Faults:

Water pump seized up at 320,000km.

Front and Rear Struts replaced.

General Comments:

This car is an excellent example of Toyota quality and reliability at it's finest.

After 14 years and 345,000kms it still runs and drives like new.

Faults:

When I bought the car, the previous owner mentioned that the speedometer did not always work properly. It turns out that the speed sensor was to blame and I got it fixed. Other than that, nothing else has gone wrong.

General Comments:

I got this car for a steal at $2,000. It had 162,000 miles, but I took it anyway.

The speed sensor was replaced, and that stopped the car dying on me, and the needle not working.

This is a very comfortable car, especially with the lumbar support of the driver seat. My leather seats are worn, as are the carpets, but this is expected in a 14 year old car.

The paint is in nice shape, and there are no other major defects.

I believe Toyota builds a great car, and it's no wonder I see so many old ones on the road. There is a reason they are moving forward.

I can't really say anything bad about this car. Even with the high mileage it runs great. I hear that these cars, when properly maintaied and cared for, can run well over 200,000 miles.

If you're looking for a used car, I would recommend any Toyota Camry. Just make sure the previous owners took good care of it.

Faults:

The third day I drove it off of the lot, the brake light came on. I nearly got into an accident because the brakes suddenly went down all the way to the floor. Turned out to be brake lines. Fixed under warranty.

About a week later, the car refused to accelerate properly. There was a problem with the fuel injection. Fixed under warranty.

In the same month, the alarm system locked and would not allow me to start the car. It left me stranded about a half-hour from home. Dealer towed and disabled it under warranty.

Three days after I received it back, it wouldn't start again because of something with the battery. I attempted to give it a boost, and it still wouldn't budge. I never quite knew what was wrong, but it was fixed under warranty.

Smoke began to come from under the hood whenever I went on the highway or drove at higher speeds. Dealer said it was head gaskets and claimed to fix them. Car continued to smoke.

General Comments:

I expected to have some problems because even though the car only had 86K on it, it was still pretty old. Somebody didn't maintain it well because I chose the Camry because of many people I know owning one and being extremely pleased with it. Next time I have to watch where I'm buying from and I will continue to possibly buy Toyota, but I'll go newer and to somewhere else.