NHTSA Complaint #10197765 — 2000 TOYOTA CAMRY

2000 TOYOTA CAMRY DRIVEN AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED THREW A ROD THROUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK. THIS VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED WHICH I CAN PROVE WITH RECEIPTS FROM MY CERTIFIED MECHANIC. NO ONE I SPOKE TO AT TOYOTA WOULD HELP ME. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED AS A CERTIFIED USED VEHICLE. THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED BUT THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED AT ALL ESP. WITH ONLY 80,000 MILES. I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ENGINE ALL AT MY COST. THIS SAME VEHICLE BROKE A TIMING CHAIN A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. FORTUNATELY, IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY THEN. I SPECIFICALLY PURCHASED A TOYOTA BECAUSE OF THEIR SUPPOSED RELIABILITY AND CUSTOMER SERVICE. THIS WILL BE MY LAST TOYOTA. *JB