HOW DANGEROUS THIS COULD BE? I LEASED MY CAMRY AND TOYOTA IS MAKING ME PAY FOR REMAINDER OF THE LEASE. THEREFORE, I AM PAYING TWO CAR NOTES. I WOULD LIKE FOR THEM TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE MONEY I LOST IN THIS DEAL.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ON A LONG DISTANCE DRIVE, MY 6 YEARS OLD DAUGHTER WAS IN THE REAR LEFT SEAT WITH HER SEAT BELT ON. SHE PULLED THE SEAT BELT ALL THE WAY OUT TO LAY DOWN AND TAKE A NAP WHILE RESTRAINED IN THE SEAT BELT. WHILE ASLEEP SHE HAD TAKEN HER HAND OUT OF HER SEAT BELT AND THE SEAT BELT WAS WRAPED AROUND HER WAIST. WHEN SHE WOKE UP, IN ORDER TO FREE HERSELF FORM THE WRAPED SEAT BELT, SHE UNBUCKLED HER SEAT BELT WHILE THE SEAT BELT WAS STILL WRAPPED AROUND HER, THIS IS WHEN THE PROBLEM HAPPEND. THE SEATBELT'S RETRACTION SYSTEM ONLY RETRACTED THE SEAT BELT IN, MAKING IT TIGHER AND TIGHTER AROUND HER STOMACH. THE RETRACTION SYSTEM DID NOT LET HER LOOSEN THE SEAT BELT. IN FURTHER EFFORT TO FREE HERSELF, SHE LIFTED HERSELF AND THE SEATBET BECAME TIGHER AROUND HER STOMACH. I PULLED ALONG THE HIGHWAY TO FREE HER FROM THE SEATBELT, BUT THE RETRACTION SYSTEM DID NOT ALLOW ME TO GET THE SEAT BELT LOOSE. I DID NOT HAVE ANY POCKET KNIFE WITH ME TO CUT THE SEAT BELT. I FINALLY FLAGED A MOTARIST WHO HAD A POCKET KNIFE AND CUT THE SEAT BELT AND FREED HER. THE SEAT BELT HAD BECOME SO TIGHT THAT SHE HAD GOTTON INJURED ALL AROUND HER WAIST AND STOMACH. IF THIS HAD HAPPEND WITH A SMALLER CHILD IT COULD HAVE EASILY KILED THE CHILD IF NOT HELPED IN TIME. *AK

FUEL IS BEING PUSHED THROUGH THE AIR CHECK VALVE IN CALIFORNIA SMOG SYSTEM, WHICH IS ALLOWING FUEL TO FLOW ONTO ENGINE COMPONENTS THAT HEAT UP DURING OPERATION OF VEHICLE. THERE WILL BE PUDDLES OF FUEL UNDER VEHICLE WHEN IT IS PARKED IN ONE POSITION, WHICH COULD BE CONSIDERED A FIRE HAZARD. DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND REFUSED TO ASSIST THE CONSUMER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS/PHOTOGRAPHS.*AK

WHEN IGNITION IS TURNED ON, ENGINE FAILS TO START AND "ENGINE LIGHT" COMES ON. MANUAL SAYS WHEN THIS HAPPENS TAKE IT TO DEALER IMMEDIATELY. THIS HAPPENS WITHOUT ANY PATTERN AND MAY NOT HAPPEN AGAIN FOR A WEEK OR TWO. I TOOK IT TO STEVENS CREEK TOYOTA, 4202 STEVENS CREEK BLVD, SAN JOSE, CA 95129. THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM AND COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. WARRANTY NOT COMPLIED WITH BECAUSE THEY CAN'T DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. SOMETIMES IT TAKES 3 -5 TRIES BEFORE THE ENGINE STARTS. *AK

DRIVER SEAT BROKE INTO A RECLINING POSITION DURING REAR IMPACT COLLISION - AFTER BEING PUSHED INTO TWO OTHER VEHICLES, FOR FRONT END IMPACT, NEITHER NO AIRBAG DEPLOYED - I AM CONCERNED THAT HAD THE VEHICLE IMPACTED ME HARDER AND COME INTO THE BACK SEAT A LITTLE MORE, THE RECLINING DRIVER SEAT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN SEVERE HEAD INJURIES IF NOT WORSE.*AK