Faults:

I replaced the front struts.

O2 sensor.

Passenger seat belt roller replaced.

General Comments:

I've owned this car for nearly three years, and I'm very disappointed.

Engine seems okay so far, and luckily haven't had sludge problems, but I'm using Castrol Syntec blend.

Haven't noticed paint problems, maybe because the car is garage kept.

The suspension is horrible. I replaced the front struts at 38,000 miles, and now a year later, there seems to be another rumbling noise from the same area in the front passenger side of the car. Toyota really needs to redesign the suspension on these cars. Have also had problems with oxygen sensor and check engine light coming on. According to Toyota, the fuel system is sealed and extremely sensitive. Even in the dead of winter, you must shut the car off when refueling or the car will stall due to the fuel system. Their fix was to replace the gas cap seal. When the same problem happened after initial service, I disconnected the battery to reset the computer, and avoided Toyota's high service fees.

Also, had to have the rear passenger seat belt roller replaced due to a bad spring coil.

Had to speak my mind here, as I know that Toyota won't own up to any of these weaknesses or make good on problems.

Faults:

About 2 months after we got our Camry the "rear light" engine sensors failed. This caused the dash lights to indicate that the rear light was burnt out and the engine light to stay on. After a trip back to the dealer they ordered the part in (took about 1 week) they gave me a call when it was in and I brought the car in for the day. But it was all covered under the warranty (good thing too cause the sensor alone was worth $300 cdn) Also when I took the car in for the 50,000 k tune up there were 2 parts replaced under warranty, but the total cost was higher than I figured $300 cdn, for 3 hours of work.

General Comments:

The car is great, almost no engine noise, it's got a bit louder after the 1st year, but when we first got it, it was so quiet the only was you could tell it was running was the tach. It dives great, and the A/C cools the car off well. The rear seat has lots of room, and with the seats folded down I can toss my bike in the car and close the trunk with room to spare. Granted the only car I've driven other than the Camry is our 82 Reliant (Yes, the thing still runs) but my grandfather liked our Camry so much he bought a 2002 Camry a few months ago and has had no problems with it. When I get a car it's going to be a Toyota.

Faults:

Been in and out of the dealer. Had starting problems related to the computer, left my wife stranded with the baby twice. Brakes had to be overhauled due to faulty calipers.

General Comments:

Car is not well built as people say they are.

Faults:

The struts have had to be replaced twice.

The front brake rotors continually warp, causing steering wheel shimmy. and guess what, at 40,500 miles the rubber engine timing belt broke, killing the engine. I had to have a engine put in at my expense because the car was 4,000 miles over the warranty mileage, even though it was only 2 years old.

General Comments:

You think you save money on gas, but you end up spending it on struts and a engine.

I am going back to GM trucks. I always drove a GM pickup and bought this car for the gas mileage, I did not know it had a rubber timing belt which if it breaks will kill the engine. So I saved on gas, then put out many times my savings on struts and now a engine. I will never again buy any car with a rubber timing belt like the Camry.