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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006069924 | Incident Date: Jun, 15 2006 |
| Consumer's City: OVIEDO | Consumer's State: FL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Model Name: CAMRY | Model Year: 1998 |
| 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#: 4T1BG22K4WU | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 30 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jan, 13 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 1998 camry, 4 cylinder, 62650 miles. while driving at around 50 mph speed, heard an unusual sound and smoke coming from under the hood, pulled over to the shoulder and found there was a hole in the lower half of the engine and the oil dip stick was sheared in to 2 pieces. mechanic told me that the engine threw a rod and put a hole. had to replace the engine with a refurbished one at a private shop. contacted the dealer service department and was told that since the car was out of warranty, toyota will not be replacing the engine and the least quote for repair was $4500.00 i bought the car used from a dealer in jan 2001 and have had regular service oil change and maintenance done on it. in feb 2006 had the 60k mile service done. in may 2002 had received a letter from toyota about possible gelling issue with engine oil. suspect the engine failure is a result of engine oil gelling. the failed engine may still be available at the shop, not sure. *jb |
