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Great while it lasted, beware of known issue
shadsie, 01/30/2015
2003 Toyota Camry LE 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
18 of 21 people found this review helpful
I loved this car while it was running. It handled well, it was a smooth and comfortable ride, it was easy to maintain. It was wonderful. *However*, I knew when I bought this car that it had known issues with stripping head bolts. I wish I had walked away. The car lasted 180k miles before the head bolts ended up stripping and the head gasket blew. Now that those issues have been fixed, it has a massive oil leak that hasn't been found yet. It's been a nightmare. I don't know if the stripping is inevitable or not, but I've heard of enough incidents of this to strongly recommend you look at a 2007 or newer model instead of this one. Buy at your own risk!
Extremely disappointed - engine problems
dat22, 02/08/2012
2003 Toyota Camry LE 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 4A)
49 of 60 people found this review helpful
We purchased a used 2003 toyota camry 16 months ago and have repeat problems with the engine/head bolts stripping out of the engine block. This is a know issue related to NHTSA Item Number : 10037592, Summary : TOYOTA: THERE MAY BE DAMAGED CYLINDER HEAD BOLTS THREADS. *RM, and specifically with engine 2AZ-FE. Dialership and Toyota executive level have not done anything to help. I will not buy another toyota.
100K and still going.
Tim Kloth, 08/13/2008
2003 Toyota Camry XLE V6 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl 4A)
10 of 11 people found this review helpful
We bought this car because of its reliability reputation. We bought it new. We just turned 100K miles and have had no major problems. New battery at 3 yrs. New brakes and tires at about 86K miles. Thats it. We still get just over 30 mpg on the highway with one passenger, full trunk and A/C on. The front seats could be more comfortable and we really don't like the throttle-by-wire system. The excessive lag can be dangerous if you are not planning for it. Also, the five speed trans sometimes hunts between 1-2-3 resulting in a sudden downshift with a clunk or an up shift and surge. The readouts for the radio and temp controls are hard to read in sunlight.
For students
joe wilk, 06/18/2018
2003 Toyota Camry LE 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 5M)
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
Bought the car for my daughter when she went off to college in 2003. the car has 180,000 miles runs great and has been very reliable. Other than routine maintenance and several sets of new tires the car has been great.
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buckeye30, 01/20/2013
2003 Toyota Camry LE V6 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl 4A)
6 of 6 people found this review helpful
My car just surpassed 150,000 miles today. It has been an extremely dependable, reliable, inexpensive maintenance, and overall a great car for its value. Just do the regular maintenance and Toyota never disappoints you. I commute nearly 100 miles a day, but even though my car is nearly 11 years old, it gives me full confidence to start my day. Power is decent although there is a power lag, but you can't expect more since it is not meant to be a sporty car.