Consumer Complaint Detail

TOYOTA / CAMRY / 1999

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0 Injured
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 005013746 Incident Date: Mar, 21 2005
Consumer's City: SLIDELL Consumer's State: LA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation
Model Name: CAMRY Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4T1BG22K7XU Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 28 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 31 1999
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: On march 21,2005 i gave my tyota camry ce 1999 with 103,000 miles on it for tune up to door's auto speed shop. the next day, after the tuneup was comleted the mechanics took the car for a test drive. during the drive below 40 miles per hour the engine blew up. mr. keith door, the owner and manager of the shop, called the local toyota of slidell and informed them that the engine blew up because of the accumulation of the sludge in the engine. they agreed to change the engine free of charge. later, however, they demanded $4,000 for the new engine claiming that the cause of the blowup was not the sludge.they could not tell, however,why the engine blew up.