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.
My 2006 Toyota Camry has a coolant leak which the mechanic says is caused by the stripped head bolts in the engine, which I've learned is a very common complaint on the 2 AZ-FE engines in the 2002-06 Camry lines. The fix is to replace the head bolts or swap out the entire engine which would be $3500 with a used one or $6,000 with a reconditioned one.
Doing research online, I've seen there are kits to swap out the head bolts and the options are Heli Coil, Time-Sert or the NS300L kit. Wonder if anyone has used these and how it's worked out for you. I'm in Orange Co., Calif. so if you know anyone that does this, let me know... thanks!
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My 2006 Toyota Camry has a coolant leak which the mechanic says is caused by the stripped head bolts in the engine, which I've learned is a very common complaint on the 2 AZ-FE engines in the 2002-06 Camry lines. The fix is to replace the head bolts or swap out the entire engine which would be $3500 with a used one or $6,000 with a reconditioned one.
Doing research online, I've seen there are kits to swap out the head bolts and the options are Heli Coil, Time-Sert or the NS300L kit. Wonder if anyone has used these and how it's worked out for you. I'm in Orange Co., Calif. so if you know anyone that does this, let me know... thanks!
- beadsca, Huntington Beach, CA, US