NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
Engine And Engine Cooling complaints
54 reportsClear category filterMileage unknown · Jul 26, 2002
Engine And Engine Cooling
ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER. DEALER STATED ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON EITHER BECAUSE THE FUEL TANK CAP HAD NOT BEEN CLOSED TIGHT ENOUGH OR VEHICLE WAS REFUELED WITH ENGINE RUNNING. NO ACTION WAS TAKEN BY DEALER.*AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE GAS CAP WAS ON TIGHT AND THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER REFULED W…
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ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER. DEALER STATED ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON EITHER BECAUSE THE FUEL TANK CAP HAD NOT BEEN CLOSED TIGHT ENOUGH OR VEHICLE WAS REFUELED WITH ENGINE RUNNING. NO ACTION WAS TAKEN BY DEALER.*AK CONSUMER STATED THAT THE GAS CAP WAS ON TIGHT AND THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER REFULED WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, CONSUMER FEELS HE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN CHARGED FROM THE DEALER TO STOP THE ENGINE LIGHT FROM ILLUMINATING WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY.*JB
NHTSA ODI #8014895
Mileage unknown · Jun 4, 2002
Engine And Engine CoolingFire
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD BANG AND SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERIING AND POWER BRAKES. DEALER STATED THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK. THE DEALER STATED WHEN THEY OPENED THE HOOD, THEY FOUND NUMBER 4 CONNECTING ROD STICKING THROUGH THE BLOCK, THEY ALSO FOUND A PIECE OF THE BLOCK STICKING INTO TH…
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WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD BANG AND SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERIING AND POWER BRAKES. DEALER STATED THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK. THE DEALER STATED WHEN THEY OPENED THE HOOD, THEY FOUND NUMBER 4 CONNECTING ROD STICKING THROUGH THE BLOCK, THEY ALSO FOUND A PIECE OF THE BLOCK STICKING INTO THE HOOD INSULATION AND AROUND THE INSIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, THERE WAS OIL AROUND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FROM THE HOLE IN THE BLOCK, THE DEALER BELIEVES THE VEHICLE WAS DOWNSHIFTED IMPROPERLY, CAUSING ENGINE TO OVER REV AND CAUSED THE CONNECTION ROD TO BREAK AND ALSO TO CATCH ON FIRE, CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NO DOWNSHIFTING INVOLVED.*JB
NHTSA ODI #8011001
Mileage unknown · May 23, 2002
Engine And Engine CoolingFire
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH, THE ENGINE BLEW AND THEN THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE.*JB
NHTSA ODI #8010432
Mileage unknown · May 6, 2002
Engine And Engine CoolingFire
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSURED NOTICED FIRE UNDER HOOD, EXPERT ADVISED FIRE ORIGINATED DUE TO ANIMAL NEST, CLAIM# 59-V427-952. *YD
NHTSA ODI #6901154
Mileage unknown · Apr 30, 2002
Engine And Engine Cooling
OIL SLUDGE WAS FOUND DURING OIL CHANGE AT 12000 MILES. ALL MAINTENANCE INTERVALS COMPLIED WITH. *AK
NHTSA ODI #761379
Mileage unknown · Apr 26, 2002
Engine And Engine CoolingUnknown Or Other
THE ENGINE BLEW UP. I HAVE REGULARLY CHANGED MY OWN OIL AT 6,000 MILE INTERVALS FOR THE PAST YEAR. THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON AND I ADDED 2 QUARTS OF OIL. ONE DAY LATER THE ENGINE BLEW AND THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON.
NHTSA ODI #761224
Mileage unknown · Feb 21, 2002
Engine And Engine CoolingVehicle Speed Control
THE SE V6 ENGINE IS EXIBITING A ROUGH IDLE AT START, AND WHEN STOPPED. I WAS ADVISED TO CLEAN THE THROTTLE BOODY AND INJECTIORS. THIS DID NOTHING BUT WASTE MY MONEY. I AM BEGINING TO BELIEVE ITS SLUDGE OR A MISALIGNED CAMSHAFT
NHTSA ODI #758466
Mileage unknown · Nov 30, 2001
Engine And Engine CoolingUnknown Or Other
WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH THE OIL PRESSURE SENSOR LIGHT STARTED TO FLICKER. VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE ANOTHER DRIVER COULD HAVE REAR ENDED HIM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFOMATION. *AK
NHTSA ODI #899744
Mileage unknown · Oct 16, 2001
Engine And Engine CoolingUnknown Or Other
AT 32,000 MILES, THE WARNING LIGHT INDICATING LOW OIL PRESSURE CAME ON. THE OWNER TOOK IT IMMEDIATELY TO THE NEAREST TOYOTA DEALER FOR REPAIR, AS IT WAS SUPPOSEDLY UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALERSHIP AND TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION REFUSES TO HONOR ANY WARRANTY WORK BECAUSE OF 'ENGINE SLUDGE'. AFTER ONLY CHECKING THE OIL LEVEL AND PU…
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AT 32,000 MILES, THE WARNING LIGHT INDICATING LOW OIL PRESSURE CAME ON. THE OWNER TOOK IT IMMEDIATELY TO THE NEAREST TOYOTA DEALER FOR REPAIR, AS IT WAS SUPPOSEDLY UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALERSHIP AND TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION REFUSES TO HONOR ANY WARRANTY WORK BECAUSE OF 'ENGINE SLUDGE'. AFTER ONLY CHECKING THE OIL LEVEL AND PULLING THE VALVE COVERS OFF OF THE ENGINE, THEY DETERMINED THAT IT WAS 'OWNER NEGLECT'. AND WILL ONLY LOOK INTO POSSIBLE CAUSES AT THE OWNERS'S COST. AFTER RESEARCHING THE INTERNET THE OWNER HAS FOUND SEVERAL CASES OF 'ENGINE SLUDGE' NOT ONLY IN THE TOYOTA CAMRY'S PRODUCED IN 1999 THROUGH 2001 BUT IN THE TOYOTA TRUCK'S SIENNA MODEL, AS WELL.*AK
NHTSA ODI #753282
Mileage unknown · May 9, 2001
Engine And Engine Cooling
VEHICLE STALLED WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH IN TRAFFIC. SECOND TIME HAPPENED ON MAY 5, 2001 WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF DEFECT ON EITHER OCCASION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
NHTSA ODI #887837
NHTSA investigations
2PE02079 · Engine Compartment Fire
Opened Oct 22, 2002 · Closed Mar 18, 2003
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Engine And Engine Cooling
ODI'S DATA ANALYSIS FOUND THE FIRES RATES TO BE CONSISTENTLY LOW AND EVENLY DISTRIBUTED AMONG SIX MODEL YEARS AND SIX DIFFERENT ENGINE CONFIGURATIONS.ODI EXAMINED A VARIETY OF ROOT CAUSES, THOSE BEING DETONATION (RESULTING IN OIL PAN PUNCTURE FROM CONNECTING ROD), STARTER FIRES, VARIOUS FUEL RELATED FIRES, LEAKING OIL FILTERS, WIRING ISSUES, IMPROPER REPAIRS AND BRAKE FLUID LEAKS.NONE OF THE ISSUES EXAMINED HAD REPORTS THAT INDICATED A TREND WHEN NORMALIZED FOR POPULATON AND EXPOSURE.SEE ATTACHED REPORT FOR FULL DETAILS.
DP02004 · Engine Seizure
Opened Apr 30, 2002 · Closed Jun 20, 2002
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Engine And Engine Cooling
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