1993 TOYOTA CAMRY Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

THE CAR HAS SUBSTANTIAL BLUE SMOKE AT START UP. MECHANIC HAS INFORMED ME THAT THE CAR HAS A SLUDGE PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE TOY V6 ENGINE. I HAVE ALWAYS BOUGHT YOUR PRODUCTS AND ACTUALLY NOW OWN A LEXUS SC400, LAND CRUISER AND AN OLDER CAMRY WAGON (87) WITH 150,000 MILES. TOY HAS ALWAYS BUILT RELIABLE PRODUCTS THAT I CAN COUNT ON. HAS THIS CHANGED? WILL YOU ASSIST ME IN CORRECTING THIS PROBLEM? I HOPE YOU WILL, BECAUSE IF NOT, I WILL NO LONGER BELIEVE IN YOUR PRODUCTS AND SERVICE AND WILL LOOK TO OTHER CAR COMPANIES IN THE FUTURE.... THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE.

ENGINE BROKE A ROD BECAUSE SLUG DROPPED FROM TOP OF ENGINE IMMEDIATELY AFTER OIL CHANGE. THIS KEPT OIL FROM CIRCULATING TO THE TOP PART OF THE ENGINE. MECHANIC SAID THIS IS BECOMING COMMON WITH TOYOTAS AND FORDS AFTER OIL CHANGES FROM JIFFY LUBES AND OTHER FRANCHISES BECAUSE OF THE WAY THEY SHOT OIL IN THE ENGINES DURING OIL CHANGES. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY PREVENTATIVE SOLUTIONS OR ANY RECOURSES FOR COMPENSATION. HENRY LARRYMORE

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE CALIPERS ON THE FRONT BRAKES TWICE. THE ROTORS ARE SO WARPED FROM ALL OF THE FRICTION HEAT THAT THEY WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED SOON. THE DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR QUIT WORKING AND THEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER LOCK SWITCH AND THEN THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT WINDOW CONTROL STOPPED WORKING THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR WAS REPLACED AT ABOUT 45,000 MILES AND HAS GONE OUT AGAIN JUST RECENTLY. THE POWER STEERING UNIT LEAKS OIL.

I HAVE A 1993 TOYOTA CAMERY WITH LOW MILEAGE. IT STARTED STALLING ON ME EARLIER THIS MONTH. I TOOK IT INTO THE KINGS TOYOTA TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGES, A GENERAL SERVICE AND TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE STALLING. THE DEALER SAID "68394 VEHICLE STALLS ENGINE IS SLUDGED UP, ENGINE NEEDS SERIOUS ATTENTION, ENGINE NEEDS DISASSEMBLED AND OVER HAULED" THEY TOLD ME THAT THE SLUDGING COULD BE CAUSED BY USING DIFFERENT OILS FOR MY OIL CHANGES OVER THE YEARS AND THAT THE COST WOULD BE AROUND $2000.00 FOR THE REPAIR. THE DEALER ALSO SAID THAT IF I COULD SHOW HIM PROOF OF RECENT OIL CHANGES, HE WOULD SUBMIT IT TO TOYOTA AND SEE IF THEY WOULD COVER THE COST. THEY ALSO SAID THAT IF THE CAR WAS 3-4 YEARS NEWER, TOYOTA WOULD PROBABLY COVER THE COSTS. THE FACT THAT WE HAVE SUCH LOW MILEAGE FOR AN OLDER CAR, THEY...

OIL/FLUID LEAKS FROM FOUR SPOTS (TRANSMISSION AREA, VALVE COVER GASKETS, POWER STEERING PUMP AND RACK & PINION) MYSTERIOUSLY OCCURRED AT THE SAME TIME AND ALMOST SET THE VEHICLE ABLAZED WHEN THE OIL DRIPPED ONTO EXHAUST PIPE JUST BELOW THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CAR DEALERS SERVICEMAN ADVISED ME NOT TO DRIVE THE CAR ANY LONGER UNTIL IT IS FIXED BECAUSE IT WILL SURELY BE ON FIRE. *NLM

THE HEATER CONTROL IS USELESS, YOU MOVE IT JUST INTO THE RED AND THE HEATER COMES ON FULL BLAST.

THE HEATER CONTROL IS USELESS, YOU MOVE IT JUST INTO THE RED AND THE HEATER COMES ON FULL BLAST.

THIS YEAR OF CAMRY WAS DESIGNED WITHOUT A TEMPERATURE WARNING LIGHT. SINCE THIS CAR DOESN'T HAVE A WARNING LIGHT OR AUDIBLE ALARM, AND SINCE THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL DEPRESS THE GAS PEDAL AUTOMATICALLY TO COMPENSATE FOR LOST POWER, THIS CAR COULD OVERHEAT AND CATCH ON FIRE BEFORE THE DRIVER WOULD KNOW IT WAS OVERHEATING. THIS AND THE FACT THAT TOYOTA'S RADIATOR IS MADE OF PLASTIC (DEALERS WILL NOT REPLACE THEM WITH AN OEM PART), LENDS TO MY EXPERIENCE OF THE CAR OVERHEATING AND THE ENGINE SELF DESTRUCTING (A $4500 PART, NEW) - I SPENT $3480 FOR A USED ENGINE. I FEEL THAT A MISSING WARNING LIGHT IS A DESIGN DEFECT AND THE CAR SHOULD BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE.