2001 Toyota Camry problems
Owners have filed 356 complaints with NHTSA about the 2001 Toyota Camry. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 17% of complaints. Next are cruise control (13%) and air bags (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 356 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 17% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 87 and 19
- Injuries and deaths
- 70 and 4
- Typical mileage
- 74,000 miles 190 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 26 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 23 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 30 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 25 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 30 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 17 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 15 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 9 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 6 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 3 |
| 200k+ miles | 6 |
What the data shows
Of the 190 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 74,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 78,000 miles (41 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 87 complaints mention a crash; 19 complaints mention a fire; 70 injuries reported; 4 deaths reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 96% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2001 ranks 28th most-complained-about out of 35 model years of the Toyota Camry with enough data (186 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 toyota camry. While driving approximately 20 MPH on normal road conditions, the driver suffered a heart attack and crashed into a parked vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy and the vehicle erupted into flames. The police, ambulance, and fire departments were called to the scene and reports were filed. The driver was fatally injured in the crash. The vehicle was completely destroyed and towed to a collision center. The information was provided by the insurance company report.
This vehicle was involved in a fatal crash in which a passenger was killed. Based upon a crash reconstruction analysis, the vehicle was traveling in excess of 100 MPH when the driver lost directional control and struck the back of another vehicle. Although no current recalls exist for this particular vehicle in regards to vehicle speed control issues, we are interested in having it investigated in light of the recent toyota recalls with other model years.
Premature tire faillure. I recently had to replace my tires on a 2001 toyota camary. The car has 47000 miles on it. The tire dealer indicated that he had experienced thsi problem on several occasions. Other customers had similar complaints involving several brands of tires. He indicated that there was premature outer edge wear indicating a possible specification problem.
Clutch failure on 2001 toyota camry ce. Toyota would not cover the repairs, the consumer was informed by toyota that the vehicle was being used a race car which caused the clutch to fail and the tires to wear out.