Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||||
| SU00102 | 03/01/2002 | 632246 | Subject regarding rear bearing o-ring service tip. *tt | 07/11/2002 | |
| SU00101 | 07/13/2001 | 622004 | Some vehicles may experience a ticking noise from the front wheel bearing dust deflector due to looseness of the dust deflector. *tt | 10/09/2001 | |
| 616 | 07/16/2001 | 621995 | Electronic message regareing a ticking noise from the front wheel bearing dust deflector due to looseness of the dust reflector. *tt | 10/09/2001 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 02/06/2001 | 200 | ||
| Noticed a vibration in the steering wheel since the first month of purchase have had many front end alignments and wheel bal plus changed tires three times.still having the same problem to this day. | |||
| 01/01/2010 | 1 | ||
| I own 2001 camry le. fortunately no accidents happened but i'm tired of fixing it's wheel alignment problems. the car pulls on left. i replaced every possible parts suggested. i did the alignment from several places such as sears, firestone. they don't find any problem in the alignment report but when i drive, the car heavily pulls on left side. i have to really hold the steering tight to keep the car on road or in a lane.. *tr | |||
| 04/17/2001 | 0 | 1 | 04/10/2001 |
| Have had a wheel vibration since new car purchase in 2001 with several attempts to balance and align tires also purchased new tires in 2003 with no remedy of vibration. if this is the type of toyota quality we can expect then i am going to buy american from now on. *jb | |||
| 07/13/2003 | |||
| All tires on the vehicle are badly worn . the vehicle was taken to dealer who stated problem was due to wheel alignment. firestone bridgeport tires. please provide details. | |||
| 05/02/2001 | 32300 | 400 | 04/30/2001 |
| At highway speeds, particularly from 45 mph to 65-75 mph, steering wheel on 2001 camry le 4-cyl vibrates. tires and wheels have been balanced many times but still no remedy. alignment was also performed many times but with the same problem. went to toyota dealership 4 times, with the same cause, dealer tentatively fixed issue but restarts (vibrates) after a few miles. steering wheel seems loose (about to fall off) and moves the car slightly to the left. visual vibrate of steering wheel is seen and of course felt. this vibrate not seen in my previous 1998 corolla at the same speed range. also, other generation 4 (1997-2001) camry's have the same defect. possible engine mount problem (engine not held properly), over or under torquing of steering wheel and related components. probably suspension failure or improper installation of steering and suspension. note: incident date is today's date (02 may 03). incident has happened many times in normal driving. note: number of failures is measured in every time i start the car and drive at the above specified speeds. however, the number is lesser since it has been awhile that i reported the problem to toyota. *nlm | |||
| 2 | 10/01/2001 | ||
| This vehicle has a tendency to sway or oversteer when going around corners. this vehicle is equipped with general hp 400 a/s tires, dot number acur 3hu 5200 dx 67614 33712. the manual calls for pressure of 29 psi front and rear. the sway is very pronounced at this low pressure. a suggestion from the toyota garage and tire dealer was to increase the tire pressure to 34 psi. with the tires inflated to 34 psi it is now very unstable when driving in gusty winds. consumer feels this is either a tire problem or something dealing with the suspension. *jg | |||
| 09/20/2000 | |||
| While driving 70 mph the vehicle would vibrate severely and cause loss of steering control, vehicle been to dealer on three occasions, and informed consumer that nothing could be found. feel free to provide any further information. *ak | |||
| Steering wheel shakes at 60mph so violently that consumers have gone almost numb. consumers can feel steering bouncing from floorboard. toyota's representative test drove, and acknowledged problem. tires were diagnosed as possibile cause of problem. toyota took a second look, and found vehicle came from factory with axle being outer round and replaced it. toyota stated a third party would have to determine if vehicle should be considered a buy back. *ak | |||
| 07/26/2001 | |||
| Vehicle would wanders across the road when driving 60 or more mph; vehicle been in the dealer shop on two occasion, had tires replace, wheels realign and balance, problem still reoccurring; vehicle back to the dealer for the third time; feel free to provide any further information. | |||
| 06/11/2001 | 4 | 06/01/2001 | |
| Steering wheel shake at 65mph. dealer has attempted multiple times to repair but has been unable to isolate problem..drivers door will not shut completely unles slammed. dealer reports toyota working on technical bulletin for fix to dealers. toyota corp and dealership as yet refuses to provide a new car. *ak | |||
| When vehicle is being driven steering wheel shakes and vibrates, causing poor vehicle control. vibration in steering wheel is extremely uncomfortable to driver. please give any further details. *ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT | |||
| 07/13/2001 | 1 | 07/13/2001 | |
| Vibrations in the front end of 2001 toyota camry from day of purchase.. above 65 mph vibrations can be felt, pretty severely at times, in the steering wheel and on the floor board, near the feet. dealer has agrreed that there is a problem. dealer has attempted 5 times over last 2 years to fix the problem: wheel balancing, new tires, new right front axle, new wheels. but vibrations are actually getting worse.*ak | |||
| 06/01/2001 | 3000 | 1 | 01/25/2001 |
| Vibration in front end beginning within 2 months of purchase in jan 2001. vibration has grown progressively worse especially on rough pavement or dirt raods. also a popping noise front front right corner when turning steering wheel to either limit.*ak | |||
| 03/01/2001 | 6 | ||
| Front end has vibration. the more vehicle accelerates vibration gets worse.dealer has tried 6 times to repair problem by balancing wheel/ front alignment and replacing front axle on both sides. the remedies have not worked.*ak | |||
| 03/24/2001 | 1 | 03/24/2001 | |
| Vehicle drifts to left at any speed at any time. vehicle has been taken to dealer. dealer said nothing wrong with vehicle. *ak *slc | |||
| 06/01/2001 | 1 | ||
| While traveling between 55 and 65 mph a vibration occurs in vehicle under normal operation. dealership could not duplicate problem, and could not assist consumer. during the week of june 11th, accelerator stuck while vehicle was in operation. dealership again stated they could not find anything wrong with vehicle. *ak consumer noticed cruise control was not working properly shortly after purchase, it would cut in and out and jerk vehicle, dealer adjusted terminal of jumper switch wire to ensure good contact and adjusted cable of the cruise control a couple months later, now consumer experiences problems with the accelerator sticking without the cruise control turned on, cruise is still experiencing problems while on, rpms are running high while at stops, and accelerator is sticking. while applying brakes when they are heated up, they get hard and cause vehicle to vibrate. *slc | |||
| 1 | 01/10/2001 | ||
| Within a day of delivery the consumer noticed that the vehicle wandered/pulls to the right when driven on smooth surfaces. nlm | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - SHOCK ABSORBER | |||
| 03/25/2001 | 03/01/2001 | ||
| Small magnitude vibration when driving over rough pavement in front passenger side of vehicle. suspect motion of front passenger wheel not damped out by faulty shock absorber.*ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - SPRINGS - COIL SPRINGS | |||
| 1 | 01/12/2001 | ||
| Spring stopper was installed in front spring at factory, possibly for delvery purposes, but it was not removed when sold to consumer, causing a steering hazard. *ak | |||
| SUSPENSION - REAR | |||
| 09/27/2007 | 174890 | 1 | |
| Control arm on passenger side rear threads stripped. control arm came apart, causing tire to almost fall off of vehicle. *tr | |||
| 08/31/2003 | 1 | 03/15/2003 | |
| Purchased 2001 toyota camry xle on 03-15-2003. i have been having problems with squeaking from the rear going over bumps. i called folsom lake toyota for some advise, the gentleman said use a spray lubricant on all the joints and this should correct the problem. this did not work. on october 16, 2003 i went to folsom lake toyota and spoke with a service rep regarding this problem. he brought up the car on his system, which it was disclosed to me the vehicle when traded to them had rear suspension squeaking, i also saw this on his computer for myself. i went in on saturday oct 18, 2003 for my appointment. after 2 1/2 hours the assistant service manager phil disclosed to me the vehicle had severe suspension problems. he would not put this on a work order for me to show what the problems where. he did indicate he would speak with the managers of the sales department on monday october 20, 2003. i have not heard from him. i called the service department and was told he would be left a message. this vehicle was sold to me as a certified used vehicle, which doesn't seem to mean a damn thing. i would like this to be investigated due to the fact the car had this problem when they took it in and they put a temporary bandage on it until they could pawn it off. i would not have bought this car if it had been disclosed to me that the suspension had a problem. i want to be reimbursed all payments made, my down payment and to have toyota financial paid off as if this transaction never took place. this is not the quality i expected out of toyota. i will be taking this vehicle and filing a complaint with b.a.r. *la | |||