# 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
> NHTSA complaint `677152` · 2008-07-08 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** CAMRY
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
- **Miles at failure:** 61,244
- **Speed:** 58 mph
## Narrative
ENGINE BLEW OUT ON FREEWAY.  ENGINE FAILURE DIAGNOSED AS SLUDGE BUILD UP LEADING TO THROWN ROD AND CRANKSHAFT.  ROD BUSTED THROUGH CRANKCASE.  MY 1999 TOYOTA CAMRY WAS ONE OF TOYOTA'S FLAWED ENGINE DESIGNS SUFFERING FROM A KNOWN OIL GEL BUILD UP PROBLEM - *5S-FE FOUR CYLINDER AND 1MZ-FE V-6 ENGINES.  *TR
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