Consumer Complaint Detail

TOYOTA / CAMRY / 1994

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003275668 Incident Date: Jan, 14 2003
Consumer's City: FORT WAYNE Consumer's State: IN
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: CAMRY Model Year: 1994
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4T1SK12E7RU Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 14 2004 Complaint Type: CAG
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Never had a problem with car for 3 years owned. had car towed due to sluggish/ wanting to cut out when idling issue. when ft wayne toyota checked car, the engine had "sludge" in it, was unfixable and car needed new engine. looked they said like the oil hadn't been changed often or correctly. oil changes done approx every 4000 miles since ownership. person at ft wayne toyota bought car to put new engine in and took a scope through it- said engine was full of sludge, metal chunks and it looked like the rings had just suddenly snapped and ended up in engine.