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2002 Toyota Camry
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2002 Toyota Camry Owner Stories (13 stories)
  • 2002 Toyota Camry
    Visitor, Kountze, TX, October 14, 2011 12:23
    I currently have a 2002 toyota camery that has 225,000 miles on it. I have replaced windshield wipers and brakes once, a broke belt once. Other than that it has NEVER been in the repair shop. Oh, except I got trash in sun roof once which only cost about 50 or 60 dollars for dealer ship to blow trash out. It has been the best car of my life. I still love it.
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  • 2002 Toyota Camry
    Larry76, Glen Allen, VA, September 18, 2011 16:35
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    The camry oil lost was on going and I told the Dealer who said it was the oil pan gasket and it was replaced. We believed that the problem was corrected and several weeks later the engine started knocking due to a broken rod caused by a lost of oil. On line research revealed numerous other camrys with the same oil leak problem. No drops of oil on the driveway because the oil was burned off, no blue smoke, because of the cataylic converter.
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  • 2002 Toyota Camry
    Visitor, Framingham, MA, June 23, 2011 08:41
    Purchased a 2002 XLE new. Currently has 80,000 miles. Have replaced the brakes three times including rotors, tires, gas fill connector flange rotted, catalytic coverter and flex pipe, shocks have been shot since 64,000 mi and now the A/C is dead. All this along with a few other msc. nagging issues. Biggest disappointment ever. My last Toymotor.
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  • 2002 Toyota Camry
    Visitor, Hatton, ND, April 03, 2011 11:58
    134,000 miles and the Camry is showing it's age. Shift siloined E. A/F Sensor. The exhaust flex pipe off the engine, front right wheel bearings. Kinda wonder where it's all going to end. How far should a person go?
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  • 2002 Toyota Camry
    plogan, Atlanta, GA, December 30, 2010 08:36
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    The 4 Cylinder has a slow take off. Very good fuel mileage/usage. exhaust pipe hangs too low.
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  • 2002 Toyota Camry
    mogib231, Stockton, CA, November 22, 2010 11:48
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    Purchased in 04'. Only one repair ever but a big one. Automatic Transmission. Other than that, perfect. Currently 100K + miles on the vehicle.
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  • 2002 Toyota Camry
    Visitor, Dayton, OH, August 02, 2010 08:25
    First Toyota and worst car I have ever owned (owned 11) for cost of repairs. I've had to replace three cataytic converters, rack and pinion steering unit, high pressure power steering hose, core engine plug, starter, have my transmission ECM reflashed with an "alternate program", other repairs plus many smaller issues. Every service visit seems to be a minimum $600-1,000. Troubles started at 45,000 miles and the representative don't seem to understand why I am upset.
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  • 2002 Toyota Camry
    tombou, Lackawaxen, PA, April 20, 2010 11:35
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    excellent car all of my past camrys
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  • 2002 Toyota Camry
    corollaman704, Charlotte, NC, January 30, 2010 20:18
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    great car!!!
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  • 2002 Toyota Camry
    Andamo, Sarver, PA, November 09, 2009 16:34
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    We bought our 2002 Camry SE new in October of 2002. The car must have been someplace and the acid rain had all the flat surfaces marked. The dealership tried to do something with it, but it was a lost cause. My wife hit a deer with it and that got the hood, right front fender and right side door repainted. The bodyshop buffed out the entire car and the marked sections looked good.....for a while. The car has 54K miles on it now and I just replaced the rotors and pads and belts. The rotors were rusted so bad the car had a shimmy like a wheel being out of balance. I replaced the rotors with Centric rotors. They have a coating that supposed to stave off the rust. Here in Western Pennsylvania they use salt and anti skid like there's no tomorrow ! The car had a oxygen sensor go out early and that's been the extent of any problems. We bought a new Hyundai Azera in the fall of 2007, so the Camry is now mine. We wanted another Camry but couldn't deal with Toyota at all. Every winter I put on a set of 4 Blizzaks on steel rims and the car acts like it has 4WD !
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  • 2002 Toyota Camry
    dallask, Martinez, CA, September 05, 2009 02:29
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    at 108000 miles it blew a head gasket and stripped the head bolts. The check engine lite did not come on until the damage was done. Repair shop says rebore (?not the word they used) head bolts and we won't guarantee any work or put a different motor in it. (New or used.) called this motor a "disposable" one that toyota put in lots of 2002 era camrys. This Camry has been a disaster. Other mild problems previously.
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  • 2002 Toyota Camry
    Ohio Quilter, Simi Valley, CA, November 11, 2008 10:09
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    Purchased in Dec 2001. Have only 55k miles. Runs great! No mechanical problems. Original brakes. Tires replaced in 2006. Love the service from local dealer.
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  • 2002 Toyota Camry
    Odojoe, Orlando, FL, October 15, 2008 16:01
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    I have 77500 miles on my XLE and other than replacing tires once wheel balancing, the only other major expenses have been to clean the fuel induction and reseal the oil pan which had a very tiny leak, and replace the drive belts. I am still on my original brakes.
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