1997 Toyota Camry LE review from North America
"Good enough for me"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
At 150,000 miles the rear passenger window switch stopped working.
Sometime around 150,000 miles the interior plastic trim came off the back bottom corner of the front seats (most likely kicked off by one of my three kids)
Some of the plastic trim on the front passenger side has come off.
At about 130,000 miles the drivers side power window panel came loose from the armrest, it still sits in place, but the back end flips up when you use the switch for the rear windows.
At 190,000 miles my gas mileage went from 28 miles per gallon highway to 24. Cutting my speed from cruising at 83 miles an hour to 77 brought it back up to 28.
General comments?
I have put a lot of miles on this car and have never had to put any money into it for breakdowns. Fluid changes, filters, belts, tires, struts and such are all I have had to do.
I can tell that the engine is getting a little tired, it still isn't using any oil, but it has lost power.
I get a lot of road noise. I blame most of that on the body shop that repainted after it was hailed out in 2002.
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| Comfortable, reliable, relatively fun family sedan |
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| These Camry's are built like tanks! |
| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Model year | 1997 |
| Year of manufacture | 1997 |
| First year of ownership | 2000 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2006 |
| Engine and transmission | V6 Automatic |
| Performance marks | 7 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 10 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 5 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 6 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 90000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 210000 miles |
| Previous car | Dodge Intrepid |
| Date of Entry | 12th October, 2006 |