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Toyota Camry: Problems & Solutions
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Really a piece of cake
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SilverCrown
Thanks for the tip, armtdm!
SilverCrown
Best tires I have ever owned and also the best tread wear warranty. They grip the road like no other tire. They are well worth the money.
All I did was spray the throttle lever with WD-40 while cycling it manually. Its the black thingy that is attached to the cable end which controls the opening/closing of the throttle as you step on the gas pedal. You don't need to have the engine running.
I don't recall a TV cable inside the transmission. Are you talking about the shift cable? We are talking about the GAS PEDAL not the SHIFTING LEVER, do you understand?
Hope this helps, it worked for me and did only once!
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Dealers seem to differ as well. Seems to be a shell game.
As for the sticky accelerator: easiest thing to try is cleaning the throttle body. Pull the air filter housing and pipe leading upto the intake. The throttle plate opens and closes inside the throttle body, and they get a sticky black soot on them. Makes it stick just every so slightly, but running back through a cable makes it very noticable to your foot! If it's black inside, get some throttle body cleaner and a toothbrush and clean it up. Should be good for 30K or so. This is the absolute first thing to check for the problem you described. Very common.
Good luck, did I mention we traded our 92 V6 Camry? Hadn't talked to you in awhile. Later!
Ever since Elmhurst Toyota performed the cruise control recall, the rear top valve cover gasket replacement, and the steering wheel pump replacement at the same time, sometime last year, the gas pedal vibrates like an electric shaver especially when cruising at any speed 35-65 miles/hr. It is most noticeable on the expressway after 20 minute cruising, and it would numb my feet after awhile. It gets to the point that I have to use the cruise control whenever I can to get away from my gas pedal. Other than the expressway, it is very noticeable in city driving as well, if you drive the car for awhile.
I changed my sitting position and tried driving with my left foot. It feels the same way. My wife also feels the same way after a 30 minute highway trip, her feet get tired too.
I feel like I rest my feet on the engine block when cruising.
It is more noticeable, if you set the cruise control speed on highway, and rest your feet on the pedal.
I would very much like you or your mechanic to use the car to drive back and forth to work in order to realize the problem.
Note:
1. I drive Honda Accord 91, it does not do that at cruising speed. I feel more comfortable driving the Accord than my Camry 2000. Is that sad!
2. I drive the Camry 98 4cy, It does not do that, It is so much nicer.
3. I drive your Elmhurst Toyota Dealer Camry 2001 4cy loaner, It does not do that, It is so much nicer. And this is a V6 and it suppose to feel the same or better.
Anyone have the same problem that I have?
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So I took it into the dealer to have a look. First they tried to get rid of me by telling me it was just the tires (???), but eventually I got the service manager to come out for a drive. He eventually heard the noise, and told me that it's just the alternator working and that the V6's all do this.
Has anyone else noticed this on a 1995-2001 V6? I don't drive this car too often, but I am almost certain that it didn't always make that sound.
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I also here a noise of something rolling from the rear of the car when I make a turn or hit a pothole. The dealer suspects it to be a bad strut/shock. There is nothing in the trunk that is rolling side to side. It is annoying. Any ideas ?
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Also, I have the same problems with the noisy rear struts I've read about in other messages, but mine only make noise when the temperature gets cold. Any suggestions to cheap fix the noise?
Finally, I haven't ever replaced the front struts and mounts in the front. Does $675 for the front work sound reasonable?
Suggest having an independent shop look at it and do work in lieu of dealer. If you are going to replace the timing belt do all of them as no additional labor just the parts. I don't like the sound of what you said though, sounds like rip off time to me.
If coolant is okay and no leaks get some more sophisticated tests done if the quart/150 miles continues
If you raised the hood and put the brake on, and put the car in gear the engine raised up several inches - looked like it would break the upper radiator hose.
The dealer was not involved in "finding" this problem - they just fixed it $150 or so for the part and 1 hour labor.