NHTSA Complaint #10116823 — 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY

ON MARCH 2, THE ENGINE ON MY TOYOTA CAMRY THREW A ROD, AND RESULTED IN A TERMINAL FAILURE OF THE ENGINE. I HAVE MAINTAINED THIS CAR SINCE I BOUGHT IT, SUPPOSEDLY "CERTIFIED USED" FROM ROSEVILLE TOYOTA, IN AUGUST 2002. I PLEADED WITH TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION FOR ASSISTANCE BUT THEY SAID THAT MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED 2 MONTHS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. DUE TO EXTREME STRAINS ON MY TIME, I HAD THE ENGINE REBUILT FOR NEARLY $3700. UPON DRIVING THE CAR FOR LESS THAN 200 MILES AFTER HAVING THE ENGINE REBUILT, THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT AN ESTIMATED $1500. I DO NOT HAVE TIME OR MONEY TO CONTINUALLY REPAIR THIS CAR AND HAVE ASKED FOR ASSISTANCE FROM BOTH ROSEVILLE TOYOTA AND TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION BOTH. IT WAS RECENTLY BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT THE TOYOTA THAT I PURCHASED FROM ROSEVILLE TOYOTA WAS NEVER CERTIFIED TO BEGIN WITH. THEY MISLEADINGLY SOLD ME A CAR UNDER THE FALSE IMPRESSION THAT IT WAS CERTIFIED WHEN IT WAS NOT. I PLACE THE BLAME FOR THE RECENT FAILURES AND RESULTANT REPAIR FEES ON ROSEVILLE TOYOTA. IF I HAD KNOWN THAT THIS PARTICULAR CAR WAS NOT A CERTIFIED TOYOTA VEHICLE, I WOULD NEVER HAVE TAKEN IT OFF THE LOT AND CONSEQUENTIALLY EXPERIENCED ANY OF THE PROBLEMS DESCRIBED ABOVE. HOWEVER, I WAS FALSELY MISLEAD TO BELIEVE THAT I WAS GETTING A CERTIFIED VEHICLE AND DROVE OFF HAPPILY. NONE OF THE PARTS REPAIRED OR REPLACED ARE AVAILABLE. *AK