Faults:

After 10,000 miles the check engine light came on. The dealer said it was nothing to worry about. He cleared the computer and told me to drive on. The service engine light soon came back on in a matter of days. I returned to the dealer and he told me I may have put bad gas in. They told me to put dry gas in to take out any water or residue. Over the next 10000 miles the check engine light came on at least 10 times. The car would smell like a sewage plant. The dealer told me nothing was wrong as the computer codes would show everything OK. Finally the northeast area mechanical tech looked at my lemon. He said they were having a problem with the computer board and replaced it. The lemon began to stink soon after. As I now was just outside of the warranty I called toyota to register a grievance. I was told to go away. I traded the lemon for a honda and have been happy. About a month or so after getting rid of the lemon I recieved a letter from toyota. They said that their cars were having a problem with something called oil sludging. Apparantly for no reason the oil in the car would gel killing the engine. I did not have that problem becauseI got rid of mine due to other numerous problems. My toyota did not experience oil sludging rather only cesspool smell and warning lights galore. I wonder what toyota executives drive?I did enjoy the peppermint candy the dealer left after each and every service. They smelled better than my engine.

Faults:

I have a 1999 Camry purchased new. It has bad brakes. I have never had brake issues on any car I have owned. I have been through 3 sets of pads in less than 20,000 miles over 18 months. The dealer refuses to repair the brakes again for free even though the last set lasted only 11 months, two sets were replaced in the previous 18 months. The dealer has not been responsive. I had to start photographing the pads in the service bay to get them to repair the brakes under the original warranty the previous time.

The car has a smell like mildew if you run the vent with the Air Conditioning off.

It also gathers dings easily due to a very thin body.

The CD player has always skipped.

General Comments:

I usually run my cars for many years, my Caravan is 15 years old and I have done nearly all the maintenance. It runs like a top. I am seriously thinking of selling the Camry because it is faulty and the dealer will not cover any of the repairs.