Are you referring to the Crown Vics that explode when struck in the rear, or the Fords that catch fire while parked due to a faulty ignition switch? :-) (The annoying thing was that when the police officers' unions complained about the exploding Crown Vics, Ford retrofitted the police-service cars with a gas tank shield, but not the civilian cars. Bleh!)

With the huge number of Camrys in the road fleet (they've been the #1 most popular car in the US for some time, in a 3-way race with the Accord and the Taurus), even a 1% incidence of oil sludge means a lot of vehicles, and a lot of complaining vehicle owners.

And yes, the number of problems with this car really suggests it's either a "Monday car", was abused in its previous life, or was in an accident.