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Sedans Toyota Camry 2007 Toyota Camry Problems and Repairs
4949 messages, Last post on Dec 06, 2009 at 7:06 PM
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Hi, I own a 1998 Toyota Camry. With 150k miles on it, bought used at 102k miles. When I bought it there was noise from the front struts in the winter and I lived with it. I went to the dealer the other day to find out what it was. They said the strut cap ( strut mount?) are bad. Does that deem that the entire mount has to be replaced? As I understand there is the rubber in the mount that goes bad but could the bearing assembly be just fine? Is it possible to just replace the rubber, it seems like it would be less costly. Any other solution to this problem? If I had the funds I'd replace the entire setup but right now money is tight. Alex W
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Replying to: awisniewski (Jul 30, 2009 7:01 am) However I will tell you, that a strut failure can be a catastrophic failure for you and your vehicle. The wheel is held in three dimensional alignment by three pieces. One rod holds the wheel front to back, one holds in to out, and the strut holds up and down. A failure in strut where it breaks loose, could cause a number of types of failures, including a bad case where the vehicle drops to the ground, jamming the tire in the wheel well, causing your vehicle to spin out of control....and either hit something you didn't plan to hit, or be hit by someone else. You should be on a path to get it fixed pronto. |
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Hi, forum...my first post here... took my 2007 camry se v6 in to a local toy. dealer for a check engine light on along with vsc and traction control. The problem comes and goes with 2-3 day periods. and slightly different every time. At times,with above mentioned alarms ON it drives just fine, but sometimes, transmission starts acting up - jerking, down/up shifting suddenly, especially on inclines. Nothing specific that I notice that triggers the lights to come ON, I could be sitting in traffic, moving 5 mph and it would light up. First, I took it in with lights on they could not reproduce a problem and said that the car is totally fine, 3 days ago they finally got all the lights to come on and saw the intermittent nature of a problem. codes read: U0101 U0100 C1201 C1288 V01100 They say C-codes are ABS related??? Does anyone here know what these codes mean? I say, it seems like it's an electronic problem- a computer is driving the tranny crazy...could be as simple as a bad cpu contacts somewhere.... They say, they checked for it. They want to put in another cpu in (ECM) for a $1000 but they are not sure if it is going to cure the problem...As you might imagine, I don't have a $1K to spare for their uncertainty and unproffesionalism. Any advice??? Any info on the codes? THANKS A BUNCH! Alex |
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Replying to: mac666 (Jul 31, 2009 6:18 am) ....so much for 'unprofessionalism' You could try spending a couple hours reseating all of the connectors and contacts in the system......probably worth a try since it's soo expensive. Be sure to check the wheel sensors as well. |
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Replying to: kiawah (Jul 31, 2009 6:45 am) How hard is it to replace an ECM? does it have to be calibrated when installed? Or is it just a "plug and play" direct replacement? Can it be done at home? I really don't want to take it to a dealer again...it took the 2 days they charged me $170 just for looking at it and then, were not sure what the problem was, wanted another $120 for further diagnostics.... Do you happen to have any info on other codes I listed above? Thanks. Sorry, I am just so frustrated at this point..
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Replying to: mac666 (Jul 31, 2009 6:59 am) U0100 is "lost communication with ECM/PCM", which is the engine control and power control computer. Error codes are clearly pointing to computer control or communications between them. Other than reseating connectors, not sure what more you might be able to do here. |
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Replying to: mac666 (Jul 31, 2009 6:18 am) Remove and clean and burnish the battery terminal/posts and connections. If problem remains repalce the battery. Under $100 and if nothing else at least you have a NEW battery. |
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Hi, i noticed, your c1201 code ref. is for an FJcruiser... are all cpu codes for toyota the same??? Thanks.
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Replying to: mac666 (Jul 31, 2009 11:22 am) |
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Replying to: kiawah (Jul 31, 2009 6:45 am) Although my problem was a bit different than yours (transmission jerking intermittently) they replaced my transmission gratis two times!! I still don't like the way it down shifts, but overall it's much better. Also, the service dept's initial fix was to change a part in the computer; that didn't work so they swapped out the transmission. All I can say is good luck, and ask them why they're not doing it at no charge to you.
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