Rotten egg smell since the car was purchased. Complained to toyota dealership and the regional rep without a resolution. The rep suggestion was to just put premium gas in it. Certainly not what I expected from toyota but I have been putting premium gas in the car and it does seems to tame the smell somewhat. In addition we have had problems with the front alignment and the car pulls to the left. Have purchased a life time alignment warranty but it still seems to go out of alignment quickly. Also have a constant wind problem with the driver side front door. Been repaired once, going into the shop again to repair. Also the original tires had to be replaced at 24,000 miles. I wouldn't consider a toyota in future car purchases.
2002 Toyota Camry body complaints
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1. Loud creaking and rattles: after many attempts at repairs, the problem finally turned out to be a manufacturing defect. They left plastic assembly guides in place, which they had to remove by removing the window again (this was a super secret service bulletin that was divulged only when the customer engineer for new england showed up). But he dealership managed to chip the paint in the process, requiring the roof to be repainted. Once the creak was gone, the interior rattles were unbearable from all the quality work completed. 2. Transmission issue: I've been assured by the service manager at me dealership that it is normal the transmission take at least a mile shift out of second gear when below 30f and to a lesser degree during warm weather. The car won't shift into third or overdriven until after least 1-2 minute of driving, no matter what speed. 3. Transmission issue: when lifting off the throttle from 60 to 55mph on a downhill, there's a "hitch" or bucking where the transmission abruptly catches, then releases. Almost like it down shifting, but it stops half way. This has been an annoying problem since day one. The bucking problem is annoying and problematic. It was solved by reset the computer and showed up again at 42,000 miles. They are blaming it on the adaptive micro-processor and my driving style. (warranty) 4. Door rattles: driver's side and passenger side doors rattle/tick when going over bumps. I asked the service manager that was let go about the rattle, and he explained it's normal for new camry's to have the doors make that make noise. Constant use of silicone was advised by the dealership. 5. Airbag recall 6. Passenger seat replacement due to poor construction and squeaking 7. Check engine light for defective charcoal canister 8. Warped front brake rotors 9. Pealing chrome on passenger door handle. (warranty) 10. Flaking paint on exterior door handles. * cb
The 2002 toyota camry achieved only a two star the federal safety agency side impact rating for the front doors (five for the rear). A toyota representative at the 2002 international car show in san francisco said this was due to a structural design flaw which was being corrected asap for the 2003 models. The fix resulted in a three star rating. Will the correction be retrofitted on the older models or will passenger safety continue to be compromised because of this flaw?
2002 toyota camry door handle break preventing door from being opened from the inside. You have to roll the windows down in order to get the door open.
Front driver and passenger plastic doors knob handle broke while exiting the vehicle. Dealer replaced both handles, but the problem recurred.
Noises from around the front of the winshield,popping,rattles,rubbing,and other similar noises.rubbing noises around drivers door.light but can be heard at the time of going acros bumps.
The transmission was not working properly. The vehicle would shift harshly into drive when the engine was cold but when warmed up the vehicle drove smoothly. The steering wheel hummed when turned while driving 45 MPH. It was later determined that a bushing for the steering shaft needed to be lubricated. The upper and lower belt molding around the driver's door came off. A faulty charcoal canister caused the check engine light to illuminate. *ak
While traveling on indian head highway, consumer swerved to avoid a deer, instead swerved to the right/lost control and hit a guard rail. Upon impact, front air bags failed to deploy, driver suffered injuries, and vehicle was demolished. In addition, there was a sulfur-like or rotton egg odor coming from exhaust system. Also, brought vehicle to dealer for following problems: poor alignment/engine check light/fuel injector/ spark plugs, mirrors, and structural defects
The position of the brake pedal is in the same plane as the accelerator pedal, which caused the consumers foot to activate the accelerator while being mostly on the brake pedal. The brake pedal went too low to the floor during braking.
Backing car out of driveway in approximately. 6 inches of snow (had been parked night before after 1-2 inches had fallen). Rock guard caught snow (gave no feeling of resistance) and ripped off, also pulling off front bumper (mostly driver side) and damaging driver side head lamp assembly. Dealer claims this is "normal." however, the minimal speed and force that it took for this amount of damage makes us question the integrity of the parts used in our vehicle. Toyota refuses to investigate or claim any responsibility, and refuses to give out any information on how to reach a factory rep. Other that telling us they will "relay the complaint" to the factory rep. And have her call us "whenever she will be in town." the vehicle has only been owned for 8 1/2 months and has never been in an accident. It had no problems driving forward in snow conditions. We were told due to the build of the vehicle to withstand front end collisions, that it makes the car vulnerable to the circumstances we have experienced, however, we were not given this information prior to purchasing the vehicle. We have never had this problem with any other vehicle in exactly the same or worse conditions in the past. We are now being held responsible for over $1400 in damages. We feel that there is faulty manufacturing involved and would like this investigated. We also want toyota to own up to some responsibility for their product manufacturing.
The 2002 camry has a considerable amount of squeaks and rattles. I have been back to the dealer four times for the rattle on the rear passenger side. Never had this experience with the oldsmobile and mercedes c class that I have owned over the past thirty years. Ts
There was a grinding sound coming from the brakes, the brake pedal would go to the floor, and it would feel as if the vehicle would not stop, the carpet had to be reglued in the trunk which would hang down, there was an interior rattle in the carpet, and the washers fell out the right rear door, the brake problem would occur on dry to normal road surfaces. Scc
The rear liftgate door has two hydraulic poles that support door when open. The hydraulic pole and hinge on both sides have fallen off. Cause is unknown. Please provide any further information. Ts
During the day driving the odometer is unreadable 80-90% of the time. Unless the consumer wears poloroid glasses to see the instrument panel, this problem is non existent at night.
The rear of the vehicle is too high and a driver of average height can not see the back end of the vehicle out of the rear windshield causing backing up hazardous.
Consumer states the door lock motor was replaced.
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