2003 Camry SE problems, need help!!

[Whitese7en]

Originally Posted by JOET/CAMRY

Hello whitese7en,

Good move by calling the dealership and complaining about the defective intake manifold problem on the 2003 Camry. I not sure if the idler pulleys for the surpentine belt are prone to premature failure or not. something to look into maybe

if the dealership doesn't help you out in some way, calling the corporate headquarters and letting them know the situation with your 2003 Camry is what I would do.

My Dad has a 2003 4 cylinder Camry and I emailed him this thread and told him to be aware of these problems/defects that affect the 5th generation Camrys (2002 - 2006)

Good luck.

Regards,
JOET/CAMRY

Hi Joe!!

Brian provided me with two TSB's on both of the issues that we're dealing with right now, so apparently this is a problem area on these cars. I hope you or your dad don't have to go through this but if you do, at least you have this thread to draw upon.

Good Luck to you as well,
Scott

[Whitese7en]

Hi All,

This is an update to the ongoing saga with my gf's car. Earlier this week, she spoke with Toyota Corporate in California regarding the problems which she has had with her car. There is such an ongoing problem with the Intake manifold that an extended warranty of 60,000 miles has been issued which her car falls under, which she has been assured the "stealer" knew about but neglected to mention to her when she took her car in. She is getting her money back on the manifold but the tensioner assembly is still in question.

There were two TSB's mentioned earlier in this thread and I was wondering if anyone had any infomation on the Tensioner Assembly TSB. Does anyone have any detailed info on that TSB?

Any help would be much appreciated,
Scott

[SparkieDog]

whitse7en, THANKS!!! I'm so glad you mentioned the extended recall on the manifold. I just called Toyota Corporate (800-331-4331) and had one of the BEST customer service experiences I've had in a long time. I explained that I took my 03 Camry to a "stealer" just before passing 60K miles, and they told me this problem was only covered under the 30K warranty. The customer service guy said the warranty was extended only for 3 model years and they had to update previously issued documents stating otherwise. Bottomline... Corporate is going to contact the dealer FOR ME! and I should have this problem corrected UNDER WARRANTY in a few days. Thank you again for taking time to post this information!