CarComplaints.com Notes: Beware of the NHTSA complaint data for the 2003 Camry. It is almost certainly misleading.
The problem with NHTSA data for the 2003 Camry is that for months on end, the news media repeatedly told the public that several Toyota models had an unintended acceleration defect, & to go to safercar.gov (the NHTSA's website) to file a complaint.
So, the NHTSA received a disproportionate number of complaints about Toyota unintended acceleration issues because of the national news media attention, to the point where their data is unreliable taken in context with any other vehicle that did not receive national news attention.
CarComplaints.com typically receives more complaints per day about vehicles than the NHTSA does, but the news media did not repeatedly say "go to CarComplaints.com to report your Camry acceleration problems" like they did about the NHTSA -- so although we have less complaint data than the NHTSA for the 2003 Camry, our data for the Camry is a far more statistically accurate representation of the Camry's reliability than what the NHTSA data shows.
9.5
really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
1,017 miles
About These NHTSA Complaints:
This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
While driving rotten egg smell came into the vehicle, it didn't matter whether the windows were closed or opened. Consumer felt a burning sensation in the nose and the throat. Dealership/ floor manager made an incredible statement, inquiring if president bush put sulfur in the gas, call him.
Rotten egg (or worse) smell inside vehicle, the same as in my 1999 Toyota Camry. Visits to dealers with 1999 was no help. Just recently found out about service bulletin & had quarter vent duct assembly replaced. Same smell in 2003 Toyota Camry. Dealer said it no longer has vents so no problem. Could not get work order receipt to prove I was at dealers with this complaint. Th/MA.
Rotten egg smell for my 2003 Toyota Camry. It's been like this for the last 7 months, since I bought it new. I changed many different suppliers of grade 87 gas, and there is no difference. I have about 9000 miles on it. My friend who bought a 2003 Camry have the same problem as well.
Rotten egg smell comes into the car. Doesn't matter if the window is closed or opened. I will be contacting the dealer today. My 2003 Camry was a demo so I'm sure whoever was driving it had to have noticed the smell. Nobody said a word to me about this. I felt this was underhanded by the dealership. I decided to investigate further to see if anyone else has complained of the same problem and went to the internet to see of there were other complaints and I found on your site. So now I know there is a problem.
When driving a rotten egg smell enters the passenger cabin which causes the occupants to feel a burning sensation in the nose. The consumer noticed this about three weeks after purchasing the vehicle. The consumer contacted the manufacturer. The manufacturer states there is nothing wrong with the vehicle. The gasoline stations in Tennessee are not regulating the amount of sulfur in the gas.
- Burns, TN, USA
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- Hamilton, NJ, USA