Disappointed! in the 2002 Camry LE.

Not sure where it was built. How can I find out? Is it posted in the engine somewhere?

AV,

VIN starts with a number, not a J, so I guess it's American.

North American, anyway.

------------------- US - 1 or 4 Canada - 2 Mexico - 3

A television program's long term reviewers also experience this problem on their Camry, so this must be a common problem on the new Camries, among other things like the transmission giving off an occasional clunk during slow down and less than smooth engagement of iVVT.

It's too bad Toyota's quality is going steadily downhill during the past few years.

James Ford wrote:

What is "iVVT" ? Is this the same "iVVT" that changes the cam shifts in the transmission? Is there a TSB to fix "iVVT" from making clunking noises?

Philip

"If a long train of abuses, prevarications, and artifices, all tending the same way, make the design visible to the people . tis not to be wondered that they should then rouse themselves."

- John Locke (1632-1704)

I think it's actually VVT-I (Variable Valve Timing - Intelligence?)

Same think as Honda's i-VTEC, IIRC.

Jase

Same *thing*

Jase

LOL, and yeah philip, it really clunks when it kicks in. Hey Philip, have you felt the clunk when your VVTi kicked in? :-D They mush use a non synchro set up on the intake cam gear for it to clunk and m,ake all that rackett!

Ya know... I had to sit here a bit to collect myself. In so doing, I got it all together. When the VVT-i kicks under heavy throttle above 3,900 RPM, the clunk is John's wooden head hitting the head restraint.

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Philip

"If a long train of abuses, prevarications, and artifices, all tending the same way, make the design visible to the people . tis not to be wondered that they should then rouse themselves."

- John Locke (1632-1704)