Experienced sudden acceleration. car all of sudden accelerated. tried to stop car with the emergency brake. also, tried to put car in neutral and park as well as turn off the engine. had to run car into hillside bank to stop the car. *tr
2001 toyota camry, tight gas pedal. *tr
When my engine light came on in my 2001 toyota camry, i brought the car to baker auto service. i was told the vsv needed to be replaced, it was on a recall list and i should take it to a toyota dealer. i brought the car to king toyota in deerfield beach, fl and paid an $80.88 diagnostic fee. i was told that the car needed vsv and a charcoal canister. i was also told there was no recall on these parts and the repair cost would be $628. the dealer informed me that is potentially dangerous not to replace these parts because if i am rear-ended the gas tank will explode, similar to the recall for the ford pinto. if this is the case, why have these parts not been recalled? please advise me on any mending action on this problem and any recourse i might have. *nm
Check engine light went on. dealer replaced valve and vacuum switch. eleven months later the same thing happened, only this time it was another valve and the sop canister. *nm we went on a toyota camry chat line and discovered many many other owners with the identical problem. the vehicle had only 28000 mis. with the first repair and 34,000 with the second and larger repair. it sounds like this is a problem with a large number of camrys. should there be a recall?
The charcoal canister was replaced due to an internal leak inside the canister. *nm *jb
The gas cap will not stay secure tightly and will lose fuel. *ak
I am not getting the miles per gallon expected. i have a 4 cylinder and i am only getting 16-19 miles per gallon in the city, and around 27-28 highway. i got better gas mileage with my 6 cylinder intrigue. *jb
Car sputters and kills while trying to start. will start after a couple of attempts - this problem has been named the "cold start problem" by toyota.. toyota has replaced the computer, fuel injectors, fuel pump, fuel regulator, spark plugs, cleaned the engine.....no good. car is defective and they refuse to replace.