I test drove a Toyota Camry at Karl Malone Toyota. I noticed a couple of problems. The steering wheel squeaks when turning the wheel. Also, when shifting the gear stick (the car is an automatic) to drive or park, it makes a sound like rubbing plastic. The sound is coming from the gear shift, not under the car. It only makes the sound right as you're shifting and then stops once it's in gear. The car seems to drive normally, and there is no sound while driving except for the squeaking steering wheel. We took it on the freeway and felt the transmission shift normally and it had a smooth ride.
There was also a small rock chip in the windshield and the emergency break maybe needed to be adjusted. There are some scrapes in the paint on the bumper and driver's door too. Karl Malone Toyota agreed to fix ALL these problems plus give us some touch up paint if we bought the car for $6600 which is below Kelly Bluebook. It has 96,000 miles and a clean title. We saw the carfax. It is in the shop right now and they said they had to order a part from Los Angeles to fix the gear shift, and it should be ready in a couple of days. I'm not sure yet about the steering wheel. My question is do these problems sound serious? Like could the transmission be affected by the gear shift? I got a loan so I could buy the car, but I haven't given the check to them, nor will I, until I know all the problems are fixed and the car is safe to drive.
There was also a small rock chip in the windshield and the emergency break maybe needed to be adjusted. There are some scrapes in the paint on the bumper and driver's door too. Karl Malone Toyota agreed to fix ALL these problems plus give us some touch up paint if we bought the car for $6600 which is below Kelly Bluebook. It has 96,000 miles and a clean title. We saw the carfax. It is in the shop right now and they said they had to order a part from Los Angeles to fix the gear shift, and it should be ready in a couple of days. I'm not sure yet about the steering wheel. My question is do these problems sound serious? Like could the transmission be affected by the gear shift? I got a loan so I could buy the car, but I haven't given the check to them, nor will I, until I know all the problems are fixed and the car is safe to drive.