general problems of the 2001 Toyota Camry

We purchased a used (about 43,000 miles) 2001 Toyota Camry le ) at the end of June 2006. Every thing works fine since we purchased it. The previous owner is a friend of mine, who always did regular maintenance and oil changes in Toyota dealer and left all maintenance records to me. After we got the car, we had changed brand new tires, new brakes, replaced driver side auto window motor, and also done oil changes regularly. On June 11, 2007, I took my Camry to mechanic to do oil and brake changes. No problem was reported. The total mileage on that car was less than 49,600 miles at that time. On Friday, July 20, 2007, at 11:00 am, my wife drove kids from home to local library for about 7 minutes. After parking in the library parking lot, walking into library, a few minutes later, the librarian announced and asked the owner of Camry with the specific plate number to go to front lobby. However, the librarian did not state the reason. My wife thought she parked well without any violation, so she did not pay too much attention to the first announcement. After librarian's second announcement, my wife felt that the plate number sounded familiar, so she went to front lobby to check out what's happening. When my wife got out to the parking lot, she saw police car and fire truck, and her car was burned out. All of the parts inside the engine cover were all melted. The fire also damaged the right front panel of the car parked next to my Camry. I asked my mechanic to tow my car to his repair shop and checked my car. He told me that this car is not repairable and is totaled. I had contacted Toyota corporate office customer experience center regarding my Camry engine fire since July 23, 2007. The case manager - sandra told me that she would send my case to Toyota's claim department and someone will contact me to investigate my car. However, it had been two weeks since my first contact with Toyota, I had not received phone call from Toyota claim department.

The local dealer, the good guys admitted that the legend el dorado tire was defective ever since they moved the manufacturing to china. However, you will see denial from the email below from treadway corp. Mr. Edmonston , I don't know what you talking about , and the information does not line up with any of our codes. The legend line your refer to has not had a problem with the line or that size. I will try to contact goodguys to see what their memory is regarding your situation ! "steve edmonston" <steveedmonston@comcast. Net> 06/23/2007 02:44 pm <info@treadwayscorp. Com> subject: defective tires your legend # 0220814 tires are defective. I had to replace three of the four I bought from the good guys tire with less than 20,000 miles on them. Then I again replaced all four of them as the tread separation and car wobble continued. Size p205/65r15. I purchased them under pressure from the good guys as good tires for less money. I have now spent over twice the amount and went to michelin tires out of frustration with the tires and the good guys. I called your corporate office early on and was told there was no problem with the tires, yet three other tire center have confirmed they were defective.

I have a 2001 Toyota Camry that I bought new. At present the car has just 20,000 miles on the odometer. The car came equipped with general hp 400 a/s tires. At present the tires have approximately 3/16 tread depth. My complaints are: 1. While driving on a wet blacktop road at about 30 mph , I gently applied the brakes for a changing traffic signal. At that time the tires lost traction and the car slid into the intersection. This occurred Dec. 2004. 2. While starting from a stop sign on a slight upgrade,the tires lost traction and spun. This occurred Jul 2005. I am to the point where I feel the car is unsafe to drive in the rain or even on wet pavement. Do you have any similar complaints with these tires ?.

Premature tire faillure. I recently had to replace my tires on a 2001 Toyota camary. The car has 47000 miles on it. The tire dealer indicated that he had experienced thsi problem on several occasions. Other customers had similar complaints involving several brands of tires. He indicated that there was premature outer edge wear indicating a possible specification problem.

Tires skided on wet road and when checked I was told I would have to replace one or more of the tires. I rotate my tires every 5,000 miles and have had them balanced at least one time. These are the original tires shipped with the vehicle. I can't believe they would fail in less than 30,000 miles.

My 2001 Toyota Camry le skidded and went out of control in wet weather. The tire had only about 20,000 miles in it at that time. We have e bridgestone potenza tires in that car.

Clutch failure on 2001 Toyota Camry ce. Toyota would not cover the repairs, the consumer was informed by Toyota that the vehicle was being used a race car which caused the clutch to fail and the tires to wear out.

The tires experienced premature wear.

Consumer stated she had problems keeping air in tires, until finally one day while driving there was a slight thumping noise, vehicle was taken into dealership to have the tires checked and the tire pressure was low, the tires were then rotated and balanced, consumer was informed that the tires were very worn and needed to be replaced. (continental tires).

Consumer stated she had problems keeping air in tires, until finally one day while driving there was a slight thumping noise, vehicle was taken into dealership to have the tires checked and the tire pressure was low, the tires were then rotated and balanced, consumer was informed that the tires were very worn and needed to be replaced. (continental tires).

The vehicle fishtailed on a gentle snow covered curve. The dealer later discovered that the vehicle loss rear tire grip which caused the vehicle to fish tail. Ph.

Tire experienced premature wear. Scc.

This vehicle has a tendency to sway or oversteer when going around corners. This vehicle is equipped with general hp 400 a/s tires, dot number acur 3hu 5200 dx 67614 33712. The manual calls for pressure of 29 psi front and rear. The sway is very pronounced at this low pressure. A suggestion from the Toyota garage and tire dealer was to increase the tire pressure to 34 psi. With the tires inflated to 34 psi it is now very unstable when driving in gusty winds. Consumer feels this is either a tire problem or something dealing with the suspension.