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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003205475 | Incident Date: Feb, 25 2003 |
| Consumer's City: MANSFIELD | Consumer's State: MA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Model Name: CAMRY | Model Year: 1996 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 4T1EG12KXTU | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Mar, 18 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jun, 06 1996 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I own a 1996 toyota camry that recently experienced an engine failure due to the build-up of oil sludge after only 80,000 miles. my car has the same 2.2l 4 cylinder engine that has been shown to be susceptible to this sludge problem. in recognition of the problem with these engines, toyota agreed to cover the cost of repairing those engines in their 1997-2001 models. however, despite the fact that my car has the same engine and it was produced two months prior to that time frame, because it is in a 1996 model toyota has refused to cover the cost of repairing it. there is no disputing that the failure of thousands of these engines as a result of a build-up of oil sludge can be attributable only to the fact that these engines are defective. as such, it is absolutely outrageous that toyota should take responsibility for the repair of some of these defective engines and not others. thank you for your consideration. gary levine. *nlm |
