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CarComplaints.com Notes: Beware of the NHTSA complaint data for the 2003 Camry. It is almost certainly misleading.
The problem with NHTSA data for the 2003 Camry is that for months on end, the news media repeatedly told the public that several Toyota models had an unintended acceleration defect, & to go to safercar.gov (the NHTSA's website) to file a complaint.
So, the NHTSA received a disproportionate number of complaints about Toyota unintended acceleration issues because of the national news media attention, to the point where their data is unreliable taken in context with any other vehicle that did not receive national news attention.
CarComplaints.com typically receives more complaints per day about vehicles than the NHTSA does, but the news media did not repeatedly say "go to CarComplaints.com to report your Camry acceleration problems" like they did about the NHTSA -- so although we have less complaint data than the NHTSA for the 2003 Camry, our data for the Camry is a far more statistically accurate representation of the Camry's reliability than what the NHTSA data shows.
8.0
pretty bad- Typical Repair Cost:
- $2,500
- Average Mileage:
- 157,500 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 4 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- not sure (2 reports)
- replace piston rings (2 reports)
engine problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
I always believed that Toyota was a good brand, but the oil consumption in my wife's 2003 Camry is horrible. I must add oil every 100 miles. It uses more oil than gas, and I cannot find the problem. There is no smoke from the tailpipe and no drips on the ground. Where the hell is it going?
- Martin G., Orangeburg, US