Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-10-01 | 01V302000 |
TIRES | 19 | — | Details |
| 2001-09-25 | 01V306000 |
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 2 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | See attached document for complaint. |
| 2025-08-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER | No | 0 | Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2002 Toyota Camry. The contact discovered a mileage discrepancy after the purch… |
| 2024-05-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Toyota dealer contacted me; said my car will cost $15000 to fix. He said people at Toyota who has my exact car costed … |
| 2024-02-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The components or systems that have failed are (Catalytic Converter, Exhaust Manifold, Air Bag Control Module, Engine i… |
| 2023-07-15 | VISIBILITY | No | 1 | The contact owns a 2002 Toyota Camry. The contact stated that while parked, the sunroof shattered from the center of th… |
| 2023-04-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The electrical/switch inside the passenger side door caught on fire, with out warning, while driving. There was a passe… |
| 2023-03-10 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | The drivers side seat belt even tho put in the position of “locked in” it comes out or doesn’t latch at all. |
| 2022-12-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I was sold an bad car |
| 2022-08-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I did the texas inspection test, and my vehicle failed the test, and the report with catalyst, evap, and O2 sens was no… |
| 2022-05-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | My passenger side dash airbag is bloating and tearing at the seam. It is available for inspection. I am concerned tha… |
| 2021-06-30 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 3 | Airbags failed to deploy |
| 2021-03-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 03/16/2021 - 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY 2.4L MY REGULAR AUTO SHOP REVEALED THAT THE ENGINE'S HEAD BOLTS ARE STRIPPED AND IS A … |
| 2021-03-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owned a 2002 Toyota Camry. The contact stated while driving at approximately 65 MPH the steering wheel had … |
| 2021-01-11 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | PURCHASED THE CAMRY FROM REYES AUTO GROUP IN LAKEWOOD, NJ. TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO PA WHERE I LIVE AND 2 MECHANICS SHO… |
| 2020-05-14 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Yes | 0 | I HAD AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE MY 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY DIDN'T STOP WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE BUT KEPT ON GOING TILL IT HI A FIRE … |
| 2020-05-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | SOLD *TR |
| 2020-03-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | LIKE MANY OTHER 2002 CAMRYS, I HAVE A STRIPPED THREADS FOR THE HEAD BOLTS IN THE 2.4L ENGINE; THIS REPAIR IS EXPENSIVE.… |
| 2020-03-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE CAR IS EXPERIENCING SUDDEN ACCELERATION IT IS LUNGING FORWARD. THE LAST OCCURRENCE WAS AROUND 20 MINUTES AGO, IT H… |
| 2019-10-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Yes | 0 | THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND WOULD NOT STOP. THE ACCELERATOR STUCK |
| 2019-09-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | EVERY TIME I TRIED TO USE THE AC AIR CONDITIONER IN THE CAR IT MAKES THE CAR SHUT OFF IF I USE THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER OU… |
| 2019-09-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE CAR IS BURNING A QUART OF OIL A WEEK AND NO VISIBLE SIGNS OF A LEAK. THE DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK ONLY THE DRIVERS SI… |
| 2019-08-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO DRIVE, THE GAUGES START TO GO … |
| 2019-06-10 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | I WAS REAR ENDED ON THE INTERSTATE. I WAS AT A COMPLETE HALT WHEN A DISTRACTED DRIVER OF A CEMENT TRUCK REAR ENDED MY C… |
| 2019-05-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG WAS PROTRUDING OUT OF ITS… |
| 2019-05-03 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 0 | I WAS COMING OUT OF MY MECHANIC DRIVEWAY AND I LET CARS GO BY DOWN A BUSY STREET> MY FOOT WAS CLEARLY ON THE BRAKE AND… |
| 2019-02-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | DRIVER BAGS NOT WORK I HAVE LIGHT ON IN MY DASH FOR AIRBAG PROBLEM PLS LET NET STEP |
| 2019-01-28 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | RECALL |
| 2018-12-11 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *LD *TR |
| 2018-09-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | EXCESSIVE OIL USAGE. CAR AT 4 YEARS OLD AND LESS THAN 40K MILES WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALER AS USING 1Q OF OIL EVERY 150… |
| 2018-08-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S SPEED CONTROL MALFUNCTIONE… |
| 2018-07-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | I HAD JUST GOTTEN IN THE CAR IN THE PARKING LOT OF A STORE. TURNED THE CAR ON, PUT MY SEATBELT ON, AND BEGAN ENTERING I… |
| 2018-04-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING, SMOKE COULD BE SEEN COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THERE … |
| 2018-04-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I BOUGHT MY 2002 CAMRY NEW. I MAINTAINED IT PROPERLY EVERY STEP OF THE WAY. AT 107K MILES A GURGLING SOUND BEGAN IN THE… |
| 2018-03-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | AT 145,000 MILES THE HEAD GASKET FAILED DUE TO 3 STRIPPED HEAD BOLT. |
| 2018-03-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 1 | DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE HOOD, BRAKES AND EMERGENCY BRAKE FAILED, VE… |
| 2018-02-13 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE BRAKE SYSTEM IN THIS KIND OF VEHICLE ARE DEFECTIVE. I ALMOST CRASHED ANOTHER CARS BY REAR ENDING THEM WHEN THE BRAK… |
| 2018-02-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A BOLT FRACTURED IN THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY AND ANTI-FREE… |
| 2018-01-29 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | RECALL AIR BAGS |
| 2018-01-27 | ENGINE | Yes | 0 | TWO SEPARATE EPISODES OF RAPID UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION ON 27JAN2018 AND 09FEB2018 RESULTING IN VEHICLE MOVING FORWARD… |
| 2018-01-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE ENGINE WILL BEGIN TO JERK AND THEN IT WILL NOT IDLE. I HAVE TO TURN IT OFF FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES BEFORE IT WILL … |
| 2017-12-08 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 2 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE STRUCK AN O… |
| 2017-08-15 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TAKATA RECALL? I WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 45MPH AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS INJURED AS A RESU… |
| 2017-07-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I TOOK IT TO FIND OUT WHY, AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, SO I HAD IT REPAIR… |
| 2017-06-20 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. WHILE DRIVING 38 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND SURGED FORWAR… |
| 2017-05-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE FRONTAL PASSENGER AIR BAG SEPARATED FROM THE DA… |
| 2017-04-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: ON TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 2017 I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK WHEN SUDDENLY I H… |
| 2017-03-06 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2002 TOYOTA CAMRY LE 4 CYLINDER. AFTER THE VEHICLE SITS FOR 3 DAYS IN A STATIONARY POSITION ON THE STREET, AT … |
| 2017-02-21 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | MY CAR WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT THAT RESULTED IN IT BEING TOTALED; AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. |
| 2017-02-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | LIKE MANY OTHER 2002 CAMRYS, I HAVE A STRIPPED THREADS FOR THE HEAD BOLTS IN THE 2.4L ENGINE; THIS REPAIR IS EXPENSIVE.… |
| 2017-01-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DURING RECENT WORK UNDER THE HOOD THE HOOD SUPPORT ROD (SUPPORT CYLINDER) BECAME NOISY AND RETARDED MOTION WHEN RAISING… |