Engine problems of the 2003 Toyota Camry

2003 Toyota Camry le engine driving from snell ville GA to south carolina Toyota Camry oil light came on then car cutoff first time ever failure due to timing chain broke in engine causing damage to engine;needs another engine rebuilt or new one etc. Available but cannot afford one.

The contact owns a 2003 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that antifreeze was leaking out of the rear of the engine. The vehicle was taken to dealer who stated that the head bolts stripped and as a result, the engine had to be replaced. The manufacturer was contacted by the dealer who did not offer any assistance. The VIN was unavailable. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 149,000.

In March 2010 I had a problem with my wife's Toyota that I believe I either shouldn't have to pay to fix or have Toyota share in the cost. When I called Toyota to register the complaint they said couldn't help me, so I am asking for your help. My wife's Camry (2003 with just under 100,000 miles) developed a leak in its head gasket, so I took it into our local garage. They looked at it (pressure test) confirmed it was leaking and went on line (identifix. Com) to see what experiences other mechanics had with this problem and recommended fixes. The research showed that this problem was being reported frequently and more often than not also resulted in a more severe problem of stripping the engine bolts out of the block, requiring an engine replacement. My mechanic said I would be best off taking it to the dealership where we purchased the car and have them look at it, because if it was more than just the head gasket, I may be able to work something out with them. It was his opinion that a leak in the head gasket shouldn't cause the stripping of the engine bolts. We took it into our Toyota dealer and they investigated - took the head off - and found that it was what my mechanic had feared, three engine bolts were stripped and the engine would have to be replaced. Cost for a new engine block, head, labor, etc. $7,500. I told them what my mechanic had found online - this was happening a lot to this type engine (2003 - 6) - and my belief that this was a design flaw and asked them if there was something that Toyota could do to help defray the cost or was there a recall, etc. The service rep said no. . . No help from Toyota. I have all the paperwork and can you send you copies, including the identifix report. Considering all the pressure people, government, and lawyers had to exert on Toyota to get them to admit and address the recent accelerator problems, I was wondering if you could check or add my case to a database to see if some legal action is warranted.

Oil light came on. Took to Toyota dealer to check. Within minutes said it was sludge and needed a new engine block.

2003 Toyota Camry le, 4 cyl. , automatic, approx 60,000 miles. Problem: uncommanded full acceleration. Driving conditions: clear weather, daytime, dry surface highway, cruise control - off, transmission gear selected - drive. Consequence: major loss of vehicle control. Corrective action: throttle / sensor checked for failure at shop - no defect noted - could not duplicate failure. Replacement throttle $1100 with labor.

A crack is developed in oil sub pan at the bottom of the engine body on my Toyota Camry 2003, which have only 51000 miles on it. An independent auto technician told me that a crack in the oil pan is unusual and it might have been there at the time of manufacture. A mechanic at the Toyota dealership in metairie told me the same thing along with the fact that such a crack is hard to detect. I am lucky that this fault was detected early and fixed before a fatal breakdown could have occurred. I have fixed this problem at Toyota dealers ship and it cost $3100, when I raised this issue they agreed to split cost fifty fifty and still it cost $1532 and that is too much for me seeing as how none of this was my fault. The old part is still with Toyota dealer ship they didn't hand over to me. I regularly change oil at the Toyota dealership, and I was surprised to learn that they failed to notice this fault earlier. Please investigate this problem.

While driving home one day I began to smell antifreeze in my car. My husband took the vehicle to a local garage who informed him that it was the head gasket. My car has only 77,000 miles on it. I took the car to my mechanic who confirmed that it was the head gasket. While repairing my vehicle the mechanic noticed that all four screws popped out. It cost me over 1700. 00 to repair. My mechanic reported this to be unusual for any car's head gasket to go with such low mileage. "it's unheard of". Toyota claims I am not covered because I'm over the mileage and would not help me. Clearly this should be a recall.

Fatal car accident.

2003 Toyota Camry. The engine I 2003 Toyota Camry caught on fire. Had not contacted dealership or the manufacturer. Did not notice anything unusual about the way vehicle was operating before the fire started. The consumer called the fire department. The fire department said it was up to the insurance company to investigate how the fire started. Did not know if it was an electrical or fuel. The engine compartment was burned completely. Vehicle was damaged by the fire. Called the police department, they said it was the highway patrol department who needed to do the report. Took pictures of vehicle at the junk yard. Vehicle had all the original parts. There was no injuries or property damage outside of vehicle.

The consumer parked the vehicle and the engine burst into flames. Vehicle was totaled.

While driving at 40 mph vehicle lost complete power without warning.

2003 v6 Camry has engine surges/shuddering through all speeds. Is really noticeable at38-40 mph. Diagnostics showed engine computer needed to be reprogramed - problem was more noticeable when driving in citty where speeds were more increased and decreased. Continued to take back to dealership.