Loud Engine Noise problems of the 2000 Toyota Camry

The contact owns a 2000 Toyota Camry le. While driving 65 mph, the contact heard a loud noise underneath the hood of the vehicle. The contact drove onto the emergency lane and noticed oil leaking from the engine. Neither the dealer or manufacturer were contacted. The contact diagnosed that the strip head bolt needed to be replaced. The failure and current mileage was 45,000. The VIN was unavailable.

I have a 2000 Toyota Camry with 62,000 miles that has had the oil changed every 3000 miles or less, and has been properly maintained. I was travlling at around 65 mph on a busy highway during a holiday weekend when without any warning I heard a loud noise. Fortunately I was able to get the vehicle off of the road and I discovered that there was oil everywhere. When a passerby stopped he showed me a hole in the engine block. When the car was towed to a Toyota dealer and examined, they observed that the engine had thrown the #4 rod. Since the car was 2,000 miles out of warranty, as a "good will" gesture Toyota agreed to replace the engine, but I was stuck with labor estimated at around $1,500. I have written to Toyota and asked them to pay for labor also, but they haven't made a final determination as of yet. The road I was travelling on less than 10 min before the incident occured (the PA turnpike) was hillly, curvey and crowded. If the engine had blown on that highway an accident would have ensued due to the large volume of traffic and absence of adequate shoulder space. I'm still waiting for shaffertoyota in cumberland, MD to repair my car. As far as I know they have the defective engine.

My husband was getting on the on ramp to the freeway when there was a loud noise, he thought he blew a tire. When he checked, the short block was cracked. The cylinder had gone through the block. There was absolutely no warning: no oil light, no overheating, no abnormal engine noise, oil was full when checked two weeks prior. Toyota refused to pay total repair costs due to the fact we were only able to produce evidence of two oil changes in 15 months of ownership/24,000 miles. We bought the car at 21. 5k miles, dealer changed oil at 31k miles in Dec 02, one oil receipt I could find was dated June '03, car was due for another change. I took pictures of the engine today and received a requested oil sample. The pictures show sludge on the pistons, a cracked piston and a severely cracked short block. Mechanic says one of the rods is bent, also. I could not see any deformity in the rods, but have a picture of all four rods.