Toyota Camry Questions & Answers (page 3 of 4)

Check Engine compression . A mechanic can do this for you. Also have him check the timing chain although they last the life of a car 250 000 is quiet high.

Other than that I would check all normal things Suspension Coolant system, belts etc. And make sure you do a Written Off report. What $ do they want.

I bought mine for $9100 with 88000 km

Hello Nigel. Sorry I can't help you as I have not replaced the clutch in my Camry. However $1600 sounds a lot - I avoid Toyota dealers and have luckily found a couple of really good mechanics that work from very small workshops. Would suggest you get another quote. Good luck, Greg.

Hi Nigel. Agree with Greg. Shop around. A good quality clutch kit is about $230 so the rest is labour. A good mechanic should do this job in about 5-6 hours on a front wheel drive car. That's an expensive hourly rate of over $200 per hour. Should find a mechanic to do it for $100 per hour plus parts. Should be closer to $1000. I've assuming your flywheel is ok and doesn't need machining. I charge $99 an hour for auto electrical services in country nsw.

shouldnt pay more than $600 all up

My 2010 Camry has 160k and it has never missed a beat! Battery's still hold charge. Performance is the same as when the car was new. I would recommend this car to anyone!

My suggestion is you take it to a Toyota Australia workshop or a trustworthy honest and reliable mechanical shop to get the problem repaired as soon as possible as the brakes need the engines power to apply pressure otherwise the brakes do not work properly and you could get into a crash.

I do not see why not or you could try the car wreckers to see if they have any second hand parts

No Idea. I have a 2013 Camry only for 8 Mo. sorry i cannot help

Might have to first see ahonest and reliable auto electrician or the proper workshop

Hi Bec14,
Sorry for the late reply, as I didn't check my email lately. We have a booster seat for our 5 yrs old son in the middle rear seat and my wife could sit comfortably beside the booster seat, so I think you might have 2 booster seat and one baby car seat given that they are not too big in sizes. Our son's booster seat is narrower than his previous baby car seat. Boot space is not too bad, again it depends on the size of the pram, if the pram is small then it should be ok for a few shopping bags and over night trip clothing . We had a Nissan xtrail before and the boot space was huge, we could had 3-4 suitcases in the boot for oversea trip to the airport, I don't think we can do that now with our Camry . But the drive comfort, fuel economy of the Camry is far better. But the best way to find out is to go to the car dealer and check out in person, so you could decide if the car has enough space for your need . I hope this help and sorry again for the late reply. Regards

You could try contacting Toyota Australia or you could try to google search engine Australia

my 2013 Atara S have same rattling/squeaking throughout dash area and all windows.

As I have only had my Camry since Dec 2013 I am not in a position to comment.
I think the problem has been resolved in latter models, time will tell.

Hi Mark
This has happened to my 08 Camry. Definitely a design fault. Did you get any further with this?
Regards
Grant

Hi Mark，

I have a 2007 toyota camry, have exactly same problem melting dashboard.
I am living western australia, which summer time is more than warm. One day, I put my sunglass one the dash board. After I finished my work, I found my glass is melting into the dash board. If you need picture about damaged dash board just let me know. My email. [email protected].

Miles

From 1998 up to 2002 there is only 2 types of alternator and 2 type of engine 4 clyinder and v6 the year is not the issue the engine size must be the same

The Camry Hybrid HL totally optioned up with sun roof is not much different from a Lexus in features and quality and I would imagine is a lot less expensive to buy than any BMW. Having recently purchased this Camry Hybrid HL and based on my previous top of the range Camry Grande which travelled 300,000 km over 13 years without ever missing a beat, I am confident that my recent acquisition will provide a similar level of longevity with the only major maintenance cost being the main battery in about 8-10 years time, at which time I am quite confident that new battery technology will have advanced to the stage where the cost of replacement will be a lot less than it is now by a long shot! A big surprise is the fuel economy savings (~4.2L per 100km) when driving in peak hour traffic

As far as servicing costs are concerned, my first 10,000 km service is happening on Tuesday and the dealer cost of this service is just $130, a benefit which applies annually until the car reaches $75,000 km.

Thanks Angus, noted.

I am pretty sure BMW are the better car hence the price tag

Go to Toyota Australia workshop and get it fixed or if the car is not under warranty you could try going to a professional trustworthy honest and reliable mechanical shop to get the problems repaired.

For the suspension issue you could try going to Monroe shocks or as inappropriate have heard pedders suspension shocks are good as well otherwise body roll might occur and the car probably would not be as safe.

I understand that Toyota charges some $135 per service every 15000 km for the first 3 or 4 years after purchase of a new Hybrid regards Angus

Thanks AngusM, so far I have received different quotes from Toyota service centers ranging from $367 to $190, and was wondering as to why when there is supposed to be a fixed price service cost the price has so much difference between service centers. two of the prices came from my local Toyota service center and when I asked as to the difference i was told that the Hybrid requires specialist technicians, and service equipment so this required a higher service price to the customer.

Thanks for posting this additional information. My response was simply based on the arrangements that were offered to me when I purchased the vehicle from our local dealer - I assumed that this was part of an Australia wide offer. Maybe this is a question of simply checking the main Toyota web site where the offer is quite clearly spelt out; in fact I discovered that the service charge is $130 for vehicles purchased after February 2012

i.e. Under Toyota Service Advantage, Camry Hybrid is entitled to up to 5 standard scheduled services at $130[B20] each for the first 4 years or 75,000km (whichever occurs first). Service intervals on Camry Hybrid are every 9 months or 15,000km (whichever occurs first).

Reference:
https://www.toyota.com.au/owners/service/service-advantage/eligible-vehicle

Servicing intervals are important / also they are reasonable though not as good as when Toyota used to make them back in the old days when they were steel motors before they switched to making alliminium blocks

i do not have that model of car mine is the altise

Tigeroo, coincidentally, I encountered the same situation (with similar stats that you have cited) just this past week. However, I suspect that this has something to do with the rolling fuel consumption average because when I filled up the vehicle with fuel after completing a low fuel consumption run from Canberra to Sydney, I noted that the predicated range has increased to 1006 km. There must be a way to clear the data in the fuel consumption computer, but I am yet to discover this yet. BTW, despite all of this I have noted that the fuel consumption comparison over the same long distance sector from my previous V6 Camry has improved by 52%!

Thanks AngusM. Sounds like you are on to something there. I will definitely check that out.

That is an incredible fuel saving!! And you probably have just as much usable power as the V6. I purposely drove as "normal" as I could and it easily returned the 5.8ltr/100kms. I am sure I could get more out of it.
Happy Hybrid Driving!!

take it to your local car macanic

Interestingly, I found the original Dunlop SP300E tyres on 2010 Altise to be reasonably quiet, but not long wearing. I would suggest a wheel alignment at your local tyre shop.

Michelins or Goodyears will most likely turn your duckling into a graceful swan. I have seen this many times and then I would never fit Dunlops when given a choice. I had a Merc wandering all over the road, it felt unstable and I replaced the tyres with Goodyear and had a "new" car. Michelins have perfomed well in the past and will most likely provide a more stable, quiet and softer ride.

Sanjay I have not experienced this problem. Regards Angus

Hi Sanjay, This can happen in any car and is usually caused by residual a/c condensate. We do not have it in our Camry but have had it in previous cars. Mention it at your next service and they should be able to flush the condensate line.

Can I suggest that you check Toyota's list price and compare this with what you are being quoted for the optional extras. Because there is a waiting list for this model, you might that dealers may not be offering much of a discount??

I think it is a good deal. The only thing I am against, personally, is tinted windows as they do hinder proper vision. If the car is for Family use, I would suggest no tinting in the interests of safety. But, again, that is my opinion only.

Long trips 7liters per 100kms city driving 12liters per 100kms

Don't know. Never had to worry about it!
I'll find out and tell you. (I'll guess a belt and see if I'm right)

Has timing chain. My guess wrong!
Camry
1990-2001 All Belt
2002-2013 4 Cylinder Chain
1990-2006 V6 Belt
2007-2013 V6 Chain