Southeast Toyota Camry

Model Camry made by Southeast Toyota got 2 consumer complains as well as 1 recall. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to air bags and vehicle speed control. There was one recall concerning tires .

Camry year 2002

Recalls
Consumer Complaints

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Model 2002

Recalls

Campaign	Manufacturer	Type	# of units affected	Date Owner notified Mfg	Recall Initiated by	Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products	Report Recieved Date	Record Creation Date
TIRES
01V302000	SOUTHEAST TOYOTA DISTRIBUTORS	V (Vehicle)	19	09/13/2001	MFR	SOUTHEAST TOYOTA DISTRIBUTORS	10/01/2001	10/01/2001
Defect Summary	Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with continental touring tires, p205-65r15 92s, installed at the ports in jacksonville, florida. the incorrect tires were installed on vehicles that had damaged tires. the tires were damaged during a port upgrade to aluminum wheels.
Consequence Summary	The tires do not conform to the speed rating for the vehicle. if the vehicle exceeded the maximum speed rating (112 mph), possible tire failure could occur.
Corrective Summary	Dealers will replace all five tires. owner notification began september 13, 2001. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact southeast toyota at 1-800-301-6859.
Notes	Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

Consumer Complaints

Fail date	miles	occurences	Purchase date
AIR BAGS - FRONTAL
09/10/2007	69203	1	06/08/2007
	There was a vibration sound on the passenger side air bag. the local toyota dealer checked out the vehicle and indicated air bag malfunction problem, and that it may deploy or may not deploy in case of accident. driving the vehicle is not recommended due to safety issue. tr updated 10/10/07 tr
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
12/06/2005	59100	1	10/07/2002
	I had new car battery installed by local toyota dealership late on 12/2/05. the car seemed to shift and sound markedly differently after driving the car off the lot with the new battery. three days later my 4 cylinder, automatic 2002 4d-s toyota camry was left in d with the overdrive button remained engaged. my foot was on the brake pedal. i did not drift. i'd been stopped for a while at a t intersection for a while and not moving; nor were any other vehicles moving. this particular intersection is controlled by a long signal light. i was aimed straight ahead, but was the third car back from the stop line, signaling to turn left. all of a sudden i heard what sounded like an airplane engine roaring, getting ever louder. my foot was still on the brake. the engine raced, surged abruptly caused my car to accelerate forcefully into the stopped car in front of me. the car in front of me was pushed into an suv in front of it. the force of impact caused my engine to shut down. the driver in front of me appeared to have a whiplash injury. all told, there was about $1500.00 worth of damage to my car and it was estimated the smaller and older car in front of me sustained about $2500.00 worth of damage. i had the car towed to the dealer. the local toyota dealer informed me they found nothing wrong with the car. the car was then towed to a shop for body repairs. upon the return of my camry, it still had a bit of a vibratory and auditory distortion that was atypical for the 3 previous years. i also realized that the brakes were barely working. at a return visit to the dealer, i was told my brakes were almost completely gone and that i needed new brakes. however, i am certain that the marked and sudden decline in my brake function was a result of the brakes attempting to hold my car back as the engine surged forward. *jb

Car dealers selling

State	City	Zip	Name	Phone
FL	JACKSONVILLE	32256	AUTO SHOWROOM LLC
NC	RALEIGH	27616	LEITH TOYOTA	919-876-5900