general problems of the 1996 Toyota Camry

In Aug 26, 2004 I purchased four new goodyear allegra p205/65r15 from sams club in pearl city, hi. I started to have problems with my tires in January 2005 and took it back to sams club to have them look at my tires and find out what was the problem. They went on to tell me that my rim was bent and that was the problem, I took my car to a goodyear shop in ewa beach to have my rims checked and I was informed that there was nothing wrong with my rims. So I took the tires back to sams club the following week on 02/16/2005, and I was informed that I indeed did have three defective tires on my vehicle. So sams club refunded my money and I bought another brand of tires in place of the recalled tires.

Consumer's vehicle rpms went to the red zone. Consumer pulled over and parked, and driver's side window would not go up. Aaa arrived, and vehicle was taken to the dealer, who stated that transmission was defective it was repaired at consumer's expense. Consumer found similar complaints on the website. The vehicle spun in a 360 degree turn on three separate occasions before it reached 24,000 miles. Consumer changed tires from the tires Toyota provided to a michelin tire and the spinning stopped. On July 12, 2004 the transmission was slipping and had to go in for service. . In 2002 the rear seatbelt on the passenger side was stuck. The consumer had it repaired at her expense. The customer would like Toyota to reimburse her for their share of the expenses occurred due to this pre-mature defect. * tc.

My car has 135,000 miles on it and I was recently noticing that it would run hard and not switch gears as smoothly as it once had. I took it in to a Toyota dealership to be evaluated and was told it had sludge in my engine probably due to infrequent oil changes I was then informed by the service advisor that it needed a new engine and that it would cost approximately $5000-$6000. I informed the advisor that I always had my oil changed as per the owner?s manual, and I requested a written estimate as to the exact details that formed the basis for this price quote. I was ultimately denied that information. The gentleman told me he would call me back and/or fax it to me, after which I received nothing. I called again, got his supervisor instead of the service advisor, and he explained that engine sludge was the diagnosis and that I could not get a written estimate because the exact parts needed could not be determined. He stated he would have to have someone look further into the engine's problem to give me the estimate in writing. I asked why this hadn't been done prior to the completion of the diagnosis that I ordered, and he then began stammering and informed me that he didn't have my file in front of him and he could call me back after looking into it further. He then proceeded to ask me if I was really willing to pay that much for an engine?. When I asked what my other alternatives were, he offered to transfer me to a salesman! I never received any further phone calls. It has been my experience that if I am not willing to buy a new vehicle, the level of service I receive decreases dramatically. I have since taken my car to another independent shop to have it repaired, where I have been able to get an explanation both in writing and by the advisor in conversation as to what exactly is wrong and what exactly needs to be fixed.

Tread separated from tire (dot number: w2rw aka 3 tiresize: p195 70r14).

The left front dunlop daytona tire failed and caused an accident, which also caused property damage and injury.

Tires wear prematurely.

Misalignment, causing vehicle to drift to left/right, also steering wheel croocked and replaced front tires.

First car pulled to the left after rear tires was put on front then vehicle pulled to the right.

Good year regatta tires (p195/70/r14) are very unsafe, causing difficulty in controling at high speeds on freeways and highways with ribbed-concrete pavement.

When the vehicle was purchased ten months ago it had four new tires. The consumer had to replace the tires about a month ago. Consumer stated that vehicle was wearing out the tires too fast.

Tires failed. (goodyear invicta- tire size 195-70-r14).

Uneven tire wear.

When it rains the car slides and hydroplanes excessively.

Bought 2 tires on 3/4/2002 from ntb; neither has the dot tire grading information on them. Sent picture to george gillespie in NHTSA. At his request went back to ntb and looked at display tire; it was a different size but it also did not have the gradings on it. No safety defect listed.

Goodyear tire , size 195/70x14, causing interior noise.