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2008 Toyota Camry engine problems

143 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2008 Toyota Camry, which is 13% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
143 13% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
87,000 miles 100 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 2
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2008 Toyota Camry Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 87,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 6 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 3 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 14 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 19 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 17 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 4 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 10 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 14 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 3 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 4 complaints 200k+ miles: 6 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 87,000 miles
Based on 100 complaints that include mileage. 23% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles6
20k to 40k miles3
40k to 60k miles14
60k to 80k miles19
80k to 100k miles17
100k to 120k miles4
120k to 140k miles10
140k to 160k miles14
160k to 180k miles3
180k to 200k miles4
200k+ miles6

What the data shows

Of the 100 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 87,000 miles, and 23% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 2 fires, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

12/28/13 - elsrode ave. Baltimore, md 21214, side street next to our house. [xxx] , wife, was parallel parking this vehicle driving in reverse. Vehicle had unintended acceleration. Brakes did not work. Vehicle went up a set of cement steps and stopped for a second, but then accelerated in drive down steps into street. Again brakes did not work. [xxx] drove vehicle into an alley and hit a stone wall where it stopped. Engine was smoking. In reverse and in drive, [xxx] had her feet on the brakes.

Reported at 45,753 miles, December 2013 CrashFireInjury

Tl*the contact owns a 2008 toyota camry. The contact was driving approximately 35 MPH, attempted to make a turn and a loud noise was coming from the engine. The accelerator pedal began to stick with a sluggish response, followed by the engine stalling. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer. The technician stated that the noise was coming from a pebble in the hub caps. The failure had not occurred after the service repair. The failure mileage was 53,000.

Reported at 53,000 miles, March 2010

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