1999 Toyota Camry CE review from North America
"Rubber timing belted junk"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
The struts have had to be replaced twice.
The front brake rotors continually warp, causing steering wheel shimmy. and guess what, at 40,500 miles the rubber engine timing belt broke, killing the engine. I had to have a engine put in at my expense because the car was 4,000 miles over the warranty mileage, even though it was only 2 years old.
General comments?
You think you save money on gas, but you end up spending it on struts and a engine.
I am going back to GM trucks. I always drove a GM pickup and bought this car for the gas mileage, I did not know it had a rubber timing belt which if it breaks will kill the engine. So I saved on gas, then put out many times my savings on struts and now a engine. I will never again buy any car with a rubber timing belt like the Camry.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| Year of manufacture | 1999 |
| First year of ownership | 1999 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2001 |
| Engine and transmission | 2.2 Automatic |
| Performance marks | 1 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 1 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 3 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 0 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 3 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 6 miles |
| Most recent distance | 41000 miles |
| Previous car | GMC Pickup |
| Date of Entry | 28th April, 2001 |