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2003 Toyota Camry repairs by problem area

Engine (45%)

Transmission and Drivetrain (6%)

Brakes and Traction Control (6%)

Suspension and Steering (20%)

Electrical and Air Conditioning (17%)

Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (1%)

Other (3%)

Chart based on 143 repairs.
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2003 Toyota Camry repair cost distribution

$2500+ (0%)

$1000 - $2499 (12%)

$500 - $999 (15%)

$100 - $499 (46%)

< $100 (26%)

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Chart based on 123 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.

2003 Toyota Camry

Engine not specified

Toyota Camry in Ontario, Canada
Dec 2010 - Mar 2011
Mar 2011

143220 mi
Large amounts of clucking noises in the rear and bouncing suspension feels shot. 
Toyota Camry in Oklahoma, United States
May 2011 - Jun 2011
Jun 2011

75000 mi

US $600
Water pump went out, belt broke and noticed the tranny cooler inside the radiator was leaking. Thermostat was bad also radiator cap. Just hoping the head gasket isn't bad. 

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2003 Toyota Camry 4dr Sedan

192-horsepower 3.0L V6 4-speed automatic FWD

Toyota Camry in Florida, United States
Nov 2014 - Dec 2014
Nov 2014

85000 mi

US $150
Check engine light came on. Mechanic said it was a sensor acting up. 
Toyota Camry in Ontario, Canada
Mar 2008 - Aug 2015
Jul 2008

70271 mi

C $823
Air/Fuel Sensor replaced Transmission fluid & antifreeze replaced Oil changed, Air filter replaced All included in price 
Mar 2009

81573 mi

C $1774
Brakes completely replaced Steering Shaft Replaced 
Dec 2010

99820 mi

C $530
Oxygen Sensor was replaced and did an Oil Change plus replaced Air filter at the same time. 
Nov 2012

120600 mi

C $165
Replaced Battery 
Aug 2015

149420 mi
All engine lights on Computer problem. No abs. No tc. No stability control 
Toyota Camry in California, United States
Apr 2009 - Jun 2017
May 2009

81000 mi
manifold cracked 
Apr 2014

125000 mi

US $1200
Thermostat high pressure hose 
Toyota Camry in North Carolina, United States
Nov 2014 - Apr 2017
May 2015

210000 mi

US $365
Replaced starter motor 
Toyota Camry in California, United States
Aug 2014 - Mar 2015
Sep 2014

136000 mi
Alternator went bad. Replaced alternator and battery. 
Mar 2015

139000 mi
A torn power steering boot that will need fixing soon. 
Toyota Camry in Florida, United States
May 2017 - Dec 2017
Mar 2017

144500 mi

US $250
o2 sensor 
Toyota Camry in Michigan, United States
May 2012 - May 2017
Nov 2013

84000 mi

US $916
Right Rear wheel bearing. Intermediate shaft u-joint. 
Jun 2014

88000 mi

US $500
Alternator bearing required alternator replacement. 
Toyota Camry in Tennessee, United States
Jul 2015 - Jan 2018
Mar 2017

158000 mi

US $240
Replace rear brake pads and rotors and emergency brake pads. 
Toyota Camry in Oman
- Jan 2008
Jan 2008

192200 mi

$25
I had the air system (filter and other parts) cleaned because the engine was having a problem with keeping at constant speed (like choking), when braking or reducing pressure on the accelerator. 
Toyota Camry in Virginia, United States
Dec 2008 - Jun 2011
Sep 2010

76000 mi

US $1000
power steering core replaced 
Toyota Camry in Florida, United States
Dec 2008 - Feb 2009
Feb 2009

64000 mi
Fluid leaking from head gasket. Indpt. mechanic found problem. Dealer service manager confirmed and also found three stripped bolts. Both felt a manufacturing defect. Toyota offered $700 toward $3,500 repair, denied known problem. Forced to trade car. 
Toyota Camry in California, United States
Jul 2012 - Aug 2012
Aug 2012

100000 mi

US $350
corroded battery terminal cables jerking motion when car comes to a stop. 
Toyota Camry in Ontario, Canada
Sep 2010 - Dec 2010
Oct 2010

111600 mi

C $280
both power windows for passengers failed to function 

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2003 Toyota Camry 4dr Sedan

157-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD

Toyota Camry in Virginia, United States
Aug 2011 - Dec 2016
Oct 2015

195500 mi

US $200
New brake calipers 
Toyota Camry in Texas, United States
Dec 2011 - Jan 2015
Aug 2012

134000 mi

US $540
Cooling system was not working. 
Jan 2015

186000 mi

US $347
Battery cable corroded through. 
Toyota Camry in Illinois, United States
Jan 2015 - Jan 2015
Jan 2015

180000 mi

US $300
New starter 
Toyota Camry in Alberta, Canada
Jun 2013 - Oct 2017
Jun 2016

185380 mi

C $1300
Rear wheel bearing 
Toyota Camry in Ontario, Canada
Dec 2015 - Dec 2015
Dec 2015 This car was disposed. 
Toyota Camry in Ontario, Canada
Feb 2011 - Jun 2022
Dec 2011

93000 mi

C $200
Belt was squealing a little upon starting after a cold soak @ <0C. Replaced tensioner and belt with Gates Solution Kit. Still squeals a bit somtimes when first started in the cold. 
Jul 2013

119620 mi

C $100
Left rear caliper sliders seized due to car sitting for a month. 
Jun 2016

150040 mi

C $200
A/C tested for leaks, (none found) and recharged. 
Nov 2016

152180 mi

C $17
The lamps behind the HVAC control panel were replaced. 
Apr 2017

155000 mi

C $120
RR wheel bearing worn out/replaced. 
Jun 2017

155620 mi
Left rear brake caliper assembly serviced. 
Sep 2017

156860 mi

C $200
LR WHEEL BEARING REPLACED  REAR DISKS,PADS CABLES AND SHOES REPLACED BRAKES BLED 
Apr 2018

157480 mi

C $500
RH DRIVE SHAFT CARRIER BEARING REPLACED 
Jun 2019

155000 mi

C $200
Left front wheel bearing grinding/replaced. 
Jun 2020

158100 mi

C $25
Power steering fluid return line corroded/replaced 

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2003 Toyota Camry 4dr Sedan

157-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD

Toyota Camry in New York, United States
Aug 2008 - Apr 2016
Sep 2012

65000 mi

US $1200
replaced pads, rotors, calipers (all were rusted from driving in salty winter roads) CEL caused by bad VSV (under hood area near air filter box). Was replaced with OEM Denso VSV-per my internet search this part had been later upgraded by Toyota to a new design-more metal parts. Rusted fuel filler neck-replaced fuel filler neck and tubing (per mechanic had to order whole component), unclear if this was cause of CEL or VSV as CEL returned after replacement of fuel filler neck prior to replacement of VSV. 
Feb 2015

78300 mi

US $70
Throttle body had gotten dirty, causing car to stall at idle. Self diagnosed but paid shop $70 for throttle body cleaning though not before the stalling and require restarts drained my battery on a 3 degree (F) day requiring a jump. 
Apr 2016

86000 mi
New battery. Battery holder bolt rusted to chassis and stuck so had to mount alternatively 
Toyota Camry in Georgia, United States
Aug 2016 - Aug 2016
Aug 2016

108000 mi

US $265
AC was going in and out. Likely relay issue. Repair added freon but that only worked for a little while before it recurred. 
Toyota Camry in Ohio, United States
Feb 2008 - Mar 2013
Jul 2009

47000 mi

US $225
Right front axle boot was torn open and all of lubricating grease for CV Joint leaked out causing joint to begin deteriorating. Replaced entire axle assembly. 
Toyota Camry in Ontario, Canada
Jan 2016 - Jun 2018
Mar 2016

86800 mi

C $100
stabilizer link front 
May 2017

105400 mi

C $400
1 rear Wheel bearing 
Toyota Camry in Thailand
Jan 2016 - Jun 2018
Jan 2016

198400 mi

$500
Catalytic converter internally rusted. Replaced. Engine mount cracked and broken. Replaced. 
Apr 2018

217000 mi

$120
Spark plugs 
May 2018

217000 mi

$80
alternator solenoid fail. no charge. 
Toyota Camry in Pennsylvania, United States
May 2015 - Aug 2015
Aug 2015

121000 mi
Power drivers seat will jam if moved all the way forward. 
Toyota Camry in Virginia, United States
Sep 2015 - Sep 2015
Sep 2015

276000 mi
Failed VA emissions inspection; Evaporative Emission Control System leak; mechanic tried but failed to find the leak; received rough estimate of $2,500 for parts and labor to repair. RIP Old Reliable. 
Toyota Camry in Ohio, United States
Oct 2015 - Sep 2020
Dec 2015

111000 mi

US $100
Belt tensioner was making excessive noise. Replaced tensioner. Found top motor mount worn. Replaced top motor mount also. 
Jun 2016

127000 mi

US $400
Clunk in rear of car. Stabilizer bar end links and bushings were worn. Replaced sway bar end links and bushing mounts. 
Sep 2017

142000 mi

US $130
Vehicle exhibited an intermittent growling noise more pronounced when cold. Diagnosed issue and found the belt tensioner had excessive play. Replaced Belt tensioner. 
Toyota Camry in Tennessee, United States
Sep 2007 - Oct 2011
Oct 2007

54000 mi
Shudder during shifts, replaced once and did not work so replaced transmission twice. Bad steering column, made noises 
Toyota Camry in Colorado, United States
Jan 2014 - Jan 2022
May 2017

95000 mi

US $80
Boot bad in drivers side cv joint. Purchased a new axle for $80 and installed it myself. First money spent on the car other than maintenance in the time I have owned it. 
Toyota Camry in California, United States
Feb 2017 - Jul 2022
Dec 2017

133000 mi

US $50
A/C system was turning OFF. Changes the A/C relay by myself to resolve the issue. 
Mar 2022

172000 mi

US $175
Replace starter 
Toyota Camry in New Hampshire, United States
Oct 2020 - Jun 2022
Nov 2021

81000 mi

US $200
Replaced leaking radiator, hoses, thermostat. 
Toyota Camry in Texas, United States
Jan 2021 - Jan 2023
Jun 2021

75000 mi

US $1000
The suspension needed to be replaced. The car had brake dive. This is due to age. 
Aug 2022

80000 mi

US $20
Lugnuts keep breaking because of age. A lot of the lug nut threads are not very good anymore. 
Toyota Camry in North Carolina, United States
Sep 2017 - Jun 2018
Oct 2017

205000 mi

US $25
Replaced serpentine belts. 
Toyota Camry in Georgia, United States
Oct 2016 - Apr 2018
Jul 2017

202000 mi

US $600
Cat replace 
Toyota Camry in Georgia, United States
Apr 2017 - Jun 2018
May 2017

164000 mi

US $1200
Replace catalytic converter. Replaced radiator. 
Nov 2017

170000 mi

US $580
Evap Canister had a leak. Replaced. 
Toyota Camry in Texas, United States
Dec 2008 - Jul 2016
Dec 2008

35000 mi

US $240
Replaced boot & shaft. The shaft was optional. 
Aug 2009

40000 mi

US $250
Repaired short. Replace Fuse for A/C Compressor. 
Toyota Camry in California, United States
May 2005 - Jul 2012
Apr 2005

52000 mi
Estimate to have right rear window motor fixed. Too expensive, didn't have it done. 
Jul 2008

87000 mi

US $600
Accelerator chip failed. There is no accelerator cable in this car, it's all controlled by a very expensive chip. 
Toyota Camry in Maryland, United States
Jun 2011 - Sep 2017
Jul 2011

156000 mi

US $659
Right rear wheel bearing replaced, antifreeze coolant serviced & oil change 
Sep 2013

199000 mi

US $300
valve cover gaskets replaced 
Jun 2016

216000 mi

US $287
A/C compressor wires were fried. New wiring was needed. A/c did not work Oil change 
Nov 2016

217900 mi

US $170
replaced flex pipe 
Dec 2016

218000 mi

US $550
Replaced Radiator, Thermostat & Coolant. The cooling system/ radiator began to fail. 
Aug 2017

225000 mi

US $400
Catalytic converter replaced 
Toyota Camry in Oregon, United States
Feb 2015 - Oct 2016
Jan 2016

US $209
Drivers seat belt latch does not work properly. Won't always latch when put into slot. 
Toyota Camry in Texas, United States
Nov 2009 - Jan 2016
Jan 2011

130000 mi

US $230
oil change and serpentine belt replaced. the catalytic converter is the front one. estimated at over 1000. check engine light was on after a long distance driving. but now it is gone.  
Toyota Camry in New Hampshire, United States
Sep 2012 - Dec 2020
Oct 2012

107200 mi

US $400
Front passenger corner needed replacing. 
Jul 2014

127500 mi

US $320
Wheel bearing and ball joint needed replacement to pass state inspection. 
Sep 2014

130000 mi

US $1100
Exhaust system rotted out and fell off car. Everything behind flexpipe needed replacement. 
Mar 2016

135000 mi

US $320
Assumed issue was bad steering rack, but was broken F-L coil spring causing steering shaft to freeze up. 
Apr 2018

138000 mi

US $150
Braking at high speed resulted in a brake judder. Front pads and rotors were replaced with aftermarket equivalents. 
Toyota Camry in New Jersey, United States
Jan 2012 - Jun 2018
May 2013

204700 mi

US $325
original starter replaced 
Nov 2013

213000 mi

US $170
engine check light came on and CC has to be replaced. inspection by mechanic detected loose tie rod end 
Aug 2014

220000 mi

US $1100
Bearings were slightly damaged; also ball joints were replaced; 
Sep 2014

222000 mi

US $1100
hubs and bearing were replaced. 
Apr 2017

255000 mi

US $175
valve cover 
Sep 2017

262000 mi

US $75
Leaky fuel line and check engine light 
Apr 2018

258000 mi

US $9
rear stop lamp 
Toyota Camry in New Jersey, United States
May 2012 - Jun 2012
Jun 2012

74000 mi

US $1300
defective air fuel ratio sensor replaced - check engine light had come on oil pan leaking 
Toyota Camry in Texas, United States
Feb 2010 - Jan 2014
Mar 2012

163000 mi

US $150
Replaced relay on AC 
Jun 2012

165000 mi
Replaced A/C relay again, this time without charge. 
Toyota Camry in Michigan, United States
Jul 2011 - Jun 2022
May 2013

115000 mi

US $713
Had to replace front pipe with catalytic converter. ($500 for parts) 
Nov 2013

122000 mi

US $584
120,000 checkup. Replaced sway bar bush - rear. Struts will need to be looked at in the Spring. 
Aug 2014

128000 mi

US $840
Replace front lower control Arm Bushings rear position were replaced plus general vehicle maintenance. 
Feb 2016

147000 mi

US $1000
Leaking gasket Replaced catalytic converter 
Aug 2017

166000 mi

US $350
Replaced left front HUB BR6. Replaced 2 rotors. 
Nov 2017

167000 mi

US $1658
Replaced 2 front struts, front strut mounts, strut front bellows.  Rear struts will need to be replaced this Spring or summer. Replaced charcoal canister assembly and fuel filler cap. (Engine light came on.) 
May 2022

199000 mi

US $1100
Replace the radiator. It had a slow leak in it. 
Toyota Camry in New York, United States
Aug 2010 - Oct 2013
Nov 2011

124700 mi

US $400
wiper transmission failed. Fixed. 400 
Oct 2013

178000 mi
Engine leaking oil and  radiator leak. Sold car. 
Toyota Camry in Pennsylvania, United States
Apr 2010 - Aug 2014
Jan 2013

93000 mi

US $460
Diagnosed faulty O2 sensor and replaced. 
May 2014

103600 mi

US $35
Replaced top engine mount (dogbone). 
Toyota Camry in Texas, United States
Mar 2013 - Mar 2014
Mar 2014

77000 mi

US $230
power steering pump was leaking, pump was replaced 
Toyota Camry in British Columbia, Canada
Mar 2013 - Apr 2016
Dec 2013

126480 mi

C $2400
After some overheating where a radiator leak was suspected, coolant went milky white and it turned out the car needed a new head gasket. Cylinder heads were resurfaced, and I believe one was new. The engine was fine otherwise. 
Jan 2014

127100 mi

C $250
The radiator was cracked and was replaced. The mechanic charged for the part only. 
Oct 2015

134020 mi

C $400
The car needed a new battery, but it was not surprising. It was an old battery, and the car wasn't used for a few months. 
Toyota Camry in Georgia, United States
Nov 2009 - Dec 2013
Dec 2009

76000 mi

US $497
catalytic converter failed Catalytic converter failed - replaced under warranty. Oil pan gasket had to be replaced and one motor mount was cracked and had to be replaced. 
May 2013

116100 mi

US $170
Replaced a worn motor mount 
Oct 2013

120000 mi

US $150
Replace leaking gasket 
Toyota Camry in Connecticut, United States
Jun 2009 - Apr 2011
Jul 2009

51000 mi

US $189
02 SENSOR/AIR-FUEL RATIO SENSOR WENT BAD 
Oct 2009

54000 mi

US $26
Rear speaker grilles falling apart 
Toyota Camry in California, United States
Mar 2009 - Jun 2022
Apr 2009

102000 mi
Check Engine Light came on, read the code myself and determined it was probably a fluke (P0442A Evap System Small Leak, usually a gas cap). Reset the light, hasn't come back on but the system hasn't rechecked the Evap system since either. 
Jun 2009

103000 mi
Evap leak code has come back on, putting tape over the light since it does not affect drivability 
Mar 2010

110000 mi
Horn stopped working and is blowing fuses. 
Dec 2016

172000 mi
AC not working AC was not working, figured out it was the relay. Replaced AC Relay and working fine since. 
Toyota Camry in Georgia, United States
May 2014 - Mar 2016
Feb 2015

134000 mi

US $50
cracked dogbone (rod, engine strut) mount 
Mar 2016

140000 mi

US $30
starter brushback 
Toyota Camry in Texas, United States
Jul 2013 - Sep 2014
Jan 2014

224000 mi

US $175
car started smoking and was burning about half a quart of oil every 600 miles or so to resolve this issue i replaced the valve stem seals 
Jul 2014

290300 mi

US $550
Replaced valve stem seals 
Toyota Camry in California, United States
May 2009 - Mar 2010
Jun 2009

148000 mi

US $2000
over heating- replaced thermostat and heater core and radiator. not succesful. Head bolts loose 3(three) in all found that the threads in the block had come out. 
Toyota Camry in Ohio, United States
Jun 2013 - Jul 2013
Jul 2013

108000 mi

US $120
Throwing code for O2 sensor. Replaced top and bottom sensors. Check engine code removed.. Engine now spewing blue smoke on cold start. Check engine light back on. Unresolved. 
Toyota Camry in Illinois, United States
Apr 2013 - Jul 2015
Nov 2014

105000 mi

US $325
Crankshaft position sensor went out. Meineke Car Care replaced the sensor in a very timely manner. 

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2003 Toyota Camry

4-cylinder automatic 2WD

Toyota Camry in Texas, United States
Feb 2009 - Mar 2010
Jun 2009

30000 mi
Leaking oil pan. oil pan replaced 
Toyota Camry in Georgia, United States
Sep 2007 - Jun 2011
Dec 2007

78000 mi
Check engine light came on when driving to NC from Ga - had car checked in NC was told the code was P420 - Catalytic Converter was replaced at dealership in NC.  

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