| Issue ID | 589105 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10158113 |
| Manufacurer | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION |
| Brand | TOYOTA |
| Model | CAMRY |
| Model Year | 2006 |
| File date | 15/03/06 |
| Component | STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I've got very bad experience with car dealer. I have bought toyota camry 2006 at the end of february 2006. After receiving a new car, i had heard some kind of noise when i drove the car for the first time. At that point, i knew that this kind of noise was normal because my car was brand new. Unfortunately, that noise had got louder time after time, and did not stop. To fix a noise problem on my car, i checked my car to toyota. Toyota found the problem and told me that my car needed to replace a whole transmission. At that time, i could not believe the fact that my new car needed to fix, because my car had got just 500 mileage on it and just passed two weeks after purchasing my car. Furthermore, i felt displeasure and was very upset about their employees' attitude. I wanted to trade in my car with a new another camry. They required me to pay for 7000 dollar more with my old car. I had been waited for more one hour to make deal with one of their employees. At that time, i had felt some kind of discrimination. Even worse, this thursday, i also have heard same noise again. To check the noise, i dropped off my car again to the toyota dealership service. Toyota told me that my car had another problem on steering shape at this time. I let him repair it again. Until this very day, even though my car was checked twice at the dealership service, i can hear the same noise again. I've known that the quality of toyota is very good and trusted the service. For now, i am so doubt about the toyota and the dealership service. It seems the technicians are not trained to be professional to repair toyota cars or they did not try to check my car. I am wondering if there are any other ways to change my car. Like i mentioned about my car, i would like to change it to the another new car, if possible. I hope that you can help me to solve my car problem. If you have any question, please let me know. Thank you so much. *jb |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 500 |
| Number of Occurences | 2 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | MADISON, AL |
| VIN pattern | 4T1BE30K86UXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | Y |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | |
| No. of fatalities | |
| Date of purchase | 25/02/06 |
| Was original owner? | Y |
| Anti-lock brakes | Y |
| Cruise control | Y |
| Number of cylinders | 4 |
| Drive train type | FWD |
| Transmission type | AUTO |
| Vehicle speed | |
| DoT tire identifier | |
| Tire size | |
| Location of tire code | |
| Type of tire failure code | |
| Was defective tire repaired? | |
| Date of manufacture | |
| Type of child seat code | |
| Type of restraint | |
| Dealer's name | BILL PENNEY TOYOTA |
| Dealer's telephone number | 256-837-1111 |
| Dealer's city | HUNTSVILLE |
| Dealer's state code | AL |
| Dealer's ZIP code | 35816 |