2003 Toyota Camry Electrical System Problems
- 15
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 15 stored complaint records:
- 3 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- check engine · 4 records
- engine light · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 6 |
| 100–150k mi | 3 |
| 1–30k mi | 2 |
| 150–400k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System
The car has lost power. Does not accelerate properly!
ODI 11222243
Electrical System · Service Brakes · Unknown Or Other
Today i pulled over to drop off child at school, was already to park and car accelerated and hit the car in front of me. My foot was clearly on brake as i was already going no more than 5 miles an hour to park. It was not driver error. That feeling of the car thrusting forward when my foot was on brake was something i never felt before. I called toyota and checked the recall list the car is not listed. I am sending…
Crash reported
ODI 10776634
Body · Electrical System · Engine
Car had been driven to get gas 1/[redacted]. When returned from gas station we pulled onto property , turned off car and there were flames coming from the hood. Fire dept arrived and put out the fire. Total loss for car. *tr
Fire reported
ODI 10691323
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
The low beam headlights don't work as they should. Have adjusted them, installed new bulbs as well as installed the brightest bulbs available with no success at getting them to illuminate the highway at night as they should. I have also polished the lenses to verify if that was the issue as well, but with no improvement. They are very low intensity and not safe at all the toyota dealer said there was nothing they…
ODI 10640205
Electrical System · Engine · Exterior Lighting
While driving the car, the engine and electrical components suddenly shut off. The first few times this happened, i was able to simply re-start the car with everything working again. I then brought the car to 3 different mechanics who could not find anything wrong with the battery or alternator (or anything else). The problem was erratic so it never occurred with the mechanics. Now the problem occurs occasionally…
ODI 10649044
Electrical System · Latches/Locks/Linkages
Driver side door does not open, as lock refuses to move. Initially it refused to listen to power or remote locking, but now it refuses to move from manual locking. This is a huge safety concern and should lead to an investigation and recall. Everything online points to faulty door actuators. Hundreds (if not thousands) of people are having this problem online. The year range is guessed to be 2002 to 2005 or 2007. 14…
ODI 10511513
Electrical System
I heard about the recall that toyota had on or about tuesday 10/9/2012 on the pwms drivers side last month i starting having this problem and all of a sudden there is a recall , so i e-mail toyota to let them know that my toyota was having the same problem and wasn't it included the auto button starting sticking and the window sometimes sticks trying to go down, they stated that my car was no longer in warranty i…
ODI 10479972
Electrical System
The key is unable to manually open the drivers' side door. The key fob still is able to unlock all doors. However, there is no way possible to use the key in the key hole to open the door. The key will not turn and disengage the door lock. *tr
ODI 10461669
Electrical System · Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 toyota camry. While parked, the check engine light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostics where the technician replaced two oxygen sensors. After the repair the check engine light illuminated intermittently and the contact noticed that the interior lights, radio and the mileage on the instrument panel continued to illuminate after the key…
ODI 10460258
Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling
Defective throttle body after starting the car and putting the car in gear, the check engine light appears and the gas pedal has no effect on the engine. The car will idle along while in drive; however, pressing the gas pedal does nothing. The check engine error code points to the throttle body. My mechanic says that the throttle body is stuck in the "closed" position when this error happens. I've read about the…
ODI 10436156
Electrical System · Service Brakes, Electric
Car accelerated, could not stop in 5 different incidents. The latest one was on backing out of garage. Pressed hard on brake and car stopped just short of hitting another car. *cn
ODI 10307100
Electrical System
2003 toyota camry xle 4-cyl with 79,000 miles. I was pulling into a parking space, car started revving. When i shifted into park, it revved out of control, jumped a curb and sidewalk, and crashed into a tree. That was the only thing that stopped the car. Bruised and shaken but no lasting injuries for me or passenger. Toyota claimed they never heard of sudden acceleration and closed my inquiry. *tr
Crash reported
ODI 10314032
Electrical System
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 toyota camry. The contact stated that there is a glitch in the computer that prevents the vehicle from stopping safely. The failure has occurred twice while driving 35 mph. The vehicle will be taken to the dealer. The current mileage is 90,000 and failure mileage was 87,000.
ODI 10194199
Air Bags · Body · Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train · Steering · Suspension · Vehicle Speed Control · Visibility/Wiper · Wheels
Takata inflators: every time i fix my vehicle individuals cause hate crimes damaging my vehicle as i go to sleep or when i am not viewing my vehicle they must know exactly when i go to sleep because i cant catch them even though i think i know who it is i can not prove it so this is why i am complaining i remember checking my tires in the night noticing nothing wrong with them then checked in the mourning and…
Crash reported
ODI 10979713
Electrical System
Engine light has been coming on frequently for the last 30 to 35k miles and headquarter toyota has charged me too replace several different items related to the computer code given, totaling some $1,200.00 and now they have had my car for nearly 1-month and now says they can not fix the problem we went today too pickup the car , of course their is no further paper work except that they checked the car in back in…
ODI 10171634