1995 Toyota Camry Engine

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A LOUD ROARING SOUND FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, AFTER THE REPAIR THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,223 UPDATED 12/19/12 *CN UPDATED 01/09/13

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHEN HE NOTICED THAT SMOKE WAS EMITTING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. HE WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE BY HIMSELF ALTHOUGH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DID RESPOND. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 243,447.

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

UNASSISTED AND UNSAFE ACCELERATION ON FOUR OCCASIONS WITH MY 1995 TOYOTA CAMRY AND A COMPLETE ENGINE STALL-OUT WHILE DOING 15 MPH WITH MY 2009 TOYOTA CAMRY. *TR

ENGINE FAILED. *TR

MY 1995 TOYOTA CAMRY 4 CYLINDER SUDDENLY STOPPED WHILE I WAS DRIVING FOR 30 MINUTES. NO WARNING LIGHT COME ON. I SAW MANY COMPLAINT SIMILAR HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/TOYOTA_ENGINE.HTML AND THIS "TOYOTA AGREES TO SLUDGE SETTLEMENT FOR CONSUMERS" HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/NEWS04/2007/01/TOYOTA_SLUDGE_SETTLEMENT.HTML. *JB

1995 TOYOTA CAMRY THREATENS TO STALL WHEN SHARPLY ACCELERATED AT HIGHWAY SPEED, UNLESS FOOT REMAINS ON ACCELERATOR. TOYOTA MECHANIC DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS FAILURE OF THE ERG VALVE. VALVE AND HOUSING WERE REPLACED, AND PROBLEM WAS SOLVED. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT WENT INSIDE. AFTER A FEW MINUTES THEY LOOKED OUT AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED, THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. THE ENGINE IN THE VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. NO INSPECTION HAS BEEN MADE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN ALERTED.

MY 1995 TOYOTA CAMRY BEGAN TO HAVE DOCUMENTED SIGNS OF OIL SLUDGE DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AROUND 1999. EACH TIME I WOULD HAVE THE OIL CHANGED AND ANY REPAIRS MADE TO KEEP MY CAR IN GOOD AND WORKING CONDITION, IT WAS NOTED THAT MY OIL HAD SLUDGE. AT THAT TIME, I KNEW NOTHING OF THE TOYOTA SLUDGE ISSUE. AFTER HAVING THIS DIAGNOSIS A FEW TIMES, I WENT SOMEWHERE ELSE FOR A SECOND OPINION SINCE THE "SLUDGE" PROBLEM KEPT RECURRING DESPITE OF REGULAR MAINTENANCE. I WAS TOLD ABOUT TOYOTA MODELS WITH COMPLAINTS OF ENGINE SLUDGE. MY MODEL WAS NOT INCLUDED (1995 CAMRY, V4). I HAVE SINCE CONTACTED TOYOTA WITHOUT RECOURSE. I HAVE SPENT OVER 5K TO REBUILD MY ENGINE AND I AM SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FROM TOYOTA AND PETITIONING TO HAVE MY MODEL AND OTHER TOYOTA MODELS WITH ENGINE OIL SLUDGE TO BE RECALLED. *JB

1995 TOYOTA CAMRY CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING. *TS WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. HE PULLED OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER, REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AND PROCEEDED TO OPEN THE HOOD WHEN HE NOTICED FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE BECAME FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). *NM

WHEN I WENT TO HAVE MY CAR INSPECTED, THE SERVICE TECH SAID THAT IT WOULDN'T PASS AND ASKED IF I HAD A LOCAL MECHANIC THAT I WANTED TO TAKE IT TO. I TOOK IT TOO MEINEKE AND HE SAID THAT THE PIPE GOING INTO MY CONVERTER WENT AND I HAD TO REPLACE THE PIPE AND CONVERTER. HE SAID THAT IT WAS RELATIVELY COMMON FOR MY CAR. I HAVE A 1995 TOYOTA CAMRY AND IT HAD A LITTLE OVER 29,000 MILES ON IT. *JB

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. AFTER PULLING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SOMETHING FELL FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE, AND THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION. THE TIRES EXPLODED. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED.*AK

VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED YET. SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THERE WERE BEARINGS IN MY OIL PAN. THEY SAID THAT SLUDGE PROBABLY PLUGGED UP THE OIL FLOW. I CAN\\'T BELIEVE A SIX CYLINDER TOYOTA ENGINE SHOULD FAIL AT 110,000 MILES.

SMOKE COMING FROM TAIL PIPE WHEN START VEHICLE. THICK BLACK OIL SLUDGE, BUILD-UP IN OIL CONTAINER. CAUSING CAR TO RUN BAD AND BURN OIL. CAR IS A 1995 TOYOTA CAMRY V6 LE WITH ONLY 69,000 ORIGINAL MILES ON IT! HAD OIL CHANGED THREE TIMES IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS, STILL HAPPENING! CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALWAYS COMING ON! TOOK TO BE REPAIRED AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG? *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE ENGINE OVERHEATED, AND SHUT DOWN. IT WILL NOT RESTART. IDEALER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE MOTOR BLEW AND NOW IT IS CAUSING OIL TO LEAK FROM THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT THREE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE WORN AND HAD TO BE REPLACED BY THE DEALER DUE TO METAL FATIGUE. AS A RESULT OF THE FATIGUE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTOR IS CRACKED AND IT IS NOW IN NEED OF REPLACMENT. THE ENGINE O RINGS WERE LEAKING AND WERE REPLACED. *JG

THE TOYOTA CAMRY 1995 WAS IN FOR 90,000 SERVICE ON 5/23/02. THE SERVICE TECH AT SCHAUMBURG TOYOTA REPORTED THAT I NEEDED 3 ENGINE MOUNTS. SINCE HE STATED THE WORK IS NEEDED FOR SAFETY REASONS I CONSENTED. THEN, AT THE TIME OF PICKING THE CAR UP, HE STATED THAT I WILL NEED AN EXHAUST PART . I FOUND OUT THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS CRACKED. I WAS NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT AND I HAD THE CAR FOR 5 YEARS. NLM

FAILURE OF TWO ENGINE MOUNTS, CAUSING SHIFTING OF ENGINE/TRANSMISSION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE 50MPH, A BOLT HOLDING ROD CAP CAME OFF & FELL INTO OIL PAN. THIS CAUSED ENGINE TO LOCK UP ON FRONT WHEEL DRIVE IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. ENGINE WAS NOT STRIPPED. A FRIEND TOOK OIL PAN OFF. *AK CONSUMER WHO USED TO WORK IN TOYOTA'S DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT EXAMINED VEHICLE TO FINDA ONE ROD TAP THAT HAD NEVER BEEN TIGHTENED AND A LOCK CAP THAT WAS NEVER INSTALLED. *SLC

WHEN FIRST PURCHASED VEHICLE IT HAD A MINOR ENGINE VIBRATION WHEN YOU PUT YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE WITH THE CAR ON AND IN DRIVE. THIS PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN CONSITENTNLY WORSE OVER TIME. THE ENGINE VIBRATION'S SEVERITY WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND IN GEAR VARIES. IT CAN BE QUITE SEVERE AT TIMES. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO A TOYOTA DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THIS VIBRATION IS NORMAL ON ALL TOYOTA CAMRYS FROM 1992- 1995. THE VEHICLES TIMING BELT AND COMPLETE TUNEUP HAS BEEN DONE AND IT APPEARS THAT THE PROBLEM HAS WORSENED. *AK

CONSUMER HAS BROKEN MOTOR MOUNTS ON SIDE & FRONT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER & NO WARRANTY. CONSUMER WILL HAVE TO COVER COST. *AK

WITHIN 96,000 MILES ENGINE HEAD GASKET CRACKED, CAUSING OIL TO LEAK WHICH MAY RESULT IN AN ENGINE FAILURE. *AK

ENGINE FAILED CAUSING FIRE.

WHILE DRIVNG, THE ENGINE FAILURE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND HAD TO BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER A TOTAL OF SIX TIMES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK