2002 TOYOTA CAMRY Electrical System Problems

The components or systems that have failed are (Catalytic Converter, Exhaust Manifold, Air Bag Control Module, Engine including head gasket) My safety is at risk due to catalytic converter not functioning properly producing harmful carbon monoxide that can be smelled through air vents, Air bag control module not functioning which will not able to initiate the deployment of airbag in the event of a wreck/accident could lead to fatality. Engine not functioning properly due to blown head gasket which could lead to overheating amongst other things. Vehicle has been inspected by Dealership. Yes there are warning lights prior to failure (Check engine light)

The electrical/switch inside the passenger side door caught on fire, with out warning, while driving. There was a passenger in the vehicle at the time. Driver pulled over when smoke was visible. Flames were soon visible, driver poured water on the flames in effort to extinguish the fire. Flames were reduced but the door began to melt and the window shattered. Emergency services arrived at the scene shortly after calling 911. State police, fire, and ambulance arrived shortly after. Thankfully there were no injuries. The insurance was also called and a claim was filed. An adjuster was assigned to the claim to inspect the cause of the fire. After reading numerous reports of the same incident it sounds like this is a known issue that Toyota has not taken responsibility for. Serious injury could have occurred to the driver and passenger if quick action was not taken.

I was sold an bad car

THE CAR IS BURNING A QUART OF OIL A WEEK AND NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF A LEAK. THE DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK ONLY THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR OPENS WITHE THE KEY AND FOB.

EVERY TIME I TRIED TO USE THE AC AIR CONDITIONER IN THE CAR IT MAKES THE CAR SHUT OFF IF I USE THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER OUTLET TO CHARGE UP MY CELL PHONE IT DRAIN THE BATTERY AND THAT WILL CAUSE THE CAR TO SHUT OFF ALSO MY FRONT PASSENGER DOOR OPENS BY ITSELF EVEN WHEN I'M DRIVING IT WILL UNLOCK AND OPEN ON ITS OWN

THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND WOULD NOT STOP. THE ACCELERATOR STUCK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO DRIVE, THE GAUGES START TO GO CRAZY, AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED AND THEN STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE AND PUSH IT OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH ASSISTANCE FROM ANOTHER PERSON. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE BATTERY CABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. AFTERWARDS, WHILE REVERSING THE VEHICLE, IT STALLED. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR A SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE 30 MILES FROM THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE GROUND WIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE BATTERY CABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT...

VEHICLE IS A CONVERTIBLE. THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINS ON WHENEVER THE CAR IS RUNNING. CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN A COLLISION. MANY OTHERS HAVE REPORTED SAME PROBLEM FOR SAME MAKE/MODE/YEAR. WHERE COLLISIONS HAVE OCCURRED WITH VEHICLES DISPLAYING THIS CONDITION, AIR BAGS FAIL TO DEPLOY.

DURING RECENT WORK UNDER THE HOOD THE HOOD SUPPORT ROD (SUPPORT CYLINDER) BECAME NOISY AND RETARDED MOTION WHEN RAISING OR LOWERING THE HOOD. A SERIOUS ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE OCCURRED WHEN THE WHEN THE HOOD SUPPORT ROD BECAME DISENGAGED AT THE LOWER END SHORTING THE BATTERY TO THE ROD ATTACHED TO THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE FIRE WAS OBSERVED UPON RETURNING TO THE VEHICLE FROM THE AUTO PARTS STORE..

PLEASE HELP ME. I PURCHASED MY CAR FROM TOYOTA SUPERSTORE IN HARTFORD CT FEBRUARY 9,2005 NEW. THE CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE IN DRIVE.THERE ARE 3 LIGHT THAT COMES ON; CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, THE BATTERY AND THE GAS LIGHT . THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE THE FIRST WEDNESDAY OF 2013. TI WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM . NOW IT 21016 AND IT A FREQUENT ANNOYANCE. THEY DID NOT TRY TO HELP ME WITH ANY RECALL ISSUES. MY CAR HAS 5 RECALLED ITEMS ON THIS VEHICLE BUT ALL OF THESE WERE ISSUES THAT I ADDRESS OUT OF MY POCKET. YOU ISSUED THOSE RECALL AFTER MY MONIES WERE SPENT TO CARRY ON DIAGNOSTICS, AND THE CHANGING OF PARTS THAT HAD NO BEARING ON THE PROBLEM. WHILE CUSTOMER LIKE MYSELF SPEND AND SPEND AND SPEND.THIS CAR WAS $30,000 AND BECAUSE I HAD DONE A TRADE IN UNFAIRLY GOOD CONDITION. I WAS ABLE TO...

THE CAR NOW HAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000 MILES ON IT - FOR AT LEAST THE LAST 35,000 MILES, IT'S HAD A PROBLEM WITH EITHER STALLING OR NOT RESTARTING AFTER THE ENGINE'S TURNED OFF (OFTEN, SEVERAL INCIDENTS WILL OCCUR IN RAPID SUCCESSION, AFTER WHICH THE CAR WILL FUNCTION PROPERLY FOR MONTHS). STALLING TENDS TO OCCUR WHEN THE CAR IS DECELERATING AND COMING TO A STOP - IF ADEQUATE SPEED CAN BE MAINTAINED, THE ENGINE WILL SPUTTER BUT WON'T SHUT DOWN. IN MY OPINION THE STALLING AND FAILURE TO RESTART PROBLEMS ARE CONNECTED AND I'VE READ OF OTHER CAMRY OWNERS WHO'VE BEEN CONFRONTED WITH THIS ISSUE. UNFORTUNATELY, AFTER AN INCIDENT NOTHING REGISTERS ON THE CAR'S COMPUTER, SO MECHANICS REALLY DON'T WHERE TO START IN DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM AND FORMULATING A POSSIBLE FIX. MY CAR'S BEEN METICULOUSLY CARED FOR AND I'VE PUT A LOT OF MONEY INTO TRYING TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM, BUT NOTHING...

IGNITION KEY WAS REMOVED WITH TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE AND IGNITION SWITCH NOT IN OFF POSITION. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED AT LEAST TWICE. *TR

COMPONENTS ON VEHICLE DASH NOT OPERATING. INSTRUMENT PANEL STOPPED WORKING. NO TEMP. GAUGE, NO FUEL GAUGE, NO TACH OR SPEEDOMETER. LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL NOT WORKING. HAVE BEEN TO THREE MECHANICS WHO DIAGNOSED BUT CANNOT REPAIR. CONTACTED TOYOTA AND QUOTED EXCESSIVE PRICE OF $780.00 PLUS TAX AND DIAGNOSTIC TIME TO REPAIR. *TR

HARSH/HARD/DELAYED SHIFTING BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD OR 2ND AND 4TH (OVERDRIVE) ON 1MZ-FE V6 ENGINE DUE TO FAULTY ENGINE CONTROL MODULE FAILING TO REGULATE TRANSMISSION SOLENOIDS PROPERLY. THIS ISSUE OCCURRED ON THE ECM ON RAV4 (SAME YEAR, 2002) AND RESULTED IN SETTLEMENT IN WHICH TOYOTA AGREED TO REPAIR ALL. *TR

2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER WRITES TO REQUEST A FULL INVESTIGATION AGAINST A LOCAL DEALER FOR FRAUDULENT AND DECEPTIVE BUSINESS PRACTICES RELATED TO THEIR VEHICLE NOT STARTING *TGW

MY SON WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN OFF BROWN RD ONTO AMBER GLEN DR IN CHARLOTTE, NC WHEN THE CARS STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP CAUSING THE CAR TO GO OUT OF CONTROL. WHEN HE TRIED TO PRESS THE BRAKES TO STOP THE CAR IT WOULD NOT STOP. THE CAR HIT A TREE THAT CAUSE MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THANK GOD NO ONE WAS HURT/INJURED OR KILLED. BUT MY 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY IS TOTALED AND CANNOT BE REPAIRED. I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR IN APRIL 2012 FROM THE TOYOTA SCION DEALERSHIP IN HUNTERSVILLE, NC AND WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS OR RECALLS WITH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKING UP. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED SOMEONE TO LOSE THEIR LIFE. I FEEL LIKE I HAVE BEEN MISLEAD AND CHEATED OUT OF MY MONEY TO PURCHASE THE VEHICLE. THIS CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SOLD TO...

MY CAR ALARM GOES OFF DURING THE NIGHT AND WILL NOT RESET. THIS HAS HAPPENED PERIODICALLY. *TR

ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2010, AT APPROXIMATELY 8:30 PM, (AZ-GMT) I WAS DRIVING MY 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY SE 4-DR IN A ROAD CONSTRUCTION ZONE AT 15 MILES PER HOUR. I CAME TO A STOP AT A RED SIGNAL LIGHT WHEN I SMELLED THE ODOR OF AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. I STARTED CHECKING THE DASHBOARD FOR ANY WARNING LIGHTS ON, WHICH THERE WERE NONE LIT. A/C AND HEATER SWITCHES WERE IN THE OFF POSITION. AS THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I WENT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY. I STARTED LOOKING AROUND THE INTERIOR TO SEE IF SOMETHING WAS BURNING. AS I WAS CHECKING THE BACK SEAT, I SAW BLACK SMOKE BILLOWING OUT OF THE REAR BOTTOM OF THE CAR, THINKING THAT IT WAS SOMETHING BURNING IN THE TRUNK. I USED THE TRUNK LEVER TO OPEN IT, GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND NOTICED THAT NOTHING WAS BURNING THERE, AND WENT BACK...

ONE OF TWO ELECTRONIC ACCELERATOR POSITION SENSORS MALFUNCTIONED ON MY 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. I EXPERIENCED A SLUGGISH RESPONSE TO PEDAL ACTION (I.E. I HAD TO PUSH THE PEDAL FARTHER THAN NORMAL TO GAIN ANY ACCELERATION - CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED). I IMMEDIATELY DROVE TO MY MECHANIC'S SHOP FOR EVALUATION AND REPAIR. AFTER RUNNING DIAGNOSTICS, HE DETERMINED THAT THE SENSOR HAD MALFUNCTIONED AND ADVISED ME NOT TO DRIVE THE CAR ANY FURTHER UNTIL IT WAS REPAIRED. AS I UNDERSTAND IT, FROM MY MECHANIC'S EXPLANATION, THE SENSOR DETERMINES THE POSITION OF THE ACCELERATOR AND SENDS A REQUEST FOR ACCELERATION AS A VOLTAGE RANGING FROM 0-5V, WHERE 0V IS NO ACCELERATION AND 5V IS FULL-THROTTLE. THROUGH FURTHER TESTING, HE DETERMINED THAT THE SENSOR THAT HAD MALFUNCTIONED WAS READING 5V. I FIND IT VERY CONCERNING THAT IN THE EVENT OF FAILURE THE SENSOR DOES NOT "FAIL SAFE" (I.E. FAIL TO 0V, RATHER...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. SHE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER AND THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE COMPUTER SYSTEM WAS DAMAGED CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

ON DRIVING, SMOKE AND FIRE FROM PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY LE. *TR

2002 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE COMES TO A STALL (ENGINE STOPS RUNNING AND CAR DOES NOT RESTART FOR A FEW MINUTES) ON RED LIGHT AND STOP SIGN. MANY PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED OR FIXED BUT DOES NOT FIX THE ISSUE. THE CAR AUTOMATICALLY RESTARTS IN A FEW MINUTES IN MOST CASES. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS FOR A CAR TO STOP SUDDENLY AT RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. *TR

2002 CAMRY LE,50K MILES ALWAYS PULLS TO LEFT. HAS BEEN TO DEALER AND VARIOUS SHOPS. STEERING WHEEL SHUDDERS AND VIBRATES AT ANY AND ALL SPEEDS. PROBLEM IS STRUCTURAL. BRAKES ARE CONSTANT PROBLEM. SUNROOF WILL NOT SEAL CORRECTLY THEREFORE REAR FLOOR IS NOW WET. NOW EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER OFF BUYING A 1950 STUDEBAKER! AND GM IS IN TROUBLE? LAST TOYOTA FOR ME. CAR IS UNSAFE. *TR

TOYOTA CAMRY LE 2.4 L WINTER WEATHER CAUSE TO VVT ON AUTO TO FAIL AND STALL ENGINE. STALLED ENGINE CAUSED LOST OF CONTROLS, STEERING, BRAKES, ETC..PARTS REPLACED WERE OXYGEN SENSORS, CAT.CONVERTOR, ETC.. THE VVT IS VARIABLE VALVE TIMING CONTROL ALONG WITH OCM, PCM, THROTTLE SENSOR, MASS AIR SENSOR WHICH REGULATES THE ENGINE PERFORMANCE. *TR

THE CAR WOULD NOT START. JUMP STARTED IT. DROVE AROUND BUT JUST STALLED AFTER 2 MILES. AGAIN TRIED TO START BUT COULD NOT. BATTERY OK. CALLED TOW COMPANY AND PUT THE CAR BACK IN MY GARAGE. AGAIN JUMP STARTED IT TO PULL BACK INTO GARAGE. LET THE CAR REMAIN STARTED IN PARKING POSITION. ENGINE AGAIN DIED AFTER 5 MINUTES. *JB

ON 12/31/05, DURING A RAINSTORM, THE HAZARD LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE STARTED FLASHING WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT OUR HOME AND NOT RUNNING. THE ONLY WAY TO TURN OFF THE HAZARD LIGHTS WAS BY REMOVING THE FUSE. THE NEXT DAY, WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, WE FOUND THAT WE HAD NO TURN SIGNALS AS THE FUSE REMOVED ALSO CONTROLLED THEM, AND WE DISCOVERED THERE WAS ABOUT AN INCH OF WATER ON THE FLOOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. WE REPLACED THE FUSE, AND ALTHOUGH THE HAZARD LIGHTS WERE NO LONGER CONSTANTLY FLASHING, WHEN A TURN SIGNAL IS ACTIVATED BOTH LIGHTS GO ON CAUSING A DRIVING HAZARD. AT OUR EARLIEST CONVENIENCE (ON 1/17/06), I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE CLOSEST TOYOTA SERVICE AND DEALER (MODESTO TOYOTA, AND HOUR AND A HALF DRIVE FROM OUR HOME). AFTER CHECKING THE VEHICLE I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE...