2002 Toyota Camry XLE review from North America
"Good car, poorly built U.S. model"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
First of all, the rattling of just about everything inside the car, very unpleasant.
The air condition had a leak that reduced the eficiency of the system by the second summer, the dealer refused to take care of it, finally after talking to the owner the mechanics refilled the system without fixing the leak, it soon leaked again, the front mat was cut as it came out of the service bay, extreemely poor service at all visited dealers (3).
The battery died after three years, but was weak after the first year.
One of the shocks in the rear had to be replaced at about 12000 miles due to "thumping" noise.
General comments?
Other than that, I love my Camry and it is far better than many other cars in it's class.
The audio in the navigation version is top quality.
The navigation is easy to use and very fast to recalculate another route.
However, due to the low quality of the vehicles that are now built in U.S. I would definitely advise against buying one, I've had four and there will not be another Toyota again.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| Model year | 2002 |
| Year of manufacture | 2001 |
| First year of ownership | 2001 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2005 |
| Engine and transmission | V6 Automatic |
| Performance marks | 8 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 9 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 8 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 0 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 5 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 100 miles |
| Most recent distance | 45000 miles |
| Previous car | Toyota Camry |
| Date of Entry | 31st December, 2005 |