NHTSA Complaint #10163498 — 1997 TOYOTA CAMRY ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10163498
Vehicle	1997 TOYOTA CAMRY
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Date of Incident	April 6, 2004
Date Filed	July 26, 2006
Mileage	122,745 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	MI

Consumer Description

WHILE DRIVING HOME, HEARD CLANGING NOISE AND CAR LOST POWER - CAR WOULD NOT START. HAD CAR TOWED TO TOYOTA DEALER. UPON EXAMINATION THE FOLLOWING WAS FOUND: "#3 PISTON ROD BROKEN COMING THROUGH BLOCK" - THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE BLOCK. THE DEALER REPLACED SHORT BLOCK, OIL PUMP, BALANCED SHAFT & REPLACED NECESSARY FLUIDS. TOYOTA REPLACED THE ENGINE, HOWEVER, I INCURRED $1,560 IN LABOR. *JB

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