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4.63 out of 5 stars

Great car

Eric, 07/03/2009
2002 Toyota Camry SE 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

When I first bought the car I wasn't too pleased with the styling. I wanted something sportier and faster but this was in my price range. Once I started driving it I fell in love with the car, it has quick get up with the vvti engine while also getting 30+ gas millage, everyone else who started driving my car really started liking it to. It was very reliable except near the end before I got in a car wreck my transmission was starting to skip a lot around 120k thousand miles, people look at me crazy when I say that about the Camry but looks like there's been more than just me with this problem so be careful with that I guess with this year. Other than that great car.

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5 out of 5 stars

A great choice!

lobeck, 09/06/2002
2002 Toyota Camry XLE V6 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl 4A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

We had looked at all similar cars and were pretty sold on the '02 Passatt. After leaving the VW dealership, we passed a Toyota dealership and thought we'd test drive the Camry just to see if our minds could be changed. Boy, are we glad we did! The XLE-V6 is a fantastic car! The only options we didn't get were the spoiler and the navigation system, and it was still about $4K less than the Passatt. I'd definitely consider the Camry...

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2.5 out of 5 stars

8 time in the shop and still rattles

Phoenix driver, 09/20/2003
2002 Toyota Camry XLE 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

I bought this Camry expecting quality and reliability. I've had it 2 months and have had to take it for repairs 8 times. First the rear suspension made noises. That was fixed after two tries. Then the overhead light rattled. The handles on both front doors rattle. They added foam to both doors four times and it still makes noises. Now the radio has started rattling. There is a delay between prssing the accelerator and the car moving. Toyota says signal has to be processed by the central computer. However that is dangerous in an emergency situation. And the brakes are soft by design. You have to floor it. I'm selling this Toyota and never buying one again.

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3.75 out of 5 stars

Nice but noisy

larry s, 06/04/2002
2002 Toyota Camry LE 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Extremely loud road noise emanating from tires and through windows. Much louder than my 1999 Camry. Toyota says there is nothing they can do about it. Seems it is just part of the design. Transmission has been re-tuned causing sharp down shifts.

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5 out of 5 stars

2002 camry xle

sonya, 06/15/2017
2002 Toyota Camry XLE V6 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl 4A)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful

Great reliable, like any other car, as long as you take care of the maintainece and treat it responsibility it will last.

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