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The wife eminent domain-ed the Hylander (best car I have owned). Great acceleration, rear wheel drive handling, AWD when needed and SUV passenger and storage flexibility. The new Camry Hybrid engine is 147 hp plus 40 hp electric motor 189 hp total. Gives it enough for this type of car.
Looking for the higher gas mileage and reliabilty for the long run!!
Happy so far.
I will test using shell 91 v power to see If i can get up to 34 mpg. I will keep you update.
http://www.fuelly.com/driver/hondavtec/camry
thanks
The XLE is a 4-banger w/80k miles, and the Pontiac is the V-6 S/C with 44k miles.The XLE is driven by a woman, and I drive the Pontiac..
The XLE runs on regular gas, and the other one on premium..V-Plus..and synthetic oil..
I would venture to say that 70% of the cars in Florida carry the Foreign label, not BIG 3 vintage...just an observation..Ford now gives the best Big3 dealer coverage with GM and Chrysler at the bottom of the barrel..Hyundai and Kia seem to have more dealerships than there are gas stations..
Keep buying the cars from the offshore guys for we must keep the Asian countries in "Good Health"..No more cars for me from the GM or Chrysler, so Ford is the only one left to receive consideration..
Toyota builds a good car, don't want to offend anyone for after the recall and some lawsuits along with a stiff government fine for covering up a few safety problems, they will return to old way of doing business..
2010 Fusion Sport, 3.5L V6, avg. 23.4 MPG. You might want to take that Camry back and have it fixed if you are only getting 23MPG with a 4 cylinder. :sick:
The 2002 Camry in my garage just received a 4-wheel brake job, 4 new tires, and a oil change, not performed by a discount house or Toyota dealer. A "Tire Rack" installer, 2 man shop, appt only, hands on, skilled mechanics, and not cheap, but good..Had 4 new Michelins put on the 2006 Pontiac, junked the 4 Handkooks which were shot after 10k miles..
The driver of the Camry is somewhat aggressive so mileage probably suffers, and I will give it the triple-digit tuneup when I take her to airport next week..100+ for a few miles should blow out the carbon and dust..Always has worked for all my cars, tuneups are allowed@100k..or tradein to avoid a/c or tranny problems..
I have been reading extensive reviews from owners of 2005-2010 Avalons and many owners experience and complain of the same issue. It seems as though Toyota has purposefully designed the transmission to do this to help boost fuel economy.
Anyway, I am very dissatisfied with my Avalon's performance. I am looking to trade it in for something else (another Toyota) that doesn't have this problem. For 2010, Toyota included the 6-speed auto. transmission on the Camry. For those 2010 Camry owners, do any of you experience this hesitation issue? Specifically those with the 4 cylinder engine? Prior to my Avalon, I owned a 2004 Corolla and this car's transmission was awesome! No hesitation of any kind, ever. This car would "coast" for long distances once I let my foot off of the gas pedal and NEVER hesitated.
Any feedback from current 2010 Camry owners will be appreciated!
CVT will always yeild the best FE so the closer, the more gear ratios a tradintional gearbox has the closer it can come to a CVT's FE. Fuel Cut, total and complete fuel cut, during coastdown periods, is now the "standard". Remove your foot from the gas pedal and as long as there is enough forward momentum to keep the engine turning over with ZERO fuel that's the way it works. Once that momentum declines below the needed level fuel flow will begin again and then you will likely feel a slight "lurch" forward, reduced/lowered engine braking, as a result.
please check out my fuelly.
http://www.fuelly.com/driver/hondavtec/camry
Recommended, yes, required, NO.
octane 91 will give a little power.. But I don't need it.. I am currently getting 32 mpg from octane 87.. even octane 91 will get 33-34 mpg, it is not worth it.
Both lids on my Max and TL say premium fuel required!! So even if it just says recommended or required, and there are plenty that do, you better go in do it. If you going to be a cheap [non-permissible content removed] and not fill it up with premium when its recommended or required then don't get the vehicle! Get a clue will ya! :mad:
"..almost shaked itself to pieces.."
Sounds more like contaminated fuel, water, in the fuel.
The worse that low octane should do, even in an engine that REQUIRES premium fule, is knock/ping during acceleration, maybe even only hard acceleration.
I know a couple of guys sometimes have mixed mid-grade 89 octane in without problems but that was not every tank, only like every 3rd or 4th tank! Everyone who has put 87 regular in either damaged their engines and exhaust system or had problems with noises, terrible rough idling, and decreased fuel economy!
I'm not saying there are not some vehicles that regular can be use but most needs 91 or higher when its states recommended and/or required and its more to just prevent knocking/pinging on acceleration as you claim.
I do use octane 91 on my 2010 pilot 4wd.
What you are talking about is a specific exception to the rule, and I assure you it is a minority; the ES has virtually the same identical V6 engine as the Camry does yet Lexus I believe recommends premium fuel; I have read time and time again, of Lexus ES owners over the years, who filled up the first 4-5 tanks with premium just to give it a cleaning and to help during the very initial break in period, but then switch over to 87 octane for the remainder of their ownership with no reduction in mpg, knocking/pinging, acceleration problems, or rough idling. So the ES is a good example with the premium gas exception.
I think I have the same problem as you do! My windshield fogs up in a rainy or foggy day. Whenever it is humid, the windshield on my Camry becomes foggy. After using RainX and changing wipers, the problem remains. I have 07 Camry, which didn’t have this problem. After the original windshield was replaced by a Toyota OEM one in spring 2009, I started having difficulties driving in rainy or foggy days, especially at night. The visibility significantly reduced when there is incoming traffic. I contacted local Toyota dealer several times and even had a guy works for parts department sit in my car in a rainy day; and I was repeatedly told that it is a normal condition, and my mom’s/aunt’s/uncle’s/friends’ car have the same problem. I also contacted a very reputable local auto glass shop; but the owner, who has twenty year of experiences, wasn’t able to tell my why.
So I was wondering if you had this problem fixed, or found the cause of this issue?
Thanks.
To combat the discomfort of "coolish" system airflow to the face and upper body in cooling mode some folks will route the airflow to the defrost/defog/demist air outlets....
BIG mistake.
That will only help to CHILL the windshield and make it more likely to fog over.
Some of the newer automatic climate control systems, european/Bosch systems mostly, at doing this automatically in order to make the cool air outflow more evenly spread and thus less discomforting. In which case you must manually close the windshield deforst/defog/demist outlets.
There are a few C-BEST options that impinge on this area that you might want to check out with the dealer.
I have a 2010 4 cyl Camry. I'm not sure about the rollback thing, but if I don't really baby the accelerator when going from a full stop, it lurches forward. I have learned to accept and adapt to it. Same thing in reverse. If I park on an incline - front downwards - I can't get it going in reverse without a lurch. Extremely annoying and alarming.
I love everything else about the car. It has the quietest, most comfortable ride of the mid size sedans, which is why I bought it. That and how well my old Toyotas (92 Camry and 94 Corolla) have held up. I still have both. The old Camry still rides like a dream.
If your Avalon annoys you, I wouldn't buy a new Camry. I'm very sad to say this.
I did have the pedal replaced. No help that I've noticed, I'm afraid. Thanks though.
I hardly hear about anyone else having this problem. The mechanic from the dealer said he didn't notice anything when I had him drive it. I should have told him to step on the gas as if he needed some sudden speed. That's when it's really noticeable. I think it's a quirk in my car. I'm no lead foot but occasionally you need some get up and go. I still love the car, mostly for the comfortable and quiet ride. I have occasionally forgotten to turn off the car when I leave it because it's so quiet - I have the Smart Key. The car, whose name is Christine after the car in the Stephen King book, does let me know when I take the key out of range.
dookie4
It seems odd but it works well. The A/C keeps the air in the car dry.
Use of the A/C will have absolutely no positive effect on th exterior of the windshield other than COOLING it down to the dewpoint (the temperature at which condensation begins) of the outside atmosphere.
Every time I got out of the cooled car cabin in Tampa last week my eyeglasses would immediately fog over.
But it'll prevent it on the interior.
Not nearly as reliably as HEATING the interior surface of the windshield, and KEEPING it HEATED.
The A/C can only work for cabin airflow dehumidification if mother nature, whimsical mother nature, deems it so. Additionally, with the use of A/C only for dehumidification you will often be left, sometimes days after, with sudden windshield fogging as a result.
When you switch the A/C off that condensate remaining on the roughly 10,000 square inches of the evaporator vane surface area can later act as a MOISTURE BOMB, rapidly humidifying the cabin atmosphere and condensing on an interior windshield surface already below the dewpoint.
two questions
1) the 'handle' inside the door seem to be made of two separate piece of material, and there is a gap between them, so if I hold the handle tight it feels like it pinches or squeezes my hand or finger, this is really annoying to me. I look at all four doors, and the 'handle' all seem to have a small gap.. does you camry do that???
2) when is a good time to do first oil change, should I wait till 5000 miles or is it better earlier during break in of the vehicle?
can you do me a favor and check all 4 of your inside doors, if you squeeze on the 'handle', does it flex? are there a small gap on any of them??
Thanks.
Does anyone know why?
http://www.johnsonlexusdurham.com/VehicleDetails/818716633
Ford SAYS that they have caught up to Toyota in quality.......really?....just because Ford says so? Toyota says look at our record not rhetoric.
What Ford does best is marketing, not building cars.
Lets see what the long term quality of Ford vs. Toyota is before we declare Ford the king.
38k miles on my Fusion so far, and the only problem was a sticky caliper replaced under warranty. Seats still look like new, no rattles, no squeaks, nothing to complain about.
After owning 2 Toyotas, and now having Fords, I will not be going back to Toyota any time soon, both my Fords are doing great with 59k between the both of them.
Good Morning! ----- I enjoyed reading your posting! ----- Did you know that Ford engines have a problem with their spark plugs blowing out of their engines due to defective machining of the spark plug holes in the head? ------ Ford does not accept responsibility under their warranty, and the cost of repair in on the customer! ------ I can easily deal with wear on fabric seats by purchasing a vehicle with leather seats. ----- Dash rattles can be located and fixed easily, ----- but drilling out the old spark plug threads, --- cutting new threads for a steel sleeve, --- and installing it into the head to accept the spark plug is a major issue, --- and having Ford dump the "total financial responsibility" on the owner of the vehicle is very unprofessional on the part of Ford! ------ I personally like the Ford Fusion and the Mustang, but I would not purchase one because of the spark plug issue! ------- Dwayne :shades: :confuse:
The champions cost $20 each.
Consumer Reports still rates Honda, Subaru and Toyota as top three picks.
The only Chrysler product recommended is the Ram 1500, All other Chrysler products are below average rated.
Ford has made progress, the Focus outscored the Civic this year, but to say their ENTIRE line is as good as Toyota, Honda: is marketing, not quality.
It still has no bearing on the cheap materials in a nearly $30,000 car like the Camry, I shouldn't have to spend another $1500 to have better materials in the car, I should expect to have better materials in a Camry, not Corolla material. A nearly $30k car should not have squeaks and sticking sun roofs, and noisy doors. I have nearly 40k miles on my Fusion, and not a squeak, rattle or any other problem has occurred, in fact the one problem I did have went away when I replaced the tires, and that was poor rain traction, which were the tires and not the car.
Rather than posting in the Camry forum how bad they are, why not go to a Ford forum and post how good they are.
Consumer reports still rates Honda, Subura and Toyota as higher quality than Ford.