1994 Toyota Camry LE 4-cylinder from North America
Summary:
A comfortable, reliable car
Faults:
When the car was about three years old, the steering wheel began to shake at freeway speeds, but stopped after realignment.
Right rear of car creaks over bumps and has done so since purchase. I have replaced sway bushings, struts and shocks, but it continues.
Brakes have intermittently squeaked since purchase. The dealers say that this is caused by dirt in the brake drums or by new, asbestos-free pads.
CV boots currently need replacement and dealer says there is an oil leak near the distributor.
The car has always vibrated a bit more than seems normal when stopped at intersections.
General Comments:
This is the nicest, smoothest, most reliable car I have owned.
Even though it has 93,000 miles, I notice that it still drives much better than other car makes with equal mileage. It's a bit creaky now, but still smooth and comfortable.
Repairs are expensive, but that may just be the nature of dealer maintenance today.
I have much greater peace of mind with this car than I did with my Subaru station wagon and Volkswagen Rabbit.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 4th December, 2002
30th Nov 2001, 20:20
Toyota Camry Executive, bought 02/06/2001 with 160000km for 8900$ Australian, now 173000km.
Problems:
Oil leak from the cooling system.
Oil leak from the timing belt bearings.
They fixed all of it under guarantee, and now a very little oil leak from the cylinder head gasket. The mechanic told me that is a really common problem, 4 cars of 10 have it, but that is really annoying because when it's hot you can smell the oil burning in contact with the exhaust pipe. If it wasn't for this problem this car would be the best.
With normal maintenance it give you a family size car consuming between 7 L to 10L per 100km, we are really happy with this good car.