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4T1BE32K03U••••••2003 Toyota CAMRY
This build draws 3.8× more complaints than the average 2003 Toyota CAMRY build (23 vs 6).
23on this build
601on the model
99builds in total
7involved a crash
1involved a fire
2injuries
Most reportedVehicle Speed Control 6Engine And Engine Cooling 4Air Bags 4Visibility 2
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagscrashAug 2021
Front passenger side collision at 30+ mph, NO airbags deployed
Vehicle Speed ControlcrashJun 2016
The contact owned a 2003 toyota camry. While driving 5 mph, the vehicle independently accelerated. As a result of the acceleration, the contact's vehicle rear ended another vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. The…
Engine And Engine CoolingfireMar 2011
The contact owns a 2003 toyota camry. While driving approximately 40 mph, the contact noticed smoke emitting from the rear of the vehicle. She then applied the brakes but the vehicle did not respond. She was able to drive the vehicle into an open field and within seconds, the…
Electrical SystemJul 2014
While driving the car, the engine and electrical components suddenly shut off. The first few times this happened, I was able to simply re-start the car with everything working again. I then brought the car to 3 different mechanics who could not find anything wrong with the…
EngineDec 2013
This is to report a failure on engine model #2az-fe (effects 2002-2007 camrys, highlanders and rav4) due to stripped cylinder head bolts on the back side of the engine. There is at least one technical service bulletin issued by toyota tsb2740 that relates to this recognized…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 4T1BE32K03U143890 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.