general problems of the 2001 Toyota Camry

The vehicle overheated and stalled, I steered it to the roadside to call for a tow. Speaking with insurance tow service the car started to smoke from the front passenger side under the hood. As I supplied information the smoke volume increased from the front passenger side under the hood. Smoke volume continued to increase and a crackling/burning sound started. I told the agent I have to go and called 911. I supplied details of the area where the increasing smoke was coming from, the car location and my status. In the car I pulled the hood lever, went outside and stopped short of opening the hood. Realizing I had no means to put out the increasing fire I had to watch my car burn until firefighters arrived. I walk a distance away and waited, while the whole engine compartment went up in smoke.

Symptoms: 1. Rear lights off warning comes on the dashboard 2. Check warning light comes on with code 1780. (neutral switch on the automatic transmission has a problem) 3. No brake lights or reverse light on in the trunk area only when applying the brakes. 4. Brakes vibrate when slowing down around 10mph to stop like your tires are riding a very rough surfaces. 5. Reverse light comes on in the shift gear indicator when applying brakes to shift from park position. Initial attempt to fix this problem: changing the reverse light bulbs and brake light bulbs, but problems continue to remain as describe in the symptoms. 2nd attempt by mike gerber from website www:\\automotiveforums. Com. He reported there is a loose wires connection or frayed wires at the hinge of the trunk on the driver side. After careful inspection on the wire harness at the hinge connection of the trunk, discovered at least one wire that was about the break off from opening and closing the trunk of the car for many years. After fixing these wires, all the symptoms were resolved. Amazing!!! couldn't have solved this problem so fast without the reading the article from mike gerber. Thanks!!!!! reason from writing this compliant: Toyota manufacture should recall all these vehicles with this compliant without any charges to their owners. . . . . This is a safety issue because it affected the performance of the braking system causing a vibration everytimes you apply the brakes like the abs system is activated. In addition, the brake lights aren't working correctly even after changing all the bulbs in the trunk area.

My 2001 Camry v 6 started bucking and speeding and slowing. It turned out to be a speed sensor failure (op code 500).

I have 2001 Toyota Camry 4 cyl le model. Many times when I begin my trip from my home my car accelerates even I have my foot off the gas pedal. It only happens within first few miles and then the problem goes away. I have a stop sign close to my home and before nearing the stop sign I lift my foot from gas pedal and car will accelerate and then I have to step on my brakes to stop it by the stop sign. It is very tricky in winter when there is ice on road. Since I am aware of this issue I do not step on gas at all till I hit the first stop sign. Once the car is running for a while the problem seems to go away. I wanted to bring this to the attention as I firmly believe that there is something more than sticky pedal. Since the problem goes away after few minutes of driving. That clearly indicates that the problem is not with sticky pedal. Since my car is not recalled I hope someone looks into this year model too.

Tl- the contact owns a 2001 Toyota camary. The contact stated that there was a random progressing failure in which the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that the brake pedal was hard to depress, the steering wheel was tight and the gear had to be changed to neutral each time the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they were not able to replicate and diagnose the failure. The contact indicated that the failure continued, the vehicle was taken back to the dealer who stated they need to diagnose the engine. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failures from the dealer. The approximate failure mileage was less than 40,000. Dyd.

Vehicle hesitates when accelerating and stalls out when attempting to stop vehicle. Power brakes fail to work properly once call stalls out creating a hazard. No injuries or crashes to date but in fear of one occurring. Dealership has made many attempts to correct the problem with no success as of 11/11/04. Replaced the computer module, spark plugs, wires, fuel injectors & clean valves to no avail.

Vehicle stalled at 60 mph. Dealer could not find a cause. The a/c and the fun selector malfunctioned, but the dealer was unable to fix it. The vehicle starts and stalls immediately. The dealer installed a new circuit opening realy and the problem was solved.

2001 Toyota Camry doors will automatically lock. Consumer states that the doors will lock by themselves and can not open manually.