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CarComplaints.com Notes: How can we give the 2006 Camry our "Seal of Awesome" when the NHTSA data shows engine problems in the triple digits & multiple deaths/injuries/crashes etc?
The problem with NHTSA data for the 2006 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.
In other words, it's our opinion that the 2 deaths & other injuries/fires/crashes reported to the NHTSA are significant, but (unfortunately) not out of the ordinary for any vehicle, once you factor in the effects of the extended national media coverage of Camry unintended acceleration issues.
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 2006 Camry, our data for the Camry is a far more statistically accurate representation of the Camry's reliability than what the NHTSA data shows.
6.7
fairly significant- Typical Repair Cost:
- No data
- Average Mileage:
- 79,850 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 9 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- Toyota should fix this at no cost (5 reports)
- not sure (3 reports)
- replace speaker covers (1 reports)
accessories - interior problem
Helpful websites
- 2004 Toyota Camry Rear Speaker Covers - Purchased Rear Speaker Covers from Auto Parts Cheaper for $26.95 plus shipping and handling for a total of $33.90. Very pleased.
A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
Having been an owner of two Toyota Camry's and a Sienna Van I have been a loyal customer due to their high quality & durability.. . Now I experienced very low quality parts were used by Toyota and they get damaged very easily.
I noticed that rear speaker covers are falling apart in the speaker one after another. I did not expect these low quality covers when I buy cars from Toyota Brand.
Toyota should acknowledge this problem, issue a service bulletin, and repair this free of charge.
- Chandresh S., Chatham, NJ, US