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Sedans Toyota Camry Toyota Camry: Problems & Solutions 
5279 messages, Last post on Aug 22, 2006 at 1:43 PM
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| I also had this issue first few thousands miles, I don't notice it anymore | |
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Thanks for the response. 05:30 this morning off to the garage. Searched again to no avail... looked on the passenger side - zip. Went back to the driver side, looked closer at the kick plate - zip. Stared at the dash... Opened the courtesy drawer right above the parking brake... its filled with coins. Shined flashlight at the drawer... SAW RED and BLUE FUSES behind the drawer. BINGO Fuses were hidden too well... gotta hand it to Toyota, neatly hidden and back of drawer had diagram. Changed fuse, didn't have to sing on the way to work. Thanks again. |
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We have two Camry's, 2003 and 2004, both with 6 cylinder engines. The recommended service interval for the 2003 is 7,500 miles (5,000 miles for hard driving) and 5,000 miles only, for the 2004. Does anyone know why Toyota reduced the basic service interval from 7,500 to 5,000 miles?
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| I was told at the dealer that the miles between oil changes were reduced since many people would take the higher number and drive for a couple of thousand miles more and thereby cause oil gelling. They seem to feel that there will be no more oil problems with the 5,000 mile number. As for myself, I will stick to what I have been doing for the past 40 years and that is changing the oil between 3,000 and 4,000 miles. It may be old fashioned, but we have kept 4 of our cars in excess of 10 years and have not had any problems with the oil situation. | |
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Today, my '99 Camry did something one sees only in movies. When I opened the door to get in, the door handle broke off. More specifically, the part where your hand grabs broke off from the main part of the door handle. Now, I have to use my finger nail to lift up the door handle slightly and glide the other handle under the space to pull open the door. What a pain in the butt!!! Furthermore, I go to the dealer to get it fixed, and they quote me $185 for parts and labor. I was curious as to see how much profit they are making, so I look up in the internet. The part only costs $22.50. Should I try to fix it myself? Or is it just not worth the trouble... Either way, my confidence in Toyota reputation of quality is eroding rapidly.
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97 Camry 66K miles; last major maintenance at 63K. On cold start I get this embarrassing clattering noise as if something was to fall off from below. It appears not from the turning belts or water pump, but somewhere closer to the engine/firewall, and more obvious if running idle between 1700/2200 RPM. It would go away after driving for a minute or two. Have not replaced the timing belt yet - am trying to isolate the issue if not relating to timing belt. Last winter I had the many-reported "cold engine start must step on gas till it warmed up" for the engine to stay running; nothing was done to it and I did have that same problem with a 94 Camry, but this winter got this clattering noise instead. I looked up this board and found a few similar reports, but there appeared to have been no solutions or findings posted since. Anyone?
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| My 2000 V6 Solara also sometimes starts with clattering noise. It generally happens in cold weather and after the car has been sitting for more than a day. It may be that oil is not getting to the valves initially and it goes away when the oil starts pumping. I have found that changing the oil at the 3000 mile interval decreases the likelihood of the start up noise. I have not heard of any fix for this. | |
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My 2002 XLE V6 started chirping/squealing at about 39,000 miles. I took it to the dealer for the regular oil change and asked them to take a look. They acknowledged the noise, told me it was the drive belt and they adjusted the belt. They also said that the sound may or may not come back right away, but that there was nothing wrong with the belt (?weird?). At 41,000 miles (about two months later)the chirping began again. I called to inquire what was involved in replacing the belt and to confirm that it was covered by my 100,000/10 year extended warranty and was told that it probably would not be covered, but the dealer would confirm with the warranty company? Anyone have any insight as to why it wouldn't be covered? The belt should not be failing at 40,000 miles, correct? So if I paid for an extended warranty, why wouldn't it cover the belt? Thanks for any input!
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This was posted by someone in 2002: I have a 94 Camry 112000 miles 2.2liter.It's been a problem free car except recently it's been a disappointment. It started with the change of both CV axles because of torn boots,after the change I noticed vibration not so much on the steering wheel but under the floor board especially at 45MPH.Took it back and the mechanic agreed so he was nice enough to change both CV axles again and checked all engine mounts and I had the tires rotated and balanced but the vibration is still present. Has anyone had similar experience out there?Could the tires be balanced and still be defective?Should the alignment be checked even though the car does not pull left or right at any speed? I have a very similar problem. My car starts vibrating under the floor, feels more in the front then back but felt throughout the car, whenever I go over 35-40 mph, vibration increases to it’s worst at ~60-65 mph, over 70 it all blends together, but you just know it’s somewhere there. I bought my car 2 month ago with 147k, and the first thing I noticed was a dog-bone mount at the top of the engine, practically completely deteriorated. I replaced all mounts except the transmission that looks fine. Seems that after replacing the mounts vibration got worst. I also did the breaks (replaced the pads only) myself, later to find out that calipers are probably dragging, because I have a hard time moving the rotors especially after driving for a long time. According to service records on this car from the previous owner it looks like pads and rotors were replaced numerous of times, but calipers never. On my car CV boots, boots only, were replaced not too long ago. Is there any way to replace boots (assuming you have to take it completely out of the car) or the whole axel and put it back the ‘wrong way’? I am really puzzled by this, anyone with the similar problem and hopefully solution? Thanks,
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