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.
10.0
really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
12,934 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.
After installing four new tires noticed thumping noise in front. Had mechanic check the tires. He told me there was a high spot and chopping along the edge. Had tire replaced.
Car dealer says two of the car's original tires are worn out with car at 19,970 miles. Tires are worn to the indicators on the outside. Tires were rotated to the back of the car. Dealer did not indicate if other two tires were wearing also. My son noticed side wear on the tires at about 18,000 miles. Dealer says car needs alignment but no alignment check was made to my knowledge. Dealer could not do alignment this day, I will take care of asap. Tires have been rotated at manufacturer's recommendations and kept at proper inflation.car has been serviced on a regular basis. Tires are Bridgestone, potenza, P205/65R15 92T.
The outer edge of tires started wearing bald just after 15,000 miles. Car was serviced at 15,000 at dealership and alignment checked out ok. At 19,000 steel belts started appearing on front set of tires. Continental was contacted and requested car manufacturer.
While driving (2003 Toyota) 60 mph on interstate hwy with moderate amount of traffic, the left, rear tire blew out and completely seperated. Potenza RE92 is the oem vehicle difficult to control, went into major skid.
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- Hawley, PA, USA