2006 Limited V6 bogging down when throttled - SOLVED...I think
Alright everyone, I am stumped. I purchased my 2006 Limited V6 (139K miles at the time) on May 12th (Mothers Day) and it has given me nothing but issues. Just to give you a little history, the previous owner lived off a dirt road for the last 5 years or so. It was a little dirty but nothing out of the ordinary...at least that's what I thought when I bought it. The plugs were replaced at around 120K and it ran fine for the first week. Then, on a road trip out of down it started stalling and I had the battery replaced at the stealership. It seemed to resolve the issue until I received the dreaded p0171 and p0174 codes exactly a week later. I purchased a new MAF based on reading some posts here and it cleared the codes. Since then, it had running been fine until today (ironically on Fathers Day).
We had just driven about 50 miles and had no issues and when we were at a long stop light (approx. 2 minute wait), it started bogging down (almost stalled) when I accelerated from the stop. I let off the throttle a bit and then it caught up and allowed me to keep driving. Once I got to my driveway, I let the motor run a bit while parked and it seems to idle okay. However, when I give it any sort of throttle, it bogs down again and eventually catches up and/or stalls. I was able to replicate this result several times and still no CEL. I'm thinking it is a fuel issue (filter/bad pump) but wanted to see if I could get others' opinions. From reading the boards, I know that the pump/filter assembly are both in the tank so it would be a PITA to remove myself. Has anyone run into similar issues with their 4th gen? At this point, I am open to any suggestions. Thanks to all in advance!
***** UPDATE - 6/19/2013 *****
I just wanted to update everyone. I believe that I have narrowed down the issue with my T4R (95.3794% sure)
:. While having lunch with a good friend of mine today, who actually just purchased a 2013 Camry LE (less than 1500 miles on the car), I learned that he also had the exact same issue I described over the weekend.
Jokingly, I mentioned not to get gas at the Kangaroo Express here in Montgomery, AL because it was where I remember filling up right before the stalling/hesitation occurred. Come to find out, he also filled up at that gas station on the exact same day. Both of us rarely use that gas station to fill up, but, it was just our luck that we both got some of the same contaminated gas
hwell:. My wife also has a 2012 Camry XLE and I know that this is definitely not typical behavior out of a Camry, especially a new one. I just thought you all might get a laugh out of this one!
I have since filled up with some Chevron 93 octane and have had no further issues since. I did take it to the dealer yesterday morning to hook it up to a fuel gauge and the pressure never dipped after over an hour of them running it at idle. So, the combination of the throttle body cleaning along with purging the s***ty gas through the fuel lines seems to have fixed it. Hopefully, I can have a few years of just worrying about regular maintenance now. Thanks to everyone for their suggestions! This forum has been great!
Alright everyone, I am stumped. I purchased my 2006 Limited V6 (139K miles at the time) on May 12th (Mothers Day) and it has given me nothing but issues. Just to give you a little history, the previous owner lived off a dirt road for the last 5 years or so. It was a little dirty but nothing out of the ordinary...at least that's what I thought when I bought it. The plugs were replaced at around 120K and it ran fine for the first week. Then, on a road trip out of down it started stalling and I had the battery replaced at the stealership. It seemed to resolve the issue until I received the dreaded p0171 and p0174 codes exactly a week later. I purchased a new MAF based on reading some posts here and it cleared the codes. Since then, it had running been fine until today (ironically on Fathers Day).
We had just driven about 50 miles and had no issues and when we were at a long stop light (approx. 2 minute wait), it started bogging down (almost stalled) when I accelerated from the stop. I let off the throttle a bit and then it caught up and allowed me to keep driving. Once I got to my driveway, I let the motor run a bit while parked and it seems to idle okay. However, when I give it any sort of throttle, it bogs down again and eventually catches up and/or stalls. I was able to replicate this result several times and still no CEL. I'm thinking it is a fuel issue (filter/bad pump) but wanted to see if I could get others' opinions. From reading the boards, I know that the pump/filter assembly are both in the tank so it would be a PITA to remove myself. Has anyone run into similar issues with their 4th gen? At this point, I am open to any suggestions. Thanks to all in advance!
***** UPDATE - 6/19/2013 *****
I just wanted to update everyone. I believe that I have narrowed down the issue with my T4R (95.3794% sure)
:. While having lunch with a good friend of mine today, who actually just purchased a 2013 Camry LE (less than 1500 miles on the car), I learned that he also had the exact same issue I described over the weekend.Jokingly, I mentioned not to get gas at the Kangaroo Express here in Montgomery, AL because it was where I remember filling up right before the stalling/hesitation occurred. Come to find out, he also filled up at that gas station on the exact same day. Both of us rarely use that gas station to fill up, but, it was just our luck that we both got some of the same contaminated gas
hwell:. My wife also has a 2012 Camry XLE and I know that this is definitely not typical behavior out of a Camry, especially a new one. I just thought you all might get a laugh out of this one!I have since filled up with some Chevron 93 octane and have had no further issues since. I did take it to the dealer yesterday morning to hook it up to a fuel gauge and the pressure never dipped after over an hour of them running it at idle. So, the combination of the throttle body cleaning along with purging the s***ty gas through the fuel lines seems to have fixed it. Hopefully, I can have a few years of just worrying about regular maintenance now. Thanks to everyone for their suggestions! This forum has been great!
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. I don't think I am quite qualified to drop the tank and replace the pump myself. Does anyone know how much does this service typically costs at the dealer?
