5th & 6th Generation (2002-2006 & 2007-2011)Toyota Camry Discussion for years: 2002-2006 & 2007-2011
Topics of discussion range from fuel economy, safety, modifications, performance all involving America's favorite family car, the Toyota Camry.
Just like said before, each company has its lemon cars and some typical issues. I am sorry for any guy, any brand who got a lemon handed -it's nerve reckoning. But I can honestly say that all brands have something to complain about. I had many brands from american/german lux to most Japanese, and I even experienced Chech built Skoda's and China built Buick's and Audi's - none was perfect. My latest experience, a brand new Charger with slipping tranny/clutch, which made it painful just to have a smooth getaway from a traffic light, embarrassingly squeaky breaks, and rattle.
My XLE V6 - US built - goes strong and nothing seriously to complain about. If I run over a bump and the car makes a squeak - I don't panic. But no tranny flare or constant bad rattle, clunking turning noise, ABS noise and who knows what et all.
sounds like most of the problems are with the V6s. ive heard WAY more problems with the V6s than the I4s. and the I4 problems ive heard seem to all be with the auto tranny. the I4 with a manual tranny has no problems that ive heard about and mine hasnt had any trouble at all so far. sorry to hear about all of those problems though, its very...unToyota
Wrong. Some manual I4's also had a hestitation symptom.
sorry for your issues....ive seen plenty of issues on gen 6's at the toyota dealer im a tech at, but none as drastic as yours
ive dealt with rattles and squeaks, the brakes issues (those brakes do wear out very quickly) and the ECM recalibrations for the hesitation on the I4 5 speed tranny...
ive never seen the flare issue or any tranny replacements on camrys in my 9 months as a tech for the same dealership
we have plenty of satisfied gen 6 owners here who love their camrys, and as im sorry for your issues, i dont think youre swaying the opinions of the masses here.
im a happy gen 5 owner myself, and ive only had to replace maintenence items on my car, which has done 57,400 miles to date. all camrys arent as bad as yours
Wrong. Some manual I4's also had a hestitation symptom.
True, mine did occasionally hesitate, but it was fixed with the TSB back in October 2007. It took my dealer 25 minutes total, and the car has been perfect ever since.
I have an 07 LE that was built in 9/06 and picked up in 10/06. Only 13k miles so far. The tranny flared and I had to video it to convince the guys to fix it. The first trip resulted in them not finding the flare. And the dash rattled when it was cold. A 6 inch piece of gray packing foam rubber neatly stuffed down at the base of the windshield cured the problem. Didn't need to disassemble the interior to quiet a squeaky rub. That's been it except for the rats trying to make the engine their new home last fall. Poison bait took care of that in short order. My only complaint now is that it runs so smoothly and is so quiet that I am continuously fearful of being nailed by one of the guys in sun glasses.
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I have an 07 LE that was built in 9/06 and picked up in 10/06. Only 13k miles so far. The tranny flared and I had to video it to convince the guys to fix it. The first trip resulted in them not finding the flare. And the dash rattled when it was cold. A 6 inch piece of gray packing foam rubber neatly stuffed down at the base of the windshield cured the problem. Didn't need to disassemble the interior to quiet a squeaky rub. That's been it except for the rats trying to make the engine their new home last fall. Poison bait took care of that in short order. My only complaint now is that it runs so smoothly and is so quiet that I am continuously fearful of being nailed by one of the guys in sun glasses.
where did you put the foam at all along the top edge?
A 6 inch piece of gray packing foam rubber neatly stuffed down at the base of the windshield cured the problem. Didn't need to disassemble the interior to quiet a squeaky rub.
Can you see the foam from the outside of the car at all? Or does it fit neatly into the crevice?
Haven't tried this myself, but I will soon.
This is about the only nitpick I have about my 07 SE (dash rattle)...
Other than that it has been a great car with very good mileage (430-460 miles per tank now that it's warmer)
If there is any consolation, I feel your pain. Our camry has 33k and after about 3 sets of tires, we minimized the vibration problem. I had to end up with a brand name tire for about 7 bens. This after 3 days at the dealer arguing about the vibration. Finally the service manager told me that it is a known issue with some 6th gen camrys and vibration in the 60-80 range. I know people here will say "but toyota has no tsb", "I dont have the problem". All I have to say is good for you and I hope you never do. I had the tranny tsb done, the brake tsb, I finally found out that the "crack" I hear every morning when driving away is the ABS. That's great technological advancement when the ABS makes your car sound like a rust bolt. Not to mention my A/C issue which I gave up on explaining on this site. But to me quality has gone down. My dad's camry is a 97, solid car. Almost 200k miles, just recently decide to do the timing. I dont think he ever changed the spark plugs and I changed one of his mounts last year. That's it.
I cant say all camrys are bad, they all have their flaws. I just got a bad one I guess just like you. If you cant live with it, trade it in. I'm keeping mine until I can trade it in. Good luck.
Thanks, it's nice to know at least some people understand that I'm trying to sway the masses, I'm just venting because it's so extremely frustrating to spend this much on a car and have it at the shop every week. It's even more frustrating when it gets out of the shop only to have the next thing break as soon as it's out. And the killer is that the last toyota I owned (which was $200/mo less) never had a single issue.
Someday I will likely trade the car as suggested but like most people I'll be upside-down for another year or so - until then I'll continue to deal with the onslaught of service visits.
As for Toyota Customer Service, I tried them when Acton Toyota refused to shut off my seat belt warning "due to liability". All I requested of them for was for the name of a dealer that would perform the task. The only help they provided was they said they'd "make a note of it" but told me to "call around" so my expectations of Toyota Customer Service being able to assist in a more major issue like this are not exactly high.
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