Ownership Cost for 1997 Toyota Camry CE
Estimated: $33823 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $984 | $472 | $413 | $374 | $335 | $2578 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $1472 | $1516 | $1569 | $1632 | $1705 | $7894 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2134 | $963 | $534 | $2291 | $8685 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $290 | $290 | $290 | $290 | $290 | $429 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $7937 | $6795 | $5839 | $5592 | $7661 | $33823 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2009 | TIRES | EMAIL FROM THE OFFICE OF CONGRESSMAN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE ACCELERATION PROBLEMS IN TOYOTA CAMRY MODELS. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON FEB 5, 2010 REGARDING THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM. HOWEVER, ON MARCH 25, 2010 AS THE CONSUMER REMOVED THE GEAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE, WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AND ROAR, THE RPM'S HAD REDLINED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MOVE FORWARD AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING FORWARD. THE CONSUMER PUT THE GEAR IN NEUTRAL AND THE VEHICLE WAS STILL ACCELERATING. THE CONSUMER THEN IMMEDIATELY SHIFTED THE GEAR INTO PARK AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A SCREECHING HALT. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION. HOWEVER, THE INSPECTION REVEALED NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO EXCESS WEAR, DESPITE THE TIRE ROTATIONS THAT WERE PERFORMED EVERY 5,000. *JB |
| 1997 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK | THE FRONT BRAKES MAKE NOISE AND PRODUCE A GRINDING SOUND WHEN APPLIED WITH NORMAL PRESSURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT TOYOTA KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM BUT CAN'T FIX IT. MY REGULAR MECHANIC HAS HAD OTHER COMPLAINTS WITH TOYOTAS FROM HIS CUSTOMERS. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY IT CAN'T BE FIXED. 2) ON MY 25,000 MILE SERVICE I COULD NOT HAVE MY BACK TIRES ROTATED BECAUSE THEY WERE CUPPED. I WAS TOLD THIS IS BECAUSE OF WEAK SHOCKS ON THE CAR. MY WIFE WHO WEIGHS 100 POUNDS IS THE ONE WHO DRIVES THIS CAR 85% OF THE TIME AND WITH MY TWO KIDS THE TOTAL WEIGHT IS LESS THAT 300 POUNDS. I NOTICED THAT THE CAR WOULD BOTTOM OUT BUT DID NOT EXPECT TO HAVE POORLY PERFORMING SHOCKS. I AM VERY DISSATISFIED WITH THESE TWO PROBLEMS TO THE POINT THAT I WONDER WHERE ELSE TOYOTA CUT CORNERS ON QUALITY. IF THIS REPORT IS GOING TO TOYOTA, PLEASE PASS ON THAT THE CHANCES OF THIS CONSUMER BUYING ANOTHER ONE OF THEIR PRODUCTS IS ZERO. ALSO, THE CHANCES OF A BAD REFERRAL IS HIGHLY PROBABLE. AT THE MINIMUM, IT IS BETTER THAN TOYOTA COMING UP WITH A SOLUTION TO A KNOWN PROBLEM. |
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