2003 Toyota Camry Latches/Locks/Linkages Problems
- 7
- 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.
What owners report
- side door · 4 records
- drivers side · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 4 |
| 1–30k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
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
Latches/Locks/Linkages
The rear passenger door in my 2003 camry had a failure of the lock actuator. In mid january 2011, it just would not open, not manually unlocking at the door handle, with the lock switch in the car, or the remote unlock. The car was not hit or damaged before this happened. I took it to the dealer, for $90 they took apart the door and said the lock actuator was failing, and it would be almost $500 to replace it. I…
ODI 10384238
Latches/Locks/Linkages
Tl* the contact owns 2003 toyota camry. The contact stated that within two weeks, the drivers side door, both rear driver and passengers side door locks failed. The dealer advised the contact that the failure occurred due to a defective actuator. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was unable to unlock the doors whenever he was outside of the vehicle. The failure and current mileages were 25,000.
ODI 10329193
Latches/Locks/Linkages
Door locks for 2003 toyota camry work intermittently?? There are so many complaints on here now i would have to say there is a defect in the part (actuaries) for the door lock? I do also agree that it could pose a safety problem as sometimes the door won't unlock at all without having to force it and depending on where you are in a pond or ditch filled with water this could be very dangerous!! [xxx] information…
ODI 10369665
Latches/Locks/Linkages
The electric door switch, drivers side, does not always open or lock. Either by inside door lock/unlock switch or wireless/remote control. This has been happening for the last 6 months, on and off. Other doors open & unlock with inside switch and wireless/remote control. But not always the drivers side. This happens on a weekly basis. Most times it corrected, after i turned the locking button manually in, instead of…
ODI 10265333
Latches/Locks/Linkages
In the spring of 2008 the front drivers side door lock on our 2003 toyota camry "froze" in the locked position. The door could not be unlocked by any means including the electronic keyless entry, the key in the door or manually from the inside. There was no "warning" that this was about to happen it just couldn't be unlocked. Fortunately we were not in the car when this occurred. The vehicle had to be towed to the…
ODI 10308206
Latches/Locks/Linkages
Power locks - beginning in 2005, the power locks in my 2003 toyota camry began to fail. The driver's door was the first to malfunction, followed by the right rear passenger door and, most recently, the left rear passenger door. The failure begins with intermittent functioning of the locks - the doors will lock/unlock unpredictably. I have replaced 2 of the 3 mechanisms at significant cost. Now the third is failing.…
ODI 10177350