NHTSA Complaint #10317994 — 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY

RANDOM, INFREQUENT ENGINE FAILURE AT FREEWAY/HIGHWAY SPEEDS. AT CONSTANT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (STEADY STATE SPEED), CAR ENGINE DIES OUT AND CAR DECELERATES (WITHOUT ALERT AND FOR NO REASON). THIS CAR HAS ALWAYS DONE THIS ON AN INFREQUENT BASIS SINCE PURCHASED BRAND NEW. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT TWICE PER MONTH. I PHONED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE TO SEE IT/EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM. AT AROUND 41K MILES I BROUGHT THE CAR TO TOYOTA FOR THEIR INSPECTION (THIS WAS PRIOR TO ANY RECALLS ON CAMRYS), THEY CLEANED CARBON FROM THE ENGINE. THIS DID NOT STOP THE PROBLEM. ABOUT TWICE PER MONTH THE CAR DIES OUT WHEN TRAVELING AT A CONSTANT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (FOR NO REASON). ON 3/5/10 I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER SHIP (IT HAS ABOUT 81K MILES ON IT). THE CAR HAS A VALID EXTENDED WARRANTY ON IT THAT WAS PURCHASED AT TIME OF PURCHASING THE CAR. DUE TO RANDOM ENGINE FAILURE AT CONSTANT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THIS CAR IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE. *TR