1994 TOYOTA CAMRY Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

AT 67,320 MILES, UPON TURNING THE IGNITION KEY, THE ENGINE EXPLODED BELOW THE FILTER HOUSING AND THE CRANKSHAFT WAS VISIBLE. ENGINE REPLACEMENT WAS THE ONLY REMEDY. AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE,I SUSPECTED THAT THE ENGINE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. I DID NOT KNOW THAT THE CAMRY ENGINE HAD SLUDGE-RELATED PROBLEMS. I HAVE ALL MAINTENANCE RECORDS ABOUT MY CAMRY THAT SHOW THAT OIL AND FILTER WAS CHANGED REGULARLY BY A TOYOTA DEALER OR COMPETENT CAR MECHANIC. THUS THE FAILURE WAS NOT CAUSED BY NEGLECT. ON APRIL 24, 2005, I SENT A LETTER TO TOYOTA CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER, TOYOTA MOTOR SALES, U.S.A., TORRANCE, CA 90501 THAT DESCRIBED THE EVENT AND REQUESTED REPLY. THERE WAS NO REPLY TO THIS DATE. ON JUNE 18, 2005 I WROTE ANOTHER LETTER TO THE TOYOTA ASSISTANCE CENTER REMINDING THEM THAT I EXPECT BOTH A REPLY AND EXPLANATION OF WHAT CAUSED...

AFTER ENTERING THE HIGHWAY FROM A REST STOP, DURING INITIAL ACCELERATION, THE AUTOMOBILE WOULD NOT STOP ACCELARATING. IT TOOK BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE AND TURNING THE ENGINE OFF TO FINALLY BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. BRAKES WERE SMOKING.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT TWO DAYS AFTER PURCHASE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER INDICATED VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

#1 CYLINDER-SCORED OWNER HAD TO REPLACE ENGINE. *AK

ALL MAINTENANCE COMPLETED AS PER SERVICE MANUAL RECOMMENDATIONS. OIL CHANGED IN VEHICLE 3896 MILES AGO WHEN ENGINE BLEW. HAVE GONE THROUGH TOYOTA PROCESS TO SEEK "GOODWILL WARRENTY" AND COMPLETED THIS PROCESS AT THE PRESENDITAL LEVEL OF TOYOTA. NO HELP PROVIDED FROM TOYOTA. HAVING ENGINE REBUILT FROM INDEPENDANT REBUILDER. DOCUMENTING ALL DAMAGED PARTS WITH DIGITAL PICTURES AND MECHANICS NOTES. FINAL DIAGONIS OF CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED YET BY MECHANIC. SAVING ALL PARTS FROM VEHICLE TO PROVIDE PROOF THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT WITHIN THE ENGINE AT TIME OF FAILURE. *AK

PISTON RINGS SPLIT IN NUMBER ONE CYLINDER DISABLING VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE HAD BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND WAS NOT SUBJECT TO ABUSE. *AK

WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE WON'T GO INTO GEAR. ALSO, ENGINE TIMING BELT CAME OFF. *AK

ENGINE RING, GASKET AND OIL COOLER LINE FAILED.

POWER STEERING LEAKING, ENGINE STOPS RUNNING WHEN GOING THOUGH WATER AND IS SPLASHED UP IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT.ALSO, TWO POWER WINDOW REGULATORS INOPERATIVE. SAMETIMES WAS TOLD THE RUBBER SEAL WAS TOO TIGH., WATER PUMP LEAKING, ENGINE OVERHEATED CAUSE WATER CAP (1994). THE VALVE COVERS WAS LEAKING OIL IN 1998, COULD IT BE FROM OVERHEATING ? MY SON HAS THE SAME YEAR AND TYPE CAMRY AND HIS POWER STEERING PUMP/WATER PUMP LEAKED BUT WAS FOUND EAILER THAN MINE UNDER 60000 MILES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED CAN HEAR THE MOTOR MOUNTS JUMP. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE THE STEERING WHEEL IS VIBRATING, CAUSING POOR STEERING. ALSO, VEHICLE STALLS WHEN CONSUMER IS TRYING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN OR A LEFT TURN. *AK

CRANK SENSOR REPLACED.

EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION. *AK