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- From: pathakb@prefect.uucp (21112-pathak)
- Subject: Re: 1987-1991 CAMRYS may lock you in the car
- Organization: Bellcore, Livingston, NJ
- Date: Mon, 31 Aug 92 14:31:42 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Aug31.143142.2988@porthos.cc.bellcore.com>
- Followup-To: poster
- Summary: HELP!!!THIS HAPPENDED TO ME THE OTHER DAY!!
- References: <1992Aug18.205145.18422@fid.morgan.com> <1992Aug22.211219.12913@polari>
- Sender: netnews@porthos.cc.bellcore.com (USENET System Software)
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- In article <1992Aug22.211219.12913@polari>, stevely@polari.online.com writes:
- > In article <1992Aug18.205145.18422@fid.morgan.com> joec@fid.morgan.com (Joe Collins) writes:
- >>The Sept issue of Consumer Reports apparently has a story about a
- >>problem with CAMRYs made before the 1992 model year. An electrical
- >>relay can fail, locking the car door locks and windows. The only way
- >>out then is crawl out the trunk, i.e. release the trunk via the
- >>remote switch, pull down the back seat and crawl out.
-
- This happenned to me the other day... While I was driving I kept
- on hearing some kind of noise on the driver's side.. Apparently, I
- couldn't tell..however.. when the toll booth came in and I tried to
- open the window, my driver side window got locked..but the other windows
- opened and locks work too..This didn't work for some hours, and then
- all of a sudden after few hours it started working..When talk about
- this at work.. someone did point out about the problem.. I just
- talked to my Toyota Service guy, and he said there's no problems
- with the window..just with the locks...
-
- What should be done if the dealer refuses to fix the problem for free??
- Also, I have 35000miles on this Camry, is this problem included
- in the warranty 3yr/36000miles??
-
- >>Toyota says it affected about 50 cars out of 809,000 cars sold. The
- >>cars affected number some 900,000 made here and in Japan.
- >>
- >>Toyota does not plan a recall but does advise the dealer to do a
- >>"case-by-case review" and decide whether to bill Toyota for the work.
- >>It apparently costs some $1300 to fix the problem.
-
- So, how do you convince the guy if it works at the time your
- auto is at the dealer service station.???..
-
- >>Sounds like its a very rare problem but sounds like CAMRY owners
- >>should at least be aware of it.
-
- Aware? Well, I need another car, if they don't cooperate this
- time, you know where I would look for another car?? Not towards
- toyota, i tell you!!
-
- >I received a notice today from Toyota, asking to call them during business
- >hours with the owner's manual handy. I don't know whether this is related to
- >my '92 Camry or not, most likely will be.
- >
- >Does anyone receive such notice from Toyota? Hopefully I am not the only one.
-
- No!! Not yet.. but I am not waiting.. I made an appointment already..
-
- >
- >-Steve
-
- Thanks for the info..
-
- Bob!!
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