Consumers concern with the vehicle regards excessive cold idle speed which makes it difficult to stop the vehicle. When consumer drives out of his alley, there is a downhill slope which takes a lot of brake pressure to stop and hold the vehicle on the slope. The vehicle is also difficult to stop on icy conditions because the engine is trying to race. Consumer believes that this vehicle is not achieving the specified fuel mileage per gallon. The mpg for this particular vehicle are 27 highway 22 city. This vehicle, a combination of 19 mpg.
2001 Toyota Camry suspension complaints
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Vehicle drifts to left at any speed at any time. Vehicle has been taken to dealer. Dealer said nothing wrong with vehicle. *ak
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.
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.
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.
Within a day of delivery the consumer noticed that the vehicle wandered/pulls to the right when driven on smooth surfaces. Nlm
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.
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